Chapter 21

The black hair covered the head of the bed, and was as thick and shiny as seaweed. He carefully combed it for her, hesitantly holding up the back of her head with his palm, and took off her collar.

Xu Zhi's skin is very white, translucent white, as white as a demon and incredibly delicate.

There is a light blue butterfly-shaped birthmark on the snow-white right chest near the inner armpit, with a slight purple color at the edge. This birthmark is not beautiful, but the mark on such beautiful skin has a strange and gorgeous effect.

His pupils shrank suddenly.

Although I knew about it early on, it was another feeling to actually see this birthmark.

He remembered that when he was a child, the birthmark was not so big and the color was a little red. As she grew up over the years, even the birthmark had some changes.

She was only ten years old when she left. She had a round face, big dark eyes, and a face full of childishness and cunning. She liked to hug his thighs and call him "brother" and ask him to buy candies for her.

Xiao Nanzhi's temper was not considered good, or even very bad. When she was just born, she would often rummage through boxes and cabinets at home. She would get into a fuss if she was not allowed to rummage, and she would burst into tears at every turn.

Once you get to know her, you know that it's all a bluff.

She will call mom and dad at six months, and then "brother".

When she was a child, he often took her out to play and bought her a lot of delicious food. Yao Yanlan was very angry every time he found out about it, saying that she couldn't eat so many sweets and greasy food at such a young age.

Fei Nanzhou promised, but he couldn't win over her every time.

Memories swept over him like a tide, drowning him. It was unclear whether it was the joy of regaining something or the suffocating pain.

He remembered that she was very proud when she was a child. She could ride a horse and shoot an arrow. She was so heroic and brave, like a proud little peacock. Under the light, everyone would stay away and not dare to touch her edge.

She has changed a lot now, and is a little different from when she was a child.

Although he still has a temper, he has lost a lot of his sharpness due to the hardships of life.

There were too many questions in his mind, but he didn't ask a single question. He is no longer a young boy. There are some things that you don’t need to ask. Asking questions is a knife in the heart.

"Brother..." This was the first thing Xu Zhi said after waking up.

Fei Nanzhou's tall body trembled slightly, and for a moment, Xu Zhi felt that this invincible man could be so fragile.

He smiled: "Are you finally willing to acknowledge me?"

Xu Zhi was a little embarrassed, pursed her lips and remained silent.

Wasn't she suffering a lot?

Taking this step, some things must be given up, and some things must be exposed to the sun.

For example, the inferiority complex that she couldn't talk about. In front of him, in this completely different status, the whitewash of peace she used to pretend to be a stranger was gone after all.

"I'm sorry for treating you like that before. Do you hate me?" He held her hand beside the bed and solemnly apologized to her.

Xu Zhi smiled and held him with both hands: "Zhizhi will never be angry with you."

After that, he didn't know what to say.

For a while, the two of them were quite silent.

There are obviously thousands of words to say, but I can't say one.

"You have a good rest. I'll come see you tomorrow." Fei Nanzhou rubbed her head and left the room.

Xu Zhi lay on the large bed and had no sleep all night.

It was windy and rainy outside the window, and it rained all night.

-It

's already midnight, but the lights in the living room are still as bright as day.

Feinancy sat on pins and needles on the sofa, like a stone sculpture, sometimes looking at the stairs, sometimes standing up anxiously. But every time she turned around to leave, two plainclothes men would reach out to stop her.

"What do you mean?" Feinxi glared at Shen Qian angrily.

Shen Qian smiled nonchalantly: "Miss, Mr. Fei asked you to wait here, do you think you can leave without permission? Aren't you going to slap him in the face and make it difficult for us to be our servants?" Fei Nanxi's

face was as pale as paper.

She was afraid of Fei Nanzhou deep in her bones.

Although this man was her nominal brother, they had never met before he was ten years old. She felt strange and afraid of him from the bottom of her heart. She had lived in a poor mountain village since childhood, living in poverty without enough food. When she was ten years old, she suddenly returned to such a powerful family. Although she had leapt over the dragon's gate, she had suddenly become a nouveau riche in the upper class society, and she was completely at a loss what to do.

