"Help me call Qin Fu." Gu Xi abruptly threw his phone on the coffee table and ordered me.

"At this time? Are you sure? "Half past three at midnight...... The answer is yes. So when Qin Fu's mobile phone was connected and pressed the speakerphone, the first thing that broke out was a foul word, and then he roared in annoyance: "Ah Xi, do you know what time it is?" ”

Ran Guxi ignored his question and said, "Book me the fastest flight back to Beijing." ”

"Are you stuck in the door or are you sleepwalking? Didn't you just come back from there? ”

When I heard this, my heart jumped, and I looked at him with a little surprise.

I saw him frowning and looking impatient: "What so much nonsense?" Let you decide, you will decide. Then he pinched the call. can imagine how crazy Qin Fu was when he was woken up on the other end of the phone, and it can be regarded as carelessness in making friends.

After a moment of silence, I couldn't help but ask, "Haven't you been in Pingcheng these days?" ”

He glanced at him faintly, "Or else?" ”

"It's not...... You have overthrown the Lin family, do you need to socialize for many things? I said it implicitly, but he replied with a dark face: "I'm not an escort, this kind of thing needs me to come out?" If he doesn't even have the ability to attack after helping him clear the obstacles, then he can't help Adou, such a person might as well fend for himself. ”

Such a Gu Xi seems very cold, but it is not unreasonable. However, with Qin Fu's fox nature, it is obviously not the "Adou who can't be helped" in his mouth. In less than ten minutes, Qin Fu's phone called, and after ringing more than a dozen times, I didn't see Gu Xi willing to answer it, so I had to lean down and go to the coffee table to open the connect button.

"What? Why don't you answer the phone? The earliest flight will depart tomorrow morning at 8 a.m., and you just have to go straight to Checkin. Declare in advance: drive the tiger by yourself, don't think about me coming to pick you up. I'll arrange for someone to drive the car back then. Feed? Ah Xi? ”

I coughed dryly and replied, "He heard me." ”

The other side was silent, and after a few seconds, Qin Fu roared angrily: "Since Chang Xiaoyuan is next to her, why don't you ask her to order?" Lao Tzu was busy until one o'clock in the morning before lying down, and as soon as he fell asleep, he was woken up by you......"

A slender hand reached over and pressed the red button, interrupting just in time... Noises. What's more, Gu Xi turned off his phone directly, but after a minute, my phone rang in the room, and I didn't need to look at it to know that it must have been Qin Fu calling.

I didn't move, and the wind passed by.

Gu Xi glanced at me, pursed his lips and smiled, "The son can be taught." ”

In the end, Qin Fu couldn't survive his patience and died down, and the space returned to quiet. At this time, Gu Xi had already lit the second cigarette, but he didn't smoke it again and caught it on his fingertips. After spending so much time with him, I probably understood that smoking was a natural action when he was thinking, and the smell of smoke could help him think about things, but at most he would only smoke one, and then light it up to smell it.

But...... Didn't he know that secondhand smoke was more lethal?

His mouth moved, but he still endured the words that reached his throat. Shifting his gaze to break the silence: "The outline of the portrayal has come out, do you still need to continue to repair?" "If necessary, then I have to provide some necessary materials and tools, which involve not only the painting art, but also the carving process, which is not what I am good at, and I am afraid that if it is not repaired well, it will deviate from the original bronze carving.

Gu Xi didn't care and threw me two words: "Continue." ”

He is rich and capricious, and I can't stop him.

When I woke up again, it was already dawn. I didn't get up in a hurry, I lay on the bed and recalled the analysis that Gu Xi said a few hours ago that seemed to be casual and very interesting about Lao Tzu riding a green ox out of the customs.

He said that in fact, Lao Tzu's exit is a mystery.

As we all know, it was Lao Tzu who sent a letter to Guguan in the west, and was ordered by Yin Xiqiang to write a book, leaving the "Tao Te Ching". Then he rode a big green ox and continued westward. This is a historical document, which has aroused the interest of many archaeologists and historians, but so far no conclusive evidence has been obtained.

Some people say that Lao Tzu went to India as a missionary and taught Shakyamuni. More people believe that this theory is a fabrication of Taoism in order to elevate itself and demean other religions. Some people also say that Lao Tzu in his later years settled in Lintao, Gansu Province, and taught the old man to practice Neidan, maintain health and cultivate the Tao, and "soared" in Lintao Chaorantai after attaining the Tao.

There is also a theory that Lao Tzu did not go west, but returned to the east. Lao Tzu's hometown is located in present-day Luyi County, Henan Province, not far from Qufu, where Confucius was located. Confucius also visited Lao Tzu, also known as the "Confucius Greeting". It shows that the statement that Lao Tzu returned to the east after retiring is more reliable.

