Chapter 1261: Apply for a job and collect her body

Qiule Manor was designed and decorated according to Gu Wanqiu's preferences. Once she is gone, it will seem like a lonely tomb.

Li Jinxing slowly walked upstairs to Gu Wanqiu's room. The iron chain was on the floor. The room was tidy and clean, the quilt on the bed was neatly folded, and a long skirt and coat were missing from the closet, but all the other clothes and jewelry were there.

Li Jinxing scanned every place without missing any details, and finally came to the conclusion that Gu Wanqiu really didn't take anything away.

The person is gone, but the things she used are still there. This is probably what it means when you see things that remind you of someone. Looking at these things, I can't help but think of her.

Li Jinxing gritted his teeth and took out all the clothes in the closet and threw them on the ground. In addition to these, there were also paintings hanging on the wall. These paintings were all painted by Gu Wanqiu in the past. He collected these paintings, framed them, and hung them on the wall one by one. He did all of these by himself.

Now he took them all down from the wall and threw them on the ground. The glass of the picture frames was smashed directly, and the corridor was full of glass fragments. There were also photos of Gu Wanqiu, from a porcelain doll in her childhood to a beautiful and rich woman in her adulthood. He flipped through two pages.

With a self-deprecating sneer, he threw the photo album on the floor in the corridor, took out a lighter and burned it. It caught fire immediately. The fire burned quickly when the plastic touched it. The bright flame illuminated Li Jinxing's face. He squatted on the ground, staring at the flame without blinking, until his eyes became dry, then he looked away.

When plastic glue burns, it will produce a pungent smell. Maybe he made too much noise and woke up He Tian who was sleeping in the room.

When He Tian came out, he saw a messy corridor and Li Jinxing squatting on the ground, making a fire. He had scattered photos in his hand and threw them into the fire one by one, his movements casually, as if he was burning paper money.

This scene had a great impact on He Tian. For a moment, he stood there stupidly. Li Jinxing had once cherished this place so much.

Even though Gu Wanqiu sent him to prison, when he came back, he only cut down the camellia trees outside and did not touch anything in the house.

Li Jinxing was like a collector maniac. He collected all the photos of Gu Wanqiu and put them in albums one by one. He even made a photo wall, which was so morbid.

But now... he burned all the photos that he had collected with great difficulty over the years. He squatted on the ground and stared at the flames. The back of his hand was burned by the fire, but he was unconscious and continued to use photos to light the fire. After watching the photos in his hand burn to ashes, he replaced them with another one and continued to burn.

"Boss, what are you doing?" He Tian didn't even notice that his voice was trembling.

Hearing the noise behind him, Li Jinxing didn't turn around, but glanced at He Tian behind him with the corner of his eye. He said coldly: "Find someone to clean up tomorrow. I don't want to see anything about Gu Wanqiu."

It’s gone... everything is gone... everyone is gone, what’s the point of keeping these?

Li Jinxing looked at the fire and saw Gu Wanqiu's smile gradually turning into ashes.

He stood up, a little surprised that He Tian was still here: "Why are you here?"

"Haven't I been living here these days? I was also wondering why there was no one here when I came back? Where did the servants and cooks go?"

"I gave them the day off and let them go yesterday."

"Why?"

"I don't want them to see me like this."

In order to appear carefree, he acted as if he was disgusted with Gu Wanqiu and even brought a woman back. Everyone took it seriously. But if Gu Wanqiu left, the servants would see him like this and know that he had not let go at all. The carefreeness he had acted like before would turn into embarrassment.

The photos on the ground had been almost burned, and Li Jinxing didn't keep any of them. There were backups on the computer and mobile phone, but he simply deleted them with one click, and even the photos of her and the children were not kept.

It would be great if his brain could clear this shortcut with one click, deleting all memories of her so that he would never think of her again.

Li Jinxing stood up and asked He Tian, "When did you come back?"

"yesterday."

"Then have you seen Gu Wanqiu?"

"Yes," He Tian said. "I called a taxi to take her away, and I even gave her a bank card."

Li Jinxing frowned and said in a cold voice, "Did you send her away?"

Li Jinxing could easily find out what he had done. Instead of asking him later, it would be better for him to tell him everything.

