Chapter 64: Into the Arms
Xiao Ran wore a black tuxedo today, a white stand-up collar shirt with the most fashionable and retro pattern in Paris, and a very ironing arc to fit his body, which is a kind of nobility and straightness that can not be concealed even if it is low-key and simple, as if in the crowd, as long as you look at it, you can never forget it.
He stood in the doorway, looking at the couple who were attached to each other. His eyes drooped slightly, and no one could find the love in his eyes.
"Mr. Xiao, long time no see." An old man in Tang costume who was more than half a hundred years old walked in front of Xiao Ran and handed over a glass of wine very naturally, "I think when you came to Hong Kong to set up a branch, you were only in your twenties, and in a blink of an eye, so many years have passed." "Xiao Ran is not the first person to come to Hong Kong from the mainland to set up a branch, but he is definitely the most successful. Nowadays, the influence of Shaw Company in Hong Kong is something that any insider has to praise. Whether it is ability, means, or vision, among the younger generation, Xiao Ran is absolutely the leader.
Yunxi glanced at the person who spoke, a little familiar, when she and Xiao Ran came to Hong Kong to set up a company together, this boss also intentionally helped them once, in terms of friendship, it is indeed an old acquaintance.
Xiao Ran smiled at him, "Mr. Li is like a pine and cypress, and he hasn't seen any change for so many years." ”
The other party laughed and patted his stomach: "Do you see my belly?" I'm about to be disgusted by my daughters, and I'm a bad old man. You are still willing to comfort and comfort me. ”
This person has a beloved daughter, who has been pampered since childhood, and can really be called a princess-like raiser. I fell in love with Xiao Ran at first sight before, but unfortunately Xiao Ran didn't mean that at all, and in the end, it didn't happen. Fortunately, this person is more open-minded, and he doesn't feel that the other party can't stand his arrogant daughter.
Seeing the two of them greeting each other, the others immediately surrounded them. Just kidding, this is Xiao Ran, it is also useful to be able to get a good impression, even if you can't cooperate in the future, there is no harm in selling a familiar face.
When Mr. Zhang entered the venue, he happened to see a bunch of people surrounding Xiao Ran, almost blocking the intersection.
His face sank, and he looked up at Leng Yunxi and Qiao Zimo who were standing not far away, and suddenly coughed.
Why, all of them forgot what tonight's dinner was for?
Because of Mr. Zhang's cough, many people reacted immediately, looked back with a little embarrassment, and saw Leng Yunxi standing beside Situ Bai casually, the two were talking in a low voice, suddenly slowed down, nodded politely towards Xiao Ran, and gradually dispersed.
Xiao Ran didn't bother to look at Mr. Zhang, his eyes passed through everyone, he paused from Qiao Zimo, and then moved away and landed on Yunxi's body.
She is wearing a white dress and long skirt today, and the mermaid-like skirt wraps her figure proportions more and more slender and slender, and from a distance, it looks like a transparent and elegant white porcelain standing in the Ming room of the previous dynasty under the bright moon, revealing an ancient charm.
"Miss Leng, I wonder if there is an honor to invite you to dance?" The crowd dispersed, Mr. Zhang walked to Yunxi's side, nodded slightly at Situ Bai, and then looked at her calmly.
Yunxi waved his hand slightly, beckoned the waiter, put down the wine glass in his hand, took the corner of the skirt with one hand, and handed it to Mr. Zhang's palm with the other.
The orchestra seated on one side of the ballroom immediately played a soothing tune, and the crowd gradually dispersed in all directions, giving up the middle dance floor to the hostess for the evening.
Situ Bai stood in place, gently pressed his hand against Qiao Zimo, and his expression was no longer as restrained as when he first saw him: "Mr. Zhang seems to be afraid of you?" She couldn't say what the reason was, she always felt that with Mr. Zhang's character who was above the top and was accustomed to giving orders, he just stood beside Yunxi, but he directly avoided Qiao Zimo's eyes, which was always a very disobedient feeling.
"You think he should be afraid of me?" Qiao Zimo leaned against the wall easily, looking at the pair whirling on the dance floor, his eyebrows were elegant and pleasant, and he didn't look like a character who appeared in such a flashy place. If you talk about the appearance of light, Qiao Zimo's trance makes people feel like they are in front of Wang Xie Tang in ancient times, and they are romantic.
Also. Situ Bai felt that he must have thought too much. No matter what Qiao Zimo's identity is, the age is there. Yunxi's grandfather's friend, there is no reason to be afraid of a young man.
Blink of an eye at Xiao Ran, who was standing opposite, Situ Bai's brows wrinkled unconsciously: "How much do you know about Xiao Gongzi?" ”
In the past, Xiao Ran has always been worshiped as an idol, and a large part of the reason for joining the business school is because of the worship of this legendary god of business, but unfortunately so many things happened later, and Situ Bai has long since lost his original mentality. With so many people by Yunxi's side, Zhan Wenlan's betrayal made her feel cold, Chen Hao and Xiao Ran, speaking of which, she was actually more at ease with Chen Hao. No matter what Yunxi does to him, that person's gaze is always persistent and affectionate, although he never speaks, there is a kind of indescribable thoroughness that makes people speak. But every time I saw Xiao Ran's eyes looking at Yunxi, there was a kind of complexity, which made people feel uncalm for no reason.
