Chapter 77: Shyness
Tao Sihua's breathing suddenly tightened.
Tao Shenglei said it so bluntly, he really wanted to talk to her.
There will be no second chance like this.
But Tao Sihua is thoughtful and refuses to confide the truth easily, she must first figure out Tao Shenglei's attitude, whether it is inclined to the Lin family or herself.
"Father, it's me who is not good and makes you lose face." She avoided the important and did not answer directly.
Knowing his daughter Mo Ruo's father, although Tao Shenglei rarely communicates with Tao Sihua, as a character who can speak in both black and white in Yuncheng, how can he not see through her careful thoughts.
His daughter's distrust of him and her temptation of him made him feel a little devastated and began to reflect on his conscience how derelict he was.
"Did you get those photos online?" Tao Shenglei asked a question that surprised Tao Sihua.
"Of course not." She is not crazy, how can she tarnish her innocence with her own hands?
"Then you don't need to be sorry." Although Tao Shenglei has no feelings for the original partner, he still has a blood connection for his daughter.
But the content on the photos ......: "Tao Sihua can already imagine how angry Tao Shenglei was when he saw those photos."
But Tao Shenglei only interrupted her lightly: "If you are in love, these photos are nothing, and it is normal for young people to do something out of the ordinary." But if the surname Lin is just wishful thinking, you won't ......"
Tao Shenglei didn't say anything, just looked at Tao Sihua calmly.
A man's gaze has no warmth, not coldness and ruthlessness, but a calmness and rationality that tends to be an outsider.
Tao Sihua hesitated for a moment, and finally asked: "I heard Zhang Bin say that Lin Chengyan is the grandson of Fu Ye, and Fu Ye is your benefactor. β
Tao Shenglei smiled.
He is handsome, a middle-aged handsome guy, with razor-sharp eyebrows and eyes, cold and pressing, mean lips pursed all year round, unsmiling, and a ruthless and fortunate appearance. Now he smiled, and his expression did not soften at all, but with a chilling sense of urgency.
"Many years ago, Fu Ye did take care of me, but after I took the position, I didn't take care of his business, and this favor account has already been cleared. Sihua, you are my Tao Shenglei's daughter, whoever makes you wronged, I will settle accounts with whomever I want. "He is a man who protects his shortcomings, and he remembers his gratitude and hatred.
Tao Sihua was a little stunned, the man had never said anything like that to her, she was surprised, but she was not moved in the slightest.
At the age when she lacked the most parental care, her parents never gave her half a point of warmth, and now it is too late for a man to give her anything, not to mention, a man said this, and it is not necessarily out of pure love, he is a shrewd businessman, always put interests first, and the harmonious family style of father and daughter filial piety is not suitable for their family.
Tao Sihua asked softly: "Zhang Bin said that mixing on the road is the most taboo and ungrateful. β
Tao Shenglei laughed again, this smile was to laugh at her for being too naΓ―ve.
"Do you think I'm going to tear my face with Fu Ye?"
Of course, Tao Sihua would not be so naΓ―ve, but who is Fu Ye, he has many eyes and ears, and is well-informed, even if Tao Shenglei plays yin with him, can't he find out?
Tao Shenglei narrowed his eyes slightly, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes.
"If you want to turn your face, you have to turn it thoroughly, and you can't give the other party any chance to fight back." Tao Shenglei is a male lion, and he now clearly teaches his little lion how to survive in this cruel and ruthless primeval forest, and sit in the position of the king of beasts, "I have a person with Fu Ye by my side, but he doesn't know that that person is now my person, and I am by his side, I also have a person, and I know his whereabouts well." β
When Tao Sihua heard this, a layer of fine cold sweat had quietly oozed from her back, she was not stupid, she had already guessed the male lion's poisonous plan.
"It's okay to create an accident or a direct assassination, as long as you hit it cleanly. If the thief captures the king first, and if he captures it, those small soldiers and generals will not be troubled. β
Tao Shenglei finished speaking in a few words, and his tone was calm and relaxed, as if what he just said was just an ordinary thing, no different from making a phone call to order takeout.
Tao Sihua was terrified when she heard it, Jiang was still old and spicy, and she couldn't tell whether Tao Shenglei's words were true or false.
A lot of things about Tao Shenglei, she knows from Zhang Bin's mouth, he said that everyone respects Tao Shenglei and Bo Yuntian, for so many years, Tao Shenglei has not done anything sorry for his brother, walking the rivers and lakes, the word of righteousness is the first, no one is disrespectful.
