Lost [Transmigration Book]

Qiao Nanqi has been sitting far away.

He was sitting too far away, and could only see lights and vague figures. It was better to say he was with those lights than to be with people.

If you get closer, you can definitely see it clearly.

But Zhao Rong may not want him to see clearly—if Zhao Rong knows.

He just wanted to stay here for a while. After all, this so-called New Year, if he was not here and stayed somewhere else, it would be no good.

I want to find that little girl to give balloons tonight, not mainly because of the New Year, but because today is likely to be Zhao Rong’s birthday.

On New Year's Eve last year, he was still busy and not at home.

It's just that when Sister Li taught him how to cook Zhao Rong's favorite food, she mentioned that Zhao Rong had a sudden craving for longevity noodles on New Year's Eve.

And he specifically confirmed with Sister Li that except for that one time, Zhao Rong never ate longevity noodles in normal times, and he didn't even like noodles.

Although this date is not the same as the birthday date on all the files of Zhao Rong, it is not uncommon for her parents to register their birth on a date other than the actual date of birth.In addition, Zhao Rong has a special background, so it is not impossible that the date of birth on the file is wrong.

Judging from Zhao Rong's reaction to directly buying all the birthday balloons, this day should indeed be Zhao Rong's real birthday.

pity.

Qiao Nanqi had never celebrated with Zhao Rong before.

The sugar completely melted in his mouth, and the sweetness gradually faded away.

He whispered in the direction of the lighted house, "...Happy Birthday."

Then he got up and left.

inside the house.

The New Year's Eve dinner was finished in a gag chat, and the fireworks outside had long been gone, and there were only occasional firecrackers outside, either near or far.

Xu Xin also bought a string of firecrackers, and said, "I'll put one at the door too, to add joy."

Mrs. Xu directly arrested Liang Youjun in the house to pack her things. Zhao Ming was not in good health and went to bed early, so Zhao Rong sent her to sleep in the room.

Not long after, the sound of "crackling" firecrackers came to mind at the door.

Just as Zhao Ming lay down, he heard the festive voice, listened intently for a while, and asked Zhao Rong with a smile, "What does Xiaorong want to do this year?"

Zhao Rong said without hesitation: "Accompany you to treat illnesses..."

He paused.

"There's nothing to do, maybe discuss with others what projects to invest in, and go to a bookstore if you have time. Others, I don't have the ability, if I can't do it well, forget it."

Zhao Ming was surprised: "How come?"

Zhao Rong knew that she would always think highly of herself in her heart, so she said helplessly, "Mom, it's time to sleep."

Zhao Ming ignored him, and said to himself: "I don't understand those investment and business matters, and my memory has been getting worse and worse in the past few years. But I remember your excellence in the past."

"I'm not a great person. I've done a lot of stupid things in my life. The thing with your father is the most stupid thing I've ever done. But I was impulsive at that time because he looked real..." Zhao Ming He seemed to be thinking of words, paused for a moment, and then continued, "It's very dazzling. He is very confident, and he really deserves that confidence."

Zhao Ming reached out and grabbed Zhao Rong's hand.

"I still remember when you took your graduation photo in high school, I went to wait for you at the gate of your school, and saw you walking out with your graduation certificate and school uniform," she said, her smile widening unconsciously, "you are bigger than him." Much brighter."

Zhao Rong also held Zhao Ming's hands tightly.

Outside, the firecrackers set off by Xu Xin seemed to be almost finished, only a few short "cracking" sounds remained.

He blinked slowly and whispered, "I see."

"Good night."

Back downstairs, Xu Xin just came back after setting off the firecrackers. Seeing him, he said, "It's cold during Chinese New Year. I just saw someone walking on the road. He was too far away. He only saw his back. Just one Man, he didn't look back when I set off firecrackers. I don't know what to think, not going home for the New Year..."

He seemed to have seen it, and said something casually, without expecting Zhao Rong to answer, turned his head and went into the kitchen, washed his hands, and went to help his wife.

After everything was packed, everyone dispersed, leaving only Zhao Rong in the living room.

Zhao Rong hugged the pillow and fell into the sofa.

Those birthday balloons floated above the living room and surrounded him. He lowered his head and picked up his phone, and began to process those New Year's wishes.

Liu Shun directly recorded a small video to himself to say Happy New Year to him. The background was full of feasting and feasting, and Zhao Rong could be disturbed thousands of miles away.

Fang Zhuoqun told him Happy New Year's Eve, and incidentally mentioned that the wedding is scheduled for spring, and Zhao Rong naturally promised to go back to attend at that time.

Surprisingly, the little girl in the pet shop who hadn't sent him messages for a long time just sent him a happy new year.

