Epiphanies of Rebirth

In the end, Lin Jingzhe failed to take his father out of the house. Lin Runsheng, who entered the teaching mode, seemed to have split into a second personality. This personality was irritable and not easy to talk, and took killing students as his own responsibility.

It seemed that Zhou Haitang was going to be unlucky, until Lin Jingzhe went out, he still couldn't get all the paperwork done, but Lin Runsheng had already shifted his attention to other subjects, and asserted that with his current grades, the remedial activities It takes at least a week to see visible results.

The elders were of course happy to see the results, Zhou's father even got up enthusiastically and poured a cup of tea for Lin Runsheng to moisten his throat.Thinking of Gao Sheng hiding in the room and peeking cautiously at the living room through the gap in the door=the chicken thief, Lin Jingzhe felt sincerely guilty for this pair of small hair.

Xiao Chi was waiting outside the gate of the community, and Lin Jingzhe saw him before he went out.

In the midsummer weather, the other party was wearing a neatly tailored short suit. He was tall and had long legs, and his curly hair was half tied up. He leaned on the car and looked up slightly at the community. It looked like an oil painting in the gorgeous sky of Yan City in the summer evening.

The surrounding residents walked past him, and secretly looked back.

Lin Jingzhe stopped far away, stood at the gate of the community and watched this scene with interest, only felt that the expressionless opponent looked like a lone wolf when standing in the crowd, and the passers-by were like rabbits, curious in every possible way, but caught His unapproachable temperament refused to be approached.

The calm gaze of the "lone wolf" who refused to be thousands of miles away caused ripples the moment he met him.

Every time this happens, Lin Jingzhe will clearly realize a reality - he is special.

As if in such a small corner of the world, he has become an absolutely indispensable protagonist. Lin Jingzhe likes this feeling.

"Whose house is this? Are you young?" Xiao Chi asked while opening the door for him.

"Just Zhou Haitang, and Gao Sheng, remember? The two who ate together last time, my dad said he wanted to meet with their families."

Lin Jingzhe originally wanted to take the opportunity of this meeting to directly report the news of his marriage with Xiao Chi to the two families, but he didn't find the right time for the whole process. Leave early.

But after his words fell to the ground, Xiao Chi, who was driving in the driver's seat, suddenly fell silent, and looked at the road quietly with a wooden face. Although there was no obvious expression, his whole body exuded an aura of "I'm not happy".

Lin Jingzhe inexplicably asked: "What's wrong?"

"That Gao Sheng and Zhou Haitang..." Xiao Chi pondered for a while, his brows furrowed slightly, "Are they the two you bought me in leather clothes exactly like mine?"

"..." Lin Jingzhe thought for a while before finally realizing it, and a strong desire to laugh surged into his heart.At this time, he wanted to tell Xiao Chi the truth, but reason told him that he must rot the truth in his stomach. If he really said it, Xiao Chi could overturn the car.

"Do you still remember?" Lin Jingzhe raised his eyes and looked at him, "No, how long has it been? I also gave you both their leather clothes, and there is also a Deng Mai's. Don't you keep it now? Just Folding it in our cloakroom, why are you still eating vinegar?"

Xiao Chi said unhappily, "I didn't."

The few strings of prayer beads on his wrist seemed to be burning hot, urging him to take off these restraints, Xiao Chi held back and tried not to pay attention to them.He couldn't tell what he was feeling, his heart was swelled, and there was an astringent emotion tumbling.This emotion was born on the day I was with Lin Jingzhe, and whenever the other party showed that he was out of control, he would show up with his teeth and claws.

He knew that before meeting him, Lin Jingzhe had his own complete world.There are family members and friends in his circle, Gao Sheng and Zhou Haitang are indispensable, but there is absolutely no ambiguous connection.

But he just doesn't feel good,

Xiao Chi remembered the first time he came into contact with Buddhism when he was a child, it was his grandma who thrust a pen into his hand.Grandma told him at the time that the Buddha is not omnipotent, and it does not even exist objectively, so everything must not be entrusted to faith. The Buddha only restrains those who believe in it to restrain their desires when necessary.

