Lu Mingji first sent Zhao Lei to the designated subway station. When they got off the train, Zhao Lei hesitated for three seconds, fearing they would argue. She then poked Lu Mingji's shoulder. When he turned around, she found it difficult to speak and stammered, "Well, you...if you have something to say, let's talk it out nicely. There's nothing to worry about."
Although it was Xia Xi who did something wrong, she was Xia Xi's friend. Compared to Lu Mingji, whom she was not familiar with, she would of course choose to stand on Xia Xi's side and speak well of her.
Oh...what is going on?
She would have to have a good talk with Xia Xi later. After all, they had been roommates for several years, and she couldn't just watch her sink into such a mess.
Lu Mingji suppressed his laughter, as if he had taken her words to heart, and replied seriously, "I know."
"That's good, that's good." Zhao Lei waved her hand, "I'm leaving now. I won't bother you anymore."
"Be careful and send me a message when you get home." Xia Xi lowered the car window and reminded him.
The car started moving again, and there were only two people left in the car. They no longer had to pretend to be lovers. Lu Mingji smiled and said, "Your friend is really considerate of you. He's afraid that I might get angry with you."
Xia Xi couldn't laugh, so she leaned her elbows on the edge of the car window and pressed her fingers against her forehead.
Lu Mingji glanced at her, tapped the steering wheel a few times with his fingertips, and looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Xia Xi saw through it, her eyelashes fluttered, and she sighed, "Just ask whatever you want to ask. It's not your style to keep things to yourself."
Having been friends for many years, Lu Mingji stopped worrying after hearing what Xia Xi said and asked directly, "Is Xu Yanfeng the father of the child?"
Xia Xi thought she would ask about what happened between her and Xu Yanfeng, but she didn't expect him to be so direct, leaving her at a loss for words.
Her silence was a telling sign. Lu Mingji knew his limits and didn't delve into the issue further. He changed the subject appropriately: "When do you plan to report to the company? It's been almost a month since you came back, hasn't it?"
Xia Xi returned to China in mid-August, so it's been almost a month now. During this month, she's been busy looking for an apartment, choosing a kindergarten for her child, helping her sister plan her wedding, and bringing her mother and grandmother back home to settle down... She's truly had no free time at all.
Fortunately, everything is on track and it's time to think about work.
Xia Xi immediately gave him an accurate answer: "I'll go after this holiday."
Lu Mingji calculated that tomorrow was the last day of the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, which meant she would be back at the company the day after tomorrow. He raised an eyebrow, revealing a capitalist's face: "I look forward to seeing Mr. Xia's return."
Xia Xi looked at him and forced a rare smile: "Don't make a big fuss. Let's keep it the same as before. You manage the company and I'll be in charge of the design. I don't like to be too ostentatious."
Lu Mingji disagreed with her words: "Xia Xi, stop being so pretentious. Don't you know that your existence itself is quite conspicuous?"
A graduate of a prestigious university, beautiful, capable, and with two children at a young age, she has seen her life and career steadily rise, earning the envy of countless people. But the word "low-key" doesn't suit her.
Xia Xi tilted her head: "Versailles? What do you mean? I only know about the Palace of Versailles. I've visited it with my children before."
Lu Mingji paused, then said nothing: "Go online more often when you have time. You're really behind the times."
Xia Xi: “…”
Liang Yuan seemed to have said this too. It seems that she really doesn't spend enough time on the Internet.
*
Xu Yanfeng told Ling Yan that he had something else to do, but it was not an excuse. After leaving Xiting Hotel, he did not go home, but asked the driver to drive to Four Seasons Starry Sea.
The luxurious box he had booked was bustling with activity. Tang Yizhuo, Fu Li, and Luo Jinnan were playing cards inside.
It's vacation time, and these people who work hard on weekdays also relax, with a cigarette in the corner of their mouths, eyes narrowed, chatting about everything while thinking about how to play cards.
When Xu Yanfeng pushed the door open, he frowned at the smell of smoke.
Although he also smokes, his addiction is not as severe as those heavy smokers.
"Hey, why is our Xu Er here too? We are short of one person. Let's stop playing cards and play mahjong." Tang Yizhou took the cigarette off his lips with two fingers, exhaled a puff of thick smoke rings, and knocked the ash on the edge of the ashtray.
Xu Yanfeng ignored him, slumped into the sofa, tilted his head back on the backrest, and rubbed his eyebrows with his fingers.
He looks like he is in a bad mood.
Fu Li threw away the cards in his hand, turned around, put one hand on the back of the chair, and asked Xu Yanfeng: "Did you get humiliated by Xia Xi?"
Luo Jinnan: "Why ask? I can tell at a glance."
If he were to say, Xia Xi was a very powerful woman. She had bewitched Xu Er to such an extent that he couldn't forget her for six years. As soon as she appeared, she was able to disrupt his peaceful life. She was a resourceful person.
Of the three, only Tang Yizhou was confused: "What does that mean? He and Xia Xi are still entangled?"
Fu Li raised his chin and said with a half-smile: "Ask him, why are you asking me?"
Tang Yizhou jumped up and shouted at Xu Yanfeng in frustration, "Xu Er, aren't you going to kill that woman?! With your iron-blooded skills in the business world, your ruthlessness and cruelty, you can't even handle a woman!"
It is easy to deal with a powerless and helpless woman.
Xu Yanfeng wouldn't still be holding on to the ridiculous fantasy that Xia Xi's child was really his, right?
It's simply unreasonable!
Tang Yizhou pointed at his nose, determined to wake him up today. "How many times have I told you, that woman Xia Xi is the best at playing tricks! Didn't you experience all the tricks she used to pursue you back then? You wouldn't fall for it at the age of nearly thirty, would you?"
Seeing Xu Yanfeng closing his eyes like an old monk in meditation, Tang Yizhou nodded and decided to use his trump card: "Okay, putting all that aside, she rolled into bed with another man while she was talking to you. Don't tell me, I can let it go."
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