Chapter 1330: Chapter 1323: Long Separation Leads to Reunion (9)

Perhaps it was because he sobered up, but Qin Zhiyou was no longer hazy. He had gone out of town for the past few days to confront Zhongtian Steel directly. Although on the surface they were discussing cooperation, behind the scenes, he was guarding against Zhongtian stabbing him in the back. The project in the demonstration area was urgent, and although it had been delayed earlier due to insufficient funds, the national project couldn’t wait. Even though he knew Zhongtian had ulterior motives, he had no choice but to use their money to leverage his own forces. For this reason, he had been relentless during his three days away, not daring to let his guard down.

He initially didn’t know about the incident where Lu Weixi’s workplace was surrounded. But later, when Qin Zhigu called him, he was still out of town and couldn’t come back in time. Even if he sent bodyguards over to protect her or issued another statement himself, it could distract the media, but Zhao Zihao probably would still target her.

After much thought, Qin Zhiyou secretly contacted a paparazzo who specialized in exposing scandals and spent five million to buy an expose of a popular young actress and a popular band’s lead singer secretly dating, drawing the journalists’ attention there. Of course, he didn’t just randomly find a scapegoat. This popular young actress was signed with Xiang Yirou’s agency and happened to be based in Yan City.

With this, the journalists were indeed diverted quite a bit, and the situation improved significantly over the next few days.

“Zhisu called me a few days ago,” Qin Zhiyou suddenly said. Lu Weixi tilted her head to look at him.

“He scolded me,” Qin Zhiyou smiled, “and he was right.”

Lu Weixi was a bit surprised. She knew that over the years, not only had she been unable to let go of Qin Zhigu, but Qin Zhiyou couldn’t either. Although their union was meant to upset Qin Zhigu, it also indirectly showed that there can’t be hate without love; it was because they couldn’t let go that they harbored hatred.

Qin Zhiyou too, although he didn’t overtly resent his brother, had Qin Zhigu not existed, he wouldn’t have pushed himself so desperately at Hanhai, and he wouldn’t always have felt somewhat awkward around her.

But now, these emotions were gone, and Qin Zhiyou could finally calmly and peacefully view his relationship with Qin Zhigu. The two brothers, although competitive, were also mutually dependent, and Qin Zhigu didn’t dislike him as their father and aunt did.

She felt the same way; now, when facing Qin Zhigu, there was no ambiguous emotion, and they were both good friends and allies. Their breakup back then had irrational moments, pettiness, and outside influences, but regardless, everyone now had new lives and could calmly face the past.

“From now on, you must tell me about any problems.”

Lu Weixi shifted within his embrace, her head nestled against him, even though the couch was so narrow. She awkwardly changed her position, turning her back to him as if she didn’t want to deal with him: “Do you have the right to say that? You do the same thing yourself.”

He would disappear for days without a single phone call. Plus, his ambiguous relations with other women — how could he have the nerve to say this?

“I’m sorry, it won’t happen again,” Qin Zhiyou admitted his fault frankly.

“I really got overwhelmed this time; these three days, I think I slept no more than ten hours.” Those ten hours were on the journey, resting on planes and in cars, “but just coming back now and seeing you safe, I’m genuinely relieved.”