The rich man and the poor man

In five years, time has passed, and things have changed.

In fact, Mai Zixi's appearance has not changed much from Qu Chuan's memory.It's just that the eyes are different.

Qu Chuan remembers that this man used to have very soft and clear eyes, loved to draw at home, didn’t like to wear shoes, and often smeared his shirts in a mess. And lazy.

Today, he is dressed in a suit and leather shoes, looking like a calm social elite.

Comb back hair, thinner than before, hollow waist, looks a little indifferent,

"... Zixi."

When Qu Chuan read this long-ago name, his voice trembled uncontrollably.

He remembered what he had heard from someone surnamed Du before.After many years, when Yi Changqing faced Pei Zhen face to face in the studio, he was "like an eggplant beaten by frost".When he saw that Pei Zhen had a new boy favourite, the sour smell on his face could be smelled even ten meters away.

Qu Chuan was still disdainful at the time, wondering if Yi Changqing had a brain problem.

So carefree in Paris, mixed in the top of the industry, gained fame and fortune, and was enthusiastically pursued by Belle's second lady. Mr. Belle has two biological daughters and one adopted son. The eldest lady found her own direction in life very early, and publicly announced that she gave up Belle's inheritance rights.

Therefore, whoever can successfully marry the second lady, Elisa, is likely to inherit the entire belle empire in the future.

Such a young man whose family background is not as good as his, but luckily having such an opportunity to turn things around, doesn't seem too enviable.Will you still feel guilty about the stepping stones you once had?hypocritical.

until this moment.

For Lan Rui's [-]th anniversary party, the Mansion Garden Hotel, known as the "six-star" in S city, was booked.A lot of celebrities were invited, and the scene was full of traffic and people.But Qu Chuan could only see Mai Zixi.

He suddenly discovered that there was no essential difference between himself and Yi Changqing in Manager Du's joke.

The time that I thought was left behind suddenly came alive in the moment of returning to the past.Sorrow burst out without warning, and all kinds of emotions flooded up like sea water.

... It's not that I haven't loved.It's just that she is not willing to be with ordinary men, and spends her life playing around and fooling around.

When he was young, Qu Chuan felt that such a life was not worthy of his pursuit. He was a man and he should try his best to spread his wings.

He thought that he had made the right choice and pursued his great success.

As a result, so many years have passed, and I have suffered a lot of hard work and confusion.On the contrary, when I see Mai Zixi now, my mind is suddenly full of the days when we were together on the street, not rich but full of warmth.

He suddenly discovered that he was happy at that time.

very happy.

……

Qu Chuan calmed down on his own, he is not qualified to recall the past now.

"Zixi," he begged him, "help me."

Mai Zixi quietly listened to his current situation, the humiliation he had endured in Lan Rui in the past few years, and the hurdles that he could not overcome.

"I see, I'll go and have a good talk with Pei Zhen."

Qu Chuan was stunned.

I didn't expect everything to be so easy, a bit like a dream.

After coming to S City for so many days, sleepless nights and restless nights, finally the whole world lit up again.He knew Mai Zixi's importance to Pei Zhen, and he was even jealous of their friendship before.

He knew that Pei Zhen had let him off because of Mai Zixi's face, and this time he would definitely give Mai Zixi face again.

There was even a hint of excitement in the secret poking.It's been so many years, maybe Mai Zixi hasn't forgotten him, maybe he's still waiting for him...

"...Do you think it's possible for me to say that?"

Mai Zixi paused for a moment before completing what he just said.Qu Chuan froze for a moment, his face suddenly changed.

Caught off guard, Mai Zixi took a step forward with gloomy eyes, while he subconsciously took half a step back.

"Qu Chuan, you got it all wrong," he said, "The reason why you failed in your career, betrayed your relatives, and finally went back to the wall again, is not what you think, it's just your 'bad luck'."

"No, I hope you can understand one day—people living in this world must always have some bottom lines."

