Chapter 8 Courage
True love is to be desperate and unspoken.
Surrender your whole heart, liver, and soul to your master.
On Monday, when I went to work, I saw Lu Licheng in the conference room, his face was expressionless, as if nothing had happened, and I naturally looked at my nose and heart, and I was secretly glad that he had escaped.
In the afternoon, Song Yi called me into the office, and the first thing he said was: "Lu Licheng knows?" ”
I nodded, and my heart began to feel anxious again: "How do you know? ”
The IT department is upgrading the system, and all systems will have stricter permission levels in the future, and anyone who gives their passwords to others will be severely punished once they are found. There is also an internal document that requires non-financial staff in the archives to not be able to access it. ”
Lu Licheng's proposal? ”
Yes, so I guess it should be your business that he found out. ”
I was silent and didn't speak, I didn't care what Lu Licheng did, so I couldn't talk about being uncomfortable, but I was indeed a little uncomfortable, who did Lu Licheng think of me?
Song Yi said gently: "He's not targeting you, he's just doing his job and protecting the interests of the company as a whole, if ......."If he comes to you privately, you can tell me if there is anything inconvenient for you to deal with. ”
Because of his maintenance, the discomfort in my heart immediately disappeared, and I said with a smile: "He shouldn't trouble me anymore." "Because I've already looked for it.
Song Yi nodded and let me out, I arrived at the door, but turned around again: "Thank you!" ”
He stared at the computer, didn't seem to hear, I waited for a moment to see that he didn't move, and in disappointment gently opened the door and walked out of the room.
The upgrade of the system did not cause any excessive comments, anyway, every once in a while in the company, there is always a system improvement and update. The focus now is on whether or not to participate in a basketball game.
The human resources department planned to organize a basketball game, and sent a mobilization email to everyone's mailbox, organizing the newly recruited female college students in the past two years into a beautiful cheerleading team, and the attachment to the mobilization email was a jade photo of this group of beauties wearing miniskirts.
When I received the email, the men in the whole office were like drugs, and they gathered in front of the computer to watch and smile.
Song Yi's personal assistant Karen told me that the ultimate purpose of this basketball game is just for a potential customer, and the so-called potential customer is that we have a good chance to develop into a customer, and we also want to develop into a customer, but people are still holding the hydrangea and picking left and right. It is said that several leaders of the other side like to play basketball, so Lu Licheng told the human resources department to organize manpower to play friendly games with others.
As a non-interest core department, the human resources department usually picks up a chicken feather and has to dig out his mind to make a fuss in a righteous and strict manner, so as to show the value of his department's existence, not to mention that this time there is really an arrow? Therefore, in order to better implement Lu Licheng's orders and select the best basketball players in the company, the human resources department decided to play a circle within the company first.
I attached it to Karen and said: "I think a few girls in the human resources department are worried about getting married, the human resources department is in full swing, and the IT department is almost all men. ”
Karen's eyes lit up, and I saw her expression, and the sip of water that had just been put in her mouth almost squirted out, and now this basketball game is not worrying about no one contributing their spare time to volunteering.
Karen gave me a blank look and said generously, "That's a good way to know!" Everyone at least has a common language, even if it doesn't go down, it's better to know a few more friends than a blind date. ”
It seems that she is another friend who has been devastated by a blind date, and I patted her on the shoulder, and everything was silent.
The basketball game kicked off in an atmosphere where men signed up enthusiastically and women actively participated. The human resources department made a bold move, directly renting the entire gymnasium, a total of four basketball courts, and the group round-robin game, playing from Friday to Sunday, and finishing the game in one weekend.
On Saturday night, our department and Lu Licheng's department fought, Peter they were beaten as soon as they came on the field, and they lost face in front of a group of beauties, during the intermission, Karen and another female colleague Sandy simply ran to another venue, handed water and towels to the teams of other departments, Peter They shouted, I smiled and said to them: "If you want to enjoy the service of beautiful women, you must also have your own strength!" ”
Peter immediately said: "We call ** to ask for foreign help, and one of my classmates is a CS ......”
