In a dilemma, Lu Pianpian came in. She, who has always loved famous brands, shouted excitedly: "Oh my God, Brother Ning is such a big deal. Many of them are limited editions, and you can't buy them no matter how much you spend. I am so arrogant, my brother loves you very much."

The autumn mood smiled and closed the wardrobe.

Ning Juexi had already walked to the door of the room. Seeing that he was about to go to work, she walked over and asked, "Do you still have to go to work today?"

"I'm going to inspect the branch today." Ning Juexi put on a tie in his hand: "I might come back very late at night, or I might stay in the hotel directly."

"Oh." She walked over and took over naturally, carefully tied the neck tie for him, and then tilted her head and smiled Yan Yan: "The third brother is so handsome."

"What are you calling me?" Ning Juexi narrowed his eyes when he heard this, stretched out his hand but rushed in the air. She jumped away like a rabbit and entered the cloakroom, where Lu Pianpian was there too.

Ning Juexi was not inconvenient to go over and catch her and spank her. It happened that his cell phone was ringing at this time, and then he walked downstairs while answering the phone.

When Lu Pianpian heard that he had a dinner party last night, he didn't say anything, just pestering Qiu Yinong to go shopping.

Qiu Yinan was not here, so she went downstairs and found that everyone was leaving on the dining table, and Kou'er was no longer there. She had some breakfast casually and prepared to go to Ning Mengbei's villa to take a look.

Lu Pianpian insisted on following: "Brother Mengbei has a weird temper. I'm afraid you will be bullied by him. Don't worry, I will protect you."

The two walked through the flower room and soon came to the villa. The nanny was still the last time she received them. The nanny stood in the iron gate and looked alert. She did not relax because of their identities. She turned her back and walked under a tree in the distance, took her mobile phone and reported to the people inside. It took a few minutes before she came to open the door for them and welcomed them in.

"Please wait a moment for the third young lady and Miss Cousin. I'll call Miss Qiu now."

The villa in Ning Mengbei was here last time. It was evening and today it was daytime. I could take a closer look at the entire villa.

Strictly speaking, this building should not be called a villa, but a castle, which is in the Gothic style.

As soon as I entered, I felt that the space was very large, the windows were tall and large, the interior was luxurious, and it exuded a strong sense of aristocracy. Today, the sun was very bright outside. When the windows were inlaid, the colorful light created a series of wonders on the mottled and bizarre walls.

Qiu Yinong sat on the sofa drinking the flower tea delivered by the nanny. She couldn't help but look at the place where Qiu Kou would live in the future. Last time she came, she was directly introduced to the cellar. This was the first time she had come in.

"Are you surprised that every part of this building is carefully designed by Brother Mid-Bei?" Lu Pianpian couldn't sit still and walked around. He kept marveling whenever he saw a decoration or a corner.

Qiu Yinan raised his eyebrows. Not to mention anything else, building such a castle is indeed like Ning Mengbei's style. But from another perspective, in the increasingly open modern society, someone actually built such a closed castle, which itself exudes a strange and ancient eccentricity. Because the castle was a product of the medieval European era, it was first built by nobles to fight for land and fight wars. It is somewhat similar to China's Great Wall, with the purpose of military defense.

Ning Meng built this castle in the north to show how strong his defensive heart is. Kou'er had to live with such a man for the rest of his life, and it would be difficult to enter that castle.

Lu Pianpian couldn't stop talking as soon as he opened it and said endlessly: "Don't be surprised. In the Ning family, almost every man's body and talent is flowing in the blood of his body. The bedroom you live in now is Brother Ning's room before. Do you think your bedroom is particularly comfortable and the details are handled well? In fact, it was written by Brother Ning. Before you got married, Brother Ning personally drew the drawings. Those craftsmen in Ning's house for a month, and knocked the people's heads hurt. But after completion, the effect is very great. Every place there is his intention. Also, your new home outside and that villa is also the work of Brother Ning."

Qiu Yinong recalled the first time she entered the bedroom that day. She couldn't help but praise him. He said, "Thank you for your praise." She didn't think much about it at the time. After thinking about it, he was sending a message to her at that time that he designed the bedroom himself.

On the wall above the fireplace in the corner is a lifelike deer head embedded, with its antlers straight and powerful, spreading its teeth and claws like branches, stretching its eyes freely, and being open, like a brave fighter, always on alert.

