Dare not tell you
Jian An's office was not too big, and four people in one room already seemed very crowded. Qin Shi's questioning of Lu Zhiyan made Jian An and Assistant Lin feel that the air pressure in the small room was a little low.
Jian An looked as if she was enjoying a good show, and said, "You guys chat. I'm going out to answer a phone call." As she moved towards the door.
When he walked to Lu Zhiyan, he patted Lu Zhiyan on the shoulder and whispered, "Have a good chat."
Assistant Lin also silently took out his cell phone, put the phone to his ear with the screen still dark, half covered his mouth with his left hand, and quietly slipped away.
The office suddenly became quiet.
Lu Zhiyan squatted down, put his hands on the sofa next to Qin Shi, raised his head, looked at Qin Shi with his eyes, and said in a firm and sincere voice: "Believe me."
Qin Shi didn't dare to look at Lu Zhiyan. She felt uneasy and even scared. Many times, it was such a sincere look that dispelled the doubts in her heart.
But this time? She heard and saw with her own eyes and ears that Lu Zhiyan and Jian An were talking and laughing.
She had already warned Lu Zhiyan that Jian An was an enemy, not a friend, and asked Lu Zhiyan to stay away from Jian An.
"How do you want me to believe you? Do you want me to think that what I saw and heard was fake and that you and Jian An are not familiar with each other?"
Lu Zhiyan smiled.
"Do you think I'm an undercover agent sent by Jian An to Jian Yi Group? Let me think about it. Oh, Lu Zhiyan, you're hiding so well. You used Jian's money to buy a lot of Jian Yi shares. The leaked design draft must have been your work, Lu Zhiyan. Otherwise, why would you be so active in finding your police friends? It must be to eliminate suspicion. How could a small lawyer like Lu Zhiyan get the order from Wanlong Group? Jian An must have given it to Jian's in order to play the long game."
Lu Zhiyan pinched his throat and imitated Qin Shi's tone.
Every word Lu Zhiyan said matched Qin Shi's assumptions, and she became more convinced of her assumptions, so she said, "Sure enough, you admitted it."
"What's my motive? I like you, why would I do something to hurt you?" Lu Zhiyan asked.
Qin Shi couldn't answer, so she could only say, "I don't know who you like, maybe it's the promise Jian An made to you that made you fall in love."
Lu Zhiyan smiled: "I originally wanted to tell you later, but in order to prevent Miss Qin from misunderstanding me too deeply, it seems that I can only tell you slowly."
Qin Shi didn't know what she was thinking. She doubted the truthfulness of Lu Zhiyan's words, but at the same time, a hope arose in her heart. She hoped that Lu Zhiyan could give her a reasonable explanation and make it all make sense in another way.
Qin Shi: "Okay, I'll give you a chance to quibble."
Lu Zhiyan stood up and pulled the guest chair closer to Qin Shi.
"Let me tell you a story."
"Um."
"Once upon a time, there was a little boy whose parents both started businesses in the capital. He was raised by his grandparents in his hometown of Jiangcheng. He had always dreamed of reuniting with his parents in the capital, wanting to share their burden. His grades weren't particularly outstanding, and he aimed for the college entrance exam, hoping to study business at a decent university in the capital. When the exam was approaching, his mother, who hadn't spoken to him for a long time, suddenly returned home. She didn't say much, but simply made him all kinds of delicious food every day. He asked his mother several times why his father didn't come back with him, but his mother stopped him from asking such questions."
Hearing this, Qin Shi thought of the lawless boy in high school. He lived a carefree life, with no particular ambitions, yet a few months before the Gaokao (National College Entrance Examination), he took a two-week leave. After his leave, he sprinted like crazy, doing nothing but sleeping and studying. Everyone suspected that something might have happened at home, but he kept quiet, burying himself in his studies. Qin Shi couldn't help but wonder, "Let me guess. Did something happen to his family? Did his father have an accident? Or maybe his family went bankrupt, so he's no longer obsessed with business?"
Lu Zhiyan breathed a sigh of relief. "You're very smart. Something happened in the boy's family. On the day his mother came back, he happily told her that he could finally wait until the college entrance examination was over and go to the capital to reunite with his father. But his mother held back her cheering hands and calmly told him that his father had a new home in the capital."
Qin Shi sighed in her heart. This situation was even harder to accept than the bankruptcy of her family's company. A man who was easily bored with the old and easily loved the new would find a new love after he became successful in his career.
"Looking at his mother, whose hair had already turned gray, the boy felt very unhappy and determined to go to the capital to confront the man and demand an explanation. When he arrived in the capital and walked downstairs to the man's group, he realized how impulsive and ridiculous his thoughts were. He couldn't even enter the group's front door."
Qin Shi sighed again in his heart. This father was so cruel that he didn't even see his own son.
"In high school, at the height of youthful energy, the boy circled the entrance of the group several times before finally finding the right opportunity. He sneaked in through the elevator during renovations. In the middle of summer, he wore the same long pants and long shirt as a decorator, ate a boxed lunch, and squatted in the stairwell, piecing together the information he wanted from the scraps of information left by the people walking next door."
