Ambiguous addiction

At eight o'clock in the evening, Ye Xi entered the banquet hall of the Four Seasons Hotel, met the general manager and a few colleagues who accompanied him, and immediately resumed his usual calm and elite appearance, holding a glass of wine and following The general manager shuttled back and forth among the crowd and talked with different people.

When Ye Xi was talking about the recent situation with a senior who had left their company and started his own business, a young talent caused quite a stir at the entrance of the venue, and attracted the attention of everyone present.

The man's slender figure looks extraordinary in the high-end custom-made suit. In addition, he has delicate features, a handsome smile, and his eyes shine like obsidian under the light. Shen Shen looks like a mixed-race exotic beauty.

I heard that this guy is an upstart in the business world. He just came back from abroad recently. He is currently cooperating with several well-known real estate developers in China. Despite the downturn in the industry, he still manages investment projects with great fanfare. Many magazines and TV programs They all rushed to invite him to be interviewed.

Ye Xi's general manager seemed to have a little personal relationship with this hot new star, so when someone entered the venue, he immediately called Ye Xi over, led him over, exchanged a few words with him, and put him on the spot again. Ye Xi introduced him to the other party.

"Hello, my name is Tao Jiayue, and this is my business card." Tao Jiayue and Ye Xi exchanged business cards, looked down at Ye Xi's title on the business card, and admired her eyes, "So you are Ye Xi, Your manager often mentioned you to me, saying that you are very sensitive and adaptable, and I have also paid attention to the projects you are in charge of recently, and you can turn the tide under such circumstances. I admire you very much, and I have always wanted to see you very much."

Ye Xi was overwhelmed by his frank and straightforward compliments. On the surface, he smiled and listened without changing his expression. In fact, his legs were almost weak, but he could still control himself to calm down, and then complimented him back like a storm. , "Where is there, I am the name of Mr. Jiu Yang Tao. Now you can be said to be unique in this industry. I have watched the programs and interviews you did before. The angle of analysis is really unique. No wonder you can get so many big names. Investors favor you, and I have always wanted to know you, and now I finally have a chance."

The two people who were similar in age and admired each other hit it off at first sight, and they chatted quickly and enthusiastically. They were interrupted by other colleagues who came to say hello, but they came together again after they were done with each other, like two twin stars in the vast night sky. People can't help but look up and sigh for their contrasting light.

Tao Jiayue told Ye Xi that the editor and director of a TV show he had been invited before intended to ask him to find someone with an outstanding appearance among his peers, and work with his partner as a guest host of the new show, so as to popularize investment aspects to the public in the form of a game show. "I think your conditions are very suitable. I don't think I can find a better candidate than you around me. I just don't know if you are interested?"

"Well, it's really interesting to hear what you said, and it's also helpful for the recovery of our industry. I'll think about it."

"How about this, or we can find a time to discuss the details with the director. They offered good conditions before, and because the ratings of my previous programs were not bad, I... ah."

Before Tao Jiayue finished speaking, a waiter who was carrying wine on a plate accidentally tipped the plate of champagne in his hand to avoid a drunken guest who was walking unsteadily and bumped into him. The sparkling wine poured out with the falling long wine glass, and splashed on Tao Jiayue who was standing closest to him.

Seeing this, the waiter quickly bowed and apologized, and found a clean towel to wipe off the wine on Tao Jiayue's clothes, but the clothes were still wet.

Tao Jiayue didn't mean to blame at all, she still had a pleasant face, and took off the high-end custom suit on her body, "It's okay, you didn't do it on purpose, please contact the laundry department of the hotel for me, and deal with the clothes urgently for me, remember Remind them to dry clean only."

The waiter took the clothes and left in a hurry. Ye Xi noticed that the shirt Tao Jiayue was wearing inside was also wet, reminded him, and he replied with a smile, "Yes, I know that too, but the shirt can't be taken off." Now, you can’t be half-naked in public.”

"But your close-fitting clothes are also wet and easy to catch cold. Let me lend you my clothes first. The dry cleaning shouldn't take long." Ye Xi said, taking off his suit jacket, "You There are more people going to socialize tonight than me, image is very important."

"Ye Xi, you are surprisingly considerate. Your girlfriend or boyfriend must be very happy." Tao Jiayue put on Ye Xi's coat and carefully touched the surface of the clothes, "Your The fabric and tailoring of this dress are very special, and the details are handled very delicately, where did you buy it?"

"I also just received this dress today. It was a gift from a friend of mine." Ye Xi felt a little flustered when he heard Tao Jiayue's praise, but he didn't want to show off Lu Churan in front of others, so he deliberately said it in a vague way. Euphemistically, "I like it very much myself."

"That's really embarrassing, I borrowed the gift you like." Tao Jiayue was a little sorry, and then said with a smile, "I must meet your friends when I have the opportunity. You have such a good eye for choosing clothes."

Ye Xi smiled warmly, thinking "You think beautifully", but he catered to the other party, "Okay."

The reception lasted for three full hours before it came to a successful conclusion. A group of acquaintances were indeed planning to go somewhere to continue the next party, and they even pulled Ye Xi to ask him to go with him, because he was very good at warming up the scene, and the party with him was even better. interesting.

