straight to heaven

At [-]:[-] in the morning, I stepped into the law firm and was so shocked that I couldn't speak for a while.

The new girl at the front desk stood under the big characters "Dingrun", dressed as if she was going to a dinner party.Li Xiaoxiao, who had been out of the mountain for a long time, stood in the doorway stepping on the pair of Valentinos who were as precious as the eyeballs, shining brightly.

"Sister." I greeted.

When Li Xiaoxiao saw that it was me who pushed the door in, the dignified and kind expression on his face suddenly relaxed, and he rolled his eyes very casually: "It's you. I haven't seen you for a few days, and our delicate assistant Lin has finally recovered? "

It is early November and it is winter in the north.The heating was turned on in the office, and she was only wearing a suit and skirt. I couldn't help shivering for her.

I gathered up the short padded jacket that covered the outside of the suit, shook the umbrella and hung it on the hanger at the door: "Yeah."

This year's cold wave and flu are raging, and I am one of the unlucky ones.

"Lin Xiaoshan." Li Xiaoxiao looked around at me after recovering from a serious illness, and reached out to touch my face: "Little face is sallow."

I withdrew speechlessly: "...Don't be a hooligan."

She snorted, noncommittal.When I passed by her, she reminded in a low voice: "Be careful of the dog, it's crazy to bite people."

I nodded silently, turned the corner and went upstairs.

Just stepping on a step, the shoelaces of both feet suddenly unraveled.I bent down to tie it, but my right eyelid started to twitch wildly for no apparent reason.

The sudden sign is like some kind of danger warning. I recite Amitabha Buddha, only wishing that I can get through this day safely.

As the chill subsided, I took off my coat and put it on the back of the chair. He Weisi happened to pass by with a stinky face.He casually recruited a new assistant: "I still have things to do, and there are some sundries left. You, go and clean up the office."

The assistant looked embarrassed: "But, in an hour, Team Leader Xu will have a meeting, and I will..."

"If you improve your efficiency, it's over." He Weisi threw a cardboard box over. He squinted his eyes, and when he looked at people, his eyes were fierce: "Dingrun doesn't support idlers, speed."

The cardboard box fell on the table and was very heavy. The lid was lifted, and some bits and pieces could be seen inside, but most of them were documents.

The assistant wants to cry but has no tears.But He Weisi had already walked away with his tie in his hands, swearing something, all I heard was "bad luck".

"Need help?" I asked.

She hesitated for a moment, but still waved her hand: "It's okay, Brother Lin, I'll do it myself. Today is a special day, and it will be miserable if lawyer He catches you."

I don't force it.After walking a few steps, I remembered to ask: "Today... what day?"

She smiled wryly: "Brother Lin, are you confused? It's the first day for the new partner to go to work today, top..." She looked around and finished the rest of the sentence with her mouth: "Old He's seat."

Dingrun is a large firm in the red circle. It was founded by three partners in the early years, and now only Hu Fengyang and Hu Lu are left.The other two, one retired two years ago, and the remaining one is Lao He.

When he reached fifty, his path went astray.Crimes such as offering bribes, introducing bribes, and obstructing testimonies were discovered, and Lao Hu personally reported him, and his license was revoked. After several crimes and punishment, what awaited him was seven years in prison.

He Weisi sued foreign lawyers, Lao He was his cousin, and usually took care of him.Before the accident, he manipulated He Weisi to be promoted at the end of the year, but now his tea is cold and there is no hope, no wonder his face is ugly.

Not two months after the accident, Lao Hu introduced a new partner. He just came back from abroad and heard that he is quite famous in civil and commercial affairs.I guess the new boss must be of extraordinary appearance, otherwise the first sister of Dingrun would not pick up the driver in person.

But I'm not interested in all the power struggles in the institute.

In the four years since I graduated and started working, my peers have been motivated to climb up. I am the only one who seems to be getting closer to the end of life, like a log rotten from the root.

But every year a person grows is a step towards death, and there is probably nothing wrong with me living like this.

I went to make a cup of coffee, leaned against the refrigerator and drank it. After my heart rate went up, I left the tea room.

