When Zhang Yazhi came in, she heard that Chen Qizhao had bought her a jade necklace. She was happy but distressed. "It cost a lot to buy this thing. Don't buy something so expensive next time. Save your money for your next business."
Chen Qizhao thought that this thing cost a lot, but the value of it was also high.
The Linglong Manlu jewelry may seem ordinary, but it is actually a valuable item inherited from a wealthy family in City B. It was just that the jewelry was lost during the turbulent period in the early years and eventually ended up in the hands of Mr. Xu Ziyun. Chen Qizhao didn't know about this at first. Later in his previous life, when he wanted to take action against Lin Shizhong, someone he knew at the time reminded him of something, which was related to this 'Linglong Manlv'.
Lin Shizhong obtained a piece of jade jewelry at an auction in his early years and kept it for a long time. Later, he invited the man from City B to his home to view the collection. The man accidentally saw the jade jewelry and mentioned that his grandmother had lost a similar necklace in her early years. That necklace was a token of love between his grandmother and grandfather and was very important. After Lin Shizhong learned about this, he gave the necklace to that person, thus getting on board the big boss's boat, and his business expanded in City B and went smoothly.
It took Chen Qizhao many years to bring down Lin Shizhong, and he wasted a lot of time and energy because of the relationship with that big boss. It must be said that the reason why Lin Shizhong was so difficult to deal with later was also due to that big boss. If he had not come to attend this auction, he would not have known that the story of Lin Shizhong's relationship with the big boss circulating in the business world was actually a deliberate plan by Lin Shizhong.
Zhang Yazhi talked for a while and asked Chen Qizhao to go with her to meet other uncles and aunts. Chen Qizhao was a little tired, so after rejecting her, he went to the side with Yan Kailin to rest and drink, waiting for the party to end so that he could go home and sleep.
Chen Qizhao glanced across the venue and found that the two people who had just competed with him were no longer in their original positions... This was not difficult to guess. With Lin Shizhong's sanctimonious personality, it was impossible for him to compete with a junior for a piece of jade jewelry in front of him. If he had planned it in advance, he would not have been too obvious in bidding for the piece of jewelry, as that would have easily exposed his purpose for the jewelry, so it was very likely that he had someone else bid for it.
"Brother, aren't you going to continue watching?" Yan Kailin had just seen a lot of things and wanted to go to his brother Yan Kaiqi to get a brand, but he was sent back after a while. "Let me see if there are any jewelry necklaces in the back."
Cheng Rong, Liu Kai and others also came.
After what happened just now, many people's eyes fell on Chen Qizhao, and they seemed to be very curious about him. But although they observed him, they saw that there was a group of rich second-generations gathered around him, so they didn't come up to get close to him.
The wine was drunk quickly while chatting, and the several glasses of champagne on the table were soon empty.
Cheng Rong stood up and was about to go to the wine pool to get some wine. He happened to see the waiter near their table and waved to him.
There were few people sitting on the sofas, as most of them were still at the charity auction in front. Waiters with trays were on standby nearby. When they saw Cheng Rong waving, they immediately came over, placed the prepared champagne tray on the table, and removed the empty glasses from the table.
"But there are so many people here tonight. I just saw several acquaintances." Liu Kai took the wine and said in a relaxed tone, "But those people have nothing to do with us. We can't play together. Oh, by the way, Qi Zhao, I also saw your cousin."
"What does my cousin have to do with me?" Chen Qizhao didn't have any feelings for other relatives of the Chen family. When the Chen family was prosperous, they all gathered around him, but when the Chen family was in decline, they all stayed away from him. Usually, they relied on the Chen family's big tree to enjoy the convenience, but when something really happened, none of them could be of any use.
Except for visiting during the Chinese New Year, people usually come to ask for favors.
To exaggerate a little, Chen Qizhao now doesn't even remember what his cousin's name is.
The waiter removed the empty glass in front of Chen Qizhao and placed a glass of champagne in front of him.
Liu Kai suddenly said: "Oh, yes! Linzi, I just saw that person!"
Yan Kailin: "Which one? Don't play dumb."
Chen Qizhao's gaze lingered on the champagne glass in front of him for two seconds, and he glanced at the waiter, who retracted his hand.
He frowned slightly, picked up the champagne and shook it, and suddenly heard Liu Kai's voice beside him.
Liu Kai took a sip of wine, cleared his throat and said, "Who else? It's Brother Shen, the one you stayed with before! I just saw him in the garden, he was chatting with Shen Xuelan."
Chen Qizhao caught a glimpse of Liu Kai drinking and turned his eyes away from the waiter.
He was overthinking it. This was not his previous life, so there was no need to be on guard everywhere.
He turned his attention to Liu Kai and asked, "Shen? You mean Shen Yuhuai?"
