Chapter 288 Poking into her lungs
Zhou Mubin opened the call log and saw Mr. Wan's number.
He made an impatient face, "It's so late, and you still have to bother me again. It's so annoying."
Jin Moli offered to get him some clothes, saying, "I know you work hard, but I'll reward you when you get back."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Mubin's face, which had been crumbling, finally broke into a smile. "You're so kind, you know how to be considerate of me. Unlike those people, do they really think I'm some kind of big shot?"
He kissed Jin Moli's forehead. "I'll be back soon. You should get some rest."
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The steam in the 20-hour hot pot restaurant had fogged up the glass.
Xi Bei picked up a piece of tripe and dipped it in the red soup several times. As soon as she stopped, she clicked her tongue and said, "I really don't understand, Lao Zhou, is it so difficult for you to even come out and see us now?"
As soon as Zhou Mubin arrived, he complained about how much effort he had put into getting out to see them.
He was putting mutton into the pot when he heard this and looked up helplessly. "Hey, ladies, can we change the subject?" "No."
Without any politeness, Xibei stuffed the hot tripe into her mouth and chewed it with a crunching sound. "Last time at the club, if it weren't for your sake, I would have slapped her across the face on the spot. And now, she actually dares to cause trouble for Nanzhi. Old Zhou, if you don't give Nanzhi an explanation today, I'll go to your law firm tomorrow and tear Bai Zhou's stinking mouth apart."
Xie Nanzhi didn't speak, eating the ice jelly in front of her, seemingly somewhat absent-minded.
Zhou Mubin picked up the juice on the table and took a big gulp, then looked at Xie Nanzhi and asked, "Nanzhi, was the slap mark on Xiaomo's face really from you?"
Only then did Xie Nanzhi slowly come to her senses.
She looked up at Zhou Mubin and said casually, "I hit him. What, are you here to interrogate me?"
Xi Bei and Xie Nanzhi were of one mind, and Xi Bei immediately got angry. She put down her chopsticks and stared at him blankly. "Old Zhou, are you crazy? We grew up with Nanzhi. Don't you know what kind of person she is? If Sister Baizhou hadn't angered her, would she have hit her? How come you've lost your IQ just by dating a green tea b*tch?"
Steam rose from the pot, blurring Zhou Mubin's expression.
Xie Nanzhi nudged Xibei's arm, signaling her not to be too harsh, but then changed the subject, "Old Zhou, I did slap her, but I don't know how she complained to you. Let me just say this: she deserved it for hitting her."
Her expression was calm and composed, neither humble nor arrogant.
Originally, Xie Nanzhi didn't intend to make a big deal out of this. She just mentioned Jin Moli's visit to the hospital today while chatting with Xibei.
Upon hearing the whole story, Xibei immediately became furious. She sent a message to Zhou Mubin, asking him to come out and confront her.
That's how this situation came about.
Xibei snorted, "Old Zhou, you need to be more discerning."
Zhou Mubin remained silent.
Then, Xie Nanzhi filled his juice glass. "Old Zhou, we don't mean to break you up. We just think you deserve better. Jin Moli is dishonest."
Xie Nanzhi took out her phone and found the entire process she had recorded when Jin Moli came to the hospital to see her earlier that day.
She pushed the phone in front of Zhou Mubin, saying, "Listen to it yourself."
"What good does it do you to harm others without benefiting yourself?"
"...I finally met my true love, and you all reject me just because I'm divorced and have a child. But what about you? Aren't you also divorced and have two children? What right do you have to look down on me?"
"Xie Nanzhi, you're no better. You look down on me, but at least my children are my ex-husband's. As for you, your private life is so chaotic, and those two children aren't even your current man's. They might be illegitimate children you had with some other man..."
"Smack!"
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The soup in the pot was bubbling away, and for a moment, everyone fell silent.
Zhou Mubing sat there, his brows furrowed, his right hand gripping his phone so tightly that his knuckles turned white, the words of Jin Moli echoing in his ears.
When Jin Moli complained to him, Zhou Mubin felt something was wrong; those words didn't seem like something Xie Nanzhi would say.
She might look down on Jin Moli, but she wasn't as straightforward and outspoken as Xibei.
Looking back now, wasn't he just being played by a monkey?
Zhou Mubin's face turned black with anger. His Adam's apple bobbed for a long time before he finally squeezed out a low curse through gritted teeth, "Damn it!"
Xi Bei crossed her legs to watch the show, saying, "Luckily, Nan Zhi had the foresight to record it beforehand, otherwise she would have been framed by Sister Bai Zhou."
"Hey Lao Zhou, you're blind to choose such a good girl like Cui Xiao, so why did you stubbornly fall for Sister Bai Zhou?"
"You know, if you were just experiencing your first love, I could barely understand, but you're a playboy who's been through countless women. What kind of woman haven't you seen?"
"I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out."
Zhou Mubin began to doubt his previous understanding. It seemed that he needed to re-examine his relationship with Jin Moli.
Zhou Mubin took a deep breath and leaned heavily back in his chair. "Let's not talk about me, let's talk about you. Nanzhi, you're still hanging out with us so late, haven't you made up with President Wei yet?"
Why bring up something you shouldn't talk about? Xie Nanzhi rolled her eyes at him.
Zhou Mubin looked at it and said, "Oh no, this shouldn't be. What did you do to offend him and make our love-struck CEO Wei so angry that he's ignoring you?"
Thinking of this, Xibei scoffed, "What else could it be? Of course, it's because someone wants to dump President Wei."
Zhou Mubin, "Huh?"
Xi Bei briefly explained what had happened, and Zhou Mubin suddenly realized, "Hehe, Nan Zhi, you're in big trouble. I can't save you. Good luck."
Childhood friends know how to hurt each other.
Xie Nanzhi noticed that Zhou Mubin's appearance had changed; he had become ugly.
Xie Nanzhi lay there lazily and called over a waiter, "Bring a dozen beers."
Zhou Mubin: "Didn't you say you weren't going to drink?"
Xibei rolled her eyes. "You're stabbing people in the lungs. How can they not drink it? It's all your fault."
Zhou Mubin: "Okay, okay, it's all my fault, it's all my fault, alright?"
The waiter brought three beer glasses, one large in front of each person. Xibei took a big gulp, propped her head up, and said, "Speaking of which, although Nanzhi was wrong in this matter, isn't President Wei a bit too hot-tempered? Our Nanzhi has already bowed her head, so that's enough, isn't it? I wonder if he'll regret it if he keeps putting on airs and our Nanzhi's feelings for him fade."
As she spoke, Xibei had a sudden inspiration, "Hey, I suddenly thought of a brilliant way to guarantee that you two can make up as before."
Xie Nanzhi and Zhou Mubin looked over at the same time.
Xi Bei chuckled, "Nan Zhi, when you get back, tell President Wei that since forgiveness is impossible, then break up and have someone throw all his things out."
Suddenly, the two of them looked behind Xibei and froze.
Xibei said proudly, "Well, aren't you amazed by my intelligence?"
The next second, a deep, husky voice drifted over, "I'd love to know how you plan to throw my things out."
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