Yan Qiu's words were like a sharp needle, directly piercing their pretended decency, and the atmosphere in the office instantly became awkward.

"You!" Fu Chenze stood up angrily and glared at him, but he couldn't say a word of rebuttal.

Naturally, Fu Jianting would not admit his selfishness, so he could only put on the majesty of a parent, and retorted: "I just asked you to go home for a meal, and you can spread so much, Xiaoqiu, don't you know what to do?gone?"

"I don't know what's good or bad?" Yan Qiu turned to look at him when he heard the words, and said with a sneer, "It's as good as you guys, don't mind."

After finishing speaking, he ignored them, turned around and walked out.

"Dad." Fu Chenze looked at his defiant appearance, couldn't help but walked over and said: "Look at his current appearance, he has become lawless as soon as he got into Li's house, if he is allowed to continue, his eyes can stillIs there you?"

"So what do you want?" Fu Jianting raised his eyes to look at him when he heard the words, and asked calmly.

Fu Chenze looked at Fu Jianting coldly, as if he had been splashed with cold water, and instantly calmed down.

He almost forgot that now he and Fu Jianting are no longer the intimate relationship they used to talk about.

Because of Fu Shuangchi's matter, they had already had a rift.

In addition, now that Yan Qiu is backed by the Li family, he is no longer the only choice to inherit the company.

Therefore, he swallowed the words he wanted to provoke so abruptly.

"It's nothing." Fu Chenze considered it carefully, "I just feel that Yan Qiu has climbed too high recently, and the heights and falls are heavy, and things will be reversed at extremes. I'm worried about him."

"Really?" Fu Jianting naturally didn't believe it, but he still maintained the harmony on the surface, and persuaded, "He grew up in a different environment from you, and he didn't pay much attention to rules and regulations. In addition, he also suffered a lot from childhood., you should be more patient with him."

Yan Qiu had already stepped on their heads just now, but Fu Jianting was still facing him.

This also made Fu Chenze reassess the weight of the Li family.

With the support of the Li family, will he really be able to compete with Yan Qiu in the future?

Thinking of this, Fu Chenze's eyes became darker and darker, but nothing showed on his face, he just echoed Fu Jianting's words, "I understand."

"It's nothing, you can go back first." Fu Jianting waved at him.

"Okay." After Fu Chenze answered, he nodded to Lu Ruan who was beside him, and then walked towards the door.

However, as soon as his hand touched the doorknob, Fu Jianting stopped him again, "Shen Ze, you won't go to the annual meeting of entrepreneurs next week."

Fu Jianting didn't speak when he heard the words, but subconsciously tightened his grip on the doorknob.

"Are you going to take Yan Qiu there this year?" Fu Chenze collected his emotions, turned around and asked.

"Well, he hasn't been there yet, so it's good to show him the world." Fu Jianting didn't look up, and replied while reading the document, as if deliberately avoiding him.

City A hosts an annual meeting of entrepreneurs every year, organized by the government, and invites large and medium-sized entrepreneurs to participate in the meeting, discuss and exchange together, and promote economic development.

To put it bluntly, it is to give everyone a platform and opportunity to build connections.

Every year in the past, Fu Jianting took care of him.

However, Fu Chenze has been with Fu Jianting for so long, how could he not understand what he meant. Although the Fu family has developed well in these years, in a place like City A, the scale is at most medium.

Therefore, even if they can be invited every year, they are always on the first floor, which is simply not enough for those circles of really big companies.

Fu Jianting suddenly wanted to take Yan Qiu with him because Yan Qiu was not only familiar with Mr. Li, but also became Mr. Li's apprentice now.

Fu Jianting just wanted to get a pass through Yan Qiu.

In fact, if he were Fu Jianting, he would probably make the same choice.

But for some reason, still felt a little cold.

In Fu Jianting's eyes, what exactly is a child?

"Okay." Fu Chenze's tone was still calm, but the joints of the fingers holding the doorknob turned bluish white due to the force, and the doorknob trembled slightly in his hand, almost breaking.

But Fu Chenze didn't show anything on his face, he just said, "I'm going out first."

Then he opened the door and went out.

When Yan Qiu returned to the office, thinking of their embarrassing appearance just now, he had experienced the feeling of a fox pretending to be a tiger.

I have to say, this feeling is... quite good.

It's just that Yan Qiu suddenly thought of him because he borrowed someone's power just now.

After all, they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

But it's not that Yan Qiu has no news about Li Zhi. heard that he recently has a transnational cooperation to discuss, so he went abroad, and he didn't know if he came back?

Thinking of this, Yan Qiu hurriedly tried to stop.

What does it have to do with Li Zhi whether he comes back or not?Why do I have to care so much?

But after hesitating for a moment, he took out his phone and clicked on WeChat, and filled in Li Zhi's phone number in the column for adding friends.

Li Zhi's profile picture is the puppet cat he saw last time, other than that, there is nothing else.

Their only contact method is a string of numbers, so Yan Qiu will occasionally take a look at him in this way.

But Li Zhi never posted anything.

