Chen Jiaxian moved her arms, and the stuffed eggplant rolled onto her face. She opened her eyes.
The bedroom in Pan Qiaomu's home is large and quiet. In Yuecheng, living in such a crowded city center, even "quietness" itself is a rare resource.
Super first-tier cities are such a reality. Even the air, sunshine, greenery and tranquility all cost real money.
The dark gray curtains let out a ray of sunlight. Chen Jiaxian looked at the smiling face of the stuffed doll for a moment, and couldn't remember how long it had been since she had such a deep sleep.
Although it's only a few hours.
There is a WeChat message from Pan Qiaomu on the phone: "Are you awake? How do you feel?"
Chen Jiaxian replied: "I'm fine."
Pan Qiaomu called immediately: "Has your fever gone?"
Chen Jiaxian sat up, looked at the dark gray sheets and quilt that were wet with her own sweat, and said vaguely "Yeah": "I'm causing trouble for you."
Pan Qiaomu paused and asked in a subtle tone: "Are you deliberately making me angry?"
Chen Jiaxian wisely said nothing.
Pan Qiaomu said a lot in one breath: "The hourly worker will come to clean the house later. When someone knocks on the door, you look through the peephole. If it is a middle-aged aunt in an orange uniform, you open the door for her. If not, just open the door for her. Protect yourself, pay attention to safety, and don’t open the door to strangers.”
Chen Jiaxian has been running errands in a candy store since she was a child, delivering takeaways to strangers. Her family has never told her to "protect herself."
Chen Jiaxian repeatedly rubbed a corner of the pillow towel that was wet with sweat with her fingers: "Okay."
The hourly worker quickly tidied up his home. Before leaving, she asked: "Boss, do you want to throw these away?"
Chen Jiaxian looked at the large bag of broken Lego toys in the hands of the hourly worker.
She turned on her phone and checked the price of Lego.
Although she was mentally prepared, her face froze for a moment, and then she sighed in her heart.
really.
So expensive.
Chen Jiaxian opened her mobile phone balance, and there was still 10,012.15 yuan. Moreover, she did not get a spot as an outstanding intern, and there would be no direct interview process, which meant that her hope of becoming a regular employee was slim.
In this difficult world, under countless heavy pressures, where is her path? Chen Jiaxian thought of her technical secondary school education, and the invisible wall stood in front of her again.
But now she has the courage to destroy everything.
"Throw it away," she told the hourly worker firmly.
All hypocrisy should be destroyed in her hands.
Chen Jiaxian used WeChat to transfer 5,000 yuan to Pan Qiaomu, with the note: "Lego's money will be returned to you in installments."
…
Pan Qiaomu is using the mouse to gradually pull up the web page, picking through the interface for ordering diamond rings.
Now that things have come to the point of resigning, it's better to get married while you have free time. Whether he likes it, whether it's an accident, or whether it's a responsibility, after all, at this age, it's time for him to start a family.
What's more, Pan Qiaomu's goal is to improve his title. A married man has a more stable and reliable image in the job market, which can make up for his age disadvantage.
When it comes to marriage, Pan Qiaomu is noncommittal. He has never been an emotional person, and he devotes all his energy to work. It makes little difference to him who his partner is.
What does a marriage certificate represent? What can be restricted? Pan Qiaomu never believed that his life development would be affected by ridiculous social customs.
As for love or not - Pan Qiaomu felt that he was not so naive.
He made a decision after weighing it calmly, and then sent a WeChat message to Adonis Young: "Brother, I plan to get married during the Spring Festival."
Adonis said it was very sudden: "I've never heard that you have a girlfriend. Do you plan to get married in China or in Singapore?"
Pan Qiaomu said: "Domestic. Can you ask your assistant to recommend some hotels for me?"
Adonis replied: "Demand."
Pan Qiaomu said: "There is no need, just about right."
Adonis forwarded the chat record to his assistant, and then asked him: "You resigned? Where to go next?"
Pan Qiaomu said: "I haven't thought about my resignation yet. I just happened to take advantage of my recent free time to get married and join a new company after the Spring Festival. I won't miss it. Otherwise, I will be too busy to take care of it."
Adonis said: "Naked resignation doesn't look like you. But taking advantage of the opportunity to get married while changing jobs, it looks a lot like you."
Pan Qiaomu asked Adonis to help with internal referrals and chatted a little about the job market.
Half an hour later, Adonis sent several hotels. Pan Qiaomu clicked on each one and looked at it, but felt that they were all a bit confusing: "Is there anything better?"
Adonis slowly sent a question mark: "Don't you have no need?"
Pan Qiaomu simply wrote two requirements in the dialog box, thought about it, and added three more. Finally, he opened Xiaohongshu, searched for some, downloaded some schematics, and simply made a requirements document. Send it.
Adonis sent a string of "..." over.
Out of etiquette, Pan Qiaomu also asked: "Brother, how is your personal life lately? I saw you were sharing unpopular songs in your circle of friends in the middle of the night - are you in love?"
Adonis: "Yes and no. Don't ask."
Pan Qiaomu: "I won't ask, I'm busy."
Pan Qiaomu continued to study the web page, and after comparing the various parameters of diamonds, he chose within the range of 1 carat, and finally selected a 2 carat one, the price of which exceeded his psychological budget of 70,000.
He convinced himself that big diamonds have the property of preserving value.
He is rational.
The only drawback is that because it is custom mailed from overseas, you have to wait for two months.
Pan Qiaomu glanced at the time, it was almost 6 o'clock. His parents are abroad and are still sleeping at this moment. 9:30 pm may be a suitable time to call.
He threw his phone into his bag and drove home.
Passing by the importer's supermarket, he walked in, took a box of ginger and a box of cola. After thinking about it, he turned to the sixth floor and bought two neon-colored glass red wine glasses. After placing these things, he sat back in the car and fastened his seat belt.
When his phone rang, he clicked on the WeChat conversation with Chen Jiaxian and saw a transfer of 5,000 yuan.
Immediately, the beautiful face sank.