Go straight out, turn a corner and go inside is Lao He's original office.There was movement in the room, the door was ajar, and the sound was chaotic.Soon there was a creak, the door of the office opened suddenly, and the corridor became noisy in an instant.High or low shoes step on the marble floor, some are crisp, some are stuffy, the steps are chaotic, and the sound changes from vague to clear.

"That's okay, lawyer Pei, I'll go to work first."

"Hey, I'm here too. The group will have a meeting soon."

"Pei Lu, tell me if the office is inappropriate, and I'll let the administrative department make adjustments."

……

Just 10 minutes after I nestled in the tea room, the distinguished guests had already arrived.

The new partner's original surname is Pei.

Pei.Pei Lv.

I was chewing these two words over and over again, and the crowd split in front of me.Colleagues in suits and leather shoes came and went, someone kicked something, and after the sound of fragmentary collisions, the palm-sized thing slid to my feet and stopped like an invisible slide rail.

It's a box, the workmanship is not excellent, the wooden edges are rough, it looks like it was bought for 20 yuan in a two-dollar store.There is a coin-sized pattern on the corner of the lid. It is not beautiful, but more like a half-drawn children's drawing. At first glance, it is not clear what it is.It was a bit strange, so I knelt down and took a second look.

But I soon realized that there was a high probability that this thing fell out of the box that He Weisi threw to the assistant, and it belonged to the new boss.The size of the cardboard box is considerable, and it is full of a large box. The girl who is about 1.5 meters long is walking forward with her arms in her arms. It is not unexpected to encounter some situations.

I don't have a flood of kindness, but things hurt other people.After thinking about it for a few seconds, I stood in front of Lawyer Pei's office, raised my hand and knocked twice.The new owner didn't move, but it was Old Hu Ying.

"Come in." The voice was very close.

Afraid of bumping into someone, I gently opened the door, and the scene of the office was gradually revealed in front of my eyes.It's pragmatism, and the style is very cold.The previous owner liked to collect precious stones and built storage shelves on one wall, but now they have all been replaced with books and files.

Three steps away, Lao Hu was talking to someone.The man turned his back to me and couldn't see his face, but he was very tall, nearly 1.9 meters by visual inspection, with broad shoulders and long legs, stretched and straight, a very rare figure in our industry.

"Hu Lv." I was half a beat too late for distraction before I called someone.

Lao Hu has a typical Chinese character face, pale facial features, eyebrows curled up, and nodded lightly: "Here." He patted the arm of the person opposite him: "Lawyer Pei, this is my assistant, Lin Xiaoshan."

"Hello, Pei Lu." I saw him turn around, so I raised the wooden box towards him, "I picked this up at the door, I don't know if it's..."

Then I saw his face clearly.

The clothes rack with wide shoulders and narrow hips is very sexy in a suit.He is handsome and deep, with high eyebrows and deep eyes, long eyelashes, and delicate facial features that show a cold and ruthless quality. From some angles, he looks like a mixed race.

I think about the day and the time of life.

I let go of my fingers, the box fell to the ground, and there was a loud "pop", and I was also dumbfounded on the spot.Fortunately, although the beech wood is cheap, it is also strong. It lies on the ground, square and square, like a virgin.

Surnamed Pei.back from abroad.Live.

I twitched my fingers like a spasm.

If the timing wasn't right, I should have slapped myself to see if it was a hallucination.

Is the flu still on?High fever does make people fall into chaotic dreams.

Old Hu frowned imperceptibly, and urged: "Xiaoshan, what are you doing in a daze? Quickly pick it up, and apologize to Lawyer Pei, what do you look like?"

Like my third father, it is normal for Lao Hu to be worried, worried that I will offend the nobleman on the first day, his brows raised majestic and troublesome wrinkles.

Lawyer Pei waved his hands, and said in a gentle tone, "It's all trivial matters."

He approached in two steps, but I remained motionless, even half-raised my hands, as if I had been tapped.He took advantage of the situation and came over to shake my hand. The strength was very light, but he was not perfunctory. He was looking for a step for me.

"Hello."

After the face-to-face meeting, Pei Lucai bent down to pick up the box unhurriedly, and looked down.When this person doesn't make an expression, his facial features are extremely cold and world-weary, lowering a social iron curtain, a kind of arrogant elegance.

"It's indeed mine," he suddenly smiled at me, "Thank you."

