Parting on bad terms
Li Xuan had imagined his future countless times: with his distinguished family background, good looks and outstanding abilities, he would be the best in any circle.
Back in the US, his friends were baffled by his relationship. With such favorable circumstances, why would he tie himself to a young man so early on? His friends asked him, speaking broken Chinese, "Isn't this considered embezzlement? You raised him and then you took him off?"
He smiled and said, "Not really, he raised him himself."
He just rescued the boy and lent him some medical expenses. After that, Fang Huai never borrowed a penny from him.
At that time, Fang Huai was just a special and well-behaved child in his eyes, and he was not in his ideal partner range. But there seemed to be a kind of magic in the young man that made him unable to take his eyes away.
He had no idea how Fang Huai managed to survive alone in Nanshi. It seemed that he was not yet an adult when Fang Huai went to college.
But in the second year, Fang Huai found him with an envelope containing a sum of money. The young man looked up and smiled with relief, "Brother Li Xuan, I'll return your money."
I don’t know if it was because the sunlight was too glaring that day, or because the boy’s smile was too bright, but his heart, which had been silent for a long time, began to beat.
After that, Fang Huai began to appear in the future he imagined.
He had thought that the two might break up, but he never thought that the idea of breaking up would be proposed by Fang Huai, the shy and docile Fang Huai.
He couldn't believe it and even suspected that he had heard it wrong. He didn't believe that the word "inappropriate" would come out of Fang Huai's mouth.
Li Xuan looked at Fang Huai and asked:
"What are you talking about?"
"Just because of a few trivial matters, you said it was inappropriate." Li Xuan approached step by step, and Fang Huai retreated until his back was against the cold door panel, with nowhere to retreat.
"Did Kong Lingyu say something to you that made you...change?" Li Xuan gripped Fang Huai's chin and asked angrily. He couldn't believe that his once obedient and gentle lover had become like this. In his rage, he placed all the blame and anger on that "uninvited guest."
The pain in his jaw made Fang Huai frown. He smiled bitterly, thinking that his anger was a joke and what he said was nonsense.
He lowered his eyes and his gaze fell on the watch worn by Li Xuan. The watch with simple design was outdated and the strap was worn. It did not match the high-end suit that Li Xuan was wearing.
Just like him and Li Xuan.
Fang Huai reached out and untied his watch, and said softly, "Li Xuan, go now."
The watch, which carried Li Xuan's body temperature, came into contact with the juice of the petals in Fang Huai's palm, and the cheap strap was immediately stained.
Li Xuan was not used to the relaxed feeling on his wrist. He stared at the watch in Fang Huai's hand. It was a gift Fang Huai had given him with a month's salary after they confirmed their relationship.
His face turned pale.
"We all need to calm down."
Li Xuan seemed to be humiliated and walked out the door.
Fang Huai stood there, with crushed petals under his feet. The coolness of his watch ran through his fingertips and into his heart. He lowered his eyes and looked at the extinguished candles and the carefully decorated living room. He maintained this posture as if half a century had passed.
He collapsed on the ground, exhausted, and his watch hit the ground, splashing countless petals.
The petals fell on Fang Huai's clothes, and the faint smell of disinfectant mixed with the sweet floral fragrance, a forced fusion that looked out of place.
On the empty street, the man's shadow was stretched out very long, moving dimly with his footsteps under the dim light.
I don’t know when it started, but his back and Fang Huai’s looked more and more alike. He always stood straight and upright, with neither hurried nor slow steps, like a tall pine tree.
Li Xuan sat on a bench by the roadside, staring at the empty street in a daze.
When was the last time he was here? He looked up at the leafy branches. The light stung his eyes, and he slowly closed them. The corners of his eyes became moist, and his sharp eyebrows knitted tightly.
He remembered it when the flowers were blooming.
He missed the flowering period.
Beep beep beep.
The carefree Li Ze parked the car in front of Li Xuan, leaning against the car door and gloating, "What's wrong? Is your boyfriend throwing a tantrum?"
He lowered his head, lit a cigarette, slowly exhaled a smoke ring, and said, "I've said before that you two are not suitable."
"You said that?" Li Xuan's tone was cold. "You told him I was back, right?"
Li Ze tapped his finger on the cigarette, shook off the ash, and said nonchalantly, "I said so."
The corner of his mouth curled up with a sarcastic smile, "Cousin, I'm telling the truth. You can't put all the blame on me just because Fang Huai quarreled with you."