But the brothers who worshiped with him did die one after another, for various reasons, including vendettas, accidents, and Tao Shenglei took care of the families of those brothers.
Once the suspicion is planted, it takes root and grows endlessly.
Tao Sihua hurriedly retracted those unfounded conjectures and controlled himself not to think wildly.
If Tao Shenglei really wants to turn his face with Fu Ye, he will definitely not simply stand up for her, and there must be interests behind her that she doesn't know.
For example, Fu Ye wanted to expand his business to Cloud City, which threatened Tao Shenglei's interests. Or Tao Shenglei is no longer satisfied with just being the boss of Cloud City, and wants to get involved in Jinzhou and expand his power.
These are all things that have nothing to do with her, and she doesn't want to be the fuse of the incident.
"Father, although I have no relationship with Lin Chengyan, I ......" she endured her disgusting emotions and said word by word, "I promised to give him a chance." β
Therefore, the matter of photos is neither completely pleasing to the two people, but it is not forced.
Tao Shenglei listened expressionlessly, noncommittal.
"In that case, it's a matter of young people making a fuss."
Meaning, he won't interfere.
Tao Sihua only felt that he was in a complicated mood, and he didn't know whether he was relieved or stunned.
Her father's care for her was limited to that.
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Xia Sheng said that he was going to take a photo, so he really went to shoot, and there was no joke.
It's just that he forgot to explain to his family when he went, Xia Hanming didn't know anything, and when he got off work, he found that there was no one at home, so he called Mrs. Xia and learned that she was doing SPA in the spa club, and there was a bureau at night, so she didn't come back for dinner. When I asked the maid at home again, I only said that the eldest young master went out by himself and didn't let the driver drive.
Gu Jiaqi looked at him with a worried look on his face, and asked a little strangely, "Why didn't you call him directly?" β
Xia Hanming turned his head to look at her, and said slowly with a look of "you owe me money": "You fight." β
Gu Jiaqi: "......"
Xia Sheng's number was turned off, I don't know if it was not charged, or other reasons.
"So what now, do you want to call the police?" Gu Jiaqi tilted his head and asked.
"......" Xia Hanming squinted at her and said, "You are stupid, he is not missing now, but he doesn't know where he went, are you still afraid that he won't come back later?" β
"Then why are you so nervous?" Gu Jiaqi smiled, his smile was soft, with a little innocence and innocence.
Xia Hanming was suddenly choked and speechless.
"Let's wait for Brother Xia Sheng to come back and then have dinner?" Gu Jiaqi asked uncertainly.
Xia Hanming said: "No, the food of the inmeritorious will not be left." Then he shouted, "Sister Lan, prepare to eat." β
The Xia family rarely gets together to eat, the head of the family, Xia Zili, is a workaholic, either working or socializing, usually going home after ten o'clock in the evening, Mrs. Xia's husband sings with his wife, her husband entertains business partners, she entertains the wives of business partners, and rarely goes home for dinner, and the days when they can get together are probably a few days during the New Year's holidays, and most of the time the huge dining table is reduced to decoration.
While eating, Gu Jiaqi couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Brother Han Ming, you obviously care about Brother Xia Sheng very much, why do you usually deliberately treat him so fiercely?" β
Xia Hanming was cooking rice, and when he heard this, he stopped his movements and hoisted a pair of dead fish eyes to look at it.
Gu Jiaqi hurriedly lowered his head and ate the vegetables: "You didn't ask me." β
Xia Hanming asked a little helplessly: "...... How can I be murderous? β
Gu Jiaqi didn't dare to look at him, and said timidly with a mouth full of food: "It's so fierce now." β
Xia Hanming: "......"
Gu Jia is a flower that grows in a greenhouse, and it must be cared for and not experienced a little wind and rain.
Xia Hanming really can't get used to the education method of Gu family, spoiling is a disease, and spoiling a person in his twenties as if he is an underage child.
Xia Hanming picked up the soup bowl, took a sip, and pretended to ask casually: "Jiaji, how long do you plan to intern at Xia's?" β
Gu Jiaqi thought for a while, then shook his head, and said slowly: "I don't know, Daddy Mommy only asked me to come here, and I didn't say when I could go back." β
Xia Hanming: "......"
He took another sip of the soup bowl before he said slowly, "Are you an adult?" You don't need to have everything arranged by your family, you should have your own ideas. β
Gu Jiaqi said "oh" very obediently, not knowing how to answer.
