Floating Perfume Shop

When Xiao Chongyun walked out of the defense field, he heard someone talking behind him: "What's wrong with Xiao? He looks a little different from before."

"Everyone makes mistakes sometimes."

"But that's Xiao Dongfang."

He didn't look back. He didn't know who was talking among the watching crowd, but he knew that what they said was the truth.Although he passed this defense, it was actually a mess.By the time he left the field, he still hadn't answered the true meaning of "afterlife".Xiao Chongyun didn't know what he explained indiscriminately at the time, probably the oriental metaphysics and Zen, which almost convinced all the instructors and audience present - but he knew that it was all a bunch of nonsense.

I never thought that I would stand in front of people and explain the deep meaning of this work.

He would rather everything become a mystery buried in the dust.

Xiao Chongyun finished the final formalities and walked out of the teaching building.A blue Ferrari convertible was parked at the door, the bodyguard in a black suit opened the door, and Xiao Chongyun sat on it.In the past few days when Xiao Chongyun returned to France, he was always accompanied by such people, who seemed far away and close, and distant.Because he is one of the heirs to the huge family property, no one has much doubts.Once he's in the car, the Ferrari will drive all the way to the airport, the scheduled flight will take off soon, and he will be back in the deep black dreams of Long Island.

When he got in the car, someone called him from behind: "Senior."

Xiao Chongyun turned around and saw a junior named Nicolas standing behind him, wearing a wool cap for some reason in the warm weather, looking at him sincerely: "Senior, what's wrong with your body?"

Such bright eyes instantly reminded him of his former self, Xiao Chongyun was almost speechless.

However, many things cannot be said, even if someone presents an opportunity in front of him, he cannot say it.He didn't want to tell others that the young perfumer from the East had completely broken his wings, and he didn't want to tell others how his body was insulted and trampled in such dark fear.He would never tell anyone what Zhang Wenshan did to him, let alone a junior who admired him.

"It's all right, a little ischemia," he said half aloud, "thank you."

But the young man didn't leave, he pushed the bodyguards away, and stopped himself in front of the car door: "Is it because you are not in good health that you don't remember me?"

Xiao Chongyun really didn't remember this person, so he shook his head: "I don't have a good memory."

"You recommended me to join the 'God's Nose' club."

Xiao Chongyun tried hard to remember: "I don't remember."

His health was devastated in the darkness of Long Island, his injuries healed at the slowest pace, and he spent most of his time in a haze of recurrent fever.My memory of that time has been hazy.What kind of struggles he had and how he was punished, most of them have been buried in the depths of his memory, together with his own past.When the young man asked about it, Xiao Chongyun lost his mind, dived into the abyss again, and came out covered in bruises, regretting: "I'm sorry, I really don't remember. Maybe you made a mistake, or the people in the club made a mistake. I sent Withdrew the application, but did not recommend anyone."

What flashed across the eyes of the young man at that moment was called disappointment.Such disappointed eyes made Xiao Chongyun's heart ache for a moment.He didn't know why, so he comforted him: "Since I told you about Chinese fragrance before, you must be very talented. It doesn't matter whether I remember you or not, as long as the fragrance and makeup industry will remember you in the future.

The youth took a step back and let him get into the car.

Xiao Chongyun got on the co-pilot and poked his head out again: "By the way, can you do me a favor?"

He whispered in his ear, "I don't have any cash, borrow some money."

Many people think that after Mr. Xiao's death, Xiao Chongyun should at least inherit a large amount of family property, but in fact, he is penniless.Zhang Wenshan booked him the hotel he wanted, picked him up and dropped him off in the car, and even when he specified that he wanted a Ferrari sports car for no reason, he called someone today to have the Porsche 911 replaced yesterday.But Zhang Wenshan never gave him money, and he didn't even have enough cash to take the bus.

He has to borrow money.

Xiao Chongyun originally wanted to borrow a little money, but the young man didn't seem to understand.He froze for a moment, then took out his wallet, pulled out all the banknotes in it, and handed it over.The bodyguard Zhang Wenshan sent to him was right next to him, Xiao Chongyun turned around, blocked the bodyguard's sight with a subtle angle, took one from inside, and returned the rest.

"I'll pay you back," he laughed, "only maybe later."

