Chapter 83 There is a long way to go
Back at the hotel, everyone was doing their own thing, as if no one had been there before.
Aside from Lu Jiang, who had other thoughts, no one in the family agreed with Chen Yan, so the matter was not brought up again. Everyone returned to their rooms, knowing full well what was going on. Qiao Wu also understood without further comment; for her, less was better.
Lu Jinzhi had no intention of having a "deep conversation" with anyone today, so he went straight into the elevator with Qiao Wu as soon as he entered the room.
He was not present for the room selection this time and only received the allocation information afterwards.
After seeing himself and Qiao Wu stop on the same floor and the other party walk out naturally, his eyebrows raised slightly.
"If you feel unwell, just call the doctor." Qiao Wu instructed as they walked. "If that doesn't work, you can call me."
Not hearing a response from behind her, she stopped and looked back.
Lu Jinzhi leaned against the door of his room, looking at her with a half-smile: "We're separated by a wall?"
"It was drawn by lot."
Lu Jinzhi: "As long as you want, they are happy to change rooms with you."
Sensing the probing tone in his words, Qiao Wu turned around and asked calmly, "Why do you want to change?"
"Um?"
Qiao Wu chuckled. In her opinion, no relationship is one-sided. If she could accept being with Lu Jinzhi, she would send him the corresponding message.
So she said, "I don't think I've ever rejected contact with you, and in this situation, you should be the one who's nervous and uneasy."
Lu Jinzhi's slightly tired eyes seemed to be tinged with deep meaning, and his originally smiling expression faded a little.
He has always been good at finding the opponent's weaknesses from the details and then defeating them directly.
He just had to be extra careful about this matter, so he didn't act rashly.
If Qiao Wu's words "You are so clingy" in the pet shop before were his illusion, and Hai Yang's words "You are so clingy" were an incomprehensible indulgence, then this sentence now is definitely not an imperceptible signal.
He didn't walk forward, but stood there and looked at her quietly, from her light eyes to her facial features.
How come everything is so pleasing to my eye?
Why did her every word and action, her frankness, her straightforwardness and her intelligence make him fall deeper and deeper into it?
His throat rolled slightly, and he couldn't help but take a step forward.
"Lu Jinzhi." Qiao Wu stopped him, "You should go to bed."
Lu Jinzhi stood two steps away from her, still looking at her as if he didn't hear her.
A businessman who cannot grasp the profits will not succeed.
But the next second, Qiao Wu's words made him stay where he was willingly.
"We have a long way to go," she said.
A slight sound came from the door of the next room closing, pulling Lu Jinzhi back from his distant thoughts.
He looked at the door and suddenly smiled silently.
There is still a long way to go.
An hour and a half later, Qiao Wu's door opened again.
She silently walked past Lu Jinzhi's room and went downstairs.
She knew that Lu Jinzhi must want to take the opportunity to do or say something based on what happened just now, but it was not the right time.
He was tired after a day and a night and was injured. It was time for him to have a good rest.
And she had things to deal with.
So she said that there is a long way to go and there is no need to be confined to this moment.
She went to the second floor and knocked on the door of one of the rooms.
The people inside had been waiting for a long time: "The door is not locked."
Qiao Wu pushed the door open and walked in. Seeing the elder sitting at the desk, he politely called out, "Uncle Lu."
Although no one told anyone when they came back, in fact, there was only a thin layer of window paper left.
In fact, Lu Jiang had no intention of looking for Qiao Wu again. If the second brother heard about this matter, it would cause a complete chaos.
But he didn't expect that Qiao Wu would call him on his own initiative.
Since the two of them came back together today, Qiao Wu must know about the conversation between him and the second brother.
He couldn't guess what Qiao Wu was going to do.
Could it be that he can’t stand the second one?
Yes, who in this world can tolerate him? I don’t know what this girl has done to deserve such a heartless guy.
Lu Jiang felt very tired. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should be worried about Qiao Wu being with the second brother, or worried that Qiao Wu didn't want to be with him.
These things at home are more troublesome than those at work. He pressed his brows and said, "Sit down."
Qiao Wu didn't sit down. Instead, he stood in front of him like a junior. He didn't intend to beat around the bush and said bluntly, "Uncle, I heard you talking to Lu Jinzhi on the phone today."
Lu Jiang put his hand down, frowning: "What do you think?"
Qiao Wu was quite calm when she came here, but when it really came to this moment, she became a little nervous.
After all, the person in front of me is an elder.
