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The next day, at 1 p.m., the plane landed at Paname International Airport. Jinnan untied the scarf someone had given him before boarding the plane. His hunger had so soured him that he felt nothing in his stomach.

The car arrived, but the luggage was lost due to a major strike. Xu Zhiyuan took Claire to deal with it. Jinnan and Chen Chen waited in the car, and the atmosphere was a little cold.

Paname's climate is colder than Sharjah's. It's early spring, yet the winter rains haven't yet passed. The sky is gray and hazy, with only sunlight peeking through gaps in the clouds. Jinnan scrolls through his phone to check the restaurant. Xu Zhiyuan skipped lunch and spent the entire morning typing away on his laptop.

It's all his fault. A lot of things should have been checked and confirmed last night, but last night...

Jinnan still feels a little sore in his teeth and mouth when he thinks about it.

Chen Chen sat beside him like a quail, holding the computer and pretending to be busy. Jin Nan took a look and found that the boy was holding a table and repeatedly merging and centering it.

"How are you and Jiaze doing lately?" Jinnan started the conversation.

"Everything is fine." Chen Chen was a little embarrassed. "But brother, um, the eldest brother of the Lin family asked me to persuade Jiaze. He still doesn't want to return to the Lin family."

"If he wasn't stubborn, he wouldn't be Lin Jiaze." Jin Nan chuckled. "Have you ever brought him home? Um...what did Chen's parents say?"

"Yes." Chen Chen lost himself in memories, smiling a bit helplessly. "Mom and Dad both liked Jiaze very much. He brought a lot of very expensive gifts and refused to take them away. I asked Sister Yi to send the gifts back to his company under the pretext of sending a cake."

Jinnan disagreed: "Not accepting anything at all? Jiaze will be sad."

"I'll take all the local supplements and send back the gold bars he took. They're really valuable." Chen Chen gestured with his hands. "This one is so big, it must weigh several kilograms. It's ridiculous."

"He gave you all his private money." Jin Nan lowered his eyes and twirled the dial of his watch. Xu Zhiyuan had been gone for fifteen minutes. "Don't be fooled by his young master's manners. He's actually quite frugal with money. Many of his things were bought by the Lin family. He keeps every penny he earns."

Chen Chen sighed softly: "To be honest, I didn't want to disturb his life. I don't plan to go to the Lin family. Big brother and his family are also very good to Jiaze. Why doesn't Jiaze want to go back?"

"Human emotions are very fragile. Without blood ties, many things just don't make sense." Jin Nan tilted his head, his narrow, foxy eyes fixed on Chen Chen, a sly smile on his face. "If the Lin family offered your family 10 million, would you accept it with a clear conscience?"

"Maybe I'll accept it, right? But I feel a knot in my heart. I always feel like I owe you a lot, and I'm embarrassed."

"You are quite honest." Jin Nan lowered his voice, "Jia Ze is a good boy. He only feels more guilty than you."

The phone screen lit up, Lu Yiqing sent a message, and Mao Lin's car also arrived.

Jinnan led Chen Chen out of the car and returned him to Lin Jiayi, who was dressed in a gray suit, his wedding ring gleaming silver.

"Xiaochen, thank you for taking care of me these past few days. I'll ask Jiaze to treat you to a meal when we return home."

Jin Nan glanced behind him and asked, "Jia Ze is not here?"

"His company has been busy lately and he can't spare the time," Lin Jiayi said. "Why don't you see Zhiyuan?"

"There was some trouble with the luggage, so he went to take care of it." Jin Nan asked Lu Yiqing for a pen and paper, wrote down an address, folded it up, and handed it to Lin Jiayi. "This is Jiaze's current address. You can find some time to go over and talk to him. Jiaze has always listened to you since he was a child."

Lin Jiayi took it with both hands and thanked him sincerely: "Thank you, Xiaonan."

"It's my duty. Jiaze has helped me a lot over the years."

After exchanging pleasantries and saying goodbye, I returned to the car. Xu Zhiyuan and Claire had already returned.

