The Deepest Color of the Night

In the middle of the night, Xiao Yao gently pushed open the bedroom door, only to see a ray of orange light from the tea room.He walked over curiously and saw a small earthen pot simmering on the stove, while Fang Jin moved a sofa chair and stood by the side to read the documents.

"you……"

Fang Jin raised his head: "What?"

He was wearing a thin and loose light gray woolen sweater, which should be of very soft texture, with a slightly sunken collarbone exposed at the neckline, making him look thin and casual.Xiao Yao stared at him for several seconds before he said a little embarrassedly: "Uh... let me drink some water, are you cooking something?"

Fang Jin's gaze fell back to the document: "I'll simmer a can of hangover soup."

Xiao Yao couldn't help being surprised. He opened the lid and saw that there was indeed a can of milky white soup with a pleasant aroma inside. There were stewed fish heads, fresh and tender winter bamboo shoots, plump shiitake mushrooms, and snow-white tofu. There was no trace of oil in it. Bubbles enticingly bubbling over a small fire.

Xiao Yao came to wait on people. Before he came, he cleaned up and didn't dare to eat. Now that he smelled the aroma, his index finger moved, and he asked greedily, "I...can I have a taste?"

Fang Jin was speechless for a moment, but he realized that the handsome young man in front of him might be a little out of line: "...Then wait a minute and let me put some vinegar."

He put down the document and contract, got up and poured half a bottle of balsamic vinegar and a few drops of sesame oil into the soup, and chopped a tender shallot and sprinkled it in. A bowl full.The tea room was suddenly warm and fragrant, Xiao Yao Zao waited impatiently by the side holding the spoon, and immediately took it happily.

"Wow, it's so delicious! Did you cook it yourself? Did you prepare it for Young Master Gu?"

Fang Jin said softly: "Yes."

He sat back on the sofa chair, picked up his pen and documents and continued to read.

There was silence in the tea room, for some reason Xiao Yao stopped his movements slowly, stared blankly at his quiet side face, and asked for a while, "Eldest Young Master Gu, how is he treating you?"

"Very good," Fang Jin smiled.

Xiao Yao saw him smile for the first time.Although it was very faint, when he smiled, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the ends of his long eyes formed a beautiful arc, like soft ripples rippling away from his eyes.

"..." Xiao Yao didn't know what it was like. After a long time, he turned around and dragged a chair to sit beside him, holding the bowl, and asked in a low voice, "You..."

He originally wanted to ask you if you liked First Young Master Gu, but when he thought about his embarrassing status now, it would be like poking someone's scar if he asked in a daze, so he swallowed the sentence before he could say it, and changed it to: " First Young Master Gu...well, is it not good in bed?"

Fang Jin coughed suddenly: "Huh?"

"—He didn't even touch me!" Xiao Yao said mysteriously, "He went to bed right after taking a shower, and he didn't even touch my finger! Hey, do you think he can't do it?!"

The tip of Fang Jin's pen paused in mid-air, looking a little embarrassed and a little funny, and after a while he let out a sigh of relief: "You think too much, Mr. Gu and I are purely boss-subordinate relationship. Besides, I don't know if he can do it or not." , but he should only like women, so you don't have to worry too much."

"What?!" Xiao Yao was stunned: "Then why did he ask me to come?!"

"You were sent by the second young master. Wouldn't it be a slap in the face for the second young master to refuse in person?"

"That, that, what should I do tomorrow?"

"Should ask me to send you back," Fang Jin said in a slightly comforting tone: "Maybe I will find a reason for your poor service, but it doesn't matter, everyone knows that Mr. Gu only likes women, Mr. He and the others I won't blame you."

Xiao Yao was stunned for a moment, and threw Fang Jin's thoughts of gossip away.

"But... But Mr. He and the others still pointed at me and put them on the big tree of the Gu family! Oh no, I wouldn't have come if I had known he was straight. I might as well have followed Gu Ershao back then! Oh, this time Mr. He, they will definitely talk about me again..."

The beautiful boy beat his chest and stamped his feet, sincerely, not realizing at all that what he said was actually very cheap.Fang Jin shook his head with a smile, turned over a page of the contract document, and said to himself that this kid is really natural and endearingly silly.

"Hey, don't talk about me. In fact, I can't help it. It's like this in the industry." Xiao Yao finally realized that something was wrong, and explained there awkwardly: "It's okay to be like me, and it's even worse. ...Hey, you can't understand it even if you say it, people like you definitely don't know how cruel our business can be."

He stared enviously and sourly at the Montblanc pen and the high-quality original German contract in Fang Jin's hands, thinking that even if he wasn't "the one" who was raised by Young Master Gu, he should be doing well.

After all, it might have been better for him not to have that relationship.

He was thinking this, but Fang Jin said lightly: "I know."

"--Uh?"