Lu Pianpian patted the antlers and said casually: "Actually this is nothing. Brother Ning designed a house for Qin Shangshang before, that's what it means..." Suddenly, Lu Pianpian found that he had misunderstood and explained in a panic: "I'm so impressed, don't get me wrong. I didn't mean to provoke you and Brother Ning. I said the wrong thing, don't take it seriously. In fact, Qin Shangshang is Brother Ning's first love, and they have long been together..."

Qiu Yinong held the hot flower tea in his hand and drank it in small sips, without showing any unhappiness. Instead, he comforted Lu Pianpian and said, "It's okay, I won't care."

Lu Pianpian was really scared. She was afraid that Qiu Yinan would ignore her. She misunderstood that Qiu Yinan had been with such a long time, and the regret in her heart almost every day turned into a huge whip whipping herself. She hoped Qiu Yinan would be happy more than anyone else.

After accidentally mentioning Qin Shangshang, she wanted to suck her mouth and secretly scolded herself for not being able to control her mouth and dared to say anything out.

She carefully observed Qiu Yinong's expression and behavior, and she really didn't mind at all. She suddenly had a question in her heart. She saw that Brother Ning and Yinong were very loving in the past two days and were happy for them. But when she heard Brother Ning's first love, wouldn't normal women take the opportunity to ask more, or would there be an unnatural reaction on her face?

Why is it so abnormal, and it looks completely indifferent?

Could it be that Yi Nong and Brother Ning are really as rumored by the outside world, and they have their own feelings behind their backs?

Lu Pianpian couldn't say anything about it at this moment. She was a little disappointed and sad. She originally thought that Yinan had gained happiness with Brother Ning, and her guilt would be relieved. Now, after seeing this, what she saw may not be true.

In order to divert each other's emotions, Lu Pianpian tried to tell him some other relaxed and interesting topics, and naturally he went around Ning Mengbei and joked: "I'm going to tell you, I'm so impressed. Brother Mengbei has always been mysterious in my heart. He has been almost an invisible person since he was a child. Since he built a villa here, I have only met Brother Mengbei once or twice a year. This year is an exception. I see him every few days, and every time you and Brother Ning appear, the strangest thing is that whenever you appear, he will be in a bad face and leave immediately..."

Qiu Yinong didn't care about these details. After Lu Pianpian reminded him, his face became a little stiff.

Lu Pianpian didn't notice Qiu Yi's face changed, and he made fun of him even more excited: "Also, do you remember the year when you spent the summer vacation in the Ning family mansion? I saw Brother Mengbei almost every day. That year he and Brother Ning were in the same sophomore year, but my uncle had already been thrown into the Shengshi Dynasty for training. That year was almost the most powerful year for my three cousins. The senior officials of the Shengshi Dynasty were all eager to take sides. Everyone was optimistic about Brother Qiandong, and Brother Mengbei was not bad either. Don't look at his silent appearance, he was very good at doing things. I heard that he stayed in the sales department in the past six months, and he forced his sales in the two quarters to increase by a hundred.

Sixty points, the results were amazing, and they completely surpassed Brother Qiandong and Brother Ning. At that time, he was in the limelight. You said he was so busy, and there were so many social events in all aspects. How could he have time to be at home every day? But during that summer vacation, I could see him standing on the balcony morning and evening. The balcony was facing the tree we often love to treat. Every time I pushed you, he disappeared as soon as you looked up. I remember that you laughed at me and said that I was suspicious and had fantasy. Several times you chased and beat me, saying that I was always happy with you all day long. Now after thinking about it carefully, do you think he would have been in love with you for a long time..."

"Cough cough cough!" Qiu Yinong coughed violently without warning. Lu Pianpian ran over and put the teacup on the coffee table while helping her back, and said with a smile: "I'm just talking nonsense, just a joke. Do you need to be so surprised? To be honest, you were really sophisticated when you were a teenager. Most of the boys in the school like you. If I were a boy, I would chase you too."

Qiu Yinan waved her hand, her face flushed red: "No, it's a petal that stuck in my throat..."

"Why didn't you say it earlier?" Lu Pianpian quickly called the nanny to pour a glass of boiled water over: "Drink all this glass of water in one breath."

"Gudong!Gudong!" Qiuyinan finished drinking the glass of water and felt much more comfortable in her throat. She put down the water cup and looked up and saw Qiuke standing on the spiral stairs at some point, with a complicated look on her face.

"Ku'er!" Qiu Yinong stood up in a hurry. She didn't know how much the little girl heard and whether she had misunderstood something. She only knew that the little girl's emotions were extremely unstable recently, and she didn't want the little girl to think too much.

