Gu Xiu, who came out of the Gu family, lit a cigarette, and coughed a few times before he took two puffs, he actually didn't know how to smoke, just like he couldn't drink or fight, all the things he would know today were all in order to survive in the Gu family, and he had to learn.

This includes intimidating troublemakers with the most terrifying expressions, dealing with matters large and small inside and outside the bar, and dealing with all kinds of characters in the most cynical disguise.

For three years, he has been accustomed to hiding his truest self, to wandering in the dark world, and to living a life of licking blood on the tip of a knife and always on guard.

However, Gu Xiu never thought that Zhong Qing's appearance would disrupt his originally "peaceful" life, and he stood up for her again and again, even at the expense of exposing his identity in front of everyone.

Gu Xiu knew that now he was no longer able to solve the affairs of Tianqi at the slowest speed, and he couldn't pass the days with one eye open.

He will face not only the Gu Group, but also Wei Mengjun and Gu Zihan, two people who regard him as a beast of a flood, and they want to put Gu Xiu to death all the time.

But the strange thing is that Gu Xiu didn't regret his "impulse", he just relieved Zhong Qing, although the consequences were very bad, but it didn't seem to be very difficult to accept.

From half past four to eight o'clock in the afternoon, Gu Xiu had been waiting downstairs in the Zhongshi Group, he leaned against a modified locomotive, and his black leather coat stood out among a group of white-collar workers in suits and leather collars.

Maybe his temperament was too dazzling, many female white-collar workers handed over their business cards with red faces, but Gu Xiu didn't take any of them, but instead held an unlit cigarette and never left the door.

It wasn't until about half past eight in the evening that Wei Lan called him.

"Tell me about something." Gu Xiu said: "Lao Tzu is busy!" ”

Wei Lan's voice was very noisy, obviously in the bar: "Second master, when will you come back?" Miss Zhong has been waiting for you for more than an hour! ”

Gu Xiu sighed and frowned unhappily: "I said that Lao Tzu is not available...... What did you say? ”

Twenty minutes later, the motorcycle stopped at the door of the Tianqi bar, raised his hand to throw the car key to the doorman, and Gu Xiu rushed into the bar in a hurry. He looked at it, and sure enough, in the corner position, there was a woman who was out of place here.

Seeing Gu Xiu coming over, Zhong Qing, who had been tense for a long time, finally breathed a sigh of relief. The appearance of this man seems to be born with an aura that can make people relax, although he always looks fierce, but after getting along with each other a few times, Zhong Qing feels that Gu Xiuren is very good.

"How did you get here?" Gu Xiu glared at the ambiguous gaze cast nearby, and declared his sovereignty domineeringly, he said to Zhong Qing: "Come here alone at night, you are not small!" ”

Zhong Qing said: "I, I'm here to thank you." ”

"Thanks?" Gu Xiu laughed: "How can I let Miss Zhong come and thank you in person?" ”

"It's not just about thanks." Zhong Qing handed the documents that had been prepared a long time ago to Gu Xiu's hand, and then said: "I re-estimated the matter of the land in Shibei that you said before, and it is indeed as you said, it is not a wise move to invest in building a shopping mall. ”

Gu Xiu took the document in his hand, and a trace of doubt crossed his heart, if the matter of selling the land he wanted to sell was not revealed by Zhong Qing, who else would it be? Who told Wei Mengjun and Gu Zihan the news and let them seize their handles?

Gu Xiu glanced at the unsuspecting Zhong Qing, leaned back on the sofa and sighed. When they met for the first time, he thought Zhong Qing was a ruthless character, but he didn't expect her to be so innocent that she didn't know that she was being watched.

"I said you were a broom star, but I was wrong."

Zhong Qing was confused and didn't understand what Gu Xiu meant.

"With your intelligence, broom stars aren't enough to describe you." Gu Xiu raised his eyes to look at her and said, "How did you live in the Gu family after so many years?" ”

Thinking of her previous days at home, Zhong Qing unconsciously lowered her eyes. She was so stupid at the beginning, believing that Zhong Nian and Chu Shuzhi were really good to her, but after going through those things, she began to regret and hate her innocence.

"Gu Xiu!" Xu Zhiyan's voice sounded from beside him, and a conspicuous red hair met Zhong Qing's eyes, only to hear her say: "Zhong Qing? You're here too! ”

"Sister Zhiyan." Zhong Qing greeted with a smile.

Xu Zhiyan waved his hand in the direction of the door, then took Zhong Qing's arm and winked at her: "Since you are also here, then this surprise cannot be hidden, you see...... Who's back? ”

With neat short hair and a gentle smile, soft and handsome facial features and a decent casual suit, Zhong Qing's expression changed from doubt to surprise when he saw the person who walked in front of him.

"Xu Ruo! You're back! Zhong Qing stood up and gave Xu Ruo a warm welcome hug.

Gu Xiu sat on the sofa, it was the first time he had seen Zhong Qing so happy.

