why are they still in love

After eating a meal of dumplings, the taste of the New Year will come out.The snow that had been falling for three days also stopped by chance, and Xiao Chining's heart became restless.

Dong Xin specially asked for half a day off for this meal of dumplings. He had nothing serious to do in the afternoon, and it was rare to be leisurely. He wanted to take his godson out to get some fresh air and buy some New Year's goods by the way.

She walked to the door of the kitchen and asked Xiao Zhaoshan who was washing dishes with a cigarette in his mouth: "Old Xiao, I will take Chi Ning to Happy Valley to play, will you come with me?"

Xiao Zhaoshan raised his head and looked out the small window: "How about going to Happy Valley in such a cold day?"

Dong Xin fought for Xiao Chining's chance to go out: "There are too many people, squeezed together to keep you warm. Hurry up, let's talk about whether you want to go or not."

"You guys go." Xiao Zhaoshan bit the filter and said vaguely, "The reporters are watching closely, I'll spoil the fun."

Dong Xin teased: "Yes, after all, a great painter."

Xiao Zhaoshan frowned and turned back to stare at her. Dong Xin took advantage of his attack and walked back to the living room: "Chi Ning, your father agreed. Let's go, the godmother will take you on a walk."

Xiao Zhaoshan took the cigarette out of his mouth with wet hands, and said loudly: "Be careful, call me if you need something."

Xiao Chining changed his clothes, and before he left, he came to the kitchen and told him: "Dad, remember to wipe the stove after washing the dishes. Put the wet dishes and chopsticks outside and don't put them in the cupboard right away, and don't touch the leeks in the dustpan. Put them there for me. Come back tonight and cut."

He raised his leg and put on the last sock, urging: "Is there any garbage to be thrown? Give it to me quickly, I just took it downstairs."

There was no regret at all for not being able to go with him, Xiao Zhaoshan felt bad.

"I'll throw it away later. You take today's medicine before going out."

"Godmother! I'm fine!"

However, Xiao Chining ran away after hearing the first half of the sentence, impatient like a bird that was released.

Xiao Zhaoshan stayed at home to clean the office, put away the bookcases by himself, contacted foreign real estate managers by himself, sorted out the recorded evidence by himself, and browsed online comments by himself.

The peace and enjoyment of being alone is gone, replaced by restlessness and restlessness.Rationally, he knew that there was a lot of traffic in Happy Valley, and Yue Zezhang had no chance to take advantage of it, but emotionally, he still didn't want Xiao Chining to leave his sight for even a second.

So Dong Xin would receive a call every half an hour to check the guard, once asking if they had arrived, once asking her to bring a cigarette back, and once reminding them that there might be strong winds at night.

Dong Xin was really annoyed, so he simply opened location sharing on WeChat, and broadcasted live broadcasts to him in real time to schedule projects, buy drinks, and go shopping in the mall.

At ten o'clock in the evening, the two of them, who had had enough time, finally returned home with a dozen bags.Xiao Zhaoshan came out of the study when he heard the sound, his face was so stinky that he couldn't see it.

Holding the water glass, he coldly asked Xiao Chining who was sitting on the sofa unpacking new shoes: "What are those painted on the side of the eyes?"

Xiao Chining was not afraid at all, raised his face and answered happily: "Caihua."

Xiao Zhaoshan walked over, pinched his chin, and examined him condescendingly: "The painted willows and swallows?"

Xiao Chining's eyes glowed: "Well, does it look good?"

Xiao Zhaoshan let go of his hands, not saving face for him: "I can draw with my feet better than this."

Xiao Chining snorted: "Okay, let me see if you draw one with your feet, and draw it now."

Xiao Zhaoshan put down the cup: "Small, stretch your face over."

Dong Xin, who was resting next to him, couldn't take it anymore: "Old Xiao, it's just that I didn't bring you to play together, what about it?"

Xiao Zhaoshan felt that: "Who said to make leek dumplings when I come back at night? What time is it?"

