Chapter 15

Xu Zhi later followed him back to his residence in Longyin, Xishan. It was also a large house with five courtyards. The outer courtyard surrounded the atrium, pavilions and pavilions, shaded by green bamboos, and the water was gurgling under the moonlight. It was very It's quiet.

It is true that poverty limits imagination.

You can't finish it without walking for several hours, it's like a palace.

"Why is this house so big? Is it bigger than the one you had on the canal?" His master bedroom is 200 square meters, and there is a living room and bathroom in the same room. The bathroom is larger than where she lives.

Xu Zhi was very tired after walking around for a while, so she sat in the living room and rested.

"No, it's not as big as that one." He went to the bar area opposite to pour her tea.

Xu Zhi looked over and saw that he had pressed something, some metal table had risen from underneath, and then the sound of tea making could be heard.

She walked over to look beside him and touched the buttons. She accidentally clicked on something and the sound stopped.

"Did I get into trouble?" She quickly retracted her finger.

"It's okay." He smiled and pressed the button again.

Seeing that she was very curious, he taught her step by step: "This is the switch. Look, there are words on it..."

Xu Zhi then realized that there were English words on it. He understood and nodded: "It turns out they are all CNC. "

She tried the same thing and got it right, and sighed: "It's so high-end."

The two-meter-long table can make tea, coffee, boil water... steam, bake and fry in one, and it also comes with an automatic fume collection system.

"Is technology so advanced now?" Xu Zhi felt like she was out of touch with society.

"It's the same, it's just that several systems have been integrated together."

When he said this, she suddenly realized again and said with a smile, "That's right." She didn't recognize it after changing the appearance. She was so stupid.

Perhaps it was the way Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden that made him laugh. Fei Nanzhou said, "You can come here more often if you like, and I'll take your fingerprints later."

Xu Zhi: "Aren't you afraid that I'll vacate your place? I'm very poor!"

Fei Nanzhou took a sip of water from the glass and said, "You can take it if you like. I'll just burn the house down. Do you think I'll frown? "

That's not possible. Arson is against the law. I don't want to go to jail for a few years. I have so much youth." Her face was quite serious, and she didn't look like she was joking with him.

Fei Nanzhou really admired her. How could her thinking be so fast?

"Besides, why should I come to your house?" She said a little awkwardly, looking at him.

The big eyes were full of vigilance and suspicion, making him want to tease her again.

He held back his laughter and put his hand slightly on the corner of the bar with a very leisurely attitude: "What do you think?"

"You have a beautiful idea! I don't want to be taken care of by you!"

"You little girl, why do you always do this? Are you saying something harsh?" He raised his eyebrows in a somewhat admonishing tone.

"It's not as rough as you! It's all about showing your dignity!"

This little mouth was so powerful that Fei Nanzhou stopped teasing her. Just when a call came in, he pushed open the French window door and went to the terrace to answer it.

Through the glass, Xu Zhi saw his slender silhouette. There were two petals blown off by the night wind on his shoulders. He glanced down and brushed them away.

I don't know what he was talking about, but there was a sinister sneer between his eyebrows, his thin lips opened and closed, and he was confident, and he knew what the words were saying without having to listen. A glimpse of something tells the whole story. Sometimes a man's charm does not depend on his appearance, but his aura and status are more important.

When she was a child, she had seen him in military uniform, sitting upright and extremely serious. She thought he was much more handsome than he usually was. The military school he attended was very high-end, especially his class, which specialized in cultivating senior officers. Once he entered, he would be a lieutenant, and after graduation, he would be a graduate officer. His teacher had three stars on his shoulders, and his skills in close combat, long-range design, and battlefield He is the best in the class in terms of conducting and so on. Among the classmates in the same class, the one who is the worst is also a colonel.

Later, the situation changed. For the overall strategic consideration of the family, he did not accept the arrangement to be transferred to Northeast China but stayed in Kyoto. He gave up his childhood dream of joining the army. He originally wanted to join the system, but he did not go to avoid suspicion.

His cousin took his place, and he blazed another trail.

People like them are actually not qualified to be willful. His destiny is closely connected with his father, uncle, and his family, and does not belong to him.

This phone call lasted for more than half an hour. When he came back, Xu Zhi had his arms under his head, his eyelids were drooped, and he was lying on the marble table, drowsy. Such a petite and small person, it seemed that It is fragrant and soft, like a big round and full pearl, which makes people want to hold it in their arms.

In fact, we kind of liked her when we first met, but I didn't expect that she had found a new boyfriend when we met again.

With his status, he really can't do anything like fighting with a young man to steal a woman. It's too shameful. If word spreads, he will be laughed at by Xie Cheng'an and his gang for three to five years. He really can't afford to embarrass that person. , can only give up.

"It's very late." Xu Zhi looked at her phone and said.

