Yan Qiu woke up from the cold. Even though it was already summer, it had just rained in the evening, so there was still a temperature difference between day and night.

Yan Qiu opened his eyes and sat up from the sofa. The right half of his body was a little numb from holding one posture for a long time. The surrounding area was pitch black, and only the outlines of the furniture could be seen faintly.

The doors and windows of the balcony were open, and the chilly night wind blew in through the gaps, and the clothes on the drying rack were gently swayed by the wind.

It was only then that Yan Qiu remembered that he forgot to close the window when he went out in the morning. He got up and walked to the balcony, and raised his hand to touch it. The clothes hanging out yesterday had indeed been wet again by the rain that drifted in.

It's time to wash again.

Yan Qiu sighed inexplicably, and stood on tiptoe to put away the clothes on the drying rack.

However, just as he was about to pack up his clothes and prepare to leave, he accidentally glanced out of the window, and the steps he had already taken suddenly stopped. Yan Qiu turned around and turned his head to look out of the window.

At this time, the night was deep and quiet, and the lights of Wanjia had long since returned to silence. There was only a lonely old tree and a dim street lamp downstairs in the quiet and empty building.

There was a cool breeze, and the dim street lamps reflected the shadows of whirling trees all over the ground, and there was a lonely person standing under the shadows of the trees.

It's Mr. Li.

He was still wearing the thin black shirt, almost melting into the surrounding shadows.

Yan Qiu subconsciously took a few steps forward, the clothes in his hands almost fell to the ground, he quickly tightened his fingers to hold the clothes in his arms, then looked down, and then met a pair of eyes.

They were separated by the distance of the twelfth floor, so they couldn't see so carefully at all.

However, for some reason, Yan Qiu seemed to be able to feel that he was looking at himself.

Even if you don't know what time it is, it must be getting late. Why did Li Zhi wait downstairs?Do you have something to say?

Yan Qiu took out his mobile phone to check the time, but when he took out the mobile phone, he found that it was still turned off.

He hesitated holding the phone for a long time before turning it on.

As soon as the phone was turned on, several messages popped up, all of them were Li Zhi without exception.

Yan Qiu looked over one by one, and there were three missed calls and one message.

When Yan Qiu saw the news, he felt a little guilty, and almost turned it off again. He was really afraid that when he turned it on, he saw the news that Li Zhi told him that he was going to get engaged.

So it took a long time to convince myself.

Yan Qiu took a deep breath, closed his eyes and slowly opened the unread message, and it took him a long time before he dared to open his eyes to read it.

Not an accusation about why he didn't answer the phone, not an engagement invitation, just three simple words.

sorry.

After Yan Qiu finished watching, he leaned against the balcony door a little bit exhausted, holding the half-wet clothes in his arms tightly with his hands, his fingers almost sank into the ball of clothes, and soon he felt a faint coolness coming from his body.

Why...you have to say sorry to him?

Yan Qiu only felt that his brain was in a mess, and he couldn't figure it out.

At this moment, Yan Qiu hated his hesitant and cowardly character so much, Mingming Lizhi was downstairs, why didn't he dare to ask?Why dare not go down?

Obviously, as long as everything is explained clearly, it will be fine.

There will be no more entanglement, pain, sadness and injustice.

Thinking of this, Yan Qiu buried his head in the semi-wet clothes in front of him a little resignedly. The wet coolness brought him back to the previous moment of decisiveness and sobriety, so he quickly raised his head before he regretted it, took out his phone, and clicked on LiZhi's cell phone number was dialed out in one go.

The other side was quickly connected, and Li Zhi's voice was slightly hoarse, with some uncertainty, "Carrot Xiaoqiu?"

The little bit of courage that Yan Qiu had accumulated with great difficulty was blown away instantly when he heard Li Zhi's voice, like a dandelion caught in the wind.

"Mr. Li." Yan Qiu called out in a low voice.

"I thought you were already asleep." Li Zhi said, coughing lightly as if feeling unwell.

"Are you uncomfortable?" Yan Qiu asked immediately after hearing it.

"No, maybe I caught a cold." Li Zhi said indifferently.

It had just rained outside, it was damp and cold, and he had stood outside for so long, how could he not get sick.

So Yan Qiu didn't know whether to let him come up or let him go back quickly.

But no matter what he said, he exposed the fact that he saw him standing downstairs.

"I just saw the news you found." Yan Qiu's fingers unconsciously rubbed the buttons on the clothes in his arms, "Why did you say sorry to me?"

There was a moment of silence on the other side, and it was still yesterday's answer, "Check it out."

"Checked?" Yan Qiu was still confused.