Fang Jin closed the thick document, got up and said: "I still have some materials to read, you can eat slowly. Go back and add half a bowl of water to the crock and continue to simmer, and give Mr. Gu a drink tomorrow morning."

His demeanor is very natural, but somehow Xiao Yao can see a very subtle feeling similar to helplessness and evasion, and he doesn't know whether to avoid his own gossip and questioning, or to avoid other things.

Xiao Yao was fascinated, but he turned around and walked out of the tea room, and returned to another bedroom opposite the door.

·

The next morning when Gu Yuan got up, there was indeed a milky white fish head tofu soup on the table.

This is Fang Jin's old habit. Every time he drinks it, Fang Jin will make sour and delicious hangover soup the next day.Sometimes it is fish head tofu, sometimes it is old duck with sour bamboo shoots, and sometimes it is various Chinese medicinal materials such as tangerine peel and sandalwood. When Gu Yuan made it for the first time, he felt it was weird, but he gradually got used to it. There's nothing wrong with not wanting to see your boss.

"You take him to Mr. He's place today." Gu Yuan said to Jin without looking up while drinking the soup.

Fang Jin knew the meaning of asking him to send Xiao Yao back to Yang: "Yes, then I will leave later."

Unexpectedly, Gu Yuan swallowed the soup, and suddenly remembered something: "Wait - you will go out with me later, there is something to do."

What is it?Gu Yuan didn't say anything, and Fang Jin didn't ask either.

He knew that Young Master Gu didn't like his subordinates asking questions. The eldest son who grew up in a wealthy family and had no birth mother's protection since he was a child has already learned to hide all his emotions in his heart, leaving only a handsome face. , cold and alienated face.

Fang Jin eats slowly, and has to speed up to catch up with Gu Yuan, who is in a storm.Sure enough, after breakfast, Xiao Yao was left in the hotel room by Gu Yuan, he called the driver himself, and took Fang Jin straight to the city of Macau.

The driver, Uncle Zhang, was an old man next to Gu Yuan. He drove around on the roads in the city and stopped at the entrance of an alley after a while.Fang Jin got out of the car with Gu Yuan, only to see the gloomy trees, the cool breeze blowing, and an unremarkable three-story gray building at the corner of the alley, with four vigorous characters "Rong's Wenwan" written on the black plaque.

Gu Yuan went straight into the store, and there was a smart-looking guy in a blue shirt, who immediately greeted him: "Hey, Young Master Gu is here again!"

"My father's birthday is next week. He has always liked calligraphy. I asked someone to find a set of the Four Treasures of the Study as a gift. Among them, the pen, ink and paper are just like that, mainly because I can't make up my mind on the inkstone. I heard they said that you once gave it to me. Father has worked as an assistant for a few days, so he asked you to help with palming eyes." Gu Yuan nodded to the clerk, "Ask your boss to bring the square inkstone I left with him."

The clerk was busy serving tea and pouring water, and immediately nodded and left after hearing this.Fang Jin's expression was a little surprised: "The Four Treasures of the Study?"

"uh-huh."

As a person who has reached the level of Gu Mingzong, the head of the Gu family, money, power, and sensuality are all gone, and it is very difficult to find a congratulatory gift that can please him.Gu Yang is used to opportunism, and last year he even sent a Philippine beauty pageant champion, but he turned out to be beautiful and brainless, and was thrown away by Gu Mingzong in less than a month; and the purebred racehorse that Gu Yuan sent was even more tragic, He is still locked in the stable all day, and it is said that he has gained [-] kilograms.

Fang Jin looked a little embarrassed, and seemed to want to say something, but at this moment, the owner of the Wenwan shop brought his assistants himself.A few people nodded and bowed and took out two large glass boxes. When they opened it, they found square inkstones inside. The shapes were simple and the stones were delicate, obviously they were all high-quality treasures.

"Look, Mr. Gu, they are all here. These two are old pit duan inkstones, which are very rare now. We specially sent people to the countryside of Guangdong to find them for you; the other two are She inkstones, the one on the left is the raindrop gold star, and the jade belt on the right is gold." Halo, they are all rare and good things in our industry."

When Fang Jin looked at the price, his heart skipped a beat.

"How is it?" Gu Yuan asked.

Fang Jin hesitated for a while, before he wondered: "Mr. Gu...in fact, he is not good at the Four Treasures of the Study, why don't we choose one of them."

Gu Yuan was a little surprised. In fact, before he came, he had already made up his mind to choose the lotus leaf old pit inkstone carved by that famous artist. Bringing Fang Jin here was just to buy insurance; who would have thought that this person would completely deny his offer as soon as he opened his mouth? Plan: "How do you say that? You don't know that he wrote that couplet before, and he specially asked someone to frame it and hang it in the study room, and also asked Gu Yang and me to search for some imitation Chengxintang paper all day long...why? Isn’t it bad for these things?”

