Chapter 40: Chapter 40: A Different Farewell and Work Interlude
Xu Tianna drove Su Ran back to Robben's residence. Su Ran didn't drink much tonight, so the farewell was much simpler.
Xu Tianna unbuckled her seat belt and said to Su Ran: "Thank you for dinner tonight. I like that restaurant very much."
"If you like it, go there often, but don't try to escape the bill, otherwise I will bring a group of righteous people to block you in the alley and teach you a lesson." Su Ran smiled and joked with Xu Tianna.
"If I really do this, I will willingly accept your punishment." Xu Tianna responded.
"You are very conscious." Su Ran said.
Xu Tianna didn't say anything more, opened the car door and got out of the car, looking around for the taxi waiting to pass by.
Su Ran also got out of the car and stood beside Xu Tianna to wait with her. After a while, he pushed Xu Tianna and said half-jokingly: "I want to discuss something with you."
"What's the matter?" Xu Tianna asked.
"How about letting me go back and be your landlord and you be my female tenant?" Su Ran said with expectation.
"It's an unrealistic request. You just moved out." Xu Tianna said.
"But my longing for that house is growing day by day." Su Ran said unwillingly.
Xu Tianna answered resolutely: "Put away those ideas. I don't like a man living in my house."
"Then you took me in before." Su Ran retorted.
"That's because you begged me pitifully." Xu Tianna said.
"Then I'll beg you pitifully again." Su Ran continued to fight for it.
Xu Tianna was not as annoyed by his pestering as before this time, but patiently explained: "It's really inconvenient for a man and a woman to live together. There are so many choices in such a big city, why do you make it difficult for me?"
"Then you won't live with your boyfriend in the future? No matter who it is, living with a man and a woman is inevitable." Su Ran said.
Xu Tianna smiled faintly and said: "You are right, so I will only live with my boyfriend, not you."
At this time, an empty taxi drove over, Xu Tianna reached out to stop it, got in the car, and soon disappeared from Su Ran's sight.
Su Ran murmured to himself in the night: "You are right, but why do I feel that you are forcing me to be your boyfriend, so that we can live together legitimately. I remember that I told my father last time that you are not my type, so please put away those thoughts about me quickly."
As he said, he laughed himself, thinking that his idea was really bold, and he even dared to lie to himself.
Su Ran walked into Robben's room, which was still empty, without even a TV. This night was destined to be monotonous and boring. He dragged out a few boxes from under the bed, searched for a while, and found a can of beer. He thought that drinking a can of beer and singing a few songs with a guitar would be a good way to pass the time.
The wind on the balcony was still blowing hard. Su Ran sat on the guardrail holding the guitar, motionless. He was not afraid of the gusts of wind, but was afraid that he would never find the "Sky City" in his heart again. So he plucked the guitar strings and sang hoarsely. The song seemed to be calling and begging, hoping that the distant city could return to his heart, and settle down from then on, and no longer wander.
At some point, Robben came back. He handed Su Ran a cigarette from behind, and then jumped onto the guardrail and lit a cigarette for himself.
Su Ran put the guitar aside, lit a cigarette, took a puff and said to Robben: "I went to that restaurant for dinner today."
"Really." Robben responded calmly.
"CC said she missed you." Su Ran said again.
Robben looked at him, and after a moment of silence, he said: "I also chatted with Le Yao on WeChat today."
"Really." Su Ran also responded mechanically.
"Le Yao said she missed you." Robben said.
Su Ran smiled and said: "I am speaking with my conscience, you are obviously talking nonsense."
Robben didn't say much nonsense, he took out his mobile phone from his pocket and let Su Ran see the chat records between him and Le Yao. Sure enough, it was written in black and white, and the evidence was conclusive.
Su Ran suddenly felt speechless, took the beer beside him and took a sip, and said after a while: "You haven't seen her for a long time, when you are free, let's go to her restaurant together."
"Bring Le Yao, let's go together." Robben said.
"Why do you always bring up Le Yao?" Su Ran said helplessly.
"Brother Su Ran, don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you." Robben smiled and continued, "You should understand better than anyone that men's hearts are not big, and they can only accommodate the original woman. In this regard, at least we are the same kind of people."