"These two have had a good relationship since childhood, and later Xu Ruo didn't break off contact when he went abroad to study." Xu Zhiyan sat beside Gu Xiu and poured him a glass of wine: "Originally, Xu Ruo's course still had two years, and as soon as he heard about Gu Zihan and Zhong Nian's engagement, he flew back in advance. ”

And the specific reason why he flew back...... From the way he looked at Zhong Qing, he could know that Gu Xiu suddenly felt a little irritable, maybe it was because he was upset when he saw the scene of Zhong Qing and Xu Ruo's intimate conversation, maybe it was the woman who was still saying "thank you" just now completely ignoring her existence at the moment, in short, Gu Xiu's mood was very unhappy.

His displeasure made him not take the wine glass handed by Xu Zhiyan, but continued to hold the unlit cigarette, staring at the two people opposite with a gloomy gaze like a poisonous snake.

"Xu Ruo, is your foreign course over?" Zhong Qing asked.

Xu Ruo smiled and shook his head: "It's still a little worse, but the professor said that I can go back to China to finish it, and I can hand in the paper when the time comes." ”

Zhong Qing's eyes lit up: "That means you're not leaving, are you?" ”

"Not anytime soon." Xu Ruo squinted his eyes and smiled: "How is it, isn't it a surprise?" ”

Not only is it a surprise, Xu Ruo's return is simply the best news Zhong Qing has known during this time! She still remembered that at the engagement banquet before her rebirth, she was sad for a long time when Xu Ruo didn't show up, and she didn't hear any news from Xu Ruo until she committed suicide by cutting her wrists.

The more desperate I am, the more I think of my best friend. Xu Ruo and Zhong Qing grew up together, and he accompanied Zhong Qing for a long time after losing her mother.

"Great...... It's great......" With her best friend by her side, Zhong Qing's heart, which had been broken before, seemed to be infused with courage, and Xu Ruo's smile seemed to have a kind of magic that could make her happy.

"I originally wanted to go to your house to find you, and send my sister over by the way, but I didn't expect to meet in advance." After chatting with Zhong Qing for so long, Xu Ruo finally remembered that there was still a person sitting opposite: "This is Gu Xiu, right?" ”

Although he has not returned to China in the past few years, he still knows a thing or two about the family's affairs, especially after Gu Xiu directly identified himself at Gu Zihan's engagement banquet, his name has been marked with the imprint of the four major families.

Of course, the reason why Xu Ruo has a deep impression of Gu Xiu is because Xu Zhiyan has been chasing Gu Xiu all these years, and it is the first time that Xu Ruo has seen his sister so crazy about love.

"Hello." Xu Ruo stood up and stretched out a hand: "I am Xu Ruo, Xu Zhiyan's younger brother." ”

Gu Xiu sat on the sofa, he didn't mean to shake hands with Xu Ruo at all, Xu Zhiyan looked at him suspiciously, although Gu Xiu's expression was smiling, but there was a cold light in that smile.

Gu Xiu didn't care about himself, so Xu Ruo had to withdraw his hand in embarrassment.

"The Bar is not the place for you." Gu Xiu stood up, threw the unlit cigarette on the ground, stepped on it twice, and met Zhong Qing's blank gaze, he said, "Don't make a mess of getting drunk and can't go home, I don't have time to clean up the mess for you." ”

Thinking of the fact that he was drunk before, Zhong Qing's face turned red. No wonder Gu Xiu always said that she was a broom star, and since the two first met, he had caused him a lot of trouble.

Xu Zhiyan didn't understand what Gu Xiu meant, and thought that he was just in a bad mood.

Xu Ruo saw that Zhong Qing was a little cramped, and said thoughtfully: "It's not early, Xiaoqing, I'll send you home first." ”

"Okay." Zhong Qing stood up and said goodbye to Gu Xiu and Xu Zhiyan: "Then we ...... I went first. ”

The sound of "we" stimulated Gu Xiu's blood rushed to the top of his head, and after Zhong Qing and Xu Ruo left, he kicked open the crystal counter beside him, scaring Wei Lan next to him.

"Gu Xiu, what's wrong with you?" Xu Zhiyan asked with concern: "Are you in a bad mood lately?" Aunt Wei and Gu Zihan bullied you? ”

Gu Xiu didn't speak, took out a lighter and lit a cigarette. He didn't understand what he was upset about, as if he couldn't see Zhong Qing talking to other men, there was no reason, he was just unhappy.

"I'll have you sent back." Gu Xiu said: "Girls, you still soak in the bar at night, and it is not good for your reputation to spread it." ”

Xu Zhiyan raised his eyebrows: "Who dares to say one more word, the old lady cut off his mouth!" If it weren't for Gu Xiu being here, Xu Zhiyan wouldn't have seen the sky and ran here, even if Gu Xiu was becoming more and more estranged from her, Xu Zhiyan still refused to give up.

"Gu Xiu, I won't leave, you know what I mean." Xu Zhiyan said: "I like you, so no matter what you do to me, as long as you are still single, I have the right to pursue you." ”

"I know what you're worried about, I don't care. I don't care about your status, I just like you as a person. ”

Gu Xiu said: "Even if I already have someone I like? ”

Xu Zhiyan's body stiffened: "You say...... What the? ”