Chapter 10 10. Offices in the building

one Yuuki Yongxiong sat lazily on a chair, his eyes fell on a stack of mail. It wasn't a particularly interested look. He flicked through the envelopes that he had already read with admiration, and his other hand was still in the pocket of his large checkered coat. Seen from the side, there is a thoughtful expression on his face.He has good facial features, and because of this, when he is serious, his expression is often cold and daunting. Yuuki flipped open the stock industry newspaper with her fingertips and picked up a notice from a department store.Opened the seal, opened it and took a look inside.That is a beautiful color print.He stared absently at the notice.

There was no intention of reading in his eyes at all, just an expression of staring at the beautiful paper and thinking about something in his heart. The maid came in, and approached the master with the sun shining on half of his shoulder outside the window in fear.She bowed silently and said: Can I put it here for you? This refers to the coffee served.Yuuki glanced at it and nodded.Then he took his hand out of his pocket to drink coffee, but the long cuffs were a little in the way. Do you have breakfast for you?asked the maid.The master came back at nine o'clock in the morning, and asked him if he wanted to prepare breakfast considering the time.

Yuuki remained silent for a while with a straight face, and said in a hoarse voice: Get ready for the hills!I don't eat. Xiao Shan is a car driver. yes. Just as the maid was about to leave, Yuki stopped her. Hello!Who did the wife say to send it to? His gaze was still on the mail, neither looking at the maid's face nor moving her body. Ah, not sure.The wife said nothing. In this regard, Yuki did not say a word, but moved his jaw slightly.A very elegant scarf was worn under the chin. He kept his original posture and remained motionless for a few minutes, then opened the glass window in front of him, got up and left the chair, and stood in front of the window facing the courtyard.The sunlight on the lawn has extended to the adjacent eaves.

Yuuki whistled.A dog is squatting on the sunny side of the lawn.Hearing Yuuki's whistle, the dog moved its tail, and was about to stand up, but turned around and squatted down on the spot.Yuuki didn't seem particularly interested in dogs either. A depressingly cold morning air filled the house.Yuuki turned up the collar of his coat slightly and walked out of his study.He walked across the corridor and looked across to his wife's room. The window of the wife's room is also facing the sun, which is very bright.The room is divided into two.One has a cherry wood floor, no mats, and a table and chairs.

On the bookshelves, the books are arranged in an orderly manner.According to Lai Zi's hobbies, they are arranged in different categories. The wall decorations and framed oil paintings, mostly solemn and elegant, also reflect her interests.The tabletop was clean and tidy, reflecting the sunlight from the window. Yuuki subconsciously touched the table with his fingers, and then walked towards the Japanese-style room.His movements were deliberate, as if he were walking at a leisurely pace. In this room he stood still for a moment looking at the flower arrangements in the alcoves and the decorations on the ebony table.The white chrysanthemum is simply chilling.

The matted room was kept clean and tidy.He walked to the suit closet in the corner, opened the door and looked in, then closed the door again immediately, and then came to the closet for kimonos, just as he was about to put his finger on the pull ring, he stopped himself With a movement, he put his hands back into his pockets. Yuki still had a thoughtful expression on his face, walked back and forth in the room two or three times, and then looked at his watch. He walked out of his wife's room, shrugged his shoulders, and went straight to the door. Are you going out?The maid found out that the master was leaving, so she ran out and knelt on the floor.Yuuki sat down without saying a word, lowered his head and put on his shoes with a shoehorn. His actions were originally depressed, and he was even more dismissive of the maid.

You are gone!When the maid said this, the tall figure of the master had already walked outside the gate. There are very steep stone steps from the door to the road. He walked down slowly, step by step, and the car was waiting below. The driver Xiao Shan hurriedly got off the driver's seat and opened the car door. Thank you for your hospitality!Xiao Shan, who was standing on the road holding the door of the car, bowed his head and thanked him for the breakfast. Are you going to work?After holding the steering wheel, the driver asked the owner in the rear seat respectfully. Um.Yuuki took out a foreign cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth, and the car sped up on the residential road where only one side of the car was exposed to sunlight.

Yuuki closed his eyes and exhaled a mouthful of blue smoke, which scattered and drifted on the roof of the carport. When the car left the narrow streets of the residential area and drove into the wide avenue lined with shops, Yuuki seemed to say something. ah?The driver turned around.He mistakenly thought that the master was going to change the driving destination. It seems that Yuki really wanted to say this just now, but he looked at his watch and said: No, yes. The so-called yes means going to the company according to the scheduled plan.The driver therefore thought that the master had changed his mind about going to S Town.The residence of a mistress in Yuki is in S Town.

As we approach the city center, the number of passing vehicles increases.Yuki's car stopped at an intersection with traffic lights, and then stopped in a crowded place. During this boring time, Yuki's eyes were always looking outside, lost in thought. The car stopped in front of a building.There is another similar building standing side by side next to it, and many cars are neatly parked there.As soon as Yuki Yuki's polished leather shoes landed on the ground, the driver Xiaoshan who took off his hat asked, "Waiting for you here?" ah.Yuuki thought about it for a while, and by the way, he said that he was going to go shopping today.you go over there!

After the confession, he entered the main entrance of the building.Spit the cigarette in his mouth to the ground and crush it with his leather shoes.The driver Xiaoshan fully understands the meaning there? The first floor of the building is the shop area, one shop after another, all very beautiful.There are cloth stores selling suit materials, and grocery stores selling souvenirs to foreigners; there are also suit and clothing stores, general grocery stores, restaurants, etc. No matter which one, the appearance is very luxurious, and the windows are self-contained. fun.Even during the day, as at night, every house is brightly lit.

