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The slanting light of the setting sun sprinkled into the room through the glass, making it golden.

Wu Xie checked the luggage for the last time, lifted the box out with great effort and locked the door.

Glancing sideways out of the window, the people downstairs didn't show any impatience, just like before they came up, leaning against the car and keeping their hands in their pockets with their heads down.This made Wu Xie a little surprised. He had cleaned up for half an hour anyway. Could it be that this person didn't even have an expression of anger?His facial paralysis has reached such a point?Wu Xie shook his head, sighed regretfully for him, tsk tsk, he got facial paralysis at a young age, his future wife will be miserable.

It was rush hour, and the road leading to downtown Hangzhou was very congested. Sitting in the passenger seat, Wu Xie felt a little cramped, and the person next to him was not only facially paralyzed, but also dumb, and he didn't hear a word during the journey.Wu Xie didn't like being in the cold, and he didn't find too many topics to talk about at the beginning, but it was the first time he saw such a reticent master, and he kept silent when he said anything, just like a stuffy bottle.Glancing at him resentfully, Wu Xie simply turned to look at the street scene.

The neon lights on the street flickered on and off, making him a little dazed. This day was so dramatic. Yesterday he was the only child of the old Wu's family, but today he suddenly became the younger brother of this oily bottle. Wu Xie sighed slightly , I am afraid that the days to come will be difficult.

Things have to start in the afternoon.

Wu Xie is a sophomore this year, studying in a key high school in Hangzhou.The day was sunny and cloudless.On an ordinary Friday, on an ordinary sun, on an ordinary follower Wang Meng, when school was over, he received an unusual call——

"Wu Xie, are you out of school?"

"Listen, come to the Crescent Hotel at six o'clock, and I want to introduce someone to you."

"It's a man."

"Also, dress me more formally."

The call was from his mother, and Wu Xie was a little taken aback. Mother Wu is a workaholic. Usually, she would only appear in his field of vision when the accounts were settled at the beginning of the month. As the busiest end of the month, this call was a bit abrupt. Yes, walking on the road, Wu Xie suddenly stopped.

"Boss, what's the matter?" The follower Wang Meng turned to look at him.

"No, I have to check." After finishing speaking, Wu Xie ran towards the station.

Wang Meng was stunned for two seconds. When he realized it, the person had disappeared. He vaguely heard the call just now. He was not as smart as Wu Xie, but he could feel that the call was very important.

When it comes to Wu Xie's family situation, no one knows better than Wang Meng.They had known each other for many years. Wang Meng was an orphan and grew up in an orphanage. He was very thin when he was a child. Thanks to Wu Xie, he was able to avoid being bullied.For this boss, Wang Meng admired him very much. From elementary school to junior high school and then to high school, he followed him wholeheartedly, almost inseparable.

Wu Xie never told outsiders that he was actually a child from a single-parent family. When he was less than one year old, his father disappeared inexplicably, leaving only him and his mother.The Wu family is a well-known antique dealer in Zhejiang. Since Wu's father disappeared, the family business has gradually declined, and the remaining few shops are run by Wu Xie's mother alone.Although it is not a big company, these businesses alone are enough for her to be busy. She often leaves home only once in a few weeks, and Wu Xie lives alone most of the time on weekdays.

This has an advantage—freedom, Wu Xie can sleep until the sky is dark without any scruples, and can also play without any scruples until day and night. It seems that life is leisurely and leisurely, but Wang Meng feels that his boss is not Happy even though he is always smiling.For example, he prefers to go to Wangmeng's place rather than staying in a cold home. Wangmeng lives in an orphanage on the outskirts of the city. Wu Xie spends one day there almost every week, playing games with the children and helping the nurses. Everyone likes this boy with a bright smile and a warm heart.

The Crescent Hotel was far away, Wu Xie stopped a taxi and jumped up in two steps: "Crescent Hotel."

Sitting in the co-pilot, his mind was a little confused. For such a long time, his mother has been taking care of all the affairs of the Wu family. For a woman, it is really not easy.Although he had expressed his desire to help her countless times, he was scolded back without exception. Wu Xie knew that his mother was stubborn and courageous in her actions. When she was young, she would be alive The "hot girl" who took off.Such a woman now introduces a man to herself in a serious manner. Although she feels a little awkward in her heart, it is obvious that this person is probably—— stepfather!

