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She has been very quiet, even though there were only two people left, she still didn't take the initiative to ask.

He couldn't see what she was thinking, but it certainly wasn't something happy.

He looked down at the bustling street with people coming and going, hiding his confusion.

"I'm not the daughter of the Du family, am I?"

She spoke suddenly, her tone was calm, without any ups and downs.

The autograph session was not far away, but the bad news spread faster than expected. Seeing Du Yunqian's serious face, Du Sichen knew that she had seen the report.

"elder brother!"

Du Yunqian seemed calm, but her voice was a little flustered.

"Come on, follow me." Du Sichen held out his hand to her, and Du Yunqian held it without hesitation.

The media had already heard the news, and when they saw Du Sichen appearing, they quickly surrounded the two of them.

"Is the report in the gossip magazine true?"

"Is Du Yunqian a child adopted by the Du family?"

Being squeezed by the reporters and making it difficult to move, Du Sichen's face was livid, no matter how the reporters around him asked questions, he never said a word.

He protected Du Yunqian with his arms and held her in his arms.With a wink, he asked Cheng Zhongxuan to cut off his back.Cheng Zhongxuan opened his hand and blocked all the reporters.

"Everyone, we will publicly explain these issues later, and we will not respond to them now." Cheng Zhongxuan shouted.The reporter who refused to give up handed the microphone in front of him. The reporter who had visited the autograph session had lost interest in the new album and kept following the latest topic.

Taking advantage of the reporter's diversion, the two jumped into the car waiting on the side of the road and left the scene quickly.

Du Sichen ordered the driver to go back to the office. On the way back, the two sat side by side, looking at the street scene outside the window, and fell silent in a tacit understanding.

Entering Du Sichen's office, the secretary brought scented tea to calm the mind.

Du Sichen explained that no one or anything should disturb him now, and he asked the public relations department to stand by and wait for his instructions.

"Yes, I'll do it right away." The secretary glanced at Du Yunqian who was sitting on the sofa, and retreated without asking any questions, and closed the door.

Du Yunqian has been very quiet, even though there were only two people left, she still didn't take the initiative to ask.She sat peacefully at the other end of the sofa, not near or far from Du Sichen.She always kept a distance habitually. If Du Sichen didn't speak, she wouldn't easily sit beside him.

He couldn't see what Du Yunqian was thinking, but it certainly wouldn't be a happy thing.

Du Sichen looked at the floor-to-ceiling windows, outside the window was the blue sky.He looked down at the bustling street with people coming and going, hiding his confusion.

"I'm not the daughter of the Du family, am I?" In the silence, Du Yunqian suddenly spoke.Her tone was calm, without any fluctuations in her voice.

"It's exactly as the magazine said." Du Sichen said slowly without looking back.

"I knew it..." Du Yunqian lowered her head, her voice was very soft.

"You are my sister, and this will never change." Du Sichen looked at her with a firm tone.

"The reason why I didn't tell you before was for your own good."

"Don't tell me anything, just be nice to me?"

Du Yunqian's voice was low and inaudible, "All questions have been answered, why my parents always leave me abroad and ignore me, why I said I want to go home several times, but no one agreed to me. And... Why is brother rushing to marry me off... because I'm not the daughter of this family, I'm just a burden, so brother wants to marry me off earlier, right?"

The weather was bright and sunny, but the atmosphere inside the house was unprecedentedly hazy.

Even though he had gone through various business negotiations, Du Sichen was more nervous than ever at this moment.When spending hundreds of millions of dollars to bid for the land, he was still able to talk and laugh freely, but now faced with the questioning of the girl in front of him, his face was livid and he couldn't even smile.

"Yunqian, don't think too much. My parents adopted you without any intention at all. They just wanted to take care of the only flesh and blood of an old friend. No matter how they ignore you, my feelings for you are definitely not fake. "

Du Yunqian was silent.

Du Sichen could see the wavering in her heart, he reached out and held her cold fingertips.

"I am your brother, and you are the daughter of the Du family. This will never change... No matter what happens, the relationship between us will not be shaken, do you understand?"

"Brother..." Du Yunqian raised his head with a dazed expression.

"Tomorrow I will hold a press conference, and we will explain to the media together. Don't worry, with me here, no one can question your status."

"Ah."

"You don't need to explain anything to the media, let me explain, you just need to stand by my side, you know?"

"Yes."

"Today, you go home and stay overnight, and we will rehearse tomorrow's press conference on the sand table."

"it is good."

Du Sichen was very satisfied to see Du Yunqian regained his usual obedience, and he was also thankful that he taught well and taught a younger sister who is calm and not emotional.

