Unexpectedly, Xiao Xi was the first to react, clapped her hands cracklingly, and smiled proudly: "Aunt Xiaowan played well." Old witch, ugly bastard!" said the latter words to Tang Fei, and made a grimace.

Tang Fei was trembling with anger, the red marks on the five fingers on both cheeks were obvious, she raised her hand and wanted to call at Xiao Xi, I instinctively blocked it and covered Xiao Xi's head in my arms.

The expected slap didn't fall, and I looked up and saw him.

He grabbed Tang Fei's hand, frowned slightly, and just looked at me with an unclear meaning in his eyes.

I thought he was blaming me for letting Xiaowan beat his fiancée, and just wanted to open his mouth to explain to Xiaowan, Xiaoxi took the first step to speak.

"Uncle Shuai, this old witch is going to beat me, I'm so afraid!" The little face was aggrieved, which was diametrically opposed to clapping just now.

“……”

When did this kid go to school and change his face?

Gu Feng glanced at Tang Fei, put down her hand, and said lightly, "Let's go." ”

After speaking, he took the lead in walking into the wedding dress shop, Tang Fei glared at the three of us viciously, gritted his teeth, and pinched the brand-name bag in his hand to deform.

Xiaowan took my shoulders and raised her head: "Let's go." ”

Xiao Xi also learned from her to raise her head, majestic and high-spirited.

I glanced back, Gu Feng was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the bridal shop, his face was gloomy, he couldn't see joy and sorrow, and half of his face was blurred in the shadows.

He's here to pick out a wedding dress for her.

Three days, did he forget what we had been after only three days of sadness?

Isn't that what I wanted in the first place, hoping that he will forget about me, that he will be happy?

But why do you feel sad, even resentful? Man, indeed, is a complex and contradictory animal.

"Qingqing, don't you believe her words?" Xiaowan looked at my lost soul, and her tone was very unhappy, "Please, she is just a lot of nonsense, I think she has paranoia." Back then, Gu Feng ......"

"Be careful!" Xiaowan suddenly shouted, and pulled me over, and a car sped past me, slamming on the brakes in front.

The person in the car poked his head out and said angrily: "Walk without ...... Xia Qing!

After being pulled by Xiaowan, I realized that I had just run a red light, and suddenly heard someone call my name, and I looked up blankly and saw a swarthy face sticking out of the front window, with a big back on my head, shining in the midsummer sun.

"Shen Hong! little rabbit cub!" Xiao Wan shouted, ran over and rubbed his head, and the meticulous big back instantly became a chicken nest.

Shen Hong screamed, hurriedly put his head in, opened the car door and walked out.

I walked over with Xiaoxi in my arms.

I didn't expect to meet Shen Hong. In the past four years, I have hardly contacted him, and I know from Xiaowan that he is working very smoothly, and although he and Huang Li are noisy, they have always been together. He's one of the few good friends I've had, and I'm happy to know he's doing well, and I don't want him to worry about my affairs.

Shen Hong didn't go when Xiaowan got married, she said that he went to Africa on a business trip and couldn't come back.

Because he didn't come to her wedding, she kept thinking about it, thinking about the day when she met him, she had to clean him up.

I don't want to run into it here by such a coincidence.

Shen Hong drove alone, and there was no one else in the car.

It was too hot outside, so he told us to get in the car first and find a place to talk.

Shen Hong drove to a coffee shop, parked the car, and a few of us walked in.

"Yo, whose little fairy is this?" As soon as I sat down, Shen Hong noticed Xiao Xi in my arms.

It is estimated that the little girl listened to this very useful, she showed a mouthful of small teeth, and smiled brighter than the midsummer sun.

"Xiao Xi, call uncle. I touched her head and smiled.

"Uncle!" Xiao Xi called sweetly.

"Hey, that's good," he grinned, revealing a mouthful of large white teeth, making his swarthy face even darker.

After laughing, he reacted, looked at Xiaoxi, then at me, and opened his mouth wide: "Xia Qing, is this your daughter?"

