Wildfire

The box was quiet, and there were five people sitting at the round table. Lu Qiao looked left and right awkwardly. She wanted to find a topic and didn't know what to say. She simply looked around.

As the best five-star hotel in the city, the interior decoration is certainly not bad. This is an elegant seat. Compared with the luxury of the living room, it is much more elegant. The surface of the pale yellow wallpaper is embroidered with light-colored flowers, exquisite and restrained, but transparent. Not tacky, the tables and chairs around are all in sandalwood color, a bit of ancient charm, the round tables they sit on are also sandalwood polished, the color is dull, there is a sense of low-key luxury, the style of the whole box is antique, but the small decorations are modern. , The combination of the two styles is not only unobtrusive, but also an inexplicable sense of harmony.

She remembered that the first time she heard Qi Man say that she was with Li Yanzhi, that was how she felt.

At that time, she had just graduated from university, and she went home to develop. Knowing that Qi Man's family was not in good condition, she offered to lend her money and waited for her work to be paid back. At that time, Qi Man had no choice but to accept her help because her mother was sick.

After going back and forth, their relationship has undergone a qualitative change, and they are as close as sisters.

She also regarded Qi Man as a sincere friend, and wanted to tell her about Jiang Yun's incident, but before he had time, Qi Man suddenly came back one day and told her that he had followed Li Yanzhi.

She is not a three-year-old child, and is four years older than Qi Man. The first reaction to seeing this is that she is afraid of being deceived, but she forgets that Qi Man is smarter than her. She can imagine the situation, Qi Man How could she not understand, she was willing to follow Li Yanzhi, as can be seen from her expression.

"Do you like her?" She asked while watching Li Yanzhi's serious sitting posture in the interview. Her knowledge of Li Yanzhi still remained at the cutting edge of the workplace. She was beautiful, and she was a high-level person that they could not reach. Can hardly be expected.

Qi Man, who was sitting across from her, showed a shy expression for the first time. At that time, when he was young, he was not very good at concealing his emotions, and Qi Man had not concealed his emotions in front of her, so she could clearly see the love in those eyes And joy.

"I like it." Qi Man admitted very generously: "I like her so much."

"Tsk—" She laughed: "Love at first sight?"

After all, she had just gone for an interview and hadn't had any contact before. The only possibility she thought of was that she fell in love with Li Yanyi at first sight. Qi Man didn't refute, and smiled.

She put Li Yanzhi's photo next to Qi Man's cheek, and heard Qi Man ask, "What?"

"Nothing." She laughed: "It's a good match."

There are obviously two worlds, but there is a strange sense of fusion, exactly the same as now.

"Don't order food?" The cold voice interrupted her thoughts. Lu Qiao returned to his senses. Seeing Qi Man taking the menu from the round table, he said, "Mr. Li, order it first?"

Zhao Haichuan Yu Guang kept staring at her, barely looking away after entering the door.

Qi Man and Li Yanzhi are two completely different kinds of women. Li Yanzhi has been riding the market for many years. She has the confidence and arrogance of a successful woman. She has a sharp aura. A glance can make the surroundings chill. He still remembers the first time. At the place where she ate, the waiter girl kept staring at Li Yanzhi, presumably she wanted to say something, but she didn't dare to speak until she left. She was the kind of person who was born in a high position and exuded a sense of domineering from her bones.

Very oppressive.

He doesn't like it. He likes Qi Man's style. He is gentle like water, his eyebrows are exquisite and picturesque, his side is clean and soft, the corners of his lips are slightly raised when he smiles, his eyebrows are curved like crescents, and his voice is clear, like trickling water, falling. In my heart, there was a burst of coolness.

Such a woman is suitable for marrying home as a wife.

He was not originally interested in Li Yanzhi. His parents liked the money of the Li family, and the Li family liked the power of his family. It was originally a win-win situation, but now, a woman has stood up out of thin air.

Zhao Haichuan was interested.

He got closer to Jiang Yun and asked, "How old is your friend."

Jiang Yun was speechless. He had known that the prince was a bit self-righteous and self-conscious, but he didn't expect that he didn't even understand basic politeness. He obviously had an appointment with Li Yanzhi before, but now he only stares at Qi Man.

If she is Li Yanzhi, she will be stunned to death!

Li Yanzhi was indeed angry, but it was not because of Zhao Haichuan's attitude. This person was not worth mentioning in her eyes. It was Qi Man that she cared about.

Qi Man still stretched out his hand, his eyes were gentle, and he smiled lightly: "Mr. Li? Order food?"

