Break-up - Chapter 42

    The living room is very clean. It was very late last night when Tang Yi slowly finished taking a shower. When he came out, the lights in the living room were also turned off. Now he closed the door behind Zhou Hao, When I turned around, I found that the living room had been cleaned up.

      The spathes stood beautifully. Tang Yi was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that it was a smooth sailing plant that he had placed in the corner.

    The winter sun shone down from the corner of the balcony and stretched all the way to Tang Yi’s feet. The moment he turned around, he was a little dazed, and then quickly recovered, let Zhou Hao sit on the sofa and sat down by himself. Without a word, he entered the bedroom.

    This little accidental discovery made Tang Yi’s tensed heart a little more relaxed.

    In fact, he doesn’t want to see Zhou Hao now. Tang Yi felt a little irritable in his heart, not to mention that according to Zhou Hao’s style, this conversation was mostly another form of persuasion. The latter stubbornly believed that he was right and that he was older. In addition to his richer life experience, his success in the market is also more than Tang Yi’s. But now that people have come, Tang Yi doesn’t want to do anything to avoid it.

    Gu Yanting was still sitting on the bed wrapped in a quilt, his hair was messy like a bird’s nest, but his eyes were staring at the boss. Tang Yi took the door and threw him a silent gesture and then ignored him. He took a set of clothes from the closet and quickly changed them.

    Gu Yanting really cooperated very well, his mouth was closed the whole time, but he watched Tang Yi’s movements without blinking. When Tang Yi was about to open the door after getting dressed, he leaned forward eagerly and asked in a very low voice, “Are you going out?”

    Tang Yi glanced at him and did not want to speak.

    Gu Yanting obviously had to be more careful, he stretched out his arm and pulled Tang Yi’s clothes, and after he took two steps back, he said slowly, “I’ll be here waiting for you to come back. .But I’m going back in the afternoon, and I have a very important meeting tomorrow morning…”

    Tang Yi put down his glasses and turned to leave when he heard this, Gu Yanting rushed forward again and whispered, “Anyway, have a meal with me…”

    The quilt was pulled off a little during the dawdling, and when Tang Yi turned his face impatiently, he happened to see half of his bare chest. Before Gu Yanting could react, he saw Tang Yi suddenly smiled coldly, came over and gave him a condescending look, “I’m so capable, eh? Nude?”

    When Gu Yanting got into the quilt and rolled quickly to the diagonal line, Tang Yi closed the door and left. Gu Yanting breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn’t help but be grateful for the colleague who came to find Tang Yi.

      The quilt smelled Tang Yi’s scent and intoxicated himself for a long time. Tang Yi guessed it by looking at him. If it wasn’t for someone outside, he would probably be able to kick him off the bed on the spot.

    Gu Yanting was lying on the side where Tang Yi had slept, and tutted when she heard the sound of the door closing. I liked this “colleague” who appeared at the right time. Of course, when he killed him, he didn’t expect that the other party was Zhou or something that he cursed and reviled countless times last night.

    Zhou Hao drove to the entrance of a cafe before stopping, and the two walked in one after the other. Tang Yi sent a text message to Ning Zeyu between his orders, telling him that he had something to go out, and he would see him at the company in the afternoon. The waiter just left when he put down the phone, Zhou Hao turned to look at him, the corners of his lips were smiling and his face was gentle, no different from two years ago.

    Tang Yi suddenly remembered that when the two first met, Zhou Hao was waiting for him across the road. The two were not familiar with each other at that time. In the following two years of getting along, Zhou Hao has been kind to him far beyond the scale of the relationship between the two. In all fairness, the difference between them is too great, and it is difficult to equalize each other’s contributions. Tang Yi’s material rewards are not what Zhou Hao wants, and the latter is not short of the three gold and two silver, but Zhou Hao will always Accept it solemnly, after all, it is just to give Tang Yi peace of mind.

    He said that he would not force Tang Yi, and he really did what he said. He rarely asked for anything in the past two years. If you look at it as a bystander, Zhou Hao has always suffered more.

