Chapter 56: Past Grievances
Lou Jin has not been much better than Zhong Qi recently, because of this matter, he has been working hard, wanting to use work to eliminate some boredom in his heart. However, after a few days, I found that no matter how much I did, it was in vain.
He threw aside the document he was looking at and looked out the window with annoyance. He knew they were all waiting for an opportunity now, or if he would tell everything, or if she would never hear his answer again.
He didn't know what he was clinging to, and he was about to completely occupy her heart. But when he kicked the door, he flinched. He had guarded the little woman for so many years, and he really didn't want her to be hurt. He was afraid of how sad she would be when she knew the truth, and he was afraid that she would not be able to bear such a result.
Thinking about it, his thoughts couldn't help but drift away, and he came to the scene where the Zhong family's parents came to beg him that day.
That day, he was working on documents in the company as usual, and occasionally when he thought of the little woman, his heart was soft.
At this moment, the secretary knocked on the door and came in and said that the Zhong family's parents were looking for him, and he hesitated to let people in, not understanding how the second elder, who had never had a deep relationship with him, could come here.
"Lou Jin, hello." After Zhong Xiong came in and saw him, he was the first to come over to say hello.
"Hello, uncle." Lou Jin stepped forward to shake hands with him and replied politely.
Zhong Xiong sat there and talked to him about some things that he didn't have, and from time to time he glanced at the time with some anxiety, quite restless.
Lou Jin greeted him for a while and knew that he had something to ask for, so he interrupted those useless topics and said directly: "Uncle came to me today probably not to chat, you might as well say anything directly."
Zhong Xiong hesitated when he heard this, turned his head and glanced at his wife next to him, and was silent for a while before he spoke: "I did ask you for this today, this matter may be too reluctant for you, but I really have no better way now, so I can only ask you."
Lou Jin listened carefully to the long list of prefixes of Zhong Xiong, and knew that what he was going to say next was definitely not small, but he just wanted to pave the way so that he could prepare in advance.
"I want you to marry my daughter." Zhong Xiong finally decided not to sell Guan Zi anymore and said directly.
Lou Jin never thought that it would be such a request, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, who had always been calm. He never thought that such a good thing would fall from the sky, and he would taste his long-cherished wish for many years.
Zhong Xiong saw that Lou Jin didn't answer for a long time, and he was actually very worried in his heart. After all, he was not sure at all that he would come today. Although the two are old acquaintances, they don't have much contact in the end. And Lou Jin, a young man, has been working hard in the shopping mall for so many years, and people have always been unclear about his character. Rashly visited, he just came to try it as a dead horse.
Now in this situation, he can be regarded as mentally prepared.
Lou Jin was alone for a long time before he recovered from the huge surprise just now. Looking at Father Zhong's uneasy expression, he barely controlled the joy in his heart and asked, "Uncle made such a sudden decision, but what happened?"
"Alas, it's a long story, and it's a mistake I made when I was younger. Now the retribution has come, and I deserve it. But I really can't bear to watch my daughter from headache to adulthood being snatched away by others like this, so I want to entrust my daughter to you. Although Lou Jin did not directly agree, since he opened his mouth to ask, it proved that this matter had taken a certain turn.
Mother Zhong has been sitting on the side and listening quietly, with mixed feelings. The daughter she had been in the palm of her hand for so many years suddenly married someone else. To be honest, she really didn't want to agree, and she always felt wronged by her daughter. But now even if she is reluctant to do all this, there is no way, no matter what, she is not willing to let her daughter suffer with her.
Lou Jin knew what was going on with the Zhong family now, and if the Zhong family didn't come to him, he would take the initiative to help them tide over the difficulties. It's just that he didn't expect that they would use this method to ask him to help.
"I can grant your request, but does she know?" Originally, he just wanted to silently guard her and watch her live happily. But now such a good opportunity for him to protect her under his wings, and he will not let go of anything.
Father Zhong was only happy for a moment when he heard Lou Jin's words, and then said with a sad face: "This is the second thing I want to tell you."
Lou Jin listened quietly, as long as there was something about Zhong Qi, he would be very patient.
"I hope I don't let her know about this, and I don't want her to worry about it." There was a deep helplessness hidden in Zhong's father's words, if he could, he really didn't want his daughter to marry so suddenly. The person who originally wanted to stay for two years was suddenly married off like this, and he felt uncomfortable!
