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Chapter 41 Muddy Waters
nausea?
Yan Qiu didn't expect that Fu Chenze, a brother-in-law who doesn't know right from wrong, would have the nerve to talk about himself.
Why didn't he feel sick when he and Fu Shuangchi were ambiguous?
However, Yan Qiu didn't intend to explain. After all, for a self-righteous person like Fu Chenze, even if he cut his stomach open to prove his innocence, he would not believe it.
This kind of person is only suitable to deal with his own body in his own way.
So Yan Qiu quickly cleared up his emotions, smiled at him and said, "The relationship between you and Fu Shuangchi is quite disgusting, but don't get me wrong.Together, after all, you are really a match made in heaven, I am really afraid that you will separate and harm others, but it is a pity that your dear brother will have to spend ten years in prison."
When Fu Chenze heard him mention Fu Shuangchi, his expression changed, "You!"
Yan Qiu cut him off, "Don't worry, you like him so much anyway, just wait for him for ten years, of course, if you can't wait, you can also find a place to light a fire and go in with him, isn't it all about it?"Husbands sing and women follow, you can do the opposite."
In any case, Fu Shuangchi's arson was wrong, so Fu Chenze couldn't refute it for a while.
Yan Qiu saw him looking deflated, seized the opportunity, and concluded his statement, "Okay, I still have something to do, so I'm leaving first, so don't rush to leave, hurry up and take care of your good brother, after all,Prison, with his unmanageable temperament, I'm really afraid that he will be beaten to death before he gets out of prison."
Seeing Fu Chenze's ugly face instantly, Yan Qiu only felt refreshed, and waved his hand provocatively at him, then turned and walked out.
Fu Chenze really didn't leave, he probably wanted to take another look at Fu Shuangchi.
Yan Qiu didn't know if he would really manage it, but he knew it would be useless.
After all, this is a case personally followed by the Li family, and Fu Chenze is not that capable of intervening.
And seeing Fu Shuangchi's appearance just now, he knew that he must be having a bad time these days.
Knowing that he was not doing well, Yan Qiu felt relieved.
In the evening, Sister Wang had a treat, so Yan Qiu didn't go home, but wandered outside until the evening before rushing to the reserved restaurant.
When Yan Qiu arrived, almost everyone was there, and everyone sat around in a circle, chatting enthusiastically.
Their department is not a core department, there is not much pressure, and there is no competition, so the relationship between colleagues is very good.
Seeing him coming, they greeted him to sit down.
All of them enthusiastically asked about his condition and his recovery after the operation.
In this life, he was treated early, so it's actually not serious, but the word stomach cancer is scary after all, so when mentioning the condition related to the disease, Yan Qiu just mentioned it lightly.
Fortunately, we didn't talk about this topic for long, and soon we talked about other things.
We all know that he has just recovered, so the dishes are all light, and he also ordered juice separately.
Yan Qiu liked the bustling atmosphere, and quickly chatted with them.
I don't know who was the first to mention Fu Shuangchi suddenly, and the topic got out of hand in an instant.
After all, this is also the biggest gossip in the company recently, so they are very interested. You talk to me and chat quickly.
"Actually, I have seen the second young master before. He is white and clean, and he looks very gentle. In the end, it was like being robbed of his house. He changed the contract and set fire to him. You said he was bewitched by someone.Or is there something wrong with your mind?"
"Who knows, maybe the chairman put too much pressure on him, driving him crazy."
"I don't think so." As soon as the words came out, someone immediately began to refute.
"The expectations of the chairman are obviously on the eldest son. It is obvious that the eldest son is raised in the direction of the heir, and the second son is more pampered."
"I agree. The chairman is really kind to the second son. He has held it in his palm since he was a child. Anyway, the company has a boss, so there is no need for the second son to put so much pressure on him."
"Of course, I met some sycophants next to the chairman in the company who were praising the second son. The chairman is usually so unsmiling, his face smiles like a flower."
When Sister Wang heard what they said, she also put down her chopsticks and joined in.
"I came to the company early, let me tell you something I know, the chairman really loves the second son, I think it hurts more than the boss, I remember that the second son was still young at that time, the chairman always hugged him on his lap during meetingsYes, once the second son accidentally fell down the stairs while playing, the chairman personally carried him to the hospital, but this is normal, father, there is no one who doesnβt love children.β
Everyone nodded.
When Yan Qiu heard this, he also smiled, but there was a bit of bitterness in the smile.
