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Chapter 86 Who Wouldn't Like Our Xixi?
Ming Yingtan resumed his usual calm demeanor and discussed the cultural and tourism project with Xi Yun face to face.

Lu Qingfei played the role of assistant throughout the process, handing over materials and pouring tea.

The forty-minute discussion went quite smoothly, but Xi Yun could sense a strange atmosphere in the air.

This strangeness was answered at the end of the conversation.

Ming Yingtan was sitting on a plain sofa, his handsome face made him look younger than his actual age. When he raised his eyes to look at Lu Qingfei, his deep eyes paused slightly, with a sense of relaxation and majesty coexisting.

Lu Qingfei's eyes were bright, and he spoke slowly:
"uncle."

"uncle?"

Jiang Heng flipped through the materials slowly and leisurely. His slender fingers were like delicate bamboo and jade, and light blue veins bulged slightly on the back of his hands.

"She has relatives?"

Lin Rui nodded: "Lu Qingfei's mother is Mingyi, a police officer; his father is Lu Shilan, a painter."

"Ming Yingtan is Mingyi's brother, and Lu Qingfei's uncle."

"The house in Jinjia Tiandi was previously registered under Ming Yingtan's name, and it was transferred to Lu Qingfei's name after going through many procedures. It seems that they are deliberately erasing the connection between the two."

Jiang Heng thought thoughtfully: "If she has relatives, why did she grow up in an orphanage?"

Lin Rui said: "When Lu Qingfei was seven years old, Mingyi died in a drug-busting operation. Her father Lu Shilan also died in the winter of Mingyi's death."

"As for why Lu Qingfei appeared in the orphanage, I asked the orphanage and the school, but no one knew."

Jiang Heng's eyes fell on Lu Shilan's personal introduction page and asked calmly, "How did Lu Shilan die?"

"Depression or love suicide."

A vague answer.

Jiang Heng raised his well-defined chin slightly and glanced at him with a cold look.

Lin Rui said hurriedly: "There is a more important message."

"Lu Qingfei's former name was Mingkui."

The stern look in Jiang Heng's eyes seemed to freeze into an icicle for a moment, frozen in his eyes, and fixed.

"After Mingyi died, she changed her name to Lu Qingfei."

Lin Rui took great pains to find it.

If you don't check, your thoughts will be clear; if you check, it will be a mess.

I originally thought her resume was simple: both her parents had passed away, she grew up in an orphanage, and graduated from Huajin University.

The result…the deeper you dig, the greater the risk.

Very exciting.

Lin Rui, a tough guy, was so stimulated that he wanted to cry into a moat.

Jiang Heng lowered his brows and gazed at the oil painting "Muse", one of Lu Shilan's works. He curled his fingertips, his expression distant and unpredictable.

Sunflower.
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Yuexin Culture Museum.

When Lu Qingfei called her "Uncle", Xi Yun showed a rare look of surprise.

Looking at Ming Yingtan's reaction again, he just hummed lightly.

The perceptive secretary smiled and said to Xi Yun, "Boss Xi, I'll take you there."

It was obvious that they were trying to chase her away, so Xi Yun tactfully got up and left.

Before leaving, she looked back at Lu Qingfei, who looked calm and normal, with nothing unusual about him.

There were only two people left in the office, and Lu Qingfei took the initiative to say, "Boss Xi and I have no vested interest in anything, so you don't have to worry about that."

The project fell into the hands of Xi Yun, and Ming Yingtan was the official person in charge of the project. If Lu Qingfei was really Xi Yun's assistant, it would be easy for him to be criticized.

The air was a bit stuffy, so Lu Qingfei walked to the window and slowly pushed it open. The breeze that blew in was chilly and had a damp feeling as if rain was about to fall.

Ming Yingtan's gaze followed Lu Qingfei. After not seeing her for more than half a year, she seemed to have changed a lot.

She is no longer the little girl who would hold his clothes and call him uncle, make faces and tease him by saying "I want to make uncle happy", and throw herself into his arms and act coquettishly.

"Uncle, why did you nickname me Xixi? They all laugh at me, saying that I am giggling."

