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"I found his phone number before, but I haven't had the chance to contact him yet," Xu Yu said. "I can't guarantee that he will tell me the truth."
Zhao Cheng was very embarrassed: "Does the former chairman know?"
Xu Yu smiled and said, "I will have nothing to do with Xi Jiang from now on."
The words were simple, but Zhao Cheng understood them. He smiled and patted his thigh. "That's great, that's great. I was always worried about what might have happened to him while you were taking care of him. Fortunately, nothing happened to you."
"Thank you for worrying about me."
"You know, actually, I really wanted to leave for the first five years. Being difficult is one thing, but I signed a confidentiality agreement when I took over, and Lin Mian also told me something. He said it was Xi Jiang's internal affairs, and it was best not to let anyone know except the assistant who was responsible for it." Zhao Cheng said, "At the time, we were both in dire straits. I had to please Xi Jiang for work. He was a very good boss, and the annual benefits were very high. I admire people like him at work. He is capable, efficient, and not harsh on employees. But I can't say anything good about his personal life, and I can't change it. He has a mental illness."
Xu Yu was stunned: "Mental illness?"
Wei Pei'er also said that, but Xu Yu was not associated with the disease. If that was true, Xi Jiang's mood changes at any time in the villa would make sense.
"Well, I don't know the details. I only know that he suffered from trauma as a child. He suffered from intermittent amnesia for a long time. Later, when I followed him, it was not at its most serious. He had been taking medicine and seeing doctors in secret. He also knew how to control his emotions, so every time he had an outburst, he would hide and didn't want to see anyone."
"He suffered a lot, and it wasn't easy for him to hold on. After Zhu Wenxu gained fame overseas and returned to China to take over the family business, he often lost control, and things got worse and worse. I've wanted to tell you many times, but it's an insider secret. I often wanted to escape, but seeing him struggling to hold on, I felt heartbroken."
Zhao Cheng sighed, "But he's truly paranoid and stubborn, still yearning for Zhu Wenxu to return. This internal strife within the Xi family may seem to outsiders like a fight for the throne, but only those most deeply involved know it's a bid to get Xi Jiang to compromise and accept treatment."
Xu Yu was stunned.
"So everyone breathed a sigh of relief when he stepped down," Zhao Cheng said. "But recently there's been another uproar. The Zhu and Xi families are going to court."
"What's the meaning?"
"Don't you know?" Zhao Cheng said, "Madam Xi is suing Zhu Wenxu for trespassing and attempted murder, and also for violating Xi Jiang's reputation. They've been fighting lately, and neither side is willing to drop the lawsuit."
Xu Yu’s head was buzzing.
Wasn't it the company that infringed the copyright? Why was it suing the Xi family?
Does the trespassing refer to Zhu Wenxu breaking into a private house and rescuing him?
Zhao Cheng sighed, "I don't know how serious the situation is. That's all I know. I've been in touch with Lin Mian occasionally. He's coming to Tingfeng on a business trip soon. I'll send you his phone number on WeChat and you can get in touch later."
Xu Yu nodded: "Thank you."
"You're welcome." Zhao Cheng patted his shoulder. "I'll be leaving first."
The surrounding environment was expanding, and Xu Yu felt his mind was in a mess. He was too lazy to take a taxi after leaving the coffee shop and walked all the way towards home. The wind blew his hair to one side, but he didn't care at all.
Xu Yu's feet were numb, his legs aching, before he walked to the long corridor in the complex and sat down. He had initially overlooked many things, like the impact of Zhu Wenxu and Xi Jiang's falling out. Or how Xi Jiang was there when he broke through the second-floor window and climbed into the room to embrace him? How would Xi Jiang retaliate against him?
His feet were still numb, and he stared at the setting sun, feeling somewhat bewildered. Although the two men were equally powerful, there was no benefit in falling out, not to mention knowing how outsiders would judge Zhu Wenxu.
After a long time, Xu Yu got up and walked upstairs. He didn't know how he could help, nor did he know how long Zhu Wenxu planned to hide this from him, but at least he didn't want to think about it anymore.
Twelve o'clock at night.
Zhu Wenxu returned from work, took off his brown coat, and turned off his ringing phone, which continued to vibrate. He rubbed his brow and walked out: "I thought I made myself clear."
"You've finally gotten everything, and you don't want it anymore?"
"What's the use? I'm destined not to be Zhu Baiming, right?"
"Zhu Wenxu!"
Zhu Wenxu took out a cigarette box with one hand, shook out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, then put the box back in his pocket, holding the cigarette between his fingers: "This is not my name."
