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On the other side, Lu Ming arrived at about the same time as the substitute driver.
Lu Ming got out of the car, wearing a business suit, with a straight figure, very eye-catching under the street lights. Obviously, Chi Qiu wasn't at home waiting for him for dinner today, so he stayed in the company and worked overtime. With his current appearance, he should have come directly from the company to pick him up after receiving a call from Chi Lanyan.
After hearing his voice, Chi Qiu raised his head in surprise: "Lu Ming?"
Chi Lanyan squeezed Chi Qiu's hand, and said reassuringly, "I called him here. I'm a little drunk today, so I won't take you home." Her attitude towards Lu Ming was much gentler. For the first time, there was a sense of intimacy, "Lu Ming, take care of Xiaoqiu, I'll go first."
She stepped on the high heels and got into the car, leaving Chi Qiu who was at a loss and Lu Ming who was expressionless.
Lu Ming stepped forward and took Chi Qiu's hand.
Chi Qiu's palms were warm, and he said apologetically, "Are you busy today? I'm sorry, my mother was drunk and called you here... next time it happens, just refuse her, we can call a substitute driver , I can also take a taxi back."
"It's not too busy, there is still time to pick you up."
Lu Ming didn't say much, and led Chi Qiu into the car.
As usual, after Lu Ming fastened the belt completely for him, he sat in the driver's seat himself.
Not long after the car started, Chi Qiu opened his lips hesitantly, as if he had a lot to say. But he didn't want to disturb Lu Ming's driving, and was thinking about whether to talk about it when he got home.
It was Lu Ming who noticed his little trick and asked first, "How was your chat with Dr. Luo?"
"We chatted very happily. Aunt Luo is the same as before, very humorous." Chi Qiu said excitedly, "By the way, do you know who was the person who accompanied Aunt Luo at 'Quyuan Nanfeng' last time?"
"have no idea."
"It's a big star named Luo Xu."
Lu Ming raised his eyebrows subconsciously, not understanding why people around him were mentioning Luo Xu recently. It was the same at the company today. During the meeting, everyone agreed that Luo Xu was the most suitable spokesperson. Xu Ling tried her best to persuade him and analyzed the pros and cons of it for him.
"..." Lu Ming didn't answer.
Chi Qiu kept talking about the experience just now: "He is actually Aunt Luo's nephew, and Luo Xu's partner is also a man, just like us. His partner is called Bai Yan, who was also a celebrity before, but retired later. it's..."
Lu Ming drove the car and listened to Chi Qiu's nagging for a long time.
It can be seen that Chi Qiu's mood is high and excited now.
Lu Ming thought he was chasing stars, and asked, "Do you like them?"
"No." Speaking of this, Chi Qiu hesitated. He was afraid that Lu Ming would laugh at him, so he hesitated for a while, and said with a blushing face, "Because Bai Yan and Luo Xu both greeted me."
Lu Ming glanced at his blushing cheeks, and said inexplicably, "So?"
Chi Qiugu smiled to himself, and said embarrassedly: "Because I can't see, many people I don't know well will not greet me alone. But just now Bai Yan called me and talked to me a lot, He is very warm to me! Although Luo Xu didn't talk to me, he waved to me. I think they are very nice."
Because of being too excited, Chi Qiu slipped his mouth.
He immediately silenced, but fortunately Lu Ming didn't notice his slip of the tongue, Chi Qiu took the initiative to explain with lingering fear: "It was my mother who told me that Luo Xu waved to me."
No one likes to be ignored, and the word "neglect" is a common occurrence in Chi Qiu's life.
Perhaps it was already a pretty good night at this moment, so Chi Qiu felt that everything was very beautiful when he saw it.
A dinner when he learned about the past, a sudden greeting, a caring companion who picked him up home, a takeaway dessert that could be shared with each other, everything and everything made Chi Qiu have endless aftertaste.
The night wind was cool, Chi Qiu lowered the car windows a little and let them pour in, making his hair messy.
Even if he didn't drink, Chi Qiu seemed to be slightly drunk.
Lu Ming deliberately drove the car a little slower, trying to calm down the night wind.
Noticing Lu Ming's actions, Chi Qiu burst into laughter, making Lu Ming confused.
"Did you drink tonight?" Lu Ming asked.
Chi Qiu shook his head and remained silent. He thought of what Luo Yun had said about the past, and when Lu Ming tried so hard to know himself back then, his heart would swell and fill his originally empty body.
Chi Qiu's visible joy gradually spread to Lu Ming in the small space.
Lu Ming thought for a while and asked him, "Do you really think Luo Xuren is good?"
"Well, very much."
In view of Chi Qiu's words, Lu Ming pondered and decided to treat his project rationally and put aside his prejudice against Luo Xu.
That night, Lu Ming sent a message to Xu Ling: [I leave it to you to discuss the cooperation with Luo Xu. ]
Xu Ling replied in seconds: [Okay, Mr. Lu! ]
Coincidentally, Lu Ming only allowed Xu Ling to discuss this night, and within two days, the cooperation was negotiated. In order to express their apology for their inconsistency a while ago, the other party sincerely signed an extra online live broadcast session in the contract.
