In late autumn, leaves are falling everywhere in Beijing. The bleak autumn wind blows away the summer heat, and the warm sunshine shines on people's faces, adding a bit of laziness.

Jin Mingzhu sat by the window. This is a restaurant with local characteristics in Beijing. Ancient pavilions and towers are arranged in a staggered manner, and green bamboos, pines and cypresses are dotted among them. The flowing water flows through the hall, making it more quiet and beautiful.

Seeing the person coming, Mingzhu stood up and said, "Brother, here."

Jin Minghao sat down and said, "Xianxian, the routes in Beijing are complicated. The driver took the wrong road just now, so I guess he kept you waiting for a while."

"No, I just got here not long ago. I came to this restaurant with my friends before. It has more traditional Beijing flavors. I wanted to ask you to try it." Mingzhu said as she handed over the menu.

After placing the order, the brother and sister chatted for a while. Mingzhu asked about her parents' health and her eldest brother's recent situation, and gave the gifts she had bought for her family to her eldest brother to pass on.

"Brother, I received some subsidies from my previous project and bought some gifts for Mom, Dad and you. This is my first real salary and it means a lot to me."

Jin Minghao took it, and inside was a navy blue tie, which was his usual style. "Our Qianqian has grown up, and your parents must be happy for you too."

Then he said, "You will graduate in half a year. What are your plans? How about going back to Hong Kong City to help Big Brother?"

Mingzhu put down the cup in her hand and spoke slowly, "Brother, you know, I have never been interested in business. After graduation, I still want to work in my major. I want to find a media company in Beijing to intern for a while."

"You can also do the job you like when you return to Hong Kong City, and the Jin family will protect you."

"Brother, I don't want the Jin family's protection. I want to rely on myself."

"In this world where the strong prey on the weak, how can a girl like you rely on yourself? Isn't it good to live a life of luxury? Why do you have to suffer?" Jin Minghao asked in surprise. He thought his sister was probably crazy.

Mingzhu said without hesitation, "Brother, in Hong Kong, everyone calls me Miss Jin. Yes, they respect me, honor me, and fear me, but how much sincerity is there on those flattering faces?"

"Those young men from wealthy families claim to be in love with me. Do they really love me? They don't love me, but my identity as the eldest daughter of the Jin family."

Jin Minghao's heart suddenly tightened. "You grew up under the protection of the Jin family and have never been exposed to the reality of society. Do you know that there are filth and corruption everywhere in the outside world? The bad guys are as treacherous as ghosts and behave like foxes and rats. There are also insidious and cunning people, false feelings, and conspiracies and calculations everywhere. How can you distinguish? How can you deal with it?"

Seeing that the other party had loosened up, he spoke again. "Go back to Hong Kong City. You are the most delicate daughter of Hong Kong City. Under the protection of the Jin family, no one dares to touch you or criticize you behind your back. Everything you want is at your fingertips. Big brother will choose a good match for you, so that you can live a safe and happy life."

Mingzhu lowered her eyes, clenched her hands tightly on her knees, and looked up again. "No! Big brother, this is not what I want. Jin Mingzhu from Hong Kong City is a lady from a famous family, and she married into a family of equal status. She learned how to run the household, serve her parents-in-law, assist her husband, raise children for her husband, and educate her children to become talents. But that is not Jin Mingzhu."

Jin Minghao said nothing. What his sister said was true. Although the daughter of a wealthy family enjoyed material and noble things that ordinary people could not reach, she did not have the freedom of ordinary girls.

Marriages are often used as bargaining chips for family businesses, to bring the two sides together. In such a calculated marriage, there is also some true love.

"The real Jin Mingzhu doesn't like to be bound. She is innocent, romantic, and bright. She is a bird flying in the vast world, not a canary imprisoned in a golden cage."

"Brother, all I want is for others to treat me sincerely; for someone to truly love me!" Mingzhu couldn't help herself, her eyes filled with tears, her long eyelashes could no longer bear the weight of the tears and they slid across her cheeks.

She put her hands on her cheeks, trying to hide her pain, but the rise and fall of her shoulders betrayed her.

Jin Minghao's eyes turned red. What his sister said was exactly what he wanted. But as the eldest son of the Jin family, he had to shoulder the burden of the family's revival.

In this case, he is willing to do his best to ensure that his sister will live a happy life.

There were a few tissues in front of him. "Wipe your tears. Big brother promised that you can work in Beijing. But you have to promise big brother that you will not refuse my care for you. Come back if you are wronged outside. Remember, the Jin family will always be your support."

Mingzhu raised her red eyes and said, "Thank you, brother."

"Okay, wipe your tears quickly. You are so old now, but you are still a crybaby like when you were a kid."

After this conversation, the brother and sister lost interest in eating. After sitting for a while, they stood up and left.

The restaurant used screens as partitions to protect the privacy of the guests. The brother and sister left in a hurry and did not notice the person behind them.

Chen Chuan sat upright in his seat, and when Miss Jin came in, she sat next to them. Gu Huaijin stopped flipping through the documents in his hand and looked at her carefully for a long time, his eyes focused.

Chen Chuan heard the conversation between the brother and sister. He felt that eavesdropping was a bit immoral, but he also lamented that Miss Jin would leave her job as a rich lady and go to suffer. Chen Chuan spoke carefully, "Mr. Gu." He received no response. So he kept silent.

Gu Huaijin sat back in his seat, his brows exuding a chill, his ink-like black eyes were pure and without a trace of impurities, but also without a trace of emotion. The man seemed to be in deep thought, and after a long time, he looked up, his black eyes were bloodshot, like a raging fire in the wilderness, like an abyss, which made people feel terrified.

"Go check Jin Mingzhu's information," he ordered, his voice low and cold, as if carrying some suppressed desire, coming with great force.

Jin Minghao didn't stay in Beijing for long. Mingzhu accompanied him to visit Beijing's tourist attractions for two days. Some problems occurred in the Jin family's business, so Jin Minghao had to rush back to deal with it.

At the Beijing airport, before leaving, he was most worried about his little sister. "If you run into trouble in Beijing, you can ask some of my friends for help. Also, I asked Ah Heng to find you a house a few days ago. It's near the city center. Here are the keys."

Mingzhu was shocked, "Brother, no need. I have money myself."

"Take it. Don't let yourself be wronged as a girl out there. There is 500,000 yuan in this card. Take it. Buy a car after you find a job so that you can go to get off work conveniently."

Unable to refuse, Mingzhu accepted it. However, the corners of her eyes turned red quietly, "Brother, you must take care of yourself and don't work too hard. You must take good care of our parents."

Jin Minghao rubbed his sister's head and said, "I will. If you get wronged outside, come back. I will support you."

The brother and sister waved goodbye, not knowing when they would meet again.

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