In winter, the streets are lined with snow, and the city is quietest in winter than in other seasons. Xu Zhen sat in a taxi, looking out at the street through the window. In winter, there is often a layer of mist, but on the other side of the fog there is always light.

The water vapor exhaled from the mouths and noses of the pedestrians on the road, the heat from the shops on both sides of the road in the manhole cover are intertwined, and from a distance, the whole street seems to be boiling, and the mist fills the sky, adding a touch of warmth to the cold city. It is located near a university in the South Fourth Ring Road, far away from the airport in the North Fifth Ring Road, and Xu Zhen actually took a lot of time to come.

But he never cared about that, and it wasn't a big deal to see old friends.

"The Silver Island Hotel has arrived. Pay attention to your luggage, I'll pull over for you. The taxi driver's loud voice pulled Xu Zhen back from his thoughts.

"Okay, thank you, master." Xu Zhen settled the account and got out of the car with his bag in his pocket. The winter in the north is far colder than expected, and as soon as Xu Zhen got out of the car, the cold wind hit his face, so cold that he couldn't help but sneeze. Good guys, this winter in the north is indeed much colder than in the south.

Xu Zhen gathered his scarf and walked into the hotel at a faster pace.

The place where he made an appointment with Dai Shikai was on the second floor, Xu Zhen reported his name, and under the leadership of the waiter, he finally pushed open the door of the private room in front of him.

"Brother Xu Zhen, long time no see." The man, dressed in a crisp black suit, stood by the window with his hands behind his back before he entered, as if looking at the school playground not far away. Hearing the movement behind him, he immediately turned around, and in the sun, the man's soft hair reflected the chestnut sheen, and his brow frowned slightly from the harsh light, but it did not prevent the deep-contoured face from exuding a compelling heroic aura.

"Lu ......" In a trance, Xu Zhen actually saw the voice and shadow of the old man on his body.

Dai Shikai smiled faintly, raised his hand to put the gold-rimmed glasses back on, and left. came to him and gave Xu Zhen a big hug: "How are you doing lately?" ”

"I'm fine, and it looks like you're doing well." Xu Zhen stared at Dai Shikai and still hadn't come to his senses.

"It's okay." Dai Shikai called the waiter and told him that he could serve the food. Then, he pulled Xu Zhen to sit down and poured him a glass of boiling water: "The heating here is quite sufficient, you can take off this coat first." ”

"The north is good, we are all frozen half to death in winter." Xu Zhen took off his coat and looked at the private room: "By the way, why did you remember to be here?" I thought I'd treat me to your Western food. I heard that you have also started to take care of your own business now, but I didn't expect that a year has passed, and you have become more stable, but you have become stingy. ”

"Don't worry, if you come here these days, I will definitely treat you well." Dai Shikai handed the water to the other party, and then said softly: "Here, this is a restaurant that I used to frequented when Brother Qing and I were in school. Even if we have money in the future and eat all over the streets and alleys of Beijing, we will always miss the taste of this restaurant. Oh yes, the university next door is our alma mater. If he's still here, he'll definitely choose this place to entertain you. ”

After listening to him, Xu Zhen was slightly stunned, and after a while, he sighed lightly: "Akai, you have changed." Much more mature than before. If Lu Qing knew, he would definitely be very happy. ”

"This should be what Brother Qing wants to see." Dai Shikai calmly supported his chin, he used to be giggling all day long and had no shape, but now he is as steady as another person.

After leaving the mission a year ago, he left the space without saying a word, not even a word. Xu Zhen thought that he would do something stupid, who would have thought that Dai Shikai was calm beyond his expectations.

Early the next morning, Dai Shikai took the initiative to contact him and wanted to work with him to fulfill Lu Qing's last wish. The two dealt with Chen Shuo's aftermath together and settled Li Wenqiao's grandmother. After doing this, Xu Zhen handed over the backpack that Lu Qing left for him during the mission to Dai Shikai: "This is his last relic, Lu Qing has no relatives in this world, you can take care of these things for him." ”

Dai Shikai took the backpack without saying a word, clenched the bag tightly with both hands, and the joints were white because of the exertion, and it could be seen that he endured it very hard.

