The paranoid milk dog is actually me

Xie's small mansion.

Inside the study.

"This house hasn't changed at all?" Zhao Hongjun was invited by Xie Xingzhi, the servant served tea, and they stayed in the study.

The former wandered around, amazed: "It seems that little nephew An Heng still put a lot of thought into it."

When he first learned that Xie Anheng had joined the Xia family, Zhao Hongjun's first thought was naturally that he would no longer appreciate these things Xie Xingzhi left behind.

After all, compared with the big giants, this is obviously not enough.

But that doesn't seem to be the case today.

The mansion originally had a small garden attached to it. Xie Xingzhi was not a gardener, so the garden was basically used to store objects.

After a year, Xie Anheng took care of this small piece of land in an orderly manner, with lush vegetation and flowers, obviously he put a lot of thought into it.

Not to mention the interior furnishings of the room, even some small ornaments on the furniture are well maintained as before.

"At that time, I transferred this house to him together with the company, so of course it had to be taken care of." Xie Xingzhi knew the real reason well, and didn't want to talk about this topic too much.

"Hahaha, you have always loved him, I know it." Zhao Hongjun blew on the hot tea in the cup, "It scared me a while ago, Xie Anheng grew up under my nose, I expected him It is absolutely impossible to treat you badly, why did you join the Xia family..."

He heaved a long sigh: "Look now, it's Xia Jinghui, the biological father, who has no humanity at all. Little nephew An Heng is still sober, knowing who is sincere to him, and not being dazzled by power."

Xie Anheng is now wantonly occupying the property of various families, and it seems that he has acquired the entire Xia family. His purpose of joining the Xia family in the first place is self-evident.

Zhao Hongjun only needs to think a little bit to analyze it. This kid is taking the route of attacking instead of defending. Completely destroying the enemy is also the best defense.

It really suited his nature.

Zhao Hongjun put down his cup: "So you invited me here today, what kind of conflict did you have with him?"

Xie Anheng thought that something happened to Xie Xingzhi earlier, and everyone was worried that he would commit suicide. Why did he find him and lose his temper again?

Xie Xingzhi was also helpless: "It's not a big conflict, it's just that I left this year, too many things happened, and the timing of my return was not very good. After this car accident, he was completely unwilling to meddle in business matters. gone."

"Everything else is negotiable, except for the struggle in the mall, he won't reveal a single word to me."

Xie Xingzhi said softly, "But how can I sit at home and be an idler?"

"Hahahahaha! This is the difference between you and me, you young people are aggressive." Zhao Hongjun laughed, "My son took over my company, I wish I could leave everything to him, no matter how bad this mess is. My wife and I travel all over the world."

Xie Xingzhi couldn't help laughing: "We can consider it when everything is on the right track."

"That's right, the danger is not over yet." Speaking of this, Zhao Hongjun put away his joking expression, "If you ask me, I just picked up my ears a few days ago and heard some."

Xie Xingzhi said seriously: "You say."

"The USB flash drive you've been looking for, we thought it was just a bait, and we wanted to lure Xie Anheng into the bait, and then kill him with such a sinister trick as a car accident." Zhao Hongjun looked serious, "But we didn't expect that this thing really exists! "

Xie Xingzhi: "What?"

"Who still has it?" Xie Xingzhi frowned, "Xia Jinghui? But hasn't he given up appealing?"

"This is the current problem." Zhao Hongjun shook his head, "It seems that An Heng hasn't found out who owns the USB flash drive, but you mentioned Xia Jinghui, he not only gave up appealing, he has no way to continue appealing at all."

Xie Xingzhi's understanding of this information was limited to the last time the Peninsula Hotel listened to the young man's explanation, and he did not know more detailed information.

"What happened to him?" He asked, rubbing the teacup in his hand.

Zhao Hongjun snorted coldly: "Evil comes with evil. He has harmed countless people for decades. I went to meet him a while ago and found that he has lost his mind."

Xie Xingzhi was surprised: "Insane?"

"Yeah, it's just crazy." Zhao Hongjun had a happy face, "It's not just me, I accompanied little nephew An Heng to visit him during the few days when your accident happened, and he didn't even know his own son."

"Such a coincidence?" Xie Xingzhi couldn't believe it.

Zhao Hongjun leaned back in his chair: "It's not that I didn't report it, the time has not yet come. I have been in business for so many years, and no matter how difficult it is, I haven't got involved in any dirty things, just because of this sentence."

