Chapter 72 What's Hiding From Me

"Sister Xi, why are you here?" Zhou Nuan was quite surprised.

"Oh, didn't you say a few days ago that you wanted to find a suitable place to open a store? I just happened to hear that there was a vacant store in the department store, so I thought of you."

Zhou Nuan was even more surprised.

It is very difficult to rent a store in a department store in Haicheng nowadays. She only rented the stage for one day out of consideration for Mrs. Chen, not to mention getting a store.

She wanted to open a store while the popularity is still there, so her first choice was of course a department store, but she didn't hold out much hope. However, she mentioned it casually and didn't expect Zhang Xi to actually do it.

"Really? That's great!! Sister Xi, how can I thank you?" Zhou Nuan was very excited.

"No need, no thanks. It's not that difficult..." Zhang Xi's eyes flickered.

"How can that be possible!"

Although she didn't know why Zhang Xi was so nice to her, she was a neighbor and a customer, but after all, they were just strangers. The last two times she brought gifts to express her gratitude, she was rejected. If she was rejected again this time, she would never dare to accept her kindness.

"If you don't accept it, then I will pretend that I never heard what you said."

"..." Seeing her determined expression, Zhang Xi hesitated, "You really don't need a thank-you gift. My family has everything. It's just... if my cousin does something that makes you uncomfortable in the future, can you please not make a fuss about it for my sake?"

Zhou Nuan's brows suddenly knitted together.

When she asked further questions, Zhang Xi kept silent and talked about other topics.

Qin Yuezhi didn't understand anything about the conversation between the two people. She only knew that the atmosphere seemed to become strange all of a sudden. The guest said goodbye and left without saying a few words. After they left, her daughter-in-law's face suddenly became gloomy and solemn.

She did not tease Xiaodong and Xiaoxi as usual. She said she was tired and went into the bedroom. There was no movement for a long time, which made Qin Yuezhi very scared, fearing that she would become the Zhou Nuan of the past.

After finally waiting for Gu Xiyue to come back, Qin Yuezhi couldn't wait for him to put down his things, so she grabbed him and whispered, "Xiyue, go check on Xiaonuan, I think something's wrong with her."

Gu Xiyue paused and was about to ask, but Qin Yuezhi didn't give him a chance, "Go, go!"

Helplessly he had to walk to the bedroom door. It was quiet inside, as if no one was there.

He pushed the door open and saw his wife, who was supposed to be resting, looking at him with her almond-shaped eyes. "Gu Xiyue, have you been hiding anything from me recently?"

She was furious, as if he had really done something wrong to her.

"What's wrong? What happened?" he asked.

She ignored him and just looked at him stubbornly, "Just tell me, are you hiding something from me?"

Gu Xiyue calmed down and thought for a long time, but still couldn't figure out what he was hiding from her.

"Which aspect are you talking about?"

"You are hiding a lot of things from me?" She glared at him.

"There are some things I can't let you know, like things about the troops..."

"Uh. That's not what I meant!"

"So what do you want to ask?"

The man sat upright, his thick brows furrowed, his eyes focused, and her shadow was reflected in his dark pupils.

"Do you know who is Sister Zhang Xi's cousin upstairs?" Zhou Nuan asked.

Zhang Xi would not say anything about what her cousin would do to her in the future for no reason, unless her cousin recognized her and she was blocking her way.

After she arrived in Haicheng, the only person who disliked her was Sun Meixiang. Sun Meixiang could not be Zhang Xi's cousin, so there was only one explanation, that is, Zhang Xi's cousin was the heroine Ji Huayan in the original book.

She couldn't think of anyone else but her.

Speaking of Ji Huayan, the original book described her as an orphan of a martyr. After being adopted, the Ji family spoiled her to the sky. She was a true young lady who had never suffered any hardship. The only hardship she had experienced was at the hands of Gu Xiyue. She liked him, but couldn't pursue him, and later became a little paranoid.

The author probably wants to create a character setting where the heroine goes to the crematorium of chasing his wife. The more the heroine cannot get the love she wants in the early stage, the more she chases her wife and slaps her in the face in the later stage. It is an old routine.

If Ji Huayan really knew Gu Xiyue, then she should be in a period where she is unable to get the love she wants and is gradually becoming paranoid. It is really hard to say what a paranoid person will do, so Zhang Xi would say such words, and that is why Zhang Xi would spare no effort to help her, so that he could be of use in the future.

What a good cousin.

Zhang Xi’s cousin?

Gu Xiyue thought for a moment and said, "I don't know him."

"Then... do you know Ji Huayan?"

Hearing the name, the man raised his eyebrows.

Zhou Nuan's heart sank: So they already knew each other? Is the plot really irreversible?

"How do you know her?" Gu Xiyue asked.

Because she is the heroine of this book, your future wife. Zhou Nuanxin said.

"He Tao told you?" Gu Xiyue found an excuse for her and rubbed his brows again, "Why is he so talkative?"

"..." Zhou Nuan silently said sorry to He Tao in her heart.

"How did you meet?" Her tone was a little sour.

"She is the daughter of Huashun's boss Jinianshan. Huashun has cooperated with our factory before, and they also introduced the Hong Kong Island order this time. However, I think this is a trap."

A trap? Zhou Nuan was puzzled, "Why do you say that?"

"Although the profits from the Hong Kong Island orders are not much, for a factory that is just starting out and has little reputation, being able to cooperate with an international city is definitely the biggest benefit. It will be of great benefit to the development of the factory. If we can expand the Hong Kong Island market, we will be able to move to a higher level and maybe even become the leader. So even if Mr. Fan's behavior is bad, everyone will bite the bullet and swallow it."

"This order originally belonged to Huashun. The Ji family has been trying to expand their business over the years, but they gave up the order at this time. It's really suspicious if you think about it carefully."

Zhou Nuan couldn't help but ask: "If it's suspicious, why did you answer it?"

Gu Xiyue: "I didn't want to take it... it was Lao Tian." He took it on his own initiative when he returned to Jiangzhou. He had actually already taken over the military combat uniforms, and in terms of developing the Hong Kong market, he hoped to get closer to his original career.

It turned out to be Old Tian. Zhou Nuan saw Tian Yanjing's housekeeper-like face full of sorrow.

I understand. If it were someone who didn't know the inside story, they would definitely take it, after all, it is hope that can be seen.

She did not read the contents of the original book in detail, but just skipped chapters. She only knew that in the original book, after Gu Xiyue returned from Jiangzhou, he became involved with the Ji family because of a business failure, and gradually came into contact with Ji Huayan.

But she didn't expect that this was intentional by the Ji family. If it weren't for her handling it, the Ji family might have gotten what they wanted. But what did the Ji family want to do? Want to destroy Gu Xiyue? If they wanted to destroy him, why did they protect him later?

What is the Ji family’s purpose?

"You also know what happened later. What you don't know is that Ji Huayan came to see me again and again." Gu Xiyue said, his expression calm and normal. "I guess this is what you want to ask?"