The selfish gene

"You confuse me, you put so much thought into him, I thought you at least... like him." The corners of Zhou Jiyu's mouth twitched, and he couldn't stop laughing.

Like Ji Chenfeng?Thoughts are like tentacles spreading in the grooves of the brain, as soon as they try to touch this fresh thought, they are shivered by the abnormal current released by it, and they don't want to get closer in disgust.

How can I like a man?

"It's just a man's desire to conquer, not to mention like it. It's like..." I was looking for a suitable metaphor to describe the relationship with Ji Chenfeng more accurately, "Mountain climbing satisfies human beings' desire for nature. Exploration and conquest, but no one will really marry a mountain." Of course, you still have to marry a woman to get married.

"Does he have no doubts about you?" Zhou Jiyu asked.

"Doubt? No. Because I've helped him a lot, he trusts me very much. When he gets angry, he just needs to coax me a few words, and he will believe anything outrageous."

"It seems...he has completely fallen into your trap."

Ji Chenfeng is now in the waiting room more than ten meters away, and there are only a few walls between us. At this distance, he explained to another person how he is addicted to me, dependent on me, and declared his love to him. Sovereignty, a different kind of satisfaction.

"Thanks to Dr. Zhou's teaching." I smiled smugly.

Due to Zhou Jiyu's poor health, he just talked for more than ten minutes and prescribed some sleeping and sedative drugs, so the treatment ended early.

That's good, don't make Ji Chenfeng wait too long.Rare weekend, what to eat later?French food, Japanese food, or hot pot?

Or go back to the hotel and eat, before the clock strikes midnight for Cinderella, and do something else...  

"The famous psychologist Carl Jung believes that the composition of personality is divided into three structures." When I put on my coat and was about to leave, Zhou Jiyu's voice sounded slowly from behind like a weak ghost, "The most superficial layer is the individual. Consciousness, such as emotions and memory; the lowest level is the collective unconscious, which can also be regarded as the instinct engraved in genes; the middle one is the personal unconscious, which is usually the display of a certain complex.”

"Complexes are shaped by the loss or pain of buried memories, such as the perfection complex, the inferiority complex, the Electra complex, and ... the hero complex."

I tidied up my back collar and looked at Zhou Jiyu inexplicably: "What?"

"Do you remember? I said before that many years ago, I abandoned my lover." He sat behind his desk, struggling, with cold sweat on his forehead.

"Remember, what's the problem?"

"It's abandonment, and it's also running away. After being together for a long time, I felt the pressure. Many times he didn't regard me as a lover, I was more like...a sculpture that needs to be admired. He enshrined me and got something from me. A kind of peace of mind. I am his 'hero'. All his feelings for me are based on my help to him." He cut into the theme step by step, "But I am not. I am neither selfless, I'm not brave, and I don't think about others. I put on a hero's mask every day, pretending to be someone else, and I'm afraid that he will discover the true face behind the mask... This kind of life is too tiring, so I escaped .”

Thinking that he was reminding me to wear a mask so as not to be discovered by Ji Chenfeng, I gave a cold snort of disdain and made a sharp comment on his past behavior of running away.

"I can't see that you were a coward in the past."

What about discovery?As long as he is completely tamed, even if he accidentally reveals his true colors one day, he will already become a dodder dependent on me, so can he really leave me?

Where can he go without me?

"Indeed, I'm a coward." Zhou Jiyu leaned back in his chair, showing an ugly smile and said, "I hope your mask will never fall off."

Zhou Jiyu is really weird today, did he eat something wrong?

I felt that his words were somewhat unfavorable, so I ignored them, unscrewed the handle, opened the door and went out.

The hotel of the Zheng family can no longer be used. The next day, I went to an intermediary to look at the house. In the afternoon, I directly signed a brand new apartment near Flying City.Because of the poor location, the monthly rent is not even one-tenth of what I pay for the hotel.

It's not that Ji Chenfeng didn't ask me why I didn't go back to the previous place.I told him it was too far away from his home, it was inconvenient, and I wanted to be closer to him, but he didn't ask any more questions after listening.

