"I told my third brother a long time ago that I and Muzhi are one. If there is something to do, I will have something. The third brother also said that if there is any need, just tell the third brother. Jingyi looked at it. Her heart was as calm as a frozen lake, "Third brother, is this still true?" He"

"Count." Zhi Chen replied.

Jingyi looked at him and was silent for a long time.

"It's okay to have the third brother. My sister's intelligence is limited, and many things are neither clear nor good. I can only take care of the three inches of light in front of me. Unlike his father, the third brother and the ninth brother, he can see everything clearly and calculate far away...... I just wanted to talk to my father, maybe remind him why I had to fulfill the marriage contract that day. It's just that if you talk to your father about these words, will the third brother stop you? Jingyi said.

She still looked at Zhichen, seeing that he didn't say anything special, and suddenly felt disappointed.

But she shouldn't have had any hope for the third brother...... She clutched the newspaper in her hand, and some things that she didn't want to remember came to her mind.

She was a little agitated, and in order to control her emotions, she turned around.

Then she saw her father Cheng Shiyun who was going upstairs.

She looked at the figure of her father in a cyan robe, and the whole person froze there.

Seeing that she suddenly stopped talking, Zhichen also took two steps forward and immediately saw her father.

"Father...... What an amazing father we have, Third Brother. Jingyi said, turned her head to glance at Zhichen, and walked towards the staircase without hesitation - Zhichen looked at her well-proportioned and fast, water-red clothes and shoes, extremely beautiful under the lamp, and instantly shook her spirits...... He followed, and heard Jingyi whisper, "Father, you're back." Da"

Lin Zhixi, who was following closely behind Cheng Shiyun, saw Jingyi and called "Miss Ten".

Jingyi nodded at him, smiled gently, and called Brother Shengzhi as well.

Cheng Shiyun's civilization stick was a little on the stairs, and he looked at his little daughter Jingyi who suddenly appeared in front of him. He hummed and continued up the stairs, his gaze sweeping across the faces of the siblings and stopping at Jingyi.

Jingyi greeted her father and said, "Father, I want to talk to you." ”

"Jingyi, let my father rest first." She turned her eyes to see Zhichen's disapproving look, but her father said, "Come on." ”

"Father." Zhichen saw Jingyi going with his father and shouted.

Cheng Shiyun did not stop, walked calmly, and said, "It's not too early, you should go back." Little Ten, follow me. ”

Zhichen stood in place, Jing Yi walked forward with his father, and glanced back at him—the look that revealed this glance made his brows furrow.

Lin Zhixin passed by him and followed. It's like a moving black shadow, silent.

Zhichen turned to go downstairs, and the attendant quickly followed.

As soon as Yan Lin saw him, he immediately got up and asked, "Is this leaving?" Just now, Director Lu Qiu called and said that there is something important to discuss with you. ”

Cheng Zhichen knew that this was what his father-in-law meant. He nodded, looked at him as if he had something to say to him, and said, "Let's go first." ”

He said, looking back upstairs.

He said, "I'll watch her a little." ”

Several people fell silent for a moment. Suo Yanlin patted Zhichen's arm and signaled that it was time for him to go.

Zhishen and Hui'an sent them out.

Zhishen said: "Xiao Shi is coming, I'm afraid I have to start a child's business." ”

Zhichen got into the car, glanced at him, and motioned for the attendant to push the car door.

"Third brother, Tao Xiang can let Xiao Shi come back, I always feel that it's not just for Xiao Shi to lobby his father." Zhi Shen said.

With his banker's sensitive sense of smell, Tao Xiang is not necessarily not going to let Jingyi interfere in this complicated matter, but it must not be as simple as it seems on the surface.

Cheng Zhichen listened but didn't say anything, nodded to Hui'an, said that his younger brothers and sisters worked hard, and then ordered to drive.

Zhishen breathed a sigh of relief and said, "They are all difficult masters. Come on the same. ”

He said and looked at Hui'an thoughtfully.

Hui An realized it and said softly: "Be cautious, let's think more about Jingyi." On one side is the husband's family, and on the other side is the mother's family, both of them are the dearest, how about she to be sandwiched in the middle? Do you have to force her to choose one of the two? ”

Hui An never said anything about things that were cautious on weekdays. At this time, Zhi Shen was a little annoyed by Hui An's opinion.

