The waiter had already withdrawn, and there were only two people in the small garden, and there was silence all around. At this moment, Zhou He didn't know that Xu Mingze had already arranged it.

She pursed her lips slightly, looked at Xu Mingze, pushed the box back, and said seriously: "I'm sorry Doctor Xu, we may be more suitable to be friends." We've known each other for a while, but you don't know what my past is or what kind of person I am......"

The expression on her face was very serious, and before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Xu Mingze, who met Zhou He's gaze and said softly: "Ahe, everyone has their own past. But that's all in the past, so don't worry too much. As for what kind of person you are, I don't know you very well yet, but we have time. He paused and said sincerely: "We can try to date first, if you still think we are not suitable, we are still friends." ”

He said it appropriately, so that there was no reason to refuse.

A wry smile appeared on Zhou He's face and said, "Doctor Xu, you are very good, you deserve better people." Many things are not as ...... as they seem."

Xu Mingze was upright and said, "Ahe, I'm not impulsive. After a slight pause, he smiled bitterly and said, "We are all mature adults, I don't dare to say that I invite you to be my girlfriend now because of love." But Ahe, I've always thought you're good. I also believe that feelings can be cultivated slowly. ”

He was sincere. In the adult world, the so-called love at first sight or love is as deep as the sea, which can be met but not sought. His statement may not be impressive, but it is true.

Zhou He was slightly in a trance, he didn't know what he thought, and said helplessly: "Doctor Xu, I'm not as good as you think, really." ”

She wasn't used to this kind of atmosphere, and wanted to end the topic as soon as possible. But Xu Mingze stared at her and said, "No, Ahe, you are fine." Whether you are teaching or doing your best to help children, many people can't do it. ”

Zhou He avoided his gaze, lowered his head to look at the black tea in the cup, smiled faintly, and said, "No, maybe I just want to escape something." ”

Xu Mingze did not give up on this, and said seriously: "There is not only one way to escape. ”

Zhou He never thought that he would be able to speak so well, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. I didn't know what to say for a while.

Xu Mingze didn't press step by step, and said gently: "You don't have to bear it again, I don't want the answer now." But please think about it, okay?"

Zhou He's words of refusal were speechless for a while, so he had to nod under his gentle gaze.

Xu Mingze was actually nervous, and he breathed a sigh of relief slightly. He didn't continue on this topic, and hastily talked about the flowers and plants in the garden to divert the topic.

Zhou He naturally saw his nervousness, and also cooperated to talk about flowers and plants.

Now he is no longer as talkative as he was just now, but a little cramped. Zhou He couldn't help but smile.

Fortunately, the atmosphere in the next was not embarrassing, she was originally going home after afternoon tea, and under the reason that Xu Mingze would leave tomorrow, she still accompanied him to eat his last meal in Kyoto.

Xu Mingze naturally sent her back in the evening, and he did not send her directly to the door of the Li family's old house, but got out of the car in advance. The two walked slowly in the deep alley. When he was still so far away from the Li family's old house, Xu Mingze's footsteps slowed down, probably because he felt that he was too abrupt, and he said, "Ahe, you don't have to have any burden. He groaned a little, and said with a wry smile: "I mentioned it so abruptly, there is a certain reason because my family urged me to go on a blind date." My mother, almost every once in a while, would urge me to go on a blind date. ”

He was not very comfortable, and as he spoke, he reached out and pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, and said, "So, you really don't have to be burdened." Even if you think about it, the result is still the same, and we're still friends, okay?"

He would say these words because he was worried that Zhou He would feel embarrassed when the two met again in the future.

Zhou He nodded in response.

Xu Mingze breathed a sigh of relief, pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose uncomfortably, and said, "I know that you also have my troubles on Auntie's side, so please think about it carefully." ”

Zhou He looked at the dim yellow light on the ground, and suddenly felt a little trance. She squeezed out a smile, nodded, and said, "Then I'll go in." ”

Xu Mingze responded with a hello and said, "Say hello to my aunt on my behalf." ”

Zhou He nodded, turned around and limped into the courtyard.

Xu Mingze's tense nerves loosened, and it wasn't until her back completely disappeared into the door that he turned around and went to drive.

It was almost nine o'clock, and Li Ying had already gone upstairs at this time. But still on the phone in the living room today.

Zhou He wanted to go upstairs quietly, who knew that as soon as she arrived at the door, she looked over. I didn't know who I was talking to, so I hung up the phone immediately, and said with a gentle smile: "I'm back, have you eaten?"