There is an elevator in the middle of the building.Yuuki stepped across the marble floor and stood in front of the elevator.Twelve or three men who looked like company employees were already waiting there.Yuki station to the very end. The shiny metallic elevator doors opened, and Yuuki walked in. Good morning!The familiar face in the elevator greeted Yuuki. Good morning!Perhaps because the other party is an employee of another company, Yuki's expression at the moment is very amiable.The smiling eyes are also really lovable.The two female clerks standing in the corner of the crowd exchanged glances with each other, staring intently at Yuuki. He got off the elevator on the fourth floor.This floor is divided by the corridor, and offices of various names are lined up on both sides.All offices separated from each other, without exception, have the company's name written on the glass doors.Yuuki's leather shoes creaked as she passed the marble corridor.The doors of the offices on both sides kept opening and closing, and people kept coming in and out.Because these are acquaintances near my office, Yuuki greeted you many times.The attitude is calm and the eyes are kind. The female clerks behind him who watched him pass were all commenting on him.The young women in this building have long had a common impression that Mr. Yuki is too handsome! Yuki pushed open the frosted glass door with Chaoyang Commercial Co., Ltd. written on it.Compared with other offices, this office is about one-half smaller. Good morning!Seeing Yuki Yongxiong, a young female clerk in the room stood up and bowed.Then, two other young male staff members also bowed from their chairs to say good morning. Yuki walked to the big desk by the window and asked the female clerk to help him take off his coat.The office is generally in good shape.However, compared with the name of a commercial company, there are not many account books, which seems very disproportionate.The equipment is also much simpler than other offices.The only thing is that the telephone is very expensive, and there are two sets with different numbers, one is in front of Yuuki, and the other is at the clerk's side. Yuuki rested his elbows on the desk with the phone on it, smoking a cigarette with his chin resting on his hands.In the blue smoke, he frowned, as if the smoke irritated his eyes.His expression was dull, as if he was thinking about something far-fetched. Because the manager came, the two male employees worked somewhat cautiously, and the female clerk brought the mail to the manager Yuuki.He put down the hand resting on his chin, and looked down one by one.Also like at home, the movements are quite impatient.But the office only has mail for today, so the number is not much. He looked at the inscriptions on the back one by one, and flicked away the ones he didn't need.I picked out five or six and kept them on hand, then gave the clerk a shout of hello and returned the rest to her. Yuki carefully cut the seal with scissors.It took a lot of work to open and read the letter.According to the content, I also took out a notepad and took notes.It took a full twenty minutes to process these five or six letters. He took the key out of his pocket and opened the desk drawer.It seems that his character is still meticulous when it comes to official affairs, and the drawers are also neatly organized.At this time, he received three letters inside.Then, close the drawer, relock it, and shred the few remaining envelopes by hand. As soon as the letter was dealt with, he picked up his cigarette again.What dominated this office was the silence of the four people.Because Yuuki was not in a good mood, the other three employees seemed to be hesitant to even cough. The phone in front of Yuuki rang.He quickly picked up the receiver.The two telephones in the office cannot be mixed.When the phone on Yuki's desk rang, he had to answer it. As long as he was present, other employees were absolutely prohibited from answering it. On the phone, the other party probably reported his name.Yuuki just responded ah, ah.He turned his chair around a little, and sat cross-legged, changing into a very casual posture, but his words were still respectful. Thank you very much the other day.Yuki said, no, where!It's my bad hospitality.Let you come back late, but it will cause you trouble!Ah, ah. His voice paused for a moment, as if he was listening to the other party. knew.When I answered, I still lowered my head. I keep in touch with him often, so I immediately conveyed this meaning to him.I'll let you know the time and place at another day.Thank you, it really bothered you!OK, that's it. After hanging up the phone, Yuki turned the chair and turned his body towards the desk.Click the lighter and light the extinguished cigarette again.Then he took out the notepad, wrote something on