CHAPTER XIV
When Ji Xinliang closed the door, turned around and saw Fu Xi waiting outside with a serious face, Ji Xinliang asked suspiciously, "What's wrong, brother?"
"Come here, I'll tell you something. Fu Xi looked serious and pulled Ji Xinliang to the large study on the second floor.
Sitting down, Ji Xinliang asked, "Brother, what happened?"
Fu Xi pondered for a while before he spoke: "I asked you a question, and you answered me truthfully, are you really in love with Lou Lihe?"
Ji Xinliang shook his head: "No." β
Fu Xi's heart finally let go, and he said to Ji Xinliang seriously: "That's good, I'll tell you now, you'd better not fall in love with her, do you know that she almost married someone before?"
"What?" Ji Xinliang had never heard of, "Who?"
"Mingqiao. β
The name Fu Xi said was beyond Ji Xinliang's expectations, and he was stunned for a moment, "Brother Mingqiao?"
"I know you think it's incredible, but it's true, they've been together for a year and a half but broke up a few months ago. Fu Xi stared at Ji Xinliang, "Do you know what Mingqiao said about her?"
"What?"
"She's not a mature lover. β
Ji Xinliang's face was not very good-looking, "What, is this trying to put the blame on Lou Lihe?"
"Mingqiao is not such a person," Fu Xi said, "You have also met him, you should know that he has never been a person who wants to cover up and shirk responsibility." What he said should be a fact. β
Fu Xi is right, Mingqiao is not a talkative person, he will not slander Lou Lihe because he was dumped, but what does he mean by this?
Not a mature lover?
He didn't explain, I don't know exactly what happened between them, but what I do know is that Mingqiao used to love Lou Lihe. β
Fu Xi saw that Ji Xinliang didn't say a word, and continued: "A year ago, Mingqiao suddenly returned to Lingbei, I asked him how long he planned to stay in Lingbei, and he said for a lifetime, because his girlfriend plans to settle in Lingbei, and he has spent more than 30 years of his life in country D, so you should understand the significance of his decision, he really loves Lou Lihe. And Lou Li and... But dumped him, she's a ruthless woman, you..."
"Lou Lihe is mature or not, whether he is ruthless, I will see with my own eyes, there is no one right or wrong in emotional matters, even if Lou Lihe dumped Mingqiao, it can only mean that they are not married to the fate of husband and wife, which has nothing to do with whether they are mature or ruthless. Ji Xinliang retorted to Fu Xi mercilessly, "Brother, in the two months that I have been with Lou Lihe, what I have seen is a gentle, strong, mature and calm woman, this woman has a righteous side, but she will not interfere with others like ordinary women. In my heart, she is not only not what Brother Mingqiao said, but she is a rare mature woman. β
"New Cool... You..." Fu Xi's eyes widened when he heard this.
Ji Xinliang's maintenance of Lou Lihe is not like Lou Lihe's lack of thought.
Ji Xinliang also knew Fu Xi's thoughts, but he didn't think that he was in love with Lou Lihe, they were friends, he naturally had to say what he knew about Lou Lihe, otherwise he would only listen to one person's words, and Lou Lihe would be too aggrieved.
"Brother, I didn't fall in love with Lou Lihe, but I admire her, I believe you also appreciate her, as a doctor, her professionalism is impeccable, which is why you chose her to help me, isn't it?"
Fu Xi was silent, "Actually, I wish I hadn't chosen her at that time, or I hope she didn't agree at that time, so that you wouldn't have anything to do with her." β
"Brother, you said that, isn't it too cruel to her, I haven't been with her for a long time, but when I was in school, she followed you to help in the laboratory conscientiously, shouldn't these maintenance words be more up to you?"
Fu Xi asked rhetorically: "Just like you said, these words should be said by me, someone who has known her for many years, but why did they come out of your mouth? Xinliang, you have to admit that you are tempted, at least you are curious about her, right? The box you asked me to investigate was hers, right?"
Ji Xinliang didn't answer, but his face said it all.
Fu Xi sighed: "I admit that Lou Lihe's professional quality is second to none among all people, but her private affairs and the two people of the Ming family are not involved, she is not suitable for you." β
"What does it mean that the two of them are involved with the Ming family? Isn't it just that they have a box in their hands and a hat of Mingqiao's ex-girlfriend?
"Xinliang!" Fu Xi shouted at him, "As a medical worker, I shouldn't have revealed other people's privacy, but you are my younger brother, I can't help but tell you." β
"Do you want to say that Lou Lihe has psychological problems?"
Ji Xinliang interrupted Fu Xi's words, "I already knew, I found out when I was in school. β
With that, he strode away and slammed the door shut.
Fu Xi was stunned: Ji Xinliang already knew?
That's even worse...
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Ji Xinliang left the big study and went straight to Mingqiao.
