After finishing his call, Xi Quan stood in front of the office window and looked down. The office building of Xi Quan's company was designed by their own people. It was an exquisite five-story building with a great sense of design and could be considered a landmark building in the area.
Although Xi Quan's office is on the fifth floor, it can still be seen from below.
Therefore, Xi Quan could clearly see Su Zhe downstairs from the window.
Xi Quan only left with the keys after Su Zhe drove away.
Xi Quan just called the old man and arranged a meeting place at one of the old man's favorite afternoon tea restaurants.
Although there were fewer customers due to the approaching Chinese New Year, the place remained open, which is honestly a good place to go.
When Xi Quan arrived, the old man was already eating by himself.
After glancing at the afternoon tea set in front of the old man, Xi Quan didn't order anything else. He sat down and lightly tapped the table with his fingers: "Eat less. You're not young anymore; be careful of high blood pressure and high blood sugar..."
Before he could finish speaking, the old man glared at Xi Quan and said, "How disappointing!"
Although he expressed his dissatisfaction, the old man hesitated for a moment and then stopped eating. He wiped his mouth and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about? Can't we say it at home?"
Before Xi Quan could answer, the old man continued, "I've already made things clear about the child. Although my actions might have been a bit problematic, I absolutely meant no harm. You..."
“If you have no ill intentions, Jiang Xinya’s grandmother is abroad and has no idea what’s happening in China. Even if she asked you for help, you don’t have to do what she says. Besides, given your personality, it’s not like you to be so obedient to do what she says. Are you scared? That’s impossible. So what else are you keeping from me?” Xi Quan interrupted the old man and continued on.
As soon as he finished speaking, the old man froze, but he quickly composed himself, looked away, and stopped looking at Xi Quan. However, even though he wasn't looking at Xi Quan, his hands, which were originally on the table, seemed to have nowhere to go.
Shifting his gaze from the old man's restless hands, Xi Quan stared into the old man's eyes and spoke again, incisively: "Yesterday, Su Zhe spoke to me for no more than ten minutes outside. How did you guess what he said to me so quickly?"
The old man knew how capable Xi Quan was. He had handed the company over to Xi Quan before, and although he was unwilling, he was never worried. He knew his grandson's abilities, methods, and shrewdness.
There are many things he may not know at first, but as long as he knows any clues, he can see the whole picture and come up with a solution.
The old man didn't do it on purpose this time. Although he still has many regrets about living to this day, he is old after all and just wants to live out the rest of his life in peace.
The purpose of giving Su Zhe this advice was to help him see things clearly and not escalate the situation beyond control.
But unexpectedly, Xi Quan still found out something.
The old man glanced at Xi Quan: "Didn't you already guess? Why are you asking me?"
Xi Quan withdrew his gaze, remained silent for a long time, and then spoke softly, making it impossible to discern his true emotions: "So you took the child away without a word just to let Su Zhe see? To make Su Zhe think that you and I are actually irreconcilable enemies? In other words, it's not you who's in contact with Jiang Xinya's grandmother, but Su Zhe? What were their terms of exchange?"
Although the old man knew that things had come to this point, Xi Quan should be able to guess what was going on, he was still a little surprised when he heard that Xi Quan's guess was almost correct.
Although Xi Quan was anxious, he wouldn't let the old man see it. After all, the two of them were now playing mind games. Even though the old man no longer had any hostility towards Xi Quan, the habit he had developed from spending time with the old man made Xi Quan accustomed to keeping a low profile.
So at this point, it's a matter of who loses their composure first.
It was obvious that the old man was the first to lose his composure. He swallowed hard, hesitated for a moment, and although his gaze towards Xi Quan was still somewhat evasive, he told Xi Quan what he knew: "I don't really know what he did. I just felt that he was acting a bit strange lately, so I paid more attention. It seems that he met with people from Jiang Xinya's previous magazine, and it seems that he was helping to find a lawyer or something. Anyway, he was trying to find a way to help Jiang Xinya get away with it, but the lawyer seemed to be saying that Jiang Xinya's case is not easy to handle, since the evidence is quite conclusive."
"What were their terms of exchange?" After listening to the old man's explanation, Xi Quan asked again about the matter he was concerned about: "What was your purpose in bringing the two children here without saying a word? Or do they intend to do something to the children?"
The old man paused for a moment and said, "I really don't know what the exchange conditions are. You know Su Zhe's personality, how could he possibly tell me? But I guess it's related to Quan Zhen. I've already given him a hint. If he's smart, he'll definitely know what to do. As for the child, I'm just worried they might do something. My original intention was to have the child stay with me, so even if they really wanted to do something, Su Zhe would stop them. After all, we live together, and if something happens to the child after he comes, it'll be either me or him."
"What did you tell Su Zhe?" Xi Quan asked. Before the old man could even speak, Xi Quan remembered what Su Zhe had told him and nodded to himself, "I understand."
The old man wanted to say something more, but seeing Xi Quan deep in thought, he swallowed his words.
After a short while, Xi Quan said, "Why don't you come to my house during the New Year?"
Just now, because of Xi Quan's silence, the old man picked up his chopsticks again and started eating. Who knew that he would hear Xi Quan say that? The old man, who was not prepared at all, froze in his hand holding the chopsticks, and the food he was holding fell down.
Startled, the old man put down his chopsticks again and looked at Xi Quan: "Why are you suddenly saying that?"
It's no wonder the old man was surprised; even Xi Quan himself was quite surprised, astonished that he could say such a thing.
When asked by the old man, Xi Quan became even more nervous, his hands on the table slowly clenching into fists: "Didn't you say you gave Su Zhe some pointers? Since you did, what if he holds a grudge and does something to you... So... Anyway, it's the New Year, and there are a lot of people at my place, so it'll be lively."
The old man used to prefer peace and quiet, but after spending a short time with the two children, he realized that a little liveliness wasn't so bad after all, but...
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