After saying that, under Li Xuan's cold gaze, he turned and got into the car, leaned out and smiled at Li Xuan, "Cousin, if it's not suitable, then let's break up."
"You're not the right one for him."
The roar of cars rang out on the street. After provoking his cousin, Li Ze drove away.
Li Xuan shook his head and smiled disdainfully. He stood up and walked out of the cherry blossom road without looking back.
"Teacher, come back to your senses."
A pair of hands waved before Fang Huai's eyes. Fang Huai looked at the three interns beside him. They looked worried. "Teacher, I see you have dark circles under your eyes. Do you want to rest for a while?"
Fang Huai lowered his head to check their case report. "No, sorry, I was distracted just now."
"You guys go ahead and do your work. I'll find you if I have any questions."
"Okay, thank you, teacher."
Xu Hangran pulled his two companions out, and Fang Huai looked through their ward rounds records and case analysis.
They were all good. What surprised him was that the usually silent Li Xiangdong did the best and was the most mature.
"Li Xiangdong, where are you going?" After leaving the house, Xu Hangran pulled Zhou Chao to go eat. Seeing Li Xiangdong walking in another direction, he couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you going to eat together?"
Li Xiangdong adjusted his glasses, shrank his neck, and said firmly: "No, I have something to do and I'll leave first."
"Oh, okay then, let's go eat." Xu Hangran nodded and went to the cafeteria with Zhou Chao to eat.
While eating, Xu Hangran couldn't help asking:
"Do you know what Li Xiangdong has been busy with lately? He's nowhere to be seen after work." Xu Hangran picked out the green peppers he didn't like and said, "What's he busy with?"
Zhou Chao took a sip of the soup and shook his head, "Eat it quickly."
"Hiss, you're his roommate, and you don't know?" Xu Hangran was clearly unconvinced. Zhou Chao finally looked up from his food and said seriously, "I don't know. We haven't spoken much since we got off work."
Although the two of them shared a house, their personalities were not compatible. At most, they exchanged a few greetings and were not familiar enough to share private matters.
"Okay." Xu Hangran buried her head in eating in disappointment. Zhou Chao dispelled her curiosity and continued eating with peace of mind.
After Zhou Chao finished his meal and waited for Xu Hangran to eat, he saw Fang Huai who was late and couldn't help gossiping:
"Doctor Fang hasn't been in good shape lately. I noticed his eyes were red at work a few days ago, and his boyfriend hasn't been around for a while. Did they break up?"
This time it was Xu Hangran's turn to be speechless. Her mouth was stuffed with food. She said with difficulty, "I think it's possible. You know, I used to pick you up on time every day."
"Mr. Kong comes here often." Zhou Chao touched his chin and recalled: "Oh, there is also a man who looks very similar to Dr. Fang's boyfriend. Are they relatives? But judging from his attitude towards Dr. Fang..."
As soon as I said this, I couldn't stop associating with it, and my brain quickly came up with an answer.
Could it be that he is trying to steal my girlfriend again? Are brothers turning against each other?!
"Hiss, hold it in, hold it in!"
Xu Hangran made a prohibiting gesture, signaling Zhou Chao to shut up.
She secretly gave Zhou Chao a wink, signaling him to look at the door. A tall, long-legged, handsome mixed-race guy was walking straight inside. His facial features were sharp and sinister. He looked like he had just reached adulthood and had a rebellious temperament, like an untamed little wolf.
He is unrestrained and unruly, and the simple white shirt he wears makes him look cool and fierce.
Li Ze sat in front of Fang Huai who was eating. He looked at the food on the plate, raised his eyebrows, and said with disgust, "You're going to eat this?"
"Speak up." Seeing Fang Huai ignoring him, Li Ze became anxious again. He snatched the water from Fang Huai's hand without hesitation and said proudly, "Don't think I have no other options."
Fang Huai ignored the childish guy, and after finishing his meal, he stood up to return the plate. "It's unopened. If you want it, I'll give it to you."
Li Ze was surprised at first, but when he saw Fang Huai leaving, he immediately followed him, chattering non-stop with his mouth opening and closing.
Xu Hangran and the others were too far away, so they could only vaguely hear the young man say, with a hint of grievance: "He's a heartless man."
Fang Huai turned around and glanced at the young man. Li Ze lowered his head and kept silent, like a wolf cub with its tail between its legs.
Xu Hangran and the others didn't hear clearly what Doctor Fang said. They only saw the handsome mixed-race guy's face flushed red. He angrily returned Doctor Fang's water to him and left. But before he had taken a few steps, he turned back and snatched the water from Fang Huai.
