Collapsing 11 Boundaries 6

At noon, Jiang Xie went out early. Jiang Hong was in a particularly good mood and her face was full of blood as she said, "Don't play too late. There is a party at night." She thought Jiang Xie was going to meet friends of the same age and didn't think too much.

In the evening, many celebrities would be invited and it wasn't a private birthday party for Jiang Xie. It was more like the Jiang family's announcement to the outside world that there was a new successor.

Therefore, Jiang Hong would've forced him to stay home at night. She just ordered him not to drink lest he be affected at night.

Jiang Xie hadn't left but his heart had already flown first. He said, "I won't drink." However, he wouldn't come back too early.

Jiang Hong smiled. "Go ahead."

Today wasn't only Jiang Xie's birthday. It was also the final day for the Lance project.

The bidding materials had been handed in. If there were no accidents, the Jiang family had a high chance of winning the bid.

As long as it was accepted, all his efforts wouldn't be in vain. The project would allow the Jiang family to rise to the next level and Jiang Hong could safely recuperate her body.

Jiang Xie wasn't very worried. He had been concentrating on this matter for the past six months and knew more about it than Jiang Hong.

There were no problems. His sister's wish could be reached. Then he would take her job and let her rest.

He was flushed with success. Jiang Xie's work was progressing smoothly, his older sister was looking better and at noon, he would celebrate his birthday with the person he liked. He walked in a relaxed and happy manner, full of expectations.

The place to eat was set by Xie Xi. Jiang Xie walked out of the elevator and sat the man sitting by the window in the elegant Western restaurant.

The restaurant was booked and there was no one else. However, even if it was full of people, Jiang Xie would see this person at first glance.

Xie Xi was born with a spotlight that shone in front of Jiang Xie, dominating all his attention.

Xie Xi got up after becoming aware of Jiang Xie's presence and smiled. "Happy birthday."

Jiang Xie also smiled, an undisguised strong love on his young and handsome face. "Thank you."

Xie Xi spoke softly. "Why are you being so polite?"

The soft and intimate tone sweetened Jiang Xie's heart. He sat down and Xie Xi took out a box. "I know you aren't lacking anything but I still wanted to give you a gift."

Jiang Xie opened it and saw the watch lying inside. It was a Vacheron Constantin Metiers d'Art series and cost more than two million yuan.

This sounded exaggerated but in fact, Jiang Xie had collected more expensive gifts. He just liked this watch because Xie Xi sent it to him.

Jiang Xie carefully put away the box. "I like it."

Xie Xi told him, "It's good that you like it. I don't understand your people's taste."

Jiang Xie frowned lightly. "You are only in your 20s."

Xie Xi laughed. "Then are you only in your teens?"

Jiang Xie paused before saying, "Don't care about age. You are currently in your best time."

Xie Xi sighed. "What is so good about it? I will be in the afterlife while you are photographed on the beach."

Even so, the corners of his mouth were raised and he seemed to be in a good mood.

Jiang Xie didn't dwell on this topic. If he could, he would've liked to be born 11 years early so he didn't miss a single moment of this person's life.

The meal arrived and the two people chatted well.

Over the past year, they had become very familiar with each other. Jiang Xie liked this person and cared about what this person liked and didn't like, his little habits and even his small quirks. Jiang Xie remembered it all clearly.

Xie Xi was the same. He ordered dishes that Jiang Xie loved to eat.

Dessert ended and Xie Xi said, "I know you don't like cake but it is better to have a cake for your birthday."

The waiter brought out a fancy cake with 18 candles on it.

Xie Xi said, "I will sing you a birthday song. Make a wish."

Jiang Xie was stunned. "You will sing for me?"

"I can't sing anything else but this should be no problem."

That wasn't the question. It was just that Xie Xi had such an ident.i.ty and temperament, yet he would unexpectedly sing Jiang Xie a birthday song…

Xie Xi sang the song. His voice was warm and it was a simple song, but it was a hundred times sweeter than the cake in front of them.

