Nocturnal

There was an undercurrent at the dining table, but no one said anything about Mr. Xia's presence.Because it was a holiday, even the twin daughters of Xia An's family got half a glass of red wine.Several children took turns to toast Mr. Xia according to their age. The old man who was usually expressionless finally smiled a little at this moment.

Xia Zhenghe has a rather irritable temper. He doesn't talk much and always keeps a straight face. His children and grandchildren are actually a little afraid of him.Qin Mochi was not afraid of him, but he didn't like him either. When toasting, he simply said "I wish you health" and was speechless.Xia Zhenghe clinked his wine glass with him, and replied lightly, "Work hard, and come back next year with a few big prizes."

Qin Mochi raised his head and drank all the white wine in the wine cup, turned around and stuck out his tongue hotly.

Xia Zhifei hurriedly brought him some food. He knew that Qin Mochi didn't drink liquor, but today was a holiday, and as a junior, he had to take care of Xia Zhenghe's preferences.

Xia Hong glanced at him and didn't say a word, but Qin Mochi's stepmother Liu Xiaowan said with concern, "Hurry up and eat some cold dishes."

Qin Mochi took a bite of choy sum with Xia Zhifei's chopsticks, and didn't pay attention to Liu Xiaowan's words.He knew that Liu Xiaowan didn't really care about him, but just used him to show her good temper in front of others.She has been using this trick for many years, and for some reason, she never gets tired of it.

After the toast, Qin Mochi basically didn't have anything to do. When Xia Zhenghe was in a good mood, he would recall the bitterness and sweetness to them at the dinner table, and talk about all the difficulties he had when he started from scratch.Qin Mochi is particularly prone to distraction at this time. He feels that Xia Zhenghe has suffered a lot in his life. He has worked hard all his life and has not enjoyed any blessings. All the money he earns is left to his children.

After a reunion dinner, Xia Zhenghe was surrounded by his sons and daughters-in-law and went to the chess and card room. Sometimes the younger generation would come over to have fun, and usually they separated to find the show.Xia Zhinian originally planned to ask Qin Mochi about the third uncle's complaint, but he didn't expect the two little scoundrels to slip away too quickly. He just went into the chess and card room to make a pot of scented tea for Xia Zhenghe, and when he came out, the two of them had disappeared up.

Xia Zhinian muttered worriedly, "Did you really go to some place with wine and beauties?" After worrying for a while, he felt that he was thinking too much.

Forget it, forget it, the younger brothers have grown up, so we can't control them too much.

In fact, Xia Zhinian thought too much.Qin Mochi is a lazy person, he sneaked out of Xia's house and went straight home. He felt that seeing so many people he didn't want to see today was more tiring than his day's work, so he didn't want to go anywhere, he just wanted to go back to his little one. Go to the nest to catch up on sleep.Xia Zhifei originally wanted to drag him out to play, but when he said that, he felt a little lazy and didn't want to go home. His parents and elder brother were still staying at Xia Zhenghe's house.So he followed to Qin Mochi's house.

The Xinghai Building where Qin Mochi lives is a high-rise building commonly seen in Binhai business circles. The bottom floors are commercial buildings, and the upper floors are office buildings and residences.He bought two connected two-bedroom apartments on the twelfth floor, one for his own living and the other as a workshop. "Qin Mochi Jewelry Design Studio" is on the fourth floor of the same building, but he spends most of his time in his workshop, and his assistant will call him to deal with it if something happens.

Qin Mochi studied jewelry design, and has won several awards at home and abroad, and his business is pretty good - these days there are quite a lot of rich people who pursue unique tastes and are willing to spend money.Anyway, Qin Mochi relied on this well-known studio to support himself, and his life was pretty good.

Xia Zhifei watched Qin Mochi skillfully looking for a parking space in the underground parking lot, and couldn't help but criticize him, "You are called a dead house, and this is not acceptable. Look at you, you are good-looking and have a good income. What kind of woman do you want to find?" Not? Right? Don’t you think it’s boring to lock yourself up with a pile of rocks every day? You need to communicate more with people, do you understand communication? Communication means building your own social circle.”

Qin Mochi parked the car, turned his head and refuted him seriously, "I have my own social circle, I have many clients, and the appointments are already scheduled for summer."

Xia Zhifei, "...that's not what I mean by communication."

"I know," Qin Mochi said, "It's not like I don't have friends, you, big brother, Tao Li, Yang Ke, and Daming." Tao Li was a girl he met when he was an intern in a jewelry company abroad. They are also from Linhai, and later they returned to China together and kept in touch.Daming is a jewelry designer in his studio and Qin Mochi's junior.Yang Ke is his long-term cooperative raw material supplier.

Xia Zhifei shook his head, "Don't you think it's a little short?"

Qin Mochi asked him back, "Isn't this very good?"

Xia Zhifei was helpless, "Well, it's good. You people who engage in art are not quite the same as ordinary people like us. What is this called, personality?"

