The Hidden Paths of Archer Chapter 4

He didn't catch up the next day. Archer Lutian left before dawn and didn't call him. When Li Sui woke up and asked Sister Lu, he learned that there was an important ribbon-cutting ceremony in the suburbs today.

"Eat your breakfast first. There is fresh milk on the table. Boss Lu said that you had leg cramps at night and asked you to drink more."

"My legs are cramping?" Li Sui didn't know.

Sister Lu smiled cryptically: "Aren't boys prone to cramps when they jump around? If you don't replenish your muscles now, it will be too late later."

Li Sui then recalled that he seemed to feel a little uncomfortable while he was half asleep last night. He was not very sensitive to pain, so this degree of discomfort did not affect his sleep. He himself did not wake up, but moved his legs around, which probably woke up Archer Lu who was sleeping lightly.

"Thank you, Sister Lu." Li Sui couldn't help but feel a little guilty. Archer Lu was not in good health, and he disturbed others' sleep. If he was not so well-behaved, he would have kicked him out of bed, so how could he still give him such care? He prepares milk to drink.

"You should call me Aunt Lu. At my age, I can barely tolerate Boss Lu calling me sister. At your age, you are more like being my son."

"Have you known Boss Lu for a long time?"

"It's been almost ten years."

Li Sui thought for a moment and asked, "Did you also take care of those things that Boss Lu had before?"

"Before?" Aunt Lu was stunned for a moment, then she reacted and laughed out loud, "Before what? Who do you think Boss Lu is?"

This time it was Li Sui's turn to be stunned, and he asked tentatively: "I can't be the only one, or maybe he doesn't live here, but somewhere else?" As he spoke, he thought of Mason, who was a standard A dandy, surrounded by so many beauties, his mistresses and mistresses are like those in the sixth courtyard of a deep palace. Every day he wants to turn over the cards to decide where to sleep at night. When Archer Lu mentioned support, he took it for granted that he was probably one of these mistresses, who earned the big boss a laugh and then discarded him like nothing. But now Aunt Lu's reaction didn't look like she was pretending, and he felt nervous instead. .

Aunt Lu was amused by him and said, "What are you thinking about every day in your little head? Boss Lu is a serious person, different from those men outside who live and drink. I have been in the Lu family for so many years and I have never seen him with anyone." I haven't even come close, let alone bringing anyone back to live with me."

After she finished speaking, she saw that Li Sui still looked unconvinced, and continued, "Don't tell me, I don't have any other problems, but I have a knot in my heart. My ex-husband is a playboy, which means a playboy in the local dialect. That's why I divorced him and moved here with my son. If Boss Lu was also this kind of person, I would never have served him for so many years."

Li Sui was stunned. He only knew that Archer Lu was different from the people he knew before. Archer Lu didn't like the hustle and bustle, and he disdained to linger on cosmetics. He spent most of his time at work, but he really didn't know that his private life was so clean.

"You, just live peacefully," Aunt Lu comforted him by picking up two pieces of radish cake. "He is not in good health and really needs someone to take care of him. I advised him to find a girl before, but he said that he was not destined to be with girls until I saw him bring you back last time... Hey, wasn't it during the Chinese New Year last year when Old Yuan got drunk and said a few more words to me? I didn't expect it to be true. But, a girl may not be able to take good care of him. I think you are fine."

Aunt Lu's words were a bit vague, but Li Sui understood clearly. Archer Lu didn't just want to do something new on a whim, he was born gay. During Li Sui's long and complicated growth process, he had always been confused about his S3xual orientation. He didn't think it was a big deal for a man to like a man. He had seen a lot of them in the bar alone in the past few years. In his initial understanding, it didn't make much difference to him whether the person was a man or a woman. Li Sui had never liked anyone, nor was he liked by anyone. Archer Lu was the first person to interact with him. Fortunately, it also made him extremely uneasy.

"Don't be in a daze, eat more quickly. Boss Lu will come to pick you up soon." Aunt Lu urged.

Businessman Lu didn't come, so he asked the driver to drive a car to pick him up. As soon as he entered the gate, he looked up and saw a blue sign on the building, with the characters "Dongyan Group" underneath. The high-rise office was on the top floor, and Uncle Yuan only took him to the elevator. He walked through the partition alone, and as soon as he reached the middle, he met the flow of people coming out of the conference room. The person walking in the middle was surrounded by Shang Lu.

Li Sui saw Archer Lu at work for the first time. He was wearing a dark suit and stood in the crowd looking calm and serious. He occasionally turned his head to listen or interrupted, and exuded an unquestionable aura in his every move.

