straight to heaven

He seemed to be looking in that direction.But passers-by walked by and blocked my view, so I didn't have a chance to be sure.

I don't need to check the schedule, I also remember that Pei Yanlai is here tonight to socialize with people from Tengyuan International Legal Co., Ltd., and the plane flies to North America tomorrow morning, so it stands to reason that he shouldn't be here.

Am I drinking too much?

Intellectually, I know that the probability of identifying the wrong person may be higher, but in the ridiculous past of not seeing the deity for many years, even if I described this face countless times in my dreams, I never described it when I was awake. Passers-by A, B, and C who look alike mistook him for Pei Yanlai.

Surprised, I rubbed my eyes with my hands.When he looked up again, the passerby who blocked his sight had already left, while Pei Yanlai was still there.

Lead gray shirt, black trousers, the sleeves half rolled up to the elbow, his forearm muscles are tight, the lines are fierce and beautiful under the light.

It was not an illusion.I realized it belatedly.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the time for students to go to bed and sleep peacefully, it is the peak time for nightclubs to dance wildly.

The DJ was shaking very loudly, and Xiao Jia squeezed a few steps towards the bar. Just looking at her back, which was as thin as a piece of paper, she could see that she was out of her mind and couldn't even walk steadily.

I can guess with my toes what he's for.

Even if a vixen like Pei Yanlai doesn't wink, there will be a group of lustful hungry ghosts who will rush to be sucked dry by him, which is even worse than the crucian carp that crosses the river.

He inadvertently provoked a small trouble.And as an assistant, while I was burning with jealousy, it was also my duty to take care of his aftermath.

"Stop for a while."

Still holding the wine bottle in one hand, I stepped forward, stretched my arms, and stopped Xiao Jia who was in a hurry.

Xiao Jia bumped into my forearm and froze in place as if frightened.But if the previous karma will be there, he will make a mistake, his eyes will be wary, and he will say: "I was wrong in the previous thing, I apologize, I am really sorry, I will not dare next time. Can you let me go?"

I flicked him lightly, really lightly, and he floated back two steps like a piece of paper blown over by the wind.

"I don't want to do anything to you." I explained, but it sounded like a threat: "Only if you are honest."

Xiao Jia glanced at Pei Yan, then shook her head: "I don't understand what you mean."

I repeated blankly: "It means, stay away from him."

There is no need for extra modification, the directivity of this "he" is already clear enough.No one can look at others where Pei Yanlai is. It has been like this since high school, always like this.

Xiao Jia's expression was subtle: "You guys know him? Who is he to you?"

I should have said "boss", but when I got to my mouth, I took a sharp turn and changed the flavor.I frowned slightly, and warned in a deep voice: "Just say it one last time, don't get close. Otherwise, I won't promise what I will do."

Ambiguous language will lead to ambiguity.I despicably enjoy this false ambiguity.

Ignoring Xiaojia any more, I recklessly pushed through the crowd.There were loud complaints and curses in my ears, mixed together and not very clear, but I had no time to take care of it.

Pei Yanlai didn't seem surprised by my appearance.

He took the wine and turned to leave.I blurted out "Pei", not daring to expect him to respond, my body preceded my brain, and I slumped my shoulders in frustration.

Unexpectedly, he stopped not far away.

He turned sideways, half of his face was illuminated like an oil painting by the psychedelic light, leaving me with a sharp eye tail, as if waiting for my next words.

What day is it today?

Things went wrong, Pei Yanlai didn't become a ghost but a Bodhisattva.

I hurriedly asked: "Pei Lu, why are you here?"

But when I asked the words, I realized that the environment was too noisy, and Pei Yanlai couldn't hear clearly at this decibel.Don't do useless work, I plan to chase after it.

The flow of people is heavy, shoulders rubbing against each other, and I was bumped three times by layers of passers-by without taking two quick steps.By the time I got out of the trembling and the encirclement of the bar counter, I could no longer find Pei Yanlai.

I cursed bad luck, and found nothing even after looking around half a circle in the dim environment, but when I glanced at the southeast corner of the nightclub, I found something unexpected.

The southeast corner is a deck, which is different from other positions. It can be vaguely seen that the wine bottles on the table are not arranged in rows, and it looks empty.Geng has been sitting on the sofa, waving at me.

I walked in in surprise, only to find that Pei Yanlai was still sitting at the corner of the sofa hidden in the shadows.

"Shan, come quickly." Geng kept waving, probably because of the conversation not long ago, I could see that he hesitated: "Coincidentally, who do you think this is?"

I didn't think too much, and stood by the table: "I know, we just met." After a pause, I looked at Pei Yanlai and greeted him formally: "Pei Lu."

There was still some amber liquid in the bottom of the glass in Pei Yanlai's hand, the glass was spinning, and the wine was following in circles.

"Sit down." Surprisingly, in front of Geng Zhuan, he gave me extra face today, and smiled at me with his lips curled up. The lights were dim and blurred, and he was just preying on beauty in the shadows: "Just after the dinner party, the people from Tengyuan first Let's go, the wine is a bit high, I'll take my time here." He turned to Geng Zong, "I didn't expect to meet you."

They are all adults, and even Geng Zong can do the scenes to ease the atmosphere.He said "hi": "I've been too busy recently, I finally have time to go out and play, and tomorrow is the weekend again, so I just asked Xiaoshan to go out for a wave."

I was sitting next to Geng Zong, and he put his arm on my shoulder. It's normal for buddies to do this.But I didn't know who I was comparing my heart to, and I had too many unnecessary scruples, so I shook my shoulders and threw him away.

Geng had been nervous all the time, and he didn't feel at ease. He continued: "Xiao Mao and the others called the class members to gather in early December and said they would welcome you. But you and Xiao Shan didn't go, it's a pity."

Pei Yanlai moved his wrist slightly and drank the whiskey at the bottom of the glass: "There will be a chance in the future."

I know his work schedule.I couldn't hold back, and answered: "There is a big case at the end of the year, the office is too busy, and I don't have enough resources."

Geng Zhinian: "Yes, yes. I know, I heard you mentioned...then what about a rape case, right?"

I emphasized: "It's a rape and murder case."

Geng kept scratching his head: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my memory is so bad, I forget it in a blink of an eye."

Pei Yanlai put down the cup, as if he thought it was amused: "It's not an exam, you don't practice the law, it's normal that you don't know about it. Why do you apologize, you're so polite."

Geng always felt that he was a fool, so he laughed aloud: "My grandpa, I haven't seen him a few times since he was so old. These two weeks I was in bed with the hospital, and he either scolded me all day for not being as good as my cousin, or Test me on this, test me on that, and if you are not satisfied after the end, I have to nod and bow down to be my grandson. It's easy to say."

Pei Yanlai showed a slightly surprised expression at the right time: "The old man is not in good health?"

After taking a sip of wine, Geng kept saying casually: "Lung cancer stage four, metastases to multiple organs. It was discovered too late, so I could only live my life. Surgery and chemotherapy were not feasible."

"...Sorry." Pei Yanlai lowered her eyes and said softly.

Geng kept waving his hands: "It's okay, it's not relative, I have no feelings. I just do my filial piety and fulfill my obligations to my descendants."

Pei Yanlai didn't comment, just glanced at me and said, "If you need anything, you can contact me and Assistant Lin."

It was like rewinding back to the student days when I would be called out by the teacher when my mind wandered. I was a little dazed and a little numb.

Lin Zhu is both unfamiliar and familiar.

Boss and assistant—thinking about it now, it was Pei Yanlai who had the most respectable relationship with me.