So Yan Qiu thought, could this be his job number?

However, it doesn't seem unusual for a person of his status to have a job number.

What's more, the relationship between them is not that close, and it's not bad to have a way to get in touch.

Yan Qiu stared at the profile picture for a while, then put down the phone.

Then he shook his head and told himself that he still had a lot to do, so he couldn't think about these messes anymore.

weekend.

Yan Qiu went to the ancestral house of the Li family as usual, and explained the ins and outs of the matter to Mr. Li.

Mr. Li didn't say anything, and comforted him: "It's nothing, being famous is not a bad thing. I used to be afraid that you would become famous too early, so you wouldn't be able to meditate. Of course, you shouldn't take this as a burden and pressure. Whenever youYou must keep your original intention.”

"I understand." Yan Qiu said quickly, "Master, I know that I still have many shortcomings, and I will continue to work hard."

"That's good." Old Master Li looked at him kindly, "Actually, the first time I saw you, I thought you were not bad, your eyes can see a person clearly."

After finishing speaking, he raised his hand to his lips and coughed a few times, "The recent provincial exhibition, you should go and see it when you have time."

"Okay." Yan Qiu nodded and said, looking at him worriedly, "Master, are you feeling unwell?"

"It's all right." Mr. Li said indifferently, "I just caught a cold, I'm here today, you go back first."

"Master." Yan Qiu was still a little worried, but couldn't hold back Mr. Li's insistence, so he left anyway.

Coming out of the Li family's ancestral house, Yan Qiu asked the driver to take him to the provincial museum.

Because of the previous incident, he still put on a mask, just in case someone recognized him.

Because it is a grand event held every three years, almost all the works of famous artists from all over the country are gathered here. Yan Qiu was dazzled and amazed.

As he walked and watched, he finally came to the work of Mr. Li.

Mr. Li's works are placed in the middle of the entire exhibition hall, and his works are placed next to Mr. Li's works.

Mr. Li is good at gods, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, while Yan Qiu's works are more about all things in nature.

However, Mr. Li's works this time are different from the previous ones. It seems that they are designed to match him. They are all placed with mountain scenery and forest gardens, which are ingeniously integrated with his works.

This made Yan Qiu's woodcarvings not at all awkward when placed here.

At the moment when he saw the works of the two, Yan Qiu couldn't tell what feeling he felt.

It was as if there was an unfathomable darkness in front of him, the sky was full of wind and rain, and there was only an unfathomable river in front of him. He struggled by the river for a long time and could not cross it, but one day, suddenly, an umbrella reached him.above his head, and then someone took his hand and led him across the river.

While Yan Qiu was grateful, a sense of inferiority suddenly surged into his heart. He didn't know what virtue and ability he had to be cared for by Mr. Li.

Whether it was the previous life or this life, he was used to living in darkness.

So now that the sun suddenly shines on him, he just feels uncomfortable, and the inferiority complex in his heart is even deeper.

And the only thing he can do is probably not to forget his original intention, and strive to pass on what his master taught him.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Yan?" A voice suddenly sounded beside him, dragging him out of his memory.

Yan Qiu raised his head, only to find a middle-aged man standing in front of him at some point, with a work ID hanging on his chest, he should be a staff member here.

"Ah... yes." Yan Qiu subconsciously touched the mask on his face, but was recognized unexpectedly, "What's the matter with you?"

"That's right, Mr. Yan."

The staff got a positive answer, and then continued: "During the exhibition, someone offered a high price to buy one of your works, but this must be approved by you. Originally, we wanted to ask Mr. LiWhat you mean, but Mr. Li refused, so we have been unable to get in touch with you, and I didn't expect to see you here today, so we want to ask your opinion, are your works willing to sell?"

Hearing the high price of buying his works, Yan Qiu subconsciously thought of Li Zhi in his previous life, so is he also wanting to buy this time?

But whether it is or not, Master's attitude has already given him the answer, so Yan Qiu immediately shook his head, "No, I'm sorry."

"It's okay." The staff felt a little pity, but still respected his opinion, "I'm sorry to bother you."

"It doesn't matter."

Looking at the back of the staff leaving, Yan Qiu really wanted to call and ask if it was Li Zhi?

If there is a work he likes, I can actually give it to him directly.

But after thinking about it, Li Zhi is now abroad. On the one hand, there is a time difference, and on the other hand, he may be busy, so it is not good for him to call him rashly.

Therefore, can only press mind to call him first.

"You are Yan Qiu?"

Yan Qiu was about to leave when he saw a young man wearing glasses approaching not far away, looking at him in surprise.

It is estimated that he heard the conversation between him and the staff just now, so although it is a question, the tone is very certain.

Yan Qiu knew that he had been recognized, and there was no point in covering it up, so he replied with some embarrassment: "Yes, what can I do?"

"It's like this." Originally, because Yan Qiu was wearing a mask, he didn't dare to confirm it, but just now he overheard the conversation between Yan Qiu and the staff, so he mustered up the courage to come over and ask: "I like yours very much.Work, can you sign it for me?"

