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He doesn't like to get close to people, so he falls into the showbiz, a circle full of people and right and wrong.

With so many things against nature, the "culprit" is Jin Haoxun.

Jin Haoxun can always see through his emotions, and easily stabilize his mood with a few words.

However, the gratitude to him has gradually deteriorated, which makes Ji Xiang very worried.

The phone call in the middle of the night broke the silence. Ji Xiang, who is used to living alone and regards the phone as an ornament, stared at the phone for a few seconds before reaching out to take it.

"Ji Xiang, are you free these days?"

The person who disturbed his peaceful life was Chris, his half-brother.Although Ji Xiang is unwilling to admit the brotherly relationship between the two, Keles' family offensive is getting more and more intense day by day.

Sometimes he would show up at his workplace unexpectedly, saying that he wanted to avoid the media and visit him secretly. However, looking at the more than half a dozen guards around him, Ji Xiang wondered how many people he could hide from his appearance?

Sometimes Kles would ask him out for Chinese food. He said on the phone that it was a temporary idea. When he arrived at the restaurant, he found that Kles not only booked the entire restaurant, but also delivered all the high-end ingredients overnight from half a world away. Create music that is like the sound of nature without sloppiness.

Nearly 20 years after the brothers were separated, Keres worked hard to mend the rift between Ji Xiang and the Mueller family.From Ji Xiang's resistance at the beginning, to the final half-push and half-acceptance.Gradually understand that Chris is sincere.

"Is there something?" Ji Xiang asked without answering, for fear that Kles would arrange a grand event for him again, so as to draw their relationship closer.

"Father is sick, you don't want to go back with me to see him?"

"he is sick?"

"Suddenly passed out in public. Although it is an old problem, I want to go back to be on the safe side."

"Ah."

After growing up, Ji Xiang and his father only met a few times, and in most of his life, there was no father at all.

To Ji Xiang, he was just a stranger, even when he heard that he was sick, Ji Xiang didn't feel any fluctuations in his heart.

Maybe he is really a cold-blooded animal?

Ji Xiang couldn't help lamenting his ruthlessness.

"Would you like to go back with me?"

"I..." Ji Xiang froze for a few seconds.

"Dad has always hoped that you can come back and recognize your ancestors. Taking this opportunity, I will take you to meet the family members. The plane can take off at any time..."

Kles owns a private jet, and Ji Xiang once flew in it, and he is even more amazed at the financial resources of the Mueller family.

"I'll notify the agent."

Hearing Ji Xiang's acquiescence, Chris was overjoyed, "I'll send someone to pick you up right now!"

Before the car sent by Keres arrived, Ji Xiang called his manager Du Yunqian and asked her to adjust her work.

"Should I call and tell Brother Jin by the way? He has always been very concerned about your brother's affairs."

Du Yunqian's tone was nonchalant, Ji Xiang couldn't tell that she was just making a polite suggestion, or that she had ulterior motives.

"I've already left Soaring Sky, do I still need to report to my former manager?"

"Brother Jin really wants you to go back and recognize your ancestors? He will be very happy to hear that you are going home."

"He's just busy." Ji Xiang snorted guiltily.

The big brother Jin that Du Yunqian said was Jin Haoxun, the person in charge of the well-known brokerage company "Flying the Sky".

Ever since Ji Xiang entered the showbiz, he has been an artist under Soaring Sky.Three months ago, his contract with Aoxiang Tianji expired, and he suddenly announced that he would quit the Era of Innocence.

The separation and reunion of the entertainment industry is not a shocking thing. This incident did not attract too many people's attention, and Ji Xiang didn't feel too much guilt.

But on the first day he entered the Age of Innocence, Jin Haoxun made a special trip to visit, exhorted and explained, making his job-hopping look like Tuogu.

"Ji Xiang attaches great importance to privacy, so give him more personal space. Apart from that, there is nothing to worry about. He is a good artist, dedicated and serious. Unfortunately, he is a bit withdrawn and doesn't like to interact with people. Please How much do you care about him..."

"I know, Brother Jin, I will definitely treat Ji Xiang well."

Faced with Jin Haoxun's series of enthusiastic requests, Du Yunqian of course agreed to them one by one. Ji Xiang was angry and funny, but his face was still cold and there was no smile.

Everyone guessed the reason why he left Soaring Sky, and also suspected that the age of innocence paid a sky-high price to poach people, but no one knew the truth. Ji Xiang didn't tell anyone the real reason why he left Soaring Sky.

