Chapter 274, Ask Them to Go Out
Su Qin once mentioned that Pei Qing, the person in charge of the Dongchao base, was an upright person, so Pei Xiao was well educated by him.
Jiang Ran originally had a bad impression of him because of the Shi family, but after knowing Si Xu's identity, he was able to calmly accept the cooperation. Pei Qing is indeed a very qualified leader.
But... Pei Qing wanted to talk to Si Xu alone, as there were two others here who had just had a conflict...
Jiang Ran was still thinking about how Pei Qing would deal with the two people from the Shi family when a gentle voice came from above her head.
"Since Ah Qing wants to discuss cooperation with Professor Si in detail..." Huo Zhijue came down from upstairs and stopped at the corner, "Why don't you ask Mr. Shi and your sister to leave first, and then come visit when Ah Qing is free?"
She spoke in a gentle and unhurried tone. Although it was clearly an order to leave, it left no one with anything to refute.
As soon as Huo Zhijue appeared, Shi Yujiao looked a little uncomfortable. When she heard her order to leave in the tone of a hostess, Shi Yujiao's pretty face turned red and white, and she looked at her brother for help.
Shi Yuji was calm and looked at Huo Zhijue with a smile: "Mrs. Pei is right. Commander Pei wants to discuss serious matters, so it's not appropriate for us to stay any longer."
Pei Qing winked at his assistant: "Send Mr. Shi to his residence."
The Shi family often visited the Dongchao base, and Pei Qing arranged separate accommodation for them.
Shi Yuji's words of leaving were meant to test him, but Pei Qing actually had them taken away... The man chuckled softly and said, "We'll take our leave first, Commander Pei."
He turned and left.
After her brother left, Shi Yujiao bit her lip and wanted to say something.
"Ms. Shi, I just got a box of high-quality Mingqian Longjing tea. If you're not in a hurry to go back, you can stay and savor it."
Seeing that the woman was unwilling to leave, Huo Zhigui did not rush to drive her away.
She told Xiao Lai, "Go and make my Longjing tea. I'm inviting Ms. Shi to tea. Would you like to join me?"
The last sentence was said to Huo Lingyin and Jiang Ran.
Huo Lingyin was waiting to see the show, so naturally she wouldn't refuse.
Not only did she not refuse, she also added thoughtfully: "I remember Longjing tea is green tea, right?"
Huo Lingyin laughed: "Yes, green tea. Why, you don't drink green tea?"
Huo Lingyin laughed: "How could that be? I like drinking green tea the most."
She walked over to Jiang Ran and pulled his sleeve: "Men talk about cooperation. Come on, accompany me and my aunt to have tea."
Jiang Ran pulled out her sleeves and looked at Si Xu.
"Well, go ahead." Si Xu touched the top of her head, "I'll come find you after I finish talking to Pei Shuai."
They acted as if no one was around, and Shi Yujiao suddenly felt a little uneasy.
There was no way she would drink tea with Huo Zhiju, especially when she was in such a state of disgrace after someone splashed a glass of red wine on her.
When she appeared in front of Huo Zhiju, she had to be gentle and agile, enough to rival Huo Zhiju. Only in this way would she have a chance to trample Huo Zhiju under her feet.
It's definitely not like this now.
After Pei Qing brought Si Xu and Pei Xiao upstairs, Huo Zhigui ordered the servants to make tea and bring it up.
By the time she had finished arranging things upstairs, only Jiang Ran and Huo Lingyin were left in the living room.
Shi Yujiao found an excuse to leave the Pei family.
"Are we leaving?" Huo Zhiju's expression remained unchanged. "Let's go to the garden. I've asked someone to prepare some snacks."
She looked at Jiang Ran: "I wonder if you like sweets?"
The tone was no longer the superficial politeness of when they first met, but had a touch of genuine gentleness and kindness.
Without delving into the reasons behind the woman's change of attitude, Jiang Ran said, "I'm not picky about food."
In the apocalypse, having something to eat is already very good. Only families like the Pei family can still maintain their pre-apocalyptic eating habits.
…
She did not go downstairs to eat. Xiao Lai brought her some tea and snacks and reported to her which guests were staying for dinner.
When she heard that Si Xu was staying for dinner, she endured for a long time, but finally couldn't help but sneak out of the room.
I'm afraid that child will never come back after he leaves. The last time they met, she had already read his thoughts from his eyes.
Even though she thought about him day and night, during the twenty-six years she was absent, his heart had grown strong enough, strong enough that he no longer needed her.
She just wanted to see him one more time.
She reached the stairs and heard questions coming from the restaurant.
The woman who tried to steal her identity as Mrs. Pei actually illogically accused her child of being a murderer!
Even though she had been provoked countless times before, she had never been as angry as when she heard the woman's accusing cries.
She almost lost her grace and rushed downstairs to argue with her.
Then, the cursing stopped abruptly.
Jiang Ran splashed red wine on the woman's face.
When she heard what she said to defend Si Xu, her eyes inexplicably turned red.
It’s great that he finally has someone to accompany him now.
That girl would be angry about his grievances, would stand up to defend him fiercely, and would... slowly heal his broken heart.
Huo Zhigui stroked her hair gently and sighed.
Huo Lingyin was eating red bean cake when she thought of something and said casually, "Hey, Jiang Ran, I think Shi Yujiao is a little strange today."
Jiang Ran sipped his tea slowly, then looked up at the words: "What's wrong?"
"I always feel that she did it on purpose." Huo Linyin said, "Tell me, how deep can her relationship with Pei Wan'er be? She rashly accused Si Xu of not saving Pei Wan'er in front of my uncle. What did she want to do? To lead my uncle to hate Si Xu with her?"
"She is sick, maybe her brain is not normal." Jiang Ran smiled.
She will not hesitate to use her sharp tongue against anyone who bullies Si Xu, no matter whether that person does it intentionally or unintentionally.
Huo Lingyin shook her head: "Don't act on impulse, okay? Think about it, the Shi family has reached this point, those two brothers and sisters must be resourceful people."
"It doesn't matter." Jiang Ran continued to smile, "In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks can only be crushed."
"...When did you become so confident?"
"I've always been very confident—in addition to our overwhelming strength, we're also quite smart. At least compared to those idiots who act out of place, I consider myself a normal person."
Huo Lingyin stopped talking.
She was certain that Jiang Ran still hated her because of Shi Yujiao's words. Now, no matter what she said, she would only curse back with innuendo.
Huo Zhiju listened to the conversation between the two juniors. Seeing that Huo Lingyin was choked and speechless, she chuckled and shook her head.
"The Shi family's siblings are indeed very resourceful, especially Shi Yuji. They shouldn't be underestimated." Pei Qing's attention gave her some understanding of the Shi family's rise to power. "Shi Yuji wasn't initially the head of the Zhaoyang base. Secretary Jin said Shi Yuji took over after killing the previous head."
Secretary Jin is Pei Qing's assistant.
"Killed the previous person in power..." Jiang Ran murmured, "He even committed murder and arson for power? He's a ruthless person."
"Before I married into the Pei family, Shi Yujiao and Pei Qing were lovers. Even after I married, they kept in touch, which is how Pei Wan'er came into being." Speaking of her cheating husband and the mistress who interfered with her marriage, Huo Zhijue said calmly, "She's here now because of me."
Thinking of what Si Xu had said about Pei Wan'er's life story, Jiang Ran put down his teacup and looked directly at Huo Zhijue: "Mrs. Pei, Pei Wan'er was abducted and sold to the Xiling Laboratory when she was young. Was it you who arranged for someone to do this?"
(End of this chapter)
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