Chen Ting's nose was a little blocked before he woke up. Maybe he caught a cold while sleeping on the sofa last night.

He sat up from the bed, and the itch in his throat caused him to cough involuntarily. Lian Jue quickly brought a glass of water over.

"Why are your eyes red?"

Lian Jue got up for a while, and he changed his clothes and seemed to be preparing to go out.

Chen Ting did not answer his question without considering the cough. He took the glass handed over by Lian Jue, held it in his hand and took a sip of warm water, moistened his throat, then looked up at him: "Are you going to the company?"

"On a business trip." Lian Jue answered casually, standing beside the bed and looking at his swollen eyes, "Did you dream?"

Chen Ting didn't want to continue this topic, so he avoided his gaze and lowered his head to drink water, and responded in a vague way. After a while, he suddenly raised his head again, his eyes slightly widened, and he said in surprise: "You are going on a business trip, are you leaving now?"

"Flight at 10 o'clock, go to Jiangcheng." Lian Jue briefly explained to him what happened last night. The conversation at the dinner went very smoothly. Today I had to fly over to sign a contract, and then finalize the specific details. He also told Chen Ting not to wait for him before he was too late.

Chen Ting didn't know how to answer in the future. While listening to him, he looked at the time. It was almost seven o'clock. He calculated the time it took to go from here to the airport during the morning rush hour, and he was a little anxious to lift the quilt and prepare: "Why didn't you tell me yesterday? Have you packed your luggage? Breakfast is not ready yet..."

"It seems that you're sleepy and you haven't had time to say it."

Lian Jue held his hand, as if he was not the one who was in a hurry, so he didn't have to worry, saying that Lin Chen had already brought breakfast and no need to prepare. He sat down beside the bed, picked up the watch he had placed on the bedside table last night and put it on himself slowly: "What dream did you have? Why are you crying?"

Chen Ting bit his lip and said he couldn't remember it. He looked at Lian Jue's awkward movement of wearing a watch with one hand and reached out to help. Lian Jue raised his wrist and he did it for him.

"How long will it take?" Chen Ting did not lower his head. Perhaps it was because of his nose congestion. "Kang Tong will hold a parent-teacher meeting after the monthly exam. Are you not taking it? He looked quite happy when he came back yesterday and should have done well."

Lian Jue looked down at Chen Tingwei's bangs. In fact, his original plan was one week, but the return ticket had not been booked yet. Since Chen Tingwei seemed reluctant to part with him, and Chen Tingwei's hair was really long, he changed the plan without authorization, thinking that the work could be completed by compressing it to three to four days.

So Lian Jue said: "It should be three or four days, and the parent-teacher meeting should be too late, but I will try to come back as soon as possible."

Chen Ting did not help him fasten his watch, raised his eyes and said yes, and said, "Then remember to praise him when you come back. Children cannot always be hit, but they should also praise them appropriately."

Lian Jue said he knew, so he raised his hand and stroked Chen Tingwei's bangs to the side, revealing his slender eyes: "The hair is long."

Chen Ting didn't "hmm" a little, and also pulled his hair, but did not ask Lian Jue to ask someone to help him cut his hair. He just said, "It will be cut in a few months."

Lian Jue asked his opinion in a somewhat plain tone: "Wait until I come back to cut it for you?"

Chen Tingwei finally laughed, and did not question his haircut. He looked very happy and said, "Okay."

Lian Jue's cell phone rang. He took the phone over and looked at the caller, and then quickly looked at Shen Tingwei.

Chen Ting didn't notice his gaze and asked him to do it, so he picked up his cell phone and stood up. Seeing that Chen Tingwei was about to get up, he seemed to have something to do for him and said, "Please help me clean up some clothes."

Chen Ting didn't respond, so Lian Jue took his cell phone out to answer the phone.

After the bedroom door was closed, the gentleness on Lian Jue's face that showed in front of Shen Tingwei disappeared. He answered the phone and asked in a deep voice: "How is it?"

