Deer in the forest

When Lin Shen received the call from Wei Qidong, he was on his way back from the branch inspection.

I don't know what was said on the phone, Lin Shen's face was not very good-looking.The driver glanced at him in the rearview mirror, then looked away.Lin Shen hung up the phone and said to the driver, "Stop here for a while."

The driver stopped the car, and before Lin Shen pushed the door to get out of the car, he said, "Go back first."

The driver had been with Lin Shen for a long time, and when he saw this, he asked, "Do I need to pick you up later? Or where are you going? I'll take you there."

Lin Shen said no, and got out of the car.

The place where he got off was close to a business district, which was noisy and crowded even if it wasn't a weekend.Lin Shen walked into the crowd and soon disappeared.The driver started the car and left slowly.

When Lin Shen got out of the car, he realized that his coat was still in the car. It didn't matter after thinking about it. Although he was only wearing a thin shirt, he didn't feel cold because of his anger.He walked to his destination among the crowd in the business district until he calmed down completely, then he waved into a taxi and drove to his destination.

The address Wei Qidong gave was a private tea house in a remote location.Before coming here, Lin Shen thought about it. Although there are not many guests in this tea house, it is a public place after all, and Wei Qidong will not do too much.

"What do you want?" Lin Shen sat down and watched the person across from him straight to the point.

Wei Qidong has been waiting for a while, he has already drank one pot of tea, and is slowly brewing the second pot.Everyone is here, so he is not in a hurry.A cup of Lapsang Souchong with a very positive soup color was pushed in front of Lin Shen: "Black tea is specially made for you to warm your stomach."

Lin Shen didn't pick up the tea and didn't speak. He moved a little distance away and sat upright, with his back straight, his face calm, and his eyes cold. He looked at Wei Qidong, and Wei Qidong also looked at him.

After a few seconds of stalemate between the two, Wei Qidong laughed.

Wei Qidong smiled with an evil spirit, his brows were high, his face was fierce, his eyes were naked, and he never concealed his greed and desire.

"What are you doing so nervously? I won't eat you." His voice was drawn out, as if he was being coquettish or cheating, "I really made it for you, don't worry, I didn't prescribe any medicine."

Lin Shen lowered his eyes, looked at the teacup in front of him, and raised his eyes with a trace of anger: "Mr. Wei, speak up."

Wei Qidong curled his lips and clicked his tongue, showing a meaningful smile: "Jiang Ning doesn't plan to leave this time, he wants to reunite with Li Jibai, and maybe he will get married in the future. Li Jibai, let's I also understand that profit comes first, and any chips in his hands must be squeezed out before they are thrown away. You follow him like this, no name, no status, just a special assistant. Once he gets married, Jiang Ning will not tolerate you, and you will be kicked at that time Wouldn't it be too embarrassing to come out?"

He played with the teacup in his hand, coaxing with certainty: "Ah Shen, you should plan your way out in advance."

"What Li Jibai wants is profit, what I want is you."

"Follow me, I can give you whatever you want."

Lin Shen still sat stiffly, his fingers turning white under the table where he couldn't see.

Wei Qidong had a good time: "It's okay if you don't agree, but if I accidentally post the video, I don't know what people will think of Hongbai's No. [-] character!" Then he added, "It's a pity that I didn't do it. Finally, but who cares?"

Yes, no one will care.Everyone will only see Lin Shen burning with lust in the warehouse, and his clothes being torn apart by Wei Qidong. Even if the video ends here abruptly, everyone will make up the rest of the plot by themselves. No one would believe that in the end Lin Shen cut himself and was taken to the hospital.

In fact, no one cares about the result. The video is edited and sent out casually. The process alone is enough to make people lustful.Lin Shen still has to hang out in the circle. Once this kind of video is released, even if he doesn't care about it, Li Jibai won't care about it. Hongbai still has to save face.

Lin Shen squeezed his trembling hands tightly, trying his best to suppress his anger. He has experienced all kinds of negotiations and suffered all kinds of threats. If he can't suppress his emotions at this time, any decision, Anything you say will affect the outcome of the negotiation.

"I didn't expect Mr. Wei to have such a hobby." Lin Shen said coldly.

"Then you misunderstood me," Wei Qidong showed an aggrieved expression, "I only photographed you, I'm not interested in others."

He was sure that Lin Shen would not ignore the video, otherwise he would not have sent the driver to come over by himself after hearing the news that he had a video on the phone.

But Lin Shen saw through Wei Qidong's thoughts and would not let him get what he wanted: "I do care about this video, but I haven't cared enough to sell myself. I'm here to make things clear to you. If you must If you threaten me with a video, then we don’t have to talk. You can do whatever you want, I don’t mind.”

"I'm not a woman, so I don't need to care about my reputation. As for Hongbai, I will make it clear to Mr. Li that it doesn't matter if I resign or leave country T, it's not a big deal."

After Lin Shen finished speaking, he pulled out his chair and stood up: "You can release the video as much as you want. It's good to have something like face, and it's not like you can't live without it."

"Wei Qidong, even if there is no way to go in the future, I will not come to you."

Lin Shen walked on the road alone for a long time.

He sweated all over in the tea house, and shivered when the wind blew when he came out, he knew he was going to catch a cold.Since he was a child, he rarely suffered from headaches, brain fever, fever and illness, and he only subconsciously knew about the coming cold and didn't care about it.

The wind was a bit cool, his whole body was tense, and he walked very fast without a destination, just knowing that he couldn't stop.

Just now he spoke harshly to Wei Qidong with a sigh of relief, saying that he didn't care, it was really helpless.He really doesn't care much about face and other people's opinions, but Li Jibai is not among them.

