Chapter 82 Solo Research

Song Ke kept his word and said he would not go unless he did the research.

Jian Mo knocked on the door twice, but the office door still didn't open, so she gave up.

Xiao Chen whispered, "Jinxiu City is quite far from here. I'll go with you."

"No, you take care of your own business, I can do it."

Jian Mo put on her bag, put the information and picture album in it, and left Huo's directly.

If the entire Haicheng is where capitalists and rich people live in the north, then the south is where ordinary people live. It has a strong atmosphere of life, cheap prices, and is very humane.

The Jian family is also here, and Jian Mo has lived here for thirteen years.

Stepping onto the familiar land of her homeland, she suddenly remembered that Mother Jane hadn't made trouble for a while. Last time, she threatened to go find Huo Qichen. Could it be that she was really frightened by her threats?

Because there is a large flow of people and many houses here, Jinxiu City has a superior geographical location and is backed by primary and middle schools, which is the time when children need education the most, so once the property is put on sale, it will definitely sell out.

Huo Qichen's bidding money was well spent.

A huge unfinished building was demolished, and a large area was in ruins. Many workers were busy under the sun. Jian Mo held the picture album and walked around the area to confirm the general design direction.

She sat in the shade of a tree, the sunlight shining on her face, making it feel hot. Nearby, a grandmother was playing with her granddaughter in the park. The little girl pointed at her and repeated, "Sister, draw, draw."

Jian Mo's heart was about to melt. She smiled and took out a candy from her bag, "Sister, give me some candy. Do you want to eat it?"

Grandma quickly encouraged the little girl to step forward, "Hurry up and thank your sister."

"Thank you, sister!"

Jane Mo smiled happily in a baby voice.

"Girl, what are you drawing? Sketching? Why are there only lines?"

Jian Mo replied: "I drew it for fun, just to practice."

Grandma seemed to understand, "My eldest granddaughter also studies painting, and she paints very well."

"Oh? So she went to college?"

"She just started school this year. She had a tough life. She came from the countryside to the city to go to school, and her home was far away. Her parents struggled for years about whether to buy a house in the school district. They finally scraped together enough money to buy a house nearby, but it turned out to be an unfinished building, and they had to live in it for three years."

Grandma sighed and said solemnly, "Now this unfinished building has to be demolished too."

Jian Mo looked back and saw that there were so many unfinished buildings, and each household had its own unknown difficulties.

Being able to buy a house in a school district should mean having a healthy and happy child from a family, but...

"I don't know what it will look like in the future. I hope our tragedy won't happen again."

Jian Mo had mixed feelings, "Definitely not."

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly saw the little girl staggering out onto the road, "Grandma! Child!"

Grandma turned around quickly and shouted anxiously: "Ouch! Xiaobao!"

But the child had already walked halfway, and this side was a blind spot, and a car was coming very fast over there...

Jian Mo immediately threw away the picture album, rushed out quickly, hugged the child in her arms, and blocked her with her whole body.

A car braked suddenly behind him. The driver, sweating profusely, leaned out of the driver's seat and shouted, "Whose child is not taking care of him? Are you responsible?"

The child cried loudly in her arms. Jian Mo didn't care about her scratched arms and picked her up to comfort her: "It's okay! It's okay!"

As he said this, he bowed and apologized to the car owner, then walked around to the side of the street to make way.

The vehicle drove slowly and stopped again when it was about to pass Jian Mo.

Someone in the back seat rolled down the window.

The man seemed to have just woken up, with his shirt half open, revealing laziness and unruly behavior.

He lifted his eyelids and spoke loudly to the gentle woman holding the child: "Miss Jian, I didn't expect to see you here."

The driver in front was sweating again. He was really unlucky today. Not only did he almost hit someone, but that person seemed to be someone the boss knew.

Jian Mo thought she had misheard, and when she looked up blankly, she saw Zhou Liangqi. She was very surprised.

The grandmother hurried forward, took the crying child and thanked her repeatedly. Jian Mo said it was okay several times and told her to take good care of the child in the future before approaching the vehicle.

"Mr. Zhou, why are you here?"

Zhou Liangqi pushed open the car door from the inside, inviting him to "chat?"

Jian Mo gritted her teeth and explained that she had something else.

After returning and putting away all the picture albums, for a moment, she wanted to escape. She didn't know why, but she always felt that Zhou Liangqi had a very sharp eye.

Plus, he is also Huo Qichen's competitor!

After much thought, I decided not to escape.

"Mr. Zhou, are you working here today?" Jian Mo asked after getting in the car.

Zhou Liangqi climbed up the window, holding a cup in his hand, the bright red wine against the delicate pattern. "I'm here to run a private business, to meet someone I know."

It’s hard to ask more questions about this.

He placed the glass of wine in front of Jian Mo and said, "I remember you can drink a lot."

Jian Mo didn't move. "Mr. Zhou, it's daytime now, and you and I just happened to meet. Can I not drink this glass of wine?"

Zhou Liangqi stared at her and smiled, "You could have chosen not to drink those two glasses of wine last time, but you still did."

It was all thanks to him. When Jian Mo thought of what Huo Qichen said, that if she had not been led in, Zhou Liangqi would have killed her, she felt goosebumps all over her body.

"That time was official business, but this time it doesn't seem to be."

"You clearly distinguish between public and private matters." Zhou Liangqi didn't force it, but asked calmly, "But both public and private matters are for Huo Qichen, right?"

When it came to Huo Qichen, Jian Mo didn't know how to respond. A corner of the album was exposed, and he pulled it out and flipped through the pictures one by one.

She tried to stop it, but failed.

Zhou Liangqi looked at him and said, "Over the years, I have hardly seen a woman around him. You are the first one."

Jian Mo pretended not to understand, "Doesn't Special Assistant Mu count?"

"Of course she doesn't count. She doesn't have the ability to make Huo Qichen take action at the risk of offending his partners." Zhou Liangqi raised his eyes and said, "But you do."

Jian Mo's palms were sweating, "Mr. Huo is very compassionate to his employees."

Zhou Liangqi scoffed. He raised the album and said, "You know, at the beginning, the Huo family's attitude towards Jinxiu City was not determined to acquire it. This kind of public cooperation project is only wanted by the Zhou family because they need reputation. But the Huo family has a good reputation, so there is no need for it."

He was being mysterious. Jian Mo didn't understand. She only knew that Huo Qichen had snatched another project from him. "So?"

"I didn't understand why the Huo family suddenly raised the price at the last minute, but just now, when I saw you here, I suddenly figured it out."

There is a hint of sarcasm at the corners of Zhou Liangqi's eyes, which is intimidating.

Jian Mo's back straightened. She was a smart person and understood. Soon, she smiled too. "Boss Zhou, I didn't realize I was so valuable. You're overthinking it. Boss Huo is a good person, but he wouldn't change the company's trajectory for a small employee."

“Just a small staff?”

As they talked, Jian Mo almost couldn't withstand his inquiring gaze.

"……certainly."