Her emotional experience was blank, but not only did Lu Jinzhi think that he would clear the obstacles before her, she also thought so.
She didn't know what Lu Jinzhi's mentality was when he talked to his father. She definitely couldn't remain calm.
It seems that tying your name to another person is something that makes people feel very excited.
She always thought that love, like that in TV dramas or novels, would make one blush and have one's heart beat faster when seeing the other person, and their eyes would be full of love.
But she is different from Lu Jinzhi.
The two have known each other for too long, from staying quietly by each other's side when they were young to communicating with each other through bookmarks in the library with few words, and then to getting to know each other little by little after growing up. Everything is too natural and smooth.
She would occasionally feel her heartbeat unbalanced, when Lu Jinzhi told her to fly away, when he recognized her in his soul, when he ran thousands of miles to the mountains just to look at the same stars with her because of her words, when he said she was Kunpeng, when he made up for the lost time in the past, when he appeared beside her and gave her a hug just to confirm his feelings...
In many, many times.
The stars can be seen at any time, but under the starry sky at a certain time and moment on a certain day of a certain year, there is only one person who can make her cry.
She will always be moved by Lu Jinzhi in her dreams, who waited until the end of his life just to keep a name.
Apart from these touching moments, most of the time her interactions with Lu Jinzhi were simple and peaceful.
She couldn't use theory to explain and analyze her emotions. Just like a genius like Lu Jinzhi had to slowly experience and explore on his own, so she couldn't refer to her life according to those existing TV dramas.
She just felt that she would be happy to see Lu Jinzhi.
From the initial surprise and helplessness to the uncontrollable joy when hearing his confession, it is impossible to ignore.
At that moment on the boat, she suddenly understood that love has no definition, and it will not come step by step according to one's ideal. It always penetrates you silently and wraps you tightly.
Just like Lu Jinzhi said, by the time you react, it's already too late to escape.
She said on the boat, "Lu Jinzhi, you are so clingy."
Actually, I want to say.
Lu Jinzhi, you win.
So she didn't want Lu Jinzhi to face these things alone, after all, she also had responsibilities.
"Uncle." Qiao Wu gently pinched his fingertips and said in a steady voice, "I plan to be with Lu Jinzhi."
Lu Jiang's suppressed irritated brows suddenly relaxed.
At this moment, my first reaction was not surprise, but relief.
Fortunately, at least the biggest lunatic in the family won’t go crazy anymore, and won’t sing Tears Behind Bars anymore.
After she said that, Qiao Wu felt relieved. She calmed down and continued, "He didn't tell me the details of your conversation with him, so if you have any concerns, you can tell me about them."
Lu Jiang looked at her in surprise.
He didn't expect that Qiao Wu would bring up such a thing to him. It should obviously be Lu Jinzhi's responsibility.
It was only at this moment that he realized what a big mistake he had made.
He had originally cultivated Qiao Wu because of her intelligence and calmness since childhood. Even he couldn't help but look upon her with admiration, not to mention the rebellious sons in the family who were almost the same age as her.
It's no surprise that outstanding people attract everyone.
Unless that person has some flaws, such as Lu Jinzhi's heartless mouth.
He never had any high requirements for his child's other half, nor did he have any prejudice against family background, because the Lu family had enough wealth and did not need anyone's help. On the contrary, a clean child would be more suitable, so as long as the other party was acceptable and likable, it would be fine.
He had only one wife in his entire life. After his wife passed away, he devoted all his life to the company so that his children could have a life without worries about food and clothing, so that they would not have to worry about such worldly family background, and to give them confidence.
It's just that he is a good boss, but not a good father. After all, he has not been very successful. Now all he can do is to make his family more peaceful.
He never thought that person would be Qiao Wu, a person who was at the same time conflicted between bringing peace to the family and bringing unrest to the family.
Now seeing Qiao Wu's attitude, Lu Jiang felt even more reluctant.
I feel that Lu Jinzhi is really committing a sin.
But at this point, there was nothing he could do.
Use money to drive Qiao Wu away?
Now Lu Xuan no longer shoots such vulgar and bloody TV series.
Qiao Wu is not a person who cares about money. Besides, how could the second brother be short of that little money?
In the end, I hope that the second brother will use money to attack others to pull out his oxygen tube.
"Xiao Wu." Lu Jiang slowed down his tone. "You are smart and capable. Uncle likes you very much and has no opinion about you. I think you are at a disadvantage if you get together with the second brother."
