"Qiao'er, she is suitable for this place, and she should stay here......"

"Uh-huh, I agree. To be honest, in fact, after coming back this time, I also began to think that maybe the seclusion that I had left for myself might be more suitable for Qiao'er. - If one day, she really needs it......"

"What do you mean?"

"I plan to leave Ye Yu 'left' my medical hall to Qiao'er to take care of, which can be regarded as fulfilling my original promise to her.

"But even then, I've only delivered half of my promise. I also promised her that I would take care of her, not only her, but also her family after she got married, and that they would have nothing to do with the Gao family, and that her home would be her own. On the condition that she maintain the hermitage for me before I return.

"Now that I'm back, and she's done what she promised me, then I'm going to keep my promise.

"It's just that if it's just a matter between me and Qiao'er, it can be resolved, but if it's you who has her eye on you, then this matter will be complicated. And, judging from the tone you just said, it seems that Qiao'er is still the same to you as she was at the beginning!

"You also know that there are two choices that you must face now, and you can only choose one of them: one is that if she fulfills her wish to stay with you, then you will definitely face the end of 'soon to die together' in the future. - Because she will not give up on you, but you will not give up fighting for the position of pavilion master for her sake, let alone choose to live in seclusion with her for her sake. The other option is that you are willing to give up 'together' and choose to live separately – even if it is in different places.

"To put it bluntly, this choice will determine your ultimate fate: do you want to die together, or do you want to live separately?

"Obviously, for you, the latter option is more satisfying for you, and at the same time can ensure Qiao'er's thoughtfulness, but Yu Qiao'er ...... It depends on whether she wants to be with you more, or if she wants you to live well......

"As for me, you can also see that since I chose to come to you first, I have already made my own choice: for me, the best outcome is that you can both live well, and I can also use you to help Qiu Yueze transform the crisis in time, so that we can all get our own place and fulfill each other in the end. But at the same time, I was prepared for the worst.

"And what about you? Since you don't want to miss this opportunity, how are you going to convince Qiao'er to give up on you? You know, you have to choose one or the other.

"What I fear most is that if you fail to really convince Qiao'er, and she wants to keep you, she will easily listen to the slander against you and me, and instead help your enemies to secretly obstruct and hinder us, thinking that by doing so you will eventually force you to stay by her side because you are unable to take the throne, but she will not think at all—or even if she does, she prefers to deceive herself into believing that if you lose, the more likely consequence is that you will not die well......

"If that's the case, then ......"

Speaking of this, Gao Ran looked at "Seven" meaningfully, then pursed his lips, unconsciously looked away, and continued in a low voice: "Then I can only strike first." Even if you kill her, it's better than being betrayed by her in the end. Furthermore, my promise to her will only be valid if she is loyal to me, but once she has two hearts for me, then the premise of my promise will naturally be gone......"

"Seven" looked at Gao Ran's rare slightly complicated eye fluctuations at the moment, and knew that even if what she said was what she really thought, she was actually a little conflicted in her heart. But even so, he believed that once things really got to the point she feared, then she would really do what she said.

So, on a whim, he deliberately said something to her that sounded unrelated to what had just been discussed.

He said: "Qiao'er, she is actually very simple, although she is not dull, but she is not smart either...... She is easily confused, and even if she wanted to find out the truth, she was unable to discern the possible truth...... Now that I think about it, it can be regarded as her luck that she can be by your side, otherwise, with her temperament, I am afraid that it will be really difficult for her to live in the Gao family for a long time, let alone learn this skill now......"

Speaking of this, "Seven" also looked at Gao Ran with the same deep meaning, and continued: "You deliberately only taught her medical skills, but toxicology only let her know some fur for self-defense, you want to train her to be a doctor with good medical skills, but you don't want her to become a 'miracle doctor', let alone want her to be involved in any exquisite poison in the future, you just want her to be a good doctor, an ordinary, but not worried about the 'source'...... Now that I think about it, you've taken great pains. ”

As he spoke, "Seven" didn't realize that the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, but he was a little bitter. He paused for a moment, pondered for a moment, and then returned to his words: "I will try to convince her." If not...... Then do what you want!"

Gao Ran looked at "Seven" slightly, and after a while, she spoke: "It seems that you are not completely unemotional for her—although it is not the love of children. ”

"Seven" just smiled lightly and said nothing, not admitting it, but also not denying it.

"Well, in this case, the crux of this matter still depends on whether you can convince Qiao'er. If you can convince her, that's great, but if you can't, then I'll have to kill her. Rather than keep her alive and make us vulnerable to her innate betrayal at any time in the future, I would rather have all possible threats to her from the outset. ”

"Seven" listened and nodded his head unconsciously.

Seeing his reaction like this, Gao Ran didn't say anything more, only got up first, and then said to him: "Okay, since we have reached an agreement, then you can accompany me to meet Qiao'er tomorrow." If this matter is to be resolved, it is better for all three of us to be present. However, if you need to, I can give you a little time to talk alone, but the final decision must be that all three of us are present to avoid any further misunderstandings. ”

"Okay, it's up to you. ”

After saying that, "Seven" turned to order the entourage who had been waiting outside the door all the time, and asked him to lead Gao Ran and Amu to the courtyard where she had lived in the past.