Qin Shi: "Did he find his father?"
Lu Zhiyan shook his head: "It took him many days to find out that the man had a new love and several new children. One of them was a boy who just started his second year of high school. A second year of high school means he is two years younger than the boy himself."
Qin Shi felt even more sympathetic: "That is to say, the boy's father had already cheated on his wife in the early days of starting the business."
Lu Zhiyan's eyes reddened. "That's the son of his father and his secretary. It's said he's been attending an international school, being picked up and dropped off by a nanny car, and receiving tutoring from renowned teachers. And look at the boy himself. He lives far away in his hometown of Jiangcheng, and it's hard for him to even see his parents."
"The boy was very angry. He went to great lengths to find the former secretary's residence. The woman was now dressed like a wealthy lady, with a mansion, a luxury car, a son and a daughter, and a very comfortable life. The boy found an opportunity and threw broken vegetable leaves and eggs at the woman, leaving her in a state of panic."
Qin Shi: "Well done, but it's not enough. You should also throw away the unfaithful father."
Lu Zhiyan: "What a pity, he was caught on camera. His biological father's revenge came swiftly, and his living allowance was stopped. A month later, his mother was in another car accident."
Qin Shi's eyes widened: "How could it be?"
Lu Zhiyan: "Many years later, the boy found out that it was the secretary who did it. But in the summer when the college entrance examination results came out, he lost his mother forever."
Qin Shi was shocked. For a secretary to be so bold, it was hard to say whether it was not the preference or even instruction of the man behind her.
Lu Zhiyan continued, "The boy's dream of studying in the capital was shattered. He didn't want to study business, he wanted to study law. He wanted to stay as far away from that man as possible."
Qin Shi thought of Lu Zhiyan's college: "Did the boy go to Southwest China?"
Lu Zhiyan nodded: "Yes, the boy has been spending every day in the library since then, and his life is only about reading."
Qin Shi looked at Lu Zhiyan and found for the first time that he was a little thin, especially his face.
"He vowed to become a famous lawyer and seek justice for children who had been harmed like him. When he graduated, his biological father, who had disappeared for a long time, took the initiative to find the boy."
Qin Shi: "Did his father regret it?"
Lu Zhiyan: "Yes and no. His brother, who is two years younger than him, went abroad to have fun and basically became a waste. After comparing his children, his biological father felt that a boy was the one capable of inheriting his business empire, so he found the boy and asked him to follow him."
Qin Shi looked at Lu Zhiyan. It was obvious that the boy in the story had rejected his biological father's proposal, so she asked, "The boy rejected it? Why?"
Lu Zhiyan: "The boy said that unless that secretary disappears forever."
Qin Shizhong clarified the relationship between the boy and the Tianlong Group. "Let me expand on this. The boy's father is getting older and in poor health. He's worried his illegitimate children won't be able to keep the family business, so he contacted the boy. The boy uses the title of legal advisor for the group and is aware of the group's movements, but he often remains invisible. This gives his father both hope and anxiety about this family relationship."
Lu Zhiyan smiled: "So, now you understand why it was me who got the order from Tianlong Group?"
It took Qin Shi a long time to recover from the extreme shock.
Tianlong Group, I have always heard that Tianlong Group has an outstanding heir who has never appeared in the public eye. It turns out that this mysterious heir has been in front of me.
Lu Zhiyan glanced at Jian An's desk and said, "I came to see Jian An because I envy him. His uncle devoted himself to nurturing him, but my father once left me to fend for myself."
Ever since Qin Shi took over Jian Qing's job, he has become increasingly aware of the importance of having a say.
Not to mention Tianlong Group, even one of its subsidiaries has people risking their lives to get it, but Lu Zhiyan is not interested in such wealth and status at all, which surprised her.
"I want to tell this boy that what he holds in his hands is his own. Go back and take back what originally belonged to his mother."
Lu Zhiyan blinked, looked at Qin Shi and smiled: "But the boy met a very good girl, he wanted to be with that girl every day, see her smile, and accompany her to struggle together."
Qin Shi's eyes suddenly became tearful. "That girl will bless you and see you off. One day, she will meet you at the pinnacle of the business world."
Lu Zhiyan sighed, then regained his relaxed smile and teased, "See, this is why I kept it a secret from you. Once you knew my background, you started to drive me away."
Qin Shi pretended to be relaxed and said, "Yes, not only will I kick you out, I will also hire a new legal advisor and forget about you as quickly as possible."
Lu Zhiyan stopped laughing: "Aren't you going to wait for me?"
Qin Shi shook her head: "I won't wait for someone who can't even look up."
Lu Zhiyan's face showed some hurt, but he knew that Qin Shi's decision was right. He himself didn't know when he would come back if he left Jian Yi, and he didn't even know if he could come back alive. What reason did he have to let a young and beautiful girl wait for him?
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