Bamboo horse is not a gentleman

Chapter 9

Before Cao Yuzhu went out, he saw two young girls walking straight towards him. Based on his many years of experience in the world, he felt a murderous aura coming towards him.

Even if it was the end of the world, it was impossible for these two young girls to be Cao Yuzhu's favorites, so they were definitely not one of the romantic debts he provoked outside.

Besides, the only ones who resent him the most are Hengxin's old employees.

When Hengxin was in normal operation, Cao Yuzhu was often on business trips and entertainment, and rarely stayed in the company on weekdays. During meetings, most of the contacts were people above the department manager level, and he had face blindness to grassroots employees.Since the company closed down, he has hid in this suburban villa area to spend his quiet days of playing with cats and walking dogs.

It’s really crazy today. I don’t know who leaked the news. There have been several troublemakers, so that he can only hide in the house and can’t go out. No matter how noisy the people outside are, he dare not call the police. Security came forward to solve it.I thought that no one would come to trouble him anymore at this moment, but I didn't expect that two more fish that slipped through the net came uninvited.

Cao Yuzhu wanted to pretend he didn't see Yuan Qing and the others, turned around and went back to the villa, but unexpectedly, his new pig teammate girlfriend yelled loudly: "Old Cao, what are you dawdling for? Didn't you agree to go shopping with me?" Is it?"

This voice made Cao Yuzhu's movements stagnate, and he had nothing to hide.

Zhu Lisha took a step ahead of Yuan Qing and stopped Cao Yuzhu's footsteps:
"Boss Cao, hello, my name is Zhu Lisa, and I am Lisa, the sales department of Hengxin Network Technology Co., Ltd., who is in charge of sales in the US market. When can you settle my salary and compensation for this month?"

Boss Cao said impatiently after a burst of thunder rolled in his heart:
"Who are you? I don't know you. If you want money, go to your parents. Don't bother me!"

As soon as this remark came out, Zhu Lisa immediately felt a deep pain. She was so angry that she took out the labor contract from her bag and turned to the last page. The name of Boss Cao was clearly written on the signature column, and the company's seal was stamped on it:
"Boss Cao, I call you Boss Cao because I am an old employee of Hengxin, and I respect you as my boss. But now you not only suddenly announced the closure of the company, unilaterally terminated the labor contract, but also defaulted on our wages. Now It's a society ruled by law, everyone must act according to the law, besides, a big boss like you can't embarrass us small employees who live on salary for a little money, right?"

At this time, Boss Cao noticed that there was a tall man standing not far behind the two girls, looking at him covetously. He looked like the bodyguard they had brought in. He knew that he would not be able to fool him today, so he frowned. , took out a cigarette from his jacket pocket, puffed for a moment, then sighed:

"Xiao Zhu, it's not that I don't pay wages. You also know that the company has been losing money since its establishment. If it weren't for the consideration that you all point to the company for food, I would have closed down a long time ago, and I wouldn't have closed down now. In such a situation, I haven’t earned a penny in the past few years!”

Yuan Qing was annoyed and funny when he heard this, and couldn't help pointing to the woman hiding behind Lao Cao:
"Boss Cao, the bag in your girlfriend's hand is enough to pay the salaries of many people."

Cao Yuzhu raised his eyebrows, and before he could say anything, he heard his girlfriend raise her voice and screamed:
"It's none of your business with me. Lao Cao has no money, and I have no money. If you want money, you can find your man. Why come to Lao Cao!"

Yuan Qing was so angry that his face turned blue, and his legs were bitten by flies. It is true that the whole family does not enter the house!

Standing behind her was Lu Bai who didn't say a word, and kept silent all the time. He stood still, and occasionally raised his wrist to check his watch, until a police car roared up, and two policemen got out from the open door.

"Who is Cao Yuzhu?"

Cao Yuzhu's face turned pale, and he replied after a while:
"I, I am."

