stray

Chapter 56

Without further ado, He Nian immediately closed the half-opened car door with his backhand, and said, "Mr. Yan."

"Ok?"

"This restaurant recently opened in Nanxiyuan, can we eat that?" He said the name of the store, which was a century-old store that the two had visited together on a business trip.

Speaking of this, Yan Ruizhi also remembered what happened last time.

He Nian lined up all morning and tried various methods just to let himself pass.

At that time, I only thought that this person was troublesome, but in the end I didn't refuse.

After all, it can be regarded as a place with common memories, Yan Ruizhi has no objection: "That's fine."

"But I want to pick out some presents first."

"And you really don't have any worries. My mother said that it's just an ordinary meal, and don't bring any gifts."

"Then how?" Yan Ruizhi immediately frowned.

Although he doesn't know what kind of people the other party's parents are, but he is older than He Nian, so he is naturally more decent and mature. Since he has made up his mind, he will definitely prepare in advance.

"But I'm a little hungry now." Seeing that he couldn't say anything, He Nian immediately began to look pitiful.

Only then did Yan Ruizhi relax a little, and he didn't know if he had other thoughts: "...then let's go first, and we'll talk about it next time."

Seeing that the crisis was temporarily lifted, He Nian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Yan Ruizhi asked this question again when the two returned home in the evening. He Nian was afraid that he would go to the guest room to sleep, so he answered the question seriously: "My dad really doesn't have any special hobbies. My mom likes to play with flowers and plants by herself." , walk the dog every day, nothing else."

Later, Yan Ruizhi asked about other details, and finally let him go when he couldn't find anything else to know.

It's a pity that He Nian didn't care about this at all. He wrapped himself in the quilt and turned over several times before calling out eagerly, "Mr. Yan."

Yan Ruizhi responded.

He Nian said: "Can you promise me one thing?"

Probably today is very beautiful, Yan Ruizhi is in a good mood: "What's wrong."

"No matter what, I love you." He opened his eyes in the dark, and his tone was rarely confident, "I said before that my family may not be what you think... At that time, can you not give birth to me? angry?"

He Nian seldom showed such an expression in front of him, Yan Ruizhi was stunned for a moment, as if he was still struggling with some things he didn't want to talk about.

"Okay." He didn't think much, and agreed.

These words finally made He Nian feel better, he stopped turning over in the quilt, calmed down and hugged him again.

Yan Ruizhi touched the warmth and slowly closed his eyes.

He really felt there was nothing to worry about.

This weekend was one of the best he's had in years, and there's nothing to hide.

He didn't tell the other party that in that short dream in the afternoon, he dreamed that he had graduated from New Year's Eve and was standing under the tree in his bachelor's uniform, smiling at him with a bouquet of flowers in his hand.

In the dream, the other party's lips opened and closed, saying to him.

Yan Ruizhi, I love you so much.

It's not that he hasn't thought about the future, but He Nian is smart and serious, and he can get up quickly in everything.

If he wants to pursue further studies after graduation, he can completely change his focus of work to accompany him.

There may be things that don't go well, but it doesn't matter, it will definitely not be a big deal.

As for the family reasons he mentioned...

Yan Ruizhi felt that this was no longer a problem.

There is nothing that cannot be faced, and there is nothing that cannot be accepted.

He thought so before falling asleep.

In the next few days, New Year's Eve brought some things over one after another, but there were not many, just books and daily necessities, not even a few clothes.

His room was completely withdrawn, and he occasionally lived in the dormitory because of school affairs, and spent the rest of the time with Yan Ruizhi.

This day's work was finished ahead of schedule, so he simply packed up his things blatantly, and then stood in front of Yan Ruizhi: "Boss Yan."

Yan Ruizhi raised his head to look at him, his expression unchanged: "Huh?"

"I finished my work today, and I applied to leave work an hour early." He Nian boasted, "I even finished tomorrow's work ahead of schedule."

Yan Ruizhi put on a capitalist face: "Going to work is not only about working for the company, but also a place to realize self-worth."

He straightened his face: "It's your blessing."

"You said at the morning meeting yesterday that efficiency is more important than mandatory attendance." He Nian continued with a smile, "And I have business to do when I get off work early today."

Yan Ruizhi's eyebrows twitched: "Huh?"

"I have something to do at school tomorrow, and I have to have dinner with my classmates tonight." He Nian stood in front of his desk, slightly bent over, with bright eyes, "So I want to go back and make dinner for my wife today, and spend more time with him. "

Yan Ruizhi's eyes froze suddenly, then he raised his head and gave him a cold look: "Who are you with?"

