guest of honor

On the day Qin Mu came to report at Ocean Building, he ran into Ye Jingsheng face to face in the lobby.

At that time, Ye Li was in a meeting and sent Secretary Zhang down to pick him up.But when she arrived, the old and the young had already struck up a conversation.

Ye Jingsheng asked: "Xiao Mu, is there anything you want to come to the group?"

Like a piece of pure and innocent white paper, Qin Mu raised a pure and harmless smile: "I'm here to find Mr. Ye."

"Ye Li," Ye Jingsheng couldn't see any change in the lines on his face, "what's the matter?"

"There are few classes in the second half of the semester. I want to take advantage of this time to do more practice. It just so happens that Mr. Ye is short of a personal assistant..." Qin Mu lowered his head shyly and smiled.

Ye Jingsheng's big palm landed on his shoulder, pressed it hard, and smiled after a while: "He still has time to take you, which is good! I always wanted you to come before, but unfortunately I haven't found a suitable one in the group. People. Looks like I wasted my time in vain, huh?"

Qin Mu received his slap, his back was still straight, and he said humbly: "Xiaoye is always willing to accept me as a student because of your face."

If it wasn't for taking Yuan Yang away from Ye Jingsheng, how could Ye Li have the leisure to teach others?The strange eagerness in Ye Jingsheng's eyes gradually cooled and condensed, he let go of Qin Mu's shoulders: "Okay, since you follow him, you should study hard. What Ye Li can teach you, you can't learn from others."

"do not worry."

It wasn't until Ye Jingsheng passed by him that Qin Mu slowly raised his head and glanced back at the middle-aged man's back.I don't know what kind of enmity the Ye family has between the father and son, so that they can cause such an incompatible situation today?

So, if it wasn't for the 10% shares represented behind him, who would take a second look at him?

But in fact, Ye Li was much more conscientious than Qin Mu thought.

Every link of every project handed over to him has been carefully selected, fully considering Qin Mu's ability and credibility.If Ye Li has time, he will personally talk to him about the doubts in the report, the tricks in the contract, the direction of the policy, and even the interesting things that happened on the negotiation table; Will be responsible for answering his questions.

However, the closest person to Ye Li is Manager Meng Jiangmeng.

Ye Li's office is on the 21st floor of Ocean Building, and Meng Jiang is directly below him.As early as the coming-of-age ceremony, Qin Mu knew that the relationship between these two people was extraordinary, and it was said that they grew up together.

"Manager Meng is the half-adopted son of the Ye family." The gossiping Secretary Zhang secretly told him, "It doesn't count as growing up together, right? President Ye has been studying abroad for seven or eight years. During that time, Manager Meng was studying in China. of."

Qin Mu caught sight of a shadow approaching outside the tea room, and changed the subject: "Sister Zhang, drink less mocha, and be careful not to get fat."

Secretary Zhang: "..." Isn't this what you bought and bribed me just now?

At this time, Ye Li had already walked over with his bone china cup, and gave Secretary Zhang a look: "I called you three times to see no one, so you came here to hook up with Xiao Xianrou."

Secretary Zhang: "..." Your Majesty!The concubine was wronged!It's clear that your new concubine wants to compete for favor!

Ye Li glanced at the Starbucks in her hand: "Drink less, or I will have to pay for the uniform again."

The battered secretary Zhang floated out of the tea room with two thick and long noodle tears hanging down her face.

"You also come with me." Ye Li hooked his fingers, and walked out without looking back before he could see Qin Mu in the future, "This BP (business plan) is very important, you have to work overtime tonight gone."

In Yuanyang, it is common to work overtime until the early hours of the morning, and it is even more uncommon to be shaken out of bed by a phone call on Saturdays and Sundays——Qin Mu suddenly misses his ordinary college life that he only had for half a year.

It's just that Ye Li's fingers moved casually, like pulling an invisible thread, making him follow behind him without any complaints.The man's back was just a step away in front of him, his toes followed his heels, a good step, all he could see was a short, slender neck under the tip of his black hair...

Pleasing the eyes is an eternal pleasure, he couldn't keep his eyes away, so he let his eyes roam freely where Ye Li couldn't see.

It's a pity that Qin Mu still doesn't know how to define this special throbbing.

On that day, when Ye Li announced that all the generals could resign, the night outside the 21st floor was already covered with gorgeous lights and heavy make-up.Secretary Zhang took off his high heels and ran all the way to the elevator, for fear that the evil capitalist would come up with a new trick to squeeze people.

