72 72 Parting Etude
The gunfire continued outside, and Leah turned to look at her, her eyes dark and deep, and she managed to squeeze out a smile that looked worse than crying.
"Miss, you...... When did you find out? β
"Maybe from the beginning." Ji Qianyu's palms were still on his eyelids, and he laughed twice, like relief and self-deprecation.
"I've never been naΓ―ve since I was a child. For a long time, I didn't believe that one person would be good to another without reason and without reservation. When I was a kid, you didn't pay attention to Luke, you just tried to take care of me, and at that time I was thinking, why, this person would be so good to me? β
"I ......," Leah retorted eagerly, opening her mouth, but still unable to say anything. Ji Qianyu put down his hand, glanced at him, smiled very lightly, and shook his head again.
"For me at that time, the only person who could do this was Ji Qiufu. So in the first moment, I told myself, you are the one who stayed behind to take care of me when my mother left. Later, when I grew up, I gradually understood that Ji Qiufu didn't love me so much, and this idea slowly faded. It's just that even if I make a fool of myself, I keep telling myself that there is nothing wrong with just believing it. β
"Of course, after I actually met Ji Qiufu last year, I completely stopped thinking about it. Later, when you came to pick me up, there was a moment when I was supposed to be real...... I believed in you purely, didn't I? However, after so many years, I still haven't learned to be simpler, and the problems that should be discovered have been discovered slowly. β
"What's the problem?" Leah lowered her head, and for a long time, only asked.
Ji Qianyu narrowed his eyes slightly, and said lightly: "There are many problems, for example, you seem to know a lot, and there are many things that the Winster family can't teach you." For example, you never seem to have really panicked, and you don't care about personal gains and losses, and you are still doing well by Sara in every possible way, both openly and secretly. But the biggest question is, how can your completely neutral housekeeper father let his son stay close to me when the situation is uncertain? β
"So your father is also Ji Qiufu's person, or rather, he was the only one at the beginning. He was very faithful, secretly and quietly protecting me, and Mingli let his son follow me openly. Although I have not been happy at home for so many years, I have not been β‘β‘ like a real Cinderella, and there should be a lot of reasons for you. β
"From this point of view...... Ji Qianyu looked at Leah and smiled very lightly, "No matter who you are loyal to, I will sincerely thank you." β
"Miss, don't treat me like this......" Leah lowered her head in embarrassment, Ji Qianyu sat quite casually, the expression on her face was light and light, and even with a faint smile. However, he has never been so embarrassed in front of Ji Qianyu, this is a kind of protection, but it is not a kind of deception, Ji Qianyu is such a person who can't tolerate sand in his eyes, this kind of deception, how can it not smash her pride and self-esteem?
He couldn't raise his head, but he heard Ji Qianyu continue to ask him: "This is the third country I have walked in South Asia, and it is also the largest country in South Asia. If I still don't get anything here, I'll have to leave here and try my luck in Europe. So the crystal mine supplier we are going to meet soon, is it the person you arranged? β
"......No," Leah said slowly, bowing her head stiffly, for a while, "...... Not really. He has a very good crystal vein in his hands, and he was originally going to do business with people, but he just happened to have some friendship with Aunt Fu, if you go to talk to him about cooperation, he ...... There should be no refusal. β
Ji Qianyu nodded, looked at the fading gunshots outside the window, and did not speak.
Leah waited anxiously, looked up with bated breath and quietly glanced at Ji Qianyu's side face, and asked in a low voice, "That eldest lady...... Would you say no? β
"Why refuse?" Ji Qianyu hooked the corners of his lower lip, his expression couldn't show joy or anger, "It's good to have a business to negotiate, if you sign a contract more quickly, you can go back to Austria early, and watch the rehearsals for a few more days." β
"Then ......," Leah hesitated for a moment, gritting her teeth and continuing to ask, "do you want ...... See Aunt Fu? β
After asking this question, Leah immediately lowered her head. He lowered his eyes and felt Ji Qianyu's gaze move over and stopped on him for a long time. Unlike any of Ji Qianyu's previous gazes, this time there was no temperature in her gaze, which made Leah's heart sink as if it was submerged in cold water.
I don't know how much it took, Ji Qianyu's voice finally sounded.
"Go, why not?" She asked with interest, even with a slight smile in her voice.
"I have a great characteristic, that is, I know how to repay my kindness. Since she has helped me so much, and even benefited me for so many years when she left, wouldn't I have no conscience if I didn't say thank you to her? β
Leah looked up at her suddenly, and for a moment her eyes seemed to be sad and sad, wrapped in deep regret and depression, and her expression was extremely complicated. He answered in a low voice, didn't say anything, the gunfire outside the car finally stopped, he opened the car door in the next second, and rushed down without looking back, as if he was busy cooking the scene, but in fact, he didn't dare to face Ji Qianyu at all, and he felt that it was difficult to breathe when he looked at each other.
The noise has just stopped, and I don't know if it's safe to go down now. Ji Qianyu's hand moved unconsciously, but in the end he didn't do anything, just shrugged his shoulders, looked up at Elise and raised his forehead, showing a somewhat helpless smile.
