fish in the financial tsunami

Chapter 25 Su Xiaoyu's painting is a prison (1)
Men are also afraid. We are afraid of not getting it. As for women, we are afraid of losing it.

——Chen Sulei
1
At one o'clock in the morning, there was a dead silence on the national road. Occasionally, a large truck passed by, but it was also dragging slowly. The light in the dust moved from far to near, and then drove forward without stopping.

When he came out, he was in a hurry. Sun Dawen only wore a thin shirt. He didn’t feel anxious before, but now he stood by the roadside for a long time, and the original sweat was blown by the wind. It's all ice cold.

The factory was still hanging in his heart, but no one answered the phone. He didn't know how the factory manager who stayed there spent the night. None at all.

The driver next to him took out half a pack of cigarettes and handed over one. He took a deep puff, then raised his hand to look at his watch again, repeating this action countless times.

The driver's surprised voice came from the ear, only a "hey".He raised his head abruptly, and two groups of snow-white lights were approaching rapidly from far away. Accompanied by the powerful roar of the engine, he heard the sudden brake before he could blink. In the silent night, it was sharp and short, right in front of them.

The sky was full of dust, and Sun Dawen and the driver took a step back at the same time. It was a huge black SUV. Someone jumped out of the car holding a phone and was still talking loudly when he knocked on the door. What direction is it? Here is a wasteland."

The person who spoke was a man with a crew cut, slightly dark complexion, a high nose bridge, and a very energetic face. After saying this sentence, there was probably an answer on the other end. He closed the phone and took a step. Sun Dawen and the driver on the side simply waved their hands, "Hey, buddy, don't be stupid, get in the car." Then they turned their heads and yelled at the dark place under the curb, "Are you dead? Don't die, brother I am coming."

Staring blankly at him jumping off the curb to go to Chen Sulei, Sun Dawen and the driver looked at each other, the expressions on both faces were wonderful.

The expression on Su Xiaoyu's face was also very exciting. The place where she and Chen Sulei sat was not far from the national highway, but it was in a dark place without lights. Of course, the sharp brakes and the man's loud voice just now were clearly heard , This place is extremely quiet, she was suddenly frightened just like Sun Dawen and the others, before she had time to react that the man had arrived, she stood up instinctively, her eyes blurred, the man's face was already close at hand.

"Fang Nan, don't scare her." Chen Sulei's voice came from behind him. The bandit came to the door, and he was still so calm. The owner of the eyes smiled, and talked to Chen Sulei over her shoulder.

"Su Lei, if you said you were talking about love here, I wouldn't leave the whole room and rush over here, and I'll have to make them complain later."

"Mr. Fang." Master Wu just rushed over and greeted him, very happy.

It turned out that even Master Wu knew him. It seemed that she was the only one here who didn't accept this gentleman who appeared suddenly. Su Xiaoyu bowed her head.

Fang Nan looks rough, but he is also careful in his actions. In such a busy schedule, he even brought a doctor here. The doctor wore a pair of glasses, a gentle face, and a white coat. , looking at Fang Nan with a lot of complaints, most likely he was temporarily dragged here from some hospital.

The car that Sun Dawen was waiting for also arrived, and when he said goodbye, his face was full of guilt. Before getting into the car, Chen Sulei shook hands with him and talked to him in a low voice. He leaned over to look at her with interest, tilted his head, and spoke without lowering his tone, "What do you like about that guy? He can still look at the skin, it's dark inside."

Master Wu laughed when he heard this, and then consciously opened the door and sat in the driver's seat, leaving Xiaoyu to fight alone. Su Xiaoyu had never seen a man like Fang Nan, so he was so embarrassed that he stuttered a bit. "Mr. Fang, I, I..."

Chen Sulei's voice sounded behind him, "Xiaoyu, ignore him and get in the car."

After being rescued, as soon as she turned her head, she saw Su Lei standing behind her, the desolate national road, and the only light seemed to reach his eyes, making her dazzled.

Finally everyone got in the car and set off. The doctor took the first aid kit and treated Chen Sulei's leg injury briefly under the light of the car. After a long time, the blood from the wound had already congealed. I turned my head and didn't dare to look, so I heard the doctor tsk-tsk, "You can still walk like this, it's pretty bearable."

Fang Nan sat on the passenger seat, put his hands behind his neck and smiled, "It's your turn, I haven't even seen you in these years, it's good now, stay here, you can't run if you want to."

Chen Sulei smiled, "I complained when we met, why did I become a mother when I haven't seen you for a few years."

Fang Nan didn't look back, and burst out with a swear word with a smile. Su Xiaoyu was used to being gentle and elegant in business companies in Shanghai. At this moment, he is not surprised by the way he speaks, but he just thinks that he is very manly and interesting.

The wound was indeed serious, and the doctor treated it for a long time. Master Wu drove along the national highway towards City S, fearing the bumps, so he didn't drive fast. Later, he turned to the expressway, and the road was smooth and wide, so he increased his speed.

