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Lewis was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground, but he remained calm and changed the subject in a forced but still elegant tone: "Actually, I didn't come here for swimming."

"Well, that's the way it is." Hughes also felt Lewis' embarrassment, so he pretended to let go of what happened just now, with a calm face, "So what is it for?"

"I heard that the paparazzi have recently been paying attention to the news that the rich have adopted the wrong son..."

Lewis hesitated to speak, but his words were clear enough.

Hughes nodded with a calm expression: "This is actually expected."

"Unexpected?" Lewis' tone rose in surprise, "Well, you mean, you expected this to happen?"

"Didn't you?" Liu Xiusi asked back, "We went to several clinics for blood tests. Because of my father's disbelief and distrust, we also went to institutions that we usually had no contact with. Although we Not a big star, but still a respectable person, it's hard not to be talked about behind his back."

Lewis was quite surprised, but he calmed down and felt that Liu Xiusi's statement made sense.However, Lewis was even more surprised when he thought about it: "Since you had expected this consequence, why did you still do that?"

"Simple," said Hughes, "I don't care."

Liu Xiusi didn't care about the consequences, nor did he care about the impact of this matter.He was as sure as a huge rock standing by the sea, no matter how powerful the waves were, they couldn't grind him down an inch.

"Okay." Lewis felt a little helpless about Liu Xiusi's "calmness", and only said, "Then what are you going to do?"

Liu Xiusi said, "Next?"

Louis nodded: "Yes, what are you going to do next?"

"Next—" Liu Xiusi raised his wrist and glanced at his watch, "Why don't we go to afternoon tea at this time?"

Then, they went to afternoon tea.

At first, Lewis' proposal surprised Lewis.Lewis added: "I thought you were so busy at work that you didn't have time to enjoy life?"

"No matter how busy you are, you can't have time to enjoy life." Hughes replied with a smile, "What's the point of earning so much money?"

This statement seems very reasonable.So many great bosses who say they are extremely busy at work, run several companies, work on a whim, and have no personal life are just saying it for others to hear.Now that you are the boss, why can't you control your time yourself?Are the private jets, wine cellars, and golf courses that big bosses come standard with for their dogs?

Liu Xiusi seems to like to introduce his daily habits to his younger brother.He introduced that sometimes, when he is too busy at work, he will hold lunch meetings with his partners.Generally speaking, Liu Xiusi would not eat anything during the lunch meeting.After lunch meetings, he refuels with afternoon tea, which he enjoys alone.

"So, you are having afternoon tea by yourself?" Lewis asked.

"Not today." Hughes showed a charming smile.

Liu Xiusi and Lewis walked into the office together.

There is an elevator with oak doors in the corner of Hughes' office.Because the elevator doors are made of wood and have metal carved handles, it looks more like a door to another room than an elevator.Liu Xiusi opened the door with his fingerprints and led Lewis into the elevator.

As the elevator slowly ascended, they reached the top floor of the Aoying Group building.

When the elevator door opened, perhaps because the sun suddenly became dazzling, Lewis didn't see any scenery, but first smelled the elegant fragrance of flowers—it was a more pleasant smell than any perfume made by a master.

It turns out there really is a roof garden here.

——If Lewis hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, it would be hard for him to believe—this place is really a perfect replica of the back garden of their home that they often visited when they were teenagers.

The bushes are deep and the flowers and trees are sparse. This is what spring looks like.

But it is not spring.

The dome of the garden is made of glass. This garden is not actually open-air, but more like a greenhouse.That is to say, they use a sophisticated system to control the temperature, humidity, and even the concentration of oxygen, thus creating a paradise that is like spring all the year round.That's why it looks like spring here.

It is very close to the sky and far away from the ground. Because it is the top of a high-rise building, it seems that you can touch the clouds with your hands, but there are real flowers and plants around you.It can really be regarded as "the smoke and clouds are always floating, and the flowers and trees are always supporting and sparse".

Standing here, Lewis always felt like he was in a dream.

"Don't be in a daze." Liu Xiusi said with a smile, "Would you like to sit down?"

Liu Xiusi took Lewis to a corner of the garden, where there was a small gazebo, a stone platform in the pavilion, tablecloths, snacks, tea fruits, teapots and other items were placed on the platform. Afternoon tea is ready.

"These teas are what you used to love." Hughes stretched out his hand, motioning for Lewis to sit down first, "But I don't know if you still like it now."

Looking at the brightly colored and cutely shaped macarons in the center of the table, Lewis replied: "Actually, I still like these desserts. But it won't be like before."

"Don't you like it as much as before?" Hughes picked up a circle of round macarons with silver tweezers and put them on the dinner plate in front of Lewis.

Lewis looked at the mint green macarons in front of him: "You can't say that either."

When Lewis said "it won't be the same as before", it doesn't mean that he won't like desserts as much as before, but that he won't say that he likes desserts as loudly as before.

