Lee Jun-hee put his hands in his pockets and slowly turned to the ginkgo tree in the moonlight. In the dark blue shade that the dazzling sunlight can't shine on, there is a layer of ice miasma like Hengyun everywhere, in the deep waves like a deep pool, Li Junxi's face is very ugly, and the light gray hair is like smoke and wants to hide his eyebrows that are tighter than when he was thinking about it just now, in the backlight, Junxi's gray hair dances in a bright arc in the moonlight, and the soft light just shines on his tense face line, and the weight of the strength and the forehead can't help but cramp for a while.

Lee Hyun Jin stopped and turned his head to look at Lee Jun Hee, Lee Jun Hee's eyes wavered, he was told by Lee Hyun Jin to stop, and when he stood in place and waited for Hyun Jin to speak again, he only moved a little closer to her, and his wavering eyes slowly became sharp. He turned his head sideways to avoid Lee Hyun-jin's face again, his face turned sideways, the corners of his lips hooked, and that smile made people shudder as if he had locked on his prey.

"Can't you say it? The question turned into a question, and although Li Xianzhen had expected it, it was still very painful. She had a lot of questions to ask, but she could only swallow them back into her stomach.

"Well, I won't ask. But, do you know why your aunt did this?" Lee Jun Hee's gaze shifted to Lee Hyun Jin, and Lee Hyun Jin looked at her, and a soft light flashed in the eyes of both of them at the same time.

"Why did she stoop down to be a waitress in a small restaurant? Lee Hyun-jin gently walked up and grabbed Jun-hee's shoulders as if she were a child, and the faces of the two were close together.

"Isn't it good to be a waitress? At first I couldn't understand why she had come to this point, but then I watched her happy every day. I think as a son I understand her, she is not unspeakable, not forced by life, not to mention any ulterior secrets, but now this seemingly tedious hard work is completely her freest choice. Sister Xianzhen, the person who knows me best from beginning to end, you are the only one in the world. I just want to ask you a sentence from the wishes of your family, you can't get rid of the shackles of power and money in this life, is this kind of life really good? I think this kind of life is more chic and comfortable than those fate ties. ”

Jun-hee said, turning his head and naturally looking at the small shop that had just turned off the lights, which had long been empty, and Jun-hee, who could no longer find the shadow of his mother, showed endless nostalgia in his eyes.

"Do you know what it means to be truly at ease, please study hard while you haven't graduated yet. I think it's because you don't learn all day long that you think about unrealistic and absurd things. Or that you simply don't understand how incomprehensible society is in the eyes of ordinary people. At least one word of money divided people back into three, six, nine, and so on, and then returned to the primitive world in minutes. Don't you know this rule of survival in Qingyi?"

Li Junxi was stunned for a moment, in his memory, Sister Xianzhen had never refuted him like this. He sniffed, shrugged his shoulders, and shook his arms slightly that were gently held by Lee Hyun Jin, and then Jun Hee, who had forgotten Lee Hyun Jin's hand on his shoulder, walked straight in the opposite direction to Hyun Jin.

"Qingyi?study?maybe, no student will be a more jerk than me, I'm a 0-point professional, haha. But who's to say I don't have life experience? I do a decent job in Gu's Wegener's kitchen and in the concierge. If you don't believe me, ask the head of the department or the manager who has become a loser. Their praise for me is well-known, as the president's son, I shouldn't have been so arrogant before I took the position, but when I think that this is my father's expectation, I am a popular person. Lee Jun-hee shook his body and laughed. But his mouth was torn apart exaggeratedly, but his eyes remained indifferent.

"Do you think that's all you can do? wash the dishes, brush the dishes, and then make tea and coffee and pour two glasses of wine for the important guests? Don't tell me, you're so depraved that you even take it to heart and work hard. What kind of interest is this, if it weren't for the possibility of wearing the crown in the future and becoming the heir, how good do you think those big-talking guys can be to you, but just give your father Uncle Li face. If I were you, I would be at least a project manager now, or I would have worked my way up to the position of prime minister. Anyway, my father is the president of the hotel and a representative of the hotel industry. I don't think anyone will stand up and vote against it. So why don't you tell your dad and maybe he'll be happy from the bottom of his heart? ”

While Jun-hee smiled bitterly, he stopped and looked at Lee Hyun-jin. Hearing Jun-hee's words, Hyun-jin was in a trance for a moment.

