Chapter 54 Chapter 54 Girls' Home
It was exactly ten o'clock when Zhao Qingshi stepped into the house. Cake was lying at the door. When he saw him come back, he meowed at him with a cute face. Then he stood up, stuck out his butt, stretched, and walked away with his cat steps without looking back.
Ruan Xiangyi was downstairs. When she heard the noise, she came over. She was wearing a nightgown and a mask on her face. She was a little surprised: "You're back."
She didn't think it was that early.
Zhao Qingshi lowered his head to change his shoes and hummed: "The party is boring, I will come back early to accompany you."
He carried the fruit to the kitchen. Ruan Xiangyi felt something was wrong with him and followed him, but he stopped her at the door: "Wait for me on the sofa. I'll wash some fruit."
"What's wrong with the corner of your mouth? Why is it broken?" She noticed at this moment that it was fine when she went out this morning, but how come her face was disfigured after just one trip out!
Zhao Qingshi picked out the grapes and washed them carefully, seeming to be deliberately avoiding them. Ruan Xiangyi, standing by the pool, saw that he was ignoring her and poked his arm: "Why aren't you talking?"
"I fell down," he said.
"Did it just fall on the corner of your mouth?"
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"Did you get into a fight with someone?"
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"No."
"So he was beaten?"
"Who dares to hit me?" Zhao Qingshi turned off the faucet.
"So what's going on with the corner of your mouth?"
He wiped his hands and passed a grape to her mouth: "Taste it and see if it's sweet."
"Don't change the subject!"
"Try it first?" He looked at her.
Ruan Xiangyi opened her mouth slightly, took the grape from his hand, and said incoherently, "It's no use bribing me. Tell me quickly."
"I really fell."
"Forget it if you don't want to say it." Ruan Xiangyi glanced at him, curled her lips and left the kitchen.
Zhao Qingshi thought she was angry and tried to grab her wrist, but failed. When he chased her out, she had already gone upstairs.
He didn't want to say it because he didn't want to embarrass her, and he disdained to play the victim in this way. He made up excuses all the way, but he didn't expect that he couldn't deceive her for a second.
He carried a plate of freshly washed fruit upstairs, pushed open the bedroom door, and saw her open the medical kit, took out iodine and cotton swabs. When she saw him come in, she unpacked the package and said, "Come here, I'll help you with this."
Zhao Qingshi sat on the cushioned sofa, his face held high and obedient. His handsome face had been hit, which had greatly damaged his beauty. He gently applied iodine. When she finished, Zhao Qingshi said, "Actually, I already did it on the way back."
"It seems you take good care of yourself. I thought you didn't care about your face."
"Of course I have to cherish it!" Zhao Qingshi said solemnly, "What if you don't like it anymore?"
Ruan Xiangyi burst into laughter for a second, then thought of something: "If you go to the company tomorrow and your employees see you like this, your authority as a boss will be gone."
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The next day, Shen Huaimeng received a package from the same city, a large cardboard box with no sender's information written on it. After finishing his work, he took the express back to the dormitory, opened it, and saw the handwriting on the paper. His heart seemed to be grabbed by someone.
There were more than a dozen letters, all from her. He had never noticed when they were written. It was already late at night when he finished reading all the letters. He rarely drank, but this was the first time he had been hungover all night.
He Manqi couldn't get through to him on the phone, so she went to his house. It was the weekend, and she knew he was in the dorm. She had the key, so she opened the door and went inside. The room was pitch black, the curtains were drawn tightly, and the air was filled with the smell of alcohol. She pulled open the curtains, letting in the sunlight. She could see dozens of beer bottles lying on the floor, and Shen Huaimeng lying motionless on the bed. She walked over and stared at him for a while. She saw he was holding something in his hand, so she helped him take it down. She took a closer look and saw that it was a love letter. Judging by the date, it was written in 20XX, three years ago.
The letter slipped from his hand and fell to the ground. Looking at his appearance, he must have been sad all night. She could guess who the owner of the letter was without thinking. She found that there were more than a dozen letters in the cardboard box. No wonder there were so many that made him so sad.
