The rich and powerful: the contracted secret wife, please enter the game

Chapter 98 Sin
Not long after, it was the old man's birthday. In the past, he was very low-key, but this year, he made an uncharacteristically grand arrangement. He asked people to book a banquet in the hotel early in the morning, and invited relatives and friends to gather together.

He also specifically told Lu Zhengnan to bring Ye Chuxiao back to participate, so they rushed to Beijing the night before.

When Lu's mother saw Ye Chuxiao, she was still intentionally indifferent, even refusing to accept the gift she bought specially.

"What's this for?" The old man shouted sullenly at the side.

Mother Lu had no choice but to pick it up awkwardly, turned around and went into the West Wing to stay there, never coming out again.

"Don't be as knowledgeable as your mother." The old man waved his hand and asked again: "What about the little girl, why didn't you bring it back?"

Hearing that he was still thinking about Mi Lier, Ye Chuxiao was very moved, and hurriedly replied: "Their school is arranging a program, and they are not allowed to ask for leave, and ask friends to help them watch at home for two days."

In fact, she was also worried that Mi Lier's appearance at the birthday banquet would cause trouble, so she specifically asked Shen Ya to take care of her instead of bringing her to Beijing.

The old man asked her about her physical condition again, and asked her to go to rest earlier.

When only the father and son were left, the old man beckoned Lu Zhengnan to sit beside him: "You and Chu Xiao got married, and there was nothing to do. No one outside knows our daughter-in-law, so I will take this opportunity to introduce you to her." .”

Only then did Lu Zhengnan understand the reason why he held a big birthday banquet, he was startled, lowered his head and smiled: "Dad, if only we could be like this a few years ago."

"Yes." The old man also sighed with emotion: "Our father and father, because our personalities are too similar, so we don't give in to each other."

"No way, who made me your own son." Lu Zhengnan patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "It's not too late, there are still decades to come, let's live a good life as a family."

The old man nodded, his eyes were sour.I hope, even if it can't be decades, as long as he can live a few more years with his children and grandchildren around his knees, he will be satisfied...

At noon of the next day, Lu Zhengnan and Ye Chuxiao accompanied the old man to the birthday banquet, one on the left and one on the right. Shiman's mother and daughter naturally also came. Standing in the crowd beside them, they felt very uncomfortable.

"Mom, look, the surname Lu is actually Lu, not our surname Shi." Shiman curled his lips.

Shi Mu lowered her head and said nothing.Now she is really at a disadvantage. Even if Shiman went to meet the old man in person last time, he only called her later, but he never came to the villa here again.

After all, it was to blame the child in Ye Chuxiao's stomach.If it wasn't for seeing her being able to spread incense, how could the old man's emotional balance tilt so quickly?Shi's mother stared at Ye Chuxiao's swollen belly with vicious eyes.

And Shiman looked at Ye Chuxiao's stomach, and was also unhappy, why she was so lucky, but she couldn't get pregnant anyway.

At this moment, she caught a glimpse of Luo Xin coming in from the door, so she walked over to say hello.

Luo Xin and her were now fighting against each other, looking at Ye Chuxiao who was standing in the middle of the crowd, her eyes were sharp: "Oh, this woman is really expensive according to her mother, she is obviously a sparrow, but she just flew up to a branch and became a phoenix. "

"That's not it." Shiman also scoffed.

At this time, the birthday banquet officially started. The old man first thanked the guests for their support, and then solemnly introduced Ye Chuxiao: "This is Zhengnan's lover, the daughter-in-law of our Lu family, Chuxiao, they were married in the ancient city before." , I was afraid that everyone would be troublesome, so I didn't invite everyone one by one, let's just make up for their wedding banquet today, and when I have a grandson later, I will treat everyone to a drink."

When he said this, the people below naturally cheered and booed. Ye Chuxiao was pleasantly surprised, but also a little embarrassed. He just blushed and snuggled up beside Lu Zhengnan, while the old man looked at them with a smile on his side.

