Negative Electrode Material Chapter 44

birthday

Chapter 44 Birthday

Around Easter the next year, Gao Huancai finally moved into a serviced apartment.It’s not far from the company, but it’s better than commuting to and from get off work in the same building.The apartment is not too big, but Gao Huan’s time in this space is really limited.A few weeks later, the apartment was still as it was when he came to see the apartment, with a flat gray woolen sofa, several large cushions, and a dried flower on the coffee table.The refrigerator in the open kitchen was empty, except for a few bottles of water placed by the butler, and a few bottles of wine given by Xiao Zuo on the counter.

The place where he spent the most time in this apartment was in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows. When he returned home at night, looking at the Thames River at night outside the window, smoking a cigarette became a daily ritual at the end of the day.

Haoyue Media, led by Gao Huan, is the short drama division of Haoyue Europe.All budgets, contracts, account registrations, and payment instructions must be approved by Grace.He knew this rule, but every time “someone told him the truth,” it made him wonder what lay ahead on this road.

By the summer, Haoyue Europe finally signed content licensing contracts with several medium-sized European streaming media platforms.Those documents were spread out on the table, and they were a few thin pages. It was the first time that he had achieved substantial results.Gao Huan was not as excited as he imagined, as if he knew this would happen sooner or later.Instead, it was Grace who specially opened a bottle of champagne for them in the office.

In mid-August, Gao Huan’s birthday.

Xiao Zuo knew that he would never celebrate, so he made a decision a few weeks ago to have Gao Huan come to his home for dinner on his birthday.

After getting married, Xiao Zuo and his wife moved into a small white brick building in a quiet lane in Chelsea. There were two olive trees planted at the door. The dark green leaves were particularly eye-catching in front of the gray and white walls.The small building retains the characteristics of the Victorian architecture, but has undergone some restructuring.Maximize the light, strengthen the layers, and the overall style is black and white and minimalist.

“Do you two usually live here?” Gao Huan wore an ordinary white T-shirt and black jeans, sitting at the dining table and looking at Xiao Zuo who was busy in the kitchen.The kitchen is open, with the dining table being an extension of the island, a wall-to-wall wine rack and a built-in climate-controlled wine cooler.

“Half and half, Chiara spends a lot of time with her girlfriend, like today. I’m not here every day, you know.” Xiao Zuo didn’t stop, using a thick kitchen paper to absorb the water from the steak, and winked at Gao Huan.

“To be honest, I used to think that only Chinese people can get married in private. After all, same-sex marriage is legal in Italy.” Gao Huan held up a glass of wine and walked to the wine rack, looking at Xiao Zuo’s collection row by row.

“Don’t underestimate the power of tradition. We are now naturally accepted in any social situation. This marriage is very meaningful.”

“It’s so postmodern.”

At this time the doorbell rang, Xiao Zuo: “Go and open the door, it must be your sister. It’s just the three of us tonight.”

Gao Huan answered the door, and Gao Le gave him a big hug as soon as he walked in: “Happy birthday, my dear brother!”

“Hey, thank you, come in quickly.” Gao Huan let Gao Le, who was all cold, into the door, reached out to take her bag, and hung it on the clothes hanger at the door.

“Hey, Lorenzo, thanks for the invite!” Gao Le said hello to Xiao Zuo after entering the living room, and began to look curiously at this highly designed residence, “What a beautiful house.”

“Thank you! What are you drinking?” Xiao Zuo asked.

“Be like him.” She pointed at Gao Huan’s cup.

Xiao Zuo poured a cup and handed it over, replaced the absorbent paper, and gently pressed the surface of the steak.

“Brother, has your work gone well recently?” Gao Le asked.

“It’s not bad.” Gao Huan thought for a moment, “I just negotiate, write plans, and meet with clients every day. There are a lot of people and a lot of things to do.”

“It sounds like my final semester.” Gao Le laughed, “But I can finally take a breather during the summer vacation. Our courses are rolling, and I have almost never stopped this year. I just finished the movement and voice courses last week.”

“Then what are you doing during the summer vacation?”

“I’m shooting something with my classmates and practicing,” she smiled and stretched. “I’m going to start drama composition and directing classes next semester. The teacher said I’m more ’emotional’ and I need to practice my rationality.”

“What, don’t believe your teacher. If you are too rational, you can’t act humanely.” Xiao Zuo wiped his hands, poured wine into his own cup, carried it to the dining table, and touched it with the two of them.

“Listen,” Gao Huan said to Gao Le with a smile, “He is full of humanity. Extremely rational and suspicious of reason.”

“The only thing I don’t doubt is my steak tonight.” Xiao Zuo walked back to the island, put a hand on his chest, bowed slightly, and said in an exaggerated tone: “My lady, my lord—if you don’t mind, I’m going to start frying the steak.”

Xiao Zuo’s steak was very well cooked. Under a crispy charcoal shell, the meat was tender and juicy, and the aroma spread throughout the hall.He also chose the wine with great care. It is a red wine with a clean taste – it does not overpower the taste and is just right for the steak and the atmosphere tonight.

The three of us had a great time eating.Gao Le laughed the loudest and she always talked endlessly when talking about her school.Xiao Zuo and Gao Huan will catch her words in time before they fall to the ground, whether with jokes or real feedback.The rhythm was as natural as if it had been rehearsed countless times, and the laughter continued intermittently until late at night.

The meal lasted from dusk to night, and Gao Huan almost lost track of time.He hadn’t been this relaxed for a long time. For the first time in nearly a year, he could temporarily forget about plans, clients, and progress bars, and talk nonsense with the people closest to him.

When the dessert was just served, Gao Le suddenly put down his fork as if he remembered something, and said to Gao Huan, “By the way, I have prepared a gift for you. It should have been delivered to your home.”

Late at night, he returned to his South Shore apartment.The moment the door is opened, a circle of dark light that senses the atmosphere lights up – there is a touch of dark green beside the floor-to-ceiling windows.

This small tree is already as tall as a person, with wide leaves. Even in the dim light, you can see that they are shiny.It’s a fiddleleaf fig.

There is a card stuck at the root of the branch, with Gao Le’s words on it:

【I hope it takes care of you. 乐乐】

He looked at the tree, and his thoughts were suddenly drawn back to that day, that dormitory, and that person.He suddenly felt a slight pain in his head, frowned, took a few steps back and fell into the sofa.

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