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When Fang Shaoyang returned to Linjiang, it was already a week later.

This week, he didn't get through to He Qiao's phone call at all, and even sent messages to no avail.He Qiao seemed to have escaped from his life, neither explaining the cause and effect nor when he would return.

On the day of the return trip, Shirley specially came to the airport to pick him up, and wanted to take him back to Beishan to talk about something, but it was a bit unexpected to meet him when he left the customs.

Given his age and figure, Fang Shaoyang is still tall and handsome from a distance, but there are many clues when he looks up close.His face was much more decadent than before, at least his beard wasn't clean enough, and the blue of his lips set off the tiredness of his dark and refined eyes.

"Did you stay up late and drink again during this business trip? Did you take the liver protection tablets that Mr. Sun bought for you on time?"

He frowned impatiently: "Don't be nervous with Master, he drank harder than me when he was young."

"What do you mean by being nervous?" Worried that he would be exhausted if he continued like this, Shirley's tone suddenly became serious, and he looked like his sister instead of his subordinates, "Don't think that young people can't do anything wrong, often An accident at your age is a big deal. A healthy body is hard to come by, you must cherish it and know that those young people who died suddenly in the news, how sad do you think their parents should be?"

As soon as the voice fell, the air was suddenly quiet.

People came and went around, but Fang Shaoyang didn't move. A lot of unbearableness flashed in Shirley's eyes, and he took the initiative to take the box in his hand sideways: "I'm sorry Shao Yang, I said something wrong just now, don't take it to heart."

The light cast a small shadow on the side of Fang Shaoyang's nose.He shrugged, raised his hand and rubbed the short hair on the top of his head back and forth twice, lowered his head halfway and smiled, "There's nothing to be sorry about, it's not your fault that I don't have any relatives."

Shirley bowed her head and remained silent.

"Okay, I'm really fine." Fang Shaoyang bent down and snapped his fingers to make her laugh, "Sun Wukong has no father or mother, does it affect him to make trouble in the Heavenly Palace?"

Shirley's tense face finally relaxed.

"Don't worry about me." He straightened his back, "You too, and so does Master. I know you care about me, but you don't need to take care of my emotions anytime, anywhere. I'm not as fragile as you think. Besides, my life is very fulfilling now. , I am too busy with my career every day, how can I have so much time to hurt the spring and the autumn."

Hearing what he said, Shirley's heart was completely relieved, and she joked in a very measured manner: "Busy with career? Really, how did I hear that you are not alone on this business trip."

Fang Shaoyang paused and gritted his teeth: "Who is such a gossip."

Shirley laughed and said nothing.

"I don't think there will be anyone else except Zhuoran. As a secretary, you dare to gossip about the boss. How do you, the vice president, restrain your subordinates?"

He looked stern on the surface, but he was holding the folded note with his hand in his pocket and playing with it slowly.

"She is your secretary, and she behaved out of line because you are too conniving, Mr. Fang. As for restraint, please ask Mr. Fang to go back to the company to restrain yourself. Just sign the backlog of documents for me." Shirley looked at him intently.

He smiled silently, and the haze in his heart quietly dissipated.

—

Bei Shan, Zhuo Ran walked to the CEO's office with a large stack of documents.

"Zhuoran." Fang Shaoyang called her to stop.

She turned her head in surprise: "Mr. Fang, are you back? Great, I'm about to announce the good news to you. Someone sent a notice to the administration yesterday, saying that you were selected as one of the top ten outstanding young entrepreneurs in Linjiang. An invitation to attend an awards ceremony next Friday night."

Young entrepreneurs?Returning the awards ceremony is simply a waste of social resources.

"No." Fang Shaoyang frowned.

The three entered the office.

He may not care about this false name, but the government relationship behind it is very necessary to maintain.As a secretary, Zhuo Ran felt that he should fulfill his duty of reminding, so he had to persevere in persuading him: "Actually, this award is quite important, Mr. Fang. Maybe you don't know that the city government will select it every two years, and there will be awards at that time." A lot of media interviews can also play a big role in publicity for our company."

Fang Shaoyang still ignored it.

The invitation letter was on the table next to it. Shirley picked it up and glanced at it. The list of winners on the back made her brow slightly raised.

"Either you should go there, Mr. Fang, the PR department has begged me several times..." Zhuo Ran was still struggling.

"Just find someone to go for me, don't let them bother me again."

"But--"

"Shao Yang, why does it have He Qiao's name on it?" Shirley said in twos and twos.

Fang Shaoyang frowned immediately: "Let me see."

Flip it over, and sure enough, He Qiao's name is printed on it.

Shirley raised the corner of his mouth: "Among the ten people, you are the youngest and the least qualified. If you don't go, I'm afraid others will criticize you. I think it's better to attend."

Fang Shaoyang pulled out his eyes, and closed the invitation letter casually: "You are right. Well, Zhuo Ran, you can make arrangements, and you will come with me when the time comes."

