He once thought he could live with someone until he was old, but the facts proved that his feelings when he was ignorant of the world were like graffiti on the walls of demolition buildings, which faded day by day with wind and rain. When he went to see it a few months later, the wall disappeared, leaving a pile of bricks and tiles. In a few years, even the base of the wall was shoveled cleanly.

Zhou Luoyang quickly walked downstairs, shook the headphone cable that was wrapped in a mess, and tidied up his shirt in front of the dusty mirror that the residents threw out from the residential building, tidied up his shirt, pulled his hair, stepped on his bike, and put on his headphones.

On September 7th, the sun shines brightly and the sun is bright. In early autumn, the scorching waves of air surge towards him in an instant. In front of countless tall buildings, in the reflections of the glass walls one after another, Wanshi City is like a huge laser cage in a fragmented dream.

Zhou Luoyang hummed a song according to the rhythm, paused and stopped at the intersection of traffic lights, stepped on the musical rhythm, and positioned the destination restaurant. He was like a stubborn fish in the crowd at the rush hour, heading upstream and headed for the Second Ring Road for the appointment.

"Play well," the voice of the introducer came from the other end of the phone, "Stop making any untimely jokes."

Zhou Luoyang pressed the handlebar and said helplessly: "I know, why don't you just have a meal? Why are you more anxious than me?"

He said on the phone: "I'm asking you to find a way to pay me back."

Zhou Luoyang stopped the bicycle on the side of the road, unscrewed the mineral water, and smiled and said, "My master, do I seem to be someone who owe money and refuses to pay it back? I'm here, let's talk about it again, I'm dead."

Half a year after coming to Wan City, Zhou Luoyang dealt with what he should have done, paid off part of his debt, borrowed money from his friend, and rented a house near the Second Ring Road. After counting the remaining inheritance of his grandfather, he moved it over, trying to gain a foothold in the big city and support himself and his younger brother.

Private Room No. 12... The blind date was a male boss. Zhou Luoyang checked his cell phone, knocked on the door a few times, and heard a steady voice in the private room saying: "Enter."

Zhou Luoyang entered the private room and smiled at the man. The other party was calling and signaling Zhou Luoyang to sit first and wait.

The man is in his forties and is explaining business to the phone. Zhou Luoyang glanced at his cell phone again and learned from the "supplementary message" sent by the introducer that this man is the boss of a real estate company. He is successful in his career but is a gay. He wants to find a suitable male lover to spend his life with him...

What does it mean? Zhou Luoyang thought to himself, I am not here to go on a blind date, I am looking for a partner!

"Hello, Zhou Luoyang." The middle-aged man said, "My name is Yu Jianqiang."

As he came, Zhou Luoyang had no choice but to nod and ride his bike all the way. The sweat wet the white shirt and showed a fair and indistinct outline of his muscles. When he was blown by the air conditioner in the private room, he suddenly shivered with a cold. Yu Jianqiang had a deep smile in his eyes, and he kept looking at him, as if he was satisfied with his appearance, which made Zhou Luoyang feel a little uncomfortable.

"It's quite hot today," Yu Jianqiang said, "Walking?"

Zhou Luoyang was about to answer, but Yu Jianqiang called again, so he had to wave his hand and let him sit. He handed him the menu and signaled to order food first. He got up and went to answer the phone.

Zhou Luoyang looked at the menu in his eyes, but was listening to Yu Jianqiang chatting with the phone number. It was basically a matter of bidding and land acquisition.

"I'm so sorry." Yu Jianqiang hung up another phone call and explained, "I want to get a piece of land, but I'll be in the bidding meeting tomorrow."

Zhou Luoyang nodded busyly. The other party must be very busy with work. He came to the appointment at this time, which shows his importance to himself - or in other words, to the introduction.

"I heard you just came to this city?" Yu Jianqiang muted his phone, "Have you been looking for a job?"

"No." Zhou Luoyang handed the menu back and said, "You can do whatever you want, I can eat anything. I've been back for half a year and I'm busy moving and dealing with family matters."

