Chapter 62
The clerk saw a man behaving strangely from the surveillance camera. He was squatting next to the canned cat food shelf, looking suspicious. Suspecting that he was trying to steal something, the clerk finally couldn't help but walk over.
The clerk asked politely, "Sir, what do you need while you're squatting here?"
Kang Qiqiao raised his head suddenly, the fear in his eyes almost overflowing.
The clerk was stunned for a moment.
The man who was about to leave the store stepped back after hearing this question, and looked inside through the glass door with deep eyes.
Under the man's gaze, Shen Tingzhou calmly opened the shop door.
"Didn't I tell you that our orange cat is too fat, so we can't buy it this kind of snacks anymore."
Shen Tingzhou's words were tinged with helplessness as he walked towards the young man hiding beside the shelf.
The clerk knew Shen Tingzhou. Although he was confused, he didn't ask any more questions. He just smiled and said:
"Nine out of ten orange cats are fat, and one is particularly fat. You can take a box of this to promote gastrointestinal motility and help digestion."
Shen Tingzhou declined, "I bought two boxes some time ago, and I haven't finished them yet."
As he said this, he lowered his head and pulled Kang Qiqiao, "Let's go, we can't eat these big oranges."
Kang Qiqiao looked up at Shen Tingzhou, his eyes steaming with mist, and he moved his body and really wanted to stand up.
Shen Tingzhou shook his head at him, and Kang Qiqiao maintained his original posture, as if he understood.
After hearing this conversation, the man hesitated for a moment, but finally left.
Shen Tingzhou then pulled the man up and asked, "Are you okay?"
Kang Qiqiao shook his head and whispered, "Thank you."
Shen Tingzhou glanced at the time. It was still early for his scheduled death. He looked up at the obviously frightened young man and said, "I'll take you back."
Kang Qiqiao buried half of her face in her scarf, seeming a little hesitant.
Shen Tingzhou added, "It's a good opportunity for me to come and see the progress of my home renovation and take you back on the way."
When he heard that it was on his way, Kang Qiqiao said awkwardly, "Thank you for your help."
Shen Tingzhou went out to take a look first, and when he didn't see any trace of the man, he called Kang Qiqiao out.
Neither of them spoke on the way, and Shen Tingzhou didn't ask any more questions.
After arriving at the place, Kang Qiqiao looked at Shen Tingzhou nervously, "Can you please... wait for a moment?"
Shen Tingzhou was puzzled, and the other party did not explain. He quickly walked out of the elevator and returned to his home. When he came out again, he was holding a bag of fruit.
Kang Qiqiao ran over, his breath a little unsteady, and he struggled to organize his words, "Take these, I... thank you."
Shen Tingzhou didn't refuse and took it. "I was planning to buy some fruit. I want to go upstairs and share half with the workers. Is that okay?"
Kang Qiqiao nodded hurriedly, "There are more at home."
Shen Tingzhou smiled and said, "That's enough."
Shen Tingzhou took the elevator back to his home and saw the busy decoration workers. He gave some of the fruit to them and then took the rest to Xu Xun's company.
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The board meeting lasted from 9:00 am to 11:40 pm
At the meeting, one of Xu Zhiming's close confidants in the company was constantly squeezed and suppressed by his nephew Xu Xun, which made him lose face.
After the meeting, Xu Zhiming angrily chased after Xu Xun, hoping to save some face in his grade.
Before Xu Zhiming could speak, a gentle and smiling handsome man walked up to him.
Seeing his appearance clearly, Xu Zhiming felt a little weird in his heart.
"Mr. Xu." Shen Tingzhou thought that he was Xu Xun's uncle after all, so he took the initiative to greet him, "Are you feeling better?"
Xu Zhiming's eyes suddenly bulged.
What does it mean to ask him about his health right away? Are you saying that he is old and useless like that little bastard Xu Xun? Or are you mocking him for having a bad kidney?
What's even more infuriating is that Shen Tingzhou's tone is gentle and his smile is so genuine that it's hard to find any fault with him.
Yes, how can someone who can be friends with this wolf cub Xu Xun be a good person!
Other people in the conference room came out one after another. Xu Zhiming did not dare to confront Shen Tingzhou and left angrily.
Shen Tingzhou was puzzled, "What happened to Mr. Xu?"
Xu Xun didn't take Xu Zhiming seriously at all, "Ignore him, what do you want to eat for lunch?"
Shen Tingzhou immediately put this episode behind him and said, "I see there is a Fujian restaurant downstairs."
Xu Xun said, "Okay, I'll have someone locate it."