"How did the second young master become like this? If he doesn't do something like this, he will die for the rest of his life! Parents love him and have no pressure, and my brother is working hard to carry the company. This is too hard to think about."
"Who knows."
"I've heard it before, but I don't know if it's true?"
"What? Say what you say!"
"It seems that the second son is not his own. When the biological one came back, he was worried that his status would not be guaranteed, so he..."
"The second son is not his own, so who is his own? An illegitimate child?"
"have no idea."
"Is the world of the rich so chaotic?"
"What do you think?"
"It's fake, otherwise, why didn't the biological son announce it when he came back?"
"It may be announced, but you don't know, we are not in the same circle as others."
"Besides, it's nothing to be happy about."
"Why is it not worth being happy! Are you not happy that your biological son is back?"
"So what about the biological son? After being homeless for twenty years, what kind of feelings can there be? Besides, the child who has been raised with all his heart and soul for twenty years suddenly says that he is not his own. For ordinary people, it is actually bad news."
"That's true."
"After listening for a while, I feel that these wealthy families are really chaotic. It's better to be an ordinary person. It's true to be ordinary."
"Hahahahahaha, who said otherwise."
"Hey, Yan Qiu, why are you drinking?"
Yan Qiu came back to his senses after hearing the words, only then realized that he had taken the wrong bottle and poured the wine into the glass.
"It's wrong." Yan Qiu smiled at everyone, "Don't worry, you should be fine if you drink less."
He said to drink less, but he didn't know whether it was intentional or not, Yan Qiu poured all the wine into the cup.
Although the wine is not delicious, one advantage is that after drinking it lightly, mind goes blank, as if can forget everything.
Forget it, forget everything, and you won't be sad.
Sister Wang saw that he seemed to be drinking too much, so she wanted to call him a car when the show was over, but Yan Qiu refused.
"Sister Wang, I'm fine." Yan Qiu stood under the street lamp, his eyes seemed to be shining brightly, and he smiled brightly, "I want to walk."
"It's so late, where are you going?"
Yan Qiu also seemed to be stopped by the question, and looked into the distance in a daze, but did not answer for a long while.
"Go again tomorrow, okay? Go home tonight." Sister Wang tried to persuade her.
However, today's Yan Qiu shook his head stubbornly, "I want to go, I don't want to go back."
Sister Wang also drank a little too much and was too sleepy, so she didn't try to persuade her anymore, she just said, "I'll take a taxi home after shopping for a while, do you hear me?"
"Okay." Yan Qiu replied obediently.
The young man was wearing a thin white coat and stood under the street lamp. The warm yellow light stood on him, casting a light layer of light on him. He was quiet and well-behaved, but he was empty, as if the wind blowingscattered.
Sister Wang hailed a taxi and was about to get in the car, but seeing Yan Qiu standing alone under the streetlight, for some reason, her heart suddenly softened.
So he couldn't help but exhorted, "Yan Qiu, you have to go home early."
Yan Qiu nodded and smiled at her.
The colleagues around left one by one, leaving Yan Qiu alone.
The night was cold and the road was deserted and deserted.
Only the street lamps cast on the ground, and his shadow followed behind.
So Yan Qiu lowered his head and looked at his own shadow while walking forward.
Is he a bit of a failure?For so many years, only the shadow has been following him.
In fact, Yan Qiu didn't know why he didn't want to go back?Probably because of drinking, the wind blows on his head, so he really wants to take a walk.
As for where to go?He doesn't know either.
Sister Wang said, "Go home early."
At that moment, he subconsciously wanted to nod, but he stopped as soon as he moved. He didn't know where his home was?
Grandpa treats him very well, but the old house doesn't seem to be home either.
His home should be a small yard with a walnut tree and a cat under the walnut tree.
In autumn, the walnut branches will be covered with green walnuts.
He lay down on the rocking chair and took a nap, while his aunt sat next to him and sewed a padded jacket for winter, and Diu Diu squatted at his aunt's feet to sleep.
I don't know how long walked, and passed a bridge.
Standing in front of Yan Qiu and looking down, the meandering river was constantly flowing, and the cool night wind was blowing on his face, making Yan Qiu feel lighter under his feet.
Memories spread out uncontrollably, he remembered that there seemed to be a river in Qian'an.
It was shallow but clear and he scooped small fish and tadpoles in it.
My aunt specially found a fish tank to raise them in. Finally, the fish were secretly eaten by Diudiu, and the tadpoles turned into little frogs, which startled him and yelled for my aunt to send them away.
