On the day they arrived in Qingli Town, when the two of them came to the branch inn that Tiange had set up here about three years ago, and planned to stay at this time, they accidentally learned from Xiao Er's mouth that a person named "Amu" had been waiting for Gao Ran here for two days.

Hearing this, Gao Ran immediately took "Seven" to the guest room where Amu was temporarily staying at this time.

"I thought he would come back to meet us, but I didn't think that he arrived earlier than us, and he was waiting here early......

"Hmph, if it weren't for you, then we would have been waiting for him now. "Seven" complained with some disbelief.

"Heh, don't be unconvinced. Amu had calculated exactly when I would get here, so he came here about two days early to wait for me, not just at that time. ”

"You're saying he did this on purpose to accommodate you?"

"Hmm. Don't forget, he had been with me for more than a year before you, and he knew everything I was wrong with. Besides, why do you think I would take him with me, if he doesn't have anything extraordinary, or if he can't compare to your Heavenly Pavilion, do you think I'll take the risk of being burdened and have to take him with me?"

"Oh, so this man's way of coming from is not ordinary?"

"Heh, you don't have to be anxious, tomorrow when we go to the Fu family together, the mystery will be revealed. At that time, you will understand why even if Tiange has his information, only Qiu Yueze, Uncle Li, and I have the right to access it. ”

Hearing Gao Ran say this, "Seven"'s face suddenly became a little ugly. He wasn't surprised that his private investigation of Amu would be known to Gao Ran, but he didn't expect her to pick out the matter so bluntly. This really embarrassed him for a while.

And while the two were talking, they had unconsciously walked to Amu's door.

Gao Ran hadn't knocked on the door yet, but the door had already taken the initiative to open.

"It seems that it is also good to talk while walking, at least, so that people who are interested can prepare early......"

With that, Gao Ran entered the room uninvited. When "Seven" saw it, he followed him into the house.

After they all entered the house, Amu, who had always stood by the door, closed the door himself, and finally walked to the table, and sat down next to Gao Ran like "seven".

"Early tomorrow morning, you will go to Fu's house with us. ”

Listening to Gao Ran's instructions, Amu first looked at Gao Ran, and then looked past her at "Seven" before nodding his head.

"Seven, since you have seen the people, then you should go back to the house and rest first. Amu and I still have something to discuss, but it's inconvenient for you to know for the time being, so you can avoid it for now. ”

Gao Ran also said it directly. And "Seven", after sending someone to follow Amu but finally lost his whereabouts, he didn't dare to underestimate this seemingly low-key Amu anymore.

Although he was curious about what they might discuss, due to Gao Ran's direct refusal, "Seven" did not dare to rashly go against her wishes. What's more, she also said that he would know what he should let him know tomorrow, so he didn't have to be in a hurry, lest if he provoked Gao Ran, it would ruin his big thing.

After weighing the pros and cons of this curiosity for the moment against his own long-term interests, Seven resigned in obedience. Moreover, he really didn't sneak back again to eavesdrop on the conversation between them.

"How's things going?" Gao Ran asked after making sure that "Seven" had gone away.

"My dad said you could consider it. But as for whether to join forces or not, you have to see your ability before making a decision. ”

"Oh, in this way, tomorrow the Fu family and his party will be in his eyes?"

Amu was silent, with an ambiguous gesture.

"Ambiguous? It doesn't matter, I'm too lazy to guess what you're thinking. But you remember, tomorrow, if you don't know how to fight in time, then I don't know Gao Liwen's support.

"In my opinion, at least Fu Wenxuan will be much safer and more sincere than him. Besides, as I said, the premise for me to prioritize Gao Liwen is that he must first convince me that he will help me achieve my ultimate goal more than Fu Wenxuan. If there is no such premise, then no matter how powerful he is, I will not disdain to be with him.

"Besides, looking at you like this, obviously Gao Liwen didn't tell you why he coveted my little uncle's power so much, right?

"I'm kind enough to remind you that this has something to do with you. It's just that the truth may not be something you can afford......

"So, I'll let you choose. If you want to know, I'll tell you, but if you don't want to know, then you can continue to play Gao Liwen's temporary right and left hand like Fu Wenxuan. - Anyway, no matter who has the upper hand in the end, Gao Liwen or me, you will be the first to die in the end. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"It doesn't matter what I mean, what matters is what you thought of in a moment, and what you feared? What really matters is not whether the truth will be what you think, or what my might intend to be, but whether you yourself will no longer be afraid, whatever the truth may be.

"I know that the essential motives that drive you to be willing to obey Gao Liwen may be somewhat similar to Fu Wenxuan's, but Fu Wenxuan is different from you: you do not hesitate to sacrifice yourself in order to fulfill Gao Liwen, but Fu Wenxuan knows how to protect himself first, and then finally achieve his family dominance in the respective maneuvers with the forces on both sides of his parents, and then protect both his parents as much as possible.

"I'm not saying that your sacrifice and dedication are not as wise as Fu Wenxuan's - after all, everyone has always had their own criteria for judging whether it's worth it or not, and there is no comparison. However, I still want to ask: Have you ever doubted whether your sacrifice was worth it? Or, if you knew the truth, and knew why Gao Liwen had to keep you and the ultimate goal of cultivating you so much, would you still be as willing to sacrifice everything for him as you are now? Do you really not regret it?"

"Well, after all, you're just trying to lure me into being curious about your so-called 'truth'. ”

After speaking, Amu ignored Gao Ran, got up and entered the inner room first.

