Jiang Mingzhu suddenly moved her body, and Zhou Li immediately stepped back and distanced herself.
After confirming that she didn't wake up, Zhou Li went to bed, lay down next to her, and turned off the floor lamp.
In the dark room, only the moonlight shining in could see his suppressed reluctance and struggle.
——
When Jiang Mingzhu woke up the next morning, Fu Xiaozhi had already arrived, and the two of them met as soon as they came downstairs.
Jiang Mingzhu and Fu Xiaozhi went to the restaurant to eat together and found that their aunt was not there.
Jiang Mingzhu: "Is Auntie going out?"
Fu Xiaozhi: "I didn't see her coming."
Jiang Mingzhu: "She prepared breakfast."
Fu Xiaozhi: "This is prepared on Thursday."
Jiang Mingzhu was stunned for a moment, and then she remembered that she hadn't seen him this morning and didn't know when he left.
Fu Xiaozhi's words answered her doubts: "He was cooking when I came here in the morning, and went back to the city after finishing it."
Jiang Mingzhu: "...Oh."
She looked at the sandwich in her hand and her chewing movements slowed down a bit.
After taking a bite of the sandwich, Fu Xiaozhi said, "You can't tell that his cooking skills are really good. It's my first time to eat something he made, and I followed you to take advantage of it."
Jiang Mingzhu: "He has been acting strange since yesterday."
With nothing to hide in front of Fu Xiaozhi, Jiang Mingzhu explained Zhou Li's anomaly in detail: "I originally thought he was chasing me, but he didn't say that when I asked him. Maybe I'm too narcissistic. "
Fu Xiaozhi: "How do you feel?"
She recalled the movies and TV series she watched when she was young and ignorant: "Do you have that feeling of pounding your heart and blushing shyly?"
Jiang Mingzhu smacked it and said, "My heartbeat was quite fast, but I had just gotten off the roller coaster."
Fu Xiaozhi: "What about other feelings?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "...Does anger count?"
Fu Xiaozhi thought about Zhou Li's three sentences and felt that Jiang Mingzhu's anger was reasonable.
Fu Xiaozhi: "With his virtue, it's better to stop chasing people as soon as possible."
Jiang Mingzhu: "You also think he is chasing me?"
Fu Xiaozhi: "I don't even want to call this behavior 'chasing.'"
Jiang Mingzhu nodded in agreement. Chasing people is all about making people happy, and there is no way to make people angry or antagonize them.
When breakfast was almost finished, Jiang Mingzhu suddenly received a call from He Chuyan.
Jiang Mingzhu: "Mom?"
He Chuyan: "Have you come out from Zhou Li?"
A straightforward question stunned Jiang Mingzhu for a few seconds. Her brain shut down on the spot and she couldn't come up with a single sentence.
He Chuyan: "Mr. Zheng has already told me."
Jiang Mingzhu: "...He knows?"
He Chuyan: "Zhou Li talked to him on the phone. He suspected that your condition had relapsed. I contacted Dr. Gu and flew over to check you out tomorrow."
After explaining the situation, He Chuyan asked again: "How do you feel?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "A little bit, I'm just not in a good mood and have no other ideas."
After talking to He Chuyan on the phone, Jiang Mingzhu was stunned for a long time and finally smoothed things over.
No wonder Zhou Li suddenly took her out to play yesterday, and he was so accommodating to her and didn't lock her up anymore.
It turned out that this matter was brought to Zheng Linxu.
Fu Xiaozhi: "Zhuzhu? What's going on?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "Zhou Li doesn't want to chase me."
She returned to the topic discussed before: "He let me go because Boss Zheng knew that he was locking me up and he was afraid that my condition would relapse."
——
He Chuyan brought Dr. Gu to Beicheng.
Dr. Gu is about the same age as Zheng Linxu. She also has a good personal relationship with He Chuyan and knows Jiang Mingzhu's situation well.
