Jin Xueyang sent Zhang Moyan downstairs to her residence.
Zhang Moyan got out of the car and turned back to thank Jin Xueyang again: "Xueyang, thank you for helping me. I will definitely pay you back with the bank interest!"
"Okay, okay, I get it. How many times do you have to keep nagging me to make promises?" Jin Xueyang jumped up and closed the passenger door with some annoyance.
Seeing that Zhang Moyan was still standing there and wanted to say something, he lowered the car window again.
Zhang Moyan: "When I find a house and settle down, I'll treat you to a meal... I was supposed to treat you today, but I'm really not in the mood right now."
"You," Jin Xueyang rolled his eyes speechlessly, "I really don't know what to say to you. If you keep saying this, I'm going to get angry!"
Zhang Moyan then changed her tone: "Well, then you should hurry back to work. It will be troublesome if you are caught skipping work."
Jin Xueyang nodded and said, "By the way, don't rush to sign the contract when you find a house. Take me to check it out first. There are too many bad guys nowadays and it's easy for a girl to be deceived."
Zhang Moyan paused after hearing this: "Xueyang, it's great to have a friend like you."
Jin Xueyang couldn't stand it anymore, so he rolled up the window, started the car, and drove straight in front of Zhang Moyan.
Zhang Moyan watched the back of his car disappear from her sight as it turned the corner. She turned around, took a deep breath, and walked into the corridor with heavy steps.
She wasn't one to talk, believing it never solved a problem. Even if she talked to a hundred people, the problem would still be there. But today, in order to borrow the 150,000 yuan she had in her pocket, she had no choice but to tell Jin Xueyang everything about her situation. This was not only against her nature, but also forced her to face reality again. It was truly exhausting and tiring.
Compared to her complicated life, Jin Xueyang's was much simpler. His parents ran a daily necessities business in a small northern city, a well-off, self-sufficient family. They had few expectations of Jin Xueyang, letting him do whatever he wanted. He never suffered any hardship in life or study, growing up cheerful and cheerful. He got into university, but management wasn't his forte, so he switched to journalism in his sophomore year. His parents were said to be very supportive. After graduation, finding a job was easy, and he continues to perform well to this day, highly regarded by his superiors. He receives annual salary increases and is rumored to be about to receive a promotion. Two years ago, his parents even provided the down payment for a house in Shenhai.
Zhang Moyan was extremely envious of such a life.
I climbed up the stairs one step at a time. When I was almost on the third floor, I suddenly heard a "clang" sound. It came from Xiao Xingyu's room 302. It must be a pot or pan that fell to the ground.
Then there was a lot of chattering. Zhang Moyan could tell that the one with the loudest voice was the little aunt, and she didn't know what was going on.
The moment she took the key to Room 302 out of her bag, Zhang Moyan hesitated. She looked at the security door opposite, took it out of her bag with empty hands, turned around and pressed her fingerprint on the door lock of her own house.
I hate myself for being so numb, but I'd better ignore it.
There was a lively and cheerful unlocking sound, and the door lock opened automatically. At the same second she reached out to open the door, the door behind her was pushed open with a loud bang.
"Sister-in-law, you're back!"
Before Zhang Moyan could even turn around, she was hugged by a bear: "Great! I'm saved! I missed you so much..."
Her legs were also locked with a pendant: "Mo Yan's mother is so scary!"
"Meow——" There was actually a kitten flying over!
"What's wrong?" Zhang Moyan nervously hugged the two children and the cat. "What happened to Little Aunt Sasa?"
"Mo Yan..." followed by a timid and beautiful voice.
Zhang Moyan looked up and saw Xiao Xingyu's mother, Ms. Meng Xiaoya, standing apologetically at the opposite door, holding a cooking spatula in her hand.
Zhang Moyan moved his nose and then realized that he smelled a strong burnt smell.
"What is this?" Zhang Moyan stared blankly at the two plates of unknown substances that were as black as coal on the dining table and asked uncertainly.
Meng Xiaoya proudly introduced: "This is the Spanish seafood squid rice I made. The squid rice looks like this, dark and thick. Although it is unconventional, I have tried it and it tastes super good!"
Zhang Moyan almost couldn't control her expression. The little aunt was already wailing: "I don't want to eat it, I don't want to eat it. If I eat it, I will be poisoned and turn into a black-toothed monster——"
"Hey hey!" Sasa, who knew a little about the ways of the world, gestured wildly to the little aunt to give the other person some face.
Zhang Moyan stared at the black mass and swallowed, then went to the kitchen to look at the stove that looked like it had been struck by lightning. "Then what's going on here?"
Meng Xiaoya clutched her ethereal-manicured fingers and said in frustration, "I was trying to make a clam pancake. When one side is cooked, you flip it over. But I didn't control the pan properly, and this pancake... it fell on the fire. What a mistake! It was a success last time. I don't know what happened today, but I've fixed it now, so it should still be edible."
Sasa and the little aunt ran away the moment they heard it.
The Rain God kept circling around Zhang Moyan's feet, regretting his inability to speak human language. The cook had finally returned after all these days. God knows he was practically crying from eating cat food. Finally, a better diet! Unfortunately, there were two humans vying for his attention. The cook didn't seem to notice how desperate he was. It seemed his only option was to yell louder, bite her slippers, and take her to his pitiful bowl of industrial cat food.
Zhang Moyan stroked the kitten's fur and asked Meng Xiaoya, "Auntie, why are you taking care of Sasa and Little Aunt?"
"Don't you know?" Meng Xiaoya asked curiously, "I thought Xingyu had already told you."
"...No," Zhang Moyan said awkwardly, "What's the matter?"
Meng Xiaoya glanced at the two children in the living room and lowered her voice to Zhang Moyan, "Oh, it's Zhou Xia. She seems to be in a very bad condition. They say she had an accident yesterday and was supposed to have an abortion, but Zhou Xia turned out to be allergic to anesthesia. So... I don't know the details, but I heard that her boyfriend had to go into surgery, so it must be pretty serious."
It's not just serious, anesthesia allergy can be fatal... Are the consequences of forcing two people who can't be together so serious?
Zhang Moyan's heart was pounding wildly, blood rushed to his temples, and he felt like the world was spinning.
"Everyone in the Xiao family went to the hospital last night, and there was no one to take care of the two children, so Xing Yu notified me to come and take care of them. By the way, do you know what happened at Zhou Xia's solo exhibition yesterday afternoon? How could she suddenly have a miscarriage... Mo Yan, Mo Yan? Mo Yan, are you okay?"
Zhang Moyan barely regained consciousness, feeling a chill all over her body. "So, Xingyu hasn't come back since yesterday afternoon?"
"Yes," Meng Xiaoya paused and said, "Xingyu must have been afraid that you would worry, so she didn't tell you. Oh, I shouldn't have told you." Meng Xiaoya sighed regretfully, "Alas, now all we can do is pray that Zhou Xia is okay."
"Auntie, you take a rest. I'll make something simple for them."
Zhang Moyan's voice was slightly unstable. She picked up the pot lid and almost forced herself to divert her attention so as not to be distracted by the life-and-death crisis Zhou Xia was going through at that moment.
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