"Oh, his temper is better than before." Xu Zhaoyue thought Chen Fei would just pin Zhang Pei down in the dirt in Shanghai, but she didn't expect him to be so civilized.

Xiao Nan pursed her lips and said, "Young Master Chen has joined the company now, so he'll definitely tone it down. Besides, aren't those two from the Han family the ones with the worst tempers? But Han Zhuzhu has been locked up at home for quite a few days, so Yan Qi has been playing by herself all this time."

"Wait a minute, if our family hosts a party, wouldn't we have to invite them?" Xu Zhaoyue had forgotten about this, and there would inevitably be some arguments later.

Xiao Nan nodded, "Yes, there's an empty villa in the back, we can hold it there. Nothing will happen on our own turf."

"Oh, Miss, Yan Qi has been playing outside by herself these days. I heard that she privately cursed Han Zhuzhu, saying that she has no brains. I wonder if Han Zhuzhu knows about this?"

Seeing Xiao Nan getting more and more excited as she spoke, Xu Zhaoyue looked at Xiao Nan with a serious expression and said, "Huh? Aren't the two of them good friends? You've heard about it, so Han Zhuzhu must know. One of their families has guns and the other has boats. They've always been like sisters."

Xiao Nan nodded and continued, "Who says otherwise? But I heard that Han Zhuzhu has been getting very close to her fifth daughter, Han, over the past year, and Yan Qi has distanced herself from her."

"Hiss, Han Wu was born to a stepmother. Yan Qi hates the children born to the second and third wives the most. No wonder." Xu Zhaoyue understood. Given Yan Qi's personality, she felt that it was beneath Han Zhuzhu's status as a young lady to play with children born out of wedlock.

Yan Qi is a proud and arrogant person, otherwise she wouldn't have been targeting Xu Zhaoyue just because Xu Zhaoyue beat her a few times. However, the Han and Yan families cooperate closely and won't have any unpleasantness caused by the younger generation.

Once Xu Zhaoyue realized this, her desire to explore new avenues grew even stronger. The feasibility of Yue Lanxing's earlier suggestion to turn the gang's territory into her own would greatly increase once she reached an agreement with the Fang family.

"Xiao Nan, prepare the gifts for the Fang family. Use the best from their warehouse. I'll be visiting them in a couple of days." Xu Zhaoyue hadn't seen anyone from the Fang family in a long time. She wondered if she would see Fang Sange this time. If he were there, things would be much easier.

However, Xu Zhaoyue couldn't remember what Fang Sange liked even after thinking for a long time. Fang Sange went to university in Beijing, and they rarely went out to play during winter and summer vacations. The older they got, the more distant they became.

Even on the second day at work, Xu Zhaoyue still couldn't figure it out, assuming that Fang Sange really had no preferences. "Lanxing, the parrot you bought before?" Xu Zhaoyue suddenly remembered this, but she didn't have much hope.

"I've already bought it, but I haven't started training yet," Yue Lanxing replied solemnly, clearly feeling guilty for his incompetence.

"Ah?" Xu Zhaoyue exclaimed in surprise. Just as Yue Lanxing felt even more guilty, her happy expression was finally noticed. "Young Miss isn't angry?" Yue Lanxing felt instantly relieved when she saw the young lady's smiling face.

Xu Zhaoyue didn't know why he thought she was angry, so she shook her head indifferently, "No, I'm not angry. I thought I had forgotten about it, but I didn't expect you to still remember. By the way, when did you buy it?"

"Um, oh, I contacted the seller while I was in the hospital and took a look when I had some free time. But I paid the boss to train me first. Besides 'Welcome,' 'Wishing you prosperity,' and 'May good fortune shine upon you,' I also taught him some other things."

While Yue Lanxing was at the hospital, she was quite busy and took care of a lot of things on her own.

“Brother Fang really likes Su Shi’s Jiang Cheng Zi. It would be great if you could teach the parrot to recite this poem. But it’s okay if it can’t. Giving a gift is just to express your feelings, so don’t make things difficult for yourself.” Xu Zhaoyue pointed at Yue Lanxing to tell him not to worry too much.

Yue Lanxing nodded slightly, already planning how to train the parrot as soon as possible. The fact that the young lady mentioned this matter today meant that the visit to the Fang family must have been put on the agenda.

"The newspaper contacted me too. I'll pick up the parrot after I sign the contract. I won't be able to come back to pick up Miss from get off work this afternoon." Yue Lanxing said with some disappointment.

Xu Zhaoyue didn't realize it; she only knew that Yue Lanxing was incredibly efficient. "Wow, your schedule is so full! Don't worry about getting busy; we'll meet for dinner anyway."

Yue Lanxing smiled knowingly. That made sense. They would see each other every day anyway, so there was no need to dwell on it for now. "Yes, Miss is right."

Yue Lanxing spoke those few words with a tender, lingering quality, making Xu Zhaoyue's ears itch. "Alright, alright, go ahead and get busy," she said, then touched her ear to check its temperature.

Yue Lanxing obediently turned around, but her excellent eyesight still caught sight of the young lady's reddened ears, and she was immediately surprised to find that the young lady might be a bit clingy.

Of course, he wasn't surprised enough to turn around and ask a question. After opening and closing the door as quietly as possible, Yue Lanxing stood at the door and saw that there was no one in the corridor before he curled up the corners of his mouth.

Xu Zhaoyue sat alone in her room. After returning to her room last night, she was so engrossed in chatting with Xiaonan that she had suppressed her inner turmoil. But today, seeing Yue Lanxing standing in front of her again, the turmoil she hadn't noticed yesterday began to resurface.

Previously, she couldn't get close to me because of allergies, and I had to take medication every day to control them. Now that I've discovered she's an exception, I can disregard the allergy issue, which makes sense.

Xu Zhaoyue thought for a while and decided to let things take their course. No one can explain matters of the heart. Her career should be her priority now, and she would consider relationships after things had settled down.

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