it, and immediately put it in his pocket. Yuuki sat motionless for a while.It was a completely blank expression that had nothing to do with the content of the phone call just now.Compared with his expression when he was talking to people, his expression was completely different. The corners of his eyes filled with kind smiles became severe and lonely. This is the look in his eyes at this moment.Yuki's posture reveals a sense of loneliness. Yuuki moved his body, with a cigarette in his mouth, boredly picked up the receiver, and dialed the dial impatiently.Probably the other party has connected, he asked: Is Ah Liu there? The one who answered the phone might be Ah Liu himself.He held the receiver to his ear, turned his chair toward the window, and turned his back toward the clerks. At seven o'clock tonight, there are two guests going, please take care of me!No, I'm not going. Yuuki said so.The other party probably asked him to go too. No way!Yuki refused, I still have a lot to do!Let's go again in a few days. The other party seemed to ask him when he would come again. I'll be there in a few days.As for me, I can't tell the exact time.Um?Yuki's voice was slightly smiling, ah!Ever had a date like that?Not lightly drunk?I'm so busy, how can there be such a thing!Anyway, I'll be there in a few days.Tonight's guest, you just treat it as me, don't be short-handed! Yuuki put down the receiver easily.Until the phone was hung up, the woman's voice was still chattering.He put his elbows on the table again, crossed his hands together as if in a bow, and pressed his fingers to his forehead.Still looking like he's thinking about something. Yuki raised his head and said to the female clerk: Hello!Give me Yoshioka! The young female clerk answered yes, and used her fingers to dial the dial of the telephone on her desk. The two male clerks were still fiddling with the ledger in silence.The sound of leather shoes coming and going in the corridor was endless.Hello, hello!Is it Yoshioka Industrial Co., Ltd.?I'm Chaoyang Commercial, is Mr. Manager there?Hearing the other party's answer, he said again: Ah, is it? The female clerk covered the receiver with her hand and reported to Yuki: It is said that the manager of Yoshioka Industry went on a business trip this morning. Um.Yuki tapped the table with his fingers, and the corner of his mouth seemed to say, forget it!However, he seemed to have changed his mind again and said, "Excuse me, where did you go on a business trip?" The female clerk said it again into the phone.Hearing the reply, he conveyed to Yuki that he heard it was Sendai. Yuki raised his eyes and thought for a while, then ordered: Ask what time the train is this morning! The young female clerk asked again on the phone, and then turned her face to report that it was a train from Ueno Station at 6:01. good.Yuuki's voice was low and short.He got up from his chair, walked to the window, and looked downstairs. This room is on the fourth floor of the building, so the busy traffic in the canyon below can be seen clearly from above.The bright sunlight hits very little of the road.Under the building, there are almost all backlights and shadows.In the crowd, many people walked in a hurry. Yuuki clasped his hands behind his back and looked down for a while.Then he paced back and forth by the window for two or three steps.His face was very gloomy. It was at this time that the indifferent expression with slightly sunken cheeks appeared on his face. I go out for a while.After a while, he said so.The two male staff members bowed their heads together.He asked the female clerk to take the coat, and simply tidied up the desk surface.Because of the glass plate on the table, the sunlight coming in from the window made the tabletop glisten white. What time do you expect to come back today?asked a male clerk. No.I still have to go elsewhere, depending on the situation, I may not be able to come back today.Yuuki replied flatly. How can I get in touch with you? Um.He turned his head and thought for a while, no need, nothing will happen, no one will do important things today.If there is a phone call, just make a record! Yes, I know! The two male staff and the female clerk stood up and bowed to Yuki: You are leaving! Yuuki pushed the door to the corridor.Still putting his hands into his coat pockets, he walked to the elevator and stood down. are you outThe person in charge of the office next door said with a smile.He is very short, looking up at Yuuki with a smile on his face. You are so busy! where.As usual, Yuuki showed an amiable gaze, and was idle!Because I had nothing to do, I just went out to hang out like this.Unlike your company, my business is small! where, where.The person in charge said, you are powerful and can turn around freely, which is really enviable!My company is busy all day long, exhausted