shadow in daylight gl

In the early morning of the next day, just after dawn, Lu Linzhong pulled the suitcase and walked out of the house.

When booking the ticket, she specially chose an early flight, and the time to arrive in Shanghai would definitely be before nine o'clock. She could arrange a lot of things in one morning, so that she could return from Shanghai one day earlier, but what happened last night almost overwhelmed her. All her work drive and enthusiasm.

Perhaps at the moment, it is a good choice for them to separate for a period of time.

Lu Linzhong stood outside the door for a while, took out his mobile phone and sent a message to An Huaixu, and drove to the airport alone.

An Huaixu was lying on the bed lying on her side. She tossed and turned last night, unable to sleep all night.

Downstairs came the sound of the wheels of the suitcase rolling on the tiled floor, and then there was a very soft sound of closing the door, even though the sound was very soft, the lingering echo echoed in the empty and deserted living room.She lifted the quilt vigorously and covered it over her head.

The beep of the mobile phone broke the silence in the bedroom. She turned over and lifted the quilt suddenly, and got out of bed with bare feet to look for the mobile phone.

Lu Linzhong sent her a WeChat message.

There are only a few simple words "I'm going out", no emoticons, and no punctuation marks.

An Huaixu held the phone, locked the screen and opened it, opened it and locked the screen again, and finally replied to her with a word "um".

As soon as he pressed send, An Huaixu regretted it, as if he had missed some precious opportunity.

She resentfully put down her phone, changed her clothes listlessly, and went to Zhitian.

The weather was gloomy, and thick clouds were pressing down on the high-rise buildings in the city, as if shrouding the whole city in a hood.An Huaixu was in Xu Zhongxuan's office, looking out the window at the unfavorable weather.

Xu Zhongxuan glanced at her indifferently, and said, "Vice President Lu is on a business trip today."

"Ah."

An Huaixu cleared his throat, trying to cover up: "I didn't come here to look for her today."

"That is?"

"I want to tell you about Liu Shan."

Xu Zhongxuan motioned for her to speak directly.

"In order to get close to him, a few friends and I spent a lot of effort. Some time ago, we played games with him in the Internet cafe day and night every day. There was a fight and even saved him once. Now we can basically be regarded as acquaintances, but he has never spoken. mentioned his father."

"Thanks a lot."

"It's nothing, your business is my business. I have already thought about what to do next."

Xu Zhongxuan nodded: "Pay more attention to safety."

An Huaixu looked at the weather outside the window wistfully, and asked tentatively, "Are you and Meng Qiu okay?"

"Yeah." Xu Zhongxuan thought for a while, "I'm going on a business trip to Tanzhou in a few days, and I'll be with her."

An Huaixu said bitterly: "The boss is different, he can bring his girlfriend along on business trips."

"I remember that Meng Qiu is from Tanzhou. He is on a business trip in name, but is he actually going to meet his parents?"

Xu Zhongxuan did not deny it, "What about you, how are you and Vice President Lu?"

An Huaixu patted his trouser legs, stood up with the armrest of the sofa, "I have nothing to do, I'm leaving first."

"Wait a minute, Huai Xu."

"Ok?"

"We're going on a business trip in a few days, and I'd like to ask you to help feed Shiliu."

"sixteen?"

Sixteen is an orange cat raised by Xu Zhongxuan.

"Ah."

"Then I'll go to your house tomorrow to hug it."

An Huaixu took two steps forward, pretended to want to drink water, stood in front of the water dispenser, turned his back to Xu Zhongxuan, and asked what she had always wanted to ask the most.

"When will she be back?"

Xu Zhongxuan was silent for a while, and realized that An Huaixu was talking about Lu Linzhong.

"I don't know, maybe a week or two."

An Huaixu sighed softly, and asked again: "Who is she with? Or alone?"

"I do not know."

"...She is your deputy. You don't know how long she's been there, and you don't know who she's on a business trip with."

Xu Zhongxuan calmed down and looked back at An Huaixu, "I don't need to know about such trivial matters, and I don't need to be clear about them."

Little things?

An Huaixu lowered his head and took a sip of the hot water, feeling quite resentful towards Xu Zhongxuan in his heart.

