In the elegant and high-end western restaurant, Zhong Qing leaned on the sofa chair tiredly, she hadn't eaten or drunk water all day, her whole person was in a state of detachment, even if Xu Ruo carefully ordered a lot of her favorite dishes for her, but now Zhong Qing is tired and can't hold a knife and fork.

Xu Ruo felt sorry for Zhong Qing and personally put the cut steak in front of her, Zhong Qing thanked him and put a small piece of beef in his mouth, for some reason, he would taste a mouthful of bitterness.

"Gu Xiu, how could he do this to you!" Xu Ruo was indignant: "Xiaoqing, when have you been wronged like this since you were a child?" I said I could pay you to redeem the company, why are you so stubborn? ”

Zhong Qing said: "The money in your hand still has to maintain the operation of the hotel, not to mention taking out tens of millions at one time, I really can't afford to pay back such a big favor." ”

Xu Ruo never thought that after more than 20 years, Zhong Qing treated him like an ordinary friend, was it true that if he hadn't confessed his feelings for Zhong Qing at the beginning, everything would have been different?

Just like Gu Xiu said before, he Xu Ruo took advantage of Zhong Qing's guilt to reluctantly keep her by his side, knowing that she didn't love him, but he stubbornly refused to let go.

Even if it's just a dream, he hopes that this is a dream that will never wake up, he loves Zhong Qing deeply, if the way to leave Zhong Qing is to play a cripple for a lifetime, he will not have any hesitation.

But now, once Gu Xiu found out the clues, he had to change his strategy.

Zhong Qing saw that Xu Ruo hadn't eaten, and asked, "Xu Ruo, what's wrong with you?" ”

"I was thinking that if I could stand up and protect you in front of you as before, you wouldn't have been so wronged." Xu Ruo raised a smile that was more ugly than crying, Zhong Qing's heart tightened, she knew that this matter was a lifelong nightmare for Xu Ruo, even if he rarely mentioned it in front of him, but the pain Xu Ruo suffered would not disappear because of silence.

Zhong Qing swallowed the food in her mouth with difficulty and said, "If time can be turned back, I hope it is me who is hurt." ”

During the period of separation from Gu Xiu, Zhong Qing guarded Xu Ruo in the hospital, and she often dreamed of the scene of her suicide in a trance, the feeling of the knife cutting her wrist was so clear, she could even feel the pain, she couldn't tell whether it was reality or a dream, every time she regained consciousness, she would always subconsciously look at the place of her wrist.

Thinking of the darkest days, Zhong Qing didn't know how she survived, she once didn't dare to sleep, but later she couldn't sleep even if she wanted to, when she was in country M, she had found many doctors and done a lot of treatment, but in the end, only when she saw the pair of earrings that Gu Xiu gave him, she would relax her spirit.

But Zhong Qing was still subconsciously denying Gu Xiu's meaning to her, just like she didn't dare to admit that she still loved Gu Xiu.

Xu Ruo handed the box to Zhong Qing, who took it and saw that it was her mother's agate jade necklace and a key, and the accessories on the key were familiar to her, which was the key she handed over when she mortgaged her apartment to the bank.

"It's ......"

"I redeemed your apartment." Xu Ruodao: "I know that you are not used to bothering others, the Zhong family can't go back, and you can't always stay in the Zhou family, so I took it upon myself to redeem the apartment, you won't refuse, right?" ”

"This necklace...... There is also an apartment ......" Zhong Qing felt that she owed Xu Ruo more and more, and she said: "Xu Ruo, I really don't know when I will be able to repay the money." ”

Now Zhong Qing is penniless, Zhong Nian took most of the company's funds away a long time ago, and now the Zhong family has been hollowed out, and the few money left to maintain Zhong Jingtian's treatment costs in the hospital, Zhong Qing is exhausted, and I don't know when such a day will be a head.

"I told you you didn't have to pay me back." Xu Ruo sighed helplessly: "Zhong Qing, my kindness to you is all out of my own volition, don't feel that you owe me anything, it is not you who made me the person I am now." ”

"But if it weren't for me, you wouldn't be like this." Zhong Qing closed her eyes in despair, her hand covering her forehead, as if she remembered some painful past.

At this point, it would be too pale to say "I'm sorry".

"Xiaoqing, come with me." Xu Ruo took Zhong Qing's hand and said almost pleadingly: "Since you are not happy here, I will take you out of here, let's forget all the things in the past and start over, okay?" ”

Zhong Qing raised her head blankly, looking at Xu Ruo's eyes full of uncertainty, she didn't realize that since a long time ago, Xu Ruo had dug a trap and let her go further every day, slowly, Zhong Qing seemed to be about to fall.

"No...... Actually, I ......" Zhong Qing wanted to withdraw his hand, but Xu Ruo's strength was very strong, as if he was afraid that Zhong Qing would escape, he held her hand and refused to let go.

At this moment, Gu Xiu's voice suddenly sounded beside him.

"The two of you are really interested, even having dinner have to hold hands with you and me, for fear that the people next to you will not know the relationship between the two?"

Zhong Qing subconsciously withdrew her hand, she turned her head crampedly, and found that Gu Xiu was followed by a young woman with a good face.

