Chapter 38 Can't I go find my wife?
Ji Tanyuan felt a pang of tenderness whenever she thought of puppy.
"I have to wait a couple of days, I haven't had my meeting yet."
Zhong Yan clicked his tongue, "If you don't come soon, your dog will become depressed. It barks all day long. If I get annoyed, I'll just get rid of it."
Ji Tanyuan: "No way, it still calls you Dad, and you've already admitted it."
She was really afraid that Zhong Yan would send the dog to a pet boarding facility. Because the puppy had been used as an experimental dog before she adopted it, its stomach was very fragile. It would vomit and have diarrhea if it was frightened, and it would easily get sick if it went to those places.
"How about I have a pet sitter pick her up and take her to a hotel? That way she won't bother you."
Zhong Yan was surprised to receive this reply. She was so reluctant to trouble him, yet he said something so unfamiliar.
"You're not planning to come back? Have you really forgotten what we agreed on?"
Ji Tanyuan couldn't stand him anymore, "Are you crazy? I already told you I've been busy these past two days."
He hung up the phone after saying that.
Ji Tanyuan returned from the balcony with a somewhat subtle expression. Lu Ke noticed this and remarked, "Marriage really is a torment."
Ji Tanyuan gave a fake smile: "No, it's lunatic."
The lunatic looked at the phone being hung up on, then at the dog in front of him wearing a cowboy hat, and said, "Hey, your mom doesn't want you anymore."
The puppy looked back, stuck out its tongue and smiled. When it saw Zhong Yan's unpleasant expression, it ran back to the man's feet and rubbed against him.
Zhong Yan squatted down and rubbed the dog's head. The hat was a modified version of Ji Tanyuan's hat, and it was quite valuable. "Your mother really spoils you."
When Chu He arrived, he saw the boss smiling at the dog.
It's pretty scary.
You know, the boss hates noisy things the most. He was once assigned to dig potatoes on a suburban farm because he made so much noise that it hurt his ears.
I never expected to smile with satisfaction at a beagle, one of the noisiest dogs in the world. Does marriage really change a person's personality?
If he has a good temperament and a good personality, he won't have to worry about being exiled for saying the wrong thing in the future.
Chu He stepped forward and greeted, "Boss, walking your dog?"
Zhong Yan hummed in agreement, "Otherwise, what, you'll have the dog walk me?"
Chu He chuckled twice, "This is the first time I've ever heard of a dog leading someone astray."
Zhong Yan looked up and said, "Chu He, I've discovered that you're better suited to be a mute."
Chu He wiped his mouth and got down to business: "Boss, I've completed the task you assigned me. I've checked the bloodline of the four Ji brothers, and they're all related by blood, from the same parents."
Zhong Yan stood up. "That's strange. How come the eldest, second, and third children are all the same, but the fourth one is like he won the genetic lottery?"
Chu He is a tall and strong man, but he is straightforward and outspoken. His mouth is like the gap between his two front teeth, letting in the wind.
"What's so strange about that? You and Young Master Zhong Jing are not the same."
Zhong Yan patted the dog's head, "Puppy, come on, bite him to death."
Chu He didn't know what he said that angered him again, "Don't be angry, it's normal for bad bamboo to produce good bamboo shoots."
Zhong Yan nodded, "I thought we were going to discover some big secret."
Chu He rubbed his head. "As you said, I also investigated the death of your wife's brother."
Ji Tanyuan's older brother, Ji Zhihe, was the elder of twins. He died when he fell into the water at the age of 11. It is said that Madam Ji only managed to save Ji Tanyuan, which caused Ji Zhihe to be swept away by the waves. By the time he was rescued, he had already passed away. From then on, Madam Ji suffered from severe depression.
Zhong Yan sat in the study, thinking about what Chu He had said during the day. He had never heard Ji Tanyuan mention this older brother before.
There are no photos or other traces of Ji Zhihe in the Ji family.
His wife's family is really quite strange.
Zhong Yan put out his cigarette after taking two puffs, got up and opened the window. Downstairs was a small flower bed of Juliet roses, which Ji Tanyuan had specially transplanted two days before she left.
It was a gradient of warm pink, just like Ji Tanyuan herself, giving people a sense of European classical elegance and nobility, which is why he was sometimes amazed by the competitive desire in Ji Tanyuan's bones.
The charm of human nature sometimes comes from contrast, and Ji Tanyuan successfully piqued his interest.
Zhong Yan opened her phone and dialed Assistant Liang's number, which was answered immediately.
"Arrange a plane to go to Hujiang."
After hearing something said on the other end, Zhong Yan replied, "What do you think I'm going to do? Go find my wife, is that not allowed?"
Ji Tanyuan was unaware that Zhong Yan was coming; she went straight to the dinner party after leaving the company.
It was a dinner party hosted by Shen Xiling. That person came to Hujiang's home to celebrate the old man's birthday. Hearing that Ji Tanyuan was in Hujiang, he invited her to have dinner together.
Half a year later, Shen Xiling had lost a lot of weight. He had sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, a resolute face, and an aura of righteousness.
Ji Tanyuan sat opposite him. "How's work going?"
Shen Xiling nodded, "It got much better after a period of adjustment."
"And you."
Shen Xiling looked at Ji Tanyuan. She was even more beautiful now. Her radiant cheeks revealed faint dimples when she smiled, and her eyes sparkled.
"Just like you, it got much better after a period of adjustment."
Shen Xiling tightened her grip on the cup. He was talking about work, but she was talking about people.
"It's fine." Shen Xiling swallowed the bitterness in his heart.
After he finished speaking, he added, "I'm sorry I can't help with the problems the Ji family is facing."
Ji Tanyuan: "Why are you apologizing? I know you were in a difficult position regarding that matter. It would have been better if you hadn't helped. If you had helped and someone had something on you, I would have felt guilty."
"Fortunately, I have now overcome the difficulties. But you, I heard from Lan Fengsheng that you had a conflict with your family, which is why you were transferred to Shanghai. Why bother?"
Shen Xiling shook his head. "It's just a normal transfer. Don't listen to his nonsense."
Shen Xiling wanted to ask him if he treated her well, and when they would get a divorce, but he didn't want to hear either answer.
Fortunately, she closed her heart and stopped speaking, afraid that Ji Tanyuan would see through her and distance herself from her again.
Around 10 p.m. after dinner, the two went out together.
At the restaurant entrance, Ji Tanyuan turned to say goodbye: "I'm leaving first. You should go back too, and take care of yourself."
Ji Tanyuan paused for a moment, then said softly, "Take care."
Just as I turned around, my arm was grabbed. "Huanghuang."
Before I could finish speaking, a blinding beam of light shone down on us.
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