The plot collapsed after everyone thought it was rotten

The art exhibition seemed to be a great success, but in the next few days, Huo Chuxiao never sneaked out to see it in disguise again.

He was afraid that if he went there again, he would see Ji Zongming explaining paintings to others again.

That picture was so out of harmony, so out of harmony that he just glanced at it, and that scene stayed in his mind for nearly a week.

Ji Zongming shouldn't be like that.He couldn't stop thinking.

When that person first met, he lost his temper because he dismantled his bedroom and put paintings on it.Later, I was not allowed to place the still life for sketching in my own room, and every time I painted by myself, I was busy with my own affairs in other rooms without disturbing the river.

Ji Zongming is a person who would call himself a painting nerd, how could one day be able to explain the history of European art thoroughly, and even remember clearly which painters he received in the Repin Academy of Fine Arts?

Is this something a friend would do?

Or can everything be explained by which answer is impossible but the only possible answer at present?

The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt, and what made him feel even more frightened was that he didn't think such Ji Zongming was bad at all.

It felt like he saw another side of Ji Zongming in the company.

And he thought that he would not have the slightest psychological fluctuations about this kind of other people's affairs.

Thinking that these strange thoughts were causing trouble, he even covered the portrait belonging to Ji Zongming in the storage room with a cloth.

Huo Chuxiao didn't know what was in his mind, but he subconsciously didn't want to see Ji Zongming's face when he was alone.

I always feel that if I look at it a few more times, I will have emotions that I shouldn't have.

Huo Chuxiao said to himself, Ji Zongming has no feelings for me. If he had, they would not have been unable to get along with each other as soon as they met, nor would they have divorced so happily.

He also remembered that Ji Zongming said that they were not acting in an idol drama, and there was no vulgar scene where the domineering president fell in love with me.

Ji Zongming didn't need to lie to him, so Huo Chuxiao believed it.He never thought that he would remember this sentence for so long.

So everything is just an illusion. It must be because one person stays for a long time and tends to think wildly.

Huo Chuxiao quickly put the matter aside, because the kennel called him to inform him that the puppy could be brought home.

And he also fell in love with a finishing room, not far from his current house.In fact, he originally wanted to go to the western district of the city, but it was a pity that there was Huo Chuhong's small intermediary shop near the selected community. He thought for a long time, and felt that the houses there were not good enough for him to ignore such an existence, so he simply looked elsewhere.

This community in Chengdong District is a quiet one. Although there is a shopping center across the street, and there are many shops full of literary and artistic atmosphere nearby, the community is exceptionally clean, and the houses are very young. There are many foreigners who work and work in the surrounding area. They do not speak the language, or they have a fixed social circle. They seldom stroll in the community, so the environment is quiet on weekdays.

And what satisfied Huo Chuxiao the most was that there was a large lawn in this community for dogs to play.

No matter how you look at it, it is a very suitable place for him to walk his dog in a house.

What's more, from the back door of the community, there is a riverside park, which is said to be a place where nearby residents often use to walk their dogs. Walking around, it is enough for the little German Shepherd to exercise.

The hardcover materials in the community are very solid, and it is a very versatile beige color, which is somewhat similar to the interior of the house he lives in now, so he just bought some furniture and appliances, packed it for about a month, and then packed his luggage. Then completely moved in.

Before leaving, he hesitated for a long time, but decided to call Ji Zongming.

He had been in AZ for a while before, and he knew when Ji Zongming was free, so he thoughtfully picked a time in the afternoon to call.

But the bell still rang for a while before being picked up.

Ji Zongming's hazy voice came, but he was not awake at all.

Huo Chuxiao froze for a moment, thinking that he didn't have the habit of taking a nap.

So he hesitated and asked, "...Did I bother you?"

Ji Zongming was sleepy at first, but he had just stayed up all night the day before, and he was still jet-lagged, his biological clock was messed up, and he was extremely sleepy, but if he hadn't seen the caller's name clearly, he would have almost thrown his phone away .

