Back downstairs, I carefully handed the box to Ye Ningchen, turned around and said goodbye to Mrs. Green.

"Thank you again, Mrs. Green." I smiled and hugged her.

She hugged me back and said softly, "May God bless you, child." ”

"Then, Lady Green, and Sunny, we take our leave." I nodded at them and waved to the children behind me, "Goodbye, kids." ”

"Goodbye Sister Liuzhi, goodbye Brother Ning Chen." A group of children shouted in unison.

Sannie took my hand affectionately, "Ruori, we'll send you." ”

Walking out of the orphanage, I repeatedly refused Mrs. Green's farewell, and when I turned around, in the shade of green trees, a cluster of dazzling colors was unexpectedly projected, and the tall and thin handsome figure stood far away, the wind blew his short chocolate-colored hair that reached his ears, and the ear drill under his left ear seemed to reflect the bright light, and the whole person was like a gorgeous prince who jumped out of the comics.

He stared at me, his face empty of all emotion, leaving only a layer of silence and indifference.

As I was stunned, he was slowly walking towards me, without any bodyguards by his side.

Almost reflexively, Ye Ningchen immediately took a step forward and stopped in front of me, facing Shang Xunyi who was gradually approaching with an unkind expression, exuding hostility all over his body.

He naturally misunderstood, I touched Ye Ningchen's arm in front of me, and said softly: "Don't be nervous, it's okay." ”

Ye Ningchen hesitated for a moment and withdrew from me.

*

In the Italian-style garden behind the main building of the orphanage, far away from the crowds and hustle and bustle, the evening sunset slanted against us, dragging the shadows of the green space for an extremely long time, like two straight lines parallel to each other.

Uncharacteristically, I took a deep breath and was the first to speak. "It's so beautiful, there's almost no trace of modern intervention, and it's no wonder that after so much time, the whole old building still has the appearance of the 18th century, and you can't help but feel a sense of history. There will be people who like to walk here......" My voice suddenly sighed for a moment.

"Ruori," he paused, staring at me intently, and finally spoke, "Are you alright?" ”

"Hmm." I tilted my head, relaxed and natural, "I'm fine." ”

"Yes...... he looked at me with an eyebrow in his voice, "So." Are you really going to be with him......"

Although it was a question, it contained most of the statement, and presumably this series of deliberately created illusions made him unable to refute himself.

I bowed my head and was silent.

"No, you can't marry him!" Emotions suddenly rose, and Shang Jingyu grabbed my arm, as if to wake up my soul, "You know what kind of person he is." If you stay with such a devil, you will pay for yourself! ”

I don't know, but I don't have a choice.

I slowly lifted my eyelids. looked at him quietly, his eyes shining with stubborn resoluteness.

Such resoluteness was enough to make him know everything.

Sure enough, the moment it touched my gaze, there was a sudden pain in his eyes, and he frowned. Sadness gradually overflowed in his face.

It seemed that the heavens and the earth had fallen silent in this instant, and my heart was as uncomfortable as a cramp, and it could not subside for a long time.

"I'm sorry." I said.

Everyone in the world suffers from love, but they don't know that they force their hearts to disguise a non-existent love for everyone. It's the most bitter. Especially, when this disguise has to sting the people you hold dear.

After a long time, Shang Xunyu finally nodded in a deep voice, his voice was a little withdrawn, permeated with indifferent sadness, "You have liked him since you were a child, no wonder ......" He took a deep breath, "No wonder Zosi did not restrict your freedom of movement at all this time, even your grandmother and Nik are safe, it seems that you really like him and really want to be with him." ”

My eyes subconsciously drooped, and I kept a calm complexion, and said silently, "You...... Will you blame me? ”

Although the eyes reflecting my face are sparse, they are full of sincerity and warmth, "Ruori, I said, I want you to be happy, as long as you are happy." ”

One sentence was already full of thousands of words, and my heart trembled, "Thank you." ”

He has always made compromises for me, but he is not the only one who has been compromising for me.

Si Tianzhe, Si Tianzhe, who can't bear to hurt me at that point, I also owe you too much.

Thankfully, I'm glad that I can get back to being friends with him now.

"Speaking of which," I hastened to change the subject, "how did you know you were coming here for me?" ”

He hooked the corners of his mouth lightly and replied softly, "Si Tianzhe, he told me." ”

My thoughts stopped for a moment, and now I was terrified to hear everything about him, especially his name.

