Spacious and bright Mid-Levels villa with bright lights. The Chinese decoration style shows a solemn atmosphere, and the private custom mahogany furniture is simple and calm, with a kind of low-key luxury.

Mu Zhengyao sat in a sofa chair with a mahogany ring back, his hands crossed on his knees.

He was still wearing the same iron-gray suit he wore from the meeting, but his tie was loosened, and the collar of his shirt was unbuttoned twice, revealing a small patch of wheat-colored strong chest. His eyes looked through the large floor-to-ceiling windows at the rolling hills, with blurred outlines in the distance, and his gaze was deep and distant.

At this moment, there was a sound of the car's brakes stalling outside. After a while, Dai Jingyi whistled like a flower butterfly, flicked the car key and pushed the door in.

As soon as he entered the door, he smiled when he saw Mu Zhengyao, put one hand in his trouser pocket, leaned lazily on the door frame, raised his eyebrows and said, "Didn't you say that you won't come back for the time being?" How? That birdcage got tired of living so quickly? ”

"Come back and take care of some company things." Mu Zhengyao didn't move, his voice was faint.

"Come on!" Dai Jingyi snorted coldly and tilted his head to the side. Regarding Mu Zhengyao's remarks just now, he obviously didn't believe it, "I don't know you yet!" As far as your company's affairs are concerned, a phone call from your elite soldiers will help you get it done, and you need to come back to deal with it in person? ”

Mu Zhengyao slowly turned his head and looked at him: "You mean that I, the boss, have been very idle all day?" ”

"That's not it! How can I work so hard like me, and I have to drill into the kitchen every day! ”

After speaking, he walked straight over, sat down on the sofa opposite Mu Zhengyao, threw the car keys casually, and leaned back more comfortably before he continued: "Say it quickly?!" Why come back? After finishing, he added, "Are you tired of eating vegetables and radishes, and you miss the big fish and meat in this metropolis?" ”

"I said that I was here to deal with the company's affairs."

"Cut! I don't believe it! ”

Mu Zhengyao was silent for a moment: "I came back this time to deal with the company's affairs for nearly half a year, and I will leave tomorrow." ”

"Leaving tomorrow? Where to? ”

"Go back to Fengcheng."

"What?!" Dai Jingyi was surprised, "You mean you want to go back to live in that bird cage?" ”

"Come back and pack your things, and I'll leave tomorrow." After a pause, "If nothing happens, I'm going to stay there permanently." ”

Dai Jingyi sat up straight all of a sudden, and his voice suddenly raised an octave: "! Are you really?! You don't want to settle there, do you? ”

Mu Zhengyao had a very serious expression: "Maybe." ”

Dai Jingyi was stunned, laughed to himself, and said, "It's the same as the truth!" Okay, as long as you're happy, just take yourself on a long vacation. You can rest assured! Stay as long as you want, no one thinks about you! ”

After a while, he added, "I heard that this little city is also recognized as one of the top ten cities in the country that is most suitable for human habitation!" It's a little small, but there is no heavy industry pollution, and the air is good! It's like our Beijing, which sucks in smog and car exhaust all year round. ”

Mu Zhengyao looked at him quietly for a while, and his words seemed to have a deep meaning: "If you can't breathe here one day, you can go to me." ”

Dai Jingyi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "How could I ...... Can't breathe? He waved his hand repeatedly, "No, no!" My three palaces, six courtyards, and three thousand beauties are all here, and I am reluctant to leave them behind a group of delicate beauties, and I have little desire to live in your palm-sized bird cage! ”

Mu Zhengyao looked at him deeply, didn't speak, and slowly lowered his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

Dai Jingyi glanced at him and didn't speak again.

The atmosphere in the room was suddenly a little oppressive.

After a while, Dai Jingyi stood up from the sofa and smiled: "You're all leaving, why don't we have a good drink tonight?" It's time to see you off! ”

Mu Zhengyao replied: "Okay." ”

Dai Jingyi was familiar with the road as if he was at home, turned around and went to the wine cellar to get a bottle of red wine, opened it, and did not need to decant the wine, the two of them each took a goblet and drank it slowly.

In the middle, Dai Jingyi's mobile phone called two calls, and he picked them up with a smile:

"Shanshan! …… How come, no one can forget you! ”

“…… Lily! Think! I'm almost going to kill you..... okay! I'll definitely go to see you tomorrow! ”

Dai Jingyi hung up the phone and saw Mu Zhengyao staring at him upright, with a deep look in his eyes.