"The timing is indeed a bit of a coincidence." He took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, "But Xia Jinghui has offended too many people, and it's hard to say who did it. It's a good thing for us, otherwise it's just a tax evasion , but there is no way to completely kill this old fox."

"The USB flash drive won't be in his hands." Xie Xingzhi thought for a while, "If he had this hole card, it is absolutely impossible for him to fall into this situation."

Zhao Hongjun nodded: "Indeed, the Shi family is the most suspected one at present."

"I heard that Mrs. Shi was hospitalized." Xie Xingzhi put one hand on the small table in front of him.

"Yes, the timing is also very coincidental. Right after the conversation with Xie Anheng, it is said that an ambulance was called directly, and even a critical illness notification was issued." Zhao Hongjun said, "I did not participate in that conversation. Xie Anheng went alone without any He is the only one who knows the content of the conversation."

What did Xie Anheng say to make a veteran like Mrs. Shi, who has been in the mall for a long time, fall ill and be hospitalized in one fell swoop?

Xie Xingzhi frowned in thought, but he couldn't think of a reason. At this stage, he knew too little about Xie Anheng, so he couldn't speculate on his behavior pattern.

But no matter what, Xie Anheng didn't find him when he went to see Mrs. Shi, so he must be thinking of meeting the enemy, and it is impossible to say anything good.

"If the USB drive is in the hands of the Shi family, the follow-up will be very troublesome." Xie Xingzhi looked calm.

This kind of thing is like a bomb, no matter who is in its hands, it may deal a fatal blow to Xie Anheng at any time, and reshuffle the cards to fill the upper circle of Bei City again.

Xie Xingzhi looked down, worried: "But now Xie Anheng is determined not to let me participate in these things, and my leg is injured again, so it's not convenient for me to act alone."

"Brother Xie, what's the matter with your leg?" Zhao Hongjun wanted to ask since he entered the room.

Xie Xingzhi: "It's nothing serious. When the car fell into the river, my leg got stuck in the seat and broke a bone."

Zhao Hongjun stood up and went to him to have a look: "Will it affect your future life?"

"No, it should recover in two months." Xie Xingzhi shook his head.

"Hey." Zhao Hongjun suddenly sighed, "During this time, you don't know, I have been by Xie Anheng's side with my son, following up the progress of looking for you."

"Xie Anheng...the whole person seems to have lost his life. I'm really worried that he will commit suicide."

"..." He really had a plan to commit suicide, but he hadn't been able to implement it yet.

Xie Xingzhi rubbed the center of his brows: "He and I... really have a close relationship."

"Yes, that's what I want to say." Zhao Hongjun sat back on the chair again, "Your accident this time will hit little nephew An Heng very hard. Maybe he doesn't want you to participate, but just wants to protect you."

Xie Xingzhi also understands this, but he doesn't agree with this approach: "I'm not so weak that I need to hide behind someone, not to mention, I have both prosperity and loss with him, and if he falls, I won't be able to recover completely retreat."

"That's true." Zhao Hongjun thought what he said was justified, "Hiss...but you said, the brothers of other people's family will handle everything together. If you have the same blessings, you will share the same difficulties. Why did you come to Xie Anheng's place...just Do you take care of all the big and small things on yourself?"

This is what Zhao Hongjun failed to understand.

"Let me be honest, in any family, any person, if there is a reliable elder brother like you, if you encounter problems, I am afraid that I would be eager to ask you for advice, how to deal with it, or even directly Leave it to you to handle."

"This Xie Anheng in your family is a bit of a maverick. I remember that he used to be like this, protecting you as a brother like a baby, especially like that sentence... how do you say it?"

"Hold it in your hand for fear of falling, and hold it in your mouth for fear of melting, yes, that's the feeling." Zhao Hongjun rubbed his stubble and laughed, "Brother Xie, I really think it's true that this younger brother loves him so much. See you for the first time."

Zhao Hongjun didn't mean what he said, but the listener meant it. Xie Xingzhi's face froze when he said it.

Naturally, only he understood why.

In Xie Anheng's heart, what he played was not at all the role of his elder brother who protected him from wind and rain.

"Uncle Zhao, An Heng and I are not brothers." Xie Xingzhi felt that it was necessary to clarify this matter.

Zhao Hongjun was stunned, and patted his legs: "Oh! Yes, yes, yes, I was just about to ask you about the relationship between you... Xia Jinghui is his biological father, then you..."