Everyone booed him in unison, MG and CS are old rivals, in the past few years, in order to grab a customer of a state-owned commercial bank, the two tried their best, and finally this state-owned bank is also very desperate, let the two of us jointly help it to do the listing, the two won or lost, but Liang Zi did not knot.
I said angrily to Peter: "There is a god at my doorstep, and I still need to go to someone's temple to invite it?" ”
All the men looked at me with inquisitive eyes, and I whispered, "Alex." ”
Did you get the news? ”
Reliable messaging? ”
Everyone was gossiping, and I smiled at the beautiful cheerleaders over there: "Believe it or not!" ”
Song Yi came late, just arrived at this time, wore a casual suit, carried a box of sports drinks, and when he saw that Karen was not there, he handed it to me and asked me to hand a bottle to everyone.
He already knew we were losing and comforted everyone by saying, "It's okay, there's still the second half. Everyone stared at him strangely, and he looked himself up and down: "I'm not wearing the wrong clothes, am I?" ”
Everyone shook their heads in unison, and Peter looked sad and indignant: "Alex, you play basketball well, why don't you help us, can you bear to watch your subordinates being bullied?" You didn't even see how we were beaten. ”
Peter really sang and wrote, and my goal had been achieved, so I couldn't help but laugh and hide to the side.
Alex was stunned: "Who said I played basketball well?" Everyone turned to the side and pointed their fingers at me in unison, "She! ”
My heart was stagnant, and I only felt that the blood had stopped flowing, and I was afraid that my face would not be able to see it. Looking at his expression, it seemed that no one in the company knew that he could play basketball, and I smiled reluctantly: "I guess, you are so tall, you will definitely not be let go of the basketball team in college." ”
Peter They don't care how frightened my side is, seeing that Song Yi did not deny it, and already understood that what I said was true, a group of people immediately hugged him, surrounded Song Yi, and begged him with nonsense, Song Yi finally nodded, everyone cheered and laughed, but Song Yi looked at me from afar.
Peter shouted at me, "Armanda, what are you doing there?" Go and call Karen and Sandy back, these two traitors, we won back, and educate them well. ”
I nodded, ran to the stands, and when I passed by them, I mistook Song Yi's gaze, and I hurriedly lowered my head, worried in my heart, but I didn't regret it. Standing behind him, watching him play basketball, and cheering for him openly has been my wish for many years.
Karen didn't want to come back, but I told her that Song Yi was going to play, so she and Sandy came back with me. However, when they saw Song Yi come out with a change of clothes, wearing a white jersey, masculine and straight, their eyes lit up, and then they saw Song Yi familiar with the court while making a casual one-handed three-point shot, they both screamed, and Peter They were also immediately demoralized.
I hugged my knees, sat in the stands, and followed Song Yi's figure intently. How familiar is the cry in my ears! In the first two years of college, I spent more time on the basketball court than in the study hall. I watched him play in the sun, but he was forever hiding in the dark, and for countless days after that, I regretted not taking the last step, going out into the sun, and telling him "I like you". It didn't matter if he accepted it or not, the important thing was that I never let him know that a girl had ever loved him like that. In this world, crush is not painful, the painful thing is that when you find that you have had the opportunity to tell the other person, but you have not seized it, and when you realize it, you have no chance.
The game begins, and the past and present are intertwined.
Song Yi ran, as fast as the wind, easily carried the ball through the three people, no one could stop him from moving forward, when he turned around and dunked in a dashing way, and threw the ball into the basket easily, behind him was a man on his back, but he was just like many years ago, turning back to look at everyone, smiling at the corners of his mouth, and his eyes were full of sunshine.
This time, instead of hiding in the crowd as I did many years ago, shyly suppressing my desire to scream, I "whooped", jumped up, waved my fists and cheered, this is what I always wanted to do, but did not do, I dedicated the shy cheers that the girl had suppressed for many years, and my cheers today.
