"The Earth is so big, how could we run into each other like this?" Murong Xiao raised an eyebrow, adopting a provocative stance.
"Mr. Xiao's words are as infuriating as ever," Xu Jianshen said with a smile.
"Thank you for the compliment. It's my good fortune to make Mr. Xu angry."
"You're welcome. I'd be happy to share a little good fortune with you, Mr. Xiao. Being helpful is a good quality, and although you may not have any, you should understand that, right?"
"Mr. Xu, you're being so sarcastic because you've been too jealous. Be careful, too much jealousy can be bad for your health."
The two exchanged barbs, each sentence teetering on the edge of a knife. Seeing that he was about to lose, Xu Jianshen remained unperturbed, smiling gently: "Yes, I'm just jealous. I envy CEO Xiao for finding a good partner and getting married at such a young age, while I'm still all alone."
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Gu Feiyang quickly interjected, "Miss Xiang, what are you doing here?"
"I have some personal matters I'd like to ask Mr. Xu, and he happens to be an expert in this area. Mr. Xu, if there's nothing else, I'll head back now." This place wasn't suitable for lingering, and Xiang Jin wanted to make a quick getaway.
"Let me take you home. It's not safe for a girl to go home alone."
"No need, thank you. I can go back by myself." Xiang Jin didn't give him a chance to speak and turned to run away.
As soon as Xiang Jin left, Murong Xiao's expression grew even colder: "President Xu, mind your own business and don't meddle in other people's affairs."
"So Miss Xiang's matter is none of your business, Mr. Xiao. Don't blame others for interfering if you can't manage it yourself. There's a saying that happiness is in your own hands, right?" He has the right to pursue Xu Jianshen's happiness.
"Does Mr. Xu not know that Xiang Jin is already married, or does Mr. Xu find pleasure in being a mistress?"
"You can get divorced after marriage. Surely Mr. Xiao understands such a simple principle?" After his provocation, Xu Jianshen smiled and turned to leave.
"That Xu guy is a real scoundrel, bro, does he know something?"
"Whether he knows it or not, he has no chance!"
After leaving the restaurant, Murong Xiao looked around and, sure enough, saw Xiang Jin who hadn't gone far. He drove up to her, rolled down the window, and said, "Get in."
"No need, I'm going to Shuangshuang's place tonight, it's not on my way." Xiang Jin gripped the bag strap tightly, nervous. Could he not agree?
"Get in the car, don't make me say it a third time."
Xiang Jin sighed and silently opened the back door.
"Come forward."
"..." Xiang Jin then went around to the passenger seat and sat down.
The car still didn't start, and the atmosphere inside was stiff, as if the air had been frozen.
"seat belt."
"Oh, oh." Xiang Jin realized belatedly. Whether it was because she was too nervous or the car was acting strangely, she couldn't fasten her seatbelt for a long time. At this moment, the person next to her leaned to the side, his slender fingers brushed across her chest, and then, buckled it.
The crisp, refreshing aroma suddenly made her brain short-circuit, and she suffocated instantly.
After her mind went blank for several seconds, she suddenly coughed, her face turning red.
"Sorry..." She covered her mouth and nose, opened the window to get some fresh air, but the window was closed again...
He said sternly, "It's windy outside, aren't you afraid of catching a cold?"
Xiang Jin: More than catching a cold, she was afraid of dying from lack of oxygen here.
"What brings you to see Xu Jianshen today?" After a while, Murong Xiao finally asked first.
"It's nothing. Mr. Xu has extensive connections and is also involved in the auction industry. I've been looking into this area recently, so I thought I'd invite him to dinner and ask him about it."
"Mrs. Murong, have you ever considered that your husband has an even deeper network of connections?" His face darkened further.
Xiang Jin: "..."
Yes, that's right. Murong Xiao has a lot of connections, but given their current relationship, how could she possibly ask him for help? Besides, she's the kind of person who would rather trouble others than him.
"Contact the person on this business card. He knows everything about the auction industry. In short, don't contact Xu Jianshen again." He handed her the business card.
"Thank you, but he's my boss, I can't possibly offend him..."
"I am still your husband."
Silence fell over the car again.
After an unknown amount of time, the car finally stopped. The roadside was the residential area where Bai Ningshuang lived. Xiang Jin looked at him in surprise. He thought he would take her home, after all, he had previously strictly required her to come home on a certain time.
"Go ahead, but don't stay out too late tonight."
"Huh? Oh." It wasn't until Xiang Jin got out of the car that she realized he really had let her go to find Shuangshuang. And why did she feel that his last sentence was a little gentle?
It must be her hallucination.
Xiang Jin shook her head and turned to enter the residential area.
After Xiang Jin left, Murong Xiao still did not leave.
He opened the car window to let in some fresh air, just as two elderly people, seemingly a couple, passed by not far away. Although they walked with difficulty and their movements were unsteady, they leaned on each other, their eyes filled with a gentle light. The man even bent down to tie his wife's shoelaces, worried she might catch a cold, and zipped up her coat for her…
He remained silent for a long time, then lit a cigarette.
He rarely smokes, except in special circumstances.
About half an hour later, he opened his phone and sent a message to Gu Feiyang: I accepted the bet you mentioned.
………………
Xiang Jin stayed at Bai Ningshuang's house for a day.
This discussion mainly focused on how to rescue Jiang Anqing.
After discussing all the details by the afternoon, Xiang Jin relaxed on the sofa. At that moment, she felt truly free.
If everything goes according to their plan...
After dinner, Xiang Jin leisurely went home and started drawing in her room. She finished drawing around midnight. As she stretched, her phone fell out of her pocket, showing three missed calls from Gu Feiyang.
"Sister-in-law, help! My brother has drunk too much and locked himself in his room. He's in bad shape. Please come quickly!" Xiang Jin dialed back, and Gu Feiyang answered immediately, his voice urgent.
"What happened?"
"Sigh, it was just a multinational project, worth several hundred million, but something went wrong at the last minute, and it was snatched away by a competitor... Anyway, you'd better come over quickly, I'm afraid something might happen to him, the more people there are, the more ideas there are!"
Xiang Jin paused for a moment, then said, "Send me your location, and I'll be right there."
After hanging up the phone, Xiang Jin quickly put on her clothes and rushed outside.
As soon as he got in the car, Su Ming sent his location: Presidential Suite, Huadu Fengya Crown Hotel.
Xiang Jin was stunned. This address... isn't it a famous couples' hotel?
Rushing to the hotel, Gu Feiyang was waiting at the door, as anxious as an ant on a hot pan: "Sister-in-law, I kept calling him but he wouldn't open the door and even got angry! I originally wanted to ask the hotel for the room key, but I was afraid that he was in a bad mood and would start yelling at me as soon as I opened it, so... after thinking about it, I decided that you should be the bad guy."
Xiang Jin had no time to care about his complicated thoughts. She knew that when drunk, one is prone to vomiting and choking while unconscious. She wondered if something was wrong with him not opening the door for so long. Despite her fuss, she never wanted anything to happen to him.
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