Chapter 33 Chapter 33 Conflict
Zhou Boye's eyes flashed with Jiang Yuxia's somewhat pale face. He bit his lower lip with his teeth and stepped on the accelerator even harder.
The roar of the car echoed throughout the mountain road. Jiang Yuxia's heart tightened slightly when he saw the speed of Zhou Boye's car. His eyes followed the car as it crossed the mountain road, and soon the car disappeared from his sight.
He took a deep breath, suppressed his chaotic emotions, and looked down at the jade in his palm. Because he held it too tightly, a light red mark was left on his palm.
He rubbed it lightly with his fingers, and hooked his fingertips on the rope. The red rope that tied the pendant had faded due to the erosion of time. Not only was it white, but it also had some stray hairs. It was not very decent in general.
The string of the pendant is made of several thin threads, which are tightly tied together and the weaving method is very complicated. It is difficult to distinguish which thread is which after it is wound around. Unless you use scissors to cut a hole at the beginning, these thin threads will spread out and become unrelated one by one.
The relationship between him and Zhou Boye is more complicated than a braided rope. If you don't know where the source is, you don't know how to untie it. The least painful way is to cut it off now, so that they will have nothing to do with each other from now on and will not have to separate again.
Now is the best time, otherwise my consciousness will become confused again and I will go to bother Zhou Boye again. If I leave now, the worst that can happen is that Li Qi will lock me up for a while, or at worst I can make up a reason to lie to him.
Anyway, in the book where he was momentarily confused, Bai Yueguang came back at the end, but Canary left just the same, and it was so tragic that she almost died.
"Mr. Jiang."
Jiang Yuxia: "Hmm?"
Uncle Zheng came over at some point. He frowned and looked at him, "Don't be sad."
Jiang Yuxia was stunned. Are you sad?
Uncle Zheng: "My husband was very anxious when he came back. He couldn't get through to you on the phone. He was worried that something might have happened to you. If you had come back any later, he might have gone out to look for you."
Jiang Yuxia turned on his phone and found that there were indeed several missed calls. He had turned the phone to silent mode and forgot to turn it back on. There was also a message from Sun Quan.
Sun Quan: "Xia Xia, the director of that public service announcement called me back today and it's basically finalized. They want us to experience life there first, so time is pretty tight. You can pack your things and leave today. Just set a time and let me know, and I'll pick you up."
If I were to leave soon—
Jiang Yuxia held the pendant tighter. He was clearly aware that if he left quietly today, there might really be no possibility for him and Zhou Boye to be together in the future.
Let’s just leave it at that.
The pendant felt warm from his grip, and he lowered his eyes to look at it, suddenly thinking of the time when they had just been together. During that time, he had nothing to do and learned a lot of things, but he was naturally short-lived and would change his ideas halfway through, or simply give up.
One time, Zhou Boye looked at the guitar he had thrown aside and frowned, "Jiang Yuxia, why don't you learn again?"
Jiang Yuxia leaned back on the sofa and muttered, "It's too difficult. I don't want to learn anymore."
Zhou Boye paused for a moment, then suddenly asked, "If we ever get into a really tough time, will you give up on me so easily?"
What was his response then...
He said, "How is that possible?"
How is that possible?
The answer from my youth was deafening at this moment.
Jiang Yuxia looked up at Uncle Zheng and asked anxiously, "Uncle Zheng, do you know where Zhou Boye went?"
Uncle Zheng nudged his glasses with his finger. "Mr.'s car has a GPS. I'll ask Lao Zhang. Please wait a moment."
Jiang Yuxia nodded. Uncle Zheng came back quickly. He wrote the address on a piece of paper with a pen and handed it to Jiang Yuxia. "Mr. Jiang, I wish you a safe journey."
Jiang Yuxia: "Yeah."
On the other side, Lin Yan pushed open the door of the box with messy hair. His eyes were half-closed, and he looked sleepy. He grumbled softly, "Zhou Boye, do you know what time I went to bed today? I didn't close my eyes until nine o'clock! It's so late and you woke me up! You better be in trouble, or at least make something happen for me!"
Zhou Boye glanced at him sideways, his eyes were frighteningly dark. The ice in the glass in his hand had melted a lot, and there was an empty wine bottle on the table. It looked like he had drunk a lot.
Lin Yan was shocked when he saw his expression. "...No, buddy, it's not even dark yet, and you've already finished a bottle of 50-proof liquor?"
Zhou Boye didn't say anything. Anyone with a discerning eye could see how bad his mood was. Lin Yan also sobered up a little. He asked cautiously, "Jiang Yuxia?"
Zhou Boye slightly tightened his hand holding the wine glass, and his face became even darker.
Lin Yan blinked, knowing that he had guessed right. He took a cup and poured half a sip of the brown wine into the glass. He gently touched Zhou Boye's glass with it, making a "ding" sound.
"Okay, I'll have a drink with you."
When it comes to the topic of "Jiang Yuxia", Lin Yan automatically shuts up. There is no point in talking about this matter. Even if he goes to the cemetery now and digs out Zhou Boye's mother, and his mother tells Zhou Boye to stay away from Jiang Yuxia, this will not work.
However, Zhou Boye was so angry that he left his work and went out to drink in broad daylight. He was really curious about what kind of thing this kid Jiang had done that was so infuriating that it angered everyone.