Seeing that she stopped talking, Xu Zhongxuan lowered his head and began to approve the documents. In the office, there was only the rustling sound of the pen tip on the paper, which only added to An Huaixu's embarrassment.

"Do you have a key to her office or something, I left something in her office before, I think—"

"I do not have."

"..."

The disposable cup was deeply wrinkled by An Huaixu.Xu Zhongxuan added, "Her secretary may have one, you can go and see."

An Huaixu walked out of Xu Zhongxuan's office.One morning passed, and Lu Linzhong never sent her a single word.He didn't say he arrived safely, he didn't explain where he was staying, and he didn't say any sweet words that made people's hearts throbbing.

She was still stuck in her messy thoughts, and the elevator had stopped at the 21st floor.

An Huaixu walked through the corridor and opened the door of Lu Linzhong's office. As she thought, the office door was locked and she couldn't get in, and the secretary who made Lu Linzhong's braised pork ribs was not there.

Only the one sitting in the corner—

An Huaixu stuffed his hands into his trouser pockets, turned his head and walked back to press the elevator.

"An Huai Xu."

An Huaixu curled her lips, and the man called her loudly by her first and last name.

"What's up?"

Lin Yucen walked to her side: "Yes."

"If it's not a good thing, don't tell me." It's not that An Huaixu doesn't like Lin Yucen, it's just that she is in a bad mood today.

"Is it a good thing to have a birthday?"

An Huaixu looked at Lin Yucen warily: "Why, do you want to treat me to dinner again?"

"No."

"That's good." An Huaixu walked into the elevator, and smiled politely, the dimples around his mouth were slightly mischievous, "Happy birthday to you."

"Thank you."

Lin Yucen followed in.

"An Huaixu, help me celebrate my birthday."

An Huaixu: "???"

"Vice President Lu and Secretary Bai are on a business trip." She paused and said, "I don't have any other friends in Jincheng for the time being."

Hearing Lin Yucen mention Lu Linzhong, An Huaixu's mood became even worse.

"Don't you have to go to work this afternoon?"

"Zhitian's employee welfare system has a rule that employees can take half a day off on their birthdays."

"Hey, let's go." An Huaixu felt a little irritated, "You asked me to celebrate your birthday, can I do whatever I want?"

Lin Yucen nodded, speaking less as usual.

An Huaixu walked out of the elevator, walked to the corner and called Yang Ergou.

Lin Yucen stood upright in front of the elevator with his backlit, his long black hair hanging down smoothly, making people feel peaceful and beautiful at first glance.

An Huaixu didn't care to appreciate it, so he drove the car to Lin Yucen's side, and said helplessly, "Get in the car."

"I asked my friends to make some preparations, and they will be there in a while, don't you mind?"

Lin Yucen shook his head, got into the car and lowered his head to fasten his seat belt.

An Huaixu thought: No matter what, Lin Yucen is the birthday star today, so why don't you politely ask her if she has any gifts she wants.After thinking about it, Lin Yucen can do whatever she wants, so she won't have to worry about it.

An Huaixu tapped the accelerator and turned the steering wheel skillfully, only to find that Lin Yucen was staring at her.

"What's up?"

Lin Yucen didn't speak, but turned his head and stared out of the window silently.

Jincheng in November is completely winter. The deciduous trees only have bare branches, no dead leaves flying in the wind, and the sky is gloomy without snow.

An Huaixu parked the car in the underground parking lot of the shopping mall, called Yang Ergou to confirm the exact location, and took Lin Yucen to the elevator.

Lin Yucen followed An Huaixu without looking sideways, and walked straight.

The looks of the two people are outstanding in the crowd, and their height is eye-catching, some passers-by turn their heads frequently.

An Huaixu glanced back. Although Lin Yucen was tall, thin, fair and good-looking, he was still not as good as Lu Linzhong. She and Lu Linzhong went to the street together, and someone would always take pictures of Lu Linzhong with their mobile phones.

An Huaixu subconsciously took out her mobile phone and clicked on WeChat. Their messages were still on the one in the morning, and there was nothing else.She stared at Lu Linzhong's profile picture for a while, then put the phone back into her trouser pocket, and looked up to find that Lin Yucen was looking at her again.

