Chapter 17 017 [Two-in-one] It must end.

"Sister?"

"Sister?"

The doubtful voice seemed to come from a faraway place.

Tang Sijia suddenly came back to her senses. The boy bent down and came close to her eyes. The mint scent sprayed between his breaths was clearly audible.

She subconsciously glanced at her phone, and the screen had already been turned off.

"What are you thinking about? You don't even wear shoes." Shi Chuan lowered his head and looked at her feet stepping on the floor with disapproval.

Tang Sijia shook her head, staring at his eyebrows intently, but she didn't even know what she wanted to see.

"Nothing." Finally, she pulled her lips.

Shi Chuan looked at her thoughtfully and didn't ask any more questions.

The midnight snack was lotus seed soup and vegetable salad. Tang Sijia rested after eating, lying on the inside of the big bed, facing the wall.

Not long after, footsteps sounded behind her.

The mattress beside her sank a bit. After a short silence, a hand embraced her from behind: "Did I make my sister uncomfortable tonight?"

Tang Sijia's body stiffened with her back to Shi Chuan. After a while, she turned away from his arms and looked up at him: "Shi Chuan."

"Hmm?"

Tang Sijia's lips moved, but she didn't say anything in the end. She just stretched out her arms to wrap around his thin waist and buried her in his chest.

Her rare intimate action made Shi Chuan's body tense. His hand avoided the red marks on her shoulder and fell on her waistline, slowly tightening: "Do you want more?"

Tang Sijia shook her head in his arms: "Just hug for a while."

Shi Chuan really didn't move again, letting her lean on his arms.

After an unknown amount of time, he heard the even breathing of the woman in his arms. Shi Chuan looked down at her for a while, stretched out his hand over her, and took her mobile phone from the bedside table.

The password lock entered her birthday, wrong.

The date of the car accident that year, wrong.

Shi Chuan paused and filled in his birthday.

It was also wrong.

Shi Chuan looked at the prompt that said "Wrong password" and somehow felt a little irritated.

The next second, he thought of something and entered another date: February 18th.

Unlocked.

Shi Chuan's fingertips stopped on the screen, his eyes complicated.

This was the day she brought him back and said they would become a family.

Shi Chuan opened WeChat, mostly work messages, and he was at the top.

The latest chat partner was a person named Li Yi.

Shi Chuan clicked on the chat with that person, and what he saw was an especially familiar photo.

- A photo of his back at MIT.

Shi Chuan frowned slightly, and used his eyes to trace the facial features of the woman in his arms.

He had ten thousand ways to inadvertently deny the existence of this photo.

For example, let the person named Li Yi admit that he found the wrong photo, forge his experience when he was sixteen years old in Beijing, or create a completely unfamiliar personal virtual homepage named Chris Chiang...

But in the end, Shi Chuan put the phone back and did nothing.

*

The next day, after Tang Sijia went to the company, Li Yi specifically asked her if she had seen the photo.

Tang Sijia smiled and said, "I saw it, thank you."

"It's a pity that there is no frontal photo. I really want to see what such a genius looks like."

"Yes," Li Yi also regretted, "but such geniuses have some quirks. Maybe Chris simply doesn't like taking pictures."

"Yes." Tang Sijia replied.

The photo incident was like an insignificant episode, which passed with this conversation.

The weather in May gradually became hotter, and the bright sunshine shone on the tall buildings, and the refracted light seemed to be warm.

During this period, the tattoo on Tang Sijia's shoulder had almost healed, thanks to Shi Chuan who carefully wiped it with saline and applied ointment day after day, every morning and evening, and never tired of it.

But he almost didn't care about the red mark on the same position on his shoulder. If Tang Sijia hadn't insisted on applying the ointment for him, he wouldn't even have planned to pay attention to it.

Every time when Shi Chuan gently applied the ointment to her, Tang Sijia couldn't help thinking that maybe the English name and the photo of the back were just coincidences.

But she never asked him frankly who the back in the photo was, just like she asked his English name.

It was another weekend. Tang Sijia originally planned to visit a newly opened aquarium in Dongcheng District, but somehow, she was pulled by Shi Chuan and rolled onto the bed.

When she finished taking a shower, it was already evening. The sunset outside the window shone into the room, and the floor seemed to be spilled with orange soda.

