When I met you - Part 4

Chapter 2

" I know, I'm going to see him now. "

The door of the study room was open, but the old man was pacing with his hands behind his back. As soon as he saw him, he grabbed the ashtray and threw it at him, " Xiao Zhiyuan! I thought you were capable! You actually traded our Xiao family's granddaughter for business ! ”

Xiao Zhiyuan walked away silently.

From the time he could remember to the present, his father was mostly strict with him. But because of his strong self-control, the old man doesn't often get angry. Even the last time Lele came to find him because of his blood type, he was much calmer than now.

Xiao Zhiyuan waited for him to catch his breath, and said slowly: " Father, since Lele is not my daughter, let alone the granddaughter of the Xiao family. "

" You— " the old man 's snow-white hair, which was always neatly cut, was also messed up at the moment, and his forehead was bursting with blue veins, and he said intermittently, " Go and bring Lele back to me! You don't want this daughter, I will raise it! "

" Then you don't want to go to Weiwei? Do you just give up on the country you won with one hand? " Xiao Zhiyuan said calmly, " She is the granddaughter of the Fang family, and you have only raised her for four years. She ... always to go back to his biological father. "

" You —— in that case, why did you bring her home? " the old man said stubbornly, " Where is Zijin? Zijin also agreed? "

" This is my decision. " Xiao Zhiyuan said lightly.

Mr. Xiao walked a few more steps with his hands behind his back, his mood seemed to have calmed down a little, " Xiao Zhiyuan, tell me, even if the acquisition succeeds in the end, how will this matter end? "

Xiao Zhiyuan just stood there, the sunlight outside the window passed through the tree shadows, and when it fell into the study, it had already been sifted through several floors, and his side face was hidden in it, soundlessly.

" Lele is gone, what will you and Zijin do? " Seeing that he didn't answer, the old man asked more specifically, " Can we continue living? "

Xiao Zhiyuan raised his head, the spot of light fell on his stubborn face, he gritted his teeth, that expression ...

The old man was suddenly in a trance, as if seeing himself when he was young.

Because of the loss of precious things, it was a kind of childish loss and stubbornness.

The old man was suddenly at a loss for words.

The silence didn't last long, Xiao Zhiyuan answered the phone, it was the bank manager.

" Is that right, Mr. Xiao? That's it. Just now, you have made a few purchases on your secondary card — because this card has been in existence for four years, and no one has used it, so I want to confirm with you. The amounts are XXXX and XXXXX respectively , and the cardholder is Ms. Sang, but we cannot contact her for the time being. ”

" Well, I know. " Xiao Zhiyuan said after being startled.

" That's all right. "

Before the other party hung up the phone, Xiao Zhiyuan added lightly, " Give her a quota. "

" Okay, I'll do it right away. "

After hanging up the phone, Xiao Zhiyuan turned around and saw the old man sitting on the sofa in a daze. His eyes fell on the small garden. In such a hot weather, the koi all hide under the duckweed to enjoy the cool. The old man suddenly said: " In order to raise these fish, I specially brought in a live spring water, but Lele caught it, but it was useless, and they kept jumping out. "

The old man closed his eyes, put his hand on his forehead, sighed and said: "The child has been taken away, you have to remind her that her wound is still not healed, if not, let her go and have a look. "

Xiao Zhiyuan nodded, " I know. "

" Isn't Fang Jialing not married yet? " The old man said flickeringly, " If Lele can't be accommodated in his family, you can take her back. "

At this moment, he is not an industrialist who used to be vigorous and resolute, but an old man who is concerned about his little granddaughter, with a helpless and desolate look on his face.

But Xiao Zhiyuan didn't promise a simple " good " to his father , he just turned around and left.

Sang Zijin has been lingering in the huge shopping mall for a long time.

After days of sleepy nights at home, she didn't want to be home anymore. Prices are soaring, and the change in her pocket is only enough to buy a hat in the mall. She can only go up one level after another like a headless chicken.

Everyone around came in groups, and no one was alone like her. Among the bustling crowd, the heart seemed to be even more empty. Sang Zijin stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, looking at the women's navy blue shirts displayed in the black-and-white window, paired with neatly cut black pants, and the urban women's capable breath came to her face.

When I was looking for a job, I really dreamed of wanting a set of clothes like this!

Sang Zijin stopped, feeling a little dazed ... Compared to the lifeless life now, at that time, although he could only wear shoes with scuffed leather and ran back and forth on the bus every day, he was so energetic.

Thinking of this, she walked into the store uncontrollably with her feet, her eyes searching for the women's counter.

" Miss, what do you want to buy? " The service lady's smile was very professional, but it still lacked some human warmth. Obviously, just based on Sang Zijin's attire in front of her, she has more or less figured out that she is another one who just looks but doesn't buy.