Although it is a bit far from the city center, every morning when I go to work, I will be very upset by the traffic jam on the elevated road.But as soon as I opened the door, I saw the hot food on the table, the busy figure of Ji Chenfeng in the kitchen, everything in the house was spotless, and it was placed in the place I am most used to. The irritability will dissipate in an instant.

Moreover, it may be related to a balanced diet, or regular work and rest, and even the sleep problem that has plagued me for many years has also been improved.In the past, I had to take two sleeping pills to fall asleep, and I would wake up easily in the middle of the night. Now I can sleep until dawn after taking one pill.

Apart from attending the Gu family's family banquet from time to time, or taking Gu Ying and Sang Zhengbai to dinner, my life has entered an unprecedented stage where I feel comfortable in all aspects.

So comfortable that even Tang Bi'an marveled at how good my temper seems to be a different person recently.

"Young master, you are so refreshed when you have a happy event. It seems that your whole complexion is better. It is different when you are nourished by love."

Tang Bi'an bent slightly, stood beside me, and handed the documents in his arms to the table in front of me.After I signed one, I would set it aside and sign the next one he handed me.In this way, it is like an assembly line operation, increasing work efficiency.

"Did your mother ask you to inquire about my private life?"

Tang Bi'an choked, and said aggrieved after a while: "No, she has ignored me recently. Young master, don't be so guarded against me. I am loyal to you and will not harm you."

He is not loyal to me, he is loyal to "the young master of the Sang family". One day I will no longer be Sang Nian, and he will no longer be loyal to me.

The tip of the pen drew a black arc on the paper and stopped suddenly. I checked the document, picked it up and asked Tang Bi'an, "Why is there no Peng Fan's signature?"

Peng Fan is the deputy director of the investment promotion department. Before I airborne, he was the most promising person to be the director.A top-notch student from a prestigious university, with an IQ and EQ, can't find fault with his behavior, and he is considered respectful in front of me.

If it was an idiot like Zheng Jieyuan, he would definitely treat such a guy as a confidant subordinate, no doubt he would delegate power, and eventually become a listed director.I can tell with my toes that he must be only superficially respectful to me, but in his heart he really hopes that I will make a mistake, and then be transferred to another department by Sang Zhengbai, or continue to be a good-for-nothing young master who does not work hard.

Tang Bi'an glanced at the document and said, "Peng Fan has gone out to work and is not in the company. This is said to be urgent, and the document needs to be confirmed today."

is a document confirming the location.The position of the brand in the shopping mall is not fixed. If the performance is good and there is a more suitable position in the new year, it will often choose to change the cabinet.Low-end shopping malls are looking for brands to settle in, while high-end shopping malls will become popular in the eyes of brands if there is a vacant space, and they will try their best to take it for themselves.

After decades of struggle, Sang Zhengbai started from food sales and developed Zhengyi Group to its current scale. It not only sets foot in the food industry and retail industry, but also sets foot in the real estate industry and financial industry.

Zhengyi Plaza in Hongshi is the core industry of Sangjia. It is located in the CBD of the city center and follows a high-end and refined route.In such a shopping mall, the review of each brand that enters is extremely strict, let alone the location on the first floor next to the escalator.This is a facade.

"Mo Yue, this brand...is domestic women's clothing, right?" I have some impressions of the brand name on the document, and I have come into contact with this company when I was dawdling in Alia.Word of mouth has always been good. Just two years ago, the IPO was successful, and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange knocked on the gong. The external image has always been high-end and fashionable, and the marketing is also in place. It will not humiliate this position.

"The position of A1-12 has been scrambled by many people, and Mobis seems to be paying attention."

Mobis is a trendy brand that has emerged in recent years. Its eccentric designs are very popular among fashionistas. Any doll it produces will be sold at a high price of tens of thousands.

This kind of brand is just like speculating in stocks. Now that it is in the limelight, it will naturally attract customers, but if one day the market passes or there is negative news, it will be worthless immediately.