Jiang Xie closed his eyes and made a wish. He wished for his sister to recover and to be with Xie Xi.

Perhaps he was too greedy. Could these little candles really carry his heavy wish? Even so, he sincerely hoped that the two people he deeply loved would be safe and peaceful.

Jiang Xie really didn't like cakes but he ate a while piece. After he ate it, he lowered his head and asked, "Why are you so good to me?"

This tone was calm and his expression normal. It was as if the two people were just chatting and there was nothing special about the question. Even so, the contents were highly suggestive.

Xie Xi held the fork in his hand and whispered, "Why do you think?"

Jiang Xie's heart thumped.

Xie Xi looked up and smiled. "There might be an age difference but you are the person I have hit it off with the most in my life."

Jiang Xie's heart beat faster and he couldn't even refute the age difference.

"Well…" Xie Xi got up. "It isn't too early and you have to go back and prepare for the party tonight."

Jiang Xie stood up and called out to him. "Xie Xi."

Xie Xi turned around. "Hmm?"

"I…" The words that Jiang Xie were about to speak were stuck in his mouth.

Xie Xi told him, "Let's go. Today you have become an adult."

The words calmed Jiang Xie. Yes, he wasn't yet an adult. There was no guarantee that a brat's confession would be accepted. He had to keep calm and spend time keeping this person by his side.

Jiang Xie didn't say anything and just held the other person's hand tightly. Xie Xi was shocked. Jiang Xie's palms were slightly sweaty but he didn't release his grip as no one spoke.

Xie Xi smiled but incredibly didn't say anything. He just let Jiang Xie link their 10 fingers.

Xie Xi saw the memories up to here and felt bad. Sure enough, Jiang Xie was cruel to himself.

He parted with Xie Xi and returned home to meet his sister.

Jiang Hong was happy. Today, her younger brother was an adult and could shoulder the company's affairs.

The Lance project was stable and her physical condition was better recently. The doctor stated that as long as she paid attention, she would still have 10 or 20 years left. Medical technology would definitely have new breakthroughs and perhaps the currently incurable disease could be treated at that time.

Her mood was good. Jiang Hong saw Jiang Xie return and greeted him happily. "You are early."

Jiang Xie was worried. "How did you come downstairs? Be careful not to catch a cold."

Jiang Hong told him, "It's okay. I'm in an excellent state today!" She was going to partic.i.p.ate in tonight's party. This was a new beginning for the siblings, a new beginning for the Jiang family!

Jiang Xie was still worried about her body. "It is still early and the party hasn't started yet. Why are you in a hurry?"

Jiang Hong smiled. "I have to clean up."

Jiang Xie knew that his sister loved beauty and no longer advised her. He just stared carefully, afraid that her body would be uncomfortable.

At four in the afternoon, the siblings packed up and prepared to go out.

Just then, a call arrived. Jiang Hong saw the number and smiled. "It must be the result of the bidding."

Jiang Xie grinned. He knew that his sister was looking forward to this and definitely wanted to know the news first.

Jiang Hong answered the phone. She had only spoken a few words when Jiang Hong's face underwent a big change. Her exquisite makeup couldn't cover up the grey defeat on her face.

Jiang Hong's heart sank. He picked up his phone, questions buzzing in his brain.

The bid was lost. It was lost to Chengyu. This was the group Xie Xi was the master of.

The Jiang family worked hard for a long time and invested a huge sum of money in this project, only to unexpectedly get such a message.

In the end, Jiang Hong wasn't an ordinary person and her psychological quality was extremely high. "What happened? How can Chengyu partic.i.p.ate in this project?"

The a.s.sistant's voice trembled. "All the indicators they gave were 10% lower than ours and all the partners we previously contacted joined with them…"

Jiang Hong was cold all over. "How could Xie Xi…"

She jerked her head to look at Jiang Xie. "Have you been in contact with him?"

