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In a blink of an eye, it came to Friday, a hotel banquet hall.

The so-called Outstanding Entrepreneur Awards Ceremony was held tonight. Although there were still about ten minutes left before the venue, the red carpet was already crowded with people.Some influential political and business celebrities in this city gathered together tonight, signed their names on the background board, and entered the venue led by etiquette.

Back then when He Qiao took over Heming, he was only Fang Shaoyang's age. It was inevitable that he would be a bit vain and willing to show off when he was 20 years old, so he had come to the awards ceremony long ago.Now seven or eight years have passed, and there is no special turmoil in my heart, I just regard it as an ordinary social occasion.

After signing, he was caught by the host, and he posed a gossip trap question with a smile: Who is he most familiar with on the list of winners this time.

On the road three kilometers away, Fang Shaoyang was watching the live broadcast in the car.Under the camera, He Qiao's eyes are calm and wise, his figure is thin and tall, and his whole personality is alienated and difficult to approach.

"Start-up companies are younger as a whole now, and there are more and more new faces every year. Today, I'm also here to make friends." He answered very well.

The host smiled: "Then who do you plan to make friends with first?"

"It depends on the organizer's seating arrangements."

"It seems that you are the fate party, then we..."

Zhuo Ran leaned beside him and couldn't help admiring: "Mr. He has such a good temperament, if a big star comes to be a guest today, he should also be compared to him."

Fang Shaoyang didn't answer the call, but quietly stared at the person on the phone screen.He Qiao's voice sounded very nasal, as if he had a cold.

By the time they arrived at the entrance of the venue, the red carpet had ended for nearly a quarter of an hour.The staff brought them into the banquet hall in a hurry, and squeezed them to a table in the middle of the front row: "Let's go, let's go, I'm sorry to let go."

He Qiao had already seen him from a long distance away.Fang Shaoyang's walking posture is still casual, and his tall figure makes the secretary behind him extraordinarily petite. Along the way, everyone's eyes are on him.

"Mr. Fang, your seat is here." The staff pointed to the side next to He Qiao, a position on the side of the stage, "I also put the name card here for you. If you have anything to do, call the stage manager next to you."

This is not the closest but not far distance, I don't know if it is fate.Fang Shaoyang nodded slightly, and after sitting down, he greeted everyone at the table one by one, except for He Qiao until the end.

"Mr. He."

He Qiao nodded, before he could reply, he turned his head and sneezed.

"You wear too little." Fang Shaoyang whispered.

There were also many people present who knew about their previous relationship, and they all pricked up their ears at this time.He Qiao pursed his lower lip, took out a tissue to wipe it off, and lowered his voice as well: "The temperature has dropped quite suddenly in the past two days."

"Then you need to pay more attention."

"Understood, thank you, Mr. Fang."

Seeing his gentle look, Fang Shaoyang's heart throbbed inexplicably.I really want to shake his hand that is gently holding the tissue, and I really want to rub his slightly pale face, but I can only bear it.

The lights gradually dimmed and the award ceremony officially began.At the beginning, the mayor delivered a speech in person. He said a lot about the economic development of the city and gave a lot of affirmation to all the key players present.After the mayor finished speaking, he was replaced by the leader of the National Development and Reform Commission, who explained the future development priorities of Linjiang City.

The lack of light off the court made many people feel drowsy, but He Qiao has always respected people and always concentrates on sitting properly.Fang Shaoyang watched him silently from the side. After a long time, many things he wanted to say and do were digested in his body.

After all important figures have finished their speeches, it is the turn of representatives of outstanding entrepreneurs to speak.He Qiao was a little taken aback when the staff came to invite Fang Shaoyang. He didn't know the process sheet because he didn't read it beforehand.

The light turned from bright to dark again.

Like everyone else, He Qiao stared at Fang Shaoyang under the spotlight.He didn't take care of his appearance today. He was wearing the simplest black suit, which was obviously very low-key, but he wore a distinctive heroic spirit.The first thing he did when he went up was to adjust the height of the microphone. After the adjustment, he put his hands on the edge of the stage and gave a speech without script for nearly 10 minutes.