"No matter how much you want, no matter how much ambition and desire you have, you can never sell everything. But you can sell everything. Feelings, conscience, integrity, dignity... To achieve your goals, you can Not at all."

"So now your body has become an empty shell, and there is nothing left. Even if you are lucky enough to be rescued this time, there will always be the next time, the next time, when you will lose your foot, and you will never be able to recover. desperate."

Qu Chuan: "..."

He didn't know if he listened to it, but his eyes were red anyway: "Zixi, I knew I was wrong, I really knew I was wrong this time. I know you hate me, so just help me this time, okay? I'll change, I will If I really change it, I will definitely change my past in the future. Zixi, the only thing I can count on now is you."

Mai Zixi looked at the man in front of him, pitiful and ridiculous.

"I don't hate you. I don't intend to look good or bad at you. I have nothing to do with you. It's useless for you to beg me."

He paused for a moment, then suddenly smiled again: "...I always thought so. However, it's kind of funny to see you trying to figure it out, and finally figured yourself out like this..."

"Actually, it's not impossible for me to help you."

"Go find Gen Tie now, and break and maim your own leg. Return what you owe Pei Zhen, and I'll intercede for you."

"Go. Don't you care about your current position? It's not that if I don't save you, you are going to jump off the building soon? 'It's just a leg, and it's not incurable', remember what you said back then right?"

"Go, it's just a leg. I'll spend money to heal it for you later."

Qu Chuan staggered.In Mai Zixi's eyes, he saw the deepest darkness and obscurity.

"You know? For many years, I once thought that there is no fairness in this world, and there is no karma."

"But I was wrong-there are retributions. Moreover, they are all retributions in this world."

But this person was not like this at all before. He used to be very simple and kind. He never said bad things about others, and he never was mean to others...

It's all his fault?

……

In a trance, Qu Chuan seemed absurdly to hear Yi Changqing's laughter, and he couldn't help but want to smile wryly as he followed him.

He manages Lan Rui's business in France, and Belle is considered a major client, but he has always been careful to avoid Yi Changqing, because they have known each other before and know each other's details, so it is actually very awkward to meet each other.

Later, when he accidentally bumped into him, Yi Changqing glanced at him as if looking at a sad ant, full of twists and complacency.

That time Qu Chuan was so angry that he thought that you were lucky enough to climb up to the rich lady, you are a fucking fart!

It wasn't until this moment that Yi Changqing was completely enlightened - Yi Changqing was not distorted or complacent, but could only find a sense of existence from him.

They're so alike, they've sold their souls.After getting what I wanted, I realized that no matter what I got or lost, I couldn't be happy anymore.

It's just that he was too slow to realize, and although Yi Changqing was better than him, his mentality was more out of balance earlier than him, probably because Pei Zhen found a duck later and treated him very well.

"Let's go, Brother Mai, it's getting late." Just as he was thinking about this, a voice suddenly interrupted, "Old Han also said that he would introduce you to the owner of the gallery, don't waste time with this kind of scum. "

Qu Chuan: "..."

The speaker was a fat man, he hadn't noticed before.

……

Fat brother is also very depressed. He is 1.9 meters and weighs more than 200 kilograms, so he should have a strong sense of presence.

But I don’t know why recently, whether it is in the camera or in the three-dimensional, it is easy to be ignored all the time.

He listened to what he said just now.Although I didn't know the ins and outs at all before, I couldn't hold back my brain, but my brain power is still very strong!

"Who are you?" Qu Chuan stared at him, he took the hand on Mai Zixi's wrist carelessly, "Zixi, who is he?"

Fat Brother: "This... I am his family member."

Today is indeed a family member, really a family member, if it is not a family member, Brother Mai will not be able to enter the venue later.

Qu Chuan choked.

The fat man in front of him was wearing a blingbling suit. Apart from a big "h" belt, there was no particularly conspicuous brand.But Qu Chuan recognized the small button on the breast pocket of his oversized suit. The suit was from a high-end French company and had been worn by executives from lesétoiles before.

He was also secretly popularized. This price...is enough to buy a good car.

