The rich and powerful: the contracted secret wife, please enter the game

Chapter 104 Retribution
In the following operations, Lu Zhengnan seemed to delegate power to Qi Zhen, but he placed his own people in every key position, and held regular meetings once a week, listening to the work reports of various departments, and grasped it very tightly.

As for Beijing, since Qi Zhen is no longer the general manager, he can't speak publicly, and Shiman is often invisible now, so Lu Zhengnan took advantage of this gap to start regaining the lost ground.He simply sold some unprofitable properties and used the money back to repay the bank's debts. He laid off most of Qizhen's promoted people and replaced the original veterans with the excuse of incompetence. go back.

Qi Zhen was restrained at both ends, depressed in his heart, for the current plan, he still had to win over Shi Man, after all, only in her capacity would there be room for him to compete with Lu Zhengnan in an upright manner.

But now, the relationship between them seems to be reversed. Shiman didn't answer the phone calls he made in the past, and she even turned off the phone after calling too many times.

As a last resort, he had no choice but to return to Beijing once again.

When he came to the villa, Shi's mother saw him and sneered, "Oh, rare visitor, what kind of wind brought you here?"

"Mom, where's Xiaoman?" He asked softly.

Shi's mother was even more ambiguous: "Today he is so affectionate, I couldn't ask for it before. Our Xiaoman—is not here——" She drew her tone and looked at him coldly.

At the beginning of Shi Lei's case, after she ran forward, he kicked Shiman away, almost kicking Shiman into prison. Even if he came out now, he was in a daze all day. How can you not blame this heartless son-in-law?

Qi Zhen looked at her blocking the door with her arms folded, knowing that today she would not see Shiman after passing this level, so she smiled and softened her breath: "I was wrong before, but now it's been a long time, thinking about it, it's still only Xiao Man is sincere to me, Mom, please let me meet her and talk with her, so that we can untie our knots."

After all, the Shi family still relied on him before, and compared with the other side, there is a huge disparity in strength now, and I am afraid they will have to rely on him in the future.Shi Mu's thoughts turned around, she stopped taking Joe, and walked away to let him in.

Qi Zhen immediately went upstairs and opened the bedroom door. Although it was broad daylight, the curtains in the room were drawn tightly and the lights were not turned on. Shiman on the bed seemed to be dead, without any movement.

He walked slowly to the bed and saw that she was covering her head with a quilt, not moving.

"Shiman...Xiaoman..." He called her name, but she still didn't respond.

Frowning, he finally reached out to touch her, only to find that her body was a little hot.

He froze for a moment, turned around and went out of the room, stood at the stairs and called Shi's mother, saying that Shiman seemed to be ill.

"Ill?" Shi's mother hurried up to look: "She has been sleeping for the past two days and hasn't come down yet. Why is she sick?"

Sure enough, he had a fever, although it wasn't particularly severe, but he was so lethargic that it didn't look right.

"Hurry up and take her to the hospital." At this moment, Qi Zhen played the role a husband should play, wrapped Shiman in a blanket, and carried her downstairs.

Mother Shi stared at their backs for a moment, then followed...

Because her previous condition was unknown and the doctor could not accurately diagnose the cause of her fever, she prescribed antibiotics first.

When the drop reached half of the bottle, Shiman finally woke up. When she saw Qi Zhen sitting on the chair beside the bed, her eyes were stunned. She closed her eyes and then opened them again, laughing at herself: "So it's true, I thought it was true." Dreaming."

"How did you make it like this?" Qi Zhen asked in a deep voice.

"I don't know." Shiman stared blankly at the ceiling, and said in a light voice, "I sleep and sleep every day, and I don't know if I am alive or dead."

Qi Zhen didn't speak, just looked at her silently.

She seemed unable to bear his gaze, covered her face with her hands, and sighed: "Why are you still messing with me? Isn't it good that we have nothing to do?"

"Stop saying such things, we are husband and wife." Qi Zhen finally spoke.

"Husband and wife?" Shiman repeated the word: "If you don't tell me, I will forget."

"Xiaoman!" He suddenly pulled her hand down, forcing her to look at him: "You can't do this!"

She stared blankly into his eyes, such deep eyes, when she saw him for the first time, she felt that she would drown in them, and it is still the same today.

She slowly raised her hand to touch his eyes, his body froze slightly, but did not move.

She finally got bolder, and slowly slid her fingertips across his eyelashes, the corners of his eyes, and finally covered his eyes with her palm.

"Don't look at me, if you look at me like this, I will soften my heart again." Her voice trembled.

The next moment, she fell into his arms.

"Then completely soften your heart." His deep voice rang in her ears...

By the time they were discharged from the hospital that night, the relationship between Shi Man and Qi Zhen seemed to have returned to the past, even closer than before.