He Chuyan and Dr. Gu dragged their luggage towards the exit. When they were about to call for a taxi, they were suddenly stopped by
A man blocked the way.
He Chuyan looked over and saw that the other person was in a suit and leather shoes, elegant and extraordinary, not like an ordinary person.
The face looked familiar, as if I had seen it somewhere.
"Hello, I am Zhou Li's cousin, Zhou Ren."
He Chuyan saw Zhou Ren on the news: "Hello, do you have anything to do with me?"
Zhou Ren: "Zhou Li knows that you are bringing a doctor here today and it is not convenient for him to pick you up at the airport, so he arranged for me to take his place."
He Chuyan: "No need to worry, we will take care of our housework ourselves."
He Chuyan didn't have much affection for Zhou Li and the Zhou family, and her refusal was obvious.
Zhou Ren: "This matter happened because of the Zhou family. The Zhou family should bear the responsibility. Ms. Jiang's condition has relapsed this time. Zhou Li should bear the full responsibility. You don't need to feel troublesome. It should be."
Zhou Ren is experienced, has high emotional intelligence and can express himself, and it is difficult for people to refuse what he says.
Finally, He Chuyan took Dr. Gu into Zhou Ren's car.
Zhou Ren sent the two of them to the prime minister's villa, and helped deliver the suitcases to the door before leaving.
Jiang Mingzhu was stunned when she saw Zhou Ren. She didn't expect that it was him who sent He Chuyan and Dr. Gu, but before she had time to ask anything, Zhou Ren had already left.
After He Chuyan sat down, she held Jiang Mingzhu's face and looked at it for a long time.
He Chuyan is a very typical capable and strong woman. As an executive of a listed company, her aura is unmatched by ordinary people.
Jiang Mingzhu was already quite guilty, but she couldn't stand it anymore after being stared at with death by her.
Jiang Mingzhu hugged He Chuyan and acted coquettishly, "Mom, I was wrong, I was wrong, I will never lie to you again."
He Chuyan still had a straight face and looked at her seriously.
Jiang Mingzhu always admits her mistakes very quickly. She knows how to adapt and adapt, but it is difficult for her to change her choice.
Just like the case of Pei Ye.
Jiang Mingzhu acted coquettishly and cutely for a long time to no avail. She looked at her eagerly and said, "Don't be angry."
He Chuyan: "I'll stay here with you for a while."
Jiang Mingzhu: "...What about your job?"
He Chuyan: "If you lose your job, you can find it again. Where can you find your daughter if she loses it?"
Jiang Mingzhu choked up: "My daughter will not be lost."
He Chuyan: "It's okay if you don't want me to accompany you here. Then you pack up and go back to Hong Kong City with me."
Jiang Mingzhu gave up. Hearing He Chuyan's tone, he must put her under his nose: "Okay... I'll get something to drink."
Jiang Mingzhu went to the kitchen to get juice and handed it to He Chuyan and Dr. Gu, and was later held down by He Chuyan for "interrogation".
He Chuyan: "What is your current relationship with Zhou Li?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "He can be regarded as a partner... He is also investigating this matter."
He Chuyan: "Just a partner?"
Jiang Mingzhu heard suspicion in her tone and felt guilty for no reason: "Yes, nothing else."
He Chuyan: "Then why did he arrange for his cousin to pick up your Aunt Gu and me at the airport?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "Ah? Did he arrange it?"
He Chuyan: "You don't know?"
Jiang Mingzhu shook her head. She wanted to ask He Chuyan about this just now.
He Chuyan didn't look like Jiang Mingzhu was lying. She thought of something and her eyes became a little darker.
"Go and talk to your Aunt Gu and let her help you find out what's going on."
Jiang Mingzhu obediently went to the terrace on the first floor with Dr. Gu.
He Chuyan sat on the sofa, thinking about Zhou Ren's words, her face became more and more serious.
