Although his eyes moved, Zhou Li still heard Jiang Mingzhu's voice on the phone.
When she called out "Mom", Zhou Li's frown finally relaxed.
Liang Cong sat aside, having a panoramic view of Zhou Li's reactions before and after, and did not dare to say any nonsense.
——
It was exactly twelve o'clock when the flight landed in Beicheng.
Jiang Mingzhu didn't even talk to Zhou Li during the flight, but she kept chatting with Liang Cong.
When getting off the plane, Liang Cong followed up and asked, "Jiang Zhu, is there anyone to pick you up? Do you want to take you back on the way?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "No, I've already made a car appointment."
Liang Cong: "Okay."
When she walked to the pick-up gate, Jiang Mingzhu saw Xu Yingfei's figure face to face.
You don't need to think about it to know why.
Xu Yingfei was as enthusiastic as ever towards Jiang Mingzhu: "Mingzhu, you can take my car."
Jiang Mingzhu refused several times, but finally couldn't resist Xu Yingfei's enthusiasm and got into the car with her.
Liang Cong left in the company car, and only Jiang Mingzhu and Zhou Li were in Xu Yingfei's car.
Zhou Li sat in the passenger seat, and Jiang Mingzhu sat in the back seat naturally. After getting in the car, they were so quiet that they had no sense of presence.
Xu Yingfei glanced at Jiang Mingzhu in the rearview mirror, and then said to Zhou Li beside her: "By the way, I have booked a hotel for your birthday. Do you want to go and check it out?"
Zhou Li: "No, just choose."
Xu Yingfei: "You don't care at all. You make it seem like it's my birthday."
She smiled and "complained", "Then I will send out invitations."
Zhou Li: "Yeah."
Jiang Mingzhu was in the back row looking at the scenery outside the window and listening to their conversation quietly.
The conversation soon turned to her.
Xu Yingfei: "Mingzhu, are you free on Saturday night? Come to the Four Seasons Hotel to celebrate Zhou Li's birthday."
Jiang Mingzhu: "Okay, no problem."
She agreed so simply that Xu Yingfei didn't even react at the moment.
Xu Yingfei originally thought it would take a few rounds to achieve the goal.
Just when she was surprised, she heard Jiang Mingzhu say: "Mr. Zhou is our Yanhe partner. It's time to express your birthday. I will definitely give Mr. Zhou a big gift when the time comes."
Jiang Mingzhu bit the last four words so hard that she couldn't hide her smile inside and outside her words.
——
The car stopped in front of the Intercontinental Hotel. After Jiang Mingzhu said goodbye, she dragged her suitcase out of the car.
Xu Yingfei watched Jiang Mingzhu walk into the hotel, then turned to look at Zhou Li.
Zhou Li's expression has been like this since he got off the plane, as if someone owed him money.
Xu Yingfei: "Have you been stimulated these past few days in Hong Kong City?"
Zhou Li: "Drive your car."
Although Xu Yingfei started the car, she still did not forget to tease him, "What gift will Mingzhu give you?"
Zhou Li recalled Jiang Mingzhu's attitude just now and said, "Nothing good."
He had often heard Jiang Mingzhu speak in this tone before, and nothing good happened every time.
She usually has this attitude before she does something bad.
Xu Yingfei raised her eyebrows: "You really understand her."
Zhou Li laughed self-deprecatingly, what kind of understanding was this?
Xu Yingfei: "You sound very depressed today. What happened?"
Zhou Li: "How is the Xu family's matter resolved?"
When this matter was mentioned, most of the smile on Xu Yingfei's face immediately disappeared, and her tone changed from relaxed to serious: "I haven't found any evidence yet."
Zhou Li: "Xu Langqing has been able to hide for so many years, so the evidence must be difficult to find."
Xu Yingfei: "He doesn't have complete control of the Xu family's resources now, and we can't find any evidence. If he makes a comeback, our chances will be even slimmer."
