Qian Lin has a lot of shady business in his hands. He only needs to report it and he will be busy.
Jing Xiao couldn't return to Haicheng right now, so he could only use this method to temporarily delay him and prevent him from having a chance to attack Tang Mu Zhi.
As for the express delivery sent by Tang Hong, he thought he needed to ask Tang Mu Zhi personally.
With this in mind, he picked up his cell phone and prepared to make a call, but found that it was already very late.
After hesitating for a while, he finally put down his phone and decided to wait until tomorrow.
Jing Xiao sat on the sofa and smoked several cigarettes. When he was about to get up and wash up, the doorbell suddenly rang.
He frowned and asked impatiently, "Who is it?"
"It's me, open the door." Zhou Chengsi's hearty voice came through the door.
He stood not far from the door, folded his hands on his chest, and refused unceremoniously, "I'm sleeping."
"There are so many things going on these two days, can you sleep?" Zhou Chengsi smiled teasingly, and then added, "Open the door, I have something to tell you, I guarantee you will be interested."
Jing Xiao was speechless. This guy was right. There were too many things going on in the past two days and he really couldn't sleep.
As soon as the door opened, Zhou Chengsi quickly stepped into the room.
"I brought wine, let's drink some." He waved the red wine in his hand and walked to the sofa as he spoke.
The corner of Jing Xiao's mouth twitched, and he scolded in a cold voice: "I have business tomorrow, so I have to drink until I'm done."
"Having a drink doesn't mean you're drunk. It won't delay tomorrow's work."
After finishing speaking, Zhou Chengsi opened the sobered wine in his hand.
Seeing that he was still standing at the door, he couldn't help but smile and urged: "Why are you standing there? Come in quickly."
Jing Xiao snorted softly, then closed the door and walked towards him.
Zhou Chengsi handed him a glass of poured red wine, then gestured to him with his eyes, "Hurry up."
Although he was speechless, he still reached out and took it with an elegant and dignified movement. Now that he was upset, he really wanted to drink some wine.
Zhou Chengsi came over with the wine glass, touched it with him, and then took a sip.
"Try it, it's very good."
Jing Xiao frowned, raised his head and took a sip, then looked down at the wine in the glass without saying anything.
Although he didn't get any feedback, Zhou Chengsi didn't care. He leaned lazily on the sofa, crossed his legs, held a red wine glass in his hand, and tasted it slowly.
Jing Xiao felt upset for a while, stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, turning his back to him, looking out at the bustling city night view outside the window.
The two of them each held a glass of wine and had their own thoughts.
I don't know how much time passed, but Jing Xiao suddenly turned around and looked at him, curled his lips and asked, "You came here late at night just to have a drink with me?"
He took a sip of red wine and replied nonchalantly: "Of course not."
Jing Xiao raised his eyebrows, looked at him thoughtfully, and motioned for him to continue.
Zhou Chengsi paused, put down the wine glass in his hand, and said seriously: "Qian Manman is back."
"Oh!" He responded lightly, not showing much surprise.
Zhou Chengsi noticed his abnormality and asked belatedly: "Have you known this for a long time?"
He didn't answer, but changed the subject, "I've drank the wine and talked about the matter. You can leave."
Zhou Chengsi shrugged, smiled bitterly, and complained: "It's really boring, how come you know everything?"
He raised his eyebrows and smiled, but didn't answer.
In fact, he didn't know everything, at least he didn't know Tang Mu Zhi's true inner thoughts.
As for Qian Manman's matter, he didn't know about it until he left for the business trip.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Zhou Chengsi understood that he didn't want to continue this topic, but he still couldn't help but gossip, and continued: "She chased you at the beginning, but everyone knew about it. Are you really not afraid that she will go crazy again this time?" ah?"
Hearing this, Jing Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly and his expression became serious.
Zhou Chengsi stared at him closely and said after a moment: "If you need help, you can tell me and I will help you sort it out."
"You help me?" Jing Xiao looked at him sideways, "What can you help me with?"
"There are many things I can do, such as drinking with you now." He raised his glass with a playful tone, and then took a sip.
Jing Xiao didn't say anything, but walked past him, walked to the sofa, sat down, picked up the cigarette case on the table, and lit a cigarette.
He took a deep breath, exhaled the rich green mist, and slowly closed his eyes.
For him, Qian Manman was a trouble, both before and now.
Although he had no interest in that woman, had rejected her long ago, and even said the most hurtful words, she did not give up there, nor did she fight for her life or death. Instead, she continued to pursue him, only getting crazier every time. .
A few years ago, she was sent abroad by her father, ostensibly to further her studies, but in fact, she was sent abroad to treat her illness.
The Chiconi Effect has been explained to her in the most comprehensive way. The more she doesn't get it, the more obsessed she will be.
Zhou Chengsi saw that there were already a lot of cigarette butts in the ashtray on the table, so he kindly reminded him: "You should smoke less, otherwise my sister-in-law will be disgusted by the smell of cigarette smoke."
Jing Xiao opened his eyes suddenly, glanced at him, and said coldly: "Stop cursing me."
