salt by salt

"Boss? Boss? Here we are."

I opened my eyes, and the pain in the back of my head felt like it was about to burst.Xiao Huo looked at my face from the rearview mirror, and asked cautiously: "Boss, did you not have a good rest last night?"

I rubbed my face: "Does my condition look that bad?"

"Actually, it's okay. It feels a little blue now, but it's not obvious." He said while parking the car, "You should go back and catch up on sleep and it will recover."

There is no way, the things these past few days are really tiresome, and it is impossible to fall asleep peacefully.

Xu Yan promised to distribute Xu's equity in her hand before September, but she was weak during this period and could only be handled by the housekeeper.

After learning that Sun Ning would not have any entanglements with Xu Yuzhong, I became less and less interested in these matters.Originally, I was too lazy to attend the board meeting, but considering the extent of those people's desire for profit, I temporarily changed my mind.

In their view, anyone who has a chance to get a piece of the pie is a thorn in their side. If they really want to draw a clean line, rather than being independent, keeping a low profile from beginning to end is the right choice.

Even though I have been away from the Xu family to the point where I am now, there are still several uncles and aunts whom I have no impression of at all. A mother who does not favor her son?

I refused all these overtures. At first I was concerned about their status as elders, but later I simply said that I was not capable enough, please find someone else.

The words were repeated so many times that I just felt completely bored: the noisy scene of a group of black-eyed chickens arguing with each other is really not a good show worth enjoying.

After many years, I was dragged into Xu's muddy water again, and I would like to thank my "good mother".

I held a bouquet of flowers and stood outside the single ward, listening to the butler's unwavering explanation: "Too many guests have come to visit during this period, and everyone has something to ask for, which makes Madam very tired. The doctor said that the emotional No more violent ups and downs, she needs to rest for a while..."

In short, don't want to see me.

This is also expected, and I am not surprised: "Then help me give this to her."

The butler leaned forward to take the bouquet, and said politely, "Madam will be very happy to see it when she wakes up."

"Really? I hope she likes it." I smiled faintly, brushed the pink petals with my fingers, and murmured softly in a voice only I could hear, "After all, this is the most hypocritical carnation in the world."

From a son who is unwilling to give his mother a kidney, dedicated to a mother who is desperately trying to get her child's organ.

After sending flowers, it is equivalent to doing my best, even if things are thrown into the trash can in the next second, it has nothing to do with me.I shrugged and prepared to leave, but I ran into Xu Yucheng downstairs.

He still has a gentle appearance, with a soft tone: "Xiaoyan, what a coincidence."

I glanced past the wheelchair under him and nodded, "Brother Yucheng."

After a few words of pleasantries, he asked, "How is Auntie?"

I shook my head: "I don't know, the housekeeper said that she is resting and it is not convenient to come forward."

Xu Yucheng smiled and said, "Even you can't see her, so it seems I don't have to try."

I didn't comment, he whispered to the man pushing the wheelchair behind him to deliver the gift, and looked up at me: "Are you free later, let's chat?"

There is an open space behind the hospital, probably because a new building is going to be built here, so it was deliberately cleared out.

Xu Yucheng handed me a cigarette, I took it, did not put it in my mouth, and silently squeezed it in my hand to play.He smiled: "No one passes by here, it's not considered a public place, it doesn't matter."

I lowered my eyes and said in a low voice, "Smoking is harmful to your health, so you should quit earlier."

I haven't met Xu Yucheng many times, but the few times I met in Mingde is enough to make me realize that he is different from the past.

In the past, he didn't smoke or drink, and always paid attention to maintaining a good image. Now he smokes very hard, and he almost never leaves his cigarettes every day.

"I'm not addicted, I just need to find some sustenance."

Xu Yucheng's fingers were long and slender, and they looked good with a cigarette in their hands.

He pressed the lighter with the other hand to ignite, making a clicking sound: "Xiao Yan, do you remember? I took you to smoke the first cigarette."

At that time, he was a freshman in high school, lived in school, and went back to the main house every weekend.

I am looking forward to the day when he comes back, because the Xu family is too depressing.The silent dinner, the contempt of the elders, and the indifferent eyes of the servants remind me all the time, declaring that I am an unwelcome existence.

Every day is so difficult, only being around him can make me feel a little warm.

Xu Yucheng is very kind to me, he doesn't care about my embarrassment, he doesn't laugh at my clumsiness, and comforts me with all the hesitation of not being accepted.

He would dig out a pack of cigarettes given to him by the bastard in his class, and quietly squat with me in the garden to light it, each of us choking and coughing, but he felt the joy of doing bad things together.

While sorting out the test papers, he would also share with me the daily life of high school: someone secretly ate instant noodles in the class at night, which caused the whole class to growl; The vice principal forgot to turn off the mobile phone during the meeting, and the theme song of Doraemon resounded in the auditorium...

A ray of spring breeze lifts the white gauze curtain, and at three o'clock in the afternoon, bright sunlight passes through the window. The young man's face is beautiful and handsome, with a pair of peach blossom eyes bent into a beautiful shape, gentle and quiet.

I sat on the chair in his room, listened carefully to his speech, and secretly thought, Brother Yucheng's voice is really nice.

That was the most peaceful moment for me in Xu's house, everything was shining like gold.

"How could it be forgotten?"

Xu Yucheng and I looked at each other, and the light gray smoke rose, which couldn't stop the gloom between his brows. I said, "At that time we hid the lighter and cigarettes under the camellia tree, and I was afraid that the gardener would find out in my dreams."

