drowning tide

At 04:30 in the morning, Yi Huai opened his eyes on time and found that the seat around him was empty.

Where did Nie Xicheng go?There was only one question left in his muddled mind.

"Are you awake? I was going to wake you up just now."

After he finished washing, he opened the door and went out, only to find that Nie Xicheng was already fully dressed and sitting at the dining table drinking coffee.

"Your's is in the microwave."

In the kitchen microwave he found a glass of warm milk and a plate of green salad, toast and scrambled eggs with bacon.

Looking at this sumptuous breakfast, a trace of guilt flashed in his eyes, "You don't need to..." You don't need to do this to this extent.

"I also have some things to deal with, not specifically for you. Eat quickly, it won't be good if it's cold."

"Thank you." Yi Huai sat down with a plate and said softly.

"you are welcome."

Nie Xicheng handled emails and internal communications on the tablet as usual, while Yi Huai lowered his head and concentrated on eating his breakfast.

If it weren't for the darkness outside the window, which made the restaurant's white lights extremely deserted, this would definitely be a perfect morning that was no different from ordinary days.

Yi Huai took the initiative to put the tableware in the kitchen sink, and waited for the housekeeping to deal with it in the morning. Nie Xicheng picked up the car keys on the car and said, "I'll give you a ride."

In the parking lot on the first floor, He Kun had been waiting for a long time. Nie Xicheng had a brief face-to-face meeting with him. Seeing that the two of them were about to pass by, Nie Xicheng spoke suddenly. "Are you sure the rest of the people are okay?"

He seemed to be talking to Yi Huai, but it was He Kun who answered.

He Kun lowered his head and said very solemnly, "I've checked everything, there's no problem."

There are four people including him, all recruited by Luo Yi a long time ago to be responsible for Yi Huai's safety, he is not sure about the others, at least the four of them are fine.

"Someone will come to meet you when you get there, and if you encounter any trouble, just leave it to them."

Nie Xicheng drove them to the airport.

Calculated according to the month, it should be late autumn now.After the summer solstice, the length of the day is gradually shortened, and it is only then that there is a faint sign of dawn.

Today's weather is not very good. According to the weather forecast, there may be heavy rain later. People who need to travel need to bring umbrellas.

"I hope it won't affect the flight." Nie Xicheng turned off the radio, "If it doesn't work, I'll call a helicopter to pick you up."

Once the neutralization of the smile was gone, his handsome facial features appeared cold and sharp, especially the pair of mixed-race gray eyes, which glowed with a metal-like cold and unfeeling luster in the dim car.

"Nie Xicheng..."

Yi Huai rarely hesitated to corner his name.

It was almost like magic, the cold and hard breath around Nie Xicheng suddenly softened, and he turned his face slightly, "What's wrong? You seem to have something to say to me."

"I don't know what to say."

"Why do you say that? Did you not sleep well yesterday? Did you have a nightmare again? I am also sending someone to find out where my aunt is, and I believe there will be results soon..."

Yi Huai shook his head, "No." He stared at the street outside the car window, "Actually, I'm also looking for it, I always feel that I will see her again soon... It's amazing, I've never felt like this before, For a while I almost forgot what she looked like."

He followed the things Luo Yi refused to tell him and came to this place. He thought he had forgotten, but in fact he still remembered every minute and every second he spent with her.

With one hand on the steering wheel, Nie Xicheng leaned over to straighten his hair. From some angles, this posture seemed to be hugging him, "Isn't this great? Are you afraid of seeing her? "

"I'm not afraid. What I want to tell you is that I have a very bad premonition." Yi Huai held his hand and placed it on his chest, "My heart is beating very fast, as if something is terrible things are going to happen.”

Through the thin fabric, Nie Xicheng could feel the slightly rapid beating of the heart.

"The more uneasy you are, the more you have to open your eyes to see clearly, otherwise you will live in regret for the rest of your life." He withdrew his hand, "Help me tell Luo Yi, I want to treat him to dinner when he comes back."

"why?"

"Since he is your elder brother, our wishes are the same in some respects. I will ask him to give you to me with confidence. We both hope that you can be happy. The difference is that he does it out of family affection and I do it out of love. .”

Since shedding Yin Yuan's false identity as a last resort, Nie Xicheng no longer hides all his feelings - he has lived enough days to forcefully suppress himself for a wish, and there is no need to continue it.

"I will convey it to him." Yi Huai leaned over and kissed the corner of his lips, and responded to his confession sincerely, "I love you too."

His voice is very soft, a whisper between lovers that only each other knows.

Nie Xicheng patted him on the head, urging him to hurry up, otherwise it might be delayed.

"Then I'm leaving." Yi Huai reluctantly got out of the car.

Nie Xicheng looked at him like this, his gaze was like a stream of quicksilver, "Go, I'll wait for you to come back here."

"You have to take care of yourself too."

After seeing off his sweetheart, Nie Xicheng opened the back door and sat in the back seat, while the bodyguard and driver who was in the driver's seat turned the car key.

"Boss, where are we going next?"

