Chapter 101: Shooting Yourself in the Foot
Why did Qi Zhengguo do such an excessive thing?
Chu Yuan shrugged his shoulders. "There are no eternal enemies or eternal friends in the business world. The Chu family's direct lineage was defeated, and the entire Chu family fell into the hands of my second uncle. I guess your father and my second uncle had some kind of deal."
"But, the Qi family and the Chu family are relatives by marriage. There is absolutely no need for my father to abandon you and choose your second uncle."
Chu Yuan sighed, "I don't know either—after regaining my freedom, I went back to the Chu family. Those people had either turned into zombies or had their bodies torn to pieces... Qi Yuan, the Chu family has completely fallen, and there's no point for me to dwell on the past."
There was no hatred in his tone, only relief. Qi Yuan sniffed softly and held his hand.
"Chu Yuan, I'm sorry."
His family had done such terrible things to him, but she remembered nothing and lived a peaceful life for four years as a matter of course.
"I'm sorry..." She choked, "I forgot those things. I shouldn't have forgotten."
"Qi Yuan." Patting her shoulder lightly, Chu Yuan took out the diary she was holding with two fingers and shook it in the air. "Have you seen the last two entries?"
Qi Yuan nodded slightly.
Chu Yuan opened the diary and tapped the last entry lightly with his fingers: "Qi Yuan, what did you do after writing this diary? Do you remember it now?"
Qi Yuan could clearly hear the sound of her own heart beating, one beat after another, reminding her of her nervousness and helplessness.
"Chu Yuan." She slowed her breathing and asked word by word, "Do you also think that I planned that car accident?"
They hurt the person she loved most, so she planned a car accident, killing the heir that the Qi family had been training for many years, and dealing a fatal blow to her father.
Could it be like this?
Without answering her question immediately, Chu Yuan's gaze remained on the line of text for a long time.
Even after four years, he could still feel the girl's anger through her words.
But even so, the Qi Yuan in his memory would not make such a decision.
"No." Chu Yuan's smile grew gentler. "Qi Yuan, you love your sister more than anyone else in this world. No matter what happens, you will never do anything to hurt her."
Chu Yuan also knew the deep feelings she harbored for her sister. Isn't there a saying that goes, "The deeper the love, the deeper the hatred"? Perhaps it was because she loved her too much and trusted her too much that she couldn't accept being betrayed and hurt by her sister?
"Did your sister know about what happened back then?"
"I don't know." Chu Yuan pointed at his notebook, "But judging from what's written in your notebook, Qi Yao is very likely an insider."
She hated her father and her sister, and said that they had deceived her. Therefore, when dealing with the Chu family, Qi Zhengguo and Qi Yao were both executioners.
"Chu Yuan, I..."
"Qi Yuan, don't let your imagination run wild." Chu Yuan hugged the girl in his arms, patted the back of her head, and comforted her, "No matter what the truth was, it's been four years since the incident, and the people who hurt the Chu family are all dead. There's no need for us to dwell on the past."
"……Um."
"Seventh Brother said that when we return to the base, we can ask Chen Yao to check on you." Knowing that the little girl couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart, Chu Yuan suggested, "If... you really hurt Qi Yao, then you should live well on her behalf in this chaotic world."
Not wanting to make her worry, Qi Yuan buried her cheek in his arms and hummed softly.
…
Because the fourth team was completely wiped out, the base held an impromptu management meeting and required all managers who remained at the base to attend.
Upon hearing the news, Gu Yunqing, who had been dozing on Su Qin's legs, jumped up like a chicken and shouted, "Aqin, I guessed right. Shen Lang is really eager to support his people to get promoted!"
Thinking of this, Su Qin said, "The meeting is scheduled for ten o'clock tomorrow morning - when will Chuchu be back?"
"I don't know—that guy has gone to Fengyang with his young wife. Even if we get the news today, they won't be back for two days."
"Shen Lang must have taken a fancy to something." Su Qin sneered, "Wei Ya Ge is an uncertain factor now. Chu Yuan is not here. It's just you and me on Seventh Brother's side. Shen Lang is holding a meeting now, which clearly shows that he doesn't want us to speak."
The anger subsided a little, and Gu Yunqing lay back on Su Qin's lap: "It's okay, Si Xu will teach him a lesson."
Just because Si Xu doesn't take care of things on a daily basis doesn't mean he's stupid - he's just lazy.
However, after the last conversation involving Jiang Ran, Si Xu was no longer so easy to talk to.
I have a feeling that Shen Lang will shoot himself in the foot this time.
…
Jiang Ran was present when the message was delivered, so when she saw Si Xu getting up slowly and eating breakfast, she really wanted to remind him that the meeting time was almost up.
But that guy seemed to be indifferent to everything, and Jiang Ran didn't know what to say.
After breakfast, Si Xu cleaned up the dishes and put them in order, then came out and called Jiang Ran, taking her out.
Following the man out of the apartment, Jiang Ran was dazzled by the sunlight, so she pulled his hand over to cover her forehead.
The man kept shielding her from the sun as he led the girl towards the Military Control Commission Building, attracting countless stares along the way.
"Si Xu." When they reached the entrance of the Military Control Building, Jiang Ran grabbed his hand and said, "I'll go to the lab and wait for you?"
"Why?" Si Xu asked, "You don't want to accompany me to the meeting?"
Um, they are having a meeting, can outsiders enter freely?
"Can I go in with you?"
"Sure." Si Xu pinched her face, "As long as I want, I can."
After he said that, Jiang Ran no longer refused and hurriedly pulled him across the hall.
"Oh my, let's walk faster, or we'll be late, Si Xu."
"No." The man was still lazy. "They don't dare to hold a meeting without me."
Jiang Ran: “…”
…
Professor Si is late again.
Already accustomed to Professor Si's lateness, the attendees sat quietly in their seats waiting, occasionally glancing at the young man and woman standing behind Shen Lang.
Seeing Luo Rui and Xie Chengzhi, Gu Yunqing waved and said hello: "Oh, what a coincidence, Captain Xie, we meet again."
Now that he understood the enemy and our camp, Xie Chengzhi nodded politely: "Captain Gu, good morning."
Gu Yunqing and Chu Yuan are Si Xu's right-hand men. Wei Yage's position is unclear now. If the Shen family wants to deal with Si Xu, the first people they have to deal with are Gu Yunqing and Chu Yuan.
As if unaware of the boy's gaze, Gu Yunqing sat on the chair and whispered to Su Qin.
"Look, Shen Lang really brought people here."
"I saw it. It's a shame you even went to greet them... two ungrateful bastards."
"Hey, they're telling people to go to higher places." Gu Yunqing blinked, "Aqin, wait, there's going to be something interesting to watch today."
Just as Gu Yunqing finished speaking, the door of the conference room was pushed open again, and the late Professor Si finally showed up.
But like Shen Lang, Professor Si did not come alone this time.
The girl followed Si Xu, her eyes swept across everyone in the conference room and stopped at Shen Lang.
"Hey, Grandpa, good morning." The girl said in a soft and gentle voice as she greeted the old man sitting in the seat of honor.
Chen Lang: “…”
Others in the meeting room: “…”
(End of this chapter)
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