[Pretender] Makoto Honya

Chapter 10

Ruyuan sat in Qiao Baizhou's study, and the two exchanged information with each other, sorting out the major events that happened in the past two months.

She ran into Mingcheng in the mine warehouse in Suzhou, and the Sakura was blown up immediately after.

On New Year's Eve, Qiao Baizhou met Yu Manli, and Wang Fuqu, who had a feud with the Ming family, was assassinated to death.

Chen Bing and Mingcheng meet at the Naval Club, Yu Manli and Mingtai appear in the fireworks, and Chen Bing dies.

No one thinks it's a coincidence that this pile is connected in series.

Countless other small coincidences supported the two people's guesses. Ruyuan and her eldest brother exchanged a look, and they already knew some answers.

"Sir, the person who met Wang Manchun was a servant of the Ming family, Mingcheng's adoptive mother, Aunt Gui." Qiao Yu opened the door and brought more thought-provoking news.

"Mingcheng's adoptive mother?" Qiao Ruyuan was a little surprised.After 20 years, it was indeed too long for her, and no one would take the initiative to mention this past event to her.

Qiao Yu is the know-it-all of the Qiao family. If possible, he would also like to call himself the head of the Qiao family’s intelligence department. The stories of this big Shanghai are like countless treasures. Naturally, it is a vivid reenactment of a poor child who was abused by his adoptive mother and then adopted by a kind person. story.

He was so eloquent that Qiao Ruyuan was stunned for a moment, and there was no way to connect the "lonely, pitiful, mistreated" child in his mouth with this gentle, handsome, tall and straight man.

She subconsciously looked at her elder brother, Qiao Baizhou, who couldn't help crying and laughing watching Qiao Yu's almost tearful interpretation of the past, really wanted to slap him against the wall, and finally waved Qiao Yu unbearably to signal Qiao Yu to back down, rubbing the pain brain benevolence.

"Although what Qiao Yu said is a bit exaggerated, it's not far from the truth."

Although Qiao Baizhou's experience was also very tortuous, but at least when his father was still alive, as the only son, he was loved in every possible way in childhood.So hearing about this kind of abused child would make him sigh.

It turned out that his life experience was like this...Ruyuan got the confirmation of her elder brother, and a tinge of distress flashed in her heart.

No wonder he looks cold and aloof, no wonder she can clearly feel his affection for her, but he still looks like he is avoiding it. This kind of life experience inevitably makes him long for what he wants. fear.

Qiao Baizhou glanced at his younger sister who exuded the radiance of maternal love, felt his head hurt even more, and spoke solemnly.

"Wang Manchun's eyeliner has been sent to the Ming family. It seems that we are not the only ones who think there is a problem with the Ming family. I don't care about you, but don't get involved in dangerous things."

Ruyuan's expression changed, "Brother, don't worry, I know what can be done and what can't be done."

*****

Ming Jiaxiang's perfume launch conference was held at the Shanghai Hotel, and all the business people in Shanghai were present, including Qiao Baizhou and Qiao Ruyuan.

Mingcheng has noticed since she came in that today Ruyuan chose a linen-colored printed long dress, her soft and beautiful hair was curled at the end, she looked more stable and generous than usual but charming, her gentle Holding his elder brother's arm to greet others, he looked extremely gentle.

He found that she seemed to prefer light-colored dresses, occasionally wearing a cheongsam, but most of them were dresses.Unlike other girls who followed the fashion and curled their hair up, her long hair always fell down, which made her already small melon-seeded face only the size of a palm, gentle as water.

Sensing an almost eye-catching gaze, Ruyuan originally complained in her heart about the impoliteness of the other party, but when she looked over, she found it was Ming Cheng. She was a little surprised at his boldness, and raised the wine glass in her hand and nodded to him from a distance.

It wasn't until Ruyuan raised his wine glass to greet him that Mingcheng realized that he had been staring at her intently just now, he blushed a little, turned around without silver here and never dared to look over there again.

Ruyuan was used to seeing him in a suit and overcoat, when he turned around, the thin waist outlined by the black tuxedo came into her eyes, she was moved and secretly sighed at his good figure.Withdrawing his gaze, he looked at his elder brother with disgust.

Qiao Baizhou sensed the unfriendly eyes from his side, and asked her amusedly, "What's wrong?"

"Oh, time makes people old." Ruyuan sighed faintly, "I think Mr. Qiao had broad shoulders and a thin waist back then, with a drool-worthy figure, and now it's gone forever."