The rest of the news is mixed, and many people who have not had much contact will also have such a blessing at this time.Even Lu Xingping, who never typed and sent messages, sent him a New Year's greeting that was obviously sent in groups.

Zhao Rong replied one by one, and also sent New Year red envelopes to Xu Xin and others.

After the news was cleared, he found that the remaining one was an invitation to the party that Ruan Cheng sent him.

It's the New Year's Eve dinner in the Zhuxi business district.

What Ruan Cheng meant was just to chat about the future cooperation. If Zhao Rong is willing, he can also make friends with some people so that he can use his hands and feet in the future.

Zhao Rong was already tired of the excitement, and he was a little sleepy again, so he casually replied "Thank you, I won't go", threw his phone aside, yawned, and fell asleep on the sofa under a blanket.

years later.

There are also various red decorations on the roadside, and the couplets and inverted blessings are still brand new at the door of each house.

But after the holidays, the tired breath seemed to be washed away silently by something, and the whole city suddenly became full of vigor.

Pedestrians were in a hurry on the street, and the bookstore gradually became more crowded.

Zhao Rong sat in the corner of the bookstore and read a book.

He obviously lowered his head, but people who came in and out still looked at him from time to time.

Although he was reading a book, he had actually turned to the last page—he had already finished reading it.

His mind was elsewhere.

Tonight is the time for the party that Ruan Cheng invited him to.

He didn't want to bother here before, so he habitually refused without even thinking about it, but after New Year's Eve, the words Zhao Ming said to him that night popped up in his mind from time to time, and Fang Zhuoqun's words before leaving Yangcheng. Said he "how did he become like this all these years".

He suddenly hesitated again.

Liang Youjun was at the side, just holding a history exercise book and said, "I'm so boring, boss."

Zhao Rong looked up, "Yes."

"..." Liang Youjun put down the book in his hand, approached him, and said, "Since you are so familiar with this place, is there anything interesting?"

"Playground."

"It's not like this!"

Zhao Rong's eyebrows moved slightly.

He knew where Liang Youjun wanted to go.

Liang Youjun used to be in Yangcheng, where he spent all day in those high society gatherings, so he was really good at this aspect.

He put down the book and thought of the invitation that Ruan Cheng sent him.

The hesitation just now was suddenly pushed away, and he looked at Liang Youjun.

"...Boss, the look in your eyes frightens me."

"I suddenly want to go."

"what?"

"Go, go home. You go and change into a formal dress. I have an invitation tonight. You will be my companion. I don't want to bother to find others."

Anyway, Liang Youjun is a veteran of this kind of thing, and he is very familiar with it.

Zhao Rong went there to talk about things and make friends, but it didn't matter the kind of company that everyone would bring by default.Since Liang Youjun is here, just pretend to be with him.

Liang Youjun reacted naturally, and immediately stood up, "I will close the door now!"

"Is there really nothing to talk about?" Zhou Yueqing asked again.

Qiao Nanqi shook the high wine glass in his hand, watched the red wine in the glass rise and fall, but said nothing.

The party was held in an extremely spacious auditorium, which was a circle from bottom to top, surrounded by stairs going up.Those long tables with food and drinks are all on the first floor, and there is only a small high platform on the second floor, on which are placed some musical instruments and a grand piano, with performers sitting next to them.

Looking up from the first floor, you can only see the back of the performer slightly exposed outside the railing, listening to the classical music with the keys falling, and notes floating out one by one, melodious and elegant.

They were sitting opposite each other at a small table at the party. There were only simple drinks and a few plates of pastries on the table. The pastries were intact and had not been touched by anyone. Obviously, the people sitting here didn't care about that.

Although Qiao Nanqi came here today with more formal clothes, he didn't pay much attention to it. He didn't even wear a full suit.At the moment, he was only wearing a pale white shirt with light blue stripes printed on it. The cuffs of the shirt were slightly folded up, and the cuff buttons obviously matched the shirt, but it seemed a bit casual in the formal.

Even so, he is born with temperament, even if he just sits here and shakes his red wine glass, he is more calm and imposing than those people in suits and leather shoes who stand like men.

Like a good wine that has been aged for many years, when the lid is slightly lifted, there will be a rich and mellow aroma.

Many people in this place don't know him, but they know Zhou Yueqing.

They were curious about who this person was who made Zhou Yueqing smile, and looked at them from time to time, but they didn't dare to stay for too long.

Qiao Nanqi could feel these gazes.

But he didn't care, he came here to let these people know.

Before coming, Qiao Nanqi had confirmed with Ruan Cheng that Zhao Rong didn't want to come, it seemed that he didn't intend to get involved in these things.But if you want to stay in Zhuxi for a long time, and there is someone like Zhou Yueqing who is ready to take advantage of your illness to kill you anytime, anywhere, it is obviously not Qiao Nanqi's style to be passive.