Gu Xi is very much like a scholar when discussing these things, sometimes quoting scriptures and commenting on them, and sometimes overthrowing them. It can be seen that he is very familiar with that period of history, and found that this person is really knowledgeable, is it because of the treasure appreciation must be familiar with these things, and be able to discuss the past and the present?

I remember that at the end he said a sentence: no matter whether Lao Tzu sent a letter to Guguan to the west or to the east, there is a legend that spread after that.

At that time, I thought he would tell the legend, but he got up and walked into the room with a sentence of "I'm sleepy". Suddenly, I felt that he was a little bad: uncertain and unpredictable!

Lying on the bed and looking out the window at the sun in a daze for a moment before getting up, cold sweat gradually broke out on my back as I walked out of the room.

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In the past, I thought that it would be a long walk from the ancient castle to the gate of the sentry box, but today it only took more than ten minutes to walk. The security guard standing guard was very polite to me, and would not come to stop me, and even kindly stepped forward to ask if he wanted to help me call a taxi to come in and pick me up. I thought about it and said no, I walked all the way, and the lonely footprints didn't stop until far away, and when I turned around, I suddenly understood.

It turns out that this uneven anxiety and slightly sour mood also have another name.

It's called, and it's like a loss.

In just half an hour, I experienced an indescribable change in mood. As soon as I walked out of the room, I saw that the square that had been placed in the most prominent position on the coffee table was gone, and the painting I had kept on the easel was gone. Since I'm almost the only one in the castle these days, I keep both the tools and the paper in their place, and I won't touch anything even if the occasional cleaning aunt comes.

There's no sign of mess around, and it's so heavily guarded that no thieves can enter.

Approaching two steps, his eyes fixed on the corner of the easel, and he was stunned for two minutes before he came to his senses.

There was a blank piece of paper with the words:

This concludes the task.

I don't even have a signature, but I don't have to think about it from that ostentatious font to know who it came from. Is that what I understand? Don't need to fix the square anymore? I can't figure out why I was asked to continue a few hours ago, and as soon as I turned around, I announced that the mission was over?

Hesitantly took out his phone, but he didn't know what to ask, so he deleted it and re-edited it several times, and finally only asked: Can I leave then?

The wait was apprehensive, and there was inexplicable anxiety, until the phone vibrated and the other party replied, one word.

Well.

The hanging heart has not fallen, and the anxiety is still not gone. I started to organize things, but found that there was really nothing to tidy up, except for a few changes of clothes, the rest of the toiletries were newly bought after this place, and even the easel I had been rubbing for nearly a month did not belong to me, so the last plastic bag was packed and left.

Sometimes people's mood is like this, starting when they are not prepared, and ending when they are caught off guard, it is inevitable that they will feel stunned.

Originally, the time for the project was set for two months, and it was summer vacation, so there was no need to rush to report to the tutor. Pushing open the door of "Time", because the time is too early, there are no customers in the store, and it looks deserted.

It took several days to get in touch with He Zhixu since they parted that night, but they only sent a text message: I'm fine, don't worry.

I pondered the meaning, and there was an obvious intention to avoid talking, so I didn't ask too much, and only replied with the word "um". At that time, I couldn't guess what had happened, and now that I had a relationship with Gu Xi, I should have come to "time" as soon as possible, if Gu Xi had been offended before, this apology is what I owe.

Before I could reach the bar, Lisa walked out of the backroom and was surprised to see me and asked, "Alice, why are you here?" ”

I raised my eyebrows, this question seemed a little strange, I used to greet people in the store normally, why didn't I come today.

Lisa was a person who couldn't hide her words, so she walked up and took my hand and said, "A while ago, the boss went on a business trip to another place, and when I came back, I said that you temporarily quit your job because you were busy with study, and I still feel very sorry." ”

I was taken aback, "Is He there?" ”

Lisa pointed to the back room, "In there." ”

I immediately walked to the back room, the door of the lounge was open, and when I walked to the door, I saw He Zhixu standing in front of the cabinet. Today he wore a white and blue striped shirt and beige trousers, which made him look very white-skinned.

As soon as his feet stepped into the door, he turned his head to look, his eyes fell lightly on me, and my familiar warm smile floated on his lips: "Coming?" "Every time I come to the store to report, the tone is natural.

I glanced down at the cup he was holding, it was steaming, and there was a strong smell of coffee in the air, it turned out that he was making coffee from the staff coffee machine.

I know that the first cup of coffee in the morning, he transferred it to himself.

But that's ...... My cup.