In S City, the night wind is cold, and thick black clouds cover the sky.

When Chen Yidong opened the door, he saw Chen Wan standing at the door, he was stunned for a moment, but he still turned sideways to open a passage and let her in.

"It's Mom's birthday today, you didn't go back, and her face was ugly all night. Chen Wan walked to the sofa in the living room and sat down, sighed and said.

"Father's position has not moved, this time it is considered to be dangerous, without me, her birthday will be very lively, in fact, there is not much difference," Chen Yidong poured her a glass of warm water and placed it on the coffee table, her expression was very light, and she could hardly see any emotion.

"Can't you get along with her well? After all, she is our biological mother, and the last time she was forced to do so. Chen Wan said softly, "You know very well that although that incident was aimed at you, the real intention behind it was to go to your father, and grandpa even ...... because of this incident."

"Sister, can you stop mentioning this matter, like you said, it's all in the past, what are you still mentioning it?" Chen Yidong was silent for a moment before slowly speaking.

"Then you can't be angry with your mother all the time, can you? ”

"Family? When she sent Qing Huan in, and didn't agree to let her go until I loosened my mouth and agreed to the marriage contract with the Ning family, did you consider that we were a family?"

Chen Wan looked at him in a daze, her heart sank, she didn't know what to say for a while, until this moment, she felt a little that her brother's feelings for Gu Qinghuan were deeper and heavier than she imagined, Chen Yidong has been a good woman since he was a child, but he has always looked at him carelessly, I have never seen how much attention he really cares about any girl, when he grows up, his girlfriends around him often change back and forth, when the family proposed to let him go on a blind date to get married, he looked indifferent, not too careful, and even really went a few times。

So she thought he didn't mind, but she didn't expect that she didn't mind before because she didn't meet someone she really liked, and once she did, it would become the hurdle that he couldn't get over in his heart.

In fact, the last time he brought Qinghuan to the sanatorium, she should have known that he had never brought any girl to his home......

Chen Wan looked at Chen Yidong's tall and thin figure standing alone in the dim light of the floor-to-ceiling window, the night was spreading behind him, and there was always a trace of expression on his face, but from his eyes, she saw a trace of loneliness and loneliness.

"Since there are some things that we can't change, we can only adapt slowly," Chen Wan stood up and sighed, "You can't change the identity of your Chen family, you can only accept everything it brings you, otherwise, it will only make yourself more troublesome, why bother with yourself? ”

With that, she turned and walked in the direction of the gate.

"Accept it?" At this time, Chen Yidong's voice sounded very faintly, "Sister, so you have been convincing yourself like this for so many years, right?"

Chen Wan's body stiffened for a moment, and the hand on the handrail of the door paused, but in the end he didn't say anything, and left here quickly after opening the door.

United States

Qinghuan stepped back to the apartment at dusk, feeling that her whole body was going to fall apart, she had been running back and forth in the library, classroom, coffee shop where she worked, and major shopping malls during this time, sleeping less than six hours a day, and also spending effort to participate in some volunteer activities organized by the school, so as to brush up on the presence in front of teachers and classmates, because in many large companies in the United States, in addition to looking at your academic performance, you also have to look at your classmates and teachers' evaluation of you in various activities, once they think that you are a person who can't do anything but study, then it means that you are completely insulated from these companies。

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Su Jing coming down from the upstairs in exquisite costume, and after seeing her, she still didn't say a word, and then walked past her without squinting.

Qing Huan sighed, shook his head with a wry smile, since the last incident, Su Jing hadn't said a word to himself for almost two weeks, and even David saw the problem and quietly asked himself if he had quarreled with Su Jing.

"Wendy, I heard a friend say that there is a lecture in the auditorium tomorrow afternoon, and an MD from Morgan came to do it, I thought it might be useful to you, so I left a ticket for you, are you going?"

"Really, of course I'm going," Qing Huan was surprised and delighted, "David, this is really too important to me, thank you so much." ”

David reached out and scratched the back of his head, smiling shyly, "It's nothing, it's just a gesture, I just hope that when you cook beef in the future, don't forget to call me." ”

Ever since he had eaten Qinghuan roasted beef last time, he had never forgotten the taste.

"Don't worry, of course you won't forget. ”

The next afternoon, when Qing Huan arrived at the auditorium, it was already crowded with people, there were no more vacant seats, she raised her eyebrows, walked to the back of the venue and stood, a little surprised in her heart, this person felt a little coming, a lecture, can attract so many students.

