The closer you get to the truth, the more unsettling it is for everyone.

Zhao Ruozhi knew that Zhou Yi should not be suspected at this time, but it was obvious that Liu Shoujun was inseparable from the case, and Liu Shoujun was a person under Old Man Qian. Thinking of this layer, my heart is more like something blocked, and I can't go up or down.

The health was almost better, and Zhao Ruozhi couldn't stay idle, so he simply returned to his studio in Los Angeles. She knew very well that if she kept hiding in the four-dimensional space, she would only get herself farther and farther away from the truth.

Sure enough, not long after Zhao Ruozhi returned to the studio, Ah Piao took the initiative to visit.

"Long time no see." Ah Piao sat down opposite Zhao Ruozhi, still as before, with a faint face, as if nothing unpleasant had happened between the two.

"yes, I haven't seen you in a while." Zhao Ruozhi looked up from the pile of documents. Even though someone helped her take care of the studio during this time, she still left a lot of paperwork for her to deal with herself.

"How's it going? Is the work still going well? ”

Zhao Ruozhi smiled: "You didn't come all the way from New York just to ask me how I was doing?" ”

"What if I say yes?"

Zhao Ruozhi was stunned, looked elsewhere, and did not answer Ah Piao's words.

"I heard that you've been out of the studio all this time, and you haven't had any new works lately, so I wanted to come and see you."

"Something happened at home, so I went back." Zhao Ruozhi casually made an excuse, "The new work will be there soon." She waved the document in her hand, "There will be some new plans as well." ”

"Waiting for your new work." Ah Piao looked at Zhao Ruozhi with a soft gaze, "Do you remember why we broke up?" ”

Zhao Ruozhi recalled the reason why he was angry and parted ways with Ah Piao, and couldn't help but smile lightly: "Remember, it's because I fell out with Zhou Yi and was angry for a while." ”

"Actually, the biggest obstacle between you and Zhou Yi is Liu Xiaofei, but you sprinkled all your anger on Zhou Yi at that time."

"Sort of."

"As far as I know, Liu Xiaofei hasn't seen Zhou Yi since then." "Since the problem no longer exists, can we talk about cooperation?" ”

"Cooperation?" Zhao Ruozhi's eyes revealed a trace of doubt, "Why did you think of cooperating with me at this time?" ”

"We've always been in a cooperative relationship." Piao's tone turned serious.

"yes, you used to be my boss. If you hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten. Zhao Ruozhi slowly put away the documents in hand, "It's not that I'm too arrogant, it's just that today is different from the past, and I don't want you to wade into this troubled water again." ”

Hearing this, Ah Piao narrowed his eyes vigilantly: "What does it mean to wade into muddy waters?" ”

"His background is far more complex than you might think."

"All I want to talk about is cooperation, and the most important thing for businessmen is profit. As long as I can offer him satisfactory terms, he has no reason to refuse. ”

Zhao Ruozhi shook his head and said, "To tell you the truth, someone in Su Xiaoyu's family wants to get rid of him, and you can't get any benefit if you get involved now." ”

"Is this what you call 'muddy waters'?" Ah Piao smiled and leaned back in the chair, "I thought it was something terrible." ”

"Isn't that a big deal?" Zhao Ruozhi frowned, "What's wrong with you cooperating well with Liu Xiaofei, or returning to China to manage Xunyaohua well?" If you have to come to me, you are asking for trouble. ”

"Since you mentioned Liu Xiaofei, then I will also confess to you, that woman deceived me of 20 million and has been missing for a month."

"What?"

"I mean—"

"I hear you." Zhao Ruozhi pinched his eyebrows, and the wrinkles between his eyebrows deepened: "Besides me, have you ever told anyone about this?" ”

"Zhou Yi also knows."

Zhao Ruozhi raised his head suddenly: "When did he know?" What is the reaction? ”

"I couldn't contact Liu Xiaofei the next day, and Zhou Yi knew about it. Most of his assets in the United States are managed by Liu Xiaofei, Liu Xiaofei disappeared, he froze all his assets as soon as possible, and has sent someone to find Liu Xiaofei. ”

The words "Liu Xiaofei manages on his behalf" made Zhao Ruozhi feel very uncomfortable, but now is not the time to dwell on these issues. Liu Xiaofei disappeared with money for no reason, what is going on? Could it have anything to do with Liu Shoujun? In Zhao Ruozhi's view, Liu Shoujun's various behaviors are obviously full of suspicions, which has to make people wonder whether he and Liu Xiaofei are planning a bigger conspiracy.

Seeing that Zhao Ruozhi didn't speak for a long time, Ah Piao's previous lazy mentality suddenly disappeared without a trace: "Are you okay?" ”

"When did Liu Xiaofei manage Zhou Yi's property?"