Mingqiao was chatting with Du Xinyan, his eyes were dark, and he turned his head to look: "Xinliang, what's wrong?
"Brother Mingqiao, I'm sorry, can I disturb you for a while?"
Mingqiao said, "Okay," after saying that, he apologized to Du Xinyan and followed Ji Xinliang away.
Du Xinyan looked at the backs of the two, his face was dark and uncertain.
Ji Xinliang came with Mingqiao, his bedroom, Lou Lihe was resting in the room, and they were in the small study on the side.
Mingqiao sat down, "What makes your face so ugly and looks like you're looking for me?"
"Brother Mingqiao, I heard that Lou Li and you have been in a relationship, right?" asked Ji Xinliang.
Mingqiao listened and said with a smile: "You still call me brother, it seems that the mood is quite stable." β
Ji Xinliang stared at Mingqiao, and Mingqiao said: "Yes, I have dated her, and she is my ex-girlfriend." β
"Then why did you break up. She dumped you?"
Faced with this problem, Mingqiao thought for a while, he could tell Fu Xi that he was dumped, but he couldn't tell Ji Xinliang like this, because telling Fu Xi like that was to give Lou Li and face, and if he told Ji Xinliang like this, it would be slanderous.
He said slowly: "She didn't love me, so I left her. β
Ji Xinliang said: "But why did you tell my brother that she dumped you?"
"Do you think it's a shameful thing for a woman to be dumped? She is going to be in Lingbei for the rest of her life, and she will have to work with your brother in the future, a cold image is a neat performance, which is the best decision for her. β
Hearing this, Ji Xinliang's contempt for Mingqiao gradually dissipated, as an ex-boyfriend, Mingqiao did a really good job.
"You've been dating for a year and a half, and you found out that Lou Lihe doesn't love you?" asked Ji Xinliang, his tone softened a lot.
Mingqiao smiled helplessly: "Lou Li and this person are people who are slow to feelings... Forget it, you can't understand it either..."
So Mingqiao told Ji Xinliang what happened on the day of the breakup.
"That's how we broke up, it was a hasty one, but looking at the situation now, it was a decision that was good for me and her. "Like I said, she's not a mature lover, and neither am I." β
"If she doesn't love you, how can she start with you?" Ji Xinliang didn't understand.
"Do you think I understand?" Mingqiao smiled bitterly, "with her ability and appearance, there are countless people who have pursued her, but she has never promised anyone, but she chose me, I thought it was a sign of her careful choice, a sign of her heart, but it turned out that I was wrong." β
Ji Xinliang frowned, and suddenly asked, "Brother Mingqiao... Do you know how to draw?"
"A little," Mingqiao was confused, "what's wrong?"
Ji Xinliang said: "Maybe this is the reason why she chose you." β
"How?"
"Lou Li and people who like to draw. Ji Xinliang told Mingqiao about Lou Li and the easel he had set up at home.
Mingqiao was stunned, and a thought flashed through his mind, but he didn't have time to catch it.
"No, my painting skills are not good enough for her to choose me. "Mingqiao is very self-aware.
Wait, Mingqiao suddenly thought of that case, and thought of his guess: Lou Li and Mingke were together.
So what Ji Xinliang said, Lou Lihe loves a painter, and he also puts an easel at home... Is it also because of the memorial to Ming Ke?
But he asked Lou Lihe just now, and she didn't know Ming Ke...
Wrong!
Mingqiao stood up suddenly, his face was cloudy, which frightened Ji Xinliang.
"Brother Mingqiao!"
Mingqiao's footsteps turned and walked to Lou Lihe's sleeping bedroom, and Ji Xinliang hurriedly followed.
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Ji Xinliang's bedroom originally only had Lou Lihe, but now there is a woman there.
Du Sinyan.
Seeing Mingqiao and Ji Xinliang, Du Xinyan smiled faintly: "I'm still thinking about when you will be able to come out." β
"Du Xinyan, what are you doing here?" Mingqiao frowned, he didn't have a good relationship with Du Xinyan. When she left Ming Ke at his most difficult time, he couldn't look down on her.
"Mingqiao, don't you want to know the relationship between this woman and Mingke, do you need me to tell you?" Du Xinyan tilted his head, like a poisonous red rose.
"What do you want to say?" Mingqiao asked.
"I don't want to say much, just one sentence. Du Xinyan said: "Your ex-girlfriend almost became your cousin-in-law ten years ago, is this news a surprise?"
The two men were stunned on the spot, even if Mingqiao was suspicious, but he was poked out by Du Xinyan like this, he still couldn't come back to his senses, Ji Xinliang couldn't come back to his senses for a long time, he looked at Lou Lihe who was sleeping sweetly on the bed, and couldn't believe his ears.