He smiled slightly: "Actually, no one usually goes to that corner, I have observed it."

"But I was still worried for nearly half a month." I smiled, "When I moved out in high school, I could finally smoke as much as I wanted, and it turned out to be nothing more than that.

He was in a daze for a moment, and responded softly: "Yes! It's always good to get something you can't get."

I said: "You understand the truth, it's just one Xu family, one Xu family. Without them, would the sky fall down? Brother Yucheng, it's time to let go."

If I am a ghost living in Xu's family, then Xu Yucheng is an over-standard symbol, qualified to play the role that others expect him to play.

Excellent but unobtrusive, excellent but not eye-catching, self-contained, gentle and restrained-his life is nailed to a perfect frame called the second son.

Maybe this picture frame can frame words and deeds, but it can't stop the soaring desire in my heart anyway.

He moved more and more, but he couldn't make up his mind to tear off that layer of kindness and make a fatal blow, and finally chose to put pressure on Xu Yuzhong secretly.

But Xu Yuzhong not only did not consider the situation and backed down, but gradually became dazed in the open and secret struggle, and went to extremes step by step, doing things that killed his brothers.

After a long time, I heard him say: "Xiao Yan, I am not reconciled."

"Xu Yuzhong is inferior to me in every way, just because he was born earlier than me, he is the eldest brother and the eldest grandson, so he is on top of me in everything. He was only born two years earlier than me. Besides, what else is there? Something to brag about?"

"When he was in school, his grades were average. Even if I did well in the exam, I had to try my best to be humble and explain to him, 'Brother is helping out at the company recently, so I haven't reviewed much homework'. He plays football, and I can only play basketball; When I studied finance, my grandfather asked me to study media, because the development of two brothers in the same field will attract people to compare, and if there is a comparison, there will naturally be winners and losers."

"When there are guests, grandpa will definitely introduce Xu Yuzhong as his right-hand man to relieve his father's worries, and I am good at reading, and I plan to develop in the academic world in the future, or serve as his adviser—you see, in order to prevent him from being laughed at, I The idea was simply ignored."

After one cigarette was burned out, Xu Yucheng lit the second one, and slowly exhaled a puff of smoke.

He pointed to the wheelchair, and said softly to me: "What's more, Xu Yuzhong caused me to be paralyzed, but I was not punished at all. He even wanted to take the opportunity of my aunt to give up power, and continue to be his heir with a bright future. This is not fair at all. How do you say I am willing?"

I asked: "Brother Yucheng, is it worth fighting Xu Yuzhong for the rest of your life and wasting your life on him?"

"It's not worth it." He was silent for a while, and then suddenly said, "Actually, I don't need to fight Xu Yuzhong personally, and he won't have a good life."

I couldn't help raising my eyebrows, Xu Yucheng took a puff of cigarette, and said in a low voice: "The Frenchman who married my aunt used to be my father's partner."

All the mysteries encountered in the past are easily solved.

The Xu family said that her mother was the youngest daughter, and her uncle doted on her very much when she was not married, and the two had a close relationship.

But according to my observation, my mother was very indifferent to my uncle. After returning to China, she learned that he had just recovered from a serious illness and didn't go to visit him. Later, she acquiesced in Andre's destruction of Xu Yuzhong and Xu Yucheng without any bottom line, and fundamentally shook the Xu family. s future.

I have always been puzzled by this point: why did she hate and poison uncle?

finally, I understand.

A handsome and wealthy expatriate businessman can't wait to marry a young girl, not even caring that she just gave birth, because he had an incestuous relationship with his own sister, who looked so much like his dead love.

And the Frenchman met her through her uncle.

Maybe the reason is just a group photo that was accidentally exposed, but the result must be a dirty transaction of money and goods.

For profit and power, the Xu family can always make the most correct choice.

Since then, all the misfortunes my mother has encountered have come from this dirty marriage.How could she not hate her uncle, how could she not hate the Xu family, how could she not anger Xu Yuzhong, Xu Yucheng, and even Andre?

Xu Yuzhong's attempt to please her to obtain Xu's inheritance rights is tantamount to suicidal.

"My aunt's illness this time has caused many people to jump up and down. When she recovers, she doesn't know what will happen. I hope she will be more ruthless and let Xu Yuzhong taste the loss."

Xu Yucheng said that when his mother recovers, this is consistent with the information I found, and her mother has indeed found a suitable donor.So today I was rejected by her. As a child who has no use value, I naturally don't deserve to meet her.

Xu Yan and his uncle are indeed brothers and sisters, they even look alike in their mercenary looks.

I squinted my eyes: "She was able to obtain a matching kidney source in such a short period of time, thanks to your help. You don't have many contacts now, let me think about it—is Mingde's media resources useful?"

He chuckled lightly: "You entrusted Mingde to take care of me, don't you think I would do this?"

I have never doubted Xu Yucheng's sensitivity. Hearing this, he nodded and said calmly, "It's good that you know that you owe me a favor."

"No way, if a person with nothing wants revenge, he has to pay something." He paused, "However, Xiaoyan, you are so straightforward, it still surprised me, after all, you before... are not the same as you are now. Same."

His hand rested on the armrest of the wheelchair, and the smoke filled the air between us, gradually making it difficult to see each other's true expressions.

"People are always changing."

I smiled and said, "Work hard and keep serving me."