Such a picture, in the eyes of the Shi family and the Luo family, is of course extremely glaring.

Today, mother Lu also acted as if she was in charge of the family, welcoming and seeing off, deliberately showing off her mother, making her so depressed that she left before the banquet even started.

Shi Man had nothing to do, so he simply mingled with Luo Xin, and the two sat in the corner, scolding Ye Chuxiao fiercely.

During the meal, the old man personally led Lu Zhengnan and Ye Chuxiao, and made a toast at the table. Ye Chuxiao served boiled water, of course, but she was pregnant after all, and she still felt uncomfortable after drinking too much water, so during the break, Talk to Lu Zhengnan and go to the bathroom.

Lu Zhengnan originally planned to accompany her, but was dragged away by several other elders, so he could only tell her to be careful.

This scene happened to be seen by Shi Man, she winked at Luo Xin, and the two followed quietly.

As soon as Ye Chuxiao closed the partition door, they entered the bathroom.

"There are some people who are children's mothers before they get married, and they still pretend to be shy in front of everyone." Shiman's voice reached Ye Chuxiao's ears, and she was taken aback, knowing that it was aimed specifically at her." to chat with".

Sure enough, Luo Xin's sarcasm also followed suit: "He is called a powerful acting school. I think how vividly he acted at my wedding back then. He made the children come out to make trouble, and he ran over with an innocent look on his face." Stop it, and finally drag someone else's groom away, ouch, even Maggie Cheung may not be able to compare with her."

The two of them sang together, Ye Chuxiao just kept silent, originally thought that the other party would leave after a few words, but they seemed to be planning to fight a protracted war.

They could afford it, and she couldn't wait, so she packed up and came out, ignoring the knife-like gazes of the two, came and washed her hands before leaving.

Shi Man and Luo Xin couldn't bear her indifference, so they stopped her.

"What's the matter, I'm pregnant and you want to fight with me?" Ye Chuxiao smiled.

She was the focus of the audience today, how could they dare to make such a cruel move, they could only look at each other resentfully, and dodge to the side.

But in the end he was not reconciled, facing her back, Shiman couldn't bear to add another sentence: "You can be proud. When your husband goes bankrupt, I think you will still be arrogant!"

bankruptcy?Ye Chuxiao suddenly remembered the pre-nuptial gift agreement, and was taken aback, but she calmly turned her head to test: "I'm afraid it won't be so easy for you to get what you want?"

At this time, Shiman only wanted to hit her, and said something that shouldn't have been said: "Then you just wait and see, and then don't come to my door crying to beg for food."

Ye Chuxiao took a deep look at her, said nothing, and left first.

Back to Lu Zhengnan, he was in a hurry: "Why have you been here for so long?"

"I felt a little sick to my stomach just now." Ye Chuxiao replied with a smile, without mentioning what happened just now.

"How is it now?"

"never mind."

The two walked away while talking, and continued to greet the guests. Luo Xin, who came out of the bathroom, looked at Lu Zhengnan's back in a daze for a while, then turned around and asked Shi Man: "You said just now that he is going bankrupt, is it true or not?" of?"

Shiman smiled mysteriously: "What do you hope?"

"Of course I hope it's true." Luo Xin gritted her teeth.Anyway, she can't get it, why bother to take advantage of others, the more unlucky Lu Zhengnan is, the better.

Shiman took her hand and whispered, "Look, in the future, there will be a lot of fun..."

When the banquet was over and they returned home, the old man and Mother Lu went back to the rooms at the two ends. Ye Chuxiao was so bored in the hotel today, and didn't want to enter the room, so he and Lu Zhengnan moved two chairs and sat in the flower room to rest.

"Zhengnan..." Ye Chuxiao hesitated for a while before speaking: "I met Shiman at dinner today, and she said something."

"What did she say again?" Lu Zhengnan frowned.

Ye Chuxiao twirled the flower in her hand: "Listen to her tone...that you will go bankrupt."