Jinnan sat next to Xu Zhiyuan. Before he could say anything, he lifted his chin and pinched his mouth open, looking around.

"Much better." Xu Zhiyuan said.

Jinnan couldn't help but lick his lips again, as if he was greedy and still savoring something.

Xu Zhiyuan immediately let go, and the faint smell of tobacco disappeared, leaving only cold air.

"Someone at the company is trying to track us down," Xu Zhiyuan said. "Paname isn't doing well lately. Stay close to me and keep someone close by."

"Who is so brave?" Jinnan asked.

Xu Zhiyuan shook his head and said nothing. He didn't know the answer either.

Whereabouts are not a secret, those who should know will know, but the nature of deliberately inquiring about them is different.

They will stay in Paname for three days this time. In addition to negotiating with several partners, there will also be an international forum. During this period, there will be various sporadic social activities. If they want to go shopping, they can only take a walk during dinner time.

Jinnan didn't care. Compared to the hidden crisis, he was more interested in Xu Zhiyuan's pocket.

After reaching in and fumbling around, Jinnan took out a mini lighter the size of a stone. It turned out that Xu Zhiyuan had just gone to smoke behind his back.

"Why didn't you take me?" Jin Nan complained, "You knew I was out of cigarettes."

"I bought it. It's in the box." Xu Zhiyuan gestured with his chin to the suitcase beside him. "Can you smoke less?"

Jin Nan put his arm around his shoulder and whispered in his ear, "Only my family can take care of me. Who are you?"

Xu Zhiyuan glanced over with a cold expression, almost looking into Jinnan.

"What answer do you want to hear?" Xu Zhiyuan asked back.

Jin Nan's breath fell on his earlobe, and he said slowly, "I want to? You can call me whatever I want to hear?"

The baffle inside the car allowed Jinnan to move more freely, but unfortunately, it blocked his sight and failed to prevent any loud noises.

The driver slammed on the brakes, barely keeping up with the red light. Jin Nan, who was swaying, was almost thrown out, and only when Xu Zhiyuan hugged his waist did he stop rolling away.

Claire in front coldly reminded: "Gentlemen, remember to fasten your seat belts."

Jinnan was extremely embarrassed, but Xu Zhiyuan just smiled, and it was obvious that he was in a good mood.

Fortunately, the car arrived at the hotel quickly. Claire carefully took Lu Yiqing to do the work. Looking back at the two bosses who couldn't see anyone else at all, she sighed helplessly.

"Yiqing, Mr. Xu received news this morning that Mr. Geng will be discharged from the hospital and return to China soon. You will have more contact with him in the future, so get familiar with him in advance."

Lu Yiqing took notes in her notebook. She had memorized the upper and lower levels of the company as early as when she first joined the company. She was no stranger to Mr. Geng Guangsong, the senior executive of Hualin, who had been recuperating in Switzerland for a year due to poor health.

But public and private matters are separate, and since Claire said that, she had a different point. She moved closer, the clean scent of Safeguard mingling with Claire's Darjeeling tea.

"You said it, and I remember it."

"You're a shrewd person. There are a lot of people here. I'll tell you when we get back to the room." Claire smiled gently, "Where are the earrings I gave you? Why aren't you wearing them?"

Lu Yiqing blushed slightly: "It's too exaggerated, there is no clothes to match."

"Oh~ I don't have any clothes to wear." Claire nodded. "We're already in Paname, how can I let you go without clothes?"

Lu Yiqing quickly declined: "No need, Miss Xu, I can buy it myself."

"Are you going to deprive me of my freedom to give gifts?" Claire blinked her big watery eyes.

After the room card was processed, she turned and handed it to Xu Zhiyuan, and in a second she returned to her usual businesslike and indifferent attitude.

Xu Zhiyuan couldn't help but laugh out loud: "You don't even give me a good face."

"That's called keeping public and private affairs separate, Mr. Xu." Claire smiled.