Then I heard the other person say to him unhurriedly: "I checked a question in the browser."

"what is the problem?"

"What should I do if the person I like is angry?" Li Zhi's voice was deep and low, like old fine wine, with a hint of drunkenness.

When Yan Qiu heard this, he suddenly raised his head, and the clothes in his hands fell to the ground.

However, he had no time to take care of it, he stood up and walked towards the window.

Downstairs, Li Zhi was looking up, they were far away, but Li Zhi's voice came to his ears very clearly through the phone.

"The answer I found was to say sorry first."

Unsurprisingly, when Yan Qiu woke up the next day, he had two dark circles under his eyes.

Last night, after all, he still didn't have the nerve to say that he knew Li Zhi was downstairs and asked him to come up.

Li Zhi didn't take the initiative to mention it either.

So the two of them chatted with their mobile phones until midnight, separated by the distance of the twelfth floor.

When the phone's battery was about to run out, Yan Qiu finally couldn't hold back, and asked about his engagement to Miss Shui.

However, Li Zhi seemed to be more at a loss than him.

"Me and Sui Yingyi?"

Li Zhi chuckled when he heard the words, and finally figured out the reason for Yan Qiu's anger.

So he asked Yan Qiu, "So... are you actually jealous?"

Yan Qiu sat on the pile of half-dry clothes, unconsciously tugging at a white shirt with his fingers, hearing this word, almost tore the shirt in his hand.

Although his behavior these two days was really strange, Yan Qiu naturally wouldn't admit it, and quickly replied, "No."

Li Zhi didn't ask any further, but explained to him openly and honestly: "Our fathers were friends. When we were young, our parents joked about getting engaged, but I never took it seriously. As for the news of the engagement, I still don't know where it came from.It was reported, I will check it out tomorrow and give you an explanation."

After listening to Li Zhi's explanation, Yan Qiu thought of his strange behavior today, and felt ashamed and angry, but he was too embarrassed to say anything more, so he reluctantly replied, "Yeah."

After speaking, the two fell silent in unison, the surroundings were very quiet, only the faint heartbeat and breathing of the other party could be heard.

"Then are you free tomorrow?" Li Zhi was the first to break the silence, "Let's meet."

Because stayed up too late yesterday, it was rare for Yan Qiu to step into the company.

As soon as he reached the lobby, he saw that the elevator doors not far away were about to close. Yan Qiu hurriedly accelerated and just held the elevator.

The elevator door opened slowly, revealing Fu Chenze's figure, and he was the only one in the elevator.

Yan Qiu: "..." Bad luck.

Yan Qiu lowered his eyes, walked straight into the elevator as if he didn't see him, and then pressed the elevator button.

Fu Chenze is also used to the stars in the company, and it has been many years since no one has ignored him like Yan Qiu in front of him.

Even though she knew that the current Yan Qiu really had confidence, she still couldn't help but want to stab him a few words.

So he looked at Yan Qiu and chuckled, with an indescribable sarcasm in his tone, "It seems that today is really not what it used to be, and it is indeed the confidence given by Mr. Li."

Yan Qiu naturally knew what he meant, but he didn't bother to talk to him, and lowered his head to turn on the phone.

Seeing this, Fu Chenze couldn't hold back, and his tone sank, "Yan Qiu, have you forgotten that this company is not yours yet? Even if you don't treat me as your brother, I'm still the general manager of the company. Are youIsn't it a little too rude?"

"So?" Yan Qiu finally raised his head. He knew what Fu Chenze was most concerned about, so he deliberately poked at his weakness, "So what if you are the general manager now? It's always been your ability. You must secure this position."Ah, brother."

"You!" Fu Chenze wanted to say something more, but only heard a "ding", and the floor of Yan Qiu's department arrived.

The elevator door opened slowly, Yan Qiu glanced at him with a half-smile, and then walked down.

Fu Chenze looked at his receding back, his eyes darkened a little bit.

Fu Chenze sat in the office and was still thinking about Yan Qiu.

The recent bid for the project has come to an end, and the quotation given by their company must be sure.

As long as he wins this project, he will definitely be able to return to his previous position in the company.

Dad will see who is best equipped to take over the company.

It's him, not that idiot who knows nothing and can only rely on men.

How could he give up his hard work for so many years?

Fu Chenze smiled when he thought of this.

He has been preparing for entering the company since he was in college, not to mention that he has devoted almost all his efforts to the company for so many years.

And what about Yan Qiu?What has he paid for?

Fu Chenze took off his coat and prepared to start today's work as usual.

However, at this moment, there was a hasty knock on the door.

"Come in." Fu Chenze said, picking up the pen on the table to sign.

