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Facing the text message from Xia Zhiyan, Lu Ming ignored it without hesitation. He really didn't have much affection for Xia Zhiyan.
After Lu You's death, Lu Ming took a year off from school because of his poor mental state.
It was also like this that he met Xia Zhiyan who was a year younger than himself.
Back then, Xia Zhiyan was a thin and poor wretch who was bullied everywhere. Lu Ming would help him casually because subconsciously, he would help people similar to Chi Qiu.
In Lu Ming's heart, the fruit left by first love is green and sweet, and it is hard to drop under the weight of the branches. Even if he forgot about Chi Qiu first, he still couldn't really get Chi Qiu out of his mind.
Therefore, Xia Zhiyan was not the first person Lu Ming helped, let alone the last.
It's just that Xia Zhiyan has been attached to Lu Ming since then.
In a foreign country where he was unfamiliar with, Xia Zhiyan deeply understood that he had to rely on others to allow himself to live safely. So, he cheekily ignored Lu Ming's indifference, approached Lu Ming in a fawning manner, and deliberately told others that he and Lu Ming were friends.
At first, Lu Ming warned him not to do this. But every time he saw Xia Zhiyan's lovely and pitiful eyes after being beaten, Lu Ming fell silent.
He tacitly allowed the poor Xia Zhiyan to follow behind him, although he never paid much attention to him. But this well-intentioned acquiescence led to Xia Zhiyan's wrong perception.
When Xia Zhiyan was 20 years old, he stole Lu You's design draft and successfully became a disciple under the name of a designer, which changed his miserable life—Xia Zhiyan was prostrate on the ground An ant, once he has a chance to climb higher, he will bite off all obstacles and try his best to tear him into desire.
After Lu Ming learned about it, he was not too surprised by his betrayal.
In his eyes, Xia Zhiyan has never been considered a "good person".
And this matter, at the beginning, Lu Ming actually didn't know.
It was Xia Zhiyan who naively thought that Lu Ming would not notice it, let alone be angry with him, but he boldly let Lu Ming see a piece of Lu You's work that he had altered.
After Xia Zhiyan's transformation, it has become another look, but Lu Ming still recognized the original at a glance.
At that moment, Lu Ming's peaceful mood seemed to be ignited by a fire.
Xia Zhiyan admired his work confidently, and said, "Is it good-looking? The teacher said that he wants to show my work. By then, more people will know me?" He was looking forward to it, greedily My heart was about to move, "Lu Ming, I can finally be your friend openly and aboveboard."
Lu Ming looked at the shameless Xia Zhiyan, his heart should be full of disgust, but his stiff face showed no emotion, and his numb heart was even more unable to express his anger.
The endless repression shattered his tolerance towards Xia Zhiyan one by one and turned into powder.
He looked at Xia Zhiyan indifferently, and after seeing the complacent look on the other side who thought he hadn't noticed, Lu Ming destroyed the finished product without hesitation, and tore it in half without any effort.
Xia Zhiyan's face suddenly turned pale.
Lu Ming's throat was dry and hoarse: "There is one missing design draft in the attic, and you took it."
"Lu Ming, I..."
Lu Ming interrupted him, his face was covered with clouds, and he said coldly, "Give it back to me."
"Lu Ming, I..."
"Give it back to me!" Once again, Lu Ming interrupted him, with red eyes, almost growling. It can be seen that Lu Ming is trying his best to suppress his emotions, otherwise he will seem to tear Xia Zhiyan into pieces in the next second.
Xia Zhiyan saw such a terrifying Lu Ming for the first time, and his hands and feet were numb with fright. He quickly found the design draft he had hidden, and handed it back to Lu Ming with shaking hands.
Without waiting for his apology to come out, Lu Ming said in a deep voice, "Don't use the things in this design draft, otherwise I won't let you go."
This was his last warning to Xia Zhiyan.
From then on, he and Xia Zhiyan drew a line.