Fang Nan seemed to be very busy. There were two phones left on the car. One of them rang endlessly. After watching it silently for a while, it remained motionless, and he didn't move it, but slowly put it down again, still put his hands behind his neck, closed his eyes and began to doze off.

The car went straight to City S. The distance of hundreds of kilometers would take some time. The car was quiet and comfortable, and it was very drowsy. After the doctor treated the wound, he sat back in the front row and muttered a few words Su Xiaoyu wanted to ask him what he needed to pay attention to next, but he heard Su Lei's voice.

"Little fish, go to sleep, the road is long."

His voice was low and hoarse, and she had always been used to being obedient, so she responded instinctively at this moment. She raised her eyes and saw that he was reaching out to turn off the light. smile.

Su Xiaoyu usually sleeps best in the car, and today he has been busy running around all day. Although he suffered many unexpected shocks this day, he still gradually fell asleep amidst the slight and long-lasting roar of the engine. When he woke up, he found that he was leaning on Su Lei's shoulder again, and his body was tightly pressed against his side.

Maybe it was because of being too tired, or maybe it was because of the analgesic injection the doctor had given just now, but he was also asleep, with his cheek pressed against her forehead, a little heavy, but very warm.

She was useless, and she felt pain in her eye sockets again, and then they got wet, and she was afraid that he would wake up, so she didn't dare to wipe the tears when they oozed out.

2
The first stop back to City S was the hospital. The doctor had been tormented today, but he still treated the wound professionally with the spirit of saving lives and healing the wounded. The poor doctor almost grabbed the door frame to show his refusal when he packed it back. Fortunately, Chen Sulei stopped him on the spot, and everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

Before coming here, Su Xiaoyu had booked a hotel in Shanghai, but she was yelled at by Fang Nan and forced to take them back to her home.

It was three o'clock in the morning when we arrived at the destination. The house Fang Nan bought was in the outskirts of the city. It had three floors. Say, "All the guests are gone, the guest room has just been finished, what's the matter, Mr. Chen?"

Su Xiaoyu grew up in a small town in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and she only felt kind to her ears. The old aunt obviously knew Master Wu and Su Lei, so Dudu looked at her twice, and then smiled happily at her.

It was a hard night, everyone was exhausted, Chen Sulei was in a particularly poor condition, Fang Nan and Master Wu almost helped him up the stairs, Su Xiaoyu's room was next to him, after lying down, he was fine She was steady, the room was dimly lit, she stared straight at the ceiling in the dark, and then heard a dull sound from the next door, her heart tightened, and before she had time to think, she jumped off the bed and ran over.

The door was pitch black, and she was even more nervous, and finally heard Su Lei's voice, muffled, just one word, "Who?"

"Su Lei, are you alright?" The room was dark, she couldn't touch the light to turn on even in a hurry, and when she walked over, she bumped into the corner of the table with a bang.

Not caring about rubbing, she limped along the direction of the sound, and when she reached the edge of the bed, her hand fell into his palm. The tentacles were hot, and she vaguely saw that he was sitting on the ground. It was really serious, so he freed his other hand to touch the lamp on the bedside table, but he stopped him with a hoarse voice.

"Don't turn on the light."

"What's wrong with you? Is it important? I'll find Mr. Fang, no, no, I'll find Master Wu." Su Xiaoyu spoke incoherently.

"It's okay, I got up to drink water just now, and I didn't stand firmly." He explained, his voice was muffled, and he added, "Where did you hit?"

"You have a fever, go to the hospital." The temperature in his palm was astonishingly high. Where did the air traffic control bump into him? Shy, she proposed.

"No need." He replied two words very softly. Su Xiaoyu was trying to help him to bed. There was a big difference in stature between men and women. She had to hold back all her strength to succeed, and she almost fell on the bed with him in the end.

The proposal to go to the hospital was rejected, Su Xiaoyu thought about it for a while, and ran out of the room to call the doctor just now by pouring water.

After listening to the situation on the other end, the voice was relaxed, "ah, it's normal to have a fever, and it's not easy for him to procrastinate until now, take some anti-inflammatory and fever-reducing medicine, and if it doesn't work, send him here tomorrow morning. "

What kind of talk is this... As expected of Fang Nan's friends, birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups. When Su Xiaoyu closed the phone, his face was full of black lines.

When I got back to the room, I found that Su Lei had closed his eyes. She followed the doctor's advice and found out anti-inflammatory and anti-fever medicines for him to take. After watching her for a long time, the focus was not right at first, but gradually his eyes softened, and he only said one sentence.

"Little fish, you're still here."

She nodded, did not leave after putting down the water glass, and sat quietly watching him.

He closed his eyes, opened them again after a while and looked at her, didn't speak, gradually breathed evenly, and finally fell asleep again.

The curtains in the bedroom were closed tightly, and after an unknown amount of time, morning light came in, his sleeping face was very gentle in the faint light, but his thin lips were pursed like a child's.

