Hate The Bright Moon Chapter 76
byChapter 80
On the eve of the Lunar New Year, the company distributed year-end bonuses, and the amount everyone received was much smaller than in previous years.Salaries for the new year have also been reduced, with varying degrees, but everyone’s income has shrunk to a greater or lesser extent.
Because of the loss of Qisheng, a major customer, Chen Shilu, as the main person in charge, will send someone from the headquarters to take over his work after the year.After the handover is completed, he will first be transferred back to the headquarters.
According to internal information from his friends, the company still values his abilities and plans to send him to Europe to open up the market there. He will be demoted and promoted covertly, and his salary and authority will be improved.A friend asked him what he thought about this?
Chen Shilu was not sure whether his friend was chatting casually or testing his attitude for the headquarters.He did not make a clear statement, only saying that he had no ideas for the time being and was only waiting for a break during the New Year.
Fu Lei contacted him and happily invited him to go to the South Island for vacation during the Spring Festival.
Chen Shilu was actually not interested, so Fu Lei strongly invited him: “Go. Our unit’s Spring Festival benefits include air tickets and hotels. It would be a waste if you don’t go.”
“Why does your company pay benefits all year round?” Chen Shilu has benefited from this many times.
“Hey, you’re not allowed to give out money, so just use this kind of thing to make up the money.” Seeing his interruption, Fu Lei advised again, “It’s so cold here, why not go to the south to warm up. Besides, what are you doing here by yourself? Everyone else has gone back to their hometowns, and I’m not here either. During the Chinese New Year, you can’t find anyone to eat or drink.”
Fu Lei has no hometown to go back to. He came out and broke off all ties with his family after coming out as gay. He has not been back for more than ten years.
Chen Shilu did not sever ties with his family, but he rarely went back.Even if he doesn’t go back, his family will not take the initiative to contact him, even for this traditional festival of family reunion.Occasionally, his parents would look surprised and at a loss when they received calls of condolence from him.Gradually, he even stopped talking on the phone.
We are busy with work on weekdays and busy with housework and personal affairs on our holidays. Only this kind of long holiday can hollow out a busy metropolis and at the same time squeeze the loneliness into people’s hearts with the spare time.
For this reason, his regular partner during the Spring Festival holiday is Fu Lei. It will be much easier for everyone to eat and drink and have someone to accompany them.But he didn’t expect that Fu Lei would invite him again this year.
“You have a new boyfriend, why don’t you stay with him during the Spring Festival?”
“Come with me, he will go too. The company is issuing an ’employee parent travel allowance’ this time, and you can apply for three people.”
“…” Chen Shilu was speechless, barely able to ridicule this “filial son”.
Fu Lei continued to invite you enthusiastically: “I just think that the three of us are just right, so don’t think too much. My Lin Lin knows that you are my best friend, and he also wants to see you. I have already agreed with him.”
“Lin Lin” is Fu Lei’s new boyfriend. During this period, Fu Lei has been sharing new relationships every day. He has never met her in person, so Chen Shilu barely knows Lin Lin’s birth date.
“Are you sure he really wants to see me?”
“Yeah, he said those are all in the past and he doesn’t mind as long as we are friends. He wants to get to know my friends.”
Chen Shilu finally heard it. If he didn’t go to see this, I’m afraid Fu Lei’s life would not be easy.He didn’t care, but Fu Lei was naive if he thought everything would be fine if they met.
This guy is usually very good, but when it comes to emotional issues, he has a lack of brains. No wonder he always encounters unkind people and gets played around by others.
It’s amazing. When Fu Lei pursued Chi Huang, Chen Shilu was so angry.After the incident passed, he and Fu Lei completely became friends, and their relationship became even better. They both regarded each other as “one of their own”.There may have been cracks in the relationship, but it was not completely broken. After being repaired, it became stronger.
Chen Shilu was also curious about who this “Lin Lin” was, and it was even more necessary for him to keep a check on his best friend who was having a difficult relationship.
In addition, he also wanted to go out and relax, to be in a strange environment and let his mind think about other things. He wouldn’t have Chi Huang’s face hanging in front of him every time he closed his eyes all day long.
