Chu Mingzhu's eyes were still slightly red, and there were even a few tears that had not been able to be withdrawn, but her face had regained her usual calm color.

"Since I was a child, I have told myself that it is useless to cry, it is useless to beg, only by making yourself strong, others will not dare to bully you. ”

After saying that, she blinked quickly, wanting to hide the tears in her eyes as soon as possible, and then smiled at Qiu Yan embarrassedly.

"I'm sorry, I actually told you about these family ugliness and made you see jokes. ”

Qiu Yan looked at her distressedly, stretched out his right hand as if Chu Mingzhu had just comforted him, and gently patted her hand on the table.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know you grew up like this. Before, I was too much for you!"

Big families often have some secrets that cannot be told by outsiders, and hairpins like the Chu family are even more so. Their secrecy skills are indeed doing well, and the outside world, including Qiu Yan, has always thought that Chu Mingzhu is a daughter who grew up with a golden key, but she didn't expect that she grew up under the daily fighting with her stepmother.

No wonder Chu Mingzhu's personality is so strong, no wonder she is so smart as a woman.

A little girl who is only five years old has to face the pain of eternal separation from her biological mother, and under the malicious difficulties of her stepmother avenging her son, she helps her father as a daughter and competes with other good boys in the family to obtain the ultimate control of the family business group from her father's line.

How does she need to grit her teeth and persevere every day, forcing herself to forge her mind to be invulnerable, in order to succeed?

At this moment, Qiu Yan remembered what he had said before when he deliberately angered Chu Mingzhu, and felt that he was simply pouring salt on Chu Mingzhu's wounds.

Chu Mingzhu still had tears in his eyes, but he laughed: "You don't know, don't blame those who don't know." Besides, you haven't been angry with me for a long time. ”

Qiu Yan nodded seriously: "I won't be angry with you again in the future." After a pause, he asked, "Then you really haven't seen your mother again?"

The smile on Chu Mingzhu's face completely disappeared, and he twisted his head out of the window. The tears in her eyes not only did not take them back, but they became more and more. It took a while for her to reply to Qiu Yan's question.

"When I first arrived at Chu's house, I couldn't stand it several times, so I secretly went to my original home to find my mother a few times. But she moved after I left with my father, and I never saw her again.

When I was six years old, my father took me to see my mother, but there was no one left, only a tombstone. That's when I learned that when my mother dropped me off, she had already been diagnosed with leukemia. It was because of this that she reluctantly agreed to my father to take me away. So I don't have it anymore, I don't have a mom anymore. ”

Chu Mingzhu couldn't control her emotions anymore, the corners of her mouth and her whole face twitched slightly, and then she simply covered her face and cried.

Qiu Yan looked at her distressedly, finally stood up, walked to the other side of the table, hugged Chu Mingzhu into his arms, patted her shoulder gently, and comforted her.

After a long time, Chu Mingzhu's mood improved, and Chong Qiu Yan said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I haven't thought about these past events for a long time." Who knows, when I think about it, I still can't stand it so much. ”

When Qiu Yan heard her say this, he couldn't help but feel more and more distressed and emotional, "You don't have to apologize! This kind of thing, as long as you are a normal person, you will not be able to stand it when you think about it." ”

Chu Mingzhu smiled awkwardly: "Really?"

Qiu Yan sighed sadly, thinking that Chu Mingzhu was already used to suppressing and restraining grievances as a natural thing.

Because externally, she has her own biological mother, who can she say to her that her real mother is no longer alive at all? This is the ugliness of the Chu family. With a family like the Chu family, which has a pivotal position in the country, such a family ugliness must not be publicized!

"If you feel uncomfortable again in the future, just find me, and I will accompany you!"

Chu Mingzhu smiled again: "You are so busy, how dare I look for you? Every time I call you, you just hang up without saying a few words." ”

Qiu Yan frowned: "Yes, I talk to you a lot." ”

Chu Mingzhu had a resentful expression on his face: "It's really a lot! There are not a few calls for more than ten minutes!"

Qiu Yan had no choice but to say: "In that case, if you don't hang up the phone in the future, I won't hang up the phone." Is that okay?"

Chu Mingzhu's face was excited, "Really?"

Qiu Yan rolled his eyelids, "You wipe your tears and snot away now, it's true." ”

Chu Mingzhu hurriedly and obediently wiped her tears and snot again and again.

Qiu Yan had never seen such an obedient Chu Mingzhu, and couldn't help but joke again, "Well, what an obedient good boy!"

Chu Mingzhu immediately returned to his true colors, and rolled his eyes at Qiu Yan, "I'll go!"

Qiu Yan stroked his forehead with his hand: "I'm just going! I want you to be gentle for three more minutes, why is it so difficult?"

With that, he sat back down on the other side of the table, thinking that Chu Mingzhu's mood was recovered.

