Chapter 27 Chapter 27 Merit-1

Xu Zhixi glanced at her phone and found that Gao Yue’s group messages had flooded her screen.

After learning last night that she was attending a dinner hosted by the Song family, Gao Yue was extremely excited and wanted her to record the whole party from beginning to end so that she could also experience the legendary wealthy dinner.

Although Gu Xianyou, who was next to him, was considered a half-rich man and had taken Gao Yue to similar banquets, compared with the celebrity circle in Hangzhou, it was nothing but a small fry and could not be considered a truly wealthy banquet.

A true banquet for the rich has a very high threshold. Not everyone can enter just because they have money. The banquets she attended before were just carnivals for the rich.

Being rich and being a wealthy family are two different concepts. A rich person is not necessarily a wealthy family, but for a wealthy family, being rich is just the most basic thing for them.

Even if you have money, you can’t get in to a banquet like the one hosted by the Song family.

During lunch break, Xu Zhixi took the time to reply to the message. Today, she and Liao Keke didn't go out to eat, but stayed in the company's staff cafeteria.

Gao Yue asked: [Is the Soong family banquet really as exaggerated as described in the novel?]

Xu Zhixi thought about it and realized that although the Yunmu Hotel was prosperous, the banquet was not grand, but any item in it was worth a fortune.

If I were to exaggerate, the most exaggerated would probably be the two sets of jewelry locked in her house.

It is said that the sapphire necklace is worth 200 million.

The jewelry Mrs. Song gave her was worth at least 70 or 80 million.

The world of the rich is really beyond the imagination of ordinary people like her. The starting price for a gift to anyone is tens of millions.

Xu Zhixi deliberately kept the topic a secret: "If I were to describe last night's banquet in two words..."

Gu Xianyou continued: [Luxury?]

Gao Yue also followed up: [Big?]

Xu Zhixi: [? ]

Gu Xianyou: [How old?]

Gao Yue: [The banquet hall is spacious and has a lot of room. What are you thinking, two filthy women?]

Xu Zhixi: "..." Who is the dirtiest? Who knows it best?

After hesitating for a moment, she finally told them about the two sets of high-end jewelry the Song couple had inexplicably gifted her, hoping to get their opinions. As for the ridiculous theories she'd been speculating about, she held them back for now, lest they die of laughter.

Looking back now, she also found it ridiculous. She had no idea how she could have such an outrageous idea at the time. No wonder Song Jing's expression was indescribable.

Gao Yue complained: "Wealthy families are so complicated. Don't they even explain clearly when giving gifts to people?"

Gu Xianyou offered a reasonable guess: "Since Director Song specifically asked someone to mention Young Master Song to you after giving you the gift, I think the reason is probably related to Young Master Song."

Gao Yue: [Great! /Thumbs up/Thumbs up]

Xu Zhixi: [The problem is, I don’t know any Young Master Song.]

After a while, Holmes said, "This is indeed a bit strange."

Gao Yue stroked her chin in thought. Suddenly, a name popped into her mind, and her eyes suddenly lit up: "Isn't your family name Song?"

Xu Zhixi held his forehead with his hand: [Could it be that everyone with the surname Song is Young Master Song?]

Gao Yue chuckled: "Perhaps your Gene is the eldest son of the Song family who was left behind. Mr. Song knows that you are the one his son likes, and to make up for his debt to his son, he loves you as well as your family."

Xu Zhixi: “…”

Sometimes, the most unlikely guess is the closest to the correct answer.

Although this speculation was outrageous, Xu Zhixi was still disturbed afterwards. After all, she had never heard Song Jing mention his biological parents, and she didn't even know if his parents were from Hangzhou.

Xu Zhixi pressed his solar plexus and felt that things around him were becoming more and more unpredictable.

What about the domineering president falling in love with the little white flower, "Mr. Song" who showed goodwill to his father, the chairman of the Song Group and his wife personally sending someone to give her top-notch jewelry, and even Song Jing seemed to be becoming more and more erratic.

And where did this Patek Philippe watch worth ten million dollars come from?

I've never seen Song Jing wear it before.

…

At night, it started raining again in Hangzhou.

After the meeting, Song Jing went straight back to his office. Qi Mu had already prepared his "civilian" clothes and placed them in the office lounge.

He had just returned from abroad last night and went straight to the company for a meeting. After the meeting, he learned that Xu Zhixi was going to the Yunmu Hotel to attend a banquet, so he had to follow him in a hurry.

With so many things crammed into one place, he barely had the energy to think about anything else. He'd just gone out to pick someone up dressed like that last night. Fortunately, Xu Zhixi was so engrossed in her own wild speculations that she didn't pay much attention to him.

