I'm really sorry for my low EQ.

don't open?

What do you mean by don't open?

The light switch seemed to have leaked, and it spread along Xu Yang's fingertips to his shoulders and neck, and then to his scalp. The room was too quiet, his hot breathing could be heard clearly, and it was too dark, which instantly collapsed his sanity.

Suddenly he couldn't think of anything else, he walked straight towards Wu Yuan, his leg knocked against the foot of the table in the dark, the pain caused him to grin his teeth and curse in a low voice.

The sound shook Wu Yuan, he didn't know what happened, he just repeated it again: "Senior, don't open it yet."

Xu Yang stretched out half of his hand and stopped in the air.

Because I suddenly found that the voice of the elementary school boy seemed a little dull.

With a thick nasal sound.

Xu Yang: "..."

He seemed to understand why Wu Yuan refused to turn on the light.

The small flame that had sprung up in my heart just now had to be extinguished more than half of it. From the corner of my eye, the triangular replay button on the video was the only light source on the completely black screen.

accurate.

"Promotional video..." Wu Yuan sniffed lightly, but still didn't realize that the danger was approaching: "The filming is very good, especially——"

Before he could finish speaking, his chin was lifted up in a force majeure, and there were a few numb touches on his neck, and he suddenly heard Xu Yang's breathing getting closer, and hurriedly opened his mouth: "Senior..."

Xu Yang held his face and lowered his head, involuntarily kissing his tear-stained eyelashes and thin eyelids, his lips were a little dry, when he was about to move down like a gun went off, his chest was slammed against him, in the darkness he Seeing Wu Yuan's wide-open eyes, he chuckled lightly, turned to press the back of his head into his arms, and blew into his ear: "Primary school boy, you made me happy for nothing."

The broad and firm chest vibrated in the deep voice, Wu Yuan's body was stiff, and heat spread on his face. When he realized it, his fingers had already moved to Xu Yang's back little by little, as if it was the positive pole of a magnet, instinctively. pulling him closer.

Fear suddenly arose in his heart, Wu Yuan withdrew his hands and took a step back, barely steadying his voice and said, "I'm talking about a promotional video."

"Well, the promotional video," Xu Yang held back a smile and stepped forward, the surroundings were clearly pitch black, but Wu Yuan was locked on by his gaze, unable to retreat, with his back pressed against the table, the warm fingertips stretched from the front towards him. The artery in his neck touched, and Xu Yang's meaningful voice came from next to his ear: "It seems that the filming was really good, it's so touching that your heart beats so fast."

"..."

After a long silence, Wu Yuan walked over and turned on the light by himself.

Turning around, Xu Yang was sitting on the table and laughing, Wu Yuan put away his things expressionlessly, Xu Yang coughed twice, walked to his side and said softly: "Just now you only read the first version, and you need to add post-editing, The effect on the scene should be very shocking.”

He said triumphantly, Wu Yuan lowered his eyes: "Yes."

There was a faint look of anticipation in the flickering light in his eyes.

In the next second, Xu Yang's voice sank without warning: "It's just that you've taken advantage of your brother. On the day of the press conference, he's going to stole the limelight."

Since the last time they met at the restaurant, the two of them have tried their best to avoid mentioning Lu Shenqiu's matter, or Xu Yang always mentioned it, but Wu Yuan lightly diverted it away every time.

Wu Yuanxiang senior didn't understand his brother's nature.

He regards himself as a barrier, and tries his best to keep all the dark and negative things out of Xu Yang's vision. It doesn't matter if Lu Shenqiu insists on him, but once he thinks that Xu Yang will also be involved, his whole heart is like Clenched by a giant hand, the faces of Aunt Tang, Miao'er, and Uncle Xu emerged one by one——

How can such a family...

"Senior." He took a breath silently, and Wu Yuan's eyes fixed on Xu Yang. Xu Yang's face was gloomy because of Lu Shenqiu's incident, but suddenly he met Wu Yuan's gaze, and was amazed by the emotion gathered in those eyes. There was a shock in my heart, and I almost couldn't come back to my senses in an instant.

