This was a somewhat remote villa in Rong City. It was a three-and-a-half-story villa. It wasn't particularly big, but the environment was elegant and the surroundings were very quiet.
The distance between the houses was also quite far, so the privacy was very good.
Outside in the garden, there was a small white carved table. Huo Jinyao sat on a rattan chair next to him and looked at Qi Xiwei, who was pouring juice into his glass.
"I'm sorry. I gave up coffee when I got pregnant, and now we only have juice at home. "
"It's okay. I'm not here to drink. "
Huo Jinyao looked at her and found that her face was much paler than it had been two days ago.
"Are you okay? You don't look too well. "
"No." Qi Xiwei filled the glass with juice and retracted her hand. She looked at Huo Jinyao. "It's normal. Because of pregnancy, there will be some changes. "
Huo Jinyao looked at Qi Xiwei. He didn't really believe her.
"Is it really unrelated to that shot back then?"
Qi Xiwei was stunned for a moment before she suddenly smiled. "What are you thinking? Of course not. "
She picked up the glass of juice in front of her and took a sip. Her voice was very soft. "It's been so long, I've forgotten about it. It's hard for you to remember. "
"How could I not remember? Of course I will. "
There was guilt and pity in Huo Jinyao's eyes.
In this life, other than his brother and sister, the only person he felt guilty about was Qi Xiwei.
Huo Jinyao used to study at Yale. There were many Chinese in their school, but Qi Xiwei was not only Chinese, but also from Rong City.
By chance, Huo Jinyao got to know Qi Xiwei. Both of them were Chinese, and they were from Rong City.
Qi Xiwei got closer to Huo Jinyao.
Huo Jinyao was a very diligent and hardworking person. He put all his energy into his studies.
However, Qi Xiwei was also very capable. She could be considered one of the few girls who could follow his train of thought in both business and academics.
This made Huo Jinyao, who originally only wanted to keep a distance from Qi Xiwei, feel a little more admiration for her.
As time went by, the relationship between the two of them improved quite a bit.
Some of the students who knew about their relationship even thought that Huo Jinyao and Qi Xiwei were a couple.
However, only Huo Jinyao and Qi Xiwei knew that they weren't lovers. They were just a couple who had a pretty good relationship.
Qi Xiwei looked weak on the surface. However, his heart was firm.
She had a similar experience as Huo Jinyao. She was born into a scholarly family. Her mother was a professor at Z University and her father was the president of a bank.
Growing up in such an environment, her ability was naturally very strong.
But like Huo Jinyao, she also had an unfortunate past. Her mother was a professor and had the temperament of a scholar. Unfortunately, her father was the vice president of the bank.
Father is busy with work. He was far more concerned about the gains and losses and his own future than his family.
As a professor, her mother had always supported her father's work wholeheartedly. But she didn't expect that her excessive trust in him had led to her father's indulgence.
Qi Xiwei's father later made the mistake that all men in the world would make. He fell in love with another woman. That woman was his secretary.
After Qi Xiwei's mother found out about this, it was useless to make a fuss. She calmly expressed that she wanted a divorce. However, Father Qi happened to be facing a promotion at that time. He did not want to cause such a scandal and was unwilling to divorce.
Qi Xiwei's mother was in no mood to endure it. After collecting evidence of Father Qi's infidelity, she planned to negotiate with Father Qi. Unexpectedly, she got into a car accident halfway.
When she was sent to the hospital, she had already died. At that time, Qi Xiwei was only a twelve-year-old girl.
Her mother suddenly left, and not long after, her father brought the secretary home and became her stepmother.
With a stepmother, there would be a stepfather. Her father, who had once doted on her in every possible way, gradually drifted apart after her stepmother entered the family. After her younger brother was born, her status plummeted.
It was also because of this that Qi Xiwei went to the United States to study alone at a young age.
After knowing what she had been through, Huo Jinyao sympathized with her because they were in the same boat.
Although his parents weren't born later, they weren't much different from them. More importantly, the turning point in their lives seemed to be at the age of twelve.
