Jiang Si was drawing design drafts in her study when she heard the knock on the door and instinctively thought that the old man and the others had returned.
After the two little ones woke up from their nap at noon, they started fussing about wanting to go out for a walk.
Judging by the time, it should be about time for them to come back.
But when the door opened, they found Zhang Yaqin and her daughter.
Zhang Yaqin probably didn't expect that Jiang Si would be the one to open the door. When she saw Jiang Si for the first time, a clear look of unease flashed across her face.
Compared to her awkwardness, Yu Manli, who had undergone a transformation over the past year, was much more confident and composed.
At first glance, Jiang Si almost didn't recognize her.
I remember the last time I saw her, she had waist-length hair.
Now that her hair is shorter and her face is tanned, she looks very clean and neat.
It seems that what happened a year ago did not leave her with any psychological trauma.
Accompanying the mother and daughter was a strange man.
Judging from his clothes and appearance, he should be a soldier.
Jiang Si was wondering why they had suddenly come over.
Yu Manli exclaimed with delight, "Jiang Si, it's been so long!"
Jiang Si was taken aback when she saw the other person extend their hand.
But as the saying goes, you can't hit someone who's smiling at you.
After a pause, Jiang Si shook hands with the other person, but her tone remained as indifferent as ever.
Putting aside the unpleasant past, they had only met two or three times and could hardly be considered to have any real relationship.
"Is there something you need?"
After saying that, Jiang Si added, "The old man and the others aren't here. If there's anything, you can come later."
"Actually, it's nothing." As she spoke, Yu Manli took out a few packets of wedding candy from her handbag.
Since moving out of the compound, his family has rarely returned.
The main reason I came back this time was to give everyone some wedding candy.
Fearing that Jiang Si would refuse, Yu Manli said, "Every household in the compound has given one, we don't mean anything by it, we just wanted to..."
He hadn't finished speaking.
Jiang Si had already taken the wedding candy from her hand.
"Thank you." She glanced at the couple. "I wish you a long and happy marriage, and that you will be forever united in heart."
Regardless of the past, Jiang Si's blessing came from the bottom of her heart.
Yu Manli smiled and said, "Thank you."
After saying that, she added, "Then we'll be going now."
Jiang Si nodded.
Just as she was about to close the door, Zhang Yaqin, who had been silent all along, suddenly stopped in her tracks.
After her expression changed several times, she looked at Jiang Si and said, "You need to be careful of that person from the Ling family."
Zhang Yaqin's words seemed to come out of nowhere, and Jiang Si didn't react for a moment.
"The Ling family?"
“Yes, the Ling family.” Zhang Yaqin nodded.
Seeing that Jiang Si still seemed a little confused, he explained it to her.
"It's the one who fought with our family last time, Ling Yunfei, the eldest son of the Ling family."
As soon as this was mentioned, Jiang Si understood.
It's the one that's been married and divorced several times.
But she still didn't understand what Zhang Yaqin meant by those words.
It wasn't until Zhang Yaqin said, "Last year, after he committed the assault, he received a major demerit and was demoted."
"After that, he transferred to civilian work and is currently working at the First Engineering Bureau of the Ministry of Construction."
She paused, then added a special reminder, "This is the construction company for the foreign-related building."
Zhang Yaqin only recently learned from the newspaper that Jiang Si was actually the chief designer of the foreign affairs building.
She used to be prejudiced and always looked at people through a crack in the door.
But ever since Lao Yu withdrew from the election and his family moved out of the compound, she has become much more open-minded.
You don't need to spend time thinking about how to please others.
There's no need to cultivate personal relationships.
When I have nothing to do, I stay at home taking care of my grandson, growing vegetables and raising fish.
Life was very comfortable.
Old Yu too.
Since resolving his inner conflict, he has not dwelled on the past.
In his words.
What trapped him may never have been a single person.
Rather, it's those beautiful memories from back then and my younger self.
He had already let it go, and Zhang Yaqin didn't dwell on it anymore.
However, Zhang Yaqin is not yet able to fully reveal the dark thoughts she harbored in the past, nor is she ashamed to say them aloud.
But Jiang Si had saved her daughter, and she always remembered that kindness.
She wasn't a good person.
But the one from the Ling family is a real bad seed!
If lust is a double-edged sword.
That person's body is probably covered in thorns.
Thinking about all this, Zhang Yaqin's expression became extremely solemn.
"You must be careful of him! Don't have too much contact with him, and especially don't give him any opportunity to get close to you."
Having said what needed to be said, Zhang Yaqin and the others got up to take their leave.
Jiang Si looked at the wedding candy in her hand, but fell into deep thought.
Although she had never interacted with Ling Yunfei.
To be fair, this person's private life and work attitude are indeed not commendable.
Jiang Si was very skeptical. Could such an important project really be entrusted to this kind of person?
Even though she was the chief designer of the project, she did not have the authority to change the construction company.
The thought of having to deal with this kind of person every day made Jiang Si feel physically uncomfortable.
Huo Tingzhou returned at this time.
Seeing Jiang Si sitting on the sofa staring blankly at the wedding candy in her hand, Huo Tingzhou frowned slightly.
"What's wrong?"
Thinking back, I think I caught a glimpse of Zhang Yaqin and her daughter at the door.
He then asked, "Did they say something unpleasant when they came over?"
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