(24) Liquidated damages

Luo Qi still remembers that that day, Xu's mother took her hand and came to Xu's house, personally wiped her face, combed her hair, and held her in her arms, and said to her lovingly: "Qiqi, don't be afraid." In the future, this will also be your home, and Xu's mother will also be your mother. ”

The warm past is like a fire, and it still lives in the depths of her memory. But why, this fire turned into ice in a blink of an eye, even more daunting than ice! The former world friend has become an economic prisoner that she is afraid to avoid, and the daughter-in-law she has identified since childhood has also become a thorn in her side.

Luo Qi doesn't understand, is human nature too complicated or is she too simple?

"Kiki, don't mind. When my mother said this, she said it to the Qi family. Xu Qingyuan's heart was pierced by her painful gaze, and he couldn't help but reach out and rub her hair as before.

"Qingyuan, you haven't answered my question yet!" Luo Qi waved his hand away, still angrily waiting for his answer, "Didn't you say you love me?" Then tell everyone that I'm your fiancΓ©e! ”

"Kiki! Don't be willful, okay? "Today she is too abnormal, and in public again, Xu Qingyuan, who has always been humble and low-key, is a little embarrassed.

"Do you think I'm willful?"

"Kiki, you also saw that Mrs. Qi is still here, I can't help but save some face. Besides, didn't we all talk about it last time? Qi Yuwei and I are just playing on the spot. Why do you want to humiliate yourself and force my mother to say those unpleasant things? Xu Qingyuan pulled her into the corner and lowered his voice to her.

She brought humiliation upon herself? Hearing his answer, Luo Qi's already depressed heart sank to the bottom.

In the parking lot, Chu Tianyou was still leaning on the body of the car elegantly and leisurely to smoke, and when he swallowed the clouds and spit out the fog, he would raise his head and glance at the two of them from time to time.

That gaze, like a leopard waiting for an opportunity, makes people nervous for no reason.

Xu Qingyuan pulled Luo Qi's body: "You haven't told me yet, how can you get involved with Chu Tianyou?" His eyes fell on her bare skin again, "And still dressed like this?" Kiki, I'm too strange to you! ”

Rocky took a step back, shook off his hand, and looked at the man in front of her in disappointment, as if she had reacquainted herself with him.

"yes, I'm a stranger. Then find Qi Yuwei, who is no stranger to you! She smiled, but there was a mist surging under her eyes, and she turned around and walked in the direction where Chu Tianyou was.

Xu Qingyuan's throat moved, frowning and keeping up with Luo Qi, whose emotions were out of control.

"Before you finish speaking, you want to leave again!" She became more and more anxious, Xu Qingyuan grabbed her wrist irritably, but was stunned: "Why is your hand injured?" ”

On the white and slender fingers, there was a wound, although it was not long, but it was faintly bloodshot, it didn't look like a scratch, but it looked like it was scratched by a sharp weapon.

"Do you still know how to care about me?" When he asked, all the grievances came to his heart all night.

This night's thrilling was forced, used, ridiculed, and almost killed a good friend. And what is he, the man who keeps saying that she can rely on, doing?

Struggling to break free of his grasp, Rocky still stubbornly walked forward.

"You're in such a hurry to date that man?"

"That's right! Not only did we go on a date, but we even got in bed. Xu Qingyuan, it's none of your business! Angrily threw him a cruel word, Luo Qi didn't look back into Chu Tianyou's Maybach.

Chu Tianyou's cigarette just burned out, and the cigarette butt crossed a perfect arc under the moonlight, got into the car, and started the engine.

The car drove slowly along the lakeside road of the villa, and in the rearview mirror, Xu Qingyuan's figure gradually moved away, he didn't catch up again, his tight lip line, and the lonely figure was a little gloomy. The moonlight outside the car was like water, but it was cold after all, Luo Qi hugged her arms tightly and looked away gloomily.

She had thought countless times about how to tell him that unbearable truth, but she had never thought of using it in such a hurtful way. Is it revenge? However, hurting a person she loves, she hurts more than him.

The night breeze blew in through the rolled down window, and the coolness hit her face, and Rocky thought she was crying again. Reaching out and touching his cheek, it was dry, and there was not a single tear.

