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Chapter 423 Ingratiate yourself, brother's news
Andy took the elevator to the 22nd floor of Hong Kong Island, and before he got out of the elevator, he heard a long and tender hum.

"Andy~"

Andy, who was startled, saw Qu Xiaoxiao rushing forward, and hurriedly pushed her away.

"Don't touch me, you can talk, don't touch me."

After pushing and pulling, she managed to get Qu Xiaoxiao away from her body, and then straightened her clothes.

"Xiao Qu, what are you doing?"

Qu Xiaoxiao cried out pitifully: "Andy, you are my life-saving straw now, you have to save me, if you don't save me, I'm doomed, don't you have the heart to see me like this Is Duojiaohua so dilapidated?"

Andy didn't like her at all, and walked out of the elevator, "Okay, don't come here, what are you calling here, what do you want to say, let's talk about it when we go back."

After speaking, she walked towards the door of her house, and Qu Xiaoxiao followed closely behind.

After entering the room, Andy took two bottles of water from the refrigerator, handed one to Qu Xiaoxiao, opened one and drank a couple of sips.

"Tell me, how do you want me to help you? First of all, Zhou Chen and I can only be regarded as nodding friends, and we don't have a deep friendship. If you expect me to intercede for you, I advise you to Stop dreaming."

Qu Xiaoxiao said: "I know, of course I won't embarrass you, but now the only person I can count on is you. In fact, I have already thought of two plans, but I don't have confidence, so I want to ask you for reference. "

Andy was surprised and said, "Are there already two plans? Well, tell me first, I will help you refer to it, don't worry, if I can help, I will try my best to help you."

"With your words, I feel more at ease."

Qu Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief. What she fears most now is that Andy won't help her. Although Andy says that he can't speak to Zhou Chen, she feels that Zhou Chen will still give Andy face.

"I've thought of two plans. One is to start with Xiaoguan. She is Zhou Chen's girlfriend. Although I still don't think she is a good match for Zhou Chen, after all, they have admitted it themselves. I think Xiaoguan It will definitely help me."

"But you also know that I offended Xiao Guan that night, and I was afraid that Xiao Guan would not accept my apology at all, and he was unwilling to help me speak nicely to Zhou Chen."

"But I know that Xiaoguan has a very good relationship with you. If you are willing to help me reconcile it, I think Xiaoguan will definitely sell your face."

Andy thought for a while, and said: "I can't help you with Zhou Chen, but I can say something nice for you about Xiao Guan, but you also know how ugly your words were that day, so I can't promise Xiao Guan Guan can accept your apology."

"So I also prepared a second plan."

Qu Xiaoxiao then talked about the second plan: "According to my experience, a business tycoon like Zhou Chen is definitely not allowed to play tricks, and even if I ask my dad to help intercede, he probably won't." To save face, and people with higher status, I can't get in touch with my ability, so if I want to find someone to make peace with, there are only two people besides Xiaoguan."

As she spoke, her finger suddenly pointed downward.

The clever Andy immediately understood what Qu Xiaoxiao meant.

"You mean, go find Zhou Chen's parents?"

"Yes, although I don't understand why he let his parents live here when he is so rich, but from the few times we met Zhou Chen, we can see that he is a very filial person. If I can ask his parents to help Speaking, I think it may be more effective than Xiao Guan interceding."

Qu Xiaoxiao felt that her method was very good, so she looked at Andy with a smile.

However, Andy said decisively: "I don't think this plan is feasible."

"Not feasible?"

Qu Xiaoxiao was stunned: "Why?"

Andy looked at Qu Xiaoxiao and shook her head. She admitted that Qu Xiaoxiao was a little clever, but she was more than clever but lacked great wisdom.

"First of all, there are two possibilities for why Zhou Chen's parents live here. One is their own request, and the other is Zhou Chen's acquiescence, because no one would have thought that his parents would live here. As a result, no one will bother his parents."

"Since he doesn't want anyone to harass his parents, if you rush to find them like this, it is likely to arouse his even greater resentment."

"Also, even if you went to find his parents, with your own son on one side and a stranger who scolded his son on the other, if it were you, who would you turn to?"

