After the auction, Jiang Chelin didn't even give Wei Lingling a chance to speak and just pulled her away.

Du Yuanzhe clicked his tongue and shook his head. Although he knew Jiang Chelin would change in the future, his current personality was too bad and he deserved to be abused.

Du Yuanzhe stood up and asked Xia Ningmi, "Do you want to go together?"

Xia Ningmi nodded.

Xia Ningmi handed a painting that she had just sold to her secretary and went downstairs side by side with Du Yuanzhe. As soon as they reached the lobby on the first floor, they were stopped by several people.

At that moment, Du Yuanzhe clearly felt himself getting colder.

Zhou Heng held a jewelry box in his hand and said warmly, "Ningmi, this necklace means a lot to you. Dad bought it for you."

Zhou Chenlang, who was following behind Zhou Heng, called out softly, "Sister."

Xia Ningmi's eyes were calm: "Mr. Zhou, please be careful with your words. You and I have nothing to do with each other."

Zhou Heng's expression remained unchanged, and he said lovingly, "Dad has always wanted to see you, but there were always people who got in the way, so it took several years for us to meet. Dad knows you blame me, but as long as you give Dad a chance, Dad will definitely make it up to you twice as much in the future."

"No one is stopping me!"

Zhou Heng was stunned.

Xia Ningmi said: "It's me who doesn't want to see you!"

Zhou Heng's expression was a little bit unsettled, and he said: "No matter what, I am your father, this blood relationship cannot be faked. This necklace is a gift from your father to you. If you want anything in the future, just tell your father, and your father will definitely get it for you."

Xia Ningmi stood straight, exuding an aura that kept strangers away, and said, "I don't need it."

Seeing that she was about to leave, Zhou Heng quickly grabbed her and forcefully stuffed the jewelry box into her hand.

"This is my father's intention after all..."

Xia Ningmi shuddered and shook off his hand. The jewelry box fell to the ground, revealing the necklace inside.

Zhou Heng was humiliated several times, and finally he could no longer suppress his anger. He asked, "Being rude to elders, is this what your grandfather taught you?"

Xia Ningmi felt uncomfortable in her heart and said coldly: "You are not qualified to mention grandpa!"

The people around were attracted by the movement here and looked over here intentionally or unintentionally.

Du Yuanzhe stepped forward and stood between Zhou Heng and Xia Ningmi, and said with a smile, "You are Mr. Zhou from Dingsheng Furniture, right?"

Zhou Heng was about to scold Xia Ningmi for being unfilial, but Du Yuanzhe suddenly interrupted him and asked impatiently, "Who are you?"

Du Yuanzhe said: "My father is Du Yongliang."

Zhou Heng was stunned for a moment, then his expression softened and he said, "It turns out to be the Second Young Master Du."

Du Yongliang has only two sons. Zhou Heng had met Du Yuanwen before, who was somewhat similar to Du Yuanzhe.

"What does Second Master Du want to talk to me about?"

Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "I've heard of President Zhou a long time ago. I was curious about what this scum who used Yue's family connections to start a business but was ungrateful and instead cheated on his wife and gave birth to an illegitimate child looks like. It turns out he looks quite decent."

"you--"

"What? Am I wrong?"

Zhou Heng's expression kept changing, but thinking of the Du family behind Du Yuanzhe, he didn't dare to say anything more. He tried to remain calm and said, "There was a hidden story behind what happened back then, and not many people knew about it. It's normal for the second young master Du to be misled."

Du Yuanzhe put his hands in his pockets and pretended to be surprised: "Is there another hidden story? Could it be that the illegitimate child is not Mr. Zhou's? Mr. Zhou is too generous, working hard to raise someone else's son, tsk tsk~"

Zhou Heng was almost vomiting blood from anger. Du Yuanzhe not only exposed his shortcomings in public, but also hinted that he was cuckolded. This was simply murderous and heartbreaking.

The people watching the excitement almost laughed out loud, thinking that Young Master Du was too mean.

They had heard a little about the scandal of the Xia family, but did not know much about it. In addition, after Zhou Heng left the Xia family, he was no longer qualified to mix in the upper class circle. So many years had passed that everyone had forgotten his existence.