This meeting of the Yan City Real Estate Alliance was more like a party. There were many non-alliance members who were on the rise at the party. After briefly exchanging their views on the existing tradable land in Yan City, the alliance members chatted Spread the entertainment.

Lin Jingzhe was dragged to talk by a group of cutting-edge real estate developers, and looked at Xiao Chi who was surrounded by another group from a distance.

"What's wrong with Mr. Xiao?" A curious comment was heard beside my ear, "It seems that I'm in a particularly bad mood today."

Lin Jingzhe took a sip of his wine, turned his eyes back to look at the people who spoke, these are a group of real estate rookies in Yan City, who came out of the trend of development in the north of the city, and Lin Jingzhe's beginning real estate is the core member of them .

The social circle of businessmen and businessmen is very detailed. Although everyone is friendly on the surface, and they may cooperate occasionally, but in fact, who should play with whom, and everyone on the other side knows who is who. bright.

It was better in the early years. After all, it wasn’t long before commercial housing was launched in China, and there were not many resources that could be developed at the beginning. There were only a few real estate developers who could get it and develop it. It seems that you can talk about relatives when you leave the conference room.

But with the pace of rapid economic development, this situation has gradually been broken.

The group around Lin Jingzhe all emerged from the smoke and dust of the development in the north of the city. Their family backgrounds are far less prominent than those of the old school.But speaking of it, even he is inexplicable, perhaps because the history of making a fortune that started in real estate is too representative, this group of people seems to regard him as the leader naturally, starting from the first large-scale transaction of land in the northern part of the city, this group is based on him. The small circle at the core gradually expanded.The people who came out after that were also consciously classified here. This group of self-made rich generation who have almost no background and rely entirely on their own strengths formed a stark contrast with the members of Xiao Chi's circle.

Then I don't know when it started, the daily life of the two factions headed by Lin Jingzhe and Xiao Chi started to compete with each other evenly.It’s all about Dai Gaofeng’s big mouth. Lin Jingzhe and Xiao Chi Mingming have worked very hard to show the good relationship between the two sides, from the public cooperation complex to almost all activities that appeared at the same time, but they are inexplicably sure of their discord outside .

After Lin Jingzhe was exposed by the news of Shi Nanxing's attempted assassination, all kinds of speculation became more and more serious. After all, Xiao Chi and the other party made false claims for a while in order to defraud Shi Nanxing's shares.This is amazing, the combination of various information, doesn't it make people think carefully?

Therefore, the trend of clear distinction between the two small circles is becoming more and more obvious, and each other pays close attention to each other's every move all the time.

"Isn't this normal?" Someone was the first to turn the topic to Xiao Chi, and the others immediately joined in, "Didn't you hear that? Qi Kai was finally arrested and returned to China some time ago, and now he is obviously being controlled and sentenced. Zhenxiong also seems to be unable to continue. Mr. Xiao and his company only took the land from Wubaoshan a few months ago. At that time, I was afraid that the price was cheap and wanted to catch a leak. It's wasted, but he wants to be happy, can he be happy?"

Everyone sighed.The case of Qi Kai and Shi Nanxing is the most grand drama in Yan City since the beginning of this year. After all, they used to be the people who were alive and kicking around, but now they are in trouble. Although there is no intersection in the past, most people still can't help but feel emotional.But some people are lamented, and some are gloating. There are many cynical characters in various circles. They are overjoyed to see the Centrino Real Estate, which has been developing smoothly, capsize in the gutter.

A little boss in the cutting-edge circle who has been jumping around with joy recently can't hide his joy: "Look at it, the tens of millions of funds of Centrino Real Estate will never get back a penny, and Wubaoshan is an ominous piece of land. land, and I don’t even look at how the Zhenxiong Real Estate that I got that land before. It’s a crematorium and a funeral home, and now the former boss is still being treated like this. Don’t say I’m in a bad mood, I think Mr. Xiao probably night I can't sleep well at night, who will pick up this disk? Haha!"

Lin Jingzhe squinted and looked at him quietly, and put down the cup after a while: "You guys talk."