The young man didn't care about paying back the money, and asked, "Senior Xiao, when are you coming back?"

"I've graduated," Xiao Chongyun said with a smile, "I won't be back anytime soon."

He patted his primary school boy on the head: "Thank you."

The car was not far away, Xiao Chongyun turned his head and saw the elementary school boy still standing by the side of the road, looking in his direction.The junior was wearing a plaid shirt and a woolen cap comically, standing next to the mailbox by the station.He seemed to be saying something, Xiao Chongyun couldn't hear clearly, he could only see the shape of his mouth.

senior.

Senior, don't go.

The Ferrari opened up and headed towards Nice, driving very fast, Xiao Chongyun asked the driver: "Is brother picking me up at the airport?"

"Boss Zhang has something to do, I'm waiting for you at home."

"Then before you go home, can you stop by Kinokuniya? I want to buy a book, and you are waiting outside."

The driver hesitated for a second.

It was a chain bookstore where family members came and went, and there were too many people waiting, so he thought for a while: "Mr. Zhang said, I want you to go home directly."

At this time, although Zhang Wenshan lived in Xiao's house that was half burned down, he had changed his surname to Zhang, and the Xiao family survived in name only.He was busy merging the properties of the two families, and Zhang Yijiao's cronies were driving the car. After Zhang Yijiao died, Zhang Wenshan took him over and put him next to Xiao Chongyun.He is well aware of Xiao Chongyun's status in the Zhang family and his relationship with Zhang Wenshan. Although he is respectful and polite, he never retreats on key issues.

Xiao Chongyun leaned on the chair and didn't speak.

The driver probably sensed that Second Young Master Xiao was angry, and didn't want to make a fuss, so he said, "Second Young Master, tell me if there is any book you want, and I'll get someone to buy it and bring it back."

Xiao Chongyun didn't speak.

The driver knew that Xiao Chongyun was really angry, and persuaded him: "Second young master, please be considerate of the people who work below us. You can do other things, but you have a precious body, and you are alone. I am afraid that if something happens, I will How to explain to Mr. Zhang..."

Xiao Chongyun knew that what he was afraid of was not what others did to him, but what he did to himself.

When he first took off the blindfold, he saw himself in the mirror again after a long time. His figure was thin and his face was pale, like a vampire that would melt in the sun.Because of being restrained for too long, his body was too severely damaged. At that time, Xiao Chongyun could hardly move by himself, and he had to hold on to the table or the wall every step of the way.It was probably for this reason that Zhang Wenshan felt at ease with him for a while and let him stay alone in the room.

Until one day Xiao Chongyun climbed to the corridor outside the room and fell down on the stool.

On the sixth floor, if you fall like this, you will either die or be disabled.

No matter what the ending is, Xiao Chongyun feels good.But at that time, his muscles were too weak, and he didn't jump to the expected position, so he fell to the branch next to him and landed on the awning.The servants rushed over, yelling, the ambulance roared, and he ended up in a hospital bed for only a week.

Since then, Xiao Chongyun has never lost anyone around him.

Xiao Chongyun opened the file package without saying a word, took out a piece of paper, and looked down.The first time he saw his father's will, Zhang Wenshan forced him to take him to the reading ceremony of his father's will.Xiao Chongyun didn't want to see anyone at first, so he was placed in a cold armchair and listened to the document read without saying a word.

He paid attention to the date of the will, which turned out to be more than ten years ago.Counting it, he had just been taken to Kuala Lumpur with his mother at that time, and Zhang Wenshan was still a teenager.The father's will continued the tradition of the Xiao family, leaving most of the property to one person.There are various documents, property rights, and agreements attached to the will, but the content of the text is extremely simple.Xiao Chongyun heard the lawyer read: "I will divide my property in the following way. Lawyer Wu Chen will take out my pre-placed perfume from the safe mentioned above..."

My father kept a bottle of perfume in a safe somewhere at the bank.He and Zhang Wenshan had a chance to smell it, and the first person who accurately identified the fragrance and wrote the formula won most of the inheritance rights.If both are correct, the son who completes first succeeds.

Regarding the implementation details, there are still some detailed rules and regulations, which Xiao Chongyun can't hear at all.He didn't come to his senses until people put the perfume bottle mentioned in the will in front of him.

