Chapter 7 Chapter 7 The Secret

I went to Hong Kong for a short errand, and when I came back, my luggage was almost overweight.I don’t have many things, and they are all cosmetics and perfumes for my sisters. In order to buy these things for them, my trip to Hong Kong was like a long march. After getting off the plane, I was depressed about a few pieces of luggage while walking.He raised his head suddenly and saw a familiar person approaching him, it turned out to be Lu Licheng.My first reaction was to flee, and I found it difficult to make a U-turn with so much luggage, and it seemed impossible; my second reaction was to hide, and I crouched behind the luggage; my third reaction was to look left and right, thinking That he should be picking up customers or friends, I hide for a while, he should have left.

Seeing that he had already passed by my luggage, unexpectedly he made a turn, and his tall figure was pressing on top of my head. He put his hands in the pockets of his windbreaker and looked at me blankly and condescendingly. Pretending to move his hands indiscriminately, he stood up: "The shoelaces suddenly became loose." He stared at my shoes without saying a word, I followed his gaze and looked down, I was wearing a pair of short boots with no laces at all, I felt ashamed and thrown to the North Pole, so I could only say with a dry smile: “What a coincidence! people?" "Ok."

The two were relatively speechless, and I really couldn't think of any polite words, so I decided to retreat: "I won't bother you, I'll take a step first." He took the cart from me and walked out with the luggage. I stared blankly at his back, unable to understand what this meant, so I hurried a few steps and walked to his side: "Don't bother you , I can do it myself." He said nothing, just strode along.I jogged and followed him, and after a moment of silence, I asked tentatively, "Is the person you picked up?" "yes." I started to play drums in my heart, and I couldn't figure out what he meant, but he offered an explanation: "Today is Friday, I happen to have time, and I pass by the airport."

Do you have time to take a walk at the airport?Am I an idiot? I kept an unnatural dry smile until I sat on his Wrangler and put on the seat belt, and I finally realized it. The car was running on the highway, and the roads on both sides were covered with trees, which were very dense. I guess there was something hidden underneath, and no one else could find it. The case of murder and abandoned corpses appeared in my mind, and I felt goosebumps on my arms. I mustered up my courage before I dared to speak: "You know?" "Yeah." His brows were light, showing no emotion. I began to think about how to explain it in my head. After a long while, I whispered: "I was afraid that Linda would find out about me and find that there was something wrong with my resume, so I did some work in private. I just wanted to save myself, and there was absolutely no other meaning. I I discovered it by accident, and I will never, never, never tell anyone else, and never, never, never have any interest in exploring the ins and outs behind it, I swear to God!"

He didn't comment, and asked lightly: "How many materials have you read?" "I didn't read much, I only read the travel expenses, salaries, reports, and tax forms for the past five years..." It seemed that I didn't read too much, and my voice became weaker and weaker. I said, "Later, after the travel expenses were targeted , and others just glanced at it casually." He glanced at me and lowered the back of the chair I was sitting on: "I'm going to concentrate on driving now, you take a rest first, I have something to tell you later." I lay down on the chair in frustration, closed my eyes, and had all kinds of absurd thoughts in my head.After handing over the things, I realized that it is definitely not a good thing to know things that I should not know, but I always have a bit of luck, hoping that Lu Licheng will not find out.But the world is like this, the worst will happen, and I just fabricated my resume to join the company, saying that I have ulterior motives, I don't believe it myself, can Lu Licheng believe that I only know this?Can you believe that I am not malicious?

Lu Licheng turned on the stereo, and the soft and soothing Guzheng music played, flowing out of the gurgling stream and green bamboos. I was still thinking wildly in my head, but my body relaxed unconsciously because of exhaustion. Gradually, my head became ethereal, as if Being in the mountains and green land, with a bright moon in the sky and a cool breeze blowing, the troubles and mundane things are not worth worrying about. Finally, I fell into a deep sleep under the moonlight. When I suddenly woke up from the dream, I found in a daze that there was darkness all around me, only a little red light flickered on and off in the void. In an instant, all the horror movies and ghost stories I had watched came to my mind, I" Ah," screamed out.

