Xu Siyan's voice had no warmth, and his face didn't have much expression. He looked like he was questioning.
Ruan Yi explained softly: "I went over there for something, and I didn't mean to follow you."
Xu Siyan: "I didn't say you were following me."
Ruan Yi: "Well, I'm sorry, I thought too much."
Her attitude was obviously very good, but Xu Siyan felt something was wrong.
After a short silence, Xu Siyan said, "Jiang Mingzhu and I didn't do anything."
Ruan Yi: "Yes, I understand."
Xu Siyan: "...What do you understand?"
Ruan Yi: "Miss Jiang is not that kind of person, and neither are you."
——
After Jiang Mingzhu returned to the hotel, she kept thinking about what Xu Siyan had said to her before.
Before, she was so immersed in the shock that Zhou Li had found a girlfriend that she didn't even notice the timing of their scandal.
And that chance encounter in Berlin——
Maybe Zhou Li already knew at that time that she was about to return to China.
Xu Siyan was right about one thing. No matter whether his purpose was to test or retaliate, the starting point was always caring.
Jiang Mingzhu analyzed what Zhou Li did after the reunion and felt that he still had more intentions of revenge.
After all, the trampling and harm she had done to his dignity back then was real.
Even she thought it was too much, let alone someone as proud as Zhou Li.
But even so, Jiang Mingzhu breathed a sigh of relief.
She can happily accept Zhou Li's revenge on her, provided that he and Xu Yingfei are not real boyfriend and girlfriend.
But Xu Siyan only saw him once, and Jiang Mingzhu couldn't be sure that Xu Yingfei really had another man, so she could only find a chance to check it out.
——
Jiang Mingzhu went to Xu Yingfei's birthday party with this mentality.
If there really was someone else around Xu Yingfei, such an important day would not have been missed.
Xu Yingfei's birthday party was very grand, and Zhou Li invited almost all her close family and friends.
Fu Xiaozhi is one of them.
After Fu Xiaozhi learned that Jiang Mingzhu also planned to go there, he immediately drove to the hotel to find her.
Fu Xiaozhi began to observe Jiang Mingzhu's expression from the moment she entered the door, cautiously, for fear of saying something wrong.
But Jiang Mingzhu seems to be emotionally stable.
Fu Xiaozhi: "Zhuzhu, do you really want to go there?"
After thinking about it, I am still a little worried. Zhou Li and Xu Yingfei have been showing off their affection too much recently.
Although he had not asked Jiang Mingzhu directly, Fu Xiaozhi was sure that she had not given up Zhou Li.
It was really cruel to let her go over to watch Zhou Li and Xu Yingfei show off their affection.
Jiang Mingzhu: "Ms. Xu invited me, it would be rude not to go."
Fu Xiaozhi: "That Thursday..."
Halfway through, she hesitated, not knowing how to organize her words to ask the question.
But Jiang Mingzhu knew exactly what Fu Xiaozhi wanted to ask.
This time she didn't hide anything and directly told Fu Xiaozhi what Xu Siyan had told her yesterday.
Fu Xiaozhi was stunned for a few seconds and then suddenly reacted: "***, why didn't I think of this?"
Zhou Li has never seen a woman around him in the past two years. Xu Yingfei suddenly came here, which is indeed very suspicious.
Fu Xiaozhi: "Then he did this to stimulate you?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "I guess you want to take revenge on me."
By the way, she told Fu Xiaozhi what happened the night she signed the contract.
It was not convenient to tell Xu Siyan about this matter, but there was nothing hard to say in front of Fu Xiaozhi.
After hearing this, Fu Xiaozhi said firmly: "I think he just wants to stimulate you, make you sad, and find a sense of presence at the same time."
Jiang Mingzhu said nothing.
Fu Xiaozhi thought for a few minutes and gave Jiang Mingzhu some advice: "Do you want to go and fight with him?"
Can you explain clearly what happened back then? "
The current situation seems to be that the two of them like each other, and as long as this misunderstanding is solved, they can all be happy together.
Jiang Mingzhu also considered this matter last night, but could not find a suitable opportunity for the time being.
She shook her head first, then nodded: "I'll think about it again."
After chatting in the hotel for a while, Jiang Mingzhu went out with Fu Xiaozhi to choose a gift for Xu Yingfei.
At the birthday party in the evening, Jiang Mingzhu also arrived with Fu Xiaozhi.
Xu Yingfei's birthday banquet was held at Yongye Club, and Zhou Li generously booked the place.
The first floor of the club was decorated in an exaggerated way, with pink balloons hanging and roses everywhere.
As soon as she came in, Jiang Mingzhu saw Zhou Li and Xu Yingfei standing together.
Xu Yingfei leaned into Zhou Li's ear and didn't know what she was talking about.
But the gesture between the two was extremely intimate.
Xu Yingfei must have caught a glimpse of Jiang Mingzhu out of the corner of her eye, and immediately walked up to greet her: "Mingzhu, Zhizhi, you are here, welcome."
Jiang Mingzhu: "Happy birthday."
She smiled and sent birthday wishes to Xu Yingfei and put the dress on the shelf next to her.
Zhou Li happened to be standing next to the shelf.
When Jiang Mingzhu came over, his eyes fell on her face.
She smiled very calmly, not like she was pretending, and he could even feel her relaxation from her smile.
Zhou Li's eyes darkened a bit.
Fu Xiaozhi glanced over and noticed that Zhou Li was looking at Jiang Mingzhu. Although he didn't understand what his eyes meant, he was sure that he looked at her because he cared.
After putting down the gifts, Jiang Mingzhu and Fu Xiaozhi went upstairs to take a seat.
When going upstairs, Fu Xiaozhi glanced down a few times, then leaned into Jiang Mingzhu's ear and said, "I was looking at you on Thursday just now."
Jiang Mingzhu: "Yeah."
Fu Xiaozhi: "Looking at you being so calm, he seems quite unhappy."
Jiang Mingzhu felt it too.
But the feeling like a ray on her back just now did not make her uncomfortable. On the contrary, it gave her a little more pleasure of revenge.
Zhou Li deliberately said those words to stimulate and humiliate her a few times before. When she reacted like that, he must have been very happy in his heart.
At seven o'clock, people started to arrive one after another.
Yuan Ye was on a business trip these days and was unable to attend.
In addition to him, Xu Siyan, Zhou Yi, Fu Muye and others all came over.
Although it was Xu Yingfei's birthday party, most of the attendees were Zhou Li's friends, and Xu Yingfei was only accompanied by a few assistants and close confidants.
Jiang Mingzhu sat between Fu Xiaozhi and Fu Muye, right across from Xu Siyan, and directly opposite her were Zhou Li and Xu Yingfei.
Jiang Mingzhu and Xu Siyan looked at each other, understanding each other tacitly.
Neither of them shied away from anything, and the entire interaction fell into Zhou Li's eyes.
Zhou Yi also saw it. He smiled and joked, "Why did Si Yan come alone today? Without his wife?"
Xu Siyan: "She has something to do today."
Zhou Yi: "So, I thought it was not convenient to take her with me on this occasion."
As soon as he said this, everyone could hear what he meant.
As the person being criticized, Jiang Mingzhu had no reaction.
This time passed quickly, and the birthday party officially began.
Everyone was drinking, Jiang Mingzhu did not participate.
Midway, Qin Mingli called, and Jiang Mingzhu took the phone and walked out of the box.
Jiang Mingzhu finished answering Qin Mingli's call at the safe passage, and when she was about to return to the box, she was blocked by Zhou Li who suddenly came in.