It seemed that Ruan Xiangyi had really liked him before. She was not angry, and she was even grateful for these letters because they completely dispelled his delusions and he would figure it out.
The young lady, who usually never does housework, cleaned up the garbage in his dormitory. She didn't disturb him, left him a note, and helped him take the garbage downstairs. Before closing the door, she took a last look at him with a shrewd look in her eyes.
She would not quarrel with him because of these letters, she would slowly infiltrate his life.
Before the New Year, Zhao Qingshi flew to Hong Kong and would be back in three days. Yitong had another snowfall, heavier than the previous one. My four-month-old belly was already showing, and sometimes my gait was a little more clumsy than others. The New Year holiday was coming up soon, and some of my colleagues from out of town had already returned home for the holiday.
Ruan Xiangyi was not feeling well, her back was sore, and she had no strength at all. After finishing her work, she lay down at her workstation and rested for a while. Feeling a little better, she opened her phone and looked at the message Zhao Qingshi sent last night.
Zhao Qingshi: The flight was delayed due to the typhoon and I may not be able to get back tomorrow.
The Spring Festival was in three days, and he had promised to come back early to buy New Year's goods with her. She lay back down, feeling a little cold.
Jiang Ruzhi came over and patted her shoulder gently: "Xiangyi, there's a department dinner tonight, and Jiang Bo has booked a private room."
Ruan Xiangyi raised her head and responded: "Zhou Zilang told me."
"Xiangyi, I heard from Zhou Zilang that you will resign after the holiday. Is this true?" she asked.
"Well, I've already told Jiang Bo."
"He agreed?"
"Um."
Jiang Ruzhi was silent for a moment, then lowered her voice and asked, "Doesn't he know about your relationship with Zhao Qingshi?"
Ruan Xiangyi shook her head.
Jiang Ruzhi was the only one in the department who knew about this. Even Zhou Zilang only thought their relationship was ambiguous. If he'd thought about it more deeply, he'd have assumed she was Zhao Qingshi's mistress. But he never mentioned it, and he never gossiped about it in front of his colleagues. After returning from Guizhou and being promoted to deputy editor-in-chief, he rarely went out with them, and Ruan Xiangyi couldn't find a chance to explain herself.
"If you make it public later, he will vomit to death." Jiang Ruzhi also knew some inside information about Jiang Junlin's reputation.
"Let's talk about it later." Ruan Xiangyi had no strength left, her head resting on her arms. Jiang Ruzhi noticed that something was wrong with her face. "Xiangyi, your face is so red. Do you have a fever? Many people in our department have had the flu recently. Did they catch it?"
As she spoke, Jiang Ruzhi felt her forehead and found it was indeed hotter than hers: "Xiangyi, you have a fever!"
Ruan Xiangyi became nervous.
"I'm taking you to the hospital now to get an IV."
Ruan Xiangyi grabbed her hand and said nervously, "Don't you have an important client this afternoon? I'll ask my family to pick me up."
Jiang Ruzhi thought for a moment: "But..."
Ruan Xiangyi: "My mother will be here soon, there's really no need to trouble you."
Jiang Ruzhi: "Okay."
Zhao Qingshi was not in Yitong, so Ruan Xiangyi called Lin Manshu and said, "Mom, I have a fever. Can you come and pick me up?"
Lin Manshu said she would come right away.
She had no appetite due to her illness and hadn't eaten anything at noon. She had no strength left and lay there weakly, waiting for Lin Manshu to come.
After lunch, when Jiang Junlin passed by the office area, he specifically said, "Let's have dinner after get off work today. Zilang will post the address in the group."
Ruan Xiangyi went to him to ask for leave, and Jiang Junlin asked, "Then you can't go to the dinner party tonight?"
"I'm not feeling well, so I might not be able to go."
"Xiangyi, this is your first and last time having dinner with your colleagues. Are you sure you don't want to consider it?"
"I'm sorry, I'm not feeling well."
"Okay. It's up to you." Jiang Junlin approved her leave.