Ah Piao secretly screamed in his heart, "It's been a while." ”

"Does it have anything to do with Mr. Qian?" Zhao Ruozhi's voice was a little stiff, "Or is it related to Liu Shoujun?" ”

"This ......" Ah Piao only knew that the marriage contract between Zhou Yi and Liu Xiaoshou was set for him by Old Man Qian on his own initiative, and he also knew that it was impossible for Zhou Yi to marry Liu Xiaofei. It's just that how does he explain that the reason why Zhou Yi can have so much property in the United States is almost all due to Liu Xiaofei's genius business acumen, and the relationship between them is just a cooperative relationship.

This partnership is all based on this paper marriage contract. Liu Xiaofei can rely on her own talent to earn capital that can be squandered by her, but she doesn't just want this copper-smelling money, she wants to become "Mrs. Zhou" and inherit the status of Old Man Qian and her huge connections.

Liu Xiaofei's ambition Zhou Yi knows better than anyone else, and for Zhou Yi, Liu Xiaofei is just a pawn that can be used and discarded at any time.

These words have long been on his lips, but in the end, Ah Piao swallowed them back, and what he said was just some painless words.

Zhao Ruozhi didn't say anything, just took his coat and walked out the door.

"Where are you going?"

"I'll go out and breathe."

"It's not safe to be alone outside at night."

Ah Piao followed Zhao Ruozhi out of the door.

"Is there any smoke?" The cold wind of the night made her voice a little hoarse.

Although Ah Piao was a little surprised, he still lit a cigarette for Zhao Ruozhi.

As soon as he took a puff, Zhao Ruozhi was choked by the smell of smoke and coughed again and again.

"If you don't smoke, don't be stubborn." Ah Piao snatched the lit cigarette from Zhao Ruozhi's hand, threw it on the ground mercilessly, and stepped on the cigarette butt.

"I'm in a mess right now."

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have told you that."

"I'll find out sooner or later, I can't blame you."

Even in summer, the nights in Los Angeles are still a little cool. Zhao Ruozhi pulled the zipper of his coat to the top, locked his neck inside, and said to Ah Piao: "Walk around with me casually, don't talk about work." ”

"Okay." Ah Piao agreed, "Let's talk about when we first met." ”

The cool breeze brought their thoughts back to a sunny weekday morning. Zhao Ruozhi is still a girl who wanders in an ivory tower, even if her father is addicted to gambling, he still can't take away the childishness of her who doesn't know the world.

This is Ah Piao's first impression of Zhao Ruozhi after seeing her resume.

Until the eyes touched those deep eyes, the story hidden in the girl's eyes made people want to find out.

"Why me?" After Zhao Ruozhi received the offer of employment, he only had such a question in his heart. There are not a few girls who participate in the interview together who are better than her, and they originally thought that they had no chance of winning, and finally they were able to receive an offer of employment, in addition to surprises, more doubts.

It wasn't until four years later that Zhao Ruozhi asked Ah Piao this question.

"You're not like everyone else."

Zhao Ruozhi was stunned: "Only like this?" ”

"What other reason do you think?" Ah Piao smiled helplessly: "Every decision of a person will bring a different trajectory of life, I chose you, and you also accepted my choice, what will happen after that, in fact, fate has already arranged for us." ”

"I didn't expect you to be a fateist."

"Sometimes I have to believe it."

"It's man-made." Zhao Ruozhi looked at Ah Piao's eyes and said seriously.

Ah Piao was stunned by Zhao Ruozhi, and a strange emotion rose in his heart, and he tried his best to restrain the rolling waves in his heart, avoiding Zhao Ruozhi's gaze.

"You've known Zhou Yi for a long time, right?" Zhao Ruozhi asked, "What kind of person is he?" ”

"You've all been together for so long, you shouldn't ask me such a question."

"If I could figure this out, I wouldn't have asked you."

"You don't believe him." Ah Piao didn't give an answer, but just said lightly, not a question sentence, but a declarative sentence.

"I don't know how to trust him."

"Some things are not what you think they are, the authorities are obsessed."

"Then tell me, what is the relationship between Liu Xiaofei and Ah Yi?"

"Utilization." A Piao said, "Zhou Yi can only use Liu Xiaofei. ”

Zhao Ruozhi didn't expect Ah Piao to give such an answer, she originally thought that Zhou Yi and Liu Xiaofei had grown up together since childhood, and they were more or less childhood sweethearts, but she didn't expect the truth to be like this.

"He doesn't tell you so that you don't worry, and what he's doing is far more dangerous than you think. If you take a wrong step, even the people around you will be implicated. ”

"You shouldn't doubt his sincerity with you."

"I'm just doubting myself." Zhao Ruozhi lowered his eyes, his eyes were surrounded by the dark night, which made it difficult to distinguish.

Just when Zhao Ruozhi was immersed in self-blame, three men wearing black sportswear and peaked caps burst out of the street corner.

"Be careful!" Ah Piao exclaimed in surprise, but it was already too late.

Zhao Ruozhi only felt a dull pain in the back of his head, and immediately lost consciousness.