He glared at Fang Huai and left without looking back.
Fang Huai walked out of the cafeteria with an expressionless face, his eyes fell on the two people who were watching the show. Xu Hangran and Zhou Chao suddenly felt a chill on their backs. Xu Hangran kicked the stunned Zhou Chao under the table, picked up the plate and fled.
Fang Huai: ...
"Doctor Fang." When I arrived at the inpatient department, I heard shouting from the second floor before I even went upstairs.
Fang Huai looked up following the voice and met a pair of smiling eyes, then he silently looked away.
Kong Lingyu was lying in the corridor, waving at him, with a group of children standing beside him.
"Brother, why doesn't the doctor pay attention to you?" One of the children asked in confusion, biting his finger.
Kong Lingyu smiled, took the child's hand out of his mouth, squatted down and explained: "Doctor, you didn't hear clearly."
"Let's keep going. It's time to go back to the ward." Kong Lingyu touched their little heads one by one, and brought them back to the ward before he breathed a sigh of relief.
The parents standing by looked at him flatteringly. They were all dressed simply and looked at Kong Lingyu awkwardly.
"Boss, are you serious about sponsoring us?" One of the men stood up. He was Zhang Penghong, who had previously had a physical conflict with Cao Tang in the hospital.
Kong Lingyu smiled and said, "Our company does have this plan at the moment, and I came here this time to discuss the relevant matters with you."
"It's not convenient here. How about going somewhere else?" Zhang Penghong discussed it with the other parents who had the final say and suggested, "How about going to the small restaurant next to the hospital? They have a private room there. We can treat the owner to a meal and discuss this."
"It's free, just go downstairs, there's an activity area there."
Kong Lingyu went downstairs first, followed by several other parents, while the rest stayed in the ward to look after the children.
Kong Lingyu signaled his assistant to send the document to them. Kong Lingyu waited for them to finish reading it and answered the relevant questions one by one.
"What does publicity mean?" Zhang Penghong asked in confusion.
The assistant looked at Kong Lingyu and explained, "Our company's public welfare department may record this incident and publicize it later."
"But everyone can rest assured that your privacy, including that of your children, will never be disclosed."
An honest-looking middle-aged woman stepped forward and said, "I have no problem with it, as long as it's legal."
Kong Lingyu chimed in, "The document clearly states that the publicity is within the legal scope, so rest assured."
"That's fine, thank you, boss."
Although the government subsidizes part of the cost, there is still a cost that they need to bear themselves.
This group of people are ordinary workers and farmers. They don’t save much in a year. Their children are in the hospital, and they still have to go to work, run at three o’clock every day, and worry about medical expenses.
The shipping company is a big company and is willing to provide money to help them. They are very grateful.
After both parties reached an agreement and signed the document, the parents shook his hands gratefully and expressed their gratitude.
Click, the shutter button was pressed quickly, and photos came out of the camera one after another.
......
#The CEO in the old novel has a face
#The old president is the real president
#Shipping schedule president is so handsome!
#Muddy Forest is super fun
Unexplained entries began to appear, and a picture was widely forwarded, showing Kong Lingyu and his assistant discussing a meeting with several parents. The picture captured Kong Lingyu's profile in exceptional clarity.
A pale but aggressive face, with a scoundrel's expression, he lowered his head and spoke earnestly, his lips slightly raised. This attracted considerable attention, especially after a blurry frontal photo of him surfaced, revealing his sharp features, narrow eyebrows, and a pair of three-white eyes that stared disdainfully at the camera, their expression brimming with arrogance and unruliness. This even pushed related search terms to the top of the trending search list.
His identity was also revealed. Netizens were initially amazed at how arrogant and bad-looking he looked, but they were shocked the next second. Such a young and handsome guy turned out to be the CEO of the company that developed the most popular game at the moment - Muddy Forest.
Compared with those pot-bellied bosses, he stands out from the crowd.
The shipping schedule public relations department took advantage of the situation and posted a high-definition photo of the president on Weibo, and also tagged a user whose avatar is a simple drawing of a locust flower and whose nickname is 1313.
Sailing Schedule: Here is the sailing schedule, this is our president @1313! Attached is a high-definition ID photo.
The official Weibo of Muddy Forest also reposted it: Look at the cold-faced president.
Kind-hearted netizen: Why didn’t you tell me earlier that you have such a handsome boss!
Hehe: @Muddy Forest official Weibo, hehe.
Oh: Never mind, I’ll just appreciate it first.
Dida: By the way, is this muddy forest fun?