to raise funds! The elevator came up.After Yuki, another five or six young company employees rushed in, and the elevator was suddenly overcrowded. Yuki's subsequent actions unfolded in another world that has nothing to do with the office of the building and where his whereabouts are unknown. No one knows what Yuuki did throughout the day. Anyway, around seven o'clock in the afternoon, he reappeared with his woman. Oops, you're back!It's early enough.The woman's eyes were widened by accident, but she still happily looked up at Yuuki.Speaking of this woman's appearance, it should be the shopping customer that Lun Xiangzi's friend Kazuko Sasaki met in her shop.She had the traces of a past geisha flair about her. Do you have food?Yuuki asked after sitting cross-legged. Well, I know you're coming and I'm ready.Do you want to drink Western sake or Japanese sake?If you drink Japanese sake, ask someone to boil it for you immediately. The woman stood up and wanted to take off Yuki's shirt. No, that's fine.Yuuki refused. Heck, don't you change your clothes?The woman looked surprised. Um.No more wine tonight. Ah, why? Only rice is enough, I still have things to do. That's weird. The woman glared at Yuuki.However, since the man kept a straight face and said nothing, she had to obediently put the food on the table with the maid. Are you really just eating?The woman was still looking at the man's face suspiciously. Um.Yuuki opened the lid of the soup bowl. What a disappointment.are you busy yes! Probably not to work!Maybe go straight to your house from here? The woman stared closely at Yuuki's face and held her breath. right.I've got something to do with my wife.Yuki replied calmly, and then put the chopsticks into the rice bowl. two Yuuki Yongxiong was still eating.Although the meals are made by laymen, the ingredients are very high-end. Usually he always wants to drink, but tonight he will eat right away.His expression was thoughtful, and he didn't say a word to the woman in front of him.The woman stared at Yuki's face, trying to get some inspiration from the expression on the man's face. Under normal circumstances, this woman can say some light-hearted and witty words to distract a man's emotions, because she is a woman who has lived in a world accustomed to this way.However, Yuuki's expression was sullen tonight, as if he couldn't listen to anything. From the time the man said that he had something to do with my wife, the woman's face became very unnatural.Because there was no wine, the meal was finished quickly. Take a break, shall we?The woman said flatteringly. Um.Yuki responded vaguely, and didn't say rest or no rest.If he didn't say go back immediately, the maid had a glimmer of hope. You said you have something to do with your wife, what is it?The woman deliberately said half-jokingly. Yuuki still didn't speak.He has a habit of never talking about his wife in front of this woman.Even if a woman wants to ask occasionally, he doesn't want to touch on it.Because of this example, the woman changed the subject with just one question. Hey, the woman said with a begging look in her eyes, will you take me to Hakone next time? Yuuki just sipped his tea.The tea was already lukewarm, and he rinsed it in his mouth.With quick hands and quick eyes, the woman took another tea bowl and put it to the man's mouth.Yuuki spit out a sentence together with the tea, the place in Hakone is boring! oops.The woman wiped the man's face with a handkerchief, her eyes widened, then, take me somewhere else!I especially want to see the beautiful autumn leaves. Too busy now.Yuki said absently.Then I looked at my watch.With this action, the woman's barely happy heart became cold again. The woman sat there motionless, her eyes fixed on the man's movements.Yuuki stood up without hesitation, re-buttoned his jacket casually, and took the coat by himself.The woman couldn't stand it any longer, so she got up and walked behind her to help him put on his coat. Honey!The woman changed her mind, took advantage of the opportunity to put the hand on the coat around his body, and pressed it tightly herself, it's so boring!I always thought you would be staying here tonight. I still have something to do.Yuuki said. I haven't been here recently! Yuuki impatiently let go of the woman's hand that was holding her from behind. Dating has increased too much. Oh, and the people you meet are all related to your work? Yes, exactly. I've heard it before.After the woman finished speaking, she stared at Yuuki with sharp eyes.A contemptuous look appeared on Yuuki's face.His indifferent expression at this time has a certain attraction to women. Can't answer it!The woman went on to say, I heard that you are very enthusiastic about a young girl in a nightclub recently! After buttoning the buttons, Yuuki took out a comb from his pocket