Lu Zhengnan's eyes were slightly startled, and then he curled his lips: "Listen to her nonsense."

But now Ye Chuxiao knows him too well, and she has noticed the change in his eyes just now: "Don't hide it from me, is there really any danger?"

"Nothing." He patted the top of her head: "Don't think about anything, just eat, sleep, and take care of your baby."

Ye Chuxiao lowered her eyelids, said "Yes", and smiled calmly: "Actually, it's okay even if you really go bankrupt, at worst, let's live poorly."

His eyes softened: "That's right, I'm not afraid, my wife is a designer, at worst I'll be a softie in the future."

"Good idea." She leaned into his arms and snorted softly, "Even if you go to carry sacks and polish shoes, you still have to earn back the money for the baby's milk powder."

He hugged her and smiled, rubbing his chin lightly on her forehead with warm eyes.

With such a wife, he was really not afraid of anything else, the only thing he was afraid of was making her suffer along with him.

And in the evening of that day, an unexpected visitor came to the courtyard——Qi Zhen.

This was the second time he came to the door, and he still didn't say hello in advance.

When he entered the yard, Ye Chuxiao was walking around the flower garden. When he saw him, the hand that was originally on his waist dropped, and he gave a polite and indifferent smile: "You are here, sit inside."

"Sit in the house, who invited him?" Lu's mother's voice suddenly broke in, and when she walked to Ye Chuxiao's side, her eyes swept back and forth between them twice, as if doubting that they still had a selfless relationship .

Ye Chuxiao felt a stab in his heart, said he was going to drink water, then turned around and went back to the house.

Qi Zhen's eyes flickered, he didn't say anything, he just nodded slightly to Lu's mother, and went straight to the east wing.

The old man and Lu Zhengnan were both in the room, and he put the gift box he was carrying on the coffee table: "I have something to do today, so I'm sorry for not being able to catch up with your birthday party."

Now that he no longer calls "Dad", the old man forced a smile and nodded: "It's okay, sit down."

He sat down, three people, occupying three sofas, each silent.

"I heard from Zhengnan that you plan to build a resort." The old man found a topic, but just as he said it, he felt that the topic was not appropriate.

Qi Zhen didn't shy away from it, nodded and smiled: "Yes, thanks to Zhengnan's strong support this time, most of the funds were paid by him."

Although the old man had thought about it beforehand, his expression darkened suddenly when he heard this.

However, Lu Zhengnan gave him a reassuring look, calm and composed: "The money spent is not too much, and the ancient city lacks such a high-end resort. If it is managed well in the future, it should be very profitable."

"That's right." Qi Zhen agreed with half-lidded eyes.

"That's good. Now it's your young people's world. I, an old man, don't care about anything. Just take care of everything." The old man sighed, with a slightly tired look on his face.

"You should be tired today, so I won't bother you any more." Qi Zhen stood up.

"I'll see you off." Lu Zhengnan then stood up and went out with Qi Zhen.

When he got to the yard, he told Qi Zhen to wait, then went into the room and told Ye Chuxiao to go out by himself so that he would not have to wait for him for dinner at night.

"Where are you going?" Ye Chuxiao saw Qi Zhen through the window and asked worriedly.

"He and I have some business to do." Lu Zhengnan kissed her forehead: "You stay at home and wait for me to come back."

He then left with Qi Zhen, instead of driving his own car, he got into Qi Zhen's Audi: "Let's go to the cemetery together."

Qi Zhen was taken aback.

"Have you not been there for a long time?" Lu Zhengnan turned his head and smiled at him: "Zhiyu definitely misses you too."

Qi Zhen's hand holding the steering wheel tightened a little, his eyes fixed on the front.

"Let's go." Lu Zhengnan fastened his seat belt and said nothing.

Qi Zhen sat silently for a while, and finally stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, and the car started quickly.

When they arrived outside the cemetery, the two got out of the car, but Qi Zhen stood at the door, not moving for a long time.