During the meal, Shen Tingzhou and Xu Xun followed the restaurant waiters to their seats.
When passing by a private room, the waiter carrying the dishes opened the door of the room, and Shen Tingzhou looked over subconsciously.
There were only two people in the box, one was Xu Zhiming who I had just met, and the other was the man who was looking for the downstairs resident in front of the pet supplies store that morning.
The other party seemed to notice Shen Tingzhou's gaze and looked up.
Shen Tingzhou's eyes met him, but he was pulled away by Xu Xun the next moment.
After finding a seat by the window, Xu Xun flipped through the menu and suddenly asked, "Do you know Yanxun?"
Shen Tingzhou came back to his senses and took a few seconds to realize who he was talking about. "The person who had dinner with your uncle is called Yan Xun?"
Xu Xun closed the menu and looked at Shen Tingzhou.
Shen Tingzhou said, "I don't know him, I just happened to meet him this morning."
Xu Xun continued to look through the menu. "He's so handsome, it's normal that I remembered him after just one meeting."
Shen Tingzhou, smelling jealous, quickly explained, "It's not because of his looks."
He told Xu Xun the whole story of his encounter with Yan Xun.
Xu Xun's attention had already shifted from Yan Xun to another person. He said in a casual tone, "So you sent him home? He must be very grateful to you. Did he invite you for a cup of tea?"
Xu Xun's tone was too deceptive, but Shen Tingzhou, who had raised the alarm, still sensed something was wrong.
"No, he is a person with severe social anxiety. And I came to see you. I didn't even say a few words. I just sent him home and came here."
This successfully appeased Xu Xun, and he revealed some gossip he knew to Shen Tingzhou, "Yan Xun was married, and his partner died in the sea half a year ago."
Shen Tingzhou was shocked. "How could such an accident happen? Is he definitely dead?"
Xu Xun said, "I heard that the accident was caused by the motorboat spontaneously catching fire and exploding. The body has not been found yet."
explode?
Shen Tingzhou remembered the scar on the young man's neck. Could he be Yan Xun's partner?
The body has not been found yet, and as long as the body is not found, death cannot be confirmed. After all, his second employer survived a plane crash.
But if the young man was really looking for a partner, why did he avoid him in the morning?
Before Shen Tingzhou could think deeply about it, Xu Xun reached out and tapped on the back of his hand.
Shen Tingzhou looked over and heard Xu Xun asked, "When are you free recently?"
Shen Tingzhou was slightly stunned, "What's wrong?"
"If you're not busy, let's go on vacation." Xu Xun paused, "Just the two of us."
Under Xu Xun's sticky gaze, Shen Tingzhou's heart skipped a beat, then he nodded slightly, "It should be fine to go for four or five days."
Xu Xun showed a satisfied smile and handed the menu to Shen Tingzhou, "Then take a four or five-day vacation."
Shen Tingzhou: "Okay."
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After finishing their meal, Shen Tingzhou and his friends got up and walked out. Xu Zhiming and Yan Xun also came out of the box at the same time.
Seeing Shen Tingzhou and Xu Xun being intimate, Xu Zhiming was confused at first, then shocked, and finally he couldn't help but felt gratified.
He spoke to Xu Xun in an elder's tone, "Xiao Xun, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but when did you fall in love with men? Not only does it get hard when you touch it, but you can't even have a child."
The partner, who is also a man, frowned, revealing a bit of displeasure.
But Xu Zhiming did not notice his companions' unhappiness and continued to act weird.
Xu Xunxian said sarcastically, "Uncle, you should take care of your kidneys first."
Xu Zhiming was furious, "You are talking nonsense..."
Shen Tingzhou suddenly interrupted him, "Mr. Xu, do you want to step aside for a moment?"
Xu Zhiming had long disliked Shen Tingzhou, "We are talking, uncle and nephew, is it your turn to interrupt?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a sneer sounded, "Are you trying to be a father here again?"
Xu Zhiming turned around and saw a familiar face. The corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.
Shen Tingzhou shook his head, and he asked Xu Zhiming to step aside.
Four months ago, at a family gathering at Xu's house, the female companion who slapped Xu Zhiming several times and threatened to chop him up if they met again came over.
She is no longer an actress and has switched to live streaming to sell goods. She also occasionally does live broadcasts to talk and complain to her fans about the various chaos in the entertainment industry.
Curse the producers, curse the directors, curse the actors who only get paid but have no acting skills.
Her live broadcast clips have been trending on the Internet several times, and now each of her live broadcasts has hundreds of thousands of views.