She still sat in the same place without moving, not daring to move, not willing to move. Su Xiaoyu was 23 years old, and suddenly understood many things: she understood that some feelings were mutual, and the man who made her feel peaceful and stable would also love her because of her. Ning and stability; understanding that life is impermanent, how fragile and vulnerable things that seem to be durable and powerful are; and how luxurious it feels to understand each other's need, which is so extravagant that it will scare her heart and prevent her from tasting joy Then I was ignorant and understood that compared with the loss that I don't know when it will come, the little happiness I got is really insignificant.

3
The doctor was right, Chen Sulei's fever subsided in the morning, and he slept well, so Su Xiaoyu didn't bother to wake him up. When he carefully exited his room, he found that everyone had already gathered in the restaurant downstairs. Embarrassed, Su Xiaoyu walked over to explain, but she didn't expect everyone to see her with a natural expression, as if it was normal for her to walk out of Chen Sulei's room early in the morning, and it was only right and proper.

Fang Nan beckoned her to have breakfast, the old aunt laughed when she saw her, and specially brought out the cooked porridge, asking her to serve it to Chen Sulei after she finished eating.

Fang Nan was very curious about her, and asked a lot of questions during breakfast, he spoke frankly, and felt very comfortable getting along with such a person after getting used to it, Su Xiaoyu gradually relaxed, and had questions and answers with him, the atmosphere was relaxed, Wu The master and the old aunt listened with a smile on their faces, interjecting a few words from time to time.

Fang Nan is actually a native of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. He was born in Taizhou, but he grew up in the north. He returned to his family after he was ten years old, and then went to the south to do business, so he talks and behaves very differently. The old aunt was brought here from the family. , is still full of local accent, the old man who watched him grow up, just like his family members, and even pulled Su Xiaoyu to complain to Fang Nan, "Brother, look, Mr. Chen has settled down. It’s just that you still don’t pay attention to it all day long, and grandma complained about me again when I dragged it back to the Chinese New Year.”

Fang Nan was drinking milk, he almost spit out when he heard the words, put down the bowl, grabbed the car key on the table, stood up, walked to the door and spoke loudly, "Yu'er, look at the one upstairs, I'm going to visit the company Just come back and ask him to go out to eat together, everyone should go, and no one is allowed to be left behind."

Fang Nan has always been vigorous and decisive, and by the time he spoke, he had already disappeared. The old aunt was shaking her head and sighing, but he stepped back and came in to greet Master Wu.

"Old Wu, you come too, I left a car for you to use, you try your hand first." Master Wu stood up in response, and said hello to them before going out.

In a blink of an eye, only Su Xiaoyu and the old aunt were left facing each other in the restaurant. The old aunt sighed and began to pack the dishes, muttering, "I run faster every time, and it's like a ghost to mention this."

In fact, Su Xiaoyu was also shocked by what she said just now, and didn't know how to explain it, so after thinking about it, she pretended not to hear it, and stood up to help clean up together.

Su Xiaoyu looked very good when she was doing things. The old aunt liked it more and more. When she took the bowl, she smiled and asked, "Xiaoyu, how long have you been with Mr. Chen?"

Why did it come again... Su Xiaoyu blushed.

Unexpectedly, my aunt saw her blushing very happy, and she smiled with wrinkles all over her face, "Okay, auntie, don't ask any more questions. This child is not embarrassed anymore."

Su Xiaoyu, as if she had been pardoned, immediately went to hold the small pot containing the porridge, and when she went upstairs, she heard the old aunt chasing after her and added a few words, "Tell Mr. Chen what you want to eat. I'll buy it, and you too, tell auntie what you want to eat."

Seeing Auntie's nagging skills, Su Xiaoyu entered the room in a hurry, Chen Sulei had already got up, and just came out of the bathroom, seeing her look funny, he leaned on the back of the chair and asked, "What's wrong?"

"No, it's okay." He just got up, only put on a shirt, the front was not buttoned, and he was very happy, she just took a look and stuttered.

He didn't ask any further questions. He sat down to drink the porridge and asked her again, "Have you eaten?"

"Well, I just ate." Su Xiaoyu nodded, and sat opposite him, watching his expression carefully across the small table, "Are you feeling better? Are you still in pain?"

"It's much better, it doesn't hurt." He was spooning the porridge, and looked up at her amidst the heat, suddenly the corners of his eyes twitched, "You have to endure the pain, otherwise the doctor brother Fang Nan won't be able to stay home again."

She was full of worries, but suddenly he interrupted her like this, and the sad look of the doctor yesterday reappeared in front of her eyes. She couldn't help it, and she smiled unconsciously. Cute, I saw the drops of water on his chin again, maybe it was left when I washed my face just now, without thinking too much, I reached out to wipe it off, and laughed at him, "Why is there even water here, how did you wash your face? "

Her fingers touched his skin, and then fell into his palm, where it was still hot, she was startled, but she didn't care that he leaned over and lowered his head to kiss her.

(End of this chapter)