Chapter 43
Qing looked at Mingxu, who was covering his mouth with a smug look on his face, and was very confused.
This man had a gloomy face just now, and spoke to Luo Jing coldly, without showing any emotion at all. Now he suddenly seemed like a different person.
"What are you thinking about?" Zhou Mingshu lowered his head slightly and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
Yan Qing didn't answer, but she could see it too, and her eyes moved between the two of them.
There must be something wrong with them!
Only Luo Jing stared at the sizzling grilled skewers with golden eyes.
Zhou Mingshu felt that he was a little embarrassed: "Eat quickly, your saliva is about to flow into the plate."
"Ah? Is that so?" Luo Jing said, looking at Ming Xu beside him.
Mingxu saw Zhou Mingshu's mischievous request and nodded.
Zhou Mingshu, hands tied between skewers, found time to chat with Yan Qing about various gossips. Luo Jing joined them with great interest; he was bored being abroad. Mingxu showed no interest in these discussions that had nothing to do with Yan Qing, but he listened silently nonetheless.
After finishing speaking, Zhou Mingshu was still not satisfied and carefully selected a piece of fat and lean lamb skewer: "No one posts on WeChat Moments anymore. I don't even know many people's social media platforms. These are just trivial things and not very interesting."
Yan Qing handed her a tissue. Zhou Mingshu was still confused, but the next second he felt a warm current on his chin: "Thank you for saving my life."
Yan Qing: "Didn't you go to the Maldives some time ago?"
Speaking of the Maldives, Zhou Mingshu even stopped eating skewers: "It's okay if you don't mention this. I get angry when you mention it."
Even the quiet Ming Xu looked up at her.
"Brother Meigu is also interested."
Ming Xu felt a little embarrassed when he was called out individually, and pretended to cough twice.
Zhou Mingshu stopped teasing her and said slowly, "I broke up."
The three of them looked at her in shock at the same time.
Yan Qing: "Why didn't you tell me?"
Before Zhou Mingshu could answer, Luo Jing asked, "When did you start dating?"
Zhou Mingshu was interrupted by the two, but he didn't rush to speak. Instead, he looked at Ming Xu, who had been silent. Luo Jing nudged him with his arm: "Brother Meiqiu, do you want to ask something?"
Ming Xu shook his head: "I won't ask."
Zhou Mingshu then continued, "We had a fight on the second day we arrived in the Maldives, but we reconciled that night. However, during the day we both went our separate ways. I hired a photographer to take pictures, but I don't know where he went. He didn't come back until very late that night."
"He cheated!" Luo Jing said firmly.
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhou Mingshu's face turned darker than a burnt skewer of meat. The three of them looked at Luo Jing. Luo realized that he had said the wrong thing the moment he said it, but it was too late.
He lowered his head guiltily under the gazes of the three people.
Zhou Mingshu said nothing and sighed: "But he brought flowers and gifts."
"Could it be that you gave it to someone else and they didn't want it, so you gave it back to them?"
"Luo Jing, will you die if you don't speak?" Zhou Mingshu completely lost his temper. He sat up straight and glared at the person who was pretending to be an ostrich. "If you keep doing this, go back to Yuancheng."
"Sister, I was wrong. I will be a good mute from now on. Don't be angry." After saying that, he glanced at the three of them again, "Can I say one more thing?"
Yan Qing turned a blind eye, Ming Xu ignored him, and Zhou Mingshu said coldly: "What else do you want to say?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a black shadow rushing out in front of him. Ming Xu, who was sitting outside, looked at his greasy pants, took a deep breath, and looked in the direction the black shadow left.
Zhou Mingshu became even angrier: "Where did he go?"
Yan Qing didn't pay any attention to them and quickly asked the waiter for wet wipes to remove the oil stains.
"I'll go out and take a look."
After saying that, Zhou Mingshu chased after him.
There was a large crowd gathered at the door. Zhou Mingshu took a look and planned to call Luo Jing. As soon as he turned on his phone, he heard a familiar voice.
"Stay away from her, or I'll call the police."
