A cold and proud figure stood upright in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
There were no lights on in the office, and there were only a few stars in the city in front of the glass curtain. The dim light highlighted the man's handsome face, which looked calm and indifferent.
Zou Ji and Chen Lin stood four or five meters away behind the man, both of their eyes focused on the proud figure in front of them.
Afraid of disturbing her master who was thinking in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows by speaking loudly, Chen Lin whispered to Zou Ji beside him, "It's so late. Isn't the CEO going to rest in the office tonight?"
Zou Ji still looked ahead and shook his head.
Chen Lin sighed softly, "The president just came back from City Y in the afternoon. Logically, he should be at home with Miss Qu, but the president came to the company in the afternoon... Everyone was originally afraid of the president, but today they saw him with a dark face, and everyone was even more worried.
He didn't dare to speak, which made the whole company panic and tremble."
Zou Ji was silent for a while and then replied, "I think I had a quarrel with Miss Qu."
Chen Lin nodded in agreement, "I guess so. In terms of official business, the president has not worried about anything. The only person who can worry him is probably Miss Qu."
Zou Ji was just silent again.
Chen Lin asked again, "Everything was fine the past two days, why did we suddenly have a quarrel? When we met Miss Qu yesterday, when you mentioned the CEO to Miss Qu, I saw that Miss Qu was not indifferent!"
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At the same time.
Qu Ranran bent down and pulled up the quilt for the sleeping Yu An, and then sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the child's peaceful sleeping face.
Suddenly, she picked up her phone and took a look.
The time displayed on the phone screen is already close to midnight.
Qu Ranran took a deep breath to ease the sourness in her heart, then put her phone on the bedside table and slowly lay down on the bed.
What he said to her that afternoon began to play in her mind -
I never thought that you would be so reluctant to be with me... you could leave at any time.
In fact, even if he didn't tell her, she still had plans to leave. She originally stayed here to find out whether it was true that Qiao Si said there was something hidden about her mother's death.
However, she no longer needs to stay for this reason...
After he left the apartment in the afternoon, he ordered someone to bring a document to her.
That document was a record of Guan Hao privately sending someone to investigate his father's car accident that year.
According to the investigation by the police, the car accident was caused by brake failure. Because the car's brakes failed to work, the car collided with a bank deposit car. Because it was unable to defeat the Hummer body of the deposit car, the car immediately ignited.
When the police rescued Guan's father and her mother from the car, they were dead on the spot and beyond recognition. However, according to Guan Hao's investigation, the police found that the car had been tampered with because of the brakes.
The only thing that caused the car accident was that the police took money from her father, so they blamed all the blame for the car accident on the quality of the car itself. After that, no one continued to pursue the car accident, and this matter also
It's over.
Her father once personally admitted that he caused this "car accident", and it was impossible for Guan's mother to conspire with her father. After all, no matter how much Guan's mother hated her mother, she still had feelings for Guan's father, so as long as the fact of the car accident existed,
It is impossible for Guan's mother to be involved in the conspiracy to murder her mother and Guan's father. Now that Guan Hao has put the facts of the car accident in front of her, this means that it is a fait accompli that her mother and Guan's father were murdered by his father. There is no other
suspicious.
To be honest, after knowing that what happened back then had nothing to do with Guan's mother, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Guan's mother was no longer as gentle and kind to her as when she first met her, she would always remember how kind Guan's mother was to her. Therefore, she was eager to investigate this matter. On the one hand, she also wanted to know whether what happened back then was
As my father said, on the other hand, he also wanted to prove that Guan's mother was innocent.
It turns out that Qiao Si lied to her...Qiao Si really told a lie to make her stay.
But why did Qiao Si lie to her? If she stayed, wouldn't it be more difficult for Qiao Si to be with Guan Hao?
Shaking her head to return the thoughts in her mind, Qu Ranran forced herself to close her eyes and stop thinking about any problems. However, as soon as she closed her eyes, all that passed through her mind was Guan Hao's figure.
When it comes to leaving, she still can't be indifferent...
It's not like the things Zou Ji told her about him didn't create a ripple in her heart...
She was really surprised. It turned out that the indifference she felt from him in the past was not entirely true. It was just that it was too late to know this fact now.
There are too many things going between them... Whether it's the unpleasant memories in the past, Guan's mother, or the current Qiao Si, these are all problems that she can't overcome if she wants to be with him.
He said why she didn't ask him directly when she had doubts. Then, had he considered that Joss was already pregnant with his child? No matter what explanation he gave her, she would not be able to cross this hurdle. She asked him if he still wanted to
What’s the point…
In fact, when he called her last night, what she said about missing him was the truest feeling in her heart...
