I don't know if she also realized it, her emotions were a little anxious, and she immediately smiled and said: "I don't mean anything else, I also like Xiaoyuer, but I'm a little busy at home these days, so I ......"

When she said this, I almost understood what she meant by her words, and as for that, she looked at Mu Jingchi again and said, "But what kind of trouble has Xiao Yu'er caused in the past few days?" ”

Mu Jingchi sat there and smiled silently, but after a while, he said to Gu Huizhi: "It's just a little thing, you should know her temperament, persuade her more for me." ”

When Mu Jingchi said this, he didn't stay here for long, but asked the maids to come up with some things to greet Gu Huizhi, and he left from here.

When Mu Jing left, Gu Huizhi relaxed a lot, and she looked at me again and asked, "What the hell is going on?" How is it so decent, and yelling for Xiaoyuer to leave. ”

I said lightly: "It's nothing, I just don't think he is suitable to stay in the Mu family, I remember the previous one, I told you about it." ”

Gu Huizhi said: "I know, didn't I persuade you before?" ”

I said, "Don't you really want Xiao Yu'er to go back to you?" I just finished asking, and I didn't rush to see her reaction, and said with a smile: "That's right, Xiaoyu'er is not your own after all, and it has been in your house for so long, and now that I'm back, where is there any reason for you to continue to raise it." ”

When Gu Huizhi heard my words, her face instantly became extremely invisible, and she said, "You think of me like this? She said again: "We have so many friends anyway, will I be reluctant to take over Xiao Yu'er because he is not my own?" ”

I said, "Then why don't you want me to let Xiao Yu'er leave the Mu family so much?" ”

Gu Huizhi said: "I'm not doing this for your good? How many times have I told you before? It's a good thing that Xiao Yu'er is so valued by Mu Jingchi now, it's a good thing for you and him, why don't you want Xiao Yu'er to stay here so much? Is it because you think Xiaoyuer shouldn't live such a life? ”

Gu Huizhi persuaded bitterly: "Qingye, you listen to me this time, there is nothing wrong with Xiao Yu'er staying here, you used to like Xiao Yu'er very much, what is wrong with you now?" ”

I didn't speak.

Gu Huizhi seemed to be afraid that I would let Xiao Yu'er leave, she said: "Moreover, if you want me to accept it, I will discuss it with the people from my husband's family, after all, I am not alone in that family, Xiao Yu'er has been in my place for so many years, to say something good or not, although they have never said this, but in their hearts they are not without ideas, sometimes, in fact, I am also a little difficult, but if you insist on this, then I can only talk to the people of their family, but when you send people over, but even if I agree, Can Mr. Mu say yes again? ”

Gu Huizhi sighed and said, "Qingye, you really should think about it. ”

In the process of saying these words, Gu Huizhi did not show anything unusual, her expression and tone were normal, and she stated her difficulties, and thought about it for me, but it was difficult for people to see what her motive was to stop Xiao Yu'er from going back.

When she saw that I had been staring at her without speaking, she asked again, "What are you doing looking at me like this?" Am I saying something wrong? ”

I withdrew my gaze from her and said, "Nothing. Xiao Yu'er was resting, and I said to Gu Huizhi again: "Why don't you go to my room first?" The little fish are resting. ”

Gu Huizhi seemed to have only found out at this time that Xiao Yu'er was still lying on the bed, she persuaded me for so long, and when she saw that I hadn't expressed any attitude towards that matter, she said, "It's okay, go to your room first, and I'll come to see Xiao Yu'er later." ”

I took Gu Huizhi and left from Xiaoyu'er's room, and the maids picked up some of the food and drink that had been served, and followed us to our room.

After arriving in my room, Gu Huizhi and I sat on the sofa at the same time, and after the maids put down the tea, she asked casually: "By the way, how did you deal with the last batch of tobacco and soil?" ”

I said, "It was the people on the Mu wharf who took bribes, which caused the batch of tobacco to flow in from the wharf, and now it has been investigated, and the workers at the wharf have all confessed." ”

Gu Huizhi said: "Now the power of the Yin family is in full swing, basically he and the Mu family's power account for half of each in Jinling, and the Yin family and the Mu family are not particularly friendly, and no one knows what the trend will be in the future." When she said this, she picked up the teacup on the side and asked, "I also heard that Mr. Mu has the intention of resigning from his position?" ”

I was also sipping tea there and said softly: "I haven't decided yet, he thinks so, you also know that his body has always been weak, and in this position, the workload is so large, so it is normal to want to resign, but Mrs. Huo and Mr. Huo are unwilling." ”

Gu Huizhi said: "How can you be willing over there, your Mu family has been supporting behind, if the Mu family leaves, then won't this Jinling be missing half of the sky?" ”

Gu Huizhi thought of something again, she suddenly put down the teacup and asked, "By the way, why did you mention my brother's matter to me that day?" ”

I didn't expect her to take the initiative to mention it, I immediately smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just remembered it that day and mentioned it casually." ”

Gu Huizhi didn't believe my perfunctory words, she said: "Qingye, I know that you never mention certain topics to me for no reason, such as my brother's matter, you definitely don't think of it because of what you said. ”

Smart as Gu Huizhi, we have known each other for so many years, she does understand me, and the reason why she is here today is probably related to my words that day.