The next day, the press conference was held at Du's head office, and the conference room was packed with dozens of media.

Du Sichen ordered all the media that could be invited to be called. Cheng Zhongxuan originally suggested that a press release should be issued to clarify the situation without making a fuss, but Du Sichen didn't want to make a big fuss and stand on the front line to explain in person.

"Yunqian is the daughter of an old friend of the Du family. All the adoption process is legal and transparent. Although we are not biological siblings, she is still a member of the Du family and has all the rights of the Du family, including the right to inherit the property that you are asking..."

Standing in front of the media, Du Sichen talked eloquently.

Occasionally, he would glance at Du Yunqian beside him, seeing her sitting gracefully with a smile on her face, without any embarrassment.The sight reassured him, and he spoke more forcefully.

"I don't allow anyone to speculate on the Du family's intention to adopt Du Yunqian, and I don't want these rumors to continue to spread!"

Du Sichen's words were strong, and the press conference ended within half an hour very efficiently.

After the music ended, Du Yunqian sat quietly in the conference room sipping hot tea.

After Du Sichen assigned tasks to various departments, he returned to Du Yunqian, "Yunqian, I have instructed the public relations department to handle follow-up matters, and asked them to keep an eye on all reports and notify me immediately of any negative news. Don't worry! Just leave it to my brother, and you can concentrate on your acting work..."

"Yes." Du Yunqian said meekly.

From the beginning to the end, she didn't really say a few words except for a brief hello to the media.

After reading that report, Du Sichen once thought about many terrible consequences, such as Du Yunqian's decision to break away from the Du family, or crying and screaming in hopes of finding his real relatives, but none of these things happened. , she is still that docile younger sister, obediently accepting all his arrangements.

This made Du Sichen heave a sigh of relief.

"You did a good job today." Du Sichen put his hand on her shoulder and smiled gently.

"what happened?"

Du Yunqian's eyes were dark and vague, as if hiding some ambiguous thoughts, Du Sichen couldn't see what she was thinking.

Thinking about it carefully, he never considered what Du Yunqian was thinking.

Since more than ten years ago, his goal in life was to hope that she could live in peace, live under her wings, and not suffer any frost, sword and wind knife.

"I was thinking, I don't have any relatives..."

It is human nature to want to get together with your relatives. Du Sichen pressed her shoulder and comforted her, "Your biological parents don't have many relatives, but if you want, I can contact you or arrange for you to Pay homage to your parents, you don't have to be too sad."

"No, I don't need it now, and that's not what I mean..." Du Yunqian shook her head, she stood up and took her bag, "I have to go, the record company has a meeting with me to discuss the promotional itinerary... Except for this This kind of thing, I don’t know if the new album is a blessing or a curse?”

"Do you want to ask the driver to take you?"

"No, I'll go back by myself." Du Yunqian gave him a deep look, and said after a while, "Thank you..."

Du Yunqian's attitude was very polite and polite. On weekdays, Du Sichen would not feel that there was anything wrong, but today he felt a little abnormal in that overly suppressed tone.

"After you go back, concentrate on your work. If the reporters have any more questions, ask them to ask me."

"it is good."

Walking to the door, Du Yunqian turned around and suddenly smiled.

"You know what? Today's press conference only proves one thing."

"What's the matter?" Du Sichen asked back in a daze.

"Today, you tell the whole world with your own mouth that I am not the daughter of the Du family, nor your sister."

Without waiting for Du Sichen to reply, Du Yunqian opened the door and left, leaving Du Sichen alone to chew on the meaning of Du Yunqian's words.

"Is Yunqian okay?"

Hearing this question, Ji Xiang opened his eyes vigilantly, and woke up from the doze state.

Jin Haoxun leaned against the door of the conference room and smiled at him.

For a moment, Ji Xiang had the illusion that he was still flying in the sky. He turned his head to look at the surrounding environment, and confirmed that this was the Age of Innocence.He sat up, and the blanket over him fell to the floor.

"How did you come in?" Ji Xiang picked up the blanket and put it aside.

"The switchboard recognized me and let me in. Originally, I wanted to see Yunqian. I heard you were here, so I came in to see you. I didn't expect you to be sleeping here." Jin Haoxun smiled, seeing that Ji Xiang didn't mean to greet him, so he just He automatically found a place to sit down.

"I remember that you don't like to sleep in unfamiliar places. You never slept in the lounge when you were soaring into the sky. You are different from Tianqing. Tianqing can sleep wherever she goes. I was tired from filming last time. , just nested in the wooden house that was built all night, and the next day when the set was to be demolished, the strange hands came directly to demolish the house, which almost cost him his life."