Xiao Chining cut off the label of the new shoes and asked, "Then what did you eat at night, Dad?"

"Noodles." Xiao Zhaoshan answered truthfully.

Xiao Chining suddenly wanted to kiss him, but his godmother was still there, so he could only look at Xiao Zhaoshan from bottom to top, and said, "Oh, sure enough, you can't do without me."

The provocation in his eyes climbed to the tip of Xiao Zhaoshan's heart along the thin willow winding to his cheeks.He wished he could strip Xiao Chining clean and throw him on the bed immediately, and use paint to paint erotic pictures on his chest, back and legs.

Thinking about it this way, when Dong Xin left, he secretly opened two brand new No. [-] paintbrushes.

Xiao Chining, who went to cook supper to compensate people, didn't know that he would suffer tonight. He just came out of the kitchen with two bowls of wolfberry and white fungus soup, when he met Xiao Zhaoshan who was sitting at the dining table with wolf-like eyes.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" He stopped suspiciously.

Xiao Zhaoshan leaned on the back of the chair, and said seriously: "Come here, eat early and go to bed early."

Xiao Chining opened his legs again, put the bowl of white fungus soup in his left hand in front of him, and declared sincerely: "You have smoked too much these days, and your complexion is so bad, so I decided to do various things in the next few days. The herbal soup is for you as a supper."

Xiao Zhaoshan couldn't bear to be cruel to him later.

In the end, he really didn't mess with Xiao Chining, because he couldn't even make it happen.

Just like last night, he felt drowsy, and he yawned again and again while washing up.After lying on the bed, he wanted to read a book for a while to refresh himself, but he couldn't hold back and fell asleep before Xiao Chining finished taking a shower.

On the contrary, Yue Zezhang has not been able to sleep well these days.

It seems that this ordinary and sweet night is getting farther and farther away from him. Just going in and out of the Public Security Bureau and the Discipline Inspection Commission all day is enough for his old bones, let alone allocating time and energy to close the secret whistle, go up and down Clear the relationship.

This time is different from the last time, the 23-year-old Xiao Zhaoshan ran away, and the 41-year-old Xiao Zhaoshan betrayed him.

Yue Zezhang had nightmares for two days in a row. Either he dreamed that he was facing the dark abyss, facing Xiao Zhaoshan and the dim-faced Senluo people in front of him, or he dreamed of the broken bridge in his hometown. He stumbled and fell, falling continuously, without end.

Waking up in a cold sweat, the sky is still the same sky, and the earth is still the same land, but he inexplicably sees the crisis of subversion.

The focus of the police investigation is not on the old cases in the past, but on his personal investment and property. It is clear that he will start with the suspicion of financial crimes.However, today's questioning turned into a verification of the targets and project expenses of the Fangshan Development Zone, as if he insisted that he had an underground bank and that he had swapped public funds through this method.

Puzzled, he secretly called on the old subordinates in the Public Security Bureau to find out, only to find out that it was the person who originally drafted the Fangshan development proposal who had intervened.

Things are getting trickier.He has not been in power for many years, and his business contacts cannot go deep there. He can only try his best to "prove" that the source and destination of the money are in line with the rules.

The bank statement and tax payment records have been prepared long ago, and he is not in a panic. The only thing to worry about is that there are still hidden people who want to see him fall and put him to death.

Yue Zezhang has searched painstakingly recently and pondered for a long time, but still found nothing.

He has never trusted anyone, no matter how loyal he is, he is on guard.Before Xiao Zhaoshan agreed to come back to work, he secretly arranged for people to monitor him. If the former thought of something he shouldn't have, he could easily make him a sanctimonious addict, a drug trafficker whom everyone would punish.

But even such a careful arrangement failed without detection.This was far beyond his expectations.

How did the legal person of Xiao Zhaoshan's new company become Qu Cheng?When was Qu Cheng exposed?How did Xiao Zhaoshan manage to clear his responsibilities and stay out of the matter?

Yue Zezhang couldn't think of any other possibility except for the help of a bigger force later on.