"Second sister, you have been here for a long time. I just painted in the studio, and my hands were covered with paint. I washed my hands and came over. Aunt Lu told me that you are here..." Qiu Kou spoke the same as usual, but the sentence was a bit inconsistent with the introductory words.

Qiu Yi was so strong that he quickly grabbed Qiu Ke’s cold little hand and said, “When did you start to fall in love with painting?”

"Yes, I have no interest in painting, nor have I talented. He insisted that I stay in the studio every day, but it seems that painting is my second sister, your interest, right?" Qiu Ke's voice wandered like a lonely ghost, looking at her with his head.

Qiu Yinong didn't know how to answer. Now she must have heard Lu Pianpian's words just now. She wanted to explain to Qiu Kou, but she was afraid that the more she explained, she could only smile and hold the little girl's hand and say, "What have you drawn? Why don't you take me to see?"

"Okay." Qiu Kou's eyes were erratic, and he took Qiu Yinan very obediently to the studio on the corner of the second floor. The space inside was very large, filled with easels and painting paper. There was a very large shelf on one corner, with a wide range of paint bottles and brushes of various models.

"Wow, when did Brother Mengbei build such a studio? It looks so professional and the design is so beautiful." Lu Pianpian said in surprise: "But Brother Mengbei is not interested in painting in my memory. What did he do with such a large studio? It's so strange."

Qiu Yinan frowned. When she came to Ning Mengbei for Ko'er's marriage, he once said that as long as she married him, he would not marry Ko'er.

She always thought that he was just trying to make things difficult for her, or that he was targeting Ning Juexi. Now all signs indicate that what he might have said at that time was true.

"Hey, this painting seems familiar." Lu Pianpian was admiring the oil paintings on the wall, and suddenly stopped moving in front of one of them. The perspective of this painting is very strange. The protagonist is an old tree with mixed roots and lush leaves, occupying the right half of the painting. On the left of the big tree is a large green lawn.

At first glance, it looks just an ordinary painting of landscape painting, but when you look closely, it turns out that the highlight is behind an inconspicuous cluster of leaves. A girl's half-silhouette, black hair, and can't see her face clearly. She holds something in her hand, only a pair of very slender and white long legs, as if she is shaking there. Although the girl only has a few strokes, she is the bright and clear stroke of the whole painting.

Qiu Yinong's face turned pale when he looked at the painting. Lu Pianpian also saw something and couldn't speak in a daze.

Qiuke came over at this time, looked up at the painting with them, and after a while he chuckled: "Second sister, why do I feel that the girls here are very similar to you."

Lu Pianpian looked at Qiu Yinan and said to Qiu Kou: "How is it possible? You can't even see your face. How could it be your second sister? This painting looks very ordinary. I don't know which third-rate painter Mengbei bought it from. It's so ugly."

As he said that, Lu Pianpian stood on tiptoe and reached out to take down the painting. Qiuke suddenly screamed and stopped Lu Pianpian: "No! This painting is Ning Mengbei's favorite, he will be angry if you take it down."

Lu Pianpian stopped moving, looked at Qiu Kou, who was overreacting, and then looked at Qiu Yin. Suddenly the atmosphere in the entire studio stagnated.

Qiu Yinong patted Lu Pianpian's shoulder and said softly: "Don't take it down, listen to Kou'er."

Lu Pianpian said oh, she didn't know the inside story anymore, and she guessed a few points when she saw this. She was uncertain about whether she was wrong with her accompanying Qiu Yinong to Mengbei Ge's villa today?

The sound of a car came faintly downstairs, and the three girls were silent in the studio. After a while, the nanny Aunt Lu knocked in and said, "Miss Qiu, the fourth young master is back. He said that it was lunch time, let the third young lady and Miss Cousin stay for dinner."

Qiu Kou agreed, turned around and hurried to the easel in the corner, picking up the pen and starting to continue painting.

Qiu Yinong walked over and stood behind and watched. She knew Kou'er so well that she had never been interested in painting. When she was a child, Lin Qiaoying signed up for Kou'er to a painting class. She was so envious, but Kou'er looked frowning and said that she hated painting the most. No matter how many times the teacher talked about it, she just couldn't remember it.

Judging from the several easels next to it, although they were all finished works, the paintings were very bad. Drawings focused on calmness and devoted themselves to them. Judging from these paintings, the painter was not calm and had too many distracting thoughts.

"Stop painting, Kou'er, you are not interested in this, why force yourself?" Qiu Yinong couldn't stand it anymore and pulled away the brush from Qiu'er's hand.

