Chapter 44: Scorching Glory
"Why did you tell her to stop here?" Xiao Ran looked at Qiao Zimo gloomily, and his body seemed to be involuntarily burned by the burning flames. His inky black pupils had already begun to print an angry red, eager to lift the clouds and crush this dazzling scene directly.
He completely lost his mind, and the body he had had countless times in his dreams was actually held in the arms of others, and no man could endure such a thing!
"Xiao Ran." Qiao Zimo frowned, and the extremely dizzying side face was ruthless, "Why do you dare to talk to me like this?" β
His voice is like a sealed ice fountain, without scorching temperature, let alone emotional clamour, like the most natural simplicity. After ignoring it, he was calm and calm, and there was no show in his eyes, as if looking at a thunder god who was about to get angry, and he did not move.
Xiao Ran froze. The face is not the pain of being hit or stabbed in the soft underbelly, but a trance.
He slowly watched Qiao Zimo clasp Yunxi's hands and hugged her firmly in front of him, Yunxi's face was half sideways, he couldn't see her expression clearly, but there was an inexplicable sense of disobedience.
It's not the atmosphere of a couple.
He didn't know what Leng Yunxi's physical instincts were, but if Di Xiaoxia really fell in love with someone, he would never react like this in the arms of the other party.
Yes, she is Leng Yunxi, and she is also Di Xiaoxia.
The anger in his body slowly subsided. There was a hint of remembrance and sadness in his eyes.
Many years ago, when she was extremely tired at night, when she leaned on his shoulder and fell asleep gently, she always subconsciously curled up her shoulders, her eyelashes twitched slightly, and her delicate chin always gave him a fragile illusion. It seems that this woman, who is unmatched in the business world and the stock market, is so vulnerable that she is pitiful when she takes off her guard.
He suddenly felt a contraction in his heart, at that time, he only knew that she was chasing after her heart, but he didn't know that if a person persists for too long, he will never see the dawn, and it will be diverse and bleak.
It's like moving forward endlessly in the dark of night, but you don't know how far away your goal is. Only the rough dirt under the feet and the endless ridicule and laughter, despair always swarms up all the time, and every slim prayer is stabbed with blood by the reality of the next moment.
He didn't know before, how sad it was to be unable to ask for it.
But that night, when she was in front of him, she was crushed.
He never got up from that darkness again.
Nightmares always follow as the night falls.
In his dreams, he couldn't see anyone.
She never appeared in his dreams.
He always felt that she hated him so much that he never wanted to see him again.
At that time, I only felt that even if I hated, even if I came to him to ask for my life, I just begged her to enter his dream, and it didn't matter if I wanted him to go to hell with him every night.
However, after each expectation, there is only boundless desolation.
In the dream, looking around, there was no trace of her anymore, and at that moment, I suddenly realized that loneliness was so penetrating.
He suddenly chuckled lowly.
The laugh was very low, very slow, as if the voice did not come from the throat, but the heart was bitter to the extreme, gushing out of the bleakness.
Just now, he had been staring at Qiao Zimo's hand and hugging Yunxi, but now, he turned a blind eye.
And what does it matter?
Since Leng Yunxi has been reborn, whoever stipulates that she must be next to him Xiao Ran. She's not his woman.
He really didn't have any right to demand that all the men around her get out of the way.
Proud and domineering, strong and arrogant, wasn't it because of this that she lost her?
It's not her fault that she didn't find out about her feelings.
She's already doing well, well. He still doesn't dare to think about how she survived after so many years. The ridicule of the people around her and the wandering self, the wound that may have been scratched in her heart at the beginning was so deep that she was reluctant to look back again.
Well, this time, it's for him.
Five years or 10 years.
Arguing and grumpy is the right of the loser, he doesn't need it.
Even if you can only watch from afar every day. No matter how painful or desperate he is, he can endure it.
At least......
His eyes looked deeply at Yunxi's side face.
At least, she's alive!
Leng Yan was a little overwhelmed, looking at Qiao Zimo's cold eyes, I don't know why, at this moment, I actually felt that Xiao Ran, who was smiling, was full of sadness and sorrow. He wanted to say something, to ease the atmosphere, opened his mouth, but found that he didn't know what to say.
