Recalcitrant

A few days later, Lu Shaoheng brought a bunch of delicate daisies and went back to the Lu family mansion.

As soon as the car drove to the door, he saw that the yard was pitch black, without the brightly lit and bustling scene.

There was a pale street lamp outside the large iron gate with intricate decorations. Under the white light, the word "Lu" on the door plate looked a bit bleak and desolate. In such a night, there was an unlucky feeling.

Lu Shaoheng didn't engage in such idealism, he asked Ling Xiao to park the car in the yard, and as usual, he entered the house first.

The inside of the house was as deserted as the outside. The housekeeping staff who were everywhere were either sent to the hospital or dismissed. Now only a driver and an aunt are left in the house to take care of Aunt An's daily life.

An Ran is not at home today, but she heard from the housekeeping aunt that she went out early in the morning, and she should still be in the hospital now.

"Do you need me to call Mr. An?" the aunt asked.

"It's okay." Lu Shaoheng waved his hand and said, "Go about your business and leave me alone."

After finishing speaking, he went up the stairs to the second floor and entered the room where his mother lived.

Lu Shaoheng's mother died in an accident. More than 20 years ago, the family went out to sea together on a yacht. Shi Qing slipped and fell into the sea after drinking. It took several days for her body to be found.

After Shi Qing passed away, her room remained the same, except for Lu Shaoheng and the daily necessary cleaning, no one came in again.

After Lu Shaoheng entered the door, he first poured a glass of water in front of his mother's portrait, then replaced the flowers in the bottle, and carefully inserted the daisies he brought.After finishing these things, he took out a stick of sandalwood from the drawer, twisted it in his hand and lit it.

The bluish-white smoke curled up, and Lu Shaoheng hung on to the incense sticks, standing in the darkness with downcast eyes, as if he had suddenly changed into a different person, with a chilly aura lingering around him, making people shudder.

"Are you back?" A female voice sounded from outside the door, it was An Ran who came back: "I prepared a supper, come out to eat."

"Come on." Lu Shaoheng responded unhurriedly, and inserted the incense in his hand into the incense burner.When he came out of the darkness, the coldness on his body had dissipated completely.

The lights were on in the dining room, An Ran heard that Lu Shaoheng was back, and asked the hotel to bring a small table of Cantonese dim sum with a pot of chrysanthemum tea.

"Don't drink too strong tea at night." An Ran was putting vegetables on his plate, when she saw Lu Shaoheng coming in, she repeatedly asked him to sit down: "Be careful not to fall asleep."

"How is Dad?" Lu Shaoheng pulled out the chair and sat down opposite An Ran.

"It's still the same, you can visit him more often when you have time and hear your voice, maybe he will get better soon." An Ran picked up a crystal shrimp dumpling and put it into Lu Shaoheng's bowl, and asked casually: "I heard Has the company had a lot of problems recently?"

"It's a little troublesome." Lu Shaoheng said it lightly, without intending to discuss it in detail.

"It doesn't matter, you just got started, it will take some time to get used to it." After comforting Lu Shaoheng, An Ran did not forget to explain: "If you have any difficulties, please tell me, and everyone will find a solution together."

"Thank you, Aunt An." Lu Shaoheng lowered his head and began to eat: "I remember."

This meal was neither embarrassing nor embarrassing. Since An Ran came in, Lu Shaoheng had rarely been alone with her, and there was obviously no conversation between the two of them.

The aunt put another pot of tea on the table, and white steam rose between the two of them. An Ran gracefully picked up the tea pot and filled the teacups in front of herself and Lu Shaoheng.

After the auntie exited, An Ran put down the teapot, and suddenly asked: "Shaoheng, have you hated me for so many years?"

"Click", the sound of sandalwood touching ceramics was heard, Lu Shaoheng put down his chopsticks, and asked innocently, "Why did you say this suddenly?"

"It's nothing." An Ran smiled and shook her head: "I'm being sentimental, come, eat one of these."

Before Shi Qing passed away, the couple of her and Lu Heping were, in anyone's eyes, a pair of immortal couples that everyone envied.But few people know that Lu Heping and An Ran fell in love before Shi Qing, and they can be regarded as childhood sweethearts.