Shi Chuan held her on his legs, hugged her from behind, and sat on the bed together looking out the window. The two hearts were beating vigorously through the thin and tender flesh.

Tang Sijia realized belatedly that the weekends during this period seemed to be always like this. She originally planned to appreciate the city, but in the end, Shi Chuan would always use various means to turn it into a whole day of hanging out in bed.

The phone rang, breaking the silence of the room.

Tang Sijia took the phone. It was a short play script sent to her by Sister Wang. She was asked to read it briefly and go to the company on Monday to discuss it directly and schedule it as soon as possible.

During this period, a rumor spread privately in the company: Li Ge was very dissatisfied with the adaptation of the IP universe and even wanted to break the contract.

This plan was undoubtedly bad news for Nanshan Media, but after all, it had not been finalized, and no one dared to spread it.

In short, it made people panic.

Manager Sun decided to restart the previous short play project, and also wanted to get some extra performance for the department.

"What's wrong?" Shi Chuan leaned on her shoulder and asked in a hoarse voice.

Tang Sijia handed him the phone: "Work."

Shi Chuan only glanced at it and figured out the reason.

After all, the news that Li Ge broke the contract was planned by him, of course, in order to prove to the Jiang family that he had the ability to destroy Jiang Su at any time.

For example, now, Jiang Su might have already lost his composure. However,

maybe the sunset outside was too beautiful, or maybe the atmosphere was just right, he didn't want to let go of the woman in his arms.

Unfortunately, Tang Sijia didn't think so. When she received the question mark from Sister Wang again, she decisively left Shi Chuan's arms and went to the coffee table to read the script.

The script of the short play was not long, only about 50,000 words, and it took exactly one hour to finish reading it.

Tang Sijia made some marks, but when she saw the ending where the male protagonist proposed to the female protagonist on her birthday, she thought of something and looked at the boy beside her: "Shi Chuan, your birthday is coming soon, what birthday gift do you want?"

Shi Chuan was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that his birthday was in a week.

The fourth day after his birthday was the day of the charity dinner.

"I like everything my sister gives me." Shi Chuan responded.

Tang Sijia was annoyed: "Sweet talk."

Shi Chuan looked at her and asked, "What do you want?"

Tang Sijia laughed: "It's your birthday, not mine."

"So what? On your birthday, I will..." Shi Chuan's voice stopped abruptly, and then he lowered his eyes and smiled very lightly, "That's right."

Although he said "sweet talk", on the night before Shi Chuan's birthday, Tang Sijia still gave him a pair of branded sneakers and an expensive outfit.

When she went to school to find him, she noticed that his classmates seemed to be at the age of liking this brand.

In addition, Tang Sijia also learned crochet techniques and knitted a black puppy doll by hand.

Since this was her first time knitting, the doll looked a little rough, but with glass eyes, it was crystal clear and looked like the first time she saw Shi Chuan.

Tang Sijia also set a small "trap" in the soft stuffing of the doll. She didn't plan to tell Shi Chuan. Maybe when they moved or someday in the future, he would suddenly discover this surprise.

That night, they made a sumptuous dinner. At midnight, Shi Chuan blew out the first birthday candle in his life that was prepared just for him.

"Make a wish, make a wish!" Tang Sijia urged with a smile.

Shi Chuan looked at her smiling eyes and closed his eyes.

He hoped that Tang Sijia would not be so stupid in the future and believe in everyone.

The lovemaking that night was also particularly logical. In the hazy night, there were long lingering kisses and trembling breaths...

It was so gentle that Tang Sijia's eyes were inexplicably misty.

Until she looked at the petal-like lips that were kissed little by little, and after a while of stirring, they returned to her with a glistening water light. The double psychological and physiological pleasure made the mist completely condense into tears and flow into her hair.

The next day was the last day of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, and the weather was a little gloomy.

In order to avoid a whole day of debauchery in bed, Tang Sijia got up early.

As planned, they went to the aquarium she had always wanted to go to in the morning, and saw the flowing blue light and colorful fish in the coral reefs; they also saw the migratory route of hawksbill turtles...

When bluefin tuna swam over their heads in groups, a group of elementary school students ran over with a smile, and Shi Chuan naturally held her hand.

When they came out of the aquarium, the sky looked even gloomier.

Tang Sijia hesitated and glanced at the horizon. She originally planned to go to the bungee jumping platform in Jinhu to experience the thrilling feeling.