There was silence from the other side, followed by a loud crashing sound. She then calmed down her anger and said, "Can't you just give in? Why do you have to make such a scene?"
"You can take everything back, and you always know that I don't owe you anything."
He put it back in his mouth and began to feel for the lighter. Suddenly, a pair of hands appeared in front of him, lit the flame with a click, and helped him light the cigarette.
The person on the other end of the phone still refused to give up: "I really regret it. I regret taking you back."
Zhu Wenxu put the phone away, held the cigarette in his mouth, reached over Xu Yu's head, turned his face to the side and kissed his lips, then turned over and kissed his cheek.
The voice on the phone was still clear no matter how far away it was: "Okay, now that you've grown strong and want to fight us to the death, we have nothing to fear."
The call was cut off.
"You know everything?" Zhu Wenxu asked in a low voice.
He didn't sleep and appeared beside her late at night. He didn't fall asleep when he was sleepy like usual, but he couldn't sleep because he was worried about something.
What kind of worries could make Xu Yu so energetic? Zhu Wenxu guessed the answer immediately.
Xu Yu hummed vaguely and burrowed into Zhu Wenxu's arms: "Did you have a fight with your family?"
"That doesn't count as family." Zhu Wenxu put out his cigarette. "You do."
"You're my family too."
It was obvious that he had a bad relationship with his family, so Xu Yu didn't ask any more questions. She buried her face in his arms without saying a word.
Zhu Wenxu hugged him for a while and said, "Come in, it's windy outside."
Xu Yu nodded.
Back in bed, neither of them felt sleepy. Zhu Wenxu hugged Xu Yu while flipping through a book, and Xu Yu was playing with his fingers, which kept distracting him.
I simply didn't read Zhu Wenxu.
"Xu Yu, give me some more time, let's go traveling."
Xu Yu: "Okay."
"Where do you want to go?"
Xu Yu had no experience: "Anywhere is fine."
"We'll make a strategy together then." Zhu Wenxu said, "We can go wherever we want to go."
Xu Yu agreed: "No problem."
He had seen the sea, sky and ground in a colorful country that he had photographed on his mobile phone, as well as the misty mountaintop that Ke Yu had previously seen in his circle of friends.
He wanted to go with Zhu Wenxu.
The next morning, Zhu Wenxu left as usual. Xu Yu slept until noon, got up, washed his face, went downstairs and found a breakfast shop to eat.
He dialed Lin Mian's number on the way, and the call was connected after two rings.
"Hello, who?"
"Hello, I'm Xu Yu. We should have met before." Xu Yu was very direct. "I've recovered some of my memories. Can I talk to you about something?"
There was silence over there.
Xu Yu added, "I have completely left Xi Jiang."
"Oh, I'll be on a business trip to Tingfeng in two months, so we can meet." Lin Mian said, "I can tell you anything you want to know."
Xu Yu took a deep breath: "Okay, thank you."
"It's settled. See you then."
"See you then."
After dinner, when I returned to the community, I saw a pink BMW parked at the door and immediately realized that Ke Yu had arrived.
He went upstairs and saw Ke Yu standing at the door with a girl with long hair and a small face. Ke Yu was a little tired: "You are finally back."
Xu Yu opened the door: "Why so early?"
"This is too boring, so I brought my baby to see you." Ke Yu took the little beauty into the house and put down the box in his hand. "I just called Wang Li and asked him for your number. He refused to give it to me. I will definitely slap him next time."
Xu Yu poured them some water: "Okay, is this your girlfriend?"
"Yes, his name is Xiao Meng." Ke Yu introduced, "This is the boyfriend I told you about, my fiancé."
Xu Yu sounded strange: "Hello, I'm Xu Yu."
Xiao Meng smiled shyly: "Hello."
"She is not familiar with you now, but she will not be like this once you get to know her." Ke Yu smiled.
Xiao Meng slapped Ke Yu's arm: "Stop talking."
Xu Yu thought they were both very cute. He thought about what to do, but could only think of the hot springs he had been to before: "Let's go take a bath in the hot springs?"
Ke Yu had no objection: "Let's go now."
After getting into Ke Yu's car, the three of them headed straight for the hot springs. Upon arrival, they paid, changed clothes, and soaked in the men's and women's baths separately for an hour. Xu Yu emerged, wiped her face, and noticed the two women hadn't left yet. She decided to reserve a table for a bite to eat. Then, she heard someone in the women's bath yell, "Manager! Manager! There's a fight going on here!"