"What's the matter?" Lu Licheng immediately opened the car door, and he ejected the half-sucked cigarette between his fingers. The red light made a beautiful arc and fell to the ground. I held his arm and panted heavily. I was blown by the cold wind outside the car. I woke up. I felt embarrassed and let him go. I was covered with his suit jacket. I trampled it to the bottom of my feet, so I quickly picked it up, Armani!I wanted to say I'm sorry, but when the words came to my lips, I realized again, what do I need to apologize for? He got into the car, smiled and asked, "How can such a big person be frightened by nightmares?"

I said angrily: "Hey! People are scary, scary to death! An hour ago, I was still in the bustling city, with cars passing by on the street. I just took a nap when I found myself in the wilderness, surrounded by no one. There is also someone pretending to be a ghost fire, and it is you, how should you react?" Lu Licheng leaned sideways on the steering wheel, with one arm resting on the back of the chair, and his hand was hanging on my shoulder, with the faint smell of menthol tobacco between his fingers: "First, you slept for more than an hour; Ghost, it’s a male ghost, I’ll catch it and sell it in the market, if it’s a female ghost, just ask her, Xiaoqian and Yingning are better.”

It's not all numbers in his head, but there's no time for his humor, just shock at the fact that I've been asleep for over four hours. "This is where?" Lu Licheng didn't answer, turned on the ignition, the Wrangler roared in the night, made a 180-degree sharp turn, and galloped out. "Why don't you take me home?" "How do I know where your home is?" "You won't wake me up and ask?" He was silent and did not speak, I stared at him angrily, he glanced at me, and suddenly said: "You are cuter when you are asleep."

I hummed. The car stopped suddenly, and I stretched my neck to look around. There was no village in front of me, no shop in back, only a wooden house standing in the wilderness.Lu Licheng, what exactly do you want to do?I have no looks, no money, and I am old. Even if there are personal traffickers, I am afraid that they will not accept me.Is he planning to torture me? "Come down!" Lu Licheng got out of the car and opened the door for me. Come down, come down, already at this stage, who is afraid of whom?I held Sister Jiang's idea of ​​entering the Zhazidong, and followed him into the cabin.However, the sea water cannot be measured, and the house cannot be seen in appearance. It looks old on the outside, but the sparrow inside is small and has all internal organs.