She really missed him at that moment and wanted to hear him say something about how much he cared about her. She was even looking forward to his coming back today last night...
But she didn't expect that when he came back today, she would be faced with questions from him.
She admitted that when she heard his tone, she felt very uncomfortable, so she said angry words to him...
Who knows, he will tell her that she "can leave at any time"...
He didn't know that when he said this, tears had already slipped from her eyes...
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That night, Qu Ranran couldn't sleep.
She didn't know when she heard the door open, and then the door to the room was opened.
You can tell it's him almost from the sound of his steps...
She turned her back to him and instinctively closed her eyes, pretending to be sound asleep.
It was quiet at night and he didn't turn on the light. She could clearly hear him loosening his tie and unbuttoning his shirt, and then he didn't enter the bathroom.
It wasn't until the sound of his bathing water came from the bathroom that she slowly opened her eyes.
There is a faint scent of him in the air, it smells so good...
I don't know how long it took before he walked out of the bathroom.
She still looked like she was sleeping soundly, turning her back to him.
He suddenly came to her side...
She trembled, startled, and quickly closed her eyes.
Not hearing much movement, she opened her eyes slightly in the darkness and looked at him.
Through the dim light, she could see that he was standing beside the crib, kissing Yu An gently.
She has known him for so many years, and she has always felt that he has a dark heart and does not understand emotions. But for some reason, she can always feel that he is truly like a father to Yu An.
Yu An moved because he kissed him, and his little body twisted in the crib.
Guan Hao couldn't help but chuckle when he saw Yu An's cute actions while sleeping.
Qu Ranran watched him quietly until he got on the bed and lay beside her.
Although the bed was very big and they were sleeping on one side at the moment, she could clearly smell the faint fragrance of his body after bathing and his already good smell...
He didn't come to hug her as soon as he lay down in bed like he did in the past few days. At this moment, he seemed to have a barrier to her.
Although there was a faint feeling of disappointment in her heart, her stubborn temper made her not want to talk to him. She continued to pretend to be in a deep sleep state, but she still couldn't fall asleep.
Without warning, he hugged me...
Her eyes opened immediately and her body tensed...
He didn't say anything, just held her in his arms and let his breath wrap around her.
His body was still cold after taking a bath just now. She was a little uncomfortable and instinctively reached out to push him away, but he didn't allow it and wrapped his arms tightly around her...
The two of them remained silent, one was tough and the other resisted. In the end, she chose to compromise and nestled helplessly in his arms.
His embrace became warm in a moment. Somehow, she never felt sleepy. She was hugged by him, and even though she couldn't move, she quickly fell asleep.
The next morning, Qu Ranran woke up according to her biological clock.
Usually Yu An would wake up and play alone in the crib at this time, so she wanted to get up as soon as she opened her eyes.
However, when she took away his arm from around her waist and tried to stand up, she felt her waist tighten, and he pulled her back onto the bed again.
She lay on the bed again, turned her face and looked at him.
He did not open his eyes, his handsome face exuded a gentleness in the morning, and his thin lips whispered, "The child is not awake yet, please sleep a little longer."
She glanced at the crib and found that Yu An was indeed not awake yet, so she lay down next to him.
He felt that this was not enough, so he stretched out his hand and hugged her domineeringly like last night...
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At ten o'clock in the morning, Qu Ranran was playing in the hall with Yu An in her arms.
Guan Hao had already gone to the company at nine o'clock. She knew that he was very busy. He had been to City Y for a few days and he had a lot of official business to deal with.
Although he only told her from last night to this morning when he was going to the company, "I might have an event at noon and I won't be able to come back," but for some reason, her mood was much better than last night.
Because she had the child with her, she didn't have time to think about her and Guan Hao all morning. In her heart, she actually wanted to let nature take its course. However, things didn't go as planned. Near noon, someone rang the door of the apartment.
Ringed the doorbell.
Without thinking about who the person might be, Qu Ranran picked up Yu An and went to open the door.
Opening the door, Qu Ranran was a little surprised to see Qiao Si standing in front of the door.
Qiao Si looked at the slightly stunned Qu Ranran, smiled faintly, and her eyes suddenly fell on Yu An, who was staring at Qiao Si with his lovely dark round eyes in Qu Ranran's arms, and said happily, "Miss Qu,
Is he Yu'an, your and Guan Hao's child?"
Qu Ranran's tone was not friendly, "What are you doing here?"
"You have been in New York for so long, and I have never seen Yu An. I bought some toys today to see him."
