Li Xi didn't take Zhuang Tianxin's "sisterhood" declaration too seriously. These days, fake sisterhoods are everywhere; true sisterhoods develop slowly. For example, she and Su Yu, while their meeting and falling in love were incredibly melodramatic, over the past few months, their bond has become unbreakable, a bond that even Luo Jingxuan couldn't break apart!

What a strange metaphor! Li Xi rolled her eyes silently in her heart. She had been thinking about Luo Jingxuan quite a lot recently. But she didn't show it on her face. She still looked calm and businesslike.

"Then why don't we stop here today? You're not fully recovered yet, so you should rest more."

Zhuang Tianxin smiled, "He's not that fragile at all. He just looks haggard. Most of the injuries are superficial. Hua Er looks respectable, but he's just a show-off. He looks ruthless when he hits people, but it's mostly just bluffing."

"..." Li Xi held his forehead with his hand, "So what you're saying is that the reason I forgave him so easily in the beginning was partly because he didn't hurt?"

"Uh..." Zhuang Tianxin felt a little guilty, "Indeed, there is such a reason. Hehe (￣▽￣)"

Li Xi: "..." It turns out this sister is a bit of a saint?

"You better be more careful."

"It's my fault." Zhuang Tianxin said obediently.

Li Xi glared at her unhappily, and Zhuang Tianxin smiled ingratiatingly, and then the two of them smiled at each other. It really felt like sisters reconciling their past grudges.

This banter brought the two of them closer, and when they talked again, they no longer felt distant from each other. Besides business matters, they could also chat about family matters. However, Li Xi didn't say much to Zhuang Tianxin. As she had just said, Zhuang Tianxin's health was not fully recovered yet and she needed more rest.

Before saying goodbye, the two left each other their contact information and agreed to keep in touch before parting.

When they came out of the club, Assistant Jiang was gone. Only the driver, Yu Sui, was waiting in the parking lot. Li Xi climbed into the car expertly, talked nonsense expertly with Yu Sui, and then expertly received a big eye roll from Yu Sui.

During this period, Li Xi often thought about domestic violence. Whenever she had time, she would search the Internet for news and policies related to domestic violence. She was completely surrounded by the heavy topic of "domestic violence" and her mood became heavy. But after joking around with Brother Yu Sui for a while, she felt a lot more relaxed.

After returning to the villa, thinking of thanking Luo Jingxuan and Assistant Jiang for their help, Li Xi decided to send afternoon tea to the duo who worked overtime!

It was a bit too late to bake a cake right now, and Li Xi didn't always succeed at baking a cake, so she decided to bake some cookies and make some sandwiches. For a drink, she made some pear and osmanthus tea to moisten the lungs and relieve autumn dryness.

Thinking that freshly brewed tea would taste better, Li Xi simply took the tools with her and went to Luo Jingxuan's office to brew it.

After packing up the things she needed to take, Li Xi sent a message to Assistant Jiang, saying that she would bring them afternoon tea later and wondered if they were in the office.

When Assistant Jiang, a foodie, heard the word "food", his whole DNA started moving and he quickly replied.

Jiang Huai: [There's a meeting coming up soon, probably ending at 3:30. Miss Li, just come before then. I'll call the front desk. Just say your name and go upstairs. I'll have someone take you to the boss' office at the secretariat.]

[Okay.]

Li Xi knew without asking that Assistant Jiang had arranged this whole thing not to save face for her, the "boss lady," but purely to stutter. She just wondered what Luo Jingxuan's expression would be when he came back from the meeting and saw her making tea in his office.

Hahahaha, I’m excited just thinking about it O(∩_∩)O

Thinking this way, Li Xi simply didn't tell Assistant Jiang that she was going to make tea in Luo Jingxuan's office. After all, Assistant Jiang was there to back her up. If Luo Jingxuan got angry, she could just put the blame on Assistant Jiang and say he agreed. Presumably, for the sake of his future oral pleasure, Assistant Jiang wouldn't say anything more.

This wasn't Li Xi's first time at Luo Jingxuan's company. Last time, Assistant Jiang personally came down to meet her, but this time, she had to go up on her own. Fortunately, Assistant Jiang had arranged everything perfectly. Li Xi only had to say her name and was let in. Even Yu Sui, who was carrying a lot of bags behind her, was allowed in.

Under everyone's curious gazes, Li Xi entered Luo Jingxuan's office with ease. After sending Yu Sui away, Li Xi settled down next to the coffee table used for entertaining guests. She placed her food in her bag and placed her tea-making utensils on the coffee table—essentially, an electric oven, a glass teapot, a knife for chopping pears, and a cutting board.

The pears were large, thin-skinned, tender, and juicy, fresh pears specially selected by Aunt Lin. They had been washed before she brought them. All Li Xi had to do now was remove the core, cut them into pieces, place them in the teapot, add water, and put them on the stove to cook.

Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for more than half an hour. Before drinking, add osmanthus honey and simmer for about three minutes. Of course, you can also boil dried osmanthus flowers with rock sugar, but Li Xi has recently become obsessed with osmanthus honey. She also likes to add some osmanthus honey to soak in water. It is fragrant, sweet and delicious.

While waiting for the pears to simmer in the teapot, Luo Jingxuan and Assistant Jiang were still in a meeting. Li Xi simply pulled out her phone to chat with someone. Zhuang Tianxin had just woken up from her nap, so Li Xi shared some cookies and sandwiches she had made with her and then chatted about business for a while.

Zhuang Tianxin also sent Li Xi some evidence, primarily the scars on her body. After Hua Ershao had beaten her, Zhuang Tianxin hadn't called the police or sought help. Perhaps a voice within her told her to preserve something, so whenever she had noticeable injuries, she would take photos, documenting what had happened that day and why Hua Ershao had hit her.

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