"Well," I said, laughing, "close your mouth, it's about to water." ”

"Hee-hee-hee......" Xiao Xi covered her mouth and snickered.

The cheesecake came up, and Xiao Xi began to concentrate on dealing with the food.

"When did you get married?" why didn't you give a notice?" asked Shen Hong.

I was silent, not knowing what to say, but in the end I just smiled, didn't answer his question, and asked instead, "What about Huang Li, why didn't I go with you?"

"Hmph, who wants to be with her," Shen Hong snorted, pursed his lips, and said angrily, "Go chase that Xiaobai, watch the concert in the gymnasium." ”

Xiaobai, Bai Yuchuan, I didn't expect that Huang Li, who had changed an idol a month ago, chased Bai Yuchuan for so long, which is quite rare.

I smiled, these two people have been like children for so many years, and it is also very rare.

"Your complexion, if you go out at night without showing your teeth, you will probably be run over by a truck, and you will not be compensated - it will affect the traffic order. Xiaowan buried him.

"What do you know, this is called bronze, just ask your brother is not man?" If there is a tail, it is estimated that Shen Hong's tail will have to be cocked to his temples.

"Huh?" Xiaowan's eyes narrowed, and she screwed his ears with lightning speed.

"Hey, hey, sister, boss, I was wrong, let go, let go!" Shen Hong immediately begged for mercy, and his cocked tail was withdrawn suddenly.

"Hey, spare him, everyone else has seen it. I smiled and patted Xiaowan's hand.

Xiaowan snorted twice before reluctantly putting down her hand.

Shen Hong talked about the things over the years, he has been in the branch of Changhe Group, and now he has been promoted to the deputy manager of the branch, the company has developed rapidly, that is, he is now responsible for a wider range of business sectors, both at home and abroad, and sometimes he has to go on business trips abroad. Frequent travel to South America and Africa, these are two emerging markets, and the market demand has increased dramatically.

Changhe Group has always had a very accurate grasp of the market and has always been able to occupy domestic and foreign markets in advance.

In high probability, the gain and the effort are proportional.

Shen Hong's harvest is directly proportional to his efforts, and so is Changhe Group.

"Your boss is really wise and powerful, sitting at the headquarters, scolding Fang Xuan, pointing out the country, and commanding your gang of shrimp soldiers and crabs to charge into battle. Xiao Wan teased Shen Hong with a smile.

"Hey, don't say it, our boss is really hardworking. Do you still remember the project of Science City four years ago, I heard that at that time, he ran alone at home and abroad, raised billions of dollars in a month, and finally won the bid in the independent bidding of Changhe Group. But then I heard that he didn't go to the head office for a while, and it seemed that he was sick. After winning the Science City project, he was rightfully elected as the chairman of the board of directors and took over the position of Gu Dong. Gu Dong's health has not been good over the years, and he has fully retired. However, because the risk of independent investment in the Science City project is too high and the amount of financing is too large, the venture capitalists are cautious, and our boss has signed an agreement with the investor, and no matter what the outcome is, he will ensure that the investor can get back the cost of the investment plus interest. This kind of profitable business is also invested if I am an investor. ”

Shen Hong took a sip of coffee and continued: "Our boss really has to convince people, and he dares to sign this kind of agreement with someone for such a risky thing, and I don't know what he is for." After the financing came down, he has been personally responsible for the project, and I heard from the senior management of the head office that no matter what time he gets off work, the lights in Gu Feng's office are on, and it lasted for three years, which is too hard. In the first half of this year, the project was finally successfully completed, and investors made a lot of money. Oh, by the way, I heard that after the successful completion of the project, Lao Gu Dong also went to Qingshan Temple in City C to worship the Buddha. Entrepreneurs love to worship Buddha and worship God. ”

It turned out that he had been so sick.

It turned out that he had worked so hard in the past four years.

It turned out that he was so lonely in a place I couldn't see.

It turned out that it was ......