An Huaixu waved his hand: "I'll be there soon."

She looked up and looked around for the sign, thinking: Strange, why have you walked for so long and haven't arrived yet.

"Are you looking for KFC?" Lin Yucen pointed to the corner they passed just now, "I just saw a few people sitting inside waving at you, and you were looking at your phone."

An Huaixu frowned: "Well, that's it."

An Huaixu opened the door and walked in front, and at a glance, he saw a banner with red background and yellow letters on the big wall, which read "Happy Birthday To Lin Yuyu." Lin Yucen's name was temporarily written on it with ink, and the words were written like Like ghosts.

An Huaixu was speechless, and greeted Lin Yucen: "Sit down, let's get to know each other."

"Hello, my name is Lin Yucen." The primary school students introduced themselves at the entrance ceremony.

An Huai Xu held his forehead and smiled tautly.

Gouzi's family is in business, so he knows more or less about the gossip in the business field.He nudged An Huaixu with his elbow: "Boss, isn't this your sister-in-law?"

An Huaixu stepped on Gouzi's foot and glared at him, "How is your sister-in-law?! Tell me what happened 800 years ago."

Gouzi noticed that the atmosphere was not right, and immediately changed his words: "Yes! It's my sister."

An Huaixu was speechless, and waved his hand to keep him out of the way.

Yang Ergou couldn't help laughing suddenly, "Sister?!"

Lin Yucen raised his head: "A little more."

"???" An Huaixu, Gouzi, and Yang Ergou all looked dumbfounded.

Lin Yucen pouted his chin towards the banner.

An Huaixu had black lines on his face, "You all wrote the name of the National People's Congress wrong! Below the word Cen is today's today, not an order."

"Written by the dog."

"Didn't you tell me to write it?"

······

An Huaixu pulled away the two people who were about to start a battle, and introduced to Lin Yucen: "This is Gouzi, he is the one who wrote your name wrong. That's Ergou, and him, Liu Shan."

Sitting in the corner, Liu Shan, who was unusually silent, raised his head and nodded at An Huaixu and Lin Yucen as a greeting.

Lin Yucen paid special attention to Liu Shan, turned to look at An Huaixu without saying anything.

An Huaixu took a sip of Coke and pointed at the dog: "He is a dog, that's why he is called that."

Lin Yucen thought for a while and looked at Yang Ergou: "Born in February of the Year of the Dog?"

Yang Ergou nodded: "Yes! Sister Lin is so smart!"

Sister Lin... The Coke in An Huaixu's mouth almost spewed out.

Lin Yucen sat and listened to what they said, with a calm expression.

Gouzi beckoned to the manager of KFC, and they came out with cakes. He approached An Huaixu and asked in a low voice, "What number are you ordering?"

An Huaixu turned his head to the side: "Little friend, how old is your birthday today?"

Lin Yucen: "21."

Gouzi exclaimed: "It's so small."

"You belong to the tiger." An Huaixu said casually, "I think there is a nickname that suits you very well, Tiger—" son.

Lin Yucen gave An Huaixu a sharp eye, and An Huaixu swallowed the last word back.

An Huaixu helped Lin Yucen light the candles, and a group of staff sang happy birthday songs around them in the public. An Huaixu pointed to the cake: "Make a wish, sister Lin."

Lin Yucen put the cake on the table: "No."

A table of people is a bit awkward.

An Huaixu pointed not far away, "Look there, there is also a table for older children to celebrate their birthdays, and it's not just us."

Lin Yucen glanced at the opposite side, stared at the cake in front of him solemnly, and blew out the candle with his mouth open.

A few people ate something casually. Seeing that the task could be completed, An Huaixu gave Gouzi a look and told them to withdraw first.

The food they hadn't finished was scattered on the table, only the cake in front of Lin Yucen was complete, An Huaixu didn't want to eat fried chicken, so he looked for a knife to cut the cake on the table.

Lin Yucen found a fork from under the plate, and quickly ate up the fruit on the cake, and the smooth cream suddenly became pitted.

