Qilin Jue [Tomb Raiders Notes]

When the lanterns come on, Kyoto presents a gorgeous color.In the old city area, the hazy light shrouded the large area of ​​old houses in a peaceful atmosphere.

Most of the vehicles entering the central street stopped at the entrance of the Crescent Hotel.

Today seems to be extraordinarily lively, the bright lights illuminate the hall brightly, and the antique decoration looks elegant and comfortable.People kept entering the hall or going up the floors, most of them were dressed formally, and they were all talking in low voices after they were seated.

But the Crescent Hotel, which seems to be no different from usual, is not as harmonious and lively as it appears on the surface.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the two young men walked up to the third floor, where only the head of the family and distinguished guests could go. They were followed by two bodyguards, who stood by after reaching the entrance of the third floor.

In the dimly lit attic, Xie Yuchen stood by the window. From this angle, he could see everything in the hotel. Naturally, he also saw people coming in and out.

"Master Hua, they're here, but Miss Huo won't arrive until later." The man stood at the door and said.

"Well," Xie Yuchen nodded, "bring them in."

The clerk walked out in response, and brought the two men outside the door to the position in front of the screen. The entire attic was divided into two sides by a large screen. The inside could see the outside, and the outside could only see the hall downstairs.

The two men came in and sat on the seats. The one on the right looked calm and steady, while the one on the left seemed a little impatient, frowning and looking around from time to time.

Xie Yuchen walked out slowly, and looked at the two people opposite - the two sons of Huo Xiangu, the current head of the Huo family.

"Rare guests, you two, why come to my Crescent Hotel when you have time?" Xie Yuchen sat down on the main seat without rushing, and beckoned for the waiter to make tea, with a habitual polite look on his face.

"The head of the house disappeared for so long, and now he finally showed up." The man sitting on the right smiled politely, "I don't know where he has been all this time, even the business has been left behind."

Before Xie Yuchen could say anything, Huo Ming on the left said impatiently, "Brother, you still have thoughts about Tai Chi, so let's get down to business!"

"You are too impatient." Huo Wen glanced at his younger brother and said solemnly.

"We're here to talk about something!" Huo Ming frowned.

"How many times have I told you, don't worry about anything, how can you do good things like you, how can you manage your family!"

Knowing that he was warned, Huo Ming slanted his mouth, turned his head and said nothing more.

"I'm sorry, Huo Ming collided with him." Huo Wen said with a gloomy expression, "Please forgive me, Mr. Xie."

Xie Yuchen sneered in his heart, and said calmly, "Where. The two of you just came back from abroad, so there must be some incompatibility, but it's not easy to take over the entire family business in such a short period of time."

"That's right." Huo Ming snorted, "If we don't come back, I'm afraid the Huo family will be swallowed up by many people, and some people's goals will be achieved."

"I don't know what Huo Xiaoshao means?" Xie Yuchen said casually, with a polite and distant smile still on the corner of his mouth.

"Hmph, the head of the house is pretending to be understanding and confused!" Huo Ming raised his brows high and raised his voice slightly.

"Huo Ming!" Huo Wen reminded in a low voice, and signaled Huo Ming with his eyes without any trace.

"It's okay, let him say," Xie Yuchen waved his hand, seemingly casually, but his eyes turned cold, "Huo Xiaoshao is dissatisfied with the Xie family, let me hear what offended the Huo family, let The two of you came here with such great fanfare to inquire about the crime."

Huo Wen's expression changed, and he became gloomy.

Huo Ming didn't seem to notice, and said: "I don't beat around the bush. The head of the family left Beijing for so long without saying a word, and didn't give an explanation to both sides. I'm afraid I forgot what the Huo family entrusted to you."

Xie Yuchen drank tea calmly, and said calmly: "Could it be that you are here for this trivial matter? There was a conflict between the two sides a while ago. For the sake of everyone's safety, I put it down for the time being. The Huo family knows about it. If you don’t believe me, you can take it back and do it yourself, what happened last time made me lose a lot of people here, and I can’t finish it in a short time.”