to brush his hair.After a while, I asked: Who did you listen to? I can't tell who it is, anyway, there are rumors about it.What kind of girl is she, huh?Although the woman is smiling, the smile is extremely unnatural. There are such things everywhere!What's more, it's not a special relationship. It doesn't matter if you don't speak clearly.I'm not your wife anyway. Yuki had a rather bored look on his face.Frowning tightly, he walked towards the door. please wait for a moment!The woman quickly took out the powder box and reapplied makeup on her face.Yuki wore leather shoes pretending not to hear.When he walked outside, the woman caught up from behind. The autumn night was quite cool, and the night wind blowing gently on the road made the woman's legs feel a little chilly. Just bring a scarf.The woman walked side by side with the man and said.Yuuki rolled his eyes and glared at her. Where are you going to follow? to a place with a car.You probably don't use your own car today. When Yuuki arrived at this woman's residence, he always changed to a taxi halfway. Just pick one up.Yuki's voice is against the wind, you should go back!just go back.The woman deliberately replied forcefully, you are probably not going to your wife's place right now.To someone in the tavern? Yuuki didn't answer.The woman stopped on the spot, only Yuuki's tall figure was walking in the light from the store.When Yuuki walks, he is used to taking big steps. Yuki took a taxi back to his home. He opened the door and was just taking off his leather shoes when the maid came out.Seeing the master's figure, his eyes widened in surprise. The master had never returned so early.This morning I also came home very early suddenly, and showed up at home before ten o'clock that night.Since this was an unusual phenomenon, the maid looked puzzled, thinking that something had happened.Taking off his leather shoes, Yuuki stepped into the room with a gloomy face. After being notified by the maid, Lai Zi came out from inside.She stood there in a brown dress, and there was something happy about her fair face. you are back.Lai Zi said.There was no smile on his face. With a serious face, Yuki walked into the inner room without saying a word. It took less than forty minutes to get home from the woman.In the car, even though it was a bit cold, Yuki still opened the window to blow off the scent on his body.He was such a person, whenever he came into contact with other women, if he was wearing a kimono, before entering the house, he would even take off his entire body and slap him.On the outside, he is cheeky, but he has a neurotic side. He enters the room.His wife followed immediately and helped him change into a kimono. Do you eat? There is no need to ask.Sure enough, the husband replied that he had eaten it. Whether Yuki wears a suit or a kimono, it always fits her well.Because of his tall stature, he looks dignified.Coupled with his dignified appearance, he is often praised by geisha when he puts on a homely kimono. After changing clothes, Yuuki sat next to the brazier and ignored Laizi at all.When I came back early this morning, the lawn I had whistled and looked at was now silent in the night. Lai Zi walked out of the room silently.Yuuki is not picky about this either.He took out his cigarette and smoked it blankly by himself. There was a rosewood table in the room, and there was no book on it. Speaking of which, there were no bookshelves in the room at all.Yuki is a person who doesn't read much.There are only magazines stacked in the corner of the alcove, and those magazines are also publications similar to the stock industry.He is impatient with general books. Yuki was smoking a cigarette, his eyes glazed over.As far as his wife was concerned, he came back early, and there was nothing to be happy about. Even if he stayed out overnight without saying hello and came back after four or five days, she would never blame him.Her attitude was as calm as clear water. Yuuki has long been used to his wife's attitude, no, maybe it should be said that he made his wife get used to it, but now it can also be considered that he is being tamed by his wife's habits.It took a long time to reach this situation. When Lai Zi came in, Yuuki was reading a rolled magazine out of his coat pocket, holding red and blue pencils in his hand.It seemed to be a rare thing that he could hold a magazine or something in his hand and read it.However, right now he is indeed drawing red bars on the stock valuation chart, even though Lai Zi has already sat down, he doesn't even lift his head.Each time the eye picks out the name and price of a stock, it calculates the gains and losses. However, Yuuki always felt that there was something in his heart that made him unable to immerse himself in this matter as usual.This kind of thing is interfering with his