001 death
A pure gold Rolls-Royce parked in front of the gate of a five-star hotel. Immediately, a doorman in uniform came up and opened the car door respectfully and politely, and then a middle-aged man and woman, and a woman in her twenties got out of the car.
The middle-aged man was tall and straight, handsome in appearance and extraordinary in bearing. He straightened his Dior suit, and his face was a little serious. Next to him, a middle-aged beauty in a Chanel dress took his arm with a smile, turned around and smiled at the young woman behind him: "Changqing, hurry up. ."
The woman called Changqing covered her mouth and secretly yawned, and replied lazily, "It's coming."
She trimmed her shoulder-length curly hair, which is the most fashionable hairstyle this year. For today's blind date, she spent a whole morning doing it in the top hair salon yesterday, and it perfectly reflected her beauty. come out.
She took a few quick steps to catch up with the middle-aged men and women in front of her.
The three passed through the revolving crystal gate and entered the magnificent hall.
The middle-aged man looked back at Chang Qing and frowned, "Why are you so sluggish? Today's dinner is very important, the other party is Huaya Group. , and our Confucian family is right, this time our two will have a major project cooperation, it is best to be able to form an in-law, but don't make this matter for me!"
Although the voice was not loud, the tone was quite severe.
Changqing lowered his head and said nothing.
The middle-aged man seemed to be angry when he saw her like this, "I've settled all the messy things you did in the past! This chance is rare, if you're not surnamed Gu, it won't be your turn. Please wake me up, if something went wrong, don't blame me for disregarding the father-daughter relationship!"
Gu Changqing glanced at his father Kong Qingxiang, his face turned pale.
His father's surname was Kong, and her surname was Gu. Because she follows her motherly nature. At the beginning, when my father joined Gu's family, my grandfather had a word with him. In the future, the first child born by the mother, regardless of gender, can only be surnamed Gu.
It is a pity that the mother died early, and most of the shares in the Gu family fell into the hands of his father Kong Qingxiang. Now, the Gu family has become the Kong family.
middle-aged beauty next to Gu Changqing saw Gu Changqing's sad look on her face, and her delicate makeup showed unbearable expression on her face. She said to Kong Qingxiang: "Qingxiang, okay, what do you do when you bring up the past? Who hasn't made a mistake? Why not hold on to it? Let go, embarrassing the child? Today, when you talk about this, doesn't it affect Changqing's mood even more?"
His voice was as gentle as water, not only soothing Kong Qingxiang's anger, but also soothing Gu Changqing's scarred heart.
Gu Changqing gave her stepmother a grateful look.
Everyone said that the stepmother was vicious, but this stepmother Qiu Wanyi really had nothing to say to her. She cared about her everywhere and always responded to her requests, which was more appropriate than her own daughter.
Since her mother's death, Gu Changqing has truly felt love from her. Whether it was in City B, the days of studying abroad, and the dark years that followed, her stepmother always cared about her. It can be said that in Gu Changqing's heart, the status of the stepmother will not be lower than that of the biological mother, Gu Linglong.
Qiu Wanyi stretched out her hand to hold Gu Changqing's hand, and said softly, "Changqing, your father also cares about you, you don't care." After she finished speaking, she let go of Kong Qingxiang's hand, went to Gu Changqing's side, lowered her voice, and said affectionately. : "I heard that the talent of this Prince Huang is comparable to an idol star. Don't blame your father for interfering in your life-long affairs, because the other party is really a rare good man, and only you have this qualification, like Yufen. , even if you want to come here, you can't."
Completely comforting tone, without the slightest bit of sourness.
Gu Changqing replied, "I think my sister is more suitable than me."
Qiu Wanyi smiled, "Unfortunately, Yufen is not named Gu."
Gu Changqing understood what she meant. Her elder sister Kong Yufen was brought into the Kong family by her stepmother and her father after they got married. She was the child of Qiu Wanyi and her ex-husband. After entering the door, he changed his surname to Kong. Everyone knows this matter. In terms of birth, Kong Yufen is indeed inferior to Gu Changqing, and it is no wonder that the Huang family despise her.
In fact, Gu Changqing didn't mind her father arranging her marriage at all. It was like this anyway. Who wouldn't marry?
The three entered the elevator and went to the restaurant of the hotel. As soon as the restaurant manager saw them, he walked up to them and smiled, "Mr. Kong, Mrs. Kong, Miss Gu, and President Huang is already waiting in the private room."
Gu's net worth was the number one family in City B many years ago. Now, after so many years of development and expansion by Kong Qingxiang, everyone nods and bows wherever he goes.
Kong Qingxiang let out a "hmm", without even glancing at each other out of the corner of his eyes, and the restaurant manager didn't care, and led the three of them into the luxurious private room.
After the three people entered, the restaurant manager's face immediately sank, he looked at the direction of the door of the private room, made a soft "bah", and said in a low voice: "Didn't he just climb up by pulling the corner of the woman's skirt? What are you proud of?"
The luxurious private room has a wide area, and the entire wall outside is full of floor-to-ceiling glass, which can clearly see the outside scenery. At the long table by the window, a middle-aged man and woman were sitting. When they saw them, the middle-aged man and woman stood up and greeted the Kong and his wife warmly.
This middle-aged man and woman is naturally the Huang family.
Kong Qingxiang greeted the other party with a smile on his face, then looked at the private room and asked, "Why don't you see Young Master Ling?"