Shiman gave up, she couldn't resist him.

Even if she is determined to leave, as long as he is willing to show a little tenderness, she can't help but run back.

Maybe, it really is that he owed him too much in the previous life, and in this life, he must pay it back with contempt.

She was persuaded by Qi Zhen to go back to work for him and find a way to regain power, and his reward was to come back to see her every weekend, or she would go to see him.

She was satisfied with such an unequal exchange condition.

When Lu Zhengnan heard that Shi Man was rushing to seize power again, he just smiled and said, "Qi Zhen really has the ability."

Ye Chuxiao, who came out of the kitchen, was slightly taken aback when he heard these words, and then returned to normal.

Lu Zhengnan hung up the phone and came over, and saw her go to the garden to pick the shallots he had grown.

Since they went to the countryside, they opened a small vegetable field beside the garden when they came back, and took care of it by themselves when they had nothing to do, and now it is lush green.

He also squatted down, picked green onions with her, and picked some small green vegetables for her: "I also want to eat chili and pickled green vegetables."

"You have a strange taste." She curled her lips, but still neatly rolled the vegetables into a bunch, turned and went back to the kitchen.

After what happened last time, the nanny was shocked, so please resign. Lu Zhengnan originally wanted to find another one, but Ye Chuxiao said it was unnecessary and insisted on doing the housework by himself.

Lu Zhengnan had no choice but to rely on her and help her share the burden when he got home. Such an ordinary daily life made life more enjoyable.

Ye Chuxiao quickly washed and cut vegetables, Lu Zhengnan moved a small bench, sat and peeled garlic, and chatted with her casually.

And at this moment, the phone rang again in the living room, but this time, it was Ye Chuxiao's cell phone.

Lu Zhengnan went to get it for her: "Your teacher's phone number."

She hurriedly wiped her hands on the apron and picked it up.

Monica's voice was very anxious: "Chu Xiao, my father is seriously ill in Canada, I have to rush back, and I plan to fly to Shanghai now, but the project here cannot be interrupted, and I have to meet the boss of the other party in the afternoon, can you Go for me."

Ye Chuxiao was already guilty of delaying work due to personal matters before, but now that it is so urgent, she immediately agreed: "Teacher, don't worry, I will take over here."

Monica then gave her a brief account of the situation and hung up the phone hastily.

"What's the matter?" Lu Zhengnan asked her, she said the matter once, and then took off the apron: "I have to go to the studio now to find out the details of the project, otherwise I'm afraid there will be problems in the afternoon."

In fact, ever since what happened to Shi Lei, Lu Zhengnan was worried about her safety, so he didn't dare to let her go to work, and he kept persuading her to stay at home to recuperate, but in this situation, he couldn't say much, so he had to drive her there, and repeatedly told her on the way Be careful outside.

"Okay." When she got off the car, she kissed him on the cheek: "I'm not a kid in kindergarten, don't worry."

"I'll hire a bodyguard for you later." He was still muttering, she made a face at him, got out of the car and left.

Back at work, she quickly got into shape, read the relevant information, and at three o'clock in the afternoon, she went to the appointment on time.

Entering the private room, a 40-year-old middle-aged man with an imposing appearance is waiting.

When he saw her, he was a little surprised, but still introduced himself politely: "Eric, you are..."

"I'm Monica's student and her work partner, Ye Chuxiao." She nodded with a smile, "Because something happened at the teacher's house, I don't have time to meet you, so I will come here instead of her."

Eric nodded. He didn't look down on her because she wasn't Monica. He was still very modest: "Okay, please sit down, Ms. Ye."

Before coming here, she knew about his background: a Hong Kong native who grew up abroad, runs a hotel chain, and has a strong net worth.

This time I also took a fancy to the environment of the ancient city, so I wanted to open a new hotel here.

"Actually, this time, the scale of what I want to do is not large, but I hope it will be very distinctive." Although his Mandarin has a little Hong Kong and Taiwan accent, it is very clear, probably because his grandma is an authentic Beijinger. She knew a little bit.

"Okay." Ye Chuxiao recorded his words.

"I had a brief exchange with Monica before. I hope... um... be more simple and fit the atmosphere of this city." He has good eyesight, and seeing Ye Chuxiao write down his words verbatim, he couldn't help but I laughed a little: "It's not necessary to take notes like a student, right?"

Ye Chuxiao smiled embarrassedly: "I've been a little forgetful lately, I'm afraid I'll miss it later, so..."

"When you meet a client for the first time, it seems that you shouldn't talk about your shortcomings so bluntly." When Eric laughed, there were slight crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, but he fully showed the charm of a mature man.

If there is no President Fang, this is a very suitable target for Monica's development.Ye Chuxiao complained.