Ruan Xiangyi sat at her workstation packing her things. After she finished, Jiang Junlin walked out and stood beside her workstation and said, "Just to inform you, Xiangyi can't go to the dinner tonight. If any colleagues have anything to do today, please come and talk to me."
The colleagues in the department looked at each other in confusion, and finally turned their attention to Ruan Xiangyi. Ruan Xiangyi stood up with all the attention on her. "Jiang Bo, I think you misunderstood me. I am indeed sick with a fever."
Jiang Junlin looked at her and said in his usual gentle tone, "I don't mean anything else. I just need to tell them. After all, you've been here for so long, and your colleagues like you very much. I wish you a speedy recovery and a happy new year in advance."
After saying that, he went into the office.
Ruan Xiangyi turned off the computer and thought about grabbing her bag and leaving.
The colleague sitting next to her leaned over to comfort her, saying, "Don't take his words to heart. He's just like that, he tends to hold grudges. Did you upset him in some way?"
Ruan Xiangyi shook her head. She didn't know how she had offended him. If she said she took too many days off and he didn't like employees like that, then she couldn't make an excuse.
Jiang Ruzhi ran over with the information in her arms. Seeing her face getting redder and redder, she asked, "Xiangyi, I heard Jiang Bo is giving you trouble? Are you okay?"
Ruan Xiangyi was about to speak.
There was a sound of hurried footsteps at the door, followed by the whispers of colleagues.
"Why is he here!"
"It's actually Zhao Qingshi."
"Why is he here? Is he here to see Jiang Bo?"
"Oh my god, he's so handsome! I have an interview and I really want to find him!"
"It doesn't seem like they're looking for Jiang Bo. Why does it feel like..."
“Oh my god…”
Under the gazes of many people, Zhao Qingshi stopped in front of Ruan Xiangyi, his brows full of anxiety. Lin Manshu followed closely behind him. The moment Ruan Xiangyi saw his family appear, his mouth plumped.
Jiang Ruzhi was the first to complain: "Boss Zhao, you're here! Xiangyi is being bullied!"
Unfortunately, Zhao Qingshi didn't even look at her. His heart was focused on Ruan Xiangyi. On the way, Lin Manshu told him the situation.
"Let's go to the hospital now." In front of everyone, Zhao Qingshi directly picked her up horizontally. Jiang Ruzhi covered her mouth to prevent herself from screaming. This was too fierce! She heard a colleague screaming!
"Mom, please help Xiangyi carry the bag." Zhao Qingshi said.
Lin Manshu took her bag. As they were walking out, Jiang Junlin heard the noise and came out of the office. He called Zhao Qingshi with a cup of water in his hand. When he saw who he was holding, he almost dropped the cup.
Zhao Qingshi didn't bother to pay attention and strode towards the door. Lin Manshu pressed the elevator button and Jiang Junlin chased out: "Mr. Zhao, what are you doing?"
With a ding, the elevator arrived. Zhao Qingshi glanced at him with a chilling look.
The moment the elevator door closed, Jiang Junlin was filled with remorse and wanted to slap his forehead hard. Why did he just react now?
The most feared thing during pregnancy is catching a cold and having a fever, because there are many medicines that cannot be used, and pregnant women are also afraid that if they use them themselves, it will affect the baby. Ruan Xiangyi was nervous all the way. Fortunately, after taking the temperature, it was only 38 degrees. After a blood test confirmed that it was not a bacterial infection but just a common cold, the doctor prescribed some antipyretic medicine for her that pregnant women can take, and asked her to go home and try to reduce the temperature physically first. If it really can't be reduced, she can use medicine until the fever continues to be above 38.5.
When Zhou Xunyin heard that Ruan Xiangyi had a fever, she hurried to Xiangshan No. 1. When a pregnant woman falls ill, the one who suffers the most is the adult.
The door of the room was closed, and only Lin Manshu was guarding outside. Zhou Xunyin pushed the door open and wanted to go in, but she stopped her: "Qingshi is wiping her body with warm water. It's better for us not to go in and disturb her."