When the time came, a man came out of the front of the auditorium, with blonde hair, high eyebrows and deep eyes, and a dignified appearance, and his blonde hair seemed to glow in the light, with a vague smile on his face, and a straight suit, wearing a burgundy mercerized tie. It looks familiar.

Qing Huan stood in place and squinted and reacted for a few seconds, the pupils of his eyes couldn't help but slowly widen, and then there was a beep dog expression, I'll go, isn't this the analyst Frank? Why is he here? What are you doing standing on the podium?

I saw Frank smile at the audience very affectionately, and then began to speak unhurriedly, starting from his student days, talking about the experience of the student council, and then talking about how he got into the work of Morgan, and how he got to the position of Morgan's youngest MD so far.

His speech was very instructive, and it also had a hint of legend, plus he was very eye-catching, and the audience was silent for a while, and everyone was fascinated by it, except for Qinghuan.

Because she really couldn't connect the person who asked Su Jing and her before she wanted to have a drink before going to the room, with the investment banking elite in front of her, who exuded infinite charm in every gesture.

After the speech, it was time for questions, and everyone was very enthusiastic to ask questions, most of them were questions about career advice, and Frank also answered very gently with a smile on his face, and when it came to the back, there were still girls who couldn't bear it, stood up and asked, "Frank, are you married?"

"Not yet. He replied politely.

"Why? Is it because you are so good, so you also have high requirements for your other half?"

"I don't think so, because the only thing I want from my significant other is to make my heart flutter at first sight, and nothing else. ”

"I've heard that people in investment banks have chaotic private lives, but what about you?

"Of course not, I'm very strict with myself because I haven't met the girl who can make my heart flutter. ”

Qing Huan's intestines hurt when she heard it below, thinking of his skillful operation of fishing Su Jing with WeChat, she couldn't find any other adjectives except for breathtaking.

After the lecture, more than a dozen students walked up to the podium and surrounded Frank, who always maintained a pleasant face and patiently answered their questions, Qinghuan pouted, and then left the auditorium.

When she came out, a light rain began to fall in the sky, she looked up at the thick clouds in the sky, let out a long sigh, paused, she didn't bring an umbrella, and prepared to wait for the rain to light down before going back.

"Ready to leave without saying hello, too cold, right?" At this time, a lazy voice sounded behind him, Qing Huan turned his head, but saw Frank with his hands in his handbag, looking at her with a smile.

"I don't think we're at the point where we can say hello yet, right?" Qing Huan said as he looked at him without changing his face.

"I told you the other day that if you were willing to spend a good night with me, it would be much better than if you attended hundreds of clubs or lectures, and today you should understand that I didn't lie to you, right?" Frank smiled happily and then looked down and lit a cigarette.

"Really?" Qing Huan showed a hint of sarcasm in his eyes, "If I really stayed with you that day, would you be willing to help me?"

"Maybe, how do you know if you don't try?" Frank spat out a beautiful smoke ring at her, a sly smile on his face, "If everyone gets along, why not?"

"A person who has to hide his true identity, do you think I will believe that you wanted to help me at that time? When I was a three-year-old child?" Qing Huan sneered, turned his head, and looked at the increasingly dense rain curtain, his brow furrowed slightly.

Frank chuckled lowly, took another deep puff of his cigarette, and then spoke slowly, "Actually, you guessed right, even if you stayed that night, I wouldn't help you in any way." ”

Qing Huan's shoulders stiffened, he stood still and didn't move, and after a while, he said mockingly, "It's an eye-opener to be shameless to the point where you're like this, how many girls have you deceived with this kind of trick?"

"What is not to deceive, everyone you are willing to do it, and I have never promised anything. Frank said nonchalantly, and then stared at Qing Huan with some meaningfulness and said, "Actually, the truth is very simple, but many people don't understand - using erotic relationships to try to establish a working relationship is the stupidest way." It's a normal person who knows how it is possible for someone she met through a dating app to really get her into her scope of work? Isn't that asking for trouble? Especially since I'm still an MD, how many pairs of eyes are staring at me, and how many people are secretly plotting to drag me down?

Qing Huan turned his head and looked at him stunned, unable to say a word.

"Don't you want advice, be a smart woman, that's the advice I want to give you. ”