He pretended not to see it, and Hang Erlang smiled locally, and said, "The charm is too great, there is no way!" ”

Mu Zhengyao looked at him again, didn't speak, put down the wine glass, picked up the lighter, lit a cigarette, and smoked slowly.

Dai Jingyi also lit one, took a deep breath, and spit out a long string of white smoke rings. Both of them were silent with a tacit understanding, and neither of them spoke.

Outside, the darkness of the night seems to splash ink, and the tops of the mountains loom in the mist, misty.

After being silent for a long time, Mu Zhengyao suddenly spoke in a deep voice and said, "Jingyi, are you sure that such a day is what you want?" ”

When Dai Jingyi heard this, his fingers holding the cigarette paused slightly, and a trace of discoloration quickly flashed on his face, but it quickly disappeared. He took a puff of his cigarette and smiled: "Why do you suddenly ask this?" ”

"After all these years, if I don't ask, who will ask you?"

"Huh...... When did you Mu Zhengyao also take care of other people's affairs as a mother-in-law? Not to mention, I'm really a little unaccustomed to it for a while. ”

Mu Zhengyao also took a puff: "You are not someone else." After a pause, "You're punishing yourself for other people's mistakes." ”

Dai Jingyi's expression froze, and after a moment, he smiled again, but this smile seemed to be full of bitterness and sadness that penetrated deep into the bone marrow, and he said, "Mu Zhengyao, did you call me here today specifically to sprinkle salt on my wound?" ”

"Since you know it's an injury, why don't you let it heal?"

"Huh...... What about you? Zhengyao. ”

Mu Zhengyao was silent for a long time: "We are different. After a pause, he took another deep puff of his cigarette and said slowly, "At least, I'm still me, and I haven't made a mess of my life." He raised his head and looked at Dai Jingyi, "What about you?" Jingyi. Where did the sunny and optimistic Dai Jingyi go? ”

Hearing this, the smile on Dai Jingyi's face finally couldn't be maintained anymore, he raised his hand to extinguish the cigarette in the ashtray, stood up and roared loudly: "You don't mention it to me!" The stupid ~ forced Dai Jingyi from before has long since died! Mu Zhengyao! You're not me, how do you know how I feel?! Although Su Wu is gone, at least she loves you! She used to love you so much! But what about me?! The woman I love the most and the ...... I respect the most" At this point, he suddenly paused, took the wine glass with trembling hands, and raised his head to drink the wine in one gulp.

I don't know if he was choking on the wine because he drank too much or what, Dai Jingyi coughed heavily, coughing so much that his face was red and his eyes were full of tears.

Then, with tears in his eyes, he pointed to his chest: "Zhengyao, do you know how much pain and hatred I have here?" Have you ever tasted the feeling of being betrayed by the whole world, and life is worse than death?! Yes?! ”

******

This night, Dai Jingyi was drunk and unconscious.

When he woke up, he slept on the floor of Mu Zhengyao's house, and the time was already noon the next day.

The bright sunlight shone in through the window and shone on him, shaking him so much that he couldn't open his eyes.

He lay on the ground on all sides like a dead pig and shouted: "Zhengyao! Zhengyao! ”

No one in the room responded.

After a while, he raised his voice: "Is there anyone at home who can gasp?!" ”

Still no one responded.

"Looks like there's not even a ghost!" Dai Jingyi muttered, completely collapsed, turned over and continued to lie on the ground motionless.

About ten minutes later, Dai Jingyi rubbed his dizzy head and sat up halfway. This movement felt extremely sore, and accidentally touched his face, and he couldn't help frowning with an "ouch" in pain.

After a moment's pause, he seemed to remember something, and with a grunt he got up and rushed to the mirror in the cloakroom.

The man in the mirror had messy hair, half of his face was swollen, his eyes were all bruised, and the corners of his mouth were bloody, purple and black. The clothes were also torn with several holes, and the sleeves of the shirt were half pulled down, looking so miserable.

A moment later, Dai Jingyi's roar like killing a pig came from the cloakroom: "Mu Zhengyao! You hit Lao Tzu in the face again! ”

After yelling, Dai Jingyi suddenly found that there was a note on the mirror, he tore it off, looked down, and saw five big characters written on it with a pen - your hand first!

He was stunned for a few seconds: "! Three or two times, he crumpled the note and threw it on the ground, "Mu Zhengyao, Lao Tzu is not finished with you!" Hiss——! It hurts me! My handsome face! How else am I going to meet my Shanshan...... Oh, no! It's Lili......"