Zhou Li: "Not necessarily."
Xu Yingfei: "Huh?"
Zhou Li: "After my birthday, I will ask the public relations department to issue a statement."
Although Zhou Li did not specify what the statement was, Xu Yingfei knew it very well.
Xu Yingfei: "OK, what do you need me to do?"
Zhou Li: "The Xu family will contact you after seeing the news."
Xu Yingfei: "For sure, Xu Langqing will not let go of this opportunity to rise to the top. He has been coveting the branch in my hands for a long time."
Having said this, Xu Yingfei curled her lips and smiled, "This time he will be proud."
Zhou Li: "What I promised you will not change."
Xu Yingfei: "Of course, I believe you, otherwise I wouldn't cooperate with you, right?"
She turned the steering wheel and looked at Zhou Li out of the corner of her eye: "If I'm not mistaken, is this a long-term strategy to catch the big fish?"
Zhou Li acquiesced.
Xu Yingfei: "Yes, if he had the power, he would spare no effort to carry out his experimental projects."
——
Xu Yingfei tried her best to organize Zhou Li's birthday party, and every friend around him was invited.
The day before his birthday, Jiang Mingzhu and Fu Xiaozhi went to choose a gift for Zhou Li.
This was not the first time that Fu Xiaozhi bought gifts for Zhou Li. They had known each other for a long time, and the gifts Fu Xiaozhi gave to Zhou Li were all outdoor sports equipment.
Jiang Mingzhu is not so "elegant". She always gives gifts in a simple and crude way.
Fu Xiaozhi accompanied Jiang Mingzhu to the Rolex counter: "What did you give him before?"
Jiang Mingzhu was stunned when Fu Xiaozhi asked.
It seems that she has never given Zhou Li a gift before.
It is quite unreliable to say this. No wonder Zhou Lihui keeps doing it.
Fu Xiaozhi also saw the answer from Jiang Mingzhu's silence: "...never sent it?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "No."
Fu Xiaozhi: "But I remember you gave it to Yuanye."
Jiang Mingzhu: "..."
Fu Xiaozhi: "No wonder Thursday acted like a resentful woman all day long, but suddenly I understood him."
Jiang Mingzhu: "...I'll give you more this time."
Jiang Mingzhu spent a lot of money to buy Zhou Li a green water ghost.
She had thought of this gift a long time ago, mainly to highlight the "green".
After buying the watch, Jiang Mingzhu went to another store to buy a tie for Zhou Li.
Also dark green.
Fu Xiaozhi looked at the green two-piece suit and burst out laughing: "You're full of sarcasm. I'm going to piss you off to death on Thursday."
——
At 5:30 pm on October 29th, Jiang Mingzhu came to the Four Seasons Hotel to attend Zhou Li's birthday party.
Xu Yingfei planned this birthday party very carefully, and the hotel's banquet hall was reserved.
When Jiang Mingzhu arrived upstairs, she saw Xu Yingfei and Zhou Li standing at the entrance to greet guests.
Jiang Mingzhu walked up to greet them, and then handed the gift bag to Zhou Li.
"Happy birthday."
This time she didn't shout any unnecessary names and only said four words.
Zhou Li said "hmm" and took what she handed over.
Xu Yingfei: "Why are there two copies?"
Jiang Mingzhu: "The other one belongs to Mr. Qin. He heard that Mr. Zhou had a birthday and asked me to express it for him."
Xu Yingfei: "That's it."
Jiang Mingzhu: "Then I'll go in first and won't disturb you."
Jiang Mingzhu arrived earlier and there was no one in the banquet hall yet. She chose a seat near the corridor and terrace and sat down.
At early six o'clock, all the guests arrived and the banquet officially began.
Jiang Mingzhu was sitting in her seat eating biscuits, looking at Jiang Jin walking up to Xu Yingfei's ear and leaning over to talk, she curled her lips and smiled.
Well, it's almost time.
