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——This is growth——

A half-person-high cherry blossom tree is built into the elegant and compact box.The waiter opened the door, bowed to welcome Bai Jiang and Xu Ziqin into the door, and knelt in front of the tatami, waiting for the guests to order.

Xu Ziqin didn't like raw food, so Uncle Fu ordered him strawberry foie gras, meat floss sushi and a sukiyaki pot alone.

Bai Jiang and the young master ate the same food. As for what Qin Yang and Li Xun ordered, Xu Ziqin didn't listen and remained in a daze.

Light incense was burned in the room. It was not like any kind of Shen Tanlong musk musk, but rather like abandoned incense. There was a refreshing fruity fragrance, not vulgar but elegant. When Xu Ziqin lowered his head to play with his mobile phone, the waitress sent For foie gras and sushi, he raised his eyelids resentfully, and glanced at them in panic.

Every time someone moved outside the box, or a waiter brought tea and water, he would hold the green plum wine in front of him in fear.

Suddenly, he felt a warmth around his legs, and Bai Jiang put his feet close to Xu Ziqin's feet. The soles of the two of them faced each other, shaking slightly occasionally, as if they were playing around, to relieve his anxiety and uneasiness.

When Li Xun opened the door and came in, the waiter was serving salmon and fugu sashimi. Qin Yan was very busy, and received a call just after entering the door. After saying a few words of apology, he went to the corridor.

"Boss Fu." Li Xun shook hands with Fu Annan, "Jinqin Finance's head office in Osaka has invested in several animation companies. Last year, animation derivatives alone earned as much as 120 billion yen. It really has a unique long-term vision."

Uncle Fu poured green plum wine for him with a smile: "I've found a good scripter, and it's only a matter of time before it becomes popular. Like this time when I'm working with your export trading company in Osaka, I'm also full of confidence. I believe I see From a human point of view, the money I invested has always rolled over several times before getting back.”

After the two toasted to wish a smooth cooperation, Li Xun squinted at Xu Ziqin who was looking down at the phone. He, who was facing the young master, moved his body slightly and leaned against him.

Xu Ziqin was picking at the glass with his fingers, his palms sweating.

Bai Jiang stood up suddenly: "Xiaoqin, let me switch places with you. I will serve the sukiyaki pot from your side later. It is easy to burn."

Xu Ziqin was stunned for a moment, quickly raised his head, nodded, and exchanged positions with him swiftly.

Li Xun looked at Bai Jiang who was beside Xu Ziqin, his eyes were full of suspicion and strangeness.

"This is Xiao Qin's elder brother, another child of Shang Wan." Uncle Fu is very restrained, knowing what to say and what not to say.

In a few words, the relationship between Xu Ziqin and Bai Jiang was explained clearly, without causing misunderstanding.

After all, Qin Yang's relatives and friends had heard about the scandal of Xu Shangwan's abandonment of his wife and son, so naturally he would not ask too much about the dishonorable matter.

Bai Jiang squatted down and deliberately turned his body at an angle to block Li Xun's gaze.

From when Li Xun came in to chat with Uncle Fu, to when he looked at himself, every subtle movement was accurately captured by Bai Jiang. Every time Li Xun finished speaking, he would habitually drink alcohol, and his fingers were slightly raised to cover Xu Ziqin's face. Glance at him, and even stare at him grandly for a while by accosting him.

The eight-year-old Xu Ziqin is very cute. Now, the body skeleton has grown, but it is still childish. The straight nose makes the eyebrows more three-dimensional and exquisite. The body proportions are perfect, just like a white embryo porcelain doll .

"Have you eaten yet?" Qin Yang hung up the phone and entered the door, "The designer of the coffee shop said that the frame behind the bar counter originally designed was too small for the oil painting to be framed, so it needs to be extended by at least half a meter."

When Bai Jiang made the sushi, he would take a good look at it to make sure that there was nothing half-baked in it before he dared to put it on Xu Ziqin's plate.

After Xu Ziqin took two bites, his face was neither sad nor happy, and he looked not in a high mood, like a dummy.

"Xiao Qin." Qin Yang picked up a piece of foie gras for Xu Ziqin, "I just called, but the other ear can hear you clearly, you are not a child, and your Uncle Li Xun was still thinking about it before he returned to China." I'm looking at you, and I brought you a gift!"

Xu Ziqin's expression changed slightly, and he didn't speak, but politely raised his head and smiled at Li Xun, then lowered his head and continued to eat.

Qin Yang didn't expect that his son's attitude towards guests today would change from the past?

When meeting acquaintances on weekdays, Xu Ziqin is the first to call her very close.Before going upstairs, Qin Yang was still talking to Li Xun on the phone that Xu Ziqin missed him too, but now Xu Ziqin slapped her in the face with his indifferent attitude.

Qin Yang was displeased, so he put a pestle on Xu Ziqin's arm, and whispered, "Quickly, apologize to Uncle Li Xun."