After entering the lounge, Song Jing unbuttoned his shirt cuffs and subconsciously tried to untie his watch, but found nothing.

He was not wearing a watch.

Song Jing frowned. It was then that he realized that the watch he had been wearing since he left the country was missing.

He had a lot of watches like this, no matter how expensive they were, it wouldn't matter if he had one less, but it must not fall into Xu Zhixi's hands.

Given the nature of Xu Zhixi's work, it would be easy for him to find out the authenticity of a watch brand. Once it fell into her hands, he would have no choice but to deny that the watch was his.

But this statement is obviously even more false.

After scanning the office twice and making sure it wasn't dropped there, he dialed Qi Mu's internal number.

Qi Mu came over quickly and nodded respectfully: "Boss."

"Where's the watch I was wearing last night?"

Qi Mu was stunned for a moment, subconsciously looked at Song Jing's wrist, thought carefully for a while, and said: "Boss, did you leave your watch at Miss Xu's house?"

Because when he went to pick up the car this morning, he didn't see the boss wearing a watch.

Song Jing lowered his eyes and thought back. Last night, when they were passionate, Xu Zhixi did say that he hurt her. At the time, he thought he was too strong and didn't pay much attention to it. He only remembered that the woman in his arms seemed to take something off his wrist and threw it on the carpet.

The light in the bedroom was too dim and he couldn't see what it was.

Now that I think about it, it must be a watch.

Song Jing's frown deepened, and he raised his fingers to pinch the aching space between his eyebrows. Now, he could only hope that Xu Zhixi hadn't discovered the watch, so that he could rush over and destroy the body.

Xu Zhixi is working overtime tonight and will be back very late.

After arriving at the residence, Song Jing skillfully entered the password, pushed the door open, and went straight to the master bedroom.

However, after searching the bedroom carefully for several times, there was no trace of the watch.

Noticing the bed that was made clean and tidy by Xu Zhixi, Song Jing pursed his lips and pressed every spot on the bed with his palms to make sure the watch was not covered by the sheets.

However, after a few minutes, nothing was found.

The watch would not disappear out of thin air, so it could only have been put away by Xu Zhixi.

Song Jing pinched his brows with a headache. The thought that flashed through his mind was not to confess the truth at this moment, but that Xu Zhixi had already noticed the clues. After knowing his true identity, would she think he was a liar and cut off all ties with him and never contact him again.

But it's just a watch and can't prove his identity.

The most important thing now is that Xu Zhixi still cannot accept a relationship with such a huge gap in status.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been at his wit's end and resorted to this desperate measure.

…

It was already ten o'clock when Xu Zhixi got home from get off work. In addition, he had been making too much noise last night, so he felt sore and weak all over, as if he had been beaten up.

The lights were on in the living room, and she knew Song Jing was coming.

After changing her shoes, she looked up and saw a handsome man sitting on the sofa. He was wearing loose black pajamas, looking lazy and handsome. In his hand was the wooden fish that she used to calm her mind.

Xu Zhixi thought he was just being curious and didn't say anything. She took off her coat and threw it on the sofa. She was about to go back to the bedroom to take a shower when she heard him ask softly, "Are you hungry?"

There was no sign of anything unusual on Xu Zhixi's fair face. She smiled at the man and said, "I'm not hungry. I've eaten." The project team was supposed to arrange a dinner together, but she was too tired and just wanted to go home to attend classes.

He said, “Tell me when you’re hungry.”

Xu Zhixi nodded and went to the bathroom to take a shower. About ten minutes later, she came out in her pajamas and found that Song Jing had already started beating the wooden fish rhythmically.

Bang, bang, bang...

Xu Zhixi: “…”

This man must be hiding something from her.

But did he think that by doing so, he could gain great merit and make her forgive his sins?

Xu Zhixi's face was calm. He pointed to the bedroom and said in the same tone as usual: "Then I'll go to class first. If you're tired, go to bed early."

Song Jing stopped and looked at her with an unspeakably gentle gaze: "Yeah, okay."

Xu Zhixi snorted in her heart, ignored his good intentions, and quietly returned to her bedroom to attend class.

The world is big and her study is the most important thing now. Everything else has to be put aside for the time being.

It's easy to forget the time when studying. Two and a half hours later, Xu Zhixi finished the online class and was about to do some exercises when she suddenly found Song Jing coming in with the coat she had just taken off, which had been neatly folded by him.

He really looks like a child who has done something wrong and is afraid of being punished by his parents.

Sneaky and inexplicable.

Xu Zhixi couldn't help but smile, but in the end he said nothing and continued to practice the questions and review the lessons seriously.