The pair of stern eyes caught him from afar, and the sharpness was restrained a little. He called a female secretary beside him: "Xiao Yang, take him to my office and give him some fruit."

The female secretary responded immediately, and everyone around Shang Lu stopped because of this sudden interruption and looked at him appraisingly.

"I still have some things to do. You go to my office and wait for me, okay?" When they passed each other, Archer Lu reached out and patted his shoulder.

Li Sui's heart tightened and he quickly lowered his head and said "hmm".

The female secretary brought him a large plate of strawberries and poured him some coffee. Li Sui didn't taste the fragrance, but only felt it was very bitter.

"It seems you are not used to it." After saying that, she went out to get another cup of milk tea. When she came back, she found that Li Sui had a few more stuffed toys in his hands. It was a bunch of green-shelled turtles, five or six in total, all the same appearance but different sizes, like a family portrait.

This was the toy of another senior executive's seven-year-old daughter, who had left it behind when she left. Li Sui stared at the scattered turtles for a long time, and inexplicably developed obsessive-compulsive disorder. While no one was around, she picked them out one by one and piled them up neatly. As a secretary, it was naturally her dereliction of duty to bother the guests to clean up the toys for her. She was about to put them away in disgrace when Archer Lu stopped her.

"Give it to him."

The female secretary was frightened and had no idea when Archer Lu appeared at the door. The latter did not look at her, but looked directly behind her with a deep and focused expression. Gossip and rumors flashed through her mind, and she suddenly felt a thunderclap, and she immediately pushed the door open and went out with a pale face.

"What's wrong with her?" Li Sui raised his head and asked.

Archer Lu closed the office door with an indifferent look on his face: "I'm a new intern this year, so I'm a little impatient. Don't mind me."

"I don't think I've asked you yet, Li Sui, do you mind if I make our relationship public?" He sat down opposite Li Sui.

When Li Sui heard Archer Lu calling his name for the first time, he immediately stuttered unconsciously: "Boss Lu... don't you mind?"

"I don't mind." Archer Lu said frankly.

"Then I don't mind either."

"Why, aren't you afraid that others will look down on you?"

"My life was saved by you, not anyone else."

Archer Lu showed a hint of surprise on his face. He didn't expect that Li Sui could distinguish them so clearly. He just picked him up casually, but Li Sui separated him from the others and listed him as the most special one. Such a simple and almost silly statement made Archer Lu unable to say what he wanted to say.

"Are you still worried that I will send you back to Mason?" Archer Lu asked tentatively.

Li Sui's hand holding the toy tightened unconsciously.

Seeing this, Archer Lu sighed, lowered his head, poked a strawberry with a bamboo stick and handed it to him, saying lightly: "Your life is in your own hands. It's up to you whether to leave or stay, so don't worry too much. If one day in the future you think it through and want to leave, just tell me, and I will take you to a safe place."

After saying that, he smiled slightly and said, "This sentence will be effective for a long time."

Li Sui stuffed his mouth with strawberries, and when he heard these words, there was a sourness in his throat. Archer Lu was more perceptive than he thought. His little thoughts of probing and trying to please were actually exposed to him early on, but he saw through it without saying anything. He even told him without saltiness that it didn't matter, everything was okay. Be accepted. Li Sui suddenly felt like a turtle whose shell had been opened in his hand, and the restlessness and longing huddled under the protective shell could not escape.

At this moment, someone knocked on the door, interrupting their conversation.

"Mr. Lu, Yan Ke called back and agreed to use 6% of the equity..." He stopped talking halfway.

Archer Lu waved his hand: "He is not an outsider. You continue."

A short man wearing glasses walked in quickly. He had a ruddy complexion and exuded a shrewdness. He had never seen Li Sui before. After hesitating for a moment, he leaned close to Archer Lu's ear and lowered his voice.

Li Sui couldn't hear what they said clearly and was not interested. He only saw a look of pleasure on Archer Lu's face after he finished speaking.

"Agree to his request."

The man with glasses looked worried: "This way our shares will account for 40%. Will it be too conspicuous?"

Archer Lu thought for a moment and said, "Let's discuss this with him privately first and postpone the specific changes until next year."

The man with glasses nodded: "Then I'll draft the contract."

As he was leaving, Archer Lu said, "Wei Lan, tell Yan Ke that his daughter's toy was lent to me."

Xu Weilan was confused: "What?"

Archer Lu shook the little turtle, and Xu Weilan cursed with a smile.