Fei Nanzhou is the proud son of heaven who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He is the crown prince in the clouds. His father and brother are both men with great eyes and hands. Since childhood, he has been exposed to the impression that no one can be affected by the wind. When they first met, his condescending and cold glance while standing on the stairs seemed to destined that the two would never become a real brother and sister.

Just like she couldn't understand why he was always so confident, he couldn't understand why she was always so submissive. When she first arrived in a new family, she was extremely embarrassed. She tried her best to shed her humble shell and integrate into this noble family. She worked hard to please the Fei family, but outside she acted like a coward and tried her best to show off her new status. Only one's own heart knows his status, and his heart has long been rotten and rotten.

Fei Nanzhou looked down on her from the bottom of his heart.

He is a person who loves someone so much that he wants him to live and evil wants him to die. He doesn't even bother to hide his dislike for someone.

Even Yao Yanlan was very cautious towards her and made endless material compensation, but he didn't know how to get along with her. Whenever he was alone, he felt extremely awkward, like two strangers.

In the dead of night, she sometimes stopped at her door when passing by the corridor, and could still hear her sobbing, complaining to Fei Nanzhou, saying that she really didn't know how to get along with Nancy, and that she really wanted to know, really really wanted to know, Ask him if he can bring her back, just keep her in the small yard outside, as long as she can see her from time to time.

Her teeth clenched loudly, and she felt a chill in her bones.

After more than an hour, Fei Nanzhou came down the stairs.

From the moment she heard his footsteps, Feinancy was trembling unconsciously. She knew his methods. He didn't even need to do it himself when he tortured people. It was too easy to torture someone to death.

Fei Pucun rarely came back to his official residence in Dong'an Fu Hutong all year round. Yao Yanlan was bedridden and went to Yuquan Mountain to rest. It was Fei Nanzhou who had the final say in this family.

"...Brother." Fei Nanxi decided to take the initiative to surrender.

Fei Nanzhou didn't answer, he just walked around the coffee table and sat on the single sofa in the south. He was calmer than she expected, and he finished smoking a cigarette before asking her why she did this.

Fei Nanzhou's teeth chattered: "I...I said it before, because she seduced Jiaze."

Fei Nanzhou smiled, but this smile was really sinister in Fei Nanzhou's eyes. The next second she saw him, she calmed down. With a "clang" sound, she threw the metal-cased lighter to the corner of the table expressionlessly: "Feinancy, do you think I'm a fool? I'm so easy to fool?"

She said His lips were bleeding, and he was trembling without daring to say a word.

She hadn't seen him so angry in a long time. When he was young, he had a bad temper and offended many people. Over the years, he has gained experience and become sophisticated and deep, rarely showing his emotions so openly.

The atmosphere was irreversible. Shen Qian hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over for him: "Young lady should have known about Miss Nan Zhi for a long time. In order to consolidate her position in the family, I can understand."

Feinxi's eyelids twitched.

On the surface, these words were speaking for her, but in fact, they exposed her old background, implying that she had disobeyed him both covertly and covertly, and had already known about Feinan Zhi's affairs but still lied to him.

Feinancy was almost tottering.

Fortunately, Fei Nanzhou received a call at this time and had urgent business to deal with. He really didn't have the time to waste time with her, so he got up and left with a sullen face. However, before going out, he stopped and glanced sideways at her: "I'll settle the score with you later."

How could Fei Nanxi wait for him to turn around and take care of herself, so she bought a plane ticket and flew to Los Angeles overnight.

It is said that both Gu Ya and Tang Ling were treated badly by him, especially Tang Ling. It is said that they were thrown into the back sea and sank twice. When they were fished out, they only had half their lives left. The Tang family members all felt as if they were dead and did not dare to say a word.

But they were not as miserable as she was. When she arrived in Los Angeles, she discovered that Fei Nanzhou had stopped all her cards.

"Brother - please let my brother answer the phone!" She hurriedly borrowed money to make a long-distance call back, but it was his secretary Shen Qian who picked up the phone.

Shen Qian regretfully said that Mr. Fei was busy and he could tell him anything.