An Huaixu was stunned holding the knife, and asked after a long time: "Is it delicious?"

"generally."

An Huaixu took a deep breath, threw the knife into the plate casually, "Let's go! Eat too much cake and get fat!"

Lin Yucen followed An Huaixu out of KFC unhurriedly, and said in a calm manner: "When I was a child, my family would hold parties for my birthday, and there were a lot of people."

"I also held a party for you just now. Five people are not enough, so you count all the people in the store."

"Very perfunctory." Lin Yucen's tone was very light.

"..."

An Huaixu walked straight forward and pressed the elevator to the underground parking lot.

"I'll take you back to the company."

Lin Yucen sat in the passenger seat and fastened his seat belt: "I don't have to go to work today, take me home."

"..."

Lin Yucen took out his mobile phone and turned on the navigation and handed it to An Huaixu. A standard female voice sounded in the car: "Start navigation, 19.7 kilometers away from the destination..."

An Huaixu choked for a moment, closed the car door silently, stepped on the accelerator abruptly, and drove out of the parking lot through continuous turns.

"Huai Xu."

An Huaixu's back went numb.

"Your birthday is in April, so why do they call you the boss?"

An Huaixu played with Gouzi, Yang Ergou, and a few wealthy children. When they were young, the group of second-generation ancestors competed for rankings, and the comparison was that whoever had money and power would be ranked first. She made a name for herself as her parents. Later, those rich children went abroad to inherit the family business and so on, but Yang Ergou and Gouzi stayed in Jincheng all the time, and the three of them became iron lovers. Triangle, if you get used to it, you never change it.

An Huaixu glanced at her from the rearview mirror, and said calmly, "Because they all adore me, they are all my younger brothers."

"What about Liu Shan?" Lin Yucen asked.

An Huaixu smiled: "Of course he is also my younger brother. He is born in the year of Ox, one year older than you, and the name Niuzi is too ugly. Huzi sounds nice."

Lin Yucen didn't speak.

After a long time, Lin Yucen said awkwardly: "It's really okay."

"Huh?" An Huaixu had long forgotten what he said last time.

At the right time, Lin Yucen's mobile phone sounded: "You have arrived at your destination."

Lin Yucen: "Nothing."

An Huaixu: "Oh."

Lin Yucen unbuckled his seat belt, stood firm by the side of the car, and wanted to say something to An Huaixu.

An Huaixu raised the car window without hesitation, stepped on the accelerator and went a long way.

It wasn't until the car merged into Xifu Avenue and headed towards Lanting Villa that the speed gradually slowed down.

No one sat in the car with her, and the wait at the red light at the intersection became extraordinarily long.It was still dark, but the traffic on the road and hurried pedestrians only added to her loss.

It seems that everyone has a good place to go, and everyone has someone who loves them waiting, but she and Lu Linzhong... An Huaixu gripped the steering wheel tightly.

The fragrance in the car was carefully selected by Lu Linzhong. The woody rose scent is unrestrainedly rich and proud, which matches Lu Linzhong very well.The clean and tidy central control storage, the single piece of facial tissue on the side of the door, and the two pillows they picked together on the rear seat.

An Huaixu picked up the phone, and the screen lit up, except for the time, there was no other news.

In the past, even when they had conflicts, they would ask each other if they had eaten, and occasionally they would take pictures of the food and send it to each other.

It's not the loss of love, nor is it mutual boredom, what time can change is only what is not firm in the first place.She can be sure that they still love each other as deeply as they did at the beginning, but they haven't found a particularly suitable way to get along.

Distraught, An Huaixu drove the car aimlessly around the outskirts of Jincheng a few times, and finally got off the viaduct in the southern suburbs, and parked the car outside the gate of his grandparents' house.

The osmanthus trees in the small courtyard are still green, but many tender grasses under the steps have withered and yellowed.

The weather was getting colder and colder, and the temperature began to drop sharply before nightfall. She couldn't help gathering her clothes and pushing open the gate of the courtyard.

"Is it Xiaoman? Xiaoman is here?" Grandpa saw her from the window, turned around and said to grandma.

