The "rival" of rebirth is too domineering

The sound of birdsong in the morning wakes up the light sleepers before the alarm clock.

"Hmm..." The tall figure on the sofa struggled a few times, sat up with a low moan, his eyes were still half-closed tiredly, unable to find the focal length.The smell of smoke in the room has long since dissipated, leaving only ash and cigarette butts scattered on the table.

Another night like this passed, and Chen Haoxuan couldn't count how many nights he just fell asleep on the sofa like this.

When he came to the bathroom, Chen Haoxuan stood by the sink, looking at himself in the mirror.

After a night of "baptism", his face became more sallow, the dark circles under his eyes became thicker, his hair became more messy, and even his beard seemed to grow a lot.Chen Haoxuan felt that he should take care of himself before going to the company, so he roughly shaved his beard, but he still didn't look energetic.

Thinking of what his boss said to him yesterday, Chen Haoxuan couldn't help shaking his head and smiling bitterly——

How can a holiday solve the abscess that rots in the bottom of my heart?

Chen Haoxuan is an investment consultant of a securities company. He is well-known in the industry. He often captures hot spots in the market that others have not discovered with his precise and unique vision.

However, recently, Chen Haoxuan made frequent mistakes in his judgment, which caused the company to lose a lot of investment. Not to mention, even Chen Haoxuan himself began to feel unconfident.Some people who had been jealous of Chen Haoxuan for a long time took the opportunity to gossip in the company, saying that he was exhausted, which made his situation worse.

So, the person in charge of the company called Chen Haoxuan into the office yesterday. He wanted to give him some "ideological education", but he was taken aback by his state, and he couldn't bear to train him anymore, and asked him to pay attention to his body. If it doesn't work, give him a vacation to relax his overly tense nerves.

The boss took it for granted that Chen Haoxuan was working too hard.

Chen Haoxuan was indeed very hardworking, especially after returning from the funeral, he was like a clockwork machine, filling his life with work tirelessly and anesthetizing his nerves.It's just that the work is always finished, and whenever he stops, he can't stop thinking of Shu Baichuan, the diary, and their breakup, and finally let his regrets obliterate him.

At [-]:[-], many people came to the company one after another.Chen Haoxuan handed over the car to the parking boy, and walked towards the elevator. Many employees he met along the way stopped, nodded to Chen Haoxuan, and respectfully called "Hello, Manager Chen".

A new colleague came to the front desk, and quietly whispered to the people around him:

"who is this?"

"Our company's chief investment advisor."

"So young?!"

"Yes, I heard that he also owns a part of our company's shares. He is a real sweet potato. If anyone can marry him, he won't have to worry about it for the rest of his life."

"But it looks a bit shabby."

The female colleague who was asked was taken aback for a moment, then shook her index finger and said, "He was not like this before, and I don't know what stimulated him recently, he is so depressed... Don't look at him now Look, if you take care of it, you are handsome! Many female employees in our company have a crush on him, but I heard that he has a girlfriend." At the end, the tone was quite regrettable.

……

Chen Haoxuan, who had already stepped into the elevator, was naturally unaware of the episode that happened behind him. The floor numbers were jumping slowly, leading him to a new day of busy life.

Open the door of the office, and you can see the wooden photo frame on the desk at a glance. The photos in the frame were just replaced a few months ago.In the photo, two big boys are shoulder to shoulder, smiling brightly at the camera, and they freeze their most beautiful time at that moment.

This photo was the only photo of Chen Haoxuan and Shu Baichuan together. Even during the ten years of their collapse, Chen Haoxuan kept it and never discarded it.

Busy days always pass quickly, and it has been more than half a year since Shu Baichuan's death. In a blink of an eye, the spring flowers withered, the heat faded, and the branches of the parasol trees were dyed with golden autumn.

A few days ago, Chen Haoxuan received a call from his parents, asking him to settle down with Xiao Mian early. After all, he is not young anymore, and there is no one in his family who knows what is cold and what is hot, which makes the two elders far away in their hometown very worried.At that time, Chen Haoxuan hesitantly agreed, but after hanging up the phone, he felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

Xiao Mian is Chen Haoxuan's current girlfriend. She is six years younger than Chen Haoxuan. She has just graduated from university and has been talking with Chen Haoxuan for more than a year.At the beginning, Chen Haoxuan was quite satisfied with this little girlfriend. At least she was very obedient, she didn't have a temper like Miss Jiao, she was filial enough to her parents, and she could cook good food. The only thing Chen Haoxuan was not used to was, Can be too clingy at times.