"Isn't what I'm telling the truth? Junxi, you go out and see how many men and women are left over this year, everyone knows the truth of poor couples mourning everything, two people have worked together all their lives but can't even guarantee the children's tuition and miscellaneous expenses, and how many families are bankrupt because the old man is sick, so she can only let her lie on the hospital bed with pain and wait for her breath. “

Lee Hyun Jin stretched out his hand and patted Jun Hee's shoulder gently, looking at Jun Hee frozen in place looking at his confused appearance, Lee Hyun Jin panicked for a moment, turned him to his eyes a little arrogantly, and let him slowly raise his face to meet his eyes.

"Junxi, although my sister knows that you have a lot of grievances in your heart, in the eyes of most people in the world, you are in the midst of blessings and do not know blessings. No matter how much sadness you have, you've done it yourself. After listening to you say this today, I know how naïve you are under that mature and handsome appearance? Okay, let me let you know that in the eyes of ordinary people, what you have is just to fill your stomach and dress up and make money to eliminate disasters. And only at our level can we be at ease, but it is just the life of a concubine, with inexhaustible money and inexhaustible shares, unscrupulously watching the ebb and flow of California. You can watch it for as long as you want, or even for a lifetime, because someone will arrange their daily life. But you are a son-in-law, a well-deserved successor of the Gu family, how can you indulge yourself like that. I think even if it's your mother, she must hope that you can succeed to the throne smoothly, and then take her back to live the life of a rich wife. ”

"My mother chose forbearance for my sake. ”

Jun-hee lowered his head as if he was contemplating something, he silently watched Hyun-jin's footsteps slowly come closer, and because he had nothing to say, he had been watching the wind and grass behind Hyun-jin closely. Lee Hyun-jin still kept her hands folded on her chest, examining Lee Jun-hee's posture, at that moment she didn't look like she was talking to anyone, but more like venting her resentment.

"Does my mother really think like this? is also a woman, it seems that only women know women's minds best, maybe it's really me who is too naïve to think of such a long-term, by the way, my sister doesn't talk about these unhappy topics, let's go out for a walk tomorrow." Lee Jun Hee walked up to Lee Hyun Jin, and his crystal eyes swept over Lee Hyun Jin's surprised face. But this time he didn't let his eyes stay on Li Xianzhen's face for a long time, and after a quick glance, his gaze quickly dimmed.

"yes, yes. Anyway, I've already moved out of Gu's family, and I can't go home for a while, I don't want to be bored by those uncles and uncles who spend all day scattering dog food to use my marriage as a talking handle. But compared to sitting alone in a hotel and looking at your phone, it's also good to be able to go out and play. Summer is not good for this, and people who don't have a date during the day always look particularly lonely. "It's a matter of course to do what you want, but people at this level can't really live as they want, and they can't fall in love freely, because marriage and love can't sigh and feel very distressed.

"So it doesn't matter if the destination is far away?"

"Aren't you going now, and you won't be able to come back in 10 and a half hours during the day?"

"That's right, if it's before getting married, my sister wouldn't be in a hurry to come back on the same day. ”

Lee Hyun Jin grinned lightly with a tired face. Jun-hee silently took her to the car on the way back.

CGH

"Please come in!"

"It's me, are you okay?!" pushed open the door to the president's office, and Lee Hyun-jin walked in. Lee Tae-so stood by the window with his hands behind his back, absentmindedly admiring the scenery outside, and when he heard a familiar woman's voice behind him, he turned his head in confusion. But when he saw that the person standing in front of him was Li Xianzhen, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.

"Oh, it's you, Hyun-jin!" Hyun-jin's name came out of Lee Tae-so's mouth, and the panicked meaning made people sound a little uncomfortable. But Li Xianzhen still smiled deliberately cheerfully. Maybe it's because she married into the Gu family, so she gave birth to some shares, she thought so.

"Yes, I often hear Junxi talk about you on the phone, but I just married into the Gu family and have a lot of family affairs to learn and master, so I have no time to come to see you. Seeing that Lee Tae-so was so restrained, Lee Hyun smiled embarrassedly, still standing at the door, his hands crossed in front of him and carrying his handbag in an orderly manner.

"I heard Junxi always say that you have a very boring life in the Gu family, but there is one point, Mrs. Wen is your mother-in-law after all, and she is also the president of Qingyi University. Fortunately, marrying back a daughter-in-law like you with Lan Xinhui also exempted her mother-in-law from worrying about family trivialities. Big girl, this pink and purple tulle dress is so extraordinary when worn on you, marrying you, President Gu Beiming must be happy in his heart. As the words fell, Lee Tae-so happily walked out of his desk and greeted Lee Hyun-jin in a friendly manner.

Lee Hyun-jin looked at Lee Tae-so with empty eyes, and in order to cooperate, she sneered, and was very happy.