Since his cousin rose to prominence in the business world, he has become more and more unaware of how to meddle in her affairs. Just like Qi Zhan at the beginning, he was so infatuated with each other, leaving his hometown, and he couldn't wait to move all his family property from Shanghai to Beijing, which hurt his muscles and bones, but in the end he ended up so painful.
Who knows, in his opinion, it is a person whose aura is completely submerged by Qiao Zimo, suddenly his face is quiet, his momentum is calm, and his voice is calm but with a deafening meaning: "No matter what your identity is, between me and Yunxi, it is a private matter." I don't know how long you've known her, but, I hope you'll respect her. He smiled deeply and glanced at Qiao Zimo's arms, "Possessiveness does not mean that it is love." Mr. Qiao, you are a heavenly son, you have been ruthless and desireless for a long time, have you forgotten even some basic etiquette? β
Even P and Cris, who were half-confused when they heard it, also noticed at a glance that Xiao Ran's mood had changed. It's completely different from the person who was angry and almost irrational. His whole heart seemed to be calm, revealing an irresistible elegance and serenity from the inside out.
A hint of surprise crossed Qiao Zimo's indifferent eyes, and then he looked down at Yunxi in his arms.
She didn't make any moves. Although he was suddenly hugged at first, his whole body was stiff and unable to move, but now he has a kind of calm and elegant.
This woman.
Qiao Zimo's eyes deepened slightly.
Since the first time he saw her, he only felt that the aura was extraordinary, very different from the iron-blooded killing feeling of Old General Leng, but there was a strange calmness in the same vein.
At her age, it is the time when women love fantasy the most. He didn't know how the touch of forest in her eyes came from, but he felt that every time he looked at it, he couldn't help but feel a vague concern. This concern is like a thread, one end can't see the other, he only feels that it will break as soon as he pulls, but he doesn't know when he will really start.
There are so many women around. He has also seen many beautiful people. Really calculated, such a thing as appearance is just a symbol of a person in his eyes, and there is no superiority or inferiority. At most, I sometimes admire a few people very much, and only then do I remember each other's appearance and demeanor.
She's too young. If you go to school in an ordinary way, I am afraid that you should be carefree, happy and rich all your life.
That night, she walked by the moonlight, ethereal and lonely.
That night, he sat in the old mansion, and he was determined.
This is their fate. But I don't know which direction the other end of the line will lead.
Xiao Ran's attitude changed from aggressive to calm and peaceful, and Qiao Zimo sighed in his heart. Only if you really cherish this woman, the other party will be like this.
With the momentum of the Xiao family in City B, coupled with Xiao Ran's current ability, why is this a woman?
He let go of Yunxi gently, and his fingers unconsciously ran over her silk hair, in exchange for a glance back from the other party.
Yunxi looked at Qiao Zimo's restrained "possessive" action, and pursed his lips gently.
These eyes seem to have a kind of magic that makes people's hearts sway. Obviously, he is an extremely cold and ruthless person, why, in his eyes, there is such a kind of seeming amazement.
Love?
She actually didn't believe it.
Although they didn't get along for a long time, what a cold and absolute person he was, she could see it clearly.
In the entire B city, everyone knows the famous Xiao Ran, but when it comes to "Qiao Zimo", it seems to be an unknown person, and no one knows.
But sometimes, the most precious thing is not necessarily the world, but the snow falls without a trace.
How could such a person be so impulsive that he didn't even have the ability to sustain himself.
probably felt her disgust with Xiao Ran, so she made an exception to help her.
Yunxi smiled slightly, and saw Qiao Zimo walking aside, his eyebrows calm, he was sitting casually, but he was like a mixture, and his color was like a practice, which could be used in the painting.
Xiao Ran looked at Yunxi's shallow smile and looked away bitterly, "I know you don't want me to meddle in your affairs, but you have to think about it, everything must be reversed." You solved Zhan Wenlan, but there is Qiao Lao behind the Zhan family, and he hasn't moved at all until now, do you think it's normal? β
This was the first time that Xiao Ran had spoken calmly with her without any other affection.
