The Queen of Romance: A Summer of Sweet Classics

Chapter 302

Poppy stood outside the window. For a moment, she felt that the surroundings were so quiet that she could hear the sound of flowing wind.

Chu Xing picked up the teacup on one side, shook his wrist slightly, and saw the water pattern inside was rippling, and then said: "Then what exactly does Miss Jiang mean?"

"Mr. Chu can just call me Jiang Mian." Jiang Mian smiled slightly, her jet-black hair hanging down from one shoulder, looking extraordinarily graceful and graceful, "Poppy stayed in Chu's house for ten years, I think it will be easy Not happy. But before his death, my father always thought of a daughter who was living outside, and left a fortune for her. Now that I have found Poppy, as her sister, I need to explain some things to her clearly. As for I will respect what Poppy decides for herself."

After Chu Xing listened, he pinched his cuffs and looked noncommittal.Jiang Mian tilted her head slightly, and asked with a smile, "You didn't express your opinion at the shooting range last time, and it's the same this time. What are you worried about? Is it possible for Poppy to leave the Chu family?"

Chu Xing took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "That's not the case. It's just that Poppy's mother came into contact with Jiang Mengchen as a third party. Later, she had to leave pregnant because of the pressure from Lingtang. Excuse me. Now that I want to find my half-sister and recognize her ancestors, Miss Jiang's actions are indeed worthy of Jiang Mengchen, but I'm afraid I'm sorry for the well-known Mrs. Jiang."

"Before I came out to look for Poppy, I had already made a choice in this regard." Jiang Mian smiled lightly, clasped her hands, thought for a while, and asked softly, "Can I see Poppy now?"

"Poppy has something to go out today and is not at home now." Chu Xing said in a gentle tone, "I will talk to her about today's conversation after she comes back, and then I will give you an answer. Do you think this is okay?"

Jiang Mian nodded and said with a smile, "Then I will wait for your news."

There was no further mention of poppies.Jiang Mian praised the fragrance of the tea in the cup a few words, and got up to leave.Poppy squatted down by the wall outside the hall, tilting her head to look at the sky with difficulty.After Chu Xing personally sent Jiang Mian away, she came back to her senses in a daze, and hurried back to her residence.

Poppy's memory of before the age of 12 is far from as clear as after the age of 12.She lived in City A at that time.Her mother passed away due to illness when she was nine years old. The most impressive thing about Poppy so far is her mother's haggard appearance with dry lips and dark circles under her eyes in the last few days.

Poppy vaguely remembers that her mother used to be a beauty, with fair skin and thin skin, slender eyebrows and a small mouth, which is what ordinary people call a typical timid and soft-hearted appearance.But he is not very good at raising her, nor can he cook.Poppy knew how to cook rice porridge at the age of six, and how to cook braised pork at the age of seven, all because of the environment.

At that time, my mother never went out to work, and she was always silent and in a daze at home, and she didn't like her going outside to play with other children.Poppy didn't understand at first, but she was sensible and quiet when she was young, and she obediently agreed to her mother's request.Until later, I still couldn’t hide it. When I went to school at the age of eight, within a few days, a girl in the class pointed at me and announced loudly to the whole class: “My mother told me yesterday that Su Pu was the illegitimate child of a wild child. Female. Her mother is a mistress, and she is not a good person. None of you should play with her."

Poppy ran home after school and asked her mother what she had said, which resulted in a beating.

Mother scolded her while weeping, Poppy never dared to mention her own life experience.She doesn't want to go to school either.Not long after dropping out of school, my mother became seriously ill, and her ruddy face faded like a flash in the pan.

Until the mother closed her eyes on her deathbed, she did not say Poppy's father's name.Poppy took care of her mother's affairs and went to an orphanage when she was nine years old.I stayed there for three years indifferently, but because of my age, no one adopted me.Until one day when he was 12 years old, he was taken to the Chu family in C city.

After arriving at the Chu family, everything about Poppy was suppressed.Chu Xing's indulgence and love for her once again surpassed his mother's care.Apart from going to burn incense in front of the tomb every Qingming Festival, Poppy rarely evokes memories of life before the age of 12.

In the afternoon, Poppy was called to Neizhong by Chu Xing.Along the way, Poppy's mind turned countless times, and when she got to the study, she found that Chu Xing had no intention of talking to her.She stood in front of the table for a while, Chu Xing was holding a thick file of unknown year and month in his hand, and kept flipping through it.Poppy waited patiently for a while, seeing that Chu Xing still had no intention of speaking, she frowned, turned around and left.

But before she could take two steps, she was hit by a ball of paper.Turning around, Chu Xing looked at her with a smile but not a smile: "Where do you want to go? Come here for me."

Poppy had no expression on her face: "You called me over and left me to dry. Instead of standing here, I might as well go back."

Chu Xing held her waist, hugged her to his lap, and patted her lightly: "It's only been you for a few minutes, and you dare to show my face?"

Poppy raised her eyelids, glanced at the clock on the wall, and answered solemnly: "It's been half an hour."

"Not even 10 minutes, how can it be half an hour." Chu Xing twisted her waist, and said, "I can't stand it for such a short time, how can I sit with me in the study every day for more than a dozen hours?" hour?"

Poppy's half-closed eyelids opened immediately: "What do you mean?"

Chu Xing took two soaked lychees from a plate on one side, peeled the skin, ate one by himself, and fed the remaining one to Poppy's mouth.Poppy stared at him vigorously without blinking, and was not in the mood to eat lychees at all.However, the two stalemate for 1 minute, Poppy finally lost the battle, opened his mouth, and reluctantly ate it.

