After the cocktail party, Jiangzhou personally sent the Su family back, while Su Miaomiao left alone with Gui Mengjun. No matter what happens next, some things must be said face to face.
Late at night, under the brightest lighthouse in Hanoi, Gui Mengjun smoked a cigarette, looked at his third sister under the moonlight, and asked softly: "Are you really going to break up with me?"
Su Miaomiao behaved very calmly today. She sat on a bench with her head down, showing no signs of overly excited emotion.
"Why don't you speak?" Gui Mengjun asked.
Su Miaomiao was silent for a while, then asked calmly, "Meng Jun, do you want to marry me because of emotional factors or other factors?"
Gui Mengjun took a deep puff of his cigarette and asked, "Did anyone tell you anything?"
Su Miaomiao raised her head: "Do I need anyone to tell me? I'm not a fool. After going through so many things, how can I not understand everything?"
Gui Mengjun bent down and sat next to Su Miaomiao, looking at the surrounding scenery, and narrated softly: "The first time I saw you in Longcheng, I had a different feeling about you."
Su Miaomiao was silent.
"You look very much like my first love." Gui Mengjun looked at Miaomiao and said very straightforwardly.
"What you said is actually quite uncomfortable for a woman." Su Miaomiao also looked at him.
Gui Mengjun smoked a cigarette: "No, you don't understand what I mean. I tell you this, not to say that I am using you as a substitute for someone else. In fact, your personality and temperament are completely different from my first love. Yours is more intense and free and easy. To be honest, Miaomiao, at my age, after going through so many things, it is actually very difficult for me to invest my feelings in a woman. To be precise, even my feelings in family and friendship have faded. Maybe the more I see, the less I believe. But you are different. When I am with you, I feel relaxed and simple... I like the way you are straightforward in the negotiations on arms business. After scolding my people, you scold me again. I also like your carefree and silly look. Maybe this is to learn from each other's strengths and make up for each other's weaknesses. I am already complicated enough, so God pity me and let me meet someone like you."
Su Miaomiao was silent.
"I'm honest with you. I really love you." Gui Mengjun frowned slightly. "But objectively speaking, there are indeed many other factors between our relationship. I don't want to be a liar, and I don't want to use sweet words to coax you. This is real."
Su Miaomiao looked at him: "Then you...!"
"Listen to me." Gui Mengjun interrupted with a wave of his hand, "Women may look at things differently from men. You may feel that our relationship is mixed with other factors, which makes it impure, but for me, this is a kind of luck that has made my character explode. I love you very much, and being able to marry you can also enhance our careers. Isn't this a good thing?"
After hearing this, Su Miaomiao also fell into deep thought.
Gui Mengjun stood up, put his hands behind his back and looked around, and asked in a hoarse voice: "Miaomiao, the Gui family has come to this stage today. In fact, we are no longer short of money, nor do we lack the so-called social status. In terms of material satisfaction, perhaps we live a better life than some people in power. If I feel good one day, I want to buy a private jet, which can be done in minutes, but those in power may not dare to do it. But do you know why I am financially free, but I still have to work so hard? I even almost lost my life several times!"
"Can't retreat?" Su Miaomiao replied.
"There are some reasons, but not absolutely." Gui Mengjun smiled. "You may think the reasons I gave are too big and empty, or even think that I am pretending, but I still want to tell you frankly that I want to do something for my hometown in my life. My idol is Governor Pu. Although he... he has made many mistakes, I still admire him. My hometown was once full of poppies. It was poor and backward, and there were constant civil wars. After the first year of the era, resources were scarce, and our turmoil was even worse. Following the Fifth District, they used us as cannon fodder. Batches of young and middle-aged people in Hanoi went to the battlefield and went abroad, and never came back, and their lives were exchanged for only enough supplies to sustain their lives. Later, we took refuge in the Chinese District, but the two sides are still dependent. The Old Triangle has submitted applications to the United Government to establish a region several times, but they have all been rejected. Until now, we have never been officially recognized by anyone."
Su Miaomiao listened to these words with a dazed look in her eyes. She seemed to find it hard to accept that these words came from the mouth of a politician who would only do things for the benefit of the people.
"Our generation is responsible for the nation's mission. After the country is unified and wars are over, we need to develop and cling to the Chinese region to accumulate energy for our hometown." Gui Mengjun lit another cigarette: "Only if we lay a good foundation can our next generation be recognized and not looked down upon. This is why I was willing to accept the job of arms business. It can bring economic improvement to my hometown and strengthen our relationship with the Chinese region. If the Longcheng track is really opened up, Hanoi may become an important channel for exporting materials and trade. For this reason, I am willing to fight and give it a try."
Su Miaomiao looked at Gui Mengjun, who looked very serious, and responded sincerely: "I never thought that you look at business in this way."
“… Maybe my family background was relatively good since I was young, haha.” Gui Mengjun grinned: “If people are well fed and live well, maybe they will have the capital to talk about their ideals.”
Su Miaomiao nodded slowly, agreeing with Gui Mengjun's statement in her heart.
Gui Mengjun reached out and grasped Miaomiao's hand, looking at her lovingly: "This is the most real factor besides feelings, but I must also tell you that I love you and want to marry you."
Su Miaomiao stared at him: "I believe it."
"I can understand Uncle Su's opinion of me." Gui Mengjun said very seriously: "But I promised him that as long as I am alive, no one can hurt you again!"
Su Miaomiao slowly opened her arms and hugged him: "I'll go talk to my father and convince him."
…
Inside the hospital.
Su Tianbei glanced at his watch, walked to Tianyu with concern, and poked him in the ribs: "Liuzi, don't you think Miaomiao is drunk and got on the bus without buying a ticket? What time is it now, and she hasn't come back yet?"
Su Tianyu was stunned: "I find that you really worry too much and never get old! How old is she? Don't you have this sense of propriety? Unless she is willing, otherwise with Gui Mengjun's two tricks, if he dares to force himself on her, then my third sister will definitely make him understand what gentleness is!"