"After you marry her to me, what about you?" Lou Jin listened to Father Zhong's words as if he was supporting Gu, and asked calmly.
Zhong's mother, who had not spoken, heard Lou Jin's question, and her emotions seemed to be finally unable to hold back, and she said with a little choked up: "He is pressing too hard, we can't stay in this G city, and we want to go to other cities to hide." This matter has nothing to do with Xiaoqi, and I really can't bear to let her suffer with us. Yes, I can only ask you, and I hope you don't dislike her. After Zhong Mu finished speaking, she was going to make a big salute to express her gratitude to Lou Jin.
Lou Jin hurriedly got up and hugged Zhong's mother, and promised: "Since I have promised, I will definitely treat her well, you can rest assured."
Zhong Xiong nodded with mixed joy and said yes in a loud voice. He believes in Lou Jin's character, otherwise there are so many young talents in G City, and he would not just come to him directly.
"I would like to ask, where are you going?" Lou Jin still wants to know their whereabouts, if nothing else, at least let him get in touch, so that he can also know if they are safe.
"To be honest, we can only take one step at a time now, and we have a plan for where to hide, but we may not be able to implement it. The other party is really pressing too hard, otherwise we wouldn't be in such a hurry. Zhong Xiong said this sentence as if he was suddenly twenty years old, an indescribable vicissitudes of life.
I have lived most of my life, and I have never seen any strong winds and waves. Now, he has fallen into this field, and he is also to blame, and he can't blame others.
"If you need my help, just ask." Lou Jin said without hesitation, without the slightest reluctance.
Hearing Lou Jin's words, Father Zhong nodded with relief. I just wanted to try it today, but I didn't expect it to be such a big gain. There are many rumors in the outside world that the current head of the Lou family is not very easy to get along with, and he is cold and impersonal. Today, most of the rumors from the outside world cannot be believed.
"You must be curious, with my Zhong family's strength as one of the best in G City, why was it suppressed so much in a short period of time, right?" Zhong Xiong looked at Lou Jin who had not said much, and knew that he had doubts in his heart, if they didn't say it, he wouldn't take the initiative to ask, so he took the initiative to prepare to talk about it.
Lou Jin nodded, not saying much.
Zhong Xiong remembered the old days, there was emotion and remorse in his eyes, and he slowly told about the past.
It all started twenty years ago, when he was young and vigorous and conceited about his own abilities. At that time, the Mu family and him were both competitors, and in order to defeat them, he was too ruthless, but he didn't expect it to cause a tragedy.
It was a thunderstorm night, when the Mu family and his wife called him and said they wanted to hand him an important document. Unexpectedly, when he arrived, it was the Mu family and his wife who jumped downstairs in front of him and died in front of him. The events at that time had a great impact on him, and since then, he has taken this as a warning to have the glory of the Zhong family today.
At that time, the couple left a newborn baby lonely, and he felt sorry for the Zhong family, so he adopted him under his knee and named him Zhong Qijun, as his own son. However, the good times didn't last long, and I don't know what happened, he gradually fell in love with Xiaoqi.
Xiaoqi was still young at that time, and she didn't understand these things, so she just thought that liking her brother was love. Impulsively came to ask him to fulfill it, and he kicked Zhong Qijun out of the house because of this incident. Afterwards, he regretted looking for him, but he seemed to have evaporated from the world, and he could no longer find his person.
However, three years later, he didn't know how to know what happened in the past, so he suppressed the Zhong family. Because of the guilt in his heart, he slowly became what he is now, and he was already weak to turn over if he wanted to.
At this point in the story, Lou Jin understood what was going on, and he didn't care about the Zhong family's past grievances. After all, there are many rights and wrongs in the mall, and there are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies. What he cares about is that the little woman was almost deceived by Zhong Qijun. Thinking of this, he felt afraid for a while, if he really let him succeed, how much the little woman would be wronged in the future.
When Zhong Xiong talked about these things again, it was like a big dream, and half of his life passed in a trance.
For a moment, the three people in the office were immersed in their own thoughts, and no one spoke for a long time.
After a while, Zhong Xiong, who had recovered for a long time, said to Lou Jin, "Let you see you laugh."
"No problem." Lou Jin replied unmindfully. He hid this love for many years by himself, and never said it. Such a sudden little woman is about to belong to him, and he must do everything he can to make her happy.