Late at night, Qing Huan stepped on the soft carpet and walked slowly in the aisle on the top floor of the hotel, with a dripping sound, the door of the apartment suite opened, she dragged the box and walked in, after the room sensed the sound, the lights of the whole suite were turned on, Qing Huan walked into the living room, sat down on the large sofa wide enough to accommodate five or six people, and then raised her head and looked out the window. The gaze swept across the hazy night sky, the floating lights and shadows in the city, and the colorful high-rise buildings.

After getting Andy Zhang's acquiescence at noon, she visited the senior management of several companies non-stop, and then participated in a banquet in the circle, and contacted the heads of several investment banks and consulting companies that also opened offices in China, and negotiated with them what she was about to do.

After sitting quietly for a while, the phone rang, she looked down and picked it up, "Hey?"

"Have you slept?" Chen Yidong's voice sounded a little hoarse.

"Just came back from the company and was getting ready to take a shower. Qing Huan smiled, stood up, walked to the window, pulled the curtain to the side, and stared at the night scene outside the window.

"I know about that, I've got someone to deal with it, and they shouldn't be embarrassed about you anymore. Chen Yidong was silent for a moment before he whispered.

Qing Huan smiled very lightly, "Then what about next time, what kind of excuses will they find to embarrass me?"

"Qinghuan, you believe me, I will find a way to protect you. Chen Yidong said slowly, "What happened five years ago will never happen again." ”

"Do you know? Who can really stand up to the investigation of the Securities Regulatory Commission or the tax department? Maybe even the most basic internal investigation of the company may not be able to pass the test, if it is not for the news that I get fast enough and act fast enough, you may have to be busy helping me lawyer Zhang Luo at this time. Qing Huan's tone was very calm, but there was no trace of warmth in his eyes.

At lunchtime, Andy Zhang sent her the investigation report of Gray and Matthew, she was still on the plane, and the unfavorable investigation emails against her had been lying quietly in the boss's mailbox, and all of this was due to the anonymous report letter and the pressure exerted by the so-called relevant departments, intentionally or unintentionally.

"Qing Huan, I did know about this matter a little late, I'm sorry, but you trust me, I will take care of it, and I won't let them involve you again, okay?" Chen Yidong sighed and said softly.

Qing Huan was noncommittal, and said a little tiredly: "I'm a little tired and want to rest early." ”

There was silence on the other end of the line for two seconds, and then he said, "Well, let's get some rest early." ”

After hanging up the phone, Qinghuan sat quietly in the living room alone for a while, and the corners of her lips outlined a self-deprecating smile, believing that five years ago, she believed in him too much, and she would have ended up with such a result, if she was stupid enough to expect him to fall from the sky like a savior, then she Gu Qinghuan would really be hopelessly stupid.

Why should those who think they are at the top of the pyramid think that they are at the top of the pyramid so disregard others, just because they are better married than others, they feel that they are superior to others from now on, and they can despise others at will, and as long as your existence is in the way of her eyes, can they feel that they can crush you in the dust like an ant to death?

Qing Huan let out a long breath, everything she had now was something she had suffered countless times and fought hard little by little, she would never allow these people to deprive her of everything she had worked hard for such a ridiculous reason. She turned around and poured herself a glass of red wine, taking a sip, but her eyes darkened a little.

On Friday night, Chen's father's birthday, there was a family banquet in the evening, and the dearest uncles, aunts, cousins, and nephews all gathered, and the ninety-five-year-old Grandpa Chen came.

Grandpa Chen is the elder brother of Chen Yidong's grandfather, nearly eighteen years older than Chen Yidong's grandfather, at that time Grandpa Chen did not go to the revolution with his younger brother, but stayed in his hometown to take care of his elderly parents, after the victory of the revolution, Chen Yidong's grandfather thanked the eldest brother for taking care of his parents, for him to do his filial piety, so he took the eldest brother and his parents to live in S City, and has always respected this brother, Grandpa Chen has three sons and a daughter, and the eldest great-grandson has graduated and worked.

Usually, the family is busy, and the birthday is neatly gathered. Chen Yidong also came back, but the moment he entered the door and saw Tranquility, his eyebrows changed almost slightly, Mother Chen glanced at him with a warning look, and then affectionately pulled Tranquility to her side, "Xiao Jing, I'll take you to see Grandpa, he has been talking about you since just now." ”

Ning Jing smiled slightly, and obediently went to the side hall with Chen's mother, while Chen Yidong walked to the courtyard alone with an expressionless face. It didn't take long for the meal to start, and after the meal was lively, the male guests gathered to talk about work, and the female guests got together to talk about family life, during which a cousin quipped: "Yi Dong, when can you drink the wedding wine of you and Tranquility......?"