Fang Jin couldn't tell because he didn't know that you didn't know that he didn't write the couplet, nor did he use the paper, and the millions of inkstones were just left in the study to collect dust, so why bother?

But he didn't want to arouse suspicion, so in the end he could only wonder: "I don't know...Maybe it's because I haven't stayed with Mr. Gu for a long time, so I don't know much about it."

Gu Yuan couldn't help being uninterested, he casually pointed to the Duan inkstone he had hoped for in advance, and said to the boss: "Pack it up."

——In fact, if Gu Yuan is willing to be a good boss, the embarrassment can be easily resolved at this time.But Gu Yuan has always been very free-wheeling in front of Fang Jin, and it is common for Gu Yuan to lose face immediately when he says something wrong.

This is a method of control, mainly a demonstration: Don't think that you can win big in front of me because you are sent by your father. If I am in a good mood, I will give you face; if I am in a bad mood, I will still slap you in the face.

Gu Yuan strolled leisurely to watch the guys bandage the Four Treasures of the Study, and the boss followed behind with a smile.Fang Jin did not follow, and stood silently, looking at the tall figure in the crowd.

Gu Yuan looks very similar to Gu Mingzong, but his outline also bears the shadow of his biological mother.This makes his facial features look very three-dimensional, with deep browbones and a high bridge of nose, looking from the side like a condescending marble statue; especially when he is staring at something motionless, it makes people feel as if they are drowning.

Fang Jin stared at him blankly, and it took him a while to come back to his senses, and he shook his head involuntarily.

It can't be like this...he thought to himself.

Several people were at the other end of the shop, Fang Jin just walked around casually.There are quite a lot of things in the store, on the shelves, on the cabinets, in the glass boxes, a lot of literature and toys are randomly piled up in one place for people to pick; there is also a black wooden tray in front of the counter, and a small pile of various jade wares on it. Under the light, there is a bright green color.

Fang Jin flipped through it casually, and suddenly saw a jade pan with a strange shape. He picked it up and took a closer look, only to find that it was actually a set of two rings, big and small.The carving of the jade is also very ingenious, and the inner and outer rings are engraved with different fine patterns; when the two rings are stacked together, the patterns form four complete characters - two people are flat.

A clever guy came over and said with a smile: "You have a really good eye. Although this is not the top-quality Laokeng glass variety, it is still a good material. What's more rare is the carver - a friend and brother speculated on it before. , each wears a ring like this; there are also couples who wear it together, which means that both parties have the same meaning in their hearts."

Fang Jin's heart felt a little itchy as if pricked by a soft thorn.

"how much is it?"

The clerk smiled and compared the numbers: "I'm sorry, we operate on a small budget, so we can't bargain."

Fang Jin thought it was a bit funny: "You know how to look at people's quotations, no matter how expensive it is, I can't afford it."

As he spoke, he took out the card holder and opened the outermost one, which was a black card.

This world's top unlimited credit card was placed in the most convenient place to access it, but he didn't stop with his finger, but jumped over it directly, pulled out an ordinary MasterCard with his own name written on it, handed it Gave it to the buddy.

·

Gu Yuan watched them finish wrapping the gift before strolling back leisurely, only to see Fang Jin sitting in the armchair laughing at a glance.

It's not very obvious, it's just like he suddenly indulged in something happy, so he showed a slight and ecstatic smile.But the joy emanating from the bottom of my heart is very contagious, and people can't help but feel relaxed, and even have a slight feeling of love.

Gu Yuan was a little dazed.

——What's the matter with this man?Just now he looked like he was about to cry, but now he is happy again.

But his happy look is more pleasing to the eye. If you look carefully, he is actually a little better looking than the [-]th-line starlet yesterday...

"Are you back?" Fang Jin suddenly caught a glimpse of him, and immediately stood up: "Excuse me, should I go back now?"

At that moment, the soft smile in his eyes disappeared completely, and he returned to his usual respectful, submissive and vigilant appearance.

Gu Yuan suddenly felt displeased, but he couldn't tell where he was displeased, so he just said lightly: "Let's go. What are you doing here?"

The two walked out of the store together while being sent off by the boss, Fang Jin said with a smile, "I just bought a ring in the store."

Gu Yuan frowned, "—what are you buying that for?"

The sunshine at the entrance of the alley is just right, the breeze blows over the treetops, and the lush branches rustle.Not far away, the driver Uncle Zhang was bending over to open the car door, but at this moment, in this short distance, within a short distance of about ten meters, they were the only two together.

"Buy for fun." Fang Jin said with a smile: "When you get married, I will give it to you as a congratulatory gift."

It was obviously a very common word, but Gu Yuan suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart, as if he was lightly brushed by a soft feather, causing a very subtle and indescribable itching.

"—Okay." He said hurriedly and briefly, without turning his head, he stepped forward two steps and got into the Bentley.