Qu Ranran glanced at the two bags of toys in Qiao Si's hands and said calmly, "He is still young and doesn't play with toys."
Qiao Si seemed to have just come to her senses and said with a smile, "I'm really ashamed... As soon as the baby was born, all I knew was buying toys for the baby, and I completely forgot that Yu An was only more than two months old."
Qu Ranran replied calmly, "I appreciate your kindness. Do you have anything else?"
Qiao Sitian smiled lightly, her eyes still focused on Yu An's childish face, "Yu An looks like Guan Hao. It would be great if my child could be as cute as Yu An."
Qu Ranran fell silent. Qiao Si's words seemed to remind her of the facts about Hao's child...
After looking at Yu An for a while, Qiao Si's eyes finally turned to Qu Ranran and said slowly, "I just want to see Yu An today, there is nothing else... Miss Qu, I'm leaving first."
Qu Ranran did not respond.
Qiao Si put the children's toys at hand into the apartment, then turned and left.
Qu Ranran was about to close the door when she inadvertently caught sight of Qiao Si, who was about to enter the elevator. She suddenly slumped and almost fell. Fortunately, she held on to the wall in time.
Qu Ranran, who is kind-hearted by nature, saw Qiao Si leaning against the wall and looking very uncomfortable. So Qu Ranran walked out of the apartment, came to Qiao Si, and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
Qiao Si shook her head, "I'm fine... The doctor previously checked that I had severe anemia, so I often feel dizzy, but I'll be fine if I lean against the wall and rest for a while."
Seeing the pale face that could not be disguised, Qu Ranran said, "Come in and sit for a while. It will be better if you sit and rest."
Qiao Si nodded, and then walked slowly towards the apartment.
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In the living room of the apartment, Qiao Si was leaning on the sofa at the moment, her face looking a little bloodier than before.
Qu Ranran held Yu An and sat opposite Qiao Si, and asked, "Anemia in pregnant women is very serious. Do you pay attention to nutrition and blood replenishment?"
Qiao Si put her hand on her lower abdomen and replied softly, "The doctor said that my health is not good, so I have always been very careful. I ask the cook to make soup for me every day."
Qu Ranran said nothing more.
"Thank you for your concern."
"I'm just caring about a pregnant woman."
Qiao Si smiled faintly at Qu Ranran, "Actually, you and I can be friends."
Qu Ranran said directly, "I'm sorry, I never thought about being friends with you."
Faced with Qu Ranran's indifference, Qiao Si sighed softly, "I'm sorry, I said so many excessive things to you the last time we met. In fact, those were not my intentions... Maybe you don't understand me yet, you
I really didn't mean to use the scheming tactics I mentioned, I just wanted to piss you off that day and also see how much you care about Guan Hao."
"Whether you have scheming or not has nothing to do with me. You don't need to explain this to me."
Qiao Si looked at Qu Ranran and said sternly, "Miss Qu, I have to explain one thing to you today, that is, I deceived your aunt about the death of your mother. This is what I did to make you happy."
Made up to stay in New York."
Mentioning this matter, Qu Ranran felt angry in her heart, "I was just about to ask you, why did you do this?"
Qiao Si's voice became full of sadness, "Ms. Qu, believe it or not, my attitude towards relationships has always been to let nature take its course... I like Guan Hao, but I know that you can't force feelings, so in Guan Hao
When Guan Hao went to Alton to look for you again and again, I knew that his heart was never with me... I envy you for being able to make Guan Hao care about you like that, and at the same time, I have been silently thinking in my heart
I wish him and you happiness... Of course, I am not so magnanimous that I can watch the person I like being with other women. I just feel that if he is happy, I will be very happy, so that day I and
You said those exaggerated words just to test your feelings for Guan Hao. Seeing you so angry that day, I thought it was right for me to quit..."
Although what Qiao Si said did not completely convince Qu Ranran at the moment, her gentle tone and sincere attitude did not seem like she was lying.
"Now that I've spoken, I'll tell you everything... Please don't mind the child in my belly. It's just an accident. Guan Hao and I have been together for so long and have never lived together. That night I didn't
We knew why Guan Hao came into my room and was so... longing. The day after it happened, we found out that aunt had drugged the soup Guan Hao drank last night... I was pregnant, but I had never been
I thought about keeping this child, so I lied in front of aunt that day to clarify the relationship between the child and Guan Hao. I just hope not to ruin the relationship between you and Guan Hao... Miss Qu, I will fly back to France tonight,
I will never appear in front of you and Guan Hao again. I hope you can cherish your relationship with Guan Hao and don't let Guan Hao lose."