When Xu Chi found Xu Lan, it was past midnight. Even in midsummer, the night wind and moon dew brought a bit of coolness to the bottom of my heart. Xu Lan's clothes were thin, and she sat on an old and dilapidated bench, staring blankly at the small lake that had become dry and messy by the light of a little street light. There are sounds of frogs and insects all around, many flying insects lingering under the dimly lit street lamps, the vegetation by the lake grows in disorder, and the lake water which is only one third of the original depth has become muddy and dirty, and there will always be a sting when the wind blows. Nose smell hits the face. Compared with the situation a few years ago, this place is really dilapidated. The lively sound of frogs and insects not only failed to add a bit of vitality to this place, but instead made this place more desolate and lonely every day.
And Xu Lan was sitting in such a scene, obviously a rich and honored young master who was dressed very delicately and stood out among the crowd, but at this moment, it seemed as if he had melted into this desolate and lonely land, his figure looked extraordinarily thin and bleak .
Rao was extremely angry, when Xu Chi saw Xu Lan like this, he still couldn't help but soften his heart a little. To his surprise, Xu Lan didn't react violently when he found her. Instead, as if waking up from a dream, after a long while, she not only recovered her obedient appearance, but also took the initiative to admit her mistake.
"I'm sorry, brother, I didn't tell my family when I came out."
Xu Chi glanced at him, "Run away from home on purpose?"
Xu Lan shook her head, "No, I just want to be alone for a while. I planned to go back before dark, but I forgot the time after I stayed here." He spoke quite calmly, but his eyes were still red , obviously "forgot the time" is just the simplest rhetoric, in fact, I am afraid that I am immersed in sadness and cannot extricate myself.
This kind of performance is in line with the situation of a broken love, and it also shows the transparent restraint after venting. Xu Chi couldn't help wondering for a while whether Xu Lan had really recognized the reality, figured it out, let it go, but thinking of what happened last night However, deep in my heart I still didn't have much hope, so I didn't ask more, but first told my family that I had found him, and then took Xu Lan back. Anyway, the elders in the family will definitely ask why, let's see how Xu Lan answers.
After arriving home, Xu's mother hugged Xu Lan for a while, half-joyed and half-angry, and then the family held a discussion meeting. Xu Lan took the initiative to explain what he had said to Xu Chi. When Xu's father and Xu mother heard the words, they immediately thought that Xu Lan was unwilling to go abroad, so they got into trouble, and asked directly, "Is it because he didn't want to go abroad?"
Xu Chi glanced at Xu Lan, wondering if he would use this trick to get Xu's father and Xu mother to intercede for him and solve the problem of going abroad. But I didn't want Xu Lan to shake his head and say: "No, it's because I'm in a bad mood recently. My brother is doing it for my own good. Let me go abroad and change my mood to change my mood. I was a little screwed yesterday and had a fight with my brother, but now I figured it out. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have stayed out so late without saying hello and made you worry."
When Xu's mother heard the words, she immediately felt that Xu Lan was still sensible as always, and at the same time asked worriedly: "Why is it that you are in a bad mood recently? Why don't you remember to tell your family about something?"
Xu Lan refused to speak this time, but just smiled and said, "It's nothing serious, there's no need for you to worry about it."
Xu Lan didn't tell the real reason, but he voluntarily agreed to go abroad to study. In the eyes of Xu's father and Xu's mother, he was sensible, considerate and obedient. Even the things that worried the whole family today were not his original intention. Lan is very innocent. Coupled with the fact that it is difficult to meet each other after going abroad, Xu's father and Xu's mother's love for Xu Lan has not diminished but increased after this incident.
Although Xu Chi couldn't tell whether Xu Lan was sincere or just pretending, he was relieved that the other party agreed to go abroad.
As long as he can be separated from Qi Yan, he doesn't want to worry about Xu Lan's ideological problems for the time being.
The matter of the Xu family finally came to an end, and Jonathan on the other side also breathed a sigh of relief at this point in time. Just now, the drunken Jian Hongshen finally fell asleep, and calmed down from a state of excitement.
After the target of the sex hunt threw wine and insulted the two of them and then walked away, Jonathan gave up the idea of finding someone to spend the night with, and called the waiter to drag Jian Hongshen to the guest room prepared by the bar. Because the main business is a bar after all, there are not many rooms, just to cater for drunk or special needs guests. In addition, the night bar has always been very popular and the supply exceeds the demand, so Jonathan only opened one room.
After dragging Jian Hongshen into the room, seeing his colorful head, Jonathan didn't want him to make the bed where he was going to lie dirty, so he could only wash his hair and take a bath patiently. God knows that he, as an out-and-out young master, has never done such a thing of serving others. It may be because of this reason that his movements are a bit rusty, and Jian Hongshen is not very comfortable after tossing around. When he was cooperating with a big living person, the other party unexpectedly punched him, hitting Jonathan's left cheek.
