salt by salt

I was taken to a single-family villa in the downtown area, hidden behind lush trees in a simple and low-key manner.This piece of land is no longer just an inch of land, but a status symbol, and the people who live there are often either rich or expensive.

The driver who came was not the one Yang Chen usually used, but a middle-aged man with an unfamiliar face.He drove a very low-key commercial vehicle, but he didn't need to verify his identity when he came in and out, and he was already familiar with the security.

The servants who come and go in the yard are a little older, and their expressions are indifferent to my arrival. They don't look at me more than a word, and they all do things with their heads down. They only stop and stand beside me to show respect when I pass by.

Seeing this scene, how could I not understand it, I knew in my heart that this was the main residence of the Yang family, and secretly reminded myself to be more cautious.

It was Yang Ke who was waiting to pick me up at the door. Speaking of which, I might not have seen him for a long time, so I couldn't help nodding my head to say hello.With a smile all over his face, he said that Yang Chen and his friends were upstairs and eagerly led me up, but he still showed a little irritability inadvertently.

The decoration in the villa has changed from the simple and elegant outside, every detail is extravagant, even for a painting in the living room, I saw it at an auction, and it sold for a high price of tens of millions.

It's nothing more than that... I was speechless to myself, I stopped looking, and asked Yang Ke when I went upstairs: "What's wrong with you? Is there something bothering you?"

"Those are trivial things for me, no matter how annoying they are now, I don't worry as much as Brother Yang." He quietly pointed to the inside of the study, and reminded me, "Brother Yang is in a bad mood, Brother Xu, please persuade him more."

He thought he was showing kindness to me, lest I hit the gun and make Yang Chen angry.Although this tone made me very uncomfortable, I just nodded without hitting the smiling face with my hand.

I raised my hand and knocked on the study door, and a strange male voice came from inside: "What's the matter?"

Yang Ke said, "Brother Xu is here."

"Come in."

It was Yang Chen who spoke.I opened the door and went in, only to find that there were five young men sitting or standing inside. Yang Chen was sitting in the middle, with the cigarette still in his hand.

I can see everyone's faces behind the gray-blue smoke, dignified, gloomy, angry, and the slight impatience revealed after I entered.

I have seen two or three of them several times, and they are all hardcore buddies that Yang Chen played with since he was a child.Although I don't know what they gathered here to discuss, I think it has something to do with that project.

I put on a polite smile and went straight to Yang Chen - other than that, I really don't know what to do in this situation.

During the quiet time between them, Yang Chen squeezed my fingers on his shoulders, and his tone was coquettish: "I have been flying for several hours without rest, my shoulders are sore, please press them for me."

I felt several gazes fall on my body, and suddenly my whole face was tingling like a fire.Yang Chen may have done it unintentionally, but in the eyes of others, what is the difference between me and a plaything when I am ordered around like this?

In front of his friends, I never turned against him, so I endured hearing this and reached out to give him a massage.

No matter what was discussed in the room before, it was obviously not suitable for me to continue after I came, and the slightly milder temper among those few people started another topic, which eased the awkward atmosphere.

One of them sent the drunken Yang Chen back last time, he smiled and said: "Yang Chen, you are too unkind, I am single, I can't get used to young couples like you."

"If you don't like it, go find one." Yang Chen squinted his beautiful eyes, put his arms around my waist and brought him into his arms, "My wife loves others, and I will come to take care of her as soon as I return to China. of."

Obviously he wanted me to come back, but now he used it to beautify me.He never did this kind of thing before, I was taken aback, lowering my head to hide my strange emotions.

After listening to these people talking and laughing for a while, the man who had been silent in the corner suddenly said, "Your surname is Xu, who is Xu Yucheng?"

he is asking me?

I was a little surprised to see that the man was expressionless, but he was wearing a snow-white shirt under a black windbreaker, the buttons were fastened to the neckline meticulously, which looked particularly abrupt in everyone's summer clothes.

The air conditioner is always on in the villa, but it is rare to be so tightly wrapped.Yang Chen didn't answer for me, so I smiled: "He is my cousin."

"No wonder." When the man spoke, the others fell silent, "Then Young Master Yang accepted Xu Yucheng's cooperation because of you? It's not a small thing."

I really want to grab his collar and shout: You ask me what Yang Chen thinks, how do I know?

However, the fact that Yang Chen and Xu Yucheng hooked up online was really caused by me in the first place.I know very well that most of the questions that are so harsh that they are almost questioning are wrong, so I just kept silent.

Yang Chen smiled slightly, and put out the burnt cigarette in the ashtray: "Brother Lu, business matters have nothing to do with him, I know Xu Yucheng well."

His bony fingers tapped on the tabletop, a sign of a bad mood.

