"What are you doing?" Ji Mingyue let go of his hand, let the balloon rise into the air again, looked back at Yao Chen behind him, and said helplessly.
Before Yao Chen said he had something to do and would leave for a while, and Ji Mingyue also figured out the doubts about his past life, thinking that the matter was over, he naturally didn't take it to heart.
Yao Chen came to him later when he was free, but he always turned him down on the grounds that "the homework of the third year is too tight and there is no time to go out to play". It was not until the school was on winter vacation that he pushed too many times, and then he came out with Yao Chen "Casual shopping".
In the third year of senior high school, their holidays were shortened even more, and the winter vacation had been reduced to only half a month from the 25th to the 10th day. Today is the eighth day of the lunar new year, and the shopping malls in Beicheng have only opened for business for a few days. It is actually quite rare to be able to make such a battle.
"You said you didn't like the New Year's gift last time," Yao Chen said with a slight smile, "I promised to give you a better one."
"..." Ji Mingyue was a little speechless, resisting the urge to roll his eyes and said, "Is it too exaggerated?"
In fact, he can understand why Yao Chen would do this: in Yao Chen's eyes, he is nothing more than a naive gay boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, with no experience in the world, and a blank love history. At this age, regardless of gender, they are always full of eyes and full of unrealistic romantic fantasies.
If you want to flirt with him, of course, the more exaggerated the better—right now, "Let's Watch the Star Shower Together" is currently on the air, and it's being crazily sought after by peers in school. Bangwei, I feel like I'm a different person." In comparison, this balloon is really high-end and foreign in an instant, is it there? !
"Just in line with the New Year's atmosphere, plus your birthday is coming soon." Yao Chen looked at Ji Mingyue's expression and knew that he was not very satisfied with the "new gift", so he had to change his words halfway, "It's okay, it's not too public. You don't have to be afraid."
"I'm not afraid." Ji Mingyue said, "...if my dad finds out, you should be more afraid."
"After some inquiries, it turned out that someone was celebrating my younger brother's birthday." The female customer came back with a smile and said, "It's so romantic. If you don't know, you think it's a public show of love."
"...There may not be a difference." Lin Feng stood beside the pole of the courtyard of the shopping mall, condescending, watching the distance between the two figures walking side by side sometimes getting closer and sometimes farther away.
"Huh? What did you say?"
"nothing."
"Is the renovation on the opposite side almost finished?"
This shopping mall is high-end and prosperous, and all the stores are decorated in a magnificent manner. In the place with the most expensive rent, the luxury and splendor inside the stores is almost the same as that of later generations.
Ji Mingyue lay in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows of one of the houses, looking at the towering building opposite and shrouded in shadows, and asked questions without turning his head.
"It's really coming soon, just a few days."
"Have you pretended for a long time? What do you plan to use after opening? It's also a shopping mall?" There is only one reason why Ji Mingyue asked so casually: the opposite is under the name of Hongming Real Estate, and he has no idea about its future function. Not only can it be known in advance, but it is even enough to influence and change it, "Will my dad come back to cut the ribbon when the time comes?"
"Uncle Ji just went to the United States, and he said it depends on the situation," Yao Chen said, "But we have already invited a few female stars to come to the platform, and there is Zhang Bingbing, who is the queen of topics and brings her own news, in order to win more pages for the company , Uncle Ji should come back as soon as possible."
"My dad has worked so hard..." Ji Mingyue sighed quietly.
"Uncle Ji has indeed paid a lot for the company, and it's not easy." Yao Chen was almost taken away by him, and his face was not as happy as it was at the beginning, but Ji Mingyue asked questions about Ji Hong and the company. He knew that Ji Mingyue and Ji Hong had a good relationship, so he didn't dare to perfunctory, so he could only follow along.
"After all, it is our family's company, and those who work hard are all our own." Ji Mingyue finally turned his head and glanced at him with a smile, "... Speaking of which, why didn't you release balloons for me on the opposite side? , Hasn’t it been a few days since you left the industry? Doing this on your own site is much easier to communicate and coordinate than here?”
Yao Chen's eyelids twitched, and the smile on his face faded a little, but it was still on the surface: "... Isn't it just a matter of celebrating your birthday?"
