broken sun

After the secretary received instructions for the second time and came in to take away the documents reviewed by Gu Saming, the white clock hanging on the wall made a very slight sound, and the hour hand pointed straight down.

When he was young, Su Chenglin knocked on the door and came in, reminding him in the same way as usual: "Mr. Gu, we will have dinner with Mr. Yao at Wangyue Court at seven o'clock tonight, and the driver is already downstairs."

Hearing this, Gu Saming looked up at the time, got up, picked up the gray suit jacket on the sofa, and put it on.

He walked out at a leisurely pace, and while tidying up his collar, he said, "We're going to go back early together, so we don't have to stay until the day before the shareholders' meeting."

The two walked to the elevator, Su Chenglin pressed the elevator door, followed behind, and asked a little nervously: "Today?"

Gu Saming glanced at him, and suddenly grinned, "I'm not as free as you think. This time I won't leave overnight, but the meeting with the engineering department will be brought forward to ten o'clock tomorrow morning, so you can inform me."

"Okay," Su Chenglin replied awkwardly, and then said guiltily, "Last time I told you to rest assured, but in the end..."

"Okay, I don't want to listen to the review," Gu Saming stopped him, "Which one of your assistants doesn't say a good word about you?"

His tone was flat, and the teasing was unknowingly irritating: "'Brother Lin didn't even think he was a leader when he met Chairman Qi, so he was completely calm'? He was so calm that he could even surpass a real leader. A group of people still don't know about them. This year, I don’t even have the year-end bonus.”

Su Chenglin had done it to himself, and he knew that today would happen when he overtook him, but he didn't expect it to be so tragic.

He was ashamed, smiled wryly twice, got out of the elevator and had to return to his decent appearance as Mr. Su, and waited for Mr. Gu to get in the car before he got into the co-pilot.

Therefore, because they couldn't pass up the dinner with several important local partners in Binhai at night, considering that they would drink, and there happened to be trivial but necessary things that needed to be dealt with, they could only leave on Saturday.

According to the request of taking care of Saming as soon as possible, the secretary booked a flight ticket for the next afternoon to Feiyun City.

At nine o'clock the next day, Gu Saming finished his meal at the independent restaurant, arrived at the lobby, and finally checked out the room.

I stayed in the hotel for nearly half a month, and the beautifully designed brochures described it with hype, and the so-called "180-degree view of the magnificent sea view" and the fully furnished presidential suite were useless.

I used to stay in hotels when I was on a business trip, so I don't think it's the first time that Gu Saming feels irritable and bored wherever he goes.

So far, the coastal resort project has been rectified and reformed in the hands of Gu Saming, and it has initially worked, and it is on the right track, with a long way to go.

And whether he will come back in person after returning to Yuncheng, and whether this project has anything to do with him are unknown.

On Saturday afternoon, after the rain, the sky cleared up, and the gradually warmer temperature and sunshine finally brought spring to Yuncheng.

Qi Nian walked towards the community with a small bag of daily necessities. Passing the garden, he saw azaleas scattered and torn all over the ground, and a group of children running around on the lawn and bushes to wreak havoc. Not far away The security guard ran over with a straight face, and Qi Nian realized that he had taken a long way.

He immediately avoided it and walked on a quiet path.

Qi Nian was still very unfamiliar with this neighborhood, and when he went around and finally returned to the door of the unit building, he received a call from Qi Wenzhi again.

Twenty minutes later, there was an unexpected knock on the door. Even though his father had already asked him his address and informed the driver that he had already set off, Qi Nian did not expect it to be so soon.

Lao Ji went upstairs and knocked on the door himself, he was only stunned for a moment, and he still called him "Master Qi Nian" as before, with a peaceful and friendly face, and some emotion and embarrassment in the words of the brief conversation.

The slightly tense string in Qi Nian's nerves was loosened, and he got into the car without preparing anything.

The car drove smoothly all the way, passed the bustling city center, and entered the wealthy area where the road became wide and beautiful.

Going further in, there are dense and straight trees on both sides of the winding road. Qi Nian saw the tall iron gate slowly opening ahead from the car window, he clenched his fingers, took a deep breath and let it out.