Jian Hongshen's strength was already great, and this punch left no strength left. Jonathan felt that half of his face was numb at that time, and his teeth hit the inner wall of his mouth. A trace of rust spread in his mouth, and he sucked in a breath of cold air. He tried to hold down Jian Hongshen who was the assailant, but he was still overwhelmed. The other party seemed very angry at his resistance, and Jonathan took several hits one after another. Fortunately, this time he was on guard, but he was not injured as badly as he was just now.
Jian Hongshen almost took a set of punches before he calmed down again. Jonathan quickly showered him with a shower nozzle, wiped him casually, and threw him on the bed. Then he hid in the bathroom to look at the wound. After a short time, his body had already started to bruise, especially the left side of his face, which was still showing a tendency to swell. While breathing in, Jonathan applied a cold compress with a towel, thinking that he and Jian Hongshen might be at odds, it was fine with other people, but it was not good to be alone.
After covering his face a little, Jonathan asked the waiter to bring over ointment and safflower oil for bruises. It may be that the guests play a lot of tricks. The ointment that Jonathan wanted is in stock at the night bar, and in order to improve the style, the simple ointment and safflower oil have been replaced with very exquisite and trendy packaging, which looks similar to high-end perfume and even lubricious. It's like a potion, if you don't say it, you can't recognize it as safflower oil.
After applying the medicine, Jonathan looked at Jian Hongshen lying on Jian Hongshen's bed, and suddenly he didn't want to go there. After all, it is very possible to make a rush, and if you lie on another bed, it will probably be even more violent. It's just that he doesn't want to condescend to sleep on the sofa. If he throws Jian Hongshen on the sofa and is afraid that he will fall over like a drunk and get bruised and bruised, then Jian Hongshen will think that the injuries on their bodies are caused by fighting each other. It would be difficult for him to rely on this injury to claim compensation from Xu Chi and Qi Yan. That would be equivalent to all his sins today being in vain, which is definitely not acceptable.
Jonathan weighed it for a long time, and in the end, the pragmatic idea of compensation overwhelmed the feudal superstition. He observed Jian Hongshen for a long time, and saw that the other party had no intention of waking up, so he carefully lay down in a position far away from the other party, and closed his eyes.
Ten minutes later, Jonathan was about to fall asleep, but suddenly he felt a pain in his chest, as if he had been hit by a big rock, which directly injured him internally and woke him up with difficulty coughing. Then he discovered that the culprit was indeed the guy who shared the same bed.
I don't know what Jian Hongshen was dreaming about. While calling Xu Lan in his voice, he punched and kicked Jonathan who could touch him.
Could it be that the hero saved the beauty in the dream? Jonathan hurriedly dodged the other party's hands and feet again, feeling that he might not be able to resist, so he had to send a text message to Xu Chi. In order not to delay the other party's affairs, Jonathan only sent text messages and did not call. Unexpectedly, the other party responded quickly, but the content of the reply was not very pleasant.
Want him to take care of you? If this continues, he may have to be taken care of tomorrow.
Jonathan was very reluctant, but Xu Chi's matter hadn't been resolved, so it was better not to bother him any more. Jonathan pressed his aching chest, hesitated for a while, and finally had no choice but to condescend to sleep on the sofa .
The sofa is still a little narrow for a man with a height of 1.9 meters. Jonathan didn't sleep well. He woke up early the next morning and glanced at Jian Hongshen who obviously slept restlessly but at least he didn't throw himself out of trouble. , turned around and went to take a shower.
Jian Hongshen heard the sound of drizzling water and gradually woke up. He was very drunk last night, and when he woke up, he couldn't remember what he had done at all, and his memory stayed at the time when Xu Chi left. Jian Hongshen was a little dazed looking at the unfamiliar room, and even more dazed when he heard the sound of water in the bathroom. What's worse, he was still naked (Jonathan couldn't help him, so he didn't bother to dress him), and the clothes were thrown messily beside the bed. Jian Hongshen glanced over and saw a few small clothes on the bedside table. The bottles and jars, the contents inside are less than half used, and the whole looks very much like the crime scene of something. Coupled with the fact that Jian Hongshen's body was indeed a little tired and weak, but he felt a little relieved after venting (of course he was sore and weak after a few sets of punches in the middle of the night), it was as if he was tired from doing too much of something.
Jian Hongshen is not easy to accept the answer based on the known situation. He never thought of having sex with others so casually. In his consciousness, he would only do this kind of thing with the lover he loves. , and the guy in the bathroom clearly wasn't. Jian Hong stared deeply at the bathroom door, frowning, bitter and bitter.