The heavy snow showed no sign of stopping. At noon, the two of them went out of the gate. Li Sui saw many cars loading and unloading champagne and red wine at the gate. Only then did he realize that today was the last working day before the New Year and there would be a reunion dinner for employees in the evening.

It was New Year's Day, he realized.

Archer Lu took him to a martial arts gym. It was on the mountainside, surrounded by a bamboo forest, and the environment was quiet. Li Sui walked in and found that it was full of people, mostly men, dressed casually, and some were shirtless. There was a strong smell of tobacco and alcohol in the room. Unlike the polite white-collar workers in the company, the men here were obviously not permanent. Sitting in an office.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting." As Archer Lu arrived, everyone inside stood up to greet him. The leader was a burly man named Zuo Chao.

"A Zuo, let them start the meal," Archer Lu ordered, "We can talk while we eat."

There were 30 people at the round table. Archer Lu sat at the top seat, and Li Sui sat beside him. Originally, this seat belonged to Zuo Chao. When he saw Archer Lu bringing people, he symbolically gave way to him. Unexpectedly, Archer Lu did not object. This action basically tacitly acknowledged something. Those who had some sense could not help but look at each other, and they understood each other tacitly.

Throughout the ages, the focus of banquets is nothing more than toasts, but this is special. The guests brought cup after cup, but Archer Lu just raised his teacup and smiled in return. No one minded this, and everyone seemed to be enjoying it. It can be seen that Archer Lu has a good relationship with these people, at least to the point where he can avoid empty courtesy.

"Come on, little brother, Boss Lu can't drink. Big brother wants to give you a drink." Zuo Chao was a familiar person. Seeing Li Sui just lowering his head to eat, he couldn't help but open a bottle of liquor to tease him.

Li Sui subconsciously looked at Archer Lu, but the latter looked at him with a smile and did not give any instructions.

"I don't know how to drink..." Li Sui whispered.

"Don't know how to drink? That's okay, big brother will teach you. Drinking is something that you will get more familiar with the second time after the first time!" As he said that, he was about to pour him a cup.

Li Sui saw that the wine was almost overflowing from the cup, and he reached out to stop it: "That's enough, that's enough, I can't drink so much."

"Come on," Zuo Chao touched his glass, "Brother, let's do it first." After saying that, he raised his head and drank it all in a few sips. He even turned the glass upside down to show off to everyone, which won a round of applause. .

This glass of wine was at least three ounces. Li Sui was shocked by his drinking capacity, but also a little embarrassed. The people next to him were still urging him: "Drink it quickly, otherwise you are not giving face to Brother Zuo."

"Yes, drink it..."

"The people that Boss Lu brought with him must not bring shame to Boss Lu..."

Li Sui was at a loss. He turned around and saw that Archer Lu maintained a faint smile and had no intention of helping him out. He was not sure whether to let him drink or not, so he had to pick up the cup and bite the bullet. Take a sip. The white wine was spicy, and it was so irritating that his nose and eyebrows wrinkled together as soon as he drank it, and his face turned red from choking.

Everyone below slammed their heads on the table and laughed; even Archer Lu smiled and shook his head.

"Little brother, that's not how you drink wine, you have to take a big gulp." Zuo Chao was worried at the side.

"It's almost done." Archer Lu Wenyan stopped him.

After the initial excitement passed, Li Sui tasted a little aftertaste and felt it was very fragrant.

"Boss Lu, why are you so nervous? A little wine can't kill him." Someone below laughed.

"That's right. It's New Year's Day. If I get drunk, it's just right for you, Boss Lu, to drink with."

As soon as the dirty joke was made, the atmosphere changed suddenly. When men get together, they only talk about a few topics. Archer Lu was the only one who brought his family with him, so Li Sui suddenly became the target of everyone's teasing.

But the person involved seemed to be out of the matter and was competing with the glass of wine in his hand. Li Sui drank slowly, but after the first sip he seemed to be addicted. While the people below were talking, he drank all the wine in his hand.

"Oh, yes." Zuo Chao immediately applauded him.

Archer Lu smiled and patted his back: "Don't force it."

Li Sui felt pretty good. He didn't feel dizzy or uncomfortable. Although he had been in the bar for so many years, strangely he had never drunk alcohol. For a moment, novelty outweighed his fear.

Being drunk and tiring, he poured another glass and went to greet Zuo Chao: "Brother Zuo, here's to you."

"Not bad, little boy. You have courage." Zuo Chao laughed, clinked his glass with him, and drank it all together.

As soon as the precedent was set, people rushed up to propose a toast. Only then did Li Sui realize that it wasn't that they didn't like changing cups, but that no one was there to give them a drink.

