"What news?" I don't think much of it, Shu Qiao always made such a big fuss over nothing.
"Lou Yuanhai has been arrested."
"So many!" "Corruption of public funds, bribery of high-ranking officials, smuggling … what else? Aiya, I can't remember. I knew he definitely broke the record this time." He sighed and said, "I said Lou Family is too unlucky! When Lou Shaotang just came out, Lou Yuanhai went back in. I heard that his old man can't stand the excitement and has already entered the hospital. "
When I clicked on the regular website, Lou Shaotang's face suddenly entered my eyes without warning. The tip of my heart shook, and following that, boundless pain spread throughout my body. I kept my eyes on his face for a long time.
His face was grave and his eyes were not the least bit warm, and I could feel the three feet of ice around him through the screen.
It was as if he had returned to the way he had been when I first met him, cold, heartless, unapproachable.
An indescribable feeling arose in his heart.
I looked at the headline of the news report, which read: Tyrant CEO strongly returns to the first shot, clean the door!
For me to enter, it turned out that not only had he exterminated Lou Yuanhai, he had also exterminated everyone who had connections with Lou Yuanhai, including Qiao Chenfei.
Just like Lou Yuanhai, he had been stripped of his position, and other than keeping his status as a shareholder, he didn't have a place other than "Tianyue" right now.
I felt even more uncomfortable. He was innocent for this matter and was completely unaware of Lou Yuanhai's actions. If he knew, he would have definitely stopped him, but now, he was paying for his father's sins. But from Lou Shaotang's perspective, what he was doing wasn't wrong.
Lou Family must be in chaos by now. Xu Manli's gloating, Xia Peiyun's crying, and Shen Yiru's smile as she turned the tide, every one of their expressions appeared in my mind.
I suddenly realized that all of this no longer had anything to do with me, so why would I even bother to think about it?
Letting out a breath, I shook my head and continued reading.
There were thousands of comments already, and the majority of them said that Lou Shaotang did not recognize any of them. There were also some people who supported him, saying that as an enlightened ruler, he should be able to make such people his talents, and not be a crony. Some even guessed that Lou Shaotang going to jail this time was a trap set up by him, the goal was to make the Second House expose his fox tail, so he could use this as a reason to get rid of his roots, and say that he was truly treacherous.
The whole page was practically filled with information about Lou Shaotang and Lou Yuanhai. Although many of the content was the same, I still clicked on them one by one. Because only because of this, did I feel that the distance between me and Lou Shaotang wasn't too far.
Just as I was browsing intently, the door suddenly opened. I was startled, raising my head, seeing Di Jin walking in, I immediately closed the page.
"Why didn't you knock on the door when you came in!" Annoyed, I slammed the computer screen shut.
Di Jin looked at my computer, not at all displeased by my attitude towards him. He smiled gently, "I did, you didn't hear it."
He came over to me and set the tray on the writing table.
It was a bowl of wontons.
"I told you, I'm not hungry." I got up and walked in the direction of the bathroom.
He grabbed my wrist. "Eat less. It's your favorite shrimp filling." He still had a good temper.
"I don't eat."
Di Jin finally could not endure it any longer, and lowered his face, "Even if you don't want to eat it, Rui Rui will have to eat it as well."
I looked at him, sneered, and said sarcastically, "Do you always use a child as an excuse for anything I don't want to do right now?"
Di Jin's Adam's apple rolled, his face relaxed, "I'm doing this for your own good. You don't want Rui Rui to be born unhealthy either, do you? "
When he spoke of me, I could not refute him.
I picked up the bowl. I don't know if it was because I was really hungry or because I was in a bad mood, but I ate all the wontons in a few bites.
"Alright, you can leave now." I set the empty bowl on the table and shooed him away.
"Then rest early. If you're still hungry in the middle of the night, call Xiao Xue and let her cook for you."
My face was cold, and I ignored him.
He tapped his chin on my computer and said, "Also, stop looking at the computer."
Before he could finish, I interrupted him with a sarcastic smile. "Are you trying to say that it's not good for children again?"
He was silent for a moment, then pushed the tip of his tongue into his mouth. "No, it's an eye wound."
My eyes are blind, so I don't have to see people I hate every day.
However, I did not say these words out loud. I only said, "I don't need you to concern yourself with my matters. Get out."
Di Jin stared at me for a few seconds, he did not say anything more, and turned to leave the room.
I went to the bathroom, closed the door, and stroked my unsmiling face in the mirror. I would have to face Di Jin with this cold face for decades to come.
I let out a breath of pain from my chest and turned on the tap. The steam from the hot water quickly covered the mirror with a hazy layer of moisture. I lifted my hand and wrote "Lou Shaotang" on the mirror with my finger. After I finished writing, I realized that my face was covered in tears.
For the next two weeks, other than eating in the restaurant downstairs, I spent the rest of the time in my room busily preparing to list the "Ya Yan" brand on the market. Di Jin did not interfere with me and gave me a lot of freedom.
Since I have to divert my attention away from something and rarely see Di Jin, my gloomy mood improved greatly. But every night, I would still fall asleep, my mind filled with Lou Shaotang's figure, occupied by his frown and smile, wondering what he had been doing all this while. Was he thinking of me as I was thinking of him? Every morning the pillow was wet, and I never knew that my tears were so endless.
