Chapter 23 Don't Open Your Mouth
Because of Zhou Xingzhi's unfortunate experience, the Zhou family celebrated the Lunar New Year rather hastily this year, hastily meeting a few guests who couldn't be declined and refusing the rest. To avoid causing trouble for others, Qin Yinghuai took Old Man Qin and Ji Shi'an to say goodbye on New Year's Day.
Before leaving, Zhou's mother reluctantly grasped Ji Shi'an's paw and apologized, hoping he would return next year and they would treat him well. Ji Shi'an smiled sweetly throughout the trip, looking the most pleasing to the elders.
Old Master Qin winked at Grandma Zhou and said: "Okay, An An, you are from his family."
Qin Yinghuai's heart was pounding as he watched from the side, but he couldn't argue loudly, so he could only use his eyes to signal his grandfather to wake up.
Old Master Qin nodded perfunctorily: "Okay, okay, okay. I know you haven't caught up with her yet. You're so old, but you don't know how to be more efficient. An An is such a good child. If you don't hurry up, someone will take her away with the basin, and you'll cry."
Qin Yinghuai pursed his lips and simply turned his head away to avoid seeing it.
Although he felt very sorry for Old Master Qin, Ji Shian couldn't just follow Qin Yinghuai back to the old house so abruptly. Under the pretext of having important company matters to attend to, the two of them parted ways under Old Master Qin's smiling gaze.
When the exhaust fumes from the car disappeared from sight, Mr. Qin restrained his smile. The housekeeper, who had rushed back upon receiving the news, was stunned and hurriedly asked what had happened.
Old Master Qin shook his head with a gloomy expression. "You don't understand." His grandson was thirty years old, and all he could do to chase someone was eat and drink for free and work overtime. Hey, his old face was almost too embarrassed to hold it up in front of An An.
"I'm so worried, so worried." Old Master Qin threw his cane to the butler and strode into the villa. No, he had to go to the study to see if there were any books this kid could use.
The housekeeper followed Mr. Qin's steps in confusion, and sighed in his heart: After a new year, the old man's health is even better.
When Zhou Xingzhi's physical examination results came out, as expected, all indicators were quite normal, and there was no sign of any drugging.
Zheng Xiaoxiao, perhaps due to the shock she felt that day at Zhou's house, had completely fallen silent. She barely left the house every day, and no one knew what she was fiddling with. So Ji Shian spent a few days in peace and quiet.
In order to prevent the two from being separated for too long, the plot will come up with new tricks to let the two meet by chance. Ji Shian simply moved to Qin Yinghuai's upper floor to live temporarily.
She curled up in the furry sofa, buried her face in the fine and soft fur and took a breath: Ah, what a nice smell, the smell of money.
She still remembered that when she sent Qin Yinghuai home for the first time, she was curious why he didn't live in a detached villa but chose a private apartment instead. He didn't have the demeanor of a domineering president at all.
Domineering CEOs should live in villas on the top of mountains in the suburbs, with special cars to pick them up every day, and security guards serving as a guard of honor to clear the streets when they travel.
Ji Shian: "Boss, aren't you worried about the elevator being crowded and wasting time when you're at work?"
At that time, Qin Yinghuai looked at her with a little surprise, and said in a matter-of-fact tone: "Why not buy the whole apartment?" There is no need to worry about fighting for the elevator, nor do you need to be affected by the noisy environment. The most important thing is that it is very close to the company, so you don't have to get up early just to go to work.
Ji Shian slapped herself. Well, she was scolded by the rich man for asking this question.
She reached out and stroked the little yellow chicken pillow, sighing. She felt really honored to be Chairman Cheng Yue's only neighbor.
Although it's called a single-family apartment, it actually only has six floors. Two floors are split into two, and there's a large courtyard on the first floor. Aside from the lack of the triangular roofs typical of villa complexes, all other elements are present.
Ji Shian reasonably speculated that the developer of this land had no intention of selling it according to ordinary standards when doing the core design.
This guess was confirmed after she ran into bigwigs from all sides in the community no less than eight times within a week.
She rushed to Qin Yinghuai angrily and said, "Why didn't you tell me that there are so many acquaintances here?" She didn't care much about the rumors, but she didn't say anything like flipping the table in public.
Qin Yinghuai extended his index finger to deflect the adobe hair that was poking his chin. "Only when you have something to hide will you try to hide it. Only when you are open and honest can you be aboveboard. Lately, there are fewer people spreading rumors."
Ji Shian nodded with a complicated expression. Yes, because they have no interest in the CP that is set in stone, it is wonderful to just eat sugar or push it to the extreme.
Ding Dong! The doorbell rang. Ji Shian glanced at Qin Yinghuai with resentment, opened the door, and turned around with difficulty, holding a large box.
Qin Yinghuai put down the tablet, reached out to take it, and weighed it, "What did you buy that is so big?" A small appliance?
Ji Shian was confused, "I haven't bought any large items recently." She replaced everything she needed when she moved, and she hadn't opened the orange app for three whole days.
The aunt Qin Yinghuai hired was a first-class cook. Ji Shian shamelessly went downstairs to eat with her a few times. Now he feels like a fish in water in Qin Yinghuai's house and is familiar with all kinds of things.
