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Before the plane took off, Qi Shi'an received a message from Zhang Yiming.Within three days, the company will formally issue the contract, and Shen Duoyi will become a member of Ming An after signing it.

Satisfied, he fastened his seat belt, then covered himself with a blanket and prepared to sleep in Berlin.

As soon as he closed his eyes, Zhang Yiming sent another message: "What is your relationship with him?"

Qi Shi'an replied: "My brother."

"No way, why haven't you mentioned it before, is it really your brother?" Zhang Yiming didn't quite believe it.

Before Qi Shi'an shut down the phone, he finally replied: "I am brothers all over the world."

A sense of tilt hit, the plane had already taken off, and the business class was so quiet that everyone seemed to be asleep.Qi Shi'an turned his head and looked out the window with half-closed eyes. Many people like to look at the clouds on the plane, but he is an exception.

The clouds floated here and there, and I couldn't grasp the intangible nothingness, and I felt more and more depressed the more I looked at it.

Qi Shian thought a little depressed, what is the relationship between him and Shen Duoyi?

All kinds of reasons plus a variety of excuses, rounded up, and finally whitewashed back and forth a few times, still can't reach the step of "old lover".

"Oh, it's more depressing than watching clouds." Qi Shi'an completely closed his eyes, thinking that it would be more practical to sleep.

After the interview, Shen Duoyi was taken by Annie to visit various departments of the company. The elevator did not stop when it passed the [-]th floor. Annie explained: "Mr. Qi and Mr. Zhang are the senior partners of Ming An, and the [-]th floor is mainly Mr. Qi's office and lounge, he likes to call people up for meetings, and several departments also have Mr. Qi's small offices. By the way, Mr. Qi is also a senior trader, and he often stays in the foreign exchange department recently."

Shen Duoyi wrote down one by one, and asked, "Don't you need to say hello to Mr. Qi?"

"It won't be until next week." Annie replied, "Mr. Qi is on a business trip to Berlin in the morning, and he won't be back until a week later."

Roughly transferred all departments of the company, just waiting for the contract to be signed.Shen Duoyi picked up the car and went home, halfway remembering that Meng Liang didn't know he had changed companies.

"Meng Liang, it's me. Are you busy today?"

Meng Liang said on the phone: "It's okay. I had a meeting with the supervisor of the bank insurance department in the morning. It went well, and the meeting ended early. Brother, did you succeed in the interview?"

"No, we were eliminated." Shen Duoyi stopped by the supermarket, "But he succeeded in another company, Mingan Finance, do you know?"

Meng Liang raised his voice: "Ming An is quite famous in the financial industry. I had dinner with the boss once. I heard that their boss is also famous, and there are a lot of gossips."

Shen Duoyi doesn't like gossip very much, and he doesn't know whether "the boss" refers to Mr. Qi or Mr. Zhang. After parking the car, he said, "I want to buy vegetables to celebrate with the old man. Would you like to eat ready-made ones?"

"Then it has to come, I'll help." Meng Liang responded.

Shen Duoyi has always been popular from school to work, but he has no close friends because he doesn't talk much, and he doesn't like to talk about family troubles, so he often feels a little distant from others.In fact, there is a Fa Xiao who grew up in the alley together, but everyone is very busy with work, and they seldom contact each other during the year.Meng Liang is just like his younger brother. From college to the beginning of society, the two got along quite well. He even introduced Meng Liang to a girlfriend, although it didn't work.

Mr. Shen wore reading glasses to watch the news broadcast. The two younger ones were making dinner in the kitchen. Shen Duoyi was proficient at cooking. He raised his head and cut onions to prevent tears. Her secretary is pretty and generous, I'll see if she's single when I get to know her."

"You want to introduce me again? You miss me too much." Meng Liang glanced at the living room and whispered, "Brother, you should think about your lifelong happiness. Isn't grandpa urging you?"

Shen Duoyi shook his head: "Hurry up, my left ear goes in and my right ear goes out. After dinner, don't mention sensitive topics."