Qu Xiaoxiao said: "But I'm here to apologize, his parents are better than him, right?"

"That's what you think. Think about it from another angle. Zhou Chen hasn't done anything to you now. Instead, you go to his parents first. This is likely to cause even greater conflicts. I don't think this plan will work."

Andy is not very optimistic about this plan. She knows that Qu Xiaoxiao wants to play the emotional card, but if she does this, it is more like a kind of coercion, using Zhou Chen's parents to make Zhou Chen compromise.

From her judgment, this was undoubtedly a foolish move.

"Is that right?"

Qu Xiaoxiao, who was still full of confidence, suddenly became unconfident after being told by Andy.

"Could it be that we can only start from Xiaoguan?"

"I think this is the best way. In fact, Xiao Guan has a very good personality. He is not the kind of person who holds grudges. If you can make Xiao Guan forgive you, Zhou Chen's side probably won't have too much of a problem. If you like to listen, in his capacity, do you think he will keep staring at you?"

Qu Xiaoxiao said depressedly: "Are you saying that I'm not even qualified to be remembered?"

Andy: "I speak straight, but that's what I mean."

"It's really hurtful."

Qu Xiaoxiao sighed, and then fell on Andy's sofa.

"It seems that I can only look for Xiaoguan now, alas."

On the second night, Andy called Guan Juer home, and Qu Xiaoxiao, who had prepared earlier, began to apologize and flatter Guan Juer in various ways, and bought a lot of things.

Seeing Qu Xiaoxiao again, Guan Juer was naturally very unhappy, but facing the thick-skinned Qu Xiaoxiao, she was no match at all, and the disgust in her heart gradually diminished.

Although he didn't forgive Qu Xiaoxiao immediately, but he didn't hate and anger like before.

In the next few days, Qu Xiaoxiao was always pestering Guan Juer, cursing and ingratiating all kinds of things, which greatly satisfied Guan Juer's vanity.

But when she knew that Qu Xiaoxiao wanted her to intercede with Zhou Chen, she hesitated.

She could forgive Qu Xiaoxiao, but it didn't mean that Zhou Chen could forgive, so she didn't agree on the spot, but said that she would consider it.

But Qu Xiaoxiao really has a lot of tricks. In order to get Guan Juer to help, she began to advise Guan Juer, telling Guan Juer how to tie a man and grab a man's heart.

Guan Juer is just a big girl who just graduated from university, and it is also the first time she is in love with Zhou Chen, so she is not as experienced as Qu Xiaoxiao.

After hearing Qu Xiaoxiao's suggestions, she was shocked. Although many of what Qu Xiaoxiao said made her blush, but some of the suggestions were indeed a little bit pointless.

Gradually, although she did not regard Qu Xiaoxiao as a true friend, she no longer fought against each other like before.

Although Guan Juer is innocent, she is not stupid.

At the beginning, she thought that when Qu Xiaoxiao apologized to her, she really realized her mistake.

But as Qu Xiaoxiao continued to flatter and flatter her, she gradually realized that something was wrong.

Although she didn't get along with Qu Xiaoxiao for a long time, she was very clear about Qu Xiaoxiao's arrogance and domineering. Even if such a rich and beautiful woman wanted to apologize, she couldn't be so polite to her, or even curry favor with her.

There's definitely something wrong with this.

So after Qu Xiaoxiao mentioned Zhou Chen in a roundabout way several times, she understood the reason.

It must be because of Zhou Chen that Qu Xiaoxiao treated her like this, which made Qu Xiaoxiao put down her figure and flatter her, which shows that Zhou Chen must not be easy.

She was embarrassed to ask Qu Xiaoxiao, so she asked Andy this question once while taking Andy's car to work.

"Recently, Qu Xiaoxiao is so enthusiastic about me, which makes me a little scared. Sister Andy, do you know something?"

Facing this question, Andy didn't evade, but said directly: "Xiao Guan, what do you want to ask?"

Guan Juer said: "I just want to know whether Zhou Chen has something to do with Qu Xiaoxiao becoming like this, because I know very well that Qu Xiaoxiao would never be so polite to me. After much deliberation, it must be because Zhou Chen's reason."

Andy said: "Since you have already guessed it, why are you still asking me?"