Like all the eight o'clock family ethics dramas, Lu Heping abandoned An Ran and married Shi Qing for the resources and fame of the Shi family.

After marriage, Lu Heping gave Shi Qing everything, but he couldn't give her love, because there was always another person in his heart.In Lu Shaoheng's childhood memories, the most frequent scene is the picture of his mother sitting in an empty room and washing her face with tears.

At that time, Shi Qing often touched Lu Shaoheng's little head, and said to this ignorant son: "Shaoheng, you have to remember, don't fall in love with anyone in your life except yourself."

Lu Shaoheng will always remember that on the day his mother died, Lu Heping knelt in front of the ambulance, crying and begging the doctor to give her his life in exchange.

But life is not a piece of clothing and a bowl of food, so it can be changed by changing it.

So Lu Shaoheng's feelings for his father are very complicated. When he was a teenager, he didn't say a word to his father for a long time, and he didn't even call "Dad" for several years.

But when he saw his father crying hoarsely in front of the ambulance, he began to understand that the relationship between people is not as simple as love or not.

After Shi Qing's death, Lu Heping took Anran into his family and married her. From another perspective, Anran was also a victim. A large part of her life was wasted in vain waiting.

At ten o'clock in the evening, Lu Shaoheng got up to say goodbye and leave.An Ran sent Lu Shaoheng to the door, saw Ling Xiao waiting beside the car, felt a little strange: "Didn't Chen Zhuo come with you today?"

Lu Shaoheng said casually, "He has something to do."

An Ran warned: "Based on your relationship with him, if you encounter any difficulties in the company, you can go to Chen Guangyu for help."

Chen Zhuo's father is not only the cash cow of Juxing, but also holds a part of Juxing's shares. More importantly, he has a huge influence on other shareholders, and a single sentence may change the company's decision-making.

Lu Shaoheng walked down the steps and kicked a small stone away with his toes.Thinking of what happened at Chen Yao's house last time, he turned around and didn't know whether to tell An Ran or himself: "He, in the final analysis, is not the same as me."

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Lu Shaoheng's interest in Chen Zhuo originated from a short video that went viral on Douyin. At that time, Chen Yao was still an actor and was attending a high-value awards ceremony.

He was dressed in a dark dress, and when he bowed his head to receive the trophy from the guests, he seemed to be smiling but not smiling, which captivated the hearts of thousands of netizens.

This also includes Lu Shaoheng.

Lu Shaoheng immediately called his assistant at the time and posted the overbearing remarks he learned from the comment area: Within 5 minutes, I want all the information on this person.

After learning that Chen Yao finally had sex with Lu Shaoheng, Jiang Xiaobo asserted that the two were just a whim, and they wouldn't be together for too long.

Later, I didn't expect that this relationship without emotional basis would be maintained like this.

Because of Chen Zhuo's relationship, Lu Shaoheng and Xie Siwen also let go of their suspicions and became friends.After Xie Siwen regarded Lu Shaoheng as a brother, the first thing he told him was: Never fall in love with Chen Zhuo.

"Why?" Lu Shaoheng glanced at Chen Zhuo who was playing snooker with others not far away, and joked, "Director Chen is so charming."

Xie Siwen immediately showed an expression of "you know what a fart" on his face, and persuaded earnestly: "Anyway, brother reminded you, so you can do it yourself."

Lu Shaoheng smiled and said disapprovingly: "You should also remind him not to fall in love with me."

During the first year or so of the relationship between Chen Zhuo and Lu Shaoheng, many things happened.

That year, Chen Zhuo's directorial debut was a great success, because it was an art-house film. Although the box office results were mediocre, it had a good reputation.

Because of this movie, Chen Yao made his debut in the film industry as a director, and it also made Lu Shaoheng, the producer, a small fortune.

In order to fulfill his obligation as a "financial master", Lu Shaoheng invested in Chen Zhuo's second movie "Red Balloon" without hesitation.Unexpectedly, after the movie was released, not only did it achieve a very high box office score, but it was also nominated for multiple awards. Coupled with the blessing of Chen Zhuo's status as the actor, it was even more sensational.

