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All the furniture in the newly moved house is brand new, the surrounding environment is comfortable, and the security is also in place.The only thing he can't get used to is that he can no longer see grandparents dancing in the square downstairs.

It is not the first time for Xi Qingxi to live with others, but it is the first time for him to live under the roof of other people as a vagrant. The novelty is also mixed with some strange excitement.

After the excitement dissipated, Xi Qingxi gradually calmed down.He has rested for so long, it's time to report to the company.

It's a pity that it's not easy to go out. As soon as Xi Qingxi walked into the company's gate, he bumped into Xi Qin walking towards him without looking sideways.She is wearing a simple and elegant black windbreaker, walking with wind.The well-maintained face is covered with delicate heavy makeup, and the flaming red lips are slightly pursed, showing a variety of styles without losing strength.

Xi Qin, the current chairman of EAST Group, the head of the Xi family, and the biological mother of Xi Qingxi.

Xi Qingxi's appearance followed her mother's, she was extremely beautiful, and her personality also followed her mother's, passionate and fickle.He needs company and enjoys being loved, but he can't love people, because what they love most is always themselves.

"Stop." As they passed each other, Xi Qin called to stop Xi Qingxi, her voice was not loud, but it felt extremely oppressive.

Xi Qingxi stopped and stood there without looking back.

Xi Qin dismissed the people around him, walked up to Xi Qingxi slowly, and said calmly, "Whether you study or play, it has nothing to do with me. Although you are currently the number one heir, you are not me. The only son, do you understand?"

Xi Qingxi didn't speak, but the hand that was bulging with veins from exertion under his sleeves revealed his unrest at the moment.

Xi Qin walked a few steps and stopped, turned to Xi Qingxi and smiled: "Of course, you can also be a waste like your father. If the company is ruined by you, you can go to the construction site to move bricks."

After finishing speaking, Xi Qin stopped talking to Xi Qingxi, brushed her temple hair, and walked into the special elevator without looking back.

Xi Qingxi suppressed the irritability that was gushing out from the bottom of her heart, and her cheeks were faintly white due to her clenched teeth.He took a deep breath, glanced at the direction Xi Qin was leaving, and waited expressionlessly for the elevator to descend.

Entering his private territory, Xi Qingxi's mania finally reached the threshold.He strode over to the desk, grabbed the white porcelain vase with both hands and smashed it hard to the ground, the fragments scattered all over the ground, and all the clear water in the vase dripped out.

After throwing everything he could, Xi Qingxi stared at the air in a daze with nothing to do, as if in a daze.After a while, he put his fingers into his mouth again, mechanically repeating the action of biting his nails.

Suddenly, he sat back on the office chair again, opened the drawer and looked inside for several bottles and cans, poured out the pills piled up like a hill, threw them into his mouth and swallowed them dryly.Then he sank his head back into the chair pillow and closed his eyes to rest his mind. After more than ten minutes, his heartbeat slowly calmed down.

At this time, there was a faint knock on the door: "Mr. Xi, may I come in now?"

"Come in." Xi Qingxi squeezed the space between her eyebrows, sat up straight and looked towards the door.

A fluffy head popped out from the crack of the door, confirming that Xi Qingxi was back to normal before she walked in tremblingly.

"Mr. Xi, this is a financial application from the Material Design Department, please approve it."

The person who came was Xi Qingxi's secretary, Qu Zhiyi. She was the only one among all Xi Qingxi's secretaries who was honest and responsible, and never dreamed of developing an office romance with him.

They also got along very well, when Xi Qingxi got mad, Qu Zhiyi stayed at the door and waited, guessing that it was almost time before going in to report to work.While Xi Qingxi was looking through the documents, she cleaned up the mess and maximized the utilization rate of the fragmented time.

"Mr. Xi, why don't you go back and rest?" Qu Zhiyi stammered, "You're not in good health, and you don't have any other plans today. There's a chairman at the board meeting in the afternoon..."

"talk later."

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Fang Ruogu's play in the afternoon was the first climax of the whole play, but he couldn't enter the role and frequently NGed.Even for Xi Qingxi's sake, Director Chen was furious.

When everyone was about to lose patience, Fang Ruogu stood up suddenly and walked towards the director, saying, "I've had a rest."

It was already [-] o'clock in the evening when the filming was over. Fang Ruogu didn't say hello to the crew, and took a taxi home alone.The others didn't take it seriously, they all thought he was in a bad mood.

Fang Ruogu stood in front of the anti-theft door with his head bowed for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking.After a while, he slowly raised his head, his eyes were gloomy and deep, unlike usual.

Inside the house, Xi Qingxi was sitting on the balcony, leaning over the railing and looking downstairs, his eyes couldn't reflect any color, they were empty and lifeless like a pool of stagnant water.

In a daze, he seemed to see many people waving at him from below, and all kinds of human voices were circling in his mind, making him uneasy.

"Do you want to be free?"

"You and that bitch deserve to die."

"Die...go to die..."

"Jump! Jump!"

Countless noisy human voices converged into sharp tinnitus, Xi Qingxi's eyes were scarlet, she stood up suddenly and climbed over the balcony, her hands clenched the cold railing, her thin body trembling slightly.

As long as he lets go, he will immediately fall from the seventeenth floor and turn into a pool of bloody corpses in less than five seconds.

But as long as he lets go, no matter the past, present or future, it has nothing to do with him.

Xi Qingxi closed his eyes and relaxed his fingers one by one, but unfortunately he failed to do so.At the critical moment, he was dragged back from behind again.

At first, Fang Ruogu planned to stand behind him and watch coldly, but later realized that something was wrong with Xi Qingxi, so he rushed forward and dragged him into the house, and then locked the balcony glass door with his backhand.

Obviously, he really wanted to jump off the building just now.

"Wake up." Fang Ruogu squatted on the ground and half hugged Xi Qingxi, gently patted his icy cheek, trying to pull his wandering thoughts back.

Xi Qingxi stared at Fang Ruogu blankly, his pupils slowly focusing.He pushed Fang Ruogu away, without any fluctuations in his tone: "When did you come back?"

Fang Ruogu said, "It's been a while."

Xi Qingxi pursed his lips tightly and stopped speaking. He stood still on the sofa, his eyes were abnormally cold: "No matter what conclusion you draw, I hope you don't make any noise."

Fang Ruogu showed a strange smile: "If you emphasize it so much, I will think that what you said is ironic."

"Then you can give it a try." Xi Qingxi left this sentence and returned to her bedroom.

The living room fell into silence for a while, only the ticking of the clock on the wall could be heard.Fang Ruogu turned off the light in the living room, and before entering the bedroom, he turned his head and glanced at the closed bedroom door.The gray-white door is like a bloody mouth in the darkness, swallowing all emotions.

Everyone has secrets, and Fang Ruogu is no exception.

He walked into the bathroom silently, and the light made his face look almost strangely pale.He stood for a while, picked up a handful of water and slapped his cheeks, the water droplets slid down the contours of his face to the sink, making a faint ticking sound.Fang Ruogu supported the sink with both hands, staring straight at himself in the mirror, his forehead hair cast a shadow under his eyes, adding to his gloom.

Fang Ruogu suddenly let out a low laugh, and the abrupt laughter echoed in the empty bathroom, appearing a bit harsh.

"He's funny, I like it."