He pursed his lips, and his brows gradually furrowed. The depth in his eyes also became deeper and deeper.
"Oh, right, Miss Chi came over this afternoon and sent a bouquet of flowers. " The Butler took out a bouquet of flowers.
Du Anran glanced at the card on the flowers. It was written in English, but the gist was, "I love you forever. Thank you for the wine last night and for your gentleness. ".
Du Anran suddenly felt very uncomfortable. She did not want to interfere with XIN ZIMO's matters. She said good night to the Butler and prepared to go upstairs to take a shower.
"If that person comes again in the future, don't accept anything! " When du Anran just went up the stairs, she was startled by Xin Zimo's raised voice and stopped in her tracks.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Xin. "
"throw it away. " Xin Zimo handed the name card to the Butler.
"Yes, I'll throw it away immediately. That flower of Miss Chi... "
"Do whatever you want with it. "
Du Anran went upstairs. She heard footsteps behind her and knew that Xin Zimo had come upstairs as well. Although their rooms were on the same floor, one was in the east and the other was in the West. They were quite far apart.
Du Anran closed the door as soon as she went upstairs. Xin Zimo wanted to say a few words to her, but he was rejected by the door. He had no choice but to return to his own room.
After she returned to her room, she checked her phone. There were thirteen missed calls. Eight of them were from the housekeeper, three were from uncle Chen, one was from Liu Wanwan, and one was from Xie Chenjin.
Du Anran was really glad that her phone was out of battery. Otherwise, if Xin Zimo really saw her, she would definitely die a horrible death today. In order to prevent Xin Zimo from doing something like this again, she quickly deleted all her phone records and deleted all the unnecessary messages.
She quickly put the bug back into the USB drive and inserted the USB drive into the computer. When the recording was imported into the computer, she suddenly hesitated.
Should I send it to Xie Chenjin... ...
She had already thought through all the consequences, good, bad, and everything.
After hesitating for a long time, she finally opened the chat software on the USB drive.
Xie Chenjin was always online, as if he was waiting for her.
She deleted the unnecessary things in the bug and only kept the paragraph from the meeting. After she clicked send, Xie Chenjin gave her an "OK" emoji.
When she thought about how Xin Zimo had treated the DU family in the past, her heart was no longer soft.
As for what the result was, it was up to fate!
Du Anran closed the computer and went to take a shower. When she finished showering, she realized that Xie Chenjin had typed a few lines for her. "Go to the laidu garden tomorrow. My friend will be waiting for you. "
Du Anran did not understand what Xie Chenjin was up to. Xie Chenjin only replied, "you'll know when you get there. ".
Du Anran knew that Xie Chenjin and Xin Zimo were both old foxes. She also did not know who would win or lose the battle between him and Xin Zimo. However, all of this had nothing to do with her. All she wanted was Xie Chenjin's promise.
Early the next morning, Du Anran got up early. However, she did not expect Xin Zimo to be earlier than her. He had already left.
She leisurely took a walk in the garden. The winter morning was a little cold, but the air was very fresh. The scenery of the villa was also very good.
When she was eating breakfast, she casually asked the Butler where Xin Zimo had gone. The Butler said that he had gone to meet a few bank bosses, but she did not ask any more questions.
Du Anran hardly knew anyone in London. She had to call her mother, Bai Ruyun, and then Liu Wanwan. Finally, she called Jin Shaonan.
She talked a lot in the morning, and she knew that Jin Shaonan was much better. She also knew that the children in her mother's violin class were very obedient, and Liu Wanwan had been getting close to Sun Ping recently.
In fact, after Liu Wanwan's accident at the church, Sun Ping saved her, and Du Anran found that Liu Wanwan's attitude toward Sun Ping had changed a hundred and eighty degrees. It turned out that it was quite easy to make a woman fall in love with him.
Du Anran remembered Xie Chenjin telling her about laidu garden last night. She thought that since she had nothing to do, she might as well go there.
Laidu Garden was quite far from Xin Zimo's seaside villa. She needed to take a taxi to get there.
Laidu garden was a private garden. When du Anran walked closer, she realized that it was actually a Chinese garden. However, it must have taken a lot of effort to build such an exquisite and beautiful garden.
Of course, it was useless without a certain amount of financial resources.
"Is anyone there? " Du anran shouted through the fence.
"Yes, yes! " Not long after, an old man walked out. He had a head of white hair and looked to be in his 70s and 80s.
However, he was still in good spirits. He leaned on his walking stick and slowly walked towards the door.
"May I ask who you are looking for? " The old man asked amiably.
"May I ask... who is Xie CHENJIN'S FRIEND? " Du Anran curiously looked into the garden and only saw a few servants working in the garden ...
"Xie Chenjin? I've never heard of him... " the old man shook his head.
Did she go wrong Du Anran looked at the door plate again. It was indeed Laidu Garden. There was no mistake.
Just as she was about to call Xie Chenjin, the old man asked in return, "is your surname Du? "
"Yes, I am. My name is Du Anran. " Du Anran nodded.