Li Yanzhi met her eyes with deep and scorching eyes. She took the menu and ticked two dishes at random and handed them to others. Jiang Yun did not return to Zhao Haichuan. She said, "This shop heard about it." There are signature dishes, which have always been greedy. I will order one to try."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Qi Man: "Man Man, what do you think?"

Li Yanzhi heard her call Manman and raised his eyes to look at Jiang Yun. It was fleeting, and even Jiang Yun didn't notice it. When she lowered her head, her eyes were drooping, her face was stretched, and her expression was extremely unhappy.

Others only consider her because of Zhao Haichuan's relationship.

Qi Man nodded: "Okay."

She laughed: "Come on, I have the honor to meet President Li tonight, I'll treat you."

Using her money to invite her blind date to dinner, it feels so **** sour, Qi Man's smile deepens, and his eyebrows are more gentle, Jiang Yun said: "How can I let the birthday star entertain you? I'll do it."

You please, what is your relationship with her, it is your turn to please?

Li Yanzhi turned his head and said to the waiter: "Get two bottles of miracle."

Miracle is not cheap. A bottle of the latest vintage is more than 60,000. Not to mention the type that has been collected for a few years. There is no two or three hundred thousand one bottle. Although the people who come to eat here are rich, they open two bottles at a time. Miracles are still rare. The waiter’s heart beats faster and his voice is more pleasant: "Which year do I need it."

Li Yanzhi looked at Jiang Yun: "The longer the better."

He's a ruthless person!

The waiter would never fail to recognize Li Yanzhi without winking. She hurriedly said, "Okay, please wait a moment."

Jiang Yun stared at the back of the waiter leaving and pinched the menu, two bottles of miracle? Selling her tonight is not enough to check out! This Li Yanzhi sees that Zhao Haichuan is upset and doesn't need to be angry with them, right?

She was a little depressed, looked at Qi Man, and said, "Man Man, I think Mr. Li and Dr. Zhao have something to talk about. Should we go to other boxes?"

"No need."

"No need to."

The voices of a man and a woman sounded at the same time, and Zhao Haichuan took the initiative to say: "Mr. Li and I are just friends. It's rare to get together with everyone tonight. It's okay to have a light meal." After he said that, he looked towards Qi Man: "It's you tonight. birthday?"

Qi Man thought for a few seconds: "You can say so."

Zhao Haichuan still didn't understand what it meant to say so, Lu Qiao said, "Then order."

As the only person in the audience who knew about the relationship between Li Yanzhi and Qi Man, she expressed a lot of pressure and tried her best to divert the topic: "Just don't want the miracle."

She was honest: "It's too expensive."

"It's okay." At this time, Zhao Haichuan also thought that he had released Li Yanzhi's pigeons, and he would have to compensate a little bit. He said: "I will treat you tonight, everyone is free."

"How do you do that." Lu Qiao looked at Li Yanzhi from time to time. The man's expression remained the same, but the lines on his side were tight, his lips were straightened, the momentum was pressed down, and the people were tight. She couldn't tell for a moment that it was because of Zhao Haichuan. The relationship is still Qi Man's relationship, or Zhao Haichuan's person is just Qi Man's relationship.

What a **** mess!

Lu Qiao was stunned, and she said, "Don't make a noise, I'll treat you tonight."

She stood up and said, "Li is always the senior I want to see in my dreams. It is right to invite you to dinner."

"Qi Man is my best friend. On her birthday, I won't be the one who will be the one."

"There are also Jiang Yun and Doctor Zhao. We can sit at the same table because of fate, so you should not fight with me. I will invite you for this meal."

After she finished speaking, she turned her head and whispered in Qi Man's ear, "You pay."

Qi Manyang smiled lightly on his lips: "Okay."

In front of the crowd, the two were not shy about intimacy, and they bit their ears. Li Yanzhi's suffocation on her chest almost exploded. Her jaw was stretched, and she spoke like a knife.

"Since Miss Lu said so, then I'm not welcome."

"You are welcome, Mr. Li. It is my honor to invite you to dinner." Lu Qiao raised the cup: "I will use tea instead of wine, and toast you a cup."

Qi Man also stood up: "Then I can have dinner with President Li, and I will toast you too."

The two sang and played together. Li Yanzhi looked at the hand stretched out in front of her. His skin was fair and his fingers were thin and slender. Twenty-four hours ago, these hands were still touching her whole body, bringing her ultimate joy and happiness. Now I only felt upset when I saw it.

She hasn't felt this way for a long time.

Since Qi Man agreed not to go out casually, this feeling has disappeared.

