After Qin Ci left, several professors who knew Xie Zhitan came over to ask about him with great concern.

Xie Zhitan smiled and said it was nothing.

Two young people had ambiguous expressions on their faces. In their opinion, the companions who could be brought to the academic conference must be a couple.

Xie Zhitan lowered his eyes and didn't want to explain anything to them.

no need.

While clearing the plates, Xie Zhitan saw a small box left behind where Qin Ci had sat.

He thought for a moment and took the box to check the surveillance video.

He took it away only after he was sure it was dropped by Qin Ci.

His plan was to wait for Qin Ci to come and 'meet' him again, and then give the things to him.

Who knew that this time Qin Ci would disappear for a long time.

During the month in Ancheng, Xie Zhitan did not see him again.

Time passed quickly, and a month later Xie Zhitan returned to the imperial capital.

It's still a season in the capital that's neither cold nor hot. The wind is very dry and makes people irritable.

"Second brother, what are you looking at?"

Today, Xie Zhiyan volunteered to pick me up at the airport. He closed the trunk and asked casually.

Xie Zhitan paused: "Nothing, let's go."

Xie Zhiyan has been very successful recently. Since he started making money, he has basically spent all the money he earned every month.

Xie Zhitan looked at the distant street scene and casually agreed with a few words.

Xie Zhiyan turned his head and looked at him in surprise: "Second brother, are you too tired? Why are you always absent-minded?"

Xie Zhitan said calmly, "Is everything okay with Hua Jian?"

Xie Zhiyan snorted, "What could possibly happen to him? He's so close to Bo Lin, like they're in love."

The two brothers chatted intermittently.

Xie Zhiyan muttered that he wanted to buy another small villa to store his precious musical instrument.

Suddenly he said, "By the way, second brother, do you still remember your classmate Qin Ci?"

Xie Zhitan closed his eyes: "What happened to him?"

"Some time ago, he got into a fight with another man because of jealousy and was almost arrested. His old man got angry and took him home. His band disbanded. I want to buy his villa. Second brother, you were classmates with him, so you can negotiate the price with him."

As he was speaking, he happened to run into a red light. Xie Zhiyan stopped the car and looked at Xie Zhitan.

"Second brother?"

"Hmm?" Xie Zhitan came back to his senses. "You mean, Qin Ci got into a fight because of jealousy over a man?"

Xie Zhiyan also heard about it.

There was a rumor in the circle that when the fight happened, Qin Ci was drinking in a bar with a handsome man.

Moreover, Qin Ci was hit with a wine bottle while trying to protect the man.

Isn't this just a fight caused by jealousy?

Xie Zhiyan nodded firmly: "Yes, I was just jealous of others."

The corners of Xie Zhitan's mouth twitched.

Xie Zhiyan was shocked: "Second brother, you look so scary, as if someone stole your first place in school when you were a kid."

Xie Zhitan ignored him and said coldly: "The light is green, drive your car carefully."

Qin Ci's nature is hard to change, Xie Zhitan should have thought of it earlier.

From Hua Jian's inner voice, she heard that Qin Ci got rid of Xie Zhitan's job for Shu Yao and suppressed him to the utmost.

He should have a deep understanding of Qin Ci.

No matter which man he is jealous of this time, it has nothing to do with him.

As long as he doesn't bother him again in the future.

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An upscale residential area in the central area of ​​the imperial city.

The sun was shining brightly in the large flat. Qin Ci was playing his video game idly. Four bodyguards in black were sitting on a bench not far away.

Soon a bodyguard handed Qin Ci a brand new phone, "Master, Young Master Jiang sent you a message."

Qin Ci looked over and saw a line of words on the phone screen.

Jiang Yueming: [Professor Xie was picked up by Xie Zhiyan.]

Qin Ci sat up straight and clicked it, and there was a video following it.

Xie Zhitan stood beside the car and looked back, and happened to see the shooting location.

The person who filmed the video seemed to be guilty, so the camera shook wildly, but he still captured Xie Zhitan's face.

Qin Ci stared at the person on the screen.

After not seeing each other for a month, Qin Ci still felt a sense of suffocation when he saw Xie Zhitan only on the phone.

At this moment, the four bodyguards were startled and Qin Ci stood up.

"Master."

"Call my dad and tell him I'm leaving within the hour. Otherwise, I'll call Country Y and ask my uncle to pick me up and I'll never come back."

Qin Ci's tone was serious.

He understood that the old man was very cautious after his recent promotion, so he had been letting the old man make random arrangements these days.

I didn't expect that the old man was so confused and actually became more and more demanding.

Ten minutes later, the old man's secretary called.

The other party spoke in an official tone, but was tricked by Qin Ci as soon as he finished his second sentence.

"Secretary Huang, you're only in your 40s, and you're already as senile as my dad? That incident at the bar, I was accidentally hit on the head by those bastards."

"Yes, someone recognized me, and the old man was afraid of the bad influence and put me in solitary confinement. I listened to him, but that matter has nothing to do with me!"

The person on the other end of the line immediately said, "Mr. Qin, from what you said, the leadership is worried that those people will threaten your safety, especially the classmate who was with you that day. He has very shady social connections... But don't worry, I'll report to the leadership as soon as this meeting is over."

"Alright, Uncle Huang, stop the bureaucratic talk! I know better than you that there's something wrong with that guy! I'm so annoyed! Let me out now! He's delaying my important business. I'll fly back to Country Y and make sure he never has a son again!"

Qin Ci hung up the phone irritably.

Fortunately, Secretary Huang handled the matter properly and Qin Ci was released from prison that night.

Jiang Yueming came over in a hurry to pick him up and insisted on taking him out to have fun.

Qin Ci asked impatiently, "Where is Xie Zhitan?"

Jiang Yueming glanced at him and said, "Mr. Qin, you haven't given up on Professor Xie yet. I'd say you two are not the same kind of people. Look, you haven't gone to see him for a month, and he hasn't even sent you a message..."

Qin Ci glared at him: "You fucking knew he didn't send me a message?"

Jiang Yueming widened his eyes slightly: "Oh, that guy would take the initiative to send a message?"

Qin Ci pursed his lips and lowered his head to pick up a cigarette.

Fart.

Since he left the restaurant in Ancheng, Xie Zhitan has not sent him a single word.

Yesterday, after the access control was released and his phone was returned from the bodyguard, he immediately checked WeChat and call records.

The phone was filled with all kinds of concerned messages, promotional advertisements, etc., but there was not a single word from Xie Zhitan.

“Ahem!”

I hadn't smoked for several months, and I took two quick puffs and choked.

Qin Ci put the cigarette into the ashtray and said, "Take me to find Xie Zhitan."

The nightlife in the imperial capital becomes more lively as the night goes on.

Qin Ci stood outside the nightclub and found it hard to associate such a chaotic and lewd place with the elegant and abstinent Xie Zhitan.