[The summer solstice has not yet come] Carving time

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When Lu Zhiang was asking for help, Gu Qiaochu flatly refused.But when it really came to meet and break into the finals, he received an invitation letter from Litong in the office, and Yu Lai was still sitting at his desk like he used to be in school, drinking Sprite and talking about this How interesting the rules of the game once were, he frowned and straightened his thoughts, and finally glanced at Yu, "I see that you are quite interested in this, so here is the invitation letter for you."

"Don't mind, the model promotion you knocked on before got a good response. I can rest for a while." Yu Lai curled his lips and threw the suit on the sofa for the reception. He got off the desk and wiped it. The spotless dark brown leather shoes made a crisp sound when they hit the ground.He clapped his hands and looked back at Gu Qiaochu with a half-smile, "We're all grown up, so be honest. If you want to help him, you can do it yourself. That kid has a straight mind. If you don't go, he doesn't know about it."

Gu Qiaochu looked at Yu Lai's extremely handsome back, waved his hand and went out. He waited until the door was closed before he seemed to wake up suddenly, and he yelled at Yu Lai, "Don't you just want to take a vacation? many."

Yu Lai had just pressed the elevator to go in, when he suddenly felt uneasy, as if he had forgotten something important.He frowned and went to the underground parking lot. He took out his phone and just clicked on the browser when he suddenly remembered.

He forgot to mention that Fu Xiaosi was brought to court by Ding Yiyang.He mentioned it to Gu Qiaochu when the news came out two days ago, but at that time Gu Qiaochu was busy following up on the marketing plan, so he only said, "There is nothing in the background that he can't make trouble with."But this morning he just received news that Fu Xiaosifang had received a court summons.

Only then did he understand what Gu Qiaochu meant.

Gu Qiaochu, who didn't care much about other people's affairs at all, waited until the night of the finals, and he really went there. He brought an assistant, said hello before the recording started, and went to the backstage.He asked Li Xia to take him to the dressing room, and when he saw Cheng Qiqi with exquisite makeup, he twitched his lips and smiled, "Long time no see."

Cheng Qiqi was shocked when she saw Gu Qiaochu. Not long ago, Ka Luo told her that Gu Qiaochu rejected her endorsement case at the meeting.At this time, she saw Gu Qiaochu smiling at her, but still didn't realize it, she could only stand up hastily and put one hand on the corner of the table to shake hands with Gu Qiaochu, "Long time no see."

"You are Li Xia's friend, so I should take care of you more." Gu Qiaochu blinked and smiled too innocently, "Reporter Zhang from Orange Weekly has a good relationship with me, and I specifically asked him to take more pictures during the recording tonight. Let’s shoot you, let’s do a personal interview when the recording is over.”

Li Xia didn't know the reason for this, she just felt that Gu Qiaochu was very considerate of them, seeing that Cheng Qiqi seemed to be stunned, she couldn't help poking Cheng Qiqi's arm, "Qiqi! Hurry up!" Thank you, Brother Qiaochu."

"Ah! Mmm... Thank you, senior." Cheng Qiqi felt as if he had returned to the day when he just entered high school.This time, she was finally sure that the eyes she saw back then were indeed impatient and indifferent.She secretly wondered how sharp Gu Qiaochu was to dislike her from the very beginning.

Gu Qiaochu, who is wearing a suit and tie, seems to be sharper than when he was in high school. He has adapted to the workplace faster than his peers, and obviously he has adapted better.

He has always known that this world is unfair, but no matter how helpless he is, there is nothing he can do. This seems to be the established rule of this world.He couldn't guarantee that Yume could win this competition, he could only try to give her a chance as much as possible.

It's just that Lu Zhiang never knew his worries.

When meeting with friends, Lu Zhiang seems to have finally returned to his original appearance.He was angry about little things, angry at the injustice felt by his friends, and disappointed by Gu Qiaochu's indifference.

He looked at Gu Qiaochu, who was sitting in the best view, with a calm expression, as if he was watching some important meeting scene, and he began to wonder why Gu Qiaochu had to live in such a tense and serious appearance.

The lights were turned off at the end of the meeting until the end of the show.

Gu Qiaochu's first reaction was not to look at Encounter, nor at Cheng Qiqi, he just turned around and saw Lu Zhiang stand up in disbelief with a face full of disappointment, and suddenly felt extremely uncomfortable.

Most of the time, he wanted to avoid Lu Zhiang going through this.

After the recording ended, Gu Qiaochu followed Lu Zhiang. He watched Lu Zhiang walk along the road, followed for about ten minutes before he called out, "Lu Zhiang."

Lu Zhiang couldn't lift his feet at once, he turned to look at Gu Qiaochu's calm and joyless face, and muttered in a hoarse voice, "You knew it early on."

Gu Qiaochu choked up for a moment, as if his throat was dry at that moment, he just licked his lips and said, "Zhiang...it's the rule."

"What are the rules, the rules for living in this society?" Lu Zhiang's uncomfortable eyes were red, and he suddenly pursed his lips and smiled slightly, "Ah Chu, I know the gap between us. You are so good at adapting to these rules." , I can't keep up with you."