But now—

Tarsus felt uncomfortable, Li Yanzhi held up the cup in front of him, raised his hand, and said to Qi Man and Lu Qiao, "Thanks."

After the three of them had a drink, the atmosphere was not so stiff and awkward. Jiang Yun also hurriedly picked up the cup and said: "Then can I toast you too?"

She is very respectful: "I read your report on unmanned driving at the NK meeting some time ago. I think several of your views are particularly novel. I am fortunate to be at the same table with you today. Can I offer you a drink?"

All the focus for a while was on Li Yanzhi. As everyone knows, she has just attended the NK meeting and also spoke on behalf of Country G. It is right to be admired, but Zhao Haichuan is not happy.

He usually can't understand the smell of copper on merchants, and now he sees Jiang Yun's obsession with a smile: "Doctor Jiang, I don't agree with you."

Jiang Yun retracted his gaze and looked at the people around him. Qi Man and Lu Qiao also looked at Zhao Haichuan, just as the door opened and the waiter brought wine and food in. They also looked at the atmosphere very well, and when they noticed something was wrong, they didn’t even introduce the food. Closed and left.

The smell of floating vegetables in the box, but no one moved their chopsticks, waiting for Zhao Haichuan to speak.

Zhao Haichuan saw that his eyes were on himself, and he said: "I think the country should invest funds in the medical industry, not what is called driverless driving."

"Doctor Jiang." Zhao Haichuan is usually a bit angry and can't understand the chaebols, so his attitude towards Li Yanzhi is somewhat belittled: "Rather than spend tens of billions on researching driverless cars, it would be better to use that money to invest in medical care. industry-"

Jiang Yun was a little embarrassed by what he said. The so-called different professions have different research. Although she is a doctor, she does not narrowly think that investment can only be placed in the medical industry. However, Zhao Haichuan is the prince, and everyone in the hospital usually It is a complimentary attitude, which also cultivated him to regard himself as lofty and arrogant.

She couldn't save the face of the prince, but she didn't speak up either.

Zhao Haichuan became more and more angry when he talked about it: "Every year the money goes into the pockets of capitalists, and he says he has no money to invest. It costs hundreds of millions to research some strange things, and I don’t know where the money comes from--"

Although his remarks did not explicitly target Li Yanzhi, the previous topic was about the study of unmanned driving, so everyone turned to Li Yanzhi by default.

Li Yanzhi had no expression, his expression was cold and indifferent, and he ignored the gaze passed by others, but occasionally his gaze fell on Qi Man, as if he glanced randomly, but Qi Man knew that she was looking at herself.

The eyes are facing each other.

Qi Man looked away, Zhao Haichuan was still chattering, Qi Man frowned and said, "Doctor Zhao."

Her voice is clear, the rain falls on the bead, and it sounds very nice. Zhao Haichuan’s excitement is instantly smoothed out. He looks at Qi Man, thinking she will agree with his point of view, but Qi Man said, "I don’t think driverless driving is Useless research."

"Do you know what the annual proportion of car accidents is? The world is about 2.4 million or so. Not only that, emissions and traffic pressure are both big problems. Now the economic development has reached the stage where people own cars. If driverless Being able to study successfully and start selling will not only reduce the incidence of accidents every year, but also greatly reduce greenhouse emissions, thereby achieving environmental protection. These are things that medical care cannot bring, as well as driverless cars. Sharing and specific road planning can greatly reduce everyone’s time in the car. Time is life. So I don’t agree with Dr. Zhao’s opinion. I think driverless research is just as necessary and important as medical treatment."

This passage seemed short but organized. It was like a debate. Qi Man got back to the situation with ease. Zhao Haichuan didn’t expect Qi Man’s gentle personality to say such “radical” words. He was dumbfounded and he was not the first. Time to refute.

Jiang Yun was holding back a smile. Just now Zhao Haichuan had been frustrating her. She felt that Qi Man was venting her anger. She was even more happy when she thought about it. She couldn't help but nod when she tilted her head to look at Qi Man.

Qi Man smiled back at her.

Li Yanzhi over there was still immersed in the cheerful mood of Qi Man helping her to speak for a second, and seeing the interaction between the two in the next second, her good mood was wiped out, and the depression grew spontaneously and quickly enveloped.

"Let's eat." Seeing the embarrassment, Lu Qiao said, "The dishes are cold."

Zhao Haichuan had just been told by Qi Man that he was a bit shameless and didn't take the initiative to speak. He wanted to leave the meeting angrily, but he felt that he was demeaned. Besides, he didn't want to give up Qi Man.