"I just raised him for five years, I have nothing to do with the Xia family." Xie Xingzhi explained.

"So that's how it is." Zhao Hongjun was stunned, "This makes sense. I had been arguing with my wife for a long time, but I couldn't explain what the relationship between you two is."

"But whether you are related by blood or not, you have raised and taught him for five years. It is certain that you have deep feelings. There is nothing wrong with him calling you brother."

"No." Xie Xingzhi smiled wryly, "Since the name is not worthy of the name, I'll let him call me by my first name."

Zhao Hongjun made such a small call, Xie Xingzhi couldn't help but think about the way he and Xie Anheng got along with each other before, it seemed that there was indeed something wrong.

It's not that Xie Xingzhi has never seen how other brothers get along. If you compare it to other people, he and Xie Anheng are really too close.

But at that time, Xie Anheng was still young after all, and his childhood was so miserable.

He only thinks that this is himself in another world, and he wholeheartedly wants to make up for all the debts of the past. Since he is already himself, he naturally has nothing to worry about, so he can let go of his hands and feet to pamper him.

But also...ignoring the boundaries of communication.

Now that I think about it, there really aren't any fraternities that stick together like gummy candies and sleep in the same bed as adults in high school.

At that time, Xie Anheng used the excuse of being psychologically disturbed, and he agreed softly, without thinking about it at all.

The accumulation of this kind of overly close relationship is the root cause of Xie Anheng's different feelings towards him.

"Uncle Zhao, I still have something I want to talk to you about." Xie Xingzhi made up his mind that he could no longer have lunch with Xie Anheng.

After finishing lunch, I would ask him about business matters in such a serious environment as the study, so as not to be stuck by him again.

He wants Xie Anheng to gradually get used to getting along with normal people. It's okay to be close, but not to cross the line.

Zhao Hongjun was naturally responsive: "Okay, anyway, I don't have anything to do now, so I can chat as long as I want."

As soon as lunch time came, as he expected, there was the sound of a car engine outside the door.

Xie Anheng came back on time.

"Dong dong."

In less than half a minute, Xie Xingzhi heard him knock on the door.

Zhao Hongjun had Xie Xingzhi vaccinate him first, and got up upon seeing this.

Xie Anheng outside the door still had a smile on his face, and the moment the study door opened, the smile froze.

"Uncle Zhao?"

"Well, it's me, your brother and I...we're talking."

"Have you finished talking? It's already lunch time." This sentence was obviously addressed to Xie Xingzhi, with a different tone.

But Xie Xingzhi glanced at him slightly sideways: "It's not over yet, it's still early."

"If you're hungry, eat first, and we'll chat for a while longer, you don't have to wait." Zhao Hongjun followed the lines agreed by the two.

"..." Xie Anheng still seemed unwilling to give up, and still looked at Xie Xingzhi eagerly.

But the latter had already turned around and poured himself a cup of tea with his back turned to him: "Uncle Zhao, close the door."

Zhao Hongjun smiled apologetically at Xie Anheng, and closed the door of the study.

Naturally, Xie Xingzhi would not tell Zhao Hongjun about the little contest between him and Xie Anheng, the other party only thought that he did have something important to discuss with him.

But in fact, the two of them had finished talking about everything they could talk about in the morning, and it was impossible for Xie Xingzhi to let him go. Apart from business, he began to chat with Zhao Hongjun about some anecdotes about life.

Zhao Hongjun was a little surprised at first, but he is also a very talkative character, he never refuses anyone who wants to chat with him, let alone this person is Xie Xingzhi.

The two talked about Zhao Hongjun's recent travel experience from his medical treatment in Germany. Zhao Hongjun talked happily, and the hearty laughter never stopped.

Nearly an hour passed, and there was no movement outside the door.

Xie Xingzhi relaxed slightly, guessing that after hanging him out for so long, Xie Anheng probably understood what he meant, and finished lunch alone in the living room.

Before he could finish this thought, the door of the study room was knocked twice again.

"It was me that time—" Zhao Hongjun was still talking about his experience of going fishing at sea with his wife, put down his teacup to moisten his throat, didn't bother to get up and open the door, and yelled directly at the door, "Please come in!"

The door of the study opened, and a burst of food aroma wafted into the nostrils.

Xie Xingzhi turned around and was stunned.

Xie Anheng actually pushed a small dining cart with three floors, each floor was filled with dishes, and there were even delicate desserts.