Fat Brother: "What are you looking at? What is there to look at? Just ignore him, let's go."

Pei Zhen wrapped ducks, Qu Chuan could understand.

Because that duck is really pretty.But what did Mai Zixi find?

He remembered that Mai Zixi didn't love money, and he could be content with painting unsalable paintings every day, how could he be so self-defeating now?Disappointed in the relationship, can you just find someone rich and be able to explain it?

"Zixi..."

He tried to give chase, but ran into a wall.Fat brother was as immobile as a mountain, Qu Chuan raised his hand to push it bitterly, but he couldn't move it at all.

Instead, the fat brother raised his hand and he fell down.

……

Haoting Garden Hotel, worthy of the name "Haute Garden", has a huge back garden.

Under the starry sky and the moon, street lamps accompany the pebble road.The fat brother dragged Mai Zixi to walk slowly without saying a word. After so many years of experience in being a "friend of women" and "expert in comforting broken love", he can basically guess the following plot.

That's why I didn't drag him to the venue, but took him to the backyard to get some air.Sure enough, after a while, I heard the suppressed sobbing of the people behind me.

Fat Brother: "Ha..."

Fat Brother: "Be good, be good."

Fat Brother: "Ouch, Ouch, don't cry, don't cry, I'll take you to buy a bag tomorrow..."

There's no way, he's not very good at comforting men, but fortunately, since getting to know the soft and hard-working Lao Yu, he's somewhat more comfortable with this aspect than before, otherwise there's no routine.

...Mai Zixi doesn't want to lose her composure in front of people she just met.

But there was no way, the tears could not be stopped at all.

After so many years, I finally saw that Qu Chuan suffered retribution.I just said so much righteously, I feel very vented, but I still feel bad.

For so many years, he has always felt sorry for Pei Zhen.

When I was young, I was really stupid.Because it was his first love, he was cheated for the first time, cried bitterly and begged for forgiveness, and was cheated for the second time after finally forgiving him, and he still had the face to prevent Pei Zhen from killing that person.

...Pei Zhen was so miserable, but he never blamed him, and never even mentioned it in front of him.

It should be considered lucky for Sansheng to have such a friend.

But how could he forgive himself?

……

Obviously, the comfort of "buying a bag" is obviously very careless.But it may have happened too suddenly, and Mai Zixi broke into tears and smiled inexplicably.

Then he choked immediately, and coughed and coughed for a long time, almost suffocating, crying and laughing.

The fat brother rubbed and patted him next to him.

I have to say that some people have really high affinity.

It's only been a day since we've known each other for a long time, and it feels super safe to be hugged with thick flesh, like lying on Mr. Xiong's warm body in the forest, and it's still fragrant.

……

Haoting Garden Banquet Hall.

From the moment Pei Zhen stepped in, President Lan Rui and Li greeted him with a warm handshake.

Together with Han Fu beside him, they lead to the VIP seat on the luxurious round sofa in the center of the hall.

Recently, Pei Zhen really felt that... the next time he has time, he really needs to find a chance to have a good chat with Mr. Lan Rui and Li.

He really wasn't a big client, but he was always given special treatment. After thinking about it, Lan Rui's headquarters probably got the wrong person.

Another essential oil gift, another a-1 seat, and another VIP seat for an invitation banquet.It seems a bit too shameless for him to continue to steal money silently like this?Or hurry up and take the initiative to explain it.

……

Han Fu just sat down next to Pei Zhen when he heard someone call his name.

"It's such a coincidence that you're here too? Great, I just have something I want to ask you."

Looking up, it turned out to be Ye Zhenyi who was holding Zhu Su's arm.

She was wearing a golden skirt and braided her long hair. She nodded and greeted Mr. Li, and sat down next to Pei Zhen on the other side of the sofa.

As the host, Mr. Li quickly introduced: "Miss Ye, this is Mr. Pei, a client of our company, Mr. Pei, Ms. Ye Zhenyi from 'Fragrant Family'."

