Twenty one hours later, 10 a.m. Milan time.


    As soon as the promenade of emmanuele II awoke in the warm morning light, travelers from all over the world poured in.


    This famous Italian and even global fashion commercial street, as always, has gathered countless luxury lovers, who are not less enthusiastic in the cold early winter season.


    Xu Qiao pushed her suitcase into the cross arcade street, stopped in front of an independent store called "Y & E", took off her sunglasses and knocked on the glass door twice.


    The Chinese woman cleaning the window in the shop raised her eyes and waved to her in surprise: "Qiao!"


    Xu Qiao pushes the door in.


    This is a well-known one-stop customized jewelry brand in the Italian rich circle. The hostess Yu Jin is a Chinese jewelry designer, and the male host Elio is an Italian fashion designer. Seven years ago, they got married from partners, and their love is as good as ever.


    Xu Qiao and her husband and wife met at Milan spring and summer fashion week three years ago, because they share the same aesthetic taste.


    "Elio!" Yu Jin took Xu Qiao''s suitcase and yelled, "come on, your muse has arrived early!"


    Xu Qiao than a "stop" gesture: "do not accept the support, I just occasionally blow rainbow fart to him."


    "It''s very rare! His style is rarely open in China. Every time you praise him, he can sit in front of the computer and draw the design draft all night! I didn''t see you at this autumn and winter fashion week. He''s been decadent for a whole week and refuses to work! "


    Inside came an Italian saying that Elio was saying, "I''ll change my clothes and come back.".


    Yu Jin rolled his eyes: "listen, I''m going to eat your vinegar!"


    Xu Qiao could understand a few words of Italian, raised her hand to surrender and said, "don''t worry, I''m not interested in men with beards."


    "I''ll cut it right away!" Elio replied in broken Chinese


    It''s a joke, of course.


    When ellio came out to greet Xu Qiao, she saw his full face.


    "Don''t you mean to come the day after tomorrow? I''m not even ready! " Ellio complained.


    The smile on Xu Qiao''s face faded.


    According to the original plan, she would go shopping in Milan for a few days and then talk to Yu Jin and Elio about the past. But when she just arrived in Milan from Paris, she received a message from her father. Xu Kangrong said that she was a little short of money and asked her to remit some of the remaining money to him, and then return it as soon as possible.


    She turned her head around and left only pocket money on her side. One day later, she used it very much. This morning, she urged her father to support her. However, she found that her family''s mobile phones were collectively turned off, and the company''s phone was working, but no one answered.


    She wanted to ask Zhu Li if there was something wrong with her family. As a result, Zhu Li also lost contact.


    She didn''t even have the money to buy a plane ticket to return home. She was a little flustered. She had no relatives in Milan, so she had to ask Yu Jin and Elio for help.


    When they heard this, they restrained their joking attitude.


    "Of course, we are willing to lend you money, but I think you should find out what happened at home first, and rush back in case of something bad?" Yu Jin said, "do you have any close friends in China? Try to contact, it''s impossible for everyone to evaporate! "


    Xu Qiao''s restlessness is completely exposed under the warning of these words, and her hand trembles slightly as she turns over her mobile phone address book.


    I haven''t found the right person yet. Suddenly, there is a vibration in my palm.


    She almost fell off her mobile phone. After holding it firmly, she saw a short message from Xu Kangrong. The message bar showed the opening sentence: "Qiao Qiao, Dad, I''m sorry for you..."


    Her heart sank to the bottom of the valley in an instant, and her fingertips hung on the top of the screen without pressing down.


    All the bad guesses poured into my mind in a flash.


    Yu Jin held her shoulder: "look, at least it means your father is OK, isn''t it?"


    Xu Qiao nodded and opened the SMS details page.


    "Qiao Qiao, dad is sorry for you. Dad thought that everything would get better, so he kept it from you all the time. In fact, Jinlu encountered a huge financial crisis in the middle of this year. Dad worked hard for half a year, but still didn''t save the company. Instead, he owed a large amount of loans to the bank. The company will go into bankruptcy soon. All the movable and real estate of our family, including your luxury goods, will be forced to be auctioned by the bank. Sorry, Dad can''t leave anything for you. Dad can only promise that these debts won''t fall on your shoulders... "


    Xu Qiao looked at the dense screen in chaos. She knew how to write and read these words separately, but what they combined together meant and what they meant, which made her particularly difficult to understand at the moment, so that she had to go back twice to read every sentence.