But he couldn't feel the slightest shadow of this force.

In just a few days, the interior of Nakai has become a mess.The high-level executives still stationed in the office and the shareholders who flew all over the world to celebrate the New Year all asked him to give him reassurance.

Yue Zezhang was well aware of their subtext, and wanted him to subscribe for some of their shares and take the initiative to take the responsibility to stop losses for them.

However, his personal credit investigation is on the verge of being blacklisted, and all business and entry-exit activities cannot be concealed from the police. Any major action will surely usher in a new investigation, and he does not intend to cause additional complications.

So he hand-wrote the statement and the notice to the public overnight. The statement was written to the employees of Zhongjing, and the notice was written to the consumers.

But the timing was on Xiao Zhaoshan's side from the very beginning, and the criticism from netizens never stopped because of this expressive open letter.

While tossing and turning in the middle of the night, Yue Zezhang followed the clues and vaguely remembered that he had taught Xiao Zhaoshan many years ago to "create the truth".

Obviously, Xiao Zhaoshan learned it thoroughly and used it with ease.

Yue Zezhang almost laughed angrily.

He has never believed in fate, but now, even he has to marvel at the so-called "fate".

He got up from the wide bed, touched the phone under the faint moonlight, skillfully replaced it with another SIM card, and dialed a number.

The phone rang for a long time before the person on the other end answered, with a somewhat impatient tone: "Hello, who is it?"

Yue Zezhang said concisely and forcefully: "It's me, Yue Zezhang."

Assistant Li, who was awakened by the vibration of the mobile phone, reacted for a moment, then suddenly widened his sleepy eyes, and looked at the screen again against the strong light in disbelief.It is indeed an unfamiliar number that has never been saved.

He remedied: "Mr. Yue! Sorry, I didn't know it was you..."

"I don't blame you. It's been a bit hard to follow me around for investigation recently. It's good to go to bed early." Yue Zezhang even had a soft smile in his voice, "Xiao Li, are you awake now?"

Assistant Li responded repeatedly: "I'm awake, I'm awake, what do you want to order from Mr. Yue?"

"A small errand." Yue Zezhang said lightly, "It's just that I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep if I don't explain it tonight."

Assistant Li picked up the glasses from the bedside table and put them on, as if he could hear more clearly: "Mr. Yue, tell me."

In the dark and empty bedroom, Yue Zezhang's supposedly old eyes suddenly flowed with not-old ambition and cruelty.

"Xiao Li, go and find some trouble for Xiao Zhaoshan." He said slowly, "Trouble in various senses."

Xiao Zhaoshan knew that Yue Zezhang would not make him feel better, but he didn't know that Yue Zezhang would bypass him and directly attack Dong Xin and Chi Yan.

Four days before New Year's Eve, Xinrong was exposed to the scandal of shareholders maliciously manipulating the stock. The day before, the canned products on the production line newly introduced by Chi Yan were sued by consumers to the Consumers Association for food safety complaints.

This year was not peaceful, Dong Xin was anxious to eliminate the high-level internal violators, and Chi Yan thoroughly checked the quality inspection process of the production line.Xiao Zhaoshan couldn't sit idly by, but could only work hard on public relations.

He began to accept exclusive interviews within the scope allowed by the police, in exchange for some favors, and helped Dong Xin and Chi Yan win a good word from the media.But the end result of dealing with at least three media every day is that he is unable to continue to exert pressure on Yue Zezhang.

The truth that can pose a threat cannot be revealed, and a lot can be said about the non-painful scenes.After two days of trying, Xiao Zhaoshan found out exhaustedly that Yue Zezhang's goal had already been achieved.

There is a way of speaking, too much talk will lead to loss, as the saying goes, silence is golden.If the same script is sung over and over again, the interest of the spectators will fade away sooner or later.Once the peak of public sensitivity to information has passed, all that remains is envy and suspicion.

He did a thankless thing.

Of course Dong Xin and Chi Yan knew who wrote it.Although they had no intention of blaming Xiao Zhaoshan, they actually broke their mood, ruined their energy, and took the blame for this matter.