When Hui An saw that he was angry, he said no more.

Zhishen watched her lower her head and fall behind him, and suddenly gritted his teeth - most of the reason why he was annoyed was because Hui An was actually right...... But how could Hui An understand the intricate and interlocking contradictions here?

Hui An understood that he was upset, accompanied him, and did not talk much.

"I don't know what the result of my father and Xiao Shi can negotiate." Zhi Shen couldn't help but say again. He walked over to the bar and poured himself a glass of brandy. It was as if wine could quench the irritability and restlessness in his heart.

"Father and daughter, no matter what they talk about, it's good if they can talk. I'm not worried about that. Father is very sorry for Jingyi. Hui An said.

"That's right." Zhi Shen nodded, "But it's a real fight." ”

Hui An listened, was silent for a moment, and said that he would go to see the child first, and nodded cautiously.

He watched Hui An walk in the direction of their bedroom and took a sip of his wine. He rang the bell with his hand, and after a while, it was Zhiluan who appeared in front of him and asked him what he needed.

"I happened to be looking for something to eat in the kitchen." Zhiluan raised the two paper bags in his hand and placed them on the bar. When it opens, it's cheese sticks and fried peanuts. "Our chefs always don't taste right."

Zhiluan simply sat down, poured wine, and touched Zhishen's cup.

"What would Xiao Shi have done if she knew that Tao Xiang was not worth it for her to turn against her family for him?" Zhiluan said suddenly.

Zhishen's heart moved, and asked, "Seventh sister, where does this start?" ”

Zhiluan put down the wine glass, tilted his head, and glanced upstairs from the corner of his eye—a black figure appeared on the stairs, it was Lin Zhixi, who was telling Liu's mother something. Mother Liu came downstairs, and Lin Zhiyan found that Zhiluan was looking at her and nodded to her. Then, like a dark shadow passing by, he returned to where he belonged...... Zhiluan poured a glass of wine, saw that Zhishen was also looking at her, smiled, and said, "I'm just talking...... Do you think that Tao Xiang is worth entrusting Xiao Shi with for life? Xiao Shi is a stupid person, Dai Mengyuan used her as a stepping stone, and she almost ruined her future for him; Right now, I'm afraid she is going to mess with her father for Tao Xiang's sake, but what kind of intentions does Tao Xiang have when she marries her? She has also been in the limelight in the past few years, and she has to know that Tao Xiang and the Tao family are not good people. ”

Zhishen frowned.

"The bottom of the kettle is withdrawn, so that Xiao Eleven has nothing, only to know how sincere they are in treating her." Zhiluan sighed. Look at Mother Liu, "Mother Liu, do you have any instructions from my father?" ”

Mother Liu hurriedly replied, saying that the master asked him to make a pot of Longjing before the rain.

Zhiluan waited for Liu's mother to walk away before she whispered: "When I was studying in Shanghai in the past, didn't Xiao Shi live with us later?" My father often came to our side, but he didn't talk to us much when he came. One time, Zhifeng and I went to Xiao Shi's place, and my father happened to be there. I saw my father and Xiao Shi, sitting on a chair on the balcony, drinking tea and reading. I still remember that Xiao Shi was reading a book of poems, and I forgot what my father was reading...... Zhixin also stayed there. I can't forget that situation for a long time, and Zhifeng said, she said what is there, don't you know that my father loves Xiao Shi the most? Of course I know, I'm just envious......"

"Maybe now Xiao Shi will envy you." Zhi Shen said.

Zhiluan smiled and said, "Maybe." There must be one or two things in this world that people cannot get. Bitterness is bitterness, but you have to taste it, and this life has not been in vain. ”

Mother Liu took the girl to pass by with tea, and continued to move forward after saluting silently.

The aroma of tea is fascinating.

"It's time to pinch from here to the study. Otherwise, the water temperature will be high or low, the tea will be stuffy for a long time, and the entrance will not be the best...... My father was afraid that he would be unhappy. Zhiluan said with a slight smile and took a sip of wine.

Zhishen looked at her and said, "Don't tell Xiao Shi, don't tell her." ”

At this time, upstairs, Cheng Shiyun was in his study with Jingyi.

Jingyi sat down as instructed and sat down on the sofa near the window. It was still raining heavily, and the rain columns falling from the eaves hit the granite railings on the balconies, making a violent sound, like a rushing river.