Following the sound, she saw it was her good brother, Luo Jing.
He was seen standing in front of a girl, facing a man who was much stronger than him. Fortunately, Luo Jing was tall, and he was looking down at the man, so he had a much better momentum.
At this moment, Yan Qing and Ming Xu also came out.
Yan Qing: "What's going on?"
Zhou Mingshu: "I don't know. Have you seen that girl?"
Ming Xu: "His landlord?"
Hearing the sound, the two looked at Mingxu. Mingxu explained, "Besides you two, the third woman he met in Haicheng couldn't be anyone other than the landlord, right?"
Yan Qing agreed. They stayed together all afternoon yesterday, and he was the only one who went out this morning.
The confrontation between the two sides continued. There were too many people watching, which seriously affected the business of the surrounding shops. Several bosses came out to mediate, but were rebuked.
"The police are here."
Someone shouted, and the people who had gathered in a circle just now suddenly dispersed.
"What are you doing?"
Looking over, I saw two police cars parked on the side of the road, and people were getting out of them one after another.
Mingxu pulled Yan Qing back. Zhou Mingshu wanted to go forward, but Yan Qing stopped him. "Where are you going?"
"The police are here."
"There was no fight, no conflict, no one was injured, and no one will be taken away."
Seeing that Zhou Mingshu gave up the idea of going forward, the three of them stood on the steps and watched from afar.
"What if he is really taken away?" Zhou Mingshu was still a little worried. Although she always said that she would no longer care about him, she couldn't really do that.
Yan Qing glanced at Mingxu: Isn’t he still here?
Ming Xu saw her little action and chuckled: "Now you are getting more and more adept at commanding me."
When the police arrived at the scene, they first evacuated the crowd and then began questioning.
Tang Jia, who had been blocked by Luo Jing, stood up and said, "You go back first. I can handle this myself."
Her voice was not loud, but it was just loud enough for the three people watching to hear.
Zhou Mingshu was a little unhappy: "What does she mean? Why didn't she let him go before the police came? She is really destroying the bridge after crossing it. My brother is so unlucky."
"She did something wrong. Don't be angry. Let's take a look."
"I don't want to watch it anymore. The skewers are cold." Zhou Mingshu turned around and left.
Yan Qing took Ming Xu back with him.
Because Luo Jing was involved in this matter, although Tang Jia kept explaining that he had nothing to do with it, he was still kept behind for questioning according to the procedure.
"I'm sorry, I got you into trouble."
"It's okay. I can't just watch you get bullied by that guy." After saying that, Luo Jing glanced at the man being questioned by the police and asked, "What's your relationship?"
Seeing Luo Jing's inquiring eyes, Tang Jia did not hide anything: "He is my ex-boyfriend. We broke off the engagement not long ago. He has always disagreed. But don't worry, you can rent the house with peace of mind. He won't cause you any trouble."
"Is that so?" Luo Jing looked at the man, and the two of them looked at each other.
The man who had just been listening quietly to the lecture suddenly went crazy and rushed forward to hit Luo Jing, but was held down by the quick-eyed and quick-handed police officer nearby: "What are you doing! Don't move."
"Tang Jia, you two are a pair of bastards. You're using my money to support your gigolo."
Tang Jia's face turned pale at being accused out of nothing. Luo Jing also showed a look of disgust and warned him sternly: "If you spread rumors, we can call the police."
"Call the police? Do you dare to do it but not take responsibility? I saw it all this morning."
There were some onlookers nearby. When they heard this, no one thought about who was right or wrong. In an instant, Luo Jing felt as if the whole world was pointing fingers at him.
Tang Jia became anxious and said, "You go first." Then he pushed him away.
Inside the barbecue restaurant, a few people who had just returned from outside were discussing the excitement outside.
"That woman was engaged but still using her fiancé's money to support a man. She was discovered opening a shop for her new man, and the engagement was broken off. She didn't want to pay back the money, and now she's being hunted down." After saying this, several people laughed out loud, their tone full of contempt.