Fortunately, there was still the "Ya Yan" that supported my will.
It was a wise choice to let Shu Qiao help me manage the "Ya Yan". Although she had never interacted with this profession before, she had a brain and fast learning speed, so she started it very quickly.
I don't remember his name, and I don't really live here. I have never had any interest in the people or things in the entertainment circle, and this person was even recommended to me by Lou Anqi. She knows a lot about the big stars in the entertainment circle, and has even accepted a few "husbands", this "fresh meat" is one of them.
One day, while I was eating lunch, Shu Qiao suddenly called me.
I immediately put down my chopsticks and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Lou Shaotang wants to increase the rent!"
I was startled for a moment, then realised that she was saying that Lou Shaotang was going to rent a room in the Tianyue Center's flagship store.
"How much?" I felt a ripple in my heart, but it was calm.
"50%." Shu Qiao said, then became a little angry: "I've looked at the lease before, and it's not even expired yet. He suddenly increased the rent like this, it's all on purpose, he wants to take revenge on you!"
My heart lurched, and immediately I felt a dull ache.
He hates me.
"Have you talked to him?" Holding back my heartache, I asked meaninglessly.
"Yes, but he doesn't want to see me. He sent me off with a secretary, saying that if we wanted to talk, you had to go personally. As for the others, he doesn't even mention them." Shu Qiao said, and became even more angry, "Now that all the new products have been set up in the shop, and the invitations to go to the media for the event have been printed and issued, it would be too late to change the location. You said that he was doing this on purpose! "
The more she said, the angrier she got, "Xiao Ying, what do you think we should do now?"
"As long as it's increased. Our rent is lower than others, so it's only right that we increase it."
Previously, due to my relationship with Lou Shaotang, the rent for my flagship shop in Tianyue Center was only 70% of the normal rent, and now the rent was only 20% higher than the normal price.
Most importantly, from what she said, I knew that Lou Shaotang wasn't trying to take revenge on me, but was using this tactic to find excuses for me to go back.
He was giving me a way out, and he was defending his final dignity.
But I won't go back, because if I do, he won't let me go.
"Huh?" Shu Qiao was shocked, "Elder sister, do you think it's 5%!?"
"No problem, give it to him." I said crisply.
Shu Qiao was silent for two seconds, and then she sighed angrily and said, "Fine."
After putting down the phone, I saw Di Jin staring at me. I feigned indifference and picked up my chopsticks again.
"What happened?" he asked me.
"Nothing, there's been a small problem with the 'Ya Yan'." I couldn't possibly have told him.
His worried face relaxed a little. "Do you need my help?"
"No need, it's already been settled." My attitude was extremely cold as I lowered my head to eat.
He picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of my favorite steamed stone and placed it in my bowl.
Knowing that I liked seafood, he intentionally took a fishbowl for me in the kitchen and ordered people to fly in a lot of seafood varieties that I loved to eat from home. The chef who cooked for me was also hired from a famous Chinese restaurant in Chinatown.
He was unquestionably considerate of me, and even Yvonne was a little jealous of me, but I was unmoved by it.
Previously I was very resistant and deliberately ate very little, but because the baby's month was big, the natural reaction made my appetite multiply, I couldn't resist, even if I didn't want to eat. But even though I eat it, it's still like chewing wax, and he pinched me so I never eat it.
I scooped the fish out of the bowl and picked one up myself.
Di Jin was used to it, he did not make a sound.
I put the fish into my mouth and chewed it blandly. Di Jin then said, "You have been here for more than 2 weeks, and have not gone out yet. How about we go for a stroll at night? You've never been to some of the attractions before. "
I stopped chewing.
He was talking about the first time I met him in Paris, when he took me to see some famous places. Because it was too late that day, he had only taken a few with him. At that time, he had said that he would take the rest with him. But those places that he had never brought me before, the last time I came to France, Lou Shaotang had already brought me there.
In my mind, Lou Shaotang and I had a sweet and beautiful scene of a famous event, my heart felt like it was being grabbed by someone.
"I don't want to go." I don't want to be in love. I'll cry when I get there.
Facing my cold attitude, Di Jin still smiled softly and said, "It's alright, then we'll only go to the dining hall to eat. After eating, we'll come back immediately.
He glanced at the bowl where I had no food and gave me another piece of beef.
The dining hall is filled with my and Lou Shaotang's memories, I also did not want to go, so I was just about to refuse, but then I saw Private Assistance Di Jin walking in quickly from outside. He leaned over and whispered into Di Jin's ear, causing Di Jin's smiling face to darken immediately as he looked at me.
My heart tightened. Last time he looked at me in such a way, it was Lou Shaotang who called him about the collaboration.
Could it be that what Di Jin said to him was related to Lou Shaotang?
Written at the end of the essay: Recently, a reader has made a suggestion to me, telling me not to be so biased and only recommend songs to Di Jin, and to push them to Lou Shaotang as well. Actually, it's not that I don't want to push him, but I don't dare because I feel too much for him. I kept a lot of songs for him, but I was afraid that PO would make those who loved him as much as I did shed tears, so I didn't dare to do it. But since this relative had asked me to do it now, I'd like to play a song that fits his current situation a little better, Zhang Xueyi's Heart is as sharp as knives, and after a while I'll follow along with the rest. If you guys have any good suggestions, you can come to the group and tell me.