Alley

Chapter 15

-2020-

Shu Yi's life soon returned to the life of spending seven days a week in the research institute. His dormitory was in the research institute, and he didn't have any friends except Duan Yiping. He just slept in Xiang Yu's house from time to time after dating Xiang Yu.

The researchers were very curious about the boyfriend that team leader Shu made, but they broke up after not seeing a real person for a few months.

Some people said that Team Leader Shu was too demanding; others said that Team Leader Shu had a crush on that person for a long time, but when he got it, he didn't cherish it and dumped him.

That day Shu Yi and Shen Chen went to the city center to listen to the report, the report was long and boring, Shen Chen forced himself to hold back several yawns.

While Shu Yi was taking notes seriously, Shen Chen secretly admired him in his heart, Shu Yi really did everything seriously.Everyone in this kind of policy report meeting always listened casually, and went back to the Internet to copy a summary of their thoughts. Except for the leaders in the first few rows, Shu Yi was the only one who was seriously taking notes.

Shen Chen had heard before that Team Leader Shu's family was poor, and he relied on scholarships and bursaries all the way from undergraduate to master's and doctoral degrees.His tutor commented to him that Shu Yi may not be the smartest one, but he is the hardest one in his exploration of learning and knowledge.

Shen Chen couldn't understand how it was possible to spend 365 days a year in the research room without having a private life. In fact, the life in the research institute is very boring, and the content of their daily research is not a shocking novelty. Dismantling it into daily work is nothing more than endless experiments and failures.

He once asked Shu Yi why he likes this knowledge so much?

At that time, Shu Yi smiled lightly and said that he didn't like it, but just wanted to get closer.

Shen Chen didn't ask Shu Yi again what he wanted to go further, he was afraid that the idealistic words of wanting to take one step closer to the truth would come out of Team Leader Shu's mouth.

Yes, they are not scientists. In the eyes of most people, the work of the research institute is just a job with a stable salary.

They will admire idealism, but deep down feel that they cannot communicate with them.

Just like Team Leader Shu, he is always gentle and humble, and always seems to be separated by a veil when interacting with others.

There are some entertainment facilities in the dormitory area of ​​the research institute, such as movie room, table tennis room and game room. These places are often places for researchers to socialize and make friends. However, no one has seen Shu Yi appear there.

Shu Yi is always lonely, but seems to enjoy this loneliness.

The lecture was finally over, Shu Yi and Shen Chen squeezed into the parking lot with the flow of people, it was time for lunch, Shen Chen asked if he wanted to have lunch outside and go back.

Shu Yi nodded, and Shen Chen was secretly relieved.

Otherwise, I don't know when I can eat.

Shu Yi didn't have any requirements for meals, so Shen Chen chose a roast duck restaurant.

Through the glass window, you can see the oily and clear duck rotating and roasting on the steel pipe. When the roast duck is out of the oven, the chef will push the cart to slice the duck in front of the table.Fruity woody and meaty aromas are overflowing, and the master's knife skills are excellent. First, slice the most crispy, crispy and fat duck skin, and then slice the duck meat with the skin on.

The hot duck skin is dipped in white sugar to eat directly. The fat and tender duck skin has been roasted until it is fragrant and crispy. The duck meat is placed in the center, served with sweet noodle sauce, cucumber strips, scallions and a little mashed garlic, and the lotus leaf cake is wrapped. The savory taste and the taste of the seasoning blend together just right.

Duck racks are eaten in two, and handed over to the back kitchen for processing. One part is fried into crispy salt and pepper duck ribs, and the other part is cooked into delicious duck rack soup.

Shu Yi took a sip of duck soup and narrowed his eyes.Shen Chen had never seen such a contented expression on Team Leader Shu's face.

"Group Leader Shu, are you satisfied with this one?"

He asked tentatively.

Shu Yi smiled and nodded, "Thank you, it's delicious."

"As long as you are satisfied, this old Beijing roast duck restaurant is usually difficult to get a seat, that is, it is noon on a weekday, and we don't need to queue up."

"Oh, by the way, have you eaten Dong X?"