Qiao Wu: “…”
What?
"The second child has always been different from other children." Lu Jiang sighed. "Not to mention others, even I can't figure out what's in his heart now. I'd be so happy if he could find someone who truly loves him. So I'm relieved that person is you."
Qiao Wu didn't understand.
So what are Lu Jinzhi and Uncle Lu arguing about?
Then she saw Lu Jiang touching his chest, with a look of disappointment in his ability: "But you've seen these kids at home, they're not mature enough. What would happen if they knew you and the second oldest were together?"
Qiao Wu understood.
It turns out this is what Lu Jinzhi meant when he said, "How they accept it is their business."
"Uncle didn't mean anything else." Lu Jiang couldn't say that they couldn't be together now, so he said, "If you really have made a decision, don't tell them for the time being, okay?"
Qiao Wu really wanted to say: You think too much.
Even if they were in the same space, if Lu Jinzhi openly said dirty words in front of Lu Xuan, Lu Xuan would think that he was drunk and saw it wrongly.
But what Uncle Lu was thinking about did make some sense.
She nodded: "I will seriously consider it."
After a pause, he added: "Uncle, they are actually adults and have the ability to distinguish right from wrong. You don't have to worry too much."
How could Lu Jiang not be worried?
But with Qiao Wu around, he believed that she would be able to be sensible and at least be able to control the disobedient monkey that was the second child.
He didn't say anything more about this, but instead said, "Those house rules and plans you left at home should have come to an end now. What should we do next?"
Lu Ning went to school obediently, Lu Yingchi passed the exam successfully and won the first prize in the competition, and Lu Xuan took his career seriously. At least he could watch the clips performed by the third brother.
He didn't have to choose someone to inherit the company, he just felt that none of these children were capable of anything and it was annoying to watch them.
The stone in his heart finally fell, and Qiao Wu was no longer nervous.
She smiled and said, "That's something they have to consider."
Lu Jiang looked up in surprise.
"Uncle." Qiao Wu said seriously, "You should also know that I opened another company outside. In fact, I originally planned to stay at home for five years. After five years, I will have my own career and my own things to do. Lu Jinzhi also asked me to go to the foundation because of this. So in these five years, I will select and train the next housekeeper with sufficient ability to succeed me. As for the future, I will not ignore them, but..."
She paused, then continued gently, "I'm not the one who decides their lives, and their future paths aren't determined by a few lines of rules. In fact, those rules aren't really rules; they're just a little game to fool people."
If it weren't for these people, how could these few lines of words have made them obedient?
The reason is simply that they are just that kind of people by nature.
It's just that at the beginning, each of them was more stubborn than the other, and we could only rely on this kind of thing to restrain them a little and let them find a way out.
Qiao Wu never thought about deciding the future of the Lu family.
So when Lu Yingchi asked her what she wanted to do in the future, she didn't give him any advice, but just told him to be himself.
Even when Lu Xuan called and said he was very tired, she still accepted his giving up.
Her goal from the beginning to the end was not to make them achieve great success or stand at the top of any industry and become winners in life.
Her purpose is simple, to let them be themselves, be down-to-earth and responsible for themselves, and learn to mature.
They weren't really bad people.
"So what they want to do is something they have to consider," Qiao Wu said. "For me, as long as they are healthy, happy, kind, brave, resilient, and mature, they will succeed in whatever they do."
Even if you really have no talent for doing anything and you really fail.
She will also cover for them as she said at the beginning.
How can a person be defined by his success stories?
Now that Lu Jinzhi stands so high, isn't he often criticized by people close to him for being a bad person?
Lu Jiang was silent for a long time.
Finally, he exhaled heavily and said with a smile, "Xiao Wu, I often doubt whether you are really only 22 years old."
Many of her insights into life and ways of doing things are even more transcendent than his.
Qiao Wu was stunned for a moment, then curled his lips slightly: "Maybe not."
"Old Two dragged you out for a whole day, go and have a rest." Lu Jiang waved his hand. "It's rare to be out, relax a little, I don't have any other intentions."
As if he had thought of something, he said with a dark face: "Ask the second brother to pull me off the blacklist."
Qiao Wu was silent for a moment, but couldn't help laughing.
How come without her knowing, Lu Jinzhi's blacklist was expanded again?
After coming out of Lu Jiang's room, she went to her father again.
The matter with Lu Jinzhi could be kept secret from others, but not from his father.