Ye Xi hurriedly said that he was not free to attend, and turned around to call Lu Churan to pick him up while he was in the bathroom.

When he returned to the venue again, Ye Xi went to say goodbye to everyone, and put on an expression that he regretted not being able to attend, and declined their invitation, "I haven't recovered from a cold, and you can also hear how serious my nasal sound is. After taking cold medicine and drinking, it’s already not good, and I really can’t hold on if I don’t rest earlier.”

A female colleague squinted at him suspiciously, and said with a smirk, "Did you fall in love recently? If you didn't answer the phone or reply to the message a few days ago, it was because you went to play with your girlfriend, and now you want to go home to accompany your girlfriend." Don't hesitate to catch yourself a cold."

Ye Xi waved his hands hastily, neither saying yes nor no, "Sister, don't laugh at me, I will definitely participate next time."

Tao Jiayue sent away a few seniors who wanted to cooperate with him recently, saw Ye Xi and so many people gathered together and came over, but heard him say that he was going to leave, so she said to him: "I will also send over my clothes after dry cleaning." Now, I'm going to wait in the hotel lobby, I'll go out with you."

The two came out of the banquet hall talking and laughing and stood in a position with warm wind inside the hotel door. It was already the end of November at this time, and the street trees on both sides of the road did not know when the trunks were entangled with that kind of long debris. There is still a month to go before the lighting decorations, but there is already some Christmas atmosphere unknowingly.

The bleak and dark road has a warm and soft meaning in the illumination of these lights. Tao Jiayue stared at the lights in the distance and said to Ye Xi: "When I was abroad, it snowed every Christmas, and everywhere was white. Yes, very peaceful and lonely."

"Hehe, it doesn't snow in our city. Are you not used to it? But it should be fun to sit on the sofa at home with a blanket and watch the snow on a snowy night."

Ye Xi actually didn't have much interest in listening to his past, he just said it casually, he kept thinking in his mind how he should remind Tao Jiayue to return the clothes to him to be more polite, if Lu Churan saw his clothes on someone else's body and was not happy, He still has to think about how to explain it to him better.

"Your imagination is very romantic, but I still feel very bleak when I think about this situation alone, haha."

"The highest state of freedom is to enjoy solitude." Ye Xi continued to talk with the other party with a warm smile on his face, hesitating for a while whether to remind Tao Jiayue to rush the hotel laundry department, or to find a reason for the other party to return the clothes. he.

In the end, Lu Churan's car had already arrived before the results of the two choices came to fruition.

Ye Xi took two steps forward, waved to the people in the car to signal that he was here, the car stopped at the entrance of the hotel, and Lu Churan got out of the car.

But Ye Xi didn't even call out Lu Churan's name himself, and he didn't have time to explain the reason he had thought up, because the moment he was about to speak, a familiar voice sounded behind him, with joyful surprise , "Lu Churan, is that you?"

Ye Xi paused, looked back at Tao Jiayue, and then turned his gaze back to Churan, and found that Lu Churan's usual calm expression was inadvertently startled, revealing a flash of astonishment.

The expression on Tao Jiayue's face was more vivid than the whole night, as if she was overjoyed by the sudden appearance, "Long time no see, how are you?"

Lu Churan's reaction was insipid enough, but Ye Xi couldn't help but notice something unusual. He nodded and politely responded, "I'm fine, thank you, how about you?"

"As you can see, I'm not bad either. But I just came back recently, and I still have a lot of discomfort and things to deal with. I've been thinking in my heart that I'll meet you when I have time. I didn't expect to meet you today. I can see you here, it really means 'I will never forget, there must be echoes'." Tao Jiayue said at the end, and suddenly sighed a little, "Why did you come here?"

Lu Churan was startled when he heard his words, but he didn't answer a word. He stared at Tao Jiayue's clothes for a few seconds, then turned away calmly, and looked at Ye Xi. With a glance, he opened his mouth and said, "Ye Xi, come here, go home."

Ye Xi's eyes didn't leave Guolu Churan for a second, when he was called suddenly, his back stiffened indistinctly, for some reason, he felt embarrassed that he had interrupted someone else's old friend, and he slowly turned around Going away, he whispered to the person in front of him, "Clothes."

"Oh, I'm sorry, thank you very much for your clothes tonight." Tao Jiayue immediately returned the clothes and returned them to Ye Xi. There was a sudden cooling in the heat that had been heating up for hours.

Ye Xi took the clothes over and felt a force secretly preventing him from taking the clothes back into his hands. He frowned slightly and raised his eyes, almost feeling that he could see Lu Churan's reflection in Tao Jiayue's pupils , His heart felt as if a bit of cold wind had suddenly entered his heart, which made him shiver involuntarily.

Tao Jiayue's eyes sank, she also lowered her voice, with the same smile on her face, "Ye Xi, the friend you mentioned earlier who gave the clothes is Lu Churan, right?"

At that moment, Ye Xi's sensitive intuition had already sensed and accurately judged the situation in front of him. The person who once occupied a place in Lu Churan's memory but whose name was never mentioned finally appeared .

What to do, before the tender cow who wants to eat old grass has not gone far, the old horse who wants to eat grass will come in the next second.

The author has something to say: Yay, a new serialization has started.