What would Li Jibai think if he found out that he and Wei Qidong had been in the warehouse for three hours?Will you believe him?Is it anger, anger, or indifference?Do you feel ashamed or have nothing to do with yourself?

In the past few years, he has been by Li Jibai's side, he is cautious in doing things, he is cautious in his behavior, and never oversteps the threshold.They maintain a peaceful relationship between superiors and subordinates. Although they no longer have the intimacy and innocence they had when they were studying, they still have trust.

He will definitely leave in the future, and everything here will have nothing to do with him in the end.But he still hopes that when Li Jibai thinks of him, he will have some feelings and not be so embarrassed.

Jiang Hai has secretly urged him several times, and now their game is over, just waiting for Li Qingluo and his son to enter the urn.The preparations for Lin Shen's departure have also been completed. He has rehearsed countless times to ensure that he can escape in good health afterwards.

But he didn't make a move.Because once you start, you can't stop, layout, trap, kill, evacuation, every step needs to be precisely connected.Once he did it, it meant that he would count down to leave, and he would stay away from Li Jibai incognito.

He is still waiting, waiting for a suitable time, until Li Jibai is completely free from involvement, and also waiting for a decent farewell.

Wei Qidong didn't matter to him, he was just an annoying person, but he couldn't let this person delay his plan, so it was the best way to stabilize him at the moment.He considered that even if Wei Qidong really wanted to tear himself apart and throw the video out, it would take a while.During this period of time, he will try his best to complete what he has to do, as for the rest, he will resign himself to fate!

The phone just received a photo of Lin Shen and Wei Qidong meeting.The shooting angle is back to Lin Shen and facing Wei Qidong.Wei Qidong smiled wildly and was leaning over to hand Lin Shen a cup of tea.You can't see Lin Shen's expression in the photo, but no matter how you look at it, it is a picture of a happy conversation.

The driver said that Lin Shen got off the car on the side of the road in the morning, and his whereabouts are unknown.Li Jibai looked at his watch, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon, and Lin Shen hadn't come back yet.Calls are not answered, WeChat is not answered, this has never happened in these years.

He didn't want to doubt, because when Wei Qidong was mentioned, the disgust on Lin Shen's face was not fake.Fang Yuan had reported to him Wei Qidong's itinerary at the country D promotion conference long ago. Lin Shen obviously only told some of the facts. He only said that he was deliberately locked in the dock warehouse, but did not say that Wei Qidong also inside.

The monitoring showed that Lin Shen entered the warehouse first, and then Wei Qidong followed, and the monitoring stopped here.What happened during that time, no one knows.

It is true that Lin Shen hates Wei Qidong, but Wei Qidong does not follow rules and is domineering and direct. He has tried to win Lin Shen over and over again, who can guarantee that he will remain unmoved in the face of huge interests?

Li Jibai clenched his phone tightly and slammed it on the table.

He can't tolerate a trace of betrayal and alienation, especially Lin Shen.

Lin Shen finally returned to the villa before dinner.

His cell phone was out of battery, and he didn't bring any cash with him. He didn't realize it until he was about to reach the mountain road in the suburbs.Only then did I call a taxi and come back. When I got to the door, I still asked the security guard to pay for it, which made me a little embarrassed.

Feeling dizzy, maybe I really have a cold.He bent his index finger and tapped his temple hard, feeling a little blurry in front of his eyes.So when he opened the door, passed the living room, and was about to go to his room, he didn't find anyone sitting on the sofa.

"Ah Shen," Li Jibai looked at the man who was pounding his temple while going up the stairs, and called him, "Come here."

Lin Shen paused, and turned around suspiciously. His face was flushed sickly, his shirt was a little messy, and his trousers were even stained with dirt. He looked exhausted.

He walked over slowly and sat opposite Li Jibai. His illness relieved him of his usual tension, and his face was a little unguarded.

Seeing him like this, Li Jibai calmed down the anger that had accumulated all afternoon.

"Where did you go today? I couldn't get through the phone. The driver said you got out of the car and left by yourself."

"Oh... I just walked around." The headache made him a little unresponsive, "I'm sorry sir, the phone is out of battery."

"Walking around casually, walking for six hours?" Li Jibai smiled half-smile.

"...Well, I accidentally walked to the suburbs, without a car, and I didn't bring any money...I came back late."

"Have you been under a lot of stress lately? Is it because of work or something else?"

There was already a bit of aggression in the questioning.

Lin Shen felt embarrassed, "No, I just wanted to be alone for a while, and accidentally forgot the time."

"one person?"

"……Yes."

Twice.

He was with Wei Qidong twice, but he lied both times.

Li Jibai's eyes were dim, "Ah Shen, you must tell me if you have something to do. I don't want someone to tell me about you, or to discover it myself."

Feeling the oppression around him, Lin Shen didn't even dare to look directly at the other party. He sat up straight unconsciously, and his fingers twisted together a little awkwardly.Facing Li Jibai, he always had no choice, no way to lie, no way to pretend to be tough, and no way to lie to himself that he didn't care.

A little bit of suspicion and mistrust can make him feel uneasy.

Li Jibai sat here and waited for him, probably found something.He was about to tell the truth, but Li Jibai's phone rang at the right time, and Jiang Ning complained that Li Jibai hadn't visited him in the hospital for two days.

Yes, how can I say that since Brother Bai has become Mr. Li, he is no longer his only reliance.

He shouldn't confide his heart to a tree hole that doesn't belong to him, nor should he hope that someone can pull him out of the quagmire.