Shen Yuhuai rarely participates in such activities. For people like Liu Kai who often hang out in various occasions, they have met most of the people in the circle. The Shen family is also the focus of many people in S City, but the Shen family is relatively low-key. The most talked-about person is Shen Xuelan, the outstanding female leader of the Shen family. There are very few discussions about Shen Yuhuai.
Shen Yuhuai himself is not a person who likes lively occasions. He is devoted to academic research and there is not much discussion about things related to him. He would come to such a party, most likely not on his own initiative, but at the request of his family.
Liu Kai said: "Yes, yes, yes, doesn't he rarely participate in activities in S City? I was surprised when I saw him! I don't know where he has gone now, but I will definitely not recognize the wrong person!"
"No way?" Yan Kailin poked his head in, then stood up and looked around for someone: "What the hell?! My brother didn't tell me about this, and he's not in the lab this week?"
There were so many people at the party that it was difficult to find someone in the crowd. Chen Qizhao's sight swept in the direction of the garden entrance, but he didn't see Shen Yuhuai. He was about to retract his gaze, but suddenly he saw a lone figure standing by another window. He was slightly startled, then saw the man turn his head and their eyes met.
Shen Yuhuai seemed to notice him and nodded at him from a distance.
Chen Qizhao paused for a moment, lowered his head to take a sip of champagne, and raised his head again after a while.
And Shen Yuhuai's gaze had already fallen to the window.
Yan Kailin didn't find anyone, and just as he sat down, he saw Chen Qizhao standing up.
Chen Qizhao said, "You guys play."
Others: “?”
Everyone was confused and watched Chen Qizhao get up, walk past them and into the wine pool. When he passed by the waiter, he put down the champagne in his hand, took a glass of orange juice from the waiter's tray, and then walked straight in a certain direction.
In Chen Qizhao's memory, Shen Yuhuai did not often come to such occasions.
The Shen family has a considerable business in S City and is also very important in S City, but even so, Shen Yuhuai rarely comes out. Not to mention that the institution later maintained confidentiality, so even meeting him required some effort.
It may also be because of this that he, who was spoiled and playful in his early years, never remembered Shen Yuhuai, a person who seldom appeared and was a complete stranger to him.
Later, when he met Shen Yuhuai and became friends, he regretted not getting to know him earlier.
Chen Qizhao retracted his brief thoughts and walked towards Shen Yuhuai's direction.
As a friend, it didn't seem too abrupt to go directly to see Chen Yuhuai.
On the contrary, if two people do not greet each other in such occasions, their relationship will become more distant.
The distance between them was not that far, and when Chen Qizhao arrived, he saw an elder who looked familiar.
He suppressed his bad temper, tried his best to be polite, and greeted the other party.
Father Shen just came over to talk to his son, and before he had talked for a few words, he saw the youngest son of the Chen family coming over and greeting him.
He looked at the other person in surprise, smiled and said, "Is it Qi Zhao?"
Chen Qizhao: "Hello, uncle."
The Chen family and the Shen family have a good relationship. This relationship was established by Chen Jianhong and the Shen family in the early years. However, the dealings between the two families were not close. Perhaps it was because the business focus of the two families was different and they did not meet each other very often in the business world. Therefore, until the Chen family went bankrupt, Chen Qizhao did not have such a deep impression of the Shen family.
Apart from the evil-minded Lin family, the Shen family was the one that helped the Chen family the most in the previous life.
Chen Qizhao still remembers Uncle Shen in a black suit at his father's funeral. When everyone else was looking at him with a smile, only Uncle Shen walked up to him and said something.
He said that now the Chen family can only rely on you, you can't retreat or fall down.
At that time, Chen Qizhao did not understand the meaning of this sentence, and he just thought that the other party was just being polite and sympathetic at the funeral. He did not have a deep memory of the Shen family, and even though Uncle Shen showed kindness, he later preferred the Lin family, with whom he had always been on good terms. When the Shen family extended a helping hand, he was bewitched by Lin Shizhong and rejected an elder who was willing to provide real help.
But even so, the Shen family finally came to his aid when he needed it most.
Father Shen was concerned about the younger generation. After talking to Chen Qizhao for a few words, he glanced at Shen Yuhuai and said, “Are you here to look for Xiaohuai?”
Chen Qizhao: "I just happened to see Brother Huai here, so I came over to say hello."
“Then uncle won’t disturb you young people from chatting.” Father Shen patted Chen Qizhao’s shoulder, looked at Chen Jianhong in the distance, and smiled: “I haven’t seen your father for a long time, go over and talk to him.”
Once Father Shen left, only Shen Yuhuai and Chen Qizhao were left.
Shen Yuhuai glanced at the orange juice in Chen Qizhao’s glass and praised politely, “I just noticed you. This outfit suits you very well.”