When he saw my appearance, his smile froze for a moment, and one of the other party collided, and his body subconsciously gave way. Turning, running, leaning over and making a feint to grab the ball, successfully covering his teammate with the ball, but his eyes never looked away, he kept looking at me, and I stared at him fixedly, this is what I owe to the girl who hid in the quilt and cried.
How many eleven years are there in life? Eleven years later, I still love you! And you're still here!
Just as we stared at each other across the pitch, the other team scored, the applause of the whole stadium, Peter shouted angrily, I glanced at the scoreboard, 38:61, smiled at him, made a fist movement, he also happened to look back after the scoreboard, saw my posture, he bent the corners of his mouth, smiled indifferently, there was pride and confidence in his eyes, and a little bit of naughtiness.
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As he runs, he gestures to his teammates, peter, who are full of enthusiasm and strength, but lack the traction of a soul. This time, he won't be distracted or merciless, so this will be the land he rules, and he will take them on a gallop at will. And I'll be here, waiting with him for the next charge.
I felt something, and between my side eyes, I met a pair of inky black eyes. I don't know when Lu Licheng arrived, dressed in casual clothes, standing in the stands with his arms crossed, I don't know if it was a coincidence or if everyone deliberately avoided it, all the seats were empty.
There was a bit of sharpness in his eyes, and his arms that seemed to be casually hugged revealed a strong alienation and indifference. But I'm very happy today, and I only want to share my happiness with everyone, so I smiled sweetly at him, turned my head, and concentrated on watching Song Yi play.
Maybe because of Song Yi's joining, or maybe because of the dramatic twist of the game, the audience at other venues looked absent-mindedly and frequently looked at our venue, and several cheerleading beauties stood directly on our side, waving flower balls and cheering for us: "Come on!" Come on......”
Peter They have beautiful women to cheer, and they run all over the court, but the opponent's morale has been discharged, and the score is closer faster, 55:63, 58:63, 60:63, 63:63!
I yelled "yes, yes" and danced and jumped, and Karen was cheering, but when she saw my madness, she just stared at me dumbfounded. Song Yi's gaze turned from the stands, as if he was looking at me, but he didn't seem to be looking at me, and he looked away without waiting for me to catch his gaze.
The other party called a timeout, Lu Licheng wore a black jersey, replacing a player in their department, obviously he was going to play, Lu Licheng and Song Yi duel! The people in the whole stand suddenly fell silent, and even the people playing on the next court couldn't concentrate on playing again, and frequently looked this way.
Sandy took a breath of cold air and said, "It's so wonderful that I didn't come in vain tonight!" ”
I hurriedly asked, "How is Lu Licheng's technique?" ”
Karen shook his head blankly: "I don't know! I only saw him playing tennis with the customer, playing well, the basketball is not clear, but he wants to lead the team to play basketball with the customer to win over the other party, it should be okay! ”
The whistle blew and the game continued. The whole audience, no matter in **, stared at our basketball court. The female manager of the human resources department saw that everyone had no intention of playing again, so after discussing with the referee, she called a long timeout to let the players of the other three venues rest.
Everyone gathered around and started watching the game.
Lu Licheng's playing style is completely different from Song Yi's. Song Yi is elegant and smart, Lu Licheng is calm and vigorous, Song Yi relies on his agile body, excellent bounce and ball sense, and impacts the opponent's defense line with the ball like a leisurely stroll; If Song Yi is like a sharp dagger, Lu Licheng is like a heavy broadsword, if Song Yi is compared to an invincible general, Lu Licheng is like a strategizing marshal.
Before Lu Licheng didn't play, Song Yi led the team, moving forward, and the score was rising, but the game was not confrontational, and the visibility was very poor. After Lu Licheng came on the court, he successfully organized two defenses, and his morale was immediately boosted, and Song Yi's charge was blocked, but because of the blockage, his true level gradually showed.
will meet good talents, chess will meet opponents, and the audience will appreciate a double contest of physical strength and intelligence in the back and forth between Song Yi and Lu Licheng. In the arena, sometimes silent, sometimes thunderous, the wonderful confrontation between Song Yi and Lu Licheng made everyone hearty and intoxicated.
