Mr. Consultant

Giuseppe Rizzo, the conscientious and conscientious consultant of the Barone family, is in a bad mood right now.Much of the reason for this badness, as always, belongs to Xavier, but the small part is about Gustavo.

In fact, Xavier did nothing wrong in the first place.Like some monster in the legend, he disappeared without a trace before dawn.Of course, there is also the well-known Goldilocks in the glass slipper who will disappear in this way.Just out of respect for the fairy tale, given that the whereabouts of the crystal slipper was unknown, Giuseppe almost immediately thought of it, and ruthlessly cleared this disgusting metaphor from his mind.

But looking at the empty room, Giuseppe felt a great sense of relief after all.He is no longer young, and even when he was young, he never envied the tenderness between lovers.His body, his feelings, are so cheap, not worthy of any sincerity.As for the unfunny farce last night, that unfunny accident, all Giuseppe could feel was fear, as if he was facing an endless abyss, spying on his stupid and ugly self.

But he didn't want to admit this fact, and he wished from the bottom of his heart that he could have the head of a fish, so that this matter would dissipate as soon as possible, so that it would not become some kind of terrible nightmare.He still doesn't believe what Dario said, that "damn love"——

Hell, there's no way he's in love!

And that young master also obviously wanted to forget this bad memory and get rid of the relationship with love.He should also hope to return to the original life without thinking, and then continue to engage in that pointless trick with Giuseppe.This is undeniably good.

And, if Xavier was annoyed by it, even a little Giuseppe-like panic.Then he might raise the white flag, stop this vulgar and boring game, and lose interest in himself, this sullen man twelve years his senior.This is even better.

Thinking of this, Giuseppe felt that the future had become brighter.He even wanted to run to Xavier, take a large bouquet of bright red roses, and then kneel down on one knee to confess his love to him.Seeing the little bastard turn pale with fright, and then stammeringly vowed never to do it again.

The consultant took off his glasses, and smiled sinisterly at the air, "giggling".However, he hadn't been complacent for a long time, and the young master came to his door like a gust of wind.

Xavier had a sleep-deprived face, was wearing a crumpled plaid shirt, and his hair was messed up, but his left trouser leg was rolled up above his knee in a funny way.But none of the above can prevent him from persevering, leaning on the door frame to find fault with Giuseppe:

"Gustavo told me you're negotiating with that son of a bitch Maldini tomorrow?"

Giuseppe had specifically told Gustavo not to mention anything about negotiations to Xavier, and obviously the tall and strong second in command did not abide by his agreement.So Xavier's words startled him, and it was almost too late to put away the malicious smile.But no matter what, Giuseppe still tensed up that mask-like expression, and then tried to organize a set of euphemistic rhetoric based on the little schadenfreude produced by the roses and the confession.

He explained his concerns to Xavier, after all, the young master was too young to handle that kind of scene.He brought up Maldini's request again, and told Xavier that he and Gustavo were both named to participate. If he rashly brought an unplanned person to the scene, it might cause dissatisfaction from New York and Maldini.

Giuseppe spoke dryly, and used his acting skills that could be shortlisted for Academy Awards to make himself look both helpless and sympathetic, so as to cover up his dislike of Xavier's success and failure.But Xavier didn't know if he had seen through his intentions, and he still didn't have any intention of giving up. He just leaned lazily on the door frame, as if he was lying on the easy chair that was basking in the sun.

So Giuseppe had no choice but to start telling him the truth that this negotiation was too important to them.This year is doomed to be a year full of disasters. The family lost Don and had a big fight with Maldini, losing nearly half of the bookkeeping points and the army.Everyone is eagerly looking forward to the peace talks, so that they can spend this Christmas in peace and stability, and then plan to recover some old debts.

But Xavier didn't listen to his explanation at all. When he realized that the consultant could no longer find any more reasons, he decisively gave up the argument.He walked towards Giuseppe aggressively, and closed the door of the office casually, looking down at the consultant sitting on the chair.

From the moment Xavier closed the door, Giuseppe instinctively felt that something was wrong.He flinched back, but Xavier grabbed his jaw before putting on a defensive stance.The little bastard had so much strength that he almost lifted him out of the chair.And that kiss was so passionate that it would burn his lips and teeth.Giuseppe took off the obstructive glasses on the bridge of his nose, and then, as if trying to challenge Xavier, he grabbed his collar to show him the 12-year gap.

But when both sides were almost suffocated to death, Giuseppe reacted first.For what strange reason did he accept Xavier's provocation, and act like a fool so easily?Christ, even if he was a better kisser than that kid, it had nothing to do with what they were talking about!

Giuseppe realized this and shoved Xavier's shoulders away, feeling powerless and frustrated from the bottom of his heart.His IQ was obviously lowered in this way, and he felt terrible after knowing it.Thinking of those things that were taken advantage of by Xavier, Giuseppe viciously adjusted the tie around his neck, and then wiped the mark on his lips with his thumb.When he did these actions, he was always provocative and provocative.But the words that came out of those pale red lips hit people's head like hailstones.

"Young master, let me tell you, you can't play with everything, learn a little bit before you come back!"

After Giuseppe finished speaking, he saw Xavier kick on his desk after hearing these words, and then cursed softly, but left as if resigned to his fate.Giuseppe was a little surprised by this, and even felt a little inexplicably guilty, as if what he bullied was not a rogue bastard, but a newcomer as honest as Luca.But this discovery of conscience, like a waning candle, was immediately extinguished by Xavier's unbearable past, and instantly turned into some kind of weird feeling like dying together.