The elementary school boy who was leaning in his arms just now, with tears in his eyes, seemed to be wearing a suit of armor at this moment, with a firm and stubborn aura all over his body, as if he had set a battlefield for himself without authorization, and pulled away silently. A defense battle that only belonged to him, fearless, after watching Xu Yang for two seconds, he took off his armor temporarily, the corners of his mouth slightly curved, the only trace of tenderness in his eyes, softly said: "It's okay."

Xu Yang narrowed his eyes, and his eyes darkened: "What?"

Wu Yuan raised his head slightly, and looked at his eyes without blinking: "Although my brother is the main spokesperson of the press conference, the audience will be able to see what the senior's promotional video is, and he will never bury the senior's efforts, and ..."

And even if he doesn't do anything, just standing there is already very dazzling.

He held the second half of the sentence in his throat and didn't say it.

But Xu Yang quietly understood everything in his eyes, knowingly asked: "And what?"

"It's nothing." Wu Yuan shook his head, "Senior, didn't you just say that you need advice?"

Xu Yang: "Huh?"

Wu Yuan bit his lower lip, with the expression that he really wanted to help him but didn't know how to help him: "Sorry, I'm not good enough, I can't find anything to improve, and I can't make any suggestions, I just know it looks good..."

"May I show it to Ms. He, who is Shan Peng's mother you met at the blind date last time. Ms. He used to be a screenwriter when she was young. She will also speak on stage as a representative of the owner at this press conference. After reading it, I will-"

"Primary school brother." Xu Yang called him with a smile.

Wu Yuan watched helplessly as he bent down and looked at him at the same level: "Do you know why you can't make a suggestion?"

Wu Yuan shook his head blankly.

"Because you're preconceived."

"?"

"As long as I do it, you feel good."

"..."

Xu Yang raised his lips confidently, and whispered in his ear, "That's what the legend says... Caring makes chaos."

"..."

With a chuckle, Xu Yang stopped teasing him, "Okay, let her see it, and let me listen to professional advice."

A faint joyful expression appeared on Wu Yuan's face.

Xu Yang finally couldn't bear it any longer, and scratched his nose: "Fool."

"Don't look at me like that in the future."

While speaking, the smile that was still floating on his lips just now has disappeared without a trace.

It was enough for him to see the look in his eyes that he wanted to go to the front line alone.

Wu Yuan: "..."

Xu Yang: "Let's solve something together, if we can't solve it, then we can carry it together."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and squeezed Wu Yuan's shoulder vigorously, his whole body exuded an unfriendly aura and anger.

"Don't keep thinking about it by yourself."

Wu Yuan didn't speak, nor nodded, but looked at him softly.

Xu Yang said angrily, "Don't just look at me, talk."

Wu Yuan: "Didn't I keep talking?"

"..."

Behind them, the door of the announcement room was opened a crack. The two of them didn't know that when the promotional video was playing just now, a man in a suit dressed as an assistant stood at the door and peeped in. Before leaving, a sneer appeared on his face.

******

A week before the press conference, Wu Yuan accompanied Lu Shenqiu to Shimao Street to buy a suit.

"How about this dress?"

"it is good."

"What about this one?"

"Ah."

"Ohara."

Lu Shenqiu sighed, turned to the face in the full-length mirror and smiled, "You want me to buy all the clothes in the whole store?"

Wu Yuan looked at the decoration in the store.

Coincidentally, the suit shop was the one that Xu Yang brought him to last time.

"Ohara?"

Wu Yuan returned to his senses, and looked at Lu Shenqiu's scrutinizing gaze: "Brother, can't you make up your mind?"

Lu Shenqiu said with a smile: "If it's settled, I won't let Xiao Yuan accompany me."

"How about the black one?" Wu Yuan looked around among several clothes.

"Okay, it's black." Lu Shenqiu handed the suit to the lady at the counter without looking at it, looked back at Wu Yuan's profile, moved a little closer to him, and grabbed his wrist.

The palm was pressed against the watch he gave Wu Yuan back then, and his five fingers grasped the other's hand like a vine, but his voice was soft: "Xiao Yuan, don't you want your brother to attend that press conference?"