“What did you learn?”

“Mechanical Engineering.”

"Native people?"

"Well... Grandpa is local, and there is no one at home after his death." Zhou Luoyang said, "My parents have long been away and have taken their younger brother to live."

"And my brother?" Yu Jianqiang was a little surprised. He didn't hear the introducer say this, and he smiled, "As handsome as you, right?"

"Better than me." Zhou Luoyang laughed again, revealing his neat and white teeth, and said, "I just finished the sixteenth year and am ready to go to the first year of high school."

Yu Jianqiang nodded slowly and said, "What job is planned to find? Undergraduate jobs are not easy to find now..."

Zhou Luoyang said: "I am a master's degree."

"Yo." Yu Jianqiang was surprised again. When serving the food, Zhou Luoyang said: "I originally wanted to take over my grandfather's store, but it has been operating normally over the years and owed a lot of money. I can only close it first and then find a way. I hope I can open it again if I have the chance."

Yu Jianqiang nodded sympathetically and said, "What store?"

"Clocks, antiques." Zhou Luoyang thought for a while and replied.

“How much do you owe?”

“More than six million.”

As soon as he asked and answered, Zhou Luoyang's tone was very relaxed, as if he was talking about other people's affairs. Yu Jianqiang took out a bottle of red wine. Zhou Luoyang quickly got up, stepped forward to take it, and poured the wine himself. Yu Jianqiang looked at the child and naturally accepted it.

"Can you drink it? If you can drink it, you can drink it with me."

Zhou Luoyang did not ask him if he was driving by himself. He thought there were drivers or drivers looking for a designated driver, so he nodded and poured wine.

Yu Jianqiang said: "When I was as old as you, I was still learning to do business with my elder brother. My elder brother on the road, I started from scratch, and my life can be considered a twists and turns..."

After drinking some red wine, Zhou Luoyang felt that Yu Jianqiang was not suitable for his robbery. Or he did not have much hope when he came to the banquet today. He also understood the meaning of the introducer. Yu Jianqiang could solve his most urgent financial problems at present and help him survive this most difficult time.

What happened next? Zhou Luoyang couldn't say it well.

As he was drunk, Yu Jianqiang talked endlessly and talked to Zhou Luoyang about how he started from scratch. Just like an interview, he asked Zhou Luoyang many questions. The most asked was what he planned in the future. Finally, he lit a cigarette, and in the private room, he held the cigarette and lit the next week with his middle finger.

"Brother, I'll be straightforward," said Yu Jianqiang. "I'm like this, I'm not good at speaking. Don't be surprised by it."

Zhou Luoyang coughed a few times, and forced a smile and said, "How could it be?"

Yu Jianqiang said: "You should be quite short of money now, right?"

Zhou Luoyang replied seriously: "Well, I don't know where the living expenses for next month come from."

Yu Jianqiang: "Be down-to-earth, stop thinking about the store left by your grandfather. Finding a job seriously is the serious thing."

Zhou Luoyang nodded, and Yu Jianqiang said, "You scholars are arrogant. I don't know if it's appropriate. I think you are very energetic at first sight. I smiled. I am also a kind person, and I don't know whether it's dangerous for society."

Zhou Luoyang: "Uh..."

Yu Jianqiang: "I know you are embarrassed to speak, so I'll mention it. I'll give you 12,000 yuan a month. You go rent a house. If it's empty, I'll come to you. Two to three times a week..."

Zhou Luoyang: "Well..."

Zhou Luoyang thought to himself, it seems that this means I want to support me at a price of 12,000 yuan per month. How can I find half of it in a partnership? I have to beat the introducer when I go back.

But he was still well educated and left without getting up.

After thinking for a long time, Zhou Luoyang said sincerely: "Brother, should I be an offensive or a suffocating?"

Yu Jianqiang: “…”

"If you do something," Zhou Luoyang said in a difficult situation, "This month's 12,000 yuan seems to be a little short."

