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The Hobbs family's mansion is located on the outskirts of London, covering a vast area, and a hill behind it is the family cemetery.

The scenery here is no different from what he remembered.When he was a child, he used to sneak here and forget the time, and dared not go down the mountain when it was dark.The last one who came to find him was Charles Hobbs. He squatted in front of the tombstone where he was hiding, stretched out his arms towards him and carried him down the hill, with his chin resting on his broad shoulders. The warmth and solidity seemed very much like him when he was younger. When it was time, his biological father knelt down and let him ride as a horse.

Later Charles Hobbs often took him to this mountain and told him the stories of every ancestor.He likes an old oak tree on the mountainside the most, and he often climbs it. He never worries that he will fall, because every time Charles will guard under the tree, with his arms open to prevent him from falling.

Later, he was buried here.

The design of the tombstone is somewhat special, a black and white marble stele with the Hobbs family crest engraved on it.There was a slight drizzle in the sky, Shen Qiao didn't hold an umbrella, and walked carefully towards the tombstone with a bunch of white roses in her arms.

Standing in front of the grave is a man in a gray suit with pale blond hair similar to his father.Shen Qiao stood in front of him and stopped. The people in front of the tomb heard the sound but remained motionless, as if they had already foreseen his arrival:

"You dare to come here without a bodyguard?"

"Borrowed from Adam."

"He really likes your uncle more."

Christopher Hobbs finally turned around and stared at Shen Qiao's face. After a long time, he suddenly sneered slightly and said, "You still haven't changed."

"But you're old." Shen Qiao also showed bad manners, "You can't even manage your son well."

This kind of gunpowder-flavored dialogue was not uncommon in their childhood. They were not at peace since they were young, and time has proved that this is not a child's nonsense-they really hate each other to the bone.

But it's extremely disgusting, but there is a kind of frankness that is customary between them --- occasionally give each other a hand when it is harmless to themselves, because the other party will definitely return the favor.

They hate each other, but they also trust each other. In a sense, this can even be called a friendship.

"It's not because I'm old, I've never been a good father, at least for Adam." Christopher said slowly, his eyes suddenly sharpened, "He's not as lucky as you."

"I don't think so." Shen Qiao said coldly.

Christopher shook his head, his eyes were the dark green of the Hobbs family's ancestry, like the almost dark color in the deepest part of the forest: "He has always regarded you as his son, and Philip and I are just tools he cultivated to inherit the family property. "

"He taught you how to ride a horse, because you gave away all the dogs in the family...Even if he does one of these things for me, our relationship will not be so estranged." He said quietly, " You resent his hypocrisy, but I can't even get his hypocrisy."

"I didn't understand the reason before, but I was madly jealous of you. You are just an outsider, why everyone likes you and wants to hold the best in front of you. But after Alan was born, I began to understand why he did this .”

Alan looks like his real father, with beautiful green eyes, the color is so magnificent and bright, the most beautiful gemstones cannot replace, he is wearing a sailor suit, ran over staggeringly and called him "Gadfather", stretched out Two little arms longed for his embrace.Looking at that figure, he suddenly remembered that many years ago, another child did it to him, but he called him "brother Christopher".

But how did he do it back then?He hated the outsider and pushed him away. Joe stared at him with wide eyes, then suddenly turned away after a while.

In fact, he regretted it as soon as he pushed him away. He expected Joe to find him again, but Joe never did.

He only gives one chance.

It was not until many years later that he made up for the hug from Allen, and finally understood how lucky and satisfying it is to live in a cold-blooded family like Hobbs and have a child who trusts him wholeheartedly .

The sound of rustling leaves is accompanied by the faint chirping of birds, just like the sound of charcoal bursting in the stove when I was young.Shen Qiao's black eyebrows were more distinct in the drizzle: "He is your father."

He stepped forward and put the white rose in his arms in front of Charles's grave, and his eyes accidentally touched his photo: he was a handsome young man at that time, different from the thin and haggard face in his last memory. If there are two people.

Before the man died, he stroked his face with difficulty and said, "Joe, I thought I could be a good father with you."

He is a powerful chaebol, an underground aristocrat in the British Isles, and the "father" he has looked up to and respected since he was seven years old, but before he died, he looked at him so sadly and almost humblely, begging for his forgiveness and approval, as if That's all he really cares about.

And what did he say and do?

He pushed him away calmly, and pronounced the sentence in the coldest tone: "As long as you can't let go of power and wealth, you can't be a good father."

He loves and pampers him only because he was once no threat to him, and once this premise is removed, he is no different from his enemy.The black and white marble tombstone is the best summary of Charles Hobbs' life. He is utterly unfailing when he is gentle, and merciless when he is cruel.