Eighteen-year-old Yu Qing'er stood beside Gu Xiu without being obtrusive at all, she held Gu Xiu's arm in front of Zhong Qing and Xu Ruo, the latter's eyes moved slightly, but she did not refuse.

"Brother Gu, are they your friends?" Yu Qing'er raised a confident smile and stretched out her hand to Zhong Qing: "Hello, I'm Yu Qing'er, it's Brother Gu's...... Friend. ”

When the word "friend" was spoken, Yu Qing'er glanced at Gu Zihan shyly, the latter had an indifferent expression, and just kept a suitable distance from Yu Qing'er quietly.

"Ah, sister, why are you in a cold sweat on your hands?" After Yu Qing'er shook hands with Zhong Qing, she immediately took out a handkerchief and wiped her hands exaggeratedly, as if she had encountered some virus.

Zhong Qing pursed her lips, trying to calm herself down.

"Mr. Gu has a good hand, and he was able to invite the daughter of the director of the bureau to dinner." Xu Ruodao: "Xiaoqing and I do have private matters to discuss, Mr. Gu won't even take care of the life of employees after work, right?" ”

"I really don't care about what happens after she gets off work." Gu Xiu smiled slightly and said, "But she left work early before she finished her work, do I, as her boss, have the right to order her to work overtime?" ”

Zhong Qing looked up: "I don't have ......"

"I said I wanted all the files of the group for the last three years." Gu Xiu completely forgot that there was a confused Yu Qing'er beside him, he propped his arms on the edge of the table and looked down at Zhong Qing slightly: "What, do you need me to repeat your work?" ”

Zhong Qing knew that Gu Xiu was innocently looking for trouble for herself, and she didn't want to argue with him anymore, so she lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry." ”

Gu Xiu grabbed Zhong Qing's wrist and dragged her up from the sofa chair, Xu Ruo wanted to stop her, but it was difficult to help Zhong Qing out of the siege in the first place because of the restraint of her legs.

"Brother Gu......" Yu Qing'er shouted unwillingly beside her: "You said you were going to give me a birthday gift, aren't we going to eat together?" ”

As early as the birthday banquet at noon, Yu Qing'er asked Gu Xiu for a birthday gift in front of everyone, although Gu Xiu had already prepared a diamond bracelet, but Yu Qing'er just coquettishly said that she didn't like it, she wanted to have a meal with Gu Xiu.

At that time, the director and the director's wife were next to him, and many people with heads and faces also attended Yu Qing'er's birthday banquet, in front of so many people, Gu Xiu couldn't refuse a little girl's birthday wish, so he agreed to eat with Yu Qing'er, but he didn't expect to meet Zhong Qing and Xu Ruo in the restaurant.

"I'm sorry Miss Yu, I'll treat you for what you eat today, but I can't accompany you." Gu Xiu grabbed Zhong Qing's wrist, his strength was not small, Zhong Qing's wrist was already red.

Xu Ruo said: "Gu Xiu, don't embarrass her!" ”

"Does Mr. Xu still have time to take care of other people's affairs?" Gu Xiuyi pointed out: "I've been contacting you recently, maybe there is a new treatment that can cure your leg, this matter is very important, isn't it?" ”

Hearing Gu Xiu's words, Zhong Qing couldn't break free from his hands, she turned her head to look at Xu Ruo in surprise, but found that he was not a little surprised, but seemed to be uneasy.

Three minutes later, Zhong Qing was thrown into the car by Gu Xiu, she almost fell into the driver's seat, when she rubbed her hit head and sat firmly, Gu Xiu opened the driver's door and sat next to Zhong Qing.

The atmosphere in the car instantly dropped to freezing, Zhong Qing and Gu Xiu didn't speak, as if they couldn't bear the silence in a competition.

Gu Xiu started the car, and the sports car sped away at a fast speed in an instant, Zhong Qing pulled the handlebar, and his heart was raised to his throat.

I don't know how long it took, Gu Xiu finally stopped the car, Zhong Qing couldn't help but want to vomit, but she tried a few times, and the car door was still locked tightly.

Finally, Gu Xiu couldn't stand Zhong Qing's increasingly pale face, he opened the car door, and Zhong Qing immediately ran out and vomited.

This vomit is like spitting out all the drinks I drank too much last night.

Gu Xiu stood in front of Zhong Qing, his appearance blocked all the light, Zhong Qing felt that her legs were unstable after she vomited, she barely straightened her waist, and saw Gu Xiu suddenly stretch out his hand and wipe his mouth a few times with a handkerchief.

"Hey!" The dizzy Zhong Qing really couldn't stand this torture, she snatched the handkerchief in Gu Xiu's hand, wiped her mouth, and then said, "Thank you, I will wash the handkerchief and return it to you." ”

Gu Xiu raised his eyebrows: "This is what you want to say to me?" ”

Zhong Qing didn't understand what he meant, and after a moment of silence, she finally couldn't suppress the doubt in her heart and said, "Xu Ruo's legs...... Is it really curable? ”

Gu Xiu lit a cigarette in front of Zhong Qing, Zhong Qing saw that he was very skillful in lighting a cigarette, thinking that he had resumed the habit of smoking in the past few years.

"Would you believe me if I said his leg was fine?"