"Go if you want to," Shi Chuan held her hand tightly, "I'll go with you."

Tang Sijia looked at him and nodded seriously.

Unfortunately, when they arrived there, they learned that the bungee jumping platform was not open to the public today due to weather reasons.

Tang Sijia would be lying if she said she was not disappointed, but she didn't wait for her to be disappointed for too long. Her mobile phone rang and an email came to her mailbox.

It was an electronic invitation to a charity dinner, which was sent every year at 2:30 pm three days in advance, without fail.

Tang Sijia felt better, and looked up at Shi Chuan: "There will be a charity dinner in three days, and there will be many people who can only be seen on TV, and there will be many delicious foods and drinks." "

The most important thing is," she paused mysteriously, met the boy's puzzled gaze, and smiled, "You can bring your family."

The moment Tang Sijia finished this sentence, the dark clouds in the sky could no longer bear the weight of the water droplets, and it finally rained.

Tang Sijia raised her hand to block her forehead: "It's raining, let's go to the front to take shelter..."

Before she could finish her words, Shi Chuan grabbed her hand that wanted to leave.

"Shi Chuan?" Tang Sijia looked back in confusion.

Shi Chuan walked up and kissed her in the rain.

*

In the past ten years, Tang Sijia didn't like charity dinners.

In such a luxurious banquet hall, she didn't know anyone, didn't have a noble status, and didn't have a stunning appearance.

Most of the time, she stayed alone in a corner, watching people she could only see on TV socializing, smiling, and drinking and feasting in a life of luxury.

She only needed to participate in the group photo shooting when necessary, and use the money for the charity of Hansi Group.

But this year was the year when Tang Sijia felt the safest.

She was no longer alone.

The guards had already blocked the entire street where the banquet hall was located. Countless glamorous luxury cars drove in slowly, and men and women in luxurious clothes walked into the land where every inch of land was worth a lot of money.

As a small figure at the banquet, Tang Sijia entered very easily.

She habitually found the sofa in the rest area, took a drink and a few plates of master-level desserts that were rarely seen, and waited for the final group photo time.

Unlike previous years, Tang Sijia only had two hands before, and the desserts she got were limited, but she was embarrassed to take more plates.

This year, Shi Chuan was added, and he could always pick out the desserts she liked from the crowd and put them in front of her one by one.

Looking at the six or seven plates of desserts in front of him, Tang Sijia blushed: "You eat too."

Shi Chuan was very strange today, and he was distracted frequently. For example, at this moment, he

didn't react until she spoke: "Okay." But before he picked up the dessert, a woman in a black dress came over and stood in front of Tang Sijia: "Miss Tang, hello."

Tang Sijia raised her head and then found that the person who came was the female assistant beside Chairman Jiang, and the one who went to the welfare home to find her and said that she would support her.

"Miss Lin." Tang Sijia stood up and curled her lips.

Lin Qing glanced at Shi Chuan and nodded to Tang Sijia: "Miss Tang, do you have time? I need to talk to you about some private matters."

Tang Sijia nodded in confusion: "Of course," she turned her head and looked at Shi Chuan, "Wait for me here, I'll be back in a while."

Shi Chuan looked into her eyes and smiled for a long time before saying: "Okay."

Tang Sijia smiled at Lin Qing and followed her to the rest room not far away.

Watching the two figures disappear behind the door, the smile on Shi Chuan's lips gradually disappeared.

As Jiang Huaian's right-hand man, Lin Qing didn't need to come here just to talk to Tang Sijia about some so-called private matters.

Shi Chuan looked up at the closed VIP room on the third floor, and walked forward step by step for a long time.

No one blocked him along the way, which further confirmed Shi Chuan's guess.

Until he went up to the third floor and came to the door of the only VIP lounge, Shi Chuan pushed the door open and walked in.

The cold white light illuminated everything in silence, and a few simple lines outlined the outline of the entire lounge. There was no redundant decoration, only carefully calculated space and blank space.

In front of the huge French window, a tall man stood with his back to him, holding a gilded cane in his hand, wearing a well-cut handmade custom suit, shiny leather shoes, and exuding the arrogance and indifference of a superior.

Shi Chuan stood three meters behind the man and looked at his hair. The last time they met, he still had black hair, but now it has white hair.

He is old.

When he is old, he should retire.

"When did you contact Li Ge?" The man asked indifferently without turning around.