He didn't have any romantic feelings for Qi Xiwei, but he felt a sense of pity and appreciation that surpassed that of a boyfriend and girlfriend.
It was the same for Qi Xiwei. Unlike Huo Jinyao, she had been thinking of ways to avenge her mother.
After so many years, she had always suspected that her mother's death wasn't simple. She didn't believe that it was such a coincidence that her mother had a car accident just as she was about to divorce her father.
The hateful thing was that she was too young back then and couldn't do anything about it. When she grew up, she left Rong City.
After meeting Huo Jinyao, the two of them interacted more and more. Finally, one day, she couldn't help but tell Huo Jinyao about herself.
Huo Jinyao's ability was above hers. She believed that he had the ability to find out.
Sure enough, Huo Jinyao quickly helped her find out that her secretary's stepmother had tampered with the car.
Qi Xiwei unceremoniously sent her to prison and at the same time, made a big deal out of the matter. This caused her father to take joint responsibility.
In the end, Qi Xiwei's father lost his job and her stepmother went to prison. After settling all of this, Qi Xiwei returned to Yale to continue her studies.
Huo Jinyao helping Qi Xiwei was just a small matter. He felt that it was just a matter of convenience. However, Qi Xiwei believed that she owed him one.
Huo Jinyao had many girls in school. Qi Xiwei was rumored to be his girlfriend, but before the person in question came out to confirm it, those girls felt that they still had a chance.
Qi Xiwei felt that she owed Huo Jinyao this once, so she automatically took up the responsibility of blocking those peach blossoms for Huo Jinyao.
Her looks were very popular in the eyes of Europeans and Americans, and she also had many suitors. Similarly, she also used Huo Jinyao to block those suitors.
However, such a mutually beneficial event was not enough to make Qi Xiwei feel that she had to repay Huo Jinyao for his help. She had always wanted to repay Huo Jinyao once.
Huo Jinyao had always known what she was thinking, but he had never taken it to heart.
The Huo family had a lot of resources, so helping Qi Xiwei solve this kind of problem was a matter of minutes. However, he didn't expect Qi Xiwei to be so serious, and he really seized the opportunity.
That Christmas, the two of them were invited by a classmate to attend that classmate's party.
Before going, Huo Jinyao first went to pick up Qi Xiwei, and then the two of them planned to buy a gift for that classmate.
When the two of them went to buy the gift, there was a terrorist attack on that street, the famous local shopping street.
Everything happened in an instant. It was so fast that it caught people off guard. There was no way to defend against it at all.
Gunshots rang out. Huo Jinyao looked at the few people who were shooting wildly in the distance. Just as he was thinking of protecting Qi Xiwei and bringing her into the nearest shop to hide, Qi Xiwei suddenly pounced on him with her eyes wide open.
"Be careful."
Qi Xiwei's movements were too fast. She successfully pounced on Huo Jinyao. At the same time, she let out a muffled groan.
Behind Huo Jinyao, there was actually another car. Two people got out of it and were about to shoot in their direction when Qi Xiwei happened to see it.
"Xiwei?"
The gunshots continued, but Huo Jinyao couldn't care less. He didn't expect Qi Xiwei to choose to repay him in such a way.
In fact, he wasn't easy to get along with. Even though he had known Qi Xiwei for so long and the two of them were even a couple on the surface, he only admired her a little more.
They weren't really close to each other.
However, Qi Xiwei made such a choice at such a time.
Qi Xiwei was shot in the back of her waist, and blood flowed profusely. Huo Jinyao didn't know where she was injured. The constant gunshots outside made it impossible for him to even send Qi Xiwei to the doctor.
He carried Qi Xiwei into the nearest shop. He looked at Qi Xiwei's pale face and felt a rare sense of guilt.
The bullet had passed through Qi Xiwei's uterus. When she was sent to the hospital, she went into shock.
She was finally rescued. The doctor told Huo Jinyao that Qi Xiwei's uterus had been pierced by a bullet. Although she had been rescued, it might have a certain impact on Qi Xiwei's later pregnancy.