Chi Yan called and told Xiao Zhaoshan that the company was applying for police intervention, but Xiao Zhaoshan on the other end of the phone said "um" and said nothing more.

Chi Yan didn't hang up the phone either, and asked again after a long time: "Xiao Zhaoshan, do you regret it later?"

Xiao Zhaoshan felt tired from the inside out, but from the moment he decided to expose Yue Zezhang, the word "regret" never appeared in his mind.

He wiped his face and lit the last cigarette in the box: "Yue Zezhang may continue to make small moves later, if you can't catch the real culprit who poured dirty water on you, you might as well spend some money and find someone you trust to be the scapegoat , don't delay too long."

"Why?" Chi Yan sneered, "I'm still in a hurry to give him a clue? Xiao Zhaoshan, when did you become so confused?"

Xiao Zhaoshan had to admit that he was unable to do what he wanted: "His case involves too much, and it won't be settled in a while. I don't have the extra energy to move the battlefield with him to waste."

Chi Yan said: "We divorced a long time ago, and you don't need to worry about this matter. I came to inform you to kindly remind you, don't let him lead you by the nose."

Xiao Zhaoshan didn't answer.

Chi Yan paused for a while, then said helplessly: "That's all I've said, and you can figure out the rest. Anyway, remember, the most important thing is to live."

Xiao Zhaoshan had a flash of inspiration, and then he remembered that he could apply to the police for asylum.

Since troubles are bound to come one after another, he at least has to plan ahead and protect Xiao Chining who has not been affected in advance.

Xiao Chining failed to take the school's first examination, and even had no chance to step out of the house after junior high school, so he became a little quiet and obedient.

Xiao Zhaoshan came out of the study to pour water that night, seeing him in a daze staring at the gurgling chicken soup on the stove, he felt guilty.

If there hadn't been such a thing, if it hadn't been for his father who went astray when he was young, Xiao Chining would still be a 17-year-old boy walking through the streets and alleys with a crowd of people on a skateboard against the wind.

So at night before he fell asleep, he suppressed his sleepiness and kissed Xiao Chining pitifully again and again.

Xiao Chining seemed to know what he was thinking, and instead of being affectionate with him, he raised his hand and patted his shoulder, persuading him softly: "Sleep, sleep, tomorrow will be fine."

He seemed to say something later, but Xiao Zhaoshan couldn't hear it clearly.He fell asleep too quickly and too deeply.

It stands to reason that after such a sleep, you can feel refreshed the next day.However, when he woke up the next day, instead of getting better, his headache got worse again.Not only that, but he also felt extremely thirsty and nauseous.

He dazedly wanted to check his mobile phone for a while, but his body seemed to be crushed by a ghost, and he couldn't move. His waist was sore and his back hurt, and his hands and feet were terribly numb.He frowned and opened his eyes, only to realize that he wasn't lying on the bed at all.

—— Instead, his hands and feet were bound, and he was sitting slumped on the floor tiles of the master bedroom bathroom.

He lowered his head to look at the twined hemp rope, then raised his head, and looked at the person sitting by the bed as expected.

The room was filled with smoke, Xiao Chining put out the cigarette butt in his usual ashtray, got up and walked into the bathroom, squatted in front of him, with a familiar smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he was going to talk back to him, say something Innocuous, colored jokes.

"Xiao...Chi Ning." Xiao Zhaoshan called his name with difficulty and hoarsely, but didn't know what else they could say.

Some kind of huge and invisible sorrow, like this finger-thick rope on his body, made the root of his tongue sore, his blood stagnated, his mouth couldn't speak, and his heart couldn't beat.

"Finally awake?"

Xiao Chining stroked the corners of his eyes with his thumbs, and his nostalgic eyes wandered from his forehead to his chin.

How much Xiao Zhaoshan hoped that it would be a kind of nostalgia.

"I've been waiting for a long time—" Xiao Chining called him briskly, "Mr. Xiao."