Thinking of this, Wu Xie couldn't help frowning.It's not that they don't accept it, it's just that their mother and son have always depended on each other for life, and now it's unavoidable to be a little bit uncomfortable when someone kicks in.Wu Xie was still very young when his biological father left, and his impression of his father was only from photos and grandpa's narration. Wu Xie had never experienced real fatherly love.But—except for the discomfort and awkwardness, thinking about it from a mother's point of view, it's not a bad thing.After all, my mother is getting older, and there is someone to take care of her, at least she won't be alone in her old age, people always have to rely on, no matter how powerful he looks.

It's just - this is too sudden!

Thinking about it carefully, Wu Xie also understood the general idea in his heart. He said that suddenly, it was just that he was not careful enough. He had discovered something wrong with his mother as early as a few months ago.

Once, Wu Xie was thirsty in the middle of the night and got up to drink water. When he passed the door of his mother's room, he heard intermittent voices. What are you calling?Just as he was about to knock on the door to inquire, the door was opened with a creak. Wu Xie was startled, and when he looked up, he saw his mother's tired face. Before he could understand, he was driven to the room.Since then, Wu Xie has discovered that her mother's behavior is a bit strange.For example, she often ate well, and suddenly left the dining table to make a phone call, and kept making a dozen calls for a long time. At that time, Wu Xie didn't care, she just thought that there was something wrong with the business of the shop and she didn't want him to worry.The Wu family's properties are not all clean, and there are often things that go against the law. He knows this, and the elders don't seem to want him to be too involved in the family business, so Wu Xie didn't ask, no It turned out to be a beautiful misunderstanding.

"Sir? Sir?" A mosquito-like voice came from the driver's seat.

Wu Xie recovered, only to realize that the car had arrived.After paying the fare and getting out of the car, standing at the entrance of the magnificent hotel, Wu Xie was a little dizzy. In front of him were two big gold pillars one meter thick, each with an animal with teeth and claws wrapped around them, which looked like a dragon, but it seemed There are some differences.Wu Xie stretched out his hand to touch it, the carving was good, the paint was good, and he tapped again, tsk, solid, really strong!

Go through the golden pillars and climb up the marble steps. In the middle is a revolving door with a height of four or five meters. It looks very grand from a distance. Wu Xie can't help but secretly click his tongue. The decoration is too extravagant!

Soon Wu Xie discovered that the extravagance was not limited to decoration.No, as soon as he stepped into the revolving door, several lines of sight were projected over in unison. Wu Xie was startled, but before he could react, the people on both sides had bowed down in unison.Wu Xie was taken aback by this situation. In front of him were two rows of greeters in uniform uniforms. There were men and women, all bent very low. This posture was quite standard, and it seemed that they had been trained. Wu Xie counted them subconsciously. Counting them, there were twenty in total, and they were neatly lined up in two lines at this time, each in a "one" line, revealing the long red carpet in the middle, stretching from the front desk to the bottom of his feet.

Seeing this battle, Wu Xie couldn't help but feel a little guilty. With such an honorable treatment, shouldn't this bow be charged?

At a loss, he froze on the spot, Wu Xie neither left nor retreated, the greeter still bowed respectfully, showing no signs of getting up, which made him feel a little stressed, and looked around nervously, Wu Xie Xie instantly understood what his mother meant by "dress more formally". Obviously, in such an overly luxurious place, his white shirt and blue jeans were too out of place.As he was freezing, a middle-aged man in a Tang suit walked over with an expressionless face.

"Hello, do you have an appointment?" There seemed to be some unkindness in the tone.

Wu Xie looked up at him, but didn't react for a while, making an appointment?

"Old Hai, bring him up."

Before he could answer, a magnetic voice came down from the stairs on the second floor. Wu Xie looked up and saw a boy in the same white shirt as him leaning against the retro guardrail, looking lightly at He walked away with a glance, showing no expression.

"Ah?" The man called "Lao Hai" seemed a little surprised when he heard it, "You are Mr. Wu? Disrespect, disrespect..." He said, and immediately put on an exaggerated smile: "Come here, come here This way please."