Guan Juer said embarrassingly: "I think Sister Andy, you are so powerful, you must know more than me. Qu Xiaoxiao has become like this, is she afraid of Zhou Chen? Does Zhou Chen have great abilities? I told you The longer he gets along, the more you can feel that he is not ordinary, and always feel that he is not ordinary."

In fact, she had doubts for a long time, because Zhou Chen drove a car worth tens of millions and played musical instruments worth tens of millions. This is something ordinary people can't afford.

It's just that she was always embarrassed to ask, but now Qu Xiaoxiao's appearance directly magnified her curiosity.

Andy smiled and said, "I think you'd better ask him yourself about this question. I'm just an outsider, so I can't say anything."

Although she knew Zhou Chen's identity, since Zhou Chen didn't tell Guan Juer, there must be his considerations, and she wouldn't tell Guan Juer meddlesomely.

In fact, it's not just her, even Qu Xiaoxiao, although she has been courting Guan Ju'er, has never revealed the identity of Zhou Chen.

Seeing that Andy refused to say anything, Guan Juer had nothing to do, but she became more and more sure that her boyfriend must be extraordinary.

She also thought about asking Zhou Chen directly, but she was afraid that knowing Zhou Chen's identity would put a lot of pressure on herself and bring crisis to her cherished relationship, so she was hesitant and didn't dare to ask.

Zhou Chen didn't know Guan Ju'er's torment during this period, he was busy with the development of Douyin recently.

Since the launch of Douyin at the beginning of last year, the development of Douyin has not been smooth sailing. At the beginning, there were not many people who downloaded and registered. It was Zhou Chen who spent a lot of money on advertising, and then it slowly developed.

More than a year later, Douyin has aroused great repercussions in China and has become a top player in the short video industry.

Because he knows the development trend of Douyin, in order to make Douyin develop better, he needs to keep an eye on the market reaction and update and change in time.

"Director Zhou, we really don't have enough manpower here. We need manpower for technicians, logistics, finance, management, marketing department, etc."

Zhang Ming, the boss of the Douyin department, vomited bitterness to Zhou Chen, because it was a newly established company, although the development prospects were bright, but the same pressure was also great.

I didn't dare to speak much before, because they were not very conspicuous on the big ship of Chenxing Group, but with the continuous development of Douyin, Mr. Zhang gradually gained confidence, and dared to ask Zhou Chen for help.

Zhou Chen said: "You draft a document and give it to Secretary Jiang, and I will arrange manpower for you as appropriate, but I can give you the manpower, but the performance must be improved for me."

Mr. Zhang immediately assured: "Don't worry, as long as we have enough manpower and funds, we will definitely create more glories."

"Hopefully, it's been more than a year now, and I'm still far from the three-year goal I set. It's good to have confidence, but if I can't reach my goal..."

"Director Zhou, don't worry, we promise to complete the task."

"That's it. In the next time, I will visit you often. I hope you will not let me down."

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At night, Guan Juer was chatting prestigely with Zhou Chen, when suddenly a call came in, and seeing that the caller ID turned out to be her mother, she quickly sat up from the bed.

After sending a message to Zhou Chen, Guan Juer answered the phone.

"mom."

"Hey, Guan Guan, you haven't slept yet."

Guan Mu, who was far away in Xishi, heard her daughter's voice, and immediately responded happily.

"No, Mom, you call me, what's the matter?"

"For fear of delaying your work, we haven't dared to call you recently. We don't want you anymore. Guan Guan, how is your work lately?"

"It's good. Recently, a new neighbor sister came here. She is very good. I learned a lot from her, and I gradually got used to work."

"That's good, but Guanguan, work is very important, but life is also very important. Life is not difficult recently, right? Are you eating all the things we send you?"

"Eating, Mom, you and Dad have already sent less food. If I want to eat, I can buy it online."

Guan Ju'er is also very helpless, although she is not with her parents, but their care is not lacking, they always send him things, so that she never stops eating.

"That's different. Your father and I will buy the things for you, so I can rest assured that we have nothing to do. By the way, your father may go to Shanghai to talk about something recently, and then we may go to Shanghai , stop by to see you."