After her wallet became bulging, she was no longer afraid of Xu Zhiming and took a look at his lower abdomen.
Xu Zhiming's buttocks suddenly tightened and he took two steps back.
A man like him who is rich and values life is indeed a bit annoyed by this crazy woman.
The female companion chuckled, "You really should become a lesbian, because you really are not hard when you touch me. If you are so soft, you can just lie on the bed and enjoy everything."
Shen Tingzhou: No wonder you became famous for your mouth, your words are so spicy.
Xu Xun disagreed, "We are not a recycling station."
Shen Tingzhou looked at Xu Xun suddenly: Xiao Xu, why are you...
The female companion nodded, "That's true."
Xu Zhiming looked unhappy as Xu Xun and his female companion kept teasing each other, but he was very proud and didn't want to embarrass himself in public.
He swallowed his anger and said to Yan Xun beside him, "Mr. Yan, let's go. There's nothing to say to these lunatics."
Yan Xun distanced himself from Xu Zhiming and said coldly, "My partner is also a man, so he may not be in Mr. Xu's eyes. Let's talk about cooperation later."
After saying that, he walked out of the restaurant.
Xu Zhiming was completely dumbfounded.
The female companion sighed and said, "No wonder your father didn't choose you to inherit the company. You have no ability at all."
Xu Zhiming was so angry that he raised his hand and slapped her.
The female companion was prepared. She turned her head to avoid the attack, and then slapped Xu Zhiming twice on the face with her backhand.
Xu Xun took Shen Tingzhou's hand and left.
When they reached the door, Shen Tingzhou looked back and saw his female companion taking off her high heels and about to throw them at Xu Zhiming, but was stopped by her companion.
Xu Zhiming was also pulled by the restaurant waiter, and the two of them cursed at each other from a distance.
One of them only knew how to scold you as a crazy woman, while the other one was very eloquent and spoke for more than a minute without repeating a single word, which made Xu Zhiming's face turn red.
That night, the female companion made up the incident into a joke and told it to hundreds of thousands of viewers in her live broadcast room.
When the live broadcast room was at its most popular, it exceeded 430,000 people.
The omnipotent netizens quickly uncovered Xu Zhiming's identity, and the Xu family and even its subsidiaries were very dissatisfied.
In the end, Xu Xun came forward to make the final decision, and let this female companion endorse a product under the company's name, and the product advertisement became-
【Get rid of the scumbag and become a confident queen. 】
Xu Xun turned this national joke into an excellent emergency public relations event.
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On Sunday morning, Shen Tingzhou received a call from Zhou Zitan.
Zhou Zitan on the phone was talking nonsense. Shen Tingzhou was confused and didn't know what he was going to do.
Five minutes later, Zhou Zitan still didn't get to the point, so Shen Tingzhou couldn't help but ask, "What's the matter?"
Zhou Zitan paused, and after a while he finally told the truth, "I want to go to the hospital to see my brother."
Shen Tingzhou said with a smile: "Then go and see it."
Zhou Zitan tapped the wall and said sullenly, "He wouldn't let me go. I usually go with my mother, but she went to church today."
Shen Tingzhou understood Zhou Zitan's rare twists and turns, "Okay, I happen to be free now, I'll go to the hospital with you first."
His house has been renovated and Shen Tingzhou will go to inspect it in the afternoon.
Shen Tingzhou brought some fruits to the hospital ward with Zhou Zitan. After hearing the conversation inside, he finally understood why He Yanting had repeatedly warned Zhou Zitan not to come to the hospital.
Zhou Zitan was very sensitive to Jiang Ji's voice. When he heard him in there, he instantly got angry.
Shen Tingzhou grabbed Zhou Zitan's shoulders and pressed them down, "If you don't want your brother to get angry, don't go in."
Zhou Zitan's eyes were filled with resentment.
Shen Tingzhou hurriedly asked, "You don't want family harmony anymore?"
Zhou Zitan slowly lost his strength, but his face remained gloomy. He then put his ear to the door of the ward and said, "I want to hear what lies he used to deceive my brother."
Is there a possibility that your brother wanted to deceive Jiang Ji with lies?
Shen Tingzhou looked at Zhou Zitan and shook his head, and after a few seconds he also turned his ear to the side.
Jiang Ji's voice came through the door.
The originally cold voice had a hint of bitterness, "To be honest, He Yanting, I still don't understand why you like me."
He Yanting's eyes were fixed on Jiang Ji. The light and shadow cut through him, making his cold facial features appear softened.
He said, “No reason.”
Jiang Ji looked up and said, "You can't really tell it yourself, right?"