When the sound of water stopped and Jonathan came out in a bathrobe, Jian Hongshen felt even more frightened. Jian Hongshen originally thought that the person in the bathroom would be a stranger he met in the bar, but he didn't expect it to be Jonathan! Moreover, the other party had quite a few injuries, especially his face, which was a little swollen and the corner of his mouth was broken. It was really miserable to look at.
Jian Hongshen's mind was suddenly struck by lightning. Could it be that it was not just 419 last night, or did he rape someone
Jonathan didn't think that Jian Hongshen would think of that kind of thing. After all, for an experienced person like him, it's easy to feel whether he has done that kind of thing. However, Jian Hongshen is completely inexperienced, and he doesn't know what it should look like after doing that kind of thing, but he just vaguely feels that it looks a bit like it. Coupled with these traces in the room, he can piece together this An answer to come.
Jonathan saw that Jian Hongshen was awake, and suddenly felt the wound throbbing again. He restrained his discolored face, and said directly to the other party: "Are you awake? Did you see my injury?" Jonathan pointed to himself to cover it completely Unable to move his left face, he said confidently: "Let's talk about compensation."
Jian Hongshen was still in a state of shock at this moment. Hearing Jonathan's words, he didn't think too much about why the other party emphasized the injury instead of other things. Instead, he thought that since the other party would ask for compensation, he must have really done too much. It's over, and those injuries are not fake, which can already explain the problem.
Jian Hong took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and asked, "What compensation do you want?" Because he was so anxious that his words were not very good, Jian Hongshen immediately paused when he found out, thinking about how to word, adding Said: "Yesterday I was drunk, and I may have done something against your wishes... Cough, tough things, I'm sorry, if you want any compensation, I can accept it. I know you are definitely not short of money, If you want to beat me up, or order me around for a while."
"..." Jonathan's first reaction when he heard Jian Hongshen's words was: who said that I am not short of money, isn't it only natural to pay for medical expenses, nutrition expenses and mental damage after beating someone? How come he didn't give it because he didn't lack money? He is not short of small money, but he still wants to take the opportunity to let Xu Chi and Qi Yan give up 1% of the profit. Although it is only 1%, he is also very short of it! As a result, Jian Hongshen blocked the way with a single sentence. What's the use of beating him or calling him around? It seems that he has no stomach, and he cares about a drunk. It would be bad if he still has an enemy with Qi Yan and the others.
Jonathan was stunned by Jian Hongshen's words, but after a while, he realized something was wrong. Jian Hongshen's tone didn't seem like he was simply apologizing for hurting him. But what else could it be if not for this
Jonathan stared at Jian Hongshen for a while, and found that the other party seemed a little embarrassed besides apologetic, and sat on the bed and wrapped the quilt tightly, looking quite embarrassed. Jonathan swept the rest of the room again, and soon felt There are numbers.
What an idiot this guy is.
After getting this answer, Jonathan pondered for a while, and instead of telling Jian Hongshen the truth, he simply pushed the boat along, and quickly changed his strategy, saying, "What's the use of beating you up? Why don't you just let me come back? Let's even?"
"!" Jian Hongshen was taken aback immediately. Jonathan's words confirmed his guess, but he didn't expect the other party to speak so bluntly, and he became more and more embarrassed. And he said just now that he would accept any compensation, but Jian Hongshen really couldn't accept Jonathan's request. It's fine to have sex once while drunk, but if you have to have sex again when you're sober, it's really beyond his tolerance.
Jian Hong moved his lips deeply, but he didn't know what to say. After all, he was the one who offended him first, and injured him all over his body. It's perfectly reasonable to want to vent your anger.
However, to his surprise, after the two were relatively silent for a while, Jonathan took the initiative to say: "Forget it, you are not my type, and I seem to be at a disadvantage in that case. I don't need to hit you or order you or something , you just remember to owe me a favor, and then let's just pretend that this didn't happen and don't tell the third person, how about it?"
Jian Hongshen heard the words and couldn't ask for more. Originally, he didn't have a good impression of Jonathan. He thought that this person was a pleasure-seeking, flirtatious dandy, but he didn't expect the other party to be so talkative at this moment. Don't be impulsive, considering his relationship with Qi Yan and Xu Chi, and Jonathan still cooperates with them, this is the best way to deal with it. If you can restrain your anger and make the best choice, this person is definitely not a fool who only wants to enjoy himself.
Jonathan didn't pursue it particularly, and Jian Hong was a little grateful, and at the same time he was greatly relieved. But even though Jonathan said he wasn't going to order him, Jian Hongshen still felt that he should make up for it, so he took the initiative to invite him to a breakfast at a time-honored porridge shop, and took him to the hospital. In the hospital, Jonathan resolutely rejected Jian Hongshen's secretive suggestion to let him go to the anorectal department. He only looked at the trauma, and then the matter was temporarily closed. The two made an appointment not to reveal to anyone else that Jian Hong deeply owed Jonathan , you can take it out at any time in the future, and ask Jian Hongshen to help you as much as you can.
