Qiu Xing's uncle Liu Jiang took the seat next to Qiu's mother and showed concern for her. Qiu Xing's uncle Liu Zhu sat quietly on the side, only saying a few words from time to time when he was mentioned.
The children and grandchildren they brought were scattered around, the adults were talking and the children were laughing and running. At first glance, it looked like a warm and happy family reunion during the Chinese New Year.
Mother Qiu hadn't seen her family for a long time. When she saw her brother and younger brother coming with their families, she couldn't hide her joy in her eyes and talked a little more.
When Xie Yang and Qiu Xing brought in the tea, Liu Jiang was sighing.
"Business is not going well right now, and things are going badly at home... Well, forget it, why would I bother you by telling you about it? Just relax and take good care of yourself. I'm still waiting to treat you to Shixuan's wedding banquet."
Qiu's mother looked surprised. She glanced at Liu Shixuan who was sitting on the side playing with his phone and asked Liu Jiang, "Shixuan is getting married? Whose child is it?"
Liu Jiang tried to help Qiu's mother get back to the point, saying, "No child is like that. I just said that. He is old enough and it's time to find a partner. It's also his own fault. He has been in business for many years but nothing has worked out. He has been introduced to several people but they all failed because of his career. His family is in a bad situation and they can't help him at all. Alas."
Qiu's mother comforted him, "Brother, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. We are all going to be buried. Taking care of ourselves and not causing trouble for our children and grandchildren is the greatest help to them. Don't worry, Shixuan is a handsome man, and he will have a good career and marriage."
Liu Zhu on the side nodded and agreed, "Second sister is right. Big brother, you are just too concerned. I think our family has been doing pretty well in the past few years."
Xie Yang, who was putting tea on the coffee table, almost laughed out loud.
The three siblings of the Liu family are really interesting. The eldest brother Liu Jiang is greedy and conceited, the second brother Liu Jing, also known as Qiu Mu, is shrewd and tough, and the youngest brother Liu Zhu is honest and simple. Just three people chatting casually can turn into a good show.
A hand suddenly reached out and steadily caught the teacup that Jie Yang was about to put down. It was not known whether it was a coincidence or an accident, but the hand caught it too far forward, just wrapping around Jie Yang's fingertips and gently touching them.
Xie Yang paused and looked at the owner of the hand.
Liu Shixuan smiled at Jie Yang, and held the bottom of the cup with his fingers, as if the touch just now was just an accident, and said, "Thank you for the water."
Xie Yang slowly stood up.
I almost forgot that in the original plot, the original owner had one or two bad peach blossoms, and Liu Shixuan was one of them. In the original book, Liu Shixuan started to have ulterior motives after seeing the original owner at his enemy's house. He threatened the original owner openly and seduced her secretly, using various means to try to get the original owner into bed.
If the Liu family hadn't been secretly destroyed by the male protagonist by chance, the original owner might have really been taken advantage of by this trash.
Xie Yang also smiled, took back the water and put it on the coffee table, then took out a tissue and wiped his fingers carefully with the cup of water, and said to Liu Shixuan: "You're welcome, this water is not for you to drink." After that, he threw both the tissue and the cup into the trash can.
Liu Shixuan's expression changed. The younger members of the Liu family who were sitting around Liu Shixuan and secretly looking at Jie Yang were a little surprised.
You actually lost the cup?
The originally noisy living room suddenly became quiet.
Qiu Xing was serving tea to Liu Zhu with his back to Jie Yang. When he realized something was wrong, he turned around, looked at Jie Yang, then looked at the younger generations of the Liu family on the sofa with different expressions, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Someone came to pay New Year's greetings with despicable flirting tactics." Xie Yang took out another tissue and wiped his fingers, then turned sideways to look at Qiu's mother and said, "Aunt, I won't disturb you and your family from chatting, so as not to affect the atmosphere. Excuse me."
"Excuse me." Qiu's mother roughly understood what happened. She glanced at Liu Shixuan and her eyes turned cold. "You are the host and he is the guest. Come and sit with me for a while. Ah Xing, take them out. What are they doing making such a fuss!"