"My birthday hasn't come yet." Ji Mingyue looked at him and smiled, and said, "Besides, it turns out that celebrating my birthday is just a matter of chance."
"It's not by the way, it's just that you are busy with homework and have too little vacation time..."
"Then how about you do it again when my dad comes back?" Ji Mingyue said leisurely, "The balloon seems very beautiful, so how about doing it again?"
"..." The smile on Yao Chen's lips completely straightened, "Mingyue, don't make trouble."
"Trouble?" Ji Mingyue just laughed lightly this time, but didn't speak any more.
Thinking about it now, in his previous life, he regarded Yao Chen as a family member who could rely on him wholeheartedly, and he was indeed a bit too naive.
Although Yao Chen has made a lot of contributions to Hongming, he and Ji Hong have always had a delicate relationship of dependence. Yao Chen is capable and aggressive, but without Ji Hong, it is impossible for him to get so much training at such a young age, and then sit in such a high position.
In his previous life until the end, Yao Chen was still a member of "Hongming Real Estate", climbing higher and higher internally and vertically, but he always danced like he was in shackles, and he couldn't get out of the prison called "Hongming".
Because of this attachment relationship, Ji Mingyue is probably a special existence to him: when he was uncertain and uncertain, he was cautious and cautious, and never dared to act rashly; , so he couldn't wait to take action, taking advantage of his young and ignorant, inexperienced world, hinting followed by expressing, he must be firmly in his hands—
Yao Chen is actually quite honest, never said that he likes him and loves him, but keeps emphasizing the "pain" and "favor" of adults—
"Brother Chen loves you", how many desires and interests are mixed in this love
With such an analysis of Yao Chen's behavior in his past and present lives, the first reaction in Ji Mingyue's mind was actually resistance.
He also wondered, would such a "conspiracy theory" appear too mean and dark? But after a few probing sentences, Yao Chen's reaction—not only the words of the answer, but also the details of tone, demeanor, and movement—made him have to admit that his thoughts...probably were not wrong.
Coming to such a conclusion also made Ji Mingyue a little bit sad and sad: at least when he confided the secrets related to Lin Feng to Yao Chen and painfully in his previous life, he sincerely regarded him as a relative.
If nothing happened to the plane in the previous life... When Ji Mingyue returns to the country, what will Yao Chen say to him
This is still an unsolved mystery, and the answer is still unknown.
But Ji Mingyue found that he no longer wanted to know.
"It's already here, don't you want to go upstairs to take a look?" Yao Chen looked at Ji Mingyue and smiled again: Actually, Ji Mingyue's attitude is already obvious at this moment, but he has been preparing for so long, I'm really not willing to give up like this-
It's not a child who is impulsive anymore. Could it be that the customer loses his temper with you, and you have to turn against the customer, so that no business can be done by then
"Upstairs? What's there?"
"On the top floor, there is a little surprise for you." Yao Chen looked at Ji Mingyue tenderly, "It's already here, so go up and have a look. It won't hurt you to take a look."
"Surprise? Let's forget it..." Ji Mingyue is really not interested now, "I want to go home, I haven't finished my winter vacation homework yet..."
"Don't worry, Mingyue." Seeing that Ji Mingyue turned to leave, Yao Chen stretched out his hand and grabbed his wrist, "It won't take long, it will be on the top floor, take an elevator and you will be there..."
"...you, let go..." Ji Mingyue subconsciously struggled, Yao Chen didn't know if he was a little nervous, and almost immediately responded with a stronger grip.
Ji Mingyue's wrist tightened, as if his bones were being pinched and hurt, he couldn't help hissing, and stretched out a hand from somewhere behind him, and slapped Yao Chen's hand hard and loudly. opened.
"Who... Lin, Lin Feng?!" Ji Mingyue turned his head, but he never expected that the person behind him would be Lin Feng, and he stuttered for a second in fright.
"So you guys know each other? I thought Lin Feng came here to do something brave, haha..." Standing beside Lin Feng was a woman in her thirties with exquisite makeup, smiling authentically.
Ji Mingyue knew that Lin Feng had been doing some things like stock securities consulting, and if they appeared here together, this person might be Lin Feng's client. He suddenly felt even more embarrassed, took two steps back, smiled and said, "Well... hello."