The pain is deep, ten thousand arrows pierce the heart, is it that even tears are numb?

The car had just driven not far away, Chu Tianyou's mobile phone rang, staring at the flickering screen of the mobile phone, Chu Tianyou glanced at Luo Qi faintly.

The car was too quiet, and Luo Qi heard the brief call clearly.

"Chu Tianyou, what kind of ability is it to trade women? I will find a way to do the project you want, provided that you are not allowed to touch a single hair of Loki. Otherwise, I won't let you go! ”

Chu Tianyou smiled coldly and hung up the phone calmly.

"Shameless!" Rocky sneered coldly. Usually what she hates most is the despicable villain who will do whatever it takes for the sake of profit.

With a sudden braking, the car suddenly stopped on the side of the road, and Rocky was not wearing a seat belt, and almost hit the windshield in front of her.

"Miss Luo, self-righteous women are not cute at all. Do you really think, what kind of project are you worth? Or, do you think, my Chu Tianyou today was exchanged for a woman? Under the dim headlights, Chu Tianyou's stretched eyebrows had a domineering look at everything. It seems that as long as he wants, he can have the whole world.

In just a few hours of contact, Luo Qi can also feel that the confidence and arrogance in the other party's bones are by no means hypocritical decorations, and that kind of calm and free temperament is definitely the sublimation after thousands of sails.

The other party's compelling momentum silenced Luo Qi. She remembered what Zhang Xiaobei once said, this is a man who will never recover.

"Get out of the car." His expressionless command.

Luo Qi was stunned for a moment, but did not move.

"I'm not interested in women who have other men in mind."

Rocky was relieved. It just so happened that she hated the demon in front of her too.

Even though this place is still some distance from the city, Luo Qi still resolutely got out of the car, closed the car door, and wanted to escape from this place of right and wrong immediately.

The window rolled down, and a big bony hand poked out of it, as well as two pink bills he handed out: "Call a car yourself." ”

Rocky pouted, glanced at him, and didn't answer. Chu Tianyou didn't talk nonsense, the money was thrown directly on the ground, and the Maybach arrows were generally gone in the night.

The two banknotes rolled on the ground with the night wind, and Luo Qi lifted her legs and walked, took two steps, looked at the dark and long road, and turned around and picked up the banknotes again.

Now is not the time to talk about backbone, tonight's experience has exhausted her, and being able to return to her residence safely is the most important thing at the moment.

When the taxi arrived at the gate of the community, Zhang Xiaobei and Xu Manman were already waiting there, and seeing Luo Qi coming back safe and sound, Xu Manman excitedly reached out and hugged her: "Qiqi, you are back, Xiaobei and I are dying." Hey? How do you dress like this? Did that Chu Tianyou embarrass you by taking you away? ”

Seeing Xu Manman, who was also safe and sound, Luo Qi smiled with relief and shook her head.

"Qiqi, do you really know Chu Tianyou?" Zhang Xiaobei looked surprised and asked worriedly.

"Cut! They all said that it must be Chu Tianyou, and they still don't believe me. If it weren't for the fear of Chu Tianyou's power, that bastard surnamed Jin would have turned his head into a blood gourd, how could he be willing to let him go? I've been skinned by that pervert for a long time! Xu Manman slapped Zhang Xiaobei on the shoulder, blaming him with a radiant look.

"Dare to say it. I've told you that this so-called beauty pageant is not that simple, and I have to go to ...... with Lakiki."

"I'm tired, let's go home." Luo Qi didn't want to hear any more information about Chu Tianyou, interrupted the two who were arguing, and walked towards the apartment tiredly. Later, Xu Manman stuck out his tongue and didn't dare to ask more.

Haicheng No. 1 Prison, today is the day of visitation according to regulations. Rocky carried a large bag full of books, medicines, her father's favorite pastries, and a wad of thick cotton socks.

The book is afraid that my father will be too lonely to think about it, and the cotton socks, the last time Luo Qi saw it, the prisoners were worn out because of the long-term shackles, and their naked feet were all worn out without exception.

Luo Changfeng has been beautiful all his life, but he never thought that the evening scene would be so bleak. He seemed to have grown old all of a sudden, and Rocky longed to go in and suffer this sin for him at the thought of his father's haggard and cloudy gaze from the last visit.

