"Who are our enemies? Who are our friends? This question is the first question of the revolution. The above passage was once told to me by a political teacher, and he felt a lot of emotion at that time, saying that when you grow up in the future, you must study it carefully, which is very helpful in life. Another sentence on his lips is: "Max said that the relationship between people is the relationship of interests in the final analysis" Through more than 20 years of life experience, I still can't fully understand the deep meaning of these words, but I have only gained a little.

The so-called crown is full of Jinghua, and the Si people are alone and haggard. In the era of competition, it is inevitable that there will be enemies in our lives, but these enemies will not directly confront you as they did in the war years, we are hidden, latent, and dangerous. We are enemies of you for a variety of reasons, it may be jealousy, it may be competing interests, it may be emotional hurt, it can be all kinds of reasons. Most likely, profit dominates. Isn't the criterion by which people distinguish between friends and foes is "interests"? When someone supports you, understands you, and helps you, he or she is your friend in your eyes, because he or she protects your interests; When someone opposes you, misunderstands you, or obstructs you, he or she becomes your enemy because he or she destroys your interests.

It could also be hatred - one person's hatred of another can be spread to hatred of one family against another. The hatred of one group of people for another group of people can be spread as hatred of one country against another. Even a person's hatred can be spread to the hatred of a family, a nation, a country. The hatred between generations will be replicated from generation to generation, so that the blood will rise to the sky and the lives will be destroyed. And the stronger the sense of existential crisis on both sides, the more fierce this plunder and hatred becomes. Because it's a matter of life and death!

So I am on the edge of the abyss right now, walking on thin ice, after all, the old people's hearts are fickle.

So, how do you open your mouth so that you don't show a trace? I think of wine, and legend has it that Gao Qiuwu drank worse than average, and once said a lot of truthful things at the welcome party, when he was half drunk and half awake - and there was a lot of wine in the cupboard in the living room.

As soon as Gao Qiuwu pushed open the door, he found me holding a bottle of wine and looking at him with a smile. The rectangular table is draped with white tablecloths, and each seat is set with cutlery. A neatly folded napkin stands on the soup plate. Knives, forks and spoons are arranged in an orderly manner, and coffee cups and goblets are lined up side by side, making it look like a high-end five-star restaurant.

"Water Moon, You ......"

"I ordered takeout from a western restaurant, and no one said anything after a long night, I think I probably have insomnia, Gao Qiuwu, can you have a drink with me?"

I said quietly, "Didn't you say you were going to take me to the bar before, it's inconvenient to go out so late, why don't we drink in the room?" "

"Are you sure you want to drink?" Gao Qiuwu looked surprised.

"yes, drinking alcohol helps you sleep. I know you don't drink well, don't worry, I'll stop in moderation. ”

I walked over to his table and placed the plate on the table, an eight-ripe steak with a tantalizing aroma on a silver platter, an unlabeled bottle of red wine, unopened, and finally two crystal clear goblets, placed side by side.

The transparent lenses flashed in the faint light, Gao Qiuwu's slow eyes looked at the goblet on the table quietly, the moonlight sprinkled down from the window, illuminating the black hair color into chestnut, warm and warm, the emaciated body was immersed in the light, giving people the illusion of being in a trance to fly away, in that dazzling light, the glass goblet appeared crystal clear, like exuding a bright spot.

"You know what? The red wine is said to be the blood of the Son of God, so it is best to serve it in this glass goblet that was constructed to imitate the image of the Holy Grail that was filled with the blood of the Son...... Well, I don't know if it's because you don't believe in Christ, right? His slender fingers calmly raised the wine glass, the transparent liquid trembled slightly, like a weak girl, and the red thin lips were mixed with a smile, slowly approaching the mouth of the glass. Put down, a faint pink imprint on the edge of the cup appeared, and there was still a trace of fragrant sweetness in the tone.

We silently took a few sips of wine, and I observed that Gao Qiuwu's face began to redden, which indicated that he was a little drunk.

"Gao Qiuwu, do you remember the game we used to play at freshman party in the past?"