Ming Yingtan picked up his little niece, stroked her head, and said softly:

"The five elements of the word 'Xi' are gold, which means it represents tenacity and fortitude. If anyone says 'xixi' again, tell your uncle and he will give him a lesson."

The girl hung her head. “Some people hate my name, and they hate me too.”

Ming Yingtan: "Who wouldn't like us Xixi?"

The girl's eyes were as clear and bright as if washed with water: "Haha."

Ming Yingtan: "Who is Haha?"

Girl: "Brother Mingshuo." Ming Yingtan: "..."

This bastard!

Mingyi and Lu Shilan passed away one after another. The seven-year-old girl, who had never experienced any wind and rain and had always grown up in a greenhouse, was able to withstand the pressure and made a choice that no one could have imagined.

Ming Yingtan still remembers it vividly.

The seven-year-old girl looked up and said to him, "I want to go to the orphanage."

Her voice was as childish as her eyes were determined.

Ming Yingtan will never forget that look.

At that time, he thought that everyone will make a stupid mistake once in their life.

The conditions in the orphanage are not good, and his niece will definitely ask to come back in a few days.

However, Ming Yingtan didn't expect that she would never come back after she left.

He also tried to exercise custody rights and wanted to bring her back, but in the end he had to let her go for various reasons.

Ming Yingtan has been paying attention to the growth of his niece.

Elementary school, junior high school, high school, and university.

At every stage, he could see the luster and texture of life in her.

She has a vigorous vitality and a lively and active mind.

Mingyi and Lu Shilan's education was very successful.

The girl is not as rebellious and outspoken as her mother, nor as calm and introverted as her father.

She is good at thinking, does not follow the crowd, and has her own ideas.

Thinking about this thing is an extremely luxurious thing in any era.

"Uncle." Lu Qingfei took a deep breath, walked to the sofa, and poured a cup of fresh tea for Ming Yingtan. He said meekly, "I never blamed you."

Ming Yingtan took the tea, his eyes slightly weary, and quietly observed his niece.

Seeing her today, she seemed much calmer than she was at the graduation ceremony more than half a year ago.

When she was a child, Lu Qingfei didn't understand why Ming Yingtan was so eager to ask her to change her name right after Ming Yi died.

It was not until the world of cultivation, in Dongyang Country, that she learned about the relationship between Xie Yunji and the royal family that she understood.

Xie Yunji's father was the emperor of Dongyang State. When his father married his mother, he promised that she would be the only one in the harem.

But within two years, the emperor betrayed the queen and had many concubines.

The disheartened queen entrusted Xie Yunji to the head of the sect and named him Xie Yunji, one to curse the emperor to be lonely and miserable, and the other to protect Xie Yunji.

Ming Yingtan forced Ming Kui to change her name to Lu Qingfei, firstly because the case was not settled and they were afraid of retaliation, so they changed her name to protect her;

The second is to help Lu Shilan get out of his grief as soon as possible.

Although the case was closed not long ago, Lu Shilan decided to abandon his daughter and chase after his true love.

"Mingyi can't touch water in winter, I have to watch over her, what will she do without me?"

"Mingyi, can you just be my hero for the next generation?"

Just these two sentences.

There is no Lu Shilan in the world anymore.

Ming Yingtan sometimes wondered if it was he who forced Lu Qingfei to change his name, breaking Lu Shilan's last straw and making him lose all attachment to the world.

As a result, Lu Qingfei lost his mother first and then his father.

"My dad never blamed you."

Lu Qingfei held the teacup and took a sip slowly. It was a bit bitter. She frowned slightly, then relaxed in an instant.

"My choice to go to the orphanage and my dad's choice to go find my mom have nothing to do with you."

Ming Yingtan's hands on his knees trembled slightly, and tears welled up in his eyes. He turned his head to look out the window. The branches of the cherry blossom trees outside were swaying, and a pink petal floated into the house.

Lu Qingfei was right.

For so many years, he felt guilty and felt that he was neither a competent brother nor a competent uncle.

ps: Xie Yunji's name is in Chapter 32

Come on, sort it out:
(Before 7 years old) Mingkui.

(After 7 years old) Lu Qingfei.

Xixi, a nickname.