Everyone present, except for P and Cris, didn't know what was hidden behind these words, but the other two men had a hint of danger in their eyes.
What Xiao Ran cares about is currently a topic that the entire B city is discussing in private.
With Qiao Lao's vicious character, one blow will not work, and there is no reason to give up. The Zhan family is now in a storm, which does not mean that he will always be a cold sideline.
Whether it is hatred or resentment, as long as there is no final result, this is the first step to start tearing up the face with the Qiao family just now.
"Most of the time, you're just a student. Yunxi, people can't always be unpredictable prophets, or remedy after the fact. The first time, maybe you can be saved, but the second time, the third time? Xiao Ran sighed and looked away.
The sound is heavy, and the aftermath lingers.
This room is full of flowers, flowers are like beauties, but no one is in the mood to watch.
"I know you may have some other hole cards, but, even for the sake of your family, insurance is good." He looked at the sky outside the glass window: "Is it so uncomfortable to accept my help?" β
It wasn't that he wasn't unaware of her attitude.
Too decisive.
Just like the character who fell into a relationship and never looked back, she is now only full of hatred for him, and she can't even talk about hatred. It doesn't matter if it's tired, or it's disgusting. He wanted to start from scratch, it was never a program, it was a simple zero.
The cemetery, the wordless monument, the connected bones of her grandfather were a bridge between her and him.
He couldn't get over it.
Regret it?
He asked himself. If you could have noticed your feelings earlier, would you still do that?
Every day, he asks himself this question.
However, he did not know how to answer except silence.
Just like when she pressed him, it would always be a wordless answer. He wouldn't mention it, and he wouldn't open it again, stabbing her heart with blood.
"Let's go." Yunxi looked at his eyes that had no distractions, and suddenly spoke.
P and Cris, stunned, coldly stunned, only Qiao Zimo and Xiao Ran, without any different colors.
β¦β¦γ
"I'll go first, think about it." Xiao Ran gently hooked his lips, but unfortunately, it was not successful. The smile had faded before it had even taken shape. No longer looking at others, he quietly passed by her, handsome and elegant, proud.
In the greenhouse garden, because of Xiao Ran's departure, it suddenly fell into a desert.
No one spoke, no one moved, as if suddenly it had become a painting, and there was no sound or movement.
Yunxi looked at the stamens in the garden, the flowers were just blooming a little, but they already seemed to be unable to bear the loneliness, and wanted to bud and wait. It's so beautiful, it's so thrilling, it's a different taste to watch.
She gently picked up a branch and touched it lightly against the soft stamen. The fingertips are pink, with a slight hint of pink, almost blending with the color of the stamens, forming a picture of a spring flower beauty.
Qiao Zimo sat back in his seat appreciatively, poured a new cup of tea, and looked away thoughtfully, looking at the green leaves half a meter from her fingertips.
If the budding stamens are impatient, then what is this leafy branch?
He suddenly felt that the person in front of him was not presenting him with a beautiful and elegant appearance, but an unfathomable mystery.
Xiao Ran said that she had other hole cards.
Qiao Zimo suddenly smiled.
Obviously, it was him who got along with her for three months and nights, but he didn't know that she was hiding something else behind her.
Interesting, really, interesting.
The lip color is not dotted and Zhu, Qiao Zimo's eyes are slightly drooping, and faintly, the elegance is spontaneous.
You stand on the bridge and look at the scenery, and the people watching the scenery look at you ...... upstairs.
That's about the way it is in this world.
Yunxi was only immersed in love for three or five minutes, but P and Cris, they already felt that they were living like years. The two of them could no longer hold the pastries and pose as fashion elites, and they were unable to pretend in front of these people, so they simply said goodbye and left.
"Anyway, the matter in front of me was solved first. No matter how difficult it is for you, take everything one step at a time. Cris's hadn't intended to say anything more. The national conditions of country Z are different from those of many countries in the world, and it is even more unacceptable to treat others by themselves. However, she really loves Leng Yunxi, whether it is her muse or not, at the beginning, when she saw her for the first time in "Never Sleepless", she felt that her life would never be dull and black and white.
