Tang Muzhi tried his best to stay calm and continued to confront him, "You have failed to fulfill your responsibilities as a father, why should you let me fulfill my daughter's filial duty? If you want to make a fuss known to everyone, then let everyone do it. Look, look, what did you do to me? What did you do to grandma? What did you do to my mother?"
"You bastard, I will come over tomorrow and beat you to death."
"Fight, you have been beaten since you were little." Tang Muzhi looked at the heavy rain falling more and more fiercely in front of him, and a deep sadness emerged in his heart.
Memories of the past, like a scourge, swept toward her overwhelmingly, wrapping her up, crushing her fragile nerves, and devouring her mind.
Tang Hong seemed to be silent for a few seconds because of her words. Then, he suddenly changed his attitude, his tone was not as domineering as before, and he softened his posture.
"Zhizhi, we are father and daughter after all. Our blood relationship is there. There's no way you could really see me beaten to death by those people, right? Don't worry, I'm not selling the house, I'm just using it as a mortgage. , when I pass this hurdle, I will definitely redeem the house."
Listening to his extremely hypocritical words, Tang Muzhi only felt ridiculous.
Over the years, she has seen who he is more clearly than anyone else.
Without hearing her speak, Tang Hong started to persuade her again, "Zhizhi, you have been smart, kind and beautiful since you were a child. I am your grandma's only son. If something happens to me, your grandma will definitely do it." It’s sad, you can’t let her old man not rest in peace under Jiuquan, right?”
Hearing him mention grandma, Tang Muzhi became angry instantly and asked him out of control: "What qualifications do you have to mention grandma? Have you ever asked her in these years? Have you fulfilled your filial piety? When grandma passed away If you don’t show up, and you come back after so long after she passed away, and when you come back, you will use her house to fill your mess, are you still a human being?”
As she spoke, tears began to well up in her eyes, and her heart ached uncontrollably.
"That's enough!" Tang Hong roared angrily, "I'll come to you tomorrow. You can either give me the house book or prepare two million for me. It's your choice."
As soon as he finished speaking, he put down the phone.
Tang Muzhi was so angry that she was shaking all over. Veins were bulging on the fingertips holding the phone. Her eyes were sour and swollen, and her chest was filled with thick hatred.
She thought that Tang Hong would open his mouth like a lion, but she didn't expect that his mouth would open so wide.
If he wants two million for just one mouthful, why doesn't he rob a bank?
At this moment, she finally understood that some people are greedy devils from the bottom of their hearts. No matter how long it takes, his nature will not change.
W&L Technology, President's Office.
Shi Qian was reporting to Jing Xiao on the afternoon's itinerary across a desk.
At the end, he added, "Master Jing, someone is checking on Madam's current situation."
Hearing this, Jing Xiao frowned slightly, a cold light flashed across his eyes, and asked, "Who is it?"
Shi Qian hesitated for a moment and replied honestly: "He is from your father."
"Him?" Jing Xiao's face suddenly darkened, and his thin lips parted slightly, "Why did he suddenly think of checking up on Zhi Zhi's current situation?"
Shi Qian was stunned and lowered his head, "This... I don't know either."
They fell silent together, and the atmosphere became condensed.
Suddenly, Jing Xiao seemed to remember something, and his pupils suddenly tightened.
Could it be that the call Tang Muzhi received that day had something to do with him? Or is he threatening Tang Mu Zhi?
When such a terrifying thought appeared in his mind, he really panicked.
"You go and keep an eye on it. No matter why he wants to investigate this time, you have to remember that you can't let him know what he shouldn't know."
"Understood." Shi Qian nodded hurriedly and promised, "Don't worry, Mr. Jing, I will make arrangements."
Seeing that he was about to go out, Jing Xiao said again, "Please go check it out. Apart from being in school, where else has Zhizhi been recently? Who has she met? In addition, I also need her call records. share."
Hearing this, Shi Qian paused and couldn't help but remind: "Master Jing, my wife is always followed by bodyguards when she goes out. Recently, apart from going back to her mother's house and going to the bank, she spends the rest of her time at home and school, and , when she went to her mother's house that day, Weng Lu and she were the only ones at home. As for the bank, she didn't handle any business, it seemed she just checked the balance. Do you need to check these again? "
After hearing what he said, Jing Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Then give me her call records."
After speaking, he waved his hand and signaled Shi Qian to go out.
When the office became quiet, he sat back on the chair, his dark and deep eyes showing a bit of complexity. He always felt that this matter was not simple.
The rain outside is getting heavier and heavier, and there are even occasional thunders, which seem to pierce the sky and shock the soul.
Tang Muzhi had no intention of reviewing all afternoon. She looked out the window, her thoughts already drifting away.
When she thought about Tang Hong coming over tomorrow, she felt very upset, but there was nothing she could do to stop him.
She didn't want to compromise, but she had to bow her head. Thinking of this, she became even more depressed.
