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There was a pause on the other end of the phone, followed by a smiling voice: "You too, Happy New Year."

Hearing Xi Ling's rare tenderness, Chang Qin felt a sweetness spread in his heart like a layer of honey. He looked at his watch and asked, "It's afternoon where you are."

"Ah."

"How do you plan to celebrate the New Year?"

Xi Ling was silent for a while, then said lightly: "I..."

Before Xi Ling could answer, Chang Qin suddenly laughed at himself: "I'm so stupid to ask such a question. Of course you lived with Vincent."

Xi Ling was silent for a moment, and after a long while, said "Yes", then asked, "What about you?"

"Me?" Chang Qin scratched his hair in embarrassment, and said with a smile, "I didn't go home this year, and I was afraid that the seven aunts and eight aunts at home would surround me and ask all kinds of annoying questions, so I found an excuse to avoid it."

"So, you lived alone?" Xi Ling asked in shock.

"Yeah." Chang Qin thought for a while, and then said, "My mother asked me to take you home, but I didn't tell her that you were in the UK. I just said that you had important things to do and couldn't go. After hearing this, my mother was disappointed. It's been a long time."

When Chang Qin said these words, there was a smile in the ending, but even though thousands of miles away, Xi Ling could still hear the sadness between the lines.

"Chang Qin..." he yelled worriedly.

"Xi Ling," Chang Qin said, "I've always wanted to tell you that what I said to you in London that day was not self-willed or temper tantrums. I really miss you. Xi Fu told me Yes, I know, the first impression I gave you was very bad, and the matter of Xie Ronger, including the matter of Xiao Lu, is a big shadow to you. I... I know that no matter how I promise , you will think that I am making unreasonable words. A person who has several previous convictions, how can he have the confidence to ensure that he will be wholehearted to you in the future? ...But...Since you have chosen Vincent, I...Of course I want to bless you, Xie Ronger is married, Xiao Lu has also found her own happiness, they are all living well, I hope you, too...you can Live better, don't frown like you did when you were with me, the frown will not be smoothed out after a long time..."

Xi Ling sat on the bay window and listened quietly, but his heart became more and more heavy. He took a deep breath and was about to speak when he heard the other side of the phone continue: "I'm sorry, I got a little drunk tonight. After listening to those words, forget them, don’t feel pressured, I just held back for too long...too long...I just want to find a chance to vent...Okay, don’t bother you for the new year, happy new year ,goodbye."

Not long after, there was a rhythmic beeping sound from the receiver, and after a long, long time, Xi Ling put down the phone slowly, muttering in a low voice: "Goodbye."

He lied just now, he didn’t celebrate the new year with Vincent, Vincent went home, years ago, Vincent tried every means, but he couldn’t persuade Xi Ling to go back with him, just as Xi Fu said, Xi Ling's principles are terrifyingly strong, and it doesn't matter on ordinary days. During the time of family reunion like Chinese New Year, he would never agree to go to someone's house, exchange drinks with a group of unfamiliar people, and get along with each other. We had a great time.For this reason, Vincent was so angry that he ignored him for several days, and Xi Ling didn't bother to appease him. The two just stared at each other until Vincent couldn't hold on any longer, so he surrendered in advance. Before leaving, Still begging for a long time unwillingly, seeing that Xi Ling was still stubborn, he had no choice but to give up his efforts completely and ran back to his home to celebrate the New Year in resentment.

Hearing the sound of Vincent closing the door vigorously, Xi Ling finally heaved a sigh of relief, and went to the bay window where he always loved to stay, and stared blankly at the gloomy sky outside the window. The New Year is not a British holiday in the first place. Desolate and deserted, without any festive atmosphere, Xi Ling looked at everything downstairs indifferently, and suddenly had a very strong urge to buy a plane ticket back home right away, so he packed his luggage and ran back regardless.

But he can't.