"I don't care if you play with men." The man called Brother Lu said slowly, "You can find fresh and good-looking boys everywhere, so don't keep this kind of time bomb by your side?"

"Oh?" Yang Chen raised his eyes, and there was a hint of coldness in his smile, "Brother Lu has just returned to China, does he know my people well? What's wrong with him?"

People who are recognized by Yang Chen as friends don't just know how to eat, drink and have fun, it's not too much to say that they are cunning sitting here.These people are obviously capable of smoothing things over cleverly, but they all remain as still as a mountain and let the situation develop.

Thinking about it, why bother to stand up for me, it's not worth offending any party.

When the atmosphere was tense, the man looked at me and chuckled, "I don't have any sense of humor, and I can't even make a joke."

This step was passed reluctantly and perfunctorily, but it was better than nothing.It was rare for Yang Chen to restrain his temper and did not start a dispute with him, so he let others settle the matter.

Afterwards, Yang Chen stayed with them to have dinner in the main house, and I remained silent the whole time. Fortunately, no one paid special attention, and there was no need to go back and forth to answer.He sat next to me, gently stroking the back of my hand with his hand under the table, which was a subtle comfort.

Yang Chen didn't notice it, but I could see it clearly—the man's last glance at me, I always felt that there was some hint of madness behind the calmness.

Because there was something hidden in my heart, I couldn't help thinking wildly, and a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on my back.

Yang Chen's father was not there, and the stepmother who entered the house did not live in the main house. It stands to reason that Yang Chen, as the only owner, should live here.But he seemed to have a deep estrangement here. He went to the garage with a few friends to pick up the car and wanted to go back to his apartment.

I was waiting in the living room, but by accident, I had some alone time with Brother Lu who came back the fastest.

I wish I could stay away from someone with such a sharp attitude, but he sat next to me: "Are you scared?"

"No."

I don't know his origin, it's true to worry about causing trouble for no reason, but it's not enough to say that I'm afraid.I kept my composure and sat as far away as possible: "Brother Lu... can I call you that? Do you hate me?"

"I just can't understand Xu Yucheng's speculation. As for you, when we meet for the first time, what can we like or dislike?"

For the first time, I am looking forward to Yang Chen coming over soon.

"But I don't think you are too pleasing to the eye." He talked to himself, and when he got closer, I found that his lips were almost bloodless, and he looked very sick. "We leaned on Yang Chen timidly, not like a man , more like a dodder than a woman."

I don't know why he is so malicious towards me, I smiled: "That's not right, there is no threat at all."

"The dodder has been born for a long time, and it can also strangle people." He said lightly, "My name is Lu Jingfan."

"Xu Junyan."

"Junyan... It's a pity that the meaning is good. I don't know if you deserve this name."

Toshihiko means someone with outstanding talent and good looks, one in a thousand, and I know that I don't quite deserve this name.

But when someone said it outright and contacted him several times in the afternoon, he became somewhat angry: "Jingfan is still a famous horse in ancient times, how can Brother Lu run as fast? Didn't your parents think about it when they named you? ?”

He paused, with some sadness on his pale face: "I am an orphan, and my name was given by my teacher."

"……Feel sorry."

I grew up without my parents to take care of me, so I understand the pain very well.Originally, he just wanted to be quick with his tongue, and he didn't want to poke someone's wounds, so he felt a little sympathy for Lu Jingfan in his heart, and quickly apologized.

"How could I blame you."

He was inexplicably moved, as if he had a deep meaning.I wanted to inquire, and from the corner of my eye I saw Yang Chen and his buddies walking into the living room, so I had to stand up and greet him: "Why have you been here for so long?"

"They insist on looking at those new cars." He turned the car keys in his hand and put his arm around my shoulder, "Let's go home after a tiring day."

Considering that Yang Chen was jet-lagged, he didn't look tired on the surface at this time, and his spirit was almost exhausted.He always drives freely and as he pleases. In order to avoid troubles for the traffic police, I will drive on the way back.

I drove steadily, and Yang Chen sat in the co-pilot.He half-closed his eyes, his expression was tired after relaxing.

I pretended to say casually, "What's wrong with returning to China this time?"

He looked at me lazily, the car lights outside the window flashed, occasionally adding a touch of silky light to his handsome face: "My dad has stayed abroad for too long, and the group of people at home are restless, just use some tricks."

"Are you all right?" I asked with concern, "You asked so many friends to discuss it after you got off the plane. I was shocked. I thought something was wrong."

"It's okay. If there's anything wrong, I won't hurt you."

Yang Chen said with a teasing smile, but his voice slowly lowered: "I will deal with domestic issues as soon as possible, and when the project over there is stable, I will take you on your honeymoon..."

The car was quiet, I turned my head and found that he had fallen asleep.