So after receiving Zhou Yueqing's invitation, he came to the party alone.

Zhou Yueqing thought it was a sign that he was willing to give in. When he first arrived, Zhou Yueqing asked him to sit aside and chat.

"Mr. Qiao, what do you mean by not talking? I don't understand." Zhou Yueqing drank a sip of wine, maintained a smile on his face, but his words became a little tougher, "I know that I didn't have eyesight before, it just so happened I bumped into the person Mr. Qiao cares about, and the medical team we have cultivated is almost like giving away. Isn’t that enough? We have spent a lot of effort on those projects, and they are useless to you. Why bother? Do you want to let go?"

"Mr. Zhao will also establish a foothold in Zhuxi in the future. It is said that a strong dragon can't overwhelm a local snake..."

She said "Yeah", "I'm a bit direct, I hope Mr. Qiao doesn't mind."

Qiao Nanqi raised his eyes and glanced at her.

"I've heard from Ruan Cheng long ago that Miss Zhou's style of doing things is more aggressive and too fast, sometimes making her opponent retreat in a hurry." He said slowly, "However, it's a pity that , my style of doing things may be more aggressive than Miss Zhou's."

"You said that a strong dragon can't overwhelm a local snake, I agree."

Zhou Yueqing didn't know if she had some anticipation of what Qiao Nanqi was going to say, the smile on her face fell, and her brows were slightly frowned, "What do you mean?"

"But who stipulated that the strong dragon and the local snake must be two people?"

"I've inquired. The foundation of Qiao's family is in Yangcheng. If you come here like this, you will lose all the business in Yangcheng? Mr. Qiao, I heard from your friends in Yangcheng that you are not such a person who is so arrogant. "

"Yes, I'm not," Qiao Nanqi confessed, "but why should I give up those things?"

"...very confident. Well, since Mr. Qiao wants to develop in Zhuxi in the future, why don't you show me some face, I don't want those projects that are already in your hands, but next, Mr. Qiao and I will each take a step back. If you don't interfere with each other, you may be able to cooperate in the future - after all, we will see each other without looking up. It's not easy for you to take care of both sides, so it's better to relax yourself, isn't it?"

"It seems that Miss Zhou's friends in Yangcheng don't understand me either."

Qiao Nanqi smiled.

He had kept a cold face just now, but now he managed to laugh, which did not bring any relief to the atmosphere, but made Zhou Yueqing even more uneasy.

He leaned slightly on the back of the chair, but his back was straight. He held the cup in one hand and kept shaking it like playing with it.He doesn't like the taste of wine, and with this thing in his hands, if it is not necessary, he usually can't drink a few sips.

Looking at the wine in the glass, he caught a glimpse of the teeth marks on his wrist from the corner of his eye, and frowned.

This frown frightened Zhou Yueqing even more, and she waited for him to speak with bated breath.

But he didn't notice Zhou Yueqing's approaching enemy at all. He just tore off the cufflinks and put them on the table, and put down the sleeves of his shirt to cover the scar that symbolized his cowardice.

Afterwards, he said, "You're right. I can't see you when I look up. But I don't believe in superficial peace. I think it's too dangerous to see things like looking up and not looking down. The best way ..."

"You can't see it when you look up, and you can't see it when you look down."

Zhou Yueqing was taken aback for a moment, and after a few seconds, her complexion suddenly darkened.

She understood what Qiao Nanqi said.

The previous confrontation was not a threat at all, nor was it a stop, but a simple "meeting ceremony".He never intended to reason with them, and he wanted to fight to the end as soon as he made a move.

This man actually wanted to swallow their Zhou family directly and become that local snake himself!

At this moment, her first thought was that Qiao Nanqi could indeed do it.

They only met once or twice, but it was enough for her to see the difference.

It's just that the tone was so loud that she couldn't even be sure whether it was a serious statement or just an exaggerated joke.

She pretended to smile reluctantly, and was about to confirm, when Qiao Nanqi's cell phone rang.

Ruan Cheng, who was not far from the other side of the dinner, actually called.

After walking a few steps, he was in front of Qiao Nanqi, but he made a phone call.

—what's the hurry?

Qiao Nanqi frowned and answered the phone.

Ruan Cheng said eagerly on the other end of the phone: "Qiao, Zhao Rong called me suddenly just now, saying that he was outside the auditorium and is coming in now."

Qiao Nanqi stared.

Zhou Yueqing, who was sitting in front of him, saw that the man who was sitting here calmly and coped with everyone's probing eyes with ease, suddenly tensed up at this moment, and the wine glass in his hand trembled, almost slipping to the ground.

His deep eyes suddenly lost all his composure, and all his emotions were covered by obvious panic.

It seemed that he put away all the thorns he had when dealing with outsiders in an instant, but he was still flustered.