Chapter 103: Is this all a misunderstanding?
Well... Su Luo said you shouldn't go look for your sister. We haven't seen each other for a long time. I'll treat you to tea when we get out.
Qin Huai said, "What kind of tea are you going out to drink? I can find the best tea in Nanjing at my house. Come in and I'll treat you to some."
Su Luo hesitated. On the one hand, he didn't want to lie, but on the other hand, he didn't want to admit it right away. He was very conflicted.
Qin Huai simply pulled her back and said, "Still being polite to me."
Tears, Su Luo was not being polite to Qin Huai, she was just afraid that Qin Huai would be rude to her later.
Su Luo entered the gate of Qin's house again, but this time she didn't go to the inner courtyard. She followed Qin Huai to his study. When she heard Qin Huai order the housekeeper to call Qin Qing, Su Luo felt a little guilty. Qin Qing had left her behind and disappeared. Maybe he had already left for Zhuxian Town to investigate the situation. Now she should think about how to explain herself if the housekeeper couldn't find Qin Qing.
What way should I start the conversation?
To win sympathy? To say that she was also used by Qin Qing and had no idea of the consequences of this matter? To say that she expressed her deepest sympathy for Su Jiang's upcoming fate? Or to be angry and strong? To be the first to accuse Qin Huai of fabricating her private affairs? And the target was Li Rusong?
It seems that none of these are in line with Su Luo's personality. Su Luo has always been a low-key type. If this matter can be left unresolved, Qin Qing should not go to Zhuxian Town with nothing to do and just treat it as gossip...
"Master, the young lady said she has a visitor and will come to see you later ."
YES!!
Su Luo was very happy with the news brought back by the housekeeper, but she still asked worriedly: "Did you see the young lady with your own eyes?"
The housekeeper said "yes", and Su Luo's heart finally returned to its place. Although she was not perfect in helping others, she had learned from Lei Feng and done good deeds when she was young, and she didn't want to send a little evil star to Su Jiang's house because of her after the fire. Su Luo planned to find Qin Qing in a while, and persuade her with emotion and courtesy. Even if she talked her mouth off, she couldn't let her leave Nanjing.
Qin Huai asked the butler to serve the best tea, and then said to Su Luo: "By the way, what is it that Qing'er asked you to come for?"
"I just heard that you wanted to remarry, so I asked for my opinion." Su Luo's answer was obviously reserved.
Qin Huai smiled bitterly and sighed, "It's my mother. Every time I come back, I have to make arrangements. I don't want to come back."
"How does that get to me? Why is everyone asking me if I want to marry you?"
"Everyone?"
Su Luo waved her hand, "They are all people who care about you anyway."
Qin Huai shrugged, "Before Qing'er asked about Zimao, I did think of using you to block it, so I deliberately made Qing'er misunderstand in my words."
Su Luo was speechless. She had never known that she was so useful. She was the one who served as a shield for Li Rusong and took the arrows for Qin Huai! It would be better to just hang a sign on her chest and write "Free props, can be used repeatedly".
"Don't you think you've gone a bit too far?" As she said this, Su Luo stood in front of Qin Huai with her hands on her hips, bending over so close to his face that the housekeeper, who had ordered the maid to bring in tea, felt a little embarrassed. He stood at the door, not knowing whether to go in or out, as if he had just seen something he shouldn't have.
Qin Huai avoided Su Luo and stood up, took the tea tray from the maid, and signaled the housekeeper and the maid to leave. The housekeeper then drove the maid away as if relieved, and before leaving, he considerately closed the door for Qin Huai.
That's how rumors spread. Su Luo didn't know whether she should be happy or depressed. From the opening ceremony that day, it was clear that there were quite a few single socialites in Nanjing who liked Qin Huai. If the rumor got to their ears, they would cancel the contract with Shiseido in a rage, and Su Luo would be the one who suffered the loss.
"If this incident causes me any losses, you will be fully responsible." Su Luo was speaking frankly, or protecting one's own rights, or extortion in advance.