"Huh? Mr. Lin? Mr. Lin—"

The man yelled several times but failed to stop him. He was confused and uneasy for a moment: "Why are you suddenly angry?"

The people next to him silently took a few steps away from him, while shaking their heads secretly in their hearts. This person has risen rapidly by relying on a few farmlands next to the new expressway in the north of the city. Lin Jingzhe flattered her, but the sourness and insidiousness in her heart couldn't be concealed.

What this person said just now was really too lowly. He thought that saying these words would make Lin Jingzhe look up to him, but whoever has been with Lin Jingzhe for a while doesn't know what kind of temperament he is?This can be seen from the fact that while the other party is busy with the work at hand, he still struggles to create a foundation to raise funds on his own initiative.To be honest, although this group of upstarts in Yan City have made their fortunes not long ago, most of them are much older than Lin Jingzhe, and they are willing to be led by Lin Jingzhe, except because the development speed and scale that started from real estate are second to none among the new cutting-edge companies. Maybe it's because of the subconscious desire for Gao Jie in human nature.

Dai Gaofeng saw Xiao Chi staring at Lin Jingzhe with squinted eyes, and took a look with the probe, and then came back to his senses because of Xiao Chi's extraordinarily cold voice: "Who is that person?"

Just now, she was sticking to Lin Jingzhe and kept talking. While talking, both eyes were looking at Lin Jingzhe. After Lin Jingzhe left, he actually chased after him for a while, making it seem like he and Lin Jingzhe were so close.

Dai Gaofeng took a while to identify it: "That is Li Dafa, the boss of Dafa Construction. He has two pieces of land in the north of the city with a good location and a large area. It seems that he just entered the circle of Lin Jingzhe a few days ago. He chased after him all day long. I want to flatter behind Lin Jingzhe's ass. Haha, it's a good thing he's not a woman, or I would have dedicated myself long ago."

Xiao Chi lowered his eyes slightly, and gently stroked the beads on his wrist with his fingers.

Dai Gaofeng felt the coolness emanating from him, and was a little helpless for a while. Some time ago, he saw that the relationship between the two had become harmonious, but today he didn't know why it was back to freezing point.Recalling the state of the other party and Lin Jingzhe when they entered the arena together today, he couldn't help persuading him worriedly: "Xiao Chi, today is different, Mr. Lin is no longer the young guy who just arrived in Yanshi. He There are a large group of people around me now, all of whom are well-known in Yan City. After the development of the north of the city is completed, this group of people will definitely join the alliance, and they will be on the same side with Mr. Lin. At that time, don’t fight you because of a little grudge. Come."

Xiao Chi didn't speak, and followed Lin Jingzhe to the other side with fixed eyes. Dai Gaofeng didn't dare to look at his sharp eyes, so he had to continue: "It's best for you two to take a step back, to be honest, you don't Unfortunately, even though his surname is Lin, the entire Shen family stands behind him. Even if he's not his own son, look at the attitudes of Shen Juanying and Shen Tiantian, don't you understand?"

Shen Juanying is now talking about Lin Jingzhe outside, directly saying that my son is older than my son, and it is obvious that she is supporting the other party.With this relationship, even if the other party was not born in the compound, it is justifiable to enter their circle.

Xiao Chi didn't speak, there was a scent of fragrance beside him, and there was a woman's soft and gentle voice: "Mr. Xiao, may I toast you?"

He glanced at the other party, it was a girl brought by who did not know.

Xiao Chi politely touched her glass and ignored her. The girl stood there for a while, really having nothing to say, and finally walked away in embarrassment.Dai Gaofeng pulled away from the topic about Lin Jingzhe just now, and looked at this scene amusedly: "Okay, you, it's different when you get married soon, and such a good-looking girl doesn't talk to others."

Xiao Chi didn't bother to talk to him at all, he looked at Lin Jingzhe's back from afar, and put down the wine in his cup after taking a sip, feeling tasteless.

"Has the wedding date been set? When will the wine be served?" Dai Gaofeng continued to ask.

This question finally attracted Xiao Chi's attention, and he answered with concentration: "November [-]th, I will personally deliver the wedding invitation to your home."