Meng Liang was exceptionally obedient, he buried himself in the whole meal, and only opened up the chatterbox after eating.The two people talked about the prospect of new life insurance products from the director of the Banking and Insurance Department, and they talked about the prospect of new life insurance products.

"By the way, let me tell you about your new boss." Meng Liang said, "Ming An's boss is very playful, he often goes to clubs, massages, and the key is that he brings different companions every time. Models have celebrities, and they have all kinds of professions. The most amazing thing is—"

Shen Duoyi embraced the pillow: "Don't be tricky, can you?"

Meng Liang lowered his voice: "The most amazing thing is that today you go to the bar with a female partner, and tomorrow you have a male partner for massage. It's like bullying men and women."

Gossip always gets more and more exaggerated, so Shen Duoyi didn't intend to believe it, and just took it as a joke after listening to it.But he didn't believe it at all, there must be a reason for the rumors, but he didn't know which boss was so open.

When he officially went to work two days later, he probably guessed it.

The legal department prepared the agreements and contracts that needed to be signed, and Shen Duoyi sat on the sofa and drank the whole cup of coffee before the boss showed up.When the second cup was full, Zhang Yiming came late.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting because of my personal reasons."

There was a smell of disinfectant on the tip of Shen Duoyi's nose, and he pushed the contract in front of the other party: "It's okay, I just arrived too."

Zhang Yiming signed and stamped, and said: "Yesterday my girlfriend got into a traffic accident and went to the hospital. I really couldn't leave. I ran around the police station and hospital, and I didn't even sleep."

Shen Duoyi comforted: "It's good that you're fine, then I won't hinder your work. But today is my first day at work, and I would like to invite my colleagues from the consulting department to dinner at noon. If you are free, come with me."

Zhang Yiming thought about it for a while, and felt that office workers eating lunch could be included in the world's top ten boring events, so he seemed to propose, but actually ordered: "Let's hold a welcome party tonight. Annie hasn't been assigned work by the boss these two days, so let her arrange it. "

Shen Duoyi asked suspiciously: "Didn't your girlfriend have an accident? Will it take too much of your time?"

"That's not going to be..." Zhang Yiming had already forgotten this, "She's fine, but she was a little frightened, I asked her to come with her, just to relax and suppress the shock."

After leaving the office and going back to the consultation department, Shen Duoyi couldn't help but give the answer in his heart. This Mr. Zhang was very nervous. His girlfriend should not be the playboy Meng Liang talked about, but it could only be another Mr. Qi up.

"Ah!"

Qi Shi'an, who was far away in Berlin, Germany, sneezed with all his strength. Several days of intensive meetings made him a little breathless. Coupled with jet lag, he didn't feel in a good state.

The short break was over, and before the coffee had even cooled down, he took the remote control, switched to a new page, and continued the meeting: "Deutsche Börse has issued a new policy on the establishment of joint ventures, so the China-Germany Free Trade Concept stocks in the region are very likely to usher in a long market."

The coffee that hadn't cooled down in time finally cooled completely, Qi Shi'an's mouth was parched, and he stretched out his right hand, wanting to end the applause around him as soon as possible.At this time, the most frightening thing is that a colleague will come over to continue discussing with him, and he just wants to drink that cup of coffee to moisten his throat, and then go back to the hotel to sleep non-stop.

"Shi'an, let's get together tomorrow?"

Policies and market trends on the bright side are discussed at the meeting, and interesting and insider gossip news should be put on the dinner table for nonsense.The person who asked the question was an old classmate. Qi Shi'an stretched his tie and smiled helplessly: "See how long I sleep, and I've booked a ticket to Munich."

Qi Shi'an drove to the hotel and ran to the bed with all his heart.The moment he touched the pillow after taking a shower, his eyes couldn't be opened at all, and then he had a dream in a trance.

Dreaming that he was returning from a business trip, the moment the elevator door opened, he saw Shen Duoyi standing outside.Shen Duoyi's eyes were no longer gentle, she stared at him for a moment, then turned and ran away.