As soon as the words fell, the person in charge of sales and service called to invite him to come. The next quarter's mobilization meeting happened to be held today.He confessed a few words, then turned and walked out.

When he went out, Shirley and Zhuo Ran looked at each other and smiled.Zhuo Ran said, "Sister Shirley, you are the one who can manage Mr. Fang."

"It's not me, it's—"

The door suddenly opened again, and the conversation stopped abruptly.

Fang Shaoyang came back to get his cell phone, stopped halfway after taking it, and turned around to look at the two of them with a serious expression.

"Ask you one thing, and tell me the truth."

Thinking it was something important, the two of them quickly suppressed their smiles: "Yes."

"If a friend who doesn't have much contact with you suddenly asks you to quit smoking one day, what does he mean?"

Shirley: "He Qiao asked you to quit smoking?"

Fang Shaoyang's expression froze instantly, and Zhuo Ran burst out laughing.

Fang Shaoyang felt ashamed, turned around and walked out the door. Shirley stopped him: "Shao Yang!"

He stamped.

"He cares about you, you should be happy."

Fang Shaoyang was stunned for a moment, then strode out of the office sullenly.

—

The moon and stars are thin, the traffic on the viaduct has gradually decreased, and the urban area is brightly lit.A black Mercedes rolled down the bridge, and the handsome profile in the car window flashed in the light and shadow.

When driving near the community, Fang Shaoyang slowed down and raised his hand to look at his watch.

At 09:30, He Qiao should have arrived home.

He Qiao still didn't reply to the message he sent at night.Fang Shaoyang didn't post anything special, just said: "I'm back in Linjiang, are you at home tonight, I want to talk to you."

Arriving at the downstairs of the familiar apartment, looking up from floor to floor, the lights in He Qiao's house were on.Fang Shaoyang was not sure whether he should go up and knock on the door.

He was afraid that He Qiao would get angry if he forced his way, and he was afraid that He Qiao would not come down all night if he didn't. After thinking for a long time, he decided to wait for an hour or two.He lowered the window of the car to breathe out, feeling stuffy, and subconsciously wanted to take out a cigarette, put his hand in his pocket and stopped.

Forget it.

Stop smoking.

Suddenly, he could understand what He Qiao was thinking back then.For the one you like, the one you love, you can’t help but want to live longer and stay with him longer, because you don’t worry about him being alone, because every moment with him makes you feel even more uncomfortable. Abandon.Fang Shaoyang leaned his head on the seat, and pinched the bridge of his nose irritably and annoyed.

Unexpectedly, there were footsteps in a short while, and He Qiao, who was dressed at home, appeared at the door of the building, holding Wukong by his hand.

"He Qiao." He immediately opened the door and got out of the car.

Turning around and seeing him, He Qiao's eyes trembled slightly, and his first reaction was to take a half step to the side.

Fang Shaoyang frowned.

On the contrary, Wukong was still as enthusiastic towards him as ever, and went to his feet and gently sniffed his trouser legs.

He Qiao should have taken a bath tonight, there is a scent of shower gel on his body, and his hair is not completely dry yet.Fang Shaoyang looked at him and felt that he was just like the wind in the night, he was beside him but he couldn't grasp it.

"I called you a lot, but you didn't answer any of them." Fang Shaoyang glanced at the phone in his left hand, "Why?"

He Qiao lowered his eyes and pulled the dog leash forward: "I've changed my number."

"It's fine, why did you suddenly change your number?"

"There are too many harassing calls." His voice was tepid.

Fang Shaoyang felt that he was shot by a bullet, and stood there like a target to be slaughtered.He took a deep breath and suppressed the unknown anger: "I'm not trying to harass you, I just want to know what happened that night, why did you suddenly start avoiding me again?"

The position where the two stood was breezy, and the broken hair on He Qiao's forehead was hanging down softly, and his emotions were hidden in his lowered eyes.

"Nothing happened, don't think too much about it."

"Am I thinking too much?" Fang Shaoyang was a little annoyed. He picked up the tie that got in the way and swung his tail over his shoulder, staring at him intently. Blame me for thinking too much? If I think less, I don’t even know how I died.”

He Qiao felt uncomfortably stared at by him, and retorted lightly: "It's not dead."

"Don't you just want me to die by ignoring me?" Fang Shaoyang's words were already angry, his chest was agitated slightly, he gritted his teeth for a long time before temporarily suppressing the fire, and said as calmly as possible, "If you don't want to talk to me, I won't force you." You, at least tell me where I am wrong, and let me understand, okay?"

He Qiao pursed his lips: "We didn't have much interaction in the first place, so we can't talk about hiding."

"Did I do something to you again in Jiu'an?" Fang Shaoyang clenched his fists tightly, the ring on his ring finger gleaming, "I didn't mean it, He Qiao, you trust me, I absolutely—"

"No." He Qiao denied lightly, "Nothing happened that night."