It must be admitted that Fang Shaoyang has an innate unique demeanor.He has the aggressiveness of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, and he speaks straight to the point without detours.He is used to focusing on the verb rather than the subject, not emphasizing what he is, but only explaining what he will be, even if he is making aspirations, he is very convincing.In addition, his tone of voice is also very plain. Instead of sounding impassioned, he is occasionally a little loose, and only uses rhythm to add the finishing touch to the most important pass.

At the end of the speech, most people's impression of him is two words: pragmatic and vigorous.

"The future is terrifying..."

When the guests in the audience were whispering to each other, their eyelids fluttered, and a stumbling figure passed in front of them.Duan Yuhong, who hadn't seen her face for a long time, was wearing a blue cheongsam, stepped on high heels and sat in Fang Shaoyang's seat, as if it was her seat.

Everyone was shocked.

The staff came after her in a hurry: "Hello, ma'am, this is not your place, please..."

Duan Yuhong glanced at him coldly.Years of pampering and drunkenness at this time made her look quite difficult to mess with.In addition, she was dressed very luxuriously, and the staff felt guilty, and they really didn't dare to treat her casually: "Ma'am... this is the area where award-winning entrepreneurs sit, you can sit in the back."

Fang Shaoyang on the stage finished his speech and was accepting ridicule and questions from the host.Duan Yuhong turned a deaf ear to the staff's words and squinted at Fang Shaoyang with coldness and hatred in his eyes.

"Auntie, why are you here?" He Qiao stood up, and the people next to him immediately made room for him.

Duan Yuhong glanced at him, but said nothing.

When Fang Shaoyang came down, he happened to see such a confrontation scene.I saw He Qiao bent down to talk to Duan Yuhong, but Duan Yuhong took a wine glass casually, poured half a glass of wine, and drank it completely with his neck up.

Fang Shaoyang hadn't seen Duan Yuhong since the fire that year, but he never forgot her appearance for a moment, and she didn't feel strange at all.His expression was condensed: "What are you doing here?"

After drinking the last drop of wine, Duan Yuhong slowly lowered his neck: "You are not educated, so you talk to your elders like this?"

She was drunk, but she spoke very clearly, making it clear that she was provoking.

Fang Shaoyang sneered: "This is my seat, if you want to sit, sit in the back."

At this time, Zhuo Ran also realized that the situation was wrong, and walked over from the auditorium with a low waist, and stood behind Fang Shaoyang.From her point of view, Duan Yuhong's face is half hidden in the dark and half under the lamp, the whole person's expression seems to be brewing something, and he said drunkenly: "Your seat...I'm sitting in your seat... "

He Qiao couldn't bear to see her lose her composure, and wanted to lift her up in the past: "Auntie, I'll take you—"

"Don't touch me! Let me see who dares to touch me?" She shouted suddenly, and at the same time stood up and swung her arms, almost bringing He Qiao to the ground.

Fang Shaoyang supported He Qiao, his face turned livid in an instant: "What do the staff do for food? Could anyone come in and make trouble in this kind of occasion?"

The staff hurriedly came over to explain, saying that they saw the lady drinking too much at the door and really wanted to stop her, but she had an invitation letter in her hand and she was a famous person, so she couldn't stop her even if she wanted to.

Seeing that there are more and more media around, and the voices talking about Rongxin and Fang's family are getting louder and louder, Fang Shaoyang's face is so dark that it almost drips water.He asked Zhuo Ran and another female staff member to get the person away, but she pushed them back before they even touched a single hair of her hair.

"What exactly do you want?" Fang Shaoyang said in a deep voice.

"What do I want..." Duan Yuhong supported the table and stood up, hanging his head, looking a little crazy, "Tell me what I want, I want you to return my son's things... I want you And Fang Yongxiang disappeared from my face..."

Her originally sharp voice became hoarse and unpleasant, and what she said was also creepy, and everyone present gasped.Under the long guns and short guns of the media, she raised her hand and pointed at Fang Shaoyang from the air, and sneered at him and the award certificate in front of him.

"You look like a dog... Do you think you can learn to wear a suit and tie, learn to speak a few words of foreign language, and change your name and surname to get into the upper class? Let me tell you, Fang Shaoyang, you are dreaming! A bastard is a bastard, strip your gilt On the skin, he is still as despicable as your mother!"

"You—!" Fang Shaoyang's raised hand was suddenly grabbed by He Qiao, "There are reporters everywhere, you want to destroy your future?"

