Chapter 131 The competition ended, Li Zhinan was at a disadvantage
Chu Huaijing's heart sank. In the end, he still asked this question.
However, since he dared to admit it, he naturally would not hide it from him, so he whispered: "I don't know, I haven't calculated it."
"I don't know what you mean?" Li Zhinan took another sip from the cup. He looked lazy, but in fact, he stared at Chu Huaijing with a sharp gaze: "You said you like her, but you don't know how long you have liked her? There is something wrong with your words."
Facing his aggressiveness, Chu Huaijing just smiled lightly: "Liking is a feeling. Sometimes, this feeling is not very clear, but one thing I can be sure of is that she gave me a very reassuring feeling at the Chinese medicine market that day."
Li Zhinan's face froze as he recalled what happened that day. He was in the box, chatting and drinking with Luo Shengfangzhuo and others, while Chu Huaijing and Cheng Qian were shopping.
"Tell me more about it? How can I feel at ease?" Li Zhinan knew that asking this would make his heart stab, but he just wanted to know.
"I can't put it into words." Chu Huaijing recalled the scene of that day seriously: "She didn't have any sense of aggression, no sharp edge. She was quiet and gentle, but also very knowledgeable. That day, I was cheated by a medicine dealer, and she came to help me out. She didn't mind the trouble and took me all the way to buy nearly twenty kinds of herbs. She explained the pharmacology of the herbs to me as we walked, with a faint smile on her face and whispering softly."
"Okay, stop talking." Li Zhinan thought he could listen to the whole thing, but in fact, he overestimated his heart and he couldn't bear to hear another word.
"Zhi Nan, you probably don't like Cheng Qian's quiet qualities." Chu Huaijing knew how to stab someone. He smiled and said, "In comparison, Cheng Yan is bright and cheerful, energetic and talkative. Moreover, she can help you with social events. You like people like her, don't you?"
Li Zhinan was speechless when asked, he opened his thin lips and then closed them again.
Chu Huaijing sighed softly: "Everyone likes different types, which is normal. You like bright and generous people like Cheng Yan, but I prefer gentle and quiet ones. Thank you for returning freedom to Cheng Qian. Now I can see my heart more clearly."
Li Zhinan wanted to get up and leave. What kind of friend is this? Every word he said was like a knife, and he was so confident in returning the knife.
"Okay, stop talking. There is one thing I must emphasize. My feelings for Cheng Yan are somewhere between friends and siblings. It's not the kind of love between a man and a woman as you said. You've over-interpreted my thoughts." Li Zhinan decided to vindicate himself, and he said gloomily.
Chu Huaijing was stunned, with an expression of disbelief: "Zhi Nan, you don't like Cheng Yan? How is that possible? Your relationship with her is well-known in our small circle."
"What do you mean by recognized? When did I ever admit it?" Li Zhinan's face was grim, and his breathing was erratic. "Have your eyes grown to the back of your heads? You can't even tell the difference between friends and lovers?"
Chu Huaijing was criticized like this, but he was not convinced.
He immediately listed the evidence with a smile: "Zhennan, since Cheng Yan was brought into our circle by you, you have always defended her, haven't you? I remember one time, she was molested in a bar, and you were the first to rush forward and beat her until she was black and blue. When Cheng Yan was drunk, you were the one who hugged her. She went downstairs, she was sick, and you were concerned about whether she took medicine. Her father's company was short of money, so you immediately invested tens of billions of dollars to support him. As for more details, I won't go into details. In short, in the eyes of those of us with eyes, she is your extramarital solution. "
Chu Huaijing emphasized the three words "Jie Yuhua" with extra emphasis.
Li Zhinan's brows were furrowed in a knot, and he looked at Chu Huaijing angrily, "Don't talk nonsense here. What Jie Yuhua? I've already told you that I only treat her as a friend and sister. All the behaviors you noticed were just interactions between friends."
"I don't have such interactions." Chu Huaijing immediately excluded himself: "Don't even mention that you're married. As a single man, it's impossible for me to have so much interaction with friends of the opposite sex."
Li Zhinan opened his mouth and closed it again. This time, he really had nothing to refute.
"So... Cheng Qian thinks the same as you do? She misunderstood the relationship between Cheng Yan and me?" Li Zhinan realized it belatedly. At this moment, he was terrified and wanted to rush over to explain things to her immediately.
"Cheng Qian is your wife. Our feelings, when put in front of her, are like a magnifying glass. They must be magnified at least ten or a hundred times. Zhinan, although I am your friend, you were too unkind in this matter." Chu Huaijing said sarcastically.
But I began to feel sorry for the grievances and injustices that Cheng Qian suffered.
Li Zhinan lowered his head, and for a moment, his heart was in turmoil.
Chu Huaijing also noticed that he seemed to be regretting something, and he was shocked.
It's over. Did he provoke Li Zhinan and make him start to reflect?
Thinking of this, Chu Huaijing decided to shut up for the time being.
Downstairs, there were two children laughing happily, and beside the tea table outside the balcony, two men were as quiet as death.
Cheng Qian is working in the laboratory. Her recent research has yielded considerable results and progress. Two of the patients in the clinic have recovered very well and they even sent two banners.
One is hung in Cheng Qian's office, and the other is hung in Qiao Silin's office.