Jiang Yun stared at his expression, and asked as he ate, "Manman, do you have a partner?"

A word made the two people at the dinner table stop chewing. Li Yanzhi's expression became stiff. After a few seconds, she picked up the dishes again, moving slowly, not caring about Jiang Yun's problem at all.

Qi Man Yuguang looked at her still graceful behavior with a chill, tilted his head and said, "No."

Zhao Haichuan became proud again.

Jiang Yun said again: "Do you want me to introduce you? Many doctors around me are golden bachelors."

Zhao Haichuan gave a light cough to prove his existence. Qi Man Yuguang always looked at Li Yanzhi, and saw that she put down her chopsticks and filled a little soup from the soup bowl next to her. She acted unhurriedly, and even the subtle expressions did not change. She squeezed. Lips: "Don't."

Then I spoke with a hoarse voice: "I don't like doctors."

Zhao Haichuan:...

Mother, can you just give him a knife? I'll be happy and disappointed this time, he can't stand it a little!

Before he expressed his opinion, Li Yanzhi took the lead to stand up. She looked at several people and said: "Everyone, eat slowly, I'll take a step first."

Jiang Yun stood up and said, "Mr Li doesn't eat anymore?"

"No." Li Yanzhi said: "I'm full, thank you for the hospitality."

She looked at Qi Man, meaning something, and left the box a few seconds later.

After she left, there was no such depression in the room. Zhao Haichuan was not as restrained as before. He took the initiative to launch an offensive and asked Jiang Yun: "What is your friend's name?"

"Manman? What man? Last name? How old is it? Where do you work—"

A series of questions followed, Qi Man turned the disc boredly, and Lu Qiao attached to her ear and said, "You and Li Yanzhi quarreled?"

The two people over there were talking, and no one noticed them whispering. Qi Man shook his head: "Not counting."

Don't count it, what is the answer, anyone with eyes can see that she is in conflict with Li Yanzhi?

"You have a showdown with her?"

Qi Man turned the disc, and when a large bowl of soup was turned in front of her, she was taken aback, her eyebrows frowned, and then she looked in Li Yanzhi's direction and asked Lu Qiao: "Did she just drank the soup?"

"Drink it." Lu Qiao sat next to Li Yanzhi, thinking about it for a few seconds, and affirmed: "Drink it."

Qi Man was thoughtful, but Lu Qiao was puzzled: "What's the matter?"

"She hates shepherd's purse the most."

And this bowl is shepherd's purse soup.

She didn't seem so indifferent.

Qi Man thought of the phone with a beep, she took it from her bag, and a message appeared at the top of the screen: Come out.

She knew that it was Li Yanzhi without looking at the sender. Qi Man got up and said, "Sorry, I'll go to the bathroom."

Lu Qiao twitched the corner of his mouth.

He said he didn't like it, and he talked about the showdown, and this sentence went immediately.

She shook her head.

The box door closed, Qi Man walked out of the hotel quickly, standing at the gate, she didn't see anyone, and sent a message: Where?

The message was quickly replied: garage.

There is a parking man here. Qi Man asked about the location of the younger brother and trot to the garage. Before he saw the car, he first saw a few familiar bodyguards. She walked over, the door opened, Li Yanzhi's face was tight, and Qi Man held the phone. :"you-"

Li Yanzhi stretched out his hand to grab her and pulled her into the car.

Two completely different worlds outside the car and inside the car.

There was a starry sky light above his head, flashing beautifully, Qi Man leaned on the seat and heard Li Yanzhi's question: "Why are you here?"

Quite tolerant tone.

"Come to celebrate my birthday." Qi Man smiled and looked as usual: "Lu Qiao said to celebrate my birthday in the evening."

After she finished speaking, she raised her head, the starry sky lamp above her head was beautiful, but the feeling was different. Qi Man smiled a little, and said with a faint expression: "What does Li always come for?"

She said: "Talk about business?"

"No." Li Yanzhi's tone and expression did not change, and her attitude was a bit cold. She said: "I have other things."

"What's the matter?" Qi Man looked at her, under the crystal lamp, Li Yanzhi's facial features were a bit vague, not very real, but the eyes were very bright, and the light inside fell on the tip of her heart, like a blade, cutting through her heart. The softest place, little by little delay.

Seeing Li Yanzhi didn't speak, Qi Man took the initiative: "Are you going to have a blind date?"

"That's really unfortunate, it disrupted President Li's blind date, otherwise I would call Lu Qiao and ask her to come out, and President Li will go in and talk to Dr. Zhao again."

