"Then what do you think might happen to Ziyuan? Let's analyze it." Lu Ming followed Sheng Di's topic and dug deeper.
"I don't know, that's why I want to ask you, have Mingzhu and Ziyuan had any contact recently?" Sheng Di was obviously dodging.
"No, Mingzhu and her sister haven't been in contact for a long time. Our family received a letter from Ziyuan, just saying that she was visiting Lushan, and there is no further news." Lu Ming said.
He did not tell Sheng Di about Yuan Ziyuan's secret meeting with Sheng Muyi in his apartment. He would not tell anyone about it until he found out, including Yuan Mingzhu and Sheng Youde. He did not mention it.
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"Ziyuan proposed to cancel the engagement with me. Do you know about this?" Sheng Di asked.
"What? This is no joke." Lu Ming was shocked. He really didn't know and didn't believe that such a thing would happen.
Although the marriage contract between Sheng Di and Yuan Ziyuan was made when they were young, when they grew up, both parties accepted the marriage contract, and their relationship was officially determined. Just like his marriage contract with Yuan Mingzhu, it was apparently arranged by their parents.
, it is actually free love.
"Why should I lie to you? You know, we are supposed to be brothers-in-law." Sheng Di looked painful.
"When did this happen?" Lu Ming felt strange. It was just that he didn't know. Why didn't Mingzhu know either?
"Just before she left." Sheng Di said with some despair.
"There must be a reason why Ziyuan made this request." Lu Ming asked.
"I don't know. I don't know what I did wrong. I don't know why she was so angry with me and insisted on breaking off the engagement with me. She also said that she didn't love me anymore and hated me very much."
The muscles on Sheng Di's face were a little distorted, showing that the pain in his heart was almost too much for him to bear.
Lu Ming knew how deep Sheng Di's love for Ziyuan was, at least on the surface it was deeper than his love for Mingzhu. Of course, Mingzhu didn't see it that way. It was too hypocritical for Mingzhu to say that Sheng Di was good everywhere.
This is Mingzhu's impression of Sheng Di, so whenever Mingzhu sees Sheng Di, she doesn't say anything bad and always finds trouble to abuse him, which makes Sheng Di's legs feel weak when she sees Mingzhu.
Lu Ming didn't think Sheng Di was hypocritical, at least he was quite sincere to him. Of course, there was no reason why he and Sheng Di couldn't get close. It was as if the two of them lacked the frankness between him and Zhang Ziyang. Anyway, human nature
It's too complicated, and there are too many things that can't be explained at all.
"Does Mu Yi know about this?" Lu Ming asked.
"Muyi knows, but my uncle doesn't. Muyi didn't let me tell my uncle. She went to Ziyuan to persuade her several times, and then she said she wanted to go out to relax and wait until she comes back to discuss the matter. From then on, we and I
She lost contact, and then I only received a letter from her that was neither salty nor cold." Sheng Di said painfully.
Could it be that Zi Yuan was hiding from Sheng Di by hiding in her apartment?
Of course Ziyuan has her own apartment in Shanghai, but most of the time she lives with Mu Yi. The two of them are like one person and two bodies, almost inseparable.
If this makes sense, Ziyuan hid in her apartment to avoid Sheng Di's entanglement, and Muyi went there to persuade Ziyuan to change her mind.
But Lu Ming felt that things were not that simple.
Why is Ziyuan hiding from Sheng Di? If she has decided to terminate her engagement with Sheng Di, she doesn't have to hide it from Mingzhu. If there is anything that comes up, wouldn't it be enough to just say it out loud?
Even if Ziyuan wants to break up with him, he wouldn't dare to pester Ziyuan, let alone Sheng Muyi. Who doesn't know that Sheng Di is afraid of his uncle first and secondly of this sister, that's really scary.
If it was just for Sheng Di, would it be necessary for the two of them to be so secretive?
"Brother, you have to help me with this, I'm almost dying of anxiety," Sheng Di said.
"How can I help you?" Lu Ming didn't understand.
"When Ziyuan comes back, you have to help me persuade her. Now that Mu Yi is gone, she is the only one who can listen to your words." Sheng Di begged.
"I..." Lu Ming smiled bitterly.
He and Ziyuan have a good relationship, but they are not to the point where Ziyuan listens to her words. Not to mention Ziyuan, even Mingzhu doesn't listen to him. She listens to him when she is in a good mood, but deliberately does the opposite when she is in a bad mood. He has no choice at all.
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"Really, although she listens to Mu Yi the most, besides Mu Yi, the person she values most is you." Sheng Di said.
"Needless to say these things, the most important thing now is to find out where Ziyuan is. As long as she returns safely, everything will be easy to talk about." Lu Ming said.
"She should still be angry with me and hide outside and refuse to come back." Sheng Di said dejectedly.
"Then do you think Mu Yi will be with Ziyuan?" Lu Ming suddenly became whimsical.
"Of course not. I know you hope Mu Yi will be well. We all hope so, but hope can only be hope." Sheng Di ruthlessly broke his illusion.
At this time, the coffee brought by the secretary had long since cooled down. Sheng Di wanted to ring the bell and ask the secretary to change two cups, but Lu Ming stopped him and said that it was time to leave.
"Brother, you often come home when you have nothing to do. You said it's boring for you to live alone. Why don't you just move to my place? There will be more people and it will be more lively." Sheng Di kept sending him out of the company's compound and kept talking.