After packing his luggage, Ji Xiang still called Jin Haoxun before leaving.

Before Kles came to the door to hope that the brothers would recognize each other, Jin Haoxun was in the middle of coordinating, spending a lot of time and energy, no credit but also hard work, now he is going home, politely, he should inform Jin Haoxun.

Ji Xiang convinced himself so.

In fact, deep down, Ji Xiang knew that he just wanted to hear Jin Haoxun's voice.

After leaving Soaring Sky, he cut off contact with Jin Haoxun, but the phone number in his mind never disappeared.

After briefly explaining the whole thing, as expected, Jin Haoxun responded enthusiastically, "Great! You haven't been back to your hometown since you grew up, and you haven't gotten along well with your family, right? This is a good opportunity!"

"I..." Hearing Jin Haoxun's overly enthusiastic tone, Ji Xiang was a little dazed.

"what happened?"

"Actually, the so-called father was nothing more than a stranger to me. When I was growing up, he never participated in my life, and we didn't know anything about each other. I didn't even have any anxiety when I heard that he was sick. Worry.

Going to see a doctor, I don't know what expression to put on... Should I really go? "Ji Xiang unknowingly poured out the contradiction in his heart.

"Of course you should go! Just because you have been separated for more than ten years, you need to cultivate your relationship. You father and son should make good connections and try to get closer."

"But……"

"Didn't Kles always hope that you would officially recognize your ancestors and become a member of the Mueller family? He told me that the Mueller family is sorry for your mother and son. Your mother has passed away and it is too late to make up for her, but he will definitely Take good care of you and don't let you suffer any grievances."

Wronged?Hearing this term, Ji Xiang pursed his lips.

"A lot of things can't be forgiven by saying I'm sorry. The way I grew up is not for them who enjoy the glory and wealth to understand." Ji Xiang's voice is very soft, and the resentment many years ago has become a kind of empty unwillingness.

Recognizing the ancestors and returning to the clan is easy to say, but it is not easy at all for Ji Xiang.It was a tragedy that his parents met, and their son suffered a lot.

The monarch who just lost his wife met an oriental woman by chance. It was originally a very romantic relationship, but it turned into a tragedy after giving birth to the crystallization of love.

Although the king once wanted to marry an oriental woman and make her his wife, in a country that values ​​​​blood, he could not accept an ordinary oriental woman as a princess anyway. What's more, many relatives were also worried that this illegitimate child would grow up. Competing for the crown prince position, in order to avoid future political disputes, Ranmen strongly opposed the mother and son.

After a struggle, Zhien, an oriental woman who did not get her title, was able to leave with her young son and never returned to the king.

"My mother... hated my father until she died, right? So, she never went back, and she didn't want to see the me I imagined with my father." Ji Xiang sighed softly.

After leaving Muller's house, Ji Xiang was sent to Europe to live alone. Despite the feeling of loneliness, he was neither recognized by his father nor needed by his mother.

Ji Xiang knew that her own existence represented an ignorant and shameful past to her mother. She had paid too much for love, but in the end got nothing. All the affection she had had was burned out in the struggle of politics and blood, so her mother left with hatred. The Muller family never wanted to mention that embarrassing person again, nor did they want to look at their son again.

"Don't think so. If your mother is still alive, she will definitely hope that you will reconcile. If you think that your mother passed away with regrets, now, don't let your father die with regrets too..." Jin Haoxun earnestly persuaded .

"If I hadn't entered the showbiz, and hadn't just met Chris, I wouldn't have this series of troubles."

Ji Xiang couldn't help feeling that it was a trick of luck. When he first joined the showbiz, he never expected to meet his relatives. After all, no one expected that the high-ranking prince of the Muller family would actually work in the showbiz.

"I think this is the so-called destiny!"

Jin Haoxun laughed cheerfully on the other end of the phone, and the cheerful laughter made Ji Xiang smile unconsciously.

"No way, life will always encounter many difficulties. In the past, the company almost went bankrupt, the debts were heavy, and the artists ran out... There are so many things, if you don't laugh, do you want to cry? If you are not optimistic, you will feel sad every day, which will make you feel sad. Worse..." Jin Haoxun was still smiling, but his tone carried a sense of relief that had washed away all anxiety and sadness.

"I really envy you." Ji Xiang said sincerely.