usual peace of mind that has no worries. In a certain sense, this kind of thing is nothing but a premonition produced by a certain atmosphere in the wife.This premonition has vaguely made Yuuki feel uneasy. I said that Lai Zi called her husband across the brazier.There is a great distance between the two.When Yuuki raised his eyelids from the magazine, Laiko was already sitting there upright. There was an unusual look in Lai Zi's eyes, and in normal times, even when looking at Yuuki, his eyes were always expressionless like wood and stone. However, now there is a certain kind of look in his eyes, and this kind of look is still very strong, and the way of looking at Yuuki is also very different from the past. Yuuki turned his eyes back to the magazine, still watching the ups and downs of the stock market, and drew bars with a red pencil on the places he thought needed attention. What's up?After a while, Yuki answered.Eyes still did not look at Lai Zi. Please turn this way and listen carefully to what I have to say.Lai Zi said. You can talk right there.What's up? Lai Zi looked at her husband's expression. Yuuki still didn't take his eyes off the magazine.Lai Zi stared at her husband's profile and opened her eyes to the maximum. I want a divorce. The voice was unusually calm. However, Lai Zi's fingers crossed on his knees were trembling.Tears welled up in his eyes, even though he didn't mean to.This does not indicate strong feelings for her husband, Lai Zi is thinking about Onogi. This request to her husband has not yet been mentioned to Onogi.Her heart was crying: Mr. Onogi!I have said so now!It was because of this emotion that the tears welled up in her eyes. However, Lai Zi had already made up her mind that she would never tell Onogi about this matter until she had settled with her husband.This is not a problem that Onogi should be burdened with. For Lai Zi, this is a struggle, and she must completely leave her husband. 嚄!Yuuki spat out a word. The stock of A Electric Company has risen to twenty yen.He made a sound of surprise, which seemed to be for this reason. Lai Zi said to her husband who was reading a magazine with a red pencil: It doesn't matter what you do outside.I didn't want a divorce because of this. So why?The husband still sat facing the other side, flipping through the pages of the magazine. It seems that their personalities don't match anyway. For the first time Yuuki showed a faint smile. I have heard you say this reason many times before! But you stop me every time.I didn't want to mention the past. Yuuki silently threw away the magazine. The magazine fell under Yuuki's lap. He took out his cigarette and smoked it. Regarding my actions, Yuuki said after exhaling smoke, are you still accusing me? No.Lai Zi shook his head, I'm not saying that you broke the promise you made to me.I think you and I are an unhappy couple. Lai Zi lowered his head and continued: I won't say a word about what you are doing now.However, I am very sad about your way of life.Even so, you probably have to say: This is the way of my life, right? Yuki's expression seemed to be saying something right!He was still smoking, and did not answer Lai Zi's words. However, he stretched out his kneeling legs and changed to sitting cross-legged, with his hands on the mat, raised his face and looked at the ceiling, and sprayed the smoke he had sucked into his mouth upwards. I understand your words.An impatient look appeared on Yuuki's face, and I'm thinking about something nerve-wracking right now.Let's talk in a few days! Can you consider it?Lai Zi looked directly at her husband's face. If you wish that.Yuuki said as if talking to himself.Then, he seemed to be saying something in a low voice again. After listening carefully, it turned out that he was humming a ditty. Just as Lai Zi was about to walk out of the room, Yucheng suddenly stopped her: I heard you sent someone away early this morning? Laizi stopped in her tracks. Um.After answering, my heart beat violently.Although she already knew from the maid that her husband had come back early this morning and had asked about her absence, she still felt speechless for a while. who is that?the husband asked.It's really not easy to make up a fake name this time. is a friend.She had already made up her mind that if her husband asked for his name, she would refuse. Yeah.Yuuki didn't go any further, the train was really early! Lai Zi was reading a book in his bedroom.The article does not enter the mind at all.The eyes only literally glanced in vain. The hour hand was approaching twelve o'clock. Yuki was in his room, but he couldn't hear what he was doing.The maids have all gone to rest.When Lai Zi went to deliver coffee just now, Yuuki pressed Lai Zi's shoulder for some reason. No.Lai Zi shook her shoulders and dodged her husband's hand. Yuki stared