Shu Yi shook his head, "What is this?"

"I also eat roast duck, and the taste is very good, shall we go there for the next dinner?"

Shu Yi thought for a while, "It's fine if it doesn't exceed the per capita meal standard."

The small calculations in Shen Chen's heart were clattering, "That restaurant is delicious, but the price is a bit more expensive. We have a good meal once in a while. When the C stage is over this time, it is reasonable to celebrate it. "

Shu Yi was noncommittal and did not answer immediately.

Just when Shen Chen thought there was nothing to do, Shu Yi spoke up.

"What's the difference between that store and this one?"

"Hmm... the heat of the roast duck is not the same? There seems to be a suckling duck there, which is very tender."

Shu Yi nodded, took another sip of the duck soup, and replied casually, "I haven't eaten roast duck before, and I don't know if it's good or bad. If you like it, we'll have a meal there when the stage is over."

Shen Chen was silently shocked in his heart.

He had indeed heard that Team Leader Shu was poor in his early years, but it had been so many years, the salary at the institute was not bad, and there were project bonuses from time to time, no matter what, he couldn't have eaten roast duck.

As if guessing what Shen Chen was thinking, Shu Yi explained with a smile, "I used to have no money to eat, but now I have no one to eat with me."

Seeing the helpless smile on the face of Shu Yi, who was seated opposite, Shen Chen felt his heart being clenched and aching.Obviously Shu Yi is older and more experienced, but Shu Yi, who is alone in front of him, is so distressed to say these words frankly.

Shen Chen suddenly understood why there are always so many people secretly falling in love with Team Leader Shu.

—Wait, I'm straight, I'm straight!

Shen Chen, the straight man of steel, was shaken from the depths of his soul.

At this moment, Shen Chen saw Shu Yi looking into the distance, his pupils shrank, and following Shu Yi's gaze, he turned his head, and a young man in a suit came towards their table.

The man was about 25 or [-] years old, with cold eyes and neatly arranged hair; his eyes were fixed on Shu Yi, as if he wanted to see through Shu Yi.

"Easy."

The man's voice was hoarse, and Shen Chen noticed that the man's hands hanging by the table were clenched tightly, and the veins were about to pop out.

Instinctively sensing the danger of the person in front of him, Shen Chen stood up and walked around the table to block Shu Yi.

"Who are you?"

Shen Chen asked.

"who are you?"

The man was not polite at all, and pushed Shen Chen away, "Is this your new boyfriend? Are you breaking up with me because of him?"

Shen Chen was even more surprised, he didn't expect that the unattainable team leader Shu, the legendary boyfriend is actually a boy in his twenties!

Shu Yi looked at Xiang Yu coldly and didn't answer.

Seeing Shu Yi's attitude, Shen Chen probably also understood what he meant. The 30-year-old Shen Chen sneered, "Kids, don't meddle in the affairs of brothers."

Xiang Yu's face darkened twice immediately, he ignored Shen Chen's provocation, and continued to question Shu Yi, "Yi Yi, answer me."

From the bottom of his heart, Shen Chen felt that the young man opposite him was not good enough for Team Leader Shu, so it was no wonder that Team Leader Shu wanted to break up with him, and planned to make up a few more words to squeeze him.At this time, Shu Yi spoke.

"Not a boyfriend, not because of him."

His voice was cold and clear, without any emotion.Then he picked up his coat and the bill and left, took two steps and then turned around, "Xiao Shen, what are you doing in a daze, let's go."

He didn't look at the man any more during the whole process.

It was a farce.When Shen Chen got into the car, he was still thinking about how to gossip with his colleagues about this shocking big melon. He got into the driver's seat, turned on the ignition, released the handbrake, and set the navigation to go back to the research institute.

Inadvertently flicking to the right, he saw Shu Yi's pale lips and trembling hands.

Blue veins bulged and spread on the translucent skin, and the hand was also tightly clenched.

Shen Chen felt that the reason for their breakup was definitely not because Team Leader Shu got tired of it.

Shu Yi's expression clearly betrayed him.