The two continued to chat and eat, and a man and a woman walked in at the entrance of the restaurant.

The woman is glamorous and noble. said that she is glamorous, not because her makeup is strong, but because her own appearance and temperament give people a feeling of natural beauty. The decoration of her makeup and clothing is at most just right to highlight some of her personality and temperament characteristics.

The woman walked into the dining room, as if habitually glancing. When he swept to Qiu Yan's table, he was stunned. Then, she walked over to the table.

"Peter, long time no see!" the woman spoke in English, and Peter was Qiu Yan's English name. In addition, her voice was uncontrollably excited.

Qiu Yan and Chu Mingzhu turned their heads together and looked at the source of the sound.

The woman's eyes were as distinctly excited as her voice, and there was some leisurely feeling.

Chu Mingzhu only glanced at this woman, and knew that she must have been longing for Qiu Yan for a long time.

Chu Mingzhu looked at Qiu Yan again, except for the initial surprise on his face, the expression on his face was very similar to the expression on his face when Xiao Tian saw her before, obviously wanting to hide.

Chu Mingzhu immediately came to a conclusion: It seems that this is another sadomasochistic relationship in which she chased him and escaped!

"Yin Qiao! long time no see!" Qiu Yan stood up and replied in English, "Why are you in this city?

The person who came was the woman who had a vague and hazy love affair with Qiu Yan when he was in college, and the mixed-race beauty who galloped in the financial circle of Wall Street. She also visited China a few years ago.

"No, the firm wanted to set up a branch in China, so I took the initiative to apply to come here. Wu Yinqiao looked at Qiu Yan and replied.

Qiu Yan quickly put away the slight unnaturalness on his face and introduced the two beauties around him.

"No wonder, it turned out to be Qiu Yan's college classmate, so naturally he is one of the best people among the smart people!" Chu Mingzhu said silently in his heart.

Wu Yinqiao said hello to her male companion and said that she would come over in a while.

Qiu Yan glanced at the man, dignified in appearance, and the age was comparable to Wu Yingqiao, but the other party looked like he should be Chinese.

As far as he knows, Wu Yinqiao does not like Chinese men very much, he is a special case, and he is actually mixed-race, whether it is blood or nationality, he is not an authentic Chinese.

Therefore, Qiu Yan asked, "Talking about things?" because it didn't look like a date.

Wu Yinqiao nodded: "Well, I want to talk about a contract." ”

Really!

"You're in the city, why don't you call me?"

Wu Yinqiao looked at Qiu Yan with a little fiery eyes: "I said to myself, if I don't meet you anywhere after three months after I get here, then I believe that God wants me to forget you completely." Since then, I will never contact you again. ”

Qiu Yan laughed when he heard this: "So, it's been three months now?"

Wu Yinqiao's eyes were even hotter: "No, this is the last day of the third month. ”

Qiu Yan immediately looked embarrassed.

After pausing for a while, Wu Yinqiao stared at Qiu Yan with very expectant rela eyes, and asked, "Lin Hao told me, you are still alone, right?"

Lin Hao is Qiu Yan's college classmate who worked at a famous investigation company.

Qiu Yan continued to be embarrassed and hesitated for a moment before replying, "No." ”

Then, he took Chu Mingzhu's hand and gently held it in his hand, without speaking. But such an action is obviously silent and sound.

Wu Yinqiao's eyes were obviously stunned at first, and then he looked at Chu Mingzhu.

Chu Mingzhu was slightly stunned when Qiu Yan took her hand, but soon, she smiled generously at Wu Yinqiao.

Wu Yinqiao's eyes were obviously lost and sad, but soon, a smile appeared on her face.

"Then I really want to congratulate you and Miss Chu! When you have a wedding, remember not to forget to inform me. ”

Qiu Yan smiled and nodded: "Of course! I won't forget you!"

"Ah, I'm sorry, I hope I didn't bother you!" she said, standing up.

Qiu Yan and Chu Mingzhu also stood up: "Yin Qiao, you don't have to say that! at any time, your appearance will not disturb me!"

Wu Yinqiao smiled, "It's a bad luck today, let's make an appointment with Lin Hao another day, and we'll get together again!"

Then, she took the initiative to stretch out her right hand towards Chu Mingzhu: "Miss Chu, it's a pleasure to meet you! Love Peter so much! You will definitely be happy!"

Chu Mingzhu also stretched out his right hand to shake her: "Thank you, Yin Qiao!"

Wu Yinqiao glanced at Qiu Yan again, then turned to leave.

Looking at Wu Yinqiao's eyes before leaving and her back as she left, Chu Mingzhu naturally felt a kind of sadness and distress.

A partner at a gold medal law firm on Wall Street, this is definitely a shrewd and tough woman. Moreover, Wu Yinqiao is a typical mixed-race beauty, charming and sexy. However, love for her is out of reach.