He Tian worked on the surveillance video until late last night, and his eyes were almost blinded. After he finally finished and lay down to sleep, he was woken up by the noise made by Li Jinxing before dawn.

"She's penniless. How can she leave if I don't send her off? I'm afraid she'll collapse before she even leaves this manor." He Tian shook his head. "Are you still reluctant to let her go?"

"No."

He Tian sees through everything but doesn't say anything. Li Jinxing knows that Gu Wanqiu has no money, no cell phone, and is in poor health, but he still doesn't allow anyone to help her. Isn't it obvious that he wants Gu Wanqiu to give up and leave?

He came back so early, probably because he wanted to come back to see Gu Wanqiu.

However, he didn't expect that something unexpected would happen in the middle.

Li Jinxing also made the decision to let Gu Wanqiu leave, but he added a gamble and made it impure.

The result was that Gu Wanqiu really left here, and he also burned the photos of Gu Wanqiu to let it go.

…

Gu Wanqiu, who was far away in Chengdu, was considering hiring someone to take care of her, cook for her, and do some simple housework. When she died, he would collect her body and arrange for cremation.

She posted an application online. Because the salary was high, many people contacted her during that period, but Gu Wanqiu felt that none of them were suitable.

Until one day a young man came to her door and said he wanted the job.

Chen Yan had an argument with his family and ran away from home in a fit of anger. He bought a plane ticket to Chengdu and decided to make a career here before returning. However, he knew that once he entered the business world, it would be like a deep sea. He was coaxed into investing and was cheated of his money. The only valuable thing he had left was a mobile phone. He searched nearby on the recruitment website and happened to find the application information sent by Gu Wanqiu.

After memorizing the location, he sold his mobile phone worth several thousand yuan for a thousand yuan, used the thousand yuan to buy an elderly phone, then took a taxi and rushed here. Now he has only two hundred and fifty yuan left in his pocket.

I don’t know if he is really an idiot or just naive. He just came here without asking any questions. Isn’t he worried about online fraud?

As soon as Shen Yan arrived at the door, he called Gu Wanqiu. After seeing Gu Wanqiu, he almost knelt down. He bent down and loudly stated the purpose of his visit.

"Please ask the boss to take me in."

Gu Wanqiu was startled by him. Looking at the young man in front of him, he looked to be in his early twenties, over 1.8 meters tall, with a slender figure. He was wearing sportswear and carrying a bag. He looked energetic and had handsome features. The most attractive thing about him was that he had two deep dimples when he smiled, which made it difficult for people to be on guard against him.

Gu Wanqiu couldn't just take in anyone. Her application information stated that she needed someone to take care of her, and that person should preferably be a woman. She didn't intend to consider a man.

But looking at the young man in front of him who couldn't even bend down to bow, the refusal was on the tip of his tongue, but he didn't know how to start.

"Get up first, let's go into the house and talk."

"Okay." Chen Yan was not shy at all. With a smiling face, he followed behind Gu Wanqiu like a little tail, following her pace and slowly walked into the house.

He didn't look around, but looked at Gu Wanqiu's back honestly.

There was no sofa in the room, only a few bamboo chairs. Gu Wanqiu was about to move one over for him to sit on, but Chen Yan saw this and took the initiative to move the chair: "I can do it myself, you sit first."

The two of them were facing each other, the atmosphere was quiet and a little awkward. Gu Wanqiu took two glasses of water, placed one in front of Chen Yan, and asked, "What's your name?"

"Chen Yan, the Chen with three water drops, and Yan with a sun on top and an on the bottom." Chen Yan introduced his name while gesturing with his hands. He was very enthusiastic and it was obvious that he wanted this job very much.

"Yan" means sunny. The name Chen Yan, like Chen Yan himself, makes Gu Wanqiu's current impression of him as a sunny and cheerful big boy.

"Do you have the ID card?"

"Yes, not only the ID card, but also the household registration book." Shen Yan opened the bag and took out all the information for Gu Wanqiu to see.

In addition to the documents proving his identity, Shen Yan also prepared his resume. Gu Wanqiu looked through his ID card and realized that Shen Yan was already 26 years old.

Gu Wanqiu looked at his resume and asked him, "How was your money defrauded?"

