Lin Li quietly exited the VIP room, stepped out of the venue, took the elevator directly to the underground parking garage on the lowest floor, and waited in the business car for twenty minutes, waiting for Xiao Huai.

As soon as he got into the car, he exhaled with a sigh of relief, and explained to the driver in a hoarse and tired voice: "Let's go." ”

Lin Li hurriedly handed over the throat lozenge: "Let's leave early without saying hello, what should the two assistants do?" ”

He slowly took the pill into his mouth: "There is also a special car to take Michiko and Leo back to the hotel." Thinking of something, he added apologetically, "I made you laugh tonight." ”

"It's funny."

Xiao Huai's movement of putting the medicine box froze for a moment, and he raised his eyes.

Lin Li said: "I mean the little episode of the villa key. But there's also a laugh in your interaction with Michiko, everyone-"

"Xiaoshan and I are definitely a normal boss-subordinate relationship. I was surprised that she did it today. Xiao Huai frowned and suddenly spoke, involving a dry throat, and couldn't help coughing twice, at first it was just a small cough, and then he coughed continuously, and was forced to take another throat lozenge.

He slowed down, looked back at Lin Li, and saw her look on her face.

She moved from the back row, sat down beside him, and put one hand on his chin: "Open your mouth and let me see." ”

The light in the car was so dim that even when he was sitting he was much taller than her, she had to put her other hand on the back of his neck and make him bow his head in accommodation.

She didn't realize how ambiguous her gesture was with one hand around his neck and pulling his lips apart, she just felt that the light was too dim, and she leaned closer to each other to close the distance between them again.

Xiao Huai smelled the fragrance between her hair, so light, so low-key, but it could touch the softest part of people's hearts lightly.

His lips moved, wanting to speak, but the fingers on his chin pressed lightly to the jaw joint and then pushed outward, he passively opened his mouth, and the wisps of love in his heart also evoked.

He looked at her deeply, lingering on that beautiful face, sweeping over two curved eyebrows, clear watery eyes, and slightly upturned lips.

"It scared me, I thought you were acute pharyngitis." Lin Li said as he tested Xiao Huai's body temperature to confirm that he did not have a fever, and then his heart fell back to its original place.

His gaze remained on her face, and he smiled at her and pursed his lower lip. "If you get sick, I will blame myself very much, and I may not be able to leave."

The second half of the sentence was narrated by her, with a slight hesitation in the middle, and the end note was soft, soft and ashamed, like a feather brushing back and forth in his heart.

The indescribable love condensed around his heart, and he didn't care about the abruptness, and said, "Lin Li, can you change the ticket?" I want you to stay here for Christmas. ”

Lin Li didn't feel a little unusual when he heard this, but when he thought that it was normal for Xiao Huai as the host to say a few words to save the guests, he told himself not to think too much and looked at him silently.

The soft light from the street lamp reflected the outline of his facial features through the car window, and his eyes were as deep as ink, his eyes were dyed with a touch of tenderness, and with a little reluctance, staring at her intently.

It was as if at this moment, he only saw her in his eyes.

Lin Li's heart was touched by such a look.

The short vacation flies, and once she returns home, she will no longer be able to face him day and night like she is now, and he will not be able to appear in front of her all the time.

Even if he and her are now dependent on each other and have a long talk, they seem very intimate in a quiet atmosphere, which makes people have the illusion that he likes her, but after all, they have only known each other for ten days, and it is impossible for him to fall in love with her......

The bits and pieces of getting along appear in my mind like a marquee. Although the time is short, the experience of each day is unique, and the insights of each day are precious.

This man who knows her secrets, hears her cry, and sees her laugh will soon be completely away from her life circle and never cross paths again.

Leave?

Stay?

"In the face of such a superb man who is rare in a century, your heart has never been beating at an accelerated pace?!"

"You rack your brains to think about how to hook him, but you might as well use your brain to think about how to invest in yourself and be worthy of him. Of course, the place to invest is above the neck, but that's definitely not the face. ”

Guan Yi's question, Michiko's mockery, rang in her ears at the same time.

Lin Li's face became complicated, and he bit his lip unconsciously.

Xiao Huai saw her reaction.

He knew that this woman, who had gradually become cheerful and bright in private, had no thoughts for him beyond being a friend, her heart was not here, and her steps would not stop for it.

He sighed inaudibly: "Lin Li, I'll take you to the airport later." ”

"Xiao Huai, when will you return to China?" Lin Li spoke softly, and his tone was extremely soft, "I can't change the book, but I can reunite with you in China." ”

Just now, she made a decision to tell herself that she couldn't hesitate any longer.

She has never taken the initiative to invite the opposite sex, she is nervous, and said in a relaxed and bright tone on the surface: "I want to pick you up, and I want to invite you to a sumptuous meal as the friendship of the landlord, so as to thank you for your companionship and care during this time, and I hope you will appreciate your face." ”

This claim came as a surprise. Xiao Huai asked: "The headquarters sent me to Switzerland to coordinate work affairs, and the international banking conference is about to be held, and I will fly back to Shanghai in mid-February at the earliest." Can you wait? ”

"Yes."

