The first night passed peacefully - just for Yun Shu.
Far away on the other side of Haicheng, Gu Xingze almost spent most of the night with his eyes open.
The dream was full of butterflies flying around. I reached out and touched one. When I grabbed it, I saw that the butterfly had an innocent face and called him "Brother Gu" in human words.
He was so shocked that he woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep again.
The landscape trees outside the window were still covered with water vapor that had not yet evaporated. He stood in front of the window for a while, staring at the street lights on the central city road in the distance that had not been completely extinguished, and then went to the living room to pour a glass of boiled water.
A cup with a round mouth will easily overflow if you lift your hand a little too far. Even if your Adam's apple keeps swallowing, there will inevitably be traces of moisture on your lips after drinking, which is about to flow down.
He licked the tip of his tongue, put down the cup and went back to the bedroom to change clothes.
Being a CEO is tiring, at least in terms of the freedom to dress.
The wardrobe was all full of suits, and he picked up a black shirt at random - he rarely wore white shirts because his muscles were a little obvious after joining the army in the past few years, and light-colored clothes were too see-through.
The nightgown was unbuttoned, and the black shirt prioritized covering the lower back with obvious back muscles.
He was in no hurry to button up, and his open shirt was slightly curved. Under his chest muscles were neatly arranged abdominal muscles, and on his side waist near the mermaid line, there was a long flesh-pink scar.
That was the evidence that he was almost torn apart by the kidnappers when he was in junior high school, a long and thin knife wound, like a rough stroke drawn quickly on rice paper.
Soon, the scar and the abdominal muscles were covered up under the black shirt, completely blocked.
A new day has begun.
The conscientious Assistant Lin came into the office early in the morning to report on the day's arrangements.
He didn't ask about what happened yesterday, but he made some guesses, so he casually recounted what he had carefully observed yesterday afternoon.
"It is said that Mr. Zhou from Yuan Heng went to Yuntai Road in the suburbs after leaving the club yesterday afternoon."
"Yuntai Road?" Gu Xingze frowned.
Everyone in the circle knows that it is often a place where mistresses and lovers are raised.
Zhou Jingmo doesn't seem to have an official girlfriend yet, but he puts her there. Does he only regard Yun Shu as his lover?
Lin Tesuke nodded: "I remember that Ning Huajiang, the director of Ning's Entertainment, also placed a person there, and he is a quite famous star."
Ning Huajiang is Ning Siyun's second uncle and a distant relative. He has also made a lot of money from the Ning family in recent years.
But putting the lover of Ninghua River and Yun Shu in the same place feels very unpleasant.
Didn't Zhou Jingmo check it out, or was it intentional?
He still hadn't forgotten what he found wrong when talking to Yun Shu yesterday. He thought about it and said to Assistant Lin:
"Yes, I understand. Help me check someone else. His name is Yunshu, he is eighteen years old."
He wrote Yun Shu's name on the paper and handed it over, and wrote lightly: "It will be in your hands alone. Check it carefully and be careful."
The tone was light, but Assistant Lin could feel that this matter represented a real run-in between him and the new president, so he took the note solemnly.
"Yes, Mr. Gu."
After Lin Teshu went out, Gu Xingze called Jiang Xiu.
"Didn't you say that your brother is very successful in the entertainment industry? Could you please help him check the two new people who have debuted in Ning's Entertainment?"
"Name? I don't know the name, but the contract signed yesterday should be only these two people."
"Well, one of them should be a girl, not very old."
After stating the request, Jiang Xiu on the other side asked insinuatingly: "Brother Gu, what are you doing with me? Do I need to be more respectful?"
His expression remained unchanged, and he opened the document with his other hand and started reading.
"Just ask me, it has nothing to do with me, don't think too much about it."
Jiang Xiu was a little disappointed: "Okay, I'll ask my brother to help find out."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Xingze's eyes stayed on the documents for a while.
What I was thinking about was not what was written in the document, but thinking - it seems that it is still necessary to cooperate with people in the entertainment industry. At least if I want to investigate things, it would be better to have two lines of inquiry.
Changtong also has an entertainment company, so it seems like he should communicate more with people from the Cheng family for further cooperation.
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Yuntai Road Villa.
Yun Shu didn't eat at noon and was playing with rabbits on the stairs.
She tied the long-eared rabbit toy to the stair railing, and the ears were just long enough for the rabbit to be hung up.
She clenched her fists and punched the rabbit out of boredom, watching the rabbit being knocked away. After swinging back, she punched the rabbit again.
All in all it looks boring.
In fact, she is selling short.
She was so nervous yesterday that she didn't have time to think too much about the follow-up. When she got up from sleep, all the things she should consider flooded into her brain.
What does Zhou Jingmo think of her? Is she really just a companion?
Is there any surveillance here?
Does she really want to stay with Zhou Jingmo like this? Should she borrow Gu Xingze's hand to run out?
And most importantly, she is not willing to be treated like this and must pretend to be nonchalant. How can she retaliate in kind?
The answer to each question is not very clear. She is still just a toy in the hands of others. She does not have a high status and cannot do many things.
Then think about the simplest question: Does she need to stay with Zhou Jingmo like this?
The rabbit was beaten and swung out again, and there was movement outside the villa.
She immediately untied the rabbit ears and held them in her hands. She turned around and looked at Zhou Jingmo at the door.
The other party was as elegant and reserved as yesterday, looking at her with a clear look, as if everything was under his control and no one could escape.
When you show a fake smile behind your back, you feel condescending.
At this moment, Yun Shu felt that the question she had just been thinking about had been answered.
She wants to stay here.
You must do something to make yourself feel better.
Why do those who have committed crimes remain aloof, while those whose freedoms have been robbed of them must continue to act like toys?
They should be punished too, she thought.
She stood motionless, and Zhou Jingmo waited for a while without waiting for her to come over. He could only signal to the person behind him, then walked over unsatisfied, unbuttoned his suit and sat on the sofa.
"What are you doing standing there? Come here."
Yun Shu quietly chose a seat opposite her and sat down. The long-eared rabbit's legs were dragging on the ground. After sitting down, one of her ears drooped on her slippers.
Zhou Jingmo’s brows twitched: “You don’t like this toy?”
"I like it. But how I like it is my business. I just like to drag it like this."
He laughed, like an elder who tolerates children.
"Okay, you can do whatever you like."
As he spoke, he pointed to the person moving things on the other side: "The book has been brought to you."
"Thank you. Where is Ning Siyun's money?"
Zhou Jingmo glanced at her.
She was still holding rabbit ears in her hand, but her words were just like those flattering people. But she didn't look like a qualified gold-fishing girl. She looked more like... losing her temper and asking "you"
Here are the toys you promised me."
The smile on his lips deepened and he placed the things he brought on the small table between the two of them.
"This is the card given by Ning Siyun. I heard that you gave two-thirds of it to your friends? There are only three million here. There is also this, which is a tablet with my contact information, but I am usually very busy.