Guan's mother's tone was very happy. The couple hadn't seen their daughter for a long time, so they naturally thought that the reason why they didn't come here often was because they were afraid of delaying their daughter's work.

After all, they were the ones looking for her daughter's job, and they also knew that her daughter was under a lot of pressure, so they didn't dare to disturb her easily.

When Guan Ju heard that her parents might be coming to Shanghai, Guan Ju suddenly felt nervous, and she couldn't help but think about her relationship with Zhou Chen.

"Oh, will that delay your business, or forget it, the Chinese New Year will be in a while, and I can go home then."

"No delay, no delay, that is, we will take you to meet someone when the time comes."

When Guan's mother said this, she paused for a while, as if she was afraid of scaring her daughter.

Guan Ju'er asked in puzzlement, "To see someone, who is it?"

Guan Mu said: "It's just a friend. We made an appointment with a friend. It just so happens that their family has a child who is about your age and is also in Shanghai. I just wanted to let you get to know each other."

When Guan Juer heard this, he became anxious immediately: "Mom, you don't mean you want me to go on a blind date, no, absolutely not, I won't go."

"Oh, you child, you are either on a blind date, or having a meal with a friend's house. Let your children get to know each other, and you can take care of each other in the magic capital in the future."

When Guan's mother heard her daughter's refusal, she was also very anxious. In fact, she still paid more attention to this matter, otherwise she would not have made a trip in person.

She has already inquired, the son of a friend's family is very good, and the family conditions of the other party are also very good, if it can be successful, the daughter can find a good home.

It is the biggest wish of parents to let their daughter find a good home.

"No, Mom, really no, I don't agree."

"You child, mom won't hurt you, isn't it just to meet and have a meal, I think you are in a hurry, we are not urging you, just to get to know each other."

Guan Juer clenched his teeth, hesitated for a while, and then said truthfully: "Mom, I really can't promise you, because, because of me, I already have a boyfriend."

"what?"

The voice on the other side suddenly increased several times, accompanied by a noise of chickens flying and dogs jumping, and then Guan Juer heard the voices of his parents.

"Guan Guan, what's going on, you said you have a boyfriend?"

"That's right, girl, what's going on, why didn't you tell us when you fell in love? Where is he from, what does he do, there is..."

"Can you stop interrupting, I'm talking to my daughter, can't you wait until I finish?"

"I don't care about our daughter."

Guan Juer was very helpless at the noise of his parents, and they stopped after a while.

"Guan Guan, tell your parents quickly, what is going on with that boyfriend you mentioned?"

Guan Juer knew that this kind of thing could not be hidden, so he said: "His name is Zhou Chen, he is 26 years old, he is a nice person, he runs his own company, and his parents live downstairs from me, but they don't know that we are here. fall in love."

Parents' arguments came through the microphone.

"26 years old, the age is quite suitable. I still start my own company. It seems that I have the ability. My parents still live in the same building as our daughter."

"Sounds good, but I don't see anyone, I'm still worried, I'll ask again."

Guan's mother's voice soon came over again: "Guan Guan, this kid started his own company at a young age, so what do his parents do?"

"Zhou Chen's father is a university professor who teaches at a university in Shanghai. His mother is a high school teacher and has retired now."

"Oh, my parents are both intellectuals and professors. This family is nice, very nice."

When Guan Fu and Guan Mu heard about the situation of Zhou Chen's parents, they immediately felt more at ease. Both parents were teachers or professors. Children from such a family must have good tutors.

"When did you start talking?"

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Facing the one after another question from his parents, Guan Juer patiently explained and chatted for more than ten minutes before hanging up the phone.

But Guan Juer, who hung up the phone, had a melancholy expression on her face. She originally wanted to prevent her parents from coming to Shanghai.

Unexpectedly, after she told the truth, her parents became more determined to come to Shanghai. They insisted on meeting Zhou Chen, and they could only rest assured after seeing Zhou Chen with their own eyes.

Guan Juer had no choice but to send Zhou Chen a message, telling him about it, and asking him if he would like to meet her parents.

Zhou Chen was quite surprised when he saw the message from Guan Juer. He had only dated Guan Juer for more than a month, and his parents were coming to meet him. It seemed that he really cared about his daughter.