Jin Haoxun will always only look to the future and will not look back on the past. Even if he is a rival from the past, after the winner is determined, he can smile away his grudges.

"I envy you! You are a dignified member of the royal family, with a wealth of wealth, no matter how many people ask for it, you can't ask for it."

"If you like it, give it to you!"

"I can't bear such a heavy responsibility." Jin Haoxun laughed.

After hanging up the phone, Jin Haoxun's hearty laughter still echoed in Ji Xiang's ears.

It has been three years since I met Jin Haoxun...Three years ago, he met Jin Haoxun under the recommendation of his friend Ou Yiqing.When they met for the first time, he was attracted by Jin Haoxun's warm and friendly attitude. Even though it was only the first time they met, he could still talk endlessly, and persuaded Ji Xiang to join the showbiz with his perfect tongue.

At the beginning, Ji Xiang agreed to Jin Haoxun's invitation and signed a contract with Aoxiang Tianji under the pretext of taking care of Ou Yiqing.In fact, Ou Yiqing has always been independent and smart, and doesn't need his care at all. The reason why Ji Xiang agrees is because he can't resist Jin Haoxun.

He who has always disliked getting close to people has fallen into the circle of showbiz, which is full of people and has a lot of right and wrong; he who doesn't like to show his face, now wants to sing and act in front of thousands of people.

With so many things against nature, the "culprit" is Jin Haoxun.

In the past few years in the entertainment industry, there were times when he felt tired and thought that why did he come here? He can continue to teach at the conservatory and lead a quiet and stable life.

Whenever this idea arises, Jin Haoxun will suddenly appear next to him, asking about his health, and calming Ji Xiang's anxiety with a full smile.

Jin Haoxun is very competent in the role of agent. He always looks smiling and has no intentions, but he can always see through Ji Xiang's emotions, and easily stabilize his mood with a few words.

For Jin Haoxun, Ji Xiang is grateful.

However, this gratitude gradually deteriorated and slowly transformed into another emotion, which made Ji Xiang very worried.

The Du family's mansion is located on the mountainside, with white stone walls, black gates, and rows of trees planted inside the high walls. It is impossible for outsiders to see the mansion inside the walls, let alone the residents living in it.

The mansion is not luxurious. In addition to the three-story single-family building, there is another wooden house for people to live in behind the main house, connected by a corridor in the middle.

The garden occupies more than ten times the size of the mansion, and different plants are planted in each corner according to the season.There will be gardeners to take care of it three days a week, so that the price will have different aromas in each season.

In spring, cherry blossoms fall like snow, in summer water lilies bloom quietly in small ponds, in autumn there is a faint fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus, and in midwinter plum blossoms bloom along the driveway like unmelted snow.

Ever since Du Yunqian left home to live, the chef and servants were dismissed, and the housekeeper only came during the day to help organize daily affairs. There was very little sound at all, and it was even more silent at night, as if in the deep mountains and wild mountains.

"Miss, are you coming back for dinner today?" After ringing the doorbell, the butler greeted him personally at the door.

"Next week is the public performance of the stage play. I want to personally give the invitation ticket to my brother." Du Yunqian smiled.

"The general manager has an important meeting in the afternoon and may come back later."

"I know, my brother told me that I promised to wait for him."

"I'm going to call for the food cooker right away."

"sorry to bother you."

"Miss, do you need anything else?"

Thinking of the upcoming meeting with Du Sichen, Du Yunqian was in a great mood, and said with a smile, "Make me a cup of tea! I'll wander in the yard and go in."

In late spring, there are no blooming flowers in the courtyard. The tall trees are arranged in a row on the grass, and the dense branches and leaves cover the upcoming summer heat. The scent is dense, and you can smell the aroma of trees and grass after every breath.

When Du Yunqian returned to China to study at university, she heard from a gardener that these trees were planted by Du Sichen for her, and that the various plants were modeled after her residence on the West Coast of America.

"The general manager said that the eldest lady liked this yard very much since she was a child, and told us not to be careless."

She still remembers how touched she was when she heard this sentence.

Just like Du Sichen never expresses his heart clearly, Du Yunqian is also clumsy at expressing her love to her brother. She always has a little timidity in front of him and dare not speak out her innermost thoughts.

So Du Yunqian worked harder and harder, and used her achievements to repay her brother.

The first time she discovered that hard work can be rewarded was when she participated in a piano performance presentation in the summer when she was just sent abroad.