The cold coffee is so sour, bitter and astringent, from the tip of the tongue to the throat to the stomach, fermenting in the heart, eroding the softest part of the heart little by little.

Shen Hong was still chatting with Xiaowan, and I felt that my ears were buzzing, and I couldn't really hear it.

"Mom, give you cake, sweet. Xiao Xi dug out a spoonful of cheesecake and handed it to my lips.

I touched her head, smiled, opened my mouth and took a bite, the rich cheese melted on the tip of my tongue, it was really sweet.

When it hurts, it doesn't hurt to eat sweet things. The world of children is so simple.

Shen Hong was still talking about the company, he said: "Originally, Changhe Group did not have any business dealings with Zhongzheng Group, but in the first half of this year, I heard that Xu Dong took the initiative to find our boss and talk about several big projects, the largest of which is the ecological park project. It is also strange to say that these projects are being negotiated well by the group, with the strength of their company, there should be no problem in winning these projects alone, why should we find our company to cooperate and share a piece of cake. However, with the help of our company, these projects are basically 100% safe. ”

In the first half of this year, Xu Zhengfeng was diagnosed with advanced liver cancer, did he plan to transfer his equity to me from that time, and did he start paving the way for me from that time?

Gu Feng, I knew that Xu Zhengfeng was my biological father from that time, so would I be willing to let go of my heart knot for many years and cooperate with him?

I don't dare to think about it, maybe it's just me being amorous......

"Our boss, our boss, you dog, if you are promoted to deputy manager of the branch, I can't wait to promise Gu Feng my body. Xiaowan squeezed him.

"What, what I'm saying is the truth, my brother is promoted based on his strength. However, it is also strange to say that my appointment was directly sent to the branch by Gu Feng, and the general head office rarely directly appoints the position below the general manager level of the branch. My colleagues in the company still thought that I had a special relationship with my boss, and the boss was not married and had no girlfriend, so my brother's innocence was almost ruined!" Shen Hong said exaggeratedly, hugging his arms tightly as if he was being persecuted.

Xiaowan laughed so much that she almost couldn't breathe, Xiaoxi also "giggled", I laughed too, it was funny, wasn't it, just laughing and laughing and laughing burst into tears.

chatted with Shen Hong until the sun set in the west, and then he said goodbye and made an appointment to meet again next time.

Xiaowan and I walked back slowly, and she suddenly said to me, "Qingqing, do you know Qian Qian?"

I was stunned, Qi Qian was the manager of Ling Yusen when I worked in Ling Yusen's company before, and she was also one of Ling Yusen's partners, she liked Ling Yusen for many years and did a lot of things for him.

I nodded.

She said: "After I was with Ling Yusen back then, Qian Qian came to me, she asked, why did Ling Yusen choose me, she loved him for so many years, paid so much for him, why did he fall in love with me not long after I appeared." ”

Xiaowan's eyes were a little ethereal, looking at the glow in the sky, her expression was light: "She was in pain at the time, I felt very sad, but love cannot be measured by giving and returning." I can't comfort her, and it's useless to comfort her, so she can only figure it out on her own. Later, I asked Ling Yusen if he had paid so much for him, had he really never been moved? He said that if he was moved, there may be touching in love, but being moved is not equal to love. If he accepted her because he was moved, it would be disrespectful and irresponsible to himself and to Qi Qian. ”

"Probably every man has had two women like this, at least two. Marrying a red rose, over time, the red one has changed into a smear of mosquito blood on the wall, and the white one is still the bright moonlight in front of the window; marrying a white rose, the white one is a grain of rice stuck to the clothes, but the red one is a cinnabar mole on the heart. Xiaowan read a passage softly, it was Zhang Ailing's "Red Roses and White Roses".

"The love generated by the moving is neither a white moonlight nor a cinnabar mole, but a white boundless light, in the light, you will feel warm, but after all, it is just a void. Xiaowan suddenly smiled and complained angrily, "When Ling Yusen said this, I had goosebumps all over the place. ”

The afterglow of the sunset puts a layer of warmth on everything, and there is still a little warmth sprinkled on the body. I stretched out my palm and placed it in the void, the orange light quietly poured down through my fingers, and the palm was still empty.