Hearing the words, Yan Qiu froze in place, and it took a long time before he pointed to himself uncertainly and asked, "Is it my work?"

"Yes, and I've been watching your live broadcast, too, since you first started streaming."

Since he was a child, there are not many people who have praised his woodcarving works. This is the first time he has received undisguised love from a stranger, which makes him a little at a loss.

So he stammered back: "Okay, okay, thank you for your liking."

Yan Qiu said, took the pen he handed over, and wrote his name on a piece of paper.

When handing the pen back, Yan Qiu still couldn't hold back and asked, "But... my master's works are obviously better."

"Mr. Li is really good." The young man immediately replied, "But you are not bad, you are worthy of being Mr. Li's apprentice."

Although Yan Qiu tried his best to restrain himself, the corners of his mouth still raised slightly uncontrollably, and he happily replied, "Thank you."

The movement here attracted the attention of some people.

Gradually more and more people recognized Yan Qiu.

The people who come here are basically people who have a basic love for woodcarving, so they are amazed that Yan Qiu can carve such works at such a young age.

So, after a while, many people gathered around asking if they could ask for an autograph.

Yan Qiu has always been unable to refuse people who really like him, so he signed them one by one.

until the last one.

Yan Qiu picked up the pen, but he didn't see the paper handed over to sign, only a hand and half of his sleeve.

This is a man's hand.

The man was wearing a black suit, with a royal blue cuff button embedded in the cuff, glowing with bluish light, the palm extended to him was thin and long, reflecting the light above his head, like a piece of fine white jade, the palm could be seenClear veins and lavender veins.

Yan Qiu stared at the palm in front of him, froze for a moment, then slowly raised his head.

Then I saw Li Zhi who I hadn't seen for a long time, he looked a little tired, but he still had a familiar smile on his face, and asked Yan Qiu gently: "Would you like to sign for me too?"

"Mr. Li." Yan Qiu called out in a low voice, but for some reason, his voice went hoarse when he spoke.

Knowing that Li Zhi was joking, he quickly withdrew the pen in his hand and asked in surprise, "You... when did you come back?"

"Just came back." Li Zhi looked at him and replied.

"just came back?"

Looking at his dusty appearance, Yan Qiu didn't know whether to interpret this sentence as whether he had just returned or just got off the plane.

"Aren't you jet-lagged?" Yan Qiu asked worriedly, looking at the faint bruises in his eyes and the sleepiness on his face.

"I was supposed to fight jet lag." Li Zhi said, looking at the showcase where his works were placed, "But I heard that your works are on display, so I came here first."

Hearing what he said, Yan Qiu instantly remembered what the staff said just now, and quickly asked: "Mr. Li, is it you who want to pay a high price for my work? Actually, you don't need to buy it. If you like it, I canI will engrave another one for you."

Hearing this, Li Zhi didn't rush to answer, but took the time to ask back: "Why do you think it's me?"

Yan Qiu seemed to be stopped by the question, and fell silent. For a while, he didn't know how to answer, but he never lied in front of Li Zhi, so he finally told the truth.

"Because...it seems that only you are willing to pay for my work."

As Yan Qiu said, he lowered his head slowly. For some reason, a sense of inferiority suddenly surged up.

Memories of the past came back suddenly. For countless nights, he sat in the dark and simple room, carving out simple and clumsy figures with the most common wood.

Then, they end up in the trash or are thrown around like trash among a group of kids.

"What are they?"

"Ugly."

"Don't fiddle with those broken logs all day long, take the time to wash your brother's clothes."

"..."

Those bad and chaotic memories and the brightly lit hall are intertwined and flipped in front of him. For a moment, Yan Qiu can't tell which is the reality?

The fingers hanging on the side of the leg clenched unconsciously, and the nails sank deep into the flesh.

Li Zhi turned his head and saw this picture.

Yan Qiu lowered his head halfway, his slender neck slightly bent, wishing he could tuck himself into his clothes.

Like a very unconfident bunny.

Li Zhi suddenly wanted to pat him on the shoulder and tell him to straighten his back. He is so good, he should stand in front of others with his head held high.

Li Zhi thought so, and did so.

So when Yan Qiu felt the weight on his shoulders, he raised his head immediately, and then heard Li Zhi reply: "No."

"Isn't it you?" Yan Qiu turned to look at him, a trace of disbelief flashed in his eyes.

"It's not me." Li Zhi looked into his eyes and said seriously: "So I'm not the only one who sincerely likes your works."

As Li Zhi said, he withdrew the hand that was lightly on his shoulder, but accidentally touched Yan Qiu's finger hanging by his side when he fell.

In just a short moment of contact, the hearts of both of them trembled.

In the huge exhibition hall, for a moment Yan Qiu felt that only he and Li Zhi were left, and an unspeakable atmosphere spread between the two.

The two avoided each other's gaze by coincidence, Yan Qiu lowered his head and looked at his feet, while Li Zhi raised his eyes to look at the exhibits not far away.

When Yan Qiu was thinking about whether to say something, Li Zhi suddenly said, "Don't be so unconfident."

"You are obviously... fine."

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