his mermaid

***

At the table sat the agency's solicitor, a fair-haired Englishman.

Ruo Xun straightened her hair a little as she walked over.

After the two sides greeted each other in English.The other party asked the accompanying assistant to put down the documents.

About half a month ago, Ruo Xun contacted this western house purchase intermediary company. The company mainly deals with overseas house purchases, property purchases, investments, and house rentals.After she consulted according to the client's request, the agency provided about 20 sets of housing information that met the requirements, all of which were in Islington, but a long-term residence permit was required.

In recent years, the government has issued a ban on investment in empty houses. Owners who buy houses in Islington must show proof of long-term occupancy within one year, otherwise they will face high fines. This is due to the shortage of houses.

After Ruoxun integrated all the house information to the client, he finally settled on a 4-bedroom terrace villa in Islington, with an interior area of ​​160 square meters, a total of two floors, a landscaped garden and an underground parking lot bit.

Surrounded by greenery, the apartment is located on Summer Street, only a 20-minute drive from the city center. The living room has a double height and huge glass windows. Her client said that she likes such a hollow design, and only this townhouse meets the requirements. As he expected, the decoration is also minimalist.

When I saw the client, he was about thirty years old, with sharp edges and corners, and his hair was combed back after a perm.With his body and face, it is not too much to be a movie star. It can be seen that he was born in a rich family.The client decided to work in the London branch of their family business, so they wanted to buy a house in London.Ruoxun can't help sighing that rich people really do whatever they want. At the age of 30, she still can't afford an apartment in S city after working in a housing agency for five years. She doesn't even have the deposit to buy a bathroom, let alone a house. Having saved enough, the client has already considered settling abroad.

However, more than 1000 million yuan of house purchase funds were suddenly used. The client was worried about the problem of capital turnover, so he chose a loan, and began to rush to carry out several projects at work, so he was very busy recently.The matter of buying a house has been entrusted to Ruo Xun with full authority.

"The owner said that the house will be handed over within six months. But first, you need to apply for a residence permit and take a look at the house. After these are confirmed, you can continue to exchange contracts." Ruo Xun said on the phone in a crisp voice.

"Mr. Jiang?" She called out shyly.

"Thank you, I will contact you again at a specific time."

The other party hesitated a little, and there was a slight sound of water waves in the environment over there, as if taking a bath in a bathtub.

"I'm going to bed, please call earlier next time."

"terribly sorry."

Ruo Xun unconsciously covered her mouth and apologized.I met with the lawyer of the intermediary company for a long time, but it is only past 19:[-]. I didn’t expect Mr. Jiang to go to bed so early. Maybe it’s just an excuse. Maybe he’s dating his girlfriend. He’s so young, but he’s not married. There should always be friends.

"Is it work again?"

Yueguo lowered his head, not knowing what part he was washing, his body was covered with body foam.

"Yes."

"Can you tell me a little bit? Although I don't understand much."

Yaochen has always been very busy, but recently he has to take a phone with him even when taking a shower together, and the calls are constant, which is very different from before.

"Shirong has set up a branch in London and wants to enter the foreign exchange market."

Yue Guo gave a slight ah.That is.Does that mean they have a branch in London?

That's why Yaochen is going abroad... And it's the UK where he studied abroad, so far away, it's the world's leading financial center.

Yueguo knew that Yaochen had completed a master's degree at Cass Business School, and then went directly to work in a top financial company, but he gave up his position there and returned to China. He talked about this when chatting with Xiaohui.

"The Bank of England is always watching the whole market and will intervene in the market at any time. However, Shirong has the strength to develop the Chinese market in London. Realizing RMB transactions in London is obviously a brand new attempt."

"Will you go to work?"

Listening to the technical terms that he didn't quite understand, Yue Guo asked dully.He didn't dare to turn his head, probably because he didn't dare to hear the answer.

"Together with the rest of the company."

He felt a slight tremor in Yue Guo's limbs, perhaps because he touched his sensitive parts.

