"I know, don't worry." Madam Jing nodded, her tone became gentle, and she did not forget to tease at the end, "Look how distressed I am for you."
"Grandma." She called a little embarrassed.
Just when she didn't know what to say next, Shi Qian had already driven over in the parking lot downstairs.
"Master Jing." He called and got out of the car carrying the cute little panda doll.
Jing Xiao had no intention of getting out of the car. He put away his phone and glanced at him indifferently. He felt that the thing in his hand was furry and cuter than it looked in the photo.
"By the way, Mr. Jing, I've got Madam's call record. I've sent it to your email." Shi Qian reported when handing the doll to him.
"I've already seen it." Jing Xiao took the red panda, looked at it, and asked, "There are two phone calls in the call record, both of which were made to her by the other party, and the call time was very long. Has anyone found out who made the call? Of?"
Shi Qian shook his head and replied truthfully: "That number is not a real-name number. I am still asking someone to check it. There should be news soon, but what is certain is that the call was from Tanzhou."
"Tanzhou?" Hearing this, his eyebrows furrowed deeper, and even the hand holding the red panda could not help but increase its strength.
Tanzhou is Tang Muzhi's hometown. If the call came from there, it probably wasn't Jing Xunhua.
Is that a relative of the Tang family?
But a few months ago, he sent people to Tanzhou to investigate. Since Grandma Tang passed away and Tang Muzhi came to Haicheng to study, there are no relatives of her in Tanzhou.
When he thought of this, he became even more upset. After pondering for a moment, he warned again, "Find out as soon as possible. I must know who that person is."
That person called Tang Muzhi and threatened her. He would eventually find out about this matter.
"Understood." Shi Qian responded respectfully and added, "I will hurry up."
Jing Xiao nodded slightly, then got out of the car and entered the elevator with the red panda in his hand.
After watching him leave, Shi Qian couldn't help but laugh. He felt like he smelled an aura of extreme pampering.
In the living room upstairs, Tang Muzhi was sitting at the dining table chatting with Mrs. Jing, while Aunt Man was cooking in the kitchen. The scene was quite harmonious.
Just as they were talking and laughing, the door opened and Jing Xiao came in carrying the beautifully packaged red panda doll.
The moment she saw him, Tang Muzhi was really shocked. Not to mention her, even Mrs. Jing was dumbfounded. She had never seen her precious grandson like this.
Perhaps it was because Jing Xiao had a handsome appearance and a cold and domineering temperament, so it was really a bit awkward for him to hold such a childish doll.
"Take it, you want it." He stood at the door, his tone was very calm, and there was no emotion on his face.
Tang Mu Zhi was stunned for half a second, then quickly walked forward and took the red panda doll, with a slight curve at the corner of his mouth, "Thank you."
Jing Xiao raised his eyebrows and responded softly. Without saying anything, he changed his shoes and entered the house.
Seeing their strange atmosphere at the moment, Mrs. Jing couldn't bear to disturb them for a moment.
If Aunt Man hadn't come out with the dishes, she would have wanted to continue watching this scene.
"Zhizhi, go put this down. It's time to eat."
After hearing this, Tang Muzhi, who was standing there blankly, then carried the little panda to the bedroom.
"A Xiao, what are you..." Mrs. Jing looked at her grandson in confusion, with a bit of inquiry, a bit of gossip, and a bit of joy in her eyes.
"She wanted it." He replied with a calm expression, glanced at the empty bowl on the table, and asked, "Did she drink the ginger tea?"
Hearing the concern in his words, Mrs. Jing nodded with a smile, "Don't worry, I drank a big bowl honestly."
After a while, they were sitting at the table having dinner.
During the meal, Jing Xiao quietly observed Tang Mu Zhi's reaction, as if he wanted to see from her expression the purpose of buying this doll.
Unfortunately, he didn't notice anything. He just noticed that Tang Mu Zhi's appetite didn't seem to be very good, and he looked absent-minded while eating.
"What's wrong? The food tonight is not to your liking?" He frowned and asked in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Tang Muzhi suddenly came back to his senses, looked at him in panic, and shook his head hastily, "No, no."
It wasn't that the food wasn't to her liking, it was that when she was putting the doll back in her room, she received a text message from Tang Hong.
He would arrive in Haicheng tomorrow morning and asked her to meet at noon, asking her to give him money without taking the house book. If she dared not to go, he would go to school to find her and make her fail the final exam.
How could she still be in the mood to eat after such a terrible thing?
Mrs. Jing knew something was on her mind, but she didn't ask any more questions. She just thought she was thinking of her grandma, so she gave Jing Xiao a wink and told him not to ask any more questions.
Afterwards, they tacitly changed the topic and chatted about random things.