    Tang Yi always sat quietly opposite, waiting for the waiter to bring the coffee and dessert before the silence between the two was broken.

    Zhou Hao pointed to the butter cookies in the plate and said, “I just learned this before your birthday, so I made a box for you, and I still keep it at home.”

    Tang Yi hummed, and after a while, said thank you again.

    Zhou Hao looked at him and said helplessly, “Don’t be so polite, I know you are still angry about the company’s affairs. I came to you today to make things clear. After all We can’t create a rift because of some unnecessary misunderstandings.”

    He paused and said, “I get along with you completely out of selfishness, and there is no official factor in it. It is true that we have often discussed the company’s affairs in the past two years, But I didn’t tell anyone, including my father.”

    Tang Yi froze for a moment, then looked up at him.

    Zhou Hao looked calm, and when he looked over, he added, “And you know, with such a company’s scale, I have absolutely no need to do it myself.”

    Tang Yi’s brows jumped, and after he finished speaking, he nodded silently for a while, “You’re right. But it doesn’t make any difference.”

    “Two days before my birthday, you were making cookies, but I was drinking with me.”

    He drank the coffee in the cup, and after the bitter and sour taste of the deep roasting slowly dissipated, he smiled and continued: “Before the Huayuan incident was exposed. , those two engineers left without saying goodbye, and the company almost fell into chaos. The company’s organizational structure is not clear and the staffing is not balanced for a long time. I have had a good life in the past two years and I am used to it step by step. According to the plan, early next year These hidden dangers can be gradually eliminated, but I didn’t expect a problem at the last juncture. My first reaction at the time was regret. I regretted that I did not listen to the words of the old employees and reformed earlier, and I regretted that I was arrogant.”

    The atmosphere in the cafe was peaceful, and Tang Yi’s tone was also very flat. Zhou Hao’s eyes moved slightly, and he let him continue.

    “So I prepared for the worst at the beginning, and then I visited the most critical companies one by one with Lao Ning. I drank it in those days… Usually five people The sixth person went to the company to pretend to be a big-tailed wolf, and when the customer said that he was free, he immediately shook his head and shook his tail to be a grandson. Except for drinking, that is, those begging words that I thought I would never need to say again. When Shen Fan handed the company over to me at that time , you don’t know how happy I am, in fact, for nothing else, just to be the boss, and you don’t have to look at people’s faces anymore.”

    Zhou Hao’s mood was a little complicated at that moment, he hesitated for a while and finally didn’t know what to say, he could only promise, “Follow me, you will never have to look at anyone’s face again.”

    “…” Tang Yi looked at him for a moment, then smiled, “No, I have to look at you.”

    Zhou Hao: “…”

    Tang Yi sighed and asked him: “Your premise is that we are not hostile. As long as there is a conflict of interest between us, do you choose me or the company.”

    Zhou Hao was silent for a while, and finally said, “…Things are not black and white, there will always be other solutions.”

    “Oh?” Tang Yi turned his head to look at him, “Then take a step back, if according to what you said, I work in your company, whether you are in compensation or other, give me The position must not be low. But Zhou Hao, must your company be monolithic? There is no interest camp? If there is, how can you be sure that I will be on your side?”

    “…You can stand on the opposite side,” Zhou Hao sighed, “Generally speaking, it is me who wins in the end. Even if I am unfortunately defeated by you, it is because I am not as good as others. I won’t have an opinion on you for that.”

    “That’s you, not me.” Tang Yi shook his head, “If I lose, I’ll definitely be angry, and if I lose again and again, I can’t guarantee that I won’t become angry and have evil thoughts. You and I If you share the same bed, are you not afraid that I will pick up a knife in the middle of the night and open your scoop in a fit of rage?”

    This sentence is a bit rude, but it makes the atmosphere relaxed. Zhou Hao shook his head with a smile, Tang Yi stared at him for a while, and finally said softly, “I’m sorry, I don’t have the courage to be with you.”

    “…”

    Zhou Hao’s fingers shaking the coffee cup slightly trembled, he lowered his eyes and took a sip, without putting the cup down for a long time.