"I've been through a lot of things in this world. There is no hurdle that cannot be overcome, only people who cannot pass. Yunxi, relax your heart in everything, people, don't be too tired. When you're tired, take a break. Take a look at the mountains, look at the water, there are countless amazing things waiting for you in this world, don't be distracted. "A woman who is over half a hundred years old has long since lost her youth. But the wisdom in her eyes concealed too much brilliance.
Yunxi knew that this designer was genuinely thinking about her.
So, I gave her a warm and peaceful smile back.
δΈqiΔ, quiet in the unspoken.
The doors of the villa slowly open and close.
Leng closed his eyes, and he was a little distracted. Xiao Ran's words made him fall from the clouds to the bottom all of a sudden.
He originally thought that since his grandfather, father, and uncle had all come out, and the family was now in full swing, the contradictions between him and Qiao Lao would never lean towards each other anymore, but the meaning of Xiao Ran's words just now woke him up all of a sudden.
Too careless.
He looked at his palms self-deprecatingly.
When did you start to be so naΓ―ve when you grew up in City B?
Or, do you subconsciously feel that it's okay to have a cold cloud stream? This invisible burden weighed on her, a girl in her twenties, who kind of brother was he? Just because she's doing a great job? Just because she kept the whole family from falling? Or is it because of so many crises and incredibles that he has developed trust?
No, it's not just about trust, it's about dependence.
The maid cautiously came in and brought pastries, but saw that not only did Miss Leng's expression not show joy or anger, but even Young Master Leng, who had always had an outgoing expression, was silent. Only Mr. Qiao, who was sitting in the original seat, tasted tea safely, and the appearance of the clouds and clouds made people look at it, although it was beautiful and illusory, but it was even more shocking.
"I'll go out for a walk." Yunxi lifted the branch in his hand, got up gently, and said hello to Leng Xi.
Qiao Zimo stood up calmly and picked up her coat.
The dazzling white coat does not stain a trace of dust, as if the whole world is clean and bright, beautiful and kind, Qiao Zimo's hands are not the delicate of the feminine man, on the contrary, his fingertips have thin calluses, hidden in the dark, with the white outstanding eyes, there is a kind of outstanding to the bones.
Even the contemplative Leng Yan couldn't help but tremble slightly when he saw the man in black like the night, Qinglian Zhiyan, and put the long robe behind Yunxi with a slight tremble.
I always feel that although today's Xiao Ran is like a peak, which makes people can't help but look at it differently, there is a faint feeling that is more oppressive and tense.
He grew up surrounded by all kinds of characters in the Leng family since he was a child, and his eyes have always been the most vicious, and the moment he saw Qiao Zimo put on his coat for Yunxi, a bright light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and the whole person was startled, and he suddenly stumbled and almost fell on the branch next to him.
"What's wrong with you?" Yunxi looked at Leng Yan in surprise, a little confused, how distracted a person should be, in order to stand in place and surprise himself.
"No, nothing." Leng Xun looked away in embarrassment, not daring to meet Yunxi's gaze, let alone looking at Qiao Zimo behind her.
Oh my God.
Look at things you shouldn't see.
"I'm a little tired, go back to your room and go to sleep, you guys have to go out for a walk, remember to come back early." There is not much transportation around here, so remember to go out and take your car. He waved his hand, and he didn't know what he had said, and the whole person was in a daze, as if he were stepping on a cloud, and walked away.
Yunxi glanced at the cold back.
Every time, I don't know how this flower is so windy and rainy in the Leng family. Why do you subconsciously look away every time you lie? Or is it just for the family?
The breath behind him paused slightly, and the next moment, someone who was pleasing to the eye finally laughed out loud: "When your cousin was at home, he was like this...... Candid? Qiao Zimo thought for a while, and didn't know what words to use to describe the expression of being a thief just now.
If you see it, you see it. If he doesn't want to be seen, who can see it?
His eyes glanced at Yunxi subtly.
It's just that some people can't see it, and it's not that they can't understand it. It's too lazy to look, isn't it?
"Where do you want to go?" He gently approved her coat, and then wrapped his arms around her shoulders from back to front, looking calm, but his fingertips were the first button against the collar of her coat, and slowly buttoned it for her.