Su Ran shook his head and said, "Robben, you are actually quite suitable for her. You at least have the same ideals, hobbies, and character. Le Yao and I are obviously from two different worlds. To be precise, she is just a dependence on me for a period of time, so don't compare us so far-fetchedly."
"Let's not talk about this. I'm a little tired today. I'm going to sleep first." Robben patted Su Ran's shoulder and turned over and got off the guardrail.
Su Ran shouted to him, "Take some time to get together there recently."
"Let's talk about it later." Robben gave an ambiguous response and left.
Su Ran knew that Robben couldn't get over it. He was not like those people who could bring women home to spend the night at will. Robben had his own principles in terms of feelings. Su Ran understood Robben, but she still felt a little sorry.
The next day, Su Ran got up a little later than usual. After all, he didn't have to squeeze into the bus today, and Zhao Li's car was still here.
Su Ran came to the company and punched in at the front desk just before nine o'clock. Then Zhao Li ran out of another elevator in a hurry. He ran to the clock-in machine and was about to insert the card, but the time skipped nine o'clock.
Zhao Li complained to Su Ran with a sad face: "Su Ran, it's all your fault. I thought I had a car and it was convenient. I slept until eight o'clock, but now I lost my full attendance award this month."
Su Ran threw the car keys to Zhao Li nonchalantly and said, "It's just a full attendance award. It's no big deal. I didn't get it last month."
"Have you ever received one since you started working?" Zhao Li said.
Su Ran was very upset by this and her face darkened. Zhao Li quickly changed the subject and asked, "You said you would fill up my car with gas. Did you do it?"
"Don't worry, it's full." Su Ran said.
Zhao Li seemed to be more balanced and nodded.
Su Ran added: "By the way, I found a Sinopec gas card in your car, and I handed it to the person who filled up the gas."
Zhao Li's face suddenly changed, but he still held a glimmer of hope and said: "You don't know the password."
"It's just Pan Xiaoyun - your girlfriend's birthday, I know it." Su Ran said.
"Su Ran, you bastard! You stole my equipment in the game last time!" Zhao Li's face turned red with anger.
After entering the office, Zhao Li still glared at him with the eyes that wanted to eat Su Ran, but Su Ran ignored him directly. Anyway, next time he needed it, Zhao Li's little Alto would have to be lent to him obediently.
Su Ran was about to go to the rest room to make a cup of coffee to refresh himself, but he received a call from the manager Chen Jingming, asking him to go to the manager's office immediately.
Su Ran put down the cup in his hand and hurried to Chen Jingming's office.
"Sit down." Chen Jingming said to Su Ran while looking at the documents.
"No, manager, if you have something to say, just tell me, I'm busy." Su Ran said.
Chen Jingming raised his head and smiled, put down the documents in his hand and said to Su Ran: "This time there is something you need to coordinate."
"Is it about GI?" Su Ran asked.
Chen Jingming nodded and said: "The date for shooting the promotional poster has changed. It has been adjusted to the 10th of this month. You can notify the print model."
"Isn't it agreed on the 15th? They are not idle and can cooperate at any time. You also know how difficult it is to coordinate the schedule with the crew." Su Ran said with some anger.
Chen Jingming also said helplessly: "GI made a temporary adjustment, and I can't do anything about it. They said that the photographer had other work arrangements on the 15th, so we can only move it forward to the 10th."
"They are really arrogant. They said that we have to find a flat model to use, and we have to cooperate when they said to adjust the time. How can this be possible." Su Ran became more and more angry.
"Okay, Su Ran, you are paid by the company. This is a task assigned to you by the superiors, and you must complete it." Chen Jingming also got a little angry and said seriously.
Su Ran sarcastically said, "I am paid by the company. If the company says the moon in the sky is nice, I have to build a space shuttle and pick the moon to present to the company!" Chen Jingming frowned and looked at Su Ran, as if thinking about how to calm him down and successfully complete this difficult task. After all, this event is too important to the company and cannot afford to make mistakes. Su Ran is the key person in planning this event. If he gets upset, the subsequent work will be difficult to advance. However, Chen Jingming did not think of a good way to appease Su Ran for a while. The atmosphere in the office suddenly became a little stalemate. The two of them just confronted each other and no one spoke.