She slipped sleekly through the gap between Qin Yinghuai and the sideboard, opened the coffee table drawer, and pulled out a utility knife. Before Qin Yinghuai could stop her, she swiftly opened the package with a swift squeak, then shuddered and muttered a word without a word.
Qin Yinghuai frowned, thinking the situation was not simple. Could it be that an enemy had found his address and sent a threatening courier? He reached out and tore the man clinging to the box off, then looked inside and saw another wooden mannequin in his house.
He retracted his hand as if burned, and said with difficulty, "Isn't it just handcuffs that will do..."
Why was the box filled with whips, candles, colorful little things, and square paper bags? If he hadn't been mistaken in the glance he had just taken, he seemed to have caught a glimpse of red ropes and bells.
Qin Yinghuai took two steps back to distance himself from the other person. His ears were red and hot, and he couldn't raise his head in front of Ji Shian for a rare moment.
Ji Shian was still struggling in embarrassment and panic, but when he saw Qin Yinghuai's innocent expression, he couldn't help but laugh.
Qin Yinghuai's death stare.
Ji Shian coughed lightly twice, took out his phone and typed, "I'll ask the merchant what's going on. There's no buy-one-get-one-free gift package during the promotion..."
Her gaze paused, the bright light of the screen catching her eyes. Ji Shian suddenly closed her eyes and then opened them again. What was going on? She must have seen it wrong. Otherwise, how could she see such a dense list of orders?
The system, which hides its merits and fame, has hidden itself in the depths of its mind, remaining silent. Today, I have also contributed to its CP.
Qin Yinghuai watched motionlessly from the side, and Ji Shian suddenly felt that the air conditioner in the room was a little too high.
She blinked and shoved her phone back into her pocket. She turned calmly, bumping into a shelf. She calmly walked around the corner of a table, stumbling a bit. Then, without panicking, she pressed the air conditioner remote. A series of beeps followed, and hot air blew in her face.
Ji Shian: Damn it, what’s the point of living? Just die.
The smile shifted to Qin Yinghuai's face. He chuckled twice, took advantage of his height advantage to grab the remote control, and pressed twice to lower the temperature again.
Ji Shian stiffly picked up a large box of items that needed to be redacted, but was stopped by Qin Yinghuai. His slender fingers hooked around the black silver iron ring, and the handcuff chains clashed and clanged. "Leave this."
Ji Shian: "Oh."
After watching the man pretend to be calm while carrying the box upstairs, Qin Yinghuai suddenly stepped forward and said, "It's too heavy. Let me help you."
Ji Shian turned a deaf ear and walked briskly, blocking the person out of his mind, and roared madly in his heart: 087, get out here!
The system put the picture book on top of its head and refused to listen.
When Ji Shian came downstairs again, Qin Yinghuai reminded her, "Remember to cancel password-free payment." Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, her boss was smart enough to know that he could not do such a shameless thing, so he gave her a clean slate.
The system wasn't convinced: "How can there be no limit to buying some necessities?" It sighed, "Host, you've been through a lot every day, so please stop pretending to be innocent."
Ji Shian:?
Ji Shian: "Explain yourself!" What kind of experience, what kind of battles? She was a virgin girl who had never been in a relationship. She only occasionally closed the curtains and snuggled under the quilt during the day on holidays to read some articles on hormone regulation. How could she be pretending?
Don't talk nonsense in front of Qin Yinghuai!
Ji Tezhu was extremely angry.
The two of them were arguing quite loudly, and Qin Yinghuai, who had been trying to avoid them, was caught off guard by a barrage of nonsense. He pursed his lips into a straight line and scolded, "Don't open your mouth like that. You're causing a lot of trouble for Shi An."
Ji Shian put his hands on his hips and nodded. That’s right, although personal privacy is like a bubble in the era of big data, it also deserves respect!
The system, which was originally in the wrong, wiped away its tears and thought, okay, its heart rate just soared and it laughed deliberately to make people laugh, so it will turn the tables and form a united front with the host, right? It has seen through this bastard.
In that case, don’t blame it for being ruthless!
After immediately kneeling down to apologize, the system continued its charge: [You haven't completed any missions for half a month. Although you've been inseparable every day, you can't keep dragging it out like this. Zhou Xingzhi is still waiting for you to save him.]
Ji Shian coldly spitted at the system's inclusion of personal opinions and slapped her former self hard. How could she have thought this guy was a naive and ignorant child? He was clearly a white-cut yellow skinned.
Seeing that the two were about to start World War 17 again, Qin Yinghuai quickly pulled them back and whispered coaxingly, "Let's go, let's not compete with statistics who only eat milk biscuits every day."
System: ? This is how you mediate. I've never seen anyone so good at keeping things balanced. I've learned a lot. [Stickman hugging stickman exclaiming, "It's so pretty." jpg]
It watched Qin Yinghuai pull the host into his nest without leaving any trace, and laughed loudly. Its silly host didn't know anything yet.
Ji Shian shivered from the laughter, rubbing the goose bumps on her arms. She decided to temporarily forgive this little idiot whose IQ was sometimes fading. She pulled Qin Yinghuai's sleeve and said, "Let's go, let's go to work."
The room was bright during the day. She pressed the button to close the curtains, looked at the neatly made bed and sighed, "Why don't you wait for me to wash my feet?"
They have to be tied up and their ankles cuffed. It would be bad if they offend the boss's noble nose.
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