He noticed the injury on her face and reached out to Ciyuan.
Jiang Yao shrank back into the elevator, with nowhere left to retreat.
"What are you afraid of? I'm not going to hit you."
It's not like he's never fought before.
She was heartbroken after losing her child and went to find him crying, only to run into Xiang Ciyuan gambling.
Surrounded by prominent and wealthy people, Jiang Yao was naive at the time and always thought that she was already Xiang Ciyuan's person and could appear by his side.
She was afraid that Xiang Ciyuan's gambling would be discovered by Xiang Zhengyi. After all, the Xiang family had two sons, and what if Xiang Zhengyi thought he was unreliable and left all the assets to Xiang Jingyi?
She insisted on going back to Xiang Ciyuan. In her mind, having been with Xiang Ciyuan, having a relationship with him, and even having a child with him, she was now Xiang Ciyuan's woman and would never change.
That day, Xiang Ciyuan lost so much money that he was in a terrible mood. She made a scene, telling Xiang Ciyuan to go back, not wanting him to continue losing money.
She grabbed the man's hand and tried to make him go with her. At first, Xiang Ciyuan tried to coax her gently, but later he couldn't hold back and slapped her, making Jiang Yao fall to the ground.
Before she could react, the man grabbed her hair and dragged her out to the parking lot, where he kicked her in the stomach several times.
"Get the hell out of here! Who gave you the guts to come here and embarrass me?"
"Get out!"
They had some conflicts later, and it ended in a bitter breakup.
Jiang Yao felt a chill run down her spine whenever she thought of the cruelty Xiang Ciyuan had inflicted on her.
Xiang Ciyuan frowned slightly when he saw her like this, clearly recalling those unpleasant memories as well.
"If someone hits you, hit them back."
When they reached their floor, Jiang Yao got off the elevator, but didn't move towards Ciyuan. She pressed the button for the first floor.
As Xiang Nanzhi's belly grew bigger, she became a little self-conscious and didn't want to go to public places anymore, always feeling that she didn't look good.
Try not to get out of the car if you can stay inside.
Having nothing to do that day, I went to Xiang Jingyi's residence in the city in the middle of the afternoon.
She had a key to Xiang Jingyi's place; she knew that when Xiang Jingyi bought that house.
Apart from her, her two older brothers each have their own private space outside, but they usually use it as a place for personal entertainment and almost never stay overnight outside.
Xiang Jingyi loves marine life, so he specially cleared out the second floor to build a huge ocean pool, where he raises conch, shellfish, eels, octopuses, lobsters... as well as some rare marine creatures that ordinary people rarely see.
Many of those marine creatures are aggressive, and some are poisonous. Xiang Nanzhi dared not go to the second floor rashly. Only Xiang Jingyi knew which of these marine creatures could be touched, which could not, and what precautions should be taken.
She went inside and sat on the first floor for a while. The housekeeper made her some tea, and soon after, she received a call from Xiang Jingyi, "Zhizhi, are you at my place?"
"Hmm, I'll sit for a while. Big brother, where's Xiang Man?"
"Xiang Man wasn't feeling well, so I locked him up."
"I came to see Xiang Man."
It had been a very long time since Xiang Nanzhi had personally come to see Xiang Man. Xiang Man was a raccoon raised by Xiang Jingyi; it was fat, round, and very cute.
This house is said to belong to Xiang Jingyi, but it's more accurate to say it belongs to Xiang Man.
Xiang Man can move around freely in the house, and sometimes she will go swimming on the second floor, completely treating the house as her private domain.
Xiang Nanzhi was lying in Shen Shixun's arms last night, watching videos with him, when she happened to see a raccoon, which reminded her of Xiang Man.
Xiang Jingyi put down the documents in her hand. "Zhizhi, wait for me, I'll be right back."
"Brother, I just came to visit, you don't need to be so polite."
"You're just being polite with me."
After Shen Shixun came into her life, she became much more polite. Before, she only cared about doing whatever she wanted, but now she also had to worry about whether she would bother him.
It's too formal to talk about these things between siblings.
Xiang Jingyi hopes his sister will stay in that initial state forever; he doesn't really want her to become a wife or mother.
Xiang Jingyi arrived shortly after. When he got home, Xiang Nanzhi was sleepy and had already fallen asleep on the sofa.
The second floor is specifically used to raise marine life. The seawater in the ocean pool is replaced with a fresh batch every once in a while, so the first floor is particularly cool.
As autumn arrived, Xiang Nanzhi wore a long-sleeved cotton dress and lay quietly, covered with a thin quilt.
Xiang Jingyi sat not far away and asked the nanny to prepare some food.
He turned on his computer and continued working, typing very quietly so as not to disturb her.
About half an hour later, Xiang Nanzhi's phone rang. Xiang Jingyi was about to answer it for her when Xiang Nanzhi opened her eyes, casually swiped the phone, and pressed the answer button.
"Hello……"
"It's a real shame that Boss Xiang isn't here."
"Who are you……"
Xiang Nanzhi was still half asleep, but she could still vaguely recognize the other person's voice, since they had just met a few days ago.
“Li Luchuan…”
"I heard that Mr. Xiang often runs a shop in the antiques industry, so he came here specifically to bring you business."
"You're too kind."
Xiang Nanzhi smiled and said, "Wait for me, I'll be right there."
Xiang Jingyi poured her a glass of warm corn juice and brought over a plate of snacks.
"Big brother, when did you get back?"
"Just got back."
Xiang Nanzhi glanced at the time and realized that almost an hour had passed. "Brother, I have to go now. You should go ahead and do your work too. I'll come see Xiang Man later."
"Xiang Man is sick, so I've locked it in a cage. If you want to see it now..."
"I have something to do, next time."
Xiang Jingyi didn't say anything, but got up and handed her the corn juice, saying, "Drink it before you leave."
"I can't drink anymore, I really have something to do."
She didn't eat any snacks or drink any corn juice. Xiang Jingyi saw her to the door and took a sip when he came back.
Xiang Nanzhi was anxious and went all the way back to the antique market. Li Luchuan was sitting in a chair waiting for him. Zhou Zilu and Zhang Man whispered to each other, "Sister Qiu, you're finally here! As soon as he arrived, he said he wanted to see you and the boss."
"President Li."
"Boss Xiang..."
Li Luchuan was looking down at the designs when he saw her, so he got up and closed the sample.
Xiang Nanzhi extended his hand, "I never expected that President Li would grace my humble abode with his presence. It is truly an honor to have you here."
"My humble abode is inaccurate; this is Boss Xiang's business."
Even after many years, they can still take a joke.
"Mr. Li, you are a man of great experience and knowledge. What advice do you have for me?"
"I wouldn't call it giving you advice, but I've prepared a gift for Boss Xiang, and I hope he likes it."
Xiang Nanzhi could tell from the box that it was expensive, a rare piece of jewelry from a luxury brand. She didn't open it, but she could roughly guess what was inside.
"I dare not accept such a generous gift."
"Take it without worry. I'm not asking you to do anything for me, so don't worry."
Xiang Nanzhi couldn't help but laugh as she led Li Luchuan on a tour of her studio.
Zhou Zilu and Zhang Man were stunned to see the two chatting and laughing.
A man with Li Luchuan's temperament is clearly not ordinary; he must be either rich or noble.
"Just how many connections do you think Sister Qiu has that we don't know about?"
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