In 2017, the changes in business and life were condensed by Lu Chenfeng into the most succinct sentences, and told to Lin Chaosheng lightly, with a calm look as if the person who experienced these accidents was not him.
But Lin Chaosheng didn't believe the calmness and senselessness that Lu Chenfeng showed him.
In March 2017, Lu's father was admitted to hospital for lymphoma. After diagnosis, he decided to use chemotherapy, but the effect was extremely poor. Many organs failed, and his physical condition deteriorated severely. He was forced to be imprisoned in a hospital bed all day long.
Lu's father's serious illness brought a huge blow to Lu Chenfeng. When he learned that his father was afraid that his time was short, he put down all his work and stayed by his father's bed every day and every night.
His mother passed away early, Lu Chenfeng was brought up by Lu's father, and he was the spiritual pillar of his life. Lu Chenfeng was reluctant to give up every medicine that the doctor said might be beneficial to his father's body, and poured money into it. Even so, he only maintained Lu's father's life until the end of the year.
During this period, Lu Chenfeng received a business from a single club. The other party invited several celebrities to jointly hold a charity salon. Ten pieces of the auction were designated as jewelry, and Lu Chenfeng, who had just become well-known in the industry, was going to be hired to do the design.
Chemotherapy caused Lu's father to die. Lu Chenfeng refused to hire a nurse. He had to take care of his father's affairs himself, but he was reluctant to give up this opportunity to make a name for himself.
Design works require raw materials. After careful consideration, Lu Chenfeng entrusted the task of buying gems to Ran Xiaojie, an assistant who has traveled several times to Sri Lanka with him. Lu Chenfeng was worried that Ran Xiaojie would go abroad alone without anyone to take care of him, so he asked his best friend Xu Hao to accompany him to ensure that things could be completed smoothly.
This is the first time that Lu Chenfeng has the opportunity to contact higher-level clients. Once his design is recognized by these people, the studio will successfully transform to high-end customization. This is the direction and expectation of every jewelry businessman's hard work. desired goal.
Ran Xiaojie bought a total of 83 carats of gems, and the largest pigeon blood ruby was worth about 460,000 yuan. Lu Chenfeng bet almost all the remaining money on this matter, hoping to win more attention through this business opportunity.
Due to the tight schedule for the clubhouse, Xu Hao helped send the photos and sizes of the gemstones on the front line, scribbled through them, Lu Chenfeng transferred the transaction, stayed by his father's side day and night to conceive the design, and finally made it before the deadline for production at the factory. .
On the day of shipment on December 5th, Lu's father passed away, and Lu Chenfeng was overwhelmed with grief. He had no more energy to deal with the work, so he entrusted Ran Xiaojie and Xu Hao with all the follow-up processes such as the inspection, acceptance and delivery of the finished product to the club. .
However, just when he finished his father's funeral, and stayed in the cemetery in despair, preparing to wake up his father's spirit, a phone call shattered his already shaky rationality. An authoritative appraisal agency has tested the problem.
The reason why gemstones are valuable is because of their "pure natural" properties. The color that is optimized later and the color that is naturally formed are different in terms of collection value.
The batch of red and sapphire that Ran Xiaojie bought is rich in color, and the crystals have no cotton or cracks. Lu Chenfeng has not taken over them, so it is difficult to find their "untrue" through photos. Because they were handled by the two most trusted partners, Lu Chenfeng never had any doubts about them.
But the fact is that after accurate infrared spectrometer detection, these gems are all high-temperature treated products, and several of them have beryllium diffusion inside, using the most despicable filling technology.
Although he desperately refused to let such a ridiculous thing happen to him, the silent disappearance of his assistant and the shutdown of his friend's mobile phone had already indicated to Lu Chenfeng that he had suffered unprecedented deception and betrayal.
The new year is approaching, and on the last day of the year, Lu Chenfeng slumped on the sofa in the studio, from morning to night, without a drop of water. The charity salon of the clubhouse was held as scheduled, and other brands entrusted to save the scene temporarily. After ten years of hard work, he finally ended up being blacklisted by the industry. Lu Chenfeng completely lost his integrity in the entire industry.
The hour hand crossed zero. It was 2018. Lu Chenfeng lowered his head and buried his face in his arms. His grief and anger became more and more concrete, like countless sharp blades, constantly cutting off his will.
For a moment, Lu Chenfeng was full of disgust for everything in this world.
Lin Chaosheng barely recovered his heartbeat after Lu Chenfeng's words fell, and the phone in his palm was hot. He recalled the first night Lu Chenfeng spent at Jiaxi Inn, and he asked him if he agreed with the words written by the guest on the guest book. At this moment, Lin Chaosheng really realized that Lu Chenfeng was not only panicked at that time. There is also great helplessness and despair.