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Lu Ming was just perfunctory, neither agreeing nor rejecting, but that meant there would be no misunderstanding.
Zi Yuan actually wants to cancel her engagement with Sheng Di?
This is a new situation, but what did Sheng Di do to make Ziyuan so angry that she had to cancel the engagement?
As far as he knew, Sheng Di had always done things according to the rules. Although he was not outstanding, he had no major problems. It is said that heirs like him are the best ones who maintain the status quo. They are not pioneering and enterprising, but they are more than capable of maintaining the status quo.
The Sheng family has already reached its peak. If they want to take another step forward, they have to steal food from European and American consortiums. This is something they simply cannot and dare not do.
In this case, it is the best strategy for the Sheng family to maintain its long-term prosperity.
Of course, some people will say that everything is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. But if you can stay still under the impact of the current, isn't it also like sailing against the current?
There was a car waiting to take him off outside, but Lu Ming refused, saying that he wanted to take a walk.
Ziyuan's incident made him suddenly confused. He seemed to have found the answer to why Ziyuan was hiding in his apartment, but the result made him even more confused.
There was a voice in his heart telling him that none of this was right, none of this was the truth, it was just a fog covering his eyes and ears.
But what is the truth?
Where is the truth?
He suddenly thought of a question. Did the Japanese just want to disrupt the direction of his investigation by killing Xia Heng and He Jin, rather than having any valuable clues about these two people? Doesn't that mean that he has traced a key point?
At this point, the Japanese don't dare to let him continue to pursue it?
But he felt that he had found nothing, so how could he surprise the Japanese? What were the Japanese worried about?
Could it be Ziyuan?
Soon after he found out that Ziyuan was hiding in his apartment, Mingzhu's family received a letter written in advance by Ziyuan, and then Shengdi also received the same letter.
The person who sent the letter could not be Ziyuan, so who could it be?
Did Ziyuan ask someone else to send it on her behalf, or did these letters fall into someone else's hands?
Lu Ming suddenly felt a little scared. He did not dare to continue reasoning. If he followed this line of thinking, Ziyuan would either fall into the hands of others, or she would be in the same situation as Sheng Muyi.
It won't be like this, it won't be!
He roared in his mind.
Ziyuan is more than just his aunt. In his heart, Ziyuan and Muyi are like his biological sisters. Ziyuan is one year older than him and Muyi is two years younger than him.
"Sir, what's wrong with you?" A voice sounded in his ear.
Only then did he slowly wake up and realize that he was sitting on the ground. His head hurt and he had no strength.
"Are you okay?" the man asked again.
This was a rickshaw driver, and his empty rickshaw happened to be passing by Lu Ming. He saw Lu Ming sitting on the ground, his face pale, as if he was ill, so he stopped and asked.
"Take me to Tongren Hospital." Lu Ming got into the car, took out a handful of ocean and handed it to the driver.
"Sir, it can't be that much." The coachman was frightened and froze.
"Take it, buy two sets of clothes for your family, it's getting cold." Lu Ming said.
"Thank you." The driver pulled up the car and ran quickly.
Lu Ming's policy was never to take a rickshaw, but he made an exception today. He didn't know what happened to him to make him so weak all of a sudden.
When he arrived at Tongren Hospital, he went directly to find Yan Xiaohui.
"Lu Ming, what's wrong with you?" Yan Xiaohui was frightened by his expression.
"I don't know. It just happened all of a sudden. I want you to help me find a doctor to check it out." Lu Ming said.
"Okay, come with me."
Yan Xiaohui held his hand tightly, as if she were guiding a child, and found him the most experienced physician in the hospital.
The doctor asked first, then examined him for a long time, and finally said with a smile: "Sir, based on my thirty years of medical experience, you just overthink all of a sudden and your brain is deprived of oxygen. There is nothing wrong with you. Go out and do something."
Just take a deep breath and get some fresh air."
"Overthinking? Mr. Lu, who would think this way?" Yan Xiaohui teased him.
"I didn't think about anyone?" Lu Ming said with a bitter smile.
"Didn't you miss me too?" Yan Xiaohui was happy when she heard that Lu Ming was fine. She was indeed a little scared just now.
"Dr. Yan, what's the relationship between you two?" The doctor also smiled.
Yan Xiaohui was not arrogant in the hospital, but was very kind to others, but no one dared to joke with her, and no one dared to pursue her. Everyone knew her life and background.
"He is my brother and boyfriend." Yan Xiaohui smiled and naturally put his arm around Lu Ming.
The doctor spread his hands and made a gesture of despair. What's the relationship? How could anyone regard his brother as his boyfriend? Could he be the legendary love brother?
"Xiao Hui, stop making nonsense." Lu Ming felt better now and had the strength to speak.
Yan Xiaohui was worried about letting Lu Ming go on his own. No matter how much Lu Ming promised that he was fine, she refused. In the end, she asked for leave and drove Lu Ming back to her apartment.
"The quality of the apartment is pretty good, but there are too few rooms. The living room is not big enough, and there is no place to sit even if guests come."
Seeing the apartment where Lu Ming lived, Yan Xiaohui started to comment.
"This is good enough in Shanghai. If my parents didn't support it, how could I afford it?" Lu Ming said with a bitter smile.
Of course, the apartment he lives in cannot be compared with the residences of the Sheng family and the Yan family. It is the difference between a small pond and a large lake. However, the apartment building is full of people with status, and most of them are foreigners.