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From the absurdity of eight o'clock to the early morning, the two of them were finally tired and slept wrapped in blankets in the only bedroom in the house.

Before going to bed, Qi Yubai found a small tablet of medicine from the suit pants that he threw aside, took out one and swallowed it with water.

"What is this?" Lin Nan asked.

"The medicine prescribed by the doctor."

"Aren't you well?"

Qi Yubai's expression didn't care much: "There are still a few pills left, and the course of treatment will be considered as the end after eating, and the doctor also means that."

Lin Nan nodded with a half understanding.Since the doctor said it, it should be so.

Lying in the quilt, Qi Yubai began to feel drowsy, perhaps it was related to the strength of the medicine.

Lin Nan curled up beside him, the sleepy bug had already disappeared without a trace, and he just wanted to have a few more words with him.

"Mr. Qi, do you know?" Lying on his side, he raised his chin and looked at Qi Yubai's closed eyes, "I'm riding a horse well now, next time I can go to the racecourse to compete."

Qi Yubai lay flat on the bed, his eyelids were drooping and unwilling to open, he gave a low hum.

"The horses in the film crew are all used to being ridden, and their personalities are fairly docile. What I learned in the racecourse can also be used. After filming, even Wu Zhi praised me for not being a beginner."

"En." Qi Yubai still gave such a simple response.

"You agree?" Lin Nan said happily.

"Ok?"

The same word, but a syllable has been changed, and this time it becomes a question sentence.

"I mean horse riding. I will have more time in the next month. Let's pick one day to go." He held Qi Yubai's forearm with both hands, expecting the other party's answer.

"Not recently." Qi Yubai finally said, with a deep tiredness in his tone, "I'm very busy, let's talk about it next month."

"It's fine, I can do it." Seeing that he was really sleepy, Lin Nan didn't dare to pester him anymore, "Go to sleep, I won't bother you anymore."

He touched Qi Yubai's eyelids with his index finger, and smiled shyly.

Qi Yubai also smiled from the corner of his eyes, grabbed his hand blindly, and successfully grabbed his hand.

"Go to bed when you've had enough tossing around. The days will be long, so why worry about riding a horse?"

Hearing what he said, Lin Nan had nothing to worry about, he said good night softly, and fell asleep with the corners of his mouth raised.

-

The last time we hugged each other and slept together, the cold winter was not over yet, but this morning it was already a beautiful spring, and everything seemed like a lifetime away.

Lin Nan had nothing to do today, so Qi Yubai didn't wake him up.Woke up at eight o'clock, simply cleaned up and then left without letting Zhang Hong come to pick him up.

He has to rush to the company, and there are three or four tasks scheduled for the morning today, all related to Ben Yun's cash flow.Mid-level meetings and interviews with management have been held one after another. There are still not many ways to think about, and the choice is very narrow.

The gap is large, and the need is urgent. The first half of the year's budget is the opponent's budget, which means that it is difficult to match supply and demand.

The situation has turned so sharply, and things have gone bad as fast as the food in the kitchen in summer, which has changed from delicious to poisonous when you don't pay attention.

In the taxi, Qi Yubai sat in the somewhat narrow back row, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of the plain ring in his hand.

He didn't expect Lin Nan to give him this, at least not now.I put it on on impulse, but I never took it off after putting it on.This item probably cost Lin Nan forty to fifty thousand. Since the size is right, I might as well wear it.

Holding the ring around twice absently, he thought he needed to call Fang Qiran again.

The beep rang for a long time, but no one answered.He called a second time, and after the other party hung up, a text message came: "I'm in the morning meeting, I'll get back to you later."

Qi Yubai put away his phone, and the anxiety that had already existed in his heart came out again.

When he arrived at Benyun, he was stopped on the first floor by someone who was an acquaintance of the producer.

"Boss Qi—"

As soon as the other party saw him, he immediately greeted him with a smile on his face and blocked his way.The two stood at the elevator entrance and shook hands politely.

"Mr. Qi, you came very early today." There were two deep wrinkles on the visitor's face, extending from both sides of the nose to the chin, and his face was rather bitter.

Qi Yubai nodded at him: "Producer Jiang, why are you free to come over today?"

The other party rubbed his hands, showing a bit of embarrassment.

"Actually, I came here once after work was over yesterday, but you may have something to do last night and left earlier, so we didn't meet."

Last night, in order to catch up with the dinner time agreed with Lin Nan, Qi Yubai did get off work earlier than usual.

"What do you want me to do?" he asked.

"This..." The visitor was about to speak when the elevator door dinged open, and he simply followed Qi Yubai in.

There were only the two of them in the tightly closed elevator car, and he began to explain his purpose: "Mr. Qi, I came here for our play. You also know that the show is set for gifting, and there is no room for delay. Now The crew's money is about to be spent, do you think..." He paused, his tone embarrassed, "Is it time to pay for the third installment?"

Qi Yubai's face darkened: "What do you mean, the funds are not in place as agreed?"

The visitor was full of surprise: "You don't know? Oh, it seems that there must be some misunderstanding. The payment is already a week late, and it has not been in place. To tell you the truth, we rent two sheds on a daily basis As for the settlement, the wages of those extras have to be settled with the group cashier on the same day, and it is really impossible to leave the money for a day."

His tone was sincere, his expression was anxious, and it was obvious that he was about to do nothing.

Talking about money hurts feelings, and having no money hurts life.

When they reached the top floor, Qi Yubai asked the other party to wait in the meeting room, and went straight outside the office.Zhang Hong was on the phone, Qi Yubai knocked on his desk: "Come and find me when it's over."