This is not the first time Yu Jianqiang has used money to humiliate people. Zhou Luoyang is the first to bargain to him. He was choked on the spot. After a few seconds, he suddenly burst into laughter and said, "You guy is a little interesting."

Zhou Luoyang pretended to be curious again and said, "I don't know what the current market is? I remember that the undergraduate student was kept last year, and there were 20,000 yuan a month."

Yu Jianqiang looked at Zhou Luoyang with a smile, with a little drunkenness on his face and said, "Okay, I ask for a price all over the place and pay it back. How much do you say?"

Zhou Luoyang said seriously: "I am a master's student, so I have to add 4,000 yuan no matter what."

Yu Jianqiang saw that Zhou Luoyang was mocking him, but he was not angry. Yun Danfeng said lightly: "Then it's 16,000, can you go back and think about it?"

Zhou Luoyang knew from the time when the other party proposed "12,000" that today's meeting was a waste of time, but in politeness, he smiled and said nothing, but he couldn't help but sigh again.

Yu Jianqiang asked someone to check the bill, called the driver again, and was about to leave. Before leaving, he became competitive again. In the face of the sarcastic smile of the young man in his twenties, he couldn't vent his anger and couldn't help but say something again.

"If you want money, just earn it yourself," Yu Jianqiang said lightly, "It's not related to you, so no one in this world will pay you back, let alone you don't have this kind of appearance."

"I'm making money, I don't have to worry. I haven't finished eating yet, so Mr. Yu won't pack it?" Zhou Luoyang smiled, "It's so wasteful. I can take it home to feed the dogs. What is the secret of starting from scratch? It's to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, right?"

Yu Jianqiang: “…”

Yu Jianqiang wanted to hit him for some reason.

"Mr. Yu, see you another day!"

Zhou Luoyang did not give him this opportunity, but opened the door of the box and walked out.

However, at this moment, a person came in at the same time. Zhou Luoyang was caught off guard and could not stop at all, and suddenly hit him.

A man with fair skin and tall figure handed it to Yu Jianqiang with the invoice after checkout.

Zhou Luoyang immediately apologized, took a step back, looked at the male assistant, and was stunned for a moment.

"Help him get a bag and go home to feed the dog, and then send him back." Yu Jianqiang didn't even look at Zhou Luoyang, and ordered the male assistant, and left behind them.

The small world in the private room was silent.

The man was wearing a straight suit and sunglasses, standing at the door of the private room. His face was thin, his eyebrows were thick black, and his face was filled with a shocking scar. He crossed his cheeks across the bridge of his nose, as if he was stabbed on the high and heroic bridge of his nose.

The scar seemed particularly clear under the lights of the private room.

"Pack?" the man said in a deep voice.

"Du Jing?!" Zhou Luoyang was shocked on the spot and murmured, "Why are you?"

Zhou Luoyang took a half step towards the assistant uncontrollably, trying to raise his hand to pull him or pat him, but when he raised his hand, he stopped moving. The man did not deny his identity. After all, his face was too iconic, and denial did not make much sense.

The waiter came in to pack the dishes, and Zhou Luoyang and Du Jing stood face to face, and time seemed to solidify in front of them.

Then, Zhou Luoyang wanted to reach out to pick Du Jing's sunglasses, but Du Jing saw him raise his hand and took it off first.

"Are you that guy's assistant?" Zhou Luoyang was already stupid, looked up and down at Du Jing, and said, "Not it!"

Du Jing did not answer, and looked away from Zhou Luoyang's eyes, watching the waiter packing the dishes.

"Have you raised a dog?" Du Jing suddenly asked.

Zhou Luoyang did not answer and said, "After dropping out of school, there will be no news about you. Where have you been there over the years?"

Du Jing took the packed paper bag, put on sunglasses, and pushed the door out first. Zhou Luoyang quickly followed him, and countless past events surged in his heart. Looking at Du Jing's back, those past events surged out like fragments, in front of the street where the lights were first on.

"Where is the car parked?" Du Jing said.

"Find a place to have two drinks?" Zhou Luoyang said.
To be continued...