In the past two years, Zhou Boye has lived a life of strict discipline and has become a complete workaholic. He has withdrawn from the ranks of wealthy and powerful CEOs. He is completely different from those second-generation rich people who are just living a carefree life. He is a work machine that has seen through the world.
Lin Yan crossed his legs, looked at the changes in Zhou Boye, and said "tsk". Feelings are really a magical thing. Jiang Yuxia looked a lot more lively after coming back.
Zhou Boye drank the remaining wine in the glass in one gulp and reached out to pour another glass.
Lin Yan's fox eyes narrowed slightly. No, he was naturally curious. He asked tentatively, "Weren't you showing off your affection with me a few days ago? It's only been a few days, why are you so unhappy?"
After taking a sip of liquor, Zhou Boye said coldly, "You were allowed to drink, not to interrogate."
Lin Yan: “…”
"Just drink it raw?"
Zhou Boye glanced at him, and Lin Yan made a gesture of surrender, "You drink yours, I can't drink alone."
He reached out and pressed a button on the sofa, "Start a show."
The microphone rustled twice, and there seemed to be silence on the other end before a female voice replied, "Okay, Mr. Lin, please wait a moment."
After a while, there was a knock on the box door.
Lin Yan: "Come in."
As he finished speaking, the boss led a room full of people in, both men and women, lined up in a row, of all kinds.
"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Lin." The female boss was wearing a neat suit.
The group of people behind him also shouted in unison, "Hello, boss."
“…”
The two of them were not ignorant little boys, and they basically understood what was going on as soon as someone came in.
Zhou Boye sneered, "Lin Yan, you're really showing off now."
Lin Yan: “…”
Seeing that the two men looked unhappy, the female boss frowned slightly, but it was only for a moment. The next moment, she smiled again, "Are you two not satisfied? No one you like? How about I change a group of people?"
Lin Yan quickly stopped her, "Sis, when did you start doing this? I haven't been here for over a year, and you've switched from a restaurant to a brothel?"
Female boss: “…”
She laughed and explained, "Drinking alone is boring, so I asked some of my brothers and sisters to pour some wine."
Lin Yan: "Didn't you have a resident performer before? The one who played guitar? I just want to listen to some songs."
The boss and Lin Yan looked at each other in surprise. They didn't expect you to play such a pure game...
Lin Yan breathed a sigh of relief. Although this group of people were a bit reckless, they were from a noble family passed down from generation to generation. Outsiders didn't know how strict the family traditions were. If they were caught doing this, they would be in trouble if they went back.
Zhou Boye leaned against the sofa. The noise from so many people gave him a headache. His already ugly face became even uglier. He raised his eyes slightly and glanced over.
The people here must have been specially selected by the boss. At least in terms of appearance, they are one in a thousand.
Those people also saw Zhou Boye's appearance and exclaimed softly. After all, Zhou Boye's face was quite well-known.
A bold boy's eyes flickered slightly, and he bit his lip and walked towards him, "Mr. Zhou, I see the wine in your glass is almost gone, I'd like to pour you some."
He squatted at his feet and took the bottle of wine from the table. His voice was gentle, not so sweet that it made people uncomfortable.
On the other side, Jiang Yuxia also arrived at the store. He was stopped by the security guard as soon as he walked in. The security guard took a look at his clothes and said, "Excuse me, please show me your membership card."
Membership card?
Security guard: “You cannot enter the store without a membership card.
Jiang Yuxia looked up at the store name, took a photo with her phone and sent it to Li Qi, "Is there anyone who is a member of this store?"
In just a few seconds, the message came back, "It must be there, the card number is this: 176577879. My baby, are you going out for a drink? Wait, brother, I'll be right there."
Jiang Yuxia: "No need to come, I'm looking for someone, I don't drink."
When Jiang Yuxia gave the card number to the front desk, she asked, "Can you tell me which box Zhou Boye is in?"
The receptionist smiled and refused, "Sorry, this is customer privacy and cannot be disclosed."
As expected, it wasn't that smooth. Jiang Yuxia found a seat in the hall and ordered a glass of mild wine, sipping it intermittently, trying to see if he could wait for Zhou Boye.
The environment here is nice. The private rooms are far apart from each other, and each room has a different decoration. It is said to be a place for drinking, but the decoration is more like a place for drinking tea.
After waiting for a while and seeing no one, Jiang Yuxia tried to make a phone call, but as expected, no one answered.
He stood up and planned to go look for them. He walked towards the box, but before he had taken two steps, he ran into two drunk men who were reeking of alcohol. Jiang Yuxia moved aside. His intention was good, but because he had a naturally sour face and his expression was even worse today, this action looked more like disgust.
"What's wrong with you?" The two drunks surrounded them. "Did you just roll your eyes?"
Jiang Yuxia raised his eyes and glanced at them, his voice slightly cold, "No."
The two of them finally saw Jiang Yuxia's face and were stunned for a moment before saying, "Boss, this is really not nice. He didn't even take us to the private room for such a top-notch dish."
"Little brother, are you still in school? How about going to the private room with your brothers to play?"
"I won't treat you unfairly. Any price is fine."
As they spoke, they smiled at each other, a very obscene smile.
Jiang Yuxia lowered her eyes and looked at herself. She was dressed very modestly because she was going to the hospital today. She certainly didn't look like the target audience of this store.
However, he came to see Zhou Boye today and didn't want to cause trouble, so he didn't say anything and was about to leave.
"Hey! I'm talking to you?" The two men refused to give in.
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