So my aunt took him by the hand, took the fish tank and put the frog that had grown legs back into the river.
When going back, Yan Qiu asked puzzledly: "Auntie, why are they different from tadpoles?"
"Because they grow up."
"Will it be different when you grow up?"
"yes."
"Does the mother frog recognize her baby?"
The aunt stopped when she heard the words, looked at him seriously, and replied word by word: "I can recognize it, no matter what the little tadpole turns into? Mother frog can recognize it."
"And what if I've become something else too?"
"What does Xiaoqiu want to become?"
Yan Qiu didn't want to turn into a frog, so he thought of Diudiu, "Cat, if I turned into a cat, would you still recognize me, auntie?"
"Yes!" the aunt replied without hesitation.
"Then I will become a cat in my next life."
"Okay, aunt will continue to raise Xiaoqiu."
Yan Qiu didn't expect that there really was a next life in this world, but he didn't turn into a cat, he was still Yan Qiu.
My aunt was still under the walnut tree and couldn't support him.
Yan Qiu thought, it would be great if he could be reborn earlier.
Even if he had to suffer again from the previous twenty years, he would still be willing.
He still wants to grow up by his aunt's side again.
He also has a home.
Yan Qiu didn't know how long he had been walking, and when he came back to his senses, he found that he had sat in the waiting hall of the train station at some point.
There were people coming and going in the hall, even though it was late at night, there were still so many people rushing to their own schedules.
Where are they going?Do you want to go home too?
Sitting opposite him was a middle-aged couple. The woman was looking at the luggage, and the man was holding a little girl who was wearing a man's coat.
Judging by their clothes, they should not be a wealthy family, but the man looked at the girl with loving eyes, even if his arms were sore, he would not let the child down.
Yan Qiu's mind suddenly remembered what Sister Wang said just now, "Father, there is no one who doesn't love children."
Probably after drinking, it is really easy to be sentimental, Yan Qiu's nose turned sore, probably he is the only unlucky one in this world, no matter whether it is the former Yan family or the current Fu family, his parents don't love him.
But he doesn't care about their love, Yan Qiu thought, and slowly unfolded the train ticket in his hand.
It says City A - Qian'an.
It's okay, he has aunts who love him.
Although his aunt is gone, he still has a home.
He wants to go back, wants to go home.
There are aunts and diudiu at home, and they are waiting for him.
Probably because of the alcohol, he was also a little sleepy, and it was still early before the train arrived at the station, so he could still take a nap.
But just as he closed his eyes, the phone rang.
Yan Qiu thought for a while, maybe it was Grandpa calling, urging him to go home.
It was only then that Yan Qiu remembered that he forgot to tell his grandfather when he came out for dinner at night.
So he quickly picked up the phone.
Yan Qiu first softly called out, "Grandpa", and then said intermittently: "I'll be... going back soon."
However, no one spoke for a long time.
After a long time, a male voice sounded, "Where are you?"
It didn't seem to be Grandpa's voice, Yan Qiu held the phone in front of him, trying to identify who it was calling from.
However, he didn't know whether it was the sleepiness that made him dizzy, or the name on the phone screen was too complicated for him to recognize.
So he simply denied it, put the phone back to his ear and said, "I'll be home soon, don't worry about me."
"Where are you now?" the man asked again tirelessly.
Hearing this, Yan Qiu squeezed the train ticket in his hand, and replied, "I'm at the train station."
"Have you been drinking?"
"Yeah." Yan Qiu obediently admitted, afraid of being scolded, he added, "I only drank a little."
There was no sound from the other side for a long time.
Yan Qiu didn't care either, he was too sleepy and wanted to sleep for a while, so he hung up the phone.
But before hanging up the phone, he seemed to hear the male voice say something again.
It's like, "Stay there, I'll get you."
Yan Qiu opened his eyes, and saw a Persian cat squatting beside him, looking at him with round eyes for a moment, as if it was very curious about him.
Yan Qiu was startled when he saw the cat in front of him, his brain still hadn't reacted, so his first thought was, isn't he raising a raccoon cat?
Probably because of drinking last night, head didn't hurt, but was a little groggy, as if was pressing on a stone.
So it took him a while to remember that he had drunk yesterday.
What about after drinking?He seems to have run to the train station.
The last memory is falling asleep at the train station.
Then what?Yan Qiu sat up thinking about it.
Seeing that he was awake, the Persian cat jumped off the bed and ran out the door.