"Oh, so after I left, everything in that courtyard is still kept for me as it is?" Hearing that "Seven" arranged for her to live in the same courtyard where she had lived at the beginning, Gao Ran lost no time in deliberately half-joking and half-tempting him.

"Naturally, you are the guest of the pavilion master, and that courtyard was originally built for you; as long as the pavilion master is in one day, it belongs to you, and no one can and dare not change it without permission except the pavilion master. Now that you've returned, it's natural that you're supposed to live there. "Seven" was not stupid, reacted immediately, and gave her a cautious and thoughtful reply.

"Heh, that's good, it's really a bit of a 'housekeeper' - even if Qiu Yueze is far away at the moment, you don't dare to easily overstep your duty and neglect his guests...... That being the case, thank you very much. ”

After saying goodbye to "Seven" politely, Gao Ran turned around and led Amu to her courtyard with the entourage outside the door.

——

Approaching the courtyard, the entourage leading the way stopped.

Gao Ran also stopped at first, but then he understood the reason, so he smiled and nodded to the entourage to show his gratitude, and then led Amu straight to the courtyard.

"It seems that the people here are very cautious, and what should not be crossed will not be easily overcome. This is true not only of 'Seven', but also of his subordinates. It's not easy......"

"What do you mean by that?" Amu naturally didn't ignore the silent tacit understanding between Gao Ran and the entourage just now, so he asked puzzledly.

He asked this, not so much to know the specific reasons why Gao Ran had this judgment, but rather to want to know more dangers that deserve his more attention and guard against in the future.

And Gao Ran also had her own calculations, so she followed Amu's initiative to ask, and patiently explained to him some key details about the relationship between Tiange and her that he might not be able to find:

"Well, that's a long story...... This place was specially built for me by Qiu Yueze. I had deliberately cut off contact with him for nearly two years, but when I reappeared, I found that even if I didn't show up, he was almost able to find out where I was. I even had a courtyard in the neighborhood where I was at the time, in this small city. My courtyard is the closest to his main courtyard, and the specifications are almost identical to his.

"Not only that, but although he did not say it explicitly, I could guess from the attitude of the attendants towards me that he must have clearly instructed them to treat me as they would have treated me, so that just as no one was allowed to enter or leave his courtyard without his permission at any time, except that certain people would come to clean his courtyard every day, my courtyard was also something they did not dare to enter or leave at will. - Including the butler you just met, named 'Seven'.

"Come to think of it, even if I was away all these years, he didn't dare to enter and leave this place at will, let alone tamper with the things in my courtyard. In whatever position, what kind of duty to abide by - this is what he has done well. It can be seen that his restraint and possible vision still have a lot of potential for development, and it is indeed worth giving him a chance. ”

Speaking of this, Gao Ran suddenly changed the topic again, and suddenly asked him when Amu was unprepared: "Now, I have nothing to hide from you. Since you have listened to the conversation between me and 'Seven', then you should have guessed the possible secret between me and Ji Muqing. What about you? Isn't it time for you to confess your secret to me? If you still refuse to confess to me, then even if you know Ji Muqing's biggest weakness, you can't let this 'weakness' be used by you. Besides, my patience is limited, and the time it takes along the way should be enough to figure out the consequences. I advise you not to test my patience again, otherwise you will definitely not be able to afford the consequences!"

When Amu heard this, a trace of complexity flashed in his eyes, as if he was hesitating, and seemed to be skeptical of Gao Ran's words, as if he didn't believe that she could really do anything to him; It was impossible for him not to think of this), and this gave him even more reason to think that he should be more dominant right now.

But because he had just listened to the conversation between Gao Ran and "Seven" before, Amu had to remain a little wary of Gao Ran. He didn't want to make the same mistake as "Seven" - although he thought that he had thought of everything he could think of, and he thought that he shouldn't be the inferior, but Gao Ran's calm and relaxed appearance at the moment and faintly dangerous made him still doubt his own judgment.

In an instant, Amu suddenly felt that his state at the moment was very similar to the appearance of the "Seven" he saw before when he thought he had controlled everything! If he hadn't experienced the previous audit, then he would really be unaware of his mentality at the moment, and even feel that this is a matter of course, but because of the experience of the past that has just passed, he can't help but be a little more vigilant than before because he is aware of his mentality: he is afraid that he will be like "Seven", and Gao Ran has been around for a long time, but in the end he has no choice but to be firmly trapped by her.

In order to be cautious, and to prevent it might just be Gao Ran's bluff, Amu asked with extreme restraint: "Then I want to listen to you, how do you want to threaten me?"

Amu knows that when dealing with Gao Ran, he must not easily use a roundabout temptation like "Seven", otherwise the more likely result is that he will not only lose control, but also 'take the initiative' to expose his own secrets or weaknesses, so that he will be completely restrained by her in the end.

To deal with Gao Ran, it is best to use a "direct" way, exchanging his own truth for her truth, and who will be more beneficial to this method in the end depends on which of them will exchange information from the other party, and the value of the information exchanged by them will be much higher than the value of the information exchanged by themselves. — but the information exchanged must be true. However, there is no guarantee that that this is the whole truth......