Chapter 290: Duplicity
Not long after Fu Xijing finished chatting with Song Yi on WeChat, he received a call from Jiang Budu.
He had just pressed the answer button when he heard Jiang Budu's hurried voice: "Can you leave over there? Come back quickly, Shen Zheng is in trouble."
Fu Xijing's right eyelid twitched, and his expression suddenly became serious: "What's wrong?"
Jiang Budu: "The board of directors jointly reported him for illegally embezzling public funds. He is now under house arrest for investigation."
Fu Xijing: "When did this happen? Why didn't you tell me?"
Jiang Budu: "Isn't this because I see you're busy over there?"
"I'll go back tomorrow." Fu Xijing made the decision immediately. "I'll let you know when the ticket is booked."
Jiang Budu didn't expect him to be so straightforward: "Is it really no problem? Song Yi's place——"
"She's going back next week too," Fu Xijing said. "That's it for now. I'll go book the ticket."
Now is not the time to discuss this matter, and Jiang Budu did not pester Fu Xijing to ask about his experience in Sanya. After they finished talking about the business, they ended the call.
**
During the days when Song Yi was about to leave, Aunt Xu cooked different dishes every day and the breakfast was especially sumptuous.
Yesterday it was siomai, and today it’s pepper crackers.
Song Yi simply ate two, then thought of his neighbor next door and decided to deliver them to his door in person.
I've been chatting for such a long time, but I haven't met Mr. Li in person. I should visit him before leaving.
Aunt Xu said that he just got up at this time.
Song Yi packed his breakfast into a lunch box, found an insulated bag to put it in, and carried it out the door.
Just as she walked out of the villa gate, she saw a car parked at the door next door.
A tall figure got on the bus in a hurry.
Song Yi only had time to take a quick glance before the car door closed.
Then the car sped away.
Song Yi walked to the gate of the villa next door with the thermal bag and found that the outer gate was also locked.
So... the person who just left was Mr. Li?
Maybe something urgent happened.
Song Yi looked down at the thermal bag - forget it, it seems I have no chance to see it today, let's talk about it tomorrow.
Since the items were not delivered, Song Yi had to bring them back.
When I opened the door and came in, I happened to run into Aunt Xu who was tidying up in the living room.
Aunt Xu saw her bring the bag back intact and asked curiously, "Isn't Mr. Li home?"
Song Yi nodded, "Maybe he went out for something urgent."
Aunt Xu: "That's right, he looks like a busy man, so let's send it tomorrow."
But the next morning, when Song Yi went out with his things again, the door next door was still closed.
It looked like no one had come back all night.
After not seeing him for two days, Song Yi found Mr. Li’s WeChat and sent him a message.
Song Yi: [Have you been busy these days? I went to deliver breakfast but you weren't there.]
It took almost half an hour for the other end to reply: [Sorry, I was in a meeting just now.]
Song Yi: [It's okay, I'm sorry for disturbing you.]
L: [I left Sanya and came back to deal with some things. I left in a hurry and didn't have time to inform you.]
Song Yi felt that Mr. Li was being too serious. They were just ordinary neighbors who met by chance, and there was no need to specifically inform her about leaving.
Mr. Li gave her some face.
Song Yi had no intention of disturbing him, but when he learned that he was busy with work, he tactfully stopped sending him messages.
Afterwards, Song Yi informed Aunt Xu of Mr. Li's departure from Sanya, and neither of them went next door for the next few days.
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Song Yi's flight back to Beicheng landed in the afternoon.
Jiang Yuxu came to pick him up in person and waited at the airport half an hour in advance.
The brother and sister met, Jiang Yuxu dragged the suitcase from Song Yi's hand, and walked towards the parking lot together.
On the way, Jiang Yuxu and Song Yi talked about Gu Zhongzhou.
"As for Gu Zhongzhou, when do you plan to arrange a meeting?" Jiang Yuxu glanced sideways and observed her expression.
It was obvious that Song Yi frowned slightly when he mentioned this name.
Jiang Yuxu understood what she meant: "If you don't want to see them, then don't see them first. I'll go to your parents' place--"
"No, I'll contact him in a few days." Song Yi interrupted Jiang Yuxu with a smile, "It's just a meeting, it's okay."
Jiang Yuxu: "Your parents mean that they hope you and him can develop a relationship."
Recently, Song Lansheng and Jiang Jiang talked to him once.
The general meaning is that she hopes he can do some ideological work on Song Yi, so that she can try to get in touch with more people of the opposite sex and stop being obsessed with Fu Xijing.
Jiang Yuxu agreed, but he didn't think this method was effective - after all, he had thought so before, and after trying it once, it didn't work.
On the contrary.
After passing through the border town, Song Yi couldn't let go of Fu Xijing anymore.
But Jiang Yuxu couldn't refute the words of the two elders. He could fully understand their starting points.
Anyone who sees their daughter being wronged like this would not want her to continue to be with the person who hurt her.
"They asked you to persuade me, right?" Song Yi guessed it at once.
Jiang Yuxu nodded, "But I don't intend to persuade you."
Song Yi was a little surprised and raised his eyebrows curiously: "Why?"
Jiang Yuxu: "When it comes to matters of the heart, you can't persuade them, nor can you control them."
"Wait." Song Yi looked at him sideways, "Why do I feel like there's something different about you?"
Jiang Yuxu: "Where?"
Song Yi: "You said before that you never believed that anyone is irreplaceable, nor that feelings cannot be controlled."
She suddenly became very perceptive, "Brother Xu, are you in love?"
"No." Jiang Yuxu looked straight ahead, his voice steady and even, without any hint of guilt. "It's the experience I gained from what happened between you and Biancheng."
"Oh, I see." Song Yi nodded, "I thought it was your personal experience."
Jiang Yuxu: "I don't have any personal experience."
As soon as he said this, Song Yi naturally remembered what Ying Xing had mentioned to her in Sanya -
She said that she met Jiang Yuxu and Gui Qing when she was on a blind date.
Jiang Yuxu said that he had no personal experience, but Song Yi didn't believe it.
But he obviously didn't want to mention it, so Song Yi resisted the urge to ask.
"I've checked Gu Zhongzhou. He's had a few girlfriends introduced by his family before, but they all broke up peacefully. He's basically had no contact since then." Jiang Yuxu changed the subject, "He's a decent person. If you absolutely must meet him, just treat him as a friend."
"I heard that his family is also pushing him hard," said Song Yi.
Jiang Yuxu: "Yes, he is thirty-one."
Song Yi: "I want to cooperate with him."
Jiang Yuxu immediately understood what she meant: "To make Fu Xijing let go?"
Song Yi: "Not entirely, but it would be good if he could let go."
Jiang Yuxu patted her head and said, "You say one thing and mean another."
Song Yi: “…”
Jiang Yuxu mercilessly exposed her: "If he really let go, would you be happy?"
Song Yi lowered his head. "Don't you want me to have anything to do with him? Why are you speaking for him?"
"It's not for him, it's for you." Jiang Yuxu corrected her.
Finally, he added: "But this is also a solution."
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