The Huang family immediately became embarrassed. Madam Huang laughed dryly and said, "Huang Tao is in a hurry, so he might come later."
Qiu Wanyi said with a smile, "The nobles are busy with other affairs, and the talents of the young master are obvious to all. It is normal to be late for a while."
This remark made Mrs. Huang feel very at ease. She smiled and pulled Qiu Wanyi over, looked up and down, and said, "It is said that Mr. Kong married a good wife, and it is true when I see it today."
After hearing this, Gu Changqing felt a little gloomy in her heart, and now no one remembers Gu Linglong...
However, Qiu Wanyi is also someone she likes. Seeing her being appreciated by others, she is still happy for her.
The two parties pushed each other to sit down, and Gu Changqing sat next to Qiu Wanyi, with Mrs. Huang on the opposite side. Mrs. Huang looked at her with a smile on her face, and asked her some random questions, such as the books she studied there, what she studied and so on. Then asked about the life of studying abroad.
Mrs. Huang smiled and asked, "I heard that Miss Gu returned to China half a year early, why didn't she come back after graduation?"
Gu Changqing's face changed slightly, and the two hands on the bottom of the table became cold.
Suddenly, a hand stretched out to hold her hand, and the warm and soft hand gave her a little strength.
That was Qiu Wanyi's hand.
Gu Changqing's heart warmed, she raised her head, looked at Mrs. Huang, and said with a smile, "My father was a little uncomfortable at the time, so he came back early."
Qiu Wanyi next to him said, "Actually, Changqing has already completed all the credits, even if he doesn't graduate, it will be fine."
Mrs. Huang was pleasantly surprised: "It turns out that Miss Gu is so smart and capable."
Gu Changqing smiled slightly, picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip.
For these credits, my father spent a lot of money...
After a few more chats, the Huang Prince had not arrived yet, and the smiles on the faces of the Huang family became more and more reluctant. Kong Qingxiang still chatted with President Huang casually, talking about business affairs. He was naturally a little unhappy in his heart, but the other party has strong financial resources, and this cooperation relies on the other party a lot. What is this trivial matter?
It's all about business.
Gu Changqing was a little impatient. The other party was late for so long. It could be seen that she didn't take this blind date to heart at all, and she didn't take her own eyes. She wanted to walk away, but she didn't dare to offend her father. It's not impossible to resist, but she can't bear the consequences.
But she was really stuffy, she turned her head and whispered in Qiu Wanyi's ear, "Auntie, let me go out."
"You want me to accompany you."
Gu Changqing shook his head, and greeted the Huangs and his wife opposite, picked up his LV bag, and walked out of the private room.
After leaving the private room, he turned a corner and wanted to go to the stairs to smoke a cigarette, but he met Kong Yufen head-on.
Kong Yufen is one year older than Gu Changqing. Different from Gu Changqing's beauty, Kong Yufen is a radiant beauty, and she is the focus wherever she goes.
She is wearing a dress from the latest season of Dior today, which has not yet been sold in this city, but was flown in from Paris. First-class tailoring complements her tall and slender figure.
Seeing Gu Changqing, she smiled slightly, then walked towards her, the long curly hair hanging down to her waist swayed with the frequency of her walking, full of passion and vitality. In just a few short walks, the eyes of everyone around were attracted.
This sister is not related to her by blood, although they are not close, but because of Qiu Wanyi's relationship, Gu Changqing still gives this sister face.
Gu Changqing looked at her and smiled, "Sister, why are you here?"
Kong Yufen walked to her side, and brushed the long hair around her ear with a charming gesture. She smiled, her impeccable facial features showing a coquettish look because of this smile.
"My friend asked me to eat here, how about you?"
"Sister forgot? I had dinner with the Huang family outside today."
Kong Yufen let out an "oh", as if she had just remembered, "Yes, today is your blind date with Crown Prince Huang." She rolled her eyes and glanced at her. "How about Prince Huang?"
Gu Changqing shook his head, "I haven't seen it yet." He added, "It's a little stuffy inside, so I came out for a walk."
Kong Yufen pulled her over: "Since that's the case, come and sit with me."
Gu Changqing followed her to a smaller private room, walked in, and there was no one else in it.
Kong Yufen smiled and said, "Maybe I'm going to the bathroom." She asked Gu Changqing to sit down, then took a glass of wine and handed it to her, "I just ordered a new fruit wine, you can try it."
Gu Changqing took it and took a sip. It was mellow and delicious, with a little fruity aroma, not bad. Gu Changqing took a few more sips.
Kong Yufen sat next to her with a smile on her beautiful face.
Suddenly, Gu Changqing released her hand, and the crystal cup in her hand fell to the ground and shattered. She stood up, supporting the table with one hand and covering her chest with the other. She felt as if something was blocking her chest, and she couldn't breathe.
Her face was pale, she gasped with her mouth open, and groaned in pain, then she grabbed onto Kong Yufen's clothes and asked for help: "Sister..., I'm out of breath... hurry up..." I can't think of anything else. After that, the whole person was soft to the ground.
Kong Yufen seemed to be frightened, and squatted beside her quickly, her beautiful face full of worry, "What about you? Don't worry, I'll call someone over immediately."
Gu Changqing's face was covered in sweat, and his mind was gradually blurred.
Kong Yufen turned around and walked out of the private room. When she came out, she gently closed the door of the private room with a sneer on the corner of her mouth.
She walked forward nonchalantly, as if nothing had happened.