Chapter 86 Chapter 86 The Princess Doesn't Need to Know
At this moment, Qiao Wu's heart was beating like a drum. She leaned against the door with her back, and the knocking sound outside made the door tremble.
In front of her was Lu Jinzhi, who was holding her down so that she couldn't escape. At this moment, her heartbeat seemed to merge with the knocking on the door and Lu Jinzhi's voice.
It was rare for her to feel so confused and at a loss. She clearly wanted to push Lu Jinzhi away, but he entangled her even more tightly, making her hands and feet go weak, but she dared not make any sound.
Lu Yingchi's voice came from the door: "Qiao Wu?"
Qiao Wu was so frightened that he immediately grabbed Lu Jinzhi's clothes, which earned him a deep and low chuckle from his lips.
This sound not only failed to regain Lu Jinzhi's conscience, but made him hug her even tighter without restraint. The sound of breathing and kissing were mixed together at this moment, and Qiao Wu's consciousness became blurred.
Lu Yingchi outside the door shouted for a long time but no one opened the door for him. He thought he had missed Qiao Wu and the others, so he gave up and went downstairs.
Without any scruples, Lu Jinzhi became gentler at this moment. Just like his usual clingy self, he pecked her lips lightly and his breathing became heavier than ever.
He said in a hoarse voice, "It smells really good."
Qiao Wu's mood fluctuated drastically in an instant. At this moment, he was too lazy to struggle and let himself lean against the door panel, with Lu Jinzhi holding his waist and hugging him.
He took a few breaths to give himself some space to calm down: "Lu Jinzhi, you are really bad."
Lu Jinzhi accepted the scolding with pleasure, and smiled as he repeated what he said at the airport: "Wow, you think I'm a good person?"
Suddenly, the sound of fireworks breaking through the sky was heard outside the window, and Qiao Wu saw the night behind Lu Jinzhi blooming with colorful splendor.
She raised her hand and grabbed Lu Jinzhi's ear, pulling him back a little as he was about to continue, and turned his head away: "Look, it's New Year's Day, Lu Jinzhi."
The fireworks show has already started and the view from here is great.
Lu Jinzhi brought her to him and led her to the balcony sofa. They sat down on the same single sofa, but this time Qiao Wu sat on his lap. He hugged her from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder. As the fireworks exploded, he looked at her profile, which was illuminated by the fireworks, and said softly, "Woo, Happy New Year."
The phone on the table lit up.
It was a message from Lu Yingchi. He couldn't find the person anywhere, so he could only send a message to ask.
I can't make phone calls because it's too noisy outside and I can't hear people talking.
Qiao Wu picked it up and typed a reply: "I'm looking at it, I'll come over later."
There was silence on the other end for a long time, and then a few more words came in: "Are you with Lu Jinzhi?"
Qiao Wu glanced at the hand on his waist and replied with a "hmm".
Lu Yingchi: "What's so good about him?"
Lu Yingchi: "Do you really have to do this?"
However, these two messages were quickly withdrawn, and then the message "typing" kept showing. Qiao Wu guessed that he had a lot to say, but might not know how to organize his words.
It was indeed a bit strange that Lu Jinzhi hinted at him so blatantly today.
So she thought about it and typed a message to Lu Yingchi before he finished writing his essay.
"Good and bad are subjective. The way I see him is different from the way you see him, so no one can make decisions for the other person from their perspective, right? But Lu Yingchi, no matter what happens between me and your brother, it won't affect the relationship between you and me."
He added: "Thank you for controlling your emotions today. Happy New Year, Lu Yingchi."
Lu Yingchi is actually not very happy.
But when he saw the fireworks blooming and falling in the sky, some tiny remnants fell on his head, carrying a strong smell of gunpowder, and the rustling sound shattered all his emotions.
He thought the world would collapse, but it didn't.
This person still spoke to him nicely as before, except for Lu Jinzhi, nothing else was different.
Gunpowder ash seeped into his eyes, causing both pain and itchiness. He could only rub them randomly to endure the stinginess in his eyes.
From the moment he knew that the man was Lu Jinzhi, he had no intention of getting angry in front of others.
Not only because of Qiao Wu, but also because it was Lu Jinzhi.
No matter how much he slandered Lu Jinzhi, he could not deny the fact that he was his second brother, although he had never called him brother.