Zhou Xunyin put down his hand after being advised and asked anxiously, "How is it? Is the fever high?"
Lin Manshu: "Luckily it's not the flu, the fever isn't too high, and it should be able to be brought down with physical cooling."
Hearing this, Zhou Xunyin could breathe a sigh of relief.
Lin Manshu went into the kitchen to make ginger tea. Xun Yin sat in the living room, feeling confused and anxious. She didn't know what to do, so she went into the kitchen as well.
"What are you doing?" She never went into the kitchen and looked at the pile of unfamiliar things on the chopping board.
"Make some ginger soup for Xiangyi."
"Ginger soup? What is ginger soup?"
“It’s a soup made with ginger.”
"So what is ginger?"
Lin Manshu stopped what she was doing, thinking she was hard of hearing, and looked at her with a look that said, "Are you kidding me?" Aunt Cui quickly explained, "Madam has never been in the kitchen, so naturally, she's never seen Jiang's original appearance."
"You're so lucky," Lin Manshu said in a strange tone. Wash and peel the ginger, then cut it into slices with a kitchen knife. Put water on a rack, wait for the water to boil, add the ginger, close the lid and cook for fifteen minutes.
Xun Yin pinched a piece of scraps she didn't want: "I have seen it cut into pieces on the dining table."
Lin Manshu: “…”
"Is there anything I can help you with?" she asked.
Lin Manshu asked Aunt Cui where the rock sugar and red dates were, and casually replied, "Can you help me cut the remaining ginger into shreds?"
Silk?
Although I had never cut it before, I had eaten young ginger duck before. Following my memory, I raised the knife clumsily and cut it down with a flick of my wrist.
Half a minute later, Lin Manshu heard a scream. Turning around, she saw Xunyin holding her index finger and crying out in pain, blood oozing from the tip of her finger.
Aunt Cui hurried to get the medicine box.
Lin Manshu turned on the faucet, pulled her hand under the water, and the blood washed away with the water.
Xunyin was in so much pain that tears streamed down her face. Lin Manshu thought, this is too much. After a while, Aunt Cui brought the medical kit. Lin Manshu took her hand and sat her on the sofa outside. After stopping the bleeding, she disinfected it with iodine and put a band-aid on her. Xunyin raised her hand and looked at it for a long time. Her newly done nails were also covered.
The fire was still on in the kitchen. After treating the wound, Lin Manshu hurried back to check the fire. Xun Yin didn't dare to go in again. Even if she went in, Lin Manshu didn't dare to let her work anymore.
First, Lin Manshu asked Aunt Cui to boil a bowl of ginger soup for Ruan Xiangyi to soak her feet. Later, she added rock sugar and red dates to the soup before drinking it.
Ginger soup was a nightmare for Ruan Xiangyi. She'd been drinking it as a child. Even if it rained, Lin Manshu would grab her and make her drink it. After taking a small sip, she didn't want to drink it anymore. Zhao Qingshi kept staring at her, insisting she finish it, just like Lin Manshu.
After drinking, Ruan Xiangyi gave him the bowl.
Her feet were almost soaked, and she felt her whole body was hot and sweating. Lying in bed, she felt pain in her waist and shoulders at noon, but now the pain seemed to have subsided.
Zhao Qingshi helped her cover the quilt. Ruan Xiangyi felt hot. Maybe it was because of her illness that she became particularly fragile and her speech became coquettish unconsciously.
"No, it's too hot."
"Only heat can make you sweat."
Ruan Xiangyi kicked the quilt, and her two feet were exposed. It was the first time that Zhao Qingshi realized that a girl could have so many sides. He didn't know who it was just now. She came back from the hospital crying and said, "I don't want to take medicine. Taking medicine is not good for the baby. I want to cover myself with a thicker quilt to sweat out the sweat."
Zhao Qingshi covered her with the quilt again, and before she could move, he leaned over and kissed her forehead, saying tenderly, "Be good."
In fact, Zhao Qingshi's face looked very tired, with blue stubble emerging and heavy dark circles under his eyes. He looked as if he had not slept much.