"Are you planning to go back so late?" His voice was low, with a hint of less obvious indulgence, "Stay."

Xu Zhi looked at him, her heart beating wildly.

I always feel that this sentence is not asking her to stay tonight, but it has other meanings.

She hadn't thought about it yet, she was very confused and didn't say anything.

"Let me go back and think about it."

"Okay." He was a very straightforward person and sent her back that night.

The two of them didn't say anything on the way. After Xu Zhi returned, he irritably pulled the quilt and firmly covered his little head.

After a while, she hurriedly pulled back the quilt and gasped for a long time, almost suffocating to death.

"Zhizhi, what are you doing?" Mu Yao looked at her puzzled.

"It's nothing." Xu Zhi was annoyed and confided to her, "There's someone I like very much chasing after me. Do you think I should agree?"

"You like it very much?"

"Yeah."

"Do you have money?"

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"Very handsome ."

"It's comparable to Pan An,"

Mu Yao said with an "exaggerated" expression, "Then why are you hesitating?

" I can't explain it to you in a few words." Xu Zhi was very annoyed, "I'm afraid of the future..."

"We'll talk about the future later. We are still young," Mu Yao said happily, "As long as we are not married. You don’t have another girlfriend, and it doesn’t violate moral laws. Why are you hesitating? First of all, congratulations on forgetting the scumbag and finding a new life. As expected, beauties never lack suitors. If the old ones don’t go away, the new ones won’t come. It's quick to change clothes. There are always people waiting in line for you. "

Xu Zhi was speechless: "Hey! You look like a scumbag when you say that!"

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Fei Nanzhou is not a stalker. The young man said he would give her time and never contacted her again.

Maybe she was also busy. How much of his time did a girl like her deserve to take up on a whim?

What if he knew she was Nan Zhi, would he still be like this?

Xu Zhi was startled by the idea that came to his mind. Times have changed, and today is different from the past. She is no longer a proud and scornful young lady from Beijing, she is just an ordinary person. The more glamorous the life in the past, the more difficult it is to look back.

I hope we will never recognize each other again.

In fact, she didn't remember much about the past, she only occasionally recalled some vague fragments, like a dream.

That Friday night, Mu Yao's assistant called her and told her that she was in trouble and was being detained.

Xu Zhi was startled and asked her what was going on.

Mu Yao entered the industry after being photographed by a director after filming a commercial. She played the second female lead as soon as she debuted, and her development was smooth. At first, she just took it as a fun job, but later she found out that she was earning a lot, so she quit her original job. She has been working as a third-tier worker since she was in school.

She looks carefree but she actually has a lot of heart. She never causes trouble and offends others. What she often says is that in the Four-Nine City, there are crouching tigers and hidden dragons. People like us with no background must keep our tail between our legs and keep our face. How many cents? Is it better than wealth, life and small money?

Her assistant was a newbie and was almost crying. She also spoke vaguely on the phone. After talking for a long time, Xu Zhi finally figured out the whole story.

It turned out that Mu Yao met an old bald investor when she went to a dinner party with her friends. The guy was teasing her friends even though he was very old, and even wanted to bully her. She couldn't bear it and hit him on the head with a wine bottle before saving him. come out.

Unexpectedly, the old man had a lot of background, so he immediately asked someone to imprison her. Her friend who was rescued did not dare to offend anyone and came out to testify, and could not be contacted by phone.

Xu Zhi went to the police station to see her. She looked haggard. When she mentioned the incident, she shrugged: "Human relationships are cold and warm."

Xu Zhi was also very angry. She had saved someone and ended up like this.

The other party was unwilling to give up. Xu Zhi inquired about it and found that she might be sentenced to nine months of imprisonment and education for causing trouble. Then the movie she planned to shoot would be over. It was something she had fought for for a long time. , is her hope of rising to the first and second tier, and if the other party doesn't plan to let her go with this matter, her future will be ruined as soon as it is exposed.

Xu Zhi thought for a long time and finally called Fei Nanzhou.

I thought to myself, it's better than looking for Shen Cong.

Shen Qian answered the phone and asked her politely what happened.

"I'm looking for Mr. Fei." Xu Zhi said shamefully.

After all, she had righteously rejected him not long ago.

Shen Qian was obviously well-trained, and his tone was smooth: "He is in a meeting, so be it, I will tell him later."

"...Okay." Xu Zhi was already ashamed enough, so naturally it was not easy to talk on the phone again. Talk too much to Shen Qian.

After hanging up the phone, she walked around uneasily for a while and sighed.

About half an hour later, the phone rang again.

She took a look and saw that it was not a landline number, but Fei Nanzhou's personal number.

Xu Zhi hurriedly answered the call: "Mr. Fei -"

"I heard Shen Qian said you were looking for me?" His tone was his usual calm and peaceful tone. She didn't know if it was her imagination, but there seemed to be a hint of a smile in it.