Qiao Zimo didn't seem to hear Situ Bai's words, and glanced at Xiao Ran, whose eyes fell straight on Yunxi, his eyes were as black as an abyss, and the surrounding lights were intertwined, but he didn't see his eyes at all.
In order to show respect, he didn't thoroughly check Yunxi's past, at most he learned about her recent situation, but looking at Xiao Ran's reaction, even if he didn't investigate, he could detect his thoughts.
Situ Bai asked for a long time, and seeing that Qiao Zimo was not ready to give her an answer at all, he suddenly felt speechless and asked Qingtian's sadness.
Sure enough, she is not a beauty under the moon that ordinary people can approach, she has already taken out all her courage, but now she has no confidence to speak.
Why just by looking at this person's gaze, I feel like I'm stupid, and I can't keep up with his train of thought at all.
Just when Situ Bai was embarrassed and didn't know whether to move his position or change his glass of wine and look away, P and Cris and Gilt arrived with her mother.
Situ Bai didn't care about anything else, and immediately walked over quickly.
But when she walked in front of them, she didn't know what to say all of a sudden, and the whole person was giggling except for giggling. It turned out that my mother's eyes would be so warm as the sun. After she regretted her marriage, she never saw her mother look like this again.
Mrs. Situ's eyes were kind and warm, she gently stroked Situ Bai's cheeks and nodded the tip of her nose: "It's all big girls, and they still smirk at every turn." ”
"Mom." Situ Bai coquettishly threw himself into his mother's arms, and the tossing and turning that had been going on was finally unloaded.
"Okay, okay, I'm still coquettish in front of so many people, and I don't feel hot." Gilt patted her amusedly, "What about Yunxi?" ”
Situ Bai pointed to the pair of dance partners who were watched by many people: "Over there." ”
Because they came late, almost all the seats in front were occupied, so I didn't see Yunxi dancing with Mr. Zhang just now.
Every time she saw Mr. Zhang, she felt that her whole body was swishing, and she didn't know why, when she looked at the other party's white cheeks without the slightest wrinkles, she always felt that Xiaoyun would look at her coldly from behind. "How can you dance with him?"
Situ Bai shrugged his shoulders: "Old man Zhang invited." "How can the host's family refuse guests, not to mention, today is a celebration banquet.
Gild pursed his lips, noncommittal. His eyes turned, but he found that Xiao Ran was also standing nearby, and his expression was stunned.
P and Cris didn't pay so much attention, on the contrary, most of their attention was focused on the catwalk a week later: "Situ Bai, remember to report to the studio on time tomorrow, and remember to diet before the catwalk." ”
Winning the competition is the first step, and how to take the brand to the next level is what they are most concerned about at the moment.
When Situ Bai heard this, his excitement when he saw his mother was greatly reduced, and he sighed, and found that his hard life had just begun.
Thinking of those days of devilish training, I suddenly felt that my future was bleak.
At this point, the song ends. Yunxi and Mr. Zhang had a salute, and the master of ceremonies happened to take the opportunity to come over and invite her to the stage to give a speech.
She waved her hand: "Today is a celebration banquet, there is no need to be so restrained, everyone just have fun." ”
A group of people who were ready to meet the horses were stunned, this, why don't you play cards according to common sense?
Qiao Zimo smiled and watched her stroll through the crowd gracefully, like a touch of brilliance in the stars, and every qiē became her back.
"What, not in the mood?" Naturally, he took her hand and slowly led it to the place where the crowd had evacuated.
"The momentum is almost done, there's no need for me to go up and cooperate with them." She is not an actress, and she has to accompany her at every turn. The company's influence has been established, where she needs to say more, people with clear brains don't need to know how to do it. Yunxi looked around indifferently, and saw Situ Bai and the gilded women standing together, and turned around, "I'll go and talk to them, you feel free." ”
Looking at the empty in his hand, seeing that Yiren had already walked directly towards those people, Qiao Zimo sighed lightly, attracting the sideways glances of countless beauties around him.
From the very beginning, many people began to pay attention to the man who accompanied Leng Yunxi, but no one dared to get up and talk to him. I always feel that this person's momentum, forehead, vaguely has a kind of coercion that people are not close to. But, the more this is the case, the more it makes people's hearts sway!
There are few people in the circle who can compare to this one.
The old one was the same as the earl. Why are people who look so good all related to Leng Yunxi? Is this still going to let them live?
Christina took two deep breaths, vaguely remembered what Qiao Lao had explained, and was about to walk towards Qiao Zimo, but found that the waiter standing next to the gilt had a trembling palm, his feet slipped, and the whole person suddenly stumbled, fell backwards, and happened to touch Yunxi who was walking towards Situ Bai and them.