Seeing that she was distracted, Yu Youxi reached out and poked her arm, complaining: "What are you thinking about? I've been sitting here for a long time, and you didn't pay attention to me."
She gathered her thoughts, looked at her softly, and murmured, "It's raining really hard outside."
"Yeah, so be careful and don't catch another cold." Yu Youxi warned worriedly.
She nodded, indicating that she understood, and then stopped talking.
At around six o'clock in the afternoon, the sky outside had darkened, thunderstorms were raging, and the air was filled with a bitter cold smell.
After hesitating for an afternoon, Tang Muzhi finally called her mother and told her that Tang Hong would be coming tomorrow.
But he just told her to be careful and didn't mention Tang Hong's request for money.
Although the weather was bad today, Tang Muzhi stayed in the library until after eight o'clock.
When she was packing her things and getting ready to leave, Yu Youxi sent her a message.
[It’s still raining heavily outside. I’ll take you back later. 】
After she rejected the message, she sent another message to Jing Xiao.
【I'm ready to go home. 】
The implication of her words was that if he hadn't arrived yet, there was no need to come over, she could go back by herself.
Jing Xiao looked at the phone screen and quickly replied.
[I have arrived at the school gate. 】
[I drove here, you can see it when you come out. 】
He came directly to wait for her after get off work. When he parked the car on the side of the road, it was just half past seven.
Seeing him replying almost instantly, Tang Muzhi was a little stunned, with an inexplicable flash of surprise in his heart.
Not long after, she strode towards the school gate holding the umbrella she borrowed from her classmates.
The temperature at night seemed to have dropped several degrees again. It was so cold that she couldn't help but shiver with every step she took.
Although she was holding an umbrella, her clothes were still a little wet from the rain.
When she arrived at the school gate, she immediately saw Jing Xiao's car parked on the roadside.
Although there were many people coming and going at the moment, they were all holding umbrellas and walking in a hurry, so no one would pay attention to her, let alone whose car she got into and who she was walking with.
As soon as she got into the car, Tang Muzhi couldn't help but sneeze.
"I told you not to come to school today, but you refused to listen." Jing Xiao scolded with a worried tone, and then raised the temperature in the car.
Seeing water droplets on her forehead, he took a tissue and tried to wipe it for her.
Feeling the heat transmitted from his fingertips, Tang Muzhi's heartbeat inexplicably missed half a beat. She was stunned for a few seconds, turned her head to avoid his hand, and grabbed the tissue, "I'll do it myself. .”
Jing Xiao retracted his hand and tightened his hands slightly. Seeing that her clothes were a little wet, his heart was full of worry and pity, but he didn't say anything and just started the car to go home.
Tang Muzhi glanced sideways at him and slowly uttered two words, "Grandma..."
Knowing what she wanted to say, Jing Xiao remained silent and continued to concentrate on driving.
Seeing this, Tang Muzhi was too embarrassed to continue asking, so he could only move his eyes to the window.
Although it only took a few minutes to go home, this awkward atmosphere still made Tang Muzhi feel uncomfortable.
"It only rains in the winter in Haicheng, not snow. It's such a pity." She couldn't help but murmured in her mouth.
Haicheng belongs to the southern region, so it usually doesn't snow in winter, and even heavy rains like today are rare.
Before coming to Haicheng, she had been living in Tanzhou, which is close to the southwest and has severe cold and dry winters, with no snow.
Every time, when the news on the Internet began to report the first snowfall in various places, she was still looking forward to seeing a snow scene.
"Do you like watching snow?" Jing Xiao's voice sounded suddenly, a little tentative.
She looked back at him and replied with a smile: "It's okay."
Hearing this, Jing Xiao nodded, looked at the congested and slow traffic ahead, and said casually: "I'll take you to see it later."
She pursed her lips and remained silent, her eyes full of surprise, and her whole figure seemed to be in a trance.
Jing Xiao just said he wanted to take her to see the snow?
Did she hear it wrong?
It won't be long before they break up and have nothing to do with each other. How can they still go to see the snow together?
Seeing that she didn't speak, Jing Xiao didn't continue the topic and concentrated on driving.
Due to the heavy rain, the drive usually only takes three to five minutes, but today it was blocked for more than ten minutes.
Just when the car was about to turn into the community, Tang Muzhi suddenly remembered something and said, "Can you take me to the supermarket?"
"Supermarket? What do you want to buy?" He asked casually, and then added, "I will send you home first. After a while, you tell me what you want to buy, and I will buy it for you."
After saying that, before she could refuse, he drove the car into the underground parking lot of the community.
After the car parked, Tang Muzhi unbuckled his seat belt and said, "Why don't you go back first? I'll go to the supermarket by myself and I'll be back soon."
Upon hearing this, Jing Xiao was really unhappy. He was about to reach out and grab her, but she opened the car door first and got out. His hand flew away and stopped in mid-air awkwardly.
