Chapter 309 is not as simple as it seems.
When she said this, Jiang Si's tone was very indifferent, as if she were talking about someone insignificant.
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, and even without seeing it with her own eyes, Jiang Si could guess what it meant.
At this moment, someone's mind is probably in complete turmoil.
Sure enough, when he spoke again, Huo Tingzhou's voice was noticeably lower.
He didn't ask Qin Shi'an when he would return.
I didn't ask him what he came back for this time.
Instead, they astutely grasped the most crucial point: "He went to see you?"
Jiang Si did not deny it, but tried to explain the cause and effect of the matter from a neutral perspective.
“He bought the courtyard house that I had my eye on before. When he came to apologize in the afternoon, he recognized my third uncle.”
"His third uncle invited him to stay for a simple meal last night, and he just went back."
Huo Tingzhou fell silent again after listening.
"Don't you have anything to say?" Jiang Si waited for a while, and when he didn't speak, she couldn't help but ask.
"Not really." Huo Tingzhou admitted that he was indeed somewhat emotional when he heard that this person had returned to China.
But after hearing what Jiang Si said, all that remained in his heart was worry.
A coincidence can be called a coincidence.
With so many coincidences combined, it's no longer a coincidence.
It was a deliberate and meticulously planned scheme!
But is the other party after him? Or is he after something else? Huo Tingzhou couldn't be sure yet.
"Besides apologizing and reminiscing, did he say anything else?"
"No." Jiang Si thought carefully for a moment.
She doesn't remember much about her childhood.
There were many things she only learned after her third great-uncle told her.
"His personality seems to have changed a lot. He speaks very little and has become much more mature."
He didn't talk much about his family, only saying that he came back for work and would probably stay for about two years.
After a pause, Jiang Si added, "I feel like things aren't that simple."
Huo Tingzhou was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Is he still as fat as before?"
Jiang Si was taken aback by the question, then chuckled, "No, he's tall and thin now, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and looks very refined."
"Oh," Huo Tingzhou replied.
Jiang Si wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she felt that Huo Tingzhou's "oh" sounded somewhat absent-minded.
Jiang Si could easily imagine his expression at that moment.
So I couldn't help but tease him again, "He's so charming and polite now..."
However, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Huo Tingzhou's sigh.
"young married woman--"
"Okay, okay, I'm not kidding anymore."
Jiang Si knew when to stop, and her tone became serious.
"I know he approached me on purpose, but..."
"But what?" Huo Tingzhou pressed.
"I can't explain it either."
Huo Tingzhou didn't rush her after listening, but gave her plenty of time to think.
She waited for a long time, until the phone cord in her hand was almost tangled up.
Jiang Sicai asked thoughtfully, "Don't you think he's acting strange?"
"strangeness?"
"Yes, it's strange."
Jiang Si pursed her lips and continued speaking, following her train of thought.
“If I were him, I wouldn’t go to apologize today, at least not today.”
"Anyway, the two courtyards are just across the street, so it's easy to bump into each other when you go to the vegetable market or to Gongqiaoshe to buy things."
In other words, he clearly had a better way.
But he chose the one that would most easily expose him.
After a pause, Jiang Si added, "He also brought a lot of pastries when he visited today."
Since she had already brought it up, she decided to be even more direct.
"Those pastries are basically all my favorites, but those shops are a bit far apart."
“I’m usually too lazy to go that far, but he bought everything at once.”
Huo Tingzhou hadn't expected Qin Shi'an to put in this much effort.
But that's not the problem.
Anyone who saw those pastries would know that he had prepared them on purpose.
Doesn't Qin Shi'an himself know this?
That's right, that's where the problem lies!
Jiang Si only realized it on her way back.
Qin Shi'an did approach her deliberately, but his deliberate actions were full of flaws.
That's why Jiang Si was so puzzled.
I have a feeling that things aren't as simple as they seem on the surface.
Thinking about all this, Jiang Si lowered her voice and said another sentence.
“I’ve already told Dad about this, and he said he’ll send someone to investigate his experiences abroad over the years.”
"Hmm." Even if she hadn't said it, Huo Tingzhou had originally wanted to do this anyway.
However, I'm still not entirely at ease. "The investigation will take time. During this period, you must be careful when you go out, and never go out alone."
Jiang Si nodded.
Realizing he couldn't see it either, he smiled and said, "I know, don't worry."
I was about to say a few more words when a sudden knocking woke up the two little ones.
He saw his mother holding the receiver.
As if by conditioned reflex, Sui Sui and Zhao Zhao wiggled their chubby little legs and crawled toward her.
"It seems someone is coming."
Hearing the knocking, which sounded rather urgent, Jiang Si quickly said, "Sui Sui and Zhao Zhao are awake too, so let's leave it at that for now. I won't talk to you anymore."
Huo Tingzhou hummed in agreement and then said, "Take care of yourself. I'll be back at the end of the month."
That's the downside of long-distance calls; over time, crosstalk will appear in the receiver.
With the two little ones causing trouble, Jiang Si didn't hear his last sentence at all.
"What did you say? Hey~ Hey~~"
Jiang Si called "hello" several times, but there was no response from the other end. The phone was filled with crackling static, so she had no choice but to hang up.
Listening to the dial tone on the phone, Huo Tingzhou felt a deep sense of melancholy.
Perhaps Qin Shi'an's sudden appearance disrupted his thoughts.
That night, Huo Tingzhou, who always had a regular sleep schedule, couldn't sleep at all.
Meanwhile, on the other side...
After a whole day of tidying up, the courtyard house that Chi Heng bought was fully furnished, except for the fact that the floor tiles in the courtyard had not yet been laid.
At this moment, Chi Heng was sitting alone in his study, flipping through several old photographs in his hand.
The photo shows two children; the boy is chubby and wearing a little suit.
The girl was wearing a fluffy princess dress, and the two of them were smiling brightly at the camera.
"Sisi, it's been a long time."
Chi Heng gently stroked the girl's face in the photo, a bitter smile appearing on his lips. "You really... don't remember me at all."
As soon as he finished speaking, a series of hurried footsteps sounded outside.
Chi Heng's expression hardened, and he quietly put the photo away.
A moment later, a middle-aged man with a cold and stern face walked in with several tall men.
"Young Master," the other party said coldly.
Although he addressed him as "Young Master," there was not a trace of respect in his tone.
"Madam already knows that you went to the Jiang family's house without permission this afternoon."
Chi Heng was not surprised by this.
Even though she was far away in Gaul, her every move still caught her attention.
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