Liu Jiang didn't understand what was going on. He only knew that Qiu's mother was embarrassed because Xie Yang, an outsider, wanted to drive the younger generations of the Liu family out. She said, "Little sister, it's New Year's Day, you——"
Mother Qiu interrupted directly: "Brother, it's rare for us to see each other, don't you want to have a quiet conversation with me?"
Liu Jiang came with a purpose. He didn't want to displease Qiu's mother, so he had to shut up and glared at Liu Shixuan fiercely. Then he looked at Jie Yang solemnly and said, "Shihui, take your brother and your wife and children to sit outside for a while."
Qiu Xing, however, stopped Liu Shihui who was about to take action, stepped forward, held Jie Yang's hand, looked at it carefully, and asked, "What did he do to you?"
"I touched it while I was taking the teacup."
Qiu Xing's expression became extremely scary. He wrapped Jie Yang's hand tightly, looked at Liu Shixuan, and asked, "Did you touch him?"
Liu Shixuan knew something was wrong and explained, "Cousin, it was all a misunderstanding. I just accidentally touched it when I took the cup."
Xie Yang raised his eyebrows: "So you mean I'm lying?"
Seeing that the atmosphere was about to collapse, Liu Jiang hurriedly spoke again, "Shixuan, stop talking and go out with Shihui and the others! Ah Xing, we can talk about it later. It's New Year's Day, and it's rare for your mother and I to get together." Then he gave Liu Shihui a wink.
After receiving Liu Jiang's hint, Liu Shihui hurriedly walked around Qiu Xing, grabbed Liu Shixuan and pushed him out. The other younger generations of the Liu family were frightened by Qiu Xing's aura and expression, and did not dare to stay any longer. They also hurriedly got up and walked out with the children.
The small living room was soon mostly empty.
Qiu Xing followed Liu Shixuan's back with a dark and terrifying look in his eyes.
Qiu's mother said, "Ah Xing, go out and entertain Shihui and the others. Yangyang, come here and sit with us old guys for a while."
Qiu Xing did not move.
Xie Yang pulled his hand out, turned around and patted the back of Qiu Xing's hand, saying, "Get out."
Qiu Xing forced himself to control his temper and said, "I'll be back soon." Then he turned around and gave Liu Jiang a cold look, then turned and left.
Liu Jiang's face darkened when Qiu Xing looked at him, and he became even more angry at Jie Yang, saying, "Look at what they are doing during the New Year's Day, they are so ignorant."
Xie Yang sat on the other side of Qiu's mother and said, "He is indeed ignorant. People like him who behave in an unruly way when visiting someone else's home should be locked up at home and not brought out."
Liu Jiang's face twitched.
"Yangyang is right." Qiu's mother spoke up, interrupting Liu Jiang's unspoken reprimand. She then turned her head to face Liu Zhu and said, "Little brother, this is the partner I picked for Ah Xing. His name is Jie Yang. When he and Ah Xing hold their wedding, you must come."
Liu Zhu nodded: "I will definitely be there."
Liu Jiang was ignored and felt unhappy. His tone became worse and worse: "Little sister, you are so confused! What do you mean by companionship? You only have Ah Xing and you still want to find a man for him. Aren't you afraid that your enemies will be extinct?"
The initial joy on Qiu's mother's face when she saw her relatives had completely disappeared, and she said in a calm voice: "Brother, the enemy family will never die out, why do you, a member of the Liu family, care so much. Moreover, there are still dozens of people in the enemy's branch, and they will never die out."
Liu Jiang choked and said, "I am concerned about Ah Xing too! Look at Shi Hui's second child who was born last year. How cute. If Ah Xing wanted a child——"
"Then let Yangyang be a surrogate mother. Ah Xing is in poor health and will probably die before Yangyang. Yangyang will have a child to rely on and won't be lonely in the future. Moreover, Yangyang has a good temper and the child he raises will surely be very good. I will feel relieved when I hand over Rongding to him and his child." Mother Qiu smiled at Liu Jiang after she finished speaking, "I also have to thank my eldest brother for his concern. You have considered so much for my family. It's thoughtful."
This is almost a blatant warning to Liu Jiang.
Liu Jiang's expression turned red and white, and he said, "You are really confused! You let Jie Yang be a surrogate mother and gave Rong Ding to him. He is an outsider, how can you be so confused!"