     Wearing a beige gabardine trench coat, squatting with a smile on his lips, he slowly wiped away a bit of dust from the child’s face with his thumb.

    They have reservations about each other, but they are also trying to approach cautiously. In the past two years, he has changed a bit. After quitting the habit of hunting in South Africa, he donated the tens of thousands of dollars to a broadcaster in the United States aiming to expose such behavior. Tang Yi also inadvertently gave him a lot of privileges, prepared gifts for his parents, family members and even the housekeeper, and talked with him on many topics in a warm voice.

    But they couldn’t go on. The difference in the concept of status disparity is one of the reasons, and the more fundamental reason is that they do not have the courage and courage to give absolutely. While trying to gain feelings, they have been bargaining for what they are about to sacrifice.

    Tang Yi’s lunch was a bowl of instant noodles in the office.

    When Xiao Yang brought the noodles over, he brought two tea eggs bought from a convenience store in one piece, Tang Yi looked at him in surprise, but Xiao Yang thief smiled at him, “I read a book that said that eating more egg yolks will help improve the aura or smell. In short, it is to increase personal charm and attract peach blossoms…”

      one person…

    Xiao Yang opened his eyes wide and said that the last two are gone.

    “Hey, Old Tang is interesting enough,” Ning Zeyu didn’t notice anything unusual, after a few mouthfuls, he moved to Tang Yi’s side, “Ma Sinian and Wang Xiangming I haven’t checked the whereabouts of the people, I guess these two people want to drag it for a while before jumping.”

    Ma Sinian and Wang Xiangming have a high status in the company and at the same time manage the company’s core technology, so they were required to sign a confidentiality and non-compete agreement when they first arrived at the subsidiary. According to relevant regulations, both of them are not allowed to work in related industries for two years after they leave their jobs. During this period, ER will give them a certain amount of compensation, but if these two people do such a thing, how dare they come back and ask for it. Most of them want to avoid the limelight, and then quietly find a good position in which company.

    Tang Yi nodded, his eyes gradually turned cold, “Where’s Yan Ke?”

    “I also found out a little about this…” Ning Zeyu hesitated and glanced around. Tang Yi knew his concerns and patted him on the shoulder, “Eat first, then go to my office and talk.”

    The two of them finished eating in the lounge, and as soon as their forefoot left, a figure flashed out from the tea room beside them.

    Ning Zeyu and Tang Yi went back to the office to take a look, and after closing the door, he frowned and said, “Yan Ke’s matter is a bit difficult, we are just guessing now, we haven’t What evidence is there to prove that he accepted bribes, it is difficult to apply for judicial intervention now. And now that this kid can act like no one is still hanging around in the company, it always makes me feel a little evil. “

    Tang Yi nodded, he closed his eyes slightly, his fingers tapped the armrest rhythmically, after a while he suddenly opened his eyes, and asked Ning Zeyu thoughtfully , “You said, what would you do if you found evidence of Yan Ke?”

    “Me? Of course I’ll kill this thing!” Ning Zeyu sneered, “Not only him, Hua Yuan didn’t have to run, even if we couldn’t hold on, we had to drag it down three times. Layers of skin! What do you say?”

    “I thought so too,” Tang Yi pondered for a while, “but now I have changed my mind.”

    Tang Yi and Ning Zeyu kept discussing in the office until very late. During this period, the management personnel of the company were constantly being called in and out. Everyone looked solemn, and when they came out, they looked like Like accepting a sacred mission, the corners of his mouth are almost the same.

    At the end of the day, Tang Yi received a call from a fellow boss. He and Ning Zeyu both looked happy, and ran to the clubhouse designated by the other party without even thinking about dinner.

    Now, the biggest trouble for the company is not Huayuan itself, but a series of follow-up reactions caused by this incident. Now that the new year is the time to collect payment, there are many people who want to delay payment at this time. The Huayuan incident just provides a reasonable excuse for everyone. What’s more, there are other large and small companies that cooperate with er for the first time, and their trust is limited, and now they will make various requirements even for the sake of insurance.