During the routine inspection, I thought that the prison administrator would embarrass her and prevent her from bringing these things in, so Luo Qi also deliberately brought some cash with her. Last time, this is how the things she brought to her father were ruthlessly withheld.

Unexpectedly, this time it was surprisingly smooth. The administrator didn't even look at it and just let her in.

Luo Changfeng's mental state looked much better than last time, and when he saw Luo Qi, he smiled, "Qiqi, didn't you say it?" You have to study hard, listen to your Aunt Chu, and don't have to come to see your father every time. ”

"Dad, people miss you. You can't take away my right to miss you. Through the glass, Rocky was coquettish with her father as before. But I choked up a few times before swallowing the tears back into my stomach. In order not to increase the burden on her father, her stepmother left, she dropped out of school, including the auction of the Luo family's villa, and she didn't mention anything to Luo Changfeng.

For this reason, before going out today, she also deliberately changed into a brand-name dress from the past. She wanted to convince her dad that she was still doing well, so she tried to smile.

Luo Qi took the things she brought to Luo Changfeng one by one, like a housekeeper, and kept telling him to pay attention to this and that.

Looking at the filial and sensible appearance of the little princess in the past, Luo Changfeng sighed both guilty and sighed, and a mist rose in his eyes.

"Kiki, it's hard for you. Dad, you don't have to worry too much here, it's only a serious thing to finish your studies well. And isn't there Qingyuan to help? A few days ago, the administrator just changed me to a separate room, which was in good condition and even free of daily labor. So, don't worry, Daddy is okay here. ”

Luo Qi's busy little hand paused, raised her eyes and looked at Luo Changfeng worriedly: "Dad, what you said is true?" Qingyuan he ...... He's coming to see you. ”

I finally understood why the administrator's attitude was so accommodating today, and why Dad's complexion had changed.

"Your Uncle Xu and Qingyuan have special identities, of course they can't come to this kind of place in person. But if you think about it, who else can help us at this time? Kiki, Qingyuan is a good boy. I heard that he is also trying to appeal my case. The Xu family is our benefactor, Qiqi, you must treat Qingyuan and the Xu family well. ”

"Hmm...... Dad, I will. Luo Qi nodded frequently, her big drooping eyes filled with tears.

I have mixed feelings in my heart, he is still my Qingyuan brother, it is she who misunderstands him, and she is too willful. Thinking of the hurtful words she said that day, she wanted to slap herself.

Dad was right. The Xu family's identity is special, and Xu Qingyuan is an inspector, so it is inevitable to avoid suspicion. But after all, he has been friends with the Luo family for more than 20 years, even if he wants to help, he is secretly working hard. But...... She didn't understand that she was embarrassed by the Xu family in public that day. It seems that she is too ignorant.

When leaving, Rocky went out of her way to find the prison administrator to express her gratitude. In just a few months, I have understood a lot of human feelings. Although the Xu family helped him, these people were responsible for his father's life in prison after all. Therefore, the necessary dots are still indispensable.

Seeing the other party accept her money with a smile, Luo Qi breathed a sigh of relief, and even walked happily.

The administrator behind him weighed the cash in his hand and sighed: "It seems that this is different with the gold owner." ”

"I said two eldest ladies, can you give some face? Mr. Jin doesn't care anymore, what are you still arrogant? Mr. Jin said that as long as you continue to compete, you will be promoted to the top three. Such a good opportunity, I finally won it for you, and those girls can't find it even when they hang up. You said that if you quit the game, you will quit the game, isn't this a toss in vain? In a casual tea restaurant, one person had a cup of coffee in front of three people, and Agent Meng, who was dressed in professional attire, persuaded the two of them bitterly.

"Hmph, Sister Meng, don't say it so nicely. There is no such thing as a free lunch, and if you can't get any benefits from me and Kiki, will you speak for us inside and out? Don't forget, you almost sold us last time! Xu Manman was dressed in a hot dress, her waterfall-like hair was casually pulled to one side, and she sat opposite, admiring her newly made nails in the sunshine seriously, while impatiently sending Agent Meng away. And Luo Qi simply leaned on the back of the sofa, crossed her arms and looked at the sky, ignoring her.