Several computer experts invited by Vincent finally restored the deleted files to their original places, and the academic record incident was finally solved in a series of twists and turns, and Xi Ling was also cleared of the false accusation.The next day, he signed a contract with Vincent's father, and has since become the attorney representing the Yip Group's China branch. After signing the contract, he cannot return to China immediately. Only after having acquired the entire group's operating organization can he go to the branch in China to work.

Father Ye finally let go and agreed to let Vincent go back to China with Xi Ling after his training in England was over.

For Vincent, it was as happy as a pie falling from the sky, and he was so happy that he could not close his mouth from ear to ear for a few days, but for Xi Ling, it was extremely painful.

"We'll have to wait another year." He said disheartenedly to the sky that started to rain again at some point.

It was at this moment that Chang Qin called suddenly.

If it wasn't for the person on the other end of the phone being too impatient, pouring out everything he wanted to say, and hanging up the phone without waiting for a reply, Xi Ling would almost compromise.

"Wait a little longer." After finishing the call, Xi Ling pinched the brows that were knit into a ball without realizing it, and comforted himself.

Here, the music in the room still echoes softly.

"In the profligate life, when the time can't be recovered, it doesn't matter what is left behind."

Taking advantage of the alcohol, Chang Qin finished what he had been holding back for a long time, but he didn't have the courage to listen to Xi Ling's response, so he hung up the phone in a hurry.

No matter how unforgettable love is, you still have to face reality.

Any twists and turns in life will become fragile once they encounter money.

Xi Ling has no choice but to turn around and turn back. Unemployment for more than half a year has exhausted his not-so-abundant savings. Fortunately, Vincent is taking him in. He doesn't need to worry about rent and utility bills, but he is in a different place. It is impossible not to spend money. Every time he sees the increasingly embarrassing amount of deposits on the bank|bank|card, he becomes more and more devastated. Ye's Group is the best choice at the moment, and it is also the job with the highest salary, although the catering industry is not what he likes. The field of interest, but he has no way to choose, no matter how he doesn't like it, he can only bite the bullet and continue.

Chang Qin also didn't dare to neglect his work. The cultural village project was coming to an end, and the messy finishing work was complicated. At this time, he couldn't take it lightly, otherwise, if he was not careful, his previous efforts would be wasted.

Time passed without a trace, and time passed like an arrow. In the blink of an eye, another year passed. On the wasteland that was originally ruined, towering ancient buildings were quietly lined up. Chang Qin followed the orientation order of the concept video that he showed to the leaders at the beginning, and put the most representative buildings in China. The monuments of nature are restored one by one.

Finally, the exterior wall was decorated, and the interior hard decoration was also completed. The soft decoration was still in charge of Xiao Lu, and she lived up to the expectations of the palace courtyard, which was originally boring. The garden was arranged, and the outdoor winding On both sides of the meandering path, new green grass is gradually emerging. Spring is approaching, and the flowers are about to bloom.

On the day when work was over, Chang Qin wandered alone among the pavilions with deep winding paths, filled with emotion.

This is the first time he has designed such a large-scale commercial project on his own, and only he himself knows all the hardships he has experienced.Compared with the anxiety when he first took over the project, at this time he has calmed down and matured a lot. Since he won the highest honor in the cross-strait four-region Grand Prix, there are too many developers who have come to him to cooperate, and the design fees offered It was also a few percent higher than before, but in the end they were all rejected by Chang Qin. The current project has not been completed. Out of a sense of responsibility, he really can't focus on two tasks, finish one project seriously, and start another. Projects, this is his working principle, the result of eager for quick success, often only fails.

When this land was still barren of grass, he once took Xi Ling to visit the site. The wind was very strong that day, but the sun was still scorching, and the ground was full of bumps.Their hair was blown into a mess, their T-shirts were drenched with sweat, and their trouser legs were covered with thick mud. Xi Ling, however, had no complaints, carefully inspecting one place after another, and walked around with a tape measure in his hand. Measuring the size, the movements are more professional than Chang Qin, an architect. This is the first time Chang Qin has seen such a dedicated lawyer, who is so meticulous that even the drainage system is not spared...