"Hey! Good!" Dai Gaofeng was overjoyed.After getting married and starting a business, a man can only experience a complete life after getting married and starting a business. Xiao Chi can also be regarded as his junior. Seeing the juniors grow up one by one, even if it is not his uncle who is a matchmaker, Dai Gaofeng is happy to see it.

"Guests—good evening—"

Someone on the rostrum started to organize activities. Dai Gaofeng liked to do this, and they, a group of middle-aged men, liked to be lively.The host was bouncing around on the stage, gathering everyone around, Xiao Chi's sight was gradually blocked, realizing that Lin Jingzhe really didn't intend to coax him, he silently looked away looking for the other party.

The people around him only thought he was upset about the Wubaoshan land, and they didn't dare to provoke him, so there were few people within half a meter around him.The host on the stage is very good at making effects, knowing that the group of entrepreneurs in the audience are calm and sophisticated on weekdays, in order to liven up the atmosphere, they played several games.A few young bosses in the audience were invited to play some boring game of turning off the lights and stickers. After listening to the rules for a while, Xiao Chi found it boring.

There were a lot of things in his mind, and he looked around, trying to find a place to go out and hide in a quiet corner to rest.

However, at this moment, the game started, and the host gave an order, and the staff at the venue turned off all the lights in the venue.

The brightly lit scene suddenly fell into the silent darkness. The loud cheers and screams one after another made Xiao Chi's brain ache. Duan smelled a familiar breath that he would not mistakenly recognize when it turned to ashes.

As soon as his lips became hot, the chaotic noise seemed to be cut off by an invisible barrier. Xiao Chi subconsciously opened his mouth and hugged him, and opened his eyes at the same time.There was almost no extra light in the dark venue, but Lin Jingzhe's eyes seemed to be filled with a whole Milky Way.

"Hahahahaha——" The lights came on, and the invited guests on the stage really made a fool of themselves, and the audience burst into loud laughter.

Dai Gaofeng's middle-aged and elderly laughing points were poked, and he almost couldn't straighten his back from laughing. When he came back to his senses, he suddenly noticed the changes around him, and looked at Lin Jingzhe who suddenly appeared in amazement: "Jingzhe? You When were you here?"

"Uncle Dai." A thief's hand slid from the waist to the buttocks on the back, Lin Jingzhe smiled very naturally, "I was here early in the morning."

The surroundings were crowded with people, and Lin Jingzhe and Xiao Chi stood closely together, with an inseparable distance from each other.Dai Gaofeng glanced at Xiao Chi and stared fixedly at Lin Jingzhe, who seemed to have placed a whole source of explosion in his eyes, and couldn't help laughing a few times, it's really a narrow road for enemies.

After the banquet ended, Xiao Chi went to drive first, Lin Jingzhe stayed behind, and was dragged by Dai Gaofeng to say a lot of things.

"It's so fateful. I never thought that you are the son of Professor Lin Jingzhe. I heard a lot about you before. No wonder you feel kind when I see you for the first time." Before arriving in Yan City, people in the compound were talking about the son of Shen Juuying's remarried husband's family, but they had never heard anything good, but Dai Gaofeng did not blush, "God destined us to be relatives! "

Lin Jingzhe didn't think that the other party had shown emotions such as kindness when they met for the first time. He smiled very kindly: "Me too, you felt kind when you first saw Uncle Dai. Aunt Shen also mentioned it to me in private. You have done it many times."

For example, the boss of the other party is so old that it is shameless to snatch dancers outside, or the history of the other party’s poor academic performance when he was young and being beaten by his parents every day. The words are as follows——

"Jing Zhe, you must not follow him and fail to learn well!"

"Hahaha, is that so? It turns out that Juanying often mentions me at home?" Dai Gaofeng was very happy to hear it, and became emotionally closer to Lin Jingzhe for a while, "Since this is the case, everyone will be a family in the future. In terms of business If you have any difficulties in life, you can just talk to Uncle Dai! Uncle Dai is old and has no idea, just thinking that the children in our compound will be safe and sound in the future, don't talk to Qi... Sigh .Like him, if you engage in internal fighting, your own people will fight to the death."

