Chapter 97 Chen Zan’s biological father is Xie Xu
When Xie Huaiqian got in the car, he found that Xie Xu had taken off his glasses and tilted his head to look out the window, as if he was looking at the festive lanterns hanging neatly across the street, or as if he was lost in memories, as if he wanted to pull himself away but allowed himself to dwell on the painful memories.
He held back and asked, "Fourth Uncle, when you saw Miss Chen just now, did you think of Aunt Xu?"
Xie Xu raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose. "You said you saw her in Rongchuan before?"
Xie Huaiqian had told Xie Xu about this matter when they returned to Rongchuan and talked to each other alone. At that time, Fourth Uncle's reaction was not as big as it is now. I really don't know what Fourth Uncle thought when he saw Chen Zan.
"Is she married?" After a long time, Xie Xu's voice came again.
Xie Huaiqian was unsure, "She must be married. There was a man next to her, about the same age, and he was acting quite intimately with Aunt Xu. He was accompanying the old lady to burn incense."
Besides, at this age, you don’t even know how old your children are, so it’s normal to get married.
It was my fourth uncle who was so infatuated that, except for the short marriage arranged by marriage, he never remarried over the years.
It can be seen that Fourth Uncle still has Aunt Xu in his heart, and there is a college photo of the two of them at home, otherwise he would not have been able to recognize her in Qingshan Temple.
It’s just that Fourth Uncle didn’t have the face to look for the other party. The last time Xie Huaiqian saw Xu Jing, he wanted to mention Fourth Uncle to her, but he didn’t expect that when the other party found out that she was a member of Xie’s family, she avoided him like the plague.
After asking this question, Xie Xu didn't ask any more questions and remained silent throughout the journey.
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When Zhou Jingyu and Jiang Yushan came out, Chen Zan was sitting in a chair in a daze. The man's already gloomy face became even gloomier at this moment. No one knew what she was thinking. Not only did she look worried, she didn't even notice them approaching.
Zhou Jingyu reached out and pulled the person up. He touched her hands and found that they were indeed ice cold. If he had been any later, she might have frozen to death. He quickly took her hands into his palms and warmed them for her.
Chen Zhan was originally thinking about something when he was startled by the man's action. After seeing who it was, his tense nerves relaxed and he shouted, "Zhou Jingyu."
The voice was a little dry, even a little aggrieved.
Jiang Yushan was watching from the side and immediately took a step forward with foresight.
Zhou Jingyu couldn't stand Chen Zan's aggrieved expression. He rubbed her equally cold cheek with his fingertips and said with a frown, "Why don't you stay in the box? Did someone bully you?"
In fact, he knew that no one would dare to bully him, but he would never tolerate the person he held dear to his heart suffering the slightest injustice, so he subconsciously wanted to take her back to the box to question her.
Chen Zhan quickly pulled the man back, wrapped his arms around his waist, and put his face close to his chest to listen to his strong heartbeat. He said in a deep voice, "No one dares to bully me. I'm just worried about you."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jingyu's pent-up anger towards Zhou Chengnian suddenly vanished, and a warm feeling crossed his heart. However, he was still skeptical, "Really?"
Chen Zhan: "You don't believe me?"
Zhou Jingyu let out a laugh from his throat, his tone helpless: "What's there to worry about?"
"Xie Huaiqian said you might get into a fight."
"Don't listen to his nonsense. You're too old to do that."
She uttered an "oh" and looked up at Zhou Jingyu from his arms. "Who is that middle-aged man that Xie Huaiqian came out with?"
Zhou Jingyu thought for a moment, "Are you asking about Xie Xu?"
Chen Zan thought to herself, it turns out that her biological father's name was Xie Xu. She only found out today.
"Xie Xu, the fourth child of the Xie family," Zhou Jingyu said nonchalantly. "He's the director of the Policy Planning Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He's not ambitious, but he has a good reputation in the industry. He's been a good friend of my eldest brother for many years."
Chen Zan only heard this much and didn't dare to ask too much about the rest, for fear of arousing Zhou Jingyu's suspicion.
They didn't go back to the box. Zhou Jingyu took her away directly. He was drunk and couldn't drive. Zhang Qing had already arrived.