Du Yuanzhe's words also involved Zhou Chenlang. Seeing his gloomy expression, Zhou Chenlang's girlfriend couldn't help but say, "Second Master Du, what you said is too much. No matter what the truth was, Chenlang is innocent."

Du Yuanzhe glanced at Zhou Chenlang and said sarcastically, "No matter if you are innocent or not, you have done something wrong. If you really want to do that, you should avoid Xia Ningmi in the future. It is best not to appear in front of her for the rest of your life."

Zhou Chenlang held his girlfriend and whispered, "Second Master Du is right, Dad, let's go."

Zhou Heng knew that staying any longer would only bring humiliation upon himself. He glanced at Xia Ningmi behind Du Yuanzhe, snorted coldly, and left with Zhou Chenlang and the others.

Zhou Chenlang's girlfriend was reluctant to part with the necklace she had bought for three million, so she bent down, picked it up and handed it to Zhou Chenlang.

Xia Ningmi suddenly said, "That necklace was bought by your ex-wife. It should have even more special meaning to you."

Zhou Heng felt as if he had eaten a fly. He waved his hand and slapped the jewelry box down again. His behavior of buying the necklace was like a joke. He said angrily, "Who told you to pick it up?"

Zhou Chenlang protected his girlfriend and frowned, "Dad, Yingxue also has good intentions."

Zhou Heng knew that Zhou Chenlang was bewitched by this woman. If he continued to pursue the matter, Zhou Chenlang would dare to quarrel with him in public, and he would be the one who would be embarrassed.

Zhou Heng felt that everything was going wrong today and everyone was against him, so he quickened his pace and left the hall.

Du Yuanzhe looked at Zhou Heng's wolfish back with satisfaction, but when he turned around he found Xia Ningmi looking at him with no emotion in her eyes.

Du Yuanzhe felt uneasy when he was being looked at, and pretended to be proud and said, "Did you find that my figure is unusually tall and makes you feel particularly safe?"

Xia Ningmi calmly withdrew her gaze and said, "Your elder brother is back from a business trip."

"What?" Du Yuanzhe panicked: "Didn't he just go on a business trip for two days?"

It’s over!

By now, the Goddess of Childbirth must have been delivered to the old house, and Du Yuanwen was probably waiting for him to return home and fall into her trap.

"No, I have to go back to Huahu Apartment and hide for a few days."

"It's being renovated."

Du Yuanzhe looked at her: "Do you want to be so efficient?"

Xia Ning frowned: "I hate procrastination the most."

Well, this time he really brought disaster upon himself, he could only move into Xia Ningmi's house early.

Thanks to his early preparation, it wasn't difficult for him to accept it now.

The two of them left the club together, and Du Yuanzhe drove behind Xia Ningmi and went home with her.

Xia Ningmi lives in Jincheng Jiayuan, one of the most upscale residential areas in Yancheng. When Jincheng Jiayuan was first built, all the houses were booked out. Now, the houses in Jincheng Jiayuan are completely priceless and cannot be bought even if you want to.

The apartment layout of Jincheng Jiayuan is one apartment per floor, and each apartment is a large flat. When Du Yuanzhe walked into Xia Ningmi's house, his first impression was that it was huge.

No wonder Xia Ningmi complained that his house was too small. Compared with this place, his house was like a snail's nest.

Seeing Du Yuanzhe's satisfaction, Xia Ningmi said, "You can live here forever."

Du Yuanzhe was actually a little tempted, but soon shook his head and said, "If I dare to do this, my mother will really come to kill me."

Chen Rongshan would rather buy a bigger house than let Du Yuanzhe live in Xia Ningmi's house.

"By the way, when the renovation of Huahu Apartment is finished, remember to tell me the total cost. Don't refuse, you must pay me."

The property in Huahu Apartment must still be under his name. Xia Ningmo was too generous to argue with him, but Du Yuanzhe could not accept it with peace of mind. He just got a sum of money from Du Yongliang, which was more than enough to pay Xia Ningmo.

Xia Ningmi didn't say anything. She picked up the tissue on the table and wiped her wrists vigorously until her skin turned red.

Du Yuanzhe was stunned for a moment before she realized that Zhou Heng had grabbed her wrist before. She did this as soon as she came back, which showed that she was extremely resistant to Zhou Heng.

"To deal with someone who is dirty-minded and cares about his reputation, stepping on his face is the most effective way."