The two of them were so close that they could even breathe together from time to time. Compared with the princess hugging just now, Yunxi actually felt that at this moment, the temperature between his noses was hotter.
She tilted her neck and looked up to look at him, but he gently grabbed her, "Don't move." β
It's like helping her dress is a very beautiful and important thing, and I can't put the slightest thought into it.
The air, which was still a little stagnant just now, suddenly changed its atmosphere again.
Yunxi was a little speechless.
It's still early in spring, why can't the branches bloom for a long time?
"Let's go to the Kwun Tong promenade." Yunxi thought about it slightly, took the key from the driver, and walked to the garage.
Compared with the extravagant beauty of Victoria, the Kwun Tong Promenade is a post-industrial landscape that is not well known to the world.
"Are you familiar with Hong Kong?" Although it was Yunxi who took the key, Qiao Zimo was not prepared to let her drive. There are so many people on the road on a small Hong Kong island, and there are more young people who yearn for an international metropolis to develop here, he can't imagine how Miss Leng, who has been pampered and raised in City B, knows so much about the road here. You don't even have to navigate to know where there are cameras.
Yunxi looked out the window, letting the cool breeze blow on his body, bringing a trace of coolness. If a person has worked hard in a city for too long and the first branch established by himself has been from croaking to now, then no matter who it is, he will be familiar with the company that has almost squeezed her blood and tears from beginning to end, and the city where this company is located.
Yunxi didn't speak, and Qiao Zimo didn't ask anymore.
He knew that this woman was not very old, but the secret may be more and deeper than many people who have lived all their lives.
The condition of the car is not too good, but fortunately, Hong Kong people are more obedient to traffic rules, and when they arrived at the promenade, it was actually almost evening. The industrial atmosphere is transformed into a playful paradise, with the minarets in the promenade lit up with colorful LED lights and mist slowly spraying out of the ground of the square, like a fairy tale. After parking the car, the two got out of the car, probably because it was not a weekend, and there were not many people here, which is a rare scene in Hong Kong Island, a densely populated place.
Yunxi comfortably found an open space to sit down, ignoring the dazzling white coat behind him, tilted his head, squinted his eyes casually, and quietly watched the evening glow dyeing the sky into clusters of fiery red.
For a long time, both of them were silent, without any words.
Until a little girl with a lollipop in her hand ran in front of them, and suddenly she seemed to have been hit by a fixation spell, and she froze all of a sudden. With cute eyes, he ran back all of a sudden, staying in front of Qiao Zimo and Leng Yunxi and refusing to leave.
Yunxi sits, Qiao Zimo also sits, the little girl squatted and didn't know that her legs were sore, sucking on the lollipop, and her two eyes kept dangling between Yunxi and Qiao Zimo, as if she was stupid.
"Uncle, aunt, you are so beautiful."
Yunxi was silent.
Are today's children so precocious? Or is it the same as everything she has met.
When I first met Shui Mulian, I was also stared at by her with this kind of squinting expression.
She turned her head to look at Qiao Zimo, who had a normal expression, and sighed secretly in her heart, how many years did it take to practice before she could cultivate such a realm?
"Little girl, it's so late, where are your parents?" Qiao Zimo was silent, and Yunxi still opened his mouth for the sake of social security.
"Mom is stupid, she knows how to eat, and I play by myself." When the little girl saw that someone was willing to take care of her, she smiled so much that she almost lost her eyes, grabbed out a lollipop that had not been opened in the pocket of her clothes, and handed it to Yunxi: "Auntie, you can eat it too." β
Yunxi actually wants to correct it, she is only twenty years old, although Lizi is an old soul, but this shell is still good, a beautiful girl who is tender and tender, it is okay to call it "sister", it is called "aunt", it makes people so sad.
"Auntie......." The little girl looked at her pitifully, her hands were sore, and her eyes were suddenly foggy.
Yunxi had to take the fruit-flavored lollipop. He didn't open the plastic film, but just held it in his hand and played with it: "Where does your mother know?" β
"Well, Mom is there." The little girl pointed in a direction, but her eyes involuntarily looked at Qiao Zimo: "Why didn't Uncle speak?" β
Forehead......
