Chapter 42: Why don’t you invite me in to sit down?
Mu Jia was tired from walking.
The streets were deserted at noon, and with the rare snowfall in Jiangnan, even fewer people came.
A phone call came in.
"Jia Jia, are you and Lin Nuo coming back for dinner? Your dad cooked fish for lunch and said he wants you to..."
"Mom, I'm not going back." Mu Jia interrupted her.
"Not coming back? Okay... okay."
Chen Lifang hung up the phone in a hurry.
Occasionally, a dog barked in the distance. Mu Jia walked to the side of the road and sat down with her legs folded. Every street in this area was filled with memories of the past. She thought of her original dream -
I want to fly out of this small town and go to a big city to realize my ideals and ambitions.
Now the small town flew out.
But I miss the past so much...
Xie Siyan parked his car on the side of the road, opened the door, and walked straight towards her. He took off his suit jacket and handed it to her, "Use it as a cushion. The ground is cold."
Mu Jia stared at him blankly for a long time before numbly reaching out to take the coat.
Mu Jia didn't say anything.
Xie Siyan was beside her, equally silent.
Snow was falling again. He stood beside her with a black umbrella. After a while, he spoke, "Go to the car. I'll accompany you."
Mu Jia looked up at him.
Count nine cold days.
Even in a warm place like Jiangnan, it is not very comfortable. After staying outdoors for a while, I feel cold all over.
He was wearing thin clothes and stood there with her for a long time, with snow falling on his shoulders.
——
Mu Jia didn't refuse.
As soon as he got into the car, Xie Siyan turned on the air conditioner. The warm wind blew in his face, and after ten minutes, Mu Jia felt less stiff.
The roads are slippery in snowy weather.
Xie Siyan drove her around aimlessly, and finally the car stopped at the entrance of a Chinese garden in the center of Wuzhou.
Mu Jia has been in Wuzhou for more than 20 years and has never been to this place.
It is a private garden, and there are guards standing guard far away from the entrance, prohibiting outsiders from entering.
She followed Xie Siyan out of the car.
Inside the garden, Chen Fuji was video chatting with Xie Ling, "Can you rest assured now? Si Yan is staying at Zhou Xu's place to discuss a business deal involving overseas assets.
Oh, he will be back soon, how about I take a video for you?"
Xie Ling was half-believing and half-doubting.
But Chen Fuji had never made a mistake in doing things for her, so she didn't doubt his position. "No need."
Xie Ling didn't dare let Chen Fuji monitor Xie Siyan. In this family, seeing Xie Siyan was like seeing a mouse seeing a cat.
She hung up the phone in a hurry.
The phone just hung up.
Chen Fu Ji saw a pair of figures walking side by side under the corridor. They looked like a talented man and a beautiful woman, and they looked a perfect match.
He put down his phone and waved towards the distance:
"Congratulations, you've finally found the beauty."
Mu Jia's face changed, and he turned around to leave, but Xie Siyan quickly grabbed his wrist and said, "You're leaving now?"
That's what I mean.
The work was stopped before it was half done.
Chen Fuji waved his hand tactfully, "I definitely won't be a light bulb! I'll go feed the fish in the back."
Having said that, he called the housekeeper and the two of them walked towards the backyard together.
There were many people around Xie Siyan who were slick and smooth-talking, and Mu Jia was not the first to see this. But she inexplicably felt that in today's special society -
His temperament was casual, but his eyes were extremely sharp. When he looked at her, it was as if he was using his eyes as a knife to dissect her, which made her feel uncomfortable.
The person left.
Mu Jia's eyes were still following the direction he disappeared.
"He is Chen Fu Ji, the son of Xie Ling's nanny when she was a child. You should stay away from him from now on." Xie Siyan said.
Xie Ling’s nanny…the son?
Then he must have a very good relationship with Xie Ling.
Mu Jia immediately lost interest in prying and quickly withdrew his gaze.
——
The two entered the main hall.
Someone came in and served tea.
Mu Jia was lost in thought while holding the flower tea. She had just sat in the snow for a while, and her coat was soaked from head to toe.
Xie Siyan said, "I'll ask someone to get the clothes. Please wait a moment."
Mu Jia nodded.
Bai Yirou called again.
Mu Jia tactfully moved aside and didn't eavesdrop on other people's phone conversations.
"Si Yan, your uncle and aunt are waiting for you to have the reunion dinner, but you didn't come back. Are you... accompanying her?"
Hearing this tone, Mu Jia must have had the illusion that Bai Yirou was his wife.
"It's none of your business. Just focus on Cen Chen."
Xie Siyan is honest and upright.
He said it mercilessly and quickly hung up the phone in front of Mu Jia.
Bai Yirou was lost in thought for a moment before complaining to Zhou Xu, "He'll probably be staying in Wuzhou for the rest of the year."
Zhou Xu glanced at her.
In fact, he knew the result before the fight.
This probably means that they have caught up... How could he still be thinking about coming back and having dinner with them?
There is no need to eat at any time. We have known each other for more than ten years.
But Bai Yirou insisted on fighting.
This is probably the difference in thinking patterns between men and women.
He felt that Bai Yirou had to break away from the role of Xie Siyan's childhood friend.
Xie Siyan was already old enough, and he would have a wife and children sooner or later. The person she should really focus on was Cen Chen.
"You also think... I should focus my attention on Cen Chen, right?" Bai Yirou bit her lip.
Zhou Xu didn't know what to say.
He felt that Bai Yirou seemed to have expectations of Xie Siyan that went beyond her status.
She doesn't want this expectation to disappear with marriage.
But Xie Siyan is a man.
How could he continue to give as much as he did to a woman who couldn't be his wife...
Zhou Xu touched his nose and said, "Let him take care of his own business."
"But……"
Bai Yirou was lost in thought, looking very worried. "There's no future for him and Mu Jia. Auntie won't agree either. Instead of this, why not start from the beginning..."
"You think he doesn't need sex?" Zhou Xu suddenly said bluntly, "Even if it's just for fun, we can break up later."
After hearing this, Bai Yirou was stunned on the spot.
After a long while, she grasped the cup tightly with her fair hands, took a sip of tea, bit her lip and was in a daze, but she couldn't say a word.
——
The snow stopped by evening.
Mu Jia drank a few cups of hot tea, was served by the servants, changed into dry and comfortable clothes, and felt that the blood circulation in his body was much smoother.
"I have to go back."
She put down the teacup and the snack beside it.
If I come back any later, Chen Lifang will probably call to check on me.
Mu Jia is a typical child who grew up in a Chinese family. He has never stayed overnight outside since he was a child.
After going to Beijing to study, she really made up for all her belated rebelliousness over the years, including provoking Xie Siyan, a figure above the clouds.
Xie Siyan didn't say anything, he stood up and took the car keys, "I'll give it to you."
Mu Jia was not pretentious.
Since she had come back with him, it was natural for him to send her back. If she wanted to go out and take a taxi now, it would be too late.
Wait for the car to arrive near the family compound.
Mu Jia suddenly thought of something. "Let's stop here," she bit her lip. "If the neighbors see us, they'll question us again."
Xie Siyan fixed his gaze on her face, then looked away.
He didn't slow down at all and stopped his car directly downstairs of her house.
"Would you like me to come in and sit down?"
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