That night, An Lan took Xiao Man back to her own residence, and of course I went with her.
Xiaoman was also very excited and chattering all the way back.
An Lan said to Xiao Man at this time: "Xiao Man, you and your father will go back first tomorrow, and your mother will come back after a while after your brother is well, okay?"
Before Xiaoman could reply, I spoke first and said, "I'll go back tomorrow?"
"What else? How long are you going to stay here?"
"We haven't seen each other for three months. In such a short period of time, are we going to separate again?"
An Lan shrugged and said, "I also hope you will stay here with me for a few more days, but can your project in the resort town over there last for such a long time?"
"It's indeed quite a delay, but I'm willing to stay here with you."
"It's better to go back first. Can't we just keep in touch?"
"Okay," I sighed and said, "Don't tire yourself anymore and make sure to eat on time. We are not young people in our twenties anymore, and our bodies cannot withstand such a torment."
"Um."
After returning to his residence, An Lan went to get Xiaoman to take a bath.
I sat in her bedroom and looked at everything about her in the bedroom. I felt very simple, yet well protected by her.
She is such a woman. She will not buy things that are not commonly used, but as long as they are used frequently, she will protect them very well.
For example, for Bluetooth headsets, she will even knit a protective cover by herself, which is both affordable and beautiful.
She is actually a very maternal woman, and her maternal nature was obvious even before she gave birth to a child.
That kind of meticulousness is something that few people have.
She does not often use luxury goods. She once said that luxury goods are not necessarily the only things that can package a woman.
What's even more rare is that even though she was so rich before, she didn't abuse it.
In a daze, An Lan returned to the bedroom. After closing the bedroom door, he looked at me and said, "Why haven't you taken a shower yet?"
"Wait for you."
"What are you waiting for me to do? You go wash up first."
"I'll wait for you to wash it together. Xiaoman should go to sleep."
"Well, I just went to bed."
"Come here quickly, I'll give you a hug."
An Lan smiled at me, then came over, sat on my lap, and put his hands around my neck.
I kept staring at her, seeming to make her a little shy. I turned my head and said, "Why do you keep staring at me? It's so embarrassing."
"What's so embarrassing? We're all so familiar."
"It's just embarrassing."
I smiled and said, "You have a broken hair on your face."
"Where is it?" An Lan immediately reached out to get it off.
"Left cheek."
She touched it again and replied, "No."
"Don't move, I'll help you."
With that said, I raised my hand and took off the broken hair stuck to her face.
An Lan frowned and said, "This is obviously the right side of the cheek."
I smiled and said, "We are sitting facing each other, just like looking in a mirror. The left cheek I am talking about is your right cheek."
Only then did An Lan react, and then she smiled awkwardly, and I started laughing. Finally, she couldn't hold it any longer and started laughing along with me.
It seems that on such a night, even happiness comes easier than before, even if it is not funny.
Suddenly, An Lan leaned his head on my shoulder and said to me softly: "How about you stay another day tomorrow and go back the day after tomorrow?"
"That's exactly what I meant. It's not easy to buy a plane ticket for tomorrow now."
"Well, I won't go to the company tomorrow. How about we take Xiaoman, Yangyang, and Ruixue to Provence?"
I remembered that the place An Lan wanted to go to most was Provence. She had told me before.
Of course I didn't hesitate and nodded immediately.
That night, we held each other in our arms all the time, and we didn't even feel sleepy.
It is said that a breakup is better than a wedding. On this night, I felt particularly touched.
The night was already dark, and An Lan had fallen asleep before me, but I didn't want to sleep. I kept looking at her who really existed next to me, feeling happy but also feeling particularly uneasy.
Because I know that this short-term happiness will not last long. How can I complete my redemption after half a year?
The next day, I woke up in the glare of the sun. The first thing I did when I opened my eyes was to lose sight of An Lan beside me.
However, she was not in bed.
I looked around the room again to make sure that last night was not a dream and that I was indeed sleeping with her.
But so early, where was she?
I quickly put on my shoes and went outside. As soon as I opened the door, I heard An Lan's voice coming from the direction of the kitchen. She seemed to be talking to someone.
It was in English, and I could probably understand it a little bit. It seemed like they were having a dispute over something, and the dispute was very fierce.
I continued to listen for a while, and after she hung up the phone, I walked to the kitchen door.
An Lan hadn't noticed me yet. She looked a little tired and her expression was ugly.
"What's wrong?"
It wasn't until I opened my mouth that An Lan looked at me.
She immediately gave me a smile, shrugged, and said as if nothing had happened: "It's okay, are you awake?"
"It's okay. I heard everything. I just told you yesterday that you don't want to hide everything from me. What happened?"
An Lan was silent for a while and then finally said to me: "I have terminated cooperation with several companies. Now more than half of the board of directors are protesting. They even want to sign the contract behind my back. If Sean hadn't called me just now to tell me
Me, then it’s completely over!”
"Sean? Who is he from?"
"He is neither good at anything, but he is not stupid. He knows that these companies will bring down the group. He now holds 20% of the shares. Once the company is really brought down, he will lose everything."
there is none left."
It turns out that this is what happened, no wonder Xiao En was determined to force An Lan back.
He neither wants to take responsibility nor wants his capital to be lost. He is a typical selfish personality, but such a person is actually the epitome of most people.
I was silent for a while and then said seriously: "Is the group still in operation?"
"It's always been there, and I've been thinking of ways to make up for it."
"Wouldn't terminating cooperation at this time cut off the road ahead?"
"No, these companies are dragging down the group. I have seen the data from previous years. We have been losing money on these cooperations every year, and the amount has reached 130 million euros."
I was startled and subconsciously cursed: "Damn it! You have suffered so many losses in a few years, so why are you still cooperating?"
"So, this is what I don't understand. The first thing I did after taking over the group this time was to terminate cooperation with them, but... I was really helpless."
"What your dignified chairman said doesn't work?"
An Lan shook his head, sighed and said: "In their eyes, I am just a successor with little ability, and these cooperative companies have given them benefits, so they naturally don't want to give up."
"Then what are you going to do now? Is it up to them?"
"Of course not, these companies must be completely shut down."
After An Lan paused, he suddenly said: "Now I have to rush to the group to deal with this matter. If they really sign it, the consequences will be disastrous."
Of course I know how things should be prioritized. Although we agreed to go to Provence together last night, what is more important now is to resolve emergencies in her group.
There are many surprises in life, and no one can really do what they want, because you never know what will happen tomorrow.
Life is originally composed of regrets and accidents. There is no need to worry about gains and losses.
And what I should do now is not to accompany her here to travel around the mountains and rivers, but to go back and make money.