Xu Siyan went on a business trip to Nancheng a few days ago. He was not there and missed a lot.
Yuanye explained the whole story to Xu Siyan.
Then he discovered that Xu Siyan was looking at him with suspicion, as if he had done something sorry.
Yuan Ye: "No, what do you mean by looking at me like this?"
Xu Siyan: "You'd better not have any unwanted thoughts towards Jiang Mingzhu."
Yuan Ye: "What are you thinking about? Am I that kind of person? She is still the fourth brother's son. I wouldn't dare to do it even if I wanted to."
Xu Siyan: "You are really thoughtful."
Yuan Ye's head was pounding, "Come on, I won't say anything anymore. Your out-of-context quote is on par with Fourth Brother. Aren't you jealous too?"
Xu Siyan: "My taste is not that bad."
Yuanye seemed to have caught his pigtails and raised his eyebrows, "Oh, you mean the fourth brother has poor eyesight!"
Yuanye and Xu Siyan chatted and prepared to leave Yuanyin Manor.
When Jiang Mingzhu was folding flowers, she heard the footsteps of the two people, so she stood up and walked up.
Xu Siyan glanced at Jiang Mingzhu, "Miss Jiang, I don't care what your purpose is in approaching Fourth Brother. I hope you can keep a clear mind, know what to do and what not to do, and recognize your own identity. His future wife will only It will be Sister Yubai, don’t dream of a position that doesn’t belong to you.”
Jiang Mingzhu lowered her eyes when she was told that, her lips pursed slightly, her eyes were slightly red, and she had a look of tolerating grievances.
Xu Siyan: "Miss Jiang, there is no need to pretend to be pitiful in front of me. I don't do this."
Jiang Mingzhu: "I know you don't like me, but I never have any purpose in getting close to him. I also know... I can never compare to Miss Zhan. You don't need to remind me again and again."
Her voice was very low as she spoke, as thin as a mosquito, as if she would cry to the point of being unable to speak at any moment.
Yuanye grabbed Xu Siyan and said, "Okay, just stop saying a few words, she didn't offend you!"
Xu Siyan looked at Yuanye with a complicated expression, but Yuanye's attention was focused on Jiang Mingzhu.
Yuan Ye: "Are you okay?"
Jiang Mingzhu Yaoyaotou said, "Thank you."
On the way back from Yuanyin Manor, Yuan Ye said to Xu Siyan, "There is really no need for you to target Jiang Mingzhu like this. She is not as bad as you think."
Xu Siyan: "What did she give you?"
Yuan Ye: "What have you been thinking about all day? Can't I say a few words objectively?"
Xu Siyan snorted, "With your tone, I thought you really thought of yourself as her boyfriend."
——
After Xu Siyan and Yuanye left, Jiang Mingzhu returned to the living room.
When I came in, I saw Zhou Li standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.
Jiang Mingzhu walked up and stopped beside him, pulling his arm affectionately, "Brother, I'm back."
Zhou Li raised her chin and asked, "Did you have a good chat with your boyfriend?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "You mean the wilderness?"
Zhou Li sneered and didn't answer.
Just now Yuan Ye went up to talk to Jiang Mingzhu, and he saw it.
Xu Siyan probably warned Jiang Mingzhu, but she used her usual acting skills to pretend to be pitiful, and Yuan Ye began to speak for her.
Jiang Mingzhu really didn't expect Zhou Li to be so worried about Yuanye.
He must be his brother after all. It's normal for Zhou Li not to believe her, but it's a bit outrageous that he can't believe Yuan Ye either.
Jiang Mingzhu asked with a smile, "So my brother is so confident in my charm. Do you think Yuanye will fall out with you because of me?"
Zhou Li: "It's up to you."
Jiang Mingzhu: "Since you don't think it will happen, why are you so nervous? I thought my brother really loved me so much that he couldn't help himself."
She worded the last four words carefully, deliberately making them ambiguous.
Zhou Li pulled his arm back and said, "I'll give you ten minutes to get out."
Jiang Mingzhu complained aggrievedly, "Here we go again, pulling up my pants and not recognizing anyone."
——
Jiang Mingzhu gained a lot from going to Mr. Fu's birthday with Fu Xiaozhi.
At least I met people from the Zhou family and heard Jin Rou's attitude towards Zhan Yubai with my own ears.
According to Jin Rou, the Zhou family is about to start working on making Zhan Yubai "justified".
With Jin Rou's support, Zhou Li wouldn't say anything. Once the engagement was successful, Zhan Yubai's wings became strong again.
This is a bit tricky.
When Jiang Mingzhu held the weekly meeting, she had been distracted and thinking about this matter. The two-hour meeting passed in the blink of an eye.
After the meeting, Jiang Mingzhu went downstairs to buy a cup of coffee.
Just after leaving the coffee shop, I saw Zhan Yubai's figure. She was sneaking around, talking on the phone and looking around.
Finally stopped at the smoking area.
Jiang Mingzhu hid around the corner and listened to what she said.
Zhan Yubai: "I can't come up with that much money for the time being, please give me some time."
money? Jiang Mingzhu clenched the coffee cup in her hand. Was the person opposite asking Zhan Yubai for money?
Zhan Yubai: "Three hundred thousand, that's all I have on hand. If you don't want to transfer money, I'll give you cash. See you at the same place tomorrow."
Zhan Yubai: "Stop talking, don't call me again today."
Zhan Yubai hurriedly hung up the phone and returned to the office building.
Jiang Mingzhu looked at Zhan Yubai's back, twirling the coffee cup in her hand, and fell into deep thought.
——
Jiang Mingzhu thought about Zhan Yubai's phone call all day, and when she returned to the Xiangfu Villa at night, she was still distracted.
Fang Qinyang got off work earlier than her. Seeing that she looked hollowed out, he joked, "Is Zhou Li exploiting you again?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "No."
Fang Qinyang: "Then why are you listless and feeling unwell?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "I heard Zhan Yubai calling someone today, and the person seemed to be asking her for money."
When talking about this matter, Fang Qinyang's expression immediately became serious.
Jiang Mingzhu: "I suspect it has something to do with that incident."
Fang Qinyang: "What did you say?"
Jiang Mingzhu repeated the content of the phone call to Fang Qinyang, "I'll take leave tomorrow and we'll go talk to Zhan Yubai."
——
At early six o'clock, Jiang Mingzhu and Fang Qinyang were waiting downstairs at Zhan Yubai.
At around 8:30, Zhan Yubai came out of the apartment without any suspicious behavior. She even drove to Wanhua.
Fang Qinyang: "Why does she go to Wanhua so often?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "After all, I have a rich husband waiting for me."
Fang Qinyang: "Do you think she likes Zhou Li more because of people, or because she likes more money?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "As for Zhou Li's black face and bad temper, if he has no money and no background, no one will take notice of him. He is just a duck."
Fang Qinyang: "..."
Zhou Li had a habit of waiting for Jiang Mingzhu to come to him in the morning to report today's schedule.
But the person who came here today was not Jiang Mingzhu, but Liang Cong.
Zhou Li stopped and frowned: "Why is it you?"
Liang Cong: "Jiang Zhu sent a message this morning saying that he is not feeling well today and has to take a day off."
Zhou Li: "What happened to her?"
Liang Cong: "...I didn't ask about that. Her voice sounded like she had a cold."
Zhou Li: "What are your plans today?"
Liang Cong: "There is a project meeting in the morning, I am going to inspect with Director Zhao in the afternoon, and there are chamber of commerce activities in the evening..."
Zhou Li: "I can't move anymore. I need to find someone to take my place."
