Episode 2 'The Silk Road' - There is a kind of concern called only letting go
Chapter 415
At night, it was so quiet that I could only hear the chirping of insects outside the window.
Qiao Che was sitting on the sofa in the study room, with a glass of amber whiskey in his hand.
There was no expression on his face, but his actions of constantly picking up the glass and pouring wine down his throat revealed his state of mind at the moment.
In such a quiet night, he drank alone, feeling lonely as if he was the only one left in the world.
…
The next day.
"Uncle, uncle..."
He heard Rachel's voice in his ears early in the morning...
He opened his eyes drowsily and saw Rachel trying to climb up -*.
After drinking* wine, I have never felt such pain before, but today I have a headache that feels like it is going to split...
Sure enough, Dr. Xu’s advice must be listened to.
He sat up holding his painful head, and using his strong will to make himself look completely different, he picked up Rachel from his side...
"Sweetheart, why are you here?"
Rachel's chubby and cute little hands grabbed Qiao Che's neck and said, "Mommy brought me up...but Mommy has something to do."
"Are you busy so early?"
"Um."
Qiao Che picked up Rachel and walked down*. "Uncle, wash your face and brush your teeth. Please wait nearby."
"good."
Qiao Che held Rachel on the edge of his bed and rubbed her little head lovingly.
Rachel sat obediently on the edge of the bed, waiting patiently for Qiao Che.
When Qiao Che came out again, he was already refreshed...
He picked Rachel up from the waist and kissed her, "Uncle will take you to find your mommy."
Rachel shook her head, "No, uncle... Mommy asked me not to disturb her when she is doing things, otherwise Mommy will be angry."
"Are you hungry? Uncle will take you down for breakfast."
"Hungry."
"Let's go..."
…
In the restaurant, Rachel is learning to eat with tableware by herself.
Qiao Che sat next to Rachel and watched Rachel eating childishly with a smile.
Every time Rachel had a mouth full of food, Qiao Che would take a napkin and wipe it off for Rachel.
"uncle……"
"Um?"
Rachel's cheeks were bulging because she had food in her mouth, and her speech was slurred. "Can you stay at home every day?"
"Rachel, do you want your uncle to be at home?"
"Well... Mommy is so busy that she doesn't even have time to spend time with Rachel. Rachel doesn't want to be alone at home."
Qiao Che touched Rachel's little head and said, "Your mother will be quite busy during this period. After a while, she will be free to accompany you after taking care of the winery affairs."
"But mommy still spends time with Uncle Li even if she has time now..."
"Do your mommy and Uncle Li... see each other often?"
"Well...Uncle Li makes an appointment with Mommy every day, and Mommy dresses up beautifully every time to see Uncle Li."
Qiao Che nodded, "It's impossible for adults to stay with their children all the time. Adults sometimes have their own things to do."
"But uncle, Grandma Pa said that Mommy and Uncle Li will get married in the future. After marriage, Uncle Li will live with Mommy every day. Then Mommy will have no time to spend with Rachel..."
"Little fool, why do you think so? Your mommy will always love you the most."
"Really? Even if Mommy and Uncle Li have another baby in the future, will Mommy still love me the most?"
Qiao Che paused for a second and said, "Of course, your mommy will always love you the most."
"rachel..."
A shout of "pa" came.
Rachel raised her head suddenly, "Grandma, I'm here..."
Mom ran into the restaurant. When she saw Rachel, she breathed a sigh of relief, "Rachel, you scared Grandma Pa to death. Your mommy asked me to carry you down for breakfast, but you disappeared in the blink of an eye. Grandma Pa was looking for her."
I've been waiting for you for a long time..."
Rachel apologized, "I'm sorry, Grandma Pa, I'm going to find my uncle."
Only then did Pa's mother notice Qiao Che sitting next to Rachel. She quickly bowed her head respectfully and said, "Mr. Qiao."
Qiao Che was always indifferent, "Where is Qiao Si?"
Mom said truthfully, "The lady is in the study. She said she has to be busy all morning and asked me not to disturb her?"
Qiao Che said coldly, "Why are you so busy that you don't even have time to have breakfast with your daughter?"
My mother didn't dare to say anything.
…
Near noon, Qiao Si came down from the second floor...
"rachel, rachel..."
Seeing Qiao Si looking for her daughter, the servant hurriedly came forward, "Miss, my mother took the little lady to the garden to play..."
After hearing this, Qiao Si breathed a sigh of relief and said, "When your mother comes back, tell her that I will take Rachel out for dinner at noon."
"Okay, miss."