"Didn't you get enough rest?"
Zhao Qingshi didn't reply, but helped her brush the hair off her eyelashes. Ruan Xiangyi grabbed his hand as he was about to withdraw it, then she remembered.
"Didn't you say last night that your flight was delayed and you couldn't come back?"
Zhao Qingshi had no choice but to tell her that he had driven back. Hong Kong was more than ten hours away from Yitong. Ruan Xiangyi was frightened and her eyes were red.
"Are you crazy?! Do you want to die?"
Zhao Qingshi told her that the three of them would take turns driving. He had checked the weather before returning. After today, the temperature in Yitong would continue to drop and a heavy snow would come. If he couldn't get back today and the road was closed due to snow, he wouldn't be able to return for the next few days.
Zhao Qingshi: "Since you didn't reply to me, I guessed you must be angry, so I just wanted to come back to comfort you."
Ruan Xiangyi felt guilty for a moment: "I'm sorry, I just..."
Zhao Qingshi interrupted her: "I know, girls can do whatever they want."
Ruan Xiangyi fell asleep, and Zhao Qingshi stayed by her bedside. At six o'clock, he took her temperature again and found it was still a low-grade fever. He let go of her hand, went into the bathroom, took a shower, and changed into clean clothes. Lin Manshu and Zhou Xunyin hadn't left and stayed downstairs. Lin Manshu had even prepared dinner. When he finally came downstairs, Zhou Xunyin stood up, and the cat jumped off her lap.
"How's Xiangyi? Is he still feverish?"
"I still have a low-grade fever." Zhao Qingshi picked up the car keys that were thrown on the table and looked at Lin Manshu. "Mom, please take care of Xiangyi for me first. I have something to go out for."
Lin Manshu agreed and didn't want to delay his work: "Go quickly, Xiangyi is here with me."
Xun Yin said, "What's the matter that must be dealt with now?"
Zhao Qingshi walked out, of course he had to deal with it now.
The dinner was held in a large private room at Jianjia Tower. Jiang Junlin sat at the main table, and next to him was a familiar face: He Fanglin, the president of He's Bank. Next to her sat her son, He Wen. The poverty alleviation feature filmed in Guizhou years ago was funded by the He Group and would be released soon after the New Year. He Fanglin was very optimistic about it.
He Fanglin glanced around and asked Jiang Junlin, "Jiang Bo, who is Ruan Xiangyi you are talking about?"
"..." Jiang Junlin was embarrassed. "She didn't come today. She asked for leave in the afternoon. She seemed to be sick."
He Fanglin revealed a hint of regret: "What a pity, I thought I could see her today."
"What do you want to see her about? If it's urgent, I can help you arrange a meeting."
He Fanglin smiled and glanced at her son. It wasn't a big deal, but she just remembered He Wen mentioning her name a while ago. He seemed very persistent, and there was a hint of regret in his words. She had overheard Jiang Junlin mention this person, and only then did she know that this girl worked under him. She wanted to take advantage of this occasion to meet her. Since she wasn't here, forget it. She'd talk about it next time.
Following He Fanglin's gaze and fixing it on He Wen, Jiang Junlin understood what she was thinking. In the past, he would have definitely acted as a matchmaker, but that was impossible now. He took a sip of tea and pretended nothing had happened. He Wen, on the side, put down and picked up his phone again, absent-mindedly. A patient had just had surgery today and would only survive tonight, so he was really worried. He had originally planned to check on the situation, but who would have thought that he would be dragged here by his mother after leaving the hospital for a meal. If he knew what his mother was thinking, he would not dare to come here even if he had ten thousand courage.
As he was thinking, the hospital called, and He Wen finally found an excuse to go out and answer the phone. As he walked to the door with the phone in his hand, he bumped into someone's shoulder, which hurt him. He looked up and wanted to curse at the person for not having eyes. When he saw that familiar face, the kick he had received came back vividly to his mind, and his legs subconsciously went limp.
"Mr. Zhao."
