District 9

Within the camp area.

Jiang Xiaolong very gentlemanly spread a white square towel on the table, and poured a glass of red wine for Coco with the goblet he brought back.

Ke Ke has been hungry for a day. She ate voraciously and her mouth was full of oil stains. But when she saw Jiang Xiaolong doing this, she suddenly became confused: "Hey, hey... can you please stop doing this? I have goosebumps all over my body. Brother!"

"What are you doing? Isn't it a bit stylish?" After Jiang Xiaolong poured the wine, he bent down and sat across from Coco, and said softly: "Do you know how hard it was for me to bring these things back? Why don't you appreciate it at all? Woolen cloth?"

"Don't make it grand, I... feel uncomfortable." Coco scratched his head and replied deliberately wildly: "Let's be more casual. Come on, let's do it, Tiezi."

"...!" Jiang Xiaolong was speechless and slowly picked up the wine glass: "Can you have a little respect for my title?"

"Tch, what happened to Tiezi? What happened to brother?" Coco clinked glasses with each other, took a sip of red wine, and said with a smile: "This can prove the unshakable comradeship between you and me."

Jiang Xiaolong took a sip of red wine, looked at Coco blankly, and suddenly asked: "Do you really think of me as just a friend of the opposite sex?"

Coco was stunned for a moment while holding the dish: "Wrong!!"

Jiang Xiaolong's eyes lit up: "Look... I'll just tell you, I'm so handsome and talented..."

"I don't treat you as a friend of the opposite sex, I treat you as a sworn brother!" Coco emphasized.

Jiang Xiaolong was speechless for a long time, and couldn't help but leaned forward: "Stop talking nonsense, okay?"

"I didn't." Coco shook her head, looked at him seriously with a pretty face and replied, "Since I left the three major districts, you have been my best friend. Is there any problem with this?"

At this point, the two looked at each other and were silent for a long time.

Jiang Xiaolong scratched his head, then loosened his collar a little awkwardly, and asked with a solemn expression: "Keke... you don't really think that I... just want to be your best friend, do you?"

"Otherwise?" Keke looked directly at the other party.

"I like you, you should know." Jiang Xiaolong paused and looked at Coco with sincere eyes: "...I think...we have not been together for a short time. The situation is so chaotic now. Maybe one day, we If something unexpected happens, everyone may be gone, so...I hope...that the relationship between us can take a further step."

"Stop making trouble...!"

"I'm not making trouble, I'm serious, from the very beginning." Jiang Xiaolong looked directly at her and replied softly.

"call!"

Coco's body suddenly became limp, he took a long breath, blinked his big eyes, and sighed: "I'm very glad that we can cooperate, because you are a very trustworthy friend and partner. I thought that my attitude and actions all the time, It allowed us to stay within the boundaries of friends... but now... ugh, this is a bit awkward."

"Keke, you know very well how I treat you, whether it's from the beginning of the old friend's teahouse, or from..."

"Stop it!" Coco raised her little hand, looked at Jiang Xiaolong's cheek, and said very clearly: "Xiaolong, you and I should be the best friends and the most trustworthy partners. This is okay, but as lovers... That’s impossible because I don’t have feelings for you.”

Jiang Xiaolong frowned and asked with some excitement: "Why? What am I not doing well enough? Or maybe there is a certain character in me that you can't accept. We can talk about it..."

"No, I just don't have the feeling of falling in love with you." Coco said very directly: "It is impossible for you and me to develop in this direction. I hope you can understand."

"Keke, I always feel that you are avoiding your emotional problems, and even hiding your ears." Jiang Xiaolong suddenly became very excited when he saw Keke rejecting it so simply: "You know in your heart that there are some things...!"

"Being deceived and deceived? Where do you start talking about this?"

"You know what I mean." Jiang Xiaolong looked at her stubbornly and replied excitedly: "Why can't you face some things squarely? The past has passed. What can you do if you don't let go? You are always avoiding or even resisting contact with me..."

"Are you talking about Qin Yu?" Coco asked calmly.

"Isn't it him?" Jiang Xiaolong asked.

Coco pondered for a long time, tilted her head to look at him, and responded crisply: "Xiaolong, you have to understand that you want to be with me and the problem between me and Qin Yu are completely two different things. I am right If you don't feel it, what does it have to do with Qin Yu? Just because I don't like him doesn't mean I have to be with you? I think I'm in a pretty good place now...!"

"Keke, don't lie to yourself, okay?" Jiang Xiaolong pointed at the table and said: "If you didn't still have him in your heart, would you have used your old friend's capital to get involved in the affairs of the fourth district without hesitation? ? What are you doing this for?"