Over the past year, Xu Zhen has always kept in touch with him, and he is always worried about what Akai will do. However, the other party was not as impulsive as he thought. After returning to reality, Dai Shikai took over the family business, and with the help of his family, he soon became the head of the overseas branch. It wasn't until he told Xu Zhen a while ago that he had returned to China, and Xu Zhen couldn't wait to ask him out to meet him to see how he was doing.

"By the way, Brother Xu Zhen, how are you now? Looking at your circle of friends before, it seems that you have a dating partner. Dai Shikai took a sip of red wine and asked leisurely.

"Well, some things have passed, but I will treasure it in my heart." Xu Zhen smiled with relief: "The girlfriend I am dating now was introduced by my parents, and I am a fellow countryman with you." She's nice, gentle, knowledgeable, and ...... with her It's a lot like. ”

"Cherish the people in front of you." Dai Shikai raised his glass and said to him, "You must call me when you get married." ”

"No problem, this time I also stopped by to visit her parents, and the two sides met." Xu Zhen returned a toast, and then said, "What about you, who is almost thirty years old now, don't you think about the object?" ”

"This is urged by parents at home, urged by my brother and sister-in-law in the company, and now you are urging it. I'm used to being alone, and I haven't thought about it so much for the time being. This love is about opportunity. There are the right ones, and they will naturally be together. No, I don't force it. Dai Shikai said with a smile.

"Then I wish you to get off the list as soon as possible." Xu Zhen raised his glass and drank the red wine.

The two chatted while eating, and recalled a lot of past events about the space at the dinner table. Xu Zhen drank wine rarely, and after sighing, he couldn't help but drink more, and soon he became a little upset.

Dai Shikai settled the bill, called the driver, and asked the other party to send Xu Zhen back to the hotel to rest. He hugged Xu Zhen and sent him into the car, smiling apologetically: "I'm really sorry, the company still has some things for me to deal with, and when I go back to finish my work, it happens that you will see your parents tomorrow, and we will come out to get together the day after tomorrow." ”

"Okay, it's okay, you're busy first, I'm bothering. It's okay, I'll just have a few more drinks, and I'm not exaggerated enough to ask your driver to take me back. Xu Zhen was a little uncomfortable.

"It's out of the way, I just happened to be overwhelmed and wanted to take a walk. There are a lot of cars around here, so I'll go to the street to take a taxi in a while. You drink too much, be careful of blowing the wind and catching a cold. Don't be polite to me! Dai Shikai said, closed the car door, and told the driver to drive. Xu Zhen had no choice but to wave his hand at him and leaned back on his seat with a wry smile.

"We're going to the Ritz-Carlton." The driver asked as he drove.

"Hmm." Xu Zhen smiled: "It's troublesome." ”

"Don't get in the way, you're a friend of Mr. Dai, you should." The driver's attitude was very friendly: "I often hear Mr. Dai chatting with you, it seems that you have known each other for a long time." ”

"Well, it's been about three or four years." Xu Zhen replied lightly.

"Oh, that's been a long time...... the driver looked at Xu Zhen through the rearview mirror, and asked cautiously, "You have a good relationship with Mr. Dai, right?" ”

"What's wrong?" Xu Zhen was a little surprised.

"Ah, that's right. In the past year, Mr. Dai has been on business trips to the US branch all the year round, and occasionally returned to China, except for being at home, this small restaurant is the most often run. It's just that every time he is alone, he never calls anyone else. This is the first time I've seen him ask someone to come over for dinner. So I thought, you two must have a very good relationship. The driver sighed with emotion and said to himself:

"In fact, our Mr. Dai is very good, he has no frame for anyone, his attitude is approachable, and he is also steady and cautious in doing things. But compared to before, it's like a different person. To tell the truth, everyone used to think that he would be a loser, but who knew that he would change so much in the past year. ”

"yes." Xu Zhen looked out the window with a hint of sadness in his eyes. The Akai in the driver's mouth is too similar to that person.