Lewis liked bear dolls and sweet food since he was a child, but after he became a man, it seemed a bit inappropriate to like these again.So he can't say out loud like a kid that he's craving ice cream, macarons, chocolate, donuts, marshmallows...

But the good thing is that if he wants to eat these things as an adult, he doesn't need to tell others loudly, "I really want to eat chocolate and ice cream."But he hasn't eaten these "foods that children or girls like" in front of his family for a long time.

Lewis picked up a macaron and bit it, microscopic cracks appearing in the smooth surface of the macaron.He raised his eyes and saw his brother pouring tea for him.

"Aren't you going to eat?" Lewis asked him.

Hughes said, "Actually, I'm not hungry."

Lewis seemed to remember something, and said, "You don't seem to like sweets at all, do you?"

Liu Xiusi picked up the teacup and ran his fingertips across the edge of the teacup: "You can't say that." He used the same tone as Lewis said.

Lewis looked at the food on the table. Except for the white peach oolong tea, it was basically sweets, which Hughes didn't even like.

"Your hospitality to me is too high." Lewis said in a joking tone, "It's hard to make people happy. How can I eat you like this?"

"You misunderstood, I don't hate sweets." Hughes said, and picked up a macaron. "Actually, I don't particularly like food, and I don't particularly hate food." Hughes took a big bite After eating macarons, his face remained unchanged, neither enjoying nor reluctant, as if he just drank a glass of tasteless water.

"For me, all food is the same." Hughes explained, as if to ease Lewis' uneasiness, "Then it's better to choose what you like, isn't that right?"

Lewis could not even refute.

"I just hope," Lewis said slowly, choosing his words carefully, "that the two of us can enjoy the food."

"Then you can rest assured, I enjoy this moment very much." Liu Xiusi had a breeze-like smile on his face.

The moment between them was as slow as the breeze in the garden, but with a refreshing fragrance.

Lewis didn't even dare to raise the worries or questions in his heart, for fear of affecting the tranquility of this moment.

When the refreshments were about to run out, Liu Xiusi put down the teacup, and when the bottom of the cup collided with the cup holder, there was a unique crisp sound of bone china colliding.

"How?" Hughes asked proactively, "What are you worried about?"

Lewis looked at the other party in surprise, not expecting the other party to ask such a question.

After a while, Lewis admitted that he still paid attention to the paparazzi and the news: "Are you not worried about gossip magazine reports at all, or do you think you can suppress these media reports?"

"I'm not opposed to freedom of the press." Liu Xiusi said lightly, "They can report as they like. If it's not slander, that's fine."

Lewis was very surprised: "Are you going to do nothing?"

"What do I need to do?" Liu Xiusi asked back, "Do you think there will be any terrible impact if this matter is made public?"

"Will it have no effect?" Lewis couldn't believe that Hughes would ask such a question, "Everyone thinks you are father's son, and the people on the board of directors also regard you as a nephew, so they think you are a legitimate heir. If you If you lose this layer of identity, don't you worry that you won't be able to convince the public?"

Hughes smiled when he heard Lewis' answer.

Lewis didn't understand the meaning of the smile.

"I'm not worried," Liu Xiusi said.

"why?"

"Are you worried?" Hughes asked back. "Actually, I've been curious for a long time. Do you think I'm not worthy of this position?"

"No, I don't think so at all," Lewis replied flatly.

"Why? I'm not the 'eldest son and grandson' of the Liu family at all." Liu Xiusi said slowly, "According to the family tradition, if I don't do it, you will be the heir to the wealth of the family."

Lewis did not show joy at all, but was confused: "What does this have to do with me? I have never wanted to accept the family business."

"It's really childish." After Hughes finished speaking, he smiled slightly.

Judging from his tone, it doesn't sound like a criticism at all.

"I think," Hughes said, "if this matter gets out, many old people, including your father, will suggest that you join the board of directors, and maybe you can get some shares. This is also beneficial."

Lewis did put on a boyish look: "I'll forget it, I'm not interested."

Liu Xiusi didn't seem too surprised by his reaction, he was still the same, smiling and silent.

Lewis has seen Hughes like this a lot.

When Lewis used to say that he wanted a bear, snacks, and leaving the family company, Hughes always looked at him with this expression.Lewis always felt that the other party was laughing at him, but now that he thought about it, it might not be the case.

So, Lewis finally decided to express his doubts: "Are you laughing at my naive childishness?"

"You are indeed naive and childish. I am indeed laughing." Liu Xiusi said, "but I am not laughing at your innocence and childishness."

This sentence made Lewis scratch his head.But Lewis came to his own conclusions: "You think I'm a child."

"You can put it that way." Liu Xiusi did not refute this time.

Lewis didn't say anything, but from his expression, he was clearly unhappy.

"Then let me ask you a serious, non-childish question." Liu Xiusi said again, his tone a little more serious, "If I really leave, what are you going to do?"