Ning City can be very hot in August, and the cicadas are buzzing in the dull air. Ye Kai packed up the homework that he had left at Chen Youhan's house, took the beautiful internship report with the official seal, and returned home at noon. The roses in the garden were all wilted by the sun, and Ye Jin and the gardener were wearing hats under the sun, feeling heartbroken.
The two heard the sound of a sports car engine approaching from afar. The Aston Martin DBS passed through the carved iron gate, slowly drove through the lawn courtyard driveway, and stopped at the door of the main house.
Ye Jin took off her hat and shook it to ventilate the air. She saw Ye Kai bowing and getting out of the car, squinting his eyes in the sun. Chen Youhan lowered the car window, half-raised his cigarette and greeted her: "Pretty girl, your makeup is ruined by the sun."
Ye Jin laughed, threw the hat to the gardener, and walked towards him through the path in the flowerbed: "You seem to enjoy being a driver every day."
Ye Kai stood in the corridor with his schoolbag hanging on one shoulder. There was a faint cool breeze blowing on his back, but outside it was all white and hot. He had no patience to watch them exchange pleasantries in the half-familiar tone of adults. It was boring.
"Have a cup of tea?" Ye Jin bent down and put her hands on the car window. In just one minute, her face was flushed by the sun and sweat was dripping from her temples. "Don't worry, my mother is not here." She smiled slightly.
Chen Youhan couldn't help but laugh: "Can you please stop making it sound like I'm having an affair with you?" He put out his cigarette, not wanting to be polite anymore, and waved his hand coldly and wearily, "I'm busy making money to support my family. See you later."
The car windows were completely closed, the engine noise was still going on, but Chen Youhan did not leave immediately.
Ye Kai squinted because of the glare of the sunlight. His cell phone vibrated. He glanced at the caller ID, slightly widened his eyes in confusion, and then raised his head to look at the car.
He picked up the phone expressionlessly.
"Hello."
"Let's go, baby." Chen Youhan held the steering wheel with one hand, and a low and hoarse voice came out from the receiver: "Give me WeChat when you are free, I will miss you."
The car finally started. Ye Kai stopped under the corridor and watched it gracefully circle the circular fountain. He couldn't help but curl up the corners of his lips and said "hmm".
"Remember to apply the medicine. If you feel uncomfortable, tell me and I will go to the hospital with you."
Ye Kai: "...Are you done yet?"
Chen Youhan laughed. Maybe it was because they hadn't seen each other for half a month, he was even more fussy last night than the first time, and the cake he made by himself was ruined after just two bites.
Ye Jin stood with him, fanning herself with her hands because of the heat. Seeing that Ye Kai's face was a little dark, she asked, "Who's calling?"
Chen Youhan heard it, and in a deep voice, she introduced herself politely, "His husband."
The phone was hot, so Ye Kai held it tightly and said coldly, "It's a scam."
The elders were not at home, there were only a room full of servants and two siblings. The two entered the elevator together, one on the third floor and the other on the fourth floor. Ye Kai raised his hand and pressed the floor. Ye Jin glanced at him and smiled, "Did Chen Youhan give you this Breguet?"
I saw it once when I watched a dance drama last time. At that time, I just said it belonged to Chen Youhan. Ye Jin probably thought he borrowed it for fun. Ye Kai unconsciously grasped the watch strap and said lightly: "I asked him for it."
"Although it's over 800,000, it's second-hand after all," Ye Jin grabbed the collar of his T-shirt to let in air, "How can it be worthy of you."
The elevator door opened, and Ye Kai went out first. He hadn't finished his summer homework, and Qu Jia arranged a one-on-one tutoring for him in the second half of the month. He had already entered the rhythm of the third year of high school. He hadn't finished two questions on the table when Ye Jin, who had just taken a shower, came in with a facial mask on.
She was wearing a sapphire blue silk nightgown with a lace-up robe on the outside. Without waiting for Ye Kai to say anything, she sat down on the sofa with her legs crossed, her slender calves faintly visible under her skirt.
"Yesterday was Chen Youhan's birthday. What gift did you give him?"
"An antique brooch, bought last time in Vancouver." Ye Kai answered him distractedly while holding a pen, his eyes never leaving the draft paper.
"It's hard to give him a gift, he has money and he's picky."
“Just be careful.”
"Yesterday my mother asked me why you stayed at Chen Youhan's place again." Ye Jin used her fingers to touch the facial mask paper on both sides of her nose. She was in a relaxed posture and lazy movements, but just by sitting there lazily, she looked like a lady. Ye Kai stopped writing the formula: "What do you say?"
"It's convenient." She answered as a matter of course.
Ye Kaifang started writing, half turned around, put one hand on the back of the chair and looked at her, "And then?"
"When you grow up, if you always go in and out with him, Mommy will always be suspicious."
The room suddenly became very quiet. Although it was originally very quiet, with only the cicadas chirping in the flowerbed, the silence at this moment clearly and deeply penetrated the consciousness. Both the sister and the brother noticed the silence at the same time, and neither of them spoke easily. After two seconds, Ye Kai said, "I know."