"I know, I met this gentleman in the arena." Ye Zhenyi smiled politely: "I always thought it was Lan Rui's manager, but it turned out to be an invited client?"

Pei Zhen: "Miss Ye, look forward to it for a long time."

Han Fu endured it.

... Ye Zhenyi said that she wanted to see Pei, but now he was sitting in front of her, but she didn't know it!

However, Ye Zhenyi is quite strange. He was dressed in a long dress with no pockets or a bag. He found out from nowhere a small bottle of golden liquid shaking in plain packaging, and handed it to him. Han Fu.

"This is what I want to ask you."

"This is the sweet fragrance 'Proud Princess' that we are going to release for Christmas this year from 'House of Fragrances'. It is about to sample, but I always feel that something is missing, so now I urgently need opinions from various parties."

"Of course, it would be even better if Mr. Li and this Mr. Pei can help to take a look together!"

In fact, Ye Zhenyi had already asked several senior seniors about this new fragrance at the venue.A few minutes ago, Zhu Su was asked.

It's a pity that the opinions of the seniors are overwhelmingly positive, saying that it is already perfect and there is no need to make any changes.

As for Zhu Su's opinion, emmm...

Zhu Su: "It's just not exciting enough, how about adding some pepper and spices to refresh yourself?"

Hearing Ye Zhenyi turn around and want to run.If Brother Poison Grass' opinion is adopted, her products are very likely... to have their own poisonous properties.

The perfume was passed on to Han Fu, then to Mr. Li, and then to Pei Zhen.

Han Fu has no objection - Ye Zhenyi is indeed the highest in the industry identified by Pei Zhen, and the harmony of the fragrance has reached an almost "perfect" level. In his opinion, this product is really highly mature and impeccable.

Of course, fragrance is a relatively private thing. It is usually my honey and that poison, and it is impossible to simply evaluate whether it is good or bad.It can only be said that he personally likes this sweet and fragrant taste, and also thinks that it should meet the preferences of the public in the market. It stands to reason that there will be no problem.

Mr. Li also kept saying "well, well".

Seeing that Ye Zhenyi was a little disappointed, she persuaded her: "Ms. Ye is too demanding of herself! It is really perfect, and anyone who asks will get the same answer. Why are you still not satisfied with such a good work?"

Beside him, Pei Zhen sniffed lightly and narrowed his eyes.

...As expected of Ye Zhenyi.

Fragrant but not greasy, adhering to the consistently superior standard, it can indeed be said that there is "no problem".

However, as himself, as a perfumer's intuition, there is a saying... I am afraid that I will offend people when I say it, but I can't help it.

"...It's a bit like the jealous jealousy of the Belle family."

In fact, the tone is not that similar, mainly because there is a sense of disobedience that is very similar to when he first smelled "jealousy".

He deeply remembers that when he opened the crimson bottle cap of "Jealousy" for the first time, what came out was the top note of this strong red rose, mixed with incense and bluebells with "jealousy" as the flower language.The middle note is a cold woody aroma, musk and sandalwood mixed with a hint of spicy, rushing like a storm.

He thought to himself at the time that this kind of strong emotion can be called "jealousy itself", and it is indeed the masterpiece of a genius perfumer.

All the details are carefully crafted, opening a bottle of incense is like opening a story book.

However, the moment I put down the bottle, I felt that the aftertaste of the final note suddenly turned into a soft, warm fragrance of myrrh.

It made him very overwhelmed.

Because of that smell, it's far-fetched to say it's "jealousy", it's better to say...

It is exactly the same as Ye Zhenyi's "proud princess".When I first smelled it, it was amazingly "proud" and "strong", but the aftertaste...is soft, sweet, and gentle, which runs counter to the theme.

Ye Zhenyi was not angry.

Rather, her eyes suddenly lit up.

"Actually, my source of inspiration is Belle's 'jealousy'."

Pei Zhen: "..."

Her cheeks were slightly red, and she asked him cautiously: "Do you think there is actually something wrong with Belle's 'jealousy'?"