2L: Sisters are fun, I’m not kidding!
3L: The game graphics are super realistic and the sense of immersion is very strong.
....
101L: Didn't "Mud Forest 2" already launch in open beta on all platforms? Officials also announced it will be available on all platforms in the first half of the year. Have you pre-ordered yet?
102L: Of course, I’d like to see what new changes the shipping schedule can come up with!
103: Look forward to it!
......
In the Shipping Schedule Public Relations Department, Kong Lingyu sat cross-legged in front of the computer, his chin resting on his hand as he leisurely watched the constantly refreshing comment section. He would raise an eyebrow and smile at some discordant comments, not taking them to heart at all.
"Since it's just passerby data, I'll seize this opportunity and shift my focus to the company's image and games."
He pointed at the desk, and the director of the public relations department handed over the newly made plan for Kong Lingyu to review.
"Not bad, then the next task is up to you." Kong Lingyu frowned, looked at Tan Cheng, and raised his chin: "Let's go out and talk."
Tan Cheng understood and followed him out the door.
"Tell me, what are you doing?"
Tan Cheng stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, standing side by side with Kong Lingyu, overlooking the prosperous main urban area from a high vantage point. They looked into the distance, their eyes simultaneously falling on the edge of the city, that inconspicuous and tiny point - Black Water Lane.
Kong Lingyu, hands in his pockets, wore a well-cut suit that accentuated his broad shoulders and narrow waist. Standing there, at nearly 1.9 meters tall, he felt quite oppressive. His collar was slightly open, revealing his full chest and explosive muscles. The scars beneath his neck added a touch of wildness.
The pitch-black eyes looked down upon everything, arrogant and cold-blooded.
It is hard to believe that this young man who looks arrogant and ruthless is the boss who single-handedly supports the ship's schedule.
"Back then, we built the prototype of this company on that garbage dump, using a broken computer that was so slow it was smoking." Kong Lingyu dodged the cigarette that Tan Cheng offered him, "I quit."
Tan Cheng glanced at him and said, "He Jiangyun even sold his precious bracelet and gave us a few hundred dollars to buy computer parts."
Tan Cheng put his hands behind his head and asked curiously, "By the way, are there any original parts left on that computer?"
When Kong Lingyu heard about He Jiangyun's bracelet, his eyes darkened obviously, but he suppressed his emotions in an instant.
He laughed and scolded: "Probably not."
Tan Cheng smiled nonchalantly. He stopped talking and quietly looked at the bustling night scene.
After a while, Tan Cheng suddenly asked, "How do you plan for He Jiangyun?"
"he?"
Kong Lingyu glanced at Tan Cheng meaningfully: "You seem to care about him a lot."
Tan Cheng laughed disdainfully, "I just don't want to have to deal with the hassles of following him around anymore. Previously a small internet celebrity, now an intern, has he ever done anything related to human resources?"
"I haven't done many." Kong Lingyu thought for a moment and said, "But I owe him my life."
Even if that life was Wei Lai's.
Tan Cheng was obviously choked. He opened his mouth to say something, but then closed it again.
They did owe a life, and the owner of that life grabbed their hands before dying, making them realize that no matter how much of a bastard He Jiangyun was, they could not ignore him.
"Don't think about it. I've already settled everything with him. Now let's focus on preparing for Muddy Waters 2."
"Manager Tan, the number of reservations has exceeded our expectations. We'll be busy from now on." Kong Lingyu stretched, took out his mobile phone and sent a good night message to the top post.
Only then did he leave feeling satisfied.
Tan Cheng stood there, looking at Kong Lingyu's heartless appearance and shook his head.
That night, Li Xuan, who had been doing experiments all day, lay in bed.
Suddenly a message popped up on the phone, and then, like water dropping into a frying pan, countless harassing text messages began to bombard.
[Professor Li, did you sleep well? ]
【Why aren't you dead yet?】
Some photos were also sent in, showing dead rats with their stomachs ripped open, and the bloody corpses of various animals. The heartless dissector even held the exploded eyeballs in his hands, and the eyeballs were covered with bloody red blood mixed with yellow pus. The man pressed the eyeballs with his fingers to deform them, and then made claws facing the camera.
A large amount of text filled the entire page, and the text was unsightly.
Professor Li, look, does this mouse look like you?
[I will make you pay for the dirty things you did.]
[Hahahaha, rats should be drowned in the black ditch.]
Li Xuan picked up his phone, scrolled through the disgusting photos and texts, and locked the account IP according to the number, but found nothing when he continued to track it.
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