Lin Jingzhe nodded and said, "I understand."

"It's good to understand, good boy." Lin Jingzhe has always been reasonable and has a bright mind. Dai Gaofeng believes that the other party has understood what he said up to this point. After getting an accurate answer, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.A slap can't make a sound, Lin Jingzhe is willing to take a step back, and Xiao Chi will do more work on the other side, and the conflict between the two sides will be resolved.Feeling very relieved, he couldn't help asking kindly: "I heard from your father and your aunt Shen that you are going to get married soon?"

Lin Jingzhe nodded.

"Good! Good! Marriage is good. Uncle Dai will give you a big red envelope when the time comes. Congratulations on getting married!" The children lived happily. Come out, "Is it November? What date is November?"

"[-]th, November [-]th." Lin Jingzhe glanced at his watch and felt that Xiao Chi's car should be almost ready to drive, so he said goodbye with a smile, "The red envelopes are all secondary, it's a great gift for you, Uncle Dai , I will make a special toast to you when the time comes. It’s getting late, so I’ll be leaving first.”

Dai Gaofeng remembered to say goodbye to Lin Jingzhe half a beat later, and when he opened his mouth, the other party's back was already gone.

Ten, November six...

He recalled, checked it ten times, and finally confirmed that he heard the date correctly.

God!His head started to hurt, are these young people really serious?Do you have to sing the stage play to this point?What happened to the elders of the Shen family and the Xiao family?How could they let them mess around like this? !

The big talk was too early just now, and Lin Jingzhe invited him very sincerely, Dai Gaofeng fell into crazy entanglement, what should we do?what to do?

Which restaurant should I go to eat on the [-]th?Going to Xiao Chi's place, Shen Juuying's family must be upset, but if they go to Shen's house, Xiao Chi's side will be completely offended!

Never in his life had he encountered such a tangled multiple-choice question, Dai Gaofeng scratched his head and pulled out his hair.

At least until this problem is figured out, his hair loss problem will not be cured.

*****

Lin Jingzhe looked at Xiao Chi's head with a smile and shook with the vibration of the car: "Aren't you angry?"

"Not angry." Xiao Chi still refused to admit it.

Lin Jingzhe touched her lips that were sore from being sucked in the dark just now, annoyed and funny, although Xiao Zuo's pleasure caused great harm to her body, but Xiao Chi's small tricks from time to time still caused headaches.Now that the other party is trying to go over, he is embarrassed to admit that he lost his temper just now, as if it was another person who was so proud of his pigtails after the kiss in the venue just now.

This time it was a public kiss, how can I coax it back next time?Lin Jingzhe felt as if she had brought a child, and she had to buy him toys and read bedtime stories to be obedient.

The night in the compound was the quietest, with summer insects singing among the branches and bushes, and the two of them had a rare leisure time. They got out of the car and looked at the bright starry sky that Yanshi could still see clearly at the moment.

Lin Jingzhe sighed: "Gao Sheng and Zhou Haitang are really just my buddies."

Xiao Chi grabbed his hand and held it in his hand. It was very rare for Lin Jingzhe to talk to him about his childhood, what Zhou Haitang and Gao Sheng's family did for him in childhood, even in a few more 20 years he would not May forget.Hu Yu and Zhou's mother replaced the role of mother that should have appeared in his life, while Gao Sheng and Zhou Haitang were better than brothers, without the fetters of blood, they were still closely linked by emotion.To put it bluntly, in Lin Jingzhe's heart, compared to Jiang Chacha and Lin Runsheng, the Gao family and Zhou family are more like family members in the true sense.

Jiang Chacha didn't need to say much, although Lin Runsheng wasn't a bad father, but in his two lifetimes together, Lin Jingzhe probably didn't say anything to him about an ordinary father and son for a day.When he was the weakest and most in need of help, it was the Zhou family and the Gao family who supported him through the difficulties. Until now, talking about the hot pancakes Hu Yu asked Gao Sheng to bring to him every morning when he was at school, and Zhou Lin Jingzhe still feels warm from the bottom of her heart for the dishes she cooks for herself despite her mother's financial difficulties.