The memory of Xia Zhiyan was not pleasant. In the car, Lu Ming, who had taken the medicine, gradually calmed down. His neckline was damp and sweaty. He lowered his head slightly, closed his eyes, and didn't have the energy to worry about other things.
When the car arrived at the parking lot on the first floor, Lu Ming received a call from Chi Qiu.
Lu Ming's expression was not very good. He looked at the phone and paused for a while, then picked it up: "Hello."
"Are you busy?" Chi Qiu's voice sounded cautious, very well-behaved, "If you're busy, let's talk about it at night, it's not something important."
"I'm not busy, just tell me." Lu Ming listened to Chi Qiu's gentle voice, and calmed down.
Only then did Chi Qiu feel relieved, and his tone gradually rose: "Aunt Zhang said that the roses were almost dry, and she and I put all the successful ones into vases, and she said they were very beautiful! It's just that some of them may not be hung properly, and the petals are withered... "
It was obviously a few boring words, but Lu Ming listened carefully, and even answered: "It's okay, I'll do something better next time. What else?"
"There's nothing else, I'm just so happy, I can't help but want to tell you sooner." Chi Qiu pursed his lips and repeated with his mobile phone, "Aunt Zhang said that the dried flowers we made are really beautiful... Lu Ming, do you want to see a photo? I can ask Aunt Zhang to take a picture for me and send it to you, do you want to see it?"
Chi Qiu asked questions, but in fact, each sentence fell into Lu Ming's ears, all of which were attachments and expectations, as if he was acting like a baby, and said, "Let's have a look!"
What you want to see, right
Right!
Lu Ming was helpless, and his tone was gentle: "Well, I want to see it."
"Okay, wait for me!" The call was hung up immediately, and a few minutes later, Lu Ming received a short video on his phone.
In the picture, Chi Qiu hugged a bouquet of dried roses and smiled shyly. He asked Aunt Zhang several times: "Have you finished the filming yet?"
Aunt Zhang seemed to be doing it on purpose: "Not yet, sir, please smile again, yes, smile more happily."
"I'm laughing."
"Oh, I took a pat, 123 eggplant."
Chi Qiu foolishly made a "yeah", he probably didn't know how to take a proper photo.
"Aunt Zhang, did you take a lot of photos? Please help me choose the best one and send it to Lu Ming, otherwise he should laugh at me."
"Okay, okay, I'll send it to Mr. Lu for you..."
At the end of the video, Lu Ming watched it back and forth three times as if no one was there, then he put away his phone and got on the elevator with Xu Ling and others. About ten seconds later, Lu Ming smiled inexplicably, and the gloom in his heart was swept away.
It was the first time that the driver following him knew that the boss would actually laugh, and he glanced at Xu Ling in shock.
It's a pity that Xu Ling is a person who has seen big scenes. He nodded calmly, mouthed the driver, and said silently, "It's showing affection."
Just get used to it.
At the end of summer.
A few jasmine plants that Aunt Zhang asked the gardener to plant casually in the front yard sprouted buds. Surrounded by green leaves, the snow-white flower clusters are huddled together leisurely. There are a few flowers that open early, absorbing the crystal water drops in the early morning, and swaying the fragrance with the breeze.
As soon as Aunt Zhang stood in the front yard, she felt refreshed. She takes care of them carefully, and the scene surrounded by plants is like a fairy tale. However, a high-profile sports car appeared untimely, and the people in the car honked the horn, which shocked Jasmine's petals.
Aunt Zhang's heart trembled, and she hurriedly picked up the petals and put them in her pocket. When she looked outside, it was the second young master of the Ji family, Ji Yanchen, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
Lu Ming in the house heard the sound and put down the tableware in his hand.
But after a while, Ji Yanchen swaggered into the room: "Morning, did you just have breakfast?"
Lu Ming had almost finished eating, and he took a sip of the warm water in the glass: "Chi Qiu is changing clothes, please wait for a while."
Ji Yanchen made an "OK" gesture, treated the Lu family as his own, and sat down on the sofa drinking tea and eating fruit.
