drowning tide

Luo Yi is concentrating on playing chess with others.

The elegant and luxurious Chinese-style chess room is so quiet that you can hear the sound of sand falling in the timepiece. Under the gold-painted flower-and-bird screen by the window, a silent fight is taking place on the quaint red sandalwood chess board.

Starting from the lower left star position, Baizi spontaneously divides into three groups after passing through Tianyuan.

The situation is tilted towards Baizi's side, and it seems that the outcome will be announced soon.

"Haven't thought about it yet?"

Seeing that the fine sand on the top of the timepiece was about to fall, the old man holding the white piece reminded him kindly, while Luo Yi, who was opposite him, was holding a black piece, his brows were tightly frowned, thinking about how to break the predicament in the next step.

The result of thinking is that Luo Yi took another sunspot from his drawer, "I think..."

"I won't be fooled if I do the same method a second time, keep it." The old man quickly stopped the hand he stretched out, forcing him to take back the coin he threw.

"I've lost, so what's the point of trying?"

The old man smiled, and his hands did not relax, "After you went back last time, I thought for a long time that something was wrong, so I replayed the chess game. I asked someone to show it to his nephew who is a chess player in the chess academy. Guess when he comes back What are you talking about?"

"say what?"

The old man clicked a position on the chessboard, "They said that if you played high-minded here at that time, I would lose, and they also said that the whole game of chess is under your control, and I only have three moves in your expectation at best." Besides, it’s basically bad chess, I’ve never been so embarrassing in my life.”

The eyes of a professional [-]-dan chess player can be said to be vicious. He can see through these little tricks played by Heizi and the true level of the two players behind him.

"I'll tell you what's wrong. At that time, Lao Luo personally recruited the national player Jiuduan to teach you how to play chess. I heard that you didn't plan to go this way. Jiuduan regretted it for a long time. It's true that he would lose to an old man like me who was thinking about it later. I'm sorry Lao Luo gave you this name."

"I haven't played chess for a long time, and I'm new to it." Luo Yi said very modestly, "It should be because I didn't find out that there is such a solution at the time."

The old man snorted coldly, "Don't talk so much about what you have, you kid, the older you get, the less you think of your elders."

Luo Yi took back the most pawn, "Not all elders are worthy of attention."

"Then what kind am I?"

"You are certainly one of the respectable class."

He coaxed the old man into a better mood, but he still stared at him, "If you respect me, play chess well."

"I see."

Looking at the chess game at first glance, the white pieces are arrogant and domineering, occupying most of the positions on the board, while the black pieces are much more pitiful, no matter which side there are only scattered pieces, it is a true portrayal of a defeated army.

A layman would think that the sunspots are powerless to return to the sky, but if you look at it from the perspective of an experienced chess player, you can definitely see something strange: the sunspots are scattered very regularly, and the key star positions are firmly occupied. , there is a faint air slowly circulating in the middle.

"I'm going down here."

The moment the sunspot in Luo Yi's hand fell, the situation turned upside down, just like a soft spring flower suddenly sprouting from the cold mountain where thousands of birds are flying. The cold snow on the mountain tore a hole, revealing the continuous beauty of spring.

The spring of snowmelt, this is an extremely logical thing.

"Looks like I lost."

Less than five steps before and after, the old man put two white stones on the corner of the chessboard with a smile, "If you had to be so serious earlier, you wouldn't have to play this game until this time, right?"

When this game of chess started, the twilight outside the window was still light, and the thin red fire clouds were hovering in the sky, so far only the deep and silent night remained.

Luo Yi, who had won the chess game, still had a calm look on his face, without much emotion, "Who knows."

The old man withdrew his smile, "When is the latest?"

"Half a month."

Hearing this answer, the old man sighed, "I remember it will be old man Mo's [-]th birthday in half a month, you really prepared a big gift for him."

"Yeah." Luo Yi rubbed the warm sunspot in his hand, "So I've been preparing all this time, just to surprise grandpa."