Pei Zhen was stunned.

"I mean," Ye Zhenyi's voice was slightly uncertain, "Do you think the 'jealousy' expressed by Mr. Merovey really is 'jealousy'?"

The flickering lights stretched the reflection of the wine glasses on the table.Pei Zhen's heart beat like a drum.

In fact, he has always had a similar confusion about "jealousy".

Because, if he were asked to make a perfume based on the ferocious feeling of "jealousy", the final note he would choose would definitely be cold and alienated.Amber, or cold red pepper, scallops, or sour bitter orange.

In any case, it will not be like the old man Merowe, who left behind a line of indescribable tenderness after countless strong and overwhelmed swords and swords.

He once told Yi Changqing that he felt that there might be an unknown story behind this bottle of incense.A story buried by time that did not appear in any official materials.

Yi Changqing also laughed at him, saying that he thought too much.

Pei Zhen once felt that he was thinking too much.After all, it is an enduring classic.Appreciated and selected by countless customers and famous perfumers, no one has ever doubted the theme of this work, so it is only his own interpretation that is wrong.

until this moment.

He found a resonance that he thought could not exist.

Han Fu: "..."

He can clearly see that a different space that isolates everything has appeared. It is a world among experts, and others cannot integrate into it.

Pei Zhen and Ye Zhenyi were inside, and the two were happily cherishing each other.But he stayed outside alone, regretting that he was not good at learning.

The bottle of "jealousy" they were talking about was obviously at home, and Pei Zhen even put that bottle of incense into his hand.

But there are too many incenses in the house. He has opened many bottles, but he just missed that bottle. He has never smelled the original version of "Jealousy", so naturally he can't get in.

Then, he and Mr. Li became the background board.

Pei Zhen and Ye Zhenyi had a heated discussion about the new fragrance of the Fragrance Family and various perfume works, which shielded everything from everything. They looked like they hated seeing each other too late, and they were eager to get married right away.

Ahhhh...jealousy!

I couldn't bear it anymore, and took the courage to grab Pei Zhen's hand: "Miss Ye, is my boyfriend very powerful?"

Pei Zhen: "..."

Ye Zhenyi: "..."

"Miss Zhenyi with a calm face" lives up to her reputation, Ye Zhenyi: "Is 'Pei' always?"

She smiled: "I don't know if making such a request will be too much trouble for you, please be sure to be the fragrance reviewer of our 'Fragrance Family'! Part-time jobs are also available, your opinion is what our brand needs most now treasure."

At that moment, Pei Zhen felt a little sluggish.

The largest perfume brand in the country...invited him to comment on fragrances.

It was as if the door that had been closed to him was slowly opened again, and the whole longing world became so close again.

Comment on the fragrance teacher.

There is a joke in the fragrance industry that "perfumers" are like programmers, and "perfumers" are probably project managers.

The former one is in charge of using his inspiration and talent to make exquisite perfumes, while the other one is arrogantly gesticulating, "No, no, please modify and modify" and "Customers like xxx, please call back and send back."

They all rely on nose and experience, but their responsibilities are different.

He was expelled from the industry and banned from launching independent brands, but he didn't say he couldn't comment on fragrances.It's just that he prefers to grind incense by himself, and has never wanted to take the road of saving the country with curves.

But this time, it's different.

Xiangfushijia is the best brand in China.It is an honor for him to decide whether a fragrance can be produced or not.

He turned to look at Han Fu, wanting to hug him and kiss him again.

Although his dog still looks silly.

...You brought me all this.

To be able to meet Ye Zhenyi here is to be extended an olive branch by the Xiangfu family.If it weren't for you, how could there be such an opportunity.

Once again, I feel that Han Fu is like the lucky star in his life.

The author has something to say: Ye Zhenyi: "I need to take a deep breath!"

Ye Zhenyi: "I've always thought that Lan Rui a-1 is so handsome! I didn't expect him to be Pei!"

At the scene, continue to keep a calm face.