When Gao Ran saw it, he didn't entangle with him too much, and he also got up and made a gesture to leave. But before opening the door and leaving, he finally suggested to him: "You don't have to be in such a hurry to refuse. Tomorrow when you have met your 'brother', it is not too late to decide whether or not to refuse to know the truth. ”

After speaking, Gao Ran opened the door and left.

Early the next morning. Not long after dawn, Gao Ran was already eating breakfast in the lobby while waiting for the two to arrive one after another.

When the two of them came to the front almost at the same time, Gao Ran raised his eyes and glanced at them, and deliberately quipped: "Don't sleep well, what did you two do last night?"

Normally, even if they don't sleep for two or three days in a row, they won't easily let people see that they are tired, but Gao Ran can see at a glance that they haven't slept last night, which makes them have a deeper understanding of Gao Ran's medical skills for the first time - if it weren't for her medical foundation being solid enough to be able to observe in an extremely detailed way in an instant, and she could see at a glance the signs left by the subtle changes in her body that ordinary people can't see, how could she be able to see at a glance what the two of them left behind just because they didn't sleep all night. Traces of physical changes that they themselves may not even be aware of?

Although the two of them knew it in their hearts, after looking at each other, they both chose to be silent, and sat down next to Gao Ran's side as they did yesterday.

"Well, if you don't want to say it, I'll find out sooner or later. Then you can eat quickly, after eating, we will go to the Fu family for a while, Fu Tong, the head of the Fu family, and my 'friend' - Fu Wenxuan. ”

After speaking, Gao Ran glanced at Amu meaningfully, and happened to meet Amu's gaze at her.

"Sure enough, I still care about the 'brother' I said yesterday......"

Although Gao Ran didn't say this teasing, her expression that seemed to be smiling but not smiling had already clearly written everything in her heart on her face.

When Amu saw it, his face turned dark, so he just lowered his head to eat and stopped looking at her.

"Seven" on the side saw the two of them interacting like this - especially when he clearly saw just now, when Gao Ran mentioned her "friend" Fu Wenxuan, Amu only looked at Gao Ran at that time, and combined with the general situation where he sneaked into the Fu family last night to find out, "Seven" suddenly had a bold guess: Perhaps, this Amu and the Fu family have some extraordinary relationship. Moreover, it is still related to Gao Liwen, who is now gone.

"'Seven', since you've been busy all night, what are the results, why don't you share them with us? From now on, we will be in the same boat, and you don't want us to make some avoidable mistakes, but they will end up affecting you, right?"

Sure enough, Gao Ran still didn't let him go after all, as "Seven" expected, and he couldn't wait to dig up all the secrets he knew.

Amu knew that Gao Ran was not a person who liked to listen to other people's private affairs, and since she would ask so clearly, there must be a reason for her. Thinking of the Fu family they were about to go to for a while, it was not difficult for him to think about what "Seven" had done last night.

Despite the apparent pretense, while eating, almost all of Amu's attention was quickly focused on Seven's next answer.

"Besides, since Amu arrived two days early, he must have some necessary understanding of the Fu family.

"You tell what you know, and Amu also tells him what he knows, so that I can compare the results of your respective investigations, as well as what I have learned about Fu Tong and Fu Wenxuan's specific personality traits, to discern which ones are more likely to be close to the real situation, and which ones need to be vigilant?

"After all, it is the Fu family that you are probing, and I am the only one who has really had contact with the main person in power of the Fu family now, so if we don't synthesize the gains of our three parties, then even if you really gained something last night, it is difficult to guarantee that it is not a trick specially prepared by the Fu family for you who are difficult to defend against masters......

As soon as Gao Ran's words came out, Amu's guess was immediately confirmed, and "Seven" was finally persuaded by her to confess the new information he had just mastered.

Although "Seven" was not used to being so honest with Gao Ran—rather, he had never been so honest with Qiu Yueze before, but he also remembered that Gao Ran had said to him that if he wanted to cooperate with her, he had to be honest with her, otherwise even if they were not persecuted by other forces that were always eyeing them, they would sooner or later lose due to their lack of trust in each other.

At the same time as deciding to confess, "Seven" also vaguely began to understand a little: why did Gao Ran take the initiative to ask, it must be him to cooperate with her communication method, he must learn to adapt to her straightforwardness, not her to accommodate him, and the attitude is still so resolute, he is not allowed to maneuver at all?

It turned out that Gao Ran had always had a very clear understanding of her own advantages: but whoever she cared about, she had always had a very keen sense of whether the other party was abnormal. And as long as the other party is willing to cooperate and be honest with her, then on this basis, supplemented by her keen awareness, then after a long time, even if the other party, such as "Seven", is used to trying to hide some secrets, she will always be quickly aware of it and be dug out by her one by one.

Therefore, Gao Ran's so-called "trust" that can only be built by being honest with each other is that even if "Seven" wants to hide it, it can't escape Gao Ran's keen awareness, so he has to recruit it from the truth. And this kind of back and forth, over a long period of time, is not so much about trust, but because of his own personal experience, he has a deep enough understanding of her ability to take precautions and prevent crises, and only then has he has enough confidence in her, and has the so-called strong enough "trust".

This kind of "trust" does not come from their superficial cooperative relationship, but from the confidence that comes from a cautious enough understanding of each other's abilities. This kind of trust, what you really believe is not the other party, but your own judgment. - What trust in this world can stand the test better than the trust that comes from one's own careful judgment?