At this moment, Yan Qiu was not in the mood to care about where the cat came from, but just observed the furnishings of the room.
The first reaction is that this is not his home.
The room in front of him was more than twice as large as his room. The furnishings in the room were mainly black and white, which looked cold and depressing, which was not his favorite style.
Where is this?What the hell happened last night after he fell asleep?
Yan Qiu lamented that it was a mistake to drink, and was about to get off the bed, but as soon as he moved, he heard footsteps.
Yan Qiu raised his head, and then saw a familiar figure appearing at the door.
"Mr. Li?"
Yan Qiu just stood up, and when he saw who it was, he was so shocked that he almost lost his footing.
Li Zhi was very calm, just asked: "Wake up, do you have a headache?"
Yan Qiu shook his head, trying desperately to recall what happened last night, and then he remembered that he seemed to answer a phone call before falling asleep.
He thought it was grandpa, didn't he?
"Last night..." Yan Qiu couldn't remember the specific details, so he could only ask tentatively.
Li Zhi didn't know what to think, so he smiled and replied, "You fell asleep at the station last night drunk, so I'll take you here first."
"Then does grandpa know?" Yan Qiu suddenly remembered this incident.
"I already called." Li Zhi replied.
Yan Qiu didn't know how to react when he heard this.
If Grandpa knew about it, he wouldn't be worried about him anymore, but it also shows that he and Mr. Li are actually very familiar, otherwise, Mr. Li wouldn't have run to pick him up in the middle of the night.
Recently, Fu Jianting is trying to get in touch with Li's family. If grandpa knows that he knows Li Zhi, will he let him help them?
Yan Qiu was thinking about this when Li Zhi came over and asked, "Are you hungry? The meal is ready, do you want to eat now?"
Yan Qiu was indeed a little hungry, and immediately said, "Okay."
After speaking, he went downstairs with Li Zhi.
The decoration style of Li's house is similar to the room he lived in just now, mainly black and white.
But what was a little contrary to the decoration style here was that Yan Qiu saw a lot of flowers all the way down.
All kinds of lisianthus filled Li's villa.
It was no surprise to see a bunch of pure white eustomas on the dining table.
Inserted in a sky-blue porcelain vase, the brocade gold and silver silk tablecloth is set off elegantly and quietly.
"Do you like Eustoma very much?" Yan Qiu asked.
Hearing this, Li Zhi fixed his eyes on the bunch of pure white eustomas on the table, neither said yes nor said no, but replied flatly: "Grandmother likes it very much."
"Is that so." Yan Qiu didn't ask any more questions, and started to eat with his head down.
What Li Zhi prepared was Chinese food, which suits his taste very well, so Yan Qiu couldn't help eating a few more mouthfuls.
He just stopped halfway through eating, and his eyes fell on the pure white bunch of eustomas on the table.
He suddenly remembered that after his death in the previous life, his ashes were buried in the Fu family's private tomb.
Compared with the colorful flowers in front of other tombstones, only his tombstone is empty, just as unobtrusive as he was during his lifetime.
But on his first seven days, a person came to his tombstone, stood in front of his tombstone for a long time, and finally put down a bouquet of pure white flowers.
Yan Qiu didn't see the man's face clearly, but only saw the bouquet of flowers in front of his tombstone.
It was a bouquet of pure white eustoma.
After dinner, Li Zhi sent someone to send him back to the old house because of something.
He pushed open the door of the villa, and saw that grandpa was already waiting in the living room, holding a newspaper in his hand, but obviously, he didn't read it.
Seeing Yan Qiu came back, he was relieved.
"Grandpa." Knowing that he couldn't escape, Yan Qiu took the initiative to walk over and sit down opposite him.
He thought his grandpa would ask about him and Li Zhi, but he didn't expect his grandpa to ask, "Why did you go drinking? Are you unhappy?"
Yan Qiu was stunned when he heard the words, but didn't react for a while, so he shook his head and replied after a long time: "No, it's a department dinner, and all colleagues have gone."
"That's it." After hearing this, Grandpa slowly let go of his heart, "I thought you were unhappy living here."
"No." Yan Qiu shook his head, "Very happy."
"That's good." Mr. Fu said, picking up and putting down the newspaper in his hand, as if he was entangled in something.
Seeing this, Yan Qiu knew that Grandpa still had something to say, so he didn't leave, and waited for him quietly.
Then he pondered for a moment, and finally asked: "You and Li Zhi?"
Yan Qiu knew that he couldn't escape this question in the end, so he sighed and replied truthfully, "We know each other."