Regarding the meeting, Zhou Chen naturally wouldn't be worried, and directly replied to Guan Juer, saying that it was okay.

He has been with Guan Juer for a while, and he already has a deep understanding of Guan Juer, a girl who is not well-known in the city. She is a very good girl.

In the beginning, he wanted to fall in love with Guan Juer, it was really for the mission. For him, anyway, there is no woman he loves directly, so why not choose a woman who he doesn’t hate but also likes him .

It doesn't matter how noble and elegant she can be, as long as she can give him a stable home, that's enough.

Although Guan Juer has a little rebellious personality, it is undeniable that after marriage, she can definitely become a good wife and mother.

Therefore, he has no resistance to seeing Guan Juer's parents. From a person's family and parents, he can often see the person's future.

According to Guan Juer, his parents came here within two weeks, and thinking that Guan Juer had already told about his parents, he felt it necessary to tell his parents about his relationship with Guan Juer.

Since that offline meeting, Andy and Wei Wei met twice more, and got to know each other better.

It's just that the relationship between them is still that kind of ordinary friendship, which has nothing to do with love.

In fact, the two of them are somewhat similar when it comes to falling in love.

Andy has no experience in this area at all, and is also afraid of such things, so he is more curious about Wei Wei, and the relationship between men and women is completely out of the question.

As for Wei Wei, he has more experience and is good at calculating. Even if he is in a relationship, he has to have a lot of calculations. If he wants to enter the love mode, there is a long way to go.

On this day, the two of them got together for dinner. Halfway through the meal, Andy suddenly received a call from Tan Zongming. After a few words, his expression changed drastically.

"Sorry, I have something urgent, I have to go first."

Wei Wei asked, "Is there anything urgent? I can help."

After several meetings, his affection for Andy has greatly increased, and he has a tendency to develop in the direction of love.

But Andy refused: "I'm sorry, this is my private matter. I was wrong about today's matter. I will ask you out next time."

"Well, you drive slowly."

"Thank you, I'll go first."

Andy left the hotel in a hurry, leaving only Wei Wei staring at her back in a daze.

The reason why Andy was so anxious was because Tan Zongming called her and said that Lao Yan was back and found some news about her younger brother, so he asked her to go there quickly.

About to learn the news of his biological brother, Andy was nervous and frightened, and ran all the way to Tan Zongming's house quickly.

Tan Zongming had been waiting for her at the door early on. As soon as her car stopped, he opened the door for her.

Andy got out of the car quickly, and the first thing he said was: "Old Tan, how is my brother?"

Seeing Andy, who was full of urgency and uncharacteristically calm, Tan Zongming said softly: "Don't worry, Lao Yan is already waiting inside, but you have to be mentally prepared, things are not as bad as you think smoothly."

Andy's expression changed immediately: "What happened to my brother?"

"That's not true, let's go, first go and listen to what Lao Yan said, he personally investigated, and he is the one who knows the specific situation best."

Although Tan Zongming already knew the situation from Lao Yan, he thought it would be better for Lao Yan to tell Andy himself.

Andy followed Tan Zongming into the villa, and met Lao Yan in the lobby.

Lao Yan was a slightly fat middle-aged man. When he saw Tan Zongming and Andy walking in, he immediately stood up.

"Andy, this is Lao Yan, my good friend. I entrusted your brother's affairs to him, and he is absolutely reliable."

"Old Yan, this is Andy."

"Old Yan, hello, it's really hard work for you." Andy said sincerely.

Lao Yan said with a smile: "No hard work, Andy, you are welcome, I heard about you from Lao Tan, you are Lao Tan's friend, that is my friend."

Tan Zongming said: "Sit down and talk."

As soon as he sat down, Andy couldn't wait to ask: "Old Yan, I, my brother, did you find him?"

"I'm sorry, Miss Andy, I didn't find your brother. I only found some news about him, and the situation is a bit special. I hope you will be mentally prepared."

Lao Yan's words made Andy's heart skip a beat, and he became even more nervous.

"You said, I'm already prepared."

Lao Yan looked at Tan Zongming and asked, "Then shall I tell the truth?"

Tan Zongming nodded and said, "Let's talk."