Before the holidays, he had dinner with his company colleagues for the last time.It was an annual dinner party, and it was also his farewell party for his transfer.
He always believed that it was his responsibility to mess up the contract with Qisheng, which implicated everyone, so he spent his own money and gave each colleague the latest Apple mobile phone in accordance with the company’s gift standards for customers.
Everyone declined one after another and felt sad to see him leave.Chen Shilu persuaded everyone to accept it, and also said some comforting words.
At that time, he was parachuted into the subsidiary here and worked first as the deputy director for more than a year, and then as the director. He has been getting along with some old colleagues for nearly five years.
Chen Shilu believes that he has a cold personality. For example, until now, no one in the company knows which area he lives in, let alone his personal information such as his orientation and hometown.So when he saw these familiar faces and felt a sense of reluctance, even he was quite surprised.
After the dinner, he drank a little too much.
I came home top-heavy, kicked off my shoes and walked to the sofa to collapse.
After lying there for a while, the house became uncomfortably quiet, so he subconsciously turned on the TV.
The home page that started up was an advertisement for a variety show that Chi Huang participated in, and he quickly pressed it in.
Just as the picture and sound popped up, he withdrew again.
Movies, TV dramas, music… he clicked around but couldn’t find the show he wanted to watch, so he went back to the variety show.The show had already played two episodes, and he clicked on the first episode.
I heard Chi Huang say it was some kind of reality show before. Chen Shilu didn’t watch many variety shows, and he was busy with work, so he never paid much attention to it.Looking at it now, the program team has really invited celebrities from various fields. In addition to actors, singers, idols and Internet celebrities, there are also athletes, hosts, etc. It is simply a hodgepodge, and Chi Huang, who is fishing in troubled waters, does not look conspicuous in it.
They were taken in a car to an area of bungalows.The one Chi Huang got was a four-person room with two rooms on the second floor. He needed to share one room with others.
He was the first one to arrive at the house, and he looked like a cat prowling upstairs and downstairs.
The second tenant arrived, a small girl, but she brought four or five boxes of luggage.Seeing someone coming, Chi Huang went up to him and while helping him move things, he naturally asked about the other person’s background.It turned out that the girl was the lead singer of a band, and most of her luggage consisted of musical instruments.
I don’t know if it’s a script, but Chi Huang’s life is pretty much like this, he’s familiar with everyone.
He was pestering the lead singer to show him how to use the instrument when the third girl arrived.When exchanging names, Chi Huang brought out a plate of exquisite desserts from nowhere and invited them to eat.
The three of them were eating desserts and talking and laughing when the last tenant arrived, Chi Huang’s roommate.
The two girls let out small exclamations, but Chi Huang didn’t know why.
The lead singer told him: “You don’t know Jian Yao? He is so popular. He used to be the face of Ethe. Later, the group disbanded and he returned to China to develop. I really didn’t expect to meet him on this show. It’s like a dream.”
“How do you know him so well? Are you his fan?”
The lead singer was a little embarrassed: “Everyone in this circle knows him, are you an insider?”
Chi Huang did not answer, but turned around and shouted: “Jian Yao?”
Jian Yao turned around.
Chi Huang pointed to the lead singer beside him: “There are your fans here.”
Jian Yao said nothing and showed no expression. He turned back and continued walking upstairs.
The lead singer suddenly blushed and ignored Chi Huang, who had only known him for less than half an hour, so he punched him twice. Another gold medal female anchor of another TV station laughed and broke up the fight.
Seeing that Jian Yao ignored him, Chi Huang shouted again: “Put down your luggage and come down for dessert. Let’s get to know each other.”
“Why doesn’t he pay attention to anyone?” Chi Huang hit the wall one after another, feeling a little confused.
The lead singer explained: “Not everyone is like you. People can be scared to death by a social maniac like you.”
The female anchor laughed: “I was quite nervous at first, but luckily there are people like Xiaochi here.”
The three of them chatted while eating half a plate of dessert, and Jian Yao also came downstairs.