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Zhong Liang hugged the rose in a daze, which made Li Jin a little embarrassed.

The music on the car radio was still going on, Li Jin tapped the steering wheel with his fingers uneasily, the toughness he had pretended at the beginning was gone, and he could only instinctively feel Zhong Liang's emotions from the changes in pheromones.

"Li Jin, thank you for your flowers, I like them very much." Zhong Liang smiled, the original plan disappeared without a trace with the appearance of this bouquet of roses.

Li Jin suppressed a sigh of relief, "That's good. Well, are you still hungry?"

"Not hungry."

"Then follow me somewhere." Li Jin didn't start the car immediately, but waited for a while, waiting for it to calm down.

Li Jin parked the car beside the cross-river bridge, opened the passenger door, and took Zhong Liang's rose-scented hand.

The two walked along the bridge for a while until they reached the center of the bridge.Both sides of the strait are brightly lit and neon.The ferry on the river is slowly moving, during which there are faint singing and dancing, and the colorful lights of the Ferris wheel on the bank are flickering.The river wind blows on the face, and the coolness pours from the collar to the chest and back, sweeping away the fatigue of the past few days.

Li Jin did not let go of Zhong Liang.The vehicles behind him came and went, approached and then drove away, and the waves of the river in front of them went straight to the distance.He suddenly felt scared, if he didn't take a step forward, would he and Zhong Liang be like a line after the intersection, getting farther and farther away.

Li Jin didn't say until he felt the slight drunkenness on Zhong Liang's body, "You're a little thinner."

Zhong Liang touched his cheek, "No."

"Don't hide from me anymore, okay? We shouldn't keep seeing each other like this." Li Jin looked at Zhong Liang's profile, his amber eyes were shining brightly under various lights.

"I didn't hide from you. It's inappropriate for us to meet. You know that Zhong Han and the others may be watching us in the dark."

"I'm not afraid, whether it's Ding Jiawang in the past or whoever he is now."

Zhong Liang hooked the corners of his lips, the meaning was unclear.

"Are you afraid that Zhong Han will trip Mingda?" Li Jin had expectations, although he didn't dare to expect the answer at all, "He... wanted me to persuade you to go back to Zhong's house, but I refused. So..."

"What?" Zhong Liang looked back suddenly, as if the wind in the river was too strong and he didn't hear clearly.

"I won't force you to do what you don't want." Li Jin lowered his eyes under his gaze.

"When did he ask you?"

Li Jin choked, "...It's not important. Zhong Han only thinks that we are fighting against him together."

Zhong Liang stared at him, then looked at the river again for a while.This summer is so hot, it makes him feel hot all over.

"Sometimes I don't know what you're thinking, which makes me feel very insecure. I tell you everything because I hope you believe me."

"Do I believe you?" Zhong Liang abruptly withdrew the hand he was holding with Li Jin, and wiped the skin on the back of his hand with the other hand.

Li Jin frowned helplessly, "Huh?"

"You think I don't believe you?" Zhong Liang raised his eyebrows, "Do you?"

Li Jin was silent.Whether it's what he did a year ago, or the situation in the company during this period, plus his occasional loss of control, he understands Zhong Liang's thoughts.

Zhong Liang nodded and turned back to the river.There is no relationship of complete trust between them.As soon as his heart jumped over the boundary, it would be bounced back by the barrier called "trust", bouncing up and down on the cold spot.

Li Jin also turned his head, but happened to see an old man not far away carrying two small freezers walking towards the bridge.He ran over a few steps, and when he came back, he had two more popsicles in his hand.

I stuck Tie Zhongliang's arm with popsicle dough, and saw his frightened expression as expected.Li Jin couldn't help laughing, "Try it, it tastes like watermelon, I used to eat it when I was young." He unpacked half of the package and put the stick into Zhong Liang's hand.

Zhong Liang glared at him, and bit the top of the triangle hard.

Li Jin looked at his expression carefully, "Is it delicious?"

Zhong Liang put the piece of ice in his mouth and chewed it, and it turned into watermelon juice, mixed with transparent bobo, and swirled in his mouth.His cheeks were bulging, obviously Bing's teeth were about to fall out, but he tried not to frown in front of Li Jin.

It's delicious... Zhong Liang wants to say, but the ice will melt immediately, how long can I taste it.

Seeing him take a second bite, Li Jin unpacked his bag and began to eat, feeling that he no longer had the simple taste of his childhood.

"Ah Liang, when these things are over, can you..."

"Huh?" Zhong Liang turned his head, but Li Jin didn't say anything more.

With something on their minds, the two ate popsicles while the night breeze was blowing.

The heat will not dissipate easily with the watermelon ice, and it will gather again soon after.

Li Jin sent Zhong Liang home.

"I'm going on a business trip on Monday. I still have some things to prepare for the weekend, so I won't come to you."

"Okay." Zhong Liang said.

"Be careful. Call me if you need anything."

"it is good."

Li Jin handed the bouquet of roses to Zhong Liang's hands, then wrapped his arms around his neck, kissed his forehead, buried it in his neck and took a deep breath of the amber fragrance.

"Good night, baby."

Zhong Liang waved to him, "Good night."

...

Starting to go to City K on Monday, Ma Boyuan and Yu Qilin from the investment department followed Li Jin.Li Gaoyuan was a guest at the business forum and had arrived a day earlier.

