Chapter 22: The Duel of Two Men
The servant hurriedly took another spoon and sent it over, cleaned up the broken spoon on the ground, Li Haonan's eyes moved away from Gu Xiaobei, stood up, the chair rang very harshly, he took the phone and went outside to talk, Gu Xiaobei looked at him from the way he looked at him, and faintly felt that this call was related to him.
After Gu Xiaobei saw Li Haonan put down the phone, he went upstairs to change his clothes and went down, and then walked outside. She hurriedly trotted after him, stopped in front of him, and asked with a slight breath: "Is it He Zijun, is He Zijun back?" ”
Li Haonan looked at her coldly, for a while, and smiled, "Are you still 'quite' smart?" Yes, it was He Zijun who came back. ”
"Are you going to see him? What are you going to do with him? "As soon as Gu Xiaobei mentioned He Zijun, he immediately 'messed up'.
Li Haonan looked at Gu Xiaobei, her side face facing the sun, at this time she looked anxious because of worry and concern, there was a little light in her eyes that were already bigger than ordinary people flickering in her inky eyes, and the deep friendship that inadvertently revealed 'dew' made Li Haonan's heart 'tide' rise and fall, his face was calm, his 'lips' were silent, and his hands were slowly clenched into fists.
Gu Xiaobei looked at Li Haonan, who was unusually silent, and saw that his face had not changed, but his whole body had begun to exude anger, and she immediately became alert. Although he was scared, he was unwilling to lose the news of He Zijun so much. She was weak and weak, she just looked at him, stared, didn't dare to say anything, and pleaded silently.
Li Haonan looked at Gu Xiaobei in front of him, maybe it was because of morning sickness in the past two days, maybe it was because of other reasons, his face was very bad, and there were heavy dark circles under his eyes, the whole person looked pitiful, he knew that if he didn't let her know the outcome of the matter, she would always be like this, anxious, and couldn't even sleep well.
"Why, I'm afraid I'll kill him! If you're so worried, let you see it with your own eyes! Li Haonan took the lead in looking into the car, and Gu Xiaobei hurriedly followed.
The outside world is still sunny, the sky is always clean and blue, and the sky is a bustling city, full of drunken gold 'fans' 'temptation' and 'confusion'.
When he arrived at Li Haonan's company, he placed Gu Xiaobei in a room with inky glass, from which he could clearly see everything outside, and he could clearly hear the voice of the outside, but the people outside could not see her.
Gu Xiaobei knew Li Haonan's intention to place himself here, so he arranged himself here and watched him and He Zijun. In fact, he is the master of this scene, he is watching her and He Zijun's good show, and he wants her to be cramped and uneasy here.
She saw that the decoration of the outer room was luxurious and atmospheric, and Li Haonan just sat on the sofa casually, stretched out his 'legs', and lit a cigarette leisurely, looking very comfortable, his appearance Gu Xiaobei has seen countless times, when he faces the media, when he controls the situation, he is like this, like a victorious general, always defying all enemies who come to attack.
He Zijun arrived three minutes later, looking at the familiar face that he missed day and night, Gu Xiaobei's heart beat like a drum. He Zijun's always bright face showed haggardness, looked at Li Haonan, and just nodded politely. In fact, they have met before, and they are not familiar with each other, but they know each other. The relationship is not harmonious, but it is not as tense as it is now.
He Zijun was forced to leave by the company when he left, and he has been in the art for many years, and he also knows that there is no better way to solve this matter than to leave.
But he didn't expect the situation to develop so out of control, Shi Lei would find Gu Xiaobei, and Gu Xiaobei would go to the damn press conference, not to mention that he would directly recruit the wolf!
All of this is like an unpredictable butterfly effect.
He is fine now, Li Haonan just waved his hand lightly, and immediately settled this uproar. But what about Gu Xiaobei? But he fell into the mouth of the tiger again! He regretted it to death, countless self-blames, if he chose to stay in the first place, even if he was ruined, what could he do? It's all because of her own fault, she shouldn't have left her easily and let her fall into the clutches of the devil again.
He Zijun frowned, restrained the worry and impatience in his heart, and said to Li Haonan earnestly: "Mr. Li, thank you for helping Xiaobei at the press conference, I know that she lives with you now, and I want to take her back." ”
Li Haonan sat there, looking at He Zijun with a pair of penetrating eyes, even if he deliberately restrained his sharpness, he still emitted a sharp light like an eagle, arrogantly 'forced' people. He didn't even brow, "I don't need you to say thank you for the things at the press conference, I'm helping my child's mother, how can I use you to say thank you." Besides, this is Xiaobei's home, where are you going to pick her up? There was no emotion in his voice, no irritation, and he spoke so flatly, as if he were calmly dealing with a business difficulty or a contract problem.
