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Xu Guoqi is engaged in international trade, and took over the burden of his parents when he was very young.He is very talented himself, and he also believes that heaven rewards hard work. He quickly secured the top spot under pressure and allowed the company to further expand in his own hands.

Xu Guoqi has inherited the way his parents educated boys to his son, and believes that he can grow up as soon as possible under pressure.Xu Chenchuan started to deal with the company's basic business as early as during the middle school holidays, and after being stabbed a few times and breaking out in a few liters of cold sweat, he has memorized the process by heart.

"Hello? Mr. Bai, I'm Xu Chenchuan. The other party has confirmed the fee before, and it's a total of 8.7 US dollars. For the part exceeding [-], can you give me a personal account for diversion?"

"Okay, I'll send you the account information right now." Bai Sheng smiled on the other end of the phone, "Can I send it to your email?"

"Okay, sorry to trouble you." Xu Chenchuan hung up the phone.

That's the environment you'll be diving headfirst into after graduation.In retrospect, I seem to have never considered the question of whether I like it or not, but have always accepted it as an established fact.

Follow the safe path, get the necessary degree, accumulate experience step by step, and then step by step to the father's position.As long as there are no dramatic accidents, he can foresee the next few decades of his life-like a neat account book, safe and smooth, lacking in anything, and drowsy to read.

But the ups and downs of life were originally just to entertain the audience, and those who can't write a script may be the happiest.

Bai Sheng's email arrived soon.Xu Chenchuan took a sip of his coffee and browsed through the account information.

Then he paused.

His gaze was fixed on a name.

Account number: XXXXXXXX

Name: Bai Qi

--white flag?white chess?Pocky?He couldn't figure out which word it should be for that wonderful syllable that had rolled in his mind countless times.

Impossible, where is such a coincidence.

Despite thinking like this, the heart was propelled by the indescribable premonition in the chaos, and it started beating.

As if to prove something, Xu Chenchuan searched the email carefully from the beginning to the end, until the top CC address jumped into view.It was a QQ email address.

Xu Chenchuan copied the string of numbers with shaking fingers, opened QQ, and searched for contacts by number.

The tasteless coffee in my mouth suddenly changed, spicy and sour, unspeakably sweet.

Paper Crane.

……

Xu Chenchuan stared blankly at the name that appeared on the screen, then suddenly grabbed his phone and dialed Bai Sheng: "Mr. Bai, I have received the email."

"Well, that's good." Bai Sheng was a little surprised. This kind of thing is usually a reply to a confirmation email, so there's no need to make a special call, right?

"You—" Xu Chenchuan took a breath, "You—"

"...Chen Chuan? What's wrong?"

Xu Chenchuan seemed to have lost the ability to organize words: "This, this person, Bai Qi, is yours—"

"Oh, that's my brother's account." Bai Sheng still didn't understand, "Is there any problem?"

Xu Chenchuan made a decision within a second.

"It's nothing, just to confirm. I'm not very proficient in business, I'm a little nervous, sorry."

Bai Sheng laughed a few times: "Where is it, if you have any questions, please feel free to ask me."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Chenchuan was still digesting this extra layer of involvement out of thin air.After the initial shock, his rationality told him that it is often not a good thing to involve three-dimensional things on the Internet, let alone this kind of interest relationship.The other party probably doesn't know yet, and there's no need for him to expose——

Just as I thought of this, a private message appeared on the screen.

【Paper Crane】: "So it was you."

Xu Chenchuan opened his mouth, and glanced at the email again.The receiving address is your own QQ mailbox.

He smiled wryly and typed: "Yeah, what a coincidence."

【Paper Crane】: "Go back to China?"

[Chris]: "Well, I just came back."

The other end was silent for a while: "Are you free after get off work tonight? I treat you to dinner as a reception."

Xu Chenchuan's fingers trembled again, and he quickly lowered his head to glance at the clothes on his body.He originally planned to wait until the weekend to contact the other party.

【Chris】: "Okay, see you tonight then."

After a while, Zhihe sent the address of the restaurant and set a meeting time, then stopped talking.

It was probably an illusion caused by tension, but through the black and white characters on the screen, Xu Chenchuan could feel a gloomy atmosphere.

He shook his head and ordered himself not to be sensitive, and sent a text message to Shu Yingli to ask her not to cook his own dinner.When he was about to leave work, he walked around to Xu Guoqi's office and reported: "Dad, I won't be going home for dinner tonight, so go back by yourself."

Xu Guoqi raised his head: "Is there an event?"

"Well... have a meal with a friend."

Xu Guoqi took a deep look at his son who looked uncomfortable, but just nodded and said, "Have fun then."

Xu Chenchuan stood there and hesitated for a while: "Dad, when Bai Sheng came over that day, you talked about his brother..."

"how?"

"...It seems that he is not in good health?"

Xu Guoqi frowned, and explained: "I don't know Xiaobai's brother very well, and I have met him a few times before. There was a car accident two years ago, and I heard that he stopped working after that, and has been raising him at home. He is a Extremely smart kid, what a pity...why are you suddenly interested in this?"

Xu Chenchuan was dumbfounded: "Just, just ask."

The chat records at that time and the sentence "There is a little physical reason" sent by Zhihe appeared in front of my eyes.

He imagined the scene of a man who had been knocked to pieces, maybe even disfigured, staying at home in a gloomy state with a computer in his hand, and suddenly felt that it was not a very wise decision to meet Ji this time.

Although he should have known earlier that the great god in his vague fantasy is probably a shadow puppet that cannot withstand scrutiny.

******

Xu Chenchuan checked the name of the restaurant in front of him, and walked into the gate.

The waiter with a smile greeted him: "Do you have a reservation, sir?"

"Yes, surnamed Bai." Xu Chenchuan looked around uncomfortably, the waiter had already found the box number in the registration book, and said, "Please follow me."

Xu Chenchuan followed her and turned a few turns, and stopped in front of a box door deep in the corridor.The waiter reached out to open the door, but Xu Chenchuan hurriedly stopped her: "I can just come by myself, thank you."

The waiter gave him a suspicious look and walked away.

Xu Chenchuan took a deep breath, and told himself that no matter what the other person looked like, he should treat him with a normal heart.He bowed his head and adjusted his clothes for the last time, raised a smile, held the handle and pushed the door open.

In the next second, Xu Chenchuan's smile froze on his face.

A stroke of cinnabar fell on the neat and boring account book, blood-red, ferociously, dragging out of the paper.

Thick ink and heavy colors, sideways escape obliquely.

The young man in the wheelchair turned his head, his dark pupils were hidden in the shadows of his hair, and he suddenly smiled at him:

"haven't seen you for a long time."