However, Fei Nanxi knew very well that without his instruction, Shen Qian would not dare to overstep his authority.

This man is so cruel and has no regard for the relationship between brother and sister.

She doubted that he would even blink if she died.

This kind of man who has been immersed in the vanity fair all year round is so cold-blooded. Not to mention brothers and sisters, even father and son who have no profit value can betray and turn against each other. In his eyes, she was a useless abandoned child, and she was restless and causing trouble for him all day long. She even felt that Xu Zhi's incident was a trigger, and he just wanted to use this to beat himself up and make her calm down for him.

He was already very dissatisfied with what she had instigated Gu Ya to do to him, but he just took the opportunity to get angry.

"I have no money, how can I eat? Tell him that I was wrong, I was really wrong!" She couldn't help but shed tears.

I'm really scared.

"Mr. Fei said, you have the hands and feet, and you can always find a way to come back. If you really can't survive, go to the embassy to find Uncle Liang and give your name. At most, you will lose a little bit, but nothing will happen. "

The master and servant were exactly the same. After Feng Liang said this, he hung up the phone without mercy.

In fact, Fei Nanzhou was beside him when he said this.

"Don't worry about her. She's so old and doesn't have a lot of brains. She and Hang Jiaze are a perfect match."

Shen Qian knew that he was speaking angrily. After all, she is his biological sister. She has no feelings and responsibilities. How could she really not care? She smiled and said: "I have asked Geng Shao to follow her. The young lady is spoiled and will probably not be able to survive for two days at most."

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In Beijing in December, the temperature has dropped to below zero.

Xu Zhi changed the green plants in his office, and even the curtains were replaced with warm and bright yellow.

Shang Xiuping came to see it once and said that the curtains seemed to attract mosquitoes and they would have to be replaced in the summer. She had enough time.

Xu Zhi shrugged and said that she was happy, but you, a grown man, don’t understand the mood of life.

Kangda's development is very smooth, with a compound growth rate far exceeding expectations. If it operates as usual, the agreement with CITIC will not be a problem at all. However, there are unforeseen circumstances. Due to policy adjustments from above, the clean energy aspects of several Kangda projects did not meet the standards. Facing rectification and adjustment, the production of new products came to a standstill.

This is a really dark year at the end of the year, so I have no choice but to go to CITIC.

When the call was connected, Fei Nanzhou was in the office.

"Are you busy?" Xu Zhizhi asked hesitantly.

He flipped through two pages of documents. The room was too quiet and the sound had already reached her.

He answered her words silently.

Xu Zhi was embarrassed and felt that he knew what he was asking.

Fei Nanzhou smiled and stopped teasing her: "What do you want from me?"

"It's about work. Are you free?" She felt that this matter was more serious and it would be better to talk face to face.

And for a big boss like him, work matters are rarely discussed on the phone.

He pondered for two seconds: "At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, I will ask Shen Qian to pick you up."

"No, no, I'll go there by myself. Are you with CITIC?"

He responded: "Okay."

Xu Zhi arrived there It's exactly 3pm.

This is not the first time I've been to his office. The windows are bright and clean, and the furnishings are simple, but it doesn't really match someone of his age, and it has a rather heavy feel.

She walked around the room casually and saw a cute little puppet in the window. She wanted to reach out and take it, but then looked back at him uncertainly.

Fei Nanzhou closed the signed document and handed it to the secretary. He raised his eyes and smiled at her: "As you wish."

Xu Zhi then opened the display window and carefully took out the puppet ornament.

It was a clown with very bright colors, and the construction and combination of parts were even more exquisite. Xu Zhi played with it a few times and couldn't put it down.

"Take it if you like it." Fei Nanzhou said with a smile.

Xu Zhi pursed her lower lip and put the puppet back preciously: "No."

"Why not?" He raised an eyebrow and looked at her.

Xu Zhi pretended not to see his gaze and said nonchalantly: "I don't have time and energy to take care of it."

The more high-end something is, the more money and time it takes to maintain it.

She already knew this truth.

After hearing this, Fei Nanzhou was noncommittal and raised his hand to pinch his tie.