"Good morning, Mr. Lian." The other party's voice was muffled, and even greetings didn't sound rich in any personal feelings. It was like a flesh-and-blooded but cold-blooded machine. It was a sparse and ordinary call according to the written procedures. "Chen Xu's actions are still within our surveillance range. The cruise ship to Hong Kong Island will travel on the sea for six days. He is very devoted to this activity. There will be no other action in the past few days. Everything is going well."

He finished speaking and continued his purpose directly, not waiting for Lian Jue to reply: "Mr. Lian, I believe you will know when you find us that we are just using money to do things and do not understand the business methods of businessmen. I hope you don't blame me for being abrupt. Please deliver the remaining money as soon as possible. After I receive it, someone will send the surveillance video to your private email."

"Create into your account later." Lian Jue said.

The other party was obviously satisfied with his pleasure, and after saying goodbye, he hung up the phone.

Almost at the same time the money was transferred, his email received an unsigned email, with two videos lying inside.

I didn't read Lian Jue and put away my phone.

Whether in the business world or not, I have never been a person who can only sit and wait for death. He has always been good at taking precedence, used to controlling everything, and watching things develop according to his own presets, so as to ensure a steady chance of winning in the confrontation with others.

Although Chen Xu had not had any bad impact on their lives, Lian Jue did not intend to take any risks on Shen Tingwei. He asked someone to monitor Chen Xu, but just used the original number of his own way to isolate the hidden threat from Chen Tingwei.

Of course, he still had some room for Chen Xu. The things in his hand could not completely kill him, but they would not let him live too well.

Chen Ting had not helped Lian Jue pack his luggage and when he followed Lian Jue downstairs, Kang Tong had already finished his breakfast and was preparing to go to school with his schoolbag.

Before Chen Ting sent him to the door, the driver asked Lian Jue if he needed to come back to pick him up for a while and then did the production inspection.

Lian Jue originally planned to push for a few days, and when he came back, he would accompany Chen Tingwei himself, but when he saw Chen Tingwei standing at the door and coughing by the cool breeze, he decided to let him go to the hospital for a look today.

All Chen Xu's movements are under his surveillance, and there is little possibility of making mistakes at this critical moment.

Before leaving, he said to Chen Ting: "Send me the inspection report."

"Yes." Chen Tingwei coughed redderly because of the choking wind, his eyes became a little hoarse, and he said to him, "A good journey."

Lian Jue said yes and left with Lin Chen.

Chen Ting had not closed the door properly, and looked at the empty living room and felt a little empty for a moment.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m used to Lian Jue’s no matter how busy I’m going to accompany him to the hospital, or because Lian Jue still didn’t say goodbye to him.

The road conditions were extremely smooth during the morning rush hour today, and the car almost slowed down and drove all the way to the airport.

Since last night was Mr. Chen’s birthday, Lin Chen did not disturb Lian Jue, so he did not send the work arrangement one night in advance to Lian Jue for review as usual. The journey from the city to the airport was not close, so he seized time in the car to confirm the schedule with Lian Jue. However, Lian Jue interrupted him from time to time, asking him to shorten the time, and proposed to cancel unnecessary arrangements.

Lin Chen took out the computer in time to change it, and accidentally brought something out of his computer bag. He glanced at him and whispered "Eh".

Only then did Lin Chen realize the reason why he had always forgotten something today.

He quickly bent down and picked up the falling things from the gap in the seat, then turned on the computer and finished the work. After confirming it, he handed the peace talisman in front of Lian Jue and said embarrassedly: "Mr. Lian, I left in a hurry in the morning. I forgot to give this to Mr. Chen. Can you please help me transfer it after you come back?"

Lian Jue took the embroidered wish bag with tassels hanging on it, took a look, and asked, "What is this?"

"Ping An Talisman." Lin Chen said, "I think Mr. Chen must not be short of anything. I don't know what gifts to give. I happened to have dinner at the top of the mountain restaurant yesterday, so I went to the temple to invite a Ping An Talisman back."