By the time I got home, it was completely dark.

On Monday, a new week began. Life goes on and on.

I came to the company very early, and Assistant Lin reported to me about today's itinerary.

She said that the Changhe Group, the project of the ecological park, has been replaced by someone to negotiate, Vice President Cai, and the meeting time is two o'clock in the afternoon.

I nodded, and she continued to report.

In the afternoon, Vice President Cai arrived on time, and the meeting was very smooth.

It's been a lot this week, but it's all going well.

At six o'clock in the afternoon on Friday, I packed up my things and prepared to get off work early, and made an appointment with Yu Chen to go to his house in City C tomorrow to meet his mother, Director Bai, to discuss the wedding.

When I was about to step out of the office, Assistant Lin came in, and she said, Gu Cheng, the housekeeper of the old Gu Dong, came over and wanted to see me.

Old Gu Dong, Gu Changxiang?

I put down my things and asked Assistant Lin to invite people in.

The housekeeper of the Gu family, when I went to the Gu family four years ago, I saw it once, and I had the impression of a middle-aged man in his fifties, always with a gentle smile on his face, a distant cousin of the Gu family, who had worked in the Gu family for nearly thirty years.

Gu Cheng walked in and smiled gently: "Miss Xia." ”

I smiled: "Steward Gu." He reached out and shook his hand.

"Miss Xia, I'm sorry to disturb you. Gu Lao wants to see you now, I don't know if it's convenient?" Gu Cheng said.

"Now?" I asked.

"Yes. ”

I groaned for a moment.

"Yes...... Something about the little wind. He said suddenly, in a subtle tone, with a hint of tentativeness.

I was slightly stunned, both wanting to go and not wanting to go.

He sighed suddenly, as if he was considering the wording, and after a while, he continued: "Xiaofeng is sick......

I looked up, pursed my lips, took a deep breath, and said, "Okay." ”

"Thank you, Miss Xia. Gu Cheng said with a smile, as if relieved.

I didn't drive my own car, and my mind was a bit messy.

Sitting in Gu Cheng's car, he drove very steadily, and occasionally the slight vibration of the wheels running over the stones would make my heart beat inexplicably.

I thought he would drive to the hospital, but he drove straight to the Gu family's villa.

I came here once four years ago, and I never wanted to set foot here, and I thought I wouldn't be here again in this life.

As the car passed through the garden, the fountain was still there, and everything seemed to have changed.

got out of the car, and Gu Cheng led the way in front.

I met Gu Changxiang in the hall. He stood by the window, cane, and the setting sun poured in through the window and fell on him, twilight, and vastness.

Hearing the voice, he turned around slowly, his eyes were heavy, his brows were furrowed, and he felt heavy for no reason, and I suddenly felt flustered.

"Thank you for coming over. He sighed and raised his hand to signal me to sit down.

"Feng'er is sick and has severe depression, just like his mother used to be. His tone was heavy, and I felt that my legs were weak, so I put my hand on the sofa and moved it step by step, and sat down slowly.

"You probably know something about his mother. Back then, after Yunfei's accident, Shufen almost collapsed, she didn't eat, drink or talk to anyone, she hid in her room all day, the curtains of the room were closed, and the doctor diagnosed her as severe depression. Later, medication and psychotherapy were carried out, but the results were not very good. Her condition lasted almost two years at the time. One day, the nanny carelessly didn't look at the wind, he rolled downstairs, broke a leg, and cried heartbreakingly, Shufen suddenly rushed downstairs and hugged Feng'er and cried for a long time. Later, she came to her senses completely. Gu Changxiang seemed to feel a little tired, pinched his eyebrows, and slowed down before continuing, "When Feng'er was four years old, one day she was coming to the company to find me, and that day, Shufen saw Zhengfeng in my office, and you may already know what happened later. In the third year of their marriage, Shufen's illness flared up again, and later I sent her to the United States for recuperation, and Feng'er also went to accompany her. Long-term medication and psychological disorders made her health worse and worse, and when Feng'er was in college, Shufen left......"