Ye Li looked at her back and said disdainfully: "Sneaking so fast, if you really have something to call her, how dare you not come back?"

When leaving the unit, Qin Mu stuffed a copy of Xingyan (Industry Research) into his schoolbag, which was related to a company he recently researched.Ye Li saw it, but didn't say a word, but he really liked his hardworking appearance in his heart.

Some people still don’t get the hang of what they’ve been taught a hundred times; some people just open their mouths to ask questions they don’t understand, and they don’t know how to use their brains at all; some people rely on their own cleverness I often play tricks and don't think about making progress, and I don't do more than one job that exceeds my own functions.

And Qin Mu interpreted the words "good student" personally.

Ask what should be asked, don't hesitate to let go of the case, and grasp the close and distant relatives just right, even when Ye Li was thirsty, the first person to bring tea was not Secretary Zhang but him.

The most rare thing is that everything he does is not deliberate, it just makes people feel just right.He doesn't show the mountain and doesn't show the water, making it difficult for people to feel suspicious of him, even Ye Li has gradually relaxed his vigilance.

Even get close unconsciously.

The two walked into the elevator together, and Qin Mu simply pressed down to the first floor instead of the underground garage.Of course Ye Li saw it, and asked, "You didn't drive here today?"

Qin Mu: "I took a friend's car."

Ye Li: "Take my car and go back."

Li Gongdi is half an hour's drive from Ocean Plaza, and it takes another half an hour to return to No. 3 Nanlin Road where Ye Li lives.Qin Mu refused: "It's too late, it's inconvenient for you to go back, I'll just take a taxi at the door."

Ye Li looked at his stern look, and rationally told him that this kid Qin Mu could really act, but he had already loosened his emotions: "Why are you being so polite to me?"

The voice fell to the ground, and there was a bit of a light smile.Qin Mu looked at his slightly raised side face, the chin, frontal bone and neck formed a clear and smooth arc, which was buried in the collar of his shirt, and his voice subconsciously weakened when he continued to pretend: "Uncle, you To me so..."

"Ding."

At this time, the elevator door opened, and Qin Mu stood motionless, not even making a movement of leaning forward.Ye Li patted his briefcase lightly on his chest, teasingly said: "Okay, put away your polite words."

So Qin Mu shut up obediently.After getting into the car and the SUV drove out of the underground garage, Qin Mu suddenly asked, "Uncle, can I stay at your place tonight?"

No. 3 Nanlin Road is an apartment with two bedrooms and one living room, and there is a ready place for Qin Mu to stay overnight.Ye Li glanced at Qin Mu from the corner of his eye in surprise, and waited for him to finish speaking.

"Friday night, there is a traffic jam at Li Gongdi. And there is a problem at work today, I haven't figured it out yet..." Qin Mu hesitated, "If it's inconvenient, forget it, you can put me in the villa later Let’s go by the lake, it’s very close for me to walk back by myself.”

"What does it mean to put you on the way?" Ye Li chuckled, drove the SUV off the ring road, and went straight to No. 3 Nanlin Road, "Just go to my house, since you want to come."

This is Qin Mu's first visit to Ye Li's house. Different from Ye's old house, this house of more than [-] square meters is young and full of vitality. There is a tatami mat.There are two pots of geraniums and green radishes on the corner cabinet, and there is even a fish tank on the Bogu Pavilion where porcelain and scrolls are placed, and a turtle shell is lying on the rockery.

The breath of life is in stark contrast to the spacious luxury of No. [-] Ligongdi.

After Ye Li changed his clothes and finished washing, his bangs, which were always sprayed with hairspray, fell loosely on his forehead.As he rubbed against Qin Mu, he grabbed his hair and twisted it: "Come on, I'll show you the bedroom."

At this time, Ye Li's alone let out a weak "goo" out of season.Qin Mu immediately said: "Uncle, are you hungry?"

Ye Li: "... a bit." Embarrassed.

"I'll cook for you." Qin Mu didn't have time to enter the guest room, but turned and went to the kitchen instead.Ye Li looked at his back, and suddenly admired his foresight in bringing a cook home.