Zhou He is probably because of his weak heart, and he is very uncomfortable. But he nodded and ate back.

It was not appropriate for her to go directly upstairs now, so she had to ask Li Ying by asking for water: "Do you drink water?"

Li Ying naturally smiled and nodded, and said hello.

Zhou He had to go to the kitchen now, and soon poured two glasses of warm boiled water.

As soon as she put the water in front of Li Ying, she asked tentatively, "Did you go out with Dr. Xu today?"

She had a smile on her face, apparently already knowing.

Zhou He nodded, picked up the cup, and said casually: "Yes, he wants to buy some specialties here, but he doesn't know what to buy, so let me help." ”

The smile on Li Ying's face was even stronger, and she said approvingly: "Doctor Xu is very careful. ”

No, many people buy gifts for their own convenience. Few people are so careful and careful about their selection.

Zhou He knew that if he talked, the topic would definitely continue. She didn't say a word, and slowly took the water from the cup and drank it. When she had drunk half a glass of water, she put it down and said, "I'm a little tired, I'll go upstairs first." ”

Li Ying nodded and told her to rest. When Zhou He's figure disappeared upstairs, she got up and went to the kitchen, and said to her aunt with a smile: "Remember to let Lao Yang go to the airport early tomorrow morning, and don't leave anything behind when you check it again." ”

The aunt also had a smile on her face and said, "Don't worry, I've already checked it." If Dr. Xu can't take it, let Lao Yang consign it for him. ”

Li Ying agreed, thought about it for a while, and discussed with her aunt whether she should send some more specialties. These things are available at home, and many of them are gifts from others.

Zhou He didn't know what the two were whispering in the kitchen, so he went back to the room and closed the door and went to wash. After everything was cleaned up, he sprayed the injured ankle, and then sat on the bed and started to daz. She was in a trance, and she didn't know how long it took before she reached for the lights to turn off.

She didn't feel sleepy, and when she sat down until almost eleven o'clock, the mobile phone that was thrown aside suddenly vibrated.

She didn't care about it originally, but after a while, she still took the phone. Inside was a new text message, sent by Xu Mingze.

Zhou Hedi hesitated slightly, and his finger clicked on the text message. There is a passage in it, Xu Mingze told him when she asked her to go back to D City from here, and he was going to pick him up. and mentioned that he asked her to go for a stomach check-up not long ago, and said that they would do it together by the way and go back to school.

The word at the bottom was 'good night', and he had probably just finished packing up and was ready to rest.

Zhou He looked at the phone screen for a while, but in the end he didn't reply to anything, turned off the screen, and slowly lay down on the bed.

Zhou He's ankle was not twisted seriously, and on the fourth day of Xu Mingze's departure, except for the fact that it hurt a little from jumping, he was no longer able to walk normally.

She originally planned to leave after her feet were well, but Li Ying, who learned from Li Peiyuan that she would return to D City soon, did not stop her, only said that He Changhui would come back on the weekend, and let her stay for two more days and have a meal together before leaving.

She wasn't in a hurry, she was supposed to eat this meal, and she agreed. Booked a ticket for the next morning of He Changhui's return.

Although there are still a few days to go, this time she is not the same as before, Li Ying has prepared a lot of things, worried that she will not be able to eat well and dress warmly. There are a lot of food preparations, even down jackets and sweaters for winter.

Zhou Ji didn't find it hard, and he had already spent a winter at school. Originally, I wanted her not to prepare anymore, but in the end she didn't say anything. Just say that there are too many things to bring on the plane.

Li Ying had already thought about it, saying that she didn't need to bring it, and she would send it back to her directly after she went back, and she would be sent to school when the time came. She doesn't have to carry it so hard.

Zhou He had no reason to find it now, so he could only watch her take one suitcase after another and stuff things into it.

He Changhui came back at noon, Li Peiyuan originally planned to go to the airport to pick him up, and finally before getting on the plane, he called back, saying that he would meet a customer first after he came back, and he would go directly to the booked hotel at that time.

He Changhui arrived at the reserved place in the evening, and he was very punctual, arriving fifteen minutes early. Compared to the last time they met, he has changed a little this time. The slight is already in the hair, and there is a little gray hair between the temples.

He was still polite and gentle, and first greeted Li Peiyuan, and then Zhou He, and then sat down.