"But as Mr. Li's secretary, I don't think Dr. Zhao is a beloved person worthy of being entrusted for life. Of course, if Mr. Li likes that kind of person, I will treat him as a mouthful."

In front of Li Yanzhi, she rarely has such sharp teeth and ridicule. She is afraid that her face will scare Li Yanzhi, so she pretends to be elegant and intelligent in front of her, but she is a vulgar and vulgar person. No matter how much you look like, you can't conceal the ugliness of your heart.

Li Yanzhi's eyebrows curled up: "Who told you that I came for a blind date?"

"Do you still need to say?" Qi Man said: "It has been reported on the Internet that Mr. Li and Dr. Zhao are getting good, and they will choose a good day to get married in the near future."

"I've seen it for Mr. Li. It's been a good day to get married these days, any day is fine."

Li Yanzhi's voice cooled down: "Qi Man!"

Quite a bit of warning.

If it were other moments, Qi Man would definitely be afraid of her being angry, but now, she doesn't want to hold herself anymore, she continues: "What's the matter? Can't I say it? You did it, and I'm not allowed to say it? Li Yanzhi, you used to be I said that you don’t have an object, and you won’t have it in the future. You said that if you take 10,000 steps back, you really have it. You will tell me, why don’t you say it?"

Li Yanzhi sat next to her, facing her doubts calmly, but said nothing.

Her silent attitude made Qi Man want to laugh, but couldn't laugh. She frowned, "Aren't you on a blind date?"

"Qi Man—"

"You said yes or no?"

She raised her voice! The discomfort that had been suppressed for several months broke out at this moment. She was uncontrollable and couldn't help screaming: "Don't you tell me, I will tell you, you are, you are on a blind date, you are not only on a blind date, but two more months later, You will still marry him, and I am kept in the dark by you, like a fool."

"You shut me up at home, you think I don't have contact with the outside, so I can't know what you are getting married?"

"Is that so? Talk to you!"

"Qi Man!" Li Yanzhi lightly, she slowly said: "You are so excited, calm down."

"Calm? Am I not calm enough? Have I mentioned this to you this time? I've been waiting for you, I'm waiting for you to speak, waiting for you to say, you don't say anything, why don't you say I am a bird you raised, I know, but you promised me! You promised me yourself! You say you Li Yanzhi in this life—"

Qi Man spoke incoherently and emotionally. Li Yanzhi moved forward a little bit, reached out and hugged her, gently and softly, his hands fell on her slender waist like this, confining her in his arms.

The familiar scent hits. The faint smell is the smell that Qi Man thinks about, the smell of her dreams, but now it smells, she feels uncomfortable, the internal organs are all involved in uncomfortable, burning panic, her nose is sour Without pushing away Li Yanzhi, he took a deep breath and asked, "Actually, you already knew my temptations, right?"

Li Yanzhi hugged her in his arms. Qi Man was very soft, weak and boneless, and hugged softly in his arms. They seldom hug her like this. The time together is mostly used for other things, but now suddenly, This kind of hug is hard.

But their deep memories are too few and too few.

She regretted it a little.

Li Yanzhi didn't say a word, as if tacitly, Qi Man closed his eyes, tears came down the corners of his eyes and hit her shoulders, Li Yanzhi's body was tight, she whispered: "Man Man, about my marriage. , I will deal with it as soon as possible and will not affect our relationship."

Regarding my marriage, I will deal with it as soon as possible.

Therefore, she has decided to get married without telling herself.

Qi Man chuckled in her arms. She pushed away Li Yanzhi, raised her eyes, and gently shook her head. Her face was wet, the corners of her eyes were scarlet, and her posture was embarrassed. She held the door handle of the car with her backhand and opened the door forcefully with her hand. Turn around and think about it.

Halfway through the door, Qi Man thought of the shepherd's purse soup that Li Yanzhi had drunk, and her voice choked with sobs: "Li Yanzhi, if—" She swallowed the soreness in her throat, frowned, and continued: " If we were able to marry, would you marry me?"

The starry sky light flickered constantly, lit up little by little, turned off little by little, and turned into another color in an instant. It went over and over again. Li Yanzhi faced the question she asked without the slightest surprise, as if she had expected it a long time ago. She lowered her eyes and moved her red lips. After moving, two words were left: "No."

The last bit of persistence in the bottom of my heart was instantly disintegrated and completely shattered, and all the previous sweet pictures were distorted and deformed, banged, exploded in my mind, and split into pieces that could no longer be joined together.

Ten years of company, if you can't even change a sentence.

Qi Man gritted his teeth and got out of the car. She did not look back because she knew that she and Li Yanzhi were completely over.