He Zijun listened to Li Haonan's calm tone, knowing that he wanted to preconceive and divide Gu Xiaobei under his sphere of influence, and his idea was probably to make him give up automatically, and he felt a little annoyed in his heart, "Mr. Li, you should know that the Xiaobei you brought home is not the lover Gu Qingbei you are looking for." Gu Qingbei, didn't you find it? If you have any grievances with the Gu family, you can go and settle them with her, but Xiaobei is not from the Gu family, so you can't implicate her! ”
Li Haonan just threw out a sentence coldly: "Mr. He, your news is still very well-informed." Gu Qingbei I found it, but I think there is one thing you know, it was not me who implicated Gu Xiaobei in this matter, it was she who walked into this matter. At the beginning, she volunteered to follow her father and took the initiative to go to the 'door' and beg me to accept her as a lover. ”
He Zijun's intuitive qi and blood surged, but he still suppressed it, his eyebrows moved, he slowly paced forward, exhaled softly, and then said word by word: "Mr. Li, even if Xiaobei went to beg you with his father, it was to save the Gu family's business and her father's life." Now, the Gu family's business has also crossed, and her father is gone, so you should let Xiaobei go! ”
"The Gu family's business is crossed, and her father's life is gone, but what does it have to do with me? Gu Changhe died in a car accident, not by me. It's only his short life to blame. Gu Changhe signed a contract with me, he is dead, but he still has to act according to the contract. Li Haonan's person, like his voice, has always been as calm as water.
"But Xiaobei signed Gu Qingbei's name on that contract!" He Zijun's eyes flashed like a flash of cold lightning, and he didn't know if it was because of dissatisfaction or anger.
Li Haonan laughed briefly, his voice was low, full of mockery, "It seems that your relationship is really talkative, she even told you this detail." Maybe you haven't seen the contract, the contract says that the Gu family's 'daughter' will be used to repay the debt, and Gu Xiaobei is also the Gu family's 'daughter'! ”
"Mr. Li, Gu Xiaobei can't be regarded as the 'daughter' of the Gu family at all."
"What do you mean by that?" Li Haonan's indifferent attitude and the information revealed in his words seemed to give He Zijun a glimmer of hope.
He Zijun took a few steps forward, and his knee slammed into the corner of the coffee table, causing the whole person to shrink in pain, but he couldn't care about it, and looked at Li Haonan eagerly, "Mr. Li, you should know that Xiaobei was given away by Gu Changhe when he was born, Gu Changhe never did anything for her except for giving birth to her, and she never enjoyed any material life provided by Gu Changhe for her, let alone any spiritual care."
In fact, it is better to have such a father. Xiaobei has not had the care and love of relatives since he was a child. For a child, the painful experience of childhood will always be indelible. When she was a child, she was lonely and miserable, as poor as a little orphan.
You know, there's no secret in that kind of town, and it's a place where gossip is abundant. Because she doesn't have any background, she will be imagined by people with all kinds of unbearable life experiences. Since she was a child, she has been the talk of adults in the town after tea and dinner, and the object of ridicule by children.
When she walked on the road, someone would poke her bones behind her back: "Look, it's him, do you know his mother?" Her mom is ......."
Her voice was not high, but it was enough for everyone around her, including Shinobei, to hear her, and in this kind of cold talk, she knew that she was an unwelcome child, and they looked at her with contempt and mockery. No matter how hard she tried, those terrible rumors were still with her, and she would never let her go.
But Xiaobei is happy and strong, even if she grows up in that kind of environment, she still grows thriving, she is like the simplest crystal. No matter which angle you look at her, you can directly find her underside. She is so kind-hearted and innocent that she is full of enthusiasm for life, and it seems that all the hardships and misfortunes she has experienced will slowly end and dissipate in front of her, leaving behind a cloud of hope and fragrance above her head.
Originally, she could have grown up happily and strongly, but her black-hearted father refused to let her go. asked her to replace her sister and changed all her life.
Because she didn't have the love of her parents since she was a child, she longed for the warmth of the family more than ordinary people, and longed for her father's love for her, so she stupidly listened to her father's words and came here.
But you also know that his father's affairs have nothing to do with Gu Xiaobei, and the enmity between the two of you has nothing to do with Gu Xiaobei, it's normal for you to hate his father, but what's wrong with her?
Mr. Li, Xiaobei was young and ignorant, and she was instigated by her father, so she came here to get involved in this matter. So please Mr. Li Haonan raise your noble hand, or let Xiaobei leave with me! ”
Gu Xiaobei looked at He Zijun through the glass, and felt that tears were about to fall out.
Her hardships from childhood to adulthood, all her hardships, thousands of hardships, only He Zijun understands, only he will feel sorry for her, only he will always protect her, and because of this, she can persevere in that kind of world, she once thought that with He Zijun there would be the whole world, but now it seems that He Zijun, who gave her warmth and care, can't protect her, an endless sadness spreads in her heart, and her world is about to collapse.