Qi Nian got off the car in a colorful open garden, and the three-storey Chinese-style villa in front of him was calm, restrained and grand, standing deep in the woods at the northernmost part of the villa area, like a paradise.

It was very different from the bungalow that had brought him endless nightmares.

"Master Qi Nian, the chairman has been missing you very much, let's go in." Lao Ji closed the car door for him, saw him standing still, and comforted him.

He thanked Uncle Ji, lingering in his heart, his lips were tense, and he stepped up the steps covered with marble tiles.

The middle-aged servant who had been waiting at the door for a long time looked simple and showed no signs of impatience. It was the first time I met Qi Nian, and he also smiled and led Qi Nian into the open door first: "Master Qi Nian, Mr. I'm waiting for you in the study, please come with me."

Qi Nian followed the servant all the way through the entrance, the side hall, and the living room. The dark brown solid wood roof was inlaid in the wall, and a huge ink landscape painting hung beside it.

Upstairs, it is still in the usual Chinese style. At the end of the corridor is a square open-air balcony, the balcony is full of green plants, and a colorful parrot with bright feathers stands on a wooden frame.

The servant stopped at the door of the study, nodded as a signal, and then took two steps back and stood aside.

Qi Nian raised his hand and knocked on the door, and when he heard "Come in", he pushed the door open and entered.

"Dad." Qi Nian called him.

I haven't seen him for a year, and the traces of the passage of time on his father are not heavy, and he is always calm.

Qi Wenzhi has already raised his head from the document: "Here we come, Xiao Nian," he took off his glasses, "Are you tired, let the servant take you to the room to wash and rest."

Qi Nian knew that there would be guests coming tonight, and that his current attire was impolite, so he nodded and quietly retreated out.

The servant took Qi Nian to the bedroom on the other side of the second floor, and said enthusiastically: "This is the master bedroom of Mr., and yours is next to it. Usually, even Master Gu is not treated like this when he comes back."

"Really?" Qi Nian observed the indoor scenery and asked her quietly, "Does my brother come back often?"

She paused for a moment, smiled helplessly, and only said: "Master Gu lives outside by himself. You are young and busy with your career. Master Qi Nian is back now. Livelier."

Qi Nian let out a "hmm", looked out from the floor-to-ceiling windows of the room, and saw a large sea of ​​irregularly shaped flowers in the backyard, pure white, swaying in the wind, like butterflies.

Seeing this, the servant knew it would be inconvenient to bother her again, and said before leaving, "You should rest first, there are all the toiletries in there, and the clothes are hanging in the closet, you can ring the bell immediately to call me if you need anything."

It was getting dark, and there was the sound of vehicles driving in outside the villa.

Qi Nian was sitting in the side hall, he had already changed into a well-fitting suit, dark blue velvet fabric, with a white shirt and bowknot, he was dressed in an inactive but lovable look.

"Xiao Nian, come here." Qi Wenzhi came down from upstairs and asked Qi Nian to wait in the living room.

Not long after, guests came in from outside the house. A taller and older man was accompanied by a young and beautiful lady. They were arm in arm, and their clothes were equally formal and bright.

It looks like a good match, Qi Nian blinked and thought.

He followed Qi Wenzhi, quietly and well-behaved.

"Chairman Qi," the man stepped forward to shake hands first, and said, "It's a great honor to visit my father's house today."

"Pei Yi, your father is an old friend with me. What is the name of the chairman?"

"Yes, Uncle Qi."

After talking and laughing, he noticed Qi Nian and asked with a smile in his eyes.

Qi Wenzhi put his hand on his youngest son's shoulder, and introduced, "Qi Nian, the dog, has been studying abroad before, so he kept it hidden from anyone."

Pei Yi had already known about the situation before coming, so he followed the trend and said the same way: "This is my sister, Pei Yi."

Pei Yi is 22 years old this year. She has an outstanding appearance and a lively and lovely personality. She doesn't have a temper when she is brought to dinner. She is an optimistic and innocent girl.

The father of the guests who came to have dinner tonight, Pei Guoxiang, a famous commercial real estate developer in Yuncheng, had business contacts with Qi Wenzhi in the early years, and was one of the few friends Qi Wenzhi had known for many years.