Xu Ziqin remained motionless.

Uncle Fu helped Xu Ziqin out of the siege, persuading: "It's okay, I haven't seen you for so many years, I'm unfamiliar."

"This kid!" Qin Yang poured a glass of green plum wine and put it in front of Xu Ziqin, and said coldly, "Quick! Give Uncle Li Xun a toast, and it will be an apology."

Bai Jiang could clearly feel the trembling of Xu Ziqin next to him. When he looked sideways, Xu Ziqin's eyes were reddish, almost oozing blood. When a strong hatred hit him, Bai Jiang rushed to him before he got up, and shook him. hand, eyes signaled him to calm down, not to be rude to the guests.

If Xu Ziqin swung his fist today, Qin Yang would definitely slap him in the face the next second, saying that he was getting more and more unruly.

The fragrance in the air was dissipated by the heat of the sukiyaki pot, and the young master struggled to adjust a familiar and relaxed sitting posture as if a boulder had been pressed on his legs.

Accepting the person you hate the most and the person you are least willing to accept is also a part of growing up, he told himself silently with tears in his teeth.

He raised his glass: "Uncle Li Xun, I'm sorry."

Qin Yang breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled all the time: "That's right, our little Qin is very obedient."

Uncle Fu's face was extremely ugly, and he drank alone.

Bai Jiang, who was next to the door, had a cold face the whole time, his fists clenched under the low table, his gaze was like a poisonous snake spewing out letters, waiting for an opportunity.

Seeing that the atmosphere had improved, Li Xun stood up and poured wine: "It's okay, it's a little more."

He clinked a glass with Xu Ziqin: "Children, it's okay to lose your temper after a long time. Xiaoqin is 18 years old this year. I was in Osaka in 2011. I really liked this kid. He looks just like the one in Journey to the West." Like the ginseng fruit doll in "Records", it is juicy and cute, and ten years have passed in a flash, and it has grown more and more handsome, and its face is as pure as a pearl that has just been polished."

Xu Ziqin only felt nausea and nausea in his heart, and he didn't even raise his head.

Seeing the situation, Li Xun touched his hand: "That's great."

That kind of touch made Xu Ziqin withdraw his hand suddenly in fright, panicked and bewildered.Bai Jiang hurriedly sat down with his arms around him, and turned his gaze like a knife: "Uncle Li Xun, Xiaoqin is not feeling well today, let me drink his glass of wine for him."

Without waiting for anyone to answer, he took the wine and drank it down in one gulp, and poured two more glasses, already saying that he would punish himself for three glasses.

Bai Jiang and the Yucai gangster have been in the same league for many years, and the rules and etiquette are extremely thoughtful. Li Xun wanted to make things difficult, but he couldn't find anything wrong. Then he rolled his eyes and used the time of chatting to inquire about Xu Ziqin's recent years. living and learning conditions.

Xu Ziqin, who was praised throughout the process, didn't have a trace of joy on his face, while Qin Yang laughed so hard that he almost couldn't even hold his chopsticks, apologizing frequently for being rude.

When Li Xun picked up several slices of sashimi for Xu Ziqin, he deliberately slowed down, and there seemed to be no caress between his fingers. Bai Jiang helped him block it several times, but the other party's repeated small movements made him The pent-up anger completely exploded.

He directly pressed the chopsticks: "I seem to have a bad stomach, so I'll go first."

Bai Jiang wanted to run away for a long time, so he got up quickly and put his arms around Xu Ziqin: "I'll accompany him home."

"Shall I ask my assistant to drive you?" Uncle Fu raised his head upon hearing this.

Bai Jiang pushed open the door and led Xu Ziqin by the hand: "No need, let's take a walk downstairs."

Qin Yang took a sip of his wine and sighed heavily with a cold face.

It's too ignorant, it's disrespectful for the younger generation to leave the table first when there are guests.

On weekdays, she repeatedly told him to be polite and obey the rules, and now she specially dropped the chain at the critical moment.

With Qin Yang's personality, even if Xu Ziqin really had a stomachache, he would have to last until after the meal.What's more, his son was faking it at first glance, and Bai Jiangang's "walk around downstairs" completely betrayed them.

After leaving the shopping mall, Xu Ziqin sat down on the stone steps of the sculpture fountain, crossed his hands, and pressed his forehead.

Bai Jiang handed a cup of sundae: "I bought two, don't let me."

Xu Ziqin took a sip, and Bai Jiang sat down beside him, staring at him for a long time, watching Xu Ziqin swiftly wiped out a cup of sundae in less than a minute, with cream all over his mouth.

Bai Jiang handed him his share, and he didn't hesitate, and finished the second one in the next minute.

Xu Ziqin wiped his lips, took a deep breath, and Bai Jiang tentatively shook his hand: "How is it?"

"It's much more comfortable." Xu Ziqin stood up and glanced sideways at his brother.