The reason why he was able to be so carefree at the age of eighteen was largely due to Lu Jinzhi's tolerance.
Although he exchanged those so-called beloved cars with Lu Jinzhi for money, in the final analysis, the money for buying the cars was also given by Lu Jinzhi.
From Lu Jiang to Lu Jinzhi, no matter who was the head of the company, they all received dividends from Lu's shares.
So even though he was still on Lu Jinzhi's blacklist, he had never been bullied by others at other times, and it was only these minor fights caused by Lu Jinzhi.
He is not an ungrateful person.
So they have no right to stop Lu Jinzhi or Qiao Wu from making any choice.
What a fucking bullshit.
He also wanted to be an ungrateful person for once.
What a pity.
"Happy New Year." Lu Yingchi paused for a moment before typing, "That monkey too, he blocked me, please tell him."
After a while, he said unwillingly, "Let's put it this way. Don't get intimate in front of me. I'm afraid of getting stye."
After receiving the message, Qiao Wu was happy for a long time and handed the screen to Lu Jinzhi to look at.
Lu Jinzhi just glanced at it and put the phone back on the table.
I can only say that he has some brains, but not much.
The other two people don’t know, and now he is the only one who knows. If not him, who else should he yell at?
"Are you still worried now?"
Qiao Wu hesitated for a moment, nodded and shook his head.
Of course she is worried, but she also understands that they are all adults and cannot always live in her ivory tower.
In the past she always said that this would allow them to be more independent, but in reality she was never so willing to let go.
But after this incident, she suddenly felt that she was the one who was restricted, and she could indeed be bolder.
But Lu Yingchi is fine, what about Lu Xuan?
He is more troublesome than Lu Yingchi.
Seeing that she was distracted again, Lu Jinzhi turned her head around: "Think about me now."
Qiao Wu had his back to him.
In this position, I could only press my other face against his and turn my head to the side to endure his kiss.
Gentle and lingering, it makes people addicted.
He pressed his nose against hers and kissed away the natural wetness at the corners of her eyes, then moved back, not giving up.
Indeed, all her thoughts and senses were now on Lu Jinzhi.
Qiao Wu did not resist such intimate contact as kissing. For her, once the relationship changed, this kind of contact would only make her feel that both the body and mind needed each other more, whether it was physical or psychological love, both were indispensable.
It's just obvious that her previous concept of love only existed in ideals.
Lu Jinzhi was a practical man. Apart from the age difference, his intelligence, which allowed him to learn anything without a teacher, always made her lose all her strength and unable to think of anything.
Just blindly follow his guidance.
When Qiao Wu came to her senses again, she had changed her position and was sitting on Lu Jinzhi's lap with her forehead touching.
She couldn't muster any strength, couldn't even hold on to her hands, and her whole body was tightly held by Lu Jinzhi.
"No more kissing." She gently pressed against Lu Jinzhi's lips.
A little damp.
Even his face seemed a little wet.
I don’t know if it was sweat or moisture from her half-dry hair.
This time Lu Jinzhi was particularly easy to talk to: "Yeah."
He gently placed a few kisses on the fingertips on her lips, raised his hand to cover the back of her head, pressed her forward against his shoulder, and patted her back soothingly with his other hand, finally landing on her waist.
"Woo woo slowly."
Qiao Wu rested on his shoulder for a few seconds with his eyes closed, then called out, "Lu Jinzhi."
"Um?"
"You should restrain yourself a little."
The breathing beside her ear seemed to pause for a moment, and then Lu Jinzhi turned his head and buried his head in her shoulder and laughed. The two of them were so close together that even the trembling of their laughter was almost at the same frequency, which was perceptible.
It also made Qiao Wu even more restless.
She wanted to stand up, but Lu Jinzhi held her waist tightly.
He smiled and said, “Isn’t that one of the rights?”
Qiao Wu: “…”
"Have you forgotten?" Lu Jinzhi whispered in her ear, "I told you that day at the hotel that I like you. It's based on love and lust."
He pronounced the last two words extremely slowly, reminding Qiao Wu that all his reactions at this moment were normal.
But it’s not very normal!
Qiao Wu suddenly had a bad feeling. Lu Jinzhi never knew how to use the word "euphemism".