    "This is a text message sent regularly. When you see these words, Lili has followed his mother to other countries and his father has also gone to Southeast Asia. Dad has some old friends here and will try to find business opportunities to make a comeback. It''s just that it''s too mixed up to take you with him for the time being. You listen to my father''s words, first go back home to find friends to take in for a while, and when my father is stable, I will contact you as soon as possible. Finally, dad knows that you can''t give up your mom''s letters more than those luxuries. Before dad left, he took them out of the safe and entrusted them to the second son of the Cheng family. You can go to him to get them. Take good care of yourself. Don''t abuse your body. Be worthy of your mother and wait for your father to pick you up. "The shop was so quiet that the needle could be heard. Xu Qiao held the mobile phone without expression and said nothing.


    In a dead silence, a customer pushed the door in. Elio waved his hand and said he was sorry. He can''t open today.


    Xu Qiao seemed to be awakened by the movement. She finally understood what it was. She looked up at Yu Jin and said, "we have nothing in our family, I have nothing..."


    -


    Yu Jin thinks that Xu Qiao''s reaction, as a wealthy family who has suffered great changes in her family, can be regarded as calm.


    She didn''t cry or go crazy. After a long time of dripping water, she suddenly remembered her father''s advice that she should take good care of herself. She said that she had hypoglycemia and had to eat. She immediately stuffed three pieces of toast with milk.


    Although Yu Jin and Xu Qiao are very speculative in jewelry design, their understanding of her is only superficial, so they can''t tell whether she is really calm or pretending to be calm.


    But no matter what, Yu Jin''s mind is clearer than Xu Qiao''s.


    So in the evening, when Xu Qiao asked to listen to her father and buy a plane ticket to return home, Yu Jin stopped her.


    "I don''t think you can come back now." Yu Jin said, "you haven''t contacted your best friend all day today. Are you sure you can find her when you return home?"


    Xu Qiao lowered her eyes: "her family really don''t like our family very much, maybe..."


    "Maybe her family didn''t want to stir up the muddy water. She was forced to cut off contact with you because of the family''s blocking. So if you go back now, you may not be able to find her. Your company has not officially entered bankruptcy proceedings, and employees'' wages have not been liquidated and compensated. If you don''t have a shelter in the North City, you are likely to be in trouble. "


    "You don''t have any family there, and it''s unknown whether your former friends will do anything. Why rush back to get yourself into trouble? Your visa hasn''t expired yet, so you''d better stay out of the limelight here. "


    Xu Qiao shook his head: "but now I have no money, I can''t afford the high cost of room and board in Milan."


    Yu Jin laughed: "how can it be? Your talent is the most valuable thing in you. Why are the jewelry and clothes you like always sought after by fashion authorities? They say it''s Koi luck? I don''t believe it. It''s strength. Elio and I don''t mind having more bowls and chopsticks at home. The value you can bring us may be thousands or thousands of times as much as the cost of accommodation. "


    "When I say that now, maybe I mean to take advantage of the fire..." Yu Jin stood up and reached out to her, "but I''m really glad that you are willing to believe me when you are in trouble. Are you willing to work for me for a few days before your father comes to pick you up as the first lady?"


    -


    Xu Qiao accepted Yu Jin''s proposal for the time being.


    Although she thinks that Yu Jin only offered to work for her to protect her self-esteem, at present, it seems that returning home is more risky than meaningful, so after several hours of consideration, she decided to stay and watch the change.


    Maybe, maybe dad will pick her up soon.


    It''s just that there''s one more thing to explain in China.


    That night, Xu Qiao came to Yu Jin''s and Elio''s home in Milan with her luggage. Before going to bed in the early morning, she repeatedly read Xu Kangrong''s text messages with her mobile phone. She was really puzzled that he gave Cheng Lang his mother''s letter.


    Xu Kangrong''s mobile phone has been turned off. She can only contact Cheng Lang first to try.


    After putting Cheng Lang''s number out of the blacklist of the address book, she dials his phone. After three rings, the phone is connected.


    It should be early morning in China


    At this moment, Xu Qiao had a strange sour nose.


    All day today, she made countless phone calls and listened to the cold mechanical voice over and over again. Only this phone call made at a slightly disturbing time was unexpectedly answered.


    Maybe it''s because of this, she couldn''t hold back her tears all day. When her eyes were hot, she hung up subconsciously.


    On the other end of the phone, Gao Rui in the office is so anxious that a girl will stamp her feet!


    "Oh, aren''t you too slow!" Gao Rui looked at Cheng Lang with regret. "You picked up your mobile phone with the first sound. What do you want it to ring three times for?"


    Cheng Lang glances at him, looks at the mobile phone screen and doesn''t speak. Five minutes later, the phone never rang again, and he called back.


    After the same three voices, Xu Qiao''s voice with a thick nasal voice sounded: "hello..."


    Cheng Lang gave a "MMM".


    Gao Rui Um, what, um, constipation? Can you talk well? It''s burning. Remember you two were in a cold war?