Song Yi's attack was blocked many times, and Lu Licheng's striker took the opportunity to score two goals in a row, and they took the lead again. The beauties of the cheerleaders had "infighting", some supported Lu Licheng, some supported Song Yi, the barriers were clear, and each self-helped. In addition to those of us in this department, we don't dare to choose at will, the audience in the stands has already been divided according to their personal preferences, some people press Lu Licheng to win, some people pressure Song Yi to win, and I don't know how they organized it, even the slogan was quickly formulated, and they cheered for their respective teams.
I ran to the front row and grabbed a whistle, and as soon as Song Yi organized an attack, I blew it with all my might. When Young saw my appearance, she also grabbed a whistle, and every time Lu Licheng broke through in the midfield, she also blew desperately. The people in both of our groups stared at each other, each looking at each other unpleasantly, and both tried to make their voices louder and louder.
In the scream of the whistle, Song Yi finally managed to break through, jumped high, and easily sent the ball into the basket, I immediately spit out the whistle, put my hand around my mouth, and shouted: "Song Yi! Song Yi! Song Yi! ”
My cry was sandwiched between everyone's cheers and the sound of "Alex" that almost burst my ears, and I couldn't tell the difference, but when Song Yi turned around, his eyes paused slightly in my direction, and I smiled heartily.
Lu Licheng called a timeout, walked to the edge of the field with the players, drank water, and spoke in a low voice, when his eyes glanced at me, it was very gloomy, I scolded in my heart, I have no energy, and even the applauding people can't get used to losing a ball! I'm screaming!
When the three women in our department rushed to the opposite side with drinks, Song Yi and they were already surrounded by a group of beauties, handing water to those who handed water, and those who sent towels to towels, Karen stopped and shook his head at me: "The little girls are so enthusiastic now!" Although we know that Alex is the fifth king of diamonds, we also know that he is the boss! ”
I had already stopped, but suddenly I remembered how many times I had stopped before.
I bought the Red Bull early, hoping to hand it to him after the race, I didn't hope to talk to him at all, I just hoped that he would drink the drink I bought, but that's it, I never had the courage to go up and hand him the drink, I just held the can tightly, from start to finish, and when I left, the can was already deformed by my grip.
I took a deep breath and squeezed into the crowd with a drink, Song Yi was lowering his head to tie his shoes, and after tying his shoes, when he looked up, he saw countless bottles of drinks in front of him, waiting for him to take them.
Peter They all laughed strangely, waiting to see a good show, but Song Yi had long been used to it, and had his own way of coping, smiled slightly, and turned to leave: "Thank you, I have it myself." ”
When I turned around and saw me, I handed the drink to him, my wrists trembled a little, he was stunned for a moment, took it, opened it and drank two sips, and casually ordered: "Go and move another box and put it here." "Totally the tone of the boss to the subordinates.
I happily said yes, it didn't matter why he took my drink, what mattered was that I finally gave it away.
But that's it, the group of beauties around me are already infinitely envious, and they surround Karen and me and ask, "Are there any vacancies in your department?" What are the requirements to join your department? ”
Karen hurriedly pulled me back and fled back, the situation on Young's side was slightly better, the beauties in various departments were all surrounding others, and within three steps of Lu Licheng, only Helen was alone. When he finished drinking his water and walked over to his teammates, the ladies around him immediately dispersed so that they could concentrate on their next battle plan.
Helen took Lu Licheng's used towel and water bottle aside and sat back in his place quietly.
Karen stared at Helen for a long moment, and sighed lowly. I propped my neck and kept looking at Song Yi on the other side, what were they doing, and when I heard Karen's sigh, I looked at her very inexplicably: "What's wrong with you?" Could it be that you actually support Lu Licheng in your heart? ”
Karen pinched me: "You're insane tonight!" It's just two people from the office! ”
I laughed: "Because tonight I am a young beautiful girl, and I am fulfilling my dream many years ago." ”
Karen didn't bother to pay attention to my crazy mantra: "Helen has been with Elliott for seven years, from a transcription clerk to Elliott's first personal assistant today, and no matter what happens in the company, Helen is Elliott's person, and that hasn't changed." ”
Is it? I said absent-mindedly.
