After finishing the call with Gao Suo, Xiao Ai put the phone back in his pocket, as if nothing had happened, and began to walk again, kicking a dead leaf on the ground with his foot, I followed her footsteps, but the way back was only a little half of our walk, but the time had passed quietly for almost an hour.

I quickened my pace, walked in front of Xiao Ai, and then stopped her and asked, "Those bags, you won't really take them and return them to Mr. Xiao, right?"

"It's back."

"Just push your broken bike and return it"

"Otherwise?"

I nodded, feeling that I had cheated her a bit, so I encouraged: "You better go and get those bags back, I just didn't think about it that day, I really didn't want to make your current life so shabby." ”

Xiao Ai choked me: "Capricious villain." ”

"How do I feel so wronged, it's really just a joke"

Xiao Ai ignored me, she was still immersed in her own game, it seemed that she didn't care about her future life at all, if I think this girl still has a shortcoming, it is too lacking a sense of crisis for the future.

We continued to walk forward, this time for a long time, and we didn't stop until we were almost on Tulip Road, when I saw a giant billboard about Mayday's concert in Nanjing.

I saw some memories of my youth, I remember myself when I was in high school, I liked them so much that you weren't really happy, and now when I think about the melody of the song, I still feel like it was the song I heard yesterday, but I have long lost interest in those pop music

I lit a cigarette and stared at the billboard for a while, Xiao Ai stood next to me and asked, "Do you like this orchestra?"

I shook my head and replied after a long time: "I don't like it, I just liked one of their songs, a long time ago." ”

"I miss you so much all of a sudden"

"It's not."

"Stubborn"

"Neither."

"Gentleness"

"Don't guess"

Xiao Ai didn't give up, she said a lot of song titles in one breath, but she didn't say that song, I suspect she did it on purpose, because this is the most popular song in this band.

Xiao Ai saw that I didn't respond anymore, she also looked up at the giant billboard, and said to me after a long time: "I watched their concert when I was in Taipei, and my mother, who didn't like pop music the most, also accompanied me that day, and she took me to worship the Mazu Temple, and we also went to Fisherman's Wharf in Tamsui, the sunset in the dusk that day was really beautiful, and my mother invited me to drink beer in the bar on the shore, which was the first time I went to see her after her divorce" Speaking of this, Xiao Ai stopped, and said in frustration for a long time: "Later, I never went again. ”

"Why"

"Because my mom's new family doesn't welcome me, I don't want to embarrass my mom, so it's better to go less. In Taiwan, women are generally gentle, and men's family status is relatively much higher. ”

I looked at Xiao Ai, there are still people in this world who don't like her and don't welcome her, I think she is actually a very likable girl, but once people have a dislike position, they can't take care of these, which shows how ruthless a position is.

I didn't want her to be too upset, so I changed the topic and said: "You are also half a Taiwanese woman, why don't you see a gentle temperament in you?"

"Am I not gentle?"

I held back a smile and replied, "You say you are gentle, then you learn from the Taiwanese girl to talk to me." ”

Xiao Ai didn't give me a good face: "No, I want to hear that I went to find a Taiwanese girl and heard that the two proprietresses who opened a milk tea shop next to the Golden Eagle Department Store in Xinjiekou are Taiwanese girls, you go to buy a few cups of milk tea, and they will talk to you." ”

"I have to sling to do something like this"

Xiao Ai looked at me and didn't say anything more, she sat down by the flower pond under the giant billboard, we were tired from walking all the way, so I sat down next to her.

After a long time, I finally looked at her again and asked, "What are you thinking?"

"I'm wondering when I'm going to Taiwan again"

"Is Taiwan fun?"

"There are fun places, of course, there are also bad places, depending on what mood you take to go to Taipei's Shilin Night Market, there are a lot of delicious things; The night view of Jiufen Mountain City is very beautiful, and it is the filming location of Spirited Away; Nanbin Park can blow the sea breeze and watch the night view and eat seafood, which is very romantic"

"Is it fun to have Lijiang in Taiwan?"

"You're bored, what's the contrast, it's just two different styles"

Xiao Ai actually used the tone particle "yes", she has lived with her mother for so long, I really don't believe that she doesn't know Taiwanese accent, isn't this exposed, but I didn't debunk it for face, just smiled and replied: "I really envy you for being to so many places"

"What is there to envy, either to perform, or to be alone, I never feel how happy I am Every time I face the sea and the sunset alone, I feel that I am not a person on this earth, because people are group animals, how can I be so lonely"

I looked at her side face, the cold light reflected her, she looked a little lonely, this loneliness came from her heart, I seemed to see such a scene, she has a small shop selling incense by the sea, opposite the shop is a Mazu temple, where the incense is continuous, but no one has ever talked to her in the incense shop, there are only countless incense in her world, burning her loneliness

I finally said to her: "If there is one day, I am willing to accompany you to Taiwan for a walk, we will go to worship Mazu Temple, go to Jiufen Mountain City to see the night view, and drink some beer in Nanbin Park, I feel very hanging"

Xiao Ai's face was obviously moved, but he kicked me and reprimanded: "Can you not be so rude when you speak, if you go to Taiwan, you represent the image of the people of the mainland."

I took a kick from her, but I replied with a smile: "So, you are willing to walk around Taiwan with me."