"This..." Zhao Hongjun's lips moved, showing surprise.

On the contrary, it was Xie Anheng who created this little commotion with no expression on his face, and he didn't bother them. He pushed the dining car in and quietly set plates for the two of them by himself.

All the tea sets were taken away by him, and it was time for lunch. Facing such tempting dishes, it was impossible not to be hungry.

"Little nephew An Heng made this dish himself?" Zhao Hongjun asked.

Xie Anheng replied: "Yes."

"I see that both of you brothers like to eat light food, and the taste is also similar." Zhao Hongjun is a person who likes neither spicy nor spicy, and he feels that the meal is delicious after just a glance, so he is not very interested.

Xie Xingzhi's plan was easily dismantled by Xie Anheng, and it was the feeling of punching cotton again.

He sat without moving, but finally couldn't help it when Xie Anheng opened the dining room and was about to put it in his collar: "I'm still talking with you, Uncle Zhao, what are you bringing these up for?"

"It's almost two o'clock. Your stomach is not good. After the operation, you should take care of it. No matter what happens, you can't skip meals." Xie Anheng looked innocent.

"That's right, that's the truth. Your body comes first, and you're injured again, so you should eat on time." Zhao Hongjun vaguely sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere, as if looking at the posture of the plate, it was not for him, but for Xie Anheng Ready to have dinner with Xie Xingzhi.

It happened that he was also hungry, so he got up and said goodbye: "Then you can eat, my wife is still waiting at home, brother Xie, why don't we talk another day?"

Xie Xingzhi had no choice but to agree.

As soon as Zhao Hongjun left, Xie Anheng took his seat as a matter of course.

He sat down, opened a small cup of soup, stirred it, and pushed it in front of Xie Xingzhi: "The sweet soup you like is already warm, have a taste?"

Although he remained calm and looked very well-behaved, Xie Xingzhi knew his thoughts since he knew it, so he could more keenly detect the subtle changes in Xie Anheng's emotions from the corners of his eyes and brows.

The kid had the upper hand and successfully squeezed Zhao Hongjun away, probably secretly happy.

Xie Anheng could drink it in just one sip. It was indeed stewed by Xie Anheng himself. The sweetness and heat were just right for his taste.

There was nothing on the table that he didn't like.

"This one is delicious too. It's freshly frosted and it's very sweet." Xie Anheng picked up another chopsticks of green vegetable sprouts for him, "How is it? This is the first time I've made this dish. You'll like it."

After a few mouthfuls of warm soup, Xie Xingzhi's appetite greatly increased.

"Very nice, I do like it."

Xie Anheng laughed even more happily after hearing this: "Then try this again, and eat it with the soup stewed from it, it's very refreshing."

"Is this what you learned at the dinner?" Xie Xingzhi raised his eyebrows.

I didn't realize it just now, when he said this, Xie Xingzhi took a closer look, and there were many fresh dishes on the table that Xie Anheng had never cooked before.

"Yes." The latter nodded, "It's the first time I encountered this dish, I didn't know how to eat it, I just thought the soup was delicious, so I finished it all up."

"Without the soup, if you eat this fish again, the meat will become sticky and tasteless." Xie Anheng explained to him in a soft voice, not forgetting his hand, and then helped him transfer the food to the small plate, "Then A store specializes in this kind of fish, and the manager came over to ask us how we felt, and a vulgar customer like me who can’t eat almost smashed their sign.”

Without his description, Xie Xingzhi could imagine the manager of that store sweating in fear.

He couldn't help laughing: "Then what happened next?"

"Later I learned the correct way to eat it, and I just went there again for something." Xie Anheng also followed suit, "The business was negotiated that day, and the partner also likes this light taste, so I will bring it to this store by the way." The boss explained the situation and asked him to steal a lesson."

"How could someone teach you this exclusive secret recipe?" Xie Xingzhi thought he must be making up a story, but actually found another way to learn this dish.

Xie Anheng didn't care either: "The exclusive secret recipe has to be inherited, maybe I just fell into the eyes of that chef?"

"A rich and upstart in Manbei City wants to be the successor of a hotel cook?" He was talking nonsense seriously, but Xie Xingzhi was really amused.

Xie Anheng was noncommittal: "No matter how high my achievements are in Manbei City, it's better to cook you something delicious like this every day."

"Being a little cook to me is a waste of talent." Even though he knew it was a rhetoric, Xie Xingzhi was in a good mood and deliberately teased him.