The doctor didn't say how severe the impact would be. After all, everyone's physique was different. It would also depend on her recovery later.
The doctor was more conservative. In fact, even if foreign doctors didn't know much about China, they could understand that Chinese men had their own obsession with children.
This time, it was Huo Jinyao's turn to blame himself.
He didn't expect Qi Xiwei to repay his favor in such a way. Now, Huo Jinyao was the one who owed her.
He felt that he owed Qi Xiwei. After she was discharged from the hospital, he told Qi Xiwei that he wanted to become a real boyfriend and girlfriend with her.
"Jinyao, stop fooling around. You don't love me at all. You just sympathize with me. "
"It's not sympathy." Not only sympathy, but also appreciation, guilt, and other things.
Of course, Huo Jinyao himself knew that there was no love in these feelings.
"Jinyao, then look into my eyes and tell me that you love me."
Huo Jinyao looked into her eyes. He really couldn't say the words' I love you '.
He knew very well that there was no love between the two of them.
But even so, Huo Jinyao's guilt couldn't be erased for a while. He defined himself as Qi Xiwei's boyfriend.
In life, he would do his best to take care of her in all aspects.
Qi Xiwei knew how he felt, so she didn't stop him from reducing his guilt.
However, when Huo Jinyao asked her to go home and meet his parents after graduation, Huo Jinyao's heart sank. Qi Xiwei was shocked.
Not only did Huo Jinyao not love her, but she also didn't love Huo Jinyao. She couldn't let Huo Jinyao take her home.
They both knew that their feelings for each other were not yet lovers, but more than friendship. But it was far from the point where they could spend the rest of their lives together.
So, Qi Xiwei ran away. She left a letter for Huo Jinyao and left. She told Huo Jinyao that if he really wanted her well, he shouldn't look for her or contact her again.
It was the best outcome for them to be happy with each other.
This was her request. Although Huo Jinyao didn't agree with Qi Xiwei's choice, he really did as she wished and didn't contact her again.
If this was what she wanted, then he was willing to fulfill her wish.
In a flash, nearly eight years had passed. He didn't expect that the two of them would meet again.
"Actually, you don't need to remember." Qi Xiwei's words made Huo Jinyao retract his thoughts.
Other than her pale face, the Qi Xiwei in front of him looked no different from eight years ago.
"I think that's good. After all, that means we're even."
How could they be even? What he did for her was just a small favor. But what she did for him was to save his life.
Huo Jinyao didn't want to argue with her. "If you want to say that, then I owe you again this time."
"Jinyao, you really don't think that way." As Qi Xiwei spoke, she yawned, her face full of sleepiness. "Ever since I got pregnant, I've become very sleepy, and I'm not in good spirits. I really don't have the ability to finish that case. In addition, I just happened to return to the country, so I wanted you to do it. I know your dream. I know you want to take Tianyu Group to the next level. It's still my fault that something like that happened in the middle. So, you really don't have to say anything else. "
Huo Jinyao didn't say another word of thanks. He just looked at Qi Xiwei with a guilty, grateful, and pitiful expression.
"How's your body? Why do I feel like you're in a particularly bad state? "
"No, it's just a little easier to get sleepy than ordinary people."
"You said last time that you broke up with your husband. Does he know that you're pregnant? If he knows, why didn't he take care of you? "
"Since we've broken up, there's no need for him to take care of me."
This was the second time she had used the word 'break up' instead of 'divorce'. Huo Jinyao thought about the difference between the words' break up 'and' divorce '.
"Even if we broke up, you're pregnant now. No matter what, he should take care of you."
"Don't come." Qi Xiwei's expression was indifferent. When she mentioned that person, there was a flash of disgust in her expression. "If he doesn't come, I'll be a little more at ease. If he comes, I'm afraid I'll be even more uncomfortable."
"Xiwei, that person doesn't treat you well?"