He Nian immediately stood up straight with his hands on the seam of his trousers, and said without looking sideways: "Accompany me, the boss."

His pretentious expression was interesting to watch, Yan Ruizhi couldn't maintain his expression, and finally smiled lightly.

Seeing that what he said was useful, He Nian stopped pretending and said to him: "What I just said is true, I'll go back first, and when you drive back later, it will be fine when you get home for dinner."

"I've already thought about it, you'll definitely like what I made tonight, and we can watch that popular sci-fi movie at home when we have dinner tonight..."

"Okay, let's go." Yan Ruizhi softened his voice and said softly.

"Then I'll wait for you at home!" He Nian looked at him and said, leaning over slightly.

There was a desk between the two, but He Nian insisted on sticking to him in such a posture, Yan Ruizhi thought to himself why this person is so troublesome...

While looking impatiently, he bent over and kissed himself.

"Ah, the office romance is so happy." He Nian finally straightened up this time, his face beaming with joy after he had succeeded.

Until he left the office at the speed of light, Yan Ruizhi was still stuck in his last sentence.

There is no such thing as prohibiting office romance in the corporate culture, but... He frowned slightly, isn't it good to take the lead by himself?

But he didn't intend to keep it a secret, but it was a big event, so he was still somewhat unsure about it.

Before he could come up with a result, the doorknob turned and Hao Shuai walked in.

He glanced at the empty workstation in the cubicle: "Xiaohe left quite early today."

"I said there was something to do, and I wanted to go home an hour early, so I let him go."

Hao Shuai said "Oh" without asking any further questions, and simply went straight to the topic: "Are you free tomorrow?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Yan Ruizhi knew that he had something to ask, so he asked cautiously, "What do you want to do first?"

Hao Shuai called up a dynamic invitation letter from his mobile phone: "Someone sent it to my family, and my mother told me to go and have a look, together?"

His family is well-off and well-connected, and he receives such invitations from time to time.

Yan Ruizhi didn't take it seriously at first, and said lightly, "Trouble."

"It's very private. It's a private charity auction. My mom won't be free tomorrow, so I'm actually a little interested. Why don't you just help me out?" Hao Shuai sent him a link while talking. , "The main reason is that my mother won't go, and I also want to take this opportunity to choose a gift for her..."

Hearing this, Yan Ruizhi's expression moved slightly.

After a while, he opened the information sent by Hao Shuai: "Is it tomorrow?"

"Yes, tomorrow night, if you're really not interested, forget it, that's all I'll say—"

"Row."

Hao Shuai didn't finish his sentence, he looked up in surprise, he didn't expect this person to be so talkative today: "Huh?"

"I said, yes." Yan Ruizhi's expression did not change, it was very natural, "I will accompany you."

The idea in his heart is actually very simple, the New Year's gift from his parents hasn't arrived yet, if he goes and picks out the one that catches his eye, it's his own wish.

He knew that if he told He Nian, maybe the other party would be startled and try to stop him.

But Yan Ruizhi inevitably wanted to do better, so once this idea popped up, he couldn't push it back.

Coincidentally, He Nian happens to have something to do at school tomorrow night, so if you pick someone you like, it won't be too late to tell him when you go back.

He pondered for a moment, then raised his head: "Send me a copy of the auction information."

The next night, Yan Ruizhi followed Hao Shuai to the scene.

After entering the venue and signing in, Hao Shuai even leaned over to gossip with him: "It is said that this is Fengjin's venue, and I don't know if anyone from there will come today."

Yan Ruizhi didn't care much about this, so he let out a casual "hmm".

He is wearing a black single-breasted Tuxedo today, with a silk shawl collar and a small white bow tie. His hair is well done, revealing a full and beautiful forehead, and his gestures are lightly elegant.

Hao Shuai couldn't help but glanced again: "I think, you seem to be in a good mood recently?"

Yan Ruizhi didn't stop walking, but he lowered his voice a little, barely covering the hoarseness: "It's okay."

Last night, both of them were a little out of control, probably because today's itinerary was hidden from the New Year's greetings, and they simply let each other do as they please for a long time.

The result is that today he can not speak without speaking.

The young man is thick-skinned, the more attentive he is under the bed, the more he will die on the bed. Yan Ruizhi hides a little bit of secret guilt. In the end, not to mention his waist, his knees are so soft that he can't move. He can only murmur intermittently and stare at him with red eyes.