Lao Yan took a sip of water, cleared his throat, and then told the results of his investigation.

"Miss Andy, based on the information you provided, I went to your hometown, Daishan. I thought it would be difficult to investigate, but unexpectedly, the orphanage where you and your brother lived is still alive today. It still exists, more than 20 years later, instead of declining, it has become the largest and best orphanage in that area.”

Andy was surprised. Her memory of her childhood was already very blurred, but the situation in the memory orphanage didn't seem to be good.

But such an orphanage can persist until now, and it is getting better and better. This is really strange in a small place like Daishan.

"Not only is the orphanage still there, even the dean is an old man of the orphanage. He has been the director there for more than 20 years. I heard that she has inherited her mother's will and has been sticking to that orphanage."

Andy's eyes brightened immediately: "In that case, she must remember me and my brother, right?"

Seeing that Andy was agitated, Tan Zongming handed her a bottle of water and comforted her: "Andy, calm down first, and listen to Lao Yan."

"Miss Andy, you are right. I was also very happy at the time. I thought I could easily find out your brother, so I went to find Dean Xie in person. Oh, Dean Xie is the dean of that orphanage. , a particularly amiable old dean."

"I told her about your situation, and it was very strange to say it. After I mentioned the names of you and your brother, Dean Xie behaved strangely, as if shocked, but her behavior also showed a point. She knew About you and your brother."

"But just when I wanted to continue asking, she didn't want to say more. No matter what I said, it was useless. Later, I had no choice but to ask Lao Tan for a copy of your resume, which proved that you really came from here. She was adopted in a welfare home, but she still doesn't want to tell me."

"I spent a long time there, but I had no choice but to do another investigation. I investigated many places, but the strange thing is that I couldn't find any trace of your brother's existence. In the end, I had no choice but to find Dean Xie again. .”

"In the end, she may have seen our determination to investigate, so she told me what happened back then."

"It turns out that a few years after you were adopted, Ms. Andy, your brother was also adopted by the family, but within a few months, your brother was sent back by the adoptive family."

Andy suddenly looked puzzled: "Backed back? What do you mean?"

"According to Dean Xie, the family said that your brother has mental and intellectual problems, and they were unwilling to adopt your brother, so they sent him back to the orphanage."

Hearing this sentence, Andy was still shocked, his face full of disbelief: "You said my brother has mental problems? Impossible, it is absolutely impossible, in my memory, my brother is very smart, very smart , how could there be an intellectual problem."

"That's what Dean Xie said, but she also said that after your brother was sent back, after a while, he was adopted by another couple, and he has left the orphanage since then."

"The Dean Xie asked me to tell you that if you are looking for your younger brother to confirm whether he is doing well, I will tell you not to look for it again, because your younger brother is doing very well now, especially well. If you are looking for him Okay, don't look for him any more, she won't say anything more. "

"Afterwards, I used my relationship to find your brother, but it was still the same as before. No matter how I searched, I still couldn't find any news about your brother, so I think this may be the work of the family who adopted your brother. They may not want to Let people find them, so the traces of your brother were destroyed."

Andy analyzed calmly: "You mean, my brother was adopted, and there are other secrets in it?"

Old Yan said truthfully: "It's just a possibility. If the family that adopted your brother is not simple, it does have the ability to destroy the traces. Of course, there may be other possibilities."

Andy cleared his mind, and said in a deep voice, "In other words, the only one who may know my brother's whereabouts is the dean of the orphanage?"

"This should be."

Lao Yan nodded. He tried many methods, but that Dean Xie just didn't say anything, and he couldn't force it, so he could only come back and tell Tan Zongming and Andy the news, and let them make their own decisions.

Tan Zongming said: "Andy, the matter is already very clear. Now only the dean knows the whereabouts of your brother, but what she said, I think you should think about it carefully. Maybe your brother is living a really good life now." If you rush to find him, maybe it will disturb him instead."

But Andy said resolutely: "No, I must find my brother, especially if he may still have mental problems, I must find him. If I can't find him, I will never feel at ease in my life."

Thinking that her younger brother might be mentally retarded, she felt pain and fear in her heart. She must find him and find out the truth of the matter.

(End of this chapter)