"I will take responsibility." Qin Huai smiled, not looking worried at all. "As long as Qing'er doesn't cause trouble for Su Jiang, it will be fine. Zimao's military training has shown initial results and he is very busy now. I don't want him to be distracted by other things at this time."
"After all, the idea of a military academy wasn't your idea." Su Luo said disdainfully, "That Li Rusong has a problem with his brain. He's always self-righteous. He doesn't do things that others ask him to do. He always goes against me and even intends to educate me, as if he is so noble!"
When it comes to Li Rusong, Su Luo is like a mouse talking about a cat, so hateful!
Qin Huai interrupted her quickly and said with a smile: "I also heard about what happened on the day of the charity sale. Haven't you ever thought about why he did that?"
"I have thought about it." Su Luo made a fierce expression and said word by word: "He is either mentally ill or possessed by a Martian!"
"What? " Qin Huai seemed not to have heard clearly. Su Luo repeated it again. Qin Huai laughed very happily, "Didn't they say that humans only exist on Earth?"
"Yes, I thought so at first." Su Luo answered seriously, "But after meeting Li Rusong, I knew I was wrong."
Qin Huai laughed for a while before he said in a serious tone, "Even though Zimao and I have been friends for ten years, I would never tell others that I am so close to him."
"Why?"
"Zimao has more enemies in the court than we thought. Nanjing is a small court besides Beijing, with all kinds of people. If you say you are Li Rusong's man, there will probably be more people who harm you than those who help you."
Su Luo was stunned for a moment, "Are you trying to say that he treated me like that for my own good?"
"Based on my understanding of Zimao, he won't do meaningless things. The complexity of officialdom is far beyond the ability of you and me to figure out, not to mention the East Factory and the Imperial Guards are eyeing us covetously. We are businessmen. Although we should understand the principle of taking shelter under a big tree, we should also know how to judge the situation and not hang ourselves on one tree. It won't hurt to get in touch with more people, whether you like them or not."
Su Luo's eyes flashed with disgust for a moment, and his tone turned cold involuntarily, "You mean you've been dating Li Rusong for so long, but he's just a tree to you?"
Qin Huai looked at Su Luo quietly and said seriously: "What I just said is the way of doing business, not the way of making friends."
Su Luo felt uncomfortable for a moment and immediately apologized, "I'm a little sensitive."
Qin Huai smiled and poured a cup of tea for Su Luo. "You will suffer in the business world in the future with this kind of temper."
Su Luo curled her lips, not taking it to heart, and changed the subject again, "Okay, let's just assume that Li Rusong's initial attitude towards me was for my own good. What happened after that? Old Zhou clearly asked him to pass on a message to me, but he didn't mention it and almost delayed my business."
"Did you miss it in the end?"
Su Luo was speechless for a moment, "That's because I have strong willpower. If I had run away from the marriage, I might have been kidnapped by human traffickers and become the wife of a family of brothers in the mountains!"
"Escape from marriage?" Qin Huai was very interested.
Su Luo briefly explained the incident and asked Qin Huai to judge, "Is he deliberately trying to harm me this time?"
"But I think you have finally confirmed your feelings for Mr. Zhou and are truly brave enough to face it. Your mother mentioned this during the Chinese New Year, right? What did you do at that time?"
Su Luo didn't need to think about it. She just dragged it out. This was how she always treated her mother.
"If you had known what Master Zhou had brought you, you would have waited for them to come back without any worries, and postponed the time to face this matter again. Isn't it good now? You let yourself and Master Zhou know that there will be no results for the two of you, at least for now. I think this is another reason why Master Zhou chose to participate in the Autumn Examination."
"Another...reason?" Su Luo was stunned.
"As a man, you always want to achieve something for women to see."
Su Luo pondered Qin Huai's words and thought it was possible. However, she could not believe that Li Rusong was so annoying because he wanted her to see his true heart. How did Li Rusong become so great? Did she misunderstand Li Rusong? After all, Li Rusong was the first person in ancient and modern times to do good deeds to such an annoying degree.
