Chapter 172 This is not like her

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the big raindrops hit the floor-to-ceiling windows, making crackling sounds.

In the living room, the warm yellow light reflected Rong Anning's slightly frown.

She turned her head and glanced at the wall clock. The hour hand was pointing to eight o'clock. She couldn't help but mutter, "What's wrong with Zhiyu? Why hasn't he come back yet?"

Zhou Yunjie took a sip from the teacup and replied softly, "He has an appointment, so it shouldn't be too early."

"Silly child, I'm not saying anything bad." Rong Anning raised her eyes and looked at Zhou Yunjie across from her, her tone filled with helplessness, "You're just too naive. Men... can't be too indulgent."

She sighed softly and picked up the teacup on the coffee table.

In the sweltering heat, her gaze fell on Zhou Yunjie's slightly tired face. "Originally, Mom thought you were working too hard and didn't want you to do it anymore. But working in your own company, I can be with Zhiyu every day. I thought you two could strengthen your relationship, but look at you two, you're both so busy..."

After she finished speaking, she remembered something, "By the way, I heard Zhiyu mention that you were going to Beijing this weekend. How is your mother?"

They are all in the same circle, and Rong Anning also heard about Wen Jingyi's affairs.

After knowing that Zhou Yunjie and her son had obtained their marriage certificate, she also contacted Wen Jingyi tactfully, but Wen Jingyi didn't say much on the phone. Her attitude was polite and distant, which dampened her enthusiasm.

In their circle, people pay great attention to social propriety.

Since Wen Jingyi didn't want to say it, she tried her best not to touch other people's pain points.

"She's doing fine. My friend's classmate works in that hospital and can help look after her." Thinking of his own mother, Zhou Yunjie's expression softened. "It's just that she can't eat much during the chemotherapy. It's quite painful."

"Since it has already happened, we should treat it well."

Rong Anning sighed, stood up and walked towards his room.

Zhou Yunjie thought she was going back to her room to rest, so he drank the tea in the cup and planned to go back to his room as well.

As soon as I stood up, I heard Sister Ying's hurried footsteps at the entrance. "What's going on? Why are you all coming back in the rain today?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a noise at the door.

Then Zhou Yunjie saw the face that made her upset.

Shen Zhiyu's hair was still dripping with water, and his linen shirt was soaked by the rain, clinging tightly to his body, outlining his muscular build.

Zhou Yunjie's eyes dodged for a moment, then returned to normal, put down the cup and walked over.

"Are you back?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Shen Zhiyu's eyes, and then he said as if relieved, "There was a section of the road where the water was too deep, so we took a long detour and wasted some time."

It seemed like he was explaining why he came home so late.

Behind his nonchalant statement was the fact that he had to change two taxis before he could return to Chenyuan with great difficulty.

He has taken a taxi only a few times in his life.

At least not in the past three years.

Tonight, he couldn't wait for Lao Chen to come and pick him up. He just wanted to go home quickly to see if Zhou Yunjie was at home.

At that moment, seeing her sitting on the sofa with her knees hugged and drinking tea, his heart, which had been hanging in the air all night, finally settled down.

"Have you eaten? Sister Ying made chicken soup in the evening. It's very delicious. Can I heat it up for you?" Zhou Yunjie looked up and asked him.

"Yeah." Shen Zhiyu nodded.

Zhou Yunjie walked towards the kitchen.

Shen Zhiyu looked at her back and suddenly had a slight illusion that the person who was upset with him in a roundabout way because of Chen Jingjing this morning was not Zhou Yunjie.

He thought she would ask him something about Bai Jiawen.

But just now, she was very calm, even cool.

This is not like her.