Nie Xicheng closed his eyes as if weary. The tenderness and tenderness he had with Yi Huai had completely disappeared from him. From the day his family was ruined, he had become a ghost full of hatred and anger. If there is no realization of the dream, he may never return to this world in his life.

"Go to Shengtian Wharf."

Even this confidant knows what this place means to him, "Shengtian Wharf? Are you sure?"

"Well, I'm pretty sure."

The hospital and Shengtian Wharf, the greatest misfortune and pain in his life started from these two places. Now that he has returned from hell, he wants to let the Wen family experience all the despair he felt back then.

Wen Zhengting was designed to die in the hospital by him, so as the ending stage, there is no place more suitable than Shengtian Wharf.

He had waited too long, and he no longer had the patience to continue playing hard-to-catch games with Wen Fan—the game set up to capture the prey was time to draw the net.

"It's time for this to all end."

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Affected by the typhoon that was about to land, there was a hazy drizzle at dawn. Fortunately, the short-distance flight to the next city was not greatly affected, and Yi Huai and the others arrived at their destination within the allowed delay time.

Nie Xicheng's people had long lined up and waited by the side of the road, led by a familiar face—Yi Huai had seen him two or three times by Nie Xicheng's side, but never asked his name.

"My surname is Liang. Mr. Yi, you can call me Xiao Liang. Where are we going next?"

Yi Huai was not in a hurry to issue orders, as if he was waiting for someone.

"Not urgent."

Ten minutes later, a car stopped firmly in front of him, and a middle-aged man in black clothes with an unremarkable appearance got out of the car, "Are you Yi Huai? Mr. Wu wants to see you."

All the bodyguards, including He Kun, stretched their hands to their waists vigilantly, but Yi Huai stopped them, and said to the middle-aged man in a friendly voice, "Please lead the way."

"Please." The man in black said humbly, but in fact, his every move was full of arrogance, stuck in place like a log, without the slightest sense of hospitality.

Yi Huai didn't bother with him, went to open the door by himself, and gave Xiaoliang a few words by the way, "I ordered a meeting gift for Mr. Wu in this store, it's more expensive, even the clerks in the store can't afford to pay for it. So if I want to get it myself, can you help me get it?"

As he spoke, he handed a business card to Xiao Liang, Xiao Liang took it over and looked at it, "I'll go right away."

"sorry to bother you."

After Yi Huai finished speaking, he glanced at the man in black, got into the car and closed his eyes to rest.

The mansion of Mr. Wu obviously imitates Suzhou gardens. The pattern of flowers, plants, landscapes, pavilions and pavilions all pay attention to a symmetry, and people are like traveling in a mirror.

The courtyard outside is decorated in an antique style, and many modern furnishings can be seen inside. The two different styles blend with each other, giving people a wonderful feeling.The man in black took them to the reception room, and said that Mr. Wu was inconvenient for the time being, so he left.

For two whole hours, no one came to the reception room except the maid who came to refill the tea.

"Aren't you in a hurry?" He Kun saw that the master was deliberately leaving them alone, and his tone was really impatient.

Yi Huai has been doing his own thing, and his thoughts were cut off by his interruption, and his brows were quickly frowned, "What's the use of being anxious?"

He Kun didn't understand the twists and turns in his heart, "What expensive meeting gift did you order, do you need someone to pick it up in person?"

Taking this reception room as an example, the tables and chairs are a complete set of yellow pear wood, and there are authentic works of Zhang Daqian hanging on the wall. It is not an exaggeration to say that the gift is a luxury, but how expensive is the gift to be worthy of Yi Huai's carefulness?

Yi Huai stretched his waist, moved his stiff shoulders, and said casually, "Who knows... the master seems to be here, please do your job well."

He seemed to be smiling, but the look in his eyes was cold. He Kun closed his mouth and concentrated on being a bodyguard.

The door of the reception room was not closed tightly, and the sound of footsteps coming in from the corridor outside, it must be an old man on crutches.

Yi Huai slowly stood up from his seat, and went to greet the belated host.

Wu Yichun is an old man with gray hair and wearing a Tang suit, even if he has limited mobility, his back is as straight as possible.

"You are Yi Huai?"

He seems to be in good spirits, and his tone of voice is very easy-going. If there hadn't been an incident of leaving them hanging for two hours for no reason, Yi Huai would really feel that he looks more like that kind of boss than a famous boss. An ordinary old man who walks a bird and plays chess in the park every morning.

"I am, may I ask why you came here specially to find me?"

Yi Huai looked at him neither humble nor overbearing, the atmosphere between the two seemed to be peaceful, but in fact it was full of mutual temptations underneath.

"It's nothing serious, the old man wants to find someone to play a game of chess."

Wu Yichun had seen enough, and patted his shoulder with a smile, "Don't you know how to play chess?"

Yi Huai looked at the hand on his right shoulder, softened his attitude a little, lowered his head humbly, "Yes, but only a little."

"That kid Luo Yi often comes here to play chess with me, if you don't mind, just come with me." Wu Yichun said casually, "If you win, the old man will tell you what you want to know, how about it?"