"No, he said he asked me to continue painting until he was good. This painting was a task he assigned to me before going out in the morning. If he didn't draw it well, he wouldn't have to eat. Second sister, you want to sit with you for dinner, so I have to speed up." Qiu Kou shook his head desperately and snatched the brush from Qiu Yinong's hand. During the fight, the paint was stained with her hand, and she didn't care at all.

This kind of Qiu Ke made Qiu Yinong feel sad for a moment. Once upon a time, her lively, cute, playful and kind sister disappeared, and now she is just a puppet in front of her.

Qiuke is determined to finish painting, but the richness of autumn cannot be stopped.

Lu Pianpian saw Qiu Yinan's discomfort and pulled her aside and whispered: "You can see it too, right? Brother Mengbei obviously regarded your sister as your substitute. If he couldn't get you, he would make Kou'er become you. This is incredible. Don't worry, I'll talk about him. If he doesn't listen, I'll tell my uncle and aunt..."

"Lu Pianpian." Qiu Yinong grabbed Lu Pianpian's hand: "Don't do anything randomly."

Lu Pianpian said hurriedly, "How can I call you like this? Brother Mengbei is obviously interested in you, but you are his third sister-in-law. How can he have ideas about his sister-in-law? This will also cause trouble for your marriage with Brother Ning, especially Ko'er, who is your sister. She can't live in the shadow of this for the rest of her life. She is so pitiful."

"Yes, Ko'er is innocent, so you can't do anything randomly. What if you make this big and spread it out? Their marriage is coming soon. Do you want the elders of the Ning family to intervene?"

"Yes, this is the best. Let my uncle and aunt know that Brother Mengbei has ideas about you, so that he will let Ko'er go."

Qiu Yinan pursed her lips and was speechless. Lu Pianpian's thoughts were too naive. The elders of the Ning family have always been very proud. If they knew about this, they would only try their best to cover it up and turn a blind eye. Maybe they would cut off her chances of meeting Kou'er from now on.

She couldn't take this aside, the only thing she could do now was try to persuade Ning Mengbei.

An hour later, Qiu Kou finished painting and the three of them went down for lunch.

In front of the long dining table, Ning Mengbei sat on the main seat like a noble king. He snapped his fingers and immediately four or five maids stepped forward to prepare dishes.

Appetizing salad, foie gras, American clam soup, baked snails, steak…

Qiu Yi Qian's food is not good at taste, and Lu Pianpian is also absent-minded. Qiu Ke has eaten a lot. It seems that he didn't eat much breakfast at the mansion, so he has been hungry.

Ning Mengbei also didn't eat much, and the food in front of him had almost never moved. He leaned against the chair and savored red wine. His sharp and cold eyes were hanging down, staring at the goblet in his hand, not knowing what he was thinking.

The lunch was served strictly in the order of serving Western food. After eating for an hour and a half, the last dessert was served.

The maid placed a coffee caramel cheesecake in front of everyone, with three beautiful layers of colors. Qiu Yinan only looked at it and didn't move. So did Lu Pianpian. She stared at the cake in front of her as if she saw a ghost.

How could Lu Pianpian forget about this kind of cake? She and Yi Nong stole so many of them during the summer vacation that year. They just don’t know if this cake was made by Liu Ma today. If so, it would be really evil. Brother Mengbei is really too deeply involved in evil.

Qiu Kou didn't eat the cake either. She wiped the corner of her mouth with a napkin, stared at the tableware in front of her and said, "I'm full."

Ning Mengbei was just drinking, and nodded as if it were not available, Qiu Kou slowly stood up and left.

The two of them had no communication between their eyes from beginning to end, and they were so scary.

Qiu Yinong always thought that two people who did not love each other could also live, just like she and Ning Juexi, they were polite and harmonious, respect each other as if they were angry, and they would soon pass away because the overall situation was the most important thing, she wanted to be Mrs. Ning and he wanted to be Mrs. Ning.

These two people are completely different. They have zero communication and don’t even want to do the minimum superficial skill.

Yes, they are not her and Ning Juexi. Their exposure rate is not high. There are not many eyes staring at them outside. They do not need to represent the entire Ning family supporting the storefront at all times, so what they show is the most realistic state of the two getting along.

Qiu Yinong couldn't say whether they were so good or whether they had a marriage pattern like that of Ning Juexi. One was real, life was cold and dark, and the other was nothing, life was peaceful and peaceful.

If possible, she hopes it is the latter.

[31 Novel Network] Lu Pianpian probably knew what Qiu Yinong was going to do, so he said, "I'll go and see Kou'er's paintings." He stood up and left.
To be continued...