Chang Qin closed his eyes. In the north in the early spring, the wind was unabated. If he was not careful, fine dust would be blown into his big eyes, forcing a few tears.

Three days later, the cultural village project was officially completed, and the top executives including Jiang Lida were all overjoyed. The whole company was decorated with lights and festoons, and the inside and outside were decorated to celebrate the successful completion of this important and important project.Jiang Lida and the board of directors selected an auspicious day and decided on that day. All the developers, engineering teams, and leaders of the Housing and Urban-rural Development Bureau gathered together to hold a grand ribbon-cutting ceremony for the cultural village project, announcing that the project was officially put into operation.

Just when everyone was full of ambition, waiting to show this three-year-long bottom-of-the-box work and receive praise from all quarters, suddenly, an unfortunate news came unexpectedly.

The cultural village has been stolen!

This news made everyone look at each other in surprise. Everyone couldn't understand why a large scenic spot in a remote place that even ghosts don't bother to go to was suddenly stolen before it was put into operation.

This matter has to be talked about from the night before. Although the relevant departments have arranged security guards outside the gates of various places, the security system is somewhat lax because it has not yet operated. It is said that the interior decoration of the cultural village is made with a lot of money. A single lobular red sandalwood chair is as expensive as 10,000+. Of course, these expensive soft decorations have long been taken care of and locked firmly in the warehouse, but The hard loading and unloading on the wall can’t be removed. The thieves valued the Weiyang Palace built in the imitation of Han Gaozu’s time and wantonly destroyed it. Although the facade of the Weiyang Palace strictly respects the restoration of historical relics, the interior decoration It is dozens of times more gorgeous than the real Weiyang Palace. The inner wall of the main hall is inlaid with a whole piece of clear natural marble. At the intersection of the huge stone and the wood veneer, even expensive jade side.

The thief who sneaked into the palace was salivating, and without saying a word, he took out the tools he carried with him and smashed the jade on both sides. But it also destroys the wood veneer attached to it.

As a result, something even more embarrassing happened.

This Weiyang Palace was built with heavy gold and decorated with extremely expensive natural ebony wood on the market. The surface was bright and magnificent, until it was accidentally destroyed. Broken glasses.

It turned out that the entire piece of expensive ebony veneer was all false. The construction party only pasted a thin layer of natural sandalwood on the surface. After the surface was damaged, it turned out to be cheap man-made fiberboard hidden deep in it!

Just when Chang Qin couldn't figure out why the good-looking natural ebony had turned into wood-based panels overnight, a group of unexpected guests suddenly appeared in the company. Wearing eye-catching badges, all of them had dignified faces, and stepped on the shiny marble floor as if no one else was there. The hard leather soles made a rattling sound, which attracted all the employees in the company to cast their eyes in surprise.

This line of people stopped in front of Chang Qin's desk, and one of the middle-aged men with the highest official rank took out his ID card in his pocket, flashed it in front of Chang Qin's eyes, and then put it back into his unwrinkled uniform In his pocket, he cleared his throat and said unhurriedly, "Hi, I'm Zhou Ming from the anti-corruption department of the People's Procuratorate. Are you Mr. Chang Qin?"

Chang Qin straightened up and nodded blankly.

Unexpectedly, in the next second, two staff members standing behind Prosecutor Zhou immediately surrounded him, one on each side, and tightly clamped Chang Qin's arm.

Seeing that Chang Qin was in a daze, his body was imprisoned and unable to move at all, and he could only roll his eyes blankly, Zhou Ming continued calmly: "Now I suspect that you are related to a case of embezzlement of public funds, please come with us .”

After finishing speaking, he waved his hands neatly, and the two staff members who restrained Chang Qin understood, followed closely behind Zhou Ming, and escorted Chang Qin out of the company together with several other accompanying prosecutors.

The author has something to say:

After the theft, I found that the wood veneer bought with a lot of money was only the surface layer. This is a real thing I encountered this year. It is really embarrassing...