Chapter 156 Should I take you directly back to the apartment?
Chi Zhao's behavior is in line with the standards of the upper class.
Most wealthy people would protect their wealth, not to mention that Guan Yingxin and the Chi family had different family backgrounds, but...
Liu Heng couldn't help himself. After sending Guan Yingxin and her brother out, he looked back at Chi Zhao, who was sitting on the sofa in deep thought. "Now you know how to protect your property. If you had followed Song..."
Say half the words.
When his eyes met Zhou Xu, he swallowed the rest of his words in time.
Xie Siyan didn't expect that he would have to listen to these nagging words even in a different place. He stood up and
Zhou Xu also realized something, and belatedly nudged Chi Zhao with his elbow, "You don't really want a divorce, do you?"
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The breakup between Kwan Ying-xin and Chi Zhao was like a continuous autumn rain that lasted until the end of the month.
This farce has become a hot topic of conversation among the Beijing community after dinner.
At a charity dinner, Kwan Ying-xin took off her wedding ring in public and threw it into the wine glass, indicating that she had not obtained a marriage certificate at all.
There was an uproar.
The next day, Chi Zhao attended the auction in a high-profile manner with the new movie star. The two elders of the Guan family came to visit them in person, but were turned away, announcing that the two had officially broken up.
At the financial summit at the end of October.
Song Mingxi, who was six months pregnant, was taken by Zhou's mother to see the world.
Two years is enough to change a lot.
In the past two years, as they each started their own families, the relationship between Zhou Xu and Chi Zhao, two good brothers who used to be enemies, has actually eased a lot.
now.
The two stood face to face, occasionally clinking their glasses.
"Are you and Kwan Ying-Shin really over?"
Zhou Xu asked in a low voice.
Chi Zhao glanced at him with a puzzled expression, "Why do you care so much about this?"
Of course I care.
Zhou Xu's inner thoughts were not revealed due to his man's face. Chi Zhao was Song Mingxi's secret love for many years, and he was single now. Who knew...
Before I could finish my thought, a figure came from a distance.
"Mrs. Zhou looks good."
Chi Zhao glanced over and his eyes politely lingered on her bulging belly for a moment.
After not seeing each other for over a year, Song Mingxi found that he was still as handsome as ever, but his eyes and eyebrows were less romantic and unrestrained than before, and more steady.
There was a hint of sadness between his eyebrows, and I wonder if it was because of the breakup storm in recent days.
Song Mingxi shook the juice cup, feeling that his youthful recklessness had become a thing of the past.
This expression, in Zhou Xu's eyes, had another explanation.
"I heard that Miss Guan's gallery will open next month?" Song Mingxi asked casually.
Zhou Xu gave her another look.
Chi Zhao paused while shaking the wine glass, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes, "I don't know anything about her."
Song Mingxi said "Oh", met Zhou Xu's gaze, and stopped asking.
Chi Zhao left.
"Wife, why do you have such a good appetite today?"
At the edge of the banquet table where no one was paying attention, Zhou Xu raised his voice and reached out to hold down her hand that was about to pick up the shrimp. There was a smile on his lips, but a slight suspicion in his eyes.
Song Mingxi paused, remembering the doctor's advice to eat less greasy food, so she gave up the shrimp and turned to pick up the vegetable salad in front of her as if nothing had happened. "I'm in a good mood."
Zhou Xu looked at her deeply again.
The tone was a little sour, "Your white moonlight broke up, why are you in such a good mood?"
Song Mingxi thought for a moment before realizing what he was thinking, "Bai Yueguang...you're not referring to Chi Zhao, are you?"
"Isn't it?" Zhou Xu gave her a look of resentment.
Song Mingxi pursed her lips, thinking of her previous image in the circle. She did give people the impression that she was always chasing after Chi Zhao.
He said "hmm".
"I guess so."
Zhou Xu stopped talking.
——
Mu Jia saw Guan Ying and Xin’s official breakup announcement on a TV show.