"I wanted to start my own business, so I made an investment, but I lost all my money..." Although his words were short, one could tell from his tone that he had suffered a lot of setbacks.

Gu Wanqiu asked again: "Why didn't you call your family after you were scammed out of money?"

"I left home in a huff, afraid of losing face. I wanted to make a career and leave my parents alone. But who knew that all the money I took with me was gone, and I'm too embarrassed to call them. Boss Gu, I'm really desperate. I saw your job application. The salary is high, and you can earn so much money in a short time, and you also have a place to live. You're the only one who can offer this job. I really need it."

As long as he has money, he can start a business again, and when he makes money, he will return home in glory.

Gu Wanqiu probably understood his thoughts, and was trying to save face by pretending to be strong.

Chen Yan has a lot of experience and doesn't seem to have any bad habits. Gu Wanqiu chatted with him casually. She has been with Li Jinxing for so many years and has learned a lot from him. For example, you can roughly tell what kind of person he is from his words and deeds.

She was a dying person and had nothing to be on guard against. It was already like this, so what did she have to lose? She wasn't worried about being cheated.

The two of them got along better and better as they talked, and when they had finished talking, Gu Wanqiu went straight to the point.

"My situation here is different from what you think. I want to find an aunt."

Girls who are too young are not good at taking care of others. For men, it is not convenient to take care of her if they live here, so the best thing is to find an aunt, just like the nanny who took care of her in Qiule Manor.

"But your application didn't say you only wanted an aunt."

Gu Wanqiu took out her cell phone and opened the webpage. Sure enough, the column for gender requirements was blank. She had forgotten to make a note of it. No wonder so many men had called her to apply for the job in the past few days.

She always contacted by phone to understand the other party's situation. For example, Shen Yan took a taxi here, and he was the only one.

Chen Yan understood Gu Wanqiu's concerns. In order to get the job, he quickly talked about his strengths: "I can clean and cook. You can try me out for three days. If I'm not suitable, I'll leave. When you officially hire me, you can kick me out at any time if you don't like me. I'm safe. It's dangerous for a woman like you to live in such a remote place. I, a man, can protect you!"

That's true. If something happens in this remote area, it would take a long time to call the police.

"I'll keep you here for a year at most. I have my requirements. I'll let you work here, but on the condition that you can't leave here without my permission. If you need money, I can give it to you in advance."

"Why a year? Are you going to leave after a year?" Also, why couldn't he leave just because he worked here? This request was a bit coercive, wasn't it? He was quite satisfied with the early salary, though; after all, he needed money the most right now.

Gu Wanqiu frowned and said in a calm tone, "Because I'm dying, the doctor said I won't live more than a year, maybe only a few months. So, what I really want to find is someone who can collect my body."

Shen Yan's eyes widened, his back felt cold, and he was speechless for a moment, unable to speak as if there was a fishbone stuck in his throat.

He stared at Gu Wanqiu. From the first moment he saw her, he noticed that the person in front of him was too thin and her complexion was abnormal. He thought she was just sick, but he never expected that she was dying.

He must have been scared when he heard the words "collecting corpses". Just these two words would discourage many applicants.

Shen Yan didn't speak for a long time. Just when Gu Wanqiu thought he was going to give up the job, Shen Yan asked, "What's wrong? Why aren't your family members with you? Why aren't you in the hospital?"

Gu Wanqiu shook her head, her expression very casual, as if she was talking about something perfectly normal: "I'm already dying, and sending me to the hospital won't solve the problem. As for my family..."

Gu Wanqiu paused, and Li Jinxing's cold face and the three children appeared in her mind.

"I don't have any family now."

Maybe she died in an accident. Apart from this, Shen Yan couldn't think of anything else. He now felt that the woman in front of him was particularly pitiful. Shen Yan felt a little uncomfortable when he brought up her sad story.

Although it was a very sad and depressing conversation, Gu Wanqiu smiled, as if the dying person she was talking about was not her.

When she smiled, the lines of her facial features became softer. Gu Wanqiu did not look good at first glance, as she had become thin and deformed, but when she smiled, she gave people a gentle and soft feeling, making people want to get close to her.

Gu Wanqiu asked: "Do you still want this job?"