Tomb Raider: What the hell is this strange commission?

Chi Yu's gaze lingered on the pair of light-colored eyes for a moment.

"From what I understand, if this is the price you have to pay, then you should be completely blind by now."

"I used some means to delay the process. You know, people like us, as long as we have a family behind us, we will always have some secret skills."

The man with black glasses shrugged at Chi Yu, "But before this secret technique completely loses its effectiveness, I will find other ways to solve this problem."

"So you haven't actually found a solution yet," said Chi Yu.

"I'll find it."

Chi Yu shifted his attention from just focusing on the man with black glasses' eyes to his entire face.

Black Glasses' words were so confident, but he did not provide any examples that could convince Chi Yu. The way he acted only made Chi Yu vaguely feel:

-Oh, it seemed that the man with black glasses really had such a plan in his mind and was ready to implement it, but on that blueprint, there seemed to be only a few strokes that he had casually scribbled, and the rest were left to nature.

Chi Yu has never really liked this pace of work.

Because the uncertainty of doing so is too huge. When small things pile up one after another, the future may very likely develop to a point where the parties involved cannot control it, but...

Well, that's Black Glasses' working style, and it's not Chi Yu's turn to interfere in other people's affairs.

But Black Glasses is now working under him after all. In order to prevent this man from really coming back blind one day, he still needs to pay some attention to Black Glasses occasionally.

Thinking of this, Chi Yu sighed softly.

"Since you have your own ideas, I won't interfere too much, but if you need me..." Chi Yu paused, "to assist you in completing this matter, you can contact me at any time and I will solve it."

Hearing this, the man with black glasses smiled and said, "Any time is fine?"

"can."

Chi Yu responded, and the hundreds of caller IDs from Black Glasses flashed through his mind. He thought that although most of them were business contacts, this person seemed to have bothered him a lot when he was free.

The man with black glasses didn't seem to have any sense that Chi Yu disliked him. It was rather that he had long been accustomed to the other party's fluctuating emotions. With a smile on his lips, the man with black glasses put his sunglasses back on his face.

——To be honest, the moonlight is very good tonight, which is good, but this level of light is still a little too bright for him.

The man with black glasses looked up at the sky, and the floating clouds on the horizon were pushed forward by the wind.

Countless dust particles that are invisible to the naked eye are wandering in the air, and opaque white crystals are gradually falling from high above. When the two flip, they refract tiny flashes of light, as if stars have inadvertently descended from a distant galaxy to the earth.

They occupied every area within the range of the man wearing black glasses, falling on the ends of his hair, lenses and cheeks, and were quickly melted into a trace of cold water by the warmth of the human body.

"Oh, it's snowing." Black Glasses said lightly. He brushed off the snow that fell on his body and looked at Chi Yu, "Boss Chi, let's go back to the house."

Chi Yu nodded to him, and they stood up together and walked through the eaves corridor from the courtyard.

The door of the study was pushed open with a chill wind, and the man with black glasses pressed the switch of the chandelier beside him with ease, then walked to the most conspicuous desk in the room, where there was a sofa that Chi Yu had specially prepared for him.

Although the other party gave the reason that if they had the sofa, they would not be allowed to sit together with him, but Black Glasses would always be the troublemaker who "broke" the rules, so this rule was useless to him and he could sit wherever he wanted.

——It was definitely not because the sofa Chi Yu gave him was hard and small and not comfortable to sit on.

But sometimes, he would still like to use the sofa just because it has his "exclusive" label on it and he would be willing to give it a try.

Of course, not now.

The man with black glasses took a quick step and walked to Chi Yu's side.

Chi Yu had just sat down at the desk, and before he could touch the file bag left on the table, he noticed a dark shadow suddenly appeared on the armrest of his seat, occupying all the space on the right side.

He uttered a "tsk" and looked up.

The man with black glasses was also looking down at him. When he saw Chi Yu looking over, he pointed at the document and asked with a smile, "Boss Chi, aren't you getting ready to work? Why are you still looking at me now?"

"You're disturbing me, go away."

The man with black glasses immediately let out a deep laugh, "Okay."

He stood up, walked to the most comfortable sofa in the room, fell back and buried himself in it.

"...That's my sofa." Chi Yu said.

"But it's empty now." said the man with black glasses.

Chi Yu squinted and stared at the man with black glasses for a while, and finally decided to let him go.

Instead of wasting time with this guy on such trivial matters, it would be better to deal with more official business - such as the counterfeit company that he and Jie Yuchen mentioned when they were chatting in Lop Nur.

The company had extended an olive branch to him a year ago, but Chi Yu just took a look at the document and threw it aside. Not long after, the other party was implicated in a fraud scandal and the stock market fell all the way.