Xu Zhi was extremely embarrassed and forced herself to speak: "Well, can I tell you in person?"

Firstly, he couldn't explain it clearly on the phone, and secondly, it was really embarrassing.

He didn't know if Shen Qian was with him at the moment. It was better to embarrass him alone than to embarrass two people.

Moreover, in Xu Zhi's subconscious mind, Fei Nanzhou was "one of his own" and it was not too embarrassing to be embarrassed in front of him. As long as she has a thick skin and tolerates it, it will be different if she loses another person in front of Shen Qian.

Fei Nanzhou's tone was calm and he didn't ask any more questions. He just said "Okay".

"Then when are you free?" Xu Zhi asked.

He thought for a while and said, "It's 3 o'clock this afternoon."

"Then I'll go to CITIC to find you."

"I wasn't in CITIC at that time." He smiled and gave her an address.

Just this simple laugh made Xu Zhi's face numb.

She didn't know what he thought about him, whether she thought she was trying to get him, or why she would contact him eagerly within two days.

Could it be that she was just looking for an excuse to take advantage of Qiao before?

But looking for him is indeed the fastest way to fish someone out, so as to avoid a long night of dreams.

Xu Zhi remembered that when she was sick, Mu Yao traveled across two districts to buy medicine for her in the middle of the night. She gritted her teeth and thought, how much is her face worth?

Ah Q also thought that it was not shameful to be embarrassed in front of him.

When Xu Zhi arrived at the golf course, it was exactly 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Fei Nanzhou was playing golf with two foreigners. He was wearing a white uniform, his pace was steady, and he could raise and swing the club with ease.

Xu Zhi listened for a while and realized that they were talking about CITIC's plan to acquire 16 mines in West Africa.

A foreigner said that with such a large land and very rare mines, 30 billion would not be enough.

Fei Nanzhou glanced at him nonchalantly and said that CITIC was about to establish a CITIC Stone branch in West Africa and open two processing bases. For 30 billion, he would treat him as a friend. If that didn't work, he would find someone else, and there would be no more of them in the future. What's going on?

He always spoke directly and harshly in such well-founded negotiations, but his confidence was there and he was definitely not bluffing. The two looked at each other, smiled, and said they still believed in him.

Fei Nanzhou also greeted them generously, and they had a pleasant conversation without the tit-for-tat and probing he had just shown.

Xu Zhi listened in confusion, feeling that his face changed as quickly as a chameleon's.

But how much is 30 billion? She clapped her fingers and couldn't imagine it.

People are less able to measure things that are beyond their own knowledge. Instead, they lose their due respect and feel that it is just that.

And she felt that 30 billion was just drizzle to him.

It was said that it was 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Seeing that he was busy, Xu Zhi didn't dare to interrupt him. She waited for about half an hour before seeing him send people away.

"Sorry, I have a guest here, so I have been waiting for a long time." He wiped his sweat with a towel and strode over. When he got close, he threw the towel to the caddy waiting on the side and sat down opposite her.

Xu had just played ball, and his body was covered in sweat. The sweaty areas clearly outlined the muscles of his upper body. He wore a forehead band, revealing his smooth forehead.

"It's okay, you are a busy person." She just said this casually.

But after saying that, I felt like I was complaining and acting coquettishly.

Sure enough, the person opposite raised his eyebrows after hearing this, smiled and picked up a cup of tea at hand.

Then came a low and pleasant male voice: "Is this your fault?"

On the opposite side, the man lowered his eyes and slowly blew tea noodles. Xu Zhi quickly denied it: "No, no, I was the one who bothered you."

How can you ask for help from others? Dare to show off?

She still has some awareness.

"Mr. Fei, you have tea." Seeing that his cup was empty, Xu Zhi quickly bent down to pour it for him.

Fei Nanzhou glanced at the tea, but did not move. He placed a slightly clenched fist with one hand on the coffee table, and tapped it lightly with his index finger.

When Xu Zhi saw it, her heart skipped a beat, but she had no intention of hiding it from him, and she knew she couldn't, so she stood obediently, with sincerity written all over her face.

"Can you ask me for anything?" His sharp eyes fell on her face.

Xu Zhi blushed and nodded, without hiding anything, she told him all the details of Mu Yao's story.

"Who is the other party?" He asked the offender first, not what happened.

Xu Zhi also knew that he was weighing this by asking this first. Except for a few people in Beijing who he could not offend, he was not afraid. But there is another consideration. Although he is not afraid of some people, there is no need to offend someone like her. The gain outweighs the loss.

Xu Zhi said: "Wang Ruiqian from Ocean Entertainment."

He frowned, obviously he had never heard of this person before, and turned back to give Shen Qian a questioning look.