She was shocked for a moment, and before she could care about the gossip, she received a call from Song Mingxi, "He broke up."
Mu Jia pondered her tone, carefully distinguishing the subtle fluctuations, "You..."
"No, I just feel a little emotional."
"Indeed," Mu Jia agreed softly, "Life is unpredictable, right? Their wedding of the century was so grand, and it seemed that Chi Zhao was truly in love. I didn't expect..."
Song Mingxi suddenly took a deep breath from the other end of the phone: "I think Zhou Xu...he might be in love with me."
?
Mu Jia suddenly stopped drinking water.
She clenched the glass of the water cup tightly, making a slight friction sound.
This sudden turn of events left her speechless. Shouldn't Zhou Xu have realized that he loved her before she became pregnant?
"I didn't tell you the truth," Song Mingxi said with a hint of relief in her voice. "We were originally in a contractual relationship. Not only was it a marriage contract, but we also had a child contract." She paused and explained, "I promised to give him a child, to leave an heir to the Zhou family, and he would give me 10% of the shares in Zhou Corporation."
The cup of water in Mu Jia's hand fell onto the coffee table with a bang.
The brown liquid spread wildly on the glass coffee table.
This secret shocked her even more than when she first heard that Song Mingxi was pregnant.
“…”
Song Mingxi was unaware and continued, his tone becoming more irritable. "Recently, he saw Chi Zhao break up, and he's been acting like a jerk all day, trying to test my attitude in various ways! Could he be trying to make his fake love real?"
"and you……"
Mu Jia opened her mouth, not knowing how to respond for a moment, when Song Mingxi suddenly asked, "Jia Jia, do you believe in marriage first and love later?"
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The autumn sunshine is fleeting.
The clouds are very low.
When Mu Jia came out of the China Construction Building, raindrops as big as beans were falling down in an instant.
Mu Jia stood under the glass porch, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the screen of his mobile phone.
There was so much information in Song Mingxi's phone call that she was still digesting it.
The rain splashed tiny drops on the ground, wetting her trouser legs, but Mu Jia was completely unaware.
"Director Mu? I'm giving you a ride?"
A male colleague behind her came out of the building and waved at her warmly.
Mu Jia looked carefully and recognized that it was the person who had blocked the wine for her at the party that day.
The other party is so young, yet he can accompany Xie Siyan to participate in such important social occasions. It goes without saying that he must be very capable.
Mu Jia has always had a favorable impression of people with strong abilities and good attitudes. She stopped and smiled, following the other person's words, "It's not easy to get a taxi here, right?"
"Yes, it's raining heavily. Let me take you there. My car is parked on the underground floor."
Before she could finish her words, a voice brought her back to reality.
"Get in the car."
At some point, a black Bentley quietly stopped in front of him. Mu Jia looked up and saw Xie Siyan's personal assistant get out of the car and stand beside it with an umbrella.
Raindrops dripped down the ribs of the umbrella, forming small puddles at his feet.
The car window lowered, revealing Xie Siyan's extremely tall face. However, his gaze was directed at his male colleague, as if to say, "I have something to talk to Director Mu about."
It's not easy for a male colleague to get to this point, and observing people's words and expressions is naturally a basic skill. Seeing this scene, he quickly took a step back and distanced himself from Mu Jia.
His eyebrows were light, "Hello, Mr. Xie."
"It's raining too hard, let's get in the car." The life assistant opened the back door for Mu Jia, and warm wind mixed with a faint scent of leather blew in her face.
Mu Jia helplessly glanced at her elite colleague who was eager to distance himself from her, bit her lip, and finally bent down to get in the car.
The car door closed, as if isolating itself from the outside world.
"Should I take you straight back to your apartment?"
In the front seat, the familiar driver turned around and asked her.
"No need, just send it back to Zhou's house." Mu Jia said.
After he finished speaking, Xie Siyan raised his eyes and looked at her deeply.
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