After hesitating for a moment, he still signed Mo Yue's confirmation letter.

I am the director, so naturally I have the final say. In my opinion, it is no surprise that Mo Yue is more suitable for this position.

Just standing outside the door, I could smell the aroma of rice coming from the house.What did Ji Chenfeng cook today?I feel that his cooking skills are getting better and better recently, and there is no way to eat the food outside.

I can't wait to open the door, and the warm air blows in with the aroma of food.Two kittens, one white and one yellow, were rolling and playing on the carpet in the living room. They were startled by the sound of my sudden opening of the door. They ran away like a conditioned reflex, and finally both fled back to the pet air box placed in the corner.

After changing into slippers, I took off my coat and threw it on the sofa. I came to the kitchen and hugged Ji Chenfeng who was cooking food from behind. When he turned his head to look over, I leaned forward and kissed his lips.

Similar to saying hello and telling him that I'm back, this kiss didn't last long—since the last time I kissed and entangled from the kitchen to the bedroom, and finally caused a pot of food to become coke and set off the smoke alarm, Ji Morrowind is very restrained in this respect.

"Did you bring the cat back?" His lips parted, but his arms were still around his waist.

"Well, you can wean them, so I'll take them back. I'll take care of them in the future, so you don't have to worry about it." He returned his attention to the pork rib soup that was cooking, "Go and wash your hands, you can start eating."

Kissing his side cheek, I turned and went into the bathroom.

After I finished eating, Ji Chenfeng would wash all the bowls and make me a cup of Xiaoshi tea before leaving.

"Then I'll go first." He picked up his coat on the sofa and said goodbye to me.

"By the way, my dad wants me to have dinner with him tomorrow, so you don't have to prepare dinner..." I stopped teasing the two kittens with the cat teaser and looked at him.

Ji Chenfeng didn't reply me immediately, but just stared at another coat on the sofa, my coat.

Do you like it so much?Want to smell it again?I really can't help him, isn't he the type who collects my used tissues and reminisces every day?

"...Okay, I see." Ji Chenfeng came back to his senses, put on his coat and walked towards the door.

I continued teasing the cat as if nothing had happened, but found that he was really going to leave, I quit, dropped the cat teasing stick and chased to the door, grabbed his neck when he opened the door, and asked him dissatisfiedly: "Doctor Ji , did you forget something?"

He held my waist and was stunned, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Seeing that he really doesn't remember anything, the corners of my lips lowered a little bit, I loosened his neck, suppressed my displeasure, and planned to go back and continue teasing the cat.

This kind of feeling that only I remember and the other party doesn't take it seriously is too uncomfortable.Did you recognize your identity?Even if I can't be the roundworm in my stomach, how can I remember it even if I'm reminded of this?

Turning around angrily, just as he took a step, Ji Chenfeng grabbed his wrist from behind.

Accompanied by a chuckle, without explanation, but with actions to show that he hadn't really forgotten, he pulled me back into his arms, lowered his head and kissed my lips accurately, and gave me a farewell kiss.

That's right.Closing my eyes, I put my arms around Ji Chenfeng's neck.When you go home, you have to say hello, and when you leave home, you naturally have to say hello...

"I heard that you gave the position of A1-12 to Mo Yue?" After knocking on the door, Peng Fan pushed open the door of my office and barged in without waiting for my answer.

I stopped the pen in my hand, leaned back in the chair, and asked him if he had any questions.

"How can a domestic women's clothing brand be as well-known as an international trendy brand? I have promised Mobis a long time ago." Peng Fan tore away the disguise he had made for me for many days, no matter his tone or expression, he was no longer respectful and polite.

"So what?" I said disapprovingly, playing with the pen in my hand, "Did you sign the contract in black and white?"

When Peng Fan was stopped by me, his face turned green and pale, and he struggled to utter two words after a while: "...No."

"It's fine if you don't. Go out, and remember to knock on the door next time."