Sure enough, the next second Lu Jinzhi kissed her ear, then moved down and gently bit her shoulder through her clothes: "You'll need to get used to it quickly."
For the first time in Qiao Wu's life.
He almost cursed at Lu Jinzhi.
The two of them couldn't stay upstairs for too long, otherwise either Lu Yingchi would come or someone else would come up together.
Qiao Wu left Lu Jinzhi there and went to the bathroom to dry his hair.
When he walked out again, Lu Jinzhi returned to his original human appearance, without a trace of the lust he had just whispered in her ear.
He is truly a master of self-regulation.
When they arrived at the beach, the fireworks show prepared by the hotel had already ended. Lu Xuan, Lu Yingchi and Lu Ning gathered in front of the fireworks they bought, trying to find the fuse.
Lu Yingchi was busy making video calls to his friends. He turned around to look at the two of them, then turned his head back as if nothing had happened.
He discovered this himself. If Qiao Wu and Lu Jinzhi didn't tell anyone else, he wouldn't tell anyone else, to prevent that stupid dog Lu Xuan from starting a world war.
After all, I am not as mature as him.
"Why does it take so long to change clothes?" Lu Xuan accepted a large red envelope from Lu Jinzhi and didn't target him. Instead, he waved at Qiao Wu, "Which one do you want to put down first?"
Qiao Wu walked over: "Anything is fine."
Even though these things were safe, she didn't dare touch them and just put them in her pocket and looked at them.
Lu Xuan, who was squatting on the ground, looked up at her and suddenly felt that this scene seemed familiar.
Boys all like these things, and they would always buy some during the Chinese New Year when they were young.
But he and Lu Yingchi were the only ones doing it during the whole process. Lu Yingchi was too young to be touched, and Lu Jinzhi could only watch from a distance. Qiao Wu was curious, but he just squatted aside and watched carefully without taking any action.
The winter in the north city is very cold. She is wrapped like a cotton ball, with her hands in her pockets like a soft cotton doll.
Although she has grown up now, these little actions are still the same as before.
Lu Xuan suddenly asked, "How long has it been since we set off fireworks together?"
Qiao Wu was still watching intently, and to prevent Lu Ning from hurting him, he subconsciously replied, "Twelve years."
Twelve years.
Another twelve years passed.
In fact, he did plan to release them together one year later, but when he saw Qiao Wu like that, he didn't want her to stay too close to him.
That person is too noisy and boisterous.
They said they wanted to go out together, but their faces were full of dissatisfaction and impatience with the cold air.
That year, Lu Xuan set off all the fireworks by himself.
The incident was never mentioned again.
Thinking of this, all the doubts that had been weighing on Lu Xuan's mind came to his mind again, but he had no clue what to do.
"Are you still not letting go?" Lu Ning asked from the side, "My feet are going numb from squatting."
"Have some guts?" Lu Yingchi pushed Lu Xuan away. "I'll do it."
Lu Xuan moved to the side following the force, stood up and looked down at Qiao Wu's profile, feeling that he had overlooked something.
The flame from the lighter shot out and the moment the fuse was lit, Lu Ning screamed and ran back.
Seeing Qiao Wu also stand up and turn around, Lu Xuan subconsciously wanted her to stand behind him.
But Qiao Wu ran to Lu Jinzhi in a few steps.
She was not as scared as before. She just used half of Lu Jinzhi's body to shield herself and looked up at the dark sky.
Lu Xuan blinked a little slowly.
In the end, he was pulled away by Lu Yingchi.
At the moment the fireworks shot up into the sky and exploded, he turned his head to look at Qiao Wu, but was completely blocked by Lu Jinzhi's body.
wrong.
There is a difference.
Twelve years ago, Qiao Wu would not have run to Lu Jinzhi.
No matter what, Lu Jinzhi would not be her backer.
But now her movements were so natural as if she hadn't thought about it at all, and she subconsciously felt that there was something she could rely on.
Lu Ning was shouting and screaming at the side, and the sound of fireworks could not cover her.
"Happy New Year to all of us!"
There were too many people, so she didn't call them one by one.
Qiao Wu on the other side revealed himself, turned his head, and lingered on everyone for a moment before smiling and saying, "Happy New Year."
Lu Xuan couldn't hear her voice clearly, but he seemed to hear it.
