At five o'clock in the afternoon, as soon as his fingertips touched the keyboard, he quickly put them back. The man quickly closed the cover of his mobile phone, put on the windbreaker on the back of the chair, picked up the car keys from the table and walked out.
When he was approaching the stairs, he remembered something and his steps were obviously hesitant.
His eyes wandered slightly, and he took out his mobile phone from his pocket with some guilt. His finger lingered on the number "1" for a long time, and then pressed it.
"Hello, who's there?" Almost as soon as he made the move, a cold male voice came from the other end of the phone.
"I have something to do today, so I won't go back." He pursed his lips and said lightly.
The guilty conscience I felt earlier was gone when the other party said "who?"
He suddenly felt that it was ridiculous to feel guilty because he might not be able to go home tonight. The person on the other end of the phone was not Han Wei after all, and the other person might not even remember anything special about today.
"Well, you know, is there anything else?"
The man tightened his chin, suddenly feeling that he might just be trying to comfort himself. The man's calm tone made him, who was thinking about today's so-called third anniversary of their acquaintance, feel an indescribable discomfort in his heart.
"There's nothing else to do, I'm hanging up"
His tone became cold unconsciously, and he simply pressed the hang-up button, his eyes deep and long at this moment.
Now that I think about it, I was so stupid to hide it because I was afraid that the person on the other end of the phone would get angry because of my friend who suddenly came to Yancheng.
Even though he was complaining in his heart, the man still had no intention of revealing who he was going to see tonight.
He stopped at his feet and turned around to go downstairs.
What he didn't know was that the person on the other end of the phone suddenly darkened his face after he hung up.
The handsome man in a white coat took off his glasses with no prescription, spread them out on the chair, and gradually covered his eyes with his hands.
He had just presided over an operation that lasted nearly twelve hours, and he hadn't even had time to drink water yet.
My throat was burning badly. I just tried to act normal, but this was the result.
This made the man feel that the suppressed fatigue suddenly came up.
At this moment, he couldn't hide the fragility in his eyes. He didn't want anyone to see it.
In fact, it saves him the trouble if the other party doesn't come back. He doesn't have to prepare a sumptuous meal in the evening.
After all, today is...
The man sighed slightly, and when he put down his hand, there was no trace of emotion on his face.
Sometimes the gap between lovers is caused by this. A small thing or even a phone call, because you care too much, it is easier to leave scars in your heart.
Unfortunately, the two people on the phone were both people who were used to keeping their feelings to themselves.
Although sometimes the intention is not expressed in words, but more often seen in action.
But for some people who are reserved but sensitive and slow, just doing it, especially sometimes silently, and waiting for them to discover their deep love for each other, may really make a plate of fried day lily cold.
At this time, Zhang Xiao, who was still nestled in the bed, suddenly sneezed.
He didn't know that someone was having trouble with his partner because he was worried about him
In fact, it would probably be more vivid to say "Cold War"
His friend originally wanted to rush back as soon as possible after seeing him, but after a phone call, he immediately took the night off.
Zhang Xiao, who was commanding Qin Zifeng here and there, didn't know why he felt uneasy in his heart, but he didn't take it to heart.
Now, he just wants to train Qin Zifeng well, who will let the other party destroy his good mood to the point where nothing is left?
It turned out that after Zhang Xiao laughed at Qin Zifeng's losses at the hands of Ji Qinglan, he could no longer laugh after the other party's objective and vivid description of that person.
Especially when there is a voice in his heart that keeps telling him the truth.
"Ji Qinglan, it would be better to say that he is a smiling tiger. Even if he has been silent for nearly twenty years, anyone who has suffered from him will not relax his vigilance and sleep peacefully. Ha, that should only appear in a dream.
"thing"
At that time, Zhang Xiao wanted to laugh and insult Qin Zifeng, but was interrupted by the other party's wave. In order to continue to listen to those "secrets", he decisively shut up.
"Twenty years ago, the economic storm that spread rapidly across the country and even the world from Yancheng could be said to have been 'played' by Ji Qinglan, who was less than 20 years ago. It was also through this time that he gained a strong reputation among the economic tycoons.
He has determined his position as a 'god', and no one can raise any objections to it. All objections were silenced by Ji Qinglan's twists and turns."
