Altar of Infinity

six in the morning.

The morning sun shines into the bedroom through the fabric curtains, casting a warm halo on the cool-toned furniture and bedding.

Xie Ji woke up on time, opened his eyes, and habitually looked at the snow-white ceiling thinking about today's plan.

Today is Saturday, I have to deal with some daily affairs during the day, and go to a charity auction party at night.

Xie Ji changed into sportswear, washed up and went out for a morning run.

The community was selected by him after returning to China. It is quiet but not remote, with an elegant environment, and the security and greening are particularly good.

After the morning run, Xie sent to the kitchen to make breakfast for himself.

The aroma of the poached eggs soon overflowed from the pot. He steadily shoveled the poached eggs onto the prepared cheese toast, covered with a few slices of sausage, and chopped a small tomato.

He came to the coffee table with a plate, turned on the TV, and ate dinner with the morning news.

In the few years after he returned to China, all walks of life in the country developed very rapidly.

A piece of news flashed across the 75-inch LCD screen: xx Chemical Research Laboratory has made the latest progress in the research of transition metal phosphides.

The interviewee was a young man of nearly 30 years old, with broad shoulders and long legs, a good face, and a tear mole at the end of his eye that flickered when he spoke.

Xie Ji secretly calculated whether the research had investment value.

At the beginning when he took over the Xie family, the Xie family was showing signs of decline. After he brought the Xie family back on track and was now in full swing, he began to give himself more rest time.

Having said that, as the person in charge of the Xie family, he still has to read a lot of documents even on Saturday.

The day passed in a hurry, and at night he picked out a dark formal suit from the closet, adjusted his watch to the appropriate position, picked up the car keys and left the door early.

Because he had to take Xie Quan to do styling first.

He is the eldest son in the family, and he has a younger brother and a younger sister.

My sister set a goal since she was a child, and signed up to join the army as soon as she was old.

The younger brother Xie Quan is still in college.

He has a very good relationship with his younger siblings, even though he went abroad to study in high school later, the relationship has not weakened.

After returning from school, his younger sister seldom went home due to work reasons, and he and Xie Quan had more daily contacts.

It's not that he wants to hurt his own brother, but according to his elder brother's understanding, Xie Quan's aesthetic attainments are really hopeless. If you insist on an analogy, it is probably on the same level as his musical level.

Xie Ji drove to the gate of Z. Within 2 minutes, Xie Quan trotted over wearing a green sweater and brown coat, wearing a pair of pure white canvas shoes, and as soon as he opened the door, he got into the co-pilot.

Xie Quan: "Brother! Good evening! You are as handsome as ever today!"

Xie Ji stepped on the accelerator: "Good evening, have you changed your style?"

Xie Quan spread his arms: "Is it obvious, the fashion magazines I bought specially match the ones above."

Xie Ji was suspicious: "Is this how the magazine teaches?"

Xie Quan: "I made a slight modification according to my own aesthetics."

"...If you want to change, you can ask the stylists of today's styling team." Xie Ji did not trust Xie Quan's aesthetics. "Didn't you say that white coats can be worn for a lifetime before? Why do you suddenly buy fashion magazines?"

Xie Quan: "Brother, do you know Simo, a singer who has suddenly become popular in the past two years, will hold a concert in City Z in a while, and I want to listen to it."

Xie Ji: "I see, let the secretary prepare tickets for you then."

Xie Quan cheered: "Thank you brother! I plan to grab it myself first, and if I can't grab it, I will ask brother and the secretary!"

Xie Ji showed his talent in business since he was a child. After returning to China after studying, he took over the Xie family. His younger sister devoted himself to serving the country. With the support of the two of them, the third son of the Xie family lived carefree since he was a child, doing what he wanted to do.

However, everyone from parents to older brothers and sisters doted on Xie Quan and didn't spoil him into detours. He just became a silly, sweet, rich second generation who didn't care much. After graduating from high school, he studied medicine as he wanted.

The Department of Medicine at Z University has a five-year program. Xie Quan is a senior this year and has many classes and homework. That's why Xie Ji wants to take Xie Quan to a charity auction to relax.

Xie Quan chatted with him all the way, but not noisy.

Xie Shou changed into formal clothes before leaving the door. The well-cut dark suit made his figure more upright, and the naturally slightly raised lips offset the sharpness brought by the neat facial features, giving people a very close feeling.

Xie Quan looked a bit like him, and after being groomed by a stylist, he transformed into a young talent.

The stylist complimented the two brothers, Xie Ji thanked them graciously, and led Xie Quan to the auction venue.

Since he brought Xie Quan to relax, Xie Ji handed over the purchase right to Xie Quan directly, and he will pay for whatever he wants to buy.

Xie Quan didn't get involved in the family business, but he came to the auction several times and successfully bought two pieces, so Xie Ji didn't have to worry about it.

Until he saw a collection, Xie Quan whispered to Xie Ji: "Brother, do you want to buy it?"

Xie Ji was wandering away, thinking about the land in the western suburbs, and looked towards the booth upon hearing this.

The collection is a string of affordable necklaces, and the price is not worth mentioning to him.

But the problem is that the owner of the necklace is a blind date introduced by his mother.

The blind date partner has a lively personality and a cute appearance, and his mother chooses it entirely according to his preferences.

But he doesn't want a blind date.

Xie Ji looked at Xie Quan with a faint smile.

Xie Quan stuck out his tongue: "Brother, I think the girl is pretty good, and she is also interesting to you. You really don't think about it."

