Hearing the voice on the phone and looking at the picture of the person on the computer in front of her, Mu Qian couldn't help but become interested.
"Miss Lu?" Mu Qian slowly sat back in the chair, "Do you have anything to do with me?"
Lu Yuan spoke in a very calm and calm tone, "That's it. I prepared souvenirs for all the guests at my cousin's engagement party yesterday, but Mrs. Huo left a little early and forgot to give you the gift. I heard that Mrs. Huo has a painting
Don’t you know where it would be inconvenient to send the gift?”
Will she deliver the souvenirs for Lu Tang’s engagement party?
Mu Qian couldn't help but feel something interesting, "Of course. I will go to the painting hall later. Miss Lu is very welcome to visit."
"See you later." Lu Yuan was obviously very satisfied with Mu Qian's answer and quickly hung up the phone.
Mu Qian put down her phone and stared at the information on the computer for a while, then got up and returned to the room, changed her clothes and went out.
By the time Mu Qian arrived at the painting hall, Lu Yuan was already standing at the entrance of the painting hall, looking carefully at the painting of flourishing peonies that Mu Qian hung in the center of the entrance.
"Hi." Mu Qian walked in and called her, "Miss Lu."
Lu Yuan turned around and smiled slightly after seeing her, "I heard that this painting hall was opened in the name of Mrs. Huo's father, and the main exhibitions are your father's paintings?"
Mu Qian nodded, "Yes."
"I have had the honor to see your father's paintings before." Lu Yuan said, "This peony painting is not like his usual style."
Hearing this, Mu Qian raised her eyebrows slightly, "You are right. My father's usual paintings are graceful and light, but only when he paints peonies, he uses passionate and bold colors."
After hearing this, Lu Yuan realized something, "Because peony represents the hottest emotion in his heart."
"Yes." Mu Qian said, "My mother."
Lu Yuan quietly stared at the peony picture in front of him for a while, then slowly said: "My parents have such a deep love, it's really enviable."
envious?
Mu Qian guided Lu Yuan inside and said, "My father left when I was ten years old, and my mother went to the United States after that. Their time together was too short."
"How can feelings be calculated based on the length of time?" Lu Yuan said, "Although it is only a short period of more than ten years, it is better to be able to love each other sincerely and passionately than to consume each other in the long river of marriage and eventually become strangers."
Hearing Lu Yuan's words, Mu Qian stopped and turned to look at her, "I heard that Mr. Lu and Mrs. Lu have supported each other for many years and have a deep love for each other, right?"
Lu Yuan laughed softly, "It's funny to say this. Mrs. Huo herself is also from a wealthy family. How can a couple like this who has been married for many years say they are not deeply in love? But in reality, only we know."
Since only you know, why tell her?
Mu Qian couldn't help but look at Lu Yuan twice, but she saw that Lu Yuan's eyes had fallen on her childhood portrait.
"Is this when you were a child?" Lu Yuan asked.
Mu Qian nodded slowly, "Yes, this is the last painting my father painted."
"I can see that your father also loves you very much." Lu Yuan said.
Mu Qian raised her face slightly and said slowly: "Of course."
Lu Yuan didn't say anything more, followed Mu Qian into her office, and gave Mu Qian the specially brought souvenir.
"Thank you." Mu Qian said, "Thank you for making you go all the way for such a thing."
Lu Yuan smiled slightly and said, "I am actually very curious about Mrs. Huo, so I am willing to take this trip to satisfy my own curiosity and it is not considered hard work."
Mu Qian suddenly remembered Su Yu from the past, glanced at Lu Yuan, and said with a smile, "Then did I disappoint you?"
"How is that possible?" Lu Yuan replied, "You are very smart, very beautiful, and very brave."
Having said this, Lu Yuan paused for a moment before adding: "I have read the two reports you wrote after you returned to China. They were wonderful, especially... the one about Sha Yunping's criminal gang."
Mu Qian didn't expect that she would suddenly mention this. After looking at her quietly for a moment, he added: "But for me, the biggest regret is that I couldn't find out the person behind Sha Yunping. That report is really
It’s not complete.”
"Then you plan to continue investigating?"
Mu Qian tilted her head slightly to look at her and asked, "Why not?"
"When you do these things, don't you consider the danger?" Lu Yuan said calmly, "You have a family and a husband, how can you be so reckless in doing things?"
"Everyone is going to die sooner or later. If you are unlucky, you may die unexpectedly while out shopping." Mu Qian paused for a moment before continuing, "Just like my best friend...she just
She made an appointment to meet me, and I was waiting for her to come to me, but who knew...she had a car accident halfway and drove into the river..."
Lu Yuan seemed to instantly remember who she was talking about, "You mean, Ye Jinfan's sister?"
"Yes." Mu Qian said, "She is my best friend. It's a pity that she couldn't even see her brother's engagement party and wedding."
"That accident is indeed a pity." Lu Yuan whispered.
Mu Qian still looked at her calmly and said, "So, why should people be afraid of death? Just insist on doing what you think is right, right?"
After Lu Yuan heard this, he was silent for a moment and did not respond.
