Jiang Yao took a sip of tea. "If you ask me, relax. Everyone can live without anyone else. Don't let men tie you down. There are plenty of men out there. If they're right, great; if not, forget it."
"Do you really think so?"
"What else can we do? If we can solve it, we should do our best. If we can't solve it, we shouldn't make things difficult for ourselves and add to our troubles. Matters of the heart are left to fate."
A crisp clapping sound came from the doorway. "Well said, Boss Jiang."
Jiang Yao turned around and saw Xiang Ciyuan standing at the door with a smirk on his face. She jumped up and stammered, "You...you..."
The words stuck in her throat suddenly stopped, and Xiang Nanzhi frowned, "Second Brother?"
Because of the large number of people, Jiang Yao's people did not notice Xiang Ciyuan approaching. She remembered what she had just said and her face flushed red.
"Boss Jiang has his own set of rules when it comes to men, and what he says makes a lot of sense."
Jiang Yao was embarrassed and gave a dry laugh. "I, well, I just said it casually, don't take it to heart, I... I just said it casually."
Xiang Nanzhi really didn't know why Jiang Yao acted so timid and submissive in front of Xiang Ciyuan. "Second brother, you should go out. You've scared her."
"A boss as big as Mr. Jiang, would he be intimidated by me?"
"No, how could that be?"
Jiang Yao glanced at Xiang Nanzhi, her smile more like a grimace.
Judging from the looks of it, Xiang Ciyuan comes here often, even more often than she does.
"Ciyuan, I'll have someone brew you your favorite tea, please wait a moment..."
Jiang Yao quickly slipped away, while Xiang Ciyuan stared at her retreating figure, lost in thought.
"Second Brother."
"Um?"
"It's best to be forgiving when you can. She hasn't done anything to you yet, so don't go too far."
What's wrong with me?
"You know perfectly well what's wrong with you."
It was one thing before, but now that he has finally regained his confidence and decided to move forward, it would be really inhuman for him to keep pestering him.
Jiang Yao runs a teahouse, so she inevitably gets to know people from high society. Some of the bosses in the ancient city like to come here for tea, and Xiang Ciyuan has seen them trying to take advantage of her several times.
She foolishly went over to chat and drink tea with them.
Every time she saw it, Xiang Ciyuan thought that if someone drugged her when she wasn't paying attention, and she was taken advantage of in her own place with the door closed, she would be utterly humiliated.
"Jiang Yao told me that she just wants to find a boyfriend, get married, and settle down. You shouldn't come here unless you have something to do."
Xiang Ciyuan was speechless. "I'll have some tea," he said.
"Why do you choose to drink tea here when there are so many teahouses to choose from?"
"Mind your own business..."
"Haven't you heard the saying that a good ex should be like they're dead?"
Xiang Ciyuan's expression immediately changed, and Xiang Nanzhi cleared his throat, "Why are you looking at me like that? I didn't say anything wrong."
"I'm your brother!"
"It's precisely because he's my brother that things are easier to handle since he's an outsider. You know, even a rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its burrow. If I had known what you did before, I would have definitely taught you a lesson on behalf of Jiang Yao."
A true hero doesn't dwell on past glories. Xiang Ciyuan was speechless. "Let's go."
When they reached the door, Jiang Yao came in carrying a pot of tea. Xiang Ciyuan didn't look at her and brushed past her.
Why did they leave?
"I don't know, I guess they're busy with something."
Jiang Yao didn't press further. She put down the teapot and slowly sat down. "By the way, I heard something when I went downstairs just now."
"What?"
"Song Ze is engaged."
"It's not surprising that he's engaged. Didn't he get engaged to you before?"
Jiang Yao: ...
"Who is it this time?"
“Zhai Ying…”
Xiang Nanzhi almost spat out her tea from the choking sensation; Zhai Ying had ordered a pair of bracelets from her just a few days ago!
Before leaving get off work, Xiang Nanzhi called Zhai Ying and said, "Congratulations!"
"What are you congratulating me on?"
"About your engagement."
"You're quick to respond."
Zhai Ying's engagement was kept quite low-key, but it was still widely known.
The other party was Song Ze. Xiang Nanzhi didn't say much. The circle in the ancient city was only as small as a ball, which was really awkward.
When do you want those bracelets?
"If you have time in the next few days, could you do some urgent processing for me? Let me know how much it will cost."
"Okay, I'll get it done as soon as possible."
The pair of white jade bracelets that Zhai Ying ordered from her were chosen by her personally, accompanying Zhai Ying as she selected the stones from a pile of jade.
Xiang Nanzhi gave Zhou Zilu some instructions and shared some of his thoughts before leaving. Just then, he received a call from Shen Shixun.
"Are you coming to my place tonight?"
Is he missing her? I've never seen him ask her that before.
Xiang Nanzhi replied, "Go."
"I have something to do tonight, so if you come over, I'll pick you up later."
Where are you going?
“Shengting”.
Shen Shixun told her without any hesitation that Xiang Nanzhi was speechless when he heard it was Sheng Ting. He took the initiative to explain, "I wasn't going to find a woman, but drinking with Zhang Yandong."
"You don't need to explain, I believe you."
The man remained silent for a moment, then said, "Go to sleep early."
She heard him light a cigarette on the other end of the line, "Zhizhi..."
"Um?"
"If you can't sleep, I can pick you up later?"
Xiang Nanzhi nodded, "Then I'll wait for you."
Sleeping at home is a little uncomfortable; without him by my side, I always feel an emptiness in my heart.
This is an illness that needs treatment, but she doesn't want to get it treated.
Zhang Yandong usually drinks a lot for business occasions, but this time he drank himself into oblivion and ended up collapsing on the sofa unconscious.
Shen Shixun thought he would have to wait another half hour to get away, but it happened so quickly.
Zhang Yandong was faster than he had imagined.
In a daze, Zhang Yandong suddenly picked up his phone and made a call, saying, "You'll regret this."
"You'll regret this..."
No one knew who he had called. Shen Shixun was smoking when he turned around and saw Zhang Yandong crying.
He was on high alert; he didn't know what to do when a woman cried, let alone a man.
Without asking him why he was crying, Shen Shixun turned around and found someone to send him back, then drove to find Xiang Nanzhi.
Zhang Yandong said he was supposed to keep him company, but when Shen Shixun arrived, he was already quite drunk, so he just pulled him aside and said a few words.
"When a woman is good to you, she clings to you and wants to be by your side every day. But when she doesn't need you anymore, she kicks you to the curb and doesn't even look back."
"Women are the most ruthless."
Shen Shixun thought he was joking. Wasn't he the one who usually had a woman in his arms every day, or sometimes several? Why was he suddenly acting so serious today?
He casually remarked a couple of sentences, but Zhang Yandong became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, "The bigger the family a woman comes from, the more ruthless she can be. A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea... You can't be too open with her; you have to leave room for maneuver. We men must..."
He started talking and then went to vomit.
In just half an hour, Shen Shixun couldn't even remember how many times Zhang Yandong had vomited.
At the entrance of the Xiang family mansion, Shen Shixun's car was parked outside, waiting for Xiang Nanzhi to come out.
She was carrying a bag containing her pajamas and skincare products.
Actually, Xiang Nanzhi's belly was quite big, and he couldn't bear to let her run back and forth.
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