"You are overthinking, and you are confusing love and work. Not to mention that I am Chinese, and my family members are all in the three major districts. Even if Old Friend Capital has reached its current level, it cannot be separated from a certain It is simply unrealistic to control the government and continue to develop independently. As the industry grows, contact with the upper levels is unavoidable! Then what’s the point of us being Chinese and having in-depth cooperation with the Chinese government? Is it doubtful?" Coco stood up slowly and looked at Jiang Xiaolong calmly: "...If I still had what you call nostalgia, reluctance, and regrets about him, then I would not have left him in the first place. The three major districts have left. After so many years, I have already figured out many things, and I have my own life... So don’t always put work matters into relationships. "

After finishing speaking, Coco picked up the red wine glass and raised her arm towards Jiang Xiaolong: "Xiaolong, since you made your words clear today, I will also make it clear. If what you are doing now is just to be with me... I'm sorry, I may not be able to repay your feelings... In the future, you can withdraw your shares, and I will take the remaining people and go it alone. But if what you are doing now is just to make political investment, then no problem, we will still Comrade-in-arms. But I hope that it can be clear between us, and there will be no emotional factors involved. I'm done, thank you for dinner."

Coco drank all the wine in one gulp and slowly placed the glass on the table: "You are also very tired, go to bed early!"

After saying that, Coco turned around and was about to leave, but Jiang Xiaolong grabbed her arm from behind and said with a trembling voice: "...Okay, let's not talk about Qin Yu, let's just talk about ourselves. You don't have feelings for me now. , that doesn’t matter, I can wait, as long as it takes. If you don’t like hearing me talk about this topic, then I won’t talk about it anymore, okay?”

Coco looked at him and replied unbearably: "Xiaolong, you still don't understand. I can turn your investment, work status, and political connections into cash to repay you, but you have to invest too much emotion in me. , how can I repay you? I don’t want one day... we don’t even have to be friends!"

"I've said a thousand things, but you still can't let him go!!" Jiang Xiaolong suddenly roared back: "I'm very good to you, don't I think it's worth one to him?!"

"I said, the matter between you and me has nothing to do with Qin Yu! Why are you still holding on to this point?" Keke frowned and looked at him: "Xiaolong, I think In the various attitudes I have shown towards you before, I have never intended to be ambiguous or acquiesce in the relationship between men and women, right? You have to understand that your work is only to serve the capital of the old friend and our common cause. Just like me, I risk being arrested and shot at any time here, but I still choose to persist. That is also for the prospects of the entire Guren Capital, not for a certain person. If you think so, then cooperation can only Terminate because I can’t give you what you want.”

What Coco said to Jiang Xiaolong was a bit decisive and too rational. Because Jiang Xiaolong officially confessed, she would not be able to show an ambiguous and ambiguous emotional attitude. In that case, the relationship between the two parties would be dead.

Jiang Xiaolong drank some wine before meeting Coco. He also felt that he had already prepared enough emotions, but he didn't expect Coco to refuse so simply, so he got a little excited. He suddenly stretched out his arms to hug Coco and whispered: "...I have really liked you for a long time, can you give me a chance? I told you, if you say a word, my life will be yours...really...!"

"Xiaolong, if you do this...we really can't even be friends anymore." Coco whispered back: "Let go of me, I'm going back to rest."

Jiang Xiaolong hugged Coco tightly: "Why?! We have cooperated for so many years and have so much tacit understanding. Why are you not willing to try to accept me?"

"That's a work relationship! The bodyguard has gone through life and death for me so many times, so if he likes me, should I marry him too?!" Coco suddenly shouted: "Can we calm down for a while?"

Jiang Xiaolong came back to his senses after being yelled at, and looked at Coco with red eyes.

"call!"

Coco took a long breath, calmed down and said, "I... let's calm down and go to bed early."

After saying that, Coco took her coat and turned to leave.

Jiang Xiaolong looked at her back and suddenly realized his recklessness, so he kicked the dining table over.

After a while, after Jiang Xiaolong smoked two cigarettes, he immediately sent a text message to Coco: "... I was the one who got excited today. I'm sorry... I won't do it anymore. We are still comrades in business."

…

The late night in Draken is cold and the sky is filled with bright stars.

After Coco washed up, he sat barefoot at the tent window, looking at the crystal snowflakes outside, feeling a little lonely inside...

After sitting in a daze for a long time, Coco lowered her head and sent Jiang Xiaolong a text message with red eyes: "Within three days, I will liquidate your shares, transfer funds, and then apply for political protection from the three major districts. .You go back, our cooperation is over."

After sending the text message, Coco turned off the phone directly, sat down on the chair with her body curled up, and hugged herself tightly with her arms.

…

Four districts.

Feng Ji took the phone and asked expressionlessly: "How long will it take to arrive? Hurry, Gu Yan's support won't be around for long...!"