God said I would meet you

Ning Shengkai's office seems to be the same as before, with low-key and luxurious tones composed of black, white, brown, and apricot. There are no lucky cats or toad ornaments that are common in businessmen's offices, and there is no such thing as a "big show" , "Daily advances and fights gold" calligraphy, at the end of summer and early autumn, the white mist in winter is gone on the floor-to-ceiling windows, but you can still overlook the countless jagged roofs of Shanghai through it.

When Zhang Xinli was allowed to step in here, he found that it was almost the same as what Lin Jinyu had described.The boss surnamed Ning seemed to be really nostalgic for the past, even reluctant to change the furnishings of the office, let alone a living person.

"...Why is it you." Ning Shengkai was sitting behind the heavy desk, it seemed that he was working overtime, and he was really a bit of a workaholic as Secretary Lin Huainan speculated.

He was stunned for a moment when he saw the person coming, and the front desk called the secretary to say that the visitor had reported his name as Xiao Fan, so he was curious and a little apprehensive in the five minutes before Zhang Xinli came up, thinking that someone had come and met him What should I say, I don’t want to, so it’s not.

"Of course I'm looking for Mr. Ning for something." Zhang Xinli had expected his reaction long ago, so he didn't explain much. He just cut to the chase, pushed the folder in his hand along the table, and motioned for him to read: "This is the revised project document. A draft contract is attached."

"What do you mean..." Ning Chengkai didn't answer, and asked: "Where's Xiaofan? You won't forget, I think I made it very clear that this business needs to be negotiated only when he comes."

"Of course not," Zhang Xinli said without changing his expression, "However, he didn't promise to see you."

He really didn't agree, because he didn't ask at all, so he couldn't talk about agreeing.

"Why?" The moment Ning Chengkai asked this question, he had the answer in his heart, yes, if Xiaofan didn't see him, why should he ask?You need to see him.

Ning Chengkai let out a long sigh in his heart, feeling a little helpless and frustrated, he asked himself that he treated Xiao Fan pretty well, but was the other party really so disinterested in him?It must be too unfeeling.While he was thinking about it, Zhang Xinli had been carefully observing his reaction. The two of them had a lot of thoughts in their hearts, but neither of them expressed it in words.

"In that case, then so be it." Ning Chengkai slowly put down the pen in his hand, gently pushed the plan on the table towards him, and said with a low eyebrow: "Go out the same way, the secretary will swipe the card to send it to you." You go downstairs."

Decent people try their best to be decent even chasing customers. Ning Shengkai didn't say anything serious, but the meaning conveyed was very clear. Since there is no Xiaofan, his cooperation with Lin Huainan will come to an end.

"Mr. Ning, don't worry." Zhang Xinli stood in front of the table as usual, without moving a single step, he just reached out and knocked on the proposal twice: "Just because he didn't agree now, doesn't mean he won't agree in the future."

"What do you mean?"

"It means..." Zhang Xinli deliberately slowed down his speech, happily watching Ning Shengkai suffer from loss and doubts: "I can try to convince him for you, but the premise is that President Ning will not let his personal feelings affect the normal business negotiations. "

"You persuaded him?" Ning Shengkai smiled: "Can you convince him, why does Xiao Fan listen to the words of an ex who hurt him?"

He didn't know exactly what happened between Lin Jinyu and Zhang Xinli after he rejected him, and under the blessing of the filter, he only thought that Zhang Xinli must have done something too much to cause them to break up - after all, Xiao Fan was swearing in his office I'm afraid he will never forget it for the rest of his life. He doesn't believe that Xiaofan will do anything to offend Zhang Xinli.

Although that vow was not against him.

Ning Shengkai couldn't find a reason for Xiaofan to follow his persuasion, but Zhang Xinli's answer was completely beyond his expectation.

Zhang Xinli raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "Who said I was his ex?"

What does this mean?Ning Chengkai really couldn't understand this time: "It's not the ex, what is that? You think I don't know? Last summer, at the door of the flower shop on Music Street, I saw him crying under the streetlight because of the breakup." , where were you at that time? You must not be in Shanghai."

He thought that Zhang Xinli was trying to deceive his uncle by talking nonsense to help his uncle. Zhang Xinli was silent for a moment because of his questioning, but then he put aside his past emotions and said, "Yes, we broke up before, but we got back together again."

ha?It's only been more than a year, what broke up and got back together, playing house?

"How is it possible?" Ning Shengkai still suspected that he was lying to himself: "How is it possible, the last time we met we still broke up, and we got back together today, are you serious?"

"Well," Zhang Xinli said calmly, "After you asked, we got back together overnight."

"..."

???

If Zhang Xinli made up a complete story seriously, Ning Shengkai was confident that he would be able to find countless loopholes to expose his lies, but faced with such a playful answer, he didn't know how to answer for a while.

"It's true, Mr. Ning." Zhang Xinli tapped the plan again with his knuckles: "If you want to see him, then you should take a look. Don't miss a good partner because of personal feelings."

