She knew why Ji Huaishen would bring her here even though he already knew.
He wanted to tell her.
There are still the most sincere feelings in this world, without the slightest impurity, stronger than gold.
Just like he was to her.
A strange feeling arose spontaneously and spread into the bones and limbs.
The feeling was warm, yet also somewhat bittersweet. Mu Xiaocheng's eyes gradually welled up with tears, and she slowly lowered her gaze.
Seeing that she was not in a good mood, Ji Huaishen felt a pang of anxiety. Suddenly, he put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his arms.
Mu Xiaocheng's body stiffened for a moment, but she returned to normal in an instant.
She buried her head in his chest, clutching his clothes tightly, her head bowed, her expression unreadable.
At this moment, Zhuang Yun suddenly knelt down on the ground.
"Sir, please, don't fire me, don't fire us, we know we were wrong."
As she spoke, Zheng Rongbing, who was behind her, also knelt down and echoed, "Sir, we didn't mean to hide it from everyone. It's because we really need this job."
Ji Huaishen lowered his eyes and glanced at the two people kneeling on the ground.
The two middle-aged men, around forty years old, had faces etched with the marks of time, but were inherently simple and unpretentious.
More importantly, their relationship also did him a great favor.
He is not a kind person, because this is a dog-eat-dog world where only the fittest survive.
But he knew who was useful.
"stand up."
His voice was cold and stern, devoid of any emotion.
Zhuang Yun and Zheng Rongbing quickly got up and looked at each other.
Mu Xiaocheng lifted her head from Ji Huaishen's embrace, clutching his clothes, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked at him: "Please don't..."
Before she could finish speaking, Ji Huaishen interrupted her.
"Leave this to Shang Qi, let's go home."
After saying that, regardless of Mu Xiaocheng's reaction, he took her hand and left.
Zhuang Yun and Zheng Rongbing were left standing there, at a loss.
Shang Qiqing cleared his throat and said in a formulaic manner, "Gentlemen, the master said you can continue working at Langming Garden. Also, you don't need to worry about Aunt Zhuang's medical expenses; the master will temporarily cover them for you. From now on, please do your jobs well."
After saying that, Shang Qi nodded to the two of them and quickly walked out.
Zhuang Yun looked at Zheng Rongbing beside him with a blank expression, and opened his mouth: "Sir and Madam didn't come here today to settle accounts with us?"
Zheng Rongbing wiped away her tears and sighed, "Didn't you always say that Madam is very kind and good? They shouldn't be here to cause us trouble; on the contrary, they're here to help us."
"Now, you can focus on getting better, right?"
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Yun grasped Zheng Rongbing's hand and nodded heavily.
"These days have really been tough on you. I'm so sorry."
As she spoke, she started to cry again.
Zheng Rongbing smiled and said, "I'm a grown man, what's there to suffer about? I just want to cure your illness."
It's highly unlikely that I'll ever become extremely wealthy and powerful in this lifetime.
But as long as the people around you are healthy, that's the best thing.
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Ji Huaishen led Mu Xiaocheng out of the residential building. Mu Xiaocheng pulled her hand away, asking, "You wouldn't ask someone to fire Aunt Zhuang and the others, would you?"
Ji Huaishen suddenly stopped and looked at her with an unreadable expression: "What do you think?"
I don't think so.
Mu Xiaocheng answered without hesitation.
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