I smiled as naturally as I could, "It's true that I met him here in the morning, but I was gone before he left, how can he be sure that I will be back, and that you will meet me here?" ”

"Ruori, don't lie to yourself, okay?" His eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at me with a different meaning, "You think he can look away from you?" Even if—" his voice paused, apparently unwilling to touch the next words, but he spoke unnaturally, "even now, when you are with Zosi, he still keeps an eye on everything about you, including your every move in the newspaper office of the British Capital Times this morning, and he knows everything he says. ”

"He-" I was visibly surprised.

With some sighs in his words, Shang Xun explained: "Si's power is all over Europe, you know, especially in Western Europe, anything that happens here, what he wants to know or doesn't want to know, can't be concealed, in particular, the predecessor of "Yingdu Times" was the once popular "Western Europe Weekly", and "Western Europe Weekly" was founded by the Si family back then, and later for some reasons, "Western Europe Weekly" changed hands and changed its name to "Yingdu Times", but despite this, the Si family still retains its understanding of the " Absolute control of the Metropolis Times...... This is something that even Zosi can't even think of. ”

I calmly listened to Shang Xunyi's narration, the competition in the business world, these could have nothing to do with me, but what a coincidence of the world, I would just get involved, and I broke into Si Tianzhe's world by myself.

"Not only the "Yingdu Times", but almost all of the most influential large newspapers in Europe are under the control of Si, but for other big newspapers, Si is their public master, but the "Yingdu Times" ...... Zoxi thought that Si Shi did not control it, so he wanted to use the way of buying out the advertising rights of the "Yingdu Times" for the whole year to try to increase the influence of the "Yingdu Times," he looked at me and said seriously: "Si Tianzhe allowed Zuo Xi's behavior and even agreed to cooperate with him, firstly, because of you, and secondly, I am afraid that he is waiting, waiting for the day when he will finally face off with Zuoxi...... Zosi's desire to navigate Si's territory unhindered may not be as simple as he imagined. ”

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention.

Hearing this, a strange thing quietly passed through my heart, and I couldn't deny it.

In the past, I only said that the Si clan was extremely powerful, but now it seems that I underestimated the foundation that the Si clan has laid in Europe for so many years. The impassioned and seemingly successful behavior in the "Yingdu Times" this morning, on the surface, it seems that I am superb in theory and unhindered, but in fact things are not as simple as I imagined, behind everything is just because Si Tianzhe does not want to interfere, he looks at me from above, and takes in all my self-righteous scheming and cleverness.

I wanted to do one thing by myself, but I didn't expect that after all, it was just a turn in his world, and the taste of being generous to others was definitely not pleasant.

The corners of my lips couldn't help but hook up with sarcasm.

In the play directed and acted by Zuoxi, Si Tianzhe only sat casually in the distance, occasionally glancing at the stage, but did not intervene, just to see how long he could struggle, maybe a moment after a long brewing, it was a sudden outburst.

I suddenly thought of what Si Tianzhe said to me when I was competing with him for the agency of Keshi, "Because I know that you can't fight me, and it's a quick thing to see what tricks a mouse who is destined to be impossible to fight a cat can play." ”

And I, although I don't object to Si Tianzhe's defeat of Zosi in my selfish heart, but I don't want Flemmings's ancient family business to be ruined, I shook my head, in this cat-and-mouse game, even I don't know where to go.

"However, Liuzhi," the corners of Shang Xunyi's eyes were slightly raised, showing a few evil charms, and there was a look of good drama on his face, "You haven't asked why Si Tianzhe is here?" ”

"He said he was going to develop a project around here, and he wanted to take a look." I replied absentmindedly.

"Develop a project...... he actually smiled, shaking his head slightly, "This reason is really ......"

I looked up at him, and for a while, I couldn't help asking, "If you tell me this, aren't you afraid that I'll go back and tell Zossy?" ”

Instead, he hooked his lips and smiled, smiling freely and calmly, "You can just say it, you say it, let Zosi be on guard, this war will be more intense, and it is best to fight them both......" He smiled lowly, the bewitching lips were close to my ear, and the evil aura lingered, "Then I can take the opportunity to get rid of the two rivals, and at that time, you will be mine......"

I was angry and amused, and pushed him away with one hand, "I won't be with you anymore." ”

But he grabbed my hand and pressed it to his chest, and held it tightly before I could pull it away.

I looked up in surprise and saw a faint pain spreading in his eyes.

"Ruori, don't go," he whispered, leaning closer, as if he were pleading, "will you just stay with me for a moment?" ”

I felt a pain in my heart, and the strength of my struggle gradually withdrew. (To be continued......)