It turned out that it was Huo Chuxiao, and he opened his eyes suddenly, got up from the bed, and heard him ask, immediately dipped some cold water in the water cup beside the bed, splashed a little on his face casually, and immediately said: "No, tell me!"

Huo Chuxiao always felt confused when he heard such a drastic change in his tone, but he still told him that he was going to move out and told him that he could come back.After all, even living in a suite in a five-star hotel is not as comfortable as at home—at least he thinks so.So Ji Zongming felt quite guilty in his heart to make it easier for him to go out and stay in the hotel for so long, and his tone of voice softened a lot.

Normally, if Huo Chuxiao spoke to him so gently and gently, Ji Zongming might have grinned, but unfortunately, what he said in a gentle tone was not very pleasant.

He paused for a while, unwilling to face it, before he said: "Do you need help moving? I'm not in the country now, but I can ask Yu Zhen to help you."

Huo Chuxiao said lightly, "So...is it time for you to go to bed now? Or I'll hang up first..."

"Don't!" Ji Zongming simply stood up from the bed, "I'm already up."

Huo Chuxiao let out a low voice again, for a while, the two of them didn't know what to say.

In the end, it was Ji Zongming who broke the weird silence, "Have you bought a house? When will the housewarming be celebrated, and I'll join in the fun."

Huo Chuxiao hesitated for a moment, Ji Zongming immediately keenly grasped this change, and asked tentatively: "Or, you don't want me to know where you moved?"

Huo Chuxiao didn't guard against him asking so bluntly, so he could only say: "I..."

Ji Zongming smiled instead, "That's fine, but if I want to inquire, I can also inquire about it. If you really don't want to see me, just tell me directly now, but if you really say it, I will never show up with you in the future before."

What is this called!It's like he's some kind of heartless person.

Huo Chuxiao was a little angry, and said, "If you insist on thinking so, I don't care."

When Ji Zongming heard that he was in a hurry, he quickly softened his tone, lowered his posture and said: "I was wrong, I was wrong. It's not that I stayed up all night yesterday, didn't sleep well, my mind was not clear, and I said wrong things to make you unhappy Yes, I apologize to you."

When it came to staying up late, Huo Chuxiao remembered that he was called up by his own phone. For a while, he lacked confidence, lowered his voice and said in a muffled voice: "...then you go to sleep, I'll hang up."

Ji Zongming said in his heart, fuck, that's not right, he was selling misery to make people happy, why did he go too far, and hurriedly said no, but the other side was already moving very fast, and there was only a series of busy tones left in the receiver.

Boss Ji threw himself on the bed, covered his eyes with his palms in frustration, and said to himself that chasing people is so fucking hard...

Huo Chuxiao hung up the phone, still feeling his ears burning. When did Ji Zongming talk like that in front of him, why did he get divorced? Instead, he felt strange...

Constantly admitting his mistakes made him overwhelmed, and he couldn't figure out how to answer this question.

Fortunately, he was busy soon. After moving, there happened to be a nanny room in the house. It was originally planned to store some sundries. Now that the puppies are brought home, he simply transformed the hut into a dog’s room. nest.

Little German Shepherd has a good character, and the owner has obviously taught him carefully. As soon as he comes home, he knows to go to the toilet at a fixed time, and he doesn't like to bark, but he is very clingy.Huo Chuxiao originally wanted to let the dog sleep in his own den, and bought several cushions on purpose, but on the first night at home, he turned off the light and lay on the bed, when he heard whimpering wailing from outside the door, and finally He was really soft-hearted, so he took the puppy to his bed and slept.

It was the first time for Huo Chuxiao to share the bed with other living creatures, and he was always afraid of rolling over and crushing the dog, so he waited until midnight before finally falling asleep.

As a result, the next day, the puppy called him up for a walk again early in the morning, causing him to suffer from severe lack of sleep, which seemed to be a bit of a joy in bitterness.