The two had already passed the letter in private, which meant to let the two juniors get to know each other, but they both secretly stated it, not taking it seriously.

At the dining table, Qi Wenzhi sat at the top, Pei Yi was alone on the left, and Qi Nian was arranged to sit side by side with Pei Yi on the right.

Different from the servants that Qi Nian saw in the afternoon, the two servants serving the meal were unfamiliar faces, and they left the restaurant voluntarily after serving the dishes.

There is a plate of beef stew in red wine right in front of Qi Nian, every time he picks up vegetables, he has to go around, but every time he can't ignore it, following the dining etiquette, he almost only touches the remaining two nearby dishes, and the frequency is not high.

It's really uncomfortable to eat.

During the meeting, Pei Yi asked Qi Wenzhi about some project issues, which unknowingly turned into a discussion about work. After a long time, Qi Wenzhi put some food into Qi Nian's bowl and said, "Xiao Nian, I also put some food for the guests. Add vegetables."

Pei Yi laughed and said, "Usually Yiyi doesn't eat as much at home as today. She always says she's tired of eating, but she's not tired today, right?"

"Brother, what is it?"

Pei Yi glared at her brother and said, "But Uncle Qi's food is really delicious."

Qi Nian looked calm and calm, put down the chopsticks in his hand, picked up the serving chopsticks and asked, "What does Miss Pei want to eat?"

Pei Yi knew what the elder meant, but she regarded Qi Nian as a friend she just met, and she refused to save face: "Anything is fine," she pursed her lips, "I'm sorry to trouble you."

When Qi Nian was cooking for Pei Yibu, he saw Uncle Ji suddenly come in from the outside, walked up to Qi Wenzhi and said something shortly in Qi Wenzhi's ear, and then Qi Nian heard his father say "tell him to come directly", I don't know Not sure.

Then Qi Wenzhi got up apologetically, and said he wanted to go out and make a phone call, asking Qi Nian to entertain him.

There were only three people left, and the atmosphere at the table was more relaxed. Pei Yi chatted with Qi Nian familiarly: "Speaking of which, we are still alumni, senior, but we have never seen each other in Vancouver before."

Pei Yi is thirty this year and just got engaged, but he has no generation gap with them: "You're playing outside all day, how could you touch me? How many times have you been to the library, can you tell me?"

"Brother, why do you always tear me down in front of outsiders! I'm a graduate student, and I'm going to go to the library every day, I swear."

Qi Nian could only deal with it a few times, and turned to look at the dark canvas-like sky outside the window, most of his soul was gone.

Not long after Qi Wenzhi came back, the dinner was over and the tea was ready. Qi Wenzhi and Pei Yi continued to talk about business in the living room, and Qi Nian got the task of taking Pei Yi around for a tour. The building went around in a circle, and finally stopped at the balcony of the side hall.

"Senior, don't worry, I'll be back to Vancouver next week," Pei Yi stood with her back against the stone pillar, she saw Qi Nian's state, and explained, "They won't succeed, I think it's just a whim. That's all."

Qi Nian acquiesced, and just said: "Sorry, I didn't entertain you well today."

"It's okay," Pei Yi waved her hand at him and smiled slyly, "But if you can introduce me to some handsome guys from Vancouver..."

Qi Nian finally smiled and said, "I don't know much."

"It's okay, as long as you have it!"

As soon as Pei Yi finished speaking, he shook his body, suddenly seemed to be frightened, opened his eyes wide, looked at the distance behind Qi Nian, patted Qi Nian on the shoulder, and muttered: "Wow, I was shocked, this is ...is that your brother?"

Hearing this, Qi Nian raised his eyes and looked directly at Pei Yi for the first time.

He wasn't sure yet, but he felt like a thorn in his back - when he talked to Gu Saming yesterday, he didn't talk about today's matter.

After a long while, Qi Nian turned around slowly and walked over the hollow and low screen. Gu Sa obviously just came in from the door, but he didn't know how long he had stayed there. He was looking at him with a pair of narrow and dark eyes, frowning slightly.