Zhang Xiao motioned the other party to continue with his eyes. He knew everything Qin Zifeng said now, didn't he go to the banquet and wait for people just because he knew it?
Qin Zifeng looked at the other person's eyes with expectation but hidden complaints and chuckled, then continued to speak, but his eyes had a touch of respect, "He is my teacher."
Zhang Xiao's mouth suddenly opened wide. Could it be that Ji Qinglan was working behind the scenes for the Yan family during the years when he disappeared?
Qin Zifeng seemed to be aware of Zhang Xiao's thoughts. He shook his head slowly, with an incomprehensible meaning in his tone, "Xiaoxiao, Ji Qinglan's disappearance has nothing to do with the Yan family. I can get the other party's teachings, so it's okay."
It is beneficial to Uncle Yan who has passed away."
Zhang Xiao reacted for a moment before registering Uncle Yan and the previous leader of the Yan family who had been dead for many years. It was the same way. Only then did he realize where the sense of disobedience he had felt from the beginning came from.
"You call him Ji Qinglan", he used an affirmative sentence
"Yes, although he is my teacher, he asked me to call him by his first name. Frankly speaking, teaching me is just a transaction and does not deserve an honorific." Qin Zifeng looked indifferent and rolled his eyes, as inorganic as black glass beads.
His gaze was fixed on Zhang Xiao's face, "Xiaoxiao, I know your purpose for going to the banquet last night." He raised the corners of his lips, and his face instantly warmed up, "However, you can't blame me for returning without success.
, that person, even if you meet him, you still won’t be able to achieve your expected goals.”
Zhang Xiao frowned and said in a bad tone, "Qin, what do you mean by this?"
Qin Zifeng held his forehead and sighed invisibly, "Do you still remember the question I just asked, why did he disappear from people for twenty years?"
"To avoid the limelight," Zhang Xiao's words showed obvious guilt, but he shouted out confidently.
Qin Zifeng finally had a dumbfounded expression on his face. He coughed dryly and looked at Zhang Xiao with a bit of hatred: "You have been hiding for twenty years, but you took the initiative to show up in front of the person in charge of the Yan family?
"
The slightly raised tone gave Zhang Xiao a clear understanding of the unreliability of what he had just guessed.
Indeed, when you appear before the head of the Yan family, you can't avoid the limelight.
It can even be said that we have entered a small circle of turmoil, a small but extremely cruel place.
But this also explains why the banquet where Ji Qinglan made his debut twenty years later was so uneventful, even though he didn't wait until the other party showed up in the end.
But if Zhang Xiao immediately lowered his profile and admitted his mistakes and asked for detailed explanations, it would not be him.
"Qin, do you still want to say it? If you don't want to say it, I won't listen anymore!"
That's a very confident person
"I," Qin Zifeng lengthened his tone and repeated in a dangerous tone.
Zhang Xiao shrank for a moment, then raised his chest and raised his head, shouting even louder, "Stop being so pretentious, I won't do this!"
"Oh", Qin Zifeng responded with an unclear tone. His narrow Danfeng eyes were narrowed down to a long slit, and the slightly upturned corners of his eyes actually gave people a sharp feeling.
Zhang Xiao swallowed unconsciously. Before he could re-adjust his state to "fight bravely", the opponent suddenly lost his momentum.
Qin Zifeng suddenly smiled and said helplessly, "You!"
Then he straightened his expression and continued in a solemn and serious tone, "We have all heard of the story of beauty ruining the country. I think you can guess what I want to say next."
"Ji Qinglan has been hiding for a woman for twenty years?" Zhang Xiao continued in disbelief.
There was obvious relief on Qin Zifeng's face, and the look in his eyes that said "You are finally smart" made Zhang Xiao's face get darker and darker.
Simply, the other party still knew how to measure, and continued: "Well, for the sake of a woman, I have made myself miserable. A man who is called a god by everyone, has put himself in the position of begging on the street corner..."
"He is really kind." Zhang Xiao's tone could not tell whether it was praise or criticism.
Qin Zifeng sneered and did not express any opinion on this, "Ji Qinglan felt that the woman's betrayal was due to his ability, but he didn't want to think that without his ability, the woman would never have met him. A woman from an upper class society.