"You never said that before." Yue Guo said deliberately dissatisfied.

"Because we won't prepare until the market stabilizes. There is still at least half a year to go, so there is no need to tell you so early." Yaochen said in a deep voice.

"Then...you have to live there."

That sour tone is so cute, what is he thinking about?Since the decision of the branch company was finalized, Yaochen had already been planning his future life in the UK, and he had expectations in his hoarse voice: "We will go together."

"No." Yue Guo subconsciously said.

"why?"

Yaochen's tone turned cold all of a sudden, not to mention being angry, but an instant loss.

"I want to find a job and adapt to my current body as soon as possible, otherwise I can only stay at home for the rest of my life."

Since the relationship, everything has been arranged by Yaochen, and he has never been asked if he likes it.Yaochen was kind to him, and he couldn't refute it, if Yaochen hadn't helped him, he would probably have died long ago, it was precisely because he knew this that he couldn't get out of the current shackles.But once in a while he chooses by himself, Yaochen won't even object to this request.

"What job?"

"I have no idea……"

That's something he's been thinking about lately.

"What job are you qualified for?"

"As long as it's appropriate."

"Sitting?"

"Um……"

The people behind it seemed to be hesitating too, and never said anything of rejection or agreement.

After being relatively silent for a long time, Yaochen left the bath first.

Originally, he didn't plan to take a long bath, he only took a bath to accompany Yueguo. Even in winter, he was used to showering, but Yueguo couldn't take a bath standing up, so he always assisted Yueguo to finish it.

Yueguo went back to the bedroom with a cane, Yaochen went to sleep one step earlier than him, and didn't even leave a light on.He must be very busy, so he was exhausted. Normally, Yaochen would not be home before ten o'clock.In order to avoid unnecessary arguments with Yaochen, he deliberately stayed in the bathroom for a long time.The sound of even breathing came from the bed, and Yueguo lay down carefully.

After that night, the atmosphere between them became alienated again.Even if they shared the same bed, there was no more intimacy.On the one hand, Yueguo resisted involuntarily, and on the other hand, Yaochen was preparing to go abroad. The company had a lot of business, and it was already late when he got home, and he almost fell asleep.There is no chance to discuss work with him.

When the rift appeared again, it was Yaochen who threw a communication log in front of him.

That is the call log of the home phone, which shows all the records of this month.After Yueguo picked it up, one of the numbers was clearly marked. He knew very well why Yaochen did this, and that string of numbers was Shijie's phone number.

Knowing that he couldn't hide it, Yueguo said frankly that he contacted Shijie and his friends in the piano shop for work. He thought that Yaochen would not notice, and he would not inquire about it in his busy schedule.

Originally thought that Yaochen would be furious like before, but he was unexpectedly calm, and he asked directly: "Oh, did he find a job for you?"

"not yet."

"Didn't find it?"

"Not yet decided..."

"You have contacted so many times, haven't you settled yet?"

After several phone calls, I chatted with Shijie about life and his recovery, and he is no longer within the scope of work.He knew that such behavior was not good, but he couldn't control it.Subconsciously, he thought that sooner or later he would have to face the predicament of his own life, and now there was no need to isolate himself from the world for the sake of Yaochen.

"You took my mobile phone away, I can only use my home phone to contact others, which is very inconvenient." Yue Guo complained.That said, it would be nice to have a cell phone.

"I sent money to your account so you can go buy a new phone."

"Of course I want to buy it. But if you want to take it away, I can't object at all. You will still be rough on me."

Yue Guo said weakly.

The mobile phone on the table buzzed and vibrated, Yaochen had no time to think, he gritted his teeth and answered the phone, trying to turn his thoughts back to work.Soon, after the other party explained his purpose, he dismissed the customer with an excuse, saying that he would call later.

After hanging up the phone, there was finally a chance to breathe in the air.

"Why did I do this?" Yaochen propped his hands on the table and looked at him.

"what…"

"Why did you do it, don't you know?"