"Makes you laugh, auntie." She sighed and said, looking a little embarrassed. Elise looked at her silently for a while, her usually serious features softened, reached out and pressed the back of her head, gently took her into her arms, whispered in Ji Qianyu's surprise, and rubbed her hair comfortingly.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Ji Qianyu was pressed on the shoulder by Elise, and countless complex emotions were piled up in her heart, as if she was about to detonate herself in the next second, but she didn't cry or scream, she didn't confide or suffer.
Not even a hint of emotion, not even a hint of wavering. There was a deep look of exhaustion in her eyes, but she refused to close her eyes. She slowly raised her hand to hug Elise, and after a long time, whispered.
"Thank you."
The meeting with Ji Qiufu was after Ji Qianyu negotiated the contract with the crystal supplier.
Three days is not a long time, but a business can be negotiated so smoothly, in addition to Leah's clever tongue and excellent business quality, Ji Qiufu's face accounts for most of the factors. The background of the person who can be related to her, an army/arms dealer, is probably not simple, which is probably a good thing for Ji Qianyu, at least in this chaotic country, there is no need to worry too much about the safety of his goods.
However, their meeting dragged on until now, but it was not Ji Qianyu's reason. Ji Qiufu was still in H City with her husband and children three days ago, one day to explain the daily operation, one day to travel in the sky, and the last day I slept in the dark, and the jet lag was good. When the two met on the fourth day, Ji Qiufu was still as radiant as the last time they met, and the years were too kind to her, and she almost didn't leave the wind and frost of time on her body.
This is an extremely powerful and capable woman. She has gained Carl's sincerity, lost her family's support, experienced failed marriages, and fought for life and death. And now, as if the wind and clouds have passed and the dust has settled, she has experienced so many vigorous and vigorous at the same time, she also has the ability to hold a present world firmly in the palm of her hand.
Ji Qianyu asked himself, and he could only say that he was ashamed.
Still in a cafΓ©, Ji Qiufu took a sip of the coffee in front of him, and held his cheek with one hand for a long time, his eyes flowed, looking at Ji Qianyu, and smiled politely and implicitly.
"I was so conspired by that little bastard that I almost died, and you haven't made much progress compared to the last time we met."
"That's no way around it." Ji Qianyu lowered his eyes, stirred the coffee carelessly, and shrugged his shoulders calmly, "In my heart, I still subconsciously tend to use fair and honest means, and I can't think of thinking in the direction of human life when I encounter something, and the means are still not ruthless enough." But I have something I care about now, and I'm more afraid of karma, so I shouldn't use this aspect as an offensive means in the future, and you say that I haven't grown, or the mud can't support the wall, it's no problem. β
"Oooh." Ji Qiufu spoke lightly and raised his eyebrows with interest, "It's a lot more mature." β
"Promise your good words." Ji Qianyu smiled faintly in response, and looked up at her calmly, "There are three questions I want to ask you, if it's convenient, can you give me a real answer?" β
Ji Qiufu blinked, smiled and rolled his eyes: "You ask, I will answer depending on the mood." β
"Okay." Ji Qianyu smiled, without causing any waves because of her answer, and went straight to the point: "The first question, is it more difficult to let the big butler of the Winster family die for you for decades than to tie the heart of a man who loves you?" β
"Your question is too sharp, piercing people's scars, I don't want to answer it." Ji Qiufu smiled lazily, complaining so much, but his expression did not show that he was offended or angry. She lifted her nails lazily, lowered her eyes and blew lightly, making a thoughtful expression.
"For you or for me, the word love means a lot of things. Such as giving, vows, dependence, or loyalty. But for some people, the word love is just an emotion. He can be happy, he can be sad, he can love or he can hate. It doesn't mean commitment, it doesn't mean shackles. For example, I can get the hearts of many men, but not many men who can make their hearts beat for me. I used to think Carl was the man, but he wasn't, that's all. β
"Has he been polite and lukewarm to both Sara and Luke over the years?" Ji Qiufu asked with a smile. Ji Qianyu thought about Carl's attitude towards Luke and nodded silently. Ji Qiufu laughed so hard that the flowers and branches trembled, and Zhao Ji Qianyu leisurely raised an index finger and shook it.
"Can you believe it? Judging by his current attitude of handing over his home to you, after all these years, he still loves me. β
Can a person love his wife while cheating on another woman in marriage, or even give birth to an illegitimate child? Ji Qianyu looked at Ji Qiufu fixedly and did not speak. Ji Qiufu lazily narrowed his amorous phoenix eyes and nodded his lips playfully.
"But if you ask me why he betrayed me when I was there, and I was obsessed with me when I left, it would be about the gift I left him when I left."
"What gift?" Ji Qianyu looked at her and spoke uncontrollably.
Ji Qiufu curled the corners of his lips and asked her leisurely: "You hate Luke because he ruined your otherwise happy life, but do you know why Luke hates you so much?" β
"Because he should have known from before he stepped into the Winster family that you were the little princess of the Winster family, and he ...... It's just a little bastard. β
Ji Qianyu's breathing was slightly suffocated, and he frowned and looked at her for a long time: "In what sense is a little mongrel?" β
Ji Qiufu looked back at her and smiled softly.
"Then I have to ask his mother, Sarah, that she should ...... the gift I left for her Impressed, right? 166 Reading Network