"This is a kind reminder." He retorted dissatisfiedly, and then brought the topic back, "I heard that Qian Manman was quite normal abroad in these years. Now that he is back, his illness should be cured."
"I don't care about this. What's more, I have already said that I have no feelings for her and will never like her." When Jing Xiao said these words, there was no warmth on his handsome face and he was extremely cold.
"Actually, I have always been curious. Are you so disgusted with Qian Manman because she is Qian Lin's daughter? Or is it because she is very close to Jinghe?"
Upon hearing this, Jing Xiao was silent for a moment, and then said: "If you don't like her, you just don't like her. No matter whether she is Qian Lin's daughter or not, no matter what her relationship is with Jing He, I will never like her."
"Oh, I understand." Zhou Chengsi immediately stopped his curiosity, then stood up and prepared to leave, "Okay, I've drank the wine and said my words, it's time for me to leave."
Jing Xiao looked at him sharply and said in a deep voice, "Don't mention Qian Manman's affairs from now on. I don't want to hear about it."
Hearing this, Zhou Chengsi paused and looked back at him with a half-smile, "What? Are you afraid that your sister-in-law will be jealous if she finds out?"
After saying this, he didn't give the people behind him a chance to get angry, so he opened his long legs and left gracefully.
After he left, Jing Xiao had another glass of wine alone before going to bed full of thoughts.
Early the next morning, Yajiang Beiyuan.
After Tang Muzhi woke up and had dinner, she went for a walk downstairs with her grandma. The two of them talked and laughed, and they were very happy.
When they returned home from their walk, they saw a woman sitting on the sofa in the living room.
She was wearing a black coat and pearl earrings, with delicate makeup on her well-maintained face, and her temperament was graceful and luxurious.
"Mom." Liu Enci stood up and walked to them, calling Mrs. Jing respectfully.
"Why are you here?" Mrs. Jing looked at her in surprise, obviously not expecting her sudden visit, and then glanced at Aunt Man, as if asking her why she let this uninvited guest in.
Aunt Man looked helpless and shook her head. She really had nothing to say. She couldn't stop this woman if she insisted on coming in.
Seeing this, Mrs. Jing didn't say much. She looked at Tang Mu Zhi beside her and introduced, "Zhi Zhi, this is Jing He's mother."
Hearing this, it took Tang Muzhi a long time to react. Although she knew in her heart that Jing Xiao's relationship with this woman was not very good, out of politeness, she still nodded slightly and said hello, "Hello, aunt."
"Yes." Liu Enci nodded gently, his eyes fell on her, and he said with a smile, "Jing Xiao has really good taste, and Zhi Zhi is really a beauty."
Faced with her compliment, Tang Muzhi felt a little embarrassed and smiled lightly, "Thank you, auntie."
Mrs. Jing looked at her earnest look and knew that she had no good intentions, so she directly asked: "What's wrong with you coming here?"
Liu Enci still smiled gently. She was sure that the old lady would not embarrass her in front of others, so she said bluntly: "Mom, it will be Ah He's birthday in a few days. I came here to let Zhi Zhi arrive. It’s time to go home and let’s have dinner together.”
After saying that, she cast a questioning look at Tang Mu Zhi.
After listening to her words, Tang Muzhi instantly understood the woman's intention. Since she didn't dare to call Jing Xiao, she wanted to find a breakthrough from herself.
But how could she make a decision for Jing Xiao in this matter?
Just when she didn't know how to answer, Mrs. Jing on the side spoke first and refused for her: "Jing Xiao is still on a business trip, I'm afraid she won't have time to come back."
If she guessed correctly, Liu Enci came over now because Jing Xunhua couldn't bear to lose face and wanted to ease the relationship with Jing Xiao, so she used Jing He's birthday as an excuse to let them go home for dinner together.
It's just that her son is so stupid that he actually asked this woman to come over and invite him, and the reason was as bad as celebrating Jinghe's birthday.
"Mom, Ah He's birthday is still a week away, and Ah Xiao should have come back by then." Liu Enci refused to give up, pleading, "Mom, we haven't had dinner with Zhi Zhi yet, so why not Let’s take advantage of this opportunity.”
Mrs. Jing glared at her, originally thinking that she was a lobbyist sent by her son, and for the sake of Zhi Zhi's sake, she would be kind to her, but she didn't expect that she was so ignorant.
They couldn't convince Jing Xiao, so they wanted to embarrass this little girl Tang Mu Zhi. Do you really think she is easy to bully?
"There will be many opportunities to eat in the future, I don't care about this one." After saying that, she turned around and walked towards the living room, saying coldly, "Go back, Jing Xiao is not here now, otherwise, you won't even be able to get in through this door. .”
Upon hearing this, Liu Enci's eyes flashed with embarrassment, but she quickly covered it up, "Mom..."
Mrs. Jing stopped paying attention to her and walked directly to the bedroom.
Looking at her back, several people in the living room were stunned.
Tang Muzhi was at a loss for a moment and stood there for a long time not knowing what to say.