Yan Ruizhi's face was expressionless, and he thought to forget it, this time he said something first, and it's not unforgivable to indulge once in a while.

Passing through the bright and magnificent hall, after finishing the pre-preparation, the two entered the venue together under the guidance of etiquette.

Most of the people had already arrived. They found their seats and sat down. It was a low-key and quiet corner. On the second floor, there was a box with the door behind it. It was said that it was the only room here.

Hao Shuai looked at it curiously for a while: "I don't know who is sitting inside. Could it be He Ruiyang?"

Yan Ruizhi ignored him, put the number plate on the table, drank a glass of water, and waited quietly for the opening.

The first few pieces were popular auction items, including famous calligraphy and paintings, precious clocks and watches, as well as dazzling artworks and various jewelry.

Hao Shuai was a little interested in raising his cards once or twice at first, but then he became lazy and watched others bid silently.

When the intermission was approaching, the host began to introduce: "Next, please come to our next lot..."

The big screen lit up, and lying in the velvet box was a delicate and beautiful diamond brooch.

"The name of this brooch is 'Escape', and it came across the ocean after experiencing various stories. The original collector changed its name because of the Finnish writer Ato Palinsina's "The Year I Met the Hare". The shape is magnificent and exquisite. It is a special-shaped main diamond with FL clarity and D color, and the rest are inlaid..."

Hao Shuai was still drowsy, but when he saw the new lot, he became more energetic and leaned over to look at the details.

"The starting price is 100 million. Interested buyers can raise their hands to signal a price increase..."

He didn't have much interest, and he was afraid that Yan Ruizhi would be bored, so he was thinking about whether to let him go first after the intermission, but when he turned his head, he saw the person who had been quietly visiting suddenly raised his hand. number plate.

Hao Shuai was taken aback, and said in a low voice, "Why do you..."

Didn't you have no interest in this kind of stuff before?

"Suddenly like it."

Yan Ruizhi put down his hands, and said it calmly, but he didn't mean "temporary fancy" at all.

"One million for No. A89." The host dutifully quoted.

Hao Shuai opened his mouth and looked at the people beside him, not even knowing what to say.

There were also a few people in the venue who raised the price several times, but Yan Ruizhi kept holding his cards firmly, as if he was bound to win.

After doubling the price, the other bidders obviously began to hesitate, the increase amount was lower, and a few more people withdrew from the auction.

Just when Hao Shuai thought that a staff member would come to sign the bill soon, he suddenly saw the host glance towards the second floor, and then said, "No. B1 is 350 million."

The people in the box hadn't competed for any auction items since the beginning, but now they suddenly stepped in and added 50 yuan directly, it seems that they also took a fancy to this thing.

Yan Ruizhi's eyes were unmoved, and his expression showed no joy or anger, but he was obviously not frightened off by this sudden competitor, and raised his hand to continue raising the price.

The original [-] plus turned into [-] plus, and in the end only the two of them were left, competing with each other in the huge venue.

"A89 five hundred."

"B1550."

"A89 six hundred."

"B1650."

Generally, anger is the most taboo at this time, but the two of them have no intention of abandoning the auction at all. One person bids the price and the other immediately follows up, and the atmosphere in the whole hall is tense.

Hao Shuai didn't dare to show his anger. Looking at the person beside him whose eyes were getting colder, he knew that he would never give up today.

But who knows what the person in the box is thinking?

Hao Shuai had a headache, even though he knew that Yan Ruizhi would not act impulsively, but looking at this scene, he didn't know when he would fight.

"A89 eight hundred."

"B1 nine hundred."

Hao Shuai was terrified, and he saw the person next to him holding up his number plate again.

It was simply a fight without gunpowder.

When everyone was still amazed, because of the pre-set regulations, the host made a decent gesture: "The bids of the two bidders are valid and reserved. In order to ensure the order of the process, we will temporarily enter a half-hour intermission. We have prepared some refreshments for everyone, and you can go to the hall next door to pick them up, and then all bidders can return to the venue, and we will continue the auction just now."

With this sentence, everyone in the venue relaxed a little.

Yan Ruizhi still sat there without moving, so Hao Shuai also accompanied him, tentatively saying: "You see, you were the first to start shooting, but the person in the box inside suddenly came to fight with you, really... They all started to wonder what they thought."

He still didn't say a word, so Hao Shuai had no choice but to continue: "Don't worry, maybe when the break is over, that person will figure it out and give up the bid."

Yan Ruizhi still didn't speak, just staring at the big screen in the venue.

