Lu Weifu upstairs

"I just arrived too," Xu Yihan smiled gently, and handed the menu to Yang Liqiu, "Look, what do you want to eat?"

"Well, let me see..."

Yang Liqiu looked down at the menu, while Xu Yihan looked at her silently.Today, she has been well-dressed, wearing a V-neck black dress under a gray-blue coat, and the deep emerald green is looming at her neckline, exuding a smooth luster.

"Okay," Yang Liqiu handed the menu to Xu Yihan, "Would you like to see it again?"

"No need," Xu Yihan said with a smile, "the hot pot here is for one person, one serving, I can just eat the same one as you."

"Trust me so much?" Yang Liqiu brushed his soft long hair behind his ears, "Is it because the last copy was delicious?"

"Yes," Xu Yihan nodded, "I like it very much."

Yang Liqiu hooked the corners of his mouth, but did not speak.

This woman, Xu Yihan thought, he couldn't see the slightest bit of anger or anxiety on her face—as if the tearing and quarreling on the Internet had nothing to do with her.

The hot pot was brought up quickly, steaming heat permeated between the two of them, Yang Liqiu slowly put the beef slices into the pot, something stuck on her fingertips, reflecting the shredded light.

"Brother Yihan," Yang Liqiu said, "Thank you for the painting you gave me, it's very nice."

"I don't know much about art, so I choose based on my feeling," Xu Yihan smiled, "I'm afraid you won't like it."

Yang Liqiu tilted his head and looked at Xu Yihan: "I don't understand either, half a bottle of water is dangling."

Xu Yihan: "Don't be modest, you are studying art—"

"Look," Yang Liqiu's tone was still brisk, "I misremembered the number of characters in that painting, and I was publicly executed."

Xu Yihan paused, thinking, here we come.

"The author Lu Weifu is quite powerful," Yang Liqiu asked with a smile, "What does he have to do with canned octopus?"

Xu Yihan shook his head: "I don't know, maybe they are friends?"

"Well, these two are quite interesting."

What kind of meaning is "quite interesting"?Xu Yihan stared at the red hot pot without asking.He suddenly felt very tired, and felt like an idiot sitting here doing Tai Chi with Yang Liqiu.

"Brother Yihan, do you know?" Yang Liqiu put down his chopsticks and said seriously, "My dad came back to China this time to help your dad."

Xu Yihan said calmly: "Really? I really don't know about this."

"The Xu Group is going to go public in Hong Kong, and there is a problem in the middle. My dad happens to know an acquaintance, from the Ministry of Commerce, do you understand what I mean? My dad is here to help your dad get in touch."

"Oh, is that so? Thank you, Uncle Yang."

"I mean, according to the current situation, my father is very important to your company's listing."

"Yes, yes," Xu Yihan nodded, "very important."

"My words don't seem to be accurate," Yang Liqiu raised his eyebrows playfully, "It's not your company, it's your father's company."

Xu Yihan: "..."

"Brother Yihan, let's be direct, okay?" Yang Liqiu raised his chin and said slowly, "I think you need me."

Xu Yihan also put down his chopsticks: "You mean..."

"Look - I'll just say it directly, don't be angry - who is your biological father? I don't know if Uncle Xu took you for a paternity test, I guess he didn't?"

Xu Yihan was stunned for two seconds before realizing what Yang Liqiu said.There was a sense of vomiting in his throat, he did not expect, did not expect Yang Liqiu to be so direct.

"After all, the situation in your family is too complicated. If your mother and a man outside gave birth to you, that's fine, but it happened to be your grandfather... After the paternity test is done, if your biological father is Uncle Xu, then it's best ; If your biological father is your grandfather, it will be very troublesome, Uncle Xu can never take revenge on his father, nor can he drive his brother out of the house, can he?"

The bright chandelier above his head seemed to shake, Xu Yihan didn't know if it was his own illusion.With this flash, the lights flickered, reflecting Yang Liqiu's fair face like a bloody mouth.

"Yes," Xu Yihan said, "That's right."

"Brother Yihan, it's obviously not your fault, but you have to bear the consequences. It's so unfair... Do you know that Uncle Xu invested 200 million in Xu Yize's company? As for you, you can only be blamed You are here to take care of this small website, you are working hard for the development of Weilan here, and Xu Yize is tired of playing with Haosheng and started a new live broadcast company, why do you think this is?"

Xu Yihan was speechless.

"Brother Yihan, are you willing to be bullied by them?" Yang Liqiu crossed his arms, tapped his forefinger twice on his arm, "I want to help you."

Xu Yihan took a deep breath and let it out slowly, he asked calmly, "How can I help?"

"I proposed to my dad on my own initiative to go on a blind date with you. If we are together, Uncle Xu will always think highly of you. After all, he has something to ask of my dad, doesn't he? We can just let him take your share The shares are transferred to you."

Xu Yihan mechanically said: "...Yes."

"You may not believe me, but the situation is like this. The person who has been watching over Xu's group for the past few years - I heard from my dad - stood in the wrong line, and now that person is going to be unlucky, Uncle Xu is very anxious. "

Xu Yihan: "What do you want?"

"Me? What can I want? I don't like doing business, and I'm not interested in their life and death in officialdom." Yang Liqiu smiled, "I just like to write."

Xu Yihan: "You want popularity? Do you want more fans?"

"No." Yang Liqiu picked up his teacup and took a sip, "I want to become the top author in this industry."

