"Half and half."
Xiao Yuanmu uttered a low "hmm" with a slightly raised tone at the end, motioning Song Xuanhe to continue.
"I didn't tell you about the banquet. It has nothing to do with whether we will break up or not. It's just because I think you don't need to go. You know what happened between Song Guochao and me. Taking you there will only embarrass you in front of everyone."
"Then will we break up?"
There was a slight sound outside, and the door of the lounge opened. Song Xuanhe curled his lips at the person who came in and then withdrew his gaze. He still leaned lazily on the sofa and said vaguely: "How can you explain this kind of thing clearly? There is no way to say for sure that you can't get divorced after getting married."
Song Xuanlin paused as he was walking towards the window, and turned to glance at Song Xuanhe.
Song Xuanhe didn't notice Song Xuanlin's gaze and brought the topic back: "So that half is wrong. As for the other half, I think who I am with is my own business. It has nothing to do with whether the Song family recognizes it or not. That's why I said it's half and half."
Xiao Yuanmu laughed softly, and after a while, he said calmly, "I understand."
Song Xuanhe didn't ask him what he knew, but said, "I noticed that you seem to be very busy recently. Last time I saw you, you seemed to have lost some weight. If you are too busy, I won't go to your place for dinner in the future. Let's talk about it after you are done with this busy period."
A light word came from the other side: "Okay."
Seeing Song Xuanlin looking over, Song Xuanhe said, "I have something else to do. I won't talk to you anymore."
"Brother, you haven't gone home yet?" Putting down the phone, Song Xuanhe still lazily lay on the sofa under Song Xuanlin's disapproving gaze, with his hands behind his head, and smiled nonchalantly: "Do you still have something to talk to me about?"
"Did Xiao Yuanmu really do what happened to Song Jiabao?" Song Xuanlin walked to Song Xuanhe's side, frowned at his posture, then looked away and said, "If he did it, Song Jiabao would never give up. You'd better let him leave the imperial capital and go somewhere else to rest for a while."
Song Xuanhe sneered and said, "Avoid Song Jiabao?"
"Grandpa doesn't think highly of your relationship with Xiao Yuanmu. If this matter gets out, it won't do you and your boyfriend any good. It's best to stay out of the spotlight now. Don't let Grandpa completely hate him because of a momentary impulse. It will be difficult to make amends later."
Song Xuanhe sat up straight in surprise and asked curiously: "Brother, are you concerned about me?"
Song Xuanlin frowned, looked at Song Xuanhe, and said lightly: "You are my brother."
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After hanging up the phone, Xiao Yuanmu put his hands on the railing, his dark eyes looking at the dark apartment opposite. The cold wind blew, his eyelashes trembled, and then he drooped his long straight eyelashes, hiding the emotions in his eyes.
Yang Jie came out of the study, stretched himself, and saw Xiao Yuanmu standing on the balcony. He walked towards him and said, "Brother Xiao, Louis asked me to call you over for a meeting. His previous investigation has yielded results. The real boss of Srpele seems to be very powerful. And the hacker we wanted to contact before, but we couldn't find his contact information..."
"Brother Xiao?"
Yang Jie suddenly stopped and stood two meters away from Xiao Yuanmu.
Xiao Yuanmu put out the cigarette in his hand, his expression indifferent. Seeing Yang Jie frowning, he pulled the corner of his mouth and said without any emotion: "You are right."
"What do you mean right..." Yang Jie suddenly realized, and then became even more confused: "Srpele's real boss? Didn't you say that?"
Xiao Yuanmu looked away and walked past him without any explanation.
At 8:30 in the morning, Yang Jie knocked on Xiao Yuanmu's door with breakfast. After only two knocks, the door was opened.
Seeing the neatly dressed man with dripping hair in front of him, Yang Jie frowned and said, "Brother Xiao, are you staying up late again?"
Xiao Yuanmu wiped his hair, turned around and hummed lightly.
"If you go to the United States, you won't be so busy." Yang Jie changed his shoes, put breakfast on the dining table, and saw the wide-open balcony glass door. He stopped and pursed his lips, thinking about the purpose of his visit, and finally said nothing.
"I brought some porridge and noodles. They're definitely not as delicious as what you cook, but you should have some at least." Yang Jie took out the things in the bag and said casually with his eyes downcast, "When I came in just now, I happened to see the second young master's car leaving. He should have had breakfast."
Xiao Yuanmu threw the towel in his hand onto the sofa, found a chair in the dining room and sat down, saying in a cold voice: "Let's eat."
Yang Jie said no more, sat down opposite Xiao Yuanmu and ate breakfast quietly.
After finishing breakfast, he picked up the notebook that he had left in the living room yesterday, opened it and walked towards the study. "Brother Xiao, I have contacted the hacker you mentioned. You are right. He is unwilling to work for a certain company. He hung up after receiving my call. However, I have sent him the software you asked me to send him. I will continue to follow up on the future matters."