Suddenly, as if he had lost his strength, he leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and put his hand between his brows, as if thinking of those sad pasts.

After a while, he opened his eyes and looked at me heavily: "Four years ago, Feng'er told me that he wanted to be engaged to you, and I didn't agree. At that time, I was sick, and if he couldn't win the Science City project, the board of directors would inevitably take advantage of the issue and demand a new election of the chairman. I can't let this happen, Changhe Group is my life's work, and I want to hand over the company to Feng'er before I die. At that time, only the Tang family and Zhengfeng could help him. This kid has had a knot in Zhengfeng's heart for many years, and he won't ask Zhengfeng for help. So I asked him to marry the Tang family, which was the most ideal solution. But this kid is too stubborn, and he said, if he can get the project down, let me agree to his engagement to you. I agreed. Later, he really won the project. I remember him being very happy that day, like a child, and I hadn't seen him smile like that in years. ”

He was silent for a moment, sighed, and then continued: "But soon after you left, he went madly looking for you, and then he fell ill—severely depressed, just like his mother had been. He shut himself up in the house by the sea, did not eat or drink, and sat at the window all day looking at the sea, and did not speak to anyone. Later, his body could not support it and fainted, and the doctor had to inject him with drugs, which made him drowsy most of the time. I didn't worry about him and kept watching him. One day I got up from his bedside and my blood pressure was unstable and I fainted, and he suddenly woke up. Even if I trade my life for his sobriety, I am willing. For the past few years, he has been working hard, and I thought he was already fine. After returning from Castle Peak Temple that day, he became in a trance. Later, when I went to the hospital to see Zhengfeng, I ran into you, and I knew that he might have seen you. You already have a family and a daughter, and I say to you, I hope you can make him completely dead, so that it will be good for both of you. When I came back, I told him that my grandfather was old and that I wanted to see him start a family before leaving. He agreed, and I thought he had forgotten about you. ”

"After he came back last Sunday, he sat in a daze and drove to the house by the sea alone, I didn't feel at ease, so I asked Gu Cheng to follow. He locked himself in his room again...... I have already postponed the marriage on the Tang family's side. Heart disease still needs heart medicine, you are his heart disease, I hope you can help him. ”

I felt that my hands and feet were soft, and I couldn't sit steadily, so I put my hands on the armrests of the sofa to support my body so that I wouldn't slide down.

His throat tightened, and as soon as he opened his mouth, his voice trembled a little: "I want to see him......"

Gu Cheng walked over and said, "Miss Xia, I'll take you there." ”

I stumbled on my feet when I stood up, and Gu Cheng helped me.

I got into the car in a trance, and the buildings outside the window flew by, and the more I looked at it, the more dizzy I became. The phone kept ringing, I was so dizzy that I wanted to throw up, so I let it ring. It rang a few times and then stopped.

I don't know how long the car has been driving, but when it stopped, I smelled a faint smell of sea.

"Miss Xia, it's here. Gu Cheng said.

I tried to open the door, but I found that I couldn't open it, my palms were soaked with sweat, and I could barely hold the doorknob.

Gu Cheng helped me open the car door and lead the way in front.

I've been to this place twice, I haven't been to it for years, and I just feel familiar and unfamiliar.

On the night of my birthday, he was here, under the fire tree and silver flowers, gently dropped a kiss on my forehead, and said to me with a gentle expression: "I love you, Xia Qing." ”

The day he won the project, he brought me here with a happy face, and we were so entangled that night that I burst into tears in his outburst, and he gently kissed the tears from my face and said, "Don't cry, I don't want to see you cry." ”

I followed Gu Cheng to the door of the room on the second floor, he unscrewed the doorknob, I raised my eyes, and I could barely breathe.