After Du Zeming came out of the Imperial Mansion, his whole body was cold. His mind was in a trance, and the world was still spinning in front of him, and he even suspected that all this before was unreal, maybe it was just an extremely boring dream of his own.

But the sudden sound of car horns completely pulled him back to reality, and he was already standing alone in the middle of the dense traffic road. At this moment, the shrill horn of a large truck was roaring at him with extreme impatience.

Du Zeming had an urge to end his life here, but he still didn't do it after all, and the truck driver poked his head out and scolded him a few times before walking away.

When Du Zeming woke up at home the next day, he had almost forgotten how he had come home yesterday. He got up and cleaned up and went to work at the company as usual.

He spent a morning preparing the divorce agreement that he was going to give to Lin Qingrou, and prepared the compensation conditions for the woman who was about to dissolve his marriage.

After the darkest and most painful day of his life, his head was extremely clear. He knew that he had to divorce Lin Qingrou, and this matter did not need to be supervised by Du Liangde now, he would complete it immediately.

Because Du Zeming has always been Du Zeming, even if he has been a fake Du Zeming for more than 30 years, he has always inherited the Du family's arrogant, extreme and extremely dignified temperament.

Du Zeming absolutely didn't want Lin Qingrou to know his true life experience, if Lin Qingrou knew that he was simply an imposter from an orphanage who was used as a substitute, then he would completely lose any dignity and courage as a human being. There is nothing more important than this. In Du Zeming's heart, Lin Qingrou's opinion of himself would be an existence that he cared about so much.

Du Zeming no longer had a way to face Lin Qingrou with a high-minded and high-minded attitude, because he now knew that he was just a poor worm who was unidentified and abandoned by his biological parents since he was born. The pride, self-confidence, emptiness and infinite glory of the past seemed to be just an illusion, and Du Zeming was powerless to cancel all the meetings and trips of this day.

This is what Du Zeming experienced before he came to Xiushan to meet Lin Qingrou. All this is completely enough to answer the surprise and doubts in Lin Qingrou's heart about this matter.

However, at this time, Lin Qingrou was rushing to a beautiful island by steamer. After nearly 40 minutes on board, she and her three colleagues set foot on the island.

"I heard that there used to be a very interesting legend on this island. Legend has it that in ancient times, the island was inhabited by a band of pirates who roamed the seas, plundered merchant ships, and eventually amassed a very considerable fortune. Later, the recklessness of the pirates finally attracted the crusade of the officers and soldiers, and the pirates had hidden the gold and silver treasures in a secret place on the island, until they were killed in one fell swoop, and the treasure was never found again. Some say that the pirates' gold and silver treasures were packed into huge treasure chests and sunk to the bottom of the sea, while others say that they dug a cave somewhere on the island and hid the treasure in the cave. ”

Zhou Yi told the legend about the island with great interest, because although this time it was for the purpose of investigation, the essence of the work was relatively relaxed, and he also went out to sea to visit the sea scenery, so the colleagues were in high spirits and in a happy mood.

But Lin Qingrou didn't join them, she looked out of spirit, out of shape. These performances did not escape Zhou Yi, who was always paying attention to her, and for this reason, it inevitably caused Zhou Yi's worries.

"Qingrou, was you a little seasick when you were on the boat just now, and your body is not feeling well now?" Zhou Yi walked up to Lin Qingrou and asked with great concern.

Lin Qingrou seemed to have just come back to her senses, but she just shook her head and smiled at Zhou Yi, saying that she had no problem and didn't need to worry about her.

Zhou Yi still felt that Lin Qingrou was a little abnormal today, so he handed over a bottle of water and said, "You drink some water, we can rest when we get to the village in front." ”

Lin Qingrou didn't feel thirsty, but in order not to refute Zhou Yi's kindness, she reached out and took the water. For Lin Qingrou, Du Zeming's appearance in the morning always made her very worried. Because with the time and understanding she has with Du Zeming, she doesn't think that Du Zeming will take the initiative to ask for divorce for no reason, and he doesn't look like the kind of person who will easily let himself go.

But Du Zeming obviously did so, the divorce agreement is real, and the arrangement he proposed is also real. Isn't that enough to dispel the doubts in your heart?