"..."

Yue Guo didn't know what to say, if he continued, he might start a quarrel, and Yaochen didn't intend to continue to argue with Yue Guo, because he was such an unreasonable person in Yue Guo's eyes.Recently, his attitude has been restrained a lot, which is also indirectly caused by his busy work.

Now facing the fact that Yue Guo and Lian Shijie are still in touch, he is not interested in getting angry, and acting against Yue Guo will only appear to be bullying. Unknowingly, Yue Guo's actions have disappointed him many times, and he has a feeling of numbness.

"If you think I beat you up and treated you badly, you can leave and find your ex-boyfriend to take care of you." Yaochen said calmly, and the intense emotions in his heart were completely suppressed by him.

"Sorry, I didn't think so."

As expected, Yueguo immediately apologized and looked at him in surprise.

"Then why do you contact me? If you want to find a job, you can ask me for help."

"I know, but you've been busy recently."

"Of course, what kind of company do you think I work in... And what about him, what can he do for you? Does he still have feelings for you? Oh...he likes potatoes?"

Raising his voice, Yaochen's eyes swept across his lower body. Due to the deviation of force, Yueguo's body would sometimes lean to the right.

"What are potatoes?" Yue Guo frowned and asked.

"Your legs." Yaochen tilted his head and said, just to cover up the sneering smile on the corner of his mouth, "Is he interested in your legs?"

"So I just talked about work, not as much as you think..." It's so dirty, Shijie is not a pervert, Yueguo shook hands, it's too much to say.

He almost forgot that there was this crucial condition for Yaochen to confess his love to him. If Yaochen didn't have a disability, Yaochen might not even look at him. Yueguo suddenly felt nauseous.

"Don't put on an appearance of compromise all day long."

Yaochen tidied his hair irritably, and packed all the things he was going to take away into his briefcase, "Living here really abuses you."

"No, it's not... wait a minute, are you angry?"

Yue Guo's body couldn't help trembling, Yao Chen was obviously very dissatisfied, but he didn't answer, he went out again with the folder, leaving Yue Guo in the living room.

With Yue Guo's character, it is impossible to really leave for a while, and he will definitely wait until he returns home to discuss, and may even say good-bye.

So Yaochen wasn't worried that it would irritate him, but it was an opportunity for him to reflect on himself.

Moving himself to the entrance, Yueguo called Yaochen.

Not long after leaving, the phone has been switched to leave a message.Probably after hanging up on purpose, he turned to leave a message. This time it really angered him. Who would tolerate repeated contacts between lovers and exes?However, Yue Guo decided to take the risk with his own body. He did so so that the day of breaking up would come sooner, so that the uneasy stone in his heart could be completely relieved.But he knew that once that day came, sadness would follow.

He pressed the number confirmed by the representative, left a voice of apology, and said a lot of words of self-blame.

Then back in the bedroom, Yueguo checked his clothes and supplies, and calculated what he could take away.The idea of ​​breaking up has never stopped, so he remembers the price of every piece of clothing he bought very clearly. He never dared to think about having a future with Yaochen, so he always quietly calculated and carefully calculated the distance between each other.All along, the status quo has been barely maintained.

***

"What Shirong will open is the largest AltFi market between Europe and Asia. In the FinTech field, we will provide Crowdfunding and Peer-to-PeerLending services. The main service targets are overseas Chinese and overseas students in the UK, as well as investors. It will take care of endowment insurance financing and real estate loan business. For Chinese people in Yingying, Shirong has more reliable services and foundation, and it is also a choice worth entrusting..."

"In the last month when we opened the crowdfunding business, our crowdfunding funds have reached 300 million pounds, and it is expected to increase by about 7-8% in the next month. I believe that the development of Shirong will not be underestimated in the future."

Women in white shirt uniforms made reports and analyses, and the final copy of the form was passed on to their superiors.

"This is the summary table of transaction volume and market share for last month..."

The phone on the table was vibrating, and because of his special position, the other high-ranking staff just glanced at him and then withdrew their eyes.