An Huaixu collected her emotions, greeted the two old people sweetly, and was pushed to the dining table. Only then did she notice that it was time for dinner again. The two old people prepared a simple dinner and were about to use their chopsticks.

Lu Linzhong, is she too busy to forget to eat?

An Huaixu put his hands against his trouser pockets, and after a second thought, Lu Linzhong was on a business trip, there must be plenty of entertainers there, and it was useless for her to worry about being so far away.

"Xiao Man, why are you free to come back today?" Grandma smiled, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes getting deeper and deeper.

"Have you eaten yet?"

Before An Huaixu could answer, my grandfather said, "Whether you've eaten out or not, you always have to eat some more when you get home. Would you like to add a few more dishes you like?"

An Huaixu shook his head: "No need, I just want to eat what's on the table."

Grandma walked into the kitchen to add bowls and chopsticks to An Huaixu.

The old man’s diet is relatively light. On the table are seafood porridge, vegetarian stew and a few delicate side dishes. In the middle of the table is stewed chicken with Codonopsis ginseng. Cook it over low heat and skim off the slick oil with a colander. It is delicious and delicious. greasy.

Grandma stood up holding the spoon, "It's cold and don't wear more clothes, young people are like this."

"Grandma, I can do it myself."

"Just sit down."

An Huaixu blew on the steaming chicken soup, took a small sip, her pale face gradually turned red under the light, she held the bowl in her hand, and finished the soup in small sips, with a little bit of water coming out of the tip of her nose thin sweat.

The two old men smiled at each other, An Huaixu was a little embarrassed to be stared at.

The seafood porridge in a white porcelain bowl is soft and delicate, with large pieces of fritillary and shrimp sandwiched in the middle, sprinkled with green onion, and served with pickles that are available in the south.

An Huaixu gulped down a few spoonfuls of porridge, and his body warmed up.

Grandpa suddenly raised the watch on his wrist: "After working, Xiaoman is more sensible than before, and his vision has also improved."

Ok?

With a spoon in his mouth, An Huaixu looked at the watch in his grandfather's hand. The dial was warm and not dazzling, and the strap was calm and calm, without the old-fashioned style.

Grandma laughed and said: "Your grandfather likes the watch you bought for him very much. He has often worn it since he received it. Those watches from before"

An Huaixu quickly realized that this was a small gift that Lu Linzhong had prepared for the old man in her name. For a moment, she felt sweet and astringent in her heart, and replied dryly, "It's good that Grandpa likes it."

"I like it." Grandpa adjusted his glasses frame, happiness was already written on his face.

Grandma glared at him with some displeasure, then turned her head and patted the back of An Huaixu's hand, "Xiao Man, the Ronning pot you bought for me is also easy to use. There is less oily smoke when cooking, and the size of soup and porridge is also suitable."

"Oh..." An Huaixu lost interest, watching the expressions of the two old people while drinking the porridge.

Lu Linzhong has never missed something when picking things. Whether it is a gift for a friend or an elder, he can always grasp the other party's mind and send the gift to the heart. She may not be able to learn half of this mind after more than ten years of learning.

Lu Linzhong has done many things for her, and he never mentions them in front of her.

The atmosphere in the room was gentle and peaceful, and the chandelier in the dining room was a bit dazzling. An Huaixu opened his mouth, wanting to say that she did not actually buy the things, but Lu Linzhong.But now she doesn't know the elder's attitude towards Lu Linzhong, and most likely she still won't agree, just like her parents.

"Xiao Man, I'm staying here today, grandma will go upstairs to clean up your room."

An Huaixu's grandmother's house is a single building with a courtyard. The first floor is a living room and dining room, and a large bedroom. The two old people are old and have bad legs, so they often live downstairs.There are several bedrooms on the second floor, which are prepared for the juniors to come back to live in.

An Huaixu stood up and stopped grandma: "No, I still have to go back tonight."

She misses Lu Linzhong, and when she can't see anyone, she also hopes to find her taste in the place where they lived together.

The scent on the quilt, the scent on the pillow, and the collection of poems on the bedside table seem to have her smell over the years.

"What are you going to do when it's dark?"

"I just want to go back." An Huaixu felt his heart being scratched by a small paw, and he just wanted to go home early.