This meal was unprecedentedly warm, although He Changhui was abroad all the year round, but this time he was treated with heart, and he could even tell what dishes were here. treats Zhou He like a child, what will be said delicious, let Li Ying give her vegetables.

He Changhui is funny, and from time to time during the banquet will talk about some interesting things encountered in the business field, Li Peiyuan is also very rare to say some interesting things, and Li Ying has a smile on her face throughout the whole process.

The meal was eaten until more than nine o'clock, because He Changhui only came back and needed to rest, and several people did not stay long, and dispersed after eating.

Probably because he was afraid of inconvenience, He Changhui did not live in the Li family's old house when he came back this time, but booked a hotel. Since he came back, the two of them hadn't seen each other for a long time, Li Ying had to take care of his diet and daily life, and he didn't return to the old mansion, and the two went to the hotel.

He was planning to come back and settle down, but his stay at the hotel was only temporary, and the villa was almost cleaned up, and he could move there after he went to see it.

On the way back, there were only two people, Li Peiyuan and Zhou He, who drank some wine and called the driver to pick them up.

Maybe it's because he wants to leave, it's already more than ten o'clock when he returns to the old house, and Zhou He's plane tomorrow morning, but he doesn't feel sleepy at all.

I don't know if it's going to rain or what, the air conditioning in the house is turned off and it's a little stuffy. Zhou He couldn't sleep after changing his clothes after going to wash, so he planned to go downstairs to the yard to blow the wind.

She originally thought that Li Peiyuan had washed and rested, but when she went downstairs, she found that she didn't. He stood under the eaves of the porch and smoked a cigarette.

Hearing Zhou He's footsteps, he turned around first, snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand, and asked, "Can't you sleep?"

Zhou He sighed and said, "I haven't been sleepy yet." His figure under the light was lonely, and Zhou He knew that he would not go out to smoke at night for no reason, so he hesitated for a moment and asked, "Uncle, is there something wrong with you?"

Li Peiyuan smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, I can't sleep like you." He looked up at the sky and said, "It's going to rain." ”

Zhou He also looked up, and the sky was pitch black, with no stars and no moon. Dark and dreary.

Before she could speak, Li Peiyuan looked at her and asked, "Have you packed up all your things?"

Zhou He retracted his gaze, nodded, and said, "Clean it up." "She doesn't really have anything of her own, just a change of clothes. The food and clothing prepared by Li Ying will be sent back, and what she really carries is just a backpack.

Li Peiyuan snorted and said, "I have a morning meeting tomorrow morning, so I won't send you." Let the driver drive you there. ”

Zhou He's okay.

Li Peiyuan said again: "Take care of yourself after you go over, and call me if you have anything." I'm supposed to go over there in a few months, and I'll see you then. ”

Although he is young, he is now a high-ranking powerhouse, and his itinerary is tightly arranged.

Zhou He knew that he was busy, and said, "When the time comes, you call me, it is remote over there, and it will take several hours to drive." I'll go see you then. ”

She didn't want to delay him.

Li Peiyuan did not object, and smiled and agreed.

When the two of them arrived here, they were speechless for a while, and it was very quiet for a while. Zhou He was slightly in a trance, stood for a while, and finally asked, "Little uncle, who is Qin Yang?"

Although Qi Jingran died at Qin Yang's hands, even now, she still only knows a little bit about Qin Yang.

Probably didn't expect her to ask, Li Peiyuan's fingers stiffened slightly, and he was silent for a moment before he said lightly: "The Qin family is a businessman on the surface, but in private it is involved in black and white. Starting with Qin Yang's father, they began to pay a large number of bribes, and then further controlled the threat. Their ambitions are huge, and for many years, they have interfered in many decisions in politics. ”

Although the Qin family is ambitious, Qin Yang's father is very brainy. In the past few years, he acted very low-key, and even those who were in it, few people realized that behind the threat and control was a criminal group.

They gradually became known after meddling in the affairs of the military. But all people know is that there are behind-the-scenes people manipulating. I don't know who it is.

Qin Yang's father has many right-hand men, although he is behind the manipulation of the political world, but no one has seen him. Someone has stepped in to take care of everything.

Few of his men have seen him. Many people at the top only know that he settled overseas. I don't know who he is or what identity he uses to disguise himself.

After their existence was recognized, politics began to split into two factions. The two factions began a struggle for power.

During this period, Qin Yang's father died of illness, and the new takeover was Qin Yang's eldest brother, who was not as low-key as Qin Yang's father, nor as capable as him, and the group began to decline.

