"No! Mr. Wang!" The crowd who came to their senses tried to hold him back.
In the corner, only one person kept their head down, too afraid to look up.
Huo Cheng took a glance. He had already learned the truth from the black - suited men. However, this person was not his responsibility to deal with. He believed the village head could handle this problem properly.
Taking his eyes off that person, he shook his head. "I don't belong here. There will surely come a day when we part. But don't worry. The tea business will go on as usual. Moreover, I'll arrange for professionals to guide you on tea - picking and tea - tree management."
The crowd fell silent.
The village head stepped forward. "Thank you."
He couldn't say more words of gratitude. He truly admired this young man.
The noisy voices around them rose again, showing their reluctance for Huo Cheng's departure.
Huo Cheng waved his hand, and the crowd fell silent again. "I've gathered you here today to discuss something with you."
Everyone's eyes were fixed on him, waiting for his words.
"I want to build a road. You don't need to contribute any money. Consider it my investment."
There was an uproar again. These villagers never thought they could have a road built. After all, the mountains were high and the roads were dangerous. The cost of building a road might be something they could never afford.
The village head knew what the villagers were thinking. He shook his head and hesitated for a long time before saying, "This isn't appropriate."
"There's nothing inappropriate. I'm a businessman after all."
His words vaguely implied that he was taking advantage of them, but they all knew that the investment was really huge.
In the end, they accepted his offer. The villagers saw him off down the mountain until the big black cars disappeared from their sight.
When they turned back, Chang Jian, who had been ignored all this time, stood out.
He quickly knelt down and kowtowed to the crowd. "I'm sorry. I made a big mistake. I was possessed by the devil. Please forgive me."
He knelt in front of each person, but they all turned their sides, ignoring him.
He became even more flustered. At this moment, he knelt in front of Xiaocui and wailed, "Xiaocui, forgive me! I was so stupid. I went crazy. Please don't be mad at me, okay?"
Xiaocui didn't turn her side like others. She looked straight at him until he finished speaking, then slightly parted her lips. "Get out of here!"
Then she turned around and left.
She climbed up the mountain, looked in the direction where the cars had left, and smiled faintly.
She knew she didn't deserve him. Now she felt relieved.
In the car, Gu Sisi looked sulky. She stared at Huo Cheng's face and questioned, "Did you know all along that these people meant no harm, so you refused to leave and made us worry for nothing?"
Huo Cheng shook his head.
Gu Sisi became even more sulky, wrinkling her little face.
"Then what's the reason?"
Huo Cheng smiled faintly and told the truth. "The reason I didn't hide is that even if they came to cause trouble for me, I could still defeat them."
His tone was calm, but in Gu Sisi's eyes, it seemed a bit pretentious. She looked at him doubtfully.
The black - suited driver's expression froze.
The young master was telling the truth, but saying it so straightforwardly was a bit of a blow to him!
He felt like crying but had no tears. Who asked him to be the driver of this car?
"Why did you go to that small mountain village?" Gu Sisi continued to ask.
Huo Cheng suddenly laughed and placed his big hand on Gu Sisi's head. "Didn't I tell you?"
Gu Sisi slapped his hand away and retorted, "Do you think I'll believe you?"
For the reason of tea, Gu Sisi really wanted to believe him, but no boss would go and live in a village just for tea.
Huo Cheng put away his smile and looked at Gu Sisi seriously. "I went there to recover from my injury. Because it was a secluded place, it was safe for me. But later, I helped them develop the tea business because this seclusion would harm many women, like you. So this kind of seclusion is a harm to some people, and that's why I wanted to change this place."
"Tea wasn't the reason I went there. It was the result of my visit."
Huo Cheng also found it funny and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
"If it weren't for you, I would have left long ago."
After all her doubts were solved, Gu Sisi bit her lip and decided to thank him seriously.
"So if it weren't for you, I would surely be in a very bad situation now. Thank you." Gu Sisi looked at him with bright eyes. Before Huo Cheng could speak, she put her finger on his lips. "I wanted to say this when I found you before, but I never got the chance."
"I was angry before because I thought you didn't love me and deliberately exposed me to danger. Later, I knew that wasn't the case."
Huo Cheng raised his eyebrows. "How so?"
Gu Sisi turned around and looked out of the window.
"I'm not telling you."
She never told Huo Cheng that she already knew they had met before and that their marriage wasn't an accident but a deliberate result of his.
Since Jiang Lihao got him drunk and made him tell the truth, maybe if she didn't say anything, he would never know that she knew the truth.
She would just keep this as her little secret happiness.
So no matter how much Huo Cheng asked and pressured her, she just refused to say a word.
After they had some fun, Huo Cheng leaned on Gu Sisi's shoulder and said softly, "Let's hold a wedding after we get back."
"So soon? Why?"
After their wedding plan was interrupted by a bunch of messy things, it seemed to have been put on hold for a long time. Gu Sisi was a bit surprised when it was suddenly brought up.
"Because I attended a wedding and suddenly realized that I still owe someone a grand wedding!"
The cars drove to the Huo Mansion, and the black - suited men left.
Gu Sisi went to her room to take a nap. When she woke up, she found that the usually quiet Huo Mansion was a bit lively.
There were many people standing in the living room. As soon as she came downstairs, she was grabbed by someone.
"Is this the bride?" A bald man wearing glasses grabbed her and sized her up.
At this moment, she didn't know where Huo Cheng was.
Gu Sisi cast a pleading look at Sister Hu, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.
Sister Hu didn't stop the man but quickly nodded. "Yes, this is her!"
The man pulled her and made her turn around in front of him. When she was completely confused, the man took out a tape measure and quickly finished measuring.
When she stopped, the man also stopped writing.
He proudly raised his head and walked outside. "Okay. The bride should just stay at home and wait for my specially - designed wedding dress. Keep a good mood. I don't want to see an unhappy bride."
This strange man appeared in Gu Sisi's sight and then left in a strange way.
Only then did Gu Sisi turn her attention to the other people. She found that many people standing in the living room were holding a plate with delicate ornaments on it.
"What's this?"
Sister Hu quickly grabbed Gu Sisi's hand and warmly led her to look. "These were all sent by the young master for you. What you need to do now is to pick a suitable one to wear at the wedding."
"So many?" Gu Sisi pointed at them in disbelief. These rows of people were all dressed the same. Gu Sisi had never seen so many people in the Huo Mansion before. When she looked down from the upstairs, she thought these people were going to perform some show.