But the fact that Shen Shixun could use this to threaten her showed Jiang Yao the courage of this man. He was ordinary, yet he was able to plan a kidnapping that would make her look foolish.
Then, he openly admitted it to her, hoping that she would understand and retract any plans that might harm Xiang Nanzhi as soon as possible.
Song Ze, that scumbag, would never do something like that. He only ever thinks about himself and never considers anything else.
After saying that, Shen Shixun didn't want to stay any longer. Jiang Yao followed him and asked, "Shen Shixun, why did you hurt me?"
"Don't you know why I would hurt you?"
Even now, Shen Shixun still feels a burning anger when he thinks about it.
A dramatic event orchestrated by a power struggle between wealthy families dragged him, a complete outsider, into the fray.
Jiang Yao's heart pounded. "I'm relieved that it's you."
Rather than letting her remain anxious, wondering who has the information and when it will suddenly explode like a bomb in her head, it's better to know the truth quickly.
"Shen Shixun, my situation at the time... I... I'm sorry, I apologize to you."
The man turned and left. As far as Shen Shixun was concerned, he could be magnanimous about the past, as long as Jiang Yao was sincere towards Xiang Nanzhi.
After all, Xiang Nanzhi treated her with utmost sincerity and genuinely regarded her as a good sister.
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Seeing that Jiang Yao's expression was a little off, Xiang Nanzhi looked down at her and asked, "What's wrong? Did someone bully you?"
"Liu Wenli, or..."
"No, the teahouse has been doing well these past few days. Ding Xue used to work at a large teahouse and helped me a lot."
Xiang Nanzhi nodded. "Be careful in everything you do. Ding Xue is an outsider after all. Don't trust anyone when it comes to business. That's what my dad told me."
"I understand. You've helped me so much this time, I really don't know how to thank you."
"You're being so mushy. I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going upstairs."
Xiang Nanzhi handed her the cake, turned around, and pressed the elevator button. Jiang Yao only entered the house after seeing her enter the elevator. Xiang Nanzhi waved to her.
Upstairs, the man had already finished showering and come out. Nothing had changed in the room except that a large piece of cake on the table was missing.
There was no one in the bedroom, and no one else anywhere else. Shen Shixun searched for a long time.
He sat down, staring at the cake in front of him, and almost thought he was hallucinating.
But the cake really did look like it had been chewed by a dog; a big piece was missing...
Being able to cut a cake so badly it looks like a dog chewed it is a skill, one that others don't have, but Xiang Nanzhi definitely does.
"Honey, I'm home."
Xiang Nanzhi kicked off her shoes and put on slippers. She wore a black dress with pearls and a beautiful necklace.
The man was shirtless, with water droplets still visible on his abs, wearing shorts, and his hair was half-wet, resting on the doorway facing the entrance.
Seeing him like this, Xiang Nanzhi blushed unconsciously. She also noticed that Shen Shixun reacted as soon as he saw her.
She changed into slippers only after we stood face to face, making that area less obvious.
"Who did you have dinner with?"
"A friend, let me take a shower first."
"Zhizhi, you smell so good."
Xiang Nanzhi: ...
"Shall we go to the bedroom?"
He may seem quite upright, but once that thing gets going, he always comes across as a scoundrel.
Xiang Nanzhi wasn't opposed to it, but since she had just returned, she should be allowed to sit for a while.
"Shen Shixun, I'm so tired with my big belly, I have no strength left."
She leaned against the wall, and the man pulled her clothes down. She turned her face away slightly. "Could you give me a moment to catch my breath? Otherwise, my legs are weak, and I can't stand up straight."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man carried her into the bedroom in his arms and closed the door behind him.
The next day, Xiang Jingyi called Xiang Nanzhi and asked her to go home halfway through the trip.
Xiang Nanzhi declined, citing being busy with work, saying she would come later. Unexpectedly, Xiang Jingyi couldn't wait and actually came to the antique market to find her.
Xiang Nanzhi was speechless. Was there really such a rush?
She stopped what she was doing, invited Xiang Jingyi to her resting place, made him a cup of coffee, and washed some fruit. "Brother, next time you come, please let me know in advance. Didn't I say I'd be there later?"
"I'll take a look."
Xiang Nanzhi has been here for a while. He knows the approximate location, but he hasn't come to check it out yet.
The place is small, but she has kept it quite well-maintained.
"Did you make all the things displayed outside?"
"I did it, but Zhou Zilu and Zhang Man did some of the things too."
Xiang Jingyi remembered that these two designers were found by Ma Xiaorong, and he had reviewed their resumes. He only came to Xiang Nanzhi's place after confirming that there were no problems.
What were the plans for last night?
"ah?"
"last night."
"I didn't have any plans last night."
As Xiang Nanzhi said this, she took a sip of buckwheat tea. Xiang Jingyi looked her over and said, "Zhizhi, you blush when you lie."
They wouldn't even look at each other; it was quite obvious.
Xiang Nanzhi had no choice but to put down the cup. "Li Luchuan is back. I only just found out that he's been back for a while now, and he's even doing business with our family."
Then she looked at him and asked, "Brother, you came here just for this?"
"You should have less contact with him."
"Don't we have a cooperative relationship with them?"
"He intends to take the mine that Master Zhou owns."
"What?"
Xiang Nanzhi was taken aback. "Does he not know about that mine...?"
Digging that mine would be tantamount to going against Sun Xing, and who is Sun Xing?
Seeing Nan Zhi's nervous expression, Xiang Jingyi's guess was pretty much right. "We haven't been in contact for so many years, so let's not have any contact in the future. There's no need to meet in private either. Li Luchuan is not a good person."
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