Then I saw the project team leader walk in, with a bit of bewilderment and anxiety on his face, "General manager."

"Say." Fu Chenze said, raising his head.

"The bid evaluation committee suddenly issued a notice saying that our quotation was significantly lower than other bidding quotations, requiring us to make a written explanation and provide relevant proof materials, otherwise our bid will be rejected on the grounds that the bidding price is lower than the cost."

Hearing this, Fu Chenze slowly closed the pen in his hand, "Is it so low?"

After he got the base price, he stayed up all night with several principals to evaluate it, and added it up until a suitable price was quoted.

It stands to reason that it should be no problem.

"Then write it down. You should do a good job. Our quotation and cost are all within a reasonable range. They can't find anything."

"Yes." The project team leader was still a little worried, but in the end he left without saying anything.

Fu Chenze closed his eyes, and revisited the bidding process in his mind. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, he opened his eyes again and opened the pen again.

However, before he could sign his name on the document, the phone rang again.

Fu Chenze took out his phone and saw the name, Ji Lai, jumping on the screen.

For some reason, it was clear that the sky outside the window was clear, but Fu Chenze's heart sank for no reason.

He suppressed the discomfort in his heart and pressed the connect button.

"Hello."

"Brother Fu." Ji Lai's voice came quickly, with a serious tone.

Fu Chenze keenly sensed something wrong in his voice, and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

"Brother Fu, there is nothing wrong with you." Ji Lai asked.

Listening to his words, Fu Chenze recalled what the project team leader said just now that the bid evaluation committee asked them to provide proof. His heart sank. He didn't answer directly, but continued to ask: "Is something wrong?"

Ji Lai was silent for a long time when he heard the words, and then he said with some uncertainty: "That matter seems to have been discovered."

"Impossible." Fu Chenze immediately interrupted him, "We are very careful."

"I know, but..." Ji Lai also became a little anxious when he said this, "Huang Qi called me suddenly in the early morning of last night, but I didn't answer when I slept, and I couldn't get in touch with him afterward."

Huang Qi was the person Ji Lai contacted for him.

"I don't know what's going on now, but I've been having a bad feeling today, so I'll call you to ask."

"Crack." A sudden sound exploded between the two of them, and they were all startled.

Only then did Fu Chenze realize that the pen in his hand had fallen off at some point.

"The project team leader came to me this morning and told me that the bid evaluation committee said our quotation was too low and asked us to re-..."

"Is it correct to provide written explanations and related proof materials?" Ji Lai continued his words.

As Ji Lai's voice fell, something became a thread in his mind.

Fu Chenze stood up abruptly.

What to provide explanations and supporting materials is simply to stabilize his rhetoric. Their quotations are evaluated based on the reserve price, and everything is within a reasonable range. It is impossible for the quotation to be too low.Call Ji Lai, why do you have to call in the middle of the night?What else do you want to say?

Ji Lai on the opposite side obviously thought of it too, and said in disbelief, "Brother Fu, have we been discovered?"

Fu Chenze nodded subconsciously, but soon realized that Ji Lai couldn't see at all, so he spoke with some difficulty, and replied, "Yes."

"Then what should we do now? It's illegal to collude with each other in bidding quotations. Fines are fine. This is a sentence. That's three years. Brother Fu, are they going to arrest us? Huang Qi may have died last night."Being taken away, one night is enough for them to interrogate, what should we do? What should we do? How about we escape first?"

Ji Lai's emotions successfully affected Fu Chenze. Hearing this, he subconsciously followed Ji Lai's words and strode out, but just as he reached the door, he stopped suddenly.Asked: "Escape? Where can we escape?"

"Going abroad? Myanmar? I don't know. Anyway, the farther the better, let's avoid the limelight first. Anyway, if we don't leave, it will be too late. Brother Fu, we have to find a way. I don't want to go to jail."

"Ji Lai, calm down." Fu Chenze tried his best to comfort him, "You are just connecting, you are an accomplice, nothing big will happen."

"Really?" Ji Lai never doubted Fu Chenze's words, and with his guarantee, he gained a moment's peace of mind.

"real."

"Brother Fu, what should you do? Is it useful to ask Uncle Fu now? Can he protect you?"

"It's useless." Fu Chenze opened his eyes, and there was already a dead silence inside, "You know, some people want me to die quickly, how could they let this opportunity go."

"You mean Yan Qiu?" Ji Lai asked.

"Who else?" Fu Chenze suddenly laughed, but it was full of madness and decisiveness.

"It's not the end yet." Fu Chenze gritted his teeth and said.

"I won't go to jail, and I won't let him get what he wants."

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