This is his family affair. There have been grievances and grievances in the middle for more than ten years. Others don't judge right or wrong. The old man knows this truth, and he didn't try to persuade him like others, "After that, do you think about coming here to develop? I'm not sure about the people who are here, your words, location and route are all ready-made, as long as you want..."

"If you don't think about it now, you won't think about it in the future." Luo Yi interrupted him, "It took me a long time to clean up what my father left behind, and if I go into the water again, others will make fun of me."

The old man's expression was gloomy for a moment, his eyes darkened, as if he was saying "I don't think anyone would dare to laugh at you".

"Everyone has his own way," Luo Yi remained unmoved, "My way is here, I can't come by force."

The old man's expression softened a little, "I've always been afraid of the pie in the sky. You're not the pie, but the gold. To be honest, I'm not at ease in my heart, so I'm telling you this."

"I remember who treats me well and who treats me badly. How could I go so smoothly if you hadn't been behind me when my father left?" Luo Yi clicked the chessboard, "It's just a favor. Are you exaggerating? My foundation is in Rongcheng, and I don’t plan to enter the water again in this life. Wouldn’t it be cheaper for other insignificant people if you don’t want to?”

It was time for the servant to knock on the door and say that supper was ready.

"It's getting dark outside, stay for a meal?"

"No, I still have things to do when I go back. Today I came here specially to play a game of chess with you."

Knowing that he couldn't hold him back, the old man waved his hand and let him go, "Okay, remember that you owe me a meal, and you can cash it another day."

Seeing that Luo Yi was about to leave the chess room, the old man suddenly stopped him, "Luo Yi, I was worried that you might not be in the mood. Now that you finally want to get revenge, shouldn't you consider finding someone to marry? Not to mention children, After all, it's too early for you to be an heir, I watched you grow up, and I don't want you to be alone in your life."

Luo Yi paused, "Uncle Wu, I know the heir's matter well. As for myself, it's fine now. I never feel lonely."

·

Luo Yi was not lying when he said that he had other things to do at night—he was not in Rongcheng, but many decisions over there still had to go through him, and he made the decisions himself.

After another teleconference ended, he left the study and went downstairs to the restaurant for dinner. When he passed the guest room, he noticed that the door of the guest room was ajar, and there was a warm light in the gap.

Fei Chuan was lying on the bed for an infusion, and was dazedly aware of someone coming in. Before he could open his eyes, he heard a familiar voice coming from there.

"Why didn't you call me when you came back?"

Luo Yi sat by his bed, looked at the bandages wrapped around his waist, with a horrifying expression, "Are you injured?"

"Small matter." Fei Chuan instinctively wanted to sit up, but was held down by a pair of strong hands, and he lay flat on the bed resignedly, "The bullet passed by and missed."

"How can this be called a trivial matter? Have you called the doctor to see it?"

"I've seen it." Fei Chuan grinned, with a rare weakness in his smile, "Have you never seen who bandaged me?"

"Who knows what you did again?"

"Okay, Mr. Luo, I really saw the doctor, and the doctor said there's nothing wrong with it, just take a good rest." Fei Chuan recognized this as a sign of his anger, and quickly gave up, "Your uncle's batch of goods arrived tonight It's gone."

"Don't call me Boss Luo in private." Luo Yi said this calmly.

"Okay, Ah Yi, this is the head office."

Luo Yi didn't say anything more, but his face finally looked a lot better.

"Your phone is ringing."

This ringtone is his private number.

There are less than ten people who know this number: Fei Chuan, Yi Huai, a few trusted uncles, and...

"……help me."

Luo Yi didn't deliberately avoid Fei Chuan, Mo Xinya's weak voice instantly filled the room.

"A Yi, are you listening? Help me." Mo Xinya, who didn't get a response, raised her voice, "Are you listening? I'm your mother, did you hear..." I don't know what happened over there What, her voice lowered again, "Are you listening? Please, can you please say something to me?"

"Mom." Luo Yi said these two words playfully, "Why are you interested in calling me at this point?"

"I..." Mo Xinya was at a loss for words for a moment, "I...I have no choice but to call you."