What she said made Xu Yihan a little confused. She made such a big detour, promised Xu Yihan so many benefits, but only for the purpose of becoming the top author in a small circle?

"You are already among the ranks of first-class authors, you see you have so many fans."

"Not enough, I want to be the top one, top one, do you understand what I mean?" Yang Liqiu's expression finally changed, she frowned slightly, and looked at Xu Yihan with burning eyes, "I want them to like him like a star chaser." I, worship me, and superstitiously believe in me, they want to regard me as an idol and be fanatical about me. Look now, even a canned hairtail dares to fight against me."

Xu Yihan looked away.

The lights in this hot pot restaurant were too bright, so that the more he looked at Yang Liqiu, the more he felt a strange illusion, it seemed that Yang Liqiu was not Yang Liqiu, but a monster pretending to be a human—a monster.

"Then what do you need me to do? I can't write for you."

"The combination of Weilan and Haosheng accounted for more than half of the Internet market," Yang Liqiu's voice was almost faintly excited, "I want you to praise me, do marketing for me, and give me the best resources."

Xu Yihan couldn't help asking: "And then? How much money can you earn as a top author? Are you short of this money? As your fans said, you are already a winner in life, why do you have to fight with those Little writers are fighting over and over again?" He really couldn't understand, Yang Liqiu wanted money, beauty, and family background, what was she trying so hard for?

Yang Liqiu shook his head: "You don't understand."

Xu Yihan could only say, "I really don't understand."

"You just need to consider my proposal. Our cooperation is a win-win situation. How about it?" Yang Liqiu leaned back in his chair and resumed his casual attitude just now. "Actually, you need me more. The Xu Group is so big. It's about to go public again. If you get your shares...you will spend your next life. I remember your mother came from the countryside? It seems to say that she is very beautiful, so she was acquired by Uncle Xu? The result? In the end, she was kicked by Uncle Xu again, and returned to the countryside poor and for nothing. Brother Yihan, your mother is willing to pay such a high price for money, and the bamboo basket was empty, you are much more relaxed than her now."

As if a slight chill spread down the spine and into the brain, like a needle prick, Xu Yihan shook his head: "What did you say? I didn't hear clearly."

"I said, working with me to make money is much more and easier than marrying your mother to Uncle Xu."

my mother...

It was as if a needle had been pierced into Xu Yihan's brain, raging in his skull, and then the needle slid to his lips, lifting the corners of his mouth like a marionette.

Xu Yihan smiled and said, "Okay, happy cooperation."

Yang Liqiu left, and Xu Yihan walked out of the hot pot restaurant slowly.At some point, light rain floated in the wine-red night sky, and the raindrops were as thin as mist, and fell on Xu Yihan's face.

Xu Yihan went to a convenience store to buy a pack of cigarettes. He quit smoking before returning to China, but at this moment he couldn't bear it at all. There were no flowers here and he fell to the ground hard. If he didn't find something to do, he was afraid that he would Can't control myself.

He stood at the entrance of the convenience store smoking a cigarette, taking deep breaths and exhaling slowly, watching the rain wet the colorful night into another look, there was stagnant water everywhere, and there were distorted lights.Like many worlds intertwined.

After smoking four cigarettes, Xu Yihan glanced at his phone, it was a quarter past eight.

Finally, his mind was clearer, Xu Yihan recalled Yang Liqiu's words - as expected, there is no such thing as a sweetheart in this world.He seems to have taken advantage of the cooperation with Yang Liqiu, but he will be insulted.Did Yang Liqiu think he hated his mother?I hate it too.Of course, it may also be that Yang Liqiu doesn't care whether he hates his mother or not. Yang Liqiu can say what he wants, because he is not important, his attitude and emotions are not important, and he is not important.

Xu Yihan felt that this was a paradox, he was insulted by the Xu family, so he was not reconciled, he wanted to get back his share; but in order to get back his share, he had to be insulted by Yang Liqiu again.It seems that when people live in the world, they are constantly and unavoidably humiliated.He even thought it would be great if Deng Xiuli was still alive, and he wanted to ask Deng Xiuli, is that so, mother, is this how people live.

Xu Yihan put out the cigarette butt, and walked into the dark night with twisted light and shadow against the drizzle.He sat in the car smelling like cigarettes, and before he put his hands on the steering wheel, he suddenly felt a flash in front of his eyes, and a figure flew past the corner of his eyes.

Xu Yihan poked his head out, only to see a figure from the back: a brown corduroy jacket and white wide-leg sweatpants.The coat covered his shoulders, but Xu Yihan knew that his shoulders were round and soft.

He walked quickly, almost trotting to the intersection.There was a taxi parked there, and he opened the door and stepped in, closing the door quickly.

Xu Yihan started the car to catch up with the taxi, and at the same time dialed Deng Yuan's phone number, within a few seconds, the call was connected.

"Sister, I have a lot of things to do here, maybe I won't be back until after twelve o'clock," Xu Yihan said, "You don't have to wait for me, go to bed first if you're sleepy."

"Well, okay," Deng Yuan's tone was still so gentle, "When you come back at night, drive slowly on the road."

But Xu Yihan could still hear it, his breathing was a little short.

"Sister, where are you at home?"

"Yes... I'm at home, watching TV."

Xu Yihan: "I just finished eating. I'll talk about it when I come back that night."

"Okay, Yihan," Deng Yuan said meekly, "I'll wait for you to go home."

Xu Yihan hung up the phone, and continued to follow the taxi with a blank expression.

Half an hour later, the taxi stopped in front of a hospital.