Archer Lu only reminded him twice at the beginning, and then he just let it go and lowered his head to discuss business with Zuo Chao.

These are the only two days of the year where we can relax. Naturally, no one cares about identity issues. The meal was a feast for both the guests and the host. Not only were all the wine on the table drunk, but even a few bottles of Zhuyuan's treasures were stolen. After Zuo Chao finished talking to Archer Lu, he held his stomach and said that he wanted to withdraw first: "Where did you dig this treasure from? It's so drinkable that even I have to be defeated. No, I have to put some water on it. You have to watch this person carefully." Come on, don't let him knock all my brothers down."

When Archer Lu heard this, he turned around and saw that a large piece of wine had poured out as far as he could see. Li Sui was left alone, tall and thin. He was wandering around the table with a bottle of wine as if he was very depressed, taking turns to check who was still drunk.

"Li Sui." he said.

The person who was called turned his head and stared at him blankly, with water vapor in his eyes. Archer Lu knew in his heart that the child was actually drunk, but he was just too drunk to prevent him from getting sick.

"Come here." He waved.

Li Sui moved over like a wandering spirit. When he was still two steps away, his legs went weak and he knelt down. He hugged Archer Lu's knees and said, "Everyone lies down."

This action was like a golden retriever seeking praise. Archer Lu caught him and comforted him softly: "Well, are you uncomfortable?"

Li Sui shook his head and said, "No one will teach you anymore."

Archer Lu was silent for a while after hearing this, then reached out to check his pupils and said, "No one here will teach me anything."

"You sleep with me." Li Sui suddenly grabbed his hand.

Archer Lu was a little surprised and asked, "Why should I sleep with you?"

Li Sui's eyes showed a little grievance: "Don't send me away..."

This was referring to the conversation in the morning. The child probably misunderstood and thought that Archer Lu's words were to distance himself from him. Archer Lu thought seriously for a while, pulled him up, patted his dirty knees, and thought it was funny: "Won't I send you away after I sleep with you?"

Li Sui squinted his eyes, looking like he couldn't turn his head around. Archer Lu didn't want to continue arguing with him about whether he could sleep or not. He raised his hand and asked the waiter to bring a wet tissue. He first wiped his face clean, and then A room was prepared upstairs for him to rest.

"little turtle..."

"The little turtle is in the car." The drunk man couldn't reason and had to obey. Seeing that he was staring at the door and refusing to leave, Archer Lu had to call the driver and ask the driver to bring him the little turtle toy.

Zuo Chao, who had just returned from the water discharge, leaned against the door and watched the whole process. He smiled and said, "I thought, did you find a son and come back?"

Archer Lu pinched his eyebrows and sighed, "Let's get down to business."

Zuo Chao suppressed his smile and said: "Director Wu from the West District contacted me yesterday and said that a gun trafficking case was recently captured and most of the items were confiscated. However, according to the perpetrator's confession, a small number of guns still flowed into the black market. , I found a familiar face among the traders, it was Liu Xingtian. "

Archer Lu's face darkened: "Are you sure?"

"It's true, that man's brother-in-law stole one of my brothers' women, and they had a fight over it back then. Isn't Liu Xingtian a shareholder of your Dongyan? What is he doing? Anyway, the more I think about it, the less I feel that something is wrong. You should pay more attention to his movements recently."

Archer Lu thought for a while and said, "Arrange a few people around the Lu family and keep an eye on them when I'm not around." He raised his head and pointed to the room where Li Sui was, and said, "If he goes out, send two people to follow him."

"I know," Zuo Chao nodded, "What should you do?"

"He can't stir up any trouble now. I plan to buy out Yan Ke's shares after the new year. If nothing unexpected happens, he will force me to take over Haikou's mess next year under the pretext of expanding new markets."

"Your company needs the shareholders' meeting to approve the transfer of shares. Can he just watch you dominate the market?"

"No, so I cut off the capital chain of a few old guys. They will not struggle with money. Liu Xingtian only has 20% of the shares, so it is useless to object."

"I don't understand your company's affairs. Although having a large stake is good, it is also easy to get involved in trouble. You have to be careful."

After that, they dispersed. Dongyan Group has a large banquet in the evening. As the person in charge of the company, Archer Lu must attend.

As in previous years, the most lively part of the annual meeting is always the lottery. This year's prizes are directly prepared by the logistics department. Lu merchants usually don't pay much attention to these trivial matters. They have a budget and can buy whatever they want.

So he drew a box of Okamoto 001.