Qiao Si turned around and was about to leave when an unfriendly and indifferent voice came into her ears, "Are you really so busy that you don't have time to spend the whole morning with your children?"
When Qiao Si came downstairs, she had already noticed Qiao Che sitting on the sofa reading the financial newspaper... She thought they would turn a blind eye to each other, but she didn't expect him to take the initiative to talk to her.
She would no longer please him, but she would not deliberately antagonize him, but he was always so mean when he spoke.
She should have retorted to him sharply, but for some reason, she didn't have the urge to argue with him in the past, and her heart was as calm as if there had never been any ripples.
Turning around and looking at him, she said calmly, "Rachel and I don't need your concern. She is my daughter. I naturally know how to take care of her."
She had never spoken to him so calmly, as if she didn't care about anything.
"That's best."
Qiao Si turned around to leave.
"etc."
Qiao Che suddenly called her.
Josie stopped.
Qiao Che asked, "Are you worried about anything recently? Are you so busy?"
Does he care about her now, or is he laughing at her?
With her back to him, Qiao Si replied calmly, "I have nothing to worry about. I'm fine."
"I'm your brother...if you encounter anything troublesome, you can tell me."
His gentleness seemed like he really cared about her.
But she is no longer the stupid woman who didn't care if someone slapped her in the face and gave her a sweet date. She already knows how to protect herself.
"Your Majesty is busy, so I won't bother you... If I have any troubles, Cheng Yao will help me."
In her words and deeds, she has regarded Li Chengyao as the person closest to her and the one she can most rely on.
Qiao Che did not respond to Qiao Si and seemed indifferent to what Qiao Si said, but no one would notice that his handsome face was slightly stiff.
Qiao Si walked to the second floor alone.
Qiao Che had put the financial magazine aside and pursed his lips into a cold line.
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noon.
"Why didn't you bring Rachel with you?"
In the restaurant, gentleman Li Chengyao asked as he pulled out Qiao Si's chair.
Qiao Si sat down and said, "My brother is back and he insists on clinging to me, so I have to let her stay at home."
Li Chengyao poured a glass of red wine for Qiao Si, shaking it gently to help her sober up the wine, "Rachel seems to have a special feeling for your brother."
"Uh...well, he is her uncle!" Qiao Si changed the subject, "I'm sorry, Cheng Yao, I may only be able to stay with you for a while at noon..."
"What's wrong?"
"I'm going to the winery later."
"In such a hurry?"
"Yes, there have been a lot of things going on in the winery recently..." Qiao Si took a sip of red wine, her eyebrows furrowed full of worry.
Li Chengyao held Qiao Si's hand, "What's wrong? Do you need my help?"
Qiao Si shook her head, "You can't help me..."
"Tell me and listen."
"I should have told you that the reason why I have been able to maintain the normal operation of the winery in the past few months is because my father had a few good friends who have been helping our Qiao family... But recently, Uncle Li, Uncle Jiang and
I submitted my resignation, and Uncle Jiang told me yesterday that he will resign next month..."
Li Chengyao narrowed his eyes, "Is there a problem?"
Qiao Si shook her head, "I don't know either... but several of them cited physical illness as an excuse, so I couldn't refuse their resignations."
"Are they important to the Qiao family?"
"Of course it's important... If they can continue to help me for another year, I will definitely be able to control all the affairs of the Qiao family. But now that they leave together, the huge Qiao family is suddenly in my hands. I'm afraid I
I can’t take over..."
"Then let them come back."
"I'm afraid they have made up their mind, because before they resigned, they asked me to take back their shares in Qiaojia Winery... Although they don't have many shares, their withdrawal of shares shows that they no longer want to be with Qiaojia Winery.
Has anything to do with it."
"Is this something that has bothered you lately?"
Qiao Si withdrew the hand held by Li Chengyao and held her chin in worry, "Yeah... I called several of them in the morning, but their attitude was resolute and they were unwilling to stay at Qiao's house for another six months no matter what."
"You should have told me this earlier..."
"I don't want to tell you even a small matter like the personnel transfer of the Qiao family... Oh, just don't worry about it. I will solve it myself. I don't want to rely on you for everything."
"Are you sure you don't need my help?"
Qiao Si held Li Chengyao's face and said, "Are you sure... My dear, can you stand by and let me handle the crisis alone?"
Li Chengyao lowered his head and secretly kissed Qiao Si's cheek, "Okay... I'll give you a week."
ps: The number of words in the latest update is relatively small, it is really because of something...but 25,000 words will be updated on Saturday and Sunday to make up for the lack of updates in the past few days. I hope you can understand, the plot needs to be gradual, and the number of words will be more the day after tomorrow. Dear friends