at his wife for a while, and said: That's it. Lai Zi has been rejecting her husband for two years.This has started since the husband set up another family outside. The action her husband made just now was something that hadn't happened for a long time.Lai Zi knew in her heart that her husband had some intentions tonight. So, the feeling of breaking up with her husband no matter what, became more and more intense. There was the sound of a sliding door being pushed open in the corridor.That's the husband's room.Lai Zi felt nervous when he thought that he might come to his bedroom.At this time, the footsteps stopped outside the sliding door of his room. I am leaving.The husband's voice was loud.He didn't open the door to look in. Lai Zi got up and went to the corridor, and saw him wearing a coat, standing at the door of the dimly lit room. Lai Zi squatted down in front of her husband, who was standing there with his hands in his pockets, and arranged the leather shoes. He put his feet in, took out a hand, and used a long shoehorn to put the leather shoes on on the stone platform specially designed for taking off shoes.It's an air of arrogance. Is the car still working?Lai Zi said considering the time. It can be called on the main road.said the husband. The husband didn't explain where he was going, and the Lai Zi didn't ask.This practice has been going on for a long time. The tall husband's back, reflecting the dim light outside the door, walked down the stone steps in front of the house.The sound of leather shoes stepping on the stone steps adds to the desolation of the night. Lai Zi made preparations for rest by herself, thinking that her husband would not come back within three or four days.There was the sound of a car stopping in the distance, and then the sound of starting again. It is likely that the husband got into the car. Lai Zi recalled the scenery of mountains and rivers in his hometown. The two rivers flowing out of the valley merged into one in the urban area of ​​the basin where Lai Zi was born.The mountains are gentle and the water is gurgling.It is very close to Kyoto and not far from Nara. Yuki Yongxiong was originally the son of the chairman of the county council. The marriage with Laizi was introduced by someone and married on a blind date beforehand.Lai Zi's deceased father and his father were close friends, so they persuaded her to form this marriage.However, time flies, and in less than a year, my father sighed: Yongxiong is very incompetent!The father is very good, but the son is not good. Lai Zi was disappointed with her husband much earlier than her father. Yuki had no intention of engaging in a serious career at all.When his father, the chairman of the county council, spent all his money on local politics and the family fell into ruin, it became more and more irredeemable. Hate being driven by others, this seems to be Yuuki's creed.However, he simply refused to face difficulties and work hard.He likes to take risks, but even if he engages in advanced gambling, it is still gambling after all. After he came to Tokyo, he only dealt with friends from the days when his father was the speaker, and it was only this ingenious power broker-like ability that made him stand out. If you want to come back, you can come home anytime.It is entirely my fault for marrying you to Yuki!You don't have to apologize, it's me who should admit the mistake.Father often said so. Naturally, father and Yuki couldn't get along even more.Until his father's death, Yuki always spoke ill of Laizi. Despite this, Lai Zi did her best for Yuki.She begged her disgruntled father many times to give Yuuki a considerable amount of money. However, Yuki's success on the road of life has made him slide into another world that is incompatible with Lai Zi. Lai Zi understands what Yuki does for a living.She has realized that she should have divorced Yuki earlier, as her dead father said.However, this opportunity has long been missed. three Yuuki Yongxiong leaned back on a chair under the autumn sunlight coming in from the window. In front of the desk, there is neither an account book nor a sheet of paper, only opened letters piled up in a mess.Two male clerks kept counting the accounts.The female clerk was filling out the summons with her face turned away. Yuki sat there bored.Even if he came to the office, there was nothing decent to do.What's more, he rarely came here to show his face. He spends time outside all day.Although there will be some contact back at that time, the clerk has no way of knowing his whereabouts.He always makes unilateral connections at all times. His career does not depend on the ledger, but depends on that little notepad.The notepad is full of fine print.Most of his work in the office seems to be to write something down in the notebook for a while, and pick it up for a closer look. What Yuuki was doing, to be honest, the clerks didn't know.In general, there is still one job, which is the superficial business of Chaoyang Commercial Company.And business here is actually not booming.The so-called Chaoyang Commercial is a very inactive company on the books. 