"I heard our family Junxi say that you came last night and quarreled with Gu Beiming, that bastard boy. But the husband and wife quarrel and wait for the anger to go down, and it's over, remember not to bow your head first, you know?"

"Yes. ”

Lee Tae-so seemed to have planned it a long time ago, and instructed the secretary to make a cup of tea.

"I heard Junxi say that it was for a trivial matter, Gu Beiming actually beat you, or twice. I can't get angry when I talk about it. At first, I thought it was because you had an awkward falling out with Mrs. Wen that he would treat you like this. ”

Lee Tae-so said and handed over a cup of freshly brewed white silver needles to Lee Hyun-jin. Lee Hyun-jin politely said "thank you" and took the teacup with both hands.

"Yes, I have always been very valued in the Gu family, Mrs. Wen, she was born as a teacher and is now the number one in the school, her temper is still somewhat stubborn, and I am young and don't know how to turn around, which makes Beiming particularly difficult between me and my mother, but how can he blame him for this kind of thing, if he blindly stands in front of me to protect me, my mother-in-law will be even more angry, and I will be angry that I abducted her baby son. Listening to Lee Hyun-jin's choked throat with a mysterious taste, Lee Tae-so squeezed Lee Hyun-jin's shoulder comfortingly. "The reality is crueler than imagination, but it's good to get used to it slowly, after all, Mrs. Wen is a well-known strong woman in Ancheng, and a woman can pass all the way and sit on the rostrum with a domineering temper can be imagined. ”

"Yes, even Elder Gu has a lot of respect for her, so I didn't pay attention to it at all, and when my mother-in-law was angry, I took my bag back, so that it could show my generosity as a daughter-in-law. Li Xianzhen smiled helplessly, his expression extremely cold. People who don't know what is going on think that she is having an awkward relationship with Wen Suli, but she has no way to say the real reason, not to mention that Mrs. Wen does not live in the Gu family, and the secret of the mansion is unknown to the outside world. Especially in the Li family, who is an opponent, if one is not careful, he will put his husband's family in a situation from which he will never recover.

"I heard that my uncle and MMBC's director Yoon Sang-heon are getting married, but I haven't congratulated you yet. Lee Hyun-jin put the teacup on the coffee table, and she looked at Lee Tae-so and continued.

"After the vigorous ceremony, it is not an ordinary life, everyone is in the circle, so there is no need to be formal. ”

"Yes, Uncle is right. But there should still be a sense of ritual, if it weren't for the lungs of my mother-in-law, I think Beiming and I would have put down our careers yesterday to have a good honeymoon. ”

"Young people always plan their relationships perfectly, and in my position, as long as I can fight for CGH's tomorrow with Yoon Sang-hyun, I am also full of expectations for my married life. ”

"After the wedding, I believe that the value of the shares that are close to the peak must be Uncle Li, and when the time comes, I can be allowed to bring President Gu Beiming to attend. ”

"Naturally, everyone is a business partner, and if you look down and don't look up, the invitation will naturally be sent to you as soon as possible. ”

said that Lee Jun Hee would take Lee Hyun Jin out for a walk early in the morning, but he still didn't see Lee Jun Hee until the sun was in full swing. After being bored, Lee Hyun-jin had to chat with Lee Tae-so without saying a word.

Since finding the restaurant that seems to be his mother's work, Lee Jun-hee seems to be a different person, and he secretly sticks behind her all day long. This time, in order not to be noticed by his father and the other hotel staff, he turned off the GPS navigation on the motorcycle.

When you arrive at your destination, you stop your motorcycle, take off your helmet, and the first thing that catches your eye is an old and humble hut. Countless long spider hangs upside down from the gray and red rubble shattered into porcelain pieces, and rows of straight green bricks under the dirty eaves are covered with turquoise moss, and extremely fine pebbles of different colors can be faintly seen between the moss and masonry. The mountain wind was cold, and the surrounding sand date trees stretched their jagged branches crookedly among the frenzied flying sand and rocks, and for a time the salty soil and the disgusting smell of mold powder came to the face. Echoing the unsightly room was the opening and closing of the reddish-brown earthen door, which had already been blown into hinges by the wind, and when the door slowly opened, a primitive snow-white tube lamp stained with greasy again broke into his sight. Even if she has never been to the countryside to live, compared to the two-story white porcelain houses along the way, the restaurant aunt's home is too shabby from any angle.

Lee Jun-hee looked at the map on his phone, then raised his eyes and looked at the room.

"Are you looking at the house?"

The landlady, who was holding a long broom made of leaves, was about to sweep the yard, and greeted Lee Jun-hee warmly.