The turmoil on their side is finally over, while Shu Zimu and Qi Yan have just begun the process of making false claims with the Xue family.
For the Xue family, Shu Zimu didn't want to set foot there at all, but sometimes there are exceptions, such as now—going to trick Xue Li, or going to see a joke when the Xue family is unlucky in the future. In order for Xue Li to jump into the pit of the resort project, Shu Zimu and Qi Yan can be said to have prepared a lot of time, and now it is time to close the net.
After they arrived at Xue's house, they were greeted dryly. Xue Li and Yao Yue tried their best to pretend to be loving fathers and mothers, and told them to get along with each other with a smile. Shu Zimu responded casually, but obviously didn't take it to heart. And Xue Li and Yao Yue are just trying to save face, so naturally they don't care too much about Shu Zimu's attitude. They don't disobey them on the surface, and it's fine if they appear to be obedient. In addition, perhaps because they knew that Shu Zimu and they didn't want to see each other, Xue Lin and Xue Yu went back to the room after showing their faces. Xue Li didn't let them stay with them all the time, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious for a while.
So taking advantage of Qi Yan and Shu Zimu's easy conversation, Xue Li mentioned the resort project.
"My side has almost raised funds, Young Master Qi... When is the right time to sign the contract?" Xue Li smiled eagerly.
Qi Yan said: "You can sign it today, just follow the contract I gave Zimu."
Xue Li laughed quickly and said, "Then why don't you just take care of this today, so as not to make another trip later." Yao Yue next to her was also smiling, her eyes lit up.
Qi Yan nodded, "Yes." Qi Yan asked Xue Li to print out the contract, because it transferred Qi Yanzhan's investment to Xue Li, so it was different from the contract that directly participated in the investment. Xue Li read it carefully Afterwards, no problems were found, and he showed it to the Xue family's lawyer. After confirming that it was a fair contract, Xue Li signed his name without hesitation.
Since then, Xue Li has taken the first step into the pit. Of course, this step alone is not enough. Qi Yan and Shu Zimu have laid the groundwork for such a long time, so it is naturally impossible to only cheat Xue Li so much. And Xue Li's own greed would not allow him to take just this one step.
Sure enough, after signing the contract, Xue Li said that he had something to tell Shu Zimu to let Qi Yan stay downstairs, and went to the room where he lived with Shu Zimu alone. The reason why I went here instead of going to the study was to lower Shu Zimu's vigilance and coax him to be obedient.
Shu Zimu was waiting for this to come out. Sure enough, after Xue Li pretended to be cold and warm, he began to play emotional cards with Shu Zimu. First, he cared about whether Qi Yan treated him well, and agreed to give him shares in the resort project. Are you done? Then he said that Shu Zimu should save some private money, or he should not give Qi Yan all the money. In the end, he said miserably that he only accounted for 20%, and he would definitely have little say in the project in the future, and he might be underestimated. As Shu Zimu's father, he was underestimated and at the same time lost Shu Zimu's face, so this situation should be avoided as much as possible. As for how to put an end to it? As long as Shu Zimu transfers to him the 20% that Qi Yan gave him, it's very simple.
Although Shu Zimu's purpose was to let Xue Li take all these shares, after Xue Li said this, he did not directly agree. Instead, he said: "The Xue family used to make home appliances, and they were not familiar with real estate projects. You Shi'an Worry about real estate, invest and get dividends, so why do you want the right to speak? And that’s not how face is used.”
Hearing that Shu Zimu was unwilling, Xue Li was naturally unhappy. He looked down at Shu Zimu, "Dividends are dividends. No matter if you are familiar with them or not, you must have the right to speak. How can you do without talking? You are still too I’m too young, so I don’t understand these things about managing companies.” He lowered his posture and said, “And your 20% is not managed by you, but by Young Master Qi, right? It’s said that the money between husband and wife can’t be released. Wouldn't it be better to hand it over to the other party and let Dad take care of it for you? It just happens to help Dad, right?"
Shu Zimu acted impatiently, as if he didn't understand and didn't want to understand these things, and he didn't want to listen to Xue Li's ramblings. Hearing the words, he said directly: "Okay, just transfer it if it doesn't affect my dividends. I'll go talk to Qi Yan explain."
As Shu Zimu said, he opened the door and went downstairs quickly. Before Xue Li heard him say "OK", he was interrupted by his haste to tell Qi Yan, and it was too late to stop him. It's gone.
Xue Li held his breath in his chest, thinking that his son was really turning his elbows out, but the matter had come to this, so he could only quickly start thinking about how not to anger Qi Yan.
But where Xue Li didn't see, Shu Zimu and Qi Yan exchanged an expected tacit look.