A little more warmth, a little less indifference, like the last handful of snow that melted away in early spring.It's just an expression, and in the blink of an eye he becomes a perfect gentleman.

Too close, and the rum and patchouli on him are menacing, like hallucinogens.

Not only my hands, but my whole body became a rigid stone statue.

Old Hu looked at me again.

"I……"

I can't speak.

He could only curl up the right hand that he had touched.

Good parenting made him ignore my gaffes.

Pei Lu put the box into his pocket, and his movements were unhurried, "It's just a gadget. I've seen it, and it's not broken." Just pay attention."

……

I may have said "yes" or I may have said nothing.I was so dazed that I couldn't even remember how I escaped from the office.

My colleague happened to be outside the door, and she opened her mouth to say something to me, but I seemed to be possessed by a demon, I couldn’t hear anything, my vision was shaking, and the pictures were all virtual and abstract, and then I rushed to the other party’s surprised eyes. To the bathroom.

No one around.

Turning the water temperature down, I poured two handfuls of water on my face from the sink.I looked up and saw a face reflected in the mirror.Handsome but gloomy.

Li Xiaoxiao said that it's a pity that the "dog eyes" of milk and wolf look like a vicious dog that has been hungry for more than ten years on my face.

Were you dreaming just now?

I'm not sure.

Pay attention next time...

next time?

There is still this word between me and him.

I let go of my half-clenched right palm—he had held it not long ago—and just thinking about it makes me shudder uncontrollably.I am like a drug addict, with my mouth half-opened, my nasal cavity humming and buried in my palm, and I smell the pulse quickly and deeply along the palm lines.

There is only a little bit of patchouli on it, and it is so weak that it will dissipate soon.

I didn't let go of my hands until my throat and chest began to ache from the severe panting. The arms supporting my body were weak at the moment, and I could only let the remaining drops of water flow down my jaw into my collar and wet my shirt.

"Grass."

I slapped myself, and the eyes in the mirror were red.

I can't refute Li Xiaoxiao's words.I am indeed hungry.

There is a meeting at three o'clock in the afternoon, and all the management of the institute are present.I barely picked up the fragmented rationality from the shattered thoughts, and I sat neatly on Lao Hu's right hand, preparing to take meeting minutes.On my right is Li Xiaoxiao, and on the opposite is Director Chu.

Embarrassment is well hidden.

When the protagonist stepped into the meeting room, his footsteps were steady and his pace was slightly faster, which was very familiar.Years of dreams come true and my heart beats like a pounding.

All the female colleagues here gasped, shocked and greedy.Li Xiaoxiao was especially exaggerated, pinching my arm, I immediately turned grim.

Li Xiaoxiao shook his hand and accidentally knocked off the framed glasses at hand, so the well-dressed Pei Lu stood still behind me like this.

He picked it up, landed on one side of the glasses first, and put them back to Li Xiaoxiao's hand.

"Thank you, thank you." Li Xiaoxiao stammered rarely.

There are many people in the conference room, I am like a speck of dust, and the world is huge.

Pei Lu didn't look at me, just smiled, turned around and walked to his seat without saying anything.

"Good afternoon." His posture is elegant and calm, different from mine: "It's a great honor to work with everyone in Dingrun. My name is Pei, Pei Yanlai."

After the silence of the audience, warm applause came in due time.

Pei Yan came.

Hiding in the crowd, the sick desire began to revive, and I was finally able to glue my eyes to it, so greedy and eager.

"...Damn you." In the welcome sound, Li Xiaoxiao popped out from between his teeth: "Look at it again, how can you still be so handsome?"

I wanted to persuade her to be reserved, but her throat seemed to be glued together, and she couldn't speak to anyone.His lips parted, muttering his name silently.

Pei Yan came... Pei Yan came.

How nice it sounds.

I stare at him, reflexively, like Pavlov rattling a dog that drools.If I can achieve control, then I will transcend the six realms of humans and animals.

At this second, the voices of the people in the spacious and bright conference room were broken.

Obviously not in the dream, but Pei Yanlai is close at hand.

My heart was beating wildly, and I felt the subtle pain in my chest again after many years.

"Pinch me again." I finally turned to Li Xiaoxiao and said.

She gave me a blank look, opened and closed her lips and scolded me for getting sick.

Yes, I'm sick again.

But this damn disease is what keeps me alive.