However, since Xie Yuchen is determined to take over this company, he doesn't mind taking a piece of the pie.

Chi Yu looked at the documents that his employees had found again, and soon had an answer in his mind as to how to divide the cake.

"Every time you show this expression, I know someone is about to be in trouble." The man with black glasses said slowly on the sofa opposite him.

Chi Yu tilted her head, "Is it obvious?"

"Not really." The black glasses smiled, "It's just because I'm very familiar with your style."

...That's why he said it's not good to be too familiar with others.

Chi Yu curled his lips and turned to the next document.

This is a project investment cooperation agreement sent by the company controlled by Xie Yuchen. All the clauses and benefits above are in favor of his company. In summary, the other party will be responsible for all expenses of this project, but will not receive any final compensation.

According to common sense, Xie Yuchen has never been a philanthropist in the business world. He is not willing to give up even a little bit of profit easily. However, this is the remuneration they had agreed on before, so all of it is what Chi Yu deserves.

"Well, it seems that the document contains good news." Black Glasses commented, "You look very satisfied."

"I am satisfied to have easily earned a large sum of money from the difficult Party A," Chi Yu said. "It also pays off my hard work for such a long time."

The man with black glasses said, "Oh?" "A large sum of money? If you can describe it like that, could it be that Xie Yuchen sent it from the Xie family?"

"what happened?"

"The Xie family has been unstable recently. I told you before that you should be aware of their situation. The more you interact with Xie Yuchen, the more those people will regard you two as thorns in their eyes."

The man with black glasses thought for a moment and said, "Although the Xie family alone can't cause any trouble, as outsiders, if we get too deeply involved, it will be troublesome after all."

"I'm not someone who likes to meddle in other people's business. I won't interfere in their affairs." Chi Yu said, "If someone jumps in front of me because of this, I'll just strangle him to death."

"Boss Chi, what you said is really interesting." The man with the black glasses raised his hand and nodded at him. "I won't interfere casually. Does that mean I will intervene based on the situation?"

"If Xie Yuchen hasn't dealt with these things before I get tired of them, I will solve them all." Chi Yu put the processed documents aside. "As for the cost, Xie Yuchen will naturally pay for it."

"Well, it sounds like I'm the one who makes more money." Black Glasses smiled, "At least I don't have to pay."

"Do you have money?"

"Does the money I earn from you, Boss Chi, count?"

Of course that doesn’t count.

Chi Yu was too lazy to watch Black Glasses talking anymore, so he lowered his eyes and began to stare blankly at the table that had been emptied again. But Black Glasses would not let this space return to peace.

"Boss Chi, I, the blind man, have told you so many stories about myself before that my mouth is almost dry. As a courtesy, shouldn't you also tell me yours?"

The man with black glasses stretched out on the soft sofa cushion, climbed up reluctantly, and approached the large desk again.

He stood behind Chi Yu's seat, bowed slightly, and rested his chin on the back of the chair with his hands. While waiting for Chi Yu's reply, he stared at the snake on the golden hairpin of Chi Yu with boredom.

Chi Yu turned around and looked at him. The ruby ​​in his sight was replaced by aquamarine. The man with black glasses paused for a moment and tilted his head: "Anyway, your work is done now. I'm not affecting you again, am I?"

"There's nothing much to say about my past," Chi Yu said, "and I don't think we're in a position to have a conversation right now."

"'Talk' sounds too formal. How about a more casual word? Like a chat between friends."

Chi Yu had a blank expression on her face: "I would rather go to sleep than chat with you here."

"It's only half past ten now, Boss Chi, when did you become a good kid who goes to bed on time?"

Black Glasses said, stretching out his hand to Chi Yu, "Come on, let's go to the sofa and talk. I'll help you loosen your hair. Otherwise, it will be inconvenient for you to rest."

Chi Yu sighed, raised his hand, took off the hairpin on his head, returned it to Black Glasses, stood up and walked towards the sofa, "I was thinking, if you forget about this, I will just cut my hair off, what a pity, you actually remembered it."

The man with black glasses looked at Chi Yu's figure, then lowered his head to look at the golden hairpin that had returned to his hand. He was silent for a moment, "... cut it?"

"Can't you?"

The man with black glasses shrugged and spread his hands to him. "If you were asking about my preference, I would advise you not to cut it, but your own opinion is the most important. As long as you like it, Boss Chi, anything is fine."

Chi Yu smiled and patted the other side of the sofa, "You should come over to work, my hairstylist."

"So now I'm a hairdresser again." The man with black glasses sat down next to him and sighed pretentiously, "I have many jobs but can only get one salary. I am so unlucky to meet a black-hearted capitalist like you."

"I can be even more ruthless." Chi Yu said, "For example, Fatty Wang told me that you haven't been to the store even once this month, so I'm considering deducting all your wages."

