In front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, Qiao Che and Tang Kai were sitting on the sofa chatting like friends. Behind them was the charming night of bustling New York.
Tang Kai took the red wine from Qiao Che and said confusedly, "Boss, there is actually one thing I have never been able to understand about you..."
Qiao Che smelled the freshly sobered red wine in his hand and spit it out in a good mood, "Say."
Tang Kai frowned and said, "Actually, you have many opportunities to take Miss Qu as your own, why do you still want to send Miss Qu to Guan Hao?"
Qiao Che took a sip of red wine. After the sweet taste of red wine spread in his mouth, he slowly looked at Tang Kai and asked casually, "Tang Kai, have you ever liked someone?"
Tang Kai shook his head.
Qiao Che chuckled softly, "It's my fault that I always ask you to do things for me, but I don't even have time for you to fall in love."
Tang Kai laughed and said, "Yes, boss, you have to consider increasing my salary."
Qiao Che patted Tang Kai on the shoulder, "Over the years, we have changed from good friends to masters and servants. Fortunately, you are always willing to stay with me... Tang Kai, I should give you a toast." With that, Qiao Che said.
Che raised his glass and clinked it with Tang Kai.
Tang Kai took a sip of wine and then breathed a sigh of relief, "I've known you so far, and you haven't said such sentimental words to me."
Qiao Che smiled heartily, "Don't complain that I'm not sentimental enough. The truth is that I don't have many real friends, and I don't know how to get along with friends. But it's good that I can talk to you honestly like this. You should know that even in my
In front of my adoptive mother, I don’t feel so real and free. The only people in this life who can make me relax like this are you and my master."
Tang Kai smiled slightly, "I'm honored."
Qiao Che gently placed the wine glass on the table, his face gradually became gloomy, and he spoke slowly, "It's a wonderful feeling to like someone. It's like suddenly getting a bottle of red wine that you have loved for a long time. Every time you smell it,
When you touch it, it slowly spreads out on your taste buds and penetrates into every cell of your body, making you feel extraordinarily pleasant and making you want to keep this feeling forever and treasure it."
Tang Kai was silent and listened patiently.
Qiao Che paused for a moment and stared at the red wine in the glass that was shaking and gradually calming down. After a long time, Weisha's voice was particularly hoarse and escaped, "Qu Ranran is the bottle of red wine that I want to treasure."
Tang Kai finally understood, "Because I cherish you, I am more careful." Yes, with Miss Qu's personality, if the boss really uses force, he will only push Miss Qu further and further away.
Qiao Che pulled his lips and smiled, and a circle of emotional confusion appeared in his eyes.
Seeing that Qiao Che was in a good mood tonight, Tang Kai took advantage of the victory and said, "Well... boss, can I ask you another question?"
"You can ask."
Tang Kai looked at Qiao Che submissively and said, "Have you ever helped Miss Qu perform surgery?"
Qiao Che put his hands in his trouser pockets, stood up, and said with an elegant smile, "Guess."
Tang Kai scratched his head, "Uh..."
Qiao Che was already smiling and walked away.
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At the same time, Qu Ranran, who was wearing pajamas after taking a shower, leaned on the bedside of the room and pressed the remote control in his hand in boredom.
Yes, she is waiting for Guan Hao, he has not come back yet.
It was so late at night, and there were all kinds of funny variety shows on TV. She would usually watch them when she was bored, but at this moment, there was no program that could crowd out the messy thoughts in her mind.
After repeatedly pressing the remote control, she finally turned off the TV and leaned against the bedside, staring blankly at the white wall in front of her.
The words Qi Siya said to her during the day still lingered in her ears, making her heart unable to calm down no matter what.
He helped Joss!
Why?
He told her that he had no contact with Qiao Si, so why did he go to the hotel to meet Qiao Si, and why did he go to help Qiao Si?
She couldn't understand, and was even a little flustered, because he had also told her personally that he cared about Qiao Si.
It's not that she doubts his feelings for her, it's just that women are too narrow-minded, and she can't convince herself not to care, but he really believes every word he says to her...
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Click——
The sound of a door being opened interrupted Qu Ranran's thoughts at the moment.
Qu Ranran forgot her thoughts for the moment, lifted up the quilt and jumped out of bed, just in time to see Guan Hao walking in.
Qu Ranran rushed to Guan Hao and said happily, "You are back!"
Guan Hao, who had just come back from outside, had faint dewdrops on his hair. He put down the suit jacket at hand, put his arms around Qu Ranran, and apologized, "I'm sorry, I came back late."
Qu Ranran shook his head, hugged him as well, and asked, "Would you like to take a shower?"
Guan Hao nodded.
"Then I'll put the bath water in for you."
Guan Hao kissed Qu Ranran on the cheek and said with satisfaction, "Thank you, wife."
Qu Ranran immediately walked into the bathroom.
After a while, Qu Ranran came out of the bathroom and saw that Guan Hao had taken off his clothes, now revealing his muscular upper body with clear texture.