"Second Young Master," handing it to one of his father's lawyers, said meaningfully, "Boss Xiao likes you very much."

He understood the meaning of this sentence.In terms of perfume, his talent is far better than Zhang Wenshan, and this will is in his favor.

"Thank you," Xiao Chongyun heard himself say, "I voluntarily give up."

The other party was so shocked that he put the teacup on the table: "What?!"

"I voluntarily give up," Xiao Chongyun said again, "sign the letter of commitment now."

Even at that time, what filled his sense of smell was still a nightmarish, burnt breath.He couldn't smell anything in the phantom smell. If he didn't want to make a fool of himself in public, he had no choice but to give up.

Later, by chance, he saw the formula list his father left in the safe, and found that he had seen it.It was a work my father released for my mother, called "Love", and it has been out of print for many years.My father later created another work called "Yuan Qian".My mother once collected two bottles and put them side by side on the windowsill.He had smelled this work when he was very young, and the formula list has long been deeply imprinted in his memory.

After knowing the name of the perfume, Xiao Chongyun took the will with him.

In this way, he would always remember that between him and Zhang Wenshan, it turned out that he was once favored by his father.

Xiao Chongyun just kept looking at the will, his face was frosted.The level of Frost's indifference made all the bodyguards in the car a little uneasy.He looked at it for a long time, and put away the will: "You said just now, except for buying a book. What are the other things?"

The driver said, "Second Young Master, what do you want?"

"We're going to the airport soon," Xiao Chongyun said, "Give me your passport first."

This is a willful little request.All of Xiao Chongyun's documents are not with him, and they will be handed over to him only when needed.He was about to arrive at the airport, and it made no difference to him to get his passport earlier or later, but he was just pretending that he had autonomy in life.

The passport was in the driver's pocket, and when he opened his coat, Xiao Chongyun reached out and took it.

Regarding this point, Zhang Wenshan's hand-picked driver is very relieved.

"Second Young Master is going back to France," the dark-skinned man asked Zhang Wenshan, "Eldest Young Master, are you not worried?"

A man is the son of his father's steward.After he took over the inheritance, he let the old butler retire and return to his hometown, and then left behind the old butler's son, who was not very successful, and gave him a idle job to do secret things for himself.After all, after Liao Jingcheng's death, this position became vacant, and everything was inconvenient.

"What are you worried about?" Zhang Wenshan looked out the window and smoked a cigarette. "His poor inheritance has been entrusted to me, and now he has nothing. Besides, he can no longer become the fragrance he wants. Master, where else can you go besides relying on me?"

The ashes were cut into pieces in the ashtray. Zhang Wenshan closed his eyes and leaned on the soft back of the chair: "Besides, he is such a proud person, he would rather die than make what happened to him public."

"He only needs to rely on me, and he will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life."

"Eldest Young Master, you will get married one day, and it is impossible to raise Second Young Master for a lifetime..."

"Marry?" Zhang Wenshan sneered, "As long as he lives, I won't get married. If he dies, I can consider a ghost marriage."

The phone rang suddenly. Zhang Wenshan straightened up and picked it up. After he gave a hello, the veins in his palm suddenly appeared, and he almost squeezed the receiver into two pieces: "What? Did you jump into the river? Say it again?"

"Where is the person?" He yelled into the receiver, "Where is Xiao Chongyun? Has he been picked up? How is he now, is he dead or..."

Zhang Wenshan's voice suddenly weakened, as if imploring: "Is he still alive?"

The call came from the security car behind the convertible Ferrari.It is said that when the car was crossing a bridge, Xiao Chongyun suddenly unfastened his seat belt, stood up from his seat, rolled over and jumped off.Probably because of the view, the Ferrari was not driving very fast at the time, but such a jump would have shattered a rib or two.

The security car saw Xiao Chongyun jump out of the car, rolled on the bridge for a while, and then stood up with difficulty.

The bodyguards stopped immediately, but it was too late.

Xiao Chongyun had already climbed over the railing and jumped down.The river was so fast that no one could be seen for a moment.

Zhang Wenshan immediately flew to France with his people, and hired a team of frogmen at a high price, but got nothing.The frogman said that the hydrological conditions of this river are complicated, and there are many eddies and turbidity under the water, so it is not so easy to fish people out.And even if it could be picked up, it would still be a swollen corpse.