Cheng Shiyun sat down and began to slowly stuff his pipe.

Jingyi saw that her father didn't open her mouth to ask, and she was not in a hurry to say anything, so she simply sat and looked at the settings in the house. The last time she came, she hadn't taken a good look at the whole of the mansion. Compared with the Tongyin study house in Prince Qing's mansion, my father's study here can be called simple...... Zhixin knocked on the door and came in, and when Liu's mother put down the tea, he was just about to go out, Cheng Shiyun said, "Zhixin come and sit together." ”

"Master, you and Miss Ten have a good chat, I'll keep watch outside." Zhi Zhi refused. didn't wait for Cheng Shiyun and Jingyi to say anything more, and quickly withdrew to cover the door of the study.

Jingyi looked at her father. Cheng Shiyun took the pipe and lit it.

Jingyi poured tea for her father.

"If there's anything you want to say, say it." Cheng Shiyun took a sip of tea.

His voice was gentle, and his voice was low, and in the dimly lit room, Jingyi had an illusion that it didn't look like her father in her impression.

"Father, lately...... Are you alright? Jingyi picked up the tea bowl and asked first. She could see that her father was in good health, with a good complexion and a strong spirit.

Cheng Shiyun nodded slowly and said, "Okay." ”

Jing Yi was silent for a while before she said, "I should have come back to visit my father and mother earlier." I hope my father and mother will forgive ......"

"It's good to be back." Cheng Shiyun said. He held his pipe and looked at his little daughter. It's really beautiful. It's just that his face is ugly. He felt a little emotion in his heart, and couldn't help but soften. It has not been many years since the father and daughter sat down alone like this to talk and drink tea. He talked to Jingyi gently, asking about the Tao family, especially Tao Shengchuan's physical condition, and Tao Xiang's recent situation...... Jingyi answered truthfully one by one. It was when Tao Xiang was spoken that her hands began to tremble. Cheng Shiyun saw it and smoked quietly.

Jingyi hung her head and said for a long time: "Father, Muzhi is in trouble now, I don't know if you have heard of it?" ”

Cheng Shiyun nodded.

Jingyi waited for a while and asked, "Do you remember what my father said when he asked me to fulfill the marriage contract?" My father and father-in-law have been friends for many years. Makiyuki is your son-in-law. Even if you don't read this, as you said, father, as a businessman, the most important thing is faithfulness. Maybe my father forgot, or maybe I didn't forget, father, you have your thoughts. Even if the third brother and Mu Zhi are both fathers' investments, shouldn't they be given a fair chance to compete? I don't believe my father can't understand who is manipulating Makiyuki's predicament. If this continues...... Is my father going to give up me and the pastor? ”

Cheng Shiyun slowly puffed out the smoke.

Jingyi's sobriety and confession are the same as before, the difference is that she is more mature than before, and she is no longer so impulsive.

Cheng Shiyun asked, "Did the pastor teach you to say this?" ”

Jingyi said: "Father, this is my opinion. Compared to me, he probably knows his father and the third brother and the ninth brother better. He's not the one who's going to get me back and talk about it. ”

"So when you come back, do you plan to go back? It sounds to me that you have a tacit understanding. Cheng Shiyun said.

Jingyi pressed the pain in her heart, and she confessed to her father: "I hope to go back with a good result." If not, father, I don't have the face to return to the Tao family. The Tao family treated me very well. I'm now begging my father to think it through...... What he wants back is the Tao family's ...... deserved."

"Not right now." Cheng Shiyun said.

Jing Yi's heart was half cold.

She looked straight at her father and asked, "What?" ”

Despite the expected answer, she had a hard time accepting it. There is hope...... She grabbed the armrest of the sofa and stood up with all her might, looking at her father, who was as steady as Tarzan, and anger immediately engulfed her.

"Father, in your heart, nothing is more important than your ideals? What's in it for you to be overcome? It's nothing more than the third brother...... Chief Suo is still here, and his road is still long! ”

Cheng Shiyun raised his eyes to look at Jing Yi, his gaze sharp and cold. Jingyi was not afraid, and looked at her father.

"Father, I didn't ask for much. The third brother asked Fei Yuming to ask Mu Zhi for as much as he wanted, and the ninth brother gave me as much as he wanted to bring back to Lanzhou. Otherwise, I would not have left Nanjing. ”