Xia Hanming could only sigh: "You are so assertive, what will you do when you get married in the future?" After finishing speaking, he suddenly felt as if he was worried about something that he shouldn't have to worry about, and he pouted, and he was speechless to himself.
Unexpectedly, Gu Jiaqi replied: "When the time comes, Brother Xia Sheng has the final say, I don't care." β
Xia Hanming didn't understand at first, but after a few seconds, he came to his senses, and asked a little uncertainly: "You want to marry Xia Sheng?" β
Gu Jiaqi smiled shyly, and a red cloud floated across his face: "Mommy and Aunt Xia both told me this." β
"......" Xia Hanming really wondered if she had cataracts, "Hua Tao is so big that you can't see it when she dangles in front of you?" β
Gu Jiaqi understood what he wanted to say, Xia Sheng had a girlfriend, and they were still very affectionate.
"Just because you like it doesn't mean you'll end up together." Gu Jiaqi said softly, "Aunt Xia said that she won't let Brother Xia Sheng marry Hua Tao into the door." β
Xia Hanming was stunned, he didn't expect Mrs. Xia to tell her this.
"Cut, what age is it, and I still pay attention to the right person." Xia Hanming was extremely disdainful of his mother's traditional thoughts, "I said you, knowing that Xia Sheng and Hua Tao still interfered sideways, how much do you want to be a junior?" β
"But......" Gu Jiaqi said aggrievedly, "Mommy said that if I can't marry Brother Xia Sheng, I will marry you." β
Xia Hanming slapped the table and became angry: "What do you mean by this?" Are you saying that you'd rather marry Xia Sheng than marry me? β
Gu Jiaqi didn't dare to nod, let alone shake his head.
Woo woo, you are so fierce, who wants to marry you.
Xia Hanming stood up, walked to Gu Jiaqi's position, and stared at her condescendingly, Gu Jiaqi was startled, threw away the dishes and chopsticks, and didn't dare to look at him when he lay on the table.
To the eyes of others, the scene was like a ferocious big bad wolf staring at a small rabbit curled into a hairy ball.
"Woman, I'll make it clear to you now, I won't marry you!"
"Oh." Gu Jiaqi responded weakly, with a little surprise in his eyes.
Xia Hanming's eyes were poisonous enough, and he caught her little bit of joy, and he almost went crazy.
"You say, what is there about me that is not as good as Xia Sheng?" He propped himself on the dining table with one hand, leaned over, and looked at her, "Say!" β
Gu Jiaqi really began to think hard, a pair of big eyes blinked, because of nervousness and panic, covered with a thin layer of moisture, which was extraordinarily moist and moving.
Xia Hanming waited for her to answer, his gaze fixed on her face.
If he didn't look at it, he didn't know it, but after a closer look, he found that this distant cousin's appearance was really as delicate and cute as those people in the office said.
Like an SD doll.
"Your eyelashes are fake, aren't they?" Xia Hanming couldn't help but ask.
Gu Jiaqi was still seriously thinking about what Xia Ershao was not as good as Xia Dashao, but he was suddenly interrupted by him, and his thinking was interrupted.
"Huh? Lash? It's true. She answered this kind of question with a serious face, but it made people feel a kind of silly cuteness.
Xia Hanming didn't know why, his heart beat violently without warning.
Hey? What's going on?!
At this moment, the door of the house was pushed open, and Xia Sheng walked in with a body of heat: "I'm so hungry, have you eaten......"
Xia Hanming hurriedly straightened up and took three steps back.
Xia Sheng: "I have seen all ......".
Gu Jiaqi was still struggling with the question Xia Hanming asked her just now, and she didn't notice that Xia Sheng had come back, so she sighed and said distressedly: "I can't think of it, Brother Hanming." You seem to be better than Brother Xia Sheng in everything, and even your height is a head above him. β
Xia Sheng: "...... "Didn't I just come back late for dinner, do you need to talk about other people's heights?!"
Xia Hanming was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and said, "I really convinced you." After speaking, he entered his room without looking back.
Gu Jiaqi only found out that Xia Sheng was standing by the door at this time, remembering what he had just said, and smiled at him a little embarrassedly.
"You're amazing." Xia Sheng walked to the dining table, picked up the chopsticks used by Xia Hanming, and put a piece of pork ribs in his mouth.
"How good am I?" Gu Jiaqi asked inexplicably.
Xia Sheng showed a smile of unknown meaning while chewing pork ribs: "I haven't seen a girl who made my brother shy with just one sentence." You're the first one. β