I filled his cup with wine again, "It's truth or dare, let's guess first, the loser has to answer the question of the winner, but you have to tell the truth, if you can't say it or what you say is false, you will be punished for drinking, what?" "

"That game...... The two of us have also played alone. You don't know, do you? Gao Qiuwu nodded and smiled, "At that time, I wanted to take the opportunity to confess to you, but I didn't expect that I was too strong to drink, and I got drunk before I could say anything." "

The awkward atmosphere quickly spread through the room, and I lowered my head and hurriedly said, "Then let's start." "

The first game was won by Gao Qiuwu. He looked at me and thought for a while before he spoke: "Shui Yue, why did you think I liked Mu Tongtong at that time, and you immediately alienated me after I met her?" "

I took a breath, I really didn't want to answer this question, but I thought that I would have to take some "secrets" out of his mouth for a while, so I had to say calmly: "Do you remember the first time you met Mu Tongtong in that Western restaurant?" At that time, I brought Mu Tongtong to meet you, and I found that you couldn't take your eyes off Mu Tongtong as soon as you saw it......"

Gao Qiuwu smiled bitterly and said faintly: "Then do you know why I watched Mu Tongtong?" "

"I know, that's because Mu Tongtong is beautiful, the kind of beauty that all men like! And I'm the ugly duckling! "

Gao Qiuwu shook his head: "That's because I found out that the ring I gave you was actually on Mu Tongtong's finger!" "

This answer shocked me, Gao Qiuwu once jokingly made an aluminum ring with a can ring buckle for me to accept, and I was upset and did give the ring to Mu Tongtong, because Mu Tongtong said that I liked it very much, I didn't want Mu Tongtong to feel that he had a favorite object and ignored his friends and benefactors. And that day, because I was looking forward to meeting Gao Qiuwu, I didn't notice that Mu Tongtong was wearing that ring!

"You know what? I've actually been making that ring for a long time, and I even asked a senior sister to teach me to ......" Gao Qiuwu couldn't say it anymore.

"I'm sorry ......"

I was suddenly enveloped in an intense sadness, had I been wrong for him? In fact, when we were separated, the problem was ourselves?

"Shui Yue, you have never been worse than Mu Tongtong. Although Mu Tongtong is thrillingly beautiful, she is just like a lifeless doll, and some sweet words and bold words can satisfy Mu Tongtong. But you, your beauty is hidden under the simple appearance, I can feel your strength and sensitivity, but I never know what you really want, what you want to pursue. I don't even have confidence in myself, will one day you find out that I am actually just a vulgar man and leave me...... I'm afraid I won't be able to grasp you! Gao Qiuwu showed a very nerve-wracking expression.

I never knew that there were moments in his heart when I was not confident because of me, tears oozed from the corners of my eyes, and I suddenly found that I had really put everything down and stopped blaming him: "Gao Qiuwu, don't say these words." It's all in the past......"

Gao Qiuwu was silent: "Shui Yue, I know your intention to invite me to drink tonight." You must have something to ask me, right? In my heart, your weight is always the heaviest, so don't worry, I won't hide it from you, as long as I can say it, I can tell you everything! "

"I ...... Gao Qiuwu, thank you. Thank you! I whispered, and then, sitting up, I picked up the bottle, and poured it down, not knowing what to say to him. It seems that he wants to get drunk with the sudden weakness in his heart.

"You want to know how I got rich?" Gao Qiuwu's slender fingers climbed the edge of the table, slowly propping up his body, Gao Qiuwu's eyes were foggy, the corners of his eyes were dyed red, and his eyes were swirling, as if he was going to drag people into his trance-like world, and he was drunk with flowers.

I nodded: "I understand that your parents are both working-class, but how can you go abroad in two years and come back to become a partner in the firm?" "

"I was probably lucky, I published a paper on the Internet at the time, wrote some of my own ideas, and then an investor took a fancy to me, so he contacted me and asked me to go abroad to become a trainee lawyer in a foreign firm, and I would be able to find a job when I came back with this gold-plated qualification." Gao Qiuwu said simply.