Just as he imagined.
He suddenly felt very satisfied, and his tense shoulders relaxed: "Happy New Year."
In your busy spare time, take two days off to come here to have a meal, meet a few people, and watch the fireworks.
Compared to the time wasted in the past, it is much better.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, before Lu Xuan even had time to warm up his bed, he was woken up by a call from Meng Xingxing, who asked him to join the crew immediately.
Because there was a heavy snowfall at the filming location, the crew planned to take this opportunity to finish filming the winter part of the script. This kind of scenery is hard to come by and it is a good omen.
Lu Xuan went downstairs sleepily and found that everyone else was awake and having breakfast.
His schedule was very tight. After returning yesterday, he had to fight with Lu Ning for the camera, eat New Year's Eve dinner, play mahjong, and set off fireworks. He was so busy that he had to think in fragmented time.
My mind is rarely clear at this moment, but I feel that the style of the restaurant is a bit disjointed.
The old man and the old housekeeper were talking side by side, with no distinction between superiors and subordinates as before.
Opposite them were Lu Jinzhi and Qiao Wu. No one knew what they were talking about while eating, and they tilted their heads from time to time.
Don’t you know that you should not talk while eating or sleep?
As for Lu Ning and Lu Yingchi, one was busy eating, while the other was staring at the two people in front of him with great resentment, almost stabbing them with the knife and fork in his hand.
Lu Xuan suddenly had an illusion.
After he left for a while, he seemed to be unable to keep up with the pace of life at home.
Was there something going on that he didn't know about?
"Awake?" Qiao Wu saw him. "I'll take you to the airport after breakfast."
Lu Xuan's expression suddenly turned grim: "Give it as a gift?"
He was afraid that this time they would bring out some banners for him, hold a farewell party, and take pictures of him, making him a laughing stock during the time he was away from home.
The first time Qiao Wu sent him away, he was not very willing.
"We have to go too," Qiao Wu said. "The new year is about to start, and we have some work to prepare in advance. It's convenient for us."
Lu Yingchi put down the cutlery: "You guys? When was the decision made? How come I don't know?"
"What do you know?" Lu Jiang asked unhappily, "You also have work to do?"
"Yes, I'm going to go back and look up information." Lu Yingchi said confidently, "I'm also going to participate in the provincial competition."
If he didn't go back, there would only be Lu Jinzhi and Qiao Wu left in that house.
These two people may not even know what heaven and earth are.
Absolutely not possible!
He originally thought that his words could shock Lu Jinzhi, but unexpectedly, Lu Jinzhi seemed to be in a good mood and asked him with a smile: "Do you want to go so much?"
"hold head high!"
"Go ahead." Lu Jinzhi said with a half-smile, "Just don't regret it."
Lu Yingchi frowned.
"Why don't you reconsider it?" Lu Ning now felt that she understood her second uncle very well. She gently tugged at Lu Yingchi's clothes and whispered, "I think his smile is very evil."
indeed.
But Lu Yingchi couldn't figure out why his return would make Lu Jinzhi happy.
It was not until the plane landed that he saw the two people holding hands behind him while sitting in the co-pilot seat, and he finally understood everything.
He gritted his teeth and said, "You think I don't exist?"
"Don't you want to see it?" Lu Jinzhi raised his eyebrows. "Now you can see it openly and honestly."
Lu Yingchi: “!”
Depend on!
Lu Jinzhi was more restrained in the hotel, but here he didn't even bother to act!
Knowing that Lu Jinzhi was intentionally trying to lower Lu Yingchi's bottom line, Qiao Wu pulled his hand out of his grasp and stopped Lu Yingchi just as he was about to lose his temper: "I'm very busy lately, don't cause me any trouble."
She took out her cell phone to see if Lu Xuan had landed safely.
But what she saw was that Lu Xuan sent her a message, but then withdrew it.
She typed: “?”
The other party quickly replied: "It's okay, I've landed and am on the way to the crew with my assistant."
Qiao Wu: "Okay, be careful."
Lu Xuan typed for a while, then stopped, and finally a phone call came in.
Qiao Wu felt that he had something to ask, so he picked up the phone.
"What's wrong?"