Lu Licheng poured me a glass of water, and heard me moaning: "Red plum blossoms on the red rock, thousands of miles of ice and frost step on the feet, so there is nothing to be afraid of the severe cold." He put the water glass heavily in front of me: "I am not Guojun, you are not a red plum on a red rock." He paused, then laughed and said, "Not everyone can compare themselves to plum blossoms, so be careful to imitate yourself." I was so angry that I flung my sleeves and left. When I left the house, I looked up and saw the green hills faintly dotted with cold stars. It was such an idyllic scenery!It's almost late autumn, the day is fine, but the night is really cold. Facing the cold wind, after walking slowly around the car nine times, hungry in the stomach and cold in the body, he paced back and forth and returned to the hut, where he sat and ate at the table , Without looking up, he said, "Close the door." I saw a bowl of rice on the table, and sat there without saying a word. Even if this is a Hongmen banquet, I will be a full ghost. Based on the principle that if I eat more, the enemy will eat less. I am as ruthless as the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, and I wish I could clean up the bottom of the plate. Lu Licheng maintained his usual demeanor, and fought with me unceremoniously. The two of them worked hard together, and when the plate bottomed out, I couldn't even walk.The two looked at the empty plate and then at each other.I grinned at him, I was very supportive, but I was very happy!I know he is not full.Hahaha! Seeing that he wanted to stand up, I immediately occupied the only reclining chair in the room with clumsy and quick movements, and shook the rocking chair to demonstrate to him.He ignored me, put the convenience dishes into plastic bags and sealed them, cleared the table, lit the fireplace next to the lounge chair, poured himself another glass of wine, and drank slowly. It is estimated that the pine wood was burned, so the house was filled with rosin.I don't know if it's because of the rosin, or because my stomach is full and my body is warm, but my mood gradually improves, my limbs stretch lazily, and I look at Lu Licheng while shaking the rocking chair. Because there was no chair, he sat sideways on the table, with a glass window behind him, the dark night became the most solemn background, and when the fire in the fireplace reached him, it was already faint, only a few dancing lights The light and shadow made his figure erratic, and the shining starlight outside the window reflected his facial features, making him look very gentle. He got up and poured himself another glass of wine. Only then did I see clearly the wine he was drinking. It was golden in color and cloudy, and I immediately felt greedy, so I said cheekily: "Where did you get homemade sorghum wine? I'll pour a little too." He raised his eyebrows, a little surprised, took a glass casually, and poured me a small glass. I buried my nose next to the wine glass, took a deep breath, and took another big sip: "It tastes good." He smiled smugly, with an expression I had never seen before: "My mother brewed it herself, and the sorghum was also grown in her own field. It's rare for you to know the goods." I was a little surprised. His clothes and conversation could not tell his origin at all. I sniffed the smell of wine and said, "My dad has an old comrade-in-arms. He was on a business trip to Beijing for a year and bought a jar from the countryside of Shaanxi. The sorghum wine was given to my dad, and my dad only gave me a cup in total, as if he had picked something." My rocking chair swayed, the wood in the fireplace crackled, and I felt relaxed, so I realized the beauty of this house. I have never felt so quiet in the city, so quiet that I can even hear the sound of the wind blowing through the roof: "Where are we now?" "In the suburbs of Changping, there is no traffic jam, and it takes more than an hour to enter Beijing." I patted my chest, completely relaxed now: "Is this your little villa?" "You just say yes. This is the first time I have done corporate restructuring and listing, and I bought it with the bonus I got." I said enviously: "Why are people so different? My current bonus is probably just enough to buy a bathroom." He laughed: "At that time, houses in Beijing were not considered expensive, and these dilapidated houses in the wilderness were even less valuable. In fact, at that time, I just wanted to find a place where I could stay alone quietly. Later, he was praised for his investment vision for no reason.” He pointed out the window, “There is a fruit forest over there. There are more people who take the flowers than the flowers, and more people who pick the fruit than the fruit on the tree.” I burst into laughter, and he said melancholy, "So, I only live here in winter now." I poured myself another half glass of wine, and Lu Licheng said flatly, "This wine has a strong aftertaste." I made a face at him: "You are not willing to let me drink, so I just want to drink!" As I said that, I added some more to my glass, and in a heartless way, I simply poured a full glass, and then protested to him. He raised his glass and took a sip. Lu Licheng smiled and shook his head.Holding the wine glass, I shook the rocking chair and said, "Okay, you can go to trial if you want! I promise to be honest, and I only hope that you will be lenient." Lu Licheng stared at me with a smile, with stars dancing in his eyes, was that a narrow smile? "You've been very frank. The matter is handled by Song Yi. From him, I didn't get any information. I'm not sure it's you." My eyes darkened, and I almost