"Xiao Kai, Chen Youhan may not be that good." Ye Jin paused, raised her hand and lazily adjusted her messy bun, "I admire him. From a woman's perspective of looking at a man, I admit that he is very charming and sexually attractive, but you see, I will never get close to him."
"You like him." Ye Kai said lightly.
"Maybe, there was a little bit. What I admired was not only his love and hormones, but also his whole side as a man in terms of family, business, responsibility and duty. Do you understand what I mean? Because I saw all of him, so I know that love is just an insignificant thing to him."
"…What do you want to say?"
"Be smart." Ye Jin smiled and then pressed the sides of his nasolabial folds. "A man like him won't go crazy for love."
Ye Kai turned around and had to start the interrupted physics problem from the beginning, "I don't know how to do it either."
Ye Jin looked at his back as he was writing at the desk. His black hair lay softly on the back of his head, and his shoulders and outstretched arms were thin and straight. His back alone was enough to satisfy all girls' fantasies about boyishness.
"Is it not possible for girls?" Ye Jin asked with a gentle look in his eyes.
Ye Kai did not stop writing this time, "I don't know."
Ye Jin shrugged, returning to her innocent ladylike demeanor, and said with a smile, "It's rare to see mom, it's hard to coax her."
Ye Kai let out a sigh of relief and said, "...Thank you, sister."
Ye Jin raised her hand and stroked his fluffy and soft hair: "What can I do? You are still young after all."
She lived on the fourth floor, and no one dared to disturb her without her permission. Some photos were scattered on the soft wool carpet in the small living room. They looked very new, as if they had just been developed. A pair of slender feet with burgundy nail polish stepped on them, and then sat down on the sofa. She picked up the photos and looked through them one by one again, expressionless, with slightly narrowed eyes. After repeatedly confirming the two people in the photos for an unknown number of times, she took a deep breath and put the photos into the file bag.
The phone rang, Ye Jin picked it up and said briefly, "Continue."
After school started, the days suddenly became faster. The pace of life, the pace of study, the pace of eating, the pace of reviewing papers... everything seemed to be fast-forwarded.
This time it was Ye Kai's turn to move to a new dormitory, and Shi Yi went with him. The dormitory building for senior high school students was a little older, with half-person-high green paint on the walls and mosaic floor tiles. I heard that it would be renovated after this year. I don't know why, no matter what grade a student is in, they would get nervous as soon as they entered here. The atmosphere was not depressing, but the red slogans at the corners of each floor, the unconsciously hurried footsteps, and the stern dormitory patrol teachers really made people laugh.
"Why don't you go to school as a day student?" Shi Yi really couldn't understand. There were actually quite a few day students at Tianyi. If one had enough self-discipline - or had parents who were strict enough, then being a day student actually had more advantages.
"Home is far away."
"Fuck, is this considered an excuse?" Shi Yi helped him put the book on the bookshelf and muttered, "There are so many houses to rent outside the school. You can just hire someone to take care of it, and you can even give it to me anytime—" He reacted, "Ye Kai, I think you are too strict with yourself?"
He always felt like Qu Jia's son. He gave up all possible shortcuts and was unwilling to take any special measures.
Ye Kai smiled and said, "Do you know how much my weekend tutor charges per lesson?"
Shi Yi looked at him blankly, then he made the number eight.
"...Eight hundred?"
"Guess again."
Shi Yi: “…” Forget it, there’s no need to worry about anyone. The family is wealthy and has been rich and famous for four or five generations.
Ye Kai's new roommate was from the next class. His grades were average and he seemed to be quite shy. Ye Kai hadn't paid attention to him before he saw the list. While the new roommate was not here, Shi Yi pulled him to the balcony and carefully reminded him: "Now that you have a new roommate, keep a low profile."
Ye Kai smiled: "Okay."
"I'm serious," Shi Yi said seriously, "Not everyone is willing to keep your secret. A tiger can be a threat if there are three of them. It's better to be careful. You don't want to be forced to come out, do you?"
In fact, the interpreter was overthinking it, because after school started, Ye Kai and Chen Youhan had no time to have a serious relationship.
Chen Youhan has been busy negotiating the acquisition of the Palau resort. He is familiar with the investors he has approached, and some are even old "friends". They all know that GC is having a hard time these days, and they all know that Palau is a piece of fat meat, so they all came here one by one after smelling the mutton. The project is halfway through, and the development agreement signed with the Palau government cannot be stopped. Chen Youhan has to fly to Palau almost once a month. Sometimes he returns home after one night, and sometimes he is stuck there for more than a week. It's all busy.