They said this as if they were helping the man defeat the restless woman.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell what they were talking about. Zhou Mingshu's face turned pale, and he stood up and scolded the group of people who were making up rumors without any basis: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
One of them was nonchalant and jokingly said, "What? Is that your boyfriend outside?" Then he looked at his companion.
Zhou Mingshu was about to speak when Yan Qing pulled him away. Mingxu came to the table and glanced at the internship materials that the man had placed on it. "Zhao Ze?"
The rumormonger didn't take him seriously at all: "It's me, what's wrong?"
"Your internship qualification has been revoked."
Hearing this, the others laughed, "Who do you think you are? You even revoked my internship qualification."
Ming Xu didn't waste time talking to him and left after he finished speaking. The chat interface of Ming Li's assistant was still on his phone.
"Boss Ming, Boss Ming just sent me a message to cancel the internship qualification of someone named Zhao Ze. What do you think?"
"Zhao Ze? Who is that?"
"From the Planning Department."
As soon as he left the barbecue restaurant, Ming Xu received a call from Ming Li: "Where are you?"
"That Zhao Ze has bad character. He fabricated lies and spread rumors about girls. He is not suitable to stay in our company."
Mingli raised an eyebrow: "Now you have the final say."
After receiving the reply, the assistant immediately notified the head of the planning department.
Half an hour later, Zhao Ze, who was chatting and laughing with his friends, received a notice that his internship had been cancelled.
Zhao Ze was stunned for a moment, looking in the direction where the man had just left, muttering something, but no one heard what he said.
Seeing this, someone nearby immediately asked with concern, "Zhao Ze, what's wrong with you?" As he spoke, he took the phone from his hand.
The notice above is clear.
Luo Jing left the barbecue restaurant not long after Yan Qing and the others left.
Zhou Mingshu was very angry today. Yan Qing originally planned to take her back to her room to rest, but Mingxu had concerns: "If Luo Jing doesn't explain this matter clearly today, do you think she can rest well tonight?"
"That?"
"Go to my office and wait. Give me Luo Jing's phone number."
The four people stared at each other in Mingxu's office. Zhou Mingshu had a cold face and didn't say anything. Yan Qing had just tried to comfort her for a long time but it didn't help her calm down.
Ming Xu sat next to Luo Jing. Luo Jing had been standing all night and didn't eat much barbecue. Now he was not only hungry, but also had sore legs. He pushed Ming Xu, wanting him to sit on the other side to make room for him.
Just as he was about to sit down, he heard Zhou Mingshu yell, "Stand still!"
The last time Yan Qing saw Zhou Mingshu so angry was when Luo Jing left without saying goodbye. Although the person involved didn't see it, she could clearly see Zhou Mingshu's helplessness, anger, worry and disappointment.
In this situation, she didn't know how to comfort Zhou Mingshu.
"Sister, it's not what you think." Luo Jing was poked by Ming Xu and began to explain.
Seeing Zhou Mingshu ignoring him, Luo Jing remained silent. After meeting Yan Qing's gaze, he continued to explain, "I helped her because she was constantly being harassed by her ex-boyfriend. She's a girl, I can't just sit back and do nothing, right?"
"You still have a point?"
"I just did what an adult should do."
When Zhou Mingshu heard this, he laughed out loud: "You've only been back for a few days, and so many things have happened. Can you please not cause me any trouble?"
"How have I caused you any trouble?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhou Mingshu stood up and walked in front of Luo Jing. Although she was a head shorter than Luo Jing, her aura was much higher than his. "Who helped you deal with the scam? Who checked the rental house? Do you think you can stand firm here by yourself?"
"Why not?" Luo Jing is one year younger than Zhou Mingshu, and is at the age when he is proud and arrogant.
Hearing this, Zhou Mingshu hesitated and shook his head: "I won't care about you anymore." After that, he turned and left.
Yan Qing glared at Luo Jing and stood up to chase him.
Ming Xu took care of this matter because of Yan Qing. Now that Yan Qing is gone, he doesn't want to stay alone in a room with this naughty kid in his twenties.
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