Cheng Qian knew that there was nothing wrong with her research direction, so she focused more on it.
The busy time passed quickly. When I looked up, I saw the clock hand pointing to twelve o'clock.
Cheng Qian blinked her sour eyes, reached out to take the phone and took a look.
On silent mode, my phone received two calls but I didn't answer them, and also received two messages.
Cheng Qian immediately picked up her phone and called Li Zhinan.
"You finally answered the phone." Li Zhinan lost his temper. He was at Chu Huaijing's place just now and had been wanting to find this excuse to leave. However, the call didn't go through and he didn't humiliate himself. At this moment, he could only stay at Chu Huaijing's house with Xiaoye for dinner.
"My aunt is sick. I'm going to see her at noon. I'll leave Xiaoye in your care." Cheng Qian just informed him and hung up the phone.
Li Zhinan was forced to swallow back what he wanted to say, feeling very depressed.
Chu Huaijing looked up at him and asked, "Cheng Qian is still working overtime?"
Li Zhinan's face looked unhappy. He picked up a piece of beef for his son and nodded: "Yes, she is a workaholic. Do you like workaholics?"
Chu Huaijing nodded calmly: "I like it."
Li Zhinan: "..."
If he wasn't a good friend, he would have punched him.
Xiao Ye was eating meat with gusto. When he looked up and saw two adults talking, Xiao Ye interrupted and asked, "Uncle Chu likes workaholics? Who is the workaholic?"
Li Zhinan was shocked. His son has grown up now and also pays attention to the words and actions of adults.
From now on, he can't talk about these adult things in front of his son.
"Your mother is a workaholic." Chu Huaijing said with an amused smile.
Li Zhinan's face froze. He looked up at Chu Huaijing and sternly demanded, "Don't feed the child unhealthy information."
Chu Huaijing's handsome face froze. It was just a few words, what was unhealthy about it?
Forget it, Li Zhinan just got divorced, he won’t bother with a newly divorced man.
After getting off work at noon, Cheng Qian went to the fruit store. After buying fruit, she went to the mall and bought a lot of things. Then she hurried to Ye Zhu's house.
Ye Zhu had just finished an injection and was resting at home. She had no plans to cook lunch.
Hearing the doorbell, she got up and opened the door. When she saw Cheng Qian, her heart warmed.
"Xiao Qian, why are you here? Where is the child?" Ye Zhu knew that if she didn't work, she would definitely be at home taking care of the child. Now that she ran here, who would take care of the child?
Seeing her auntie's pale face, Cheng Qian asked with concern, "Auntie, have you seen a doctor?"
"I just caught a cold. I'm old and my immunity is weak." Ye Zhu said with a smile: "The doctor prescribed some medicine. I'll be fine after taking it for two days."
"Have you eaten?" Cheng Qian asked.
"It's not cooked yet." Ye Zhu shook her head: "It doesn't taste good either."
Cheng Qian was embarrassed for a moment: "Auntie, the food I cooked is not very delicious. How about we go to a restaurant downstairs to eat?"
"Don't bother..." Ye Zhu said, "I can do it."
"Stop it, let's go." Cheng Qian came over and pulled her arm.
Ye Zhu changed her clothes and went out with Cheng Qian. Looking at the warm child beside her, Ye Zhu felt sad.
Thinking that her son had settled down and started a family abroad, she, an old mother, felt useless and was forced to rush back to China. Fortunately, her niece was a sensible and considerate child.
Cheng Qian ordered some food and told Ye Zhu that she was going to move out.
Ye Zhu was filled with emotion: "Xiao Qian, if you ask me, Mr. Li is quite responsible. He didn't treat you badly regarding your divorce this time, and he even gave you the child."
"Aunt, let's not talk about him anymore. I want you to move in with me in the future." Cheng Qian was also worried that her aunt would be alone at home with no one to take care of her. She would also hire two aunts, and the aunt would help her look after the house. They could take care of this small family together and take care of each other.
"Okay? Of course I'm willing." Ye Zhu's eyes lit up and she was full of energy: "But, I'm afraid you'll dislike me as an old lady..."
"Aunt, you're only in your fifties, how come you're old?" Cheng Qian interrupted her immediately: "I really hope you can move in. I'm happy to live with you. Of course, I also hope you can take care of Xiao Ye for me. He likes you very much, too."
"Don't worry, I will do my best to take good care of Xiaoye." Ye Zhu was moved to tears: "Xiao Qian, auntie is very lucky to have a niece as sensible as you."
"It's my honor too." Cheng Qian chuckled.
After lunch, Cheng Qian decided to go back to the laboratory in the afternoon. She felt relieved since Xiao Ye was being taken care of by Li Zhinan.
Moreover, I heard that sons should be taken care of by their fathers more often, so that they can be more masculine.
Cheng Qian returned to the laboratory at around 2:00 p.m. As soon as she arrived at the office, she found someone standing at the door.
"Cousin..." Cheng Yan saw her and whispered, "I've been waiting for you for more than an hour. You're finally back."
Cheng Qian's pretty face turned cold and she pushed the door open and entered her office.
Cheng Yan followed in immediately. As soon as she came in, she knelt in front of Cheng Qian with a thud: "Cousin, hit me and scold me, I deserve it."
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