    Tang Yi was too late to find someone temporarily, and finally and Ning Zeyu had an idea and found a colleague. Deciding to outsource these operations is easier said than done. If er wants others to take action, he has to sell part of the benefits. At this time, it is inevitable to be robbed and robbed. They not only cannot earn money, but also pay high commissions for their own employees.

    In addition, the cooperation model is also difficult to determine, outsourcing is difficult for customers to explain, and many hard-earned customers will be lost, but the other party is also worried that the other party will poach people in disguise .

    In addition, large-scale business outsourcing will also break some balances in the industry, and it is unknown whether it will lead to counterattacks by other forces.

    The war-thirsty factor in Tang Yi’s blood was finally stimulated, and he resolutely opened the road. He didn’t plan to back down from the beginning, but chose to throw all the money and fight to the death for a Jedi counterattack, even if the fish died, the net would be broken.

    His target was Hua Yuan at first, but he realized that someone was manipulating him, so he patiently waited for the other party to show his fangs.

    It’s just a thousand calculations, I didn’t expect the other party to be Zhou Dongchuan and Zhou Hao.

    The question that Tang Yi asked Zhou Hao today did not get a clear answer in the end – if I and the company choose one, you choose me or the company.

    In fact, no matter which one Zhou Hao chooses, Tang Yi will randomly tell him, so do I. If you choose the company, then don’t blame me for turning my face and mercilessly retaliating. If you choose me, then I will pay for the company to put you first.

    The relationship between adult men and women is difficult to be pure enough to not talk about any interests. Everyone’s love capital is nothing more than money and body. These are the economic basis. Zhou Hao asked for both, and Tang Yi asked for nothing.

    Tang Yi and Ning Zeyu had been talking to the boss late at night, and only separated when it was nearly eleven o’clock. When he got into the car, he suddenly thought, Gu Yanting has already left.

    The bright lights in the city are never lonely, but the light intensity of the street lights will decrease after eleven o’clock, and most of the lights in the residential area are quiet and extinguished.

    Some loneliness is always inadvertently revealed, and then raging. There are very few people in this world who are absolutely lonely. Girls always have three or two best friends, and men often have brothers and friends. If you are in a good mood, see each other and make trouble. You spend money to eat and eat. With new things occupying the line of sight, you are not alone.

    But it is difficult for Tang Yi to do it. In addition to the label word orphan, he also carried a homosexual on his back. In order to avoid criticism and keep a distance from others, he also circled a vacuum for himself, where no one approached or cared about it.

    The taxi was driving slowly on Jianghuai Road, Tang Yi put his arm on the window, and after a while he said an address that he hadn’t mentioned for a long time.

    After arriving at the place, he thanked the driver and walked very slowly every step of the way. After he finished climbing the stairs and walked to the door that he slammed down two years ago, Tang Yi was a little dazed. He thought, “Why am I here?”

    Standing for a while and can’t think of the answer, I just wanted to see.

    There is a place for a spare key on the flower stand at the door. Tang Yi reached out and touched it but couldn’t find it.

    The key is still there.

      Tang Yi took a slow breath, and saw the living room with the same layout as before by the light reflected in the corridor. Not even the location of the edge has changed.

    Tang Yi stood at the door for a long time, but finally did not go in. After locking the door, he put the key back.

    When he returned to the apartment, Fanfan was already waiting at the door. After opening the door, Tang Yi touched its head, filled it with water and cleaned up the dog toilet. I didn’t even have the strength to take a shower when I was so busy. Gu Yanting didn’t even leave a note, it came and went like a gust of wind, Tang Yi suddenly looked at the green plants on the TV cabinet, which became more and more unpleasant to the eye, and threw the potted flower back into the corner before wiping his face. sleep.

    The quilt on the bed was not folded, Tang Yi secretly scolded Gu Yanting, sighed and lay down on his back.

      When he turned on the light, he was startled, and after three seconds of staring at the man who was baring his teeth and covering the back of his head, he was no longer angry.

     “Go go! Gu Yanting, go down!”