He Yanting frowned and seemed to be about to say something, but Jiang Ji shook his head at him.
"During the days I was with you, I was anxious, sensitive, and irritable." Jiang Ji looked dazed and spoke in a light tone.
"Is this the Jiang Ji you like? But that's not the real me. I'm just an extremely crazy person in an extreme situation. So I really don't know what you like about me. I feel like your love is like a castle in the air."
This unreality made it impossible for him to fit in with the atmosphere of "I love him very much" created by He Yanting.
He Yanting didn't like Jiang Ji's self-denial. "I know you much better than you think, including your tastes, preferences, and life experiences. I don't think you were as neurotic as you say when we were together."
Shen Tingzhou outside the door couldn't help but complain.
If you don’t think so, it may be because you are more…
Jiang Ji looked tired, "Maybe, maybe you know me very well, maybe you love me very much, but these are not what I want."
He Yanting's eyes darkened. "Then what do you want?"
Jiang Ji looked at the bunch of lilies on the bedside table. The buds that were closed last night have now blossomed under the nourishment of water.
He told He Yanting, and also told himself, "I want to live a good life and pick up my profession again."
He Yanting compromised, "I won't lock you up at home anymore. You can do whatever you want."
Jiang Ji shook his head, "It's different."
He Yanting's cheeks puffed up. "You said so much just to tell me that there is no me in your future, and there will never be me."
Shen Tingzhou became nervous, fearing that He Yanting would use tough measures to force Jiang Ji.
Zhou Zitan beside him gritted his teeth, "I knew he was a green tea."
Shen Tingzhou pressed his head down and said, "You naughty boy, do you know what green tea is?"
Jiang Ji raised his eyes. The hesitation in his eyes was gone. They were clear and bright, just like how He Yanting saw him for the first time.
Jiang Ji looked straight at He Yanting and said, "Let's make a bet."
He Yanting looked into his eyes without saying anything.
Jiang Ji said, "Let's give each other five years. If you still like me as much as you do now, I will let go of my prejudice against you and the hurts of the past and try to accept you."
The businessmen’s mindset is to bargain. He Yanting denied it, “Five years is too long, two years.”
Jiang Ji did not retreat, "Five years."
He Yanting: “Three years.”
Jiang Ji still insisted, "Five years."
He Yanting was dissatisfied, "You can't not give me any right to speak at all. Three years is my limit."
Jiang Ji was not angry, and said calmly: "I don't know how you see me, but He Yanting, I am a man, and for a man, five years of hard work is not a long time."
He Yanting said nothing. He sat on the bed and looked at Jiang Ji with an uncertain expression.
Jiang Ji: "Five years is also my bottom line. And I won't come to the hospital tomorrow. I need to prepare for the exam."
Hearing this, Shen Tingzhou's nerves jumped. He pulled Zhou Zitan over and quickly hid in the safe passage.
Jiang Ji did not come out immediately. He walked out of the ward two minutes later.
Zhou Zitan, who was led by Shen Tingzhou by the collar, looked like a real vicious dog. He bared his teeth at Jiang Ji's back, looking like he was ready to rush up and bite him at any time.
Shen Tingzhou could only hold him tightly, and only let go of Zhou Zitan after the people left.
Shen Tingzhou said earnestly: "You also heard that Mr. Jiang wants to leave your brother, don't bother him."
Zhou Zitan adjusted his collar in silence. Shen Tingzhou called his name again, and he said, "You care about him more than you care about me."
Shen Tingzhou: ...Is this a matter of jealousy?
"I'm not concerned about him, I'm worried about you." Shen Tingzhou told him the truth and reasoned with him, "And if you cause trouble for him, your brother will definitely be angry, and then the two of them will get into trouble again, what do you think?"
Zhou Zitan certainly didn't want to do that. He both hated Jiang Ji and couldn't understand him.
His brother is such a good person, why doesn't Jiang Ji like him? Is he playing hard to get?
Not knowing what Zhou Zitan was thinking, Shen Tingzhou quickly changed the subject, "Let's go and see your brother."
After hearing this, Zhou Zitan hesitated.
"My brother must be in a bad mood right now. He must be even worse when he sees me going there again. Doctor Shen, please go in alone. I'll be glad to know that he's okay."
How great would it be if Zhou Zitan could share some of his love for He Yanting with the world?
Shen Tingzhou's helplessness and anger towards Zhou Zitan make him look like an old father who is worried sick.
He went in to check on He Yanting, and he was indeed in a bad mood.
Shen Tingzhou didn't stay long. He checked the extent of He Yanting's wound recovery and then left.