"..."

"As for Ziqi, he doesn't like to sleep when he's working. If you find him falling asleep at work, it will be a big deal..."

Ji Xiang looked at him coldly, this man just had a way to reveal his slickness and long-sleeved skills inadvertently.

Jin Haoxun has no temper, can get along with anyone, no matter what personality people have a way to find a way to get along, and is widely loved by his artists.Even the most difficult little girls, Lin Fenfen and Yao Ziying, would be docile when they met him, not to mention Xiao Yili, who is soaring in the sky, the leading actress, who is even more devoted to Jin Haoxun.

With so many artists around him, he cares and loves all of them, and treats them equally.

But Ji Xiang just doesn't like this kind of discrimination.

"Is there anything you can do with Yunqian? She's probably still with her brother."

"Based on the standpoint of a friend, I want to see her." Jin Haoxun paused before asking, "Have you watched the press conference this morning?"

"No." Ji Xiang answered quickly without hesitation.

"Even if it's about the agent, you don't care?"

"I don't care." Ji Xiang shrugged, why should he care about other people's affairs?

"I thought you liked Yunqian?"

I really like it!He and Du Yunqian had a similar background, and they talked very congenially. Occasionally, they would eat together and enjoy the food quietly.The two have quiet personalities, although they are silent, they don't show embarrassment, they just enjoy the warmth of their company.When they are in a good mood, they will also chat about some trivial matters in life. If they are unwilling to answer, Du Yunqian will not ask aggressively.

It was because of Du Yunqian's gentle and calm personality that he chose to join the Age of Innocence.

"I've seen you guys appear together in the restaurant several times, and you seem to have a good relationship." Jin Haoxun joked, "I'm envious when I see it, we've never been this close before."

There's none?

Ji Xiang couldn't help but think of a certain Qixi Festival, when he invited Jin Haoxun to watch the fireworks in the riverside park. Under the fireworks, they stood side by side and chatted freely.

But that night was like fireworks, only bright for a moment, leaving endless darkness in the end.

"There are many ways to like, you have the way you care about, and I have mine." Ji Xiang didn't want to explain too much.

"You are a good fit."

Hearing what Jin Haoxun said, Ji Xiang froze for a moment.

"I care about her very much." He refused to explain further, if Jin Haoxun wanted to misunderstand like this, he was too lazy to clarify.

"You are a match made in heaven, regardless of temperament, appearance or family background..."

"Really?" Ji Xiang smiled self-deprecatingly.

From the perspective of outsiders, he and Du Yunqian are indeed like this!But can a person’s mind be seen from the outside?

Just like Jin Haoxun's mind, he has never understood it.He has a nice smile, no matter how harsh words are used to frighten him, he is always relaxed and rarely gets hit.

Occasionally showing an expression of grievance, it seems that in his calculations, he used the way of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger to eat away half of the show business circle.Under his skilful hands, many artists have gradually become popular superstars, making Soaring Sky not only on an equal footing with the former rival giant economy, but even winning many opponents, winning the opportunity to cooperate with international economic companies.

Ji Xiang thinks he has good observation skills, but he can't see through Jin Haoxun's thoughts behind his warm smile, nor his feelings.

"Where's your dad? You can't worry about your own affairs, why bother with other people's housework?"

"Have you heard?"

Ji Xiang nodded.

Jin Haoxun's father, Jin Yong, was a martial arts star many years ago. Later, he quit the showbiz and founded the Soaring Sky Brokerage Company. A few years ago, he handed over the company to his son because of a heart attack.In the past few days, the newspaper read the news that Jin Yong was admitted to the hospital again. The hospital said that his condition had deteriorated slightly.

Hearing Ji Xiang's question, Jin Haoxun's face suddenly became depressed.

"My dad is recuperating now. The doctor said that he has symptoms of arteriosclerosis. Recently, he often suffers from chest pains. He gets tired easily and loses energy. These are not serious problems, and there is no specific medicine. We can only rely on long-term recuperation..."

"Take good care of him and he will get better."

"The doctor warned me that my father's condition is not optimistic. Maybe one day he will collapse, and he will never again..." Jin Haoxun's eyes were a little moist, and his shoulders drooped, "My mother died early, and my father and I depended on each other. I thought that as long as the company Manage well, let him rest assured, his body will get better..."

Ji Xiang quietly listened to him tell the past between father and son.

