When Ao Rui arrived at her mother's residence, her mother was watering the flowers on the balcony.
"Busy?" Ao Rui's calm voice sounded from behind Zhu Surong.
Zhu Surong did not stop what she was doing, but just smiled faintly: "Watering flowers is also a kind of fun."
The house Zhu Surong lives in is an old bungalow. The road in front of the door is particularly quiet, with tall plane trees on both sides. She planted a variety of bright flowers on the balcony on the second floor, which complements the quiet geographical environment here.
Ao Rui didn't answer her, just turned around and returned to the living room. He sat on the sofa and crossed his legs gracefully, then picked up a book on the table.
That is Zhu Surong's newly published book last month. It is a collection of essays, mainly about her personal life.
Zhu Surong brought the brewed Tieguanyin. This was Ao Rui's favorite tea. She poured two cups gently. Suddenly, the fragrance of tea filled the living room.
Ao Rui closed the book, raised the book in his hand and asked his mother: "How good are the sales of the new book?"
"You know, book sales have never been my concern." Zhu Surong smiled lightly.
Ao Rui lowered his head to sip the tea. Although his expression was calm, his taste became active after tasting his mother's tea. He admired his mother's tea art. His mother was a rare master of making tea.
"Arui, have you found the mastermind behind the killer?" Zhu Surong asked with concern.
"The killer has a very professional ethics. It is not easy to find out the main culprit behind the scenes." Ao Rui's expression was calm.
"What about you, have you guessed who wants to kill you?"
"All speculations are baseless." Ao Rui answered lightly.
"Your situation is too dangerous, you shouldn't take it lightly." Zhu Surong sighed worriedly.
"I have made good defense arrangements. The person who wants to kill me will not act again for the time being. He must know that if he acts again, he will most likely alert the snake and fall into the net I have laid." Ao Rui said.
After finishing, he lowered his head and took a sip of tea again.
"That's good." Zhu Surong breathed a sigh of relief.
After a long silence, Zhu Surong asked Ao Rui softly: "Ao Rui, do you have any plans to get married?"
"Marriage?" Ao Rui raised his eyebrows. He was surprised by his mother's sudden question. Before this, his mother had never asked him about marriage.
"Your grandfather made a private engagement with a close friend before his death for you and his granddaughter," Zhu Surong said.
"Which family is the woman from?" Ao Rui asked.
"The daughter of the Long Group, Long Ruotong." Zhu Surong said.
"What kind of woman is she?" Ao Rui asked casually.
"It is said that she is a stunning beauty who has captivated the whole country."
"I've seen too many beautiful women." Ao Rui chuckled.
"You're not young anymore, you might as well get married," Zhu Surong said.
"Long's is just a small business. It's not right for us, Ao's family. Even if I am willing to marry, will the president agree?"
The CEO Ao Rui refers to is his father Ao Zhongming.
"This is the engagement made by your grandfather. He shouldn't refuse it. Moreover, he has always respected your grandfather's opinions."
Ao Rui was silent.
"The other party's grandfather was your grandfather's best friend during his lifetime. Moreover, this was your grandfather's last wish." Zhu Surong said the key point and did not mean to force her son.
"Don't you think it's ridiculous to easily marry a woman you've never met just because of your grandfather's last wish?" Ao Rui asked, "What's more, hasn't my mother lived alone and divorced for twenty years?"
"Arui, do you want to be like me?" Zhu Surong's originally calm mood suddenly felt sad.
"For me, nothing is more precious than freedom. At this point, I completely inherited my mother's nature."
After a long while, Zhu Surong finally compromised. "You know, I never force you to make any choice. If this is your choice, then I will respect you."
Ao Rui lowered his head and drank the remaining tea in the tea set, then stood up to say goodbye. "Mom, if there is nothing else, I will go back first."
"Why don't you sit down for a while?" Zhu Surong was a little disappointed.
"No, come back next time when you have time." After Ao Rui finished speaking, he strode out of the living room.
On the same day, Ruotong returned to her apartment again. She had moved out from home since her freshman year and lived here alone for four years. She has a deep affection for this place that is difficult to let go. Returning here will make her smell
A rare breath of freedom.
