"What? The engagement party next Saturday?!"
At the dinner table, when Xiang Zhinian coughed twice and announced the incident to everyone, Xiang Chisong spoke loudly and asked first, "Which of you had this idea?"
When he saw Xiang Zhinian slowly raising his hand to express that it was his idea, Xiang Chisong laughed angrily at her, feeling like he was being kept secret until he found out the truth at the last moment, and his tone became stern unconsciously: "Xiang Zhinian! You You see how many days there are until next Saturday, why don’t you tell us on Friday?”
How do they prepare for this?
Or is it that everyone else knows and you are the last one to know?
Snap.
Thinking like this, after he finished speaking, he slammed his chopsticks on the table and glanced at the submissive Xiang Wanning. He also thought that his sister had just participated in a variety show and was deceived. He was still an assistant. He who knew this from his mouth felt even more depressed. He was so angry that he got off the table directly: "I won't eat anymore. I'm full of anger."
Xiang Chisong rarely gets angry with them. He has always been accustomed to the role of protector. In order to create better living conditions for his family, he continued to expand the scale of the Xiang Group after taking over it, and its value increased several times.
Xiang Chisong is very busy, with endless meetings and negotiations, endless plans and reports, and many things in the company that require his judgment. But even so, Xiang Chisong tries to eat every meal at home.
In order to have more time to spend with his family, he crazily squeezed out his own time, often staying up until four or five o'clock, drinking one cup of coffee after another. When the day's fighting ends with the morning light, you can take the time to catch up on your sleep, and you have to set a time to have breakfast with them.
Therefore, when he learned about such an urgent engagement party from Xiang Zhinian, and learned about Xiang Wanning's variety show from his assistant, Xiang Chisong felt sad that he could not learn these things from them at the first time. , a sense of forgotten loss suddenly surged throughout my body.
He silently went back to the room and lit the cigarette, letting the sparks burn to his fingertips, but he still didn't feel as hot as moving. Thinking of how dependent they were on him when they were young, Xiang Chisong was a little confused: Why do they always have so much trouble when they grow up? What about hiding it from him?
He frowned again and thought: Did he really do something wrong? Is it because I am too controlling? Is it because I pushed them too hard?
——If not, why are they unwilling to tell themselves this?
……
"What should I do? My brother won't be angry with us, right?"
"Who is sulking inside and ignoring us?"
Just when he was alone in the room thinking, there was a sudden knock on the door. Two hoarse, artificial sounds overlapped at the door and fell into Xiang Chisong's ears, making him laugh.
The door was opened a crack by them, and two little bear hand puppets appeared in front of his eyes. One little bear covered his eyes and said: "Let me see what brother is doing inside. He is smoking. He doesn't want his body." ! ”
The other little bear covered his nose and said angrily: "Brother promised us not to smoke before, but he doesn't keep his word!"
Xiang Chisong saw the two little bear hand puppets clinging to the crack of the door, and seemed to see the two of them looking pitiful at the door. He cut off the cigarette helplessly, and while letting them in, he couldn't help but muttered: " You guys have sharper noses than dogs, and I just lit them up.”
The two of them chuckled and got in through the door. They looked at each other and sat on either side of Xiang Chisong.
Xiang Wan Ning raised her left hand, imitating the cute little bear voice and asked: "Brother, can you tell me what I'm sad about? I'm just a little bear, and I promise not to tell anyone else!"
What are you sad about?
He couldn't help but reach out and poke the little bear's head. He seemed to think this move was too childish, so he took it back. When Xiang Chisong thought about his thoughts just now, he felt that his behavior was a bit jealous. He didn't want to admit it and it was too difficult to say it, so he just hummed and said "no" stubbornly.
"Really?" Little Bear turned around and rubbed Chi Song's cheek: "Well, brother will not lie to Little Bear, but Little Bear also has secrets that he wants to tell brother secretly."
Xiang Wanning was carrying a little bear hand puppet, with curved eyebrows and a faint smile in her eyes. As if to heighten the atmosphere, she deliberately lowered her voice: "Actually, Little Bear has someone she likes. She wants her brother to help her." Check, is your brother willing?”