lost my breath, Su Man, you are a pig, you are definitely a pig!He sipped his wine, smiling, admiring my emotions.I drank several sips of wine before I gradually regained my composure, and said to myself, "Anyway, you have doubts about me. If I don't admit it, you will find out sooner or later." He suppressed his smile and said seriously: "Thank you!" This person changed his face so quickly, I couldn't figure it out, I looked at him stupidly, pointed to the tip of my nose and asked, "Are you talking to me?" He stared at me without saying a word, and he didn't seem to intend to answer my nonsense at all.I felt embarrassed when he looked at me, put down my finger, and said embarrassingly: "I said I was protecting myself, not helping you. You should thank Song Yi." He frowned slightly, and a condensed aura gradually gathered on his body.I flinched back and murmured unwillingly: "It's what it is! I didn't say on my resume that I had done an audit, so how dare I show that thing? Fortunately, he stretched out his hand generously and refused to take the credit, otherwise You can use this to buy people's hearts..." He interrupted me impatiently: "What Song Yi needs is the hearts and minds of the New York headquarters. He doesn't care what people who don't matter think at all. Originally, this incident wouldn't hurt me, but I just don't know what the headquarters is investigating. What, that's why I didn't dare to mess with myself. When Song Yi messed it up, a group of old men in the headquarters praised him for being upright and fair. He has already received all the benefits he can get. Give it to me, not to Mike, ask Mike to explain, force Mike to inform me secretly, and then report to the headquarters..." Seeing my expression, he stopped suddenly: "Believe it or not, it's up to you! Song Yi's ability to achieve this position in a foreign country is definitely not the harmless appearance you see. Why do you think I forced you to do things for me? If If it wasn't for him, would I suddenly have no one under my command?" He took a sip of his wine and looked out the window. I don't know if it's the rosin, or the starlight, or maybe I'm a little drunk. I think the Lu Licheng in front of me is not the Lu Licheng I know. His side face is full of sadness. This kind of expression should not appear on his face anyway. face. While drinking, he stated lightly, as if speaking to the night: "Those travel expenses are indeed not travel expenses, but a business kickback. All the documents have been prepared as early as the beginning of the year, and the money has been transferred long ago. It is only necessary for the people below to go through a formality every month, there are too many things at the end of the year, and mistakes are made during the busy schedule, forgetting that this person left the job in October." I don't know how to comment, so I can only keep silent. He looked at me with a calm expression: "This fee is nothing compared to the profits brought to the company. Mike also agrees with this method of operation, although this method Not recognized by the headquarters. Of course, now the headquarters also realize that a country has its own way of doing business, so each of us has a business card with a special sum of money in it for customer exchanges. In the past two years, this The upper limit of the amount is getting bigger and bigger, and I no longer need to use travel expenses to digest these special expenses." I murmured: "You don't have to explain it to me, I said I won't tell others." He stared at me, a little fire dancing in his dark eyes.He sat on the carpet in front of the rocking chair and looked up at me halfway: "Can you answer me a question honestly?" I nodded, no one can refuse his eyes at this time. "Does everyone in the company believe that Song Yi will win?" If I had known this was the problem, I would have refused anyway.I said aloud: "I don't know, it shouldn't be! It's just a fair competition, besides, Mike has always appreciated you and has been doing his best to help you...I...Actually..." Under his eyes, my head gradually Going down, humming and chirping for a long while, he decided to pour the beans out of the bamboo tube, and poured them all out in one breath, "Song Yi graduated from a famous American school, and many people on Wall Street are alumni of him, you should also know that, Americans attach great importance to the alumni group. He worked at the headquarters for another six years, and his colleagues privately said that he has a good relationship with several big heads of MG. Some colleagues who were on a business trip to New York saw photos of him playing golf with them. Said, in fact, the superiors have already identified him, but it’s not good to save Mike’s face, and it’s not good to hurt the enthusiasm of the employees. After all, you are the founding hero of MG China, so this cutscene must go.” The room was so quiet that it was chilling. I searched my brains to find a few words to comfort him, but my head was in a daze. After thinking for a long time, I could only come up with a sentence: "Everyone in China's financial circles knows your ability. , there is no place to keep people here, but there is a place to keep people!" As soon as the words came out, seeing his face, I immediately realized that I said something wrong, and I said a big wrong thing: "No, no, I didn't mean that, of course MG won't let you leave, and of course you won't Leaving MG..." "Okay, don't say any more." He cut off my face blankly, and the blacker I was, I was full of annoyance, so I could only pick up the wine glass and drink a glass. Fortunately, there is wine in the world, no