Wu Xie was a little speechless, and also a little puzzled, who was that person just now?How do you know his surname is Wu?Why is it the same ordinary shirt, but there is no sense of disobedience when he wears it?

Wu Xie is full of doubts now, but he is puzzled and puzzled. After all, it is related to his mother's life-long event. He thinks it is better for him to behave calmly. Suppressing the doubts, he straightened his clothes, cleared his throat in a low voice, and changed his clothes. Putting on a serious expression, he followed Lao Hai to the second floor.

It turns out that the second floor is a compartment, and its structure is very similar to an old theater. Unlike the modern decoration style on the first floor, the second floor is retro.Looking carefully at the furnishings here, it is not difficult for Wu Xie to find that they are all very particular, and many details that are easily overlooked have also been taken care of. Presumably the boss here must be a very meticulous and stylish person.

Walking forward while touching the hollowed and carved handrails, Wu Xie glanced sideways, feeling a burst of annoyance in his heart. The sight line on the second floor is much better than expected—from the drop-off point outside the door to the interior of the hall, everything here can be seen clearly.Presumably his embarrassment just now must have been clearly seen by that person, Wu Xie was a little depressed, and hoped not to see him again, he prayed silently in his heart.

"Mr. Wu, we're here, please come in." Lao Hai stopped and made a gesture of "please" respectfully.

Wu Xie nodded his thanks. This is a private room without a door. There is a lot of space inside. When you walk in, you will see a mahogany screen with pulleys underneath, which can be moved. Faint light and shadow come in from the gap in the screen. Wu Xie He stopped in his tracks and listened, but the room was quiet, as if there was no one there.

Wu Xie was relieved that no one was there. He strutted to the wall, raised his hands against the wall, and carefully slipped through the gap between the wall and the screen, just kidding!Can you not be careful?This thing is not cheap at first glance, and he can't afford to pay for it if it breaks.

Just as he was thinking, a sharp gaze fell on his body just halfway through the drill. Wu Xie was taken aback for a moment, then turned his head to look, and was so stupid that he couldn't die, but it was that white shirt again!Wu Xie's right foot was still outside the hall, and at this moment, he held his hands up against the wall and stood there stupidly, accepting the scrutiny of the people in the hall, neither moving nor explaining, but the other party just glanced at him indifferently, and then He turned his head and closed his eyes to meditate as if he hadn't seen it,

was ignored.For some reason, Wu Xie's first reaction was not anger, but this sentence.

Embarrassedly moving his right foot over, Wu Xie paused on the spot, and then slowly approached, he still couldn't help being curious about this person.

"May I ask who you are?" Since I don't know him, it's better to be more polite.

The other party leaned on the chair and closed his eyes, not even looking at him.

Seeing that people didn't answer, Wu Xie couldn't bear it anymore. This person saw his embarrassment again and again and ignored him. What does this mean? It's fun to see him embarrassed?Thinking about it, Wu Xie simply sat down opposite him.

When the other party didn't speak, he didn't speak either. The other party closed his eyes and rested his mind, Wu Xie just stared at him, stared at him, Wu Xie couldn't help but start thinking wildly, could this person be the one his mother wanted him to meet?Looks like he's not older than two years?But it was almost six o'clock, and there was no one else here, Wu Xie looked at him, and his thoughts became more and more serious, tsk tsk, it seems that my mother is an old cow eating young grass this time, although I don't deny that this guy looks really good , but his personality seems to be a bit cold, is it the sullen type?

For a while, the room was so quiet that only the sound of the pendulum clock "tick-tock" remained.

"Uh..." Unable to bear such a quiet atmosphere, Wu Xie couldn't help but speak again, but after searching a lot in his mind, he couldn't find a suitable address. Wu Xie thought about it, if his mother let him see If the person is him, then this person is his stepfather. That’s right. Wu Xie remembered who told him that when the family reorganized, the sooner the intimate address is used, the faster the distance can be shortened. For the future happiness of the mother , going all out, thinking, Wu Xie lowered his head and cleared his throat, and said solemnly: "That, Dad—"