As he expected, the first phase of Liuhua Lake was not sold as expected. It was not only due to the tight market, but also because the last public relations war had really hurt its vitality. A company like GC is indeed awesome when it comes to assets, but it pre-sells, leverages to buy land, pre-sells, and repeatedly leverages to buy land - 10 billion yuan in principal plus 20 billion yuan to buy land, 30 billion yuan in pre-sales, 60 billion yuan in leverage to buy land, 90 billion yuan in pre-sales, well, then dare to leverage to 150 billion yuan to buy land - this is Loucun. Liabilities and assets are like two interlocking snowballs that are getting bigger and bigger. The three plots of land seem to have 240 billion yuan in assets, but the liabilities are already as high as 100 billion yuan. The high leverage and high debt model makes GC's capital chain unable to tolerate any mistakes.
A sports car that can reach 300 mph could flip over if it hits even a small screw. Liuhua Lake's poor sales and bond maturity have caused cash flow to become tight. Even though GC has hundreds of billions of high-quality assets, it can only choose to sell them at a low price - this is why Chen Youhan must use Lou Village to escape.
Outsiders may not understand, but this combination of punches from Meihui and Deputy Rong did touch the GC's heart.
——Fortunately, there is Loucun. As long as there is no problem with Loucun, GC can transform safely.
At the end of November, the protracted negotiations finally ended, and the Palau project was finally successfully sold for 21 billion, including land, routes and all tangible assets. GC suffered a huge loss, but only in this way could it continue to obtain bank credit and provide high funds for the development and operation of Lou Village. This year's Ningtong Annual Meeting was still held at the St. Regis. Chen Feiyi did not show up, and Chen Youhan took charge of it alone, which became a signal to the market - from now on, he is the real and well-deserved helmsman of GC.
At the reception, everyone congratulated him, or half congratulated him and half asked him about his future. Several negotiations were very successful and have become the talk of the year. Some said that the successor of GC was young and energetic and turned the table over in the meeting room with the acquirer. Some said that he was very skilled in mediating between the three investors and making a small Republic of Palau a rare commodity. Even the direct flight contractor in Hong Kong couldn't help but come to inquire about him.
However, behind the enthusiasm for the scenery is a cold gaze. Meihui is eyeing the government covetously. The political world has lost its biggest support. At the next two sessions, regional construction will be the top priority. Policies are changing rapidly. Is it possible for Loucun to have smooth sailing? Hainan's free trade zone has been delayed for many years, and how many companies have died? Those who got the news first and got the land have become the ones who have suffered the most. After all, the business world depends on others for life and death.
Chen Youhan was elegant enough in his high-end tuxedo, his eyes were sharp enough, but there was always a nonchalant smile on his lips, and he raised his hands nonchalantly, making it hard to guess how many cards this young helmsman had hidden.
The 23rd floor sky garden.
The winter night sky is like deep blue velvet, dotted with a few cold stars. The coastline in the distance is pitch black, and only the distant waves can be heard.
The two security guards at the door were doing their duty and did not allow anyone to enter.
Chen Youhan was leaning on the railing smoking, his face was blurred in the dim light but still handsome. This was the coldest week in Ning City, and it was also a rare time for the European moon to not bloom, but it was not a problem for such a luxurious hotel. Juliet was still blooming strongly, like a mysterious ballad in the night. Ye Kai pushed open the glass door, remembered something, turned his head and gave a few instructions to the two security guards, and walked in.
Chen Youhan turned around and leaned against the railing.
Ye Kai was still wearing a black suit, which was simple and cold. He walked towards Chen Youhan with a smile, half-raised his hand and turned the Breguet on his left wrist, with a calm posture.
When they got closer, Chen Youhan naturally hugged him and said, "You've grown taller."
It was amazing. He could still remember the afternoon when he was sixteen, when he and Chen Youhan chatted in this garden. The sunshine, the cigarette smoke, and what they talked about were all vivid in his mind.
Ye Kai took the cigarette from his fingers, took a sip, and tilted his head to kiss him.
"Mr. Chen, thank you for your hard work over the past few months."
He was fully focused on his studies. Although he knew that Chen Youhan was busy with company affairs, he only vaguely heard some information about him tonight.
"It's better to be abstinent." Chen Youhan leisurely pinched his earlobe. There was a very beautiful diamond on it, which was brighter than the nearest star in the sky.
Ye Kai's eyes darkened, and he raised his hand to hold his neck with a cigarette in his mouth, and stood on tiptoe to whisper in his ear: "3502, Presidential Suite."
A room card slid into Chen Youhan's chest pocket, in which was inserted a dark green pocket handkerchief.
Chen Youhan curled her lips and kissed him again, her large, warm palms stroking his back and waist along his shirt.
"I go up first? How can you leave?" he asked close to his ear, his breath sounding hot in the cold winter.
"I'll tell you a secret." Ye Kai took a sip of the cigarette, still using the non-mainstream method of smoking it only through the mouth and not the lungs. After saying this, he couldn't help but chuckled on Chen Youhan's shoulder.
"I'd like to hear more about it." Chen Youhan said playfully, and put his hand in from the edge. It was a completely provocative move.
Ye Kai stuck to him, didn't dodge, held his breath and groaned, revealing the naughty secret -
“I was never a good student.”
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