Zhou Zitan squatted in the emergency passage, like a mushroom shrinking in the rain and mist.
Shen Tingzhou patted his shoulder and said, "Let's go."
Zhou Zitan stood up and followed Shen Tingzhou obediently.
Sitting in the passenger seat of the car, Zhou Zitan started to say strange things again, "It would be great if Jiang Ji was a puppet doll, then I could manipulate him to make my brother happy."
Shen Tingzhou's eyelids jumped, "Why don't you say that your brother is a puppet? Then you can make him laugh whenever you want."
Zhou Zitan said calmly, "When I was little, I thought about it. I thought my mother was a baby, my brother was a baby, and I..."
When Shen Tingzhou saw his lips forming the word "Dad", he wanted to say Zhou Zhizhong, but swallowed his words back.
Zhou Zitan: "At night I can put them next to my pillow, and I will tell them stories and sing to them. If they can speak, they can also tell me stories and sing to me."
Zhou Zitan's description is both warm and strange.
Shen Tingzhou started the engine, "Now there are custom dolls like this, you can customize a set."
Zhou Zitan immediately said, "I have a lot of them. I even customized one for you."
Shen Tingzhou was not surprised at all. He drove out of the hospital garage and joked, "Then you have to bring one more person."
Zhou Zitan was confused, "Who?"
Shen Tingzhou thought to himself, with Xiao Xu included, it's impossible for your family to be together and I'll be left alone, right?
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In the afternoon, Shen Tingzhou and Xu Xun went to inspect the house together.
While waiting for the elevator, I met the warm-hearted and talkative landlord by coincidence.
The landlord recognized Shen Tingzhou and said in surprise, "Little Shen, right? You are so handsome, I recognized you at the first sight. Oh, my friend is very handsome, tall, with a cold face, he is the handsome guy with a paralyzed face."
When Shen Tingzhou heard the landlord say that Xu Xun was a handsome man with a paralyzed face, he laughed.
But Xiao Xu is indeed quite aloof outside, no wonder people say that about him.
Xu Xun's face didn't show much reaction, but he secretly pinched Shen Tingzhou's palm.
Seeing Shen Tingzhou smile, the landlord also smiled, "Let me tell you, I surf the Internet every day, I know all the buzzwords you young people use, such as ddys, dinosaurs, wolves, wolves, I know them all."
Shen Tingzhou praised: "You have a very young mentality."
The landlord said proudly: "That's right."
Shen Tingzhou was a little puzzled, "Why are you here?"
The landlord's face suddenly changed and he complained to Shen Tingzhou.
"Stop talking, Xiaokang. It's my tenant. I don't know who has offended him. He calls me every few days about Xiaokang. It's so annoying. I came here today to see who is harassing me."
Shen Tingzhou and Xu Xun looked at each other, then asked the landlord, "Is that person coming over?"
Landlord: "I'm here. I heard from the security guard that he blocks Xiaokang's door every day. Is he bullying the sick kid because he's so sick? I won't stand for that. I have to stand up for Xiaokang."
"Don't look at me because I'm over 60 years old. When I was young, I practiced both southern boxing and northern kicking. Young guys like you can't easily get close to me."
Shen Tingzhou wanted to laugh, but was afraid that she would suffer a loss.
The elevator arrived, and the landlord came down and said to the tall figure in the corridor, "Back, back, back!"
Shen Tingzhou: ...
The landlord said angrily, "What are you doing? You make seven or eight phone calls a day and block Xiaokang's door. I tell you, I am not afraid of trouble. I have practiced both southern boxing and northern kicking."
Shen Tingzhou looked out of the elevator.
Xu Xun took his hand and walked out of the elevator, standing behind the landlady openly.
Shen Tingzhou: ...
The person blocking the door was not Yan Xun, but a man with a pair of fox eyes and a friendly smile.
He made the old lady happy with just a few words, but when he saw Shen Tingzhou and Xu Xun behind her, there was a hint of coldness in the corners of his eyes.
"Who are you? Are you here to see our Xiaokang as well?"
Before Shen Tingzhou could say anything, the elevator door opened and Yan Xun walked out.
Seeing Yan Xun, Fox Eyes' mouth curled up into a mocking arc, "You still have the nerve to come?"
Yan Xun also retorted coldly, "Aren't you the same?"
Shen Tingzhou: Why is it another messy love triangle?
The elevator dinged again.
Hearing the steel door open, Yan Xun and Fox Eyes immediately looked over with a common hatred for the enemy.
Shen Tingzhou was shocked. Could there be a third person?
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