There was silence for two seconds before someone spoke: "Last time when I went to the library to help Lu Ning with her homework, I saw a lot of books with a lot of notes in them. They were left by you and Lu Jinzhi, right?"
Those things had been there openly for many years, so Qiao Wu didn't think there was anything wrong with admitting them: "Yeah."
"You..." Lu Xuan paused and asked, "Have you always been like this with him?"
"No." Qiao Wu said, "Didn't we go abroad later?"
Lu Xuan held the phone tightly, his throat tight. "What about before you went abroad? I always thought you two didn't know each other very well."
"I wasn't very familiar with them before." Qiao Wu said truthfully, "They were all left over from my childhood, only these things are left."
"When I was little?"
Qiao Wu responded softly and smiled, "About twelve years ago."
Twelve years ago again.
Lu Xuan didn't say anything else.
"Any more questions?" Qiao Wu asked.
"No." Lu Xuan said in a low voice, "I always feel that some things are strange, but I don't know where to start. You are also strange."
In fact, Qiao Wu probably knew what he was struggling with.
Lu Yingchi and Lu Ning were probably still young at that time, so some of their understanding was superficial, and they were always ambiguous about her changes.
But Lu Xuan grew up with her. Although he was not as smart as Lu Jinzhi, it was normal for him to find clues from some minor details.
She said gently, "If you can't figure it out, don't think about it. It will bother you. Maybe one day you will understand it."
Although she didn't want to hide it deliberately, it was obvious that Lu Xuan was not ready to accept this answer yet.
She was worried that he was not in good condition, so now was not a good time to talk about it.
"Wait until you come back from work, and then we can start slowly?"
Lu Xuan had no choice but to respond and come down.
After hanging up the phone, he opened the car window and let the cold wind sober him up.
He hadn't thought about these things before getting on the plane, but he met a person on the plane, whom he had wanted to ban from the entertainment industry.
Cui Sitong.
Cui Sitong obviously recognized him, so he sat down and greeted him.
Originally, Lu Xuan was still reading the script and he didn't really want to pay attention to this person, but as soon as he thought about the importance of this person in Qiao Wu's eyes, he couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
He also took the initiative to ask: "Are you familiar with Qiao Wu?"
Cui Sitong nodded and shook his head. "Not very familiar, just met a few times at work."
"Do you have any work-related interactions?" Lu Xuan asked. "Going to her company?"
"No." Since it wasn't private, Cui Sitong didn't hide it. "Ms. Qiao wants to know something about the studio. It seems she wants to set up a studio."
Lu Xuan had never heard of it before and was stunned for a moment: "Studio?"
"Well, he said he has a friend who's also an entertainer, so he wanted to learn more about it so things would go more smoothly for him in the future." Cui Sitong wanted to laugh when he heard about this. "It's actually not a big deal. Mr. Qiao even gave me a watch specifically for this and bought a lot of things in my name."
After he finished speaking, he didn't hear any sound from next door for a long time and turned around in confusion.
I found that Lu Xuan was just standing there.
"Teacher Lu?"
After Cui Sitong finished shouting, he was also stunned for a moment.
He himself started his career in online dramas, so he has always been paying attention to the trends on the Internet. He also watched the variety show that Lu Xuan participated in after he had some free time at work, not only to learn, but also to understand the potential stocks of the new generation.
So he also remembered that Lu Xuan and Qiao Wu seemed to be friends who grew up together.
Cui Sitong tried to ask, "Is that the friend Mr. Qiao mentioned you?"
Lu Xuan wanted to say no.
But he had no reason to deny it.
There is no other artist around Qiao Wu who is worth her going to so much trouble.
Not even that bird.
He understood very clearly that although Liao Liao was a friend to Qiao Wu, he was only a friend who could help him whenever possible, and the assistance was within the scope of his work and ability.
Now Liao Liao is an artist in her company. She just needs to do her job well, measure the value and ability of each artist, and give Liao Liao the resources and treatment he deserves. The rest depends on Liao Liao's hard work.
Qiao Wu is not an impulsive person. If she wants to do something, she will make arrangements and plans long in advance. If she is required to go beyond the relationship of work, she will plan and make efforts long in advance.
A few are far from enough.
So Qiao Wu never mentioned asking him to go to her company.
Because she had planned from the beginning to set up a studio for him in the future.