"Impossible!" Mingqiao replied coldly: "Lou Lihe doesn't know Mingke at all. β
Du Xinyan seemed to have heard some big joke, and laughed heartily, "Mingqiao! Lou Lihe after the age of twenty-four really doesn't know Ming Ke, but before that, she remembers!"
"What do you mean!" Mingqiao asked.
"This ex-girlfriend of yours, Ming Ke's ex-fiancΓ©e, went to beg Ming Ke like a dog, saying that she was going to forget Ming Ke!" Du Xinyan's red lips pursed slightly, "Brother Ming Xi hypnotized her and completely erased Ming Ke from her memory, of course she won't remember Ming Ke." β
"Do you know what you're talking about?" Ji Xinliang was furious.
"It's up to me to ask you if you know what you're doing!" Du Xinyan scolded coldly.
Ji Xinliang sneered back at her: "Then what do you want us to do? rush over and pull her off the bed and throw her in front of everyone to question her? Why are you talking about her past here, and how can you judge her choice!"
Du Xinyan looked at Ji Xinliang: "Lou Lihe's life is really good, there was Ming Ke in the past, and now there is you, you all defend her like this." β
"That's because she's worth it. Ji Xinliang took a step forward and stood in front of Lou Lihe's bed: "I don't know what kind of holiday you have with her, but let me tell you, you'd better not let me hear you use any insulting words on her again, this is Lingbei, not Country D!
"Hmph, why are you still planning to turn against my Du family?" Du Xinyan sneered.
"Why not?"
"Just by virtue of your status as an actor?"
"Why not?"
"Do you think you are an outsider, will Old Man Ji be willing to do this for you?"
"Of course not, for the sake of an outsider, but I am the grandson of the Ji family!" Ji Xinliang's voice was sonorous and powerful, and Mingqiao couldn't help but look at him twice.
Du Xinyan wanted to say something, but Fu Xi began to knock on the door outside the door: "Xinliang, are you there, grandpa called you to go." β
Ji Xinliang stared at Du Xinyan and returned to Fu Xi lightly: "Here, Brother Fu Xi." β
Before leaving, Ji Xinliang warned Du Xinyan with his eyes before opening the door and leaving.
Du Xinyan looked at the door that had been closed again, "Ridiculous boy." β
"It's you, Du Sinyan. Mingqiao, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke, his eyes full of pity.
"What did you say?"
"Du Xinyan, no matter whether Ming Ke and Lou Lihe have had a relationship or not, it's not your turn to talk nonsense here.People all over the world can, but you can't, I say this, do you understand?"
Du Xinyan's eyes were so fierce that he seemed to want to eat Mingqiao.
But Mingqiao was always cold, "If you don't understand, then I'll make it clearer, even if Ming Ke's death is related to Lou Lihe, you don't forget, you are Ming Ke's ex-ex-fiancΓ©e, if Ming Ke is still alive, for him, you and Lou Li are just half a catty." β
What Mingqiao said was not biased, and Du Xinyan was speechless.
"Over the years, the relationship between the Ming family and the Du family has not decreased, and we have never had a grudge against you because of this matter, because we believe that no one can force the problem of feelings. We are like this to you, and the same is true to Lou Lihe, if you want to use us to deal with Lou Lihe, then you are wrong, the coincidence of the whole thing actually started with your abandonment, isn't it? β
Du Xinyan's beautiful eyes were red, but Mingqiao didn't let her go, "I don't know why you are turning over old accounts after so many years, and I don't care if you repent, if so, please taste your own bitter fruits and don't involve anyone, because it's very ironic and embarrassing." β
"As far as I know, Rui Xiangchen has never given up pursuing you all these years, but you have turned a blind eye to him, as a friend, I advise you, you might as well take pity on the person in front of you. β
"It's good to do it yourself, that's all it takes. β
"Let's go," Mingqiao chased.
Du Xinyan bit his red lip tightly and left with heavy steps.
Only Mingqiao and the sleeping Lou Lihe were left in the room, Mingqiao squatted down by the bed, staring at her quiet sleeping face, and couldn't help but reach out and caress her delicate cheeks, "You really... Have you ever been with Ah Ke? Why do you have to forget Ah Ke when he dies? Although you are cold, you are not a woman without conscience..."
Maybe after leaving, there will be a more objective and fair look at the past and each other, and the same is true for Mingqiao, when he was trapped in the shame of being ignored, he forgot that when Lou Li and he promised, he also promised to cherish this relationship for the rest of his life, regardless of wind and rain.
"Do you know that Ah Ke wants to marry you, and if you do, will you forget him?"
There was silence in the room, and no one answered.
Even if Lou Lihe woke up at this moment, she couldn't answer Ming Qiao, because she didn't remember anything about Ming Ke.
The matter of Ming Ke and Lou Lihe, now the only person in the world who knows is probably Ming Xi.
Mingqiao decided to return to country D after this birthday banquet, and he must ask Ming Xi what happened back then.
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