"You seem to be thinking about something related to me, but not related to work." He spread his hands, and Ye Chuxiao couldn't help laughing: "You seem to have mind reading skills."

After going back and forth like this, the atmosphere became relaxed, and the two of them had a pleasant chat. Often, Ye Chuxiao understood Eric's thoughts halfway through, which made him marvel at her understanding.

We talked until nearly six o'clock, and Eric insisted on taking her back to the studio. At this time, the car was really difficult to get, and there were still some unfinished details, so she didn't refuse again.

When they got downstairs, they saw that Lu Zhengnan had already arrived, so they waited beside him, so after getting off the car, Ye Chuxiao simply and generously introduced to Eric: "This is my husband, Lu Zhengnan."

"Miss Ye is already married, what a pity." Eric smiled, and shook hands with Lu Zhengnan: "It's a pleasure to meet you."

Until the way back, Lu Zhengnan was still brooding over Eric's opening remarks, muttering and complaining: "Why does that client of yours express regret for your marriage? Isn't it interesting to you?"

"You cheapskate!" Ye Chuxiao laughed and gave him a slap in the face: "You still take it seriously when someone says something in a scene."

Lu Zhengnan snorted twice: "Who told our wife to be so attractive?"

"I'm also very attractive in your eyes, okay?" Ye Chuxiao rolled his eyes: "Who else would like me as a yellow-faced woman?"

Lu Zhengnan chuckled, and simply hummed: "In my eyes, you are the most beautiful, your smile makes me intoxicated..."

Ye Chuxiao didn't bother to talk to him, and continued to conceive the design.

Afterwards, I exchanged emails with Eric twice, because he said he hoped to fit the atmosphere of the ancient city. Ye Chuxiao remembered the internship design he made at the end of Monica's training class, and after sending it to him, it was very suitable for him. Eye edge, the direct requirement is to be optimized on that basis.

With the base map, the design was done very quickly. Ye Chuxiao quickly finalized the first draft. After reading it, he was very pleasantly surprised and even called directly. The two chatted for a long time about the design.

It was only after hanging up the phone that Ye Chuxiao saw Lu Zhengnan's gloomy face.

"Aren't you jealous again?" Ye Chuxiao patted his face helplessly.

"Calling you even so late." Lu Zhengnan hugged her, rubbing against her chest: "We've been chatting for so long, do you know that it's destroying the quality of life of the couple?"

"You really are!" Ye Chuxiao pulled his ear bitterly: "Can you think of something else in your mind?"

"As soon as I go to bed, I can't think about anything else, I just want to put you..." He used actions instead of words, and threw her down...

Things went smoothly, and soon Eric came to the ancient city again, negotiated the contract, and started to work on it.

Both of them are very serious people, so sometimes they discuss for a long time for a detail, and it is inevitable to talk on the phone.

That cheapskate Lu Zhengnan still eats some vinegar from time to time, but in fact, Eric is very calm, except for the sentence "I'm sorry" that day, he never said a single ambiguous word, his manner is restrained, except for discussing design, he hardly talks about it. other topics.

Ye Chuxiao never thought of anything else. To her, work is work, pure and simple.

Monica also returned to the ancient city a month later. Although she tried her best to rescue her, her father still died of illness, which hit her hard. Until then, she regretted not being able to spend more time with her father when he was alive.

Ye Chuxiao had also experienced the pain of losing a loved one deeply, so she took the initiative to undertake most of her work and let her rest more.

Life is very busy, so busy that Ye Chuxiao gradually forgot the past, until this day, she met Qi Zhen again.

I met at the door of the cafe, she was going out, and he was going in.

The moment the four eyes met, Ye Chuxiao was slightly startled, then turned away and continued to walk outside.

Such indifference is far more uncomfortable than letting her scold him, it's like looking at a stranger, he is like an insignificant stranger in her life.

When passing by, he grabbed her wrist.

She didn't struggle, and still looked at him indifferently, as if saying: Sir, did you recognize the wrong person?

"Chu Xiao..." The word "I'm sorry" twirled on the tip of his tongue a few times, but he still didn't say it in the end.

She smiled and said that sentence: "Did you recognize the wrong person?"

As soon as he let go of his hand, she immediately turned and left, her footsteps were not chaotic, and she walked out of his sight step by step.

And at this moment, a sharp female voice came in from the side: "Ye Chuxiao, Qizhen, you..."

"I met by chance." Qi Zhen grabbed Shi Man's waist and said, "Go in."

His strength was so great that Shiman had to follow his footsteps, but he still couldn't stop turning his head, staring fiercely at Ye Chuxiao's back.

She didn't turn around until she entered the door and couldn't see her anymore, and asked Qi Zhen hesitantly, "Did we really meet by chance?"