However, Giuseppe had more problems to deal with. He repeatedly told Gustavo to keep Xavier as far away from the negotiation as possible, but he didn't expect that he would be sold out as soon as he turned around.If it was about anything else, Giuseppe would just treat it as some kind of helpless old fool and let things rot forever in his mind out of politeness.After all, the characters in "The Big Garden" were not friendly to him, and Gustavo also misunderstood his relationship with Xavier, and he didn't want to cause more trouble.However, the matter involved negotiations and involved the young master, which made him feel that it was necessary to find out why the second in command leaked the news.

So he picked up the receiver on the table, and made a call to "Big Garden" with some nervousness.Gustavo's voice was hoarse, he bit his cigarette, exchanged some boring greetings with Giuseppe in a vague voice, and then asked the consultant's intentions round the bush.

Giuseppe had planned to play around with him a bit, because old-fashioned figures in the family were always trickier to deal with.But when he heard Gustavo's inquiry, he knew that those words were useless.So he had no choice but to explain the cause and effect to Gustavo very honestly, and sincerely hoped to get a "convincing reason".

Gustavo was silent for a while, then suddenly laughed, and then he calmly said an answer that made Giuseppe want to jump off the building on the spot after hearing it:

"Advisor, do you want to protect your young master forever? You can't expect to teach him everything. Xavier is an adult. When the facts are in front of him, he will understand the truth. Listen, this is not what you were It's time to teach him to speak Italian and the alphabet. You can no longer monopolize him, and hope that he only accepts your thoughts and only sees you!"

Giuseppe thinks Gustavo must be crazy.Why did he want to monopolize Xavier?It's almost that little bastard who has been encroaching on him all the time!But he couldn't really yell at Gustavo and look like an uneducated shrew.So he had no choice but to take a few deep breaths to calm down the feelings that were about to burst, and then try to calmly explain his kindness rather than intentions.

But Gustavo seems to have identified the source of Giuseppe's desire to protect, making the latter speechless for a while.Giuseppe almost stood up from his seat after talking about it, and wanted to swear to God that he didn't have the so-called "exclusive Xavier" idea.But Gustavo could always interpret his words as jokes and awkwardness, so he had to give up the debate, and then rubbed the bridge of his nose to end this depressing conversation.

And just before Gustavo was about to hang up the phone, the vicious-looking second-in-command also added a piece of advice that he thought was very sincere:

"Consultant, stop sleeping with your future Tang, and see how much that little bastard has been pampered by you?"

This very harsh "advice" was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, successfully messing up Giuseppe's mood for the day.

All of the above led to Luca, the baby-faced assistant with deer-like eyes, when he brought the negotiation book from New York to Giuseppe, the consultant that he saw was like a storm. .

Giuseppe didn't wear glasses, which made his cold gray-green eyes that were usually hidden under the lenses even brighter.He propped his head on his hands, and the gold-plated pen in his hand made a series of impatient noises on the solid wood table.

And poor Luca's little heart was beating wildly along with the string of noises.Trembling, he handed a stack of white printing paper in front of Giuseppe, lowered his head vigorously, summoned all his courage and said:

"Gu, consultant, here is the negotiation book for tomorrow."

Giuseppe pulled the printing paper into his hand, then squinted his eyes, and went through the document carefully with a mixed expression.Seeing Giuseppe's appearance, Luca really wanted to use both hands to hold the glasses on the table for him, but after thinking about it, he decided that it's best not to be too fussy at such a time.

Giuseppe finished reading the document, heaved a long sigh, then he took out a cigarette and lit it, biting it in his mouth and puffing.The setting sun outside the shutters cast a rosy golden glow on the smoke.In the light, Giuseppe's eyes were dim, struggling with some kind of entanglement, as if he was adjudicating his own fate.After a long time, he gave Luca a cold order:

"Cc a copy to Gustavo."

Then, under Luka's stunned expression, he stepped on the carved leather shoes and walked out of the room.

Giuseppe actually wanted to ignore Gustavo's suggestion. After all, he was mainly responsible for the negotiations, and Xavier was solely responsible for him.But Gustavo raised a possibility, a more long-term possibility, which made him unable to help but have a little expectation for it.

If only they could still be like Don Barrone, with three people smoking cigars and sitting around the fireplace.Then talk about their world, look down on their empire, and rule with irresistible violence and goodwill.

But in fact, Giuseppe is not very interested in power and wealth, but he hopes that Xavier can have it, just like Don Barone has.

So he knocked on Xavier's door.The door lock rang a few times, but it didn't open immediately.Giuseppe frowned, staring at the crack of the door to speculate on the young master's plot, but was suddenly pulled into the room by a strong and powerful arm.

There was no light in the room, and there was an ink-like darkness all around.Xavier pressed Giuseppe against the door panel, sniffed his neck like a beast, then said hoarsely, close to his ear:

"Giuseppe, my advisor, have you changed your mind?"

"I……"

But at this moment, Giuseppe was damnably thinking about his face problem, and he suddenly felt that it would be a bit cheap to admit everything so frankly, that little bastard.But judging from the current situation, going to bed and confessing the facts are two things that inevitably happen. Fortunately, Giuseppe has always been a little quick-witted, so he decided to artificially adjust the order of the two to make himself look less like a A pompous fool.

So he said coquettishly to Xavier in a sweet, nasal voice:

"Don't, don't be here, my back hurts."

Sure enough, after hearing what he said, Xavier immediately picked him up horizontally and threw him on the bed.The moment his body came into contact with the duvet, Giuseppe even regained a little bit of his self-esteem. He was not afraid of death and thought:

"Heh, this man is really easy to deceive."

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