The night wind has quietly lost its hot and stubborn temper of midsummer, like a well-behaved dancer, following the rhythm of the changing seasons, silently withdrawing its own temperature bit by bit, becoming crisp and cool. This slight cool breeze gently blows through the gap in the car window, like a pair of invisible but gentle hands, stirring my thoughts.
I drove alone, wandering slowly on the streets of this provincial capital. In the dim light, the neon lights of the city are scattered like stars, interweaving into a dazzling yet blurry web of light and shadow. But I seem to be on an isolated island away from this bustling world, shrouded in an invisible haze.
Later, in the lair of the Qingfei Society, Yue Mingyuan was like a wizard who was well versed in human nature. With his powerful and delicate psychological offensive, he accurately swept the most vulnerable corners of my heart. His words shuttled back and forth freely on the boundaries of my cognition of friend and foe, right and wrong, weaving an intricate web that trapped me deeply, and an unprecedented wave of instability overwhelmed me like a tide.
At this moment, the night wind that kept pouring in from the car window was like a clear spring, slowly flowing through my chaotic mind, gradually smoothing out the tangled thoughts. I began to try to calm myself down, trying to find a trace of clarity in this chaos, to carefully distinguish every word Yue Mingyuan said, to see how much truth and how much falsehood there was.
The first person I thought of was Zhang Pingmin. Yue Mingyuan called him a cunning and treacherous person, but this description does not fit the image of Zhang Pingmin that I know. Over a long period of time, I have had many interactions with Zhang Pingmin and have a very clear understanding of him. Although he is a profit-seeking businessman in the mall, in my eyes, he is a loyal and righteous friend. His sincerity and righteousness are like the warm sun in winter, warm and real. In the face of major issues of right and wrong, he has never been vague or retreated. He is definitely not the kind of person who only cares about profit and ignores morality. I have full confidence to believe in and defend this.
However, when my thoughts turned to Chen Hexu, my heart was like a fog, unclear. It is really difficult for me to make a definite judgment about him. After all, my interaction with him was limited to that brief encounter. When dealing with some difficult issues, he did use harsh means of coercion and inducement. However, if I say that he deliberately wanted to grab my weakness and use it as a threat to blackmail me, I still have some doubts in my heart and find it difficult to be completely convinced.
After carefully examining all the clues from the past, the purpose of Yue Mingyuan's long conversation with me has become clear. He was like a shrewd chess player, planning every step carefully, with an uncomplicated plan, bent on making me cut off my own arms and sever all ties with the outside world, so that I would devote myself to him wholeheartedly, become his pawn on the chessboard, and let him drive me around.
With this thorough understanding, I quickly outlined a response plan in my mind and made two decisive decisions.
First, Chen Hexu's visit to the development zone for research must not be complicated by the appearance of Yue Mingyuan. We must firmly move forward according to the plan carefully planned by Shen and Zhang, as if nothing has changed. I would like to take this opportunity to secretly observe Yue Mingyuan's response to this matter and see how he will act and what his plans are.
Secondly, since Yue Mingyuan already knew that Xu Tong and I had a child outside of marriage, this card in his hand has become a big worry for me, and it has become urgent to resolve this matter. But if I want to solve this hidden danger, I can never follow Yue Mingyuan's method. Once I ask him for help, it will be like handing the handle to him. From then on, I will be controlled by him and firmly controlled by him. After much thought, Lin Xun is the only person I can think of at the moment who is trustworthy and capable of helping me resolve the crisis.
After making up my mind, I hurried back to the hospital. When I arrived outside the ward and was about to push the door, I bumped into a figure. Looking closely, it turned out to be a forest mushroom.
As soon as she saw me, her slightly furrowed brows instantly twisted into a "κΌ‡" shape, her eyes full of blame, and she said anxiously: "You're finally back! If you show up again, Xu Tong will probably go crazy."
I grabbed her arm and pulled her aside. He deliberately lowered his voice: "Don't worry about her madness. The situation is urgent now. We need to find a safe and secluded place. I have something very important to tell you."
Lin Xun noticed the seriousness of my expression. She bit her lower lip lightly, as if realizing the seriousness of the situation, and hurriedly took me out of the hospital.
She took me through many twists and turns and finally arrived at a slightly old apartment building. I took out a key from my bag and the moment I opened the door, a faint smell of dust hit me in the face. It was obvious that no one had lived here for a long time.
We walked into the house and Lin Xun motioned for me to sit on the sofa. She sat elegantly beside me, gently smoothed the hair by her ears, and explained, "This apartment was bought for Xiaomei's school district."
However, at this moment, I no longer have the energy to care about the origins of this house. I took a deep breath, trying to calm my panicked heartbeat, and began to tell her everything that had happened between me and Yue Mingyuan and the others that night, in detail.
As Lin Xun listened to my emotional narration, her expression became more and more solemn.
After I finished speaking, she said anxiously, "These people are cannibals and spit out bones. How can you easily agree to join them? Aren't you pushing yourself into the fire pit?"
I gave a helpless smile: "In that situation, do I have any other choice? Promise them first, but it's just a temporary solution. It will buy me some time to solve the problem."
Lin Xun sighed softly: "It's terrible that they even know about Xu Tong's matter."
I said, "Before they were ready to attack the Daxun Group, a small person like me would never have caught their attention. I suspect that the person who secretly investigated me was most likely Feng Lei, who had sufficient motives and reasons. He was the one who provided the information to Yue Mingyuan. Yue Mingyuan then made a big deal out of this matter and deliberately provoked the relationship between me and Shen Hexu."
Lin Xun nodded thoughtfully, revealing a look of approval: "No matter who is behind this little trick, now that they know about it, the result is the same. What are you planning in your mind?"
I made up my mind to fight to the bitter end: "I still need your help in this matter. You must make sure that Xu Tong and her daughter go abroad as soon as possible. This matter must be kept absolutely confidential. Don't let them find any clues or leave any evidence for them to threaten me."
Lin Xun frowned slightly: "Okay, I'll arrange this right away. But... the question is, can Xu Tong agree? The last time I mentioned this to her, she was so determined and refused to agree, but in the end I had no choice but to give up. Will she cooperate this time?"
I took a deep breath and said, "Now that things have come to this, I can only coax and deceive them. Let her mother and daughter go out first. As for the future, we will slowly figure out a solution."
Lin Xun nodded slightly and asked, "Are you still going to choose those small countries in Europe?"
I thought about it for a moment, and the pros and cons of each country flashed through my mind. Finally, I said, "It would be best if it's an English-speaking country. Xu Tong won't have a language barrier."
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