The cooperation between each other went very smoothly. During Luo Xu's filming of promotional materials, Lu Ming pretended to visit the set under Xu Ling's reminder.
Luo Xu, who has an excellent memory, recognized Lu Ming at a glance.
Luo Xu never expected that Lu Ming, the boss of this cooperative company, would have the same identity as Chi Qiu's partner, Lu Ming. At first, Luo Xu thought it was the same name... Now, he reached out his hand first to show his affection: "Hello, Mr. Lu, we met last time."
Lu Ming held Luo Xu's hand with a smile on his face: "Yes, at 'Quyuan Nanfeng'. Mr. Luo, we are happy to cooperate."
Luo Xu's agent has information from all directions. He has heard about Lu Ming for a long time, and he has long known about the relationship between Lu Ming and Mr. Lu. Seeing that the two knew each other, he happily took a group photo of them with Lu Ming's consent based on his professional habits, and planned to broadcast it in Luo Xu's subsequent business updates.
Lu Ming regarded this unnecessary group photo as part of his work and did not object. He didn't talk much, and there was no superfluous expression on his face.
But after a while, Lu Ming ended the conversation with Luo Xu in a few words, and as if going through the process, Lu Ming quickly left the shooting scene.
Standing beside Luo Xu, the manager whispered depressedly: "Why does he look like a paralyzed face... Look at this photo, if you don't know it, you might think he was forced."
Luo Xu cleared his throat: "Stop talking nonsense, work."
The manager has been with Luo Xu for many years, and he has already figured out Luo Xu's temper, so he knows how to stop joking at work.
Luo Xu's filming location was not in the company. After Lu Ming came out, he got into a company's spare car with Xu Ling.
Xu Ling sat in the co-pilot, and Lu Ming sat in the back seat.
In the heat of summer, the driver lowered the temperature of the air conditioner. Lu Ming closed his eyes and rested his mind. The car was so quiet that only the sound of cars driving and the occasional horn honking could be heard on the road.
In the summer afternoon, there are not many vehicles traveling. Lu Ming took a deep breath. Before taking a nap, he picked up his phone and looked at it, only to find that there was a missed call. Generally speaking, as long as the mobile phone is by his side, Lu Ming will basically never miss a call. He looked at the number carefully, but he didn't have any impression, probably he dialed it wrong.
It's a pity that this number was not called by a stranger. Within a minute, Lu Ming received a text message from this number: [Long time no see, this is Xia Zhiyan. ]
In an instant, the sound of cicadas singing in the past rang in Lu Ming's ears.
Lu Ming stared at the screen for a while, and then he locked the phone screen lightly, without any intention of replying.
So, ten minutes later, Xia Zhiyan's text message came again: [Working hours, I'm afraid you are busy, so I can't call you. Can you reply me when you are free? I'm back home too, and I want to meet you. ]
Lu Ming looked at Xia Zhiyan's words, and replied directly: [How do you have my number? ]
Xia Zhiyan replied: [I'm working as a fashion designer now, one of my customers knew you, and he gave me your business card. A while ago, I met your uncle, and I realized that you didn't tell them the wrong things I did. Lu Ming, I am very grateful to you, and I am also sorry for the wrong things I did back then. I want to see you, can I? ]
Lu Ming has not forgotten Xia Zhiyan, even after many years, he can still think of Xia Zhiyan's eyes.
It was very similar to Chi Qiu's.
Suddenly, Lu Ming was startled and felt a dull pain in his head.
In memory, Xia Zhiyan's eyes overlapped with Chi Qiu's.
Lu Ming blurted out: "Chi Qiu?"
Xu Ling, the co-pilot, didn't hear clearly, thought that Lu Ming had said something important, and hurriedly turned around: "Mr. Lu, what did you say?"
Lu Ming didn't answer. He was prepared for his headache symptoms. He immediately took out the regular medicine from the glove box in the car, peeled off the tin foil, and swallowed it in one gulp.
Xu Ling had been with Lu Ming for a while, and he was no stranger to this situation, so he handed over a bottle of water. Lu Ming raised his head and took two gulps, then lowered his head, and saw the prompts on the phone, which were still messages from Xia Zhiyan one after another: [Are you still blaming me? Lu Ming, I was young and ignorant at that time, and I want to apologize to you. ]
[I really know I was wrong, I have something to tell you. ]
[Lu Ming, give me another chance. You used to be so good to me...]
This is the last text message.
Lu Ming finally remembered that Xia Zhiyan's eyes were indeed very similar to Chi Qiu's. From the first time he met Xia Zhiyan abroad, this person has overlapped with Chi Qiu in his deepest memory.
The only difference is that there is sincerity hidden in Chi Qiu's eyes, and the slightly long eyelashes are very beautiful, like the stars shaking off on a spring night, what they bring to people is infinite tenderness.
And Xia Zhiyan's eyes hide the ambition behind Chunri. Bewitching people's eyes with flowers, but inadvertently, the other party inserted the dagger into the other's heart, which turned into a cicada's irritated cry.
He once stole a design draft that Lu Ming put in the attic. It was drawn by Lu You before his death, and it was also Lu Ming's biggest taboo.
The author has something to say:
It's not a body copy, don't get me wrong.