"Can we not talk about him?" Qi Xiwei changed the topic. "I've already asked the lawyer because this case involves a huge amount of money. In addition, this case also involves a foreign company. I believe that your cousin and Su Peizhen will definitely get a heavier sentence. When the time comes, you can talk to the lawyer and definitely make them stay in prison for a little longer. "
"Xiwei, don't worry about these things. Anyway, I really want to thank you this time. "
"Jinyao, look at you. You're still so polite to me. Am I not your friend in your heart? "
"Of course."
"Since we're friends, there's no need to talk about those things." As Qi Xiwei spoke, she yawned again. "I'm sorry, I might not be able to entertain you anymore. I seem to be sleepy again. I need to sleep for a while. "
"Okay. You go and rest first. "
Huo Jinyao stood up and planned to leave. Since they were friends, there was no need to keep saying those words of gratitude. It was fine to keep them in mind.
"I know there are some things you don't want to tell me, but if there's anything you need help with, you must ask."
"Don't worry. I will. "Qi Xiwei stood up, but her head was dizzy. She fell to the side as if she had lost all her strength.
Huo Jinyao quickly held her up. "Xiwei, are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Qi Xiwei shook her head. She didn't tell Huo Jinyao that her condition wasn't very good.
She had worked too hard for her to conceive this child. Her physical condition actually didn't allow her to conceive this child at all. However, she still insisted on doing it.
Now, she had tasted the bitter fruit, and she couldn't tell anyone about the process.
"I'll send you back to your room to rest."
"Okay, sorry to trouble you."
As Qi Xiwei spoke, her face looked even paler. Huo Jinyao wanted to ask, but he knew that Qi Xiwei wouldn't tell the truth. He decided to ask Yang Wenchang to investigate later.
If possible, he was willing to do his best to help Qi Xiwei.
… …
Su Qingsang was prepared by Huo Jinyao. She knew that Xiang Caiping might come to look for her. Therefore, when Xiang Caiping appeared in front of her, she wasn't surprised at all.
"Auntie?"
Xiang Caiping looked at Su Qingsang with a complicated expression.
Ever since she fell out with Su Peizhen last time, she forced herself to stop caring about Su Peizhen and not care about anything about Su Peizhen.
After that, Su Peizhen seemed to have disappeared. She went to the company, and her old subordinate told her that Su Peizhen hadn't been there for a long time.
She knew that with Su Peizhen's pride, she would definitely not have anything to do with her after falling out with her.
She wanted to call Su Peizhen, but she didn't want to put down her pride first. She thought that she had given Su Peizhen the same amount of sincerity as Su Qingsang.
However, Su Peizhen didn't appreciate it. She still wanted to return to the Su family and return to Li Qianxue's side.
Who was Li Qianxue? She was the culprit who stole her man and caused her to be lonely for half her life.
She couldn't forgive Li Qianxue, and she couldn't accept that her daughter wanted to be with Li Qianxue.
She forced herself to harden her heart and not contact Su Peizhen again. Even if she really couldn't bear it, she had to wait for Su Peizhen to lower her head and admit her mistake.
However, Xiang Caiping didn't wait for Su Peizhen to lower her head or come back to admit her mistake.
She waited for the police.
When she found out that Su Peizhen was arrested for stealing trade secrets and that the trade secrets Su Peizhen stole were related to the Tianyu Group, she could roughly guess that Su Peizhen must have done something to Su Qingsang.
Moreover, she must have done something very serious, something that could even be said to have seriously hurt Su Qingsang.
With the little kindness that Huo Jinyao and Su Qingsang had for her, even if Su Peizhen really did something, if it was only a small matter, they believed that Su Qingsang would definitely not hold it against her.
Since she was arrested, it could only mean that it was a very serious matter.
She could guess all these things, so at first, she didn't think of looking for Su Qingsang. Instead, she first found a lawyer.
However, after she asked the lawyer about Su Peizhen's possible outcome, she finally couldn't help but look for Su Qingsang after struggling at home for two days.
"Auntie?" Su Qingsang looked at the time. There was still about ten minutes before she got off work.
"Wait for me. I'll pack my things."
"It's okay, it's okay. I'll wait for you."
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