However, Zheng Quchi's next words shattered their beautiful expectations.
Zheng Quchi frankly stated, "If that day really comes, I will naturally not cling to it and perish with it. However, I will not easily abandon my country before things reach the worst possible state."
Since that's what she thinks, then—"What's the difference between leaving early or late? Don't be so stubborn..."
Seeing that they refused to give up, Zheng Quchi simply asked in return: "It's easy to persuade others, but let me ask you, if one day your country were to encounter the situation I am in now, would you immediately pack your bags and leave to seek refuge in another rich and powerful country, or would you choose to stand with your country to resist and support it?"
The four were taken aback by the question, and upon reflection, the words of "kind advice" that had been uttered vanished.
"The river is green, making the birds appear even whiter; the mountains are verdant, making the flowers seem to burn. Spring has passed again; when will I return home? I have lost my hometown once before, the place where I finally managed to put my roots in. I don't want to give it up so easily."
Muha sighed, "We understand, but what can ordinary people like us do for a country? The path you are about to take is very difficult..."
"No matter how difficult it is, we have to try." Zheng Quchi's mindset was very stable.
At this moment, Yuejin, who had been holding back for a long time, asked with a serious expression, "Even if your companions betray you, will you still go back?"
"What betrayal?" Chen Bai asked, puzzled.
Mu Xixi also looked bewildered.
Muha remained silent, his expression unchanging, leaving one wondering whether he knew something or was just as unsure as the other two.
Wei Yuejin seemed to know something. He saw Zheng Quchi looking at him quietly, his eyes calm and expressionless, making it impossible for him to discern anything.
He felt a little uneasy, but he still finished speaking in one breath: "I saw you at the entrance ceremony earlier. You didn't come alone. You had many companions, including two craftsmen who were close to you. But now their houses are nowhere to be seen. They have clearly left. Your residence is under strict guard by the warrior monks. In addition, there is a curfew on the mountain and people are being investigated. I suspect... that they did something and secretly left, which caused this commotion."
Chen Bai shifted his gaze from Yue Jin to Zheng Quchi: "Really?"
“Think about it, they are from Ye, and this is Julu. The two countries recently had a serious attack and burning of a city, and the rift between them has deepened... Who knows, they might be here now to use the Jichun Craftsmen's Guild to carry out some kind of plan.” Yuejin felt that her speculation was reasonable and well-founded.
Muha also had an earpiece, and he finally spoke up: "This time, if it weren't for Gongshu's leniency, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to come in to see you, so something must have happened to you, right?"
Although they were also temporarily placed under control and not allowed to leave the temple at will, they still retained their personal freedom, unlike her.
When faced with their questions, Zheng Quchi did not deny them; she simply asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why do you all think they betrayed me?"
Yuejin was stunned by the question: "Isn't that right? They just abandoned you and left you here alone. You're locked up here now, and you don't even know when you'll be released... Isn't that betrayal?"
Zheng Quchi thought for a moment and asked Yuejin, "If, and I mean if, you and your father went to meet someone to discuss a deal, but you had something to do halfway through and had to go immediately, so you let your father go to the meeting alone, would that be considered betrayal?"
Yuejin thought for a moment and shook her head: "Of course not."
"Why? We agreed to go together from the beginning, but you left without saying a word halfway through. Won't your father think you've betrayed him? And you left your father to go and negotiate deals with people alone. Aren't you worried?"
After hearing her question, Yuejin felt it was absurd: "My father is better at negotiating deals than I am. Whether I'm there or not won't affect his performance. What am I worried about? Besides, if I really had an emergency and had to leave, if my father didn't know, he would only be worried about my situation, not about..."
He was halfway through his sentence when suddenly it seemed he understood something.
Zheng Quchi then slowly picked up where he left off, saying, "It won't be considered betrayal, because your relationship is unwavering. You will never doubt your father's abilities, and your father will not suspect that you did it on purpose, right?"
Yes, as long as the feelings are deep and there is mutual trust, one will not consider it a betrayal.
It is believed that the bond between Engineer Zheng and his colleagues is just as deep.
"I'm sorry, I was too presumptuous," MoonGold said apologetically.
But who would have thought that Yue Jin was being naive, Zheng Quchi said the next second: "However, I'm not sure why they kept it from me, or whether they deliberately abandoned me and left me here, so I can't trust them too blindly."
The four of them froze, speechless. "..." Damn it, he took back the feelings of gratitude and guilt they had just felt from being tricked!
"Alright, we've covered most of what we needed to discuss. Let's get down to business first. I'll get a pen, and we'll sign the four contracts... By the way, did you bring your family seals?"
"I brought it."
"I brought some too."
"This is something I always carry with me, so of course I brought it."
"Um."
Zheng Quchi nodded: "Alright, due to time constraints, I have already prepared a contract in advance. You can take a look at the contents first. If there are any problems, we can revise it on the spot and finally finalize it, then sign and affix our seals."
They were truly impressed by her lightning-fast negotiation speed. To an uninformed person, they would definitely think that she was the businesswoman and the four of them were craftsmen.
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