"there was a call this morning. It said that a Miss Du might come today. It should be you, right? " The old man smiled kindly.
Du Anran thought that it was Xie Chenjin who made the call and did not refute.
"come in and have a seat! " The old man seemed to be the owner of the house. He led Du Anran through the garden to a small attic that looked like a garden.
The wooden stairs creaked when they stepped on them, as if they had been there for a long time.
"Old man, sorry to disturb you, please forgive me. " Du Anran followed her into the attic.
The old man took out old tea leaves and brewed two cups of tea, then handed a cup to Du Anran.
"have a taste, this pu'er is quite old, " the old man said with a smile.
Du Anran took a sniff. Indeed, the fragrance assailed her nose.
"Old man, how should I address you? " Du anran asked with a smile.
The old man in front of her made her feel very kind. She thought of her grandfather, who had passed away when she was very young. She also thought of the time when the family was reunited when she was young. Her grandfather loved to hug her and buy her many delicious and fun things.
"If you don't mind, you can call me grandfather, " the old man said with a smile.
"Of course I don't mind. If my grandfather was still alive, he would be about the same age as you. "
"Old, old, useless. " The old man sighed.
"Are you the only one living here? " Du Anran looked around. It had to be said that this place was on par with Xin Zimo's seaside villa. Both of them were very generous.
"My wife passed away a few years ago, and both of my sons passed away at an early age. " The old man's face suddenly became sorrowful.
"What about your grandchildren? " Du Anran asked carefully.
"They... " the old man paused and lowered his head. "I only have two grandchildren. One of them went out to sea this spring and lost his ship. He never came back. The other one hated me since he was young. He didn't want to see me for the rest of his life. "
Du Anran didn't mean to mention the old man's sadness, but she didn't expect that this seemingly optimistic and cheerful old man didn't have a complete family.
"Old man, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. " Du Anran was quite sorry.
"It's okay, it's okay. It's all in the past. " The old man looked at the sunny sunshine outside the window and calmed his mood. "When people are old, they can't help but recall the past. "
"GREAT-GRANDFATHER, great-grandfather! "
There were the cries of young children downstairs. Du Anran and the old man looked downstairs together. It was a five-or six-year-old boy. Beside him stood a woman who was older than Du Anran.
"great-grandfather has a guest, so we won't go up, okay? " The woman squatted down and coaxed the little boy.
Du Anran looked at the old man. "This is... "
The old man smiled amiably as he walked down the attic. "He's the great-grandson of my old friend's family. He loves to play with me, this old man. I miss him very much even though I haven't seen him for a day. "
"great-grandfather, great-grandfather, my father bought a lot of candies for me today. I brought a lot of candies over! " The little boy broke free from his mother's hand and ran up the attic. As he ran, he waved the candy box on his phone.
"really? Is it good? " The old man's legs were inconvenient and he walked a little slowly. Du Anran went over to help him.
"It's very delicious. " The little boy raised his little face.
"children can't eat too much candy. Their teeth will grow worms. " The old man pinched his nose and tried to scare him.
"I know, I know. I'm very obedient. I don't eat too much. "
The little boy grabbed a bunch of candy and put it in the old man's hand. When he saw Du Anran, he also grabbed a bunch of colorful candy and put it in Du Anran's hand.
"Auntie is so beautiful. " The little boy held du Anran's hand.
"thank you for the candies. You are also very cute, " Du Anran said happily.
The child's mother stood below and watched them walk down. The little boy held the old man's hand with one hand and Du Anran's hand with the other. His mother smiled and said, "with great-grandfather and beautiful Auntie, you don't need a mother anymore. "
"great-grandfather, what are we going to play today? " The little boy held his hand and walked into the garden.
"great-grandfather has a guest today. Let your mother bring you to play first, okay? " The old man bent down and coaxed him.
The little boy looked at Du Anran and nodded very sensibly. "Then I'll come again tonight. "
"Okay, bring daddy with you tonight. Great-grandfather will make delicious food for you. "
"Goodbye, great-grandfather! Goodbye, Beautiful Auntie! " The little boy hugged his box of sweets and waved reluctantly at the old man and Du Anran.
"Goodbye! " Du Anran also waved.
After watching the mother and son leave, the old man still stood there for a long time without coming back to his senses. Du Anran could see that he must be feeling very uncomfortable. He was already so old, and he had no relatives besides the servants.
"Miss Du, you said that I have everything now, but I have no children. Isn't my life a failure... " the old man sighed.
"Don't think so, old man. There is no failure in life. In fact, I am no different. Besides my mother, I have no other relatives. Perhaps happiness every day is also a kind of happiness... " Du Anran also felt sad.
The old man and Du Anran walked and talked in the garden. He was silent for a long time before he carefully asked, "you are Du Yuanheng's daughter, right? "
Du Anran was surprised that an old man she had never met in foreign countries actually knew her father's name. Her father had passed away ten years ago. After so many years, no one had mentioned him anymore, but this old man in front of her actually knew his name.
"Yes, Du Yuanheng is my father. " Du Anran nodded.