About half an hour later, a bowl of hot beef tenderloin noodles was brought to Tang Mu Zhi.
"Eat it while it's hot." Jing Xiao handed her the chopsticks and sat down next to her.
Tang Muzhi raised her eyes and glanced at him. After taking a bite, it tasted very good.
Seeing the surprised light in her eyes, Jing Xiao unconsciously raised a hint of endearment at the corner of his mouth, and said in a low voice: "Eat slowly."
Hearing this, Tang Muzhi nodded, feeling warm in his heart.
She lowered her head and took big bites, while Jing Xiao watched quietly. At this moment, it seemed that the feeling of home had become concrete.
After eating, Tang Muzhi leaned on the back of the chair, with two blushes appearing on her cheeks. She was very delicate, like a rose in bud.
Jing Xiao was a little lost in thought, and it took him a long time to react. He handed her half a cup of hot milk and said slowly, "After you drink it, go back to your room and sleep."
"Yes." She took the milk and drank it all, then wiped her mouth and stood up to go back to the bedroom.
But just as she stood up, her body suddenly went limp.
Jing Xiao quickly put his arms around her slender waist, "What's wrong? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
Leaning in front of his broad and strong chest, Tang Muzhi felt like her whole heart was drunk. She closed her eyes and said in a hoarse and shy voice, "My legs are numb."
When Jing Xiao heard this, he glanced at her with lowered eyes, then bent down and hugged her sideways.
His actions frightened Tang Mu Zhi so much that she wrapped her arms around his neck, her face red and hot, "Actually, I can leave by myself."
"Yes." He responded lightly, his tone full of endearment.
Jing Xiao carried her towards the bedroom, but stopped when he reached the bedside and stared at her with lowered eyes. There was a hint of hesitation and heat in his dark eyes as dark as obsidian.
"What's wrong?" Sensing his burning eyes, Tang Muzhi subconsciously raised her eyes to look at him, her watery eyes full of doubts.
Jing Xiao pursed her thin lips and her throat rolled, "I kind of want to regret it."
He shouldn't carry her back to the bedroom, he should carry her to the master bedroom.
"Ah?" Tang Muzhi blinked his watery eyes and didn't react for a long time.
"It's nothing." Jing Xiao suppressed his thoughts, curled his lips, and gently placed her on the bed.
When he leaned over, he lowered his head and moved closer to her. His warm breath fell on Tang Mu Zhi's pink face, making her feel numb and even her heartbeat was out of rhythm.
"I'm going to the bathroom first." As she said that, she climbed up from the other side of the bed.
"Go to bed early." Jing Xiao's deep and hoarse voice sounded behind her, showing a bit of helplessness and doting.
Tang Muzhi did not answer, but hurried into the bathroom and locked the door with a bang.
She stood in front of the sink, splashed cold water on her face, and then she regained her composure.
Looking at the closed bathroom door, a strange light flashed through Jing Xiao's deep eyes. In order to prevent him from losing control of his emotions, he turned around and left the room.
Tang Muzhi washed up again in the bathroom and waited for a long time before slowly coming out.
Seeing that no one was in the room, she breathed a sigh of relief, then went back to the bed and lay down, pulled up the quilt and covered her head, and suddenly felt embarrassed.
What did Jing Xiao mean by what he said to her just now? Did it mean what she was thinking?
The more she studied that sentence, the more her little heart beat like a deer.
Now, she no longer seems to resist physical contact with Jing Xiao. She even gradually feels that they are husband and wife, and even if there is something between them, it seems to be a reasonable thing.
After a lot of random thoughts, Tang Muzhi finally fell asleep at around five o'clock in the morning.
It was almost noon, and the sun was rarely shining brightly outside the window. She opened her eyes, stretched, and then sat up.
After washing up, she set off to her mother's house.
"Zhizhi, you're here just in time, let's have lunch together." As soon as he saw her, Weng Lu eagerly held her hand and pulled her towards the dining table.
Tang Muzhi couldn't help feeling a little sore in her nose when she looked at her enthusiastic mother. She suppressed the moisture in her eyes, tugged at the corners of her lips and asked: "Mom, what is the material you used to report him? Since you have that kind of thing, why? Are you taking it out now?"
Hearing this, Weng Lu put away the smile on her face and sighed: "It doesn't matter what it is, and it doesn't matter why you take it out now. Zhizhi, he won't bother you again in the future."
"I know..." As she said that, her tears fell uncontrollably.
Seeing her crying, Weng Lu raised her hand to wipe her tears and coaxed softly: "Zhizhi, my mother didn't protect you well before. Don't worry, this time, I won't let him hurt you again."
Tang Muzhi suddenly threw herself into her mother's arms and choked up, "But I'm afraid, I'm afraid grandma will blame me. After all, he is her only son."