However, recently, Xiaomian's "sticky skills" have become a little bit worse. Maybe Chen Haoxuan's changes made her feel insecure. She would often call Chen Haoxuan's secretary to "check the post", or come to Chen Haoxuan's home once. "Raid", let's see what Chen Haoxuan is doing.

Chen Haoxuan is a bit miserable, there are some things that he can't say to Xiao Mian, he just hopes to have some time to be alone, to slowly calm down the pain in his heart.

After receiving the call from his parents, Chen Haoxuan thought about it all night.

He really wanted to find someone to spend his whole life with, but that person might not be Xiao Mian—they were not suitable.

"Buzz buzz buzz...", the mobile phone with the vibration adjusted rang on the desktop, Chen Haoxuan raised his head from the stack of documents, rubbed the center of his brows, and answered the phone directly——

"Hello? Hello, I'm Chen Haoxuan."

"Haoxuan, where are you?" A soft female voice came from the other end of the phone, with a hint of delicate complaint in her tone, as if dissatisfied with her boyfriend answering her call so politely.Actually, Chen Haoxuan couldn't be blamed for this, he didn't look at the caller ID.

Chen Haoxuan looked up at the wall clock, it turned out that it was nearly twelve o'clock.

"So it's Xiao Mian, what's the matter?"

"Can't I call you if I have nothing to do? Haoxuan..." The other end of the phone paused for half a second, and Xiao Mian said shyly, "I miss you."

Chen Haoxuan's breath was stagnant, and he remembered the decision he made that night a few days ago.

He was silent for a while, then said, "Xiao Mian, I think we need to talk. Where are you? I'll pick you up later."

"Don't! Don't talk about it!" Xiao Mian suddenly became agitated, with a crying voice, "Haoxuan, please, don't talk about it! I know what you want to talk about, but I..."

"Xiao Mian, we are not suitable."

"I won't listen! Excuses! These are all excuses! You must have fallen in love with someone else! Haoxuan, I beg you, can you think about it again? I really like you... Even my uncle and aunt agreed, let Let's get married as soon as possible..."

"Uncle and aunt? You told my parents about getting married?"

"I..." Xiao Mian choked suddenly, and then said in a low voice, "I told them, I have your child...".

"What?! Xiao Mian, we didn't...you are deceiving!"

"Yeah! I cheated! But what about you?!" Xiao Mian's voice suddenly became sharp, as if he was in hysteria, "Chen Haoxuan, count how many times I've been dating you until now First hand, I have received a few kisses! Don’t talk about taking the initiative to have sex with me, I’m afraid you won’t take a second look at me when I’m naked in front of you?! Falling in love, hehe, what kind of love is this talking about, huh?”

"sorry."

"Don't tell me you're sorry! Chen Haoxuan, tell me the truth, have you ever loved me?"

Ever loved?Chen Haoxuan looked at the sky outside the window, his eyes were a little dazed.

Since Xu Yuanyuan, Chen Haoxuan has had several girlfriends. It is undeniable that these girls all have something that attracts him. However, when it comes to love, Chen Haoxuan always feels that something is missing. Can you just say "like"?

Chen Haoxuan's silence sounded like tacit consent to Xiao Mian's ears. She sobbed a few times, took a deep breath, calmed down, and yelled into the phone, "Chen Haoxuan, I hate you!" Gritting her teeth and saying the last sentence, Xiao Mian hung up Telephone.

A cold busy tone sounded on the other end of the phone, and Chen Haoxuan hung up the phone silently.

"I'm sorry." Chen Haoxuan repeated in his heart, although he also understood that these were the most useless three words.

"Buzz buzz buzz..." The phone in his palm vibrated again, Chen Haoxuan hurriedly picked up the phone, "Xiao Mian?"

"Yo~Xuan'er, do you miss your wife so much? I have to say my wife's name to Brother Xue." An unscrupulous male voice came from the other side of the phone, which belonged to Chen Haoxuan's childhood friend, Xue Ziwen.In Xue Ziwen's words, the friendship between him and Chen Haoxuan began when he wore crotch pants, and they knew all the embarrassing things about each other.

Perhaps, except for the matter of Shu Baichuan.

"Xuan'er, I heard that you haven't been in a good mood recently. Did something happen to you? Tell Brother Xue? Huh?"

"It's okay, maybe I'm just too tired."

"Hey, that's just right. Tonight's high school reunion will be at the xx hotel on xx road. See you there at 07:30! Our brothers will also take this opportunity to get together and have a good night!"

High school reunion... Chen Haoxuan's heart throbbed again. He, Shu Baichuan and Xu Yuanyuan had known each other since high school.

"Xuan'er, why don't you talk? You don't want to go, do you? Didn't you respond very readily in the past? Just to meet my good brother, go!"

"Okay." Chen Haoxuan still agreed.