By the time he finished today's tasks and caught up on half of the tasks he had missed last night, it was already two in the morning. Xu Zhixi stretched his muscles and bones, then got up from his chair and found that Song Jing had fallen asleep.

He was lying flat on his back, with the quilt covering only up to his waist, his hands neatly placed on either side, his eyes closed. His handsome face had a look of peace and tranquility, and he didn't look like a man who would lie at all.

So, what was he hiding from her?

Xu Zhixi took a deep breath, pulled back the quilt and lay down on the bed, then remembered that she had not turned off the light, so she raised her body slightly. However, before her hand touched the switch, the sleeping man suddenly hugged her from behind.

Xu Zhixi couldn't help but be stunned.

"Why haven't you fallen asleep yet?" Xu Zhixi turned around and lay back down, looking up to meet his gaze.

Song Jing held her hand and quickly warmed her cold fingers.

"Waiting for you." he said.

Xu Zhixi looked at his deep and gentle pupils, pursed her lips, put her arms around his waist, leaned her head against his broad chest, and lowered her eyes.

"Song Jing." She called softly.

"Um?"

"Are you hiding something from me?"

“…”

Seeing that he didn't speak, Xu Zhixi raised her head from his arms and asked again: "I don't think I've ever heard you mention your parents. Aren't they in Hangzhou?"

Their eyes met, and Song Jing pressed her back into his arms. After a moment of silence, he whispered, "My mother had a difficult birth and died very early."

What?

Xu Zhixi was stunned.

"That was when their relationship was at its best. My father naturally couldn't accept this fact, so he took his anger out on me." He paused for a few seconds, chuckling self-deprecatingly. "In his opinion, it was my arrival that caused my mother's death in childbirth."

Xu Zhixi's heart trembled violently: "So he is now..."

"Dead." Song Jing's voice was apparently very gentle, yet inexplicably chilling, "From him..."

Xu Zhixi's eyes were already red. Being someone who was too empathetic, she couldn't bear to hear this at all. She quickly reached out to cover his mouth, stopping him from saying the next thing: "Okay, okay, I won't ask anymore."

Why are they all dead?

If she asked further, she would be afraid that he might have died too.

Then none of them will survive.

Song Jing opened his thin lips slightly and looked at her slightly red eyes. He obviously had not realized what Xu Zhixi had misunderstood.

"Go to sleep." Xu Zhixi hugged his waist tightly, buried her face in his arms, and brushed away the "sadness" in her heart.

Since she accidentally asked about his sad past, she decided not to ask about the watch for the time being.

Since he was so patient, she wouldn't ask anything and wait and see how long he could endure.

She just waited silently.

Song Jing looked down and found that the person in his arms had closed her eyes and fallen asleep. He moved his thin lips, trying to say something, but seeing that she looked exhausted, he said nothing.

The next morning, Xu Zhixi woke up before her alarm clock, a rare sight. The man beside her was gone. She blinked, intending to stay awake for a few minutes in bed, when she heard a strange noise coming from the living room.

What sound?

It sounded like knocking something, but I couldn't be sure because it was far away.

Xu Zhixi put on a random coat and walked out of the bedroom, finally knowing what the sound was.

I saw a tall man sitting on the sofa in the living room with his legs slightly spread, his head lowered, his eyes fixed on the wooden fish on the coffee table. He tapped the wooden fish with the mallet in his hand in a casual and playful manner, making a "bang bang" sound.

Xu Zhixi: “…”

Why is it knocking again?

Song Jing turned his head: "Awake?"

Xu Zhixi frowned and pointed at the gavel in his hand: "What are you doing?"

Song Jing frowned: "Isn't this for knocking?"

It is used for knocking.

But what did he knock on.

Xu Zhixi looked at him with suspicion, squinting his eyes: "What bad things have you done?"

Do you think that you can gain merit by knocking the wooden fish a few times?

As long as he doesn't tell the truth, his merit will only be -1, -1, -1...

It can't kill him.

Song Jing cleared his throat, his handsome face tense and expressionless. He stood up and put his arm around her shoulders, saying gently, "Let's have breakfast first."

Xu Zhixi was becoming more and more certain that Song Jing was hiding something from her, but after thinking about it, she really couldn't guess what else he could be hiding from her.

Thinking of the expensive watch that they both knew about, Xu Zhixi's heart sank.

I hope Gao Yue didn’t really guess it right.

He is the descendant of the Song family who was left behind. Now he wants to go back and recognize his ancestors?

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The author has something to say: I guessed it right, but not completely right.

ps: The hero needs some time to confess, but our girl has to "take the initiative" and can't wait for him [dog head][dog head][dog head]