He didn't think he was lying. It was a fact that he and Lin Jinyu got back together, and Lin Jinyu did not agree to see him. The only way Ning Shengkai wanted to see Lin Jinyu was to get his permission, that's all.

Ning Shengkai looked at him for a while, then asked, "Is this a threat?"

Zhang Xinli replied, "It's up to you."

"Do you think this kind of lie can fool me?" Ning Shengkai said, "If you get back together, will you still allow me to see him?"

From the first meeting, Zhang Xinli's attitude towards him was like a dog guarding his food, as if he was afraid that Ning Shengkai would rob him of his things. Ning Shengkai understood that the less confident a person is on this issue, the tougher he is. This family The man with poor conditions was afraid that Xiao Fan would leave him.

But precisely because of his understanding, Ning Shengkai didn't believe it even more.He has seen too many boys with bad families. Most of them have this kind of suspiciousness and inferiority complex in their bones. They never want to improve themselves, but they only think about binding their lovers. As long as the economic gap still exists, this kind of emotion will never exist. disappear.

He felt like it would never go away.

"You also know that you need my permission to see him." Zhang Xinli was standing while Ning Chengkai was sitting. The top-down gaze is often psychologically stressful. Zhang Xinli's eyes are quite playful, which makes Ning Sheng Kai became inexplicably nervous - in front of this man who was 13 years younger than him.

"...As long as he agrees, you can meet if you want." Zhang Xinli said casually, opened the proposal and turned to the first page, and sent it to Ning Chengkai's nose, there was nothing in his eyes that Ning Shengkai thought Hesitation, resentment, and indecision caused by the fear of losing a loved one, those black eyes looked at him no differently from a passer-by: "May I make a bet that no matter how many times we meet, the person he loves will only be me. "

These words were resounding, Ning Shengkai didn't speak, and the huge office fell silent for a moment.

After Zhang Xinli sent the plan to him, he took out a gold-plated business card with the words "Zhang Xinli" printed on it from his inner pocket, and put it on the document that Ning Shengkai had just read, blocking what he was looking at. ——It was prepared by Lin Huainan after the first meeting for him to facilitate his dealings with the relevant people in charge of Ning Shengkai.

"Mr. Ning, read it as soon as possible. I have to take the original back after reading it. Remember to contact me to arrange a follow-up discussion," he said, "...if you understand the current situation and don't change your mind."

What does it mean to say something like an ultimatum... Who is Party A? Are the two sides of the conversation reversed?

Ning Chengkai looked at his calm expression like an ancient well for a while, then suddenly looked away, unscrewed the cap of the pen, and said, "Okay, there is no need to report the scrapped contract in the rough draft stage, Xiaofan is very good at reading, you He is so capable, and he must not be inferior, so he is worthy of him." He smiled suddenly, and he didn't know what he was laughing at: "This contract, if you want me to read it, I will just read it, but... I can understand it. , I’m afraid you won’t understand.”

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the other side.

For some reason, Lin Jinyu, who has been working hard to move for a long time, has been sneezing this afternoon.

It's strange, it's early autumn, neither spring nor summer, the season of catkins has already passed, there is neither pollen nor catkins in the air, why do I sneeze so much, I finally put all the sheets and quilts back properly and spread them on the sofa Lin Jinyu, who was watching TV and waiting for her man to come home, wondered: I don't have a cold, is someone reading me behind my back?

Yi Yi was still at her parents' house, without the sound of Gou Daer making mischief in her ears, Lin Jinyu felt a little deserted: Who would miss me, could it be Zhang Xinli?Hey, the sun came out from the west, and this guy was a little nasty when we first got together, but now... tsk tsk, no wonder everyone says that a little goodbye is better than a newlywed.

It was approaching six o'clock, and Zhang Xinli said he would be back before dinner, so he got up after a short rest and started washing vegetables and cooking. What should I do? Lin Jinyu was addicted to cigarettes, so she lit a cigarette and started cooking oil. I was thinking: let’s get Coca-Cola Chicken Wings, new ones, just let him try them first, then stir-fry lettuce, cook a soup and it’s all done... The potatoes are left out, he doesn’t like them.

He was busy while thinking like this, Lin Jinyu finished the main dish, and when he was adding water to the pot, he heard a knock on the door and a few angry dog ​​barks.

Lin Jinyu was lazy and didn't want to turn off the fire, so she didn't open the door, but went out from the kitchen and shouted, "The key is under the floor mat, come in by yourself!" After saying that, he didn't care about anything, and then went back to cook.

After a while, there was the sound of the lock cylinder turning at the door, and the rustling of six footsteps, which immediately brought people to the originally quiet room.

The autumn wind is gradually rising, and unlike the apricot yellow that is getting thicker and thicker on the roadside outside the window, the cactus left by the old owner on the windowsill of the house is still green.

Lin Jinyu smoked a cigarette, while stirring the vegetables in the pot, without turning her head, she shouted questioningly: "Why did you come back——"

Your sweetheart, the lover who has moved for a long time, who is cooking for you, waits for you until the flowers are gone.

