roccoschili Chapter 160: Traces of Her Love for Him (5)
Chapter 160: Traces of Her Love for Him (5)
When asked again, Lucy lowered her head and stammered, "My daughter-in-law gave birth to two children before, both of whom died. This time I want to take care of her for a while longer."
After hearing this, Lu Qi completely understood: "Okay, go ahead if you have nothing to do."
After saying that, Lu Qi continued to pick up the paint and carefully outlined the rim of the ceramic cup.
Lucy responded, turned and left the table, looked back, and Lu Qi didn't even look up at her.
But when she went upstairs to collect her things, she heard Lu Qi suddenly say, "Tell Vivian to find someone who can make coffee."
Lucy can't cook, but she makes pretty good coffee.
"Yeah." Lucy's eyes reddened and she turned and went upstairs.
In the afternoon, Lucy left the manor, and Lu Qi gave her the key to the only pickup truck in the manor.
A pickup truck worth three hundred thousand dollars was nothing to Lu Qi. Besides, she couldn't go out, so there was no use for her to have a car. But it was very useful to Lucy who lived on the farm.
Not long after Lucy left, the landline in the living room rang.
The security team didn't allow Lu Qi to use a cell phone or computer, or anything smart, for fear that she would develop some high-tech stuff with those things. Only the landline was allowed.
I picked up the phone. It was Vivian calling, "Grandpa, she asked me about it two days ago, but I didn't agree. Why did you let her go?"
"She didn't sell it to me. If she wants to leave, can I stop her?" Lu Qi replied indifferently and took a bite of the apple.
Xiang Xiang added, "By the way, since everyone knows they have a new member, why don't you give them a gift in a few days to show your appreciation?"
Vivian hissed. The gift Lu Qi personally ordered was worth no less than 100,000 US dollars.
First, she gave him a pickup truck and then a red envelope. Vivian said, "You really think money is too hot to handle. I left you here all alone. Who knows if she really has a grandson or not?"
"It's all the same, whether there are some or not, I'm my own man."
Indeed, whether it is true or not is not important. Lu Qi has no time to think about it. She just needs to be worldly-wise and tactful. This is her way of life.
I've never seen her care about anyone or worry about anyone every day.
Vivian stopped talking and just said, "Okay. But you'll have to wait a few days for the new servant. Is it okay for you to live alone for the next few days?"
"What's the problem?" Lu Qi had eaten most of the apple, which was quite juicy. Her carefree crunching sound could be heard through the receiver.
Vivian hesitated for a moment, then decided to honestly scare her: "After all, aren't you afraid of ghosts?"
"Ah?" Lu Qi's apple was stuck in his throat.
Suddenly, I felt a chill in the living room: "What...what was that..."
"That's right. When you wanted to buy this mountain, I didn't know what you were doing at the time. Anyway, when we video-called, we saw this mountain, and you decided on it right away."
"But later on, I heard from nearby fruit farmers that this place was a battlefield during the Civil War. But don't worry, I consulted a feng shui master, and he says the feng shui is good."
Listening to Vivian's words, Lu Qi's hands trembled: "Are you sure this is good feng shui?"
This place was bought by Lu Qi, but she had never lived here before. The lonelier she felt, the more she liked living in the city. San Francisco was full of extravagance and glamour.
If she hadn't been imprisoned and needed a quiet place, she would not have been likely to come here.
Vivian patted her chest and assured, "It's definitely healed. The bones buried underground have been moistened and made the land extremely fertile."
Lu Qi: “…”
After hanging up the phone, Lu Qi sat on the stairs outside the door, watching the sun setting.
Pei Yao's driver drove the car to the door with dinner. Lu Qi took it with a wronged look and waved to him.
I am particularly reluctant to leave.
After the car left, the sunshine disappeared completely, a cold wind blew, and soon snowflakes began to fall.
According to the weather forecast, there will be a heavy snowstorm tonight.
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At this time, Chicago time is two hours ahead of San Francisco time, and it is already past dinner.
Pei Yao had just finished negotiating an order with the boss of Pan American Airways.
The Pan Am boss, a man in his thirties with green eyes and red hair, was in a good mood, smoking a cigar. "I thought Mr. Cui was planning to cooperate with United Airlines. What made you change your mind?"
Pei Yao played with the sample parts, his tone slightly cold: "This is a relationship of interest, not friendship."
Indeed, there is no true love in the business world.
True love has long been completely corroded by power and money, so who can stand loneliness?
The Pan American boss glanced at his watch and saw it was almost time. "Mr. Cui, if you don't have any plans later, I have some entertainment here. Would you mind giving me a favor?"
When it comes to entertainment activities, they are nothing more than relaxing with beautiful women and drinking and chatting.
Americans love to dance.
If you really don't like too much noise, you can close the door and do other things.
Pei Yao smiled, flipped open his custom-made phone, and listened to James say, "There's a snowstorm in San Francisco tonight, and flights are restricted."
The communication records in my phone are pretty empty. Apart from the call on New Year's Eve, there were no more calls.
After so many days, this woman really doesn't miss him at all.
He may not even know that he is a four-hour flight away from San Francisco.
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The blizzard finally hit San Francisco, and even the airport was temporarily closed.
Lu Qi lit up the house except for the attic, which was dark. He didn't dare go up there. The more he thought about Vivian's words, the more scared he became. How could he dare to go to the scariest attic in horror movies?
Anyway, I couldn't see him. I found out that he went out the day before yesterday and didn't come back. I know his base is in Chicago, so I guess he went there.
Although the lights were always on, he was definitely not there, and even if he was, could she still ask him to accompany her?
After dinner, I made a phone call and scolded Vivian.
People are like this. When they don't know anything, they are not afraid of anything. But once they hear something, Lu Qi feels that the TV cabinet is moving when he looks at it.
Turning up the volume of the TV to the maximum, Lu Qi wrapped himself tightly in a blanket and sat Capibara on the sofa, sitting straight and not moving as much as possible.
The fireplace broke last time and no one came to fix it.
There is no constant temperature system in the old manor, only heating. I don’t know if it’s because of the snowstorm tonight, but the radiator always feels not hot enough.
The hot cocoa on the table got cold after a while.
Lu Qi got up helplessly and went to the kitchen with the cup. As soon as he turned on the microwave, there was a "click" sound, and the microwave and the lights in the whole villa went out.
"The fuse is burned?!" Lu Qi was so frightened that the cup in his hand fell to the ground.
He moved to the kitchen step by step, and felt something scratch his ankle. Lu Qi's heart tightened: "No ghost, no ghost, this 21st century..."
Muttering to himself, Lu Qi rushed to the work box in the living room in the dark and took out a flashlight.
Just take a flashlight, go down to the basement, turn on the switch box, and you're done!
Taking a deep breath, Lu Qi turned on the flashlight and shone it around the house, but didn't find any white or red clothes floating in the air.
"Don't scare yourself." He climbed up from the toolbox and turned around.
Behind me, a "ding-ling-ling" sound came from the quiet space...