Karen looked thoughtful: "I think Elliott is just not like what he looks like, he should be a very affectionate person, and he should be very good to people, otherwise Helen wouldn't be so loyal to him." At the very least, I've worked as a personal assistant to several bosses, but I've never felt that anyone deserves my life to them, and even after a long time, I will be too tired of their many tempers and take the initiative to change jobs. ”
I grunted, "Maybe she has a crush on Elliott." "As soon as I finished speaking, I wanted to slap myself, Helen just got married last month, and I spent the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.
I stuck out my tongue: "What about Alex?" What do you think of him? ”
Karen smiled decently: "He's my boss and I'm his personal assistant." She paused for a while, but she couldn't hold back, and whispered, "Alex is a very nice person, the best service and the most unscrupulous boss I have ever met, but because he is too nice, too polite, and too polite, I have been with him for more than half a year, but I still know him the same as the first day." ”
I understood what she meant, Lu Licheng used indifference and alienation as a means to refuse others to approach, but Song Yi used politeness and politeness as a means to refuse others to approach, the two people looked completely different at first glance, but in fact they had the same goal.
The applause suddenly rang out, Lu Licheng scored again, I didn't dare to think about it anymore, and immediately concentrated on watching the game.
When Song Yi came to intercept, his right hand shook, as if the ball was about to be passed to the right, but in fact, the ball turned around from behind and passed to the left. Strike! While applauding, I blew the whistle a few times, Lu Licheng and their venue was close to the stands, and several people who heard the whistle glared at me, and I glared back mercilessly. Lu Licheng was in the backfield, but he didn't turn his head back, but his back was straight. He put his hands behind his back, quickly made a few gestures, and when the ball was passed back to Song Yi's hands, their formation had changed, with Lu Licheng and the other two people as the center, forming an inverted triangle defensive formation, while cutting off Song Yi's response and Song Yi, and blocking Song Yi's continued dribbling deep, Song Yi was alone in the opponent's encirclement, he used the flexibility of his posture to frequently avoid all kinds of interceptions, and wanted to try to break out of the encirclement, after three or four seconds of stalemate, Lu Licheng took advantage of the gap between Song Yi and the other two people, From an angle that Song Yi didn't expect at all, he suddenly cut in and successfully snatched the ball from Song Yi's hands, and a burst of cheers erupted in the stands, Young picked up the whistle and blew it at me, I muttered: "Three to one, unfair, unfair!" ”
Karen applauded and admired the excitement as she said, "Basketball is a team game, and it is the spirit of winning through individual cooperation, isn't it fair?" ”
Of course I do! It's just that people are eccentric. However, I had to admire Lu Licheng's wonderful tactics just now, so I applauded a few times with everyone.
Originally, Song Yi's personal tactics were outstanding was a good thing, before Song Yi relied on his super personal skills, led the whole team to insert a dagger into the enemy's backfield, and successfully scored a goal, but Lu Licheng turned it into a bad thing, using Song Yi's personal skills that were too prominent in the group, teammates could not immediately follow up regardless of running speed, ball sense, and sense of orientation, and cooperated with Song Yi's charge, so he seized this lag point and cut off Song Yi and his teammates, causing Song Yi to go deep alone and finally lose.
In the applause, Lu Licheng scored again, the score continued to lead, and the gap was gradually widening. There were only eleven minutes left in the game.
Song Yi ran slowly while looking around, looking at his teammates and the other party's people.
Karen looked at his watch and said: "Lu Licheng and they don't have any outstanding skills, but the strength is average, Lu Licheng's tactics are used so wonderfully, on our side, one or two of them are weak, and Song Yi is too strong, the gap between strength and weakness is too big, and the cooperation is full of loopholes, it seems that it is difficult for us to win!" ”
I stared at Song Yi's running figure and said firmly, "No!" We're going to win! ”
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