"Small things?" Huo Ming looked angrily, "You guys promised to finish it in this time, why? Go back on your word?"

"What are you excited about?" Xie Yuchen glanced at him, "Did I say I regretted it? I just said that if you are worried that the Xie family members will not do well, then take over by yourself. It is useless to urge you."

"Then what do you mean by being in charge?" Huo Wen turned cold. "What if someone else takes the lead? It's not that hard to find the place, but we took a lot of effort to stabilize the situation."

"Young Master Huo, we are all of the advanced generation, and we should understand some things without saying too clearly." Xie Yuchen said slowly, unable to hear his emotions, "Last time our goods were seized by Changsha. , Have you ever given an explanation? The Xie family’s staff almost died for that batch of goods. I think from this matter, I have enough reasons to refuse, but since it is still a cooperative relationship, we should cooperate with each other. Think about it and weigh it with yourself, and I don't want to make it clear. Are you right?"

"I hadn't returned to China at that time, and the family couldn't interfere with how it was handled." Huo Wen's expression was serious. "If it wasn't for the mother's matter, there would be conflicts here, and Huo Ming and I wouldn't have come back to take over."

"Then you should understand the current situation of the Xie Huo family," Xie Yuchen sneered, "even if you are abroad, you always have to contact here. If it wasn't for the meaning of the high-level, you would say so?"

Huo Wen was silent, and it took a while before he opened his mouth and said: "The person in charge is a sensible person, and the talk has spread to this point, and I have made it clear." He said with a smile, "I have been on the road for so long , I have never seen any rules. No matter what family it is, profit is the first thing to do. I only came here for the Huo family. You are a smart person, and you must be able to understand the reason why the Huo family is so pressing. "

Xie Yuchen was silent. He looked at Huo Wen coldly, and after a while, he said, "What if I say I don't know?"

Huo Wen was stunned for a moment, then seemed a little funny, and said: "The head of the family is unwilling, I can understand. But think about it, this is also inevitable. If two families compete with each other to grow power, if they don't want to fall into each other If the contradictions in the conflict endanger themselves, then cooperation is the best way, but cooperation also requires a long-term guarantee as a prerequisite, so as to have no worries, why should the head of the family be serious."

"I'm afraid the political approach is not suitable for evil forces like us." Xie Yuchen said with a sneer, "and there is no precedent."

"There are no precedents before." Huo Wen smiled as if he was bound to win, "Looking at the current situation, even though it is a political marriage, the ones who benefit in the end are the Xie family and the Huo family. If you don't do this... Hehe, explaining the current situation of the family, the head of the family also understands what will happen in the future, so why not deal with the matter simply, it will be good for everyone."

Xie Yuchen frowned, and said in a slightly angry tone, "Xiuxiu is your sister, so you're willing to let her be a victim?"

Huo Wen was silent for a moment, but then smiled again: "This is not a problem, I can tell that Xiuxiu doesn't dislike you, but the key lies in you, isn't it?"

Xie Yuchen took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and looked cold, "Can I understand this as a threat?"

"No," Huo Wen waved his hand, "Of course you don't have to agree. But that's all I've said, how to think about it, how to choose, the head of the family should think about it for himself."

Xie Yuchen didn't answer.

"That's it, we have something to do at home, so we won't bother you. I hope our two families can have better cooperation when we meet next time." After speaking, Huo Wen stood up, and Huo Ming also left his seat. The two slowly walked out.

Xie Yuchen sat without moving or saying anything, his face was hidden in the shadows, and his expression could not be seen clearly.

It wasn't until the clerk came in to say that Miss Huo was here that Xie Yuchen came back to his senses, then stood up, his expression had regained his composure, and he changed into his usual calm and casual look, and walked out.

"Eh? Brother Xiaohua, why is there only you, my brothers and the others left?" Huo Xiuxiu saw that Xie Yuchen was alone, and looked around suspiciously.