Zhao Qingshi glanced at him, seemingly not recognizing him, nodded slightly, and walked in. He Wen stood there in a daze, a little stunned. Why did it feel like he had taken the same route as himself?
Following Jiang Ruzhi's address, Zhao Qingshi came to their private room. The waiter pushed open the door of the room and he strode in. The originally bustling room suddenly became silent because of him.
Jiang Junlin was the first to react and stood up to greet him: "Boss Zhao, why are you here?"
Zhao Qingshi found an empty seat and sat down. It happened to be He Wen's seat. He Fanglin felt a flash of embarrassment and forced a smile. "Boss Zhao, were you also invited to attend their department dinner?"
Zhao Qingshi acted like a big boss and didn't give any face: "I'm not that boring."
He Fanglin's smile froze. This young man was far too arrogant. Even though he had made numerous contributions and earned numerous honors in the business world over the years, he didn't understand the word "respect"? After all, she and his father were of the same generation, and he didn't even understand this little bit of etiquette.
Zhao Qingshi was arrogant but also polite, and he paid attention to treating people and things the same. He smiled at He Fanglin and said, "President He, I'm not talking about you."
He Fanglin's face looked much better.
Zhao Qingshi raised his eyelids and looked across. Jiang Junlin couldn't figure out what he was up to. He just thought it was an extra pair of chopsticks.
He Wen came back after finishing his call and walked to his seat. He was surprised to find Zhao Qingshi sitting there. Zhao Qingshi saw that his expression was not right and stood up: "Your seat, sorry, I'll let you."
How could He Wen dare to say: "Mr. Zhao, please take a seat. I'll go to another seat."
Zhao Qingshi had no patience: "Sit down."
He Wen sat down immediately.
He Fanglin's eyes showed a hint of confusion. How could she not understand her own son? He would quarrel with her over the smallest things, but he was so docile in front of an outsider.
The position was perfectly arranged. Zhao Qingshi stood and looked around, as if he was sitting on a towering mountain. He had a strong aura and a cold voice: "Jiang Junlin, where did you arrange the position for Ruan Xiangyi?"
Now Jiang Junlin finally realized that this person was deliberately looking for trouble. He Fanglin was surprised. What is the relationship between Zhao Qingshi and Ruan Xiangyi?
Zhou Zilang quickly stood up, giving his seat to Zhao Qingshi, and went to move a chair in. Zhao Qingshi placed a hand on his shoulder, holding him down so he couldn't get up, and said slowly, "Please, Dr. Jiang, please move a chair in for me."
Jiang Junlin's face darkened instantly. Forced to do so, he had to go and bring it back to him personally. Jiang Ruzhi secretly took several photos and sent them to Ruan Xiangyi.
Jiang Ruzhi: Your husband is here to vent your anger! So handsome!
Zhao Qingshi curled his lips and sat down, then asked the waiter next to him, "Have you ordered?"
The waiter said it had been ordered.
Zhao Qingshi asked, "Dr. Jiang, can we have more dishes?"
Jiang Junlin remained calm. The waiter brought the menu, but Zhao Qingshi barely glanced at it before ordering a few of the restaurant's most expensive dishes and a ten-thousand-yuan bottle of red wine.
After placing the order, Zhao Qingshi leaned back and glanced at the man, his lips curled slightly. "Didn't you insist on having people come to this party? Now they can't come. I don't think you said family members can't come, right? Dr. Jiang, would you be satisfied if I came?"
The private room was spacious and the atmosphere was tense. Some unknown people opened their eyes wide, unable to believe what they heard, and exchanged glances.
"Did you hear that right? He said he's Ruan Xiangyi's family member!!! Family member!!"
"He actually publicly admitted that he is Ruan Xiangyi's family member!!"
"Family member? Is that what I understood? He's married to Ruan Xiangyi!!"
"Oh my god, Ruan Xiangyi is actually Mrs. Zhao!!"