"Yangyang is on my enemy's household registration, how come he is an outsider?" Qiu's mother's expression was completely cold. "Brother, I think you are confused. If we really talk about closeness and distance, you and I have been two families for decades. I ask myself if I have a clear conscience towards the Liu family. The Liu family can have the current scale, which is more or less due to my support. Now Ah Xing and I are orphans and widows. I don't ask for your caring and consideration, but I just hope that you will not do stupid things at an age when you should be enjoying your retirement and cut off the future of the younger generation of the Liu family."
At this point, Liu Jiang's plan had been discovered by Qiu's mother, and she hadn't even threatened him yet. He stood up angrily, muttering the words "your kindness is taken as an insult" again, and strode out of the small living room.
Liu Zhu reached out and stroked Qiu's mother's back, saying, "Second sister, too much anger is harmful to your health."
The coldness between Qiu's mother's eyebrows faded a little, and she looked at Liu Zhu and said, "Little brother, you must not be like your big brother."
Liu Zhu shook his head and said, "I understand that one's virtue does not match his position. My children and grandchildren will have their own blessings."
The Liu family left in a hurry without even having lunch. Mother Qiu was heartbroken by her brother. After the Liu family left, she asked the nurse to push her back to her room. She also did not allow Qiu Xing and Jie Yang to disturb her and even ate lunch in the room.
Qiu Xing's mood was always low. After lunch, he took his cell phone and went to the small study room on the second floor alone, apparently to contact He Jun.
No one disturbed him, so Xie Yang went back to his room, took out his computer and continued to organize his piano music.
After sorting out the work until around four in the afternoon, Xie Yang encountered a bottleneck. When it comes to music, you have to play it yourself to really get the feel of it. He turned off the computer and went downstairs.
There was a voice coming from the small living room. It was Qiu's mother's voice.
"The reason why Liu Shixuan and your uncle dare to act so recklessly is that they think Yangyang is just an insignificant thing in your eyes and can be bullied at will. What's the point of taking out your anger on Liu Shixuan? If you don't hold him tightly, there will be many people who will try to get their hands on your territory in the future."
Xie Yang stopped and did not go in.
After a while, the voice of Qiu's mother was still heard.
"It's my fault for not giving you a healthy body. I thought I found you a companion, but it put you in a dilemma. Why are you so soft-hearted? You inherited this from your father."
A long silence.
Xie Yang stayed there for a few seconds, turned around and went back upstairs. After entering the room, he saw Qiu Xing's coat on the hanger and couldn't help but reach out and hit it.
He sat on the sofa, took out his mobile phone and checked Weibo, hoping to change his mood.
The situation on Weibo is a bit strange.
In just one night, all the news about Mu Zhouyi on Weibo's hot searches and popular lists disappeared. The only remaining news about the unspoken rules were Huang Tian’s announcement and He Rumin’s apology press conference video. All chat records from He Rumin’s personal account were deleted, and he even posted on Weibo that those records were actually all forged.
What’s even more amazing is that the little celebrity who first broke the news actually came out to apologize, saying that her previous accusations were nonsense and that she and He Rumin were in a normal relationship.
No matter how unbelievable and ridiculous this apology and explanation is, on the surface, Huang Tian can save his face.
These indicate several things - God is doing public relations, He Rumin compromised, and someone is protecting Mu Zhouyi.
If no one protects him, Mu Zhouyi will probably be completely forgotten or directly banned after this wave, but if someone protects him, then Mu Zhouyi may be able to struggle a bit longer.
Xie Yang suddenly remembered what Feng Qinglin said yesterday, opened Qin Cheng's WeChat and started typing.
Xie Yang: Help me check on Hong Zhijie, and continue to keep an eye on Mu Zhouyi's movements.
Qin Cheng didn't reply, probably he was still catching up on sleep. Xie Yang closed WeChat and went to check Weibo, where he saw that the Internet trolls were already trying to make trouble for Huang Tian and deliberately blur the existence of Mu Zhouyi.
Something was really not going right.
Xie Yang sent another WeChat message to Ji Zehui, asking him to pay attention to Huangtian's movements.
In the following days, the style of postings on Weibo became increasingly strange.
On the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, a national couple who were famous for their love were suddenly exposed to the news that the man had cheated on her with his assistant, and the mistress had secretly given birth to a child. The attention of the onlookers was immediately diverted.