Since the last time, Luo Qi and Xu Manman have hated Agent Meng. What an agent, it's simply a prostitute! The two decide that they can no longer be under her control.

"Didn't I say that? Mr. Kim's matter is a misunderstanding......"

"Don't say it, we don't want to hear it! Race, we have to retreat! Not negotiable! The more Luo Qi thought about it, the more angry she became, and she took a bite of the coffee cup on the table, and Huo stood up.

"That's right! Not negotiable! Unless......" Xu Manman hurriedly pulled Luo Qi, his eyes were rolling, and he used his brain again.

"Unless what?"

"No Unless ......"

"Unless the old pervert surnamed Jin apologizes to us!" Xu Manman said first.

"Heh......" Meng Agent's face sank, and a sneer came out between his teeth: "What do you two think?" I really think of myself as a dish. Kim is always the organizer of this competition, and he is not guilty of your rudeness. Also apologize? Wish for the moon! ”

"No apologies, do you? Well, no need to talk! Xu Manman also stood up, pulled Luo Qi and prepared to leave.

Agent Meng was taken aback, a little discouraged, but after all, he was also an old fritter who had been fighting in this circle for several years, and when he saw that the soft ones were not good, he simply came up hard, and angrily took out two contracts from his bag and slapped them on the table in front of him.

"This is the contract you signed when you were in the top 10, what obligations do you need to fulfill in eight years, let's take a good look for yourself. If you want to withdraw from the competition, you can get the five million liquidated damages first! Otherwise, I won't talk about it! ”

Luo Qi and Xu Manman were taken aback, they had forgotten about the contract. Luo Qi grabbed the contract first, flipped through it randomly, and her face became whiter and whiter.

Agent Meng observed the faces of the two and smiled proudly, "Baby, think about it." If you want to terminate the contract, see you in the company's legal department. But......" she mused, and put on an amiable look, "I really don't advise you to go this way. Follow me, famous, profitable, and have a bright future, something that many girls can't dream of. As for Mr. Kim, it is impossible to apologize, but I can guarantee that you will never be harassed at work in the future. Think about it. ”

As soon as Agent Meng left, both of them were deflated. When I was promoted, I was happy, and when I signed the contract, I signed my name with a stroke of the pen. I didn't think it would be so troublesome now.

"Damn, this old bustard, it's clear that you're bullying!" Xu Manman straightened his temper, and as soon as he sat down, he began to grit his teeth and curse.

Holding the contract in her hand, Luo Qi also looked depressed. Five million is a sky-high price for the two of them. However, when he went back and continued to face the lewd face surnamed Jin, even if he no longer used force on her, he was terrified when he thought about it.

"Qiqi, do you want to find Xu Qingyuan to find a way." Xu Manman tapped her fingers on the table and asked cautiously, she knew that the relationship between Luo Qi and Xu Qingyuan had been a little stiff recently, and seeing that Luo Qi still didn't speak, she said, "Then why don't you find Chu Tianyou......

"Manman, don't mention that name to me!" As soon as she heard Chu Tianyou, Luo Qi's thorns all over her body stood up, and she interrupted her sharply.

"Okay, don't mention it, don't mention it." Xu Manman hurriedly shut up, drank coffee silently, and greeted the eight generations of Meng Agent's ancestors in his heart.

Manman...... Maybe we'll just have to go back and keep playing. Rocky muttered as she stirred the cold coffee in her hand.

Compared with her, Luo Qi knew that Xu Manman cherished the opportunity of this competition more. Just now, Xu Manman said that asking Mr. Jin to apologize to them was nothing more than finding a step for the two, and he didn't want her to be wronged. Luo Qi knew that if she still insisted on withdrawing from the competition, Xu Manman would definitely join her, but she shouldn't be so selfish.

"Why can't you mention my name?" As soon as Luo Qi made up her mind, a tall figure fell from the sky and sat beside her.

Luo Qi Dingqing looked at it, her hand shook, and the coffee spilled. Chu Tianyou wears a gray chicken-hearted sweater on his upper body, camel-colored slacks on his lower body, delicate facial features, meticulous hair, and rare home dress, which is a little warmer than his usual shrewd and handsome appearance.

However, no amount of affinity could save Luo Qi's bad impression of him, and her nerves, which had just relaxed, immediately tensed again.