After spitting out the lychee core into Chu Xing's hands, Chu Xing flipped his hands and threw it on the plate, then took a wet towel and wiped his hands before casually saying: "You should stay at home these days, You are not allowed to go anywhere until the Cui family's arrests in the whole city have been withdrawn."

Poppy blurted out and wanted to say that Meng Qing was going to be ruined, how could the Cui family still have the leisure to come after me, but it was only after she had said a word that she realized that something was wrong, and she immediately lost her voice.

Chu Xingdao: "What is the dream? Why don't you say it?"

Poppy suppressed the rising fire pressure, and reluctantly asked: "Then when will the Cui family's arrests in the city be withdrawn?"

Chu Xing glanced at her, and said slowly: "Could it be that I have the face of the head of the Cui family?"

Poppy lowered her eyes, her anger was burning in her internal organs, but she calmed down and said, "I have nothing to do now. Do you really plan to let me stay with you in the study for more than ten hours every day?"

Chu Xing glanced at her, took the pen on the side, took a document to glance at it, and then said slowly: "Don't you want to?"

"... Poppy dare not."

Poppy replied respectfully, but her back was as stiff as a rock.After being gently touched over and over again for a long time, there is still no sign of relaxing.Chu Xing knew that she was angry and dissatisfied, but Poppy didn't speak, so he never spoke.

After a while, Poppy wrung her hands and asked tentatively, "After all, they are all in the Chu family. Can you entrust me with the management of the newcomers?"

Chu Xing didn't move his eyebrows, still slowly stroking her back with one hand, took a new document with the other hand, glanced at it briefly, and threw it aside without signing.Poppy waited, then slowly lowered her eyes, and said in a low voice: "Poppy understands."

Poppy reluctantly agreed that night, and after staying in the study for a few days, her expression was as usual.And because there was nothing left to do, she took the initiative to replace the housekeeper's original duties.In addition to pouring tea and water for Chu Xing, sometimes he greeted and summoned his subordinates on his behalf.After two days, Chu Xing asked her: "Do you feel bored?"

Poppy still had that respectful look: "No."

Poppy said no, as if she really wasn't impatient.During a day, Chu Xing usually only stays in the study for half a day, and no matter what he does during the period, even if he makes things difficult for him, Poppy will do his job well.Nearly a week has passed like this. One morning, Lu Ming came to report on official duties as usual. Poppy stood quietly on one side, watching her nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, nose, and heart. When Lu Ming finished reporting and was about to leave in 10 minutes, her two black eyes moved. , personally sent Lu Ming out of the study.

These days, every time Lu Ming comes to the study, he can enjoy such high-standard treatment as Poppy.Poppy seems to take it for granted, but Lu Ming is quite uncomfortable with such Poppy.He stayed in Chu's house longer than Poppy. For ten years, he saw Poppy come to Chu Xing with his own eyes. He watched her go from being cautious at the beginning to being spoiled by Chu Xing to lawlessness, and then suddenly becoming withdrawn and perverse in the past two years. , Every step of Poppy's changes, he witnessed with his own eyes as an audience.

What others understand, Lu Ming understands a lot.He has already slowly figured out what others can't understand.

Because he has seen clearly for a long time, Lu Ming has always kept Poppy at a respectful distance.He has been in the Chu family for many years, and he has been able to climb to this position because he has a deep understanding of the eight-character truth: talk less, do more, and protect yourself wisely.

So now that Lu Ming's scalp is tight, Poppy personally sends him outside the study. Seeing that Poppy has no intention of stopping, every time Lu Ming takes a step, he must sincerely say to Poppy: "Miss Poppy, please stay." .”

He said ten sentences in a row, but Poppy still seemed to have never heard of it.She walked all the way to the crape myrtle vine before she stopped. Poppy seemed to be hesitating, and said slowly, "I have something to ask for directions. I will always help you."

Lu Ming took out his handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, vaguely feeling that something was wrong: "What do you want to ask?"

Poppy asked softly, "Do you know the Jiang family in the east of the city?"

Lu Ming breathed a sigh of relief, and said calmly, "The Jiang family? I know. What's the matter?"

Poppy lowered her head, looked at the ground, and said in a low voice: "A few days ago, a very elegant Miss Jiang Mian came to see Mr. and said that she had been waiting for a long time..."

"If you want to ask about Jiang Mian, I'm not very familiar with this person, I just heard of it. She seems to have stayed abroad since she was a child, and she didn't come back from abroad until the death of her father Jiang Mengchen the year before last. It is said that she got a lot of money at that time. Family property, since he came back, he has been living in seclusion. He has never attended parties, and has never dealt with other men and women in C City. The affairs of the Jiang family have always been taken care of by Jiang Mengchen's eldest son, Jiang Mian's elder brother Jiang Xin. "

Poppy listened quietly, and then said: "Then the reason she came to see Mr. is..."

Lu Ming is well aware of the seriousness of misfortune coming out of his mouth, not to mention he was not sure about this issue.He replied almost immediately: "I don't know much about this."

Poppy looked at him, nodded, and didn't force it.

A few minutes later, Poppy returned to the study, as if she really just sent the chief assistant back, she still stood with her hands clasped as if nothing had happened.After a while, the butler knocked on the door and came in, walked to the desk, and whispered, "Master, Miss Jiang Mian wants to see you."

Chu Xing's movements paused slightly, and the pen that was writing stopped.After pondering for a moment, he confessed, "Just say I'm not here."

The housekeeper responded, and was stopped by Chu Xing when he turned around.The tip of the pen tapped lightly on the paper, and Chu Xing added lightly: "If you ask other people, they will say no."

(End of this chapter)