grief

Qiao Yuxi comforted Ran Luo, and when he left in a better mood, it was already the evening of the second day.

He took out the mandala potted plant in the car, went straight to the room, placed it on the balcony, and then slowly went downstairs into the restaurant.

Ouyang Liling and Lou Yi are waiting for him.

When Lou Yi saw him, he jumped up excitedly from his chair, pulled him to sit down, handed him bowls and chopsticks, and pointed to the table full of food.

"Thank you." Qiao Yuxi took it with a smile.

Lou Yi is now able to understand what they mean, and he will no longer go crazy for no reason.

Ouyang Liling sat opposite without saying a word, he didn't know if Qiao Yuxie would come back today, but as usual, he had someone prepare the meal, and sat at the dining table with Lou Yi and waited.

Qiao Yuxi had doubts in his heart, and he didn't feel comfortable eating.

After dinner, Lou Yi was taken to rest, he called Ouyang Liling who was about to go to the study: "Where is Zhan Yuan?"

"do not know."

"It is said that like attracts like, I didn't agree with it at first, but seeing you and Zhan Yuan, I have to believe it." The corner of Qiao Yuxi's lips curled up with sarcasm, "Actually, you can also follow Zhan Yuan's example and make me completely give up."

"Are you telling me that you still have hope in me?"

"That's not the point!" Qiao Yuxi raised the volume.

"Then what is the point? I don't know everything. Before you question each time, can you let me figure out the situation first?"

Qiao Yuxi calmed down, and briefly talked about what happened.

"Zhan Yuan wouldn't do this kind of thing, let alone put his mind on it."

"Then why is he hiding?"

"He must have something to do with him."

"Stop making excuses for him!"

"Feather, many things are far from being as simple as they appear on the surface." Ouyang Liling sighed, "If you keep taking everything for granted, sooner or later you will suffer."

"I'm not as complicated as you."

"I don't want to argue with you now, go to bed early."

After Ouyang Liling finished speaking, she went upstairs without waiting for Qiao Yuxi's answer.

Qiao Yuxi looked at his straight back, and really wanted to pick up the ashtray and throw it on him.

At one o'clock in the morning, Ouyang Liling walked out of the study room, passed by Qiao Yuxie's door, and saw that the door was ajar, with light coming through from inside.Hesitating slightly, he knocked on the door, but there was no response.He thought that Qiao Yuxi forgot to turn off the light, so he opened the door and walked in.

The light on the balcony was on, and Qiao Yuxi was leaning on the guardrail with a wine glass in his hand, his eyes fixed on the black mandala pot.

The black flowers under the light are more coquettish and charming than before.

"why are not you sleeping?"

Ouyang Liling originally wanted to leave right now, but Qiao Yuxi seemed to have noticed him, and raised her head and smiled in his direction. The smile was strange, with an unknown meaning, which made people itch.

"Some people say that there is an elf living in every black mandala, as long as you make a wish to it, it will come true, but you have to pay the price in blood." Qiao Yuxi turned his head, facing Ouyang Liling beside him, " Do you think this is true?"

The girl in the florist told Qiao Yuxi this story, but she didn't say the phrase "you must pay the price in blood".maybe she was afraid of joe

Feather had a stalemate with his girlfriend because of a pot of flowers, so let's find a reasonable excuse for him, and deliberately removed this condition, it's really embarrassing for her.

Ouyang Liling didn't answer.

"Maybe there are elves living in these mandalas of mine." Qiao Yuxi looked at the black mandalas that bloomed more and more coquettishly under the light, his eyes gradually blurred, "If I make a wish on them, will it be How about it?"

Ouyang Liling was a little uneasy, and stepped forward to block his sight: "Instead of believing in such nothingness, it's better to spend more time doing something practical."

"I thought you'd be curious about my wishes."

"..."

"So, all you care about is something that can actually benefit you. As for this illusory thing, no matter what it represents, you don't care, right?"

"Yes." Ouyang Liling not only did not argue, but also responded directly.

Some things really can't be turned back, not because they can't do it, but because they don't want to do it.

Qiao Yuxi's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly, and then, unable to bear it any longer, he poured half of the glass of wine on Ouyang Liling's face.

Ouyang Liling didn't dodge, didn't wipe it off, and let the wine cover her face and drip.Ignoring the pain in his heart, he looked at the furious Qiao Yuxi expressionlessly.

"Are you starting to get impatient even talking to me?" Qiao Yuxi really wanted to smash the wine glass on this person's head.

He deliberately didn't lock the door, just to wait for Ouyang Liling to come in.Ran Luo's pain clearly stimulated him, he wanted to talk to Ouyang Liling, even if it was a quarrel, even if it was sarcasm, it didn't matter, at least, it could prove that they cared for each other.

"You are tired, go to bed early."

"Ouyang Liling, I used to be so eager to remember the past, but..." Qiao Yuxi stared at his back and said coldly, "If it can really help me realize it, then my only wish is to completely forget you and never forget you again. Don't even think of..."

Ouyang Liling left the room without stopping, and closed the door smoothly.

For the next few days, Qiao Yuxi didn't see Ran Luo, the phone didn't work, and there was no one in the previous residence, so he was very worried.

He came to the company absent-mindedly early in the morning and found that Ran Luo was already in his office.

"Morning." Ran Luo winked at him and shook the empty thermos, "Your assistant bought it, and I accidentally finished it."

Qiao Yuxi looked at the cunning man in surprise, and had to admire his self-healing ability: "It's okay, I'm not hungry."

"I told him to go buy it for you again."

Qiao Yuxi just looked at Ran Luo and smiled, thinking in his heart, as long as he was fine.

"You look like this, can people understand it as something else?"