I don't know if it's night or day outside, the heavy curtains seem to add an extra wall to the room, Qi Shi'an is lying on the bed sleeping soundly, frowning and still not looking good.

I slept for too long this time, and completely missed the dinner with my old classmates. Fortunately, I set the alarm clock, otherwise I might even miss the train.

Qi Shi'an changed into casual clothes and prepared to leave. Before leaving, he called Zhang Yiming, and after connecting, he asked in a very time-saving way: "Have you signed the contract with Shen Duoyi?"

"I signed it, and I'm officially at work." Zhang Yiming looked at his watch, "We'll be off work in 5 minutes, and we're going to have a welcome party tonight to have fun."

Qi Shi'an's eyebrows twitched: "What the hell, don't meddle in it."

Zhang Yiming laughed immediately: "He actually swears, and he is not a small employee. The company said what's the matter? But I am hesitating whether to invite some beautiful women to accompany him. Seeing how gentle he is, I wonder if I can play together. "

"No, it doesn't matter if you ask people to hang out around you, but stay away from him." Qi Shi'an went through the check-out procedures, "Also, Director Wang from the stock exchange is back on business, I suggest you accompany him for dinner."

After hanging up the phone and walking to the hotel lobby, Qi Shi'an looked at the reflective floor and the intricately shaped chandelier, as well as the leather sofa and floor-standing vase next to the revolving door, and couldn't help but think of the State Guest Building in the city.

While the phone was still on, he dialed the secretary's number.

In the last 2 minutes before leaving get off work, Shen Duoyi received a notice that Zhang Yiming was absent from the welcome party. In fact, he was secretly thankful because dealing with the boss was very tiring.Although it is tiring to deal with anyone in the society, if you treat your colleagues as teammates of the team, the sense of connection will be weakened, and getting along will be much easier.

Shen Duoyi put away a few departmental data on the table, and made a summary of tomorrow's work on a sticky note. At this time, Annie knocked on the door and came in, asking, "Are you ready to leave work?"

"No hurry, I'm still writing the job summary." The boss's secretary will not come here for no reason, Shen Duoyi understands, "Does Mr. Qi have something to order?"

Annie smiled embarrassedly: "Mr. Qi wants you to do an analysis report on the development trend of foreign exchange."

Shen Duoyi wrote it down casually: "Is there anything else?"

"No, Mr. Qi said that he hoped to send it to him tomorrow morning." Annie's smile became more and more apologetic, "Time is tight, and the company's public archives can transfer data. You have worked hard."

The last four words made Shen Duoyi feel like a people's teacher. With the door of the office closed, he looked at the topic he just wrote down and thought.The requirements are general and can't even withstand scrutiny. Compared with examining his level, it is more like forcing him to find something to do, and he is stingy and doesn't give him much time.

The welcome meeting was ruined by the sighs of colleagues, Shen Duoyi treated everyone to a meal according to the original plan, and then rushed back to the company to work overtime.Few people came to the public archives room, and the temperature was a little lower than other floors. He made a cup of green tea to refresh himself, and received a notice from Anne before the start of work.

"Mr. Qi said that you can ask him if you have any questions."

The company has three investment departments: stocks, futures, and foreign exchange. Foreign exchange is much more complicated than the first two. Shen Duoyi adjusted the data for analysis and comparison. He is a senior actuary and is best at quantifying various uncertainties. Things to estimate the situation with unseen losses.

At eleven o'clock in the evening, the green tea had bottomed out, and he sent the first email to Qi Shi'an.

"Hello, Mr. Qi, I'm Shen Duoyi." Qi Shi'an was standing in Marien Square feeding the birds, halfway through the feed, smiling and reading to his mobile phone, "...It is expected that next year's market will experience deflation, the central bank will cut interest rates, and Rescue measures will be rolled out in phases."

He replied: "How do you think you're going to get through this crisis?"

Shen Duoyi replied quickly: "This is not my point of view. It is an analysis report from the previous year I saw in the database. My point of view is the opposite. Now that the country is in charge, the trend is very good, and the possibility of a crisis is unlikely. .”

Qi Shi'an asked: "So you want to hear my opinion?"