"Cao Yuzhu, someone reported that you embezzled the funds of Hengxin Network Technology Co., Ltd., embezzled the property of other shareholders and absconded with the money in order to avoid debts. You must come with us immediately."

"Comrade policeman, this is a completely false accusation, completely false! Someone must be talking nonsense! My company is bankrupt, I have no money, and I almost have no money to eat. The house I live in now is also a friend. Yes, where is the money to run away!"

The outfits worn by Cao Yuzhu and his girlfriend obviously made his defense pale and ridiculous.

"These two people are not the only ones who came here to look for you today, right? The owner of the villa also sued you for disturbing the people! What's going on, you can explain it clearly when you arrive at the police station." After finishing speaking, the two policemen took Cao Yuzhu away and left His girlfriend glared at Yuan Qing and the others viciously, turned around and went back to the villa.

"Mr. Lu, are you the one who called the police?" Zhu Lisa was surprised.

"There is always a kind of person in this world who doesn't shed tears when he sees the coffin."

After Lu Bai finished speaking calmly, he drove Yuan Qing and Zhu Lisha behind the police car and went to the police station together.

About half an hour later, Lu Bai saw Yuan Qing and Zhu Lisha coming out of the police station. Both of them looked beaming.

After a while, Yuan Qing got into the car with his furry head, and took out a stack of red notes from his satchel as if showing off:

"Look, my wages."

"Don't forget, there is still compensation not given to us." Zhu Lisa, who was sitting in the back seat, reminded.

"Forget it, I don't count on it." Yuan Qing sighed softly, "I always felt that if I hadn't entered the police station and stood beside the people's police, it would be impossible for Boss Cao to take out the money. Look at him taking out 1 The expression on the face of ten thousand yuan, where is the salary, it's like gouging out his flesh!"

Zhu Lisha looked at the money in her hand silently, put them carefully into the satchel, and said sullenly:

"Qingqing, although your fate and mine are similar, they are different. You still have your mother's care and friends to protect you. As for me, my father does not love my mother or love me. Five people share a 100-square-meter husband's house." , It sounds nice that no one is in charge of freedom. In fact, you can only count on yourself. So, don't say that Cao Yuzhu still owes me three months of compensation, even if it is only [-] yuan, I have to ask for it. return!"

Yuan Qing didn't know how to comfort Zhu Lisa, or even what to say. She glanced at Lu Bai, hoping that the great writer beside her, who lived a free and easy life and had a clear distinction between love and hate, could use his advanced literary level to comfort them. The little transparency in the middle of the day is exhausted.

But Lu Bai didn't say anything, just pursed his lips and looked ahead.

Yuan Qing followed his line of sight and looked out the car window, and saw a Bentley driving towards the gate of the police station, stepping down a tall woman in an orange coat, with black hair combed back and tied into a loose bun Behind her head, she has delicate makeup and a light body, like a star on the cover of a pictorial.

The woman obviously didn't notice them and walked straight into the police station.

"Hey, we got all the money, why don't we leave?" Seeing that Lu Bai was still not moving, Zhu Lisha asked inexplicably.

Lu Bai did not speak, and stared at the direction of the police station without blinking. The knuckles holding the steering wheel were slightly white due to too much force. For some reason, Yuan Qing looked at the bluish white spot, and his heart seemed to be twisted. It hurt like a pain, and he couldn't help covering it with his hand.

The slight heat and weight covering the back of his hand seemed to have awakened Lu Bai. He raised his long eyelashes, glanced at Yuan Qing, then stepped on the accelerator without hesitation, and started on the road again.

Suddenly, Yuan Qing realized that she seemed to have forgotten one of the most important things. Should she ask Lu Bai to take her to visit the deeply hidden villa that he never mentioned?
Not curious, but—unbelievable.