" I want this set, this one, and that one. " Sang Zijin pointed at random, "The trumpet. "

The service lady was stunned: " Sorry, we can't carry so many clothes for fitting at one time. "

" I don't need to try, wrap it up for me. " Sang Zijin slightly narrowed his eyes.

" Then ... please follow me to pay the bill. "

Immediately, someone came over to pack the clothes she had chosen. Sang Zijin watched the lady draw out the invoice and input the amount, and suddenly felt a little refreshed, as if choosing the goods in this way could make her forget the feeling that her heart had become empty.

" Will you pay cash or card? "

" Oh, wait. " Sang Zijin lowered his head to rummage through his bag, found a credit card after a while, and handed it over with some uncertainty, " Try this one. "

Are you ... sure you can use it? The young lady had a sweet smile, but she didn't hide her doubts. This amount far exceeds the limit of a small white-collar credit card.

" Yeah. " Sang Zijin was a little absent-minded, so if you can't use it, don't buy it ... Besides, the card given by Xiao Zhiyuan should not be unusable.

With a beep, the credit card is swiped successfully. Meeting the other person's expression of genuine joy, Sang Zijin rubbed his nose, and felt a sense of weightlessness in his heart—it seemed that life was going in the wrong direction, so he had to correct it over and over in the minutiae.

" Miss, can I help you get to the underground garage? "

" Oh, no, I'll leave an address, and you can take it home for me. " Sang Zijin shook his head and said, " I'm not driving. "

" Okay ..."

I went to three or four stores in a row, and each time I returned with a full load. Even at the end, Sang Zijin just wanted to try, what is the limit of the card in his hand.

Almost at the same time, in Shangwei Daxia, Xiao Zhiyuan pressed the inside line on the desk.

When Iris walked in, Xiao Zhiyuan didn't raise his head, he just said: " Please give this to Zijin. She's at the coffee shop on the first floor of XX Daxia. You should be able to find her now. "

Picking up the envelope, there was a thin card inside, she was a little puzzled, " Credit card? "

" Yeah. " Xiao Zhiyuan's pen tip paused, "The bank has been calling, and I'm too lazy to raise the amount. "

Somewhat surprised, " What did Zijin buy? "

" I don't know, I bought it from shopping. " Xiao Zhiyuan stretched out his hand to tidy up the signed documents and put them aside, " You go. "

However, after a long time, he raised his head again, and saw that Iris hadn't left, and was staring at him with a strange expression, whether it was sadness or joy. He was startled, " What's wrong? "

" Mr. Xiao, is it worth it for you ... to treat her like this? " She sorted out the wrinkles on her clothes a little uneasy, and finally asked, " You know very well that the current matter cannot be resolved by her buying things to vent. "

Xiao Zhiyuan obviously didn't want to talk to her about this, so he just smiled lightly, noncommittal, " So why do you want to make money? It's just for my wife to spend it. Fortunately, she only has such convulsions occasionally. "

" I just want to ask, do you think it's worth it? For Sang Zijin ... she doesn't love you! "

Even with makeup on, Iris 's face was still terribly pale at this moment. When she looked at Xiao Zhiyuan, her eyes were no longer restrained and flat, but filled with hot emotion, as if she was about to pounce on him in the next second.

Xiao Zhiyuan was a little startled, he stood up calmly, trying to comfort the capable assistant in front of him, his voice was gentle, " Are you tired recently? Do you want me to give you a long vacation? "

" No — I don't need it! Sean , I've known you for seven years, and I've been thinking about what kind of person is worthy of you. But I can accept anyone, except Sang Zijin ..." Iris appeared on both foreheads. With a rosy blush, her chest heaved slightly, and her tone was extremely excited, " It's her! It's her who has been in contact with Fang Jialing, it's her ... who disclosed the information to Guangke! You know all this, why do you still So lenient? "

Xiao Zhiyuan's expression was gloomy, and doubts floated on his increasingly thin face due to busy work and pressure, " Seven years? "

" Heh ... you don't even know who I am ... I'm Xu Hui. I was your school girl when I was in college, and you never noticed me. " Iris pulled out an almost nihilistic smile, her eyes Extraordinarily empty, " Every time you represent the school in a business simulation game, and prepare all night in the library ... I will secretly prepare seafood porridge for you. "

A few clues gradually surfaced in the depths of the desolate memory. Xiao Zhiyuan looked at his assistant who had been with him for four years, and recalled when he was studying abroad, it seemed that someone really quietly brought him supper. But at that time, he was busy with his studies and had many suitors, so he never noticed that there was such a girl.