"What's the matter? As for the money, I remember that I only handed over the alimony to you last week."

"It's not about money!" Mo Xinya screamed, "It's not about money!"

"It's not money."

Luo Yi saw surprise, contempt and suspicion in Fei Chuan's eyes at the same time, "What's the matter? If I heard correctly, you just asked me to save you?"

"Yes, save me, I want you to save me." Mo Xinya lowered her voice, "Your uncle... your uncle is crazy. His business has suffered a lot recently. I heard that the capital chain has been broken and he still owes money outside." A large sum of money, he wants to give me to an old man in order to repay the debt, I quietly inquired, the old man has already lost three wives, each of them was tortured to death..."

"So, Mom, do you want me to wish you a happy wedding?"

"Do you have any heart!?" His words ignited Mo Xinya's fear and anger, and she hysterically accused her son of his ruthless behavior, "Whose fault is it that your uncle went bankrupt! I am your mother, I have no Let you control him to death, I want you to rescue me, how dare you talk to me like this!?"

Luo Yi held the phone a little farther away, so as not to be pierced by Mo Xinya's high-decibel eardrums. Similarly, Fei Chuan, who was lying on the bed, wrinkled his face and mouthed the words "disgusting old woman".

After Mo Xinya finished venting, Luo Yi continued slowly, "Mom, do you know what you're talking about?"

"what?"

"If I save you, it's tantamount to slapping uncle in the face publicly. Are you willing to abandon uncle and grandpa for me? Aren't they the family you care about most?"

"No! The moment he dared to send me to that old man, I am no longer relatives with them!"

"You mean you're coming to live with me?"

Under Fei Chuan's terrified eyes, Luo Yi said in a very relaxed and cheerful tone, "If you want to live with me, you have to promise me that you will be kind and gentle to everyone around me, including Fei Chuan and that child." Be polite and don't insult them casually, like a perfect hostess."

"You!" Mo Xinya was so furious that she opened her mouth to curse him viciously, but she stopped abruptly when she remembered that she was in a state of needing others.

"Mom, what's your answer?" Luo Yi pretended not to hear that she was furious.

"……I promise you."

"What did you promise me? I don't know what you promised me when you said it so vaguely."

"I..." Mo Xinya paused in humiliation, and said something vaguely.

"make it clear."

"I promise you, I will respect everyone around you... including Fei, Fei Chuan and that child, and be a good mother."

"I recorded it, I hope you can remember your promise." Luo Yi changed his sitting position, "Where are you now?"

"I have a villa in Jiujiang Garden. I am here now. There are people from your uncle outside, even under the windows. Be careful when you come..."

She still wanted to say something, but Luo Yi didn't bother to talk to her any more, "I know which building it is, please wait here for me to pick you up." Then he hung up the phone.

"Are you really going to pick her up?"

Luo Yi was about to grab the coat on the back of the chair when someone grabbed his hand.

"What are you doing? You don't want me to go?"

Fei Chuan looked into his eyes, and his muscles twitched unconsciously several times due to the pain from such a small movement, "I'll go instead of you."

He made a gesture to pull out the needle on the back of his hand, Luo Yi could not let him do this, "Let it go. Fei Chuan, let me say it again, let it go, don't let me say it a third time."

His tone was very dangerous, but Fei Chuan was more stubborn than him, he would never let go, "I said it too, let me go."

If you can't do it hard, Luo Yi has no choice but to be soft with him, "Don't you not like her?"

"It's impossible for me to like her in my life, but she is your mother. I can swear that as long as you stand in this place well, I won't touch her, so let me go instead of you."

Luo Yi smiled, leaned over and touched his forehead, it was hot as expected, "Forget it, since you can't even climb up, let me go, I'll just pick someone up and it'll be fine."

"but……"

"Hopefully your fever will be gone by the time I get back."

Luo Yi casually pressed Fei Chuan's elbow, and then he got away while his arm was numb and unable to lift it up.

"Don't go." Fei Chuan faintly shouted behind him, "I have a bad feeling."