After entering the elevator, they split into two groups. Lu Yiqing followed Claire, and the bosses went to the high-speed elevator to the top floor first. Before the metal door closed, Lu Yiqing saw Jinnan's smile, light and gentle.

She also softened unconsciously: "Mr. Xu and Mr. Jin have a really good relationship."

"Yeah." Claire couldn't refute this. "Five years ago, when I was first assigned to Xu Zhiyuan, he used his power for personal gain and asked me to buy him a gift."

The elevator arrived, and the two ladies entered with their suitcases. As the elevator car ascended, Lu Yiqing couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Ms. Xu, was there anything wrong with what you said about Mr. Geng earlier? I've heard that he seems to have a good reputation in the company."

"Mr. Geng is a brother of Mr. Jin, the aforementioned CEO, and one of the founders of Hualin. When Hualin was facing a financing crisis in the early 2000s, many of the veterans left. Mr. Geng paid tens of millions of yuan out of his own pocket, which led to the subsequent story of Hualin."

Lu Yiqing didn't think it was wrong at first, but when she thought about it, the hairs on her body stood up: "Then he doesn't have a lot of say in the company?"

"Yeah." Claire sighed softly, "Not to mention Xiao Jin, even Xu Zhiyuan might not be able to suppress him. Luckily, he was in Switzerland last year, otherwise it's hard to say whether Xiao Jin could have successfully taken the position."

Lu Yiqing nodded with lingering fear, then suddenly remembered something. She lowered her voice and asked in a whisper, "Speaking of which, I have another question. Why do you all call Mr. Xu Mr. Xu instead of Mr. Xu? I heard that it was Mr. Jin who wouldn't allow it, but I always feel that Mr. Jin is not that kind of person."

After hearing this, Claire sneered: "Xu Zhiyuan asked for it himself. He said we should call him Mr. Xu, and Jinnan was unhappy when he heard it. Ha, load the goods."

Lu Yiqing hadn't yet reached the level of being able to scold her leader with a cold face, so she was a little scared when she heard it.

Claire felt that this was not enough and continued to remind him, "Don't get involved in their affairs, okay? He usually leaves immediately after delivering something. Xu Zhiyuan is a very petty person."

Lu Yiqing didn't know whether she should agree or not. Under Claire's serious and threatening gaze, she nodded timidly.

Claire laughed.

The elevator passed the ladies' floor and continued to ascend. The first thing Jin Nan did when he entered the suite was to touch Xu Zhiyuan's lighter. The waiter helped him put down the box and then left, locking the door.

While holding a lighter and searching for cigarettes in the suitcase, Xu Zhiyuan followed behind him, watching Jinnan unpack the suitcases one by one, like a drunkard.

He never knew Jin Nan was such a heavy smoker, and frowned slightly.

But after rummaging for a long time, Jinnan took out not cigarettes, but a mobile phone charger.

He stole Xu Zhiyuan's cigarettes early in the morning and put them in his pocket. After charging his almost dead phone, Jinnan slowly returned to Xu Zhiyuan and gave him a bright smile when he was speechless.

"Is there a smoke alarm here?" Jinnan took out one of Xu Zhiyuan's cigarettes and put it in his mouth. Without lighting it, he poked Xu Zhiyuan's lips with the cigarette butt.

"Go ahead, it's okay." Xu Zhiyuan said, "Do you want me to order some for you?"

He didn't care at all where the familiar box of cigarettes in Jinnan's hand came from. He chose to remain silent and even condone this teasing behavior.

“不用，沒想抽。”

今南定眼望着他，目光稱得上癡迷。他就喜歡徐知遠這種八風不動的冷感，他現在有了望穿僞裝的眼睛，他知道這層冰殼底下有火，正在徐徐燃燒。

“嘴裏閑啊。知遠，幫幫忙。”

徐知遠錯開鼻尖，一個吻遲遲不肯落下。他沉默良久，最終選擇幫今南點煙。

“天還沒黑呢，別浪。”

今南感覺有什麽地方被扇了一巴掌。