Xu Zhi looked at him carefully. Fei Nanzhou, in a neat suit, was sitting behind his desk in a very leisurely manner, but he was at ease, open to all kinds of things, and not in any hurry.

Xu Zhi knew that Bei Patience was no match for him, and her ethics were far from enough, so she went straight to the point and stated her purpose: "With your connections and energy, you have already known about the policy adjustments and the direction of the trend, right?"

After hearing this, Fei Nanzhou smiled, lowered his head and took a sip of tea: "Are you too direct?"

He directly pointed out that he was cheating Xiuping.

Xu Zhi found a chair across from his desk and sat down, and said with a smile: "Based on what I know about you, it's impossible for you not to know this."

Looking back on it afterwards, some of the data and terms stipulated in the capital injection agreement seemed like They all have a purpose, it's not like nip in the bud, but like digging a hole.

For example, why is the required compound growth rate only limited to that year? Generally, such terms are limited to about two or three years.

And some details, looking back now, feel like a trap.

For example, the amount injected at the beginning was stuck at 200 million to 300 million. If the amount of equity repurchase was stipulated...if it was more, he would have to bear greater risks. If it was less, Shang Xiuping could still spend money to repurchase those shares even if he did not meet the standard. He wanted It's just that he can't repay it.

Xu Zhi felt that he had been targeting Kangda from the beginning and he must keep it in his hands.

He expected that Shang Xiuping could not raise so much money through other channels. Although the agreement was harsh, it was not outrageous, so he led him into the pit step by step.

"Why don't you say anything? Do you think I'm insidious?" Fei Nanzhou laughed. He originally wanted to smoke a cigarette, but gave up when he saw her opposite.

Xu Zhi shook his head: "The shopping mall is like a battlefield."

There is really nothing to say about not being as skilled as others.

It was just a bit of speculation at first, but now it is confirmed that he did it on purpose.

He is used to eliminating risks in advance. The field Kangda studies is not in the same track as Hua Rui, but they complement each other. If it is out of his control, it will be more troublesome to grow in the future. It is better to find a way to get it in advance. .

He was sure that Shang Xiuping had no way out. This kind of person was crazy and aggressive, and would rather risk everything than mediocrity.

It's a pity that the mantis stalks the cicada and the oriole is behind, and Shang Xiuping can't beat him. Whether it's his mind or the cards he holds in his hand, the two of them are not in the same dimension at all.

"What if Mr. Shang could spend money to repurchase his previous shares?" Xu Zhi also wanted to know his subsequent plans.

"He can't take it out." Fei Nanzhou raised the corner of his mouth slightly, his smile a bit contemptuous.

But it also shows that he has a comprehensive plan and a plan in mind.

Xu Zhi was a little cold and didn't know what to say.

Her original intention was to explore his background and see if he would come forward to help get a handful of Kunda, but she didn't expect that he wanted to swallow it directly, so naturally she couldn't say anything else.

Seeing her silence, Fei Nanzhou said seriously: "How much friendship do you have with Shang Xiuping? Don't worry about this matter. Where is Kangda? I guarantee that your treatment will not be affected."

His words were really rough. , just say directly that the emperor is not in a hurry. Why are you, the eunuch, so anxious here?

It is equivalent to telling her bluntly that the change of ownership has nothing to do with her, and that the wages of the workers will not change, and may even be improved.

The words are rough but the reason is not rough, the truth is this.

There was something burning on her face, and she always felt like she was betraying Shang Xiuping in some PY deal with him.

Fei Nanzhou also noticed her embarrassment and was silent for a while.

In the past, he would have said unceremoniously that her unnecessary need to save face was an overstatement and hypocritical.

But now it is no better than before.

In fact, he didn't know what attitude he should adopt to get along with her, which seemed a bit too nostalgic and timid.

It's a bit ridiculous to say that there are times when the arrogant Fei Nanzhou doesn't know what to do.

"Let's go, don't talk about this anymore, I have something for you." Fei Nanzhou unbuttoned a button on his suit and stood up from the office chair.

Xu Zhi stood up hesitantly.