Lu Zhengnan was in front of him, with his back turned to him, and said softly: "She shouldn't blame you."

Qi Zhen suddenly raised his eyes to look at him, but only saw his figure, gradually going away, melting into the pale golden setting sun.

He was stunned for a while, and finally followed.

The closer he got to Ling Zhiyu's tomb, the slower his steps became.

In the past many years, he has actually been here. Every time, he entrusts the guards of the cemetery to bring him flowers and sacrifices.

He couldn't face her, didn't know how to face her.

Finally, she still walked to the tomb, and Twilight shot the photo, her eyes seemed to be looking at him in a mist.

His heart seemed to be cut into pieces, his Adam's apple rolled, and he couldn't even pronounce her name.

That night was the sin of his life.

"I told Zhiyu, it wasn't your fault." Lu Zhengnan looked at him and said in a low voice.

Qi Zhen clenched his hands by his side and closed his eyes.

"Third Brother, this is the first time, or maybe the last time, that we will come to see Zhiyu together." There was a trace of desolation in Lu Zhengnan's smile; "I used to blame you for Zhiyu's affairs, but later I found out that I was wrong, you, like me, do everything for her own good."

Qi Zhen clenched his teeth, and there were tears in the corners of his eyes, oozing out uncontrollably.

For the first time in so many years, someone said that his departure was for her own good.

Everyone in the world believed that he was the one who cruelly abandoned her and pushed her into hell.

No one knew that before he made that decision, he himself had already fallen into hell.

How could he not love her?
That girl is also a treasure in his heart.

When he learned of her accident, he even thought about committing suicide to accompany her and make up for her.

But at that time, he couldn't die, he had to bear too much, and he didn't even have the qualifications to die.

His legs had gradually weakened, and he fell to sit in front of her grave, holding his head in his hands, and weeping silently.

Lu Zhengnan stood behind him, looking at him quietly, with sad and relieved eyes.

The three of them finally explained everything face to face.

Since I walked out of this cemetery today, I have no regrets.

This is probably also the final farewell to the friendship between each other.

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When leaving the cemetery, it was already dark, Qi Zhen said to send Lu Zhengnan back, but he said no.

He waved to stop a taxi, and before he got into the car, he turned his head again, looked at Qi Zhen and smiled: "Third Brother, take care."

Qi Zhen watched him leave in a daze, a little absent-minded along the way.

When he returned to the Shi family's villa, he hadn't seen his son-in-law's mother Shi for a long time, and she was overjoyed. He asked this Luo Na, but he didn't refuse, but he wasn't enthusiastic, he just accepted it with a light smile.

After Shi Man's birthday banquet was over, he went out to play with Luo Xin, and he hasn't come back yet.

He sat downstairs with Shi Mu for a while, then went upstairs and returned to the bedroom. After taking a shower, he looked at the bed, frowned, and asked the nanny to come in and replace it with a new one before lying on it.

Shiman didn't come back from playing until midnight, and was drunk again. She staggered and bumped on the stairs, and the noise she made woke up Shi's mother who was already asleep. After she came out, she complained in a low voice: "You What's the matter, you don't answer the phone, don't you know that Qi Zhen is back?"

"Qi Zhen?" Shi Man asked in disbelief, giggling: "Mom, are you drunk too?"

"Believe it or not, he is waiting for you in the room." Shi Mu turned impatiently and went back to sleep.

Shiman was stunned for a while, then walked over and pushed open the door of his room.

With the light from the corridor, she looked at the person lying on the bed, feeling like she was dreaming.

She walked in in a daze, and threw herself beside his pillow: "Qi Zhen, are you really back?"

Qi Zhen closed his eyes without saying a word.

Shiman stared at him blankly for a while, and then slowly walked into the bathroom to take a shower.

The hot water washed her face, and it seemed that tears were also mixed into it.

She thought that he would never come back to this house again.

