Chapter 177
Xingnuo thought this weekend would be peaceful.
He got up early and accompanied his father to the flower shop to pick out some beautiful flowers. In the afternoon, he took an insulated lunch box and went to find his older brother who did not have a weekend off to bring him dinner.
Chen Yan is almost like two different people at work and at home.
At home, he is virtuous and considerate, wearing a teddy bear apron and taking care of all the cooking and housework. At the company, he is dressed in a suit and tie, never smiling, and his cold aura is as strong as two meters.
Xingnuo put the insulated lunch box on the small coffee table and sat on the sofa in the office, waiting for Chen Yan to come back from the meeting.
The style of Chen Yan's office has not changed for more than ten years, but because Xing Nuo comes here often, there is a soft beige pillow in the office, and the teacup is also in the shape of a cute puppy.
There are also stickers on the desk that Xingnuo put when he was a child. At that time, Xingnuo felt that the style of his brother's office was too monotonous and ugly, so he specially contributed his best-looking stickers.
Xingnuo couldn't help laughing when he thought about it. He walked to the desk, looked at the faded sticker, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
Seeing that his elder brother was still busy and had not come back yet, Xingnuo couldn't sit still and went to take a walk around the fountain downstairs.
In the small square in front of the company, there are quite a few office workers who sneak out to relax and play with the pigeons around the small fountain.
Xingnuo looked up at the pigeons, then went to the nearby convenience store to buy some bread, scattered it on the edge of the fountain, and waited for the pigeons to come and eat it.
He lowered his head and looked at the white and soft little pigeons. Before he could touch them, he looked up and saw that the water spraying from the fountain suddenly turned into countless pigeons.
Pigeons rushed out of the fountain in panic, flapping their wings and flying into the sky.
Countless white feathers fell, like a feather rain, blocking Xingnuo's vision.
He raised his hand and waved to brush away the pigeon feathers, but the smell of the feathers choked him and made him cough twice.
The passers-by nearby were startled and took two steps back in fear.
"What's going on?! Am I dazzled? There are pigeons growing out of the fountain?"
"No! I saw it too. Oh my God, is this some kind of magic show?"
"Take a picture now! Post it online!"
The Chinese people who came to join in the fun couldn't help but come over and take a lot of photos of the fountain with their mobile phones.
Xingnuo looked back and saw that after a large number of pigeons dispersed, several people came out of the fountain.
Camouflage pants with short sleeves, this familiar outfit made Xingnuo recognize it at a glance.
"Uncle Qi Yao?"
Why do I always run into Uncle Qi Yao during this period?
Qi Yao was in a mess. He climbed out of the fountain, soaked all over. In order not to scare ordinary residents, he and his teammates had to rush forward to ask everyone to delete the video.
Xing Nuo stood there without moving, and was surprised for a moment, then heard Shen Yan's voice coming from behind him.
"Xingnuo?"
Xingnuo turned his head, his eyes curved, and he showed a soft smile.
"Brother, are you done?"
Shen Yan hummed, rubbed his brother's fluffy and soft curly hair, and said with warmth hidden under his rimless glasses:
"Why did you come downstairs? What happened?"
Only then did Shen Yan notice Qi Yao coming out of the fountain, the smile on his lips faded a little, he pushed his glasses down on the bridge of his nose, and looked at Qi Yao.
Qi Yao also felt unlucky. He had just finished a dungeon two days ago, and another one came today.
Unfortunately, this copy was extremely difficult, and Qi Yao was in despair at one point, thinking that he would be left here.
But unexpectedly, at the critical moment a group of pigeons swarmed over, and then he was forced out of the copy and fell out of the fountain with his teammates.
Qi Yao smoothed his wet hair and wanted to say hello to Xingnuo. When he raised his eyes, the light reflected from the company's high-rise buildings shone on his eyelids, making him squint slightly.
Qi Yao blocked the light with his hands, and suddenly opened his squinted eyes as he looked at the building.
This is an office building under the name of Shen Yan Company. The decoration style is no different from other office buildings, but the logo and name of Shen Technology Company are hung on the upper floors.
For some reason, Qi Yao looked at the logo of Chen Yan Company and found it to be somewhat similar to the logo that appeared in the copy he just entered!
Qi Yao was so engrossed in watching that he was suddenly awakened by a push from his teammates.
He turned his head and met Shen Yan's cold and oppressive eyes, like a ferocious beast lurking in the dark, silently sizing up its prey.
Qi Yao felt panicky for no reason. He forced himself to calm down and greeted:
"What a coincidence! I didn't expect that your company, Brother Xingnuo, is here. I've only heard of it before, but this is my first time here."
Xingnuo followed Qi Yao's gaze to look at the office building, turned her head, caught a glimpse of the suspicious look in Uncle Qi Yao's eyes, and smiled with a dimple on her lips.
"Uncle Qi Yao, are you guys performing a show? Fountain water can bring people back to life?"
The rest of the passers-by who came to join in the fun did not leave, but instead surrounded Qi Yao, holding up their phones to take pictures.
