The person who fell down the stairs was Wang Qianqian. She had been taking Chen Zhe's parents on a visit when she was too excited and accidentally missed a step.
Chen Zhe casually stuffed the letter into his pocket, then quickly ran over and helped her up.
Aside from some redness and swelling, Wang Qianqian's knee didn't seem to have any major problems. Chen Zhe was going to find some medicine to apply to it, but Hu Ling came back and saw it. She looked a little nervous.
"Shall we go to the hospital?"
"Um?"
When Hu Ling said she was going to the hospital, Chen Zhe was slightly stunned. Although Hu Ling had been nice to these people before, she wasn't usually this considerate. It was just a little swollen, and the skin wasn't even broken. Was she really going to the hospital?
"Sister Hu, I don't think it's necessary..."
Wang Qianqian also felt that she was fine.
Hu Ling glared at her; "I told you to go, so go. Why are you asking so many questions?"
Faced with Hu Ling's rebuke, Wang Qianqian lowered her head.
Chen Zhe felt that Hu Ling was making a mountain out of a molehill, but he didn't know what to say.
"Sisi, I'll go with you then."
"No need, I'll have Abao take her."
"I'm fine right now, I can take her there."
"I said I don't need it, and I don't need it."
Hu Ling was very assertive; she sent A Bao to take Wang Qianqian away.
Because of this little incident, Chen Zhe also forgot to read the letter.
He stayed with his parents for a while, and then took them home.
...
Two more months passed, and Chen Zhe suddenly noticed something strange: there were fewer and fewer people around him.
It started with Wang Qianqian. Ever since she returned from the hospital, she seemed off. Her face always looked like she wanted to say something but couldn't, a mix of excitement and fear. Then, a few days later, she suddenly said she was going back to her hometown without asking for leave or saying when she would return.
Then there's Mo Xiaohong. Mo Xiaohong also said she wanted to go back, saying that she was getting old and her family wanted to arrange blind dates for her. But Chen Zhe didn't believe it at all. Mo Xiaohong was an orphan, and she didn't have many family members. As for her age, she was only in her twenties, which wasn't particularly old, was it?
Does she really want to go back and find someone to marry?
Okay, if that's the case, then best wishes to her.
After Mo Xiaohong left, the others also found reasons to leave one by one, and in the end even Mei Xiaoting left.
The once lively villa is now empty except for Chen Zhe and Hu Ling. Hu Ling has been acting strangely lately, rarely leaving her room and communicating with Chen Zhe through A Bao.
Finally, one day, Chen Zhe couldn't take it anymore.
"Brother Bao, what's wrong with Sister Hu? Is she sick? I haven't seen her for months. I'm starting to panic because you keep relaying messages like this."
Ah Bao smiled and patted him on the shoulder.
"Mr. Chen, don't worry. If something happens to Miss, I'll be more anxious than you. Don't worry, Miss is fine, she's alright."
"Everything's fine? Then why isn't she coming out?"
"Yes, she came out when you went to work, and she was strolling around in the park."
"Huh?? No!!! Why does she insist on waiting for me to go to work before she comes out? Are we strangers living together?"
"Well...hehe, I don't know either, Mr. Chen. You can ask Sister Hu yourself."
"But I need to be able to meet them in person first!"
Chen Zhe snorted.
He now felt that even A Bao had become strange, always looking at him with a smile from time to time, which always made Chen Zhe feel uneasy.
...
Mo Xiaohao, whom Chen Zhe hadn't seen in a long time, suddenly came to Linglong Club to find him.
He's gotten a bit darker than before, like he's been sunburned at the beach.
He brought over a few fish.
Chen Zhe was speechless. He was working when Mo Xiaohao suddenly barged into his office with a fish, which seemed particularly discordant.
Didn't the security guards stop you?
Chen Zhe looked at the fish and asked with a smile.
Mo Xiaohao laughed heartily; "How dare they stop me? I used to be their leader, Mr. Chen. These are fish I raised myself. They're especially delicious. I brought them over for you to try."
Mr. Chen didn't reach out to take the fish, but instead asked with a smile, "You haven't spent all the money I gave you, have you?"
Mo Xiaohao gave an awkward smile.
"Mr. Chen, I almost spent it all. Ever since I took that money from you, my master has had one accident after another, and we've spent a lot of money in total. Plus, I've lost a lot of money in my own business..."
"Are you short of money now? If not, I can give you some more."
"No, no, no, Mr. Chen, you've misunderstood. I'm not here to ask about money. Let me tell you, we were almost out of money. Then my master felt that things couldn't go on like this, so he asked me to give the remaining money to Sister Hong for safekeeping."
"Sister Hong? You're not talking about my sister, are you?"
Mo Xiaohao nodded quickly.
"Yeah yeah."
"Hehe, you two are really strange. You can't even keep your own money safe, so you have to give it to someone else to keep. I know my sister's personality. She only takes in money and never gives it out. If you give her the money, you might never get it back."
"This... haha, it's alright, it's alright."
Seeing that Mo Xiaohao seemed hesitant to speak, Chen Zhe asked directly.
"You came to see me today for more than just to deliver fish, didn't you?"
Mo Xiaohao scratched his head and said with a simple smile, "President Chen, I can't hide anything from you. It's like this, my master wants me to come to your house to propose marriage and talk about my relationship with Sister Hong... I came here in advance to let you know."
Chen Zhe couldn't help but laugh; "Then go ahead, there's no need to come all the way here to talk to me, you're not marrying me."
Mo Xiaohao's eyes lit up when he heard Chen Zhe's words.
"Mr. Chen, are you saying that you agree to let me be with Sister Hong?"
"I don't need to agree to that, do I?"
"President Chen, you are the head of the Chen family, so your agreement is of utmost importance."
"Alright, alright, stop with the formalities. If you want to go, then go. I have no objection to your relationship, as long as my sister agrees."
"Great! Thank you, Mr. Chen!"
Mo Xiaohao left happily, leaving the fish behind.
Chen Zhe picked up the fish, speechless.
He was just about to call the kitchen staff to come and take the fish away when his phone rang.
The call came from a Beijing number. After seeing the location of the caller, Chen Zhe felt uneasy. He was afraid that the call was from Mu Wanzhi. Hu Ling had mentioned before that he and Mu Wanzhi had a child, and he had never dared to face this fact.
The phone rang again and again, and Chen Zhe was in a state of inner turmoil.
Just as he finally decided to answer the phone, it suddenly disconnected.
He breathed a sigh of relief.
He called the kitchen staff and asked them to come and get the fish. A few minutes later...
There was a knock on the door.
Chen Zhe assumed it was someone from the kitchen coming over.
"Come in!"
He spoke up.
The office door opened, and the people who came in were not from the kitchen, but Tang Zihao and Wu Yuanyuan.
Tang Zihao came in and saw Chen Zhe, and excitedly shouted.
"Brother Chen! So you really are here! I've been looking everywhere for you. I called you for ages but you didn't answer. What? Have you forgotten about your brother?"
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