She is not short of money, nor is she short of ability.
It’s just an entertainment company, there’s no need to open one with Qin Tianrui.
Because she has almost no knowledge of this industry, if she wants to start a company, she can find an area in which she is good at, which will greatly reduce time and work costs.
So why did she choose the entertainment industry?
"It's me." Lu Xuan squeezed out these two words with a trembling voice, and repeated them in a murmur, "It's me."
just me.
It can only be me.
Without his knowledge, a long time ago, perhaps from the first time they met after returning home that day, when she said she hoped he would succeed in the parking lot, she had been planning for his future.
Even so, even if he felt very tired, she never mentioned it once, and even felt that it was okay for him to give up if he wanted to.
How can there be such a person?
The assistant watched him blow the wind and was so frightened that he was in a panic: "Brother, you will catch a cold if you blow the wind for a while."
"Know."
Lu Xuan's voice was a little hoarse. He leaned back as if exhausted and raised his hands to cover his eyes.
Even so, he didn't even dare to ask when talking to Qiao Wu.
Can only be withdrawn.
He was slow in some things, so he subconsciously wanted to trust Lu Jinzhi.
Only then did he think of the notes in the library. He wanted to look at Qiao Wu from Lu Jinzhi's perspective.
Lu Jinzhi would not be willing to be in contact with a hypocritical person for so many years, and he would not be willing to keep this person by his side and treat her so specially.
But Qiao Wu said that those things were left behind twelve years ago, and she and Lu Jinzhi were not very familiar with each other at that time.
Lu Xuan suddenly felt a timid sense of fear from the bottom of his heart.
"Brother, are you okay?"
Lu Xuan said hoarsely, "Something's going on."
I seem to have made a big mistake.
Qiao Wu said she would tell him slowly after returning. What would she say?
This was the first time Lu Xuan was so scared to see Qiao Wu.
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Qiao Wu and Lu Jinzhi have indeed been very busy recently. Although they go out and come back together all day, they get home very late every day.
Lu Yingchi’s original intention of preventing the two from having close contact was not achieved.
It was hard for him to imagine that someone could have a relationship like Lu Jinzhi and Qiao Wu. It was totally incomprehensible whether it was with work or with lover.
Now there are only him and the servants in the huge Lu residence, and he is still a little uncomfortable with it.
Finally, I decided to do some serious work and went to the library to prepare the competition materials.
The only things he could use in the library were the relevant professional materials. He had no interest in other literary classics and had never read them. When he entered the library, he saw the books on Lu Ning's recent reading list on the table, and he paused.
He was too lazy to even watch it, so how could that elementary school scumbag Lu Ning be so enthusiastic about it every day?
He was a little dissatisfied after being mocked by Lu Jinzhi for exchanging legs with the Buddha to get into college. He pulled out a chair and sat down and opened Lu Ning's books, wanting to see what kind of beautiful women and golden houses were in them.
Sure enough, he lost interest after reading a few pages.
Just as I was about to close it, I suddenly realized that the thickness of the book was not right.
He flipped it open randomly and found many small notes inside.
When he saw the handwriting that he had copied stroke by stroke, he was stunned. It was not because of Qiao Wu's mark, but because of Lu Jinzhi's handwriting under the paper.
When his friends asked him for his autograph, he said that Lu Jinzhi's handwriting was very valuable, not only because of the contracts he signed, but also because his handwriting was indeed beautiful.
So good that you can recognize it at a glance.
Although he had not read the entire book, Lu Yingchi could tell that every word and sentence was a dialogue between the two people.
He frowned and opened another book.
It's like this with every book.
Those conversations and insights went back and forth, deep and shallow, all proving to others that this was a unique information transmission and soul resonance between them.
Qiao Wu said that everyone sees each other differently and one cannot judge based on subjectivity.
So is this how she and Lu Jinzhi see each other?
Who is worthy of Qiao Wu?
Only those recognized by Qiao Wu are worthy of it.
She had recognized Lu Jinzhi a long time ago.
This realization shocked Lu Yingchi so much that he couldn't recover for a long time. He spent almost the entire day in the library, looking for evidence of the two people's previous conversations as if he was looking for treasure, word by word, not just in a day or a night, but year after year.
Qiao Wu returned home early today and did not wait for Lu Jinzhi to pick him up.