After learning the whole story, Qiao Zhiyi was stunned for a long time.
He then asked why he saw the second young master sending his daughter back that time, and it turned out that there were already signs of it at that time.
No wonder the old man was so enthusiastic about pouring him wine today! He kept whispering in his ear that the kid from the Shen family was unreliable!
Qiao Zhiyi never interfered with his children's choices, but the other party was Lu Jinzhi.
"Second Young Master..." He asked hesitantly, "Will you suffer a loss?"
Qiao Wu raised his eyebrows: "If anyone has to suffer, it should be him."
Anyone who meets Lu Jin will bow their head to some extent, including Lu Jiang, who is helpless.
So when Qiao Zhiyi saw the confidence in his daughter's eyes, he felt relieved.
If we were not equal, my daughter would not have this expression.
He nodded: "Just do what you want."
After all, there is nothing unacceptable about becoming relatives with Lu Jiang. We have lived together for so many years anyway.
Qiao Wu chatted with his father downstairs for a while, and it was almost twelve o'clock when he returned to his room.
Maybe she had confessed too many things at once, so she couldn't sleep and sat by the window looking at the sea.
An ambiguous relationship is just a layer of window paper.
Although I was mentally prepared, it was my first time after all, so I had to find a place and an opportunity to break through this layer of paper.
Lu Jinzhi would always confess his feelings at any time and any place, but she would always accept it in a more formal occasion.
The next time we have dinner together alone?
She had previously thought that her relationship with Lu Jinzhi was normal, but once she had this expectation, her heart began to beat involuntarily.
She lowered her eyes to look at her hands, not knowing if it was due to her heartbeat, but she was even trembling slightly. She didn't know if it was because the night was too quiet, but her heartbeat seemed to be pounding in her ears.
Suddenly I wanted to see Lu Jinzhi.
She thought so.
After a few seconds, he laughed lightly because of this sudden thought.
So childish.
Bang bang bang.
Qiao Wu raised his hand and gently covered his heart, trying to stop it from beating, but suddenly he felt something was wrong.
It doesn't seem to be the sound of a heartbeat.
She was stunned for a moment and turned around suddenly.
Someone is knocking on the door.
Who's still awake so late?
Qiao Wu got up to open the door. The moment the door opened, Lu Jinzhi, who should have been asleep, was standing at the door.
He changed into a handmade suit with a light collar that was more formal than the one he wore during the day, with a black handkerchief pinned to his collar and a very small bunch of light green lisianthus in his hand.
What’s going on?
Qiao Wu's heart rose and fell violently at the same time, and it took him a long time to find his voice.
"Why aren't you asleep yet?"
Lu Jinzhi smiled: "Because I love a very good person."
Because of this sudden change, Qiao Wu didn't care about much else. He pulled Lu Jinzhi into the room sideways to avoid being seen by others.
Of course, no one may see this point.
But she would feel more at ease in a private environment.
Lu Jinzhi let her do what she wanted. After entering the room, he watched her hurriedly close the door with a slightly gloomy look in his eyes.
He was about to go to sleep.
But the message was pulled out by the unyielding old man in the middle of the night by calling the hotel's internal line. It took Lu Jinzhi a long time to understand Lu Jiang's anger and what Qiao Wu had done downstairs.
Lu Jinzhi rarely felt so confused and panicked.
It wasn't because Lu Jiang asked him to be more restrained in the future, but because of the certainty and determination Qiao Wu showed to others.
He thought there was a long way to go, but he never thought that the premise of her long way to go was that she had to face those things alone.
So he couldn't wait.
He had originally thought of giving a definite answer to this relationship at a very formal moment one day, but just like he was caught off guard and overwhelmed by the overwhelming emotions.
This time his plan was suddenly disrupted.
Not everything can be done in a set order, and the same goes for love.
So he canceled all his plans, changed his clothes, found a bouquet of flowers and came to her door in a very short time.
After closing the door, Qiao Wu turned around and saw Lu Jinzhi still standing there.
She had a vague premonition in her heart, but all her original plans disappeared at this moment, and she couldn't even think the most basic way.
She could only watch Lu Jinzhi walking towards her step by step. Behind the bouquet of flowers, he smiled and called her softly in the quiet environment.
"Woo woo."
Lu Jinzhi stood in front of her, the distance between them much closer than before in the corridor. Then he leaned over slightly and looked through the bouquet into her eyes that were still filled with surprise and helplessness.
"I'm here to ask for the chapter of a long future."
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