His model-like figure is impeccable and always makes people blush and their hearts beat when they see it.
Qu Ranran's face turned slightly red, she came to Guan Hao's side and said softly, "The water is ready, you can go wash it off."
Guan Hao pulled her into his arms, "Will you stay with me?"
Qu Ranran gently pushed Guan Hao away and said in a panic, "I'm here to do that..."
The fire burning in Guan Hao's eyes was immediately extinguished by Qu Ranran's words, and he uttered angrily, "Women are really troublesome."
Qu Ranran complained, "Hey..."
Guan Hao smiled, held Qu Ranran's waist, and coaxed softly, "I'm kidding you, be good..."
Qu Ranran pushed Guan Hao into the bathroom, "Go take a shower quickly!"
After entering the bathroom, Guan Hao did not forget to say, "Wait for me to sleep together."
"I know!"
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Coming out of the bathroom, Qu Ranran helped Guan Hao put away the suit jacket he wore today.
She walked to the closet with her suit jacket in her arms, ready to hang it up until the maid would come to sort and iron it tomorrow. However, when she hung the suit jacket in the closet, a faint and elegant fragrance drifted into her breath.
breath.
The familiar scent of perfume made Qu Ranran startled slightly.
After being stunned for a few seconds, she took off his suit jacket again, lowered her head and sniffed it.
The scent of this perfume is a product of a top international brand. It smells very good. It is the kind of scent that can be remembered by both women and men as soon as it is smelled. And she remembers that Qiao Si has always used perfume with this scent.
.
Her legs suddenly became weak. She hugged her suit jacket and sat on the edge of the bed in a daze.
It seems that what he is dealing with tonight is not a business matter, but a private matter.
Time passed slowly. I don’t know how long it had passed, but the bathroom door opened.
Guan Hao walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel. His wet hair was obviously wiped casually. It was a little messy at the moment, but it was more charming than his usual meticulous and rigorous look, especially the water droplets on his chest that had not been wiped dry.
Slowly sliding down along the muscle lines of his upper body, it looks like a picture of a beautiful man taking a bath.
Unfortunately, Qu Ranran was sitting blankly on the bed at the moment.
…
"What are you thinking about?"
Guan Hao suddenly hugged Qu Ranran, who was sitting on the bed thoughtfully.
Hearing Guan Hao's voice, Qu Ranran came back to his senses and turned to look at the person who had sat beside him at some point.
Qu Ranran stared into Guan Hao's deep black eyes without saying a word.
Guan Hao frowned slightly and his eyes fell on the suit jacket that Qu Ranran was holding.
Qu Ranran slowly lowered his head and said in a gravelly voice, "Your clothes smell of someone else's perfume."
At this second, Guan Hao was silent.
Qu Ranran dropped Guan Hao's suit jacket on the ground and stood up immediately.
Guan Hao used his long arms to pull Qu Ranran's departing body into his arms.
Qu Ranran sat on Guan Hao's lap and struggled hard, "Let me go, let go..."
Guan Hao held Qu Ranran tightly, preventing her from moving, and explained truthfully, "I did go to see Qiao Si."
Guan Hao's frankness actually calmed down Qu Ranran, who had been struggling. She sat on his lap, her eyes instantly filled with mist, and she began to sob silently.
Feeling the faint trembling of her body, he immediately turned her over. When he saw her misty eyes, his heart tugged hard. He hurriedly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and spat out helplessly, "Fool."
,Why are you crying?"
Qu Ranran lowered her eyes, and her long eyelashes were covered with moisture.
Guan Hao held up Qu Ranran's sad face, and kept wiping the tears that were overflowing from the corners of her eyes with his thumb, and said in a hoarse voice, "Baby, I feel sorry for you when you are like this, you know?"
Qu Ranran slowly raised her long eyelashes and stared at Guan Hao with blurred tearful eyes. The sourness instantly rushed to her chest and accumulated in her heart. She shook her head, unable to suppress it anymore, and loosened her tightly biting lower lip.
, his voice was hoarse from crying, "Guan Hao, do you still like Qiao Si?"
Guan Hao gently held Qu Ranran's tearful face, feeling distressed and somewhat reproachful, "Is this why you feel uncomfortable?"
Qu Ranran looked at Guan Hao's calm handsome face with tears in her eyes, feeling uncomfortable, "I'm sorry, I don't believe you, it's just... the last time I helped Qiao Che go to the Palace Hotel to get documents, I didn't mean to
I saw you and Qiao Si together, and today Siya told me that you were secretly helping Qiao Si get back her inheritance..."
"And now you smell Joss's perfume on my suit jacket, so you think my feelings for Joss are unusual."
Qu Ranran nodded vigorously.
Guan Hao sat Qu Ranran on his lap again, his face pressed against her cold cheek soaked in tears, and he held her hand tightly. His low voice was full of self-blame, "I should have followed her earlier.
You said it."
Qu Ranran leaned in Guan Hao's arms and looked at him closely.