Jiang Xie didn't answer but his expression showed everything. Jiang Xie's chaos was much larger than Jiang Hong. He lost more than just this project. It was… even more…

"Impossible." Jiang Xie knew the answer but he still didn't believe it. "Xie Xi couldn't…"

"You…" Jiang Hong cried out, "You were tricked!"

How could she not understand? Xie Xi could only get such information if someone inside the Jiang Company leaked it.

She couldn't imagine that Xie Xi had actually got his hands into her brother.

Jiang Xie was only 17 and just turned 18. How could he be the opponent of that old fox?

She was careless!

The painstaking effort of a long time was stolen like this. Jiang Hong felt severe pain in her chest and after serious coughing, blood spilled from the corners of her mouth.

Jiang Xie's eyes narrowed. "Sister!"

Jiang Hong fainted. Jiang Xie leaned over his pale sister, looking like he had been hit again.

Xie Xi looked on from outside the memory and couldn't help taking a breath.

Too painful…

He knew that it was someone's brain supplement but he still felt pained. He had to take slow breaths before he could continue watching.

The birthday party was ruined. Jiang Xie accompanied his sister overnight. Jiang Hong barely escaped from danger and on this night, Jiang Xie understood everything.

From the beginning, Xie Xi deliberately approached him. All their casual encounters and coincidences were made by him. Including the photo…

There was no doubt that Xie Xi had someone shoot it and then sent it out. The funny thing was that he was also the cause behind the photo being withdrawn!

One ring after another, Xie Xi easily played Jiang Xie.

Jiang Xie thought of his heart, thought of his own wishes and thought of his planning for the future…

Darkness filled his eyes. It was all fake, all hypocrisy, all a deception. The man's actions contained no affection at all. It was just a dirty means of chasing his own interests.

The year they spent together played frame by frame like a movie in Jiang Xie's mind. Finally, he settled on Xie Xi's smile at noon.

It was a particularly beautiful face and when he smiled, he seemed to gather thousands of clouds. It was so beautiful that people couldn't open their eyes.

Now Jiang Xie finally saw the cold depths in his eyes. A sharp tingling spread from his chest cavity to his brain. Jiang Xie pressed a hand against his temple.

Jiang Hong woke up. She lay weakly in bed and touched him with cold and feeble hands.

Jiang Xie's heart was mourning as he spoke hoa.r.s.ely, "I'm sorry."

Everything was over and it was too late to say anything. Jiang Hong told him weakly, "Forget it. Our skills aren't as good as some people."

No… Jiang Xie rose, his young face no longer immature and naive. His dark eyes were full of surging hate. 'It isn't over. Everything that belongs to me, I will certainly get back.'

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Collapsing 11 Boundaries 7

Jiang Xie's memories after this were very confusing.

The things that followed was far from being simple.

The Jiang family made lots of special investments for this project, such as opening several custom branches in Y Country and ordering custom equipment worth over 100 million…

These things had their own specialties and without the project, the capital invested was compromised.

Forget the internal blow to the Jiang siblings. The board of directors severely scolded Jiang Xie who was dressed as Jiang Hong.

All of this was a profound lesson that Xie Xi engraved deep into Jiang Xie's bone marrow.

Jiang Xie didn't contact Xie Xi again. There was no need to contact this person. He remembered it every day, recalling his own stupidity.

Xie Xi approached him, confused him, guided him to the Lance project and advised him as an experienced elder.

These suggestions were good but in order to get these suggestions, Jiang Xie would certainly give a lot of information on the company.

The Jiang family had prepared for such a long time and the information he got from exploring multi-level relations.h.i.+ps were easily taken away by Xie Xi, gaining the resources in all aspects.

In fact, it was risky for Xie Xi to bid at such a price but as long as the project was won, opportunities would flock.

It was like a delicious cake. As long as it was covered, countless people would want a piece of it. The gatekeeper who controlled the cake could profit from it. This type of risk was worth it. Xie Xi's move was really ruthless.