It was just an activity for parents to have fun, not a formal competition, but my brother encouraged her on the phone, asking her to practice hard and not to embarrass the Du family.

"If you do well, I'll go to your show."

This sentence inspired Du Yunqian to practice day and night. After being away from her family for half a year, she longed for someone to come and see her, no matter what the cost.

She played for Du Sichen through the overseas phone call.Across the distant line, the voice was mixed with rustling noises. After Du Sichen finished listening, Du Yunqian timidly waited for comments.

"It plays well."

A month later, at the piano presentation, Du Sichen sat in the most conspicuous position in the front row, his usual icy face revealing a touch of joy and admiration.

After the performance, Du Yunqian introduced her brother to others.

Du Sichen was tall, well-proportioned, and his calm demeanor made him not look like a teenager in high school.The bright-eyed girls surrounded him chattering and introducing themselves, Du Yunqian discovered his brother's attraction to women for the first time.

She tightly held Du Sichen's arm, proud of her outstanding brother.

From that day on, she seemed to be restrained, and she went all out for everything, only asking her brother to pay more attention to herself.

Especially after realizing that no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't arouse too much reaction from her parents, so Du Sichen became the last driftwood for her chasing family affection.

Her brother's evaluation of her was the basis for Du Yunqian to measure her efforts since she was a child.Du Sichen didn't praise her, which meant that she didn't work hard enough.

After entering the entertainment industry, Du Yunqian lost this standard of measurement, because Du Sichen never watched her performances, and never commented on her works.

Du Yunqian knew that her brother didn't like her entry into the entertainment industry, but he ignored her performance from beginning to end. Wasn't this too thorough?

Regarding this point, Du Yunqian was somewhat resentful, but never dared to protest to her brother.

This time Du Yunqian took over the stage play, apart from wanting to challenge her own acting skills, she also knew that Du Sichen had a certain love for stage plays.

Since it's a stage play, brother will always agree to watch it, right?

Later, the butler invited a catering from a five-star restaurant.

The chef of French cuisine, with a group of staff, brought the best ingredients.

The wine was rippling in the glass with a deep pomegranate color, the fat beef was topped with truffle sauce, and the seafood soup made with various spices was served hot on the table, but Du Yunqian could not wait for the people who should be present.

"The general manager said he would come back later, and asked the eldest lady to have dinner first." The housekeeper dutifully conveyed.

"Brother doesn't tell me every time he is late, he has to be told by someone else." Du Yunqian murmured.

"This is the red wine that the general manager asked me to take out, and it's for the eldest lady to make amends."

The butler brought an excellent vintage of red wine, which was a treasure that Du Sichen did not share easily with others, and his apology was full of sincerity.

Du Yunqian was not polite either, and treated the expensive red wine as plain water, drinking one cup after another until the whole bottle was finished, but he still didn't wait for Du Sichen to go home.

As long as it was related to Du Sichen, most of it seemed to be related to the word disappointment.

For no reason, Du Yunqian reminisced about a cold war she had with her brother when she was 12 years old.

When Du Yunqian participated in a spelling bee, she hoped that Du Sichen would come to watch the competition. Du Sichen promised to come, but he didn't show up until the final.

Du Sichen didn't even apologize for his absence, even though Du Yunqian lost his mind and screamed at him on the phone, he still maintained a calm and even cruel attitude, saying flatly, "Emotional reactions won't help solve the problem."

After that incident, Du Yunqian learned not to push and fight for anything, and learned to maintain a respectful relationship with her brother.

Du Sichen seemed very satisfied with her transformation, thinking that her younger sister had grown up.

After dinner, Du Yunqian strolled to Du Sichen's study.Normally, without Du Sichen's permission, she dared not casually intrude into his private sphere.Today Du Yunqian was a little drunk, and without hesitating for too long, he pushed open the closed door.

After turning on the light, Du Yunqian paced back and forth in the area where Du Sichen usually worked, with a sense of pride in invading other people's territory.

Bookcases soaring to the ceiling are stacked with various business-related books, most of which are related to architecture. The piles on the desk are business cases that need to be carefully evaluated.

After being in a daze for a few minutes, Du Yunqian discovered that there were some mysteries unexpectedly hidden in the seemingly simple and serious study.

On the desk full of documents, there are several gossip magazines in the entertainment industry; the photo frame placed deep in the bookcase is a still from her latest movie.