"We'll be separated for more than fifty days, are you sure you can wait?"

"Absolutely."

At this moment, Lin Li is slightly different from her in the past, and she is a little close to him. Xiao Huai couldn't help but accentuate his tone: "So, let's contact later?" ”

Lin Li replied quickly: "Okay." ”

When the words fell, Lin Li found that Xiao Huai's eyes had become different when he looked at people, and his deep gaze fixed on her, as if he was observing something. Uh, has her careful mind been discovered?

was deserting, and suddenly heard a question, "Will you continue to sell bungalows after you return to China?" ”

Lin Li said honestly: "The agent sent me a text message this afternoon, and a Taiwanese took a fancy to the old bungalow and asked me to rush back to sign the contract for the sale of the house. ”

"Don't sell it to outsiders, you will directly transfer the house to my name after you return to China, and the transaction price will be ten percent higher than before."

"Can I refuse?"

Xiao Huai was a little speechless: "Do you still mind that my surname is Xiao?" ”

Lin Libian flattened his mouth: "I want to trade at the original price, but you don't know the hearts of good people." ”

His eyes softened: "After you sell the house, where do you live?" Living with your parents? ”

"Guan Yi plans to lend me the apartment that is unused in her name...... What questions do you have? Lin Li's tone was slightly unnatural.

Xiao Huai asked this, in fact, to confirm whether he needed to worry about Father Lin and Mother Lin when contacting her again, and heard that she meant that she was living alone, so he said, "No." ”

"I have a question. After selling the house, if you don't plan to buy a new property, what kind of investment is the money in your bank account? Guan Yi said that the economic shape of the year is good, and I will buy some stocks to play. ”

"Which sectors and stocks are you interested in? Have you ever known about the listed companies corresponding to the stocks? ”

The simple question stopped Lin Li. She heard Guan Yi talk about A-shares, and she had a vague understanding of stocks, but she never expected that there were complex and esoteric knowledge involved.

Seeing her stunned appearance, Xiao Huai didn't think twice: "It's okay, you can buy whatever you like." ”

"How can this be. What should I do if I lose money? ”

"With me, I can afford it."

Obviously, this sentence should be understood as a joke, but Lin Li believes it: "Words must be counted." If I lose, I'll come to you to be responsible. ”

The corners of Xiao Huai's lips rose irrepressibly: "It's a good thing to lose money, you will have baby-like sleep." ”

"So amazing?"

"I often wake up in the middle of the night, cry for a while, and then go back to sleep."

“…… Bah. ”

The fair skin of her cheeks was stained with a thin red that looked better than rouge, and her voice was thin and soft, as if protesting, but not all protesting.

When Xiao Huai saw her like this, the reluctance in his heart added a little more: "Lin Li, can we hug it?" ”

Lin Li thought about it and understood it as a final goodbye.

He reached out and put his arm around her shoulder, and with his other hand he went around her smooth jade back, and took the person into his arms. It's not that I don't want to experience the touch of my fingertips as they move over that smooth and delicate skin, but I've already offended her once just now, intentionally or unintentionally, and I can't bully her again.

As for her, she snuggled up in a warm and secure embrace, hesitated for two seconds with both hands, and then wrapped her arms behind him and hugged him weakly.

She buried her head and her cheek seemed to be attached to his collar, so that she could smell the nice smell of irises.

Why did you meet him? She asked herself quietly.

"Lin Li." He called her name in a deep voice.

She listened intently, waiting for the next words.

"On the days when I'm not in the country, you have to be happy, sleep more, and take care of yourself."

It was as if something was gently lit in his chest, and it was full of heat. She seems to have finally seen a ray of light after a long dark night, and she has a new hope from then on.

She closed her eyes and answered softly.

"Well, you too."

*

At 23:30, Lin Li's return flight took off on time.

Xiao Huai was walking back from the Berlin airport in an empty car, and received a call from Simon on the way.

"Dear cousin, what are you doing with Little Breeze? Dating in progress? ”

"Lin Li has returned to China, and I just sent her on the plane."

Simon was surprised: "What?!" Why don't you sue me for such a big thing as returning home? I can still go and see her off and see her one last time. ”

Xiao Huai replied lightly: "She knows that you are getting together with friends and does not want to disturb, so she only asks me to convey one sentence - the Chinese pay attention to courtesy, you give her a diamond necklace, and she wants to collect your latest work." ”

"This chick, do you know that my new work is expensive? She bought my paintings, planning to go hungry for the rest of the year? ”

"With me, I can't go hungry."

"You're there...... Uh, did you confess to her? Does she agree to be in a relationship with you? ”

Xiao Huai did not speak.

Arriving at the villa, the whole building was quiet, and the white cotton slippers worn by Lin Li were still placed in the hallway, but her room was clean and tidy, leaving no traces of her previous visit.

Not long ago, she slowly and leisurely sorted her luggage, and at the end, she looked up at him standing at the door, and smiled brightly: "Mr. Xiao, we have been together for a relatively short time, but I feel that I have known you for a long time." Do you feel this way? ”

At that moment, he wanted to keep her again.

It was also at that moment that before they were separated, they began to think about it.