"Someday, I will come to see you again someday."

An Huaixu took the car keys, went to the entrance to change his shoes, and waved goodbye to the two old people with a smile.

"When the child grows up, he will have his own ideas. It's been a long time since I came back to live here."

"Xiao Man has a deep idea, just let her go."

"This child is like Xiaomu, and Xiaomu is like you. He always likes to make up his own mind when encountering things. I asked me about any of the things you did when you were young."

"Hey, haven't you been here for so many years? Now you are the one who has the final say in the family, aren't you satisfied with being in charge of the outside world..."

An Huaixu stood at the door and listened for a while, looking at the sweet-scented osmanthus tree in the courtyard, her eyes were soft, and she remembered the first time she brought Lu Linzhong to grandma's house, although the quarrel was not very pleasant, but that experience made her firm own choice.

She sat in the car for a while, hesitated and called Lu Linzhong.

It took a long time for the phone to be picked up, and the two of them said "Hello?" at the same time and fell silent.

How to relieve the embarrassment at the moment, An Huaixu unconsciously pinched the zipper of her jacket, the streets in the southern suburbs were exceptionally quiet, she could hear Lu Linzhong's slow breathing.

"I went to grandma's house today."

"Huh?" Lu Linzhong's voice became depressed, and he replied, "Yeah."

"Thank you for the gift you prepared for them. They all like it." An Huaixu pulled the zipper up and down, secretly looking forward to Lu Linzhong's answer.

She really wanted to see Lu Linzhong Mingyan's gentle smile.Thousands of miles apart, you can't see for a while, and it's not bad to hear laughter.

"nice! You love it."

Lu Linzhong's tone was normal, and he didn't have much emotion.

"Alright then?"

"Well, there is entertainment."

An Huaixu watched the phone change from the main interface to a black screen dully, feeling empty in his heart.

From the feasting and feasting of the ten-mile foreign market in the past to the current skyscrapers, the fragments of the times are lost in the rut of history, only this prosperity has not ended.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Linzhong stood on the terrace on the top floor of Heguang Building, overlooking the night view of the city.The restaurant behind her was full of commotion, Lin Yusi brought his deputy and a group of middle-level managers here to welcome her. This meal represented the official cooperation between Lin's subsidiary and Zhitian Films.

Lu Linzhong stood facing the wind for a while, with a particularly dignified expression.

There was a sound of footsteps coming from far and near behind her. She gathered her emotions and turned to rush to the person with a smile: "I didn't expect that winter in Shanghai is quite cold."

Lin Yusi nodded: "Well, you may not be used to it when you first come here, especially when you come from the north."

"If I didn't bring Yu Cen here, President Lin won't blame me." Lu Linzhong took the champagne glass from Lin Yusi and nodded at him.

Lin Yusi just smiled.

Lu Linzhong's eyes shifted, and he squinted his eyes: "If you really want to blame me, then you should take a look at Mr. Xu's face."

There was a ripple in Lin Yusi's eyes.

"How is Xiao Cen recently?"

"She is very smart and easy to learn. She is young, but she is very insightful. She is so good, she will become a great weapon in time." Lu Linzhong shook his red wine glass and said casually, "I remember President Lin is seven years older than her? "

"Well, maybe the seven-year-old age difference is too big, and she doesn't stick to me very much."

Lin Yusi had a deeply regretful expression, and Lu Linzhong had an intuition that this Mr. Lin was probably a sister-in-law.

She nodded as if feeling something, and took the opportunity to continue: "She is indeed more independent, more like Director Lin, right?"

Lin Yusi nodded: "Yes."

He clenched the cup in his hand and looked into the distance of the city.Some memories slowly emerged from his mind, touching him deeply.

As long as he can remember, his father has been extremely strict with him. Before he was seven years old, he had a deep fear of his father, and he was always afraid of failing to meet his father's expectations.

After the younger sister was born, the relationship between the parents became very good.Although most of the mother's pampering went to the younger sister, he also followed suit, and occasionally had the right to cheat around his mother.His father no longer reprimanded him sternly as before, and the time together as a family is always happy.