"It's okay, you don't have to worry too much, the old man often has physical problems, as long as he recuperates for a while, he will recover.

The last time I went back to see my father, he was not only fine, he even rode a horse in the field with me for a long time, and his spirit was much better than mine. "

Recalling the last time he went to visit his father, Ji Xiang couldn't help being angry and funny. One of the father and son pestered him to travel around the mountains and rivers, and the other forced him to attend various banquets, which made him extremely annoyed. Fleeing away in a week.

"Ji Xiang, you seem to have changed a bit?" Jin Haoxun smiled after hearing Ji Xiang's complaints about his father and brother.

"I?"

"Occasionally having dinner with friends, you will naturally bring up your family in the conversation. This is something that you couldn't do before. You have become much gentler than before..."

Ji Xiang couldn't defend himself, so he simply didn't speak.

Has he really changed so much?He didn't specifically change himself, but slowly adjusted his way of life along with the changes in the surrounding environment.

"Ji Xiang, I really don't understand you..." Jin Haoxun suddenly smiled, "Sometimes he is very fierce and indifferent to me, and sometimes he will sit quietly beside me and listen to me or talk to me, in fact, you Is it very gentle?"

"Gentle? It's rare to hear someone praise me like that." Ji Xiang pouted, but it wasn't a smile.

"What do you think of me?"

Feeling that Jin Haoxun's expression was a bit weird when he said this, Ji Xiang turned to look at him.

"What do you think?" Ji Xiang repeated his question.

"Actually, you like me very much, don't you?"

Ji Xiang froze.

What does this sentence represent?

Impossible, Jin Haoxun is so dull, how could he understand his mind!

Ji Xiang jumped up to avoid this dangerous topic.He walked away a few steps, as if this would protect the safety of funds and security.

"Ji Xiang, tell me..." Jin Haoxun followed Ji Xiang's footsteps, marking people closely.

"Don't talk nonsense, we are not even friends. Our cooperation before was just a contractual relationship. Now that the contract is over, we are just colleagues in the entertainment industry." He said without hesitation with an indifferent face.

"Ji Xiang..."

Ji Xiang glanced at Jin Haoxun, and saw an expression on his face that was almost aggrieved.

He is always like this, pretending to be weak, pretending to be wronged, and retreating to advance. He has deceived countless people in the show business circle with this trick, so Ji Xiang will not be fooled by him.

"You go back and take care of your dad, that's the important thing now, isn't it?"

"Yes, I should go."

Jin Haoxun didn't stalk, and left without hesitation, which made Ji Xiang breathe a sigh of relief.

"Recently, Wang Rui'en is planning to make a martial arts movie, did you know?" When sending Jin Haoxun out, he suddenly mentioned this matter.Wang Ruien is currently the best director in the entertainment industry. Ji Xiang has worked with him several times and admires his talent very much.

"Slightly heard."

"Wang Ruien used to be a fan of my father. This film is actually a tribute to my father. I don't know if you are interested. I can recommend it to Director Wang."

"If there is a suitable role, I will ask Du Yunqian to help." Ji Xiang said lightly.

"That's right, I'm no longer your agent, and I shouldn't be doing these jobs."

Being politely rejected by Ji Xiang, Jin Haoxun still had a gentle smile on his face.He took out a jade pendant from his pocket and handed it to Ji Xiang.

"This is a gift!"

Ji Xiang took it without knowing why.

He looked at the white dragon-shaped jade pendant lying in the palm of his hand, perhaps because it was just taken out of Jin Haoxun's pocket, the jade pendant still carried a little warmth from the human body.

"To Du Yunqian?" Ji Xiang turned his gaze back to Jin Haoxun, and saw a meaningful smile on his calm face.

"It's for you," he said slowly.

"You came to see Yunqian, and if you want to give a gift, it's also for her..."

"No, I just want to give it to you." Although Jin Haoxun's tone was gentle, there was an air of undeniable refusal.

Ji Xiang put the jade pendant in his pocket.

"Thank you."

After Jin Haoxun left, Ji Xiang sat alone on the sofa and couldn't get up for a long time. He realized how tired he was, and tried hard to hide his thoughts from the other party, and restrained himself from blurting out his emotions.

He hides his sincerity with a rude attitude, but the other party is completely unaffected and still treats him kindly, which shows his clumsiness even more.

Ji Xiang put the jade pendant in front of his eyes, watching the light shine through the jade pendant, exuding a warm light.

Why did Jin Haoxun give himself a gift?This question came to Ji Xiang's mind, but he would never take the initiative to ask, so this question has no solution after all.