matter whether it is a thousand sorrows or a thousand thoughts, it can always make you forget temporarily. . Lu Licheng also picked up the wine glass, and the two drank the wine in silence. After drinking half of the jar of sorghum wine, Lu Licheng gradually talked more.He unconsciously rocked the rocking chair for me. I curled up on it, squinted my eyes, and kept laughing. "Su Man, I have always worked hard. Everything I have today was achieved with my bare hands. Fourteen years ago, when I entered Beijing, my luggage was just a quilt and three sets of clothes." I nodded vigorously. "I am a rural candidate. My parents just knew how to write their own names. Everything depends on me. Our province's college entrance examination scores are high, unlike your Beijing students. The scores of Beijingers who went to Tsinghua University and Peking University just exceeded the key points in our province. The admission score of the university." "Well, well, shake it lightly, I'm a little dizzy." He shook gently obediently: "I graduated from a little-known Beijing small university, Song Yi graduated from Tsinghua University, I got a part-time MBA from Renmin University of China, and he got a master's degree in finance from Berkeley. I worked for Mike in China. Starting from making phone calls, making coffee, and recording meeting summaries, he was an elite on Wall Street as soon as he came out. It took me ten years to get to where I am today, and it only took him six years. Worse than him, what he can do, I can do, but what I can do in the Chinese market, he may not be able to do." Hearing Song Yi's name, my head hurts and my heart is very confused. I went to serve the wine, but found that the glass was empty: "I want to drink." While he was talking, he handed me his wine glass casually. I held his hand and drank a couple of sips. "But..." Lu Licheng shook his head and laughed, "The current situation in China is so strange. As long as it is a sea turtle returning from abroad, it will have an invisible halo. It seems that as long as it is a turtle, it is doomed to be born weak." Why are his words so familiar?After thinking hard for a long time, I finally remembered that a teacher in college, when he went to England, left me with a sigh similar to this. The school clamored every day to create a world-class college and engage in talent introduction, and the result was to introduce I killed a bunch of turtles and forced away a bunch of wood turtles. My favorite teacher is one of the teachers who were forced to leave.The eldest sister seems to have said similar things, the headquarter would turn a blind eye to the vacancies in the senior management of the company even if there are suitable talents in China, and just like to take the painstaking efforts to get one from overseas. Thinking of that teacher, who is already old, but is forced by life to go abroad, everything has to start again, and thinking of the bottleneck of my eldest sister's career, I sighed. Hearing my sigh, Lu Licheng added some wine to me, and clinked the glass with me: "I don't sigh myself, why are you sighing? I believe that everything is man-made!" I drank the wine with him in a muddleheaded way. When I put down the glass, I couldn't remember why I sighed just now. I just looked at the determination and confidence in his brows, felt his determination to move forward, and stood up for him for no reason. happy. Seeing my smile, he laughed too: "Su Man, I..." He stared at me, hesitating to speak.I reached out to touch the wine glass, and he held my hand with a strangely gentle expression: "Don't drink now, I brought you out tonight, not for any travel expenses, but to tell you something, I... I ...Do you want to hear a secret?" His eyes were actually nervous. I nodded, nodded again, grinning, put my index finger on my lips and made a gesture, bent down, leaned into his ear, and said in a low voice: "I, I'll tell you a secret... a secret, You have to keep it a secret. I...I really... like Song Yi so much." He tilted his head, fell on his shoulder, and passed out completely. When I woke up in the morning, I had a splitting headache. I looked at a completely unfamiliar hut and didn't know where I was. I was stunned for a long time before I remembered Lu Licheng. This house belongs to Lu Licheng!I jumped up from the bed and shouted loudly: "Lu Licheng! Lu Licheng..." There was no sound in the room, only an old alarm clock on the table by the window was making a "tick" and "tick" sound. I walked over and picked up the note under it. The numbers below can take you back to the city. No explanation, no apology, nothing but a cell phone number.Last night was half clear, half blurry, at first I was scared, then I was angry, then I didn't seem to be angry anymore, we were drinking, and then... I woke up.I frowned and thought, what exactly does Lu Licheng mean? Could it be because Friday night is too boring, so I need to grab someone to drink with him? Muttering and cursing at him, according to his instructions, I dialed the phone number, and the other party said to pick me up in fifteen minutes.I wiped my face in a hurry, opened the refrigerator, took a banana from the refrigerator, and got into an old van. When I got out of the van to pay the bill, the man refused my money in Beijing dialect: "Mr. Lu will pay for it." .” After speaking, he drove the car out of my sight. I dragged a bunch of luggage and walked into my building with mixed feelings. Is it easy for me to go home?I called my mother and told her that I would go home tomorrow, but I couldn't move anymore today, so I decided to take a bath first, and then let Malatang clean me up.