During school, Lu Bai has always been the most watched school girl on campus.He has good facial features, a tall stature, and exudes a cool aristocratic temperament in his gestures, but compared with his peers, his food and clothing can be described as shabby. He often wears white washed jeans throughout the year , denim shirts and sneakers, even in the coldest winter, it’s just a down jacket.From high school to university, Lu Bai always seems to be working part-time. Whether it is KFC near the school, a small restaurant or an animation bar, as long as it is spare time, students can always find him in those places, and occasionally see him. He squatted alone in an alley next to a small street shop, eating white steamed buns.

For this reason, the female classmates who had a crush on him did not know how many imitations about his wandering life experience, and even shed tears of distress for him.

But Lu Bai is like a wolf who walks alone, living in his own world, turning a blind eye to these attentions around him.

Until now, Yuan Qing couldn't believe that Lu Bai, who had just paid off his apartment loan, would have enough money to afford a luxury house.

But the facts are right in front of us.

After Zhu Lisa said goodbye to them at the subway exit closest to the outskirts of the city, they were the only two left in the Audi car in a blink of an eye.

Yuan Qing held back his words and wanted to ask, but as long as he touched Lu Bai's erratic and unreachable eyes, he couldn't ask.

Over the years, she has always been aware that Lu Bai is always hiding something, there is always something invisible and intangible lying between the two of them.Although he never hides his laughter and scolding in front of her, occasionally he will subconsciously show an expression of being entangled by loneliness or something more terrifying than loneliness, such an expression will make the intimacy between him and her blink. The world has become so close.

But Yuan Qing never dared to ask more questions, she knew that this was his bottom line, and it was also a restricted area, no one could step in, including Qingmei, who had known her for many years.

In the long 15 years the two have known each other, she has only tried once to step into this restricted area.

I remember that not long after Yuan Qing's father died, her mother met her current stepfather Xu Hu through someone's introduction.

When seeing my mother and a strange man appearing in my narrow hut with my own eyes, only those who have experienced it can truly understand the shock.

Sometimes, it is not only death that can completely separate people from each other, but the alienation of fate, years and emotions will also make the only close relative in life gradually go away.

At that time, Yuan Qing was still a young junior high school student. She had been a good girl since she was a child, and finally had a day she couldn't bear.He took the initiative to drag Lu Bai to the tavern near the school, ignored his dissuasion, and drank a bottle of beer for the first time.

The wine is strong and cowardly, the cold and bitter yellow liquid makes her stomach burn, the whole person is dizzy, coughing continuously, but the heart that has been entangled for many days suddenly relaxes because of the physical pain:

"Ahem, cough, understand, my mother is going to remarry."

"Call me Dabai again, and I won't be drinking crazy with you."

"Look, I'm in such pain, you're still so fussy, you don't give me face at all!
"Speak the key."

"Since my father passed away, the most important financial pillar of the family has disappeared. My mother is worried that if this continues, one day she will be so poor that she can't get rid of it."

"It shouldn't be like this to feed you alone."

"She has saved all the money my dad left behind, and she is not willing to use a penny! She said it was left for me to go to college, what if I can't get into college? Besides, I would rather starve to death than let my mother Go marry a stranger!"

"Auntie is for you."

"Well, I know, it's just that I feel so useless, and I don't know how to change the status quo. It's so painful. You know, I'm not afraid of being poor, but I'm afraid that this stranger will take my dad's place."

Lu Bai fell silent. Whenever he closed his lips tightly and did not speak, Yuan Qing always felt an indescribable sense of distance and panic. He was afraid that he would also drift away from him like his mother, so he hurriedly moved away. topic:
"Sorry, I'm just complaining, don't you think it's nagging. Why don't you talk to me about your family, we've known each other for almost three years, and you never mentioned them. I don't know where."

Lu Bai's expression was gloomy, and he looked at her like a stranger with distant eyes:
"There's nothing to say, it's just me anyway."

Then came the silence, a silence as stubborn and hard as a rock.

From then on, Yuan Qing never had the courage to mention his family situation to Lu Bai, as if if she asked a little more, he would walk away from her life and disappear without a trace.

(End of this chapter)