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"Su Xu, listen to me!" Qin Zheng's voice also trembled. If he didn't explain this matter clearly, then Su Xu would never forgive him.

He had kept this a secret from her, and he hadn't wanted her to worry too much.

"The reason why I did not stop Shen Yunda from investigating you was because I was confident that I could ensure your safety." Pausing for a moment, he thought of Su Xu being hospitalized, and his tone became awkward and full of guilt. He had never protected Su Xu properly, and he had always been reluctant to let Su Xu experience the pain of a miscarriage.

"When she investigated your background, one of my subordinates also brought out that piece of information. The information about your past is indeed clearly written on it, and the first thing I thought of when I saw it was indeed to find your father. I've spent a lot of effort hiding it from you. In the end, I found him in a small city called C, and he's no different from a beggar. "According to the information, you lived in that city when you were young. I wonder if you have any impression of it."

Su Xu's heart sank. Of course she remembered.

They grew up here and there, moving to many places and living in many cities. They were like vagabonds, unable to take root in one place for long periods of time.

And C City was the city where they lived the shortest amount of time. Although it was short, it was a rare city of peace. Her biological father was not addicted to alcohol at that time, and the Su Yi in his memories was also very young and beautiful.

As Qin Zheng spoke, he already extended his hand from the side of the bed and pulled Su Xu into his embrace. As if to comfort each other, he said, "On one hand, I found him to relieve the knot in your heart, and on the other, I don't want others to use this matter to attack you." Although he had also considered Shen Yun Da at that time, he had more in mind that if Su Xu fought in the business world, she would inevitably offend other business people. He did not want her father to become a burden and his business opponents to harm her.

"Thus, I gave him a large amount of money and arranged for him to be sent out of the country by himself. I had thought that by doing so, you would be able to put an end to your past and not have to suffer the nightmare anymore."

He had arranged for her father to do almost everything himself abroad.

He had also sealed off all information about her father.

But he had underestimated Shen Yunda.

"I thought no one would find him." It was only at this moment that Qin Zheng found out that Shen Yunda had found Su Xu's father and used him as a threat. "Now that I think about it, I'm afraid that there's someone else already around to spy on me."

"I hid these from you because I didn't want you to worry about me. At that time, you went through so much trouble to work day and night and even fainted in the hospital, so your body was already too weak. Later on, I was unable to find the right opportunity."

She never liked having her own matters decided by others. He thought that in her childhood, she was the one who was least willing to let others know, especially him. Therefore, he had been waiting for Su Xu to open up her heart for him, which meant that she had completely accepted him. It was also the best opportunity for him to tell Su Xu to let go of this matter.

He thought that this method of guarding was the most correct.

He didn't expect it to be the most vicious weapon that could hurt her.

Su Xu was silent for a moment and then asked, "When did all this happen?"

The difference in caliber between him and Shen Yun Da made Su Xu suspicious.

"It happened during the few days when you were sheltered in the hotel when there was a problem with the cooperation between HCpaar and Yuan Zhao." It was during the week when she avoided the crowd that he did all this for her. It was also at that time that Qin Zheng slowly began to understand how deep his feelings for her were.

"What you and Shen Yunda said is the truth." What Shen said was that she found her beggar-like father and coaxed him to cooperate with her. According to Qin Zheng, he had given her father a large amount of money. After sending him abroad, Shen Yunda had placed spies around him, so he didn't know what had happened. Thus, Shen Yunta went abroad to bring her father back.

Which one should she believe?

"What country did you send him to?"

When Qin Zheng said the name of America, Su Xu was suddenly relieved. In that heaven of alcohol and gambling, her birth father would spend all his money. Then, he would become a beggar in a foreign land and would be dragged back by Shen Yun Da sooner or later.

She really didn't know if Qin Zheng was purposely messing with her by sending her to that place.

"Even though that place is full of alcohol, there's still a place that's famous in the world. I just sent him to that place."

She shook her head. "You don't know him very well."

Abstinence from alcohol and gambling – these two things, she had already lost confidence in her father as a child.

"Su Xu, this is what I concealed from your father. What I said was the truth. I did not say any nonsense. You must believe me."

Only after listening to the whole detailed sequence of events did Su Xu relax her tense nerves and relax her body.

It turned out that he had found her father first, not Shen Yun Da.

It turned out that he did not stand by and allow Shen Yunda to attack him.

Qin Zheng hugged her tightly. Su Xu closed her eyes and lay in his embrace tiredly. Both of them felt a chill down their spines. She could not tell if there was still any resentment towards him or not. True, he had protected her in his own way, but there was no denying the fact that he had condoned and broken her.

Although Su Xu's feelings for him were not deep, this was also the first time she broke through the shackles in her heart, and her heart was beating with love.

If you were to use points to compare love, I'm afraid it would only be six points. To others, these six points were the score that they had just passed. However, for Su Xu, they were all the points she could give. If it was someone else, she would not even give three points to them.

In the midst of this love, her feelings for Qin Zheng gradually shifted from lingering around his body to touching his heart. Initially, she didn't believe in love, but she had used the remainder of her trust to choose to love Qin Zheng.

"Su Xu, I know everything is for naught now, also …" "Too late."

Qin Zheng stood behind her as he spoke in a low voice, "When everything is settled, your original intention …" "Marry me as your wife? I won't let anyone hurt you again."

Su Xu's eyes trembled. He did not open them nor did he reply.

It was too late. She was no longer in the frame of mind she'd had when he'd proposed that night.

That night, she answered with utmost seriousness — Do you need a notary for your property? At that moment, she really wanted to spend the rest of her life with him. She even felt that she had finally found a place to park. That state of mind, that fleeting thought, would probably never happen again.

Qin Zheng sighed softly on top of her head.

Then she heard him say, "I won't let you go, Sue, even if you hate me, even if we're going to hurt each other, whether you hate me or not." He understood that it would be difficult for them to get along as they had before. The small life they had shared would be an unsolvable knot in their hearts.

Su Xu's heart ached. He wouldn't let go of her … She couldn't help but say, "Words, don't say too much."

He wanted to embrace her more forcefully, but he was afraid of hurting her. After pondering for a while, he realized that Su Xu's face was still pale and she didn't want to look at him.

He turned his head and kissed her forehead. His eyes swept across the back of her hand and saw the faint traces of needles on it.

She was really too tired. After their conversation, she didn't want to force herself to maintain her posture anymore. She allowed herself to lie in his embrace with her eyes closed. Qin Zheng helped her adjust her position so that she could lie down more stably.

And so he lay with her for almost an afternoon.

It was not until the sun set and if it were not for the fact that Su Xu had not eaten for a day, Qin Zheng would not have had the heart to wake her up.