"Do you think she will still date me now?" Qi Zhen asked back with raised eyebrows.

Shiman smiled with his lips curled up: "Yes." Then he said "ah".

"What's wrong?" Qi Zhen asked.

Shiman opened his mouth halfway and pointed inside: "I don't know what's going on recently, it keeps bubbling."

"You must have eaten too much exciting food." Qi Zhen dealt with it casually, and the back view of Ye Chuxiao's departure appeared in his mind again...

Shiman lived in the ancient city for a few more days, but this time, she came here not only to see Qizhen, but also to have other tasks.

On Monday morning, she came to Lu Zhengnan's company. When the staff saw her, they all politely called "Boss Shi", but when they turned their heads away, there was a hint of disdain in their expression - her "role" in Shi Lei's incident back then ", everyone knows.

Shiman also felt this subtle emotion and was a little uncomfortable, but he cheered up and entered Lu Zhengnan's office.

As soon as she entered the door, she smiled and called "Brother Zhengnan". Lu Zhengnan raised his eyes to look at her, then lowered his head and continued approving documents without saying a word.

Such a situation made her embarrassed, but she still had to bite the bullet and sit down opposite him, with a dry smile: "Look at the loan from Beijing..."

"Didn't you go back?" Lu Zhengnan sneered lightly: "Since you are grabbing power with great fanfare, why don't you have the ability to pay the loan?"

Schman's language is blocked.

"I went back because I was afraid that the company would have no leader..." She defended, but in exchange for Lu Zhengnan's smirk: "Do you think you can be the leader?"

Shiman's face turned red and white, and he wanted to have an attack but didn't dare. In the end, he had to lower his eyebrows and beg his eyes: "I really can't do anything this month."

"Call your husband to post." Lu Zhengnan curled his thin lips: "He is your relative, you can do whatever you are told, why do you still ask outsiders like us for help?"

Shiman knew that his words also hinted at the incident at the beginning. After wringing his fingers under the table for a long time, he said, "Actually, I didn't want to at first..." She couldn't say the following words When Shi Lei said that he would deal with Lu Zhengnan, she still hesitated in her heart, but in the end...

"Okay, let's go, I'm busy." Lu Zhengnan waved his hand like chasing flies: "I'll help you pay back the interest for this month. As for the future, you can figure it out."

After all, a trip had some effect. Shiman stood up, said his thanks and said goodbye, walked out of the building, and took a long breath.

Qi Zhen must be busy at the moment too, she wanders the streets and enters shopping malls to pass the time.

Seeing Luo Xin's usual favorite brand, there was actually the shoe she wanted to buy but sold out here, so she called and asked if she wanted to bring it back to her.

But today's Luo Xin was not as pleasantly surprised as she expected, but was extraordinarily silent.

Shiman talked for a long time, but she didn't seem to respond.

"Hey, what's the matter with you, aren't you happy to buy something for you?" Shiman pouted and asked.

"Xiaoman..." Luo Xin stammered, "I'll tell you something..."

After a long pause, she still didn't say anything, Shiman sighed: "What's the matter, so mysterious?"

"I told you, don't be afraid, and don't overthink it." Luo Xin's tone was very careful.

The more she was like this, the more doubts Shiman felt: "What happened?"

"I heard...the people you met in the bar last time..." Luo Xin paused for a long time, her voice was almost inaudible: "Someone has been found to have AIDS."

There was a bang in Shiman's mind, and his complexion turned pale...

"Xiaoman, Xiaoman..." Luo Xin called her name over there, but she couldn't hear her anymore. She hung up the phone and fell down on the low couch where the shoe was being tested. trembling.

Seeing that something was wrong with her, the salesperson next to her asked cautiously, "Miss, do you still want these shoes?"

"Who the hell are you calling Miss?" She suddenly went into a rage and smashed the shoe in her hand to the ground.

The salesperson watched her rushing out in bewilderment, and after a long while, she bent down to pick up the shoes and cursed "crazy".

When Shiman left the commercial building, he felt breathless even though he was standing on the open square.

Ai... Zi...

She didn't even dare to repeat this word in her heart, as if it was a poisonous snake, as long as she thought about it, she would spit out a bright red letter and stalk it.

Her whole body was shaking, getting worse and worse, and she didn't know what to do.

"It won't be so unlucky, right?" She murmured to comfort herself, but thinking of the madness before, she was terrified.

After standing there for a long time, she decided to go to the hospital, but when she got into the car, her hands were shaking so much that she couldn't even hold the steering wheel.

After smoking a cigarette in the car, she managed to calm down a bit, and then started slowly. The traffic was not crowded at this time, but she was driving very slowly. She only hoped that the road to the hospital would be as long as possible, as far as possible. the better...

(End of this chapter)