辦事員們也察覺到，這只不過是經理結城表面上的生意。 結城一向悠然自得。儘管營業內容很貧乏，看上去他在經濟上還是相當寬裕的。至於這些收入是從哪兒來的，雇員們簡直摸不著頭腦。 如此說來，濟濟一堂於這座大廈的所有公司，似乎都具有某種共同的格調。儘管毛玻璃門的招牌上，都一清二楚地寫著公司或商會的名稱，但其中許多名字卻是在普通實業界聞所未聞的。 在辦公室裡工作的職員們臉上也都沒有歡樂的樣子。和這座建築物一樣，大家的表情都很陰鬱。 結城忽然若有所思地從辦公桌抽屜裡拿出一個小歌本，從頭哼了起來。恰巧在這個時候，結城面前的電話響了。 說起來，打到辦事員面前的電話與結城面前的電話是有區別的。也就是說，作為朝陽商業公司的電話機，是擺在辦事員桌上的那架。電話號碼簿上也是那樣登記的。所以，結城辦公桌上的那部電話，在電話號碼簿上便是以另外的名義記錄在案的。 結城拿起眼前的電話聽筒。 我是吉岡產業，經理先生在嗎？對方好像是一個女辦事員的聲音。 I am. 對不起，經理要找您。 於是，電話裡換成了吉岡的聲音。 結城嗎？it's me.吉岡甕聲甕氣地說，聽說前兩天你來電話了。 啊，那次是有點事。正好是你出差的那天。 Ah, sorry.我到仙臺去了，今天早晨剛剛回來。 你很忙呀！結城說，聽說，那天早晨，你是坐特別早的火車去的 啊，就是這樣，整天窮忙。不像你總是悠哉悠哉的。 吉岡低聲笑了。聲音表明他好像還要講點什麼，但又改變了主意，問道，那麼，你有什麼事？ 嗯，你今天回來得正好。今天晚上就要 剛講到這裡，結城壓低了聲音，說：準備把西村介紹給局長。 局長？田澤先生嗎？電話裡，對方的聲音有點驚訝，好像不大相信的樣子。 田澤先生能到場嗎？ 從山田那裡已經接到連繫，說是會來的。山田這個人，大概不會撒謊吧。 where? 暫時決定在菊芳。反正這是頭一次，還是不要搞得那麼排場吧！ 會不會來呀？吉岡的聲音仍是半信半疑。 總之，約定是今天晚上。你也一起去一下吧？ 啊，我自然很想參加哩。 好吧，就這樣決定吧。你六點鐘趕到會場。 Thanks!菊芳對嗎？ right.喂，你見過西村先生嗎？ No.只知其名，還一次也沒見過。 那正好，好吧，見面再談！ 結城掛上電話。不慌不忙地掏出香菸，按響打火機。接著，淡藍色的煙霧便順著肩頭朝窗戶方向飄去。他是想一面曬著暖洋洋的太陽，一面觀賞外邊的景色。 the phone is ringing.這次也是結城辦公桌上的那部。他折回身，頗不耐煩地把聽筒放到耳朵上。 how?是你呀？結城邊問邊把香菸戳進菸灰缸裡。 Can not be done!我暫時不能到你那裡去。一個女人的尖嗓門從聽筒裡傳出來。結城中途隨手放了電話，但緊接著那鈴聲又響了起來。 Hello!結城把辦事員叫過來。你就說我剛出去！ 結城到達菊芳飯店正門的時候，灑在庭園點景石上的水已經在反射燈光了。 啊，您來啦！坐在門口的三名女招待員滿面笑容地把他迎進去。 已經來了嗎？結城邊脫皮鞋邊問。 Um.吉岡先生和另外一位已經到了。 oh. 結城口裡銜著香菸，走上房間。肥胖的老板娘從一旁走了過來。 多次承您關照。老板娘低頭問候道，結城先生，最近老沒見您了呀！ 啊，是有些日子沒來了。 Rare customers!一個跟在結城身後的三、四十歲的女招待說。她把手悄悄地放到了結城的背上。 穿過長長的走廊，登上擦拭得鋥光閃亮的樓梯。 What about Yoshioka?結城回頭問女招待。 在休息室那邊。馬上請他到客房來嗎？ 嗯，對啦。如果客人還沒到，我也一塊兒到吉岡那裡去吧！ 休息室的格局很像一間寬敞的客廳。地板是優質的櫻木料，打磨得跟玻璃板一樣，其光滑程度甚至可以在上面跳舞。 ah.吉岡從沙發出半欠起身子。 真早哇！ 結城坐到吉岡旁邊。他小聲問道：客人呢？ Be right back.客人好像是到浴室去了。 who? 就是那位叫西村的。 先到的吉岡與西村是第一次見面，但結城卻來晚了。 sorry.本應由我先給你們介紹一下的，結果我倒來遲了，太不應該啦！這位西村先生是 結城剛介紹個開頭，吉岡就把他的話攔住，連連點頭，說，不用，我已經知道了。 另外還有個原因，正好當時女招待員送毛巾和茶來了。 局長方面怎麼樣了？吉岡把身子湊到結城跟前問道。 山田這會兒已經去接他了。可能馬上就到。結城看看手錶答道。 不過，真有辦法，終於把他拉出來啦！聽說，那位局長是個輕易不肯露面的人喲！ 山田最近一直在多方下功夫做工作。這才總算把田澤先生打通了。那方面全仗他的本事啊！ 結城這句話剛說完，一個五十歲上下、胖胖的男人走進來了。他滿臉紅光煥發，頭頂已經禿光。金邊眼鏡後面的小眼睛看著結城。 ah!實在是結城站起身來。今晚實在是對不起。由我們隨便指定了會場 No, it's okay. 叫西村的胖紳士擺了擺手，薄薄的嘴唇掛著笑容。 啊，萬事還要請您多加關照哪！西村仰臉瞧著高個子結城，鞠了個躬，這樣一來，一切都必須仰仗你們了，對不起，費用由我來支付好啦！ ashamed! 結城只在表面上微笑了一下，略低了低頭。吉岡坐在沙發上看著他們兩個人。 Oh yes.因為我來遲了一步，還沒給二位做介紹。這位是吉岡產業的經理，我的朋友，請多關照。 不必了，剛才我們已經彼此做過自我介紹啦！西村轉向吉岡熱情地笑了。 我好像是半路上殺出來的，怕於你們不便吧！吉岡頗有顧慮地說。 不，哪裡！絕沒有這回事！既是結城兄的朋友，我也很願意結識一下。這正是再好不過的機會啦！ 好了，咱們也該到那邊客房去了吧！ right. 剛要邁步的時候，女招待員進來說： 山田先生方才到了。 噢，他來的正是時候。吉岡說。 Are you alone?結城問女招待員。 是，就他一位。 結城臉上掠過一絲陰影，與西村彼此看了一眼，嘴裡嘟囔道：奇怪呀！ 這時，有一個老年人急勿匆地進來了，細瘦的個子，滿頭白髮。 實在對不起西村兄啦！ 叫山田的老年人站到結城面前立即講了這麼一句。 what happened?來不成了嗎？結城向山田背後張望著。沒有人再跟著走進來。 sorry!田澤先生說，今天實在不方便。白天已經答應我了，用汽車去接他的時候，他說：下次一定到場。因為突然有個會議要召開，無論如何也脫不開身，所以，今天務請原諒！ What's going on? 結城現出思索的目光。西村神色不安地輪流看著結城和山田的臉。 離開菊芳的時間，是九點半前後。四個人分乘兩輛汽車，朝銀座駛去。 總之，他是很受女孩子歡迎的。吉岡一面注視著行駛在前面那輛汽車的紅色尾燈，一面對坐在旁邊的西村說。 交往起來，吃虧的還是我們喲！您注意到沒有，剛才那家飯店的一個女招待，送我們出來的時候，瞧著結城的眼神就很特別吧？ 啊，是那個？ 身材魁梧的西村慢條斯理地笑了，金邊眼鏡上正映出新橋附近急速向後掠去的霓虹燈光。 是那個三、四十歲的女招待吧，我也注意到了。從到客房的時候就有點怪。那不會是一般的關係啦！也許已經有兩三次了吧！ 不愧是西村兄，一眼就能看穿。吉岡笑了，我也一直在注意觀察。不過，當時結城方面倒沒什麼表示，卻是女方很戀戀不捨的呢！ 女人就是這樣，徐娘半老，風韻猶存，對嗎？我就喜歡那樣的女人。 咳呀，這實在是 怪不得她一看到結城就滿面春風哩！那完全是一副那號女人鍾情動心的表情。放蕩起來，能夠品出酸甜苦辣，還會感到清淡爽快，令人回味無窮 西村這麼抒發了一通，又歪頭問道：結城兄可能很喜歡半老徐娘吧？ no, I can not.對了，年輕女人也都對他神魂顛倒呢！反正，到前面去的酒店裡你就能看到了。啊，對不起，這可要您破費了！吉岡晃了晃腦袋。 不，沒什麼！這不用您費心。今後我還希望和結城兄一樣同您交往呢！西村從容大方地說。 可是，今天晚上太遺憾了。田澤局長竟沒有來成。吉岡說。 Um!不過，還有下一次嘛！本來就估計到不會一蹴而就的。 西村儘管口頭上這樣回答，聲音裡卻免不了流露出淒楚的情緒。吉岡察覺到這一點，便說： 因為一當上局長，就處處小心謹慎了嘛！而且，與課長一級的職務不同，那是有地位的。特別是田澤局長，他屬於慎重派。說心裡話，從結城那裡聽到田澤局長有這個回音時，我還吃了一驚呢！僅僅是接觸成功這一條，就是個大勝利。只要能打通田澤局長，就萬事大吉了。正如你老兄所知道的，他是Ｒ省內數一數二的實權人物啊。 與結城兄講定的條件歸條件，若是不另外送禮的話 西村自己嘟囔著。然後又向吉岡問道： 對了，這次送給結城兄太太的禮物好吧！吉岡兄，結城兄的太太屬於哪個類型的人物呢？ 結城老婆嗎？她呀吉岡欲言又止，哎，這事最好再稍等等啦！為時尚早。而且，結城老婆就是接受了禮物，也不會很高興的。 哈哈，那是什麼道理呢？ 西村彷彿已察覺出事情的複雜，卻裝聾作啞地向吉岡問道。 不，也沒有什麼特別的理由，只是 吉岡避而沒談，恰好這時汽車開到了一家酒店門前。 可是，吉岡的目光卻停在結城身上了。結城剛從前面那輛汽車下來，身上照射著明亮的燈光。吉岡眼裡忽然閃現出想起了某一件事的神情。 四個人在這家酒店裡消磨著時光。從時間上講，這會兒也是酒店最熱鬧的當口。十多個女招待都加入到他們四個人的席上。其中也有的女人是離開了自己負責的座席，特意擠到這裡邊來的。 這些女人全都集聚在結城身邊，只和他一個人拉著話。 這個樣子，真討厭。吉岡咋了一下舌頭，你們也到這邊來一下嘛！ well.sorry! 女人們動了動坐位。可是，不一會兒工夫，這家酒店有名的女人們又都移到結城身邊去了。結城只管安然自得地舉杯飲著酒。店內的照明朦朧暗淡，所以結城輪廓分明的面龐在淡淡的燈光下顯得突出而又柔和。 果然不錯，這場面真夠意思！西村朝吉岡笑著說。 怎麼樣，我講的不假吧？咱們是徹底被冷落啦！ 啊呀，吉岡先生在講什麼悄悄話哪！dance?女人裡有一個把手伸了過來。 沒有用嘍！這會兒才來講這種馬後炮的奉承話。 哎呀呀，您忌妒了吧？ 這位先生是今晚初次來的客人，你們要好好招待一下呦！結城反正是常來常往的嘛。吉岡指著西村說。 您說對啦，反正結城先生是自家人嘛。 This guy!女人笑著逃開，趁勢又抓起了西村的手。西村和滿頭白髮的山田從椅子上站起來，和女人一起到舞池跳舞去了。 結城。吉岡把身子移到空開的坐位上，坐到結城旁邊。 前兩天我看到你太太啦！在上野火車站。對了，就是我去仙臺的那次，是個大清早。 噢，這件事她跟我講過了。結城細細地品著杯子裡的酒，漫不經心地答道，說是去送一位朋友。 deliver?吉岡的眼睛睜得老大，表情不禁為之一變。 他默默地盯著結城的側臉。結城仍毫不介意地、不慌不忙地喝著酒。 What's wrong?結城突然把臉轉向緘口不語的吉岡。 啊，沒什麼這下子吉岡狼狽了，我只是碰巧看到的。 吉岡辯解似地小聲講了一句，隨即移開視線，拿起自己的酒杯。 聽說結城先生的太太很漂亮呀！一個女人接過吉岡的話頭說。 對，早就聽說過啦。另外一個女人說，並把頭湊過來瞧著結城的臉，太幸福了。真叫人羨慕呀。 結城卻依然不動聲色地坐在那裡。 討厭，盡講這些事！結城先生，跳舞去吧？緊挨身邊的一個女人說，同時粗魯地抓起結城的手。這個女人名字叫信子，是這家酒店的頭號美人。