Because she received a call from Lu Yingchi, who said he had something to tell her and asked her to come back first.
Before the driver's car stopped, she saw from afar Lu Yingchi holding the princess' hand and standing at the door of the main house.
She quickly got out of the car and walked forward: "What's the matter?"
Lu Yingchi handed the horse's reins to her and said, "Do you want to ride, princess?"
"What?"
Qiao Wu was stunned.
Riding in such cold weather?
"I've raised it to be very beautiful." Lu Yingchi didn't withdraw his hand, nor did he just say it casually like he did in the past. Instead, he looked at her steadily and said, "Ride it."
Qiao Wu asked uncertainly, "You let me come back on my own just to give the princess a ride?"
"Yeah." Lu Yingchi said calmly, "I don't want Lu Jinzhi to ride."
Qiao Wu: “…”
In fact, with your brother's lazy personality, he really wouldn't suffer this hardship in this weather.
Although she didn't quite understand, seeing that Lu Yingchi was so insistent and making such a big fuss today, she didn't refuse. She took the reins and gently patted the princess on the back.
She sighed, "It's really beautiful."
"That's right," Lu Yingchi said, "that's all I did."
Over the years, he seemed to have accomplished nothing.
The only thing he did was to raise the princess very well.
When he was in kindergarten, he could give his little red flower to Qiao Wu.
But now, this is all he has.
He turned his head, with obvious expectation in his eyes: "Go up."
"good."
Qiao Wu jumped onto the horse. It was her second time riding the princess. The last time, because the situation was urgent, she didn't pay much attention.
It felt pretty cool to sit back and ride on such a beautiful horse this time.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
Lu Yingchi smiled and said, "Whatever." Considering that Lu Yingchi was walking and it was really cold to ride a fast horse in this weather, Qiao Wu did not speed up, but walked forward slowly: "Then let's go for a walk?"
"good."
Lu Yingchi walked beside her, holding the leash for her.
Qiao Wu lowered his eyes and asked, "I've always wanted to ask, why do you call it Princess?"
Lu Yingchi hooked the rope and whispered, "Because she is beautiful."
Qiao Wu nodded.
That's true.
Lu Yingchi, who was on horseback, could see Qiao Wu's comfortable expression from time to time when he looked up.
This was the scene he had imagined when he was raising the princess. The princess was very beautiful, and his princess was also very beautiful. He was still the one holding the leash, but it was not the scene he imagined.
He once thought he would be the princess's knight.
But in reality, a princess doesn't need a knight, she needs a warrior to walk alongside her.
All his self-righteousness in the past was just fantasy and no one needed it.
So he has raised the princess for so many years, and only he thinks she is irreplaceable and important. In fact, no one else knows his purpose, and in the end only he is moved.
But when he saw Qiao Wu praising its beauty and the moment he rode on the horse, he felt it was worth it.
Even if it's only for this brief moment.
Although Qiao Wu felt that riding a fast horse might make her feel cold, after she actually walked for a while, she was not very satisfied with the speed.
It’s okay if it’s cold, as long as you are happy.
When they got to the stables, she asked, "Can I go for a ride?"
Lu Yingchi loosened the rope: "Okay."
Three seconds after he finished speaking, the man in front of him let out a light sigh and rushed out on his horse like an arrow.
There is drizzle and white mist in winter.
It's not really good weather for riding.
Lu Yingchi stood outside and felt relieved when he saw her black hair fluttering freely in the wind.
Everything depends on the right time, place and people.
How can we always have good weather?
From summer to now, there have been so many days with countless good weather, and he has had countless thoughts about it, but each time he would be interrupted by certain things or thoughts, and not once did he succeed in sending it off.
Don't blame the weather, blame him.
Not everything can go as planned, but staying on the same path is the best outcome.
He will have many better things in the future, more money, and can give her many different gifts.
But it’s different for the princess, she can only give it at this time.
In the distance, Qiao Wu had finished a lap and came back. She controlled the speed of her horse and stopped. Her eyes were unusually bright in the gray mist, and the hot air from her breath seemed to warm people's hearts as well.
"Lu Yingchi!" Qiao Wu lowered his eyes and smiled, "It's great."
Lu Yingchi raised his eyebrows: "Do you like it?"
"like."