    Obviously, Cheng Lang, which sounds lighter than plain boiled water, also hit Xu Qiao. She let out a breath.


    Cheng Lang then said, "what''s the matter?"


    Gao Rui You''re cold, you''re awesome, you''re an emotionless ATM!


    "Did my father give you something?" Xu Qiao said with a kind of reluctance.


    "Yes.""You know all about my family?"


    "Well."


    "Then..." Xu Qiao hesitated.


    This "that" seems to overlap with a certain moment in the past. A smile appears on Cheng Lang''s serious face: "that?"


    "Can you send it to me?"


    “……”


    As if the quintessence of Chinese culture changed face, Cheng Lang''s smile disappeared: "where to send it?"


    "Milan."


    "Who is responsible for the loss so far?"


    "Ah, will it be lost? I used to send things across the country, and I never lost them. "


    "It''s a big piece of paper. How thin do you think it is?"


    "What should I do? I''m not going back to China now..."


    "Don''t you come back?"


    Gao Rui swallows nervously, quietly lighting wax for Cheng Lang.


    If you want to talk about it, you have to talk about it the night before last when Cheng Lang got the news that Xu Kangrong was running away.


    Cheng Lang had a lot of contacts in Europe. At that time, he made a quick decision to let people from Milan stop Xu Kangrong at the airport.


    Then there is a transnational negotiation.


    Cheng Lang asked Xu Kangrong about his debts on the phone.


    Xu Kangrong said that the company''s and bank''s apparent debts can basically be paid off after the bankruptcy liquidation of the company and the mandatory auction of its property. What''s more troublesome is that he used to have a good fortune in gambling. In recent months, he wanted to turn over and save the company by gambling. As a result, he got lucky and owed gambling debts, so he had to borrow usury to repay them. The last debt is on the usury, which has become a bad debt.


    However, the original situation still has room for maneuver, not serious enough to run, he sent Xu Qiao abroad just in case. Who wants Yan Lizhen to run away suddenly. When the news leaked out, the creditor must feel that the Xu family is finished and rush to collect the debt. He is worried that those people who are not good at teaching others will make trouble for Xu Qiao, so he can only get rid of the shell and go to Milan.


    The usury owed by Xu Kangrong is, of course, an astronomical number for the Xu family, which is facing bankruptcy.


    But for the Cheng family, it''s just a small sum of money that can be earned soon.


    So Cheng Lang made a deal with Xu Kangrong - he helped the Xu family pay off the usury once, and introduced Xu Kangrong a business route in Southeast Asia on the condition that Xu Kangrong could not take away Xu Qiao.


    Xu Kangrong should understand the meaning behind this condition, but he has no choice.


    Those usurious creditors are the bastards who can cut people''s hands and feet for debt collection. Owing a lot of debt, Xu Qiao followed him to sleep in the open, even his personal safety could not be guaranteed. He could not imagine what his daughter would suffer if she was so beautiful and exiled.


    Such a comparison, let daughter stay in Cheng Lang side, always better than displacement.


    As things get worse, being alive is the most important thing.


    Therefore, forced by the situation, Xu Kangrong agreed to Cheng Lang, and according to his explanation, he sent a short message to Xu Qiao, omitting the heavy part about usury and Yan Lizhen''s money running away, and gave a few instructions.


    According to Gao Rui''s understanding, the matter is settled here, and the next step is for Cheng Lang to take Xu Qiao home and settle down.


    But these rich people are really different from ordinary people.


    After doing this, ordinary people must feel that "I have spent so much money for you, I must let you know immediately and move you.".


    The president of Chengda thinks that "you don''t care for me, I spend so much money for you, and I''m not cheap. I must let you come to me by yourself.".


    So Cheng Lang sent someone to confirm Xu Qiao''s whereabouts in Milan. After ensuring her safety, he was waiting for her to ask him for help.


    As a result, until now, the little girl said, "don''t go back home.".


    Gao Rui is anxious, but Gao Rui can''t say.


    "What can you do in Milan if you don''t come back?" Cheng Lang asked.


    Perhaps it was the electromagnetic wave that did not understand the amorous feelings that added a scornful tone to his ordinary question. Xu Qiao was silent and said: "I''m not a waste that can''t live without my family! I''ve got a job in Milan! Take good care of the letter and I''ll hire someone to pick it up. " Then he hung up.


    Rao Shi Cheng Lang, who is indifferent to everything, is also angry. He points to the interrupted interface and asks Gao Rui, "what is she doing without fear? I''m broke? "


    Gao Rui sighed and said yes. Isn''t it true that who is the first to move and who is the first to be poor?


    Cheng Lang asked, but he didn''t seem to want an answer. After a long silence, he regained his composure and explained, "a week, at most half a month, get people back to the north city."