So he has always wanted to do his best to take care of his younger sister, but he never thought that his younger sister is really too independent.

He softened his voice and said with a smile: "The personality is similar, and the appearance is also similar."

Lu Linzhong raised his eyebrows: "I thought she looked like Mrs. Lin."

"When Xiao Cen was young, she looked like a little boy. When her father said Xiao Cen was not as good-looking as her mother, she got angry and said that she didn't want to be a girl anymore, because there were already people who were prettier than her."

"Mr. Lin, Zhitian and the Lin family are now partners, and the Lin family and the Xu family also have friendship. Before we left, Mr. Xu specifically told me that I must pay a visit to the chairman and his wife."

Lin Yusi frowned, a little embarrassed.

Lu Linzhong asked, "Is there any inconvenience?"

"To be honest, my mother has been in poor health recently, so..."

"Understood." Lu Linzhong frowned slightly, and persuaded, "Then please help me to greet you, or Mr. Xu will not spare me."

It was past twelve o'clock after the banquet, and Lu Linzhong's residence was temporarily arranged in the Heguang Building. This building echoed the towering building of the Lin Group headquarters, and it was also designed by Lin Zhao.

Three bedrooms and two living rooms, the living room is spacious, with a large off-white sofa and a light-colored carpet, all the way to the floor-to-ceiling windows, overlooking the street from the windows, I feel that everything is so small.

Finally, there was a quiet space for her alone. Lu Linzhong went outside the bathroom to remove her makeup, put on a mask, and massaged her face in circular motions with her fingertips.

The phone lying on the coffee table was very quiet, and it didn't turn on again until she finished her skin care.

She took some hangover medicine and slept on the sofa for a while. The phone buzzed twice. Lu Linzhong swiped open the screen and frowned slightly.

She took the laptop out of the suitcase, opened the mailbox, and there was a new email in it.

On his first day in Shanghai, Lu Linzhong found someone to secretly collect news about the Lin family.Even if Yi Ziyue came to Shanghai a few months ago, even though she didn't see Yi Ziyue in Shanghai, Yi Ziyue's secret use of An Huai Xu to inquire about her whereabouts is really suspicious. Although they have known each other for several years , After all, it is not a friend who knows everything.

There are too many secrets in Yi Ziyue, such a person is too complicated, she believes in her, but she can't trust her completely.

Lu Lin opened the email every hour.The content was simple and clear. The other party helped her find the address of the hospital where Lin Zhao's wife gave birth.

Lu Linzhong never thought that a mother would cruelly abandon her own flesh and blood.Lin Zhao's wife probably didn't know about Lin Zhao's change of child.A girl was replaced with a boy. If the mother didn't know, the hospital and Lin Zhao could only provide support, and the change was made before the mother had seen the child.

Lu Linzhong rubbed his brows. When she first arrived in Shanghai, she didn't know anything about the personnel and affairs here. People in the business world basically follow black and white. If Lin Zhao or Lin Yusi wanted to keep an eye on her whereabouts, then she would have many constraints , this place is not convenient for her to go to for the time being.

The early winter in Shanghai was so cloudy and rainy that even the moonlight could not be seen.Lu Linzhong closed his notebook, curled up on the bed and slept soundly all night.

But at this time, thousands of miles away, someone was tossing and turning because of her.

When An Huaixu turned on her phone for the nth time to check the time on the screen, she had been lying in bed for nearly four hours.Even though her body was extremely exhausted, her consciousness was extremely clear. The silence in this room became an invisible weight on her body. The quieter it was, the more suffocated it was.

She wished she could reach out and move the hands on the dial so that the time would pass quickly.

It's not just her emotions that are empty, but also her life.

Since she resigned, her life has gradually deviated from the track of normal people, and she deeply realized that going to work is not to earn a bite of food, but to have a normal and regular schedule.

At five o'clock in the morning, An Huaixu knocked on the door of Xu Zhongxuan's house with two dark circles under his eyes.

She desperately needs something to fill her life with no one and a cat would be nice.

"Dong dong dong—" An Huaixu knocked on the door tremblingly with his hands tucked into his sleeves.