Li Jin and Li Gaoyuan came to participate in several forums during the internship period, so the forum was not very attractive to Li Jin.But for other people in the investment department, it is a good opportunity to make friends and participate in learning, and several people are busy.

On the first day of the forum, Li Jin and Gao Qian met face to face. The two greeted each other politely and calmly, and then left surrounded by familiar friends.

Only then did Li Jin know that Gao Qian was not in City Z, and Zhong Liang never mentioned Chunsheng's current situation, which made Li Jin a little worried.

In the past, when Li Jin went on business trips, he rarely did not take Zhao Lei with him.Or Zhao Lei stayed in the company and would report to him every day, and Jin Yihui also kept in touch frequently.The strange thing is that for several days this time, Zhao Lei's report was vague.

In the evening, Li Jin directly called Zhao Lei and asked her to explain the details of the recent projects and send all relevant documents to his mailbox.

Zhao Lei hesitated for a moment uncharacteristically, "Boss Jin has already dealt with it properly. You are quite tired these days, how about..."

"Zhao Lei." Li Jin's voice sank, without anger, "Do you want me to say it a second time?"

"...Yes."

There was the sound of operating a computer on the other end, and soon Li Jin received the email.

"Mr. Li, uh..." Zhao Lei sighed, "Chunsheng is already on the verge of bankruptcy, you should know."

"En." Li Jin flipped through the documents, and responded indifferently.

"Mingda's board of directors has a close relationship with Zhong's side. It may be that Zhong's put pressure..."

Li Jin paused, "How do you know?"

Zhao Lei refused to continue, only implying that all the power of the company is now in the hands of Jin Yihui.

Li Jin thought to himself, it turned out that these people had such thoughts early in the morning and asked him to come out of the forum.Li Gaoyuan also knew about it.

After hanging up the phone, Li Jin didn't bother to read the documents anymore, so he went to the hotel bar to carry a bottle of expensive red wine, and went to Li Gaoyuan's room.

Li Gaoyuan invited him in, and the two sat down in front of the French windows and poured wine.

"Finally willing to come to me?"

"Uncle Li, help me." Li Jin clinked glasses with him, solemnly and sincerely.

"You are still soft-hearted. You only care about those feelings, but you don't put interests first, so you can't blame anyone." Li Gaoyuan took a sip of wine, without any intention of helping. "Is that omega called... Zhong Liang? Zhong Han has already found out your secret agreement, but he doesn't know the details, only the general idea. Those on the board of directors are already impatient. I am also responsible."

Li Jin put down his cup, pursed his lips, and obediently listened to the training, like an intern who has not yet graduated from university, waiting for the leader to deal with him.

Li Gaoyuan didn't intend to really criticize him. After all, the students he brought up with his own hands knew that he was really in trouble by seeing his expression.The tone softened, "The board originally planned to bring Yihui up, but I suppressed it."

"Thank you Uncle Li."

"The condition is," Li Gaoyuan didn't give him too much time to react, "Mingda must stay out of the matter in any confrontation between Zhong's and Chunsheng's side."

"Then who will fill in the lost part of the utopia project? Zhong? Impossible."

Li Gaoyuan frowned, "It is indeed impossible for the Zhong family to make up for Mingda's losses. After all, after Mingda withdrew its capital, it obviously favored Chunsheng. But what Chunsheng can promise, so can Zhong's. It's the same for us. "

"But..."

"Xiao Li, you have to know that Mingda is not a large fund company, nor does it have such big ambitions. It was created by you, and you should cherish it more than I do. It can't be lost in unnecessary fights, understand? ?And if you think about a company as big as Zhong’s, why would you want to cooperate with us? Regardless of the relationship between the other party and you, there is no need to discuss this matter.”

Li Jin gritted his teeth, struggled for a long while in disobeying the teacher and insisting on his own opinion, and said, "I know that the breakdown of cooperation cannot be undone, but please help me postpone this decision, and don't make things worse for Chunsheng. I will do the rest by myself. utopia With my shares, I think there is still a chance..." In addition, he sold favors in the Jinyan Bay project, which can come in handy.

Li Gaoyuan heard the content of the secret agreement between him and Zhong Liang.

"Yes, you can handle all of these. But do you know what the biggest problem is?" Li Gaoyuan drank the wine in his glass and stared at Li Jin, his most proud student, the youngest and most promising student The CEO said, "You shouldn't be involved in the affairs of the Zhong family. Do you think it's over if you take Mingda in? What will others think of you in the future? Are there still few rumors in the company? Besides, Zhong Han is a vicious man who will take revenge. Is Zhong Liang sincere to you, have you figured it out?!" He was a little excited, his face flushed.

"Uncle Li, I don't regret it!" Li Jin stared at him and said.

"Li Jin!" Li Gaoyuan slapped the table, stood up, and said angrily, "I really misjudged you! I used to think that you were stable and didn't have the problems of those dudes! But what are you doing! Just messing around because of the love of your son and daughter! What on earth is Zhong Liang doing to lure your soul away!"

Li Jin hurriedly stood up, ran one hand along Li Gaoyuan's back, and helped him to sit back, not daring to let him drink anymore, poured hot water for him.Then Li Jin stood in front of the teacher with a pale face, feeling ashamed to lift his head, but his words were as firm as ever, "But he has to do it."

Li Gaoyuan stared at him for a while, then shook his head, "Oh, then I don't think there is any need to do anything extra. The original decision of the board of directors will be carried out as usual. You should take a long vacation and think about it."