"Why not, but the time has not yet come."

"How to Count the Time"

Xiao Ai stared at me for a long time, but did not give me a clear reply, she just said that she was sleepy and wanted to go back to rest, and then she bypassed the intersection before me and walked first on Tulip Road, and the night seemed to be over for us.

Back at my residence, I lay on the bed in a daze after washing up as usual, of course, what I was most worried about was Chen Yi and Qin Miao, since Su Han and Qiao Ye had already gone abroad, they would definitely return to Nanjing tomorrow.

I lit a cigarette, I felt tired, and I didn't want to think too much about this thing that I couldn't help me with at all, I should rest, and I needed to recuperate and adjust my state for the upcoming startup competition.

The next day, I got up early, I didn't expect Zhao Mu to get up earlier than me, he has already gone to the company, I am happy for him, because the busier, the more important the company's senior management attaches to him, his talent is not to be doubted, as long as it is reused, he will definitely have a big deal.

I went to the coffee shop, and before I started working, I called Chen Yi's cousin Chen Wen again to confirm with him if he had time to get together tonight, and I wanted to find out the authenticity of yesterday's message.

This time, Chen Wen finally gave me an accurate answer, he said that there was nothing to do tonight, and we could get together.

It was time to quickly get to the evening, and Chen Wen, whom I hadn't seen for a long time, made an appointment to meet at a restaurant near Bar Street. If I'm not mistaken, Wen and I haven't been together like this for years, but we've actually grown up together, and he moved away from Tulip Road with his family when I was 10 years old.

Chen Wen is a few years older than me and Chen Yi, but the genes of the Chen family are good, Chen Wen's appearance looks very handsome, and the temperament of the whole person is also very good, but today it looks a little decadent.

Chen Wen sat down across from me, and after he poured himself a cup of hot tea, he said to me: "Jiang Qiao, you haven't invited me to dinner for several years, you must have had some idea with me today."

My relationship with Chen Wen is not as bad as that with Chen Yi's other relatives, I smiled and replied: "It's been too difficult to ask you out for dinner in the past few years, you are a successful person now, can you still remember our little brothers who followed your ass when we were children?"

Chen Wendang smiled self-deprecatingly and said: "What kind of successful person am I, now I am an errand runner."

"What does it mean to run errands?"

Chen Wen sighed, he didn't answer immediately, first asked the waiter for a few bottles of beer, and I also took advantage of this gap to order a few dishes with wine.

Finally, after Chen Wen drank the beer, he said to me: "Things in the mall are too complicated, I can't say it clearly in one sentence or two, I just feel a bit of a wretch, a good media company, and it is also well-known in the Nanjing industry, so it ruined the capital market in my hands, or the money has the final say, and the arms are really hard to beat the thighs"

Although Chen Wen's words were vague, I already knew a little in my heart, so I asked tentatively: "Brother Wen, don't say that, I heard that Qiu Zi'an in Beijing has invested a lot of money in your company, and the previous crises should have been solved."

Chen Wen looked at me, he picked up the glass and drank the whole beer, then waved his hand and said to me: "Don't mention this, I'm sending people under the fence now, some things are too much to say, although I feel uncomfortable, but the overall situation of the company still has to be taken care of."

Hearing this, I don't question the authenticity of that text message, Chen Wen's media company was indeed annexed by Qiu Zi'an by commercial means, and has become a part of his business layout, but does Chen Yi know this, even if he doesn't know, should he use my dictation to sù her

I picked up the beer and drank a whole glass with Chen Wen, I was a little dazed, after all, from a business point of view, although Qiu Zi'an's means are not very clean, they are also reasonable and legal, there is no need to over-interpret, but if Chen Yi and Qiu Zi'an have a marriage contract, then Chen Wen can also be regarded as Qiu Zi'an's quasi-relative, it seems that he is too unkind to do this, he did not consider Chen Yi's feelings.

I said to Chen Wen tentatively again: "Chen Yi is your sister, if there is any pressure to communicate with her, even if it can't help much, at least I can give you a little advice." ”

"What else do you say, it's good if the company can keep it, this thing is like this, there will be opportunities in the future" Speaking of this, Chen Wen stopped, he looked at me suspiciously and asked: "Jiang Qiao, how do I feel that you have something to say, did you hear any rumors?"

I finally told the truth: "Well, I heard that Qiu Zi'an used some means to annex your company. ”

"Where did you hear about the specifics of this matter, few people in our company know about it?"

I didn't know how to explain it to Chen Wen, so I casually found an excuse to bring about this matter, and then asked him: "Why didn't you tell Chen Yi about this matter, after all, Qiu Zi'an did such an inauthentic thing in this matter." ”

Chen Wen smiled bitterly: "Can I say that Qiu Zi'an is Xiaoyi's fiancé, I'm just her cousin, a girl is outgoing, if she is facing Qiu Zi'an and spreading this matter to Qiu Zi'an's ears, I will have a worse time even if I sue her, she is facing me, what can I change, it is better to maintain the current state, everyone don't tear their faces, the future development of the company is the most important." ”

Chen Wen's concerns, I understand, from his point of view, it is a wise choice not to tell Chen Yi, but what about me, should I say it, and what attitude will Chen Yi use to look at this matter after he knows it