"Unyielding talent, I mean..." Xie Anheng quickly raised his eyes.

"I know, it's alright, the food will be cold any more, you should eat it quickly." Xie Xingzhi interrupted him with a smile.

Seeing that he was pretending to be angry, Xie Anheng also raised the corners of his lips, and obediently settled his lunch.

It took nearly an hour to chat and eat a good lunch like this.

Xie Anheng kept telling Xie Xingzhi the anecdotes he had encountered recently, amused him beyond measure.

Since they parted, the two hadn't chatted so easily for a long time. Xie Xingzhi was pushed into the bedroom by him and put on the mattress, and finally ended the last topic.

"Good afternoon, I'll come back to accompany you in the evening." Xie Anheng drew the blackout curtain, and the room suddenly became dark.

"it is good."

The door was closed, Xie Xingzhi lay down for a while, almost fell into a dream, and suddenly opened his eyes again.

Oops.

Let the brat get away with it.

It's alright if the plan to keep the distance wasn't implemented, he coaxed him into forgetting even about business matters!

Xie Xingzhi raised his hand and wiped his face.

Could he be the first-class elder who stepped into Zhao Hongjun's hands-off shopkeeper ahead of time, right?

Xie Xingzhi always thought that those scenes where being accompanied by juniors to eat, and being coaxed to forget everything by saying something nice would only happen in TV dramas, but today it actually happened to him.

He wanted to get up to turn on the bedside lamp, but Xie Anheng placed him in the middle of the whole bed, a little distance from the head of the bed.

Just after eating, the blood was concentrated in the stomach, and the drowsiness came quickly and could not be refused.

He opened his bleary sleepy eyes and glanced at the bedside lamp that took half a day to climb to reach.

The soft bed and quilt seemed to sink him deeply, and the ingredients just now had the effect of helping sleep and rejuvenating the mind, which made him feel lazy and unable to lift his energy.

After a long time, Xie Xingzhi took out his phone and set an alarm.

Take a nap for half an hour, then directly call a car to go to the company to settle accounts with this kid, and stop playing with him.

If you can coax him once, you will never be able to coax him over and over again, people are right under his nose, Xie Anheng can run away like a monk but can't run away from the temple.

Xie Xingzhi was injured during this period and hardly had a good rest. Thinking like this, his eyelids soon became heavier and heavier, and he fell into a deep sleep.

After Xie Xingzhi fell asleep, the door opened gently again.

Xie Anheng, who he thought had already left, stepped in lightly and stopped beside his bed.

The room was quiet, except for Xie Xingzhi's even and slight breathing.

It was completely different from the cheerful and funny look when I was chatting with him just now, Xie Anheng lowered his eyes, his brows and eyes were closed in the darkness.

He looked at it for a long time, and then gently knelt down on one knee next to his bed, his fingertips went all the way up from Xie Xingzhi's fingers outside the quilt, and rubbed the back of his hand against his cheek as gently as possible.

In the end, Xie Anheng spread his arms, embraced the sleeping person on the bed, and slowly pressed close to his chest.

A regular and powerful heartbeat and breathing hit his ear, followed the ear to the eardrum, and seemed to be able to drive his heartbeat to beat with it.

Xie Anheng just quietly leaned against his chest, as if greedily absorbing the source of his life.

"Xingzhi..." He murmured in a low voice, "Thank you Xingzhi."

For a long time, the dark emotions in Xie Anheng's eyes were gradually calmed down by Xie Xingzhi's gentle pulse.

Xie Anheng didn't stand up until his mood returned to peace, and the great panic of losing him in the past few days completely disappeared.

After staring at him for a while, he leaned over and planted a precious kiss on his forehead.

Leaving Xiaoyanglou, Xie Anheng opened the car door and sat in the back seat, his face regained his indifference: "What's the itinerary for the afternoon?"

"Your itinerary this afternoon is to go to the Peninsula Hotel. Shi Yao, the eldest lady of the Shi family, has agreed to negotiate with you." The co-pilot's assistant told him the itinerary.

Xie Anheng gave a light "hmm": "The evening meeting will be held online, and I will leave work normally tonight."

The assistant was shocked.

He was in a dreamlike trance for a long time, and only after the car started did he realize that Xie Anheng wasn't joking with him.

Workaholic boss showing mercy?

The assistant was ecstatic and nodded again and again: "Okay, okay!"