Shi Chuan lowered his eyes: "Two years ago, in the United States."

"Jiang Su didn't know that you were behind it." The man used a firm tone.

Shi Chuan smiled: "Second brother is a little naive."

After saying this, the man tilted his head.

Shi Chuan just smiled harmlessly.

The man retracted his gaze: "Nanshan Media is affiliated with Hansi. In order to compete for superiority, you will cause the company to lose at least 600 million."

"Let you realize that some people are born to be hopeless," Shi Chuan said slowly, "This is worth it, isn't it, father."

Jiang Huaian finally turned around and looked at the son he hadn't seen for eight years.

At the beginning, he gave him the ability to come to him on his own, and he would consider recognizing his identity and status.

He never thought that it would only take eight years.

"Don't think that you can bring down a media company that is not up to the table, even if you have the ability," Jiang Huaian walked in front of him with a cane, "If you want to sit in my position, you have to rely on your ability."

Shi Chuan looked at the man in front of him and smiled obediently for a long time: "I will, father."

"By the way, mother misses you very much."

Jiang Huaian frowned and turned away.

The door of the lounge was pushed open, and an old butler in a suit and gray hair appeared at the door: "Sir, there is a girl named Tang Sijia outside, looking for the young master."

Shi Chuan's eyes sank slightly, and without thinking: "Let her go to the lounge, I will be there in a while..." He stopped talking before he finished.

Shi Chuan was silent for a long time, raised his eyes: "Don't stop her."

It has to end.

*

Lin Qing went to Tang Sijia just to say that now that she has graduated from college and is no longer sponsored by Hansi, if she feels uncomfortable in occasions such as dinners, she doesn't need to come in the future.

Of course, the electronic invitation will still be sent as usual, and it is naturally welcome.

After Tang Sijia expressed his gratitude for what happened that year, he returned to the lounge, but he didn't expect to lose Shi Chuan.

Worried that he would be helpless and confused here alone without knowing anyone, Tang Sijia hurriedly looked around, but he didn't expect to find him after searching the entire lounge and banquet area.

Just as she was about to look for him among the crowd of people socializing not far ahead, a familiar voice came into her ears through the clinking of glasses and laughter: "Tang Sijia?"

Tang Sijia turned around and saw Lu Langzhou standing there in a suit and tie, with surprise in his eyes that could not be concealed: "I thought it was you just now!" He sighed, "I didn't expect it to be true."

Tang Sijia was also very surprised: "Squad leader, why are you here?"

"I helped a client with a lawsuit before, and the result was good. The client gave me an invitation letter, so I came here. Maybe I can make some big clients," Lu Langzhou explained, "What about you, why..."

At this point, Lu Langzhou thought of her past when she was sponsored and made the news, and smiled apologetically: "I saw you in a hurry, what are you looking for?"

Tang Sijia reacted and said hurriedly: "Have you seen a boy, very tall and handsome..."

Lu Langzhou asked hesitantly: "Is it the boy who was waiting for you downstairs of your house that day?"

"Yes, it's him."

"What...is your relationship?"

Tang Sijia fell silent.

Lu Langzhou smiled: "I am abrupt, I just saw him go upstairs."

Tang Sijia's expression changed slightly. She had heard people mention it in previous years. The second floor was the VIP lounge, and the third floor had only one room, which was exclusively for Mr. Jiang.

The feeling of uneasiness in her heart gradually accumulated. Since she saw the photo that Li Yi sent her before, Tang Sijia felt that there was a knife hanging above her heart.

The intimate and natural relationship with Shi Chuan some time ago made her forget the existence of the knife for a while.

But at this moment, the knife became shaky again, and even shook more and more with her footsteps.

There was a voice in her heart telling her: Don't keep looking, don't go upstairs, go home.

But her footsteps were uncontrollable, step by step, step up the stairs inlaid with jade.

The second floor was silent, and there was not even a waiter.

So she continued to go up to the third floor.

This place where you could see bodyguards patrolling back and forth in previous years, now there was no one, no one showed up to stop her, everything went incredibly smoothly.

It was not until she stepped onto the third floor and saw the empty corridor that her tense nerves gradually relaxed.

The next second, the only three-meter-high gilded door was opened from the inside by two waiters. The boy she had been looking for for a long time was slowly walking out from inside, his expression was terrifyingly calm.

At that moment, the knife fell.