"In our area, my house is the cheapest, although the environment is a little simple, but we have all the facilities we should have. However, you have to pay for electricity, water, and gas. If you don't use gas, you can chop some firewood with us, and if it's inconvenient, we can bring it to you. ”

"Oh, thank you. I'm not looking at the house for a while today. Li Junxi raised his eyebrows a little embarrassed.

The landlord stood the broom beside her, and she looked up and down twice Li Junxi's simple and fashionable dress.

Lee Jun-hee spread out the photo album on his phone in front of the landlord.

"Auntie, have you ever seen a woman on this?"

"Wait a minute, I'll put on my glasses and take a look. ”

The landlord rubbed her dirt-covered hand against the broken patchwork of clothes, and she trembled and took out her glasses and put them on her eyes.

"This woman has lived with me for more than three years and has recently moved out. ”

"Did she say why she moved away?"

"What else could it be? She can't afford to waste time on the road when she works in the city. ”

"Do you know where she's moved now?"

"I don't know, she's more withdrawn and never talks to our people much, and no one even knows what she is, and it's a strange woman who doesn't even say her name if it weren't for that slip of the tongue. ”

"Do you remember the name, please think about how important she is to me. ”

Li Junxi's face was flushed with urgency, his heart was pounding, and the waves in his heart gradually spread into a long river. What if it wasn't her, but if it was really her, she would have been able to recognize herself at the snack bar that day, even if her face had changed, but the name tag on her clothes was her name. Could it be that she is heart-to-heart with herself, and she just wants to quietly guard each other's side? Because she can't suppress her longing, she can only stand close and look at each other a few more times. Does one more glance give you more peace of mind?

"It's called, it's called, Cui Ying. ”

"Cui!Ying!Lan!"

That's right, it's her, especially every time you approach her, you will feel the comfort of your whole body, it turns out that she is my mother, Cui Yinglan.

"That's right, it's called Cui Yinglan. However, judging by your age as a student, what is your relationship with her, she doesn't seem to have any friends here or outside. And who the hell are you?" the landlady's eyes were full of curiosity.

"Sorry to bother, she's a very important friend of mine, and I think that's all it takes for her. See you then!"

"Wait, lad, how did you find here. ”

Jun-hee and the landlady stood face to face, looking a little embarrassed. Joon-hee didn't give the landlady a chance to answer, and the landlady looked around and took off her glasses to look at him secretly. For Jun-hee, such a gaze is no different from Yoon Sang-hyun's, like a heavy burden.

Jun-hee thought that after confirming his mother's identity, the huge stone in his heart would fall to the ground. But he didn't expect that compared to not seeing his mother, seeing his mother every day, but he couldn't reveal his heart to her, how many times he wanted to say mother, I miss you very much, have you thought of me for more than ten years, you should know who I am, they all say that mother and son are heart-to-heart, but do you really don't want to recognize me, or I was too young at that time, you can't remember what your son looks like, even if you can't call your mother, you can't call me son, but I really miss you" But how many times the words came to his mouth, he didn't even have the courage to call out a mother.

Before the landlady could ask again, Jun-hee silently bypassed her and left on his motorcycle.

CGH's President's Office,

Lee Tae-so, who was chatting with Lee Hyun-jin awkwardly, rang on his cellphone. When he saw that the name "Secretary Kim" flashed repeatedly on the screen of his mobile phone, Lee Tae-so walked out quickly and picked up the phone.

"Hey, I'll be back in a week. If Yoon Sang-string asks, just tell her that I will pass through Turkey to bring Hyuna's favorite demon eye for her. “

"But if Director Yoon Sang-chor asks about anything else..."

"I want to ask you to put yourself in your position, you are just my secretary, if you are also very thoughtful like Secretary Zhou to tell Yin Xiangxian about my schedule? I can guarantee that you will be able to leave my CGH Group an hour after answering the phone. ”

Lee Tae-so's words were very mean.

While talking to Lee Tae-so on the phone, Secretary Kim smiled shallowly at Yoon Sang-hyun, who had been waiting in the living room on the first floor for a long time. For Secretary Kim, serving such a wayward president is not only a hard job, but also the most enjoyable thing.

"Don't worry, President, your private affairs are not in my business. And Mrs. Yin Xiangxian is walking towards me at the moment, if there is anything else, I will contact you again. ”

Secretary Jin quickly glanced at Yin Xiangxian, who had a generous smile on his face, and waved his hand while taking elegant steps. Then he turned his face and walked to the door, facing the elevator door that was about to slowly open.

