Half an hour later, the car arrived at the north area of ​​A Garden.

Su Yunbai turned off the car and glanced at Huo Qinian.

Huo Qinian almost immediately guessed what she meant, and couldn't help but raise his voice a little: "Teacher Su, it's not that serious, right? We're already at the doorstep, I don't ask for a cup of tea, but I should have a glass of water, right?"

Su Yunbai was blocked before she could say anything.

She really had no intention of inviting Huo Qinian to set foot in her territory. But since he had already said this, it would be inappropriate to play dumb.

In fact, during the half hour in the car, not only Huo Qinian's mood was ups and downs, Su Yunbai's heart was also not calm.

She regretted those words almost as soon as she said them. Today, it is meaningless to bring up the past with Huo Qinian. Instead, it seems like he is taking the opportunity to settle scores and complain.

This is not what Su Yunbai meant. After all, it is a matter of relocation. Bringing it up again will only make things more embarrassing.

Sure enough, after saying those words, Huo Qinian was in a bad mood all the way.

Su Yunbai thought that no matter what he was planning, he should probably turn it back. Who knew that Mr. Huo was Mr. Huo? In just half an hour, he was no longer embarrassed and could no longer see anything wrong.

Su Yunbai got out of the car and took Huo Qinian to her home.

In A Garden, most of the people living there are the families of A University faculty and staff, old and young, and it is necessary for vehicles to avoid them. For safety reasons, when the construction was first planned, not to mention the underground parking lot, most of the ground parking lots were placed near the gate of the community.

There are four gates in the north area of ​​A Garden, and Su Yunbai parked her car in the ground parking lot near the north gate. It is not far from her home, and it only takes a few minutes to get there by taking the small road.

It was a July day, and it was not yet six o'clock. It was still light, and some people who moved faster had already eaten dinner, and gathered in groups of three or two to cool off in the public area of ​​the community.

Su Yunbai had just moved here not long ago, so she was still a new face. When passing by, everyone couldn't help but look at her a few more times.

Today, this kind of scrutiny was particularly blatant.

Su Yunbai knew in her heart that this was all caused by the man next to her.

The "attracting bees and butterflies" Mr. Huo had no self-awareness of being conspicuous. He hung his suit jacket on the crook of his arm and leisurely followed Su Yunbai's side with an extremely calm posture.

As he walked, his steps suddenly paused and he asked Su Yunbai, "Who is that person?"

Huo Qinian was referring to an old lady sitting by the flowerbed. There were four or five people sitting around the old lady, all of whom were about the same age as her. They were chatting about something and looked very engaged.

Only this old lady stared at Su Yunbai and Huo Qinian who were walking over with a pair of eyes, and her eyes were very unpleasant.

Su Yunbai frowned almost immediately: "Don't pay attention to her if she is not related to you."

Huo Qinian's eyes moved slightly.

Su Yunbai has a "pedantic" temper. No matter whether she knows her or not, she is always very nice to older people. It is really unprecedented that she frowned as soon as she saw someone today.

If it was not the wrong time, Huo Qinian really wanted to find out more.

Su Yunbai didn't want to pay attention to her, but the old lady didn't feel that she was not welcome at all. She called out from a distance: "Teacher Su, are you back?"

Su Yunbai smiled and nodded as a greeting, but he didn't stop walking, as if he was in a hurry to go home.

The old lady was unhappy: "Teacher Su, are you so busy? You don't even have time to talk?" Her eyes turned and fell on Huo Qinian, her eyes sparkling with criticism and scrutiny, "Are we old women delaying your entertaining guests?"

Huo Qinian raised his eyebrows.

How could this be so unpleasant to hear from this old lady?

The person sitting next to the old lady came to the rescue: "You too, even if you like Xiao Su, you can't drag her to chat like this. Look, she just got off work and went home, it's obvious that she has something to do..."

The old lady still looked innocent: "I'm just curious. It is said that Teacher Su has a wide range of connections, and leaders from top to bottom know her... I think this is very true.

"Look, these days, this is the third man I saw her bring home. "Every time you come, you're different. Doesn't that mean you have many connections?"

As soon as these words came out, not only Su Yunbai, but even some of the old ladies around changed their expressions.

These words were really rude!

Seeing that everyone was stunned, the old lady showed two complacent colors in her eyes. Just when she wanted to continue to teach Su Yunbai, she heard a loud sneer .

Huo Qinian put one hand in his pocket and said casually: "Yunbai, your place is only open to faculty and staff of A University, right?"

Su Yunbai did not answer.

In the group of old ladies, someone took over and said: "Not all of them, some people rent out their houses, so there are some tenants here."

Huo Qinian looked as if he understood: "I said it. The family of faculty and staff of A University cannot be of this quality. They dare to put any dirty and smelly stuff into their mouths, without any fear of bringing shame to their descendants.

"With elders like this at home, how can a young man still want to move up? It's shameful enough."

The old lady's face turned fierce. She held her breath and was about to curse when she heard Huo Qinian "lecturing" Su Yunbai, "You are also destined to be a hard-working person. You have a good villa but you don't want to be a rich wife. Why do you have to work so hard on yourself? The money you earn is not enough for the gas money for me to send a driver to deliver things to you."

As Huo Qinian spoke, he took a step forward, put his arm around Su Yunbai's shoulder, and led him forward, sighing as he walked, "It's because the conditions I gave are too good. People treat this delivery driver as a legitimate owner. How can people's hearts be so dirty? The driver can even have wrong thoughts when delivering goods to your door...

"Next time I'll send a female driver to deliver things to you.

"But here comes the problem. Could those people who have no vision misunderstand that you like women?

"If you ask me, you might as well move out of here. You encounter such annoying things every day, and you are not afraid of being in a bad mood..."