"How could it be?" Wu Yuan wanted to pull out his hand, but in vain, he shook his head and said, "I just feel a little sudden."

"Sudden?"

Wu Yuan: "I never thought I would be the project manager of 'Annual Rings'."

Although he never said it, he felt from the bottom of his heart that Lu Shenqiu was not suitable for Lvhai.

Green sea is not suitable for Lu Shenqiu either.

Obviously there are more suitable options.

Lu Shenqiu smiled noncommittally: "Didn't Xiao Yuan say before that he wanted me to deal with people more?"

Wu Yuan opened his mouth, he didn't expect that he would remember what he said at that time.

"I've been busy for a few days, and now I realize that the feeling of being surrounded by people is not bad." Lu Shenqiu raised his thin lips, looked at Wu Yuan's slightly bright eyes, "——If I say that, is Xiao Yuan very happy? "

This must be the feeling of snuffing out the newly ignited light with one hand.

Squeezing Wu Yuan's stiff hand, Lu Shenqiu said with a smile: "Okay, I'm just joking with you, brother is also very busy now, how can I have time to think about other things."

As he spoke, he brushed his fingers over the colorful ties on the shelf, raised his eyes and asked Wu Yuan: "Xiao Yuan, come and see, which one suits me?"

It took Wu Yuan a long time to look over, and his voice was as usual.

"What about this one?"

******

March [-]th, Huaxin Hotel.

At 1:[-] in the evening, the night was deep and the lights were on. Thousands of people crowded at the entrance and the hotel lobby. Luxury cars passed by four or five in one minute. Walking forward on the [-]-meter red carpet laid by the organizer, the sound of cameras and flashing lights rang in my ears. Representatives from hundreds of well-known domestic media attended, blocking the roads on both sides.

The news of the press conference began to spread geometrically from Green Sea a month ago. By the day of the press conference, major platforms, Moments of Friends, online media and paper media, especially driven by big magazines such as "Lejia Property", rushed to report This can be called an ip phenomenon-level real estate conference of Lvhai Group, and the popularity has not diminished for several consecutive weeks.

In addition to the novel idea of ​​the real estate itself, almost all publicity drafts have spent a lot of ink to dig out Lu Liwei and Lu Shenqiu's mother and son. The diametrically opposite gentle style makes people feel good, and the injury on his leg has attracted a large number of sympathetic fans. The popularity of the two has been rising along with the "annual ring" project. The media present today did not say Half, but one-third came to see the mother and child.

The atmosphere inside the arena was as lively as the premiere of a blockbuster movie. Outside the arena, several large platforms were also conducting live simultaneous live broadcasts, and the barrage was already full just after entering the arena——

"I heard that this is the first real estate project released by director Lu Liwei after her return?"

"It's still a pension property. As expected of Mr. Lu, he just has vision!"

"Looking at it from this point of view, Director Lu has more business sense than Director Nian. First, build momentum to attract fans, and then switch to offline transactions. Isn't it unreasonable that this project is not popular?"

Only a few die-hard fans of Lvhai questioned suspiciously, "Why do you think Lvhai has changed?" They were quickly overwhelmed by the bullet screens praising Lu Liwei. The screen was full of applause, and the tone of their speech was very similar, which made them want to see Lvhai. The crowd of Nian Guoyong in Haimen was confused, and the passers-by were led to the rhythm, thinking that Lu Liwei was some big shot, and they also squatted with great interest, not aware of the strong sense of disobedience with Lvhai's low-key style that has always been formed.

Everyone in the sales department arrived at the scene quickly.

Xu Yang was the first to get out of the car. The reporters next to him saw his handsome features and slender figure at first glance, and thought it was some celebrity driving there, so they surrounded him and took pictures non-stop, so that when Wu Yuan got off the car, he was dazzled by the flash His eyes were full of white spots.

Walking into the hall, he was patted on the shoulder moderately.

Turning around, Shan Peng in an evening dress smiled and said, "Brother Wu Yuan, long time no see."

"Mom, come quickly!" Said while waving to the distance.