The two successful cooperations made Chen Zhuo and Lu Shaoheng the golden partners in the eyes of others. During the movie promotion period, Lu Shaoheng participated in many activities with Chen Zhuo as the chief producer, and also accepted many interviews.

It's just that no one expected that Bole and Maxima, who were sympathetic to each other in front of the media, rolled into bed as soon as they left the camera.

The linen in the hotel was too rough, and after a while, Lu Shaoheng's lower back turned red.

"Hurry up." Lu Shaoheng opened his eyes and glanced at Chen Zhuo, the voice in his throat was intermittent: "This pillow is uncomfortable."

Chen Zhuo obviously didn't want to end it so quickly, but he still slowed down and commented: "Squeamish."

The spring tide in the room dissipated quickly, Lu Shaoheng hurriedly got up, and accurately picked out his own cashmere sweater from the entangled clothes.

"Leaving?" A pair of big hands came around from behind and pushed Lu Shaoheng back on the bed again. Chen Zhuo's slightly tired voice sounded close to his ears.

Just as Lu Shaoheng stretched his hand into his sleeve, he was interrupted by Chen Yan. He raised his chin slightly, looked at the person close at hand, and asked with a smile, "Why, Director Chen wants to keep me tonight?"

Chen Yao sneered, buried his face in the pillow, and let go of Lu Shaoheng.

Since it is a physical relationship based on sex, its purity must be guaranteed. Chen Zhuo and Lu Shaoheng always keep this in mind in their daily interactions.

So they do it every time they meet, leave when they are done, and never stay.

"I heard that your old man is looking for a blind date for you recently, and wants you to settle down early." Lu Shaoheng sat up, stepped off the bed with a step of his long legs: "Which lady do you like?"

This circle is so deformed, no matter how messy they are outside, they will find someone to marry in the end. The euphemistic name is: return to the family.

The partners of these people are often well aware of their past, but pretend to be deaf and dumb. After all, when you choose something, it means giving up something.

"Just let the old man make trouble." Chen Zhuo was obviously very repulsed by the matter of "settled down", "I'm not going."

"That's right." Lu Shaoheng stood at the head of the bed, and put on a sweater to cover the red marks all over his body: "It's better for someone like you to die alone, and don't harm others."

"What kind of lover are you?" Chen Zhuo buried his face in the pillow and let out a muffled laugh: "Let's not talk about the second brother."

Lu Shaoheng laughed and did not refute. He is indeed not a good person, and he never needs a home, which he has always known.

There was a sound of water in the bathroom, and Lu Shaoheng went to wash up. When he came back, as if he suddenly remembered something, he said to Chen Zhuo: "By the way, we can't meet next week."

After speaking, Lu Shaoheng picked up his trousers, put his feet into his trouser legs, and continued: "I want to go to Beijing to do something for my old man."

Chen Yao opened his eyes and asked, "How long are you going?"

"Ten days and half a month." Lu Shaoheng walked around to the closet and took off his coat: "Maybe, I'll meet some friends by the way, if it's fun, I'll stay for a few more days."

What kind of friend is the "friend" in Lu Shaoheng's mouth, he doesn't need to say it clearly, Chen Zhuo knows it in his heart.

After all, after getting along for a while, they never asked each other to be only themselves.

"Aren't you going to the Flying Eagle Award?" Chen Zhuo asked.

"Let's see." Lu Shaoheng continued to wear his clothes.

Chen Zhuo's film was shortlisted for several nominations for the Flying Eagle Award, and the award ceremony will be next week.Lu Shaoheng is still the chief producer of this film, and he will attend together on the day of the awards ceremony.

The sound of closing the door sounded behind him, and Lu Shaoheng left.Chen Yao got up and put on some clothes, and came to the window.

But after a while, he saw Lu Shaoheng's eye-catching little sports car driving out of the basement in a hurry, and drove out of the hotel gate without looking back.

There is no trace of nostalgia.

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