Having learned from the experience at noon, Xiang Nanzhi didn't want to attract too much attention, so he switched to a more discreet car.
She walked around the parking lot downstairs to her house. Ma Xiaorong took the car keys and walked to a black car. "This is the most low-key car I own. My mom drives this car when she goes grocery shopping."
Ma Xiaorong's parents both worked for the Xiang family. The Xiang family was very generous, and she and her parents lived a very comfortable life from a young age. Although they couldn't compare to those wealthy families, their quality of life was still much higher than that of ordinary families.
Xiang Nanzhi had no choice but to reluctantly accept the car keys. "The cars in the family are all too flashy and out of touch with reality. I'll talk to my older brother and ask him to buy a more down-to-earth car."
"Did the sun rise in the west?"
Ma Xiaorong laughed and said, "Isn't this what you said, that only nice cars are worthy of your status? That's why the young master bought these cars for you to choose from when you go out. These styles and colors are all to change your mood."
"Did I say that?"
"yes."
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It was the height of the day at the construction site. Xiang Nanzhi was fully equipped with sun protection, wearing a light gray sun-protective clothing. Music was playing in the car when suddenly the music was interrupted.
She glanced at her phone; it was Song Ze again.
Has the sun risen in the west lately?
"Namji, do you have time tonight? I'd like to meet you. I heard you're going to Saigon for a few days, and I'm worried about you."
"No, I don't have time tonight."
Her skin wasn't fully healed yet, so she didn't want to go out and embarrass herself.
After hanging up the phone, Song Ze was utterly bewildered. Had Xiang Nanzhi gone mad?
The woman who used to fawn over him and wanted to be around him all the time is now ignoring him like this. Could it be that Shen Shixun satisfied her, so she no longer needs him and has fallen for someone else?
Thinking this, Song Ze felt a pang of sadness. Although he disliked Xiang Nanzhi and thought the woman was unintelligent and somewhat foolish, he was still somewhat disappointed that this woman, who had always idolized him, had suddenly stopped caring about him.
Jiang Yao stood at the door, looking at Song Ze's anxious expression, her heart in turmoil.
She schemed and plotted, finally securing the opportunity to become Mrs. Song, only to have Xiang Zhengyi say, "I'm afraid my daughter will be unhappy," and she still hasn't achieved her goal.
No one in the Song family dared to mention marrying her again.
Song Ze's suggestion to keep his distance from her was heartbreaking; who knew what might happen after they kept their distance?
This was because they were afraid of completely offending Xiang Zhengyi, who would then kick Jiang Yao aside.
Xiang Nanzhi deliberately parked the car on the road outside, without turning off the engine or turning on the air conditioner. After sleeping for a while, she opened her eyes. She had been sleeping a lot since she became pregnant. She stretched, opened the car door, and got up. The sun outside was not as strong as it had been when she left.
She glanced at the time and realized it was afternoon.
I took the car keys and headed to the construction site, where the workers were still busy under the sun.
After asking around, Xiang Nanzhi found Shen Shixun working at height outside the frame of an unfinished building. Looking up, the height frightened her. The man was delivering a batch of goods high up in the air, and she could see his petite figure in the distance below.
Xiang Nanzhi was afraid that those things would fall and hit her, so she quickly stepped back.
"Don't stand here, go over there and put on your helmet. He'll come down when he's done."
After Yang He finished speaking, he turned and left.
Xiang Nanzhi sat in the seat Yang He had suggested, put on his helmet, and waited a long time before Shen Shixun came down.
If it weren't for the mosquitoes constantly buzzing around her, she would have almost fallen asleep while waiting.
The passing workers glanced at her from time to time, speculating about her relationship with Shen Shixun. They wondered how much money he owed her to come to the construction site twice a day, or how desperately she needed a man...
Men's conversations are rarely innocent; the less you know, the more curious you become.
Shen Shixun was covered in thick cement, looking much more disheveled than when she saw him at noon. His skin was tanned dark and red from the sun, and he was sweating profusely as he approached her. Xiang Nanzhi could smell a strong odor of sweat on him.
She stood up and touched her nose with the back of her hand; the man instinctively took a step back.
"I came to you to tell you that I didn't mean anything by giving you money at noon."
Xiang Nan was afraid that Shen Shixun would think she looked down on him.
She had indeed thought that way when she was young and naive, and even cursed him behind his back for being poor and stingy. But when they arrived in Saigon, he didn't retaliate against her and even protected her all the time, which touched her deeply.
People are always in cycles. When you hate someone, you hate them to death, but when you discover that person has qualities that you admire, you will let go of all your past prejudices.
Shen Shixun also had a bad temper, but he didn't take it to heart and replied, "I know, you can go back now."
Zhuan Tou was about to get busy again, and Xiang Nanzhi looked at the mess and asked, "When will you be done?"
"Is there something you need?"
She waited for him for so long not just to apologize, but also to express her gratitude for his time in Saigon and to give him a simple improvement in his quality of life.
"I'd like to have a meal with you."
They had never eaten together in the ancient city.
Shen Shixun paused for a moment, then said, "Okay, wait for me to get off work."
He was busy until dark before he finished. The construction site was dark everywhere, with only the work area illuminated by a little light.
The busy men sat down to rest, their eyes unconsciously falling on Xiang Nanzhi. They all wanted to say a few words to her, but she was too beautiful, and these men couldn't bring themselves to speak.
They are all self-aware people who know the gap is too big.
Yang He finished half a bottle of water, noticed the different expressions on the men's faces, and walked over out of curiosity. "What's your relationship with Shixun?"
"Who are you……"
“I am his friend.”
Yang He looked very thin and small, not as tall as Shen Shixun, but he spoke to her without changing his expression, as if he were simply asking a question.
There's no gossip involved.
"You're his friend, so hasn't he mentioned me to you?"
"No."
Yang He looked Xiang Nanzhi up and down. "A few months ago, Shixun was seriously injured and I personally took him to the hospital."
"I said I was going to call the police, but he stopped me and wouldn't say who did it no matter how I asked. Later, I kept getting injured, each time more serious than the last..."
Yang He was afraid that Shen Shixun had gotten into some trouble, but it seemed that these things were all related to this woman.
"Women like you who find pleasure in tormenting men are going too far."
The people around didn't seem to care, but they all overheard what was happening. This woman was definitely rich; she didn't look very old, but she was doing some rather perverse things.
She gets pleasure from torturing men, tsk tsk tsk...
"No, it's not what you think, he..."
Xiang Nanzhi wanted to explain but didn't know how; she couldn't very well reveal her relationship with Shen Shixun.
His face immediately turned pale and then red. Yang He continued, "Does Shixun owe you money, or is he short of money and has no choice but to come to you? If it's about money..."
"Yang He".
The man suddenly appeared, grabbed Xiang Nanzhi's hand, and left the construction site.
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