She turned her head and looked out of the window from the exit of the safe passage. She could still see a few stars in the sky like a curtain. The city was so quiet that she seemed to be asleep, except that she was sober.

After a while, the tip of An Huaixu's cold nose was reddish at the door, finally there was a movement inside the door, and the door opened with a click.

An Huaixu changed his shoes and strode into the living room, took out a napkin and wiped his face, "It's so cold outside."

Meng Qiu picked up the kettle on the coffee table and poured her a cup of hot water: "So early?"

An Huaixu nodded: "I'll pick up Sixteen."

The fat yellow orange cat was sleeping upside down in the corner, not like a cat, but like a fish.

An Huaixu warmed her hands, drank the hot water in the cup, and Meng Qiu poured her another cup of warm hands.

"I'll make breakfast, you sit in the living room for a while."

Meng Qiu walked into the bathroom, tied up her hair casually in front of the mirror, turned her head, and smiled gently at An Huaixu, "Huaixu, if you are cold, you can put on my clothes first."

An Huaixu shook his head: "No."

Gradually there were some rhythmic sounds in the kitchen, An Huaixu embraced the soft pillow on the sofa, and stared blankly at the hands on the clock.

After a while, Xu Zhongxuan came out of the room slowly, glanced at her coldly, and said, "The one who stays alone in the empty room just gets up earlier."

An Huaixu gave Xu Zhongxuan a resentful glance, and then glanced at the kitchen, "How much virtue did you accumulate in your previous life to meet Meng Qiu."

Xu Zhongxuan's eyes were deep and deep, and a slight smile slowly emerged from the corner of his mouth, like a summer evening wind blowing across a vast field, blossoming daisies quietly, and quietly shaking his head.

An Huaixu's heart was sour, he had already eaten dog food before he had breakfast early in the morning.

Xu Zhongxuan's eyes were full of love, as if he was gently brushing away a lost and recovered treasure, safe and satisfied.

An Huaixu looked at Xu Zhongxuan's side face, and suddenly said, "Why didn't you contact us all those years when you were abroad?"

She thought for a while, then changed her words: "Why didn't you contact Meng Qiu?"

Xu Zhongxuan didn't speak.

"Since you like her so much, why did you leave her behind for so many years?"

Xu Zhongxuan lowered his eyes and thought for a while.

"Huai Xu, if you were doing something dangerous, would you let the person you love the most take the risk with you?"

An Huai was at a loss for words, she didn't know what Xu Zhongxuan was doing in the past.But she has been investigating Liu Shan's affairs for so long, and she feels more and more that many things are like a black vortex, and she will become passive when she gets involved in it, and all choices become involuntary.

When Xu Zhongxuan chose to leave and no longer contact him, he was actually protecting important people in another way.If she were Xu Zhongxuan, would she make the same choice?On Xu Zhongxuan's shoulders are the painstaking efforts of his parents, the future development of Zhitian, and the livelihood of thousands of employees... each pile is an unbearable weight.

But she is not Xu Zhongxuan, nor does she have so many constraints.But now she often feels uneasy because of what she is doing. At first, she just wanted to get together with Lu Linzhong quickly, so she hurriedly obtained a marriage certificate.Thinking about it this way, she was too selfish, Lu Linzhong never knew what she was doing, and she never asked Lu Linzhong if he was willing to share this risk with her.

As the saying goes, two people who love each other deeply should share joys and sorrows.But when it really came to the day of suffering together, she was reluctant to let her beloved suffer a little bit and suffer the slightest harm.

An Huaixu suppressed the ups and downs of his mood, and asked: "If, I said if, you missed Meng Qiu because you went abroad, would you regret it?"

Xu Zhongxuan thought for a while, then said softly, "Waiting is her choice."

Waiting is Meng Qiu's choice, so accepting this waiting is Xu Zhongxuan's choice to respect Meng Qiu?

An Huaixu's heart sank. If it was her, she would not have kept her emotions in her heart for so many years like Xu Zhongxuan. If the future between her and Lu Linzhong was so uncertain, if there were so many obstacles in their relationship, would she Should Lu Linzhong know everything and give Lu Linzhong the power to choose?

Their love should not be a lock that binds each other