He clenched his teeth, his brain trembling with pain.

"Where is the staff?" He Qiao seldom spoke so loudly, with an unusually serious face, "Invite her to the lounge, no media disturbance is strictly allowed, go now!"

Several people saw that the situation was serious, so they dragged Duan Yuhong away involuntarily.

"Okay, okay, everything is back to normal." The master of ceremonies came out to smooth things over, shuttled through the middle of the first row like flowers and butterflies, toasted each table and said good things one by one, and finally calmed down the faces of several leaders of the city government.

Fang Shaoyang should have gone to plead guilty to the leaders, but he still sat there, his silhouette dissolved in the blurred light, and his silent appearance was out of tune with the surroundings.

After staring at him wordlessly for a while, He Qiao got up and said to the guest next to him, "Mr. Zhang, I'll change seats with you."

The other party couldn't wait for it, so he quickly changed it.

"Fang Shaoyang." He Qiao called him.

Fang Shaoyang lowered his head slightly, his eyelids trembled, and his expression was dark and unclear.

"If you are too tired, go back and rest, there is no need to carry it hard here."

Fang Shaoyang still didn't move, as if his body was intact, but his heart was severely injured, so he couldn't give any response for the time being.After a long time, he whispered: "I'm fine."

He Qiao pursed his lips tightly, and was about to persuade him to go home again, but the footsteps of the staff came from behind him.The visitor leaned over and whispered: "Boss Fang, that lady was messing around in the lounge just now, she refused to leave no matter what she said, insisted on seeing you again, and even said that she would call the reporter over if she couldn't see you, look at this... ..."

Fang Shaoyang stood up.

He Qiao raised his head and grabbed his arm.He turned his head and glanced at He Qiao without emotion: "I said I'm fine."

Pushing open the door of the lounge, the smell of alcohol was overwhelming.

This room is usually used to receive important guests, and it is decorated like a high-end tea room, with sofas, coffee tables and even massage chairs, but at this moment it has been smashed into a mess.

Duan Yuhong leaned on the sofa, looked up at Fang Shaoyang when he heard the movement, and said, "Yes, you dare to come to see me."

Fang Shaoyang kicked away the empty wine bottle on the ground, only to find that there was another half bottle left on the coffee table.He looked at her condescendingly: "Dad knows that you came to make trouble today?"

Duan Yuhong sneered: "He is dying, and he still wants to control me, dreaming."

"Go back, don't embarrass yourself here." Fang Shaoyang frowned.

Duan Yuhong seemed to have heard the most ridiculous words, and his expression was unobstructed: "You are really Fang Yongxiang's own son, and the father and son are as hypocritical. He loves to say don't lose face, don't let people see jokes, don't lose your identity... ...The result? After saving face for the rest of his life, his son was imprisoned before his death and he refused to save him, but his illegitimate son received the award in this grandiose place, it's a big joke."

"Prison is Fang Huaiye's own fault. No one can save him."

"Self-inflicted?" Duan Yuhong's eyes froze, "If you hadn't been comparing and fighting against him everywhere, he would be so eager for quick success? Everything is because of you, you shouldn't be living in this world, if you died earlier There's nothing left!"

Fang Shaoyang sneered: "I blame my son for not teaching him well. It is because of your values ​​that big brothers become so self-righteous."

"Stop slandering my son!" She slammed the glass, picked up the shards of the bottle and pointed it at his face, "You, Shao Ningzhu, you mother and son are born to be scumbags, and you love to steal other people's things! Shao Ningzhu took advantage of his youth to rob my husband, raised you bastard and then came to rob my son's property, do Huaiye and I deserve to be bullied by you all our lives?"

In the end, her voice was full of hoarse crying, but her face still had an expression of hatred, and she fell into madness.

Fang Shaoyang grabbed her wrist, and the back molars moved imperceptibly: "If you dare to insult my mother again, I will never let you go."

Duan Yuhong laughed angrily: "My son is already in jail, what am I afraid of? If you don't let me mention it, I will mention it as much as I want! Now I am not afraid to tell you that the day your mother came to Fang's house, I deliberately framed her. That pearl necklace was never lost, and it's still around my neck. She died well, and she didn't die at all, she—"

Before she finished speaking, someone grabbed her neck severely, and the pearl necklace was stuck so that she couldn't breathe.Fang Shaoyang was violent all over and pressed her head against the wall.Duan Yuhong's eyes were blood red, and he stared at him with a ferocious smile.