Lu Chenfeng lowered his eyelashes, his arms supported his body back, and a smile slowly emerged from the corners of his lips: "I studied jewelry appraisal, but I fell into the ring that I am best at."
"It's ironic," he murmured mockingly. "It's too embarrassing."
The night was dark, and the distant view could not be seen clearly. It was probably fog in the valley. Lu Chenfeng looked down at his watch, at 9:50, according to Lin Chaosheng's biological clock, it was time to go to bed.
Holding the toothbrush cups, the two went to the public sink in the herbal medicine field to wash quickly, and returned to the tent to lay the sheets neatly.
Lying side by side, Lin Chaosheng was wrapped in a down jacket, Lu Chenfeng was wearing a trench coat, and they covered a sheet together. In the gradually warming private space, Lu Chenfeng still kept his eyes open, and Lin Chaosheng was also not sleepy. In the quiet atmosphere, only the two of them were breathing regularly.
Lin Chaosheng was still holding the moonstone in his palm, and one person and one stone were sharing the same temperature.
Any language seems pale and powerless compared to the real experience, but Lin Chaosheng thought about it, but he still felt that he should tell Lu Chenfeng what he was thinking.
He stretched out his hand and handed the stone to the side: "Forgot to give it back to you."
Lu Chenfeng rubbed the back of his hand against Lin Chaosheng's finger: "I was going to give it to you."
"Send me?" Lin Chaosheng was surprised for a long time, and then whispered, "Are you willing to do something so important?"
"Definitely reluctant to part with it." Lu Chenfeng's voice was particularly confusing due to the soft night, and it sounded clearly on the side of Lin Chaosheng's face, piercing his ears.
Lu Chenfeng said: "But compared to making you happy, this 'reluctance' is nothing."
I wanted to follow Lu Chenfeng's story with an easy beginning, but I got an unexpected surprise. Lin Chaosheng retracted his hand and hid under the sheet, rubbing the smooth surface of the moonstone back and forth. After a while, he said, "I have a few words, I don't know..."
"As long as you are willing to tell me, I want to hear it." Lu Chenfeng knew what Lin Chaosheng was thinking, and his tone was gentle, "I will remember it with my heart."
After a few seconds of silence, Lin Chaosheng dared to move quietly towards Lu Chenfeng's side for a few minutes, groping for the well-knotted right hand, bending his five fingers and scratching twice on his wrist to comfort him.
He stared at Su Shui's bright moon, and first asked, "Is there no turning point in this matter? What if I report it?"
"I have consulted a lawyer." Lu Chenfeng's lips wriggled, and he answered with a sigh, "I took the initiative to call Xu Hao for the money, and the goods are indeed in my hands. The optimization of gemstones is not entirely within the scope of counterfeiting. They took advantage of this loophole. , the court will only judge that I bought these stones with a lot of money, and I have no chance of winning."
The two people who originally trusted him the most, instead of helping Lu Chenfeng in the most difficult time, they betrayed their promises and fell into trouble.
Losing a close relative, fame, fortune, and reputation were both empty. So far, Lu Chenfeng was really overwhelmed by reality, and ten years of struggle became nothing.
"Since everything is a foregone conclusion, you can always denounce, despise and even hate them." Lin Chaosheng said slowly, "But you must not lose your original self because of this."
Hearing this, Lu Chenfeng turned his head and looked at Lin Chaosheng's clear and bright eyes even in the dark.
He heard him say, "It shouldn't even stop here."
Lin Chaosheng turned over to face Lu Chenfeng, curled his left arm to rest on his ear: "I can feel your enthusiasm and sincerity for your career, if I guess correctly, you should be the one who is eager to find and realize your self-worth in your work. Humanoid."
Lu Chenfeng approached Lin Chaosheng: "Really?"
Lin Chaosheng said "um": "This sentence is to praise you, don't be shy."
Lu Chenfeng smiled: "Okay."
Lin Chaosheng continued: "Actually, it is not difficult to 'start' a thing, but 'starting over' is difficult. Although a few words are insignificant, no matter what happens, I selfishly hope that you can let go of your grievances and stop. Close and deny yourself, and go back to the path you originally insisted on."
"Although many great truths are too vain, life takes decades, and it will come to an end in a blink of an eye. Our souls will eventually return to heaven and earth, so in any case, when we are in the world, we must either leave regrets or spare no effort."
Lin Chaosheng said: "Because only in this way, you won't really lose everything."