Qin Mochi smiled.His half-smile is very pretty, and the lines around his lips are slightly raised, with an inexplicable charm, as if he is quietly responding to you, and seems to be indifferently immersed in his own world.Xia Zhifei always thought that Qin Mochi's indifferent and weird personality was forced by Xia Hong, an unqualified father. Later, he slowly felt that maybe some people are born with a lonely soul and like to stay away from the hustle and bustle. Life.

Xia Zhifei got out of the car with the beer and stewed vegetables that he brought from the kitchen before going out, and followed Qin Mochi to the elevator upstairs. Looking at the floor displayed on the elevator button, he suddenly realized something, "Third Uncle said Xia's newly opened Is that jewelry store in Xinghai Building?"

Qin Mochi nodded.

Xia Zhifei smelled something different from the way he nodded, "Uh... Third Uncle said that you robbed him of his business... There must be no ground for it, right?"

Qin Mochi twitched the corner of his mouth, showing a slightly mocking expression, "Will he not know that my studio is in Xinghai? Isn't it provocative to deliberately choose the new store here?"

Xia Zhifei, "..." He really didn't think about it that much, but he can tell from the newspapers that in recent years, as more and more high-end office buildings and commercial buildings have settled on Xinghai Road, this area has gradually formed a considerable scale. In the business district, it is not surprising that Xia's family chooses a new store here, but the problem is that there is not only one Xinghai Building on Xinghai Road. If Xia An's arrangement is purely coincidental, Xia Zhifei also does not believe it.

"What did you do?" He was more curious about this, "Ming Qiang?"

"It's nothing." Qin Mochi obviously didn't want to talk about this topic.

"I'm so curious," Xia Zhifei tortured him relentlessly, "Tell me, and promise not to tell anyone else!"

Qin Mochi had no choice but to say vaguely: "Actually, it's nothing. A customer had an argument with Xia's designer and then went to my place." The most important thing is that after she entered Qin Mochi's studio A huge order was placed, which was the key to Xia An's heart.

"That's it?" Xia Zhifei expressed doubts.

Qin Mochi added: "Well, I have an assistant designer who happens to know a clerk from Xia's Jewelry Store."

The tacit understanding cultivated by doing bad things together since childhood made Xia Zhifei understand instantly, "So, seeing a client arguing with the designer in Xia's Jewelry Store, the clerk recommended him to your studio?"

Qin Mochi pursed his lips, "I didn't specifically recommend it, I just mentioned it obliquely."

At critical moments, one sentence is enough.Xia Zhifei thought amusedly, Xia An originally wanted to block Qin Mochi, but instead of blocking others, he blocked himself, no wonder he was so angry.

Xia Zhifei thought sadly that Qin Mochi would get closer to his family members.Xia Zhenghe was getting old, he would get annoyed when he saw juniors, and he didn't want to see anyone.Qin Mochi's father was not close to him probably because he remarried and Qin Mochi was not raised by his side when he was a child.As for why Xia An, the third uncle, took Qin Mochi as a thorn in his side, even Qin Mochi himself couldn't explain.It seems that since a long time ago, he and Xia An have disliked each other. After he graduated from university, Xia An put on a benevolent face and wanted him to work in the design department of Xia's Jewelry, but was rejected by Qin Mochi Alright.

Alas, the more I think about it, the more chaotic I get.

The elevator door dinged and stopped on the twelfth floor. Xia Zhifei suddenly remembered something when he came out with his things, "By the way, Qin Mochi, my mother said that someone came to look for you a few days ago."

"Looking for me? Who?" Qin Mochi was stunned for a moment. He lived at Xia Zhi's house when he was in school, but he moved out after he went to college. People he knew would not go to Xia Zhi's house to find him.

Xia Zhifei shook his head, "I didn't see it. My mother said he was a young man with an accent from his hometown."

Qin Mochi couldn't even think of who it would be. The Xia family's hometown is in Shaanxi. Although he was born there, he was still very young when the Xia family moved to Linhai... It's not right to say that Qin Mochi was injured when he was a child. He has no memory of before the age of eight, even the people he met in his hometown when he was a child, he doesn't remember.

"Did you say anything?"

Xia Zhifei shook his head.

Or is it a former middle school classmate?Qin Mochi thought for a while and felt that he had no clue, so he didn't bother, opened the door, and the two entered the room together.Xia Zhifei sniffled, "What's the smell?"

Qin Mochi also smelled a faint burning smell in the air. Of course his house has a kitchen, but most of the time it is idle, and there is no problem of forgetting to turn off the fire while cooking.It's winter now, the doors and windows are closed before going out, and this is the twelfth floor, so the smell from the outside won't come in so easily.

The two looked around and found nothing unusual, so Xia Zhifei went to play games with Qin Mochi's notebook in his arms. Qin Mochi was still a little worried, and deliberately opened the anti-theft door on the side of the living room to see what was going on in the studio next door.

I don't know whether it's because I gradually got used to this smell after a long time, or it slowly dissipated. Qin Mochi felt that the burnt smell was not as strong as when he first entered the door, but revealed a vaguely sweet smell, like someone Plant floral fragrance, peach blossom or...

Qin Mochi was in a daze for a moment, and suddenly felt that this smell seemed familiar.