"I have my reasons for doing this, and you know that, Boss Chi. How can you just deduct my salary?" The man with the black glasses said with a smile.

"And I've also made up for it from other places. Let me think...driver, cook, gardener, porter...now I can add a hairdresser. Boss Chi, is there anyone in the world who works as diligently for you as a blind man like me?"

"Are you saying this because you want me to praise you?"

"If it's just verbal praise, it would be a bit perfunctory. Boss Chi, how about giving me a little reward? For example, let me know a little about your past, um... even a paragraph would be fine?"

As the man with black glasses spoke, he untied Chi Yu's bun. The hair that had been bound for a long time was immediately freed. He picked out the braids that were scattered nearby and combed them carefully.

"You've heard my story and learned about me from it, but I've never heard about your past. That's not fair."

So their topic returned to the beginning.

But what could he say?

Chi Yu thought that he was not a good storyteller. His complicated past made him who he is today, but if he were to put those past events into words, it would certainly be very boring.

Black Glasses said that he understood him better through those stories, but Chi Yu didn't think so.

——Everyone’s “past” and “present” are mostly separated, and the same is true for Black Glasses. The him in Chi Yu’s eyes will not be changed by those stories.

Therefore, there is no need to mention the past that was abandoned by Chi Yu again.

The man with black glasses gently patted his shoulder at this time, pulling Chi Yu's wandering thoughts back to reality, "Okay, Boss Chi, I have restored your hair to its original state. Do you have a story to tell me?"

"No."

Chi Yu thought about it and decided to let Black Glasses think about this question. "I don't have any special thoughts about those memories. If you really want to know about one of them, then you can ask the question. As for whether I will answer or not, it depends on my mood."

Huh? he asked?

The man with black glasses was stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered.

"...Your attitude makes me even more curious about what kind of environment could have made you like this." He touched his chin, "But isn't this range a bit vague?"

"Well, it's hard to say."

Then the man with black glasses said, "How about we talk about what we have in common? This should be relatively easy."

This time it was Chi Yu who was at a loss: "Is there anything in common between us worth talking about?"

The man with black glasses sat up and coughed violently. He looked at Chi Yu's expression which did not seem fake and was speechless for a moment.

"No way, Boss Chi, we obviously have so much in common. Apart from our different personalities, there are so many things worth talking about!"

"I don't think so. Just say it straight."

Black Glasses thought for a moment and decided to start with an unimportant question: "You have mastered the languages ​​of many countries. Have you lived in those countries for a period of time like me, or did you simply read relevant documents and books?"

“All of them.” Chi Yu said, “My previous business covered a wide range of areas, and I often had to travel around the world. I didn’t like to bring an interpreter, so I learned a lot of languages ​​just to be able to socialize normally.”

The man with black glasses said “Oh” and said, “So you haven’t actually stayed in those places for a long time?”

Living abroad? Yes, that's possible.

Chi Yu paused, and a white house surrounded by black iron railings quickly flashed through his mind.

Almost at the moment he recalled that place, the familiar burning sensation spread along the nerve endings all the way to his whole body. The intense phantom pain made the veins on his forehead twitch, and his tone unconsciously became distant.

"I don't want to continue this topic."

"Okay, I shouldn't have mentioned that." The man with black glasses stood up from the sofa and gave Chi Yu a soothing smile, "Headache? Let me rub it for you."

But the man with black glasses was intercepted on the way before his fingertips could touch Chi Yu.

Chi Yu gripped his wrist tightly with great force, and it was basically impossible to break free without external force. Then, the scrutinizing gaze that had not appeared for a long time fell on the man with black glasses again.

Black Glasses tried his best to relax his rigid behavior of wanting to fight back against danger, and gently stretched out his fingers that were not bound together, "Boss Chi, are you okay?"

He is bad.

Chi Yu thought, he let go of the man with black glasses' hand and took a deep breath.

The other person's always disturbing hand could actually ease his pain at this time, especially when Black Glasses chose to provide him with a silent environment, they could get along quite well.

But the topic brought up by Black Glasses this time was not really pleasant - even though it was a topic that the other party had tentatively found in response to his suggestion in order to get to know him better.

The good past is like a bubble, but the repressed pain always follows.

Chi Yu closed his eyes and calmed the restlessness in his heart.

The pure white room represents the beginning of pain. In order to escape the pain, the young boy had to force himself to change. When Chi Yu was finally able to escape, he chose to retaliate with a fire.

The flames devoured the memories of the past, and the charred ruins clearly divided the future life.

Chi Yu stood beside the fence that had been licked by the flames and looked back. Only a signboard that had been smoked beyond recognition was still standing crookedly in its original place, telling the world what had once existed here.

——It was a madhouse.