Port City.

Outside, the drizzle was like a large net, enveloping the entire Lamma Island.

From time to time, pedestrians with umbrellas pass by in a hurry.

The room is lit up with dim yellow lights, and beautiful Cantonese songs are slowly flowing from vinyl records.

Qi Zhou sat in front of the bar with his legs bent, his eyes faintly watching the football game played on the TV not far away, and gently shaking the red wine glass in his hand.

Just as his team had scored a goal, a black Maybach pulled up in front of the private room in the rain.

The door of the B&B was slowly pushed open, and the crisp and pleasant sound of wind chimes echoed in the house.

Seeing the figure entering the door, he put the wine glass in his hand on the table.

Qi Zhou got up and walked around the bar, picked up the wine glass on the cup rack and poured Xie Yin a glass of red wine.

"I thought you weren't going to come and get these things."

Xie Yin asked, "Why do you think so?" ”

He put the crystal goblet poured with red wine in front of Xie Yin, and after watching Xie Yin sit down sideways in front of the bar, he took out the things that had been placed under the bar for a week and put them on the table.

"It's just an umbrella, it's important to you?"

Xie Yin's indifferent gaze fell on the black long-handled umbrella, and his gaze paused when he saw the gift box next to him.

Perceiving the man's gaze, Qi Zhou explained: "That beautiful sister said that this is a thank you gift. ”

Xie Yin's eyebrows raised slightly, and he took out the watch box from the gift bag, and gently rubbed his fingertips over the black watch box.

He raised his eyes slightly and looked at Qi Zhou standing at the bar:

"Where's she?"

Qi Zhou shrugged his shoulders and said truthfully: "I left early this morning." ”

Xie Yin lowered his eyes slightly, and looked at the black watch box in his hand thoughtfully.

The cuffs of the man's shirt folded up to create soft folds, and the fingertips of the fingers with clear fingerbones opened the box with a slight force, and a delicate watch lay quietly on the black flannel cloth inside.

The watch is made of high-quality black metal, calm and robust, exuding understated luxury.

Qi Zhou, who was in the bar, stepped forward to take a look, and let out a sigh:

"I have to say that this sister has a really good eye, and this dial is quite well designed."

Xie Yin glanced at him lightly, and took out the watch from the velvet box with a flat expression.

The warm yellow light from the chandelier on the bar fell on the man's watch, refracting a tiny light.

Xie Yin lifted the watch slightly, and gently rubbed the tip of his thumb over the dial.

Qi Zhou watched the man's movements and teased on the side:

"This watch is really good, Brother Yin, if you don't want it, give it to me."

He understands Xie Yin's temperament.

Over the years, many leaders have secretly given gifts to Xie Yin.

Expensive, good, rare, everything.

Qi Zhou clearly remembered that once he went to Tan Palace to find Xie Yin, but the gifts at the door were about to pile up on a small hill.

Listening to the old housekeeper in the Tan Palace, these Xie Yin didn't even look at it before ordering them to return everything to their original owners.

And Xie Yin didn't even look at the gifts that were sent.

But this time, Xie Yin looked at the watch in his hand for a long time, which made Qizhou feel a little surprised.

Xie Yin turned his head to look at him, and his emotions could not be heard in his clear voice: "Do you like it?" ”

Qizhou poured himself another glass of red wine:

"Yes, if you don't want to give it to me. I know you don't like to receive gifts, but other people's sisters are gone, so it's better to give it to me than to waste it. ”

Saying that, Qi Zhou didn't forget to ask Xie Yin for credit as if jokingly:

"Don't thank me for helping you fix this watch, that's what a brother should do."

Xie Yin slowly withdrew his gaze and fell back on the watch in his hand, a chuckle spilling out of his throat.

In the next second, Qi Zhou saw Xie Yin slowly and methodically put the watch on his hand, and lazily stretched out his hand with the watch to pick up the wine glass on the table.

The man's bony hand held the goblet on which the red wine was poured, and it shook slightly, and the red wine in the glass swayed slightly with his movements.

The watch on the wrist glows faintly in the light.

He lowered his eyes and looked at the wine glass in his hand, and said lightly:

"I like to buy it myself."

Qizhou: "......."

Xie Yin, who was sitting at the bar, slowly and methodically handed it to his lips, his fingertips glowing brightly under the warm yellow chandelier at the front desk, and his deep gaze seemed to fall on the watch on his wrist.

Qi Zhou walked to the vinyl record player and turned off the lyrical Cantonese song, turned to look at the man who was still sitting sideways in front of the bar, and gossiped:

"Are you really interested in that sister?"

The full-bodied red wine entered his throat, and Xie Yin's Adam's apple rolled slowly.

He just sat there quietly playing with the wine glass in his hand, and did not answer Qi Zhou's question.

He put down the wine glass in his hand, took out the cigarette case from his pocket, and pulled out a slender cigarette with his slender fingers.

When you close the cigarette case, gently tap the cigarette between your fingertips twice on the cigarette case before putting it in your mouth.

With the other hand, gently slice through the metal and ignite the cigarette.

The man's hand holding the metal cigarette lighter rested casually on the edge of the bar table, and he took a heavy puff of cigarette and slowly exhaled it.

The man's deep eyebrows were blurred in the smoke.

Seeing that he didn't squeak, Qi Zhou snorted: "The capital is not far away, so-"

"If you really like it, I'll chase it."

......

The summer sun in the capital is scorching, and it is not as rainy as the port city.

