Jiang Mingzhu: "..."
She pursed her lips tightly, and although she didn't say a word, her rejection was obvious. This was also a little habit of hers. She used silence to express resistance. Zheng Linxu understood her.
Zheng Linxu: "How did you promise me in the first place? Do you need me to repeat it to you?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "No need."
"But I don't want to go back with nothing. I've come this far and I'm really not willing to give in." Her voice was muffled, with a suppressed cry.
This tone inevitably reminded Zheng Linxu of the time when she was sick.
As a result, he was even more worried about leaving Jiang Mingzhu in Beicheng.
Zheng Linxu pressed Jiang Mingzhu's head, letting her lean on his shoulder, and gently patted her back with his palm, like coaxing a child.
Zheng Lin said: "You haven't found anything. I'm investigating Su Min's matter. With him as a clue, it's only a matter of time before we find evidence."
His voice was low and slow, with a calming power, "He doesn't want you to put yourself in danger for him. You understand that, right?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "I want to kill them."
Zheng Linxu: "Okay, as you say, but we need time, okay?"
As soon as Zheng Linxu finished speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of the door opening. He raised his head and looked over, and saw a young woman wearing a sports sweatshirt and leggings walking in carrying large and small bags.
Snap.
The shopping bag in Fu Xiaozhi's hand fell to the ground.
She blinked twice to make sure she saw it right - Jiang Mingzhu was sitting on the sofa with a man who looked much older than her.
Oh no, to be precise, it was this old man sitting on the sofa holding Jiang Mingzhu, coaxing her like a child.
Zheng Linxu saw the surprised look in the woman's eyes opposite him and just nodded in greeting.
Then, he touched Jiang Mingzhu's hair and said, "Zhuzhu, is this your friend?"
Zheng Lin said this question, which also woke up Jiang Mingzhu, and then she remembered to introduce them to each other.
Zheng Linxu's identity was hard to say, and Jiang Mingzhu didn't say it clearly. As a result, Fu Xiaozhi looked at the two of them with even more ambiguous eyes.
Fu Xiaozhi's gaze remained on Zheng Linxu, scanning him like a scanner.
He wears a dark gray trench coat and a light gray sweater. He is estimated to be over 1.85 meters tall, aged between thirty-five and forty years old. He has a cold and elegant appearance. The watch on his wrist is worth seven figures. He does not look like a simple person.
The other party seemed to sense that she was "scrutinizing" and looked over to her. Fu Xiaozhi had no choice but to smile with him.
Zheng Linxu also responded with a smile.
Then his cell phone rang. Zheng Linxu saw the number on it and handed the phone to Jiang Mingzhu: "San San, I should be looking for you."
Jiang Mingzhu took it and picked it up, and sure enough she heard Sansan's excited voice: "Zhuzhu, Zhuzhu, dad said you are coming back, don't forget to bring me delicious food!"
Jiang Mingzhu didn't know how to answer.
But Mistress’ purring voice was so endearing that Jiang Mingzhu also softened: “Okay, what do our babies want to eat?”
Sansan on the other side of the phone flexed her little fingers and counted out a bunch of things that Zheng Linxu usually wouldn't let her eat.
Jiang Mingzhu: "Your father will beat me."
Sansan: "He can't bear to part with us. We are all his treasures."
Jiang Mingzhu finished talking to Sansan while Fu Xiaozhi was stunned, and handed the phone to Zheng Linxu.
Zheng Linxu took the mobile phone and went to the balcony to talk to Sansan.
As soon as he left, Jiang Mingzhu's arm was grabbed tightly by Fu Xiaozhi.
Fu Xiaozhi: "Who are you, that old man?"
Fu Xiaozhi originally thought that he might be Jiang Mingzhu's boyfriend, but she felt something was wrong. How could her boyfriend let his girlfriend hook up with other men, even for revenge.
Let's say they are elders...I'm not old enough, so I can't get along very well.
The style doesn't seem to be the same either.
Jiang Mingzhu rarely saw Fu Xiaozhi showing such a frightened expression. She became playful and lowered her voice and said, "He is my sponsor father, and I have always been supported by him."
Fu Xiaozhi: "..."
This was not a rare thing in their circle. Fu Xiaozhi's brain was working rapidly, making up various stories for Jiang Mingzhu.
She definitely didn't do it voluntarily, and she definitely had her reasons.
Fu Xiaozhi: "You separate from him immediately. I will support you from now on. I have money."
Jiang Mingzhu suppressed her laughter and showed an embarrassed and sad expression: "But he and I are inseparable."
Fu Xiaozhi: "***, what do you mean, you gave birth to that child for him?"
"How old is the child? You are only twenty-four, you are such a beast." Fu Xiaozhi calculated the child's age and found that he could speak clearly and must be at least four or five years old.
In other words, Jiang Mingzhu was at most twenty years old when she gave birth to the child, but the old man was very old.
Beast! Men are all beasts!
Fu Xiaozhi had just finished scolding, and Zheng Linxu had just finished making a phone call and came out from the balcony.
Fu Xiaozhi glared at him fiercely, and when he was walking towards the sofa, she suddenly stood up and stood in front of him.
Zheng Lin said: "Miss Fu?"
Fu Xiaozhi: "Don't even think about threatening Zhuzhu while I'm here. Even if you have children, she won't stay with an old man like you."
Zheng Linxu: "?"
Even though his brain was working very fast, he couldn't quite understand the situation at hand. He looked past Fu Xiaozhi and towards Jiang Mingzhu.
Jiang Mingzhu laughed so hard that her stomach ached. She climbed up and grabbed Fu Xiaozhi, "Zhizhi, I was wrong. I was just teasing you."
Fu Xiaozhi: "?"
"Okay, let's introduce it again." Jiang Mingzhu told Fu Xiaozhi Zheng Linxu's identity again.
After hearing this, Fu Xiaozhi dug her toes into the ground in embarrassment. Her behavior just now would probably be regarded as a lunatic by Zheng Linxu.
Fu Xiaozhi: "I'm sorry."
Zheng Linxu: "It doesn't matter, Zhuzhu mentioned you to me, and I know you take good care of her."
Fu Xiaozhi glared at Jiang Mingzhu, who immediately came up and wrapped her arm around her: "I was wrong, I was wrong, but you looked so handsome when you defended me just now."
Fu Xiaozhi: "Huh, I won't forgive you even if I flatter you, I'm so angry."
——
After that incident, Fu Xiaozhi was too embarrassed to talk to Zheng Linxu. After Fang Qinyang came back, Fu Xiaozhi went to the kitchen with her.
Jiang Mingzhu and Zheng Linxu were the only two people left in the living room.
Zheng Lin said: "Fu Xiaozhi is a nice person."
Jiang Mingzhu: "Well, actually I didn't expect to make friends. She helped me a lot."
Zheng Lin said: "But this is not the reason for you to stay."
Jiang Mingzhu: "...I want to wait."
Zheng Lin said: "What are you waiting for?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "I can't let Zhan Yubai and Zhou Li get engaged."
Zheng Linxu: "Do you like him?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "I'm not blind."
"I just don't want to see her so proud. Once they get engaged, with the blessing of the Zhou family, it will be harder for us to investigate."
Jin Rou trusts Zhan Yubai so much that even if Zhou Li raises suspicions about Zhan Yubai, Jin Rou will protect her unconditionally.