Su Yunbai had never seen Huo Qinian so "sarcastic" and was stunned for a moment.

After being hugged and walking for several steps, she finally reacted, broke free from Huo Qinian's arms, and said dryly: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Huo Qinian deliberately raised his voice and said: "Okay, okay, I know that the families of your colleagues are all very good and kind... Then I see that what I told you is obviously inconsistent.

"Tell me, what's the matter with that gossiper who can't stand others doing well?

Is it that the son or daughter in the family who hasn't grown up and can't compete with you, so they want to ruin your reputation? "What era is it now, and there are still people using such despicable means?" He looked indignant, "No, I have to find your leader. My wife is being bullied like this, do they care about it or not..."

Every word, righteous and clear, floated to the group of old ladies here.

The old ladies looked at each other, and subconsciously stayed away from the person who was moaning.

Bullying people in front of their husbands... How embarrassing?

After turning the corner and no one was in sight, Huo Qinian's expression fell, and there was a cold light in his eyes that was scary: "What the hell are you! "

He tugged at his tie, looking angry. "Tell me, where did this psychopath come from? What kind of dirty and smelly tricks did he use? What a shameful thing. Isn't it disgusting enough!"

What about bringing back three men...

Who were the first two?

Su Yunbai was silent for a long time before he said, "Don't worry about it. I can handle this myself."

"How do you handle it?" Huo Qinian became even more angry. "With your temper... are you going to endure it again? And you have to think that it's not easy for others to support their families, so you can just endure it for a while and everything will be fine?" "Why are you being polite

to such a person? Even if you don't bother with the elderly, can't you abuse her children and make them cry? Can the sins of the elderly be forgiven? What's the truth!

" "Let me tell you, the workplace is like a battlefield. Those who lead troops to fight must establish their prestige from the beginning. You beat up those cats and dogs, and see if anyone dares to nag you behind your back next time?

"Do you think you can get better by enduring? When will you stop enduring?"

"Su Yunbai, aren't you upset?"

Huo Qinian said angrily, scolding Su Yunbai without mercy.

Su Yunbai looked up at him, her eyes were filled with the afterglow of the dusk, and they looked deep and quiet, like a lake with dark currents.

She just looked at him like this, without blinking, and was extremely serious.

Huo Qinian was stared at by such eyes, and somehow he began to feel dry mouth and tongue, and the strong anger in his heart also seemed "strong on the outside but weak on the inside", and gradually shrank.

His momentum was waning, but he was still merciless: "Weren't you quite sharp-tongued before? It seems that you are just bullying me..." There

was a hint of intimacy in these words, and as soon as they came out, both parties were panicked for a moment.

Su Yunbai couldn't help but tremble.

She had never been protected so blatantly by Huo Qinian before.

Su Yunbai's emotions were complicated and difficult to describe. She opened and closed her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but for a long time, she didn't say it.

She turned around and continued to lead the way.

The disappointment in Huo Qinian's eyes flashed away.

He couldn't help but put his hand over his chest, where his heart had just escaped from the involuntary rhythm and started beating in an orderly manner again.

Su Yunbai's home is on the first floor. As soon as you enter the corridor, there are two elevators facing each other. There is an aisle inside the elevators, and on the left side of the aisle is Su Yunbai's home.

Su Yunbai opened the door, but stood at the door again.

She said, "There are no shoes for you. Wait for me here."

In fact, there are, after all, there are more than one pair of spare slippers at the door. Are

these all for her?

Or are they prepared for friends?

Which friends?

They don't include the two men that the old lady mentioned, right? The old lady must be talking nonsense.

Huo Qinian felt like a cat scratching his head, but he resisted the urge to care about it. He naturally thought that Su Yunbai had gone to get his shoes, and it was rare for her to cooperate.

He stood at the door, but his eyes seemed to be self-aware, and he went to the place that interested him.

Huo Qinian had never been to this house under Su Yunbai's name, but he still knew about it.

This is Su Yunbai's private property. The talent subsidy given to her by A University, the scholarships she had not used up during her years of studying abroad, and the two small patents she had during her doctoral period... Almost all of her assets were exchanged for this house.

Judging from this house alone, Su Yunbai has actually done quite well in recent years. At her age, she started from scratch, and not everyone can afford such a big house.

What kind of owner you have, what kind of home you have. At first glance, just the living room reveals Su Yunbai's personal style. Fresh, elegant, warm...

just like the Huo family villa in Lianshan.

Huo Qinian was looking at it intently when Su Yunbai came out.

She held a black umbrella in one hand and a bottle of mineral water in the other. She walked to the door and closed it.

Wait? What are you closing the door for?

Huo Qinian stood in front of the closed door, and before he could react, an umbrella was handed to him.

Su Yunbai said, "This is to return your umbrella."

She handed the mineral water in her hand to Huo Qinian: "This is the water for you to drink."

Huo Qinian held the umbrella in one hand and the mineral water in the other, and his face suddenly turned dark.

So, she didn't go to get his shoes, but she didn't want to let him in? He asked her for a glass of water, and she actually gave him a bottle of water?

What kind of hospitality is this?

What's going on? Wasn't she fine just now?

He just helped her!

Su Yunbai's expression remained unchanged: "I don't have anything good to treat you here, I don't want to waste Mr. Huo's time..."

"Wait a minute," Huo Qinian suppressed his temper and smiled a little stiffly, "Teacher Su, it's not good to cross the river and destroy the bridge like this? Don't forget that the old lady might still be there. If I turn around and leave, where will I put the words I just said?"

Seeing Su Yunbai pretending to be stupid, he directly pointed out: "Whose loving couple can't even eat a meal together? Aren't you destroying your own stage?"