Chapter 197 Arrival in South City
After checking the situation in the villa, Mu Jia followed the driver to the police station to report the case.
After completing the record-keeping and on-site investigation, she was hesitating whether to inform Xie Siyan of the matter via WeChat, but the driver took the initiative to mention, "Ms. Mu, Mr. Xie has been very busy with work recently. Why don't you tell him the next time you see him?"
Mu Jia thought about it and said "Okay".
After she came out of the police station, she no longer doubted the fate of the two people, but suspected that Xie Siyan was unlucky.
Otherwise how could I be so unlucky.
According to the criminal police in charge of the case, this was the largest theft case that had occurred near Huaian South Road in the past six months. In the entire residential area where the villa was located, no theft had occurred since people moved in. This was the first one that Xie Siyan had encountered.
The theft case has no results and prosecution is not going to happen soon. The inventory of the property still needs to be confirmed by Xie Siyan himself. Mu Jia is wondering when to tell Xie Siyan about it.
At the same time, the hot search remained high on the list, and Mu Jia decided to go to Nanshi.
But before she left for Nanshi, she took the time to visit a nearby temple and asked for a talisman for Xie Siyan.
I hope everything goes well for him.
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When Mu Jia arrived in Nanshi, it was drizzling.
Winter in the south is different from that in the north. It rarely snows. The cold raindrops fall silently on the coats, making them wet.
She subconsciously wrapped her coat tightly around her and got out of the taxi.
Before coming, she contacted a project vice president who had worked in the Xie Group and had a brief acquaintance with her. Zhang Zhongyao gave her their detailed address, which was consistent with the address of the China Construction Group office building she searched on Baidu Maps.
After confirming that the address provided was correct, Mu Jia took a taxi to the location. However, after arriving so exhausted, she was unable to see Xie Siyan in person immediately.
The project vice president who received her message was a little surprised by her sudden arrival, but still politely stepped forward and said, "Ms. Mu, Mr. Xie just finished a social event, had a few drinks, and is resting inside. Let me take you there."
Mu Jia nodded and thanked him.
The architectural style of Nanshi is different from that of Jingshi.
Because it is located in an emerging business district, the building is particularly grand and imposing.
As she followed Vice President Zhang in, she happened to run into Xie Siyan walking out of the lounge with a slightly frown on his face.
He clearly saw her, but there was no extra expression on his face. His eyes were distant and indifferent. He just glanced at her lightly and then paid no more attention to her.
Mu Jia took the initiative to step forward and called softly, "Xie Siyan."
Vice President Zhang on the side raised his eyebrows slightly, and the atmosphere became a little subtle for a moment.
Zhang Zhongyao noticed that she didn't call him "Mr. Xie" or any other polite name, but called him "Xie Siyan" by his name.
How can we not address people by their titles when doing official business?
Vice President Zhang's gaze couldn't help but linger between the two of them for a moment.
Both of them are now in their twenties and under thirty, in the prime of their lives, with comparable character and appearance. In addition, both of them have outstanding looks, and they are indeed a good match standing together. They look like a pair of young lovers who have had a quarrel.
The girl came over on her own initiative, but was turned away, which made the situation awkward.
Mu Jia is completely different from Song Mingxi, who has a personality that becomes more courageous as he faces more setbacks and always has a strong sense of self-identity no matter how many setbacks he experiences.
Just by receiving such a cold glance from him, Mu Jia froze in place, unable to move forward or backward.
Perhaps it was this kind of personality that made Mu Jia finally choose Cheng Yu'an.
He was gentle and considerate of the overall situation, never embarrassed anyone, and never required her to worry about responding.
Although Vice President Zhang is based in Nanshi, he is often involved in projects and is knowledgeable. He quickly smoothed things over with a smile, using his old-fashioned adaptability to explain to Mu Jia:
"Mr. Xie has been really busy lately. We only sleep four or five hours a day to deal with people from all sides."
As he said this, he glanced at Xie Siyan who was standing next to him with a cold expression.
Seeing that the other party, despite his icy expression, had no intention of stopping him, he continued, "Nan City is different from Beijing. The emperor is far away, and many of my connections are useless. Dealing with the government is also quite difficult... plus there are some issues with Mr. Xie's family."
He paused here at the right moment, leaving some room for maneuver.
Mu Jia suddenly remembered the words that the driver was hesitant to say in the car that day. He looked up at Xie Siyan, and a bit of understanding and heartache appeared in his eyes.
The deputy general manager observed their expressions and had already formed a preliminary judgment on the relationship between the two.
"Let me take you to the lounge first," the vice president let Xie Siyan pass and walked towards her. While chatting with her, he carefully asked about her hotel. Then he said considerately, "We can arrange for you to stay in the hotel invested by China Construction Group. It will be more convenient in all aspects."
Mu Jia nodded thoughtfully and followed his arrangements silently.
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Mu Jia stayed at the Xie Group's hotel in Nanshi that night.
Before going to sleep, she tried to contact Xie Siyan again through WeChat. Unexpectedly, as soon as the message was sent, a glaring red exclamation mark popped up on the screen - he had blocked her.
She looked at the red exclamation mark and couldn't connect him with this behavior. Mu Jia stared at the phone for a while, and finally put it down silently.
In desperation, she turned to contact Zheng Pingzhou, hoping to ask him to help remove the hot search.
Their "scandal" has been on the hot search list for three days, continuing to spark discussion.
When the call was connected, Zheng Pingzhou's voice was a little hoarse with sleep. Mu Jia felt a little embarrassed and made a tactful request, but she didn't expect him to break away from his usual gentle attitude and ask seriously, "Does this matter bother you?"
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Mu Jia was speechless for a moment, hesitating for a long time before reluctantly explaining, "I just think it's not good to be on the hot search list all the time, taking up public resources, and being speculated about by people... and," she thought of what Xie Siyan said that day, although Song Mingxi denied it, but -
Mu Jia paused, "Will it have any impact on you?"
Unfortunately, this rare curiosity-driven peek yielded no results.
Zheng Pingzhou answered very frankly, saying that he is currently single and this kind of news has no effect on him.
Mu Jia was speechless for a moment. He had never expected that he would run into such a setback with Zheng Pingzhou.
After all, in the previous few contacts, he always seemed friendly and easy to communicate with.
Mu Jia suddenly began to believe what Xie Siyan said about staying away from him, as it was for his own good.
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