Chen Qizhao paused: "Brother Huai, this is the first time I see you wearing a suit."
Shen Yuhuai has an upright figure, and he looks completely different when he wears a black suit and glasses.
“I haven’t congratulated you yet.” Shen Yuhuai clinked the glass in his hand with Chen Qizhao’s, “Congratulations, you got what you wanted.”
Chen Qizhao paused for a moment before realizing what Shen Yuhuai was congratulating.
He said thank you and his mind was already thinking quickly about whether he had behaved in a way that was abrupt. Fortunately, he was a little more restrained when meeting people with Zhang Yazhi today, and at most he only acted out once in front of Lin Shizhong.
There were so many people at the scene that Shen Yuhuai might not notice him, so it shouldn’t be too bad.
At most, he was a little arrogant during the auction... ? But it's okay.
"Do you like jade very much?" Shen Yuhuai asked casually.
Chen Qizhao said: "No, I took this for my mom."
The two stood by the window, away from the bustling crowd. Chen Qizhao took a sip of orange juice, thinking absentmindedly about the next topic. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw Shen Yuhuai reaching out to him, slightly holding his shoulders, and taking him two steps forward.
A lady passing by accidentally sprained her ankle and the champagne in her hand spilled onto Chen Qizhao's feet.
If Chen Yu Huai hadn't helped, the champagne would have been splashed on Chen Qizhao.
“I’m so sorry,” the lady said.
Chen Qizhao said it was okay, and the other party left quickly, apparently going to the bathroom to tidy up his appearance.
This interruption brought Chen Qizhao closer to Shen Yuhuai and he could smell the scent of Shen Yuhuai.
——Still the familiar mint scent.
Because he often goes in and out of the laboratory to remove various chemical agents, the most common smell on Chen Yuhuai's body is the smell of disinfectant, followed by this mint scent, or perhaps it should be called a mint deodorant, which is sometimes used to cover up the abrupt smell of chemicals on the body.
He felt at peace.
In my previous life, I had no friends at the beginning.
His good friends from the rich second generation avoided him like the plague, his classmates at school became distant after not seeing each other for half a month, and the relationships built up with money were fragile. During the most difficult time for the Chen family, there was almost no one around him. At that time, he had no one to complain to. Even Yan Kailin, who had a better relationship with him, was sent back to a country for causing trouble and they lost contact. During the darkest period, he was bombarded every day by the shareholders of the group, from a family that suppressed quarrels, from insults from all sides, and from the pressure of endless trash remarks.
At that time, he still retained the last bit of innocence until he was pushed to the door.
He greeted the media spotlight and ushered in the darkest day of his life. From then on, his life was out of control until he met Shen Yuhuai.
When he was about to be swallowed by the darkness, Shen Yuhuai reached out to him, and the surging emotions found a breakthrough.
So he loved chatting with Shen Yuhuai, even if he just said one or two meaningless words, the other party would not care about his nonsense, but would seriously reply to every nonsensical message he left.
Chen Qizhao didn’t think he had a preference for the smell of mint before. In fact, in his early years, he couldn’t feel the freshness brought by mint. Occasionally, he would feel that the smell was too pungent and he didn’t like it at all. It was not until after Chen Yuhuai's death that he subtly noticed a change in this feeling. He changed his shower gel to a mint scent, trying to numb himself with a smell and seek a moment of peace.
Suddenly, all kinds of images emerged in Chen Qizhao's mind, and a strange chill seemed to rise from the soles of his feet.
No...something is wrong. A scene from the dinner table just now flashed through his mind, and the waiter who had been avoiding his gaze.
Shen Yuhuai glimpsed the lady walking away from the corner of his eye. When he looked away, he happened to see Yan Kailin and others who were stealthily looking at this side not far away. He was about to remind Chen Qizhao that someone seemed to be waiting for him over there, but he noticed that Chen Qizhao standing in front of him lowered his head, and the skin on the side of his ear was a strange red.
Have you drunk too much?
Shen Yuhuai frowned slightly and asked, “Are you feeling uncomfortable?”
Chen Qizhao suddenly grabbed his wrist. He blinked and looked down at the patterned floor tiles, which looked like a kaleidoscope. In an instant, he seemed to see wide-open fangs, his ears were filled with unrestrained insults, and he smelled the disgusting smell of rotten eggs.
Shen Yuhuai noticed something strange, his expression changed instantly, and he said in a deep voice: “Chen Qizhao, can you hear me?”
The layers of fantasies before Chen Qizhao's eyes stimulated his brain, and some scenes overlapped with his previous life too realistically.
He tried his best to stay calm, ignoring the tinnitus, and told Shen Yuhuai what he wanted: “Help me find a quiet place, I drank the wrong thing.”
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