Sitting on the sofa in the corner of the study, Du Yunqian recalled Du Sichen's indifference in the past two years, only caring about her company's income and expenditure, and not caring about her performance. She won awards several times without any compliments. The bouquet is just a superficial effort for the media to see.

But he kept her stills in the study?

Having known this man for so long, Du Yunqian felt that she had never really understood him.

Why are they as close as brothers and sisters, but the distance between the two is so far away?

Du Yunqian had a feeling that this alienation was deliberately created by Du Sichen. He had never shown his true self in front of her, and he hid his sincerity too deeply.

Du Yunqian leaned on the sofa, thinking of that unreachable man, unknowingly fell into a dream.

After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Du Yunqian felt as if there was an unusual sound around him, and Du Yunqian struggled to break free from the darkness.

"Are you awake?" Du Sichen, who appeared at an unknown time, was sitting in a far corner, staring at her intently with a gentle expression.

"I……"

"Sorry, I can't go home for dinner. The meeting lasted until eight o'clock. There are some construction schedule issues that cannot be finalized. We are scheduled to build a large swimming pool on a high-rise building. The architects are arguing endlessly about the strength of the floor... " Before Du Yunqian could speak, Du Sichen explained the reason for being late.

"It's okay..." Du Yunqian was still in a daze. She stared blankly at the handsome man in front of her, wondering whether it was a dream or not.

Du Sichen always let her down when she was full of expectations, and came to her suddenly when she didn't expect it.

Her mood was always changing from joy to sorrow because of him.

The grievances accumulated over the years made Du Yunqian's chest feel sore for a moment.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Du Sichen got up and took a few steps closer, trying to see the expression on Du Yunqian's face clearly.He stretched out his hand, as if wanting to touch her face, but retracted at the last moment.

"Are you angry at me for not having dinner with you?" The light was dim, and Du Sichen's voice seemed to come through the darkness, carrying a charming force.

Gathering his mind, Du Yunqian slowly shook his head, "No."

"It's fine if you don't have one. It's already late, so let's spend the night here today! I'll take a break from work tomorrow, let's have breakfast together and have a good chat." Du Sichen's words were not questions, nor did Du Yunqian have a chance to refuse.

He stretched out his arms and directly hugged Du Yunqian from the sofa.

This move was beyond Du Yunqian's expectation, she exclaimed, before she had time to react, her body flew into the air.

"elder brother!"

Du Sichen hugged her firmly to his chest, and looked at her with nostalgia, "You always fell asleep in my room when you were a child, and I always sent you back to my room like this."

He curled the corners of his mouth and smiled seductively, "Today is to relive old dreams."

Du Yunqian didn't have a deep memory, so he just nodded.

Looking up at Du Sichen's rare gentleness, Du Yunqian put his arms around his neck, feeling his body temperature and unique breath.

Let's also learn from Du Sichen's way of expressing his apology!Make up for him keeping her waiting all night.

she wished.

"I was so young back then, but now I've grown so big and become heavier..." Du Sichen chuckled in her ear.

"Am I heavy?" Du Yunqian pouted in protest.

"Shouldn't people in the entertainment industry be as thin as paper to meet the standard?"

"My figure is just right!"

"Well, this is fine." Hearing Du Yunqian's dissatisfied tone, Du Sichen smiled, "As long as I can still hug it, it's fine."

The short corridor seemed to have been walked for a long time. When Du Sichen put her to bed, Du Yunqian closed her eyes again.

Drunkness and tiredness struck at the same time, and she was really sleepy.

Du Sichen covered her for the rest of his life, Du Yunqian hugged the quilt naturally, curled up, and rubbed the softness surrounding her with his cheeks.

Feeling the mattress sag slightly, Du Yunqian slightly opened his eyes and found Du Sichen sitting on the edge of the bed, leaning over to look at her.

His eyes were as bright as stars, and he still possessed incredible charm in the dark room.

"elder brother……"

"what's up?"

"I...I have something for you..."

She seemed to have something important to say, but Chaos couldn't remember what it was.

"I'll talk about it tomorrow if you have anything to say, go to sleep!" Du Sichen's deep and magnetic voice urged her to fall asleep.

Du Yunqian was overwhelmed by sleepiness, she closed her eyes and allowed herself to sink into the deep darkness.

She didn't know that the man beside her stared at her for a long time by the bed, and after sighing, he bent down and kissed her gently on the cheek.