He Yuan was socializing with the wives over there. When she saw Wu Yuan, she didn't care about anything. She laughed before saying anything along the way. Wu Yuan greeted her gently, and He Yuan smiled and said, "Xiao Yuan, what did you give me last time?" I’ve watched the promotional video several times, it’s really good, I don’t have too many suggestions, I gave you a few pointers with your supervisor, and later he sent me a modified version, ouch—”

Putting his hand to his face: "Saw me and my sisters cry."

"Thank you." Wu Yuan's lips curled up.

He Yuan: "You child, what are you thankful for? It's rare for you to ask me to do something. Of course, Auntie will do it for you. By the way, have you seen the latest version of the promotional video? Auntie still has it in your phone. .”

Shan Peng couldn't help squinting: "Mom, it will be shown on the big screen in a while, why are you so excited now?"

"Oh yes, look at me," He Yuan stroked her forehead, "Then Xiaoyuan, auntie is going to speak on stage today, and she hasn't memorized the words by heart. Let's see you later."

The mother and daughter walked into the venue together. The acoustics in the venue were gorgeous. The 60-meter theater-standard giant screen stretched from left to right. Xu Yang had just greeted a familiar media person at the other end and saw Wu Yuan alone. Standing at the door, he looked stunned.

"Primary boy, why are you in a daze?"

He walked over and looked up, following Wu Yuan's line of sight into the arena.

Lu Liwei stood on the stage, and Lu Shenqiu, who was wearing a high-end black suit next to him, was surrounded by reporters, talking about something.

Xu Yang's eyes narrowed slightly, Wu Yuan came back to his senses, and turned to look at him: "Senior, I heard from Ms. He that the promotional video is well done."

"Really?" As soon as the promotional video was mentioned, Xu Yang's tense expression eased a little. At this time, several girls from the planning department passed by. His eyes were dark and his face was haggard, but when he saw Xu Yang, his eyes still lit up, and he waved his hand across the crowd: "Director Xu, look forward to today's film!"

Xu Yang smiled slightly, and slapped them back.

Withdrew his hands and found that Wu Yuan was looking at him without blinking, the corners of Xu Yang's mouth twitched: "Worried?"

Wu Yuan: "Huh?"

Xu Yang glanced into the arena, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I won't fight with your brother on stage."

Wu Yuan: "..."

"Hey, wait a minute! If you have an invitation letter, you can come in?!"

Suddenly, a security guard yelled from behind and raised his hand to stop a man.

Countless people looked sideways, and they saw a tall, thin man with disheveled hair, a slightly hunched back, and a black jacket, jeans, and sneakers. He looked at the hand held in front of him by security. look like: "Huh?"

The security personnel were impatient: "Sir, this is the presentation of the 'Annual Ring' project of the Lvhai Group. Without an invitation, you are not allowed to enter."

The man yawned: "I threw the invitation at home, so you won't be allowed in without it?"

The security guard was about to get mad when the manager on duty suddenly ran over, nodded and bowed to the man and said, "Let in, let in, of course, Mr. Zhang, this guy is new and has little experience, I will take you in personally!"

The man nodded, followed in with his pockets in his pocket, without looking at the security guard.

"That's Zhang Tianyu, who squeezed into the top [-] of the Forbes China Rich List last year." Seeing Wu Yuan's doubts, Xu Yang explained: "The new star in the IT industry, the mobile game Magic Continent that was very popular last year was made by their company."

Wu Yuan: "Mobile games..."

As soon as the words fell, Li Chen saw a dazed figure from the corner of his eye. Li Chen, who had been working and busy with the adult college entrance examination, stared blankly at Zhang Tianyu who entered the arena. Holding the back of his head and smiling, he looked a little shy.

Wu Yuan suddenly understood something, and bent his lips at Li Chen.

******

Half an hour later, the lights in the venue were bright and the applause was thunderous.

The 2000-person venue was full of seats, and with much anticipation, the Green Sea·Annual Ring Project Conference officially began.

Nian Guoyong delivered a speech as the executive director. Afterwards, the host said impassionedly: "——Next, I would like to invite the project manager Lu Shenqiu to introduce us to the overall situation of the 'annual ring'."