"Yaochen, your phone is ringing."

At the center of the desk, Shu Lan interrupted the woman who was making a report. She was one of the candidates for sales director who was about to be dispatched to London. For today's meeting, it was an opportunity to determine her bright future.

"I'm sorry, everyone." Shu Lan suddenly apologized, she was so stiff that she could only move her arms, so she raised her index finger, "Yaochen, go out and answer the phone immediately."

This was the first time she saw Yaochen make such a mistake during a meeting.

The phone actually vibrated, and all the senior management noticed it.

It was the time of the meeting, and Yaochen could not have imagined that anyone would call him without being transferred by the secretary. If Cheng Cheng's dereliction of duty, he was going to fire her today.But after he went out to answer the call, the voice of the other party seemed very serious: "Excuse me, is this Mr. Jiang Yaochen?"

"Yes."

"We just called with the permission of your secretary to transfer the call. We are the security patrol personnel of Guan Haiji. The alarm bell of your house rang suddenly, but there was no response when you pressed the doorbell, so we are about to enter the house by force. Excuse me. Are you safe now?"

"I'm not at home right now."

Yaochen took a deep breath.

Since the explosion in Guanhaiji, the nearby police force and security personnel have doubled. I don't know what happened this time.

"Didn't you ring the alarm bell?" The other party's tone was surprised, "Is there anyone else at home?"

"Yes." Yaochen's heart sank like a boulder. Although he hadn't gone back for a week, Yueguo should be at home, and the people in the domestic service center would report the situation every day.

"What's the password to unlock the gate?"

"880311. Then enter the villa through the floor-to-ceiling windows."

The phone hung up suddenly after hearing the unlocking sound from the security guard. Yaochen thought it was because the signal was interrupted. This phenomenon often happened in the villa area. This was the reason why he didn't want to make phone calls with the company personnel at home.

Even so, it is not ruled out that someone at home invaded and attacked the security guards.He didn't even turn his head to look at the meeting room, he went straight to the parking lot, and immediately drove to the house, and even ran a red light when he was approaching the coastal road, but he didn't care.

He thought he was still angry and wanted to snub his lover who betrayed him for a few days, always giving unilaterally by himself, it was indeed a bit boring.It turned out that when I heard the news that he was in danger at home, I was still so worried that I couldn't breathe.

After arriving home, the villa was unexpectedly quiet. It didn't look like an incident had happened. The security patrol car stopped at the door.Yaochen also entered the inner room directly through the floor-to-ceiling windows. Two security men in uniform were squatting in the living room, and a doctor from the community medical center was observing.The person lying on the sofa was Yue Guo, covered with a blanket, and the medicine box at home was opened, and it is unknown where those people found it.Appears to have been treated with first aid.

"What's going on?" Yaochen walked over and asked, panting rapidly.

"It's not life-threatening. I just fainted in the bathroom, and then I directly rang the alarm bell in the corner of the bathroom on the second floor."

"How did you press it when you fainted?" Yaochen sat on the sofa next to him.

Yueguo seemed to be asleep, but when he heard his voice sensitively, he opened his eyes.

"He was awake just now, and said that he pressed it in a daze because the puppy woke him up." The female doctor said.At the same time, they also took the puppy out of the bathroom by mistake and put it to sleep on the sofa.

"How is it now?" Yaochen went to test the temperature of Yueguo's forehead, obviously hotter than his own cold hands.

"It's okay, because I soaked in the bath for too long, so I fainted. In this city... there are similar accidents every winter."

"Is it the cause of physical illness?"

"No, I checked it just now, and his heartbeat is normal. After soaking in the bath for a long time, the air in the bathroom is not ventilated and too stuffy, so he faints easily. If it is really a disease, I'm afraid he won't wake up. Then we will send him directly to the hospital for emergency treatment. But I still recommend a full-body examination."

Then, the doctor said how to take care of Yueguo's affairs, so that the family can often keep people.