At this point, I don't know how I'm going to answer her.

Gu Huizhi saw that I was silent, and she asked again, "But there is news about that matter?" But didn't you tell me that day that you didn't help me? ”

She came straight in, as if she wouldn't stop if I didn't answer why I suddenly mentioned it that day, and it seemed a little too sensitive.

She kept her eyes on me.

After a long time, I finally spoke, "Megumiyuki, let me ask you a question. ”

When she saw that I was so solemn, she hurriedly said, "What do you want to ask me, that is, why are we here to talk about it?" ”

I said, "If I knew who killed your brother in the first place, would you take revenge?" Before Gu Huizhi answered, I added a sentence at the end: "I'm talking about what ifs." ”

Gu Huizhi didn't expect me to ask her this question, but she was not as eager as before, but calmed down, she didn't answer immediately, and pondered for a few seconds before asking me: "Do you want to hear me tell the truth or lie." ”

I said, "I want to hear the truth from you." ”

Gu Huizhi said with a little smile on his face: "The truth is, I will not let go of the murderer who killed my brother at the beginning, although this incident has passed for so many years, but that incident has caused irreparable damage to me and my family, my brother is the person who loves me the most, I never thought that one day, he would be killed, and he would be killed, half of the reason for this is because it was caused by me." In the year or two after he died, I dreamed of him day and night, dreaming that his neck was full of blood, and he stared at me with his eyes open, and you know what it was like? ”

Gu Huizhi said: "You don't know, I live in self-blame and guilt and fear every day, this matter has been so long, I have never really forgotten this thing at any time, my parents, because the white-haired person sent the black-haired person, washed their faces with tears all day long, so that they cried until their eyes were close to blindness, every festival, our family no longer has the same happiness as before, because the family reunion day, it can never be reunited in the real sense, it reminds us that my brother's unknown tragic death." ”

When she said this, she asked me again, "So, tell me, if you really knew about this and knew who my brother's murderer was, would you choose to hide it from me?" ”

Gu Huizhi's words were extremely serious, without even a hint of joke, her eyes were staring at me.

I saw me in her pupils, and the expression was exactly the same as on her face, with the same seriousness and temptation.

Maybe she had guessed what I knew, or she wouldn't have asked me that.

Instead of dodging in her gaze, I looked at her for a while before I said to her, "Maybe, maybe not." ”

Gu Huizhi repeated my answer: "Maybe?" Maybe not? ”

I said with absolute certainty, "Yes." ”

She said, "Can you tell me why?" ”

I said, "The reason I won't tell you is because it's for your own good." ”

When Gu Huizhi heard my words, she suddenly laughed, laughing so much that tears were flashing in her eyes, but her tone was full of sarcasm: "Is it really for my good?" If it's for my own good, why do you still deceive me and hide it from me? ”

Her tone turned out to be a little excited, a little angry, a little less like a joke, but a real question.

I saw her white fist on the table, and she didn't realize how excited she was at this point, but waited for my answer.

I said, "What would you think of me if I hid it from you?" ”

She said: "We are no longer friends, that is my brother, my relatives, as a friend you should not hide it from me, if it is really for my good, you should tell me the truth." ”

I said, "But have you ever thought about it?" Maybe that murderer is something we can't compete with? I tell you, it will only push you into an abyss, not only will you not be able to take revenge, but you will also harm yourself and your family, isn't that harming you? ”

When she heard the bad words in my mouth, she thought it was funny, and she actually laughed lowly, and she said, "Harm? ”

I said, "Yes." ”

Gu Huizhi said: "No matter what will happen to me after I know the truth, but these things are also my personal choice, and as my friend, I shouldn't know the situation, but I don't even give me the right to know, why do you make these decisions on my behalf?" Or is it for my own good, which in itself is an excuse for you to disguise other thoughts? ”

Gu Huizhi's words made me a little speechless, and I didn't know how to answer her, because I knew that she wouldn't listen to my words at all.

Gu Huizhi saw that I was blocked by her and couldn't say a word, she took a deep breath, restrained her emotions and said, "Qingye, do you know? Friends should respect each other, you shouldn't help her make any decisions privately, you hide it from her, although in a certain way, you are for her good, but in a certain way, this is a kind of cruelty to her and her family, her brother has been killed for so long, and the truth about the killing of relatives cannot be known, how is the deceased peaceful, how can her family be peaceful? ”

She chuckled and said, "But that's all if, I believe that if it were true, you would never do this to me, would you?" ”

She said this in a joking tone, and her eyes were full of anticipation.

I don't know why, in her gaze, I couldn't answer her words, because I really didn't tell her the truth.

Seeing that I hadn't answered her for a long time, she said with a smile on her lips, "It's okay, I understand you." ”

She picked up the cold cup of tea on the table, drank it in one gulp, and when she was done, she put the cup on the table and got up to leave.

But as she was about to leave my room, I said, "Because I've been through all this, I know better how terrible the price is here, and I don't think I would tell you if I were given another choice." ”