She is not a pure woman. Ji Qinglan, who cannot accept the truth, is just a coward in love."
"What happened next?" Zhang Xiao pursed his lips, feeling that Qin Zifeng suddenly looked at him with something in his eyes, which made his tone a little impatient.
"Except for those financial means, Ji Qinglan is not a fool in other matters. If he really wants to live without those abilities, he will not be reduced to begging. But people who think they are desperate will naturally not care how to live. From then on,
Judging from his self-abuse method, this person is really not smart."
"You think very highly of yourself! Although Ji Qinglan did this a bit unreliably, at least he deserves to be called a genius, and he made it through, right?"
Zhang Xiao pulled her hair and asked tit-for-tat.
"Just take what you want, that's a man Xiaoxiao, do you really think he came out on his own?"
Zhang Xiao raised his eyebrows and urged the other party to hurry up with his eyes.
He feels like smoking
Qin Zifeng smiled inexplicably, and then said: "The woman he thought had betrayed left the family for him, and then gave birth to a child. However, a lady from a wealthy family may be able to arrange flowers, understand tea ceremony, and other skills that a lady should master. For
How to survive in the market has been out of my childhood education. I think you can guess the ending of that woman."
Qin Zifeng's eyes were a little cold. He stared at Zhang Xiao's face carefully, not wanting to miss the other person's expression.
In fact, he had selfish motives in telling this story.
He even felt that the experiences he and Zhang Xiao had with the two protagonists in the story were surprisingly similar.
However, he is not that woman, and he will not let Zhang Xiao become a man like Ji Qinglan
I remembered that when I saw the page in Yan Xiaoyu’s investigation report that Zhang Xiao must not know, he impulsively threw the investigation book on the table.
There, he learned about various plans to get acquainted with Zhang Xiao
Then, he didn't even have the courage to read the rest of the content. For the first time, he felt powerless in his heart. He only felt that his past self was hateful and even more pathetic.
It turns out that Zhang Xiao experienced the so-called betrayal just because of his inexplicable liking.
That night, he had a dream, but when he woke up, he felt at a loss. Apart from a touch of sadness, he couldn't remember a single thing in the dream.
But his memory suddenly returned after waking up from the dream
It was so numerous and confusing that he even felt like he had fallen into another dream.
After he calmed down, he realized that his feelings for Zhang Xiao were not so ugly and superficial.
He loves Zhang Xiao even when the other person doesn’t even know who he is
Zhang Xiao didn't know that Qin Zifeng would think of the past in the blink of an eye, but his expression could not be called relaxed, and his low and hoarse voice was filled with tension that only he knew, "She is dead?"
They both knew who she was referring to.
Zhang Xiao actually didn't want to guess like this, but he believed that not only him, many people only knew about Ji Qinglan, but had never heard of Mrs. Ji.
Qin Zifeng nodded slowly but surely.
There is no need for him to say more now. Regarding Ji Qinglan's praise, he thinks Zhang Xiao will be much more sensible from now on.
And he didn't think there was anything inappropriate about his actions in pulling his teacher down from the altar.
He was very calm about this
Zhang Xiao, after thinking for a while, broke the silence between the two.
"That woman's death made Ji Qinglan come out?" His eyebrows furrowed into a tangled knot, and his hoarse voice made him use a sharp edge.
Qin Zifeng smiled, but his eyes were cold
His voice was still gentle as always, but people could clearly hear the ridicule in it. "It's her son. After the woman died, she sent her son to join the beggars." After a pause, he smiled slightly at Zhang Xiao.
He frowned and asked word for word: "If you were Ji Qinglan, would you abandon a woman after knowing her deception?"
Zhang Xiao was silent for a while before speaking, "I don't know."
Qin Zifeng couldn't tell whether he was relieved or worried again. At least the answer was not too bad. He secretly said to himself
Moreover, Zhang Xiao's hesitation proved that this was the other party's sincerity, and he should be satisfied with it.
"Remember your answer today," Qin Zifeng said slowly, with a faint smile on his lips.
Zhang Xiao nodded, somewhat indifferent to the other party's solemnity at this time, but he didn't know if it was because of the story he heard earlier that he rarely disagreed with the other party.
What he didn't know was that Ji Qinglan in the story had nothing to do with him.