"Yes." Shen Duoyi couldn't help laughing, and tapped the reply lightly, "Because you wrote the analysis report."

Qi Shi'an stood among a group of birds recalling the report he wrote two years ago, his jacket was slightly bulged by the wind, and finally he couldn't remember it, and replied: "Just give me your opinion, don't worry about other things."

Shen Duoyi didn't reply any more, and concentrated on the work in front of her, and only completed one-third of it until early in the morning.Tea leaves piled up in the cup, he got up to fetch the water, and by the way moved his sore shoulders after sitting for a long time.

When I got back to the office, there was another unread email.

"I'll send you a picture of a roasted chestnut stand on the streets of Munich. I'll hand in the report when I get back. I'll go to bed early."

The good-looking pictures eased the soreness in his eyes. Shen Duoyi thought of the sugar-fried chestnuts sold near his home. He had the urge to bribe the boss, but he was afraid that the other party would feel shabby after thinking about it.

Two days later, when the plane landed, Qi Shi'an returned from a business trip, but didn't return home, so he went directly to the company with a big bag.

From the lobby on the first floor to the office on the [-]th floor, Anne hadn't finished reporting the work of the previous week. The documents coded on the desk were like hills, and the coffee hidden between them was steaming, like a wildfire.

Qi Shi'an casually put the bag on the ground, then took out a bag of fried chestnuts, threw two at Annie, and said, "Try it, it's from Munich, don't tell me if it tastes bad."

Annie responded, "I'll wipe off my lipstick later before eating. By the way, I have notified all departments in advance that you will be back today. Do you want to confirm the meeting time?"

"In the afternoon, it's easy to get sleepy in the afternoon, so you can train people." Qi Shi'an leaned back in his chair, and his thoughts flew to the consulting department early, "Is the report of Team Leader Shen finished?"

Before Annie could answer, he changed his words again: "Don't ask, don't rush him."

Shen Duoyi's report had already been completed, and he was hesitating whether to show it to Qi Shi'an at this time. He was worried that the other party was tired from running around, and he was not in the mood to deal with work just after getting off the plane.The sugar-fried chestnuts in the drawer wafted out bursts of aroma, and they were still warm to the touch. He bought three bags, and gave the other two bags as snacks for his colleagues.

It won't taste good when it's cold, so let's go.

Thirty floors, the same as the number of floors at home.Shen Duoyi took the analysis report and sugar-fried chestnuts out of the elevator, and then gave Annie a few.Annie said happily: "What a coincidence, Mr. Qi also gave me two, is this season suitable for eating chestnuts?"

Shen Duoyi followed Le, thinking it was a bit funny to buy a bag of fried chestnuts from Germany, he walked to the door to restrain his emotions, only smiling politely.

Qi Shi'an's signing hand stopped, and he heard a knock on the door and a pleasant "Mr. Qi".

"Please come in."

Shen Duoyi pushed the door open and walked in, looking at the person behind the desk naturally, but it was a pity that there was a stack of documents blocking his view.He gradually approached, and when he stood in front of the table, the other party just looked up.

The eyebrows, the corners of the nose, the corners of the mouth, and the fragmentary cobwebs in memory are re-glued and stitched together, pouring down the old things many years ago, with this familiar and unfamiliar face.

The aroma of two packs of fried chestnuts mixed together, the oxygen was burned away by the sweetness, the curvature of the corners of Shen Duoyi's mouth disappeared, and the smiling eyes were only left with astonishment.

Qi Shi'an put the cap on his pen, stood up and said, "It seems that you still remember me."

Shen Duoyi loosened his fingers, and the chestnuts fell and rolled all over the ground.

Qi Shi'an stared at the other person's face greedily and tenderly: "I haven't introduced myself yet, I'm Qi Shi'an, the senior partner here."

Actuaries are good at quantifying various uncertain things, and Shen Duoyi has also formed this kind of professional thinking to make everything proceed in an orderly manner, but Qi Shian's reappearance is an uncertain event that he has not considered.

No, I actually thought about it, at some point in these years.