Bai Jiang's stomach was empty, Xu Ziqin couldn't bear it, so he ate some sushi and foie gras, Bai Jiang drank a few sips of green plum wine, and the eel rice and tempura in front of him didn't move.

"Brother, I'm hungry." Xu Ziqin clutched his stomach, just after two cups of sundae, his stomach was very cold and uncomfortable.

Three or two pieces of sushi and foie gras are perfectly mixed with ice cream, hungry and uncomfortable, as if being scraped by a blunt knife.

It should be better to eat something.

Shanxi pasta.

The two ordered two bowls of beef ramen. The air conditioner in the restaurant was fully air-conditioned and chilly.

It was already 09:30, the LED lights of the office building outside the glass door were flickering, and the neon lights were bright. Occasionally, a few office workers who had just got off work with tired faces yelled at the boss to "pack".

The two sat facing each other, mouthfuls of noodles each.

Bai Jiang ate very slowly, holding chopsticks in one hand, and holding Xu Ziqin in the other. The young master was chomping on the noodles, but he chewed the noodles in one mouthful and didn't swallow them. , The batter got stuck in his throat, he coughed violently and took several mouthfuls of soup.

Half an hour has passed since I left the restaurant, and I finally released the suppressed pain, and the tears poured out like a floodgate.

Sobbing softly.

Qin Yang always said that when you become an adult, you should fulfill the responsibilities of an adult, learn to be brave and resolute, and pay for your mistakes.

But at that moment just now, he realized that some collapses were unbearable.Repression will only accumulate and deepen, and at an inadvertent moment, a light poke at a person, thing, or sentence will completely burst the embankment.

Time carves a person into a perfect handicraft, which makes the world admire and praise, but only loses the brilliance and authenticity of the original stone.

He once wanted to work hard to achieve the maturity that his mother said, to accept the most hated food and the most unwilling people, but he found that some things seemed to be impossible to achieve with hard work.

Like eating cilantro, some disgusting genes are hard to change.

Loathing a person is equally difficult to accept.

He put down his chopsticks and made himself look like an unusually calm weirdo throughout the whole process. He didn't dare to vent at will. He didn't dare to growl and shout until he went crazy and ran to the other side of the long street, in the dark and quiet small garden.

"Brother." Xu Ziqin hugged Bai Jiang, "He's back, he's back."

Tears rolled down, Bai Jiang patted him on the back to comfort him: "I'm here, I'm here, don't be afraid, he won't hurt you."

"Did you feel it?" Xu Ziqin held his hands tightly, "He looked at me like a vulture staring at its prey, I toasted him, gave me sashimi, and was testing me.

My mother likes him very much. I can see that she is trying to please that bastard. As long as I see that face, I feel disgusted. I... What should I do?what do I do? "

Bai Jiang's hand gently comforted Xu Ziqin, making him lean on his shoulder calmly, with one hand resting on his chin, and pecked on the tip of his nose: "With me here, no one will hurt you, I swear. Remember what I told you? I will protect you forever."

In order to ensure that Xu Ziqin was safe and sound, Bai Jiang still called a taxi, took him to the door of his house, and sent him to his bedroom.

Bai Jiang adjusted the light source that was most suitable for Xu Ziqin, and sat on the edge of the bed with his arms around him. When he turned around, he was caught by the corner of his clothes.

"I'll get you some water." Bai Jiang stroked the back of his hand, "I'm sweating all over, I'll wipe it off for you first, don't catch a cold."

Under the light source that was so faint that people could not be seen clearly without looking closely, Xu Ziqin took off his shoes, wrapped his arms around his thighs, and heard the rustling sound of water coming from the bathroom and the slight sound of plastic basins rubbing against the ground.

These sounds from his brother made him feel comfortable.

The door was ajar, and Doudou jumped up, lying on Xu Ziqin's lap and meowing, probably hungry.

Xu Ziqin fed Doudou cat food before it lay on the ground with its feet up in the air, enjoying the coolness.

Bai Jiang fetched water very quickly, took off Xu Ziqin's T-shirt very lightly, and washed his hands three times with the water, before wiping the sweat from his neck.

The young master's skin is very delicate, a towel soaked in water will turn red with a little force, Bai Jiang asked distressedly: "Does it hurt?"

Xu Ziqin shook his head, leaned on his shoulder, and Bai Jiang pushed his arm hard, straightening him up: "Don't make trouble."

"Brother." There was hope in Xu Ziqin's eyes, "Can you sleep with me tonight?"

The hand that wiped his waist paused, and after a few seconds of trance, he continued to wipe his lower abdomen. It seemed that Bai Jiang didn't hear his words, and the towel moved around his upper body with gentle movements and steady strength.

"I..." Xu Ziqin just opened his mouth and asked.

Bai Jiang then blocked his mouth: "I'll go to bed tonight, call me if you have something to do, I'm a light sleeper. If I sleep with you, I'm afraid I can't help it, I don't want to force you."