"But didn't we sign a contract with Mobis? Mobis is definitely more generous than Mobis in terms of rent and deductions, and it can bring more young customers and fresh blood to our mall!" He clapped his hands on my desk, his tone could not hide his anxiety, "Mobis is just a low-end domestic women's clothing, who knows them internationally? Mobis is a hundred times more famous than them."

"Will Mobis bring fresh blood or fresh scalpers?" Since he was not polite, I had no choice but to look cold, "I don't want to be in a high-end shopping mall where customers see a large number of scalpers waiting in line every day. Arguing, and I don’t want them to be blocked in that position and affect the passage of other customers.”

Peng Fan seemed to find it difficult to communicate with me: "You, you are messing around!"

"I'm your superior. I've already made a decision, so there's no room for you to comment."

"Then let's go to Mr. Sang and ask him to comment and see which one of us is right." He slapped my table hard again.

"Do you think this is a fight between children? If you can't beat it, ask the teacher for justice?" Leaning forward, I raised the pen in my hand and stabbed it down hard without blinking.

Peng Fan subconsciously withdrew his hand, watched in horror as the sharp pen tip plunged into the wooden desk, and stammered for a moment: "You, you..."

"Next time it won't be stuck on the table." I lifted my chin towards the office door and said lightly, "Getout, you can go and complain to my father."

Peng Fan was very angry, he held his wrist, and left my office with a worried face.

Having dinner with Sang Zhengbai at night, I have a hunch that it will affect my appetite, after all, it happens every time.I thought it would be Peng Fan's business this time, but I didn't expect it to be.

Sang Zhengbai was not very angry with me for insisting on my proposition and giving up the golden position to Mo Yue, but instead praised me for having ideas and doing a good job.

"But you still need to improve your skills, it's too rough." Sang Zhengbai said, "It's okay to move your mouth, but you're never allowed to do it. Do you understand?"

Not being scolded is already very good, and it is not good to ask too much.

"Understood." I readily agreed.

The rare harmony of a meal was about to end perfectly. Sang Zhengbai wiped his mouth with a napkin and carefully wiped his fingers. He took out a small red velvet box from the inner pocket of his suit and handed it to the Tang Zhaoyue at the side.

When I saw that box, my heart skipped a beat, something was wrong.

"You and Gu Ying have been getting along for a while..."

Tang Zhaoyue came slowly and handed the small box to me at the other end of the dining table.He opened it with breath, and saw that there were indeed two plain rings with silver rings inside.

"This is the ring I used when I got engaged to your mother. It's time to discuss with her about your engagement ceremony with Gu Ying."

I raised my head and looked at Sang Zhengbai who was talking, my mind was in a mess, I never thought that this day would come so soon.

"We've only dated a few times, and the time we spend together is less than 24 hours."

Sang Zhengbai was unmoved: "You will always marry her. What's the difference between getting engaged early and getting engaged later? The Gu family is exclusive, and it is difficult for others to break into their circle. The sooner you become one of your own, the better you can get in touch with her." their resources."

From the heart to the throat, it was like being blocked by a stone, and there was a heavy pain.I should really be thankful that he didn't come here for me at the beginning, otherwise I might not be able to eat a single bite of today's meal.

After decades of baptism, the silver ring has many scratches on the ring body, and the color has long been dim, but I still think it is dazzling, and even looking at it makes my nerves throb.

Sang Zhengbai's voice continued: "It is also your mother's wish to develop Zhengyi Group into a global enterprise. You said you would never let me down again."

It was clearly just a sound, but it seemed to be condensed into a solid body, pressing down like a giant mountain, making it hard for me to breathe, and I couldn't even take my eyes off the ring.

Yeah, I can't let him down anymore.

I am Sang Nian, the son of Sang Zhengbai, my life should be like this.Women of similar family background marry and have children, inherit the family business, make friends with powerful people, and live in luxury.This is my life, the life that belongs to Sang Nian.

That being the case, why should I hesitate?

He closed the ring box with a "snap" and held it tightly.

The dull pain in my palm from being pricked by the blunt horn, I lowered my eyes and said in a deep voice, "I understand, father."