Xia Ningmi didn't reply, but pointed in a direction and said, "Your room is over there."

After saying that, he turned and went back to the room.

Du Yuanzhe stood there for a while before walking into the room. His clothes were neatly hung in the closet, and all kinds of toiletries were available, even a razor was ready.

"Very well prepared."

Du Yuanzhe muttered something, took out a bath towel and went into the bathroom to take a shower.

After taking a shower half an hour later, Du Yuanzhe felt thirsty and was about to get a glass of water. He walked into the living room with the cup of water and found Xia Ningmi working with a cup of coffee next to her.

Du Yuanzhe looked down at his watch and found that it was almost twelve o'clock. He asked, "Aren't you going to sleep?"

Xia Ningmi's fingers quickly tapped the keyboard: "Not sleepy!"

Du Yuanzhe looked at the half-drunk coffee she had drunk and was speechless. It would be strange if she was so sleepy.

He had no intention of interfering with other people's daily routines. After fetching the water, he turned back to his room, then called Chen Rongsan to explain why he was not going home. At the same time, he told Chen Rongsan that he would be staying at a friend's house during this period so that Aunt Wu would not have to cook for him.

At seven o'clock the next day, Du Yuanzhe was awakened by the alarm clock. He got up and walked out of the room. Xia Ningmi was already eating. Her breakfast was so simple that it was a bit shabby, with only a glass of milk and two slices of toast, not even a fried egg.

Du Yuanzhe walked into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator, and found that it was fully stocked and looked very fresh, probably having been added recently.

Du Yuanzhe took out two eggs first, hesitated for a moment and took out two more, then leaned over and asked, "I'm going to make fried eggs, would you like some, Mr. Xia?"

Xia Ning picked up a small piece of toast with a fork and put it in her mouth, refusing, "No!"

Du Yuanzhe pursed his lips and put the two extra eggs back into the refrigerator.

In fact, the original owner couldn't cook. If he were in other places, he would definitely not do it himself, but Xia Ningmi knew that he was not the original owner, and Du Yuanzhe didn't need to pretend in front of her.

After two eggs are fried and the toast is heated, add some vegetables and finally some salad dressing and ketchup, and a simple sandwich is ready.

Du Yuanzhe sat at the dining table with a sandwich in his hand. Xia Ningmi had just finished eating. He watched her go back to her room to change into a professional suit, then opened the door and left without saying a word.

"How indifferent."

The moment Xia Ningmi showed a hint of fragility last night was just an accident. Usually, Xia Ningmi was always cold and strong. She was so cold and hard that it seemed as if she had a copper wall and an iron wall. No one could get close to her.

If nothing else, it's nice to have a quiet roommate.

Just after finishing his meal, Du Yuanzhe received a call from Du Yuanwen, who asked directly, "Yuanzhe, where are you?"

Du Yuanzhe's heart skipped a beat, but he pretended to be calm and said, "Oh, the party ended too late last night, and I didn't want to disturb my parents' rest, so I went back to Huahu Apartment."

Du Yuanwen looked at the closed door in front of him and sneered, "That's perfect. I'm right in front of your house. Open the door quickly."

What??!!!

Du Yuanwen actually came to the door directly!

Fortunately he didn't go home last night, otherwise he would have been caught today.

Du Yuanzhe held the phone and apologized, "Sorry, brother, I was half asleep and just remembered that I was not at Huahu Apartment."

"Where are you?"

"I'm staying at a friend's house."

"You disturbed me so late last night, so I should treat you to a meal as a token of my gratitude. Send me your address and I'll come find you."

"No need, brother. She doesn't care about that."

He is not stupid. If Du Yuan smells it, it is unknown whether he can survive the day.

Du Yuanwen saw that he couldn't fool people, so he said quietly: "Yuanzhe, you can't avoid the fifteenth day, so you might as well admit your mistakes as soon as possible."

Du Yuanzhe continued to play dumb: "Look at what you said, brother. We are brothers. How can I hide from you?"

"Okay, you're brave enough. I wonder how long you can hide!"

Thinking of how Chen Rongsan had worshipped the statue of Guanyin last night and kept mumbling about her son being filial, Du Yuanwen wanted to hang Du Yuanzhe up and give him a beating.

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