After washing herself and putting on a clean bathrobe, she returned to the bed. He had already turned inside, and his face could no longer be seen.

She lay there in a daze for a while, then approached him carefully, and hugged him gently from behind.

He didn't move and seemed to be asleep.

But she knew he didn't, because when she hugged him just now, his body stiffened out of habit.

He never liked her intimacy, but today he did not refuse.

Maybe because she was really drunk today and was too sentimental, her tears flowed down and soaked his clothes: "Qi Zhen, why did you come back?"

She thought he would not answer her.

But after a long time, I heard him say: "Turning around in Beijing, I suddenly found that there is nowhere to go."

Her tears became more violent, she hugged him tightly, and cried out: "You still have me, as long as you want me, I will always be here waiting for you."

In the darkness, he finally turned around slowly, hugged her, and patted her on the back...

When she woke up the next day, she was alone in the room, and the pillow was empty. She couldn't even be sure whether the brief warmth last night really happened or was her hallucination.

When I went downstairs to the living room, I only saw Shi Mu, who was leaning sleepily on the sofa, not wanting to move.

"Hey, you." Shi Mu turned her head and saw her, and said angrily, "On weekdays Qi Zhen doesn't come back, you look like a bitter woman, now that he's back, you're still like a bitter woman."

"Did he really come back last night?" Schman jumped up.

"Nonsense." Shi's mother rolled her eyes: "He got up early in the morning to go to the company."

Shiman felt that his mood suddenly became sunny, and ran upstairs to get dressed, and then rushed to the company.

When I went, Qi Zhen was in a meeting, and Lu Zhengnan was also there.

Both of them listened to the financial department's report with blank faces, saying that the company was in the red and had not paid interest on the loan.

"Can't even pay off the interest now?" Lu Zhengnan smiled noncommittally after listening.

"The few projects I invested in before didn't work very well." Qizhen stood up, faced everyone, and bowed slightly: "I made a mistake in my decision at the time, so I should also be responsible. It just so happens that Mr. Lu is here today, so I think Resign."

"Resign? Qizhen, what are you doing?" Shi Man, who was standing at the door, rushed in anxiously and asked loudly.

Qi Zhen didn't look back at her, but only sighed slightly: "My ability is indeed not qualified for the position of general manager, please approve by President Lu."

With Lu Zhengnan's hands under the table, the knuckles tapped each other, and after a while, he nodded with a smile: "Alright."

Shiman's eyes widened instantly, and he was about to refute, but he heard Lu Zhengnan say again: "Then you can concentrate on managing your branch in the ancient city, and simply transfer the holiday villa project to the new company's name, which is convenient You manage."

"This..." Qi Zhen showed hesitation, but Lu Zhengnan clapped his hands: "Okay, it's settled like this. On the Beijing side, President Shi will be transferred from deputy to full-time general manager."

This sudden change made Shiman unable to react, and stood there in a daze.

It wasn't until the meeting was over and everyone filed out that she came back to her senses and grabbed Qi Zhen: "What the hell..."

"Just do whatever you want to arrange." Qi Zhen only said this lightly, and then went out, and she could only follow up resentfully...

That afternoon, Lu Zhengnan and Ye Chuxiao went back to the ancient city together, but when they boarded the plane, they found that Qi Zhen was actually on the same flight as them, and the seats were not far apart.

When Ye Chuxiao faces Qi Zhen now, she is always silent. She only half-hides herself behind Lu Zhengnan and doesn't say a word, and between Qi Zhen and Lu Zhengnan, apart from saying "what a coincidence", there is also Also nothing to say.

After taking their seats, Ye Chuxiao, who was drowsy after pregnancy, gradually fell asleep. Lu Zhengnan asked the stewardess for a blanket, wrapped her up gently, and then hugged her into his arms.

This scene fell into Qi Zhen's eyes. He turned his head and looked at the clouds outside the window. The fingertips on his knees were slowly closing, as if he wanted to hold something that he couldn't hold...

(End of this chapter)