"Ms. Li, since the matter has been negotiated, I'm sorry, I may not be able to send you back today..." Lin Feng turned his head and whispered to the female client, who quickly nodded and turned to Ji Ming Yue smiled softly: "Then I'll go first, goodbye."
Ji Mingyue also said goodbye to her in a daze, and raised his hand and waved softly—but halfway through the wave, Lin Feng caught him in the air: "The hand doesn't hurt anymore?"
"It's okay, it doesn't hurt too much..." Lin Feng's palm was actually warm this time, wrapping Ji Mingyue's hand in it, immediately made him feel hot, "Why are you here? "
"Let's talk about something." Lin Feng said very concisely.
"Oh..." Ji Mingyue curled his fingers subconsciously, touched Lin Feng's body temperature again, and realized that Lin Feng hadn't let go of his hand. The two held hands, the moisture from the palms intertwined with each other, it seemed a little like no one else—
Lin Feng held his hand and turned sideways, meeting Yao Chen's eyes.
"Mingyue, isn't this your classmate?" Yao Chen pulled a smile from the corner of his lips, as if he hadn't seen the handshake between the two, and said with a natural expression, "This is a New Year's Eve, not doing homework at home, come out to talk Something? That... elder sister just now? She still looks very beautiful. If possible, I would also like to get to know each other, but I don't know if she is married or not... "
The more Ji Ming disliked hearing him say that about Lin Feng, he was about to speak when Lin Feng said bluntly: "It has nothing to do with you."
"Yes, it has nothing to do with me..." Yao Chen didn't seem to be angry. He chuckled and said, "Mingyue is my younger brother, so this must have something to do with me, right? I'm taking Mingyue upstairs to play now, so you can let go of your hands." Is it open—little classmate?"
"You clearly know Lin Feng's name..." Ji Mingyue couldn't help muttering.
He thought that Yao Chen would let go like this with Lin Feng's self-esteem, but he didn't expect that instead of letting go, he even took Ji Mingyue's hand, pulled him towards him, and lowered his head. , Asked as if no one else was there: "Have you eaten yet?"
"Well, I didn't eat." In fact, Ji Mingyue guessed that Yao Chen insisted on pulling him up to the top floor. He probably prepared a candlelight dinner or something. Just thinking about it made his scalp tingle, so he refused so resolutely. .
"I just finished eating, do you want to eat outside or go home?" Lin Feng continued to ask.
Ji Mingyue couldn't help thinking along with his words: Lin Feng had finished eating outside, should Lin Feng dry watch him eat? "...Then let's go home and eat. There are still a lot of dishes at home."
"Yes." Lin Feng agreed with hanging eyes, and shook Ji Mingyue's hand again, signaling him to follow him.
"Lin Feng!" The two of them turned and walked out, Yao Chen finally called his name, "—you have to think about it."
Lin Feng didn't turn his head, but he also replied lightly: "Is there anything I need to think about?"
Yao Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the backs of Lin Feng and Ji Mingyue. He has also observed this person several times before, and knows that he is the proud son of heaven and extremely outstanding. Such a person is often extremely proud.
He knew that Lin Feng might not have feelings for Ji Mingyue, but he had also accidentally seen the "bill" that Hongming provided Lin Feng. Such a proud person, it is impossible for a benefactor who is so superior to be without grudges.
Therefore, even if he and Ji Mingyue are interested in each other, it may be extremely difficult for it to happen naturally. At that time, he told Ji Mingyue that Lin Feng was indifferent to him, hot and cold, Ji Mingyue's expression at that time, so he said it right
This should be a cold-hearted person, even if he wavers for a moment, his self-esteem is his weakness...
The corners of Yao Chen's lips twitched, and he said, "As far as I know, your family's medical expenses are still covered by Hongming, right? If Mr. Ji knows what you're thinking... what is this? Will you repay your kindness? What if Mr. Ji is not happy alone? , cut off your source of life... "
"Forget it." Lin Feng listened for a moment, then suddenly tilted his head and smiled softly, "My source of livelihood has long since stopped relying on Mr. Ji. And...you treat everyone like you ?”
"If I were you, if I wanted to confess to him—" He turned his head, glanced past Ji Mingyue, and shook their handshake in front of Yao Chen, "I dare to say that in the building opposite—" It’s not like celebrating my brother’s birthday.”