Qiao Yuxi was about to say something, but was interrupted by someone who came to deliver breakfast.The next time, get busy.

Ran Luo seemed to have changed his mind, instead of sticking to it, he was lying on the sofa beside him and flipping through magazines.

"Ran Luo, if you're bored, go down and have a look, I'll finish soon."

"..." Ran Luo sat on the sofa, bowed his head in silence, as if fascinated by the sight.

"Ran Luo?"

"Ah?" Ran Luo raised his head, a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.

Qiao Yuxi realized that something was wrong: "Ran Luo, are you feeling well?"

"No. What did you just say?"

"You like this very much?" Qiao Yuxi left his work and came to sit beside him.

Ran Luo is a person who can never calm down, and now he is staring at a magazine without speaking for a long time, which is really not in line with his character.

"No, who would like this, it's so boring." Ran Luo smiled and pushed Qiao Yuxie, "Hurry up and go to work, I'll go out to play, and have dinner together later."

Qiao Yuxi always felt that Ran Luo's smile was a bit forced.It should be the matter of the roses before, and the influence on him has not completely subsided.No wonder, he cared so much about Zhan Yuan, and when he was rejected, there was always a buffer period.

Hopefully this process won't take too long.It would be a pity for such a happy person to remain silent and no longer purely enjoy the joys of life.

"it is good."

When Qiao Yuxi got off work, the person at the front desk told him that Ran Luo was going back in a hurry, and he wanted to make a phone call to ask, but the prompt he heard was that the phone was turned off.

When he was alone, he wasn't very picky about what he ate. He went to the company restaurant and ordered two random dishes. After eating them in a hurry, he hurried back to work.

It wasn't until he got off work that he remembered that the car had been towed for repairs.It's rush hour now, and it's hard to get a taxi. He thought about leaving later, so he casually picked up the magazines Ran Luo had read to pass the time.

"Director, let's go together." Yuan Kun stood at the door, with Ouyang Liling beside him.

Qiao Yuxi thought for a while, then nodded.He hadn't been with Ouyang Liling for several days. If it wasn't for this time, it would be difficult to get a taxi, and he asked Ouyang Liling for help, so he would never agree.

The atmosphere in the car was somewhat dull, Qiao Yuxi and Ouyang Liling sat on one side, Ouyang Liling lowered his eyes as if thinking about something, Qiao Yuxi simply turned his head and looked out the window.

"Have you seen Zhan Yuan recently?" Qiao Yuxi broke the silence, he was worried about Ran Luo and wanted to know about the situation from Ouyang Liling.

"No." Ouyang Liling wanted to tell Qiao Yuxi that he hadn't seen Zhan Yuan for more than two years, but it was unnecessary after thinking about it.

"Then can you contact him for me?" Qiao Yuxi has Zhan Yuan's number, but the last few times he called, he was prompted to turn off the phone, and every time he wanted a new number, Ran Luo prevaricated him. In desperation, he had no choice but to Ask Ouyang Liling for help again.

"No."

Another short word.

Qiao Yuxi suddenly turned her head and stared at the expressionless Ouyang Liling, and after being patient, she shouted to the driver, "Stop."

The driver looked at the two of them from the rearview mirror and couldn't figure out what to do for a while, so he had to ask Yuan Kun in the passenger seat for help with his eyes.

Yuan Kun frowned, he didn't know what to do.

"Stop the car." Ouyang Liling also spoke.

Before the car came to a complete stop, Ouyang Liling had already stepped in front of Qiao Yuxi who got out of the car later, blocking his way: "What's wrong with you?"

"Step aside!"

"Did you misunderstand me?"

"Heh!" Qiao Yuxi mocked, "Ouyang Liling, don't you think you're weird? Is it important if I misunderstood you?"

"After all, we still have to get along, so it's uncomfortable after all. If you tell me, I can explain it to you."

"Ouyang Liling, it's really strange that someone like you who cherishes words like gold can still explain." Qiao Yuxi slammed the car door hard, "I don't want to say it now, can I?"

"I'll help you contact Zhan Yuan."

"What did you say?" Qiao Yuxi looked at Ouyang Liling, becoming more and more confused, "What exactly are you thinking?"

"that's not important."

Ouyang Liling sat back in the car, her resolute side face carried an indifference that repulsed others thousands of miles away.

Qiao Yuxi looked at him through the open car window, and it took him a while to restrain the urge to hit someone, and then left without looking back.

"Boss, do you want me to go..."

"No need." Ouyang Liling took out the painkiller and took two pills.

Only then did Yuan Kun notice his sweat-soaked temples: "Boss, are you feeling sick again?"

"It's okay." Ouyang Liling leaned back wearily, "It will be fine later."

"Go to the hospital right away." Yuan Kun didn't intend to ask Ouyang Liling's opinion, and directly issued an order to the driver.

"Go back." Ouyang Liling didn't want to say any more.

"……Yes."

Qiao Yuxi contacted Zhan Yuan, and Zhan Yuan straightforwardly admitted that he had sent the bouquet of roses.

Qiao Yuxi suddenly began to regret. If he hadn't pursued it, he might have waited with false hopes. Even if he got nothing in the end, it would still be better than such a direct injury. He didn't know if Ran Luo knew about it. In short, he will not mention it again.

Unexpectedly, he remembered Ouyang Liling's words again, maybe he should stop here and maintain the status quo, so as not to face unbearable consequences.

Judging from Ran Luo's current situation, perhaps the matter to be investigated will be shelved indefinitely. Coupled with Ouyang Liling's recent attitude, Qiao Yuxi no longer has any expectations. He only hopes that Ran Luo can recover as soon as possible, even if he returns It's good to be truly happy, not as carefree as before.

However, Ran Luo was in a daze again.