Xiao Chi felt uncomfortable when he heard it. Although his parents were busy with work and rarely accompanied him when he was a child, at least in daily life, these two roles always existed.However, even so, Xiao Chi and his sister are still what they are today because of too little company from their parents. It is hard for him to imagine how a child younger than himself, when his grandfather left his hometown to explore antiques, would be alone in an empty space. living in the house.

Lin Jingzhe felt that the strength of the other party's hand tightened, turned his head to meet Xiao Chi's deeply furrowed brows, and couldn't help laughing: "What are you doing?"

In fact, thinking about it now, it may be that the bitter time has passed, and he feels that his childhood life has become quite enjoyable.He has Gao Sheng and Zhou Haitang's family to protect him, and he can have food wherever he goes when he is hungry.When grandpa was out looking for antiques, Li Yun's old house was not so empty.Although my aunt and uncle have always disliked him, they have not been able to get what they wanted in this life.

All the difficulties he once thought he would not be able to bear, he gritted his teeth and persisted for a while. When he looked back, he had turned into an insignificant step down the mountain.

Xiao Chi apologized softly: "I'm sorry."

Lin Jingzhe was hugged in his arms, looking at the moths fluttering around the light under the street lamp, she couldn't help laughing twice.In fact, he doesn't dislike Xiao Chi's occasional temper tantrum, and it's quite interesting to come here from time to time.

But I didn't expect that those past events that I felt warm would make the listeners so sad. Lin Jingzhe changed the topic and sold his teammates without hesitation: "Do you know how many people are staring at the Wubaoshan land in your hand? That Dafa Building Li Dafa, who has been nagging all night, guess when your company will close down, teach him a lesson earlier, I am so annoyed by nagging."

When Xiao Chi heard this, there was still such a thing?Immediately wrote down the name silently, and informed Lin Jingzhe: "That Jinxin real estate company is doing the same tonight. They are about to invite land bids. Pay attention to the manpower in your company. Their person in charge named Jin is very interested in your company's future intentions." Very interested."

The two had exchanged information about the enemy camp, and Xiao Chi remembered who Li Dafa was. He frowned and asked, "Is the Li Dafa you mentioned the one who has been following you tonight?"

As soon as Lin Jingzhe heard this, she knew that the other party was jealous again, and she also learned to ask: "You still ask me, and I also want to ask you, did you drink with a girl tonight? Big breasts, thin waist, very Pretty."

Xiao Chi was stunned for a moment, but he couldn't think of it. Lin Jingzhe had been lying low for a whole day, but he never let it go: "Don't pretend to be confused with me, just the one in the red dress and the long skirt is standing next to you and telling you After a few words, please explain to me!"

A thin layer of sweat oozes from Xiao Chi's forehead, and his temples hurt. He feels like something happened, but he can't remember who the other party is.

Back and forth, in the sour smell of vinegar, the two stick together, holding each other accountable.

Lin Jingzhe pulled back a round, finally showing a little smile on his face.There was a crackling sound coming from the alley of Shen's house, guessing that someone had come out, Lin Jingzhe planned to check on his father's condition first, so he hugged Xiao Chi's neck and kissed him, recorded the matter on the account, and left The other party will do it again, and then take it out and say it.

He said: "You go home first, I will go back after I finish watching my dad."

Xiao Chi put his arms around his waist and rubbed his nose: "It's okay, I'll pick you up later."

The two parted reluctantly, and as soon as they turned around, the atmosphere fell into a long period of stagnation.

The two figures stood side by side not far away, staring blankly at the young man who had just separated, like two ancient statues.

Because Lin Runsheng drank too much, Zhou's mother drove him home. After a long time, she shifted her unbelievable gaze from Xiao Chi's face to the shadow of the other party who was stretched long by the street lights and was much longer than normal. : "???"

Coming with his wife, Zhou’s father who feels a little trance and urgently needs scraping: "..."

Lin Jingzhe was completely unprepared: "!!!!"

Xiao Chi: "=="