Mrs. Zhou felt sorry for Zhou Jingchen's injury and wanted to feed him porridge.
"You can rest." Zhou Jingchen declined in an understatement.
"Don't stretch the wound." Mrs. Zhou handed the porridge bowl to Cheng Xi, "Xi'er, feed him."
Cheng Xi reluctantly took the bowl.
Zhou Jingchen saw her reluctance but said nothing.
"I'm going to clean up the study. Your father is coming home today." Zhou Huaikang and his wife are extremely affectionate. Every time they go on a business trip, Mrs. Zhou misses tea rather than food. As soon as Zhou Huaikang comes back, her eyebrows are filled with joy, "Xi'er is eating at home. Your Uncle Zhou has brought you a gift."
Mrs. Zhou got up and went out.
Cheng Xi was standing, while Zhou Jingchen was half leaning and half sitting. Even though his posture was shorter, his aura was full of oppression.
He has one appearance in front of others, and another appearance behind others.
The look and aura of aggression belonging to a man.
"Give me a pillow."
Cheng Xi stuffed a pillow behind his waist.
"Can you drink it yourself?" She held the bowl.
The wind was blowing outside the window, blowing into the room in waves. Zhou Jingchen's slightly hoarse voice was mixed with the wind, "Didn't my mother ask you to feed me?"
Cheng Xi took a spoonful and leaned forward next to him. His eyes fell on the long hair hanging on her chest.
The ends of her hair were dangling.
Zhou Jingchen raised his hand to lift a strand of hair and pushed it behind her.
Her knuckles rubbed against her ears, a little rough and hot, and she froze.
"Put it on the bedside. I'm not hungry." The man picked up the book beside his pillow and flipped through a page casually.
Cheng Xi put down the bowl and said, "Drink it while it's hot."
She went downstairs to the study.
The study room is very tidy, and the nanny cleans it every day. Mrs. Zhou only arranges antiques and photo albums, and organizes books and documents.
Cheng Xi had never seen Zhou Jingchen's photos in the old house. Mrs. Zhou kept them in the attic.
It is said that he is not willing to show off.
When he was a child, he had red lips, white teeth, thick eyebrows and big eyes, so he was always regarded as a little girl when he went out on the street. It was not until junior high school that his Adam's apple bulged, and his strong and heroic outline became clear.
Zhou Huaikang came in despite the snow the next day.
He wears a long military green coat, cotton leather shoes, and a kind and charitable face with a calm and confident look.
"Have you cooked hot pot? The dipping sauce prepared by Xi'er is the most delicious." Zhou Huaikang took off his leather gloves and stood in front of the fireplace to warm his hands. "How do you get along with Jingchen and the lady of the Guan family?"
"We get along very well." Mrs. Zhou said neither yin nor yang, "The lady from the Guan family is very good at climbing on the bed. She traveled more than a hundred kilometers to crawl."
Zhou Huaikang laughed and said, "I know that you have fallen in love with the young lady of the Hua family. You have a long life ahead of you."
Holding hot tea, Cheng Xi understood Zhou Huaikang's implication. Since Zhou Jingchen liked the girl from the Guan family, he should let him have a talk. When he got tired of the freshness, he would break up and formally discuss marriage with the girl from the Hua family. Anyway, the Guan family has no power, so they don’t necessarily have to give Guan Liang the consequences.
Hua family.
There are very few dignitaries named Hua in the city, and the only ones who are really famous are the Hua family in the west of the city.
My great-great-grandfather fought in the war, and my grandfather retired from the military area, no less inferior to the Zhou family.
"Have Xi'er become the son of the Ye family?" Zhou Huaikang took a sip of hot tea and asked Cheng Xi with a smile.
When the Ye family was mentioned, Mrs. Zhou's face was full of displeasure, "Ye Bonan seems not to pay attention to Xi'er and has not seen her. He probably cannot remember his ex-fiancée because of his old relationship."
"I'll talk to Lao Ye." Zhou Huaikang also drooped his face, "How dare the Ye family ignore it."
Zhou Huaikang brought the same gift to Zhou Jingchen and Cheng Xi, men's and women's Cartier jewelry brooches. He joked that he had spent all his savings.
Mrs. Zhou knew the goods and complained to him, "What did you buy randomly? It's for couples."
Cheng Xi held the jewelry box and peeked at Zhou Jingchen's model. It was noble and cool, and suited him.
This one suits her too.
"I don't know what style it is. Isn't it a couple style that has one man and one woman? Brothers and sisters wear them the same way." Zhou Huaikang laughed, "Xi'er, do you like it?"
Cheng Xi nodded, "I like it."
Zhou Jingchen didn't even try it on, he just grabbed the box and put it aside.
She saw it from the corner of her eye and knew that he was avoiding suspicion.
If she wore this brooch, he would never wear it again.
...
Cheng Xi asked for leave a lot this month. The school asked for an internship certificate, so she asked her husband's mother-in-law to get a certificate. The man's mother-in-law was not at the company, but was attending the branch's wine party at Baihe Tower.
"I was just about to call you. I'm in the parking lot. We are competing with Huada for the final cooperation spot. Whoever the branch reports to will win the bid 100%!"
Cheng Xi is also looking forward to it. After winning this order, she will get a bonus of 50,000 yuan, which is enough for the living expenses of her senior year. "Who is the person in charge?"
"Ma Mingzhao."
Her heart suddenly felt cold.
"Don't worry, Qin Shang is here too, and Huada has arranged for a courtesan from the public relations department to come, a bunny girl with a 170 D cup, Ma Mingzhao can't take care of you anymore." The man's car door opened and closed, "Hurry up, the banquet is already open Now, in Box 1, there will be no bonus if you don’t come!”
The man-in-law hung up the phone angrily.
Qin Shang was present and it was impossible to let Ma Mingzhao eat her. Cheng Xi hailed a taxi and went straight to the White Crane Tower in the suburbs.
The White Crane Tower is built by the hot spring lake. It is decorated in the style of old Shanghai in the Republic of China. It has a nostalgic style. The waiters wear cheongsam to serve. Some local bosses who like to show off like to patronize.
Cheng Xi walked to the door of No. 1 room and found that Ma Mingzhao was in charge, and Qin Shang and the man's mother-in-law were not there.
She was about to return the same way when Ma Mingzhao's bodyguard pulled her over.
"Miss Cheng, you are late! You have to drink three drinks as a penalty."
The box door was closed, and the bodyguards stood guard outside the door.
"Where is Wanli's manager?" The man's phone was turned off, and Cheng Xi had an ominous premonition.
"She has gone to the bathroom. Miss Cheng will accompany her first."
To the left of Ma Mingzhao is Huada's manager, and to the right is an empty seat. According to the rank, it should be the seat of Qin Shang or a married woman, but the tableware has not been used, and it doesn't look like anyone is sitting there.
Cheng Xiqiang calmed down, "Wanli's manager is not here, so I am not qualified to sit here." She opened the box door, but the bodyguard blocked her directly.
"Miss Cheng, please go back."
She shouted to the waiter who was passing by. The waiter pretended not to hear or even look at her.
"Mr. Ma?" Cheng Xi panicked and turned to look at Ma Mingzhao with hostility.