It was Xu Manman, the corners of his lips curled, and he took the initiative to greet Chu Tianyou: "Is Mr. Chu's name RMB?" Who's going to buy your account? ”

"Haha......" He seemed to be in a good mood, and smiled clearly: "I'm not RMB." However, I can use it better than the renminbi. ”

"Cut, what's so easy to use?" As soon as Xu Manman asked, he couldn't wait to smoke himself. Sure enough, Chu Tianyou's charming eyes swept over her, and teased: "It's easy to use in any aspect, depending on which aspect you are specifically interested in." ”

Xu Manman blushed a little, this guy really dared to take it. The waiter came over, holding a barbecued pork rice in his hand and placing it in front of Chu Tianyou. Luo Qi frowned, and watched the man in front of him take the meal regardless of it and eat it without saying a word.

However, they don't seem to have anything to do with him, right?

"Hey, are you sitting in the wrong place?" Xu Manman reminded him.

"Eat without speaking, sleep without speaking." Chu Tianyou stretched out his finger and made a silent gesture, continuing to deal with the lunch in his hand.

He eats quickly, and the way he gobbles up is a different kind of sexy. reminds Luo Qi of her father, who used to be busy with work, and not only needed the secretary to remind him of his meals, but also often swallowed dates, which made Luo Qi often worry about his stomach.

Thinking about it, I couldn't help but look stunned. When he heard Xu Manman's series of coughs, Chu Tianyou had already finished eating with satisfaction and drank a few more sips of water.

It happened to be next to the window, and she sat in it again, unless Chu Tianyou got out of the way, otherwise she couldn't get out.

Luo Qi stood up in embarrassment, and shouted to him angrily: "Get out of the way, we're leaving!" ”

Chu Tianyou took the tissue, wiped his mouth, raised his eyes to look at the embarrassed Luo Qi, reached out and took the contract in her hand, and looked at it casually.

"Give it back!" Luo Qi's liver trembled angrily, and she stretched out her hand to him with a straight face.

"You want to enter the entertainment industry?" Seeing that her face was red and white, obviously scared but pretending to be domineering, Chu Tianyou held the contract in his hand and smiled at her triumphantly.

He thought that after the last incident with Mr. Jin, these two little girls would have withdrawn from the game in fright, but he didn't expect that even the contract was signed, but this contract was a little more boring.

"Don't worry about it, give me the contract!" It seems that he is laughing at her, but what right does he have to look down on her. Luo Qi was angry and annoyed, and saw that he didn't give it to him, so he had to grab it, but Chu Tianyou's evil hand was raised, and Luo Qi's whole body fell directly into his arms.

Afraid of falling to the ground, Luo Qi instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck, leaned forward, and pressed her lips against him without warning.

Rocky's eyes widened, and she just wanted to escape, but her waist tightened. The other party's lips burned with desire, and the heat fell on her lips. In her eagerness, Loki gritted her teeth and didn't let him enter. But his dark eyes were like a magnet, as if he was about to suck her soul away in an instant.

There was a pain in his back, he twisted it, Luo Qi inhaled painfully, and he also took the opportunity to occupy her mouth, and had a lingering and deep tongue kiss with her, Luo Qi grabbed his clothes, and was about to vomit to death with shame.

And Xu Manman on the side was also stunned, completely panicked by this scene, stood up and struggled, wanting to pull the two apart, but he was afraid that he would disturb the good things of the two of them without interest.

Outside the restaurant's transparent floor-to-ceiling windows, a BMW van is passing by. Xu Qingyuan, who was driving the car, was chatting with Du Feng, the co-pilot's companion.

Suddenly, Xu Qingyuan's gaze was frozen, and in the bright glass, the woman he loved the most and another man kissed together, inseparable lips and tongues were entangled, and the perfect figures of the two were coordinated like men and women in love.

The blood was boiling into his brain, and the sun was so strong that it burned his eyes.

"Qingyuan!" Du Feng let out an exclamation, and he didn't know why the car suddenly deviated from the original lane. Looking up again, Xu Qingyuan stared at a little on the side of the street with red eyes, and he had long forgotten the steering wheel under his hand.

When he was about to hit the barrier on the side of the road, Du Feng rushed up and slammed the steering wheel.