"I don't want to keep up with you like this."

Gu Qiaochu blinked his eyes lightly, he smiled and sighed, "That's really great."

It was at this time that Lu Zhiang burst into tears, every time he saw Gu Qiaochu smiling indifferently, it was like going back to the day when he visited the prison.He remembered the cold seat in the prison, and his hysteria at that time, and in the end, everything seemed to return to Gu Qiaochu's smiling eyes.

When he came home at night, he hugged Gu Qiaochu and stood under the shower.He lowered his head slightly to kiss Gu Qiaochu's eyes, as if this would heal those bloody wounds that he couldn't see.He didn't know whether it was water or tears running down the corners of his eyes, he just asked with a smile, "Ah Chu, is it when you are happy when you laugh?"

Gu Qiaochu was stunned for a moment, and he squinted his eyes to prevent the warm water from falling into his eyes, because it made him even less able to see Lu Zhiang's expression clearly even though his eyesight had deteriorated.But it failed, so in the end he could only answer ambiguously, "Probably so."

In fact, he himself forgot.

When falling asleep at night, Gu Qiaochu said, "I'm sorry for what happened."

Cheng Qiqi was never a simple girl, she was too good at seizing the opportunity, she didn't press the red light until the performance was about to end, and everyone thought that the promotion was a certainty, and she only cared about enjoying the performance.Such a girl with a clear goal and a plan, occasionally Gu Qiaochu would think that if she restrained herself a bit, she would have a good development no matter whether she entered the entertainment circle or entered the business in the future.

Unfortunately, greed is taboo.

At that time, Gu Qiaochu did not expect that Cheng Qiqi would even have the heart to hurt Lixia.

He left school at just the right time, unaware of the accident on stage.It wasn't until Li Xia left later that he realized that he still underestimated Cheng Qiqi's cruelty.He thought that Cheng Qiqi, the two little girls who grew up together, should at least be better than Lixia.This is also the place where he felt that he was most sorry for Lixia.He didn't tell Lixia about Cheng Qiqi's problem at the very beginning, because he didn't want Lixia to be entangled and uncomfortable because of this matter, but he didn't expect to cause irreparable harm to Lixia in the end.Even later, he began to regret what he said that day. He shouldn't use Lixia as an excuse when he wanted to achieve his goal.

Sometimes, injuries are formed inadvertently.By the time I realized it later, it was already too late.

In the next few days, everything that happened in this world seemed to be a lesson for these young people who had just graduated.Let them face the cruelest survival rules of this society with scars, but also let them learn how to support each other and move forward in such an environment.

Gu Qiaochu was approved at the regular meeting on the first day of work on Monday because he rejected the proposal submitted by the deputy manager to revoke Fu Xiaosi and Cheng Qiqi's joint endorsement of sunglasses.Standing in front of the projection, he pointed out calmly, "The case of counterfeiting Fu Xiaosi's paintings has just emerged, and we revoke his endorsement qualification at this moment. Even if we retain the right to sue, it seems that we are too wrong It is close to human nature, and Huashang’s image in the eyes of consumers will definitely plummet by then. In a few days, he will hold a personal signing event. In all cases, we might as well wait until after the signing event to make a decision.”

"You're just acting out of your will to protect him like this." After the meeting, Yu Lai followed Gu Qiaochu all the way to Litong with a dark face. He sat in the driver's seat and started the car, and finally said, "I know you I don't want to make his current situation worse, but how much use do you think your delaying tactics can do?"

According to the contract signed at the beginning, Fu Xiaosi could not do anything to discredit the brand during the endorsement period.Although we have known each other for so many years, everyone knows in their hearts that Fu Xiaosi is not the kind of person who would do such a thing, but on the painter, no matter whether it is true or not, when others mention him in the future, there will always be this stain.If things go on like this, considering the overall situation, Lu Tong may not agree to Fu Xiaosi's debut as scheduled.

The fake tape made the situation even worse, until Gu Qiaochu received a call from Lu Zhiang saying that Yan Mo had taken care of their big boss, and Litong decided to turn a blind eye to the first meeting and let it develop. He seemed relieved suddenly.

But no one thought that the lawsuit would be lost.

From that day on, it seemed that everyone was busy with messy things.

The last time Gu Qiaochu saw Li Xia before the starting meeting was when he was sending Li Xia to the airport.The little girl waved to him with a smile on her back, "Go ahead, I can do it."

For a long time, Gu Qiaochu watched Lixia work hard for Fu Xiaosi. He would always think that if Lixia was happy, then it would be okay for her and Fu Xiaosi to keep doing this.As long as Lixia is happy, it is fine, and Fu Xiaosi can always treat Lixia well.

On the way back, Gu Qiaochu received a message from Yu Lai, saying that Litong's boss had traveled abroad.He frowned and thought for a long time, but he couldn't understand the reason why Allen left at this time.But when he thought about the fact that the starting meeting could be held, he stopped thinking so much.