Seeing his foolish look, Lu Ming thought over and over again, and asked worriedly like a parent, "Which shopping mall are you going to today?"
"The one opened by my aunt's nephew's mother's cousin's house." Ji Yanchen peeled off a grape nonchalantly, and put it into his mouth with a sharp sound. He was so sweet that he raised his hand and drank half a cup of tea. "Lu Ming, your grapes are really sweet, what kind?"
Lu Ming didn't want to talk about grape varieties with him, so he asked, "Tell me, what are you going to do with Chi Qiu?"
"Take him to the bar to find a handsome guy and play Dadi." Ji Yanchen's ears perked up, and he said provocatively, "Do you mind?"
Lu Ming knew Chi Qiu well, and knew that Chi Qiu didn't like to go to noisy places: "He won't go."
Ji Yanchen shrugged, tapped the coffee table with his fingers, picked up a bunch of grapes and ate them: "That's not necessarily the case."
Lu Ming calmly picked up the water glass, took another sip of warm water, then he put down the glass and straightened his tie calmly: "Actually, I don't like joking very much. Master Ji Er, I hope you can stop teasing me." I."
"I'm not playing tricks on you. I'm telling the truth. But, don't be too strict. Chi Qiu used to hang out with me like this, and Aunt Chi is very reassuring of me." Ji Yanchen said unceremoniously Said, "You should thank me, you are so busy and don't have time to take him out to relax, let me help you~"
What a shame.
But obviously, Ji Yanchen didn't intend to let Lu Ming easily know where they were going today.
Lu Ming glanced at him, and changed his approach: "I'm not busy with work today. When you guys are about to finish, you can send me your location in advance, and I'll pick up Chi Qiu."
"No, you can go to your class with peace of mind. I'm driving today, and I'll take him back." Ji Yanchen had bad plans in his heart, and was afraid that Chi Qiu would get angry, so he started eating grapes without spitting out the grape skins, and smoothed things over, " The place opened by my aunt's nephew's mother's cousin's house is the exact address. I'm not talking nonsense, you can't complain to Chi Qiu."
"... No, I'm not that boring."
Under Ji Yanchen's 100% defense, Lu Ming still couldn't know where they went out today.
In the past, Lu Ming would never ask more questions. He has always felt that Chi Qiu has Chi Qiu's social circle, and he has his. The two don't have to overlap or interfere with each other in this respect.
But now he has changed.
Lu Ming believes that Chi Qiu and himself are partners who want to spend a lifetime together, and it is only normal to say hello to him when they go out. But since Chi Qiu told him that he was going out last night, he hesitated and couldn't tell the location, and only told him that he would go out to buy something with Ji Yanchen today.
This is very strange.
Lu Ming was worried, but in the end, he gave up intervening. An important meeting of the company this morning made him compromise first, he hurried out, and slowly frowned while looking at Ji Yanchen's unusually eye-catching sports car.
He sent a message to his personal assistant: [Look up, what is the name of the mall opened by Ji Yanchen, the second young master of the Ji Group, and the cousin of his aunt's nephew's mother, and where it is located. ]
Immediately afterwards, he sent another message: [Also, check to see if there are any concerts that are closer in time. ]
The assistant's heart: can you let me do something? Am I the fuck your love assistant? ?
On the surface of the assistant: [Okay, Mr. Lu! The relationship between you and Mr. Chi is really enviable. ]
The author has something to say:
Notice! Not a body copy! Lu Ming never had feelings for Xia Zhiyan! And Lu Ming is sick, how can he find a substitute for his illness! If there is no Chi Qiu, he will only be lonely for the rest of his life! Ahem, about the specific role of Xia Zhiyan, I will clarify it in the follow-up plot, and I will not spoil it for now~ The only thing I can say is that Xia Zhiyan is indeed a character that cannot be described in words! It is also one of the small reasons for the broken mirror, but the big reason for the broken mirror is not because of him at all!