After the meal, Madam Jing asked Jing Xiao to take her back to the room on the excuse that Tang Muzhi had caught a cold today and should rest early.
Knowing grandma's intention, the two of them looked at each other and went back to the bedroom without saying anything.
As soon as the door closed, Jing Xiao saw the doll placed on the bed, frowned and asked, "Are you going to sleep with it in your arms at night?"
"Yes." Tang Muzhi nodded slightly and asked, "Is that okay?"
After Jing Xiao thought for a few seconds, he nodded slightly and said, "Okay."
They were living in the same room now, so if she wanted to sleep with it in her arms to find some sense of security, he would naturally have no problem with it.
But why did he always feel that she was holding this thing to guard against him?
Tang Muzhi didn't notice the strangeness on his face and smiled sweetly at him, "Jing Xiao, thank you."
Her voice was a little hoarse due to the cold that she hadn't recovered from yet, but it was exceptionally soft and sweet.
Facing her thanks again and again, Jing Xiao felt a little uncomfortable, "You don't have to thank me for everything. You will make me feel that there is a disconnect between us."
Sensing that he was a little unhappy, Tang Muzhi did not continue the topic, "I'm going to wash up first."
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around and went to the bathroom.
Jing Xiao watched her disappear, but instead of going out like last night, he walked to the window.
Looking at the city in the heavy rain, he narrowed his dark eyes and became more and more curious about the person who called from Tanzhou.
Not long after, Tang Muzhi came out of the bathroom.
When she saw the person standing by the window, she was stunned for a moment.
Jing Xiao turned around after hearing the noise, his eyes fell on her, his Adam's apple rolled, and his heartbeat inexplicably accelerated a little.
She was wearing the cartoon pajamas again today, with the top two buttons unbuttoned, revealing her delicate collarbones and a large area of fair skin.
Tang Muzhi noticed his gaze, reached out to fasten the buttons on his collar, and said, "It's getting late, you should wash up and rest early."
"Okay." He responded without daring to look further and hurriedly walked to the bathroom.
While taking a shower, Tang Mu Zhi's face and her beautiful body always appeared in his mind.
He suddenly discovered that when he thought of her, his body became extremely hot and unbearable.
This reaction shocked him all over.
When he came out of the shower, Tang Muzhi was already lying on the bed, leaning on her side, holding the doll in her arms.
"You sleep on the bed tonight, I'll sleep here and you sleep over there." She said in a calm tone, but she felt extremely nervous.
Jing Xiao glanced at the half of the bed she had left for him, pursed her thin lips slightly, and said nothing.
Only now did he understand that this was why she went to buy dolls in the rain.
As expected, she really took great pains to protect herself.
Seeing that he stood there for a long time without moving, Tang Muzhi raised his head slightly, put his cheek on the red panda's belly, looked at him, and explained: "I just think that we will have to live together for several days. , it wouldn’t be good if you keep sleeping on the sofa.”
"Yeah." Jing Xiao responded, then walked to the bed, reached out and lifted the thin quilt and lay down on the bed.
Now that there is a red panda doll between them, it's not too awkward.
"Zhizhi..." After a long time, he suddenly shouted.
"Um?"
Jing Xiao turned sideways, looked straight at her, and said slowly: "If you need my help with anything else, you can tell me."
He wanted to help her solve her trouble, but only if she took the initiative to tell him.
Tang Muzhi was stunned for a moment, feeling a little surprised, and buried her cheek a little more on the doll.
"My current trouble is the exam, and you can't help me with that." She replied pretending to be relaxed, her voice a little muffled.
She still had no intention of telling him about Tang Hong. After all, this matter was her family matter and she could handle it herself.
A flash of disappointment flashed in Jing Xiao's eyes. He tried many times, but she avoided him many times. This feeling of powerlessness was really terrible.
However, since she doesn't want to say it, let's leave it at that.
"Go to bed early, good night." After saying this, he turned over and turned his back to her.
Tang Muzhi looked at his broad and straight back and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Good night."
After saying that, she turned over and deliberately kept her distance from him.
Now they are back to back, each occupying one third of the bed, and the remaining third is reserved for the red panda doll lying in the middle.
The rain outside the window has not stopped, hitting the windows and making a crackling sound.
Jing Xiao closed his eyes, and his ears were filled with the sound of Tang Mu Zhi's thin breathing, which made him feel sleepy and even a little confused.
He tried to calm his erratic heartbeat and turned his head slightly to look at her.
Tang Muzhi turned sideways and curled up into a small ball, as if she didn't feel safe at all, which made him feel distressed.
However, he couldn't reach out to hug her now, so he could only endure the restlessness and impulse in his heart and force himself to sleep.