The two of them sat in the back seat, each with their own thoughts, so they didn't say anything along the way. The man just pinched the back of her hand from time to time, but when he turned it over, he saw the finger marks on the palm of her hand.
He asked in a low voice, "How did this happen?"
Chen Zhan felt a little guilty, but he kept a calm face and said, "Your nails are too long. It's time to cut them."
Zhou Jingyu looked at her, trying to find any signs of lying on her face, but unfortunately Chen Zan hid her thoughts too deeply this time, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't see anything.
"No need to cut your nails, it would look nice if you could get your nails done. I think Zhou Jintang and the other girls would like it."
Chen Zhan shook his head in rejection, "I need to take the translation, and typing on the keyboard is inconvenient."
Zhou Jingyu didn't try to persuade her anymore.
When he got home, Chen Zan was exhausted. He hadn't slept last night, and he couldn't hold on any longer tonight, so he fell asleep immediately.
Zhou Jingyu felt sorry for the dark circles under her eyes and was reluctant to torment her anymore, but after going to bed, he had to hold her in his arms before sleeping.
The next day, Zhou Jingyu had to go out early in the morning for something. Before leaving, he insisted on picking up Chen Zan to tie his tie. She had just tied it with her eyelids half drooping when he pulled her over and kissed her hard.
When they let go, Zhou Jingyu reluctantly wiped the silver hair from her lips and said gently, "I have something to take care of this morning, so Zhang Qing will stay with you. Just tell him where you want to go and he will arrange it. Also, we're going out for lunch, and I've reserved a table for you."
Chen Zhan was puzzled, "Aren't you going to have dinner with me?"
Zhou Jingyu: "I'll pick you up this afternoon."
Chen Zhan said obediently: "Okay, go ahead and get busy."
After Zhou Jingyu left, she took another nap, which lasted until eleven o'clock, so she didn't go anywhere for the whole morning.
It snowed again today and it hasn't stopped. The yard was covered in white and the crabapple trees were bent. The servants didn't clear the snow. Zhou Jingyu ordered them not to clean it for the next two days because some people like to watch the snow.
Zhang Qing drove Chen Zan out to eat. She sat in the back seat and asked in confusion, "Do we have to go out to eat in such a cold day?"
Zhang Qing smiled and said, "Miss Chen, you'll know when you get there."
It was a very famous Chinese cuisine restaurant in Beijing. She had booked a private room with the best view. She thought that it would be just her and Zhang Qing having lunch at noon, so she felt there was no need to be so extravagant.
Unexpectedly, when I entered, there was already someone in the box. It was a pretty girl with long curly hair.
A hint of doubt flashed in Chen Zhan's eyes, "Who are you?"
Until the girl spoke, "Hello, Miss Chen, I am Jiuchuan."
She was stunned when she heard the name, then reacted the next second and said happily, "Are you the cartoonist Jiuchuan?"
Jiuchuan pushed his glasses up embarrassedly and said, "It's me."
"You...why are you here, and you are a girl?"
Cartoonist Jiuchuan has never clearly stated her gender online, but her painting style and case reasoning are rational, so fans speculate that she might be a boy.
I didn't expect to meet her in person today. Later, Chen Zhan learned that Zhou Jingyu sent someone to contact Jiuchuan's publishing house and learned that she lived in Beijing. He specially paid a high price to invite her out just to prepare a surprise for Chen Zhan.
No one would be unhappy to see the cartoonist they admired, and one even gave him a complete set of his autographed comics. During the chat, he found that he had many common topics with Jiuchuan, so he added his contact information as a friend.
Chen Zan felt that happiness came too suddenly, and she felt dizzy the whole afternoon. When Zhou Jingyu came to pick her up in the afternoon, she was reluctant to leave.
The man sighed softly at this. It was clearly he who arranged this meeting, but now that Chen Zan liked the other person so much, even though the other person was a woman, he felt a little jealous for some reason.
"Zhanzhan, Jiuchuan has a flight this afternoon to go home for the New Year. Don't delay other people's trips."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zan had no choice but to say goodbye to his idol reluctantly.
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