She had never cared about Tang Hong's threats before, but last time, when he mentioned that he was her grandma's only son, her heart was shaken.
She was afraid that doing this would make her grandma uneasy. If that was the case, she would probably spend her days and nights in regret.
"She won't." Weng Lu smiled and touched her head, and then said, "This matter has been almost settled. You don't have to worry about it from now on. Even if your grandma wants to blame, then let her blame me. Well, after all, I was the one who sent him in, it has nothing to do with you."
Tang Muzhi raised his tear-filled eyes and looked at her, shaking his head slightly, but didn't say anything for a long time.
While eating, she still felt uneasy. She would look up at her mother from time to time, but hesitated to speak.
The look in her eyes made Weng Lu frown, and she asked worriedly: "Zhizhi, what's wrong? If you have anything to say, just say it."
After hesitating for a moment, she summoned up the courage to speak, "Mom, I still want to know, what did you do to him?"
Hearing her ask this, Weng Lu was not surprised, because she had known for a long time that her daughter would not give up until she achieved her goals. Therefore, if she did not say something about this matter, she would not It'll stop there.
"In recent years, Tang Hong has done a lot of illegal and disciplinary things." She paused and continued, "He helps others do dirty things. Even without my report, the police will soon find him." When I fell in love with him, I just helped the police shorten their working hours. Zhizhi, he did something wrong and broke the law, so he should pay the price. This is his life and the path he chose."
In order to stop her from worrying about this matter, Weng Lu also showed her the photos on her mobile phone, which were the reporting materials she had taken.
After reading those things, Tang Muzhi's eyes widened in shock. It was hard to accept it for a while, but she also knew that those things were indeed things that Tang Hong could do.
"Zhizhi, let's stop this matter. Don't think about it any more." Weng Lu held her hand and comforted her softly.
Tang Muzhi didn't speak, but nodded slightly.
Even if she wanted to end this matter now, Tang Hong would not end it easily.
Based on what she knew about him, he would definitely ask to meet her. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but smile bitterly.
After lunch, Tang Muzhi was not in a hurry to leave. She had too many things in her heart, but she couldn't seem to find a way to vent them.
Weng Lu handed her a glass of water and said earnestly: "If you feel uncomfortable, just say it. If you really can't, then cry."
Tang Muzhi did not reach out to take the water glass, but looked at her and murmured: "Can I drink?"
At this moment, she needs to paralyze her own reason. Only in that case, she may be able to say what she wants to say without reservation.
Weng Lu was a little surprised by her request, but she still nodded in agreement, "Yes."
After saying that, she immediately went to get a bottle of red wine and two goblets.
"My Zhizhi has really grown up, and she actually knows how to drown her sorrows in wine." She joked in her mouth, while pouring two glasses of wine, and handed one of them to her.
Tang Muzhi picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. The spicy taste made her cough.
"Drink slowly, no one will compete with you." Weng Lu gently stroked her back with a hint of reproach in her tone.
It wasn't that she had never drank before, but she hadn't drank so hard, so her throat was burning and she felt extremely uncomfortable.
She thought that drinking would make people bold, but she never thought that because she drank too much, she was already drunk before she could get bolder.
"Zhizhi..." Weng Lu put down the wine glass in her hand and called her softly.
Tang Mu Zhizhi hummed in response, then stopped responding and fell directly onto the carpet and fell asleep.
Seeing that her face was flushed and her breath was full of alcohol, Weng Lu stroked her head lovingly, then bent over to help her up and let her lie down on the sofa.
Tang Muzhi was very drunk and her head was dizzy. She seemed to hear someone talking to her. Although the voice was soft, it seemed to penetrate the entire universe and resound in her ears. It was ethereal and ethereal. .
She tried hard to open her eyes, but her eyelids were too heavy and she couldn't open them.
After an unknown amount of time, the soft voice disappeared, and she fell completely into chaos.
At around four o'clock in the afternoon, Weng Lu called Jing Xiao.
"Zhizhi probably won't go back tonight."
Hearing this, Jing Xiao asked calmly: "Is she okay?"
"It's okay, I just drank some wine and am very drunk now." Weng Lu finished speaking calmly, and then changed the subject, "I didn't tell her that you gave her the material to report Tang Hong."
After she finished speaking, Jing Xiao on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment. A hint of complexity flashed across his deep eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "I said I would handle Tang Hong's affairs well, and I will not break my promise."
"I know you are doing it for Zhizhi's own good, and so am I." After saying this, Weng Lu paused, then sighed, and then said, "There are some things that I won't ask or tell her."
"I'll pick her up soon." Jing Xiao ended the topic with a deep and mellow voice, vaguely tired.
Weng Lu responded softly and then hung up the phone.