It has been a full week since Xia Li returned to the capital.

That afternoon, Qi Du's parents came to apologize to Xia Li with a gift, but Qi Du still did not come forward.

Chen Lina sat on the sofa in the living room, explaining Qi Du's absence in a soft tone.

"Li Li, our company has been really busy recently, and Adu has been revolving around the company all day, so I really can't spare time to apologize to you in person."

Listening to Chen Lina's explanation, Xia Li just showed her a gentle and sensible smile:

"It's okay, Auntie."

She lowered her eyes to the steaming tea on the table in front of her, stretched out her hands to hold the steaming teacup to her lips, and took a slow sip.

Xia Li's heart naturally knew very well why Qi Du did not come forward, the reason was nothing more than that he looked down on the Xia family and did not want this paper marriage contract.

The heat in the cup is thick, and the faint aroma of tea fills the nose.

Her eyes twitched slightly, and she lowered her gaze to the rim of the glass.

Remembering that I saw a photo of Qi Du and female Internet celebrity Su Cheng kissing in a bar on the hot search on Weibo last night, Xia Li's hand holding the wall of the cup slowly tightened a little.

She had heard Chu Shishi talk about Qi Du, and heard that he changed women like changing clothes, and none of them could stay by his side for a week.

How can a man who loves to play with sex be willing to be bound by a marriage contract for the rest of his life?

Xia Li naturally understood, but at the same time, she also clearly knew that she had to rely on the Qi family now to get rid of the bankruptcy crisis of the Xia family.

For Xia Li, as long as Qi Du is willing to marry her, the rest is not important.

It's just that...... What if one day Qi Du proposes to dissolve the marriage......

So where should she and the Xia family go.......

Xia Li pursed her lips worriedly and squeezed the teacup in her hand tightly.

"Li Li, don't worry, Uncle Adu has already taught him a good lesson for you."

Qi Yu on the side blew the tea in his hand, handed it to his lips without hurry, and took a sip.

For Xia Li, a girl, she is obedient and sensible, and Qi Yu and Chen Lina like it more and more.

Qi Yu looked at Xia Li's hanging head, sighed, and comforted Xia Li earnestly:

"You and Qi Du made a marriage contract with the old man himself, although the old man is gone, but our Qi family will not say that it will be dissolved."

Qi Yu's words were like a reassuring pill, which made Xia Li secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

After the Qi family left, Xia Li returned to the room with a sense of relief.

She clicked on the website link that Chu Shishi had just sent her, and clicked into the picture of Qi Du and Su Cheng riding together in the horse riding arena during the day.

In the photo, the two are sitting on horseback in equestrian clothes, and the man lowers his eyes and looks at the woman in his arms who is turning his head to look at him with a smile.

In the past two days, Xia Li heard Chu Shishi say a lot of gossip about Qi Du and this female Internet celebrity.

According to people familiar with the matter, the two met at a bar booth, and that night was the day Xia Li flew to Hong Kong City.

As for the reason why Su Cheng wanted to get close to Qi Du, of course the clear-eyed people knew it, it was nothing more than because of his money and resources.

Many of Qi Du's friends in the circle thought at first that Qi Du was just a fresh picture, and when he got tired of playing, he would get rid of it like those women before.

didn't expect Qi Du and Su Cheng's to have been entangled for two weeks.

And what is even more surprising is that Qi Du is really willing to spend money on various resources for female Internet celebrities, take her in and out of various high-end wine clubs, and meet all kinds of high-end people in the circle.

Xia Li's fingertips tapped the screen, and just as he wanted to exit the link, Chu Shishi's phone number popped up on the mobile phone screen.

"Li Li, you really ...... Do you have to marry Qi Du? ”

On the phone, Chu Shishi's voice was still a little sleepy, but it was more worried about Xia Li.

Xia Li sat on the bed and looked out the window through the curtains that had not been completely closed, and hummed in a low voice.

"Li Li, do you want to think about it again......

"Don't think about it." Xia Li directly interrupted Chu Shishi's words.

Chu Shishi's anxious voice came from the other end of the phone:

"But Li Li, Qi Du is a playboy, and you are the one who suffers after you marry Qi Du......."

Xia Li withdrew his gaze from the window, lowered his eyes, and said in a low voice:

"Shishi, I really can't think of a better way to save the Xia family than marrying him."

As long as the bankruptcy crisis of the Xia family is not lifted for a day, it means that their family of three will not be able to relax for a day, and Xia Youming and Su Jing will not be able to sleep well for a day.

Xia Li's mind couldn't help but think of the extra wrinkles on Xia Youming and Su Jing's faces and the white hair that suddenly became more, she only felt that her heart was pinched hard, and it was extremely sour.

Once upon a time, they cared for her meticulously, and they were obedient and responsive to her from childhood to adulthood.

And now she is no longer a child, and she wants to do her best to repay them.

She didn't want to see her parents tired and old from their hard work, and she couldn't accept seeing them gray with their hair from excessive sorrow.

In fact, they didn't know how long the Xia family would last, maybe it would be a day, a week, a month, or the company would wake up tomorrow morning and declare bankruptcy.

Xia Li knew that Xia Youming and Su Jing had already used all the methods they could, but they still couldn't fill the gap that the capital chain was disconnected.

And now, the hope that the Xia family can continue to survive lies in a marriage contract with the Qi family.

Xia Li didn't want to let go of this opportunity, and it could even be said that she was determined to marry Qi Du.

All she wanted was for the Xia family to continue to live in the capital.