A bunch of lights hit the side of the stage, and a welcoming lady in a cheongsam pushed a wheelchair onto the stage. The audience held their breath, and thousands of eyes gathered on the big screen. The handsome man with glasses had a calm expression on his face. She smiled, and her facial features, which were [-]% similar to Lu Liwei's, were exceptionally soft.

"so hot--!"

Wu Yuan saw the young female media person in front of her excitedly pulling down her colleagues.

"Really handsome!"

"It's very similar to Chairman Lu."

"It's just a pity about the legs."

"Hey, what do you know? This is called morbid beauty."

The voices sounded one after another, and in the end, without exception, they would talk to Lu Shenqiu's lap. Wu Yuan pressed his right hand with his left hand, his palm was cold. The overall environmental layout speaks of future development advantages.

Wu Yuan didn't listen to a word, his gaze passed Xu Yang's back in the front row, and he felt certain in his heart.

The man on the left yawned at this moment.

Wu Yuan turned his head, first saw the man's messy hair, then the black shirt and jeans, he paused for a while before realizing that it was Zhang Tianyu, an IT rising star he met at the door just now, the latter felt that someone was watching him, and turned his head to Wu Yuan s eyes.

Wu Yuan: "..."

Zhang Tianyu: "..."

"so boring."

Shrugging, Zhang Tianyu lowered his voice.

The most natural expression made Wu Yuan forget that he was a stranger for a moment, and opened his mouth in a daze: "Bored?"

There was a reason for his doubts, because at this moment, except for Zhang Tianyu, everyone around him was looking at Lu Shenqiu intently, showing longing expressions under the future scene he described.

"That man." Zhang Tianyu raised his chin on the stage, "His eyes don't smile at all, so fake."

"These audiences are really stupid, can't they see it?" Leaning back on the seat back, Zhang Tianyu said "tsk": "What's going on with Green Sea recently? The only thing I believe in among all those developers is it, I thought how good this elderly care project was, but in the end, I invited such a hypocritical project manager, and that Lu Liwei, who started hyping it a month ago, the whole press conference was like an awards ceremony, nondescript—"

Wu Yuan suddenly pursed his lips.

Zhang Tianyu scratched his face, rolled his eyes and said, "I'm a straight-talking person, don't take it to heart if something sounds bad to you."

"No," Wu Yuan shook his head softly, "I just suddenly felt that people who like Lvhai are very similar."

Zhang Tianyu pouted with a stern face: "Like? Where is it like?"

Wu Yuan didn't answer, but said gently: "Persist for a while."

As he spoke, he glanced forward, Zhang Tianyu felt that his eyes passed through the crowd for a moment, and landed on a person softly, his eyes retreated, and there was warmth when he looked at him: "Even if you are really bored, don't worry about it again." Hold on for a while, don't leave now."

Zhang Tianyu's face became hot when he saw it, and he laughed and said: "Listen to what you said, maybe there will be some prize quiz show later?"

Wu Yuan shook his head: "It's a promotional video made by someone who likes Lvhai very much."

There was a silence.What Lu Shenqiu said on stage made the audience burst into laughter.

Zhang Tianyu looked at the young man beside him silently, as if wondering about the strength of his words.

"is it?"

Folding his arms and raising his head, he looked indifferently at Lu Shenqiu on the stage and the audience, but his eyes showed anticipation: "It really has to be watched."

Wu Yuan: "Yes."

However, Zhang Tianyu didn't wait for the promotional video.

Xu Yang sat under the stage arranging his suit and tie, and finally endured Lu Shenqiu's emotionless speech. According to the plan, the promotional video will be played next. He waited for the host to call him on stage, but he looked up in boredom At that moment, they met Lu Shenqiu who happened to be looking over.

Lu Shenqiu smiled meaningfully at him.

The eyes were the same as when he was speaking just now, without half a smile.

A bad premonition suddenly appeared in his heart, Xu Yang sat up, and immediately heard the host say: "The owner representative of Lvhai, Ms. He Yuan, is invited to speak on stage—"

It actually skipped the part of the promotional video.