Hao Shuai didn't know how to persuade him. Although he didn't understand why Yan Ruizhi was suddenly interested in such things, he could see from just now that it was impossible for him to give up.

He sighed, and was about to get up to get him something when he saw a well-dressed young man walking towards them.

I saw that the other party first confirmed the number plate, and then asked politely: "Hi, are you the bidder for No. 89 in District A?"

The other party introduced himself: "I'm from the box on the second floor, that's it, for the next brooch..."

Yan Ruizhi looked down at him coldly.

The other party didn't seem to have met such a look, and continued: "I know what you think, the bidder upstairs wanted to invite you to talk, and didn't mean to ask you to withdraw."

Hao Shuai, who has always been helpful to his relatives, naturally wanted Yan Ruizhi to get it. Although his tone was polite, he refused: "No need."

"You misunderstood. What we mean is that it must be some fate that everyone can see the same style. I just want to invite you to chat, maybe we can make friends."

Although these words were polite, they sounded a little strange, but before Hao Shuai could speak again, the other party said sincerely: "If you don't want to go up to the second floor, we can just come down and find you."

Just as Hao Shuai was about to refuse, Yan Ruizhi paused: "Okay."

In fact, he was not interested in these reasons, and he didn't intend to explain to others why he bought it. He just kept refusing and was watched instead. It would be better to really listen to what the other party was showing off.

Seeing that he agreed, Hao Shuai couldn't say anything: "Okay, then I'll go with you."

"Gentlemen, please."

The stairs were carpeted, which absorbed the footsteps of the three people, and Hao Shuai's words became clearer: "You are the only ones in the room with private rooms, why don't you like others?"

"He was the one who bid, and I was just a messenger." The other party said.

"Then since you are so sincere, can you introduce your identities?"

Upstairs, the three of them walked to the low-key and quiet box one by one, Hao Shuai still couldn't hold back, and asked a question.

The other party was startled, knowing that what he said was true, and smiled: "The auction you are in today..."

Needless to say, the identity of the person inside was basically confirmed.

He didn't expect that what he said casually would become the truth, and Hao Shuai didn't expect that he could guess so accurately. For a moment, he thought he heard it wrong: "It's Mr. He from Fengjin?"

The other party walked in front to lead the way, and said gently after hearing the words: "Mr. He couldn't come here today, but Mr. He's young master is here."

"Oh..." Hao Shuai's voice paused.

Yan Ruizhi is also a little subtle.

In all fairness, although he has never met this so-called only son, judging from what happened before, the other party's actions are basically beneficial to him, such as the termination of the contract and the last dinner, and even Zhou Hongsheng failed to make a fuss. completely suppressed.

He frowned slightly, and nodded thoughtfully.

The man led them to the door and made a "please" gesture.

However, it seemed that someone was talking in the box, and it had already passed through the wooden door.

Hao Shuai didn't respond, but Yan Ruizhi's eyes froze, and he felt...somewhat familiar.

"Why do you want to buy that thing all of a sudden, and invite someone to come up? Isn't there a better brooch in the second half? It's still an antique, isn't it better than your rabbit?"

He quickly recalled it in his mind, it seems that... He Nian used to be the employer of a tutor.

It sounds like he should be a friend of the prince.

Yan Ruizhi inevitably lost his mind for a moment. At that time, the New Year's greetings had to be flattered because of the several hundred yuan substitute tuition, and people from wealthy families could sit in the private room and spend a lot of money.

I don't know what He Nian is doing now, he frowned and thought.

The familiar voice in the room just stopped, but soon, a more familiar voice came——

"Don't persuade me, I will definitely buy this."

At the same time, the door of the box was respectfully opened.

A young figure turned his back to him, dressed in a neat and elegant white suit, with a straight back, looking handsome and eye-catching under the crystal lamp.

Yan Ruizhi lost focus for a moment.

It was the back that he was all too familiar with. He remembered his appearance under the suit. At this time yesterday, he had touched that wet muscle line, or left some ambiguous scratches on it because of impatience.

Even a second ago, I was still thinking about what he was doing.

The person who led them in didn't notice, and politely introduced: "Sir, this is Mr. He's only son."

The people inside also turned around following the sound: "Hello, I—"

Before he finished speaking, the air instantly turned into a deathly silence.

Yan Ruizhi didn't know what expression he had now.

He only felt that his throat was blocked, and every word was astringent, and he tried his best to lift one corner of his mouth, and smiled coldly.

"He... son?"