Compared to Jiang Xie who was full of hate, the sickly Jiang Hong comforted his brother. "Shopping malls are a treacherous business. Xie Xi's actions might be shameful but he didn't do anything wrong."

Jiang Xie had actively disclosed the information and Xie Xi didn't steal trade secrets. There was no malicious compet.i.tion. He was just well prepared and his procedures were more complete. In the eyes of outsiders, Xie Xi outsmarted the opponent and the Jiang family lost due to negligence.

Jiang Hong knew that her brother lost not only the project but also his heart. He had wholeheartedly sketched a bright future and fantasized about an eternal heart.

Jiang Xie's pain and grief could be seen from his chaotic memories.

People would reprocess unforgettable pain. This was the brain's self-protection ability. Any pain beyond the tolerance would be blurred to allow the person to better live.

Jiang Xie was blinded by hated and was full of the desire for revenge.

Xie Xi took away what he wanted most and he would take what Xie Xi most wanted.

Although the two were opposite things.

There was one memory that was unusually clear. It was their first encounter after two years.

At this time, Jiang Hong had completely unloaded all her burdens and went abroad to recuperate. The Jiang family had basically cleared up the mess and focused on business overseas.

Jiang Xie, who rarely appeared in the country, returned to China because of a meeting. He encountered Xie Xi before the meeting begun.

The 20 year old Jiang Xie met the 31 year old Xie Xi. Two years had fallen on them, showing completely different effects.

The 18 year old youth had long since disappeared. The Jiang Xie who weathered the storm and stood firm was no longer the big boy who wore all his feelings in his eyes.

However, he still felt the vibration in his chest when he saw Xie Xi. There was an unbearable hatred, a rust-like b.l.o.o.d.y suffocation and a strong urge to tear off his disguise.

Compared to Jiang Xie's changes, Xie Xi was still the same. He had exquisite clothes, proper manners and even the smile on his face was at the most appropriate arc.

Chengyu had prospered with the help of the Lance project. Xie Xi was at the helm and became a starry existence.

Jiang Xie stared at this person blankly.

Xie Xi saw him and still maintained the smile. He also greeted Jiang Xie. "Chief Jiang, long time no see."

He held out slender and white fingers that were like cold jade. Jiang held them with strength. Xie Xi was in pain but there were no changes on his face. He kept smiling.

Jiang Xie also smiled but his eyes were cold. "Chief Xie, long time no see."

Long time no see, long time no see, long time no see… He never forgot this person every day!

Whether it was hatred or resentment, this person was the only thing he thought about when he dreamt at night.

Everyone knew that Xie Xi had cut off the Jiang family's road in the middle. This was truly not kind but shopping malls were such battlefields. Intrigues were commonplace and innocence and simplicity couldn't be tolerated here.

Jiang Xie didn't say anything else. He finished the greeting and left, never looking at Xie Xi again.

He didn't look and the Xie Xi outside the memory couldn't see.

This was the limitation of a single-person memory. It was inevitable that things would be one-sided.

Xie Xi wanted to find some details to whitewash himself but it was impossible. Still… the chaotic memories themselves seemed to be a breakthrough? Xie Xi continued watching, trying to find the key points in this long timeline.

Another two years pa.s.sed and Jiang Xie finally cast the net, aiming at only one person, Xie Xi.

The Lance project had wrapped up and Chengyu needed the next target.

The bigger the business, the greater the burden. It was easy to go downhill but hard to go uphill.

After tasting the big cake that was Lance, Chengyu's eyes would only aim higher and be greedier.

Jiang Xie was dormant for many years and this was the right timing.

He returned to China and the Jiang family, which grew up overseas, became a commercial city in D City.

Jiang Xie didn't contact Xie Xi and never even met him.

He never stopped searching for news about Xie Xi and was probably even more aware of Xie Xi than Xie Xi himself. The thing that Xie Xi wanted most was power and money. Then Jiang Xie would make him lose them.