"They left when they had something to do." Xie Yuchen said, "What, you have something to do with them?"

"Damn it," Huo Xiuxiu pouted, "They clearly said they would come with me, but they came first by themselves, and now they are leaving first!"

"Hehe, stop complaining, are you here to watch today's event?" Xie Yuchen smiled, walked to the window, and opened the glazed wooden window.From here, you can directly see the scene in the hall.

"That's right," Huo Xiuxiu hurried to the window, "Isn't today a yearly licensed product, I want to see what is there and how it is licensed."

"Actually, it's nothing special," Xie Yuchen leaned against the window rail, and explained slowly, "Jiedu licensed goods are just people or forces on the road to display and determine the belongings of the things they got this year. Buying and selling is equivalent to auctions and appraisal meetings. However, those things are relatively rare, and they are rarely seen in the market, so they are not very valuable, and they are all an expression of the hobbies of insiders.”

"Since the quantity is small, why is it worthless?" Huo Xiuxiu asked strangely.

"Because when it comes to literary orthodoxy, some things have not been systematically recorded in history, or even have never been recorded. They are equivalent to unofficial history and cannot be verified. It caused a lot of trouble, so these are generally only circulated and bought and sold internally."

"I see." Huo Xiuxiu nodded, then seemed to remember something, and asked, "Brother Xiaohua, where have you been a while ago? I came to look for you and there was no one."

"...didn't go anywhere." Xie Yuchen lowered his eyelids, pretending to turn his head to the side inadvertently, covering the sad expression on his face, "do something."

At this time, the clerk came in and said something to Xie Yuchen in a low voice. Xie Yuchen frowned, his face sank, and after listening, he beckoned the clerk to leave, and said to Huo Xiuxiu: "Xiuxiu, I want to go back to the hall. One trip, maybe I won’t come back later, you should take a look around yourself first.”

"Will it take a long time?" Huo Xiuxiu lowered her head and said, a little disappointed.

"Maybe...probably." Xie Yuchen sighed, "I'm sorry."

"It's okay, Brother Xiaohua, you can go." Huo Xiuxiu waved her hands, fingered the thin braids on both sides of her cheeks, and said with a smile.

"En." Xie Yuchen responded, and then left quickly.

After getting into the car, Xie Yuchen asked the driver: "What's the matter?"

"The subordinates are not very clear. The two high-level officials only said that the head of the family should go back quickly."

Xie Yuchen frowned, and after ordering to drive, he turned his gaze out of the window.

Thinking of the recent troubles, Xie Yuchen felt a little irritable.The relationship with the Huo family is getting more and more deadlocked, and the other party can't sit still. Today, the two sons of the Huo family were asked to negotiate. Now the two senior officials of the Xie family are looking for him. , I am afraid it is also a marriage or something.

In the past, Xie Yuchen might not have thought about it. After all, the high-level resolutions still have to be listened to, and the real him is to do whatever it takes to achieve his goal. Feelings are just a joke to him before, and he can use them. Of course not.

But now, he couldn't do it, and even thought of it would feel disgusted.

As long as someone broke into his heart without warning, he was no longer the ruthless young master at the beginning.The poison called emotion is more intense than imagined and there is no cure for it. It makes him seem like an addiction. Except for that person, no one can free him, even if the reality can't let him do so.

Whether it is Huo Xiangu or the current Huo family, they all want the Xie family to marry the Huo family, and in terms of the current chaotic situation of the Xie family, only by doing so can they settle down.

But since he can't accept others, why bother to harm others? For Huo Xiuxiu, Xie Yuchen has always regarded him as a younger sister. More importantly, he doesn't want to be with anyone other than the person in his heart, and this has already become a demonic obsession Now, he would rather his family be in crisis than violate his inner feelings, even though that love is so hopeless.

Xie Yuchen closed his eyes, his face was pale and tired, but with a trace of determination, he slowly clenched his hands on his knees until his joints turned white.