He looked at Lian Jue's expression and guessed that Lian Jue should not believe this, so he explained: "I don't know if you believe this or not, but in my zodiac year, my mother told me that wearing a peace talisman can make you good luck and block evil spirits... In fact, it is mainly to ask for psychological comfort. Don't it say that people will not be able to get through the zodiac year."

Lian Jue was stunned for a moment and raised his head from this peace talisman: "Year of zodiac?"

Lin Chen looked at the confusion that was not very consistent with him on Lian Jue's face, and a moment of confusion appeared in his eyes, but within a few seconds, a thought flashed quickly in his heart, which made his heart suddenly jump.

Lin Chen asked uncertainly, "Mr. Lian, don't you not know... Yesterday was Mr. Chen's birthday, right?

Lian Jue's doubts and confusion stagnated on his face as soon as he finished speaking. The exquisitely crafted red peace talisman in his hand seemed to start to produce temperature with Lin Chen's reminder, burning his fingertips that were hit by the uneven embroidery.

From last night to now, all the wrong things in Chen Tingwei have become traceable.

He lowered his eyes stiffly, looked at the prayer embroidery pouch with "peace and joy" in his hand, and his heart tightened abnormally.

Only then did he realize that Chen Tingwei smiled when he was helping him with a tie early yesterday morning, "Waiting for you to come back for dinner" was not casual chatting, but really waiting for him to come back.

Even from the moment he left the house, he waited until 1:30 in the morning.

Lian Jue still remembers that Chen Ting didn't see the flashing in his eyes when he came back last night, and also remembers that he had never gotten angry with Chen Ting. He remembers that he blamed him for going to bed late and questioned him when he was.

Chen Ting did not answer his question with his eyes down, but his voice was wrongly regarded as a depressed person with a mistake in his understanding. He said with red eyes that he was not waiting for him, but he just fell asleep accidentally.

Lian Jue has never had the ability to empathize with others, but when he recalled Chen Tingwei's swollen eyes when he woke up in the morning, and his dodging eyes and an innocent tone when he told him that he had forgotten the contents of the dream, he seemed to have suddenly had a richer negative emotions than in these thirty years, which caused him to be unable to adjust the expression on his face for a long time.

He said: "Don't wait for me too late in the future."

Chen Ting nodded obediently and said, "I won't know how to do it in the future."

Lian Jue was so dull that his chest was blocked by the morning conversation, as if he wanted to find a suitable reason and release for his sudden emotions. He raised his head.

"...Birthday," Lian Jue asked Lin Chen with an unnatural expression and a strange tone, "Is it very important?"

Lian Jue cannot fully understand Chen Ting's sadness that he showed beyond his perception when he missed his birthday.

Lian Jue's memory has had several birthdays. When Chen Chulian needed a reasonable business dinner, he would hold a banquet in the name of his birthday, and he needed to be generous and decent. He prepared a long acknowledgement at the opening to express his welcome and thank those who came to the dinner. Then he cut the cake under the attention of everyone, and then accompanied Chen Chulian to toast and talk to all the industry elites until he saw off all the guests late at night.

Lian Jue didn't have much feeling about these few memories that were not very different. If he insisted on describing his feelings about his birthday, it would be boring and long.

But Chen Ting's disappointment that was not easy to detect in his eyes and his silence to avoid problems made him feel unprecedented and strong guilt in his confusion.

But Lin Chen did not give him an answer, and did not even dare to speak out.

Lian Jue's expression became serious, and he changed from the hazy exploration just now to the attitude and tone of treating an important task. He asked him again: "Is birthday a very important day?"

Lin Chen rarely looked at a loss. Although he reminded the boss's family that his birthday was not within his work scope, he still felt a huge pressure and anxiety in Lian Jue's eyes.

He didn't know how to answer Lian Jue's question, and finally he only gave an ambiguous answer in a low voice: "...If you are born in your zodiac year, it should be important."
Chapter completed!