He didn't find it annoying at all, and he named the puppy Matisse. Apart from painting, he played with the dog every day, and he also got to know several owners in the community who also had dogs.

He is also a celebrity. Fortunately, this is a high-end community, and most of the owners are well-known figures in the industry. When getting along with him, he pays great attention to the sense of boundaries. Apart from exchanging dog raising experience, he never talks about other personal matters. Huo Chuxiao feels that after he resigns On the contrary, social activities are more frequent than before.

During this period, Ji Zongming also kept in touch with him from time to time. After returning to China, as he said at the time, he specially visited him to celebrate the housewarming and gave him many gifts.

Huo Chuxiao didn't want to accept so many gifts from him at first, but the things Ji Zongming gave him were too much to his liking, such as weird art ornaments, handmade products brought back from Europe, a complete set of bone china bowls and dishes with beautiful pictures, almost There are enough puppy toys for him to open a pet shop, as well as a lot of sweets and snacks, some of which are said to be consigned from local human flesh by his friends.

The gifts that Ji Zongming gave were all of the naked eye's heart, but after Huo Chuxiao was happy, he couldn't help thinking again.

Boss Ji treats him like this, there are only two possibilities, either because he is interested in him, or because he thinks that he has finally left his home, and he is eager to send him away as soon as possible.

Huo Chuxiao thought about it and thought it was probably the latter.

Although he faintly sensed in his heart that he hoped to be the first one.But he remembered that Ji Zongming said that he was not interested in himself, and he didn't want to be a sentimental fool, so he would rather think of everything as bad.

So Huo Chuxiao accepted the gift, happy to be happy, and on the surface he tried to restrain himself as much as possible.

Ji Zongming saw that he was not happy for a long time and then became depressed. He thought that he had done too much and burdened Huo Chuxiao, so he hurriedly said: "It's okay, it didn't cost much. I asked my assistant to help arrange it."

Before Huo Chuxiao could react, he was annoyed for a while, thinking that he really wanted to slap himself.In order to collect these gadgets, he didn’t even bother to go back to China to rest after working intensively in Europe. He stayed for another week and went to various countries to buy them himself. Russia, bought a bunch of specialty products back.

As a result, when his upper lip touched his lower lip, he was completely white and blind, as if he was just perfunctory Huo Chuxiao.

Huo Chuxiao didn't react at all, but smiled at him lightly, and said, "Yes, I really like it. Thank you, and your assistant."

Ji Zongming's eyes darkened, and he said in a daze, "...you're welcome, as long as you like it."

Suddenly aware of something pulling his trousers, Ji Zongming looked down and found that it was the little German Shepherd.

The little dog didn't even have his ears up, so he knew he was barking at him.When he first came to visit, this little thing barked at him like an enemy, and he couldn't even bribe him with so many sounding toys.

What discouraged Ji Zongming the most was Huo Chuxiao who said in surprise: "It's the first time I've heard Matisse barking so loudly. Before I took him out for a walk, when the police arrested a prisoner, it didn't bark like that when it saw the criminal. Pass."

Ji Zongming: "..."

Okay, I get it, he's worse than the criminal.

He originally wanted to take the opportunity to sit down and chat with Huo Chuxiao, but in the end he only heard the dog howling. In the end, Huo Chuxiao was afraid that it would make his mouth dry, so he took a small glass of water for the dog to drink.Boss Ji is even more miserable, and the co-author's treatment is not as good as that of a dog.

In the end, he had no choice but to leave in embarrassment.

As a result, the first second he went out, Matisse was quiet.

Boss Ji was so angry that he punched the air.

In the past, it was fine if there were idlers waiting to disturb him, but now even the dogs are here to disturb him.

Fortunately, Huo Chuxiao couldn't bring the dog along when the company went out together.

Huo Chuxiao was very worried about leaving Mathis a dog at home, and he was not willing to send it to foster care, but he was lucky. He happened to have a German shepherd at the home of a colleague in Jingjie before, so he just took Matis there temporarily. , and by the way, I can find a companion for it, which solves the puppy problem.