Xie Ji stretched his legs, crossed his index fingers together: "Career is my eternal pursuit."

Xie Quan curled his lips: "The last time I came home, my mother came to me specifically to let me see if there are teachers of the right age in the school to introduce you. I said that the bones of our laboratory are good, and then my mother almost gave me a call." Dun, you said that you are old and not young, and you are not like your sister Xu Shenguo, who has been single all the time."

Xie Ji: "You have no more out-of-print figures."

"!!!" Xie Quan immediately changed his face, "What is marriage! What a pattern! A talent like my brother should shine for his career and for the great rejuvenation of the motherland!"

Xie Ji: "Buy your stuff."

Xie Quan: "Brother, you didn't like it?"

Xie Ji: "Not interested."

Xie Ji has participated in this kind of charity auction many times. The focus is on charity and interpersonal communication at the dinner after the meeting, so Xie Quan simply left it to him.

The 20-odd years that he has lived have been smooth sailing. He used to think about starting a family after Ping An took over the Xie family. Later, he gradually lost the idea of ​​getting married, and he was not interested in the men and women around him. He gradually lost his desire for material things. Some friends even suggested that he go to a temple to become a monk, maybe one day he will be able to ascend to Buddhahood.

In addition, he also has a cousin who is dedicated to studying Taoist feng shui, and the Xie and Yang families can join hands to contribute to the revival of traditional culture.

It is impossible to become a monk, and it is impossible to become a monk in this life.

Xie Ji smiled secretly.

As a businessman, he can't be said to be pure-hearted.

"Next is No.30 Collection No. [-], from the painting of the cutting-edge painter Jiang Jichu, "Ask the Mountain and the Sea."

Xie Ji seemed to be touched by something, subconsciously raised his eyes to look.

"Ask the Mountain and Sea" was put on the big screen, enough for him to see the details clearly.

He has practiced calligraphy, but he has not studied painting deeply. He can only see that the painting style of "Ask Mountains and Seas" has matured.

"Ask Mountains and Seas" is not his favorite type, but he came up with an idea out of thin air - this painting should belong to him.

The thought took root in an instant and became unshakable, changing from "should" to "justified".

"Huh." Xie Quan said suddenly.

Xie Ji withdrew from his emotions: "What's wrong."

Xie Quan: "Jiang Jichu, my brother from Z University, he is from the Fine Arts Department, but he just graduated. "Ask Mountains and Seas" was added later, I didn't see this painting in the brochure."

It is normal for the auction to occasionally add a collection that is not listed in the brochure, but I did not expect that the author was Senior Brother Xie Quan.

Xie Ji tapped his index finger on the armrest: "Buy it."

Xie Quan was surprised: "Brother, didn't you have no interest in these before?"

Xie Ji didn't change his expression: "Just support your school."

Xie Quan: "Oh."

Xie Quan didn't do what he thought, and raised his sign obediently.

Jiang Jichu is a newcomer in the art world, and the starting price of "Ask the Mountain and Sea" is only 50.

But in a short time, the price was increased to 100 million.

Xie Ji: "What is your background as a senior?"

Xie Quan: "Gu Linxi, you know, it's his grandfather, his mother is the most favored daughter of Gu Linxi, he is also the most favored grandson of the Gu family, and his father is a famous painter."

Gu Linxi is a well-known wealthy businessman in the neighboring province. If he can get in touch with the Gu family through his favored grandson, he will definitely get a lot of help.

Xie Ji: "You know quite clearly."

Xie Quan: "Hey, one of my roommates likes Senior Jiang, and has been chasing Senior Jiang for a long time."

Xie Ji: "Wait, is your roommate a man?"

Xie Quan took it for granted: "It's a man, brother, you discriminate against homosexuals?"

Xie Ji: "No, let's continue to increase the price."

A painting of 50 yuan was forced to be raised to 500 million yuan, which is not a little bit too high.

But Xie Ji didn't blink, and sat there calmly like an old monk in meditation, but another person who had been haggling with Xie Quan finally couldn't help but sneak a look to see which big Buddha was robbing him for the painting.

It turned out that it was Xie Zhi, and after thinking about it, he gave up the price increase.

Xie Ji successfully bought "Ask the Mountain and Sea" for 500 million yuan, and asked the staff to deliver it to his home as soon as possible.

Jiang Jichu.

Xie Ji silently read the author's name from his lips. He confirmed that it was the first time he heard the name, but he felt familiar the moment he said it, as if he had called it thousands of times.

After the auction, there was a charity dinner, Xie Quan was already hungry, and said brother, what should you do, don't worry about me, and then he will devote himself to eating at various tables.

Xie Ji basically didn't participate in the dinner party afterwards, and today, for the first time, he didn't leave early.

Everyone who came to this auction had never heard of Mr. Xie's name. It was inevitable to come to the dinner party to get close, and Xie Ji had to be polite anyway.

But he is like a brother who protects the calf, always by Xie Quan's side.

After sending away a group of people again, Xie Ji whispered to Xie Quan: "Don't just focus on eating, your senior's paintings are all here, and people should be there too. Show me."

Xie Quan swallowed an apple: "The senior may not be here, he is not sociable, maybe he didn't even attend the auction."

Xie Ji felt inexplicably lost.

He frowned slightly, didn't bother Xie Quan to eat anymore, and planned to find a place to hide.

But before he took a few steps, he bumped into a very beautiful young man head-on.