When Jin Qiu told me that Dream Tree had chosen to withdraw from Xiao Ai's concert, I was a little surprised, and from the perspective of normal human thinking, their choice might be related to me, so I asked her, "Why did you give up the right to hold the concert?" ”

Jin Qiu replied, "I still told you the truth...... We have already communicated with Qiao Ye before you about your withdrawal, but Qiao Ye's attitude shocked us...... He said that if you choose to withdraw your shares, he will also withdraw from the dream tree and give up his status as a shareholder...... If he really wanted to do this, it would be absolutely unbearable for the Dream Tree...... So, I rethought the real reason why you want to withdraw your shares, and then discussed with the rest of the shareholders, and finally made this choice carefully...... We unanimously hope that you will retract your decision to withdraw your shares! ”

I replied without emotion: "What do you mean...... I Jiangqiao can retreat, but Qiao Ye can't retreat, because Qiao Ye binds his interests to me, so you think I Jiangqiao can't retreat? ......" I smiled at this, and then said, "Are you still telling me in your own way how realistic man is an animal?" ”

Jin Qiu on the other end of the phone explained after a long time: "Jiang Qiao, don't look at our choice this time with such extreme thinking, the reason why we did this is because we can't lose you and Qiao Ye's ...... at the same time."

I interrupted Jin Qiu, and said with a kind of contempt in my tone: "Of course you can't lose me and Qiao Ye at the same time, because you think that I have Yang Jin behind me, and Qiao Ye has a steady stream of funds behind me, but you have never thought about what we worked so hard to create the Dream Tree for...... Forget it, Jin Qiu, I really don't want to say more about the dream tree, and I don't want to interfere...... Don't try to find a breakthrough with me, because the decision I make will never change. ”

I hung up the phone after saying this, and the moment I hung up the phone, I also realized that what really tired me was their business philosophy, and it was difficult for us to work together for a goal as before.

However, I was still shocked by Qiao Ye's decision, so I put on a thick coat again, and then drove to the villa where Qiao Ye was now living at night.

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After arriving, it was Qiao Ye's nanny who opened the door for me, and I drove the car directly into the yard, while Qiao Ye sat in the living room, watching the ball game and drinking tea......

I sat down on the couch across from him, he looked up at me, then smiled and said, "Did Jin Qiu call you?" ”

"As soon as I hung up the phone with her, I came straight over...... I just wanted to ask what do you mean? ”

"I mean what you mean...... The reason why I invested in the dream tree was because you and I bragged about it, but now that you don't play anymore, and I haven't seen what you promised, what else can I have fun? …… Although this project didn't take much of my effort, if I get the money to divest and do something else, the rate of return will definitely be higher than it is now. ”

I looked at him, but I didn't say anything...... After a while, Qiao Ye said again: "Don't look at me with this expression, what I am doing to them now is exactly what they are doing to you, don't they like to look at everything to money?" When I thought so, it was the current situation. I'm not kidding you, the property market in Nanjing is so hot now, I will throw the money withdrawn from the dream tree into the property market casually, and I will soon be able to recover it with interest......" Qiao said absent-mindedly, and then angrily scolded the gang of people who were playing football on the TV for "stinky feet".

I finally nodded and replied, "I see what you mean...... Is there alcohol? Let's have a few drinks. ”

Qiao Ye got up and went to the wine cabinet in the back and took out a bottle of red wine and two goblets, poured the wine into it, and asked me, "What about you, what do you plan to do in the future?" ”

I drank the wine in the cup and sat blankly for a moment before replying: "Jin Qiu should have told you, I proposed to ask for 2 million equity funds for the withdrawal from the dream tree." I plan to return this money to Yang Jin, and from then on I will have no debts, if from the monetary level, I have ushered in the most prosperous period of my life, because I will soon get the two suites of the old house demolition compensation, I plan to sell one of them, put some cash in hand, and then do something I like......"

"Have you figured out what to do?"

"Maybe go to the nearest coastal city to Nanjing and buy a small sea-view house...... Lianyungang is very good, I accompanied the customer to the beach over there to take wedding photos a few years ago, I probably understood, a small house is about 200,000, seeing that after spring is summer, I can't wait to enjoy the sun and beach. ”

Qiao Ye looked at me and smiled, and then looked at the unlit cigarette in his hand with a blank face, and said to me after a long time: "Sometimes, I really feel that career and wealth are a shackle that binds life, even if I have so much now, but I can't choose a free lifestyle like you...... Go ahead, try it, maybe there will be a different harvest for life, not to mention that you have been living with all kinds of pressure for more than 20 years, and it is time to enjoy life. ”

I squinted and took a puff of cigarette, and then I remembered the past twenty years since Yang Jin left, but I still didn't quite understand whether the biggest source of my pain was because of lack of money or because of the lack of people around me to rely on...... But now, it seems to be less important, because my life seems to have been refreshed, and some choices are not like choices, just normal experiences when the time comes.

After thinking about it for a while, I put out the cigarette I had already smoked in my hand in the ashtray, and then looked at Qiao Ye again. In an instant, I felt that I was lucky compared to him, because I could still choose my own life, and he couldn't, he could only become more and more mature and calculating on the road of life, and he lost more and more of those beautiful pasts!

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On the fifth day after I returned to Nanjing, news came from Shanghai that Xiao Ai's first solo concert would be officially held three days later, and Xiao Ai got three free tickets, and Xiao Ai personally gave him it, because he provided Xiao Ai with a band and backing singers, and also mobilized many influential friends in the circle to promote Xiao Ai on Weibo and other platforms, so Xiao Ai also gave him a very sincere thanks.

He sent me one of them, hoping that I would go back to Shanghai to see the concert, and although the hospitality came from Lao Wu and no one else, I still didn't refuse. I thought to myself that this was the first way I started to enjoy life, because these two years had turned me into a person who loved music, so I shouldn't miss such a high-level concert...... Besides, I didn't break my promise, because the concert was held at the Luopu Stadium, not the Dream Tree, so I didn't have to deliberately avoid it, just find a quiet corner and enjoy it quietly!

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