The two of them were used to getting back to work right after dinner. Xiao Yuanmu walked to the desk and sat down, looking at the information in his hand while listening to Yang Jie's words. He nodded calmly, "Don't worry about his affairs."
"Louis should be resting now." Yang Jie glanced at his watch and said, "According to his schedule, he should have left the company and had dinner. We can have a video conference with him later to discuss..."
"No need." Xiao Yuanmu interrupted Yang Jie: "He just left the company, let him rest today."
"But our negotiations with Srpele will begin the day after tomorrow. Time is running out, and we haven't figured out Srpele's cards yet. Louis is taking a rest now..."
Yang Jie fell silent after saying this. He knew very well how busy they were during this period. Not to mention him and Xiao Yuanmu, Louis, who had a thirteen-hour time difference with them, was the busiest. Because the two sides had reversed day and night schedules, Louis would hold video conferences with them with the company's top executives during the day, and he hadn't rested for a long time when he got home to coordinate with their schedule.
In order to accommodate the time and urgent cooperation projects on the US side, Xiao Yuanmu has only rested for one or two hours for a period of time. He is the only one who can rest for a few hours at night because he has to go home to take care of his mother.
"Then let him rest for a while." Although Yang Jie was still a little worried about the negotiations the day after tomorrow, he still smiled and said, "A few days ago he said he didn't have time to go out on a date. I guess he's too happy today."
"Since Louis is not here, I will sort out the meeting materials and try to send them to him before Louis goes to work. After he has read them, we will have a meeting to discuss them. Also, the market will open today, and the stocks you bought before..."
As usual, Yang Jie reported all the work content of the day and added his own summary, then put down the notebook in his hand and looked at Xiao Yuanmu.
However, after waiting for a while, he did not hear Xiao Yuanmu's voice. Yang Jie looked over and saw him looking down at the information in his hand. His long eyelashes concealed his emotions, and only his tense jaw revealed a bit of indifference and loneliness.
"Brother Xiao?"
Xiao Yuanmu raised his eyes, his eyes were clear and calm, as if it was just Yang Jie's illusion. He said calmly: "You don't need to organize the meeting materials. I will go to the negotiation with Srpele in person."
Yang Jie was stunned at first, then he opened his eyes wide in disbelief, not hiding the surprise on his face: "Really? Brother Xiao, you are going there in person? Then we will go to the United States right away? Are we leaving today or tomorrow?"
"Early this morning." Xiao Yuanmu glanced at the clean screen of his phone and said, "Book the fastest flight after midnight. I have something to do after six o'clock, so I will go directly to the airport to meet you then."
"Isn't it too late to rush in the early morning?" Yang Jie crossed out the things he had planned for the night and said, "The negotiations will be the day after tomorrow. We can rush to the airport early tomorrow and still make it in time."
"Just book the earliest flight after midnight."
Xiao Yuanmu's voice was light, but there was no room for maneuver.
Yang Jie could only nod and start checking the tickets. Seeing the earliest flight, he said, "There is one at 1:50 in the morning. This seems to be the earliest flight to Y City, and there are only three seats left in the business class."
Xiao Yuanmu tightened his hand holding the pen, lowered his eyes and said, "That's it."
Yang Jie quickly booked the plane ticket. After seeing the ticket was successfully issued, he smiled with relief and looked up and said, "Fortunately, we have already processed the visa before, otherwise..."
He suddenly thought of Song Xuanhe halfway through his speech, and with a twitch of his lips, he finally asked, "Brother Xiao, have you told Young Master Song about this?"
Xiao Yuanmu turned his pen and looked at Yang Jie, as if asking for his opinion: "What do you think is a better way to put it?"
Is this what you meant by not saying it?
Yang Jie touched his nose and said hesitantly: "If you tell him about this matter suddenly, although I have never been in a relationship, I think, of course it is just my own feeling, if my boyfriend suddenly told me that he wanted to leave, and left in the early morning of the next day, I would be very angry."
Xiao Yuanmu looked away, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and his voice was so light and inaudible: "I hope he will be angry."
Yang Jie didn't hear clearly, stretched his head and asked, "What did you just say?"
Xiao Yuanmu did not answer, his eyes fell on the information. Yang Jie did not ask any more questions when he saw this, but suddenly felt some sympathy for Song Xuanhe. No matter what prejudice he had against Song Xuanhe, no one would feel comfortable facing the news that their lover was suddenly leaving.
But the matter of going to the United States can no longer be delayed any longer, and it might be a good thing for Brother Xiao and Song Xuanhe to separate for a while. When Brother Xiao meets different people outside, and the two of them cannot meet for a long time, Brother Xiao's feelings for Song Xuanhe may gradually fade. Anyway, Song Xuanhe doesn't like Brother Xiao, so it would be natural for them to break up at that time.
Thinking of this, he organized his words and said, "Since the matter has been settled, why don't you explain it in detail? Maybe he will understand it."
Xiao Yuanmu's eyes fell lightly on a certain point on the desk. There seemed to be a hint of smile in his voice, but his eyes were dark and unpredictable: "Maybe he is not angry at all, but very happy instead."
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