"Shao Yang!"

Fortunately, He Qiao arrived in time and tried to tear the two of them apart: "What are you doing? Do you want to strangle her to death? If she wants to die with you, you will be fooled by her?!"

Fang Shaoyang stared at Duan Yuhong and panted heavily, while He Qiao hugged his upper body tightly to prevent him from acting rashly.

"Do you think your dad really values ​​you? You're wrong, he's just using you. Back then when he still relied on our family, he didn't dare to say a word if I wanted your mother to have an abortion. It was me... ..." Duan Yuhong took a deep breath, raised her face that was already full of tears, "I couldn't bear it for a while, so I didn't do that. Without my kindness at that time, do you think there will be someone like you, Fang Shaoyang, in the world? ?”

Feeling the body in his arms trembling violently, He Qiao tightened his arms tightly, not daring to let go for even a moment.

Duan Yuhong was crying and laughing at other times, and her voice was the only one in the room, which sent chills down the spine.After a long time, Fang Shaoyang gradually calmed down, but she slumped on the sofa with a face full of embarrassment, reached out to grab the red wine and poured it into her mouth, dripping all over her face and body.

"That's enough!" Fang Shaoyang snatched it over, "Enough."

She pushed him away violently, covering her face and weeping bitterly.He Qiao watched from the sidelines, feeling sad from body to heart, so he turned around and took a box of tissue paper and handed it over.

Duan Yuhong opened her eyes and saw that it was him, and paused for a moment.At this moment, she seemed to be hesitating for something, but it was fleeting, and soon her face became gloomy again.She opened her mouth drowsily: "He Qiao... come, have a drink with me..."

She broke a glass before, and now there is only one left on the table.She brought over both the wine and the glass, and poured half a glass of red wine.The bloody red liquid resembled blood.

He Qiao remained silent, and glanced at Fang Shaoyang.

She knocked on her forehead, and smiled vaguely: "I forgot, you can't drink because of a bad stomach, but this is probably the last time our mother and I will drink in this life..."

Seeing that she had recovered a little bit of consciousness, He Qiao felt at ease, and took the wine glass to drink.But Fang Shaoyang took it away before he entered it: "I'll drink it for him."

Half a glass of wine rushed down his throat in an instant.

Fang Shaoyang put down the goblet heavily, and looked at Duan Yuhong: "You don't need to provoke me. I know that the servant Zhenjie put away the pearl necklace, and you didn't deliberately frame it. I can't do anything about the eldest brother going to jail, but give him some It’s good to learn a lesson, and only after he comes out can he live a solid life. The days are still long, at least there is a day when you and your family will be reunited.”

Unlike him, who is always alone.

Fang Shaoyang was silent for a moment, ignored Duan Yuhong who looked stiff, turned around and left the room with He Qiao.

The mess in the room has remained behind the door ever since.

The corridor was empty, all the staff and guests avoided far away, only Zhuo Ran and Zhou Peiyuan arrived after hearing the news, and stood at the end of the elevator waiting for them.

They stood side by side in silence.

Passing through one room after another, He Qiao's pace became slower and slower, and finally stopped in the middle.He wiped the blood from Fang Shaoyang's chin with the tissue that he had held in his hand a few minutes ago.

"hiss."

He paused his fingers slightly.

Fang Shaoyang gasped slightly and looked at him fixedly: "It doesn't hurt."

He looks away.

Fang Shaoyang fixed his eyes on his face: "Is there something you want to tell me?"

A lot of words have come to my lips, but I haven't figured out how to say them yet. At the same time, I also feel that now is not the best time.

He thought for a while, and finally shook his head.

Fang Shaoyang took a deep breath, turned his head and looked straight ahead without forcing him.He Qiao clenched his hands lightly on both sides of his body, hid the tissue in his palms, suppressed the turbulent emotions and continued to walk forward.

But as he walked, he found that no one followed.

Looking back, Fang Shaoyang seemed to have something happened suddenly.He arched his back, supported the wall with one hand and pressed his stomach with the other, and frowned tightly.