She saw that Yueguo was disabled, but there was no nurse at home, so accidents were inevitable.She guessed the relationship between the two, but no matter what the relationship is, ensuring safety is basic.

Yaochen noticed that there was a bottle of white pills on the coffee table.He immediately picked it up to check: "What is this?"

It was a bottle of sleeping pills with English letters on them.

"Oh, found it in the bathroom."

The female doctor looked a little embarrassed. She wanted to help conceal it, but she didn't think the patient had overdose. Similarly, if the overdose was overdose, how could the patient be awake.

Yaochen was silent for a while.

After confirming that Yueguo was fine, the doctors and security guards also left.Because Yaochen wanted to wake up no matter what when he returned home, Yueguo kept his eyes open.

The phone signal was not very good, and Yaochen was even more irritable. He turned on the phone and found that his mother had called twice. They must have asked him why he left the meeting temporarily, but he couldn't make a proper call.

"Why do you eat this? Do you know what it is?" Yaochen stood up and asked while holding the white bottle on the table.

Yue Guo replied reluctantly: "I haven't been sleeping well recently, so I want to take a pill and take a nap."

There were bloodshot eyes in his eyes, probably not only because of poor sleep, maybe he cried.

"Since nothing major happened, don't call the police casually next time, and make everyone panic for you. I still have a lot of things to do in the company." Yaochen said sternly.

Thinking of the losses and consequences caused by rushing home, the already unhappy mood was simply worsened.

"Understood." Yue Guo's voice was weak, "But something happened almost."

"Almost? That's because you took sleeping pills, otherwise how could you feel dizzy." Yaochen put away the bottle impatiently.

Yue Guo didn't seem to understand what he said, and asked, "If something happened to me...would you still think so?"

"What do you mean?"

"The accident happened because you were always away from home. Just now the doctor said that there should always be someone at home." Yue Guoxu said softly.

Although today's incident was a false alarm, he himself was taken aback. He thought he would not faint, but at that time his vision went dark and his whole body was powerless.After a while, Xiaoxue's whining noise made him conscious, so he crawled to the corner of the bathroom to ring the alarm bell. Because of Xiaoxue's call for help, he didn't want to faint, and he didn't want to give up in front of Xiaoxue. Own.

"You're not a child. You don't understand what medicine you should take and what medicine you shouldn't take. Overdose can lead to death. If you really died after taking sleeping pills, I would only think that you deliberately sought death, not The accident I caused."

"You said that I deliberately wanted to die..." Yue Guo's eyes twitched, "If I knew you didn't care so much, I would have eaten more. In my current state, I still can't fall asleep after taking one or two pills. accept."

Anyway, he had died once before, so he wouldn't be afraid at all.Seeing Yaochen's busy schedule, Yueguo was very angry, maybe Yaochen also wanted him to die earlier so as not to affect his work.

Listening to Yue Guo's self-torturing words, Yaochen's eyes were full of shock and puzzlement.After entering the house, he was always worried about Yueguo's physical condition, and he didn't take off his coat.Unexpectedly, Yueguo still has the strength to fight with him. He seems to be in good spirits, but he will also be angry. Because of the difficulty in breathing caused by anger, Yaochen couldn't help loosening his tie.

"If you want to die, don't die in my house."

Yue Guo didn't have the energy to talk back to him, but just oh, hearing this sentence, he understood that there was a clear line between the two.

"I have spent enough money for you, at least think about how to repay me before you think about how to commit suicide." After leaving these words, he walked towards the door.

Yue Guo desperately sat up.The first thing is to find a pen and paper in the drawer under the coffee table and calculate the expenses for the past six months.

He remembered the time when he met his mother who had disappeared for more than 20 years in the hospital. She described Yaochen as bad, and she was right. Sooner or later, Yaochen would use this debt to persecute him, and would force him to death, just like a demon Just as ruthless, he chose to believe in Yaochen instead of continuing to recognize his mother, he was so stupid.

☆、Chapter 28