Guan Hao kissed Qu Ranran's wet eyelashes and coaxed, "Don't cry... I'll tell you the whole thing clearly, as long as you don't cry."
Qu Ranran bit her lip and nodded.
It wasn't until all the tears on Qu Ranran's face were wiped away with his hands that Guan Hao spoke, "I know that deep down in your heart, you have always cared about the 'sincere' speech I once said to Qiao Si in Y City, and I also know that you
The reason you haven't asked me about Joss and me is because you are too eager to be with me and are afraid to ask me this question..."
Qu Ranran's eyes widened and she spat out in disbelief, "You...you know?"
Guan Hao stretched out his hand to wipe away the remaining tear from the corner of Qu Ranran's eyes, and said softly, "Fool, what can you hide from me..."
"That……"
Guan Hao hugged Qu Ranran tightly, kissed her forehead gently, and said with compassion, "Baby, I am going to tell you a fact now, which may be a bit cruel to you... But, you promise me,
No matter what, accept this fact and believe that I can handle everything and support any decision I make."
I have never seen Guan Hao hesitate about anything. At this moment, hearing the concern in Guan Hao's voice, Qu Ranran's eyes froze.
Guan Hao helped Qu Ranran up, faced her, and asked seriously, "Can you promise me?"
Qu Ranran nodded in confusion.
Guan Hao took a breath and said slowly, "The reason why I went to see Qiao Si is because I have a plan to implement and I need to use this play now."
Qu Ranran looked confused, "What plan? What play?"
"The plan to deal with Qiao Che."
"Yes... deal with Qiao Che?"
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Outside the door of the master bedroom, a group of people were surrounding and knocking on the door.
"Ran Ran, please open the door, it's sister..."
"Yes, Ranran, don't lock yourself in there alone, I'm so worried!"
"Mommy...Mommy..."
"Ran Ran, it's aunt. Please open the door quickly. Yu An has been relying on you for a long time and is crying now..."
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The second floor is amidst the noise, but the first floor is exceptionally quiet.
In the study, Zou Ji stood silently, looking at Guan Hao, who was leaning on the back of the chair and pinching his eyebrows tiredly.
Lu Yuandong and Li Renjun sat opposite Guan Hao, with worries on their faces.
Li Renjun suddenly broke the silence and sighed, "I had known that Ran Ran would have such a reaction, but I didn't expect that it would be more serious than we imagined."
At this moment, Guan Hao put down the hand holding his eyebrows, glanced at Zou Ji, and said calmly, "Go upstairs and have a look."
Zou Ji immediately ran out.
Lu Yuandong comforted him, "Hao, I don't think you need to worry too much... I think Ran Ran just couldn't accept such a cruel fact for a while, but she has always been strong and sensible. She knows what she should do."
Do."
Li Renjun whispered, "But it seems that Ran Ran's reaction is angry with her second brother..."
"It's inevitable that Ran Ran will be angry. Who told you to hide it from her like this?!" Qin Zixin walked in from the study room with a strong look, his sharp eyes looking directly at Guan Hao.
Guan Hao did not argue with Qin Zixin, but asked solemnly, "How is she?" She pushed him out of the room last night, and she has been alone until now.
Qin Zixin was angry, but he also knew that Guan Hao was thinking about Qu Ranran by hiding these things from Qu Ranran, so he replied angrily, "We keep asking Yu An to knock on the door. Ran Ran doesn't want to see Yu An cry.
Then the door opened, but I didn’t want to see anyone, saying I just wanted to be alone.”
Li Renjun said, "Second brother, I think Ran Ran is angry at you for hiding him for a while, but about the surgery..."
Qin Zixin said angrily, "That Qiao Che is too much. Fortunately, I used to think he was a good person and had no objection to him being friends with Ran Ran. Now it seems that snakes and rats are all in the same den. He and Qiao Si are really
A perfectly matched vicious brother and sister."
Lu Yuandong sighed lightly, "I hope Ran Ran can face all this."
"Daddy..."
A childish voice came, suddenly interrupting the adults' discussion.
"Yu An!" Qin Zixin picked up Yu An, who was walking unsteadily, and asked, "Aren't you in the room with your mommy?"
Qi Siya, who was following Yu An, said, "Yu An said Ran Ran wanted to see Guan Hao."
Everyone was delighted and asked in unison, "Is it true?"
Yu An had already arrived in front of Guan Hao at this moment. His small arms were wrapped around one of Guan Hao's long legs. His childish tone was a little unclear, "Daddy, Mommy said she wanted to meet..."
Guan Hao leaned down and hugged Yu An, and asked as he walked out of the study, "Did Mommy talk to you?"
Yu Annu opened his mouth and said, "Mommy... said Yu An is so good."
"In addition to asking you to call daddy, did mommy also mention daddy to you..."
Yu An nodded.
Guan Hao was delighted, "What did your mommy say?"
Yu An thought about it carefully, then suddenly shook his head and told Guan Hao with certainty, "Mommy only talks about Yu An."
A black line suddenly appeared on Guan Hao's handsome face.