What's more, before the five-year pursuit, there was still the blood feud of his biological father between them, and the family he broke up in an instant when he was seven years old.

His father publicly supported China during the Sino-British negotiations, and tried his best to use his influence in Hong Kong to provide help. In the end, the British side almost failed in the agreement.

With the return of Hong Kong, they lost the best safe haven for their lack of supporting industries. However, if they can own the properties of the Shen family on the outlying islands and revive them, the chronic diseases that have plagued the Hobbs family for many years may even be solved once and for all.

Desperate to assassinate the head of the family, the underage sister could not inherit the family business. After their matrilineal relatives gave up custody, in order to ensure their safety, the father could only agree to Charles Hobbs to adopt them when he was dying.The elder sister went to the United States to study and inherited the family business after graduation, while he came to the United Kingdom as a hostage to clamp down on the old Hong Kong Ministry.

It was a perfect plan at the time: six years was long enough, and my sister was basically left to be a puppet when she returned to Hong Kong. Even if she was not excluded, he who stayed in the Hobbs family was enough to make her sister be afraid.But no one expected that she would marry her brother-in-law and use his influence to get rid of Hobbs completely, and he eloped to Beijing for love, and by accident, Charles' last hole card was also useless.

But the car accident four years later brought the situation back to its worst.At this time, Charles came to him and asked him if he would like to cooperate with him. He would guarantee the safety of Xiao Lin and him, and he would help him solve his troubles.

If he had chosen to agree 18 years ago, he would have had a chance to retain his dignity and love.

But he couldn't possibly agree.

My sister didn't force him, but her decision back then had helped him make a choice.

He can't promise Charles, if he promises, everything she has planned so hard for 13 years will be wiped out.How could he retreat before the end of the battle?

The father who knew the truth that Shen Yun had been concealing for 13 years and who he had been called for [-] years --- he didn't know what kind of emotion he felt when facing his close Charles Hobbs, just like He never knew, when he hooked Charles' neck affectionately in front of Shen Yun, his sister had mixed feelings in her heart.

If the truth hadn't been revealed in such a cruel way, if he had chosen to be Charles' obedient pawn, perhaps the father-son friendship between them could really be taken to the grave.

What he should have done at that time was to repeat the old trick and kill himself with a whitewashed accident, but he just didn't do that.

It didn't matter whether it was because George Lockett didn't dare to do it, because of Shen Yun, he was afraid of repeating the same mistakes, or that half-truth and half-false emotion finally made him give up his mind.

He rejected him, and what followed was five years of open and secret fighting, and he knew in his heart that he was the only winner of this game.

He won the interest, and also won the affection---Charles Hobbs may still be worried about his unrequited efforts, but he did not regard him as his father a long time ago.

"I once thanked him for giving me a home, but my home was originally destroyed by him." Shen Qiao said slowly, "He is not anyone to me."

He put a bouquet of white roses in front of his tombstone, not forgiveness, but disengagement.

Christopher smiled lightly, turning his head as if he didn't care: "It's fine if you think so. Then can I ask you, are you helping Adam or me?"

"I will fulfill Adam's wish, but if one person has to sacrifice for Hobbs, I hope that person is you." Shen Qiao said, "New York is George Lockett's New York, not his but also the five big families, It's not as smart as Adam's way to get involved."

"His approach is really smart. But if Nick Lockett can't inherit LH or an accident happens, everything he relies on will be in vain." Christopher said, "I also hope that only I will be liquidated in the end. If there is a day, I want you to protect my children."

There was a moment of silence in the cemetery.After a while, Shen Qiao suddenly smiled: "Okay."

"The protection I promised eight years ago is still valid, but it's not a deal anymore." He breathed a sigh of relief, "I will guarantee the safety of Adam and Allen, but only for them."

"You helped me once before, and I will thank you forever."

Christopher also smiled: "Your life can be very long."

"My ambition is not as big as yours, so I can live longer than you."

"That's because you are lucky and don't take on as many responsibilities as I do."

This was probably the first time they had a peaceful conversation in more than 30 years. It seemed that the grievances and grievances that had been between them had disappeared.

"The next time we meet may be your funeral." Shen Qiao said, "I hope that day will come later."

"I hope too." Christopher said, his eyes dimmed slightly, "I still want to spend more time with Edward, he is right in everything, the only thing he did wrong is probably loving me."

"Falling in love is your choice." Shen Qiao was noncommittal.

"Then have you ever regretted your love? Have you ever regretted loving your elopement partner, and Nie?"

"If I love someone enough, I'll never regret it."

"Me too." Christopher said, "Although I don't know what I have done to make you grateful for the rest of my life, I think there is one thing I need to remind you. New York is going through a power reorganization. If there is no accident, It will have something to do with you." He said lightly, "Be careful."