Yunxi thought to himself, "You should ask him this instead of me." met the other party's playful eyes, and was suddenly a little speechless.
"Yunxi, I found something, do you want to listen to it?" When those playful eyes settled, they were suddenly like the burning clouds in the sky, showing off to the extreme, which made people can't help but be shocked.
She restrained her feelings and shook her head intuitively.
The little girl was in a daze in front of Qiao Zimo, and when she saw her uncle asking her aunt, but her aunt didn't answer, she immediately muttered, looked at Yunxi angrily and said, "Auntie is not well-behaved, my father taught me, adults must answer when they ask, this is polite." "Well, even though she's only in kindergarten, Dad has taught her. Every time her mother asked her questions, she would be scolded by her father if she didn't answer. Hmph, this aunt is so beautiful, but she is not polite.
Yunxi looked at the little girl in front of her with a smile, and almost wanted to ask, Qiao Zimo, is your beauty too unreasonable. didn't even give the other party a look, and others just denounced it for you.
Moreover, it is still such a young baby, do you feel guilty?
Qiao Zimo looked at her smart eyes, and couldn't help the arc of the sneer on her lips, only to feel confused for most of the afternoon, and the clouds and mist were suddenly swept away.
He gently patted the cute rogue rabbit on the little girl: "Good, go find your mother." The aunt is rude, and the uncle will teach her well. β
He pointed to it casually, and it turned out to be a woman with a marshmallow in her hand and looking around anxiously.
As soon as the little girl saw the marshmallow, all the beautiful uncles and aunts stood aside, and rushed over at once, looking for her mother, well, by the way, to find the soft, powdery marshmallow.
Yunxi is speechless, what can she say? This man is simply deceiving the eyes of the broad masses of the people. What does it mean that "the aunt is rude, and the uncle will teach her well"?
Can this man turn black and white a little more upside down?
"Leng Yunxi." He suddenly called her name, his voice faint, but it revealed a kind of almost invisible clarity, and there was no trace of affection.
"Huh?" She put the lollipop in her pocket, her eyes narrowed slightly, and she looked at the sudden enchantment of the breeze.
"Sue me for an answer." He easily took the candy from her pocket, put it in the middle of his palm, and looked straight at her.
"No questions, where is the answer?" She looked at the candy casually, but there was not much smile in her eyes. As soon as the cute little girl left, the taste under the eyes of the two became more and more complicated and unpredictable.
"I'm curious, was it Zhan Wenlan or Xiao Ran that Qi Zhan lost to at the beginning?" He hadn't looked into her. However, the energy trade case was so hot that it alarmed the entire business community in City B, and he naturally heard about it.
The three men all seemed to be ambitious and long-term, but now, when he saw Xiao Ran, he understood everything.
Not to mention the Zhan family, with Xiao Ran's ability and skill, there is no need to put on such a big formation at all, in the end, although Qi Zhan won on the face, if it weren't for Leng Yunxi's stock market, Qi Zhan would not have the slightest possibility of making a comeback.
It's a pity that the mall is a narrow victory, but in the love field, it is a complete loss.
Zhan Wenlan, Xiao Ran......
A hint of interest flashed in Qiao Zimo's eyes.
These two people have completely two personalities, one is eager to hide one in the dark and quietly put the other party to death, but the other is naturally noble and domineering, and he wins with the power of thunder, and there is no room for turn.
But now it seems that one has gone bankrupt, and the other is tossing and turning, and he can't ask for it.
In the end, there is only one real winner...... She.
"Why are you asking this?" Yunxi Mo looked expressionlessly at the little girl in the distance who had found her mother, and began to eat marshmallows in a gobbling up, and the smile on her lips gradually hooked.
"Because, I don't want to repeat the mistakes of the past."
As the sky darkens, the promenade looks even more beautiful at night, and under the illumination of the searchlight, the entire promenade shines like a crown, but it is not as scorching as the eyes of the man in front of him......
------Off topic------
It's been about a long time since I had a big stamp, and it took four hours today to get to that. My 10,000 more,It's still made up on the weekend.,This chapter is a prelude.γ