Qi Yao saw Xing Nuo giving him a way out, and immediately laughed and said:
"That's right! But the performance failed. I didn't expect to get myself soaked!"
When passersby heard him say this, they basically believed it.
"This show is great! Brother, which platform are you broadcasting or performing on? We'll go and support you!"
Qi Yao had faced this kind of situation many times before. He bowed to everyone and changed the subject with a laugh.
Chen Yan just crossed his arms, looked away from Qi Yao, and said to Xing Nuo:
"Let's go up first."
Xingnuo nodded, then followed his brother back to the company.
Qi Yao looked at Shen Yan's back through the crowd, as well as the huge company logo above his head, and the feeling of suspicion could not be dispelled.
The copy they specially chose this time was part of a SSS+ level company copy.
The level was several times lower, but the difficulty was still very high. Qi Yao and his teammates were locked in the office and unable to get out until he came across a certain document and was suddenly and inexplicably forced out.
This was the first time that Qi Yao failed to kill the core monster and returned to reality.
This is really weird, Qi Yao thought with narrowed eyes.
The next day was the weekend, and Xingnuo was preparing for the textbooks at home.
Hearing the knock on the door, Xingnuo put down the book, walked out, and opened the door for his neighbor Uncle Qi Yao.
Qi Yao was still wearing his classic outfit. He looked at the living room of Xingnuo's house and scratched his head.
"No one is home? Your brother is not here?"
Xing Nuo hummed, and with her bright eyes, she invited Uncle Qi Yao to come in for tea.
"They are all busy. I recently went to two tea art classes with my father. Uncle Qi, please try my tea-making skills."
Chen Wen likes to participate in various elegant activities. He has signed up for painting classes, tea art classes, illustration classes, and even a guzheng class.
For a while, Shen Wen's schedule was even fuller than Xing Nuo's.
After taking out the tea leaves and teacups, Xing Nuo looked up and saw Uncle Qi Yao looking around the room, so he smiled and walked over to make the tea.
"Uncle Qi, aren't you busy? I feel like your job is dangerous. Do you often fall out of the fountain for no apparent reason like this?"
Qi Yao knew that Xingnuo had already gone through the copy, so some unimportant things could be simply revealed to him.
"Whether it's busy or not depends on the situation, but it's been quite busy lately. Even you have accidentally encountered a copy, which shows how numerous these monsters are."
When Qi Yao thought of this, he couldn't help but feel heavy.
He took a sip of tea, sighed, and remembered the purpose of his visit today. He turned his eyes and asked:
"Your eldest brother is also very busy. He doesn't take a break on Saturdays and Sundays? The company is developing well, right?"
Chen Yan's company has been developing rapidly. The technology industry is an emerging industry. Although the investment is large, the returns are also high.
"Yeah, why are you asking this suddenly?"
Xingnuo was also holding a cup of tea. He smelled the fragrance of the tea with his nose, raised his eyes and looked at Uncle Qi Yao.
When Qi Yao doesn't have a beard, his face is square and he has a very reliable and trustworthy look.
He scratched his head and laughed foolishly.
"Nothing, I just think your brother is amazing. It's not easy for one person to manage such a big company."
After listening to Uncle Qi's nonsense for a long time, Xingnuo's long eyelashes hid the thoughts in her eyes, and she finally heard the key information.
"Your brother's company logo is pretty nice. Did you hire someone to design it?"
Qi Yao didn't dare to ask Shen Yan directly. Shen Yan was too shrewd. Sometimes when he looked at him, Qi Yao felt as if he was seen through.
He could only ask Xing Nuo in a roundabout way, trying to find out some information about Chen Yan.
Xingnuo suddenly smiled, put down the teacup, and the light in his eyes flickered like a small piece of sparkling ocean.
"No, I designed it. Does it look good?"
These words stunned Qi Yao. He let out a cry, stood there stupidly, and blinked a few times.
Xingnuo laughed and explained:
"My father is a good painter. When I was a kid, I liked to follow his example. The logo of my brother's company is a doodle I drew when I was a kid. It's actually quite ugly, but my brother likes it very much and said he wanted to package it and use it as his company's logo."
Xingnuo stood up, found his childhood paintings from the cabinet, and showed them to Qi Yao.
"These are all the drawings I made when I was a kid. They're ugly, right?"
Qi Yao really saw the small graffiti on the paper that looked like a sailboat, and suddenly he understood what was going on. He couldn't help but regret that he was too impulsive.
I thought Shen Yan’s company had some connection with the copy he went to!
After all the work, it turned out to be just a doodle drawn by a child.
Qi Yao couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
Qi Yao suspected the Xingnuo family just because of a sign. Their father cooperated with them in the horror world and often leaked information to them. Thinking of this, Qi Yao couldn't help but feel even more ashamed.
Sighing, Qi Yao waved goodbye and left.
Xingnuo was looking at his childhood sketchbook, which contained not only a clown sailboat but also a clown star if he looked further back.
My brother really likes to use the ugly doodles drawn by Xingnuo as logos for various things in his company.
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