Two waiters in blue suits immediately rushed in, making a lot of noise that Xu Yu could hear. Then he saw Xiao Meng coming out in a bathrobe. Xiao Meng saw Xu Yu as if she had seen a savior: "What should I do? My wife is fighting and I can't stop her. Can you help me?"
Xu Yu: "...I can't get in either."
Xiao Meng reacted and rushed in again. After about ten minutes, Xiao Meng came out with Ke Yu. She looked unhappy: "I'm so angry. I just did a manicure."
"I just finished my face, but you scratched it all." The curtain opened, and Sun Xuefan was stunned when he saw Xu Yu. "Why are you here?"
Xu Yu handed over the towel: "Come and play."
Ke Yu glared at him: "He still needs your opinion there?"
"You can't even ask?" Sun Xuefan sneered, "It's really weird."
"Anyone can do it, but you can't. I'm telling you, we agreed to pretend we don't know each other. Stop talking about Xi Jiang all the time. Are you married to him? Has he ever looked you in the eye?" Ke Yu was not polite at all, "You're like a toxic fan, promoting a piece of shit everywhere."
"What gives you the right to say that about Xi Jiang?"
"What gives you the right to say that about Zhu Wenxu?"
"When did I ever say Zhu Wenxu was bad?" Sun Xuefan was furious. "Stop spreading rumors about me."
"Who spread the rumor? You were the one who hit my wife first." Xiao Meng said, "You are the bad one."
Gentle and without any offensive power.
Sun Xuefan couldn't curse anymore. He stared at Xiao Meng and Ke Yu, looking left and right: "I don't want to argue with you two, lily spirits!"
After saying that, she turned and left.
Xu Yu saw that the fighting had subsided before he asked, "Do you know each other?"
"I know him." Ke Yu said, "We used to play together, but we broke up because of some things."
Xu Yu seemed to be thinking: "Do you want me to hurt you there? I'll go buy some medicine."
"No need." Ke Yu said, "Let's find a place to rest."
Xiao Meng gave her phone to Xu Yu and helped Ke Yu walk forward. Then they found a place to sit on the flat ground outside and ordered three glasses of juice and some dessert.
Ke Yu was still concerned about her manicure, with a look of resentment on her face: "I really should kill her."
"Don't be angry, honey, this is delicious." Xiao Meng picked up the glutinous rice ball and fed it to Ke Yu. "Why do you always quarrel with her?"
Xu Yu placed the cut candies in front of the two of them and watched Ke Yu chew for a long time, but his effort didn't diminish at all.
"I don't know what kind of magic potion Xi Jiang had given her. When we lived in the courtyard, she was always following Xi Jiang or Zhu Baiming. In short, she was always around these two people."
"Zhu Baiming?" Xu Yu asked, "Zhu Wenxu's brother?"
"It's him. He's been gentle and kind since he was young. All the kids in the compound like him, especially the girls. They all list him as their marriage partner when they grow up, especially Sun Xuefan." Ke Yu said, "She was still struggling with who to marry even when she was in elementary school. She said Zhu Baiming was her ideal type and Xi Jiang was her destiny. It hurts my ears to hear that."
Xiao Meng continued: "What about you?"
"Me? I don't like anyone. Xi Jiang was very cold when he was young, acting like someone owed him 40,000 or 50,000 yuan every day. Zhu Baiming is always patient and polite to everyone, but I really don't like the feeling he exudes. So I can only follow that idiot Sun Xuefan."
"Don't curse, wife."
Ke Yu wiped his hands. "When we were in junior high, Zhu Baiming was already in high school. He was quite capable. He had a business mind back then and doubled the Zhu family's profits to four or five hundred million in three months. That was quite a feat for that era. Unfortunately, he died in a car accident after the college entrance exam. After that, Sun Xuefan went to study in the UK, but he never forgot and treated Xi Jiang like a treasure. He even wrote her little love letters online and always showed off to me. I thought she was crazy."
"When I was in my second year of high school, Zhu Wenxu came to visit. Xi Jiang, who usually didn't play with anyone, suddenly started following him. Sun Xuefan was very upset when she found out and kept cursing at him behind his back. I felt annoyed and stopped associating with her."
Xu Yu noticed Zhu Wenxu's appearance and asked, "He only knew you guys in high school?"
"Yes, he was the youngest son of the Zhu family who was lost outside. He was not found until high school. He was wearing shabby clothes at the time, but he didn't hesitate at all. Instead, he stood very upright." Ke Yu said, "He was very handsome... He is not bad now either. Enough of that, let's eat."
Xu Yu understood why Zhu Wenxu quarreled with his family that night.
It turns out the answer is here.
He must have suffered a lot.
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