I saw that the white dress trembled slightly, and when I saw that I was about to fall, everyone only felt that their eyes were shaking, and the next moment, they were surprised to find that Xiao Ran, who was still standing a little far away just now, rushed over and took Leng Yunxi in his arms steadily.
"Oh my God!" There was a buzz of exclamation from the crowd of false alarms.
How could anyone run so fast? The most important thing is that between Xiao Ran and Leng Yunxi......
Looking at the head of the Xiao family who hugged Leng Yunxi tightly, the gossipy eyes passed to each other, and a small-scale commotion began to erupt in the crowd.
Everyone knows that this Xiao Gongzi is notoriously cold and arrogant, and his status is noble, and no matter how low he does in front of him, he rarely gets a glance from him...... What else is there to guess?
Merely......
Someone looked back at Qiao Zimo who was standing on the other side with great interest.
The quiet and peerless face was calm at the moment, as if he was ignoring, and it seemed that a cold look flashed in his eyes.
If such a character has no background, no one will believe it.
Two men fighting for a woman?
It's a fashion drama. The most commendable thing is that the protagonists are handsome and noble in men, and ethereal and beautiful in women, even the annual drama cannot be compared.
Who is the winner? Who can finally hold the beauty?
Adhering to the essence of gossip, almost all the eyes of Hong Kong people began to shine.
Seeing that the waiter who had recklessly slipped in a panic, he brought a folding chair and carefully placed it behind Leng Yunxi: "Mr. Leng, I didn't mean to, there was water on the ground just now, I accidentally slipped a little, I'm really not ......"
Xiao Ran waved his hand casually, and glanced at the red-faced waiter with a cold face: "Go find some ice." ”
After speaking, regardless of the eager eyes of everyone around him, he directly placed Yunxi on the chair, and then, half-squatted down and carefully held her ankles.
Yunxi was wearing a pair of nine-centimeter white high heels at night, and he had just been hit by the waiter, and his whole balance changed, and his ankles were a little numb, but they were not bad. Frowning, Xiao Ran, who was lying at her feet, was about to take off her shoes, and suddenly moved her feet.
"Don't move!" Xiao Ran carefully held her feet, and his face was calm: "Be careful of hurting." ”
After saying that, regardless of whether she wanted to or not, she directly took off her high heels, put her feet in her arms, and examined them carefully.
Slender feet, white and slender, the instep is like a good piece of jade, and the tentacles are warm and smooth.
Xiao Ran was slightly distracted, seeing that she subconsciously tilted her instep to the right, and the corners of her mouth gradually hooked a shallow arc.
Although she has changed her body, her soul is still her. In the past, every time she felt uncomfortable wearing high heels, she always habitually shifted her weight to the right, as if this would soothe the soreness. At that time, she was only used to wearing flat heels, and every time she put on high heels, she pretended to be a lady and elegant in front of people, and as soon as she went back, she immediately threw herself at the head of the bed, babbling and rubbing her ankles, and her face was speechless.
He habitually helped her knead gently along her ankles, and when he saw that it was not swollen, he breathed a sigh of relief: "I'll help you rub it, you relax." ”
The voice was soft, as soft as cotton wool, and like a trace of charm floating in the air, which made the hearts of the people around him skip a beat, and they only felt that Xiao Ran, who had never seen a cold and decisive person in his life, would show such a warm side.
This, this is really insightful.
It's no wonder that 100 steels turn into finger wrapping, which is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The waiter hurriedly came with the ice cubes, Xiao Ran didn't raise her head, she took it directly, removed the tie on her chest, wrapped the ice cubes directly, and carefully applied them to her feet.
There was a dead silence all around.
Gilt looked at the god of business in front of him dumbfounded, and suddenly felt that he was dreaming.
In the depths of memory, in the hundred-year-old lecture hall, Yunxi and Xiao Ran's eyes were intertwined, and the look of cold disdain and gloomy smile was still vivid, but now, it was this kind of burning heat that she couldn't wait to cherish, value, and love, her palms trembled, and she immediately turned back to look at Situ Bai.
Not only Situ Bai, but all the people in the entire venue were stunned.
Who has ever seen the unattainable Xiao Ran reveal this appearance?
Yunxi half-lowered her eyes, quietly watched Xiao Ran, who was close to Chi Qi, slowly pushed her feet in, and used the tie wrapped in ice cubes to follow the direction and apply ice back and forth.
In my memory, in fact, there have been such scenes.
In the first year she lived with him, although he did not openly admit her identity, he would help her relieve her whenever she was tired by the bedside and her ankles swollen. At that time, I didn't know if he was reluctant, or pity, or gentlemanly demeanor, every time he covered the swollen place, his heart was so happy that he couldn't wait to pounce on him and snuggle up in his arms.
Although this body is Leng Yunxi, in the depths of the soul, that silent habit has penetrated deep into the bone marrow.
She didn't move again, just let him carefully check it while applying ice.
At this moment, there was an indescribable tacit understanding between them. It seems that no one can intervene, let alone crack it.
Situ Bai covered his lips and looked at Qiao Zimo in horror At this time, he suddenly moved......