If it wasn't because it was inconvenient to do it in public, Qiao Baizhou would have wished to hit her a dozen times. "Your elder brother, I'm not bad now. Who in Shanghai Beach would say that I'm in the wind?"

"Compared to those old foxes in shopping malls who are seventy and eighty-year-old with big bellies, you are naturally standing out from the crowd." Qiao Ruyuan teased without fear of death, and mischievously let go of Qiao Baizhou's arm before he reached out, "Brother, you chat first, I Go find something to eat."

Qiao Baizhou helplessly pointed in the direction she was leaving, and complained to the business partners around him, "Look, our child who has no rules even dares to make fun of her elder brother."

*****

"Mr. Mingcheng, I have something to do with you, can I speak for a while?" Getting rid of her elder brother's sight, Ruyuan naturally found the culprit who had just disturbed her thoughts at the first time.

Mingcheng was greeting the guests, although he was still a little embarrassed, but Ruyuan's generous attitude made it hard for him to say anything, so he had to say hello to the other party, and followed her to the corner of the banquet hall.

"What do you want from me?" Mingcheng felt a little uncomfortable, looking at her a little dodgyly.

Only then did he realize that this seemed to be the first time the two of them had spoken alone after returning from Suzhou.

"I thought you wanted to find me for something, otherwise why did you keep staring at me just now?" Ruyuan raised her head slightly, her eyes were always cold and thorough, but with a teasing smile.

"I..." Mingcheng wanted to explain in embarrassment, but found that there was no way to explain the behavior of a prodigal kid just now. He blushed a little anxiously, but tried his best to maintain his usual seriousness on his face, showing a kind of entanglement in his whole body status.

"Don't tell me that you just watched my elder brother." Ruyuan had no intention of letting him go.

"Mr. Qiao is calling the wind and rain in Shanghai, is it wrong for me to talk to him?" Mingcheng avoided Ruyuan's eyes that seemed to see through everything, but he was extremely embarrassed.

Ruyuan nodded, and took two steps slightly forward, getting closer to him.

Mingcheng told himself in his heart 'don't panic', but seeing her getting closer, he couldn't help but took two steps back.

"What are you hiding from?"

Ruyuan was amused and angry, seeing him as if he was facing an enemy, she finally showed mercy and decided to let him go for now, "I have something serious to tell you."

Probably because her credit score was too low, Mingcheng stared at her for a long time, and finally found that her expression did not seem to be fake, so he reluctantly approached her and listened to her.

In his ears, the girl exhaled like blue, his ears turned red instantly, and he couldn't help but feel a little charming in his heart, but at least he had enough concentration to listen to her seriously with a trace of reason.

"During the fireworks the day before yesterday, Wang Manchun had an appointment with your family's helper, Aunt Gui." Having already decided not to tease him, Ruyuan spoke concisely, without a single word of nonsense.After finishing speaking, back away immediately, leaving him room to think.

When Mingcheng heard her words, he couldn't help but shudder, his expression straightened, all his charming thoughts receded, and he immediately thought of 'lone wolf', "Are you sure?"

When Ruyuan mentioned the business, she naturally nodded very seriously, "My elder brother saw it with his own eyes. Brother Qiao Yu followed her and saw her return to Ming's house."

The suspicion in his heart was confirmed, and Mingcheng's mood was very complicated.

If it was said that he still had some secret expectations before, this news now shattered his expectations.He was a little dazed, and finally thought of saying thank you to Ruyuan, and squeezed out an ugly smile, "Miss Qiao..."

It was the first time Ruyuan saw him like this, he was not in the usual easy-going manner, but sensitive and vulnerable so easily hurt.

She shook her head to stop his next words, glanced around from the corner of her eye, and secretly took his left hand.

Mingcheng was taken aback, and followed her movements to look at the hands of the two.

Ruyuan's soft and boneless little hand held his big hand with sharp joints, shaking it like a coquettish with her brother, and her tone was gentle like she had never had before.

"I probably know that you are sad, but I'm sorry, I can't help you. Don't be sad. Who said that people without mothers can't be happy? You will be happy."

She had probably never comforted anyone before, and what she said was a bit like coaxing a child, but she miraculously calmed down the complicated thoughts in his heart, filling his heart with soft emotions.

Mingcheng shook her hand hard and then let go, but gave her the first sincere, doting, and gentle smile since they met, and finally turned and left without saying anything.

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