"Your luck is indeed good."

I said heartily, "Have you met that investor?" "

"Well, I've seen it, and I've been in constant contact for the past two years."

He ...... It's a man, right? "

Gao Qiuwu lowered her head a little evasively: "It's a woman." He bowed down, as if the smell of alcohol had risen suddenly, and in an instant a cloud of rouge had spread on his face.

"Oh......"

I thought for a while: "Then Mu Tongtong has seen this person?" "

Gao Qiuwu looked at me suspiciously: "Is this related to Mu Tongtong?" "

"I'm just asking. Because you said that you were going to go abroad immediately after breaking up with Mu Tongtong, but in fact, Mu Tongtong's personality, I don't think she would let go so easily. "

"How do you know!"

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"Mu Tongtong and I are best friends."

I pretended to joke lightly, "I think Mu Tongtong is unwilling to let you break up with me, and you also told me that Mu Tongtong said that you will regret it!" Unless...... Is it that Mu Tongtong found something in your mind so it makes you embarrassed, is it not me ......?"

Gao Qiuwu grabbed her hair in annoyance: "No, I only said that I was short of money and couldn't meet her expenses, and I didn't tell me...... What privacy do I have. "

I could see that he had scruples about it, but since it was his privacy, I really didn't want to ask. But I already suspect that the "root" of his breakup with Mu Tongtong should be related to Gao Qiuwu's female investor, because at that time he was all about going abroad, and the female investor he saw the most, Mu Tongtong is such a good and strong woman, did she find some kind of undisclosed relationship between him and female investors?

"Okay then, Gao Qiuwu, there are still some questions to ask you when I think of it, you can rest early." With that, I smiled at him and stood up to leave.

"Suiyue, I want you to drink with me now!" Gao Qiuwu took my hand, and his expression couldn't tell whether it was pain or melancholy, so I couldn't refuse.

"Okay, then let's have a good drink today, but I can't carry you when you're drunk, so I have to leave you on the sofa."

I picked up the cup again.

Wine, if you look closely, is an esoteric world with no end. In other words, wine can fill the emptiness of the heart through taste. It's also a good idea to use alcohol to get yourself drunk when you're empty—I think half-seriously.

Half an hour later, I was drunk, and beside me, Gao Qiuwu was still sober.

"Shuiyue, in the past two years, in order to socialize, my alcohol consumption has become very good." He sat next to me and looked at me so quietly, "Do you know how much effort I put into becoming a lawyer, in order to fulfill my dream? There are even some unscrupulous, so despicable and shameless that they even look down on themselves! I asked that person for help more than once, and when I couldn't stay in my pocket abroad, when my career was just starting out, if it weren't for that person's relationship, I wouldn't have been able to do it in this office until now! But I hated my relationship with that person!

"This society is unfair, there is no money, there is no relationship, you are full of enthusiasm and talent, it is useless to learn! That person taught me a lot, and I recognized the ugliness of human nature as well as the society at the same time. So, over the years, I miss you more and more, you are so clean and simple, and by your side, it seems that even the heart can be purified......"

He reached out and stroked my hair gently, and I tried to avoid it but couldn't...... Or don't you want to get out of the way?

"But you know what? Why did I want to make more money in the first place? Because I want our future life to be better, I don't want to even buy a slightly expensive ring for my beloved woman, because I don't have enough money, and I have to use cans to make ......" Gao Qiuwu picked up the wine glass, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth: "You don't know how happy I am to see you here, for a while, I thought I was dreaming." The last time I saw you smile like this, it was like a lifetime, but I didn't expect to have the opportunity to see you again in this life. And...... You're still temperamental. I wish you to persevere and go further, cheers. ”

After speaking, Gao Qiuwu directly sent the wine glass to his mouth, but when he was about to touch his lips, I saw Gao Qiuwu's hand holding the wine glass hanging down weakly, and the red wine suddenly stained Gao Qiuwu's clothes, and the goblet fell to the ground and turned into pieces.

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