"It's really strange, isn't it true that the president of your CGH doesn't bring a secretary with him when he goes out for an inspection? It's really incredible, by the way, why did your previous secretary suddenly resign, do you know this?" Yin Xiangxian took out two lipsticks from her shoulder bag, and she took them in her hand and weighed them repeatedly.

"Maybe he did something that violated the group's constitution, or maybe he died because of a conflict of interest between colleagues. ”

"It's better not to say anything like this, but it's better not to say it. Sometimes you think you're smart, but it's often too stupid for others to think of you. ”

Yin Xiangxian, who was standing behind Secretary Kim, gathered his fluffy curls and said to himself, when Secretary Jin turned around, Yin Xiangxian was facing the reflective glass wall of the elevator room and constantly sorting out his clothes.

"Mrs. Yin is right, but today, he is not in the building. ”

"I know that Brother Tae-so is so gracious that he buys me a lot of impractical gifts every time he goes abroad. ”

The gifts in Yoon Sang-hyun's mouth were carefully selected by Secretary Kim from CGH's rooftop collection room and handed over to Chairman Lee Tae-so for purpose. So Yin Xiangxian just mentioned the impractical gift, and he knew it.

"The president has a deep affection for his wife, and he is indeed very envious of others. “

"Of course, some men are sincere even if they are honest with you. But you can't change the gift that a woman likes, and this feeling will be greatly discounted. Because for a woman, husbands and gifts are indispensable. By the way, Secretary Jin, are you married?" Yin Xiangxian tugged the curls in his ears, and seeing that Secretary Jin had been staring at him intently, she smiled shyly and signaled to him while smiling shyly on her hair.

"Not yet, because I'm the kind of man who can't get a gift, as my wife says. ”

Yin Xiangxian, who was brushing her eyelashes in the mirror, her mouth had not been completely closed, she glanced at Secretary Jin in surprise, and then smiled embarrassedly. "You're humorous, and I didn't mean to be directed at you. And Secretary Kim, have you heard about Chairman Lee Tae-so's ex-wife?"

"I'm so sorry, I've just arrived. And for such an important privacy, you should ask the president directly, I think only that man can give you the answer you want in the whole CGH. “

Could it be...... Yoon Sang-hyon immediately reacted, it must have been Lee Tae-so's special confession. Thinking of this, she hurriedly changed the subject. "It's nothing, I just want to know more about Jun-hee and my future son. Yin Xiangxian hesitated slightly, and then tried to hide the lingering feelings in his heart with a triumphant smile.

"But ma'am, you want it today. The elevator slowly rose to the seventh floor, and as the floor signs rose, Secretary Kim's heart rose to his throat, and he began to repeatedly wonder if he had heard the most important details in the phone conversation with the chairman just now.

"It's nothing, I heard that Lee Jun-hee has performed well in the group's back kitchen, and I wonder if I should greet and reward him since my father is not around. ”

"It's really unfortunate if you look for the young master, he went out today. ”

"The young master has also gone out?, has he said where he has gone?" The cold wind at the elevator blew her newly dyed walnut hair in the air, and when the broken hair fell down her eyelids, her slightly upturned apricot eyes were as beautiful as a crescent moon. "Did you go to play with a friend? What time did he come back? ”

"I don't know about this, it's just that our young master likes to be alone, and it seems that he rarely hears him mention friends or something. ”

Yin Xiangxian didn't speak, she just nodded with a little regret.

For example, meet with the directors and directors of CGH before marriage, and talk to them about the future and past of CGH, and don't forget that you will be our wife of CGH in the near future. Secretary Kim secretly pulled Yoon Sang-hyon aside, and he suddenly leaned his ear to her side with great interest. "Some new product launches according to the new quarterly work deployment, as well as the CGH Council will take place on the top floor at 11.00, I think you will be very interested, ma'am. ”

Secretary Jin obviously smelled the faint lavender fragrance on Yin Xiangxian's body, which gradually mixed with the sticky smell of sweat. The two smells were entangled, and even the air around them became ambiguous.

A few strands of Yin Xiangxian's hair touched Secretary Jin's cheeks, and the feeling was unbearable from the bottom of his heart to the blood all over his body. "I almost forgot that there is a new round of bidding and business plans that seem to have fallen this afternoon, and there will be more business elites gathered at CGH. ”

Yin Xiangxian couldn't help but wipe her sweat, her apricot eyes opened wide, and she whispered softly, "No, no need." I suddenly remembered that I was going to ask Mrs. Yan to go to the beauty club today, goodbye. Without waiting for Secretary Jin to finish speaking, Yin Xiangxian quickly faded out of Secretary Jin's sight like a meteor sliding into the dark night.