"Then I'll give it to you."
Qiao Wu's smile faltered for a moment, and he asked with some confusion: "Give it to me?"
"I want to raise another horse." Lu Yingchi said with his head raised, "So this one is for you."
"Raising other horses doesn't conflict with raising a princess." Qiao Wu got off the horse. "You've been raising them for so long and you've taken such good care of them."
"But I can only raise one horse at a time," Lu Yingchi said, "and I won't be willing to give you any horses I raise in the future."
Qiao Wu didn't understand his logic: "Princess, are you willing to give it up?"
What kind of horse can he keep for more than ten years?
Lu Yingchi looked at her: "I'm willing to give it up."
Qiao Wu originally wanted to refuse, but after seeing Lu Yingchi's eyes, he didn't speak so rashly.
In her heart, Lu Yingchi has always been a younger brother who needs care. Most of the time, he is immature and naive, and has a rebellious temper that is difficult to control, but she can accept it.
But now Lu Yingchi gave her a feeling of seriousness that was rare and had shed its childishness.
It made her feel that this was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, nor was it an impulsive action like in the past, but the result of his long thinking.
"Why?" she asked.
Lu Yingchi touched the princess and licked his lips gently: "This is the most successful thing I have done in all these years. Like a little red flower, this is my last little red flower in the past eighteen years."
Qiao Wu's heart moved.
She had received many little red flowers from Lu Yingchi, and they were still intact on her notebook.
In the past, whenever Lu Yingchi wanted her praise for something he accomplished, he would give her a red flower in exchange.
"The little red flower in the past was given to Qiao Wu." Lu Yingchi lowered his eyes and whispered, "From now on, Lu Yingchi wants to give the little red flower to himself."
He has been chasing after Qiao Wu, but the result is that he can only be behind her forever.
But his original intention was to go with her.
He wanted to be an independent person, with his own thoughts like Lu Jinzhi, and not be restricted or coerced by anyone. Only in this way could he stand on the same line with Qiao Wu and Lu Jinzhi.
"I want to go with you."
Qiao Wu rarely felt at a loss when facing Lu Yingchi, but she did feel that way now.
She raised her head and found that even in this posture, Lu Yingchi was indeed much taller than her.
She never had this perception in the past and only thought of him as a younger brother.
"Lu Yingchi." She called softly.
"Um."
Qiao Wu raised his hand and touched his hair which was wet by the drizzle: "I have kept the little red flowers you gave me before."
Lu Yingchi was slightly stunned.
Qiao Wu put down his hand and said with a smile: "So I will take good care of you, Princess."
Lu Yingchi tilted his head.
Also laughed.
When Lu Jinzhi came back, he heard from the servant that Qiao Wu was at the horse farm.
When he arrived, Qiao Wu was the only one at the stable. She was seriously stroking the princess's fur.
"Where's Lu Yingchi?"
Qiao Wu turned around and smiled, "The princess is mine now."
Lu Jinzhi raised his eyebrows almost imperceptibly.
He remembered that when Lu Yingchi was a child, he cried and wanted to raise a horse and almost fell asleep with the horse in his arms. He took care of the horse more attentively than he took care of himself. He even ignored his own meals to take care of his princess.
He hummed, "What did he say?"
Qiao Wu said a few simple words and then said, "Maybe he has grown up?"
Lu Jinzhi remained silent.
He raised his hand and gently touched the princess's head, then laughed: "He doesn't like reading fairy tales."
Qiao Wu paused slightly and looked back at him.
None of the boys in the family like to read fairy tales about princesses and princes. Lu Yingchi even wants to listen to stories about passionate battles.
But he liked listening to Qiao Wu's stories.
Every time, Qiao Wu could only tell him the fairy tales about princesses and princes in his mind.
So why would Lu Yingchi name the horse Princess when he was a child? Even if he wanted to name it, it would have been King or Armored Warrior.
Her pupils shrank slightly.
So Lu Yingchi had another reason that he didn't say.
This little red flower was prepared for her from the very beginning.
It wasn't that she had any other illusions, she just felt that the thought was too great.
Her eyes were sore: "I don't know."
"That's his business." Lu Jinzhi took back his hand and gently wiped the corner of her eye, then kissed it. "Princess, you don't need to know, because she is indeed very beautiful."
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