The frying pan, shovel, and spoon that had been hidden in a dark corner since the day I bought it home finally saw the light of day again.In this room, Chef Qin was wearing an apron, chopping shallots and frying peppercorns, and in that room, Uncle Ye Li was squatting in front of the bathtub, pinching meat strips to feed the turtle.When Qin Mu came out of the kitchen, his uncle who didn't know the sufferings of the world hurriedly waved to him: "Fatty is awake! Do you want to watch it dive?"

Qin Mu: "..." I want to throw you into the water.

Ye Li had already pulled out the tortoise's shell, pointed at Qin Mu and said, "It's Rourou, a red-eared turtle. Rourou, he is my nephew, 7 years younger than me, eighteen years old, and the same age as you."

Qin Mu: "...the meal is ready, come over to eat."

Ye Li smiled and shook the frightened tortoise: "You really don't want to watch him dive?"

Maybe it's because Ye Li looks younger after changing into home clothes, or maybe it's because his appearance with a knot on his head and a tortoise in his hand is so different from the usual well-dressed social elite, Qin Mu forgot about this person for a moment It was my elder and superior, who ordered in a funny and angry way: "Aren't you hungry? Wash your hands and eat."

"Oh." Ye Li pouted, and threw the turtle into the tank, making a "plop" sound of falling into the water.

Supper is a bowl of shallot and sesame oil noodles per person.

Ye Li noticed sharply that the shallots in his bowl had been picked out, and after taking a sip of the soup, the taste was still very strong. It was obvious that Qin Mu picked out the chopped green onions for him after making the noodles.

The two of them ate supper quietly facing each other, but Qin Mu looked up seven or eight times in 10 minutes. He himself didn't know what a man looked like when he was eating, and he hadn't seen it before.But because Ye Li's eating speed was obviously much slower than him, Qin Muquan thought he was just looking at his progress bar.

As for the hair hanging on the side of the ear and the slender eyelashes fluttering, what's so good about it?

Ye Li finally finished eating, and pushed the bowl: "Leave it all, I'll wash it."

But Qin Mu thought of teasing, and said lazily, "Isn't there a dishwasher in the kitchen?"

Ye Li, who only knows how to eat: "...That's right, I'll just throw things in."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Mu took the bowls and chopsticks from him kindly and threw them into the dishwasher together with his own tableware.When he washed his hands and walked out of the kitchen, he saw Ye Li who was standing behind the chair at a loss, and raised his hand subconsciously: "Uncle, you can just do the work of thinking, and leave the cooking and washing dishes to me. "

Ye Li was moved, but he couldn't help but slander: Don't I want to lose face?

He was opening the barrage in his heart, and he didn't pay attention to Qin Mu's raised and retracted hand.Even Qin Mu himself didn't know what he wanted to do just now?I'm afraid he wants to rub the knot on Ye Li's head.

But how can that be?Ye Li is his uncle after all.

After drinking and eating, Ye Li sat on the tatami and continued to play with the red-eared turtle, while Qin Mu took a highlighter to write and draw on the research paper he took home, and asked Ye Li directly when he encountered something he didn't understand. .

It was already ten o'clock, but neither of them felt sleepy. The next day was the weekend again, and the conversation between you and me became more and more serious.Although Ye Li is a talkative person, but that is only limited to what he has to do at the wine table. In fact, most of the time after he returned home, he was expressionless, let alone talking.But facing Qin Mu at this time, and in his own safe zone, the topic went farther and farther unconsciously, from the LED display to the black tea in Sri Lanka.

Qin Mu listened obediently from the side.See him talking and laughing happily, see him in high spirits.

Unconsciously, I remembered how in the rumor that Ye Li was 23 years old, he negotiated three major projects in Africa alone. executive president.

I didn't expect such a person to be confused and escape in private.Raising a turtle, life is simple and real.

As the night darkened, Qin Mu returned to his guest bedroom after washing up.

He watched Ye Li walk into the bedroom, and suddenly remembered that when the two met for the first time, the appearance of the man in black silk jacket leaning on the railing was completely different from the casual and leisurely look he had now.

The door of the master bedroom was about to close, and the figure of the man slowly disappeared behind the door. Qin Mu suddenly said, "Good night!"

"Ah?" Ye Li's hand that closed the door stopped, leaving only a gap for Qin Mu's sight, he didn't push the door open again, "Good night."

The door of the master bedroom was locked in front of him, Qin Mu unconsciously pursed his lips, and stood at the door for a long time.

A ray of light from the crack of the door did not go out for a long time.Until Qin Mu got up early the next day, the light did not change, as if it had been on all night.