Liu Quan was angry, but he could only obey Grandma Liu's orders and sit alone and sulk.

Around 4:30, everyone left the Liu family's villa, leaving it empty. Zhou Jiyun and Xie Jing were the last to arrive. After everyone left, he and Brother Fan exchanged a message.

Brother Fan replied with an OK expression, and Zhou Jiyun didn't have to worry about the rest.

Because there was a bug in the car, Xie Jing consciously did not talk about recent events and only talked about the results of the last school anniversary.

"I heard from Professor Niu this morning that Du Mei hasn't given up yet. She got into a fight with Huang Yan yesterday."

Zhou Jiyun: "You're quite persistent. The school definitely doesn't want this to become a big deal. As long as you don't pursue it, the school won't be afraid of Du Mei no matter how much resentment she has."

Xie Jing: "Well, I think Du Mei just wanted me to come out and help her. I didn't do what she wanted, and she seems to be blaming me."

"Then I think she's very pathetic," Zhou Jiyun tapped the steering wheel. "The one who really caused her to miss the opportunity was Huang Yan. Even if she hated someone, she should have hated Huang Yan. Hating you would be ridiculous."

Xie Jingqing: "Maybe she has a mentality of "I am weak, so I am right" now."

Xie Jing said softly, "She feels she's been wronged, so others should understand and help her, but we've already found out the truth for her. Honestly, Du Mei can hate Huang Yan, and even Wei Jin, but she shouldn't hate me."

"Wei Jin? The one who sympathized with Huang Yan that day?" Zhou Jiyun also thought of what he saw and heard that night. To be honest, he really saw it.

"Yeah, that's him," Xie Jing rolled down the car window a little. "I used to think Wei Jin was very talented, but now it seems that talent isn't everything. At least he can't tell right from wrong."

The two of them were chatting about all sorts of meaningless nonsense. Someone who had been eavesdropping frowned slightly. He kept saying these things, so he wondered if he had been discovered.

Until he suddenly heard Zhou Jiyun say: "I will be a little busy next week. The municipal government will be bidding for the land in the west of the city next week. I have to go out for an inspection these few days. I may be back very late at night and will not have time to have dinner with you."

Xie Jing was surprised at why Zhou Jiyun said this, but she didn't show any dissatisfaction. "It's okay. I also have to work on my work. As long as you come home every day, that's all."

Upon hearing about the bidding in the west city, the eavesdropper was finally somewhat satisfied. The land was actually quite valuable, and if he could acquire it, he would have more leverage.

As for who to collaborate with...

After getting out of the car, Xie Jing looked at Zhou Jiyun with a questioning look. Zhou Jiyun explained softly: "Although the location of that piece of land is good, I later acquired it and built a shopping mall there. It seems that the return on investment is good."

"But then, with the rise of the national trend, accompanied by a downgrade in consumption and the promotion of cultural confidence from above, the mall's revenue declined year by year. I was planning to close the business again for rectification, but I didn't expect something to happen to me, so I didn't have time to discuss the matter at the meeting."

Xie Jing understood: "So you plan to give this hot potato away this time?"

"You really understand me," Zhou Jiyun smiled. "We can't just keep gossiping in the car. If we do that for a while, the other party will get suspicious. It's a good time to throw out the hook now, and then someone will take the bait."

Xie Jing glanced at him and said, "He's very cunning."

Zhou Jiyun argued: "I am wise."

The banquet officially started at 7 o'clock. After arriving at the hotel, everyone was free to do whatever they wanted. Liu's family members, such as Grandma Liu, stayed in the lounge.

Xie Jing also knew that it would be difficult to get any information because there were so many people around, so they simply separated from the Liu family and found a corner in the hotel with Zhou Jiyun to kill time.

"Brother Fan has news. Old Feng's son does have uremia. He has prepaid the hospital fees. Old Feng doesn't need to worry for the time being."

After seeing the message from Brother Fan, Zhou Jiyun said to Xie Jing that he would always remember his previous oath and would never hide anything from Xie Jing.

Xie Jing: "That's good, take your time, I'm not in that rush."

"Jiyun, what a coincidence! Long time no see." Zhou Jiyun was about to speak when a female voice sounded a little surprised. Zhou Jiyun and Xie Jing looked up at the same time and saw a tall girl standing next to the sofa.

She was dressed very elegantly, and exuded the maturity and competence of a professional woman. However, the look in her eyes when she looked at Zhou Jiyun was full of surprise, and even showed lingering affection.

Xie Jing raised an eyebrow: "Who is it?"

Zhou Jiyun's expression darkened: "Luo Yan."

Xie Jing understood. It turned out that she was Luo Yan. She knew about the agreement between Zhou Jiyun and Luo Yan, but she had never seen a photo of Luo Yan.

No matter how much he hated Luo Yan, Zhou Jiyun would not lose his composure at this moment. Besides, the person who was supposed to appear five years later suddenly appeared in front of him. Just thinking about it, he knew there was more to this matter than meets the eye.

Only those with simple minds would think of romance when they see the opposite sex. The old fox has already figured out whether someone is behind the scenes.

Zhou Jiyun nodded at Luo Yan: "Long time no see, why did you return home?"

Of course, he would not turn against Luo Yan at this moment. After all, Luo Yan's backstabbing happened before he was reborn, and she did nothing now.

Luo Yan was much more direct and aggressive: "I heard you got married, so I came back to congratulate you. This is Miss Xie, right? I'm Luo Yan, Ji Yun's ex-girlfriend."

Could Xie Jing not understand Luo Yan's words? She shook hands with Luo Yan and said, "Just call me Mrs. Zhou. Besides, Ji Yun showed me your agreement. Ex-girlfriend is really just a title. Whoever takes it seriously will lose."

Luo Yan froze. She didn't expect Xie Jing even knew this. She looked at Zhou Jiyun with some resentment in her eyes, as if she hoped Zhou Jiyun would speak for her.

From an outsider's perspective, Luo Yan seemed pitiful, while Xie Jing was a bit of a bully. However, this place was very secluded, with only the three of them, so Luo Yan's humble attitude obviously wouldn't attract sympathy from outsiders.

Could Zhou Jiyun speak for her? Of course he couldn't.

He just played with Xie Jing's fingers. "I also like people to call her Mrs. Zhou. There are no secrets between Jingjing and me. It's just a pure financial transaction between you and me. I pay the money, and you take on the title of my ex-girlfriend. There is no extra involvement between the two parties."

"It's really presumptuous of you to say this in front of my wife. I thought we would end this financial relationship by default after you graduated."