When everyone heard this, they began to coax, shouting for Chen Yidong to set the wedding date today.

Tranquility sat quietly to the side, with a very light expression on his face, as if what was happening now had nothing to do with him.

Even Grandpa Chen stretched out his hand and took Chen Yidong's hand tremblingly, and said with some slurred speech: "Child, it's time to start a family, your grandfather's vein is all counting on you to renew the incense......"

Chen Yidong raised his eyebrows and glanced at Chen's mother, knowing that today's situation must have been caused by her, so he smiled playfully, "It's time to get married." ”

Everyone felt that there was a drama when they heard it, and they couldn't help but brush their eyes and look at him brightly.

Chen Yidong smiled, stood up, and just wanted to open her mouth to say something, but Chen Yuan seemed to see something, she hurriedly rushed in front of him and spoke: "Grandpa should be tired, I'll help you go to the guest room to rest." ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and looked at Chen Yuan a little puzzled.

Chen Yidong glanced at his sister with a smile, "Sister, why bother, when do you want to deceive yourself, since you have already moved out of the grandfather today, why don't we just talk about it, anyway, we can't hide this matter for long......"

"Chen Yidong, you dare!" Chen Mu stood up a little helplessly at this time, "You are not afraid of ......"

"Aren't you afraid of anything, aren't you afraid that you will bully others again and go to find trouble with Qinghuan?" Chen Yidong sneered, turned his head and glanced at his mother, "I told you before, right? Since I dare to withdraw from the marriage and be with her, I am not afraid that you will engage in these unsightly little actions behind your back, do you really think that it is still when your grandfather is here? What do you say, the people under you will be busy going to do it for you? Be sober, figure out your position, and don't cause some unnecessary trouble to your father for no reason!"

There was a sudden silence in the room, and everyone fell silent a little awkwardly, not expecting such a scene.

"You ......" Chen's mother was so angry with him that she pointed to his nose and couldn't say a complete sentence.

"I think it's time for me to leave. At this time, Tranquility suddenly stood up, glanced at Chen Yidong, and said calmly: "Can you send me out?"

Chen Yidong was silent for a moment and nodded.

So Ning Jing turned around and walked towards the door, Chen Yidong followed behind her, keeping a distance not too close.

"I don't know your mother's arrangements today, otherwise I wouldn't have come to Uncle Chen's birthday party. As he walked out the door, Serenity spoke quietly.

"I know. Chen Yidong was stunned for a moment, and then realized that she was saying that Chen's mother had just mobilized the whole family to force him to marry.

Tranquility stopped talking, and walked forward in silence. Chen Yidong didn't speak, and there was a subtle silence in the air.

"What if I go to Gu Qinghuan for trouble?" After a while, when the two of them were walking on the bluestone road one after the other, Ning Jing suddenly turned his head and asked him, "The Chen family is different now, but if it is the identity of the Ning family, there should be many people who are willing to serve me, right?"

Chen Yidong's eyes were slightly pale, he put his hands in the pockets of his coat, and asked her, "Would you do that?"

Tranquility squinted at him for a while, then suddenly smiled, and said with some meaning: "Of course not, I'm not so stupid, I put my family on the fire for a man to roast." ”

"Tranquility," Chen Yidong stopped and stared at her seriously, "In this matter, the person I am most sorry for is you, and I am willing to do my best to compensate you, except for marriage, I can give you whatever compensation you want." ”

Tranquility lowered her eyelids, obviously expressionless, but she exuded a sense of desolation, "Chen Yidong, do you think I lack anything other than feelings? What else can you compensate me for?"

Chen Yidong didn't speak, just looked at her with a complicated expression.

"Okay, let's not talk about it, I'll go back first. Tranquility turned and walked towards the black sedan parked in the doorway, not looking back at him again.

Chen Yidong stood in place for a while, watching the black sedan disappear from his sight before slowly walking back.

The car drove smoothly on the road, Ning Ning leaned against the window and looked at the scenery outside the window in a daze, without a trace of superfluous expression on her face, at this time the mobile phone rang, she looked down and picked it up, "Hey, Aunt Chen." ”

"Hey, Xiaojing, I'm really sorry today, I don't know Yi Dong's ......"

"It's okay, I didn't take it to heart, and don't worry about it. Serenity said softly, but there was a disdain and disgust in her eyes.

"I know you're a good boy, Yi Dong doesn't know what kind of ecstasy soup he was poured by that woman, you said he didn't want to let a girl like you go, but ......"

"Auntie, I'm a little tired, so I won't tell you yet, okay?" Tranquility spoke softly, with a hint of impatience on her face.

"Okay, okay, then you go back and pay more attention to rest......"