There was no answer outside the house, only the sound of footsteps following Lin Jinyu's voice.Zhang Xinli put on his house shoes, let himself play one by one, walked into the house quickly, and saw that although he had just moved and he was not there, the whole room was neatly tidied up by Lin Jinyu alone, and the smell of food was wafting in the air. Alluring fragrance.

The person he had been thinking about and never giving up to others was standing in front of the stove in an apron, cooking for him, just as he had cooked for him countless times.

Lin Jinyu heard the movement behind her, but still didn't turn her head, and only ordered: "When you get back, wash your hands quickly, prepare to eat, and don't stick around like a log."

It was still quiet behind him. He waited for a long time, but he didn't hear the sound of footsteps going to the bathroom, nor the sound of running water to wash his hands. The only thing in the room was the sound of dogs' paws and dishes that couldn't wait to run around when they arrived at a new place. The sound of flipping in a pot.

"I told you to wash your hands and eat, what's the matter with you? Why didn't you obey the command—" Lin Jinyu was interrupted by a hug before he finished questioning, smoking a cigarette.

"Cooking?" Zhang Xinli didn't know when he touched him from behind, and regardless of whether he was still busy, he put his arms around his waist from behind on his own initiative, and pressed his chest tightly against his back.

"Nonsense, or are you having a picnic?" Lin Jinyu was still smoking: "It's wearing an apron, it's oily, don't hug it."

Zhang Xinli didn't let go, but stuck closer: "It's okay, I don't dislike it."

"How dare you dislike it." Lin Jinyu stopped making a fuss about a hug or a kiss: "I mean, I'm cooking, you wash your hands and rest, I'm the most tired of talking about business. My dad used to be drained every day when he came back. Like spirit."

"I'm really tired," Zhang Xinli said, but he still didn't let go: "I want to hug you."

Oh, the sun really came out from the west, Lin Jinyu turned off the fire, and started to put plates: "Have you grown up today? You are so clingy when you come back."

It's not like him to be so clingy.

"Yes," Zhang Xinli actually admitted, "I haven't seen you all afternoon, I miss you."

Wow, what a long afternoon, four or five hours!Lin Jinyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, wondering if he had been drinking, why was he not smelling like a child?

Little did he know that he was the only one who became a child when he got drunk.

When Zhang Xinli spoke, the breath of air sprayed on his face, making Lin Jinyu itchy: "Don't...bite my ears."

"No biting," Zhang Xinli said in a low voice, "Seeing that you are tired from cooking, let me comfort you."

Hehe, he can still speak nonsense in a high-sounding manner.Lin Jinyu didn't bother to expose this obvious lie, and said lazily, "Okay, okay, then I have to thank you. How is the business discussion this afternoon? My dad, the new prospective partner, didn't make things difficult for you, did he?"

How could he? No matter how hard he made things difficult for Zhang Xinli, Zhang Xinli made things difficult for him.

However, Zhang Xinli said, "Well...it's quite embarrassing for me."

"What?" Lin Jinyu immediately flew into a rage: "That's unreasonable, which [-]th line boss is he? What's his last name? What's his name? Where did he come from? How many cows per person in the family? Said, dare to embarrass you, it's against the sky, tomorrow I will ask my dad to kick him, and help you vent your anger. Breaking the Armor, I don't want it anymore!"

Zhang Xinli said, "Really? If your father's favorite partner makes things difficult for me, can you help me out?"

"Of course," Lin Jinyu said without saying a word, "The partner is nothing. You are my man. Of course you are more important than others. Others are nothing. No matter how much money you have, you are nothing."

The drinking party is not good, the business is not easy to talk about, and the money is not easy to make. What Zhang Xinli is doing now is actually what he should be doing. Lin Jinyu understands.Since I was idling and became an idler, at least be gentle with Zhang Xinli when he comes home.

He is good at pleasing people, as long as he is willing to act good, he can easily make Zhang Xinli happy.

Sure enough, as soon as his bottomless and unprincipled words of favoritism came out, Zhang Xinli immediately hugged him even tighter. He also brought some private goods along with him. He didn't know whether to gnaw or kiss the back of his neck. Lin Jinyu glanced at him, Afraid that he would get cold if he didn't eat any more, he asked him to get up and said, "Okay, let's eat. Don't hold back, if you encounter something that you can't do, just ask my dad... If you are embarrassed, you can ask me .”

Although his major is irrelevant, but he has never eaten pork and seen pigs running. Lin Jinyu dare not say that she is his backing, but she will try her best to help him.

"Yeah." Zhang Xinli sent him away, helped him bring a few dishes to the table, and said, "Actually, there is really something to do."

He waited for Lin Jinyu to sit down, took the file folder that he put on the other side of the dining table when he entered the door, and handed it to Lin Jinyu: "This, I don't understand the annotation."

"What, let me take a look." Lin Jinyu took it over and took a closer look, only to see that it seemed to be a draft contract or something. There were many red ink and pen handwritings beside the black printing, which seemed to be some kind of feedback. However, they are all marked in English, and I don't know who made them.