Jiang Xie didn't use any despicable means. He just diluted Xie Xi's power by buying shares in Chengyu.

This was a long and patient process. However, Jiang Xie had enough patience. He wasn't anxious. Like a cheetah staring at prey, he stared at Xie Xi, waiting to give the fatal blow.

In the past two years, the changes in Chengyu's shares were too great and the shareholders proposed to convene a board meeting of directors.

Once this board meeting opened, Xie Xi who only held 28% of the shares was bound to lose control of Chengyu.

Jiang Xie finally surfaced, having grabbed nearly 40% of Chengyu's shares. He was the absolute major shareholder.

The board meeting was approaching and Xie Xi finally called Jiang Xie's number.

Neither of them changed their numbers. The numbers they used to keep in contact during that one year were sealed and never appeared on each other's screens again.

In that year, Jiang Xie had set a special bell ringtone for Xie Xi. Thus, he knew when Xie Xi called.

After so many years, Jiang Xie had changed several mobile phones but it was directly synchronized with the old one. That's why the special ring tone was still there.

This was a melody that Jiang Xie really liked. He didn't know the source but whenever he heard it, he would think of that starry night when the soaked Xie Xi was soft and fragile.

Jiang Xie sneered, pain tearing at his heart.

The information he discovered after so many years told him that Xie Xi could swim and had won trophies in amateur freestyle.

Jiang Xie's 17 year old self was actually convinced by such nonsense.

Jiang Xie picked up the call, his voice peaceful. "Chief Xie."

On the other end of the phone, Xie Xi might be uneasy and nervous but there was still a smile in his voice, intentionally or unintentionally pulling at Jiang Xie's heartstrings. "Shall we meet?"

Jiang Xie felt the blood in his chest surge and he lowered his voice. "Where?"

Xie Xi chuckled. "Have you ever been to the Chengyu building?"

Jiang Xie didn't say anything.

Xie Xi slowly told him, "Come to my office. Here, you can see the most beautiful sunset in D City."

This was something that many people knew. A famous photographer tried every means to go to the top of the Chengyu building to shoot it but their request was doomed to fail since it was Xie Xi's office.

The photographer didn't give up and his series of requests made people more curious. The beautiful scenery from the top floor of Chengyu became the yearning of many people.

Jiang Xie went to the Chengyu building.

He hadn't been to Xie Xi's office before. During that one year, they unloaded all their work and never spoke of each other's ident.i.ty.

Jiang Xie didn't invite Xie Xi to Jiang and Xie Xi didn't invite Jiang Xie to Chengyu.

At the time, Jiang Xie thought their pure feelings went beyond business. Now it was obvious. It was just acting. How could Xie Xi bring the other person back to his place?

The elevator stopped and Jiang Xie stepped out onto soft carpet, walking straight to the other end of the office.

The thick, double wooden doors opened and Jiang Xie saw a beautiful scenery that shook his soul.

The enter wall was like transparent gla.s.s and the sunset was like blood. The sky had become a magnificent red and the person standing in front of the window seemed to be integrated into the painting. It was as if he would step on air and the next second…

Jiang Xie's heart was tense and he couldn't help wanting to stretch out a hand.

Xie Xi turned around, his facial features adorned by the beauty of the twilight behind him.

Jiang Xie was a bit stunned and used great power to move in front of this person.

Xie Xi's demeanour was calm. He didn't show rage at the impending loss of everything, let alone panic and tension. There wasn't even the slightest irritation.

He leisurely leaned against his desk and asked, "Say it, what do you want?"

An unspeakable humiliation surged in Jiang Xie's heart and he leaned closer in a condescending manner. "You know."

The deception and teasing of six years ago caused his heart to fall into the mud.

Xie Xi smiled. Against the sunset of the sky, his smile was like a siren.

"I know? Hmm…" Xie Xi got up and approached Jiang Xie, whispering in his ear, "You wanted to f.u.c.k me six years ago."

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