Only then did Huo Chuxiao feel relieved to follow AZ's traveling team to the airport.

This time, it can be seen that the company has spent a lot of money, and took such a large group of people to Sicily collectively.

Huo Chuxiao has a slow temper, so he has been sitting with a few senior executives of the company he is familiar with, and it has been quiet.

In Sicily this month, the temperature is pleasant, and it has not caught up with the peak tourist season. Basically, after landing, the large troops are dismantled into small groups and play on the small islands.

Although Ji Zongming didn't say it clearly, he intentionally stayed by Huo Chuxiao's side the whole time. Originally, Yu Zhen also followed them, but seeing Ji Zongming's posture, he didn't bother to be a light bulb, so he let them go.

Huo Chuxiao was still the same. When he arrived in Sicily, his eyes lit up, and he quickly started looking for a suitable place to sketch. Sometimes he ran into painters and performers on the side of the road, even if he was dragging the translator, he still had to chat with them.

Once again, he was sketching on the side of the path where he could see the sea with a drawing board, and Ji Zongming was still by his side, holding an umbrella for him from time to time, or buying him some snacks and iced drinks.

After a while, a blond-haired, blue-eyed European suddenly approached him. He first looked at Huo Chuxiao's paintings for a while, and then started to look at Huo Chuxiao himself. In Italian, ask the other person if something is wrong.

As a result, the man looked at him and spoke a series of fast Italian words. They didn't bring a translator this time, and Ji Zongming obviously couldn't understand, but the man saw it too, and switched to using an accent very loudly. Heavy English asked: "Are you a couple?"

Ji Zongming was stunned for a moment, of course he understood what this person asked what he meant, but he said yes, in front of Huo Chuxiao, he felt ashamed.Say no, but not reconciled.

In the end, he wasn't ready to answer, but Huo Chuxiao said firmly: "No!"

The European's eyes lit up as soon as he heard it, and he simply asked Huo Chuxiao directly: "Can you give me a contact information?"

This was an obvious strike-up, Ji Zongming clenched his fists secretly, and was about to come forward to stop him, but he heard Huo Chuxiao say again: "No!"

The man was confused and said so you are a couple?

Huo Chuxiao stopped talking this time, and just kept drawing.

This little episode came and went quickly, Ji Zongming was about to breathe a sigh of relief after watching the man leave after finally hearing Huo Chuxiao suddenly say: "Aren't you going to play with Yu Zhen?"

Ji Zongming was a little surprised, he suddenly mentioned Yu Zhen, and replied, "Of course not."

"What about Zheng Fucheng?"

Ji Zongming seemed to say no casually at first, but suddenly remembered that on a night when he came home late, Huo Chuxiao seemed to have misunderstood him and that boy, so he hurriedly explained that they couldn't play together, and Zheng Fucheng liked to be with girls fool around.

Huo Chuxiao suddenly stopped writing, thought for a while before saying: "But you are always with me, and it is easy for others to misunderstand."

Ji Zongming: "What is the misunderstanding?"

Huo Chuxiao glanced at him vaguely, "It's like just now."

Ji Zongming wanted to blurt out that he was really looking forward to it, but seeing that Huo Chuxiao was obviously worried, he could only restrain himself and said, "It's okay."

Huo Chuxiao pursed his lips and stopped talking.

On the contrary, Ji Zongming asked anxiously: "Or...you don't like that? I'm also afraid that you won't be safe by yourself. If you don't like it, I can..."

"No." Huo Chuxiao said firmly.After that, he didn't seem to be interested in talking, and he didn't say a word until he went back to the hotel with Ji Zongming to rest.

Ji Zongming felt that he was a little angry, but he didn't dare to ask. He was afraid that he would think that he said a word wrong like last time, which would make Huo Chuxiao even more unhappy, but this matter couldn't be left alone. come over.

Yu Zhen looked at the monster's expression after hearing him finish the cause and effect.