On the fifth day of the Chinese New Year, a veteran filmmaker let slip on an interview program that a certain young actress named Mu had been bullied recently because she was too straightforward and offended others. It was quite tragic, which caused heated discussion among netizens.
On the sixth day of the New Year, a chat record of Mu Zhouyi being threatened by He Rumin leaked out from somewhere.
On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the statutory Spring Festival holiday ended and the stock market opened. Huangtian’s stock continued to fall as soon as it opened...
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After lunch, Xie Yang and Qiu Xing said goodbye to Qiu's mother and got on the car back to Jinghe Garden. In the car, Xie Yang received a call from Ji Zehui.
"Why do I feel like something is not right?" Ji Zehui muttered, "After the stock market opened today, Huangtian's stock price has been falling, but the chairman was not panicked at all. He even went out to have dinner with He Rumin and his son. I don't know where Mu Zhouyi has gone these days, but the chairman and He Rumin and his son suddenly stopped looking for her."
Xie Yang seemed to be thinking about something and did not respond.
"Huangtian is now demoralized. Several top executives have left, and many artists have terminated their contracts. They must have been poached by other entertainment companies. A lot of resources and cooperation have also been lost, but the chairman's measures are useless. If this continues, Huangtian will really be finished. Isn't he afraid?"
Xie Yang finally spoke up and said, "You also took the opportunity to terminate the contract. Huang Tian can't keep you any longer."
"Why?"
"If nothing unexpected happens, Huang Tian should make some big moves soon."
Ji Zehui quickly asked: "What big move?"
Xie Yang couldn't say for sure, and didn't say it clearly. He just gave Ji Zehui a few more instructions and then hung up the phone.
Qiu Xing, who had been resting with his eyes closed since getting in the car, suddenly spoke up and asked, "Is the plan to expand the company not going well?"
Xie Yang turned his head to look at Qiu Xing and replied, "It went smoothly."
Qiu Xing stopped talking and silence returned to the car.
Xie Yang slowly withdrew his gaze.
After the Liu family came, Qiu Xing completely retreated. All those ambiguous, surging, and itchy things disappeared overnight, and no one knew where they were deeply suppressed.
Intellectually, Xie Yang could understand Qiu Xing's sudden change and concerns.
The success of the heart surgery finally allowed Qiu Xing to take a step forward. However, when the courage and impulse brought by success disappeared and reason took the upper hand again, that step was retracted, and he even took one or two steps back. This is actually very normal.
But emotionally, Xie Yang felt that Qiu Xing was a spoiled, fickle, coward who was unwilling to give in but dared not to reach out.
"My new album is about to start production. Since the recording is very tight, I may not go home very often in the next period of time and will just stay in Yangxing."
Qiu Xing opened his eyes suddenly.
The car has entered Jinghe Garden and is moving at a steady speed towards the second gate.
Xie Yang continued, "There is one more thing I have kept secret from you because I am afraid it will affect your mood during the Chinese New Year. Before the New Year, I passed the audition for a movie. After the album is recorded, I will join the crew to film the movie. The filming time is expected to be four months."
Qiu Xing sat up straight and looked at Jie Yang in disbelief.
The car entered the second gate and the villa was right in front of us.
Xie Yang also turned his head to look at Qiu Xing and said, "That is to say, from today until August, I will probably be away from home."
Qiu Xing’s eyes widened.
The car stopped, and Wu Shui, who had been waiting at the door, immediately stepped forward with his suitcase.
Jie Yang opened the door and got out of the car, then bent down and waved to Qiu Xing in the car, saying: "The album recording starts this afternoon. I'm going to the company first. Bye." After that, he turned around and prepared to leave.
Qiu Xing finally came back to his senses and shouted with a dark face: "Wait, unlock——"
"Right." Xie Yang suddenly turned back and got back into the car. As Qiu Xing's expression gradually lost control, he stretched out his arms to hug Qiu Xing. His fingers touched the back of Qiu Xing's neck, and the supernatural power he had accumulated over this period of time formed a solid ball and penetrated into his neck. He said, "Qiu Xing, see you during the follow-up examination."
After saying this, he stepped away in time before Qiu Xing could hug him back, got out of the car, closed the door directly, and got into the car that Wu Shui had driven out in advance.
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