After she finished speaking, Xiang Wanning heard his muffled voice, like a heavy sigh. It seemed that he had thought deeply for a long time before finally deciding to let go of the loss and uneasiness hidden in his heart. He tried to restrain himself, but the words There is still a sour breath in it: "Really? Do you still need me to check this? Aren't you very happy in the variety show? Since you have already decided, why do you ask for my opinion?"
Xiang Chisong's continuous questions interrupted Xiang Wanning's original thoughts. She suddenly froze on the spot. Even though she had many speculations in her heart before coming in, it was not until she heard his words that she suddenly understood that these things were what the other party cared about. .
So she put away the little bear hand puppet, looked at Xiang Chisong very seriously, and explained to him: "Of course, because brother is very important. I did have a mutual affection with him on the variety show. The reason why I didn't tell him was because I want him to visit me later. Is my brother unhappy because of this?”
Xiang Chisong is actually very easy to coax. Just like now, his original sad mood has suddenly disappeared, and his whole person is jumping for joy because of the words "Brother is very important." But he was not very good at showing his emotions, and he was a little embarrassed to admit that he would be unhappy because of such a trivial matter as "his sister fell in love without telling him about it." So he pursed his lips and could only say: "I understand."< br>
But Xiang Wanning didn't shut up because of his words. Instead, she thought that he was so busy that he wouldn't have time to watch her variety show live. Then her performance in the variety show should be told to him by others, and he seemed to understand it. The key is, she said again: "I didn't want to hide it from my brother. I just feel that my brother has been very busy. I don't know if I should disturb you with this matter."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Xiang Chisong's disapproving gaze. When she met his eyes, Xiang Wanning could clearly see the red blood in his eyes and couldn't help but ask: "...because brother looks very tired. How long has it been since you had a good rest?”
Xiang Chisong didn't answer. He seemed to have been caught. He looked away with some guilt, but he happened to meet Xiang Zhinian's gaze.
The latter then continued to Xiang Wan Ning's words: "I also decided on an impromptu engagement party, and I didn't want to hide it from my brother. It was just to test what Yu Quezhou mentioned casually, but the words had already been spoken, so I couldn't help it. Good to take back.”
Xiang Wanning stared at her in surprise and heard Xiang Zhinian explain seriously:
"Just like my brother is worried about me, I am equally worried about Wan Ning. I stubbornly believe that her hurried relationship may not be as beautiful as she imagined, and I always feel that she is still too young. I As a sister, you should always pay more attention to her. ”
"I heard that the Yu Group was going to bankrupt Miss Company, so I took the opportunity to meet him. I thought that if Yu Quezhou was really such a profit-seeking and selfish person, then even if Wan Ning was reluctant, I would still beat him. ”
Xiang Wanning listened and laughed softly, and the atmosphere in the room became harmonious with Xiang Zhinian's confession. Xiang Chisong no longer forced himself to have a cold expression. He would sometimes nod in agreement with what she said, sometimes frown, and then ask: "Then what?" The three of them sat on the floor, and Xiang Zhinian first said of his room He took out three bottles of iced drinks from the freezer and threw them to them. After pulling the tab and taking a sip, he said leisurely: "Then? Then I found that Wan Ning had a good eye. I seemed to be a little unfounded."
Xiang Chisong always felt that her words were alluding to something, so he snorted softly, but after their comfort just now, his mood was not as dull as it was at the beginning. Instead, he rubbed the surface of the aluminum can and let the water vapor moisten it. palm, hesitated After a while, he said: "You are right, maybe I am a little unfounded. What do I want to do? After all, I am still here. No matter what you have done, I can tell you the truth."
It was as if he had gone his own way and entered a dead end, or as if a heavy fog had arisen where he was, and Xiang Chisong couldn't see the road in front of him clearly. When he misunderstood their intentions and became frustrated, he received their explanations and comfort, and gradually improved.
Suddenly there was a bright light at the end of the road, and the sunshine dispersed the heavy fog in front of him, allowing Xiang Chisong to finally stand from the perspective of a bystander and look at his childish actions rationally.
"That's not the reason." Xiang Zhinian said, "It's because my brother is the most important person to us, and he will not be replaced by anyone."
"If my brother can rest on time..." Xiang Wanning put an ice-cold Coke on his face and continued with a smile: "Then I will be the best brother in the world."