Mu Qian then continued: "However, I am also very grateful to Miss Lu for reminding me like this. After all, we just met by chance. Even in the eyes of others, we may still be love rivals."
After hearing this, Lu Yuan couldn't help but laugh out loud, "What kind of love rivals are we? If we have this qualification, it would be an honor for me."
"It's Huo Jinxi who is not lucky." Mu Qian said, "I feel sorry for him when he misses the Lu family, the Weng family. But Brother Ye is lucky to have the admiration of such a great beauty like Miss Lu Tang.
"
Lu Yuan smiled faintly, and then said: "Actually, my cousin is stupid. If she identifies a person, she will fall headfirst into him and be unable to pull him out."
"They just got engaged yesterday." Mu Qian said, "Don't you think they are a match made in heaven?"
Lu Yuan's smile was still very light, "Emotional matters are a matter between two people. It's hard for outsiders to say anything. I just reserve my own opinion. In my opinion, the intimacy between them is far less natural than that of Mr. Huo and Mrs. Huo.
"
Is it natural for her to be intimate with Huo Jinxi? Mu Qian didn't pay much attention to this question, but Lu Yuan mentioned Huo Jinxi again, and she somehow remembered what happened last night, and her ears felt warm for a moment.
But it was obviously not the time to think about this now. Mu Qian came back to her senses, and Lu Yuan was still looking at her calmly, with a light and calm smile.
To be honest, the two of them had been chatting for a long time, and Mu Qian still hadn't figured out the purpose of Lu Yuan's visit today.
While she was quickly reviewing the content of today's exchange between the two in her mind, there was a sudden knock on the door.
After Mu Qian responded, secretary Shen Di opened the door and walked in, "Mrs. Huo, Officer Rong is looking for you."
Rong Heng? Mu Qian frowned slightly, but before he could answer, Lu Yuan had already stood up and said, "Since Mrs. Huo still has something to do, I won't bother you much. I had a great time chatting with you today, and I hope we can see you again next time." Chance to meet."
Since she had said so, Mu Qian did not make any extra efforts to persuade her to stay, and stood up to see her leave.
When she sent Lu Yuan to the door, Rong Heng happened to come up from downstairs and his eyes fell on Lu Yuan, obviously slightly surprised.
When Lu Yuan saw him, he just smiled faintly, nodded as a greeting, and quickly passed by him.
Rong Heng walked to the door of Mu Qian's office and couldn't help but look back, just in time to see Lu Yuan's figure disappearing at the top of the stairs.
Then he looked at Mu Qian, "What is she doing here?"
Mu Qian shrugged and said truthfully: "I don't know."
"Don't know?" Rong Heng followed her into the office, "She came to see you, but you don't know what she came to do?"
"Yes." Mu Qian replied very calmly, "She came to me and talked to me about a lot of things, but I really haven't thought about her specific purpose."
Rong Heng sat down and glanced at her before adding: "You have always been very alert. Even you can't detect her motives. How well can she hide it?"
Mu Qian touched her chin and thought for a moment.
Is Lu Yuan hiding well?
It seems so, because Mu Qian really didn't notice a trace of her intentions.
But when they talked about their parents, Huo Jinxi, and Ye Jinfan and Ye Tang, every word she said seemed to come from the sincerity and there were no lies.
"She came here for her second brother?" Rong Heng asked.
Mu Qian shook her head, "It doesn't look like that."
"Is that for Ye Jinfan and Lu Tang's engagement party?"
"No."
Rong Henghuan moved forward, frowned and said, "Is it because of Sha Yunping's involvement with the Lu family?"
"We did mention this matter a little bit," Mu Qian said. "She seemed to know something about my investigation of Sha Yunping's case, and she was kind enough to remind me."
"Reminder?" Rong Heng said slowly, "Or a threat?"
Mu Qian carefully recalled the situation at that time, and slowly shook her head, "It doesn't seem like a threat. With her age and qualifications, it doesn't seem like something like that would be related to her."
Rong Heng suddenly sneered, "Have you forgotten that she is from the Lu family? She must have a purpose when she comes to you. This purpose is not even noticeable to you. How do you know about a woman with such a deep scheming mind? What is her true face?"
"I don't know." Mu Qian said, "It's just intuition...she doesn't seem to be hostile to me."
Rong Heng scoffed at this.
When he came here this time, he brought two archived documents for Mu Qian to sign. After Mu Qian signed, he stood up and left. Before leaving, he did not forget to remind Mu Qian: "People from the Lu family are not easy to mess with. , you'd better put away your intuition and be more careful with this Lu Yuan."
Mu Qian responded vaguely twice and sent him downstairs to leave.
When she turned around to go back upstairs, Mu Qian's eyes suddenly fell on her childhood portrait.
At the same time, today's conversation with Lu Yuan came to mind again.
She suddenly realized that Lu Yuan just came to her today.
Her family, her parents, the cases she investigates, her safety, her friendship and love...
As Lu Yuan said, what she was curious about was just her.
But what does she have that makes Lu Yuan so curious?