"Damn, you only think of brother now? In order to be alone with others, you wanted to let me go. Why did you lose your energy?"

Ji Zongming didn't answer this question, but said impatiently: "Don't talk about what you have, just say whether you can help or not."

Yu Zhen sighed, "Look at how cowardly you are, no one will believe you when you say it. Isn't it just to ask Mr. Huo what he thinks? Is it okay if I ask. Or there is still a place for me in this company?"

Ji Zongming said dissatisfiedly: "Damn it, I've always distinguished between public and private."

"Clear ass!" Yu Zhen scolded before walking forward, "I can see that your kid is completely obsessed with sex, your brothers are like clothes, and your wife is like siblings."

Although he cursed a few words, Yu Zhen went downstairs with great loyalty, and went to the cafeteria to find Huo Chuxiao who was having afternoon tea.

"The scenery here is not bad." Yu Zhen smiled and pulled the opposite chair to sit down. Huo Chuxiao glanced at him, nodded, and said nothing.

"Why are you here alone? Didn't you go out with Lao Ji before?"

Huo Chuxiao paused while drinking tea, hesitated for a few seconds before saying, "It's nothing, he has his own business to attend to."

Yu Zhen felt that when talking to Mr. Xiao Huo, one should not beat around the bush, but to be straightforward, so he simply asked, "Did he make you unhappy? I heard that you didn't look very good when you came back."

As soon as these words came out, Huo Chuxiao's complexion was not very good.

Yu Zhenxin said that the question was right, but he felt puzzled. Although Mr. Huo is sometimes cold-tempered, it is quite difficult to make him angry. How did Ji Zongming provoke him?

Huo Chuxiao stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly asked: "Did Ji Zongming ask you to come and ask?"

Yu Zhen laughed, and said perfunctorily, "He instigated me? I just happened to see you, so I came over to have a chat."

After all, he had been in the circle for many years, so it was very easy to act in front of Huo Chuxiao.

So the other party believed it easily, as if he had struggled in his heart for a while before opening his mouth.

"Then can you tell Ji Zongming...don't always come to me in the future."

As soon as Yu Zhen heard that his heart was broken, he hurriedly asked why.

Unexpectedly, Huo Chuxiao thought for a long time before slowly saying: "We are together, it is easy to be misunderstood. But he looks very indifferent, which makes me feel a little uncomfortable."

Yu Zhen sat up straight, "Why, he molested you?"

Huo Chuxiao was taken aback, and hurriedly said no.

"I mean... now that we're not in a relationship, he still comes to see me all the time, looks like..."

The more Huo Chuxiao spoke, the more hesitant he became, and finally he lowered his head in a somewhat concealed manner, and said, "It seems like you like me."

Yu Zhen laughed, "Then maybe he just likes you?"

Huo Chuxiao raised his head and said in confusion, "Impossible."

His very affirmative tone made Yu Zhen at a loss, thinking how impossible it is, let alone him, now that the whole company knows that the president is chasing his ex-wife, how could it be impossible to come to the client?

When he asked, Huo Chuxiao repeated in detail what Ji Zongming had said before.

Such as "I can't see you as a weak cucumber", "I'm not interested in you" and so on...

Yu Zhen's complexion was getting worse and worse, and finally turned blue.

In the end, Huo Chuxiao concluded his statement: "So, it's impossible."

Yu Zhen: "...Yes, it makes sense."

Huo Chuxiao lowered his head and fiddled with the sour cherries on the dessert, and said sullenly: "So his appearance makes me feel like he is playing with me."

Yu Zhen left the table in a daze, and only pressed the recording stop button of the phone when he was far away.

When he handed over the recording to Ji Zongming, he gloated and said, "Old Ji, it's time to fill in the holes I dug before."

Ji Zongming was very puzzled at first, but he put on headphones and started listening to the recording, his face became paler the more he listened.

In the end, Yu Zhen couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder, and said pitifully: "You have committed evil, you can't live."

The author says:

Getting into the finishing touches!Expected to end in early August!