After a few minutes, there was a knock on the door, "Boss Qi."

Qi Yubai turned around from the floor-to-ceiling windows and asked: "You told me last week that the funds for some projects will be delayed, and you have already discussed with the crew one by one, what is the proportion of this 'part'? "

At that time, he took a quick glance and knew that the matter had come to this point, there was no way to delay it, and the urgent need would be solved when Fang Qiran got the money.

Zhang Hong pondered for a moment: "There are five out of eight items."

"Five." He repeated in a low voice, "Just now, the producer Jiang of "Years" blocked me on the first floor, and now he is in the West Second Conference Room."

"Stop you?"

"For investment money."

The two were silent for a moment, Zhang Hong said: "I'll go talk to him."

Soon, Qi Yubai was the only one left in the office.He never thought that he would also have the day when someone chased him, or in fact, he never really experienced the feeling of being short of money in his life.Today's feeling is really not good.

The tall building on the opposite side was still there, and the busy staff in the transparent glass walked back and forth between the workstations as usual.However, that building just changed its brand two days ago, from a printer brand to a Hong Kong-funded law firm, and there was a Hong Kong-style lion dance downstairs on the day it was named.As soon as the bright red silk cloth is removed, the 25-story building is considered to have changed hands.

Of course, if Benyun moves from the Third Ring Road to the Fourth Ring Road like the printer company, the naming fee here will naturally not have to be paid.The place where he is standing now is no longer called Benyun Building, maybe it is called Rongwei, maybe it is called Jinyuan, or it is simply called Qishi.

He took out his cell phone and looked, but Fang Qiran still didn't call him.

By seven o'clock in the evening, the company had nothing to do right now.He waited and waited, and finally took the initiative to call Fang Qiran again.

This time it is no longer no answer.

"Hey."

Fang Qiran paused for two seconds, "Boss Qi, wait for me."

After the sound of high heels, the phone fell silent.

"Boss Qi."

Qi Yubai didn't ask for help, and he didn't even take the initiative to call many times. At this moment, he suddenly felt that he couldn't organize his words well.

"You didn't call me back," he said.

Half a month has passed since the two of them reached a verbal agreement, and Fang Qiran's attitude has changed from being positive at the beginning to being ambiguous now, and it's not hard to find something is wrong.

The shrewd woman on the other end of the phone has always spoken frankly and has a clear personality. She didn't even stammer when she asked Qi Yubai face-to-face if she could treat women, but today she seemed a little hesitant.

"I was just about to talk to you about this." She pondered for a moment, "I've been thinking about it for a while since morning, but I haven't figured out how to speak."

Qi Yubai frowned slightly, looking at the tall building opposite him, his nerves were tense, "Are you planning to go back on your word?"

After a few seconds of silence on the phone, Fang Qiran gave up the tone of the past, and said in the most peaceful way: "It's not about repentance, there is a better way to help you, and of course I also benefit."

There was something in her words, and her hidden selfishness crawled to the end of the phone along the signal.

"How are you going to help me?" Qi Yubai asked.

"Engaged to you."

These four words were spoken indifferently, as if discussing where to have dinner with your boyfriend.

Qi Yubai frowned deeply: "Do you know what you are talking about?"

"Of course I know." She said quietly, "If you want, you can listen to my thoughts."

After a few seconds of silence, Fang Qiran spoke by herself, she knew Qi Yubai was listening.

"You are engaged to me. Not only will Ben Yun be fine, but he will be able to rely on the Qi family again. You can have as much money as you want, so why not do it?"

Qi Yubai Huo De got up from his chair: "Are you crazy? You know I don't like women, but for your own sake, you shouldn't go crazy like this."

"Boss Qi, calm down first." Fang Qiran tried to steady him, "Of course I know you don't like women, so the engagement is only temporary. As long as we each benefit, we will break up immediately."

"Each benefit?" Qi Yubai said coldly, "What is your benefit?"

"Did you forget that I was not selfless when I promised to help you. Since I have something to offer, you are not the only one who can give it to me. At least your father is more suitable to be my business partner than you."

"He's looking for you." Qi Yubai affirmed.

Fang Qiran didn't deny it, but said: "Jiang is still old and hot. Your father knows exactly what we are doing, and even the deal we made. Mr. Qi, don't blame me, we are friends, and I don't want to make a deal temporarily. Regret, it's just that your father's offer is too tempting, and I have no reason to refuse."

"You think he's a vegetarian?" Qi Yubai asked back, "When he finds out that you're playing tricks on him, he will definitely make you pay back double what you took away."

Fang Qiran smiled lightly: "Of course I understand. So before he finds out that we are playing tricks on him, you have to cooperate with me well. One year, at most two years, I believe we can make good use of the resources in his hands. By then It won't be so easy for him to bring us down again. When you and I join forces, we may not be able to fight Qi Dong."

She has a soft voice and a moderate tone, perhaps more suitable for preaching.

"Crazy." Qi Yubai cursed in a low voice.

"I accept." Fang Qiran said, "You are a scum, I am a lunatic, let's make a tie."

The neon lights outside the building are the company's brand color scheme, the LED screen scrolling advertisements on the building are billed in seconds, and the cars downstairs carry overtime workers in and out like hardworking ants.

"Fang Qiran." Qi Yubai didn't make her wait too long.

"You should pay me back my apology."

The person on the other end of the phone was obviously taken aback: "What does Boss Qi mean?"

"You cheated me of a thank you, now you and I cancel the transaction, this thank you should be returned to me."