*
After they left, only Mo Yin, Xiang Tingye, and Mr. Xiang were left at the dinner table, and they couldn't wait to finish eating immediately and go out to go fishing with their friends.
Xiang Tingye saw that there was no trace of anxiety on Mo Yin's face, and couldn't help but asked curiously: "Chi Song has never been so angry, so you're not worried?"
"What are you worried about? Do you think your two precious daughters won't be able to coax him?" Mo Yin sneered, seeing through Xiang Chisong's thoughts at a glance, and said: "It's just that you think the two sisters don't need him anymore. , as an elder brother, it is inevitable that he will feel unbalanced.”
Mr. Xiang spoke at this moment: "Why, Chi Song also wants to fall in love? Let's introduce him to some girls!"
This time it was Mo Yin and Xiang Tingye who laughed.
Mo Yin said: "Give him a blind date? He can stay in the company 364 days out of 365 days a year. Several friends have been asking me openly and secretly about his love life, asking him if he has a girlfriend... Oh, forget it. ”
Xiang Tingye said: "I asked him to get in touch with the daughter of the Li Group before. He negotiated the contract with them for three days and arbitrarily pulled in the investment without giving up a dime. He still went with something that was not interesting. Go to the Xiang Group!”
Mr. Xiang:......
He sighed, put down the bowl, and walked toward the door with his cane: "I'd better go fishing."
……
I don't know if it was because of the heart-to-heart talk with them during the day, but Xiang Wanning suddenly had a strange dream tonight: In the dream, she woke up from her bed, only to find that the layout of the room was slightly different from her own. Moreover, she has no physical body and can float anywhere like a ghost.
But Xiang Wanning was sure that this was her room because she saw a photo of herself on the table. In the photo, she was wearing a school uniform, smiling and winking at the camera.
She stopped to admire it for a while, and wanted to pick up the frame and look at it, but her hand suddenly passed through it, making her think to herself: I am the person inside anyway, why don't you let me touch it?
"But why is it black and white?" Xiang Wanning murmured in confusion: "Retro style?"
She couldn't wonder for long because she heard the sound of the door being pushed open. Xiang Wanning turned to look out the window. She saw that the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. It was late at night. She walked forward with some curiosity and looked at Xiang Zhinian who came here. Even if the other party couldn't hear her, she didn't delay her talking to herself. .
"It's so late, why did sister come to my room?"
"Sister, can you see me?" Xiang Wanning stretched out his hand and waved it. Seeing that she couldn't see him, he rolled his eyes and jumped on her back, laughing for a long time.
But she soon realized something was wrong.
Warm liquid dripped on the back of her hand holding Xiang Zhinian's neck. One or two drops penetrated her soul and fell to the ground. Although it didn't really fall on her, it made her whole body feel like it was being burned. He retracted his hand like a fever.
Xiang Wanning jumped off her back and saw Xiang Zhinian crying silently. Her eyes were dull, but thick hatred ignited from the bottom of her eyes like flames, and as she stepped out Xiang Wanning watched her arrive at the table.
The next second, the photo frame that she had just touched was slowly and carefully touched by Xiang Zhinian. Xiang Wanning was stunned on the spot, not knowing how to react. She heard Xiang Zhinian speak in a way that she had never heard before. His tone and tone told what happened recently, with nostalgia and self-blame.
"It's been a year, and there are so many foreign forces protecting him, and he has been able to escape from international prisons several times. He is really a piece of trash. It is better to put him in our Chinese prison."
"I joined the research group in China, but I still feel that my memory is fading. I don't know what to do. I can only do more research... I just want to stand higher and wait for me. When it is so important that I have a place in the world, will they judge the Alcott family more fairly for my sake?”
"I don't believe them, I don't believe it! But I have no choice. It turns out that a person's power is so small, but I don't want my family to take risks with me anymore, but I'm not willing to do it... What should I do?" < br>
She picked up the photo frame and reached out to touch the person in the photo, as if she could touch the person she really wanted to see. Xiang Zhinian's tears dripped on it, as if the people in the photo were crying like her, leaving meandering tears.
"Wan Ning, everything is fine with me. I just...just miss you a little bit."
"You should come back and see me." She said: "But you have never come to see me once. Why? Is my sister doing something wrong?"
What a mistake, I will definitely do it tomorrow!