After sitting on the bed and reading a book for a while, she fell on the bed and fell asleep. She didn't know how long it took, but in her sleep, she heard a knock on the door.
When she got up and opened the door and saw the person knocking on the door, her sleepiness disappeared immediately.
"Dad..." Ruotong was surprised. "Why are you here?"
Long Qingshan looked unhappy. "What have you been doing these days? Why doesn't your phone turn on?"
Fortunately, she took off the heavy makeup on her face as soon as she came back. And her father didn't know about her ongoing plan yet.
"I was fired by my boss, and my savings have been almost used up, so I don't have any money to recharge my phone." Ruotong deliberately understated it.
"You are suffering the consequences. Instead of being a good young lady, you have to go work for others and be a doormat. What a mean person you are." Long Qingshan pointed at Ruotong's nose with dissatisfaction and scolded her.
A rich young lady? A self-deprecating smile appeared on Ruotong's lips. She couldn't bear these five words. Ever since her stepmother came in and her half-brother was born, when had her father ever treated her as a rich young lady?
"When I return to work at the Long Family, don't I have to be angry with Jiang Zhufang?" Ruotong sneered.
Jiang Zhufang is Ruotong's stepmother.
"You are about to marry into the Ao family and become a young mistress. Look at your wild appearance, without any rules or manners. People will say that I, Long Qingshan, did not educate you well. I have raised you to such a big age, am I just asking you to come here?
Are you mad at me?" Long Qingshan looked angry.
"Dad, I'm very grateful to you for raising me for 15 years," Ruotong sneered. "But in the past seven years since mom passed away, when have you ever cared about me?"
"You..." Ruotong's words were too sharp, and for a moment he couldn't find a reason to refute. Because he was indeed indebted to Ruotong.
"Dad, come in and sit down." Ruotong calmed down the atmosphere. She didn't want to settle old scores or bring up the past. It would only make her nervous.
Long Qingshan walked into the living room with a gloomy face and sat down on the sofa.
"Dad, I have a lot of things to deal with in the past two months, and I will be very busy every day. So, if you don't have anything particularly urgent, don't come to me." Ruotong poured a glass of water for his father.
Lie calmly.
"No, I don't agree. You go home with me immediately. In a few days, I will take you to Ao's house for a blind date, and get you married to Ao Rui as soon as possible." Long Qingshan did not tolerate Ruotong's refusal.
"Dad, why are you so anxious to marry me to Ao Rui?" Ruotong asked knowingly.
"Do you think I am harming you by marrying you into the Ao family? As long as you become the eldest mistress of the Ao family, not only will you not have to be a doormat in the company, but you will also be able to live and feed yourself for the rest of your life. Not to mention, your future husband Ao
Rui has never had sex like other rich people, where can you find such a good man?"
"Rich men don't need to engage in frivolous affairs, because most women throw themselves into his arms automatically. Besides, he didn't refuse. This is a fact." Ruotong said calmly.
"What man doesn't need a woman? What's more, Ao Rui is single now. It is his freedom and right to associate with any woman he likes. It is those shameless women who insist on clinging to him, and it is not him who provokes women. This can
Do you think he is troublesome?"
Ruotong sat opposite his father and smiled sarcastically, "Dad, it's really hard for me to understand. I am your daughter, why do you have to speak for Ao Rui?"
Of course she knew that her father wanted to use her to marry into the Ao family, which would bring him a broad profit space. He wanted to make the Long family bigger and stronger, which was his long-cherished wish. In order to cover up his intention to sell his daughter, he deliberately
He used his grandfather's last wish as an excuse. But Ruotong didn't want to expose him.
"I'm telling the truth. You are my daughter. Am I going to harm you?" A married daughter is like water thrown out. Of course, Long Qingshan is not willing to admit his selfishness.
"Dad, don't worry, I can never run away. I will definitely give you a surprise in two months. If you insist on forcing me now, I can only destroy your hopes, because I have more important things."
Busy. No one likes to live a forced life, and I am the same."
While Ruotong threatened her father, she did not forget to make a promise to him. She had never lied in front of her father, and he had no reason not to believe her.
Two months later, either everyone is happy or they break up. If Ao Rui is a man who is not worthy of her love, she will not force herself to marry him for her father's selfish desires.