Shen Qian smiled and said tactfully: "It is a comprehensive media company with its headquarters in Beijing. It was established in 2014. At the end of that year, Liu Neng from China Propaganda came to you for a drink. You wanted to go back to Jingshan. You couldn't shirk it. Let me I went to express my congratulations on your behalf. As far as I know, the boss named Wang is from Shanxi and has only settled here in the past two years." It took

Fei Nanzhou a long time to realize . Are you asking him to come forward to fish for you?

He directly asked Shen Qian to contact him, and also told him to speak politely and not leave anything behind.

He didn't care how Shen Qian contacted the man named Wang. He would always find a way.

Sure enough, Shen Qian first called the person he knew in Zhongxuan, and then indirectly contacted the person through a powerful intermediary. As expected, the person called him back within two minutes, with a very polite attitude and willingness to reconcile and not pursue the matter anymore. .

In just a few minutes, Xu Zhi learned a lot. Those who can be smuggled will never go to the public. A small matter does not require a big fight. It can be easily solved by finding a middleman without exposing yourself. Of course, the most important thing is personal connections. Only with his social status can people rush to fawn over him.

After Shen Qian finished the matter, he sent someone to the bureau to fish the person out. When he was done, he sent her a video.

Xu Zhi's heart fell to the ground. She turned around and said thank you very gratefully.

He didn't appreciate it very much and just looked at her lazily.

In fact, this is a small thing, but a thank you is too perfunctory.

Xu Zhi closed her hands and bowed, her voice delicate, tender and clear: "Thank you, Mr. Fei, I wish you a long life like the East China Sea, and may you make a fortune every day."

Fei Nanzhou: "... "

Xu Zhi felt that he almost sneered at that moment, but his demeanor was still there. After all, he didn't care about her. He just threw the teacup in a lack of interest, picked up his suit and was about to leave.

Xu Zhi felt that it was almost done, so she rushed towards him and hugged him from behind: "You're just kidding, don't be angry."

She knew that men like Fei Nanzhou were too high-minded and didn't bother to argue with women, but they didn't pay as much as they deserved. It's boring after all. He is not the kind of person who gives without expecting anything in return.

She didn't dare to gamble and didn't want to lose him.

With this hug, her face was buried against his broad back.

Fei Nanzhou has a tall and straight figure, a broad back, and very clear texture. Just by touching it, you can feel the majestic and heavy strength. He is as stable and reliable as a mountain, as if he can carry everything in the world.

Somehow she suddenly remembered that messy night.

Xu Zhi's beautiful words were particularly sweet: "Can I treat you to dinner?"

He turned to look at her and twitched the corners of his mouth wordlessly.

Xu Zhi stopped pretending and threw herself into his arms again, hugging his strong waist tightly. Her voice was as quiet as a mosquito: "Can I promise you my body?"

Fei Nanzhou smiled and looked meaningfully. He glanced at her and didn't answer.

Xu Zhi also knew that he was being pretentious, but looking at his expression, it was quite useful.

Men are sometimes better than women think...Amen.

Xu Zhi himself felt goosebumps all over the floor, he quite liked it.

This extreme operation was done out of necessity, mainly because she felt it, and if she didn't agree, he would probably not talk to her again.

His driver took her back that day, and Xu Zhi spent her last night in the rental house.

Mu Yao stared at her face for a long time when she came back.

"What?" Xu Zhi was weak.

"What's your man's background?" she said incredulously, "Wang Ruiqian was like that with his nostrils in the sky. He said he would make me squat for two years, but then he came to apologize to me, saying it was all his fault, and he promised He bought several cakes from me and said that I would do it just to show his face. You didn’t even see the way he knelt down and licked me, so you barely recognized me as a grandma.”

Xu Zhi smiled and said, “I don’t know why . Say. "

Is he a good person?" He was very kind to her, not to mention his friends and family.

Is he a bad person? Sometimes it's pretty bad.

Unable to sleep in the middle of the night, she went downstairs to buy a can of dark beer.

When I walked outside, the cold wind blew on my face like a razor, but it also made me sober.

Xu Zhi grasped the collar of her coat nervously, feeling a little messy.

Snowy nights are very cold. Although there is no more snow in the sky, the nights when the frozen snow begins to melt make people feel even more freezing. She held the beer can and leaned against the wall of the aisle in silence, her thoughts racing, her heart was like a mess.

I don't know if this is right or wrong, but I'm really afraid that he won't talk to her anymore.

She didn't want to blame him, she could only attribute it to why she didn't keep her distance in the first place.

She knew that her sanity was collapsing little by little, and she knew clearly that she shouldn't and couldn't, but she still couldn't help but walk towards him, indulge in these eyes as deep as the sea, and absorb that little bit of warmth.

I don’t know how long I stood there, but it started to snow again in the sky.

On New Year’s Eve in Beijing in 2017, the snow was heavier than in previous years.

By early morning, it was as deep as my waist.