It was precisely because the group began to go downhill that the other faction had the opportunity to send undercover agents in. Qin Yang's family had a genetic disease, his eldest brother died of illness a few years after taking over, and his second brother was tired of fighting and had been ordained a monk while his father was alive. The burden fell on Qin Yang, who was not in good health and had a disability.

Qin Yang's methods were brutal and ruthless, compared to his father. After he took over, some people knew that there was a turnover within them, and they wanted to get rid of their control. He did not negotiate with his father and his eldest brother again, but organized three assassinations in a short period of time, all of which were successful.

Since then, all the people under his control have trembled and dared not disobey him, and all of them have feared for their own safety.

Qin Yang's style of doing things is different from his father's eldest brother, and the people who are supported again are all relatively easy to control. And willingly, luring people step by step into the abyss and never looking back.

But even so, the power struggle between the two factions is not as influential as before. In addition, Wei Renyi fell later, and they lost a general, which was even worse than before. How could he be willing.

It was for this reason that he hid his identity and came to China.

Under his hands, he was no longer as solid as he was when his father was there. His identity is gradually revealed.

When Zhou He fell into his hands, he and Cheng Wei actually made a thorough arrangement. Even after letting the first batch of people go to sea, Qin Yang completely relieved his mind before arresting him.

But unexpectedly, it still caused Qi Jingran's sacrifice and Qin Yang's escape in the end.

Li Peiyuan's tone was still heavy when he said it, and the events of that time, every time Zhou He recalled, it was so heartbreaking.

She tried her best to restrain herself and calm herself.

Although she had learned from his mouth and Cheng Wei's mouth that Qin Yang was dead, she always felt that it was untrue. He could escape in such a heavily surrounded situation, and it was always impossible to be easily captured and commit suicide.

Although she had never asked, this doubt had always existed in her heart. After she calmed down, she looked at Li Peiyuan and asked, "Are you really sure that he died?"

Unprovoked, her intuition told her that Qin Yang was not someone who would commit suicide.

She asked Li Peiyuan at all, she was not surprised at all, nodded, and said, "I have seen it in person, whether it is the face or the disability on the body, it looks the same." ”

After a slight pause, he continued: "But he did not test the DNA, he was very careful when he was in China, and did not extract any traces left by himself. ”

Therefore, even if the face or the disability on the body are the same, it is still not certain that it is 100% Qin Yang. With the power of the Qin family, it is not difficult to cultivate a person who is exactly the same as Qin Yang from a young age.

But it also can't be proved that the person who died was not Qin Yang.

Zhou He was silent for a while, and after a long time, he asked, "Are you still investigating?"

Li Peiyuan nodded and said, "The Qin family's power is deep-rooted, although it has been announced to the outside world that the case has been closed. However, in order to prevent fish from slipping through the net, the investigation is still ongoing. ”

Zhou He's heart sank, looked up at Li Peiyuan, and said, "Is it possible that there will be a resurgence?"

Li Peiyuan didn't expect her to worry about this, and said, "No." This time it has been almost eradicated, and it is not so easy to resurrect it. ”

The current political world is no longer the political circle when it was controlled by the Qin family. Even if Qin Yang was still alive, it was impossible for him to have a chance to resurrect again.

Zhou He nodded silently and didn't speak again.

Li Peiyuan remembered Qi Jingran at this moment, and knew that if Qin Yang didn't die, Zhou He would definitely be angry, and said, "Okay, don't think about it anymore." If the person who committed suicide was not him, as long as he investigated carefully, there would definitely be clues exposed. The French Open is restored and will not let him escape. ”

Zhou He squeezed out a smile and nodded again.

It's not always pleasant to talk about these things. She's leaving tomorrow, and she shouldn't have mentioned it.

Li Peiyuan sighed softly and said, "Ahe, don't think about these messy things in the future. I'm here for everything. ”

Zhou He squeezed a smile and hummed, not wanting Li Peiyuan to worry about himself, so he changed the topic and talked about something else.

Li Peiyuan also cooperated and quickly passed the topic. When it was already eleven o'clock, he reached out and patted her on the head, and said, "Go to sleep, you have to catch a plane tomorrow, and you have to get up early." ”

Zhou He responded with a hello and said, "Little uncle, you should go to bed early." ”

Li Peiyuan nodded with a slight smile, watched her go upstairs, reached out to turn off the light, walked to the sofa in the dark and sat down, took out a cigarette and smoked it.