nowhere to confess

"First of all, I want to tell you a piece of good news. The economic investigation has entered Xiao's Dragon City." Qin Zhaoming seemed to be waiting for my response. Qin Zhaoming paused for a few seconds. You expelled the Qin family from the city, do you feel that everything is going smoothly? You should not have encountered many obstacles in financing the Qin family through the international investment bank. Ms. Chen, am I right?"

Indeed, I have also thought about this problem before, and I am still competent to assist Mr. Ding to revitalize Ding's company; but Qin's company is a super big plate. Although they have markets all over the country and even overseas, they are still a local company. For me, an outsider, it is difficult to integrate because of the intertwined roots.

"Longcheng's coveting of the Qin family did not last for a day or two. The Qin family's capital chain was broken, which just gave them an opportunity. Xiao Nan has always wanted to be the son-in-law of my Qin family. If he treats Zheng'er sincerely, I As a father, I have no objection at all. So I opened the door to Dragon City and let them put people in until they proposed to divide the equity of Qin's 49&." Qin Zhaoming paused, "Miss Chen, you asked Danny to investigate secretly Longcheng, most of the information in your hands was provided by my people. Ms. Chen probably didn't think of this, did she?"

I felt chills all over my body.

It never occurred to me that I was just a pawn in Qin Zhaoming's hands.

"Qin Zheng...does she know?"

"I won't let her know. Zheng'er is a good child with a pure heart. I did all this to protect her. As a father, I hope that my daughter can always maintain this pure heart. It's a little unrealistic. But in my lifetime, I will do my best to help her clear the obstacles." Qin Zhaoming slowed down, "I'm getting old, and my body is getting worse day by day. After I'm a hundred years old, who will give her comprehensive care?"

"Miss Chen, I admire your courage, but this does not mean that I believe in you. Our generation has experienced the cruelest period after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and has a deep understanding of the evil of human nature. I don't believe in your other The reason is that you are too young."

"If you think that I am only against you and Zheng'er because of your gender, then you are thinking too simply. This item just lowers your score again."

I didn't speak, and the hand holding the phone trembled slightly.

"You have two choices now. First, come to Zhejiang to see Qin Zheng according to the original plan, but I assure you that you will never see her again in your life." The voice on the phone was cold and heartless, "The first Two, accept my conditions, and you can offer a higher price. With these, even if you don’t have to work later, it is enough to live a glamorous life in this life. You may be a little uncomfortable emotionally, but time will Help you, after a while, you will meet someone you like again."

"I think that a normal-thinking person should know how to choose."

I closed my eyes, "I'm sorry, Mr. Qin, I can't accept your conditions."

There was no immediate response on the phone, and after about ten seconds, Qin Zhaoming said, "So, you choose not to see Qin Zheng for the rest of your life?"

"No, I wouldn't choose either." I bit my lip.

The other end of the phone seemed to be smiling, full of contempt: "Miss Chen, do you think you have other options besides these two?"

Bits and pieces of the past emerged in front of her eyes one by one. From the beginning to the present, her affection is as deep as ever and has never changed.

Without thinking about it, I said to the person on the other end of the phone: "I respect you, but even you can't let me leave her, unless..."

"Unless she leaves you," Qin Zhaoming lowered his voice, "Miss Chen, so we finally reached an agreement."

A week later, I was on a fifteen-hour flight to Johannesburg, sleeping two-thirds of the time.The dream was intermittent, like images of white spots flashing in old movies, each frame told a story, and each story was incomplete, the images sometimes overlapped, sometimes reversed, and finally faded away as the light waves receded.

When I opened my eyes, there were boundless and raging black clouds outside the window, with a blue halo inlaid on the edge of the clouds, as if I was in a dream. I stretched out my hand and slid it horizontally along the window cover. The cool touch reminded me that the sight in front of me Everything is not a dream, it is real.

Qin Zhaoming's words are still vivid in my ears.

"Yes, you still have a third option. Zheng'er came back this time mainly to discuss an investment project of the group in Africa. This investment is actually funded by the government, and the Qin Group is the entrusted party. I appreciate your business sensitivity There are not many people who have both. This project has a certain degree of secrecy, and I need to find a relatively trustworthy person. Although I don’t believe in your feelings for Zheng’er, I believe in you The ability to grasp the project, at least among the existing candidates, you are the most suitable. If you are willing, I would like to ask you to go to Africa to supervise the project, but you need to stay there for at least two years before returning to China.”

After coughing softly, he continued: "During these two years, you are not allowed to contact Zheng'er, nor let her know where you are, that is to say, except for your closest family members, all other social relations are In the past two years, no contact can be made."

"If you can successfully complete this task and fulfill the agreement between us, I can reconsider your relationship with Zheng'er after two years. Otherwise, nothing will be discussed."

"Before making a decision, you must think clearly. In the past two years, what may happen to you over there is uncontrollable; similarly, no one will know who Zheng'er will meet in China or what will happen. expected."

"The conditions in Africa are difficult. The place you are going to is not in the central city. Johannesburg is just a transit point for you to pass by. You are going to the edge of the desert in Africa, where there are few people and the material conditions are extremely poor. Although the treatment of Chinese personnel is relatively Indigenous conditions are better, but not much better."

"You are a girl just like Zheng'er. I don't want you to choose this difficult path. If Zheng'er leaves you, you will have nothing in two years."

After I hung up the phone, I stood there for a long time before I picked up my mobile phone and sent a message to Qin Zheng, saying that the company had an urgent business trip and I couldn't go to see her on weekends.The phone call came right away. Qin Zheng's voice was very aggrieved, and she could hear the disappointment hidden in it, but she still obediently expressed that she would support my work.Listening to the gentle and sensible voice on the phone, I couldn't help feeling sad.

The next day, I drove to the mountains near Hangzhou alone, turned off my phone, and thought about it quietly for a day.In the evening I called Qin Zhaoming: "I'm going to Africa, please help me apply for a work visa."

In the evening, President Ding called and said that he would return to China next week. When I told her that I was going to resign, she immediately yelled loudly on the phone.She suspected that I was going to work at Qin's. I didn't explain too much, but said it was because of personal reasons.It happened that Lin Su was also with her, and she took the phone over. Lin Su seemed very sensitive and asked a lot of questions, so I made excuses and hung up after I said a few words.

Afterwards, I called my mother and said that I would go to Dubai for a business trip. I dared not tell her that I was going to Africa, and she would definitely not agree.Although Dubai and Africa are very different, at least they have one thing in common - they both have a vast desert.

I have traveled to the northwest desert of China more than once to feel the ancient desolation.Qin's project is located next to the edge of the African desert, where I will spend the next two years alone.