"Just acquaintance?" Mr. Fu continued to ask.
Yan Qiu was somewhat confused, but actually he didn't know how to define his relationship with Li Zhi.
Saying that the acquaintance seems too shallow, but the acquaintance seems too deep.
Seeing his reaction, Mr. Fu didn't continue to press him. He just sighed and said slowly, "If your relationship is very close..."
When Yan Qiu heard this, he couldn't help but feel cold, did he really want to lobby him for Fu Jianting and the others?
However, unexpectedly, what Old Master Li said next was, "Grandpa advises you to stay away from him."
"Ah?" Yan Qiu looked at the old man in surprise."
"The Li family is complicated. You are simple-minded. It is best not to have anything to do with their family. What's more, Li Zhi's father passed away early. He took over the Li family when he was 23 years old. He and the old man of the Li familyThe relationship is not good, without the help of the old man, but he can still secure his position among a group of wolves, tigers and leopards, so even if it is me, I never dare to underestimate him."
Yan Qiu didn't know much about the Li family, but it was a bit strange to hear that since the relationship was not good, why did Li Zhi take so seriously to prepare the birthday banquet and birthday gift for Mr. Li?
But he naturally didn't ask, he just suppressed these doubts in his heart.
Mr. Fu didn't know if he listened, but he tried his best to persuade him: "In short, Li's house is a muddy water, so don't wade in it."
After all, what Grandpa said left some traces in Yan Qiu's heart.
Therefore, Yan Qiu has been trying to find some information about the Li family on the Internet these days.
However, there are very few things about the Li family on the Internet. Except for the news that Li's father and Li's mother passed away unexpectedly, there is no related report.
Yan Qiu read the news over and over again, and only then did he know that Li Zhi had just graduated from university when Li's father and mother passed away.
The Li family has a big business and many collateral families, and everyone wants to take this opportunity to get a share of it.
For some unknown reason, Mr. Li did not attend the funeral of his son and daughter-in-law, nor did he come out to help Li Zhi.
He just locked himself in the old house and shut the door.
Such an attitude undoubtedly made the Li family more dangerous. Everyone thought that the Li family building would collapse.
But no one expected that Li Zhi, who had just graduated from university, had firmly secured his position.
Stabilizing the stock price, sweeping up side branches, and in just two years, he has completely controlled the Li family in his own hands with vigorous and decisive means.
Although what grandpa said inside and outside the meaning is that Li Zhi is too ruthless, it is better to stay away.
However, for some reason, Yan Qiu looked at the only photo on the report.
At that time, the immature young man was dressed in black and was standing in front of the two tombstones, holding a black umbrella. There was only a back view for everyone, so no one saw his face.
There were many people standing behind him, but everyone was far away from him.
Yan Qiu looked at this photo, and his grandfather said that Li Zhi was so young at that time, but he was very capable, which was truly terrifying.
But for some reason, Yan Qiu felt a little distressed.
Probably because they all experienced the same isolation.
Soon it was time for Mr. Li's birthday banquet.
Li Zhi went to the ancestral house early in the morning, so he couldn't get out, so he only sent a driver to pick him up.
When Li Zhi called to explain, Yan Qiu wanted to say that there was no need to bother, as he could go there by himself.
But Li Zhi couldn't hold back his insistence, and finally agreed.
Grandpa Li's birthday banquet will be held at the ancestral home.
Yan Qiu originally thought that Li Zhi's villa on the top of the mountain was luxurious enough, but only after arriving at the ancestral house did he realize that it was nothing more than an insignificance before.
The Li family's ancestral house is located on a mountain, built next to the mountain. When you enter the gate, you can't see the other side from a distance. All the buildings are made of antiques, mainly Xieshan buildings in the Qing Dynasty. The roof is steep and steep, and the momentum is extraordinary.
When Yan Qiu stepped in, he thought he had entered some ancient palace.
There were quite a few people who came to celebrate the birthday, but they were all very quiet, with only the sound of walking in the whole yard.
It wasn't until we approached the reception hall that there were more vocals.
In fact, Yan Qiu was not used to such an occasion, so he asked the driver to take him to find Li Zhi as soon as he came in, thinking that he would hand over the gift to him as soon as possible, as if he had completed the task.
However, before he had gone far, he heard a surprised voice behind him, "Xiaoqiu?"
Hearing this, Yan Qiu stopped and turned around.
Then he saw Fu Chenze and Fu Jianting looking at him not far away.
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