It really can't, because Lin Qingrou noticed that Du Zeming's eyes lacked the sharpness and confidence of the past, which was the main reason why she always felt that Du Zeming's performance was abnormal.

Although this is just a detail, a certain feeling, she has lived with this powerful man for a few years, and she asked herself if she knew Du Zeming.

"Just over 200 meters away, we'll reach the village." Zhou Yi shouted at the front of the group. He took the initiative to go ahead and took on the task of guiding and surveying. Lin Qingrou likes Zhou Yi's character who is always full of energy, dares to take responsibility, and always shares for others. He believes that the character of such a person is always worthy of admiration and appreciation.

The four of them quickly walked into the quaint-looking village. The houses here all look very old, as if they haven't been built in decades.

What is even more strange is that many of the houses in the village have been abandoned, the gates are open, the eaves are scattered, and some of the bricks and tiles on the roofs have long since disappeared, becoming an open-air ruined building.

Some people wonder why it looks as if no one lives here.

Zhou Yi is a native of Xiushan, so he naturally knows more about this place.

He replied with a smile, "Don't worry, this is not a deserted island, there is nothing to worry about." Because the local government of Xiushan has issued a series of preferential policies for the residents of the island, providing them with housing and work in Xiushan, there are fewer and fewer residents who are still on the island, because after all, the facilities on the island are too backward, and it is not so convenient to communicate with the outside world, so everyone is willing to move to the city to work and live. ”

While passing by a very dilapidated bungalow, Lin Qingrou found a 7-8-year-old child washing clothes in the open space in front of the house. Lin Qingrou noticed that this child, who was about the same age as Du Lin, was skillfully rubbing the clothes in the basin with both hands, looking very hard and tired.

She couldn't help but walk forward curiously, and Zhou Yi also noticed this side and quickly walked over.

Lin Qingrou gestured to Zhou Yi, and wanted to ask Zhou Yi to ask this child why he was washing clothes here alone, and whether there were any adults at home.

Zhou Yi agreed knowingly, and asked the child instead, "Hello, little friend." Why are you doing laundry here alone, do you have adults at home? ”

The child raised his head, wiped the water stains on his forehead with his arm, and said timidly: "There is no washing machine at home, so I can only wash it by hand." Grandma is sleeping in the house. ”

"What about your mom and dad? Aren't they at home? Zhou Yi continued to ask.

The child replied, "They work far away and only come back during the Chinese New Year, and usually only me and my grandmother are at home." ”

Lin Qingrou frowned, feeling that this child was living very hard like this, Zhou Yi naturally knew Lin Qingrou's kind character, so he continued to ask this child.

"Children, a lot of people here have moved away, why don't you and your grandma move to the city?"

The child thought for a moment and said with some ambiguity: "My father said that our family is poor and has no money to move to the city, and my father said that he will not be able to move from here until he earns enough money." ”

Lin Qingrou glanced at Zhou Yi, didn't she say that the government had already provided housing for the residents of the island in Xiushan?

"The houses in the city are all rough houses, although they can be provided for us to live in, but our family does not have the financial ability to renovate the house, and the property fees there are too expensive." At this time, a withered old woman came out of the dilapidated house.

"Grandma." The child shouted.

Zhou Yi and Lin Qingrou politely stepped forward and greeted the old grandmother.

"Hello, we are from Xiushan and want to look around on this island. When I passed by, I happened to see this child washing clothes here alone, so I asked curiously. Zhou Yi explained.

The old grandmother shook her head and said, "My son and daughter-in-law have gone out to work, and our family conditions have been poor, and I am frail and sick, so I still stay on this island." On weekdays, only my granddaughter and I depend on each other, and sometimes I am taken care of by a few neighbors around me, so my life is quite passable. The only thing I am worried about now is the child's education, she should have gone to school a long time ago, but we can't afford to send her to the city. ”

Zhou Yi looked at this little girl, and his heart couldn't help but feel sympathy, and he asked, "Little friend, do you like to go to school?" ”

The little girl nodded heavily and said, "Yes, I like to read, if only there were books for me at home." I can stay with my grandmother and not go to school. ”

When Lin Qingrou heard this, her heart almost melted. She didn't know what she could do to help, so she immediately said that the next time she came, she would bring a lot of beautiful books to the little girl and give them to her.

The little girl looked very happy and kept saying thank you.