Fang Shaoyang was stunned for a moment, he should feel that he had escaped a catastrophe, but suddenly his heart felt empty.He asked unwillingly: "Nothing?"

"Well, nothing." He Qiao's expression showed no flaws.

"Impossible." Fang Shaoyang has his own judgment, and what he said is categorical, "I didn't wear clothes when I woke up, and the bed sheet looked wrong. Tell me what happened, He Qiao, and I promise not to mess around. I'll let you handle it."

"No one wants to deal with you." He Qiao said softly, "Also, you're messing around right now."

Fang Shaoyang loosened his fist at once, and he was discouraged.

He Qiao raised his head slightly and looked at the Mercedes-Benz not far away: "I went to deliver your mobile phone that night, and I happened to see you vomit on the bed, so I asked the cleaning to help you change your clothes and sheets. Believe it or not, the whole time That's the thing. Besides, I didn't change my number because of you, but..." After a pause, he lowered his tone, "But you shouldn't always come here casually like this, and don't call me all day , let alone come to me without consent."

"I also want to get your consent, do you care about me?!"

He Qiao inhaled lightly: "If I ignore you, it means that I don't want to see you for the time being. How old are you, can't you read the subtext between people?"

"I don't understand!" Fang Shaoyang gritted his teeth, "I don't want to understand either."

He made an old mistake again and got angry every now and then.Wukong was also puzzled, and squatted on the ground, breathing with his mouth open.

He Qiao turned around and wanted to leave, but Fang Shaoyang took his hand from behind, and the two of them raised their eyes and saw Rong Yue in the corridor at the same time.

I don't know how long he has been standing there, but he probably heard a lot.Fang Shaoyang looked down and saw that he was carrying a bag of household garbage in his hand, obviously he had just come out of He Qiao's house.

He Qiao immediately broke free from the hand on his arm, but he stood still and did not go to Rong Yue's side immediately like before.Rong Yue coughed lowly, his expression a bit unpredictable.

In front of the two of them, he walked to the trash can on the side, opened the lid and threw away the trash in his hand, and then wiped his hands with alcohol wipes. The whole process felt very clean like a doctor.Then he walked up to He Qiao and asked in a low voice, "Why is this little bastard here again? Is there anything wrong?"

He Qiao shook his head.

The two stood side by side, keeping a certain distance.Rong Yue was a little uncomfortable, subconsciously turned his head and looked at the corridor again, as if he was waiting for someone.

But Fang Shaoyang's current psychological feelings were too chaotic to notice these at all.After coming back from San Francisco, he had been dealing with Rong Xin's affairs, and then there was a series of episodes like Jiu'an, so he almost forgot about Rong Yue.Seeing Rong Yue reappear in He Qiao's life at this moment, it was suddenly very difficult to accept.

Rong Yue: "Why are you here again?"

The content of the question seems to be the same as before, but the attitude is quite different.In the past, it was more about vigilance, vigilance, and precautions, but now... it's more like curiosity, wondering what tricks this little beast can do.

Fang Shaoyang looked up at the lamp in the bedroom upstairs, and felt that the light was particularly glaring.Withdrawing his gaze, he felt a chill in his heart, turned around and walked in the direction of the car.

Halfway there, I suddenly heard Rong Yue asking He Qiao: "You asked him to come?" His voice sounded faintly reproachful at first glance.

He Qiao didn't make a sound.

Fang Shaoyang squinted at Rong Yue immediately, his sharp eyes were full of aggression: "It has nothing to do with him, I found it myself, so don't lose your temper with him."

Rong Yue paused, then looked at Fang Shaoyang indifferently, without saying a word.

The muscles on Fang Shaoyang's cheeks twitched, his eyes met He Qiao's silent appearance, he only stayed for a moment and then moved away abruptly: "First, he never gave me any hope, and second, he never had any physical contact with me. Yes I am wishful thinking, and I warn you not to wrong him."

He is a person who is obviously wronged by himself, but what he said is still very fierce.The skin on He Qiao's face was tightened by the wind, so he had to look sideways at the tree on the other side.

After Fang Shaoyang said all this, he stopped talking nonsense, and the Mercedes-Benz left a black shadow under the street lamp, showing no nostalgia.

Rong Yue and He Qiao didn't communicate any more, and watched quietly as his taillights disappeared into the night until Zhou Peiyuan, the last person at the dinner party, slowly walked downstairs with his empty drink bottle.

"Why are you all standing here, He Qiao, have you finished walking the dog? Rong Yue, have you finished sorting the garbage?"

He Qiao withdrew his gaze and walked away without saying a word.

Zhou Peiyuan touched Rong Yue's arm: "What's the situation?"

Rong Yue looked at the gate of the community with mixed feelings, and after a while he said without a word: "I don't think the two of them can finish it."