"I should have discovered it earlier! Mrs. Zhao's last name is Ruan, and Ruan Xiangyi is close to Zhao Qingshi. And all her clothes and jewelry are designer brands. Damn it! I even ordered Mrs. Zhao to do some work for me before! I'm so scared of being punished by Mr. Zhao."
"Me too!"
"Just look at Jiang Bo's expression and you'll know! Fortunately, I didn't bully her!"
Jiang Ruzhi interrupted, "Wait, I have something to say." The feeling of having a secret revealed was simply too good!
"Actually, I already knew that, hahahaha."
Zhou Zilang interrupted expressionlessly: "Why don't I know!"
Jiang Ruzhi: "You are stupid!"
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“…”
"Hurry up and tell me!"
"This matter has to start from going to Guizhou..."
Jiang Junlin said, "Mr. Zhao, you misunderstood. I just felt that she had worked with her colleagues for so long, and I was worried that she would have regrets."
Zhao Qingshi: "What regret? You have a good relationship with her, right? Do you believe what you said? I don't know what kind of moral character you are."
Jiang Ruzhi wanted to raise her hand. I actually have a pretty good relationship with her.
He Fanglin stepped forward to explain for him: "Mr. Zhao, you misunderstood. It was Ruan Xiangyi whom I wanted to see. It has nothing to do with Jiang Bo."
He Wen pricked up his ears alertly. Damn, this doesn't feel good...
Zhao Qingshi narrowed his eyes and glanced at him. He Wen immediately waved his hands and said, "It has nothing to do with me!"
"It's like this. I often heard He Wen mention this name before, and I thought Ruan Xiangyi was his girlfriend, so I thought of asking Jiang Bo to set her up to meet her. Now it seems that it was all a misunderstanding. I'm really sorry."
He Wen wanted to cry but had no tears. He almost wanted to go back to his mother's womb. How could there be such a mother who would betray her son? When did he start to mention this name so often? It had been so many months!
"My wife, when did I become your girlfriend?" Zhao Qingshi asked unhappily.
He Wen immediately raised his hand: "I never said that, really, it's my mom who's overthinking it. How dare I bother her!"
Ever since he'd beaten him up last time, Zhao Qingshi hadn't had the guts to do something like that again. He looked away in disdain. Several dishes had already been served, and if he didn't pick up his chopsticks, almost no one else dared. Having finally vented his anger on Xiangyi's behalf, he didn't bother to stay even a second longer.
Before leaving, he stared at Jiang Junlin and said, "By the way, I don't want anyone to disturb my marriage with Xiangyi for the time being. I hope everyone here will keep it a secret. If any news leaks out, Dr. Jiang, you will be responsible."
After saying this, he walked out of the box leisurely.
After Zhao Qingshi left, the atmosphere in the private room grew even more solemn. In reality, the workers were the ones who suffered. It was supposedly a department dinner, but it had turned into such a mess that no one dared to speak out. He Fanglin and He Wen left shortly after Zhao Qingshi left. Jiang Junlin's face was extremely grim. One would have expected him to throw a tantrum after everyone left, but surprisingly, he didn't. He took off his glasses, wiped off the marks with a cloth, and calmly stood up and said, "I'm going to go back now. Take your time eating. Zilang, remember to bring the invoice back to me for reimbursement."
The heavy door had been closed for who knows how many times, but now they could eat without restraint.
They opened the red wine Zhao Qingshi ordered and exclaimed, "This is the first time I've ever drunk such expensive wine!"
Jiang Ruzhi raised her glass: "Let's raise our glasses together to thank Mr. Zhao!"
The red wine glass was raised high: "Thank you, Mr. Zhao!"
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The author has something to say: Didn't anyone notice that there was a missing chapter in Chapter 53 [burst into tears]? Originally, the content of 53 should have been in this chapter, but after I wrote and posted a new plot of 5,000 words, I realized that one chapter was missing. This chapter cannot be less than 5,000 words, so I could only move it to this chapter. When I realized it and wanted to move it back, it could not be less than 7,000 words [burst into tears] [burst into tears] I really didn't cheat you out of your money. The contents of Chapter 53 and Chapter 54 are reversed.
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