After the betrothal gift negotiation collapsed, I turned around and married a wealthy man.

Qiao Xing didn't go back that early in the evening. Thinking of an empty home, she might as well work overtime with them here.

These three people worked day and night, and it was common for them to stay up until four or five o'clock at night.

At around seven o'clock in the evening, Tao Yang remembered that it was time to eat, and he subconsciously asked, "What should we have for dinner?"

Sun Miao said, "Didn't Qiao Xing leave some rice in the refrigerator?"

"Yeah, I forgot again, I went to heat up." Tao Yang rubbed his belly, as if he was used to Qiao Xing's absence, and passed by her.

But five seconds later, he stepped back again, "Hey, why haven't you gone back today?"

Qiao Xing was busy revising her plan without raising her head, "No one is home, I'll go back later."

"Is your husband not here?" Tao Yang felt strange after asking this question, and scratched his head a little embarrassed.

"He's on a business trip."

"Oh, wouldn't it be unsafe if you go back too late?"

"No way." Qiao Xing thought for a moment, and realized that there was Xing Jiu there, and she didn't know where he was squatting, appearing and disappearing.

Qiao Xing also looked for him, but couldn't find him, but as long as he made a phone call, he would definitely show up within a minute.

"That's fine."

Tao Yang was too embarrassed to continue asking, otherwise it would feel even weirder, "Then let's eat together."

"it is good."

The hot rice Tao Yang mentioned was just putting the food in the microwave to heat it up. It was impossible to fry it in a pan.

Qiao Xing revised the final version of the plan. She rubbed her sore neck, picked up her phone and took a look. It was not yet eight o'clock.

Qin Ce didn't send her a message either. Is he so busy?

She took the initiative to send a message to Qin Ce and asked him what he was doing.

Qin Ce was slow to reply to the news. She didn't come back until she had eaten.

Qiao Xing picked it up and looked at it. What he said back was: Just got home.

Qiao Xing: Coming home so late?
Qin Ce: Well, I went to visit relatives.

He didn't want to go at first, but the old man insisted on letting him go. He said it was unreasonable to come back instead of paying a visit.

Especially the Gu family, his maternal family. You don’t have to go to other places, but you still have to go there.

I haven't visited her in several years. Among the old people in the Gu family, only my grandmother is still there, but she is too old to recognize anyone.

She always regards Qin Ce as her youngest son.

Sometimes it's quite pitiful to look at these old people. Although they have many children and grandchildren, most of them are not around. No matter how powerful their status is and how glorious they were in the past, they are still not alone when they grow old.

Qiao Xing asked him again: When will you come back?
Qin Ce: Miss me?

Qiao Xing curled his lips. Although he really wanted to say it, he didn't have the nerve to say it.

She replied: No.

Qin Ce: Then I won’t come back.

Qiao Xing: Oh.

This word "Oh" directly made Qin Ce frown. It was really difficult to hear sweet words from her mouth.

Not long after, Qin Ce called.

Qiao Xing hurriedly took her cell phone to the bathroom to answer the call, "What are you calling for?"

Qin Ce: "Why haven't you gone back yet?"

Qiao Xing was stunned for a moment, "How do you know?"

"What do you say?"

Qiao Xing thought for a moment, and Xing Jiu must have told him. Sure enough, the guy was squatting downstairs.

Qiao Xing said: "I'll go back later, don't I have to work overtime?"

"What work is so busy?"

"As long as you take care of it, I'm just busy!"

Qin Ce laughed and said, "I was at Bai Yi's house yesterday. Isn't it because I'm not here so late today?"

"Don't be so pretty. I just lost time because of work, otherwise I would have gone back." "Okay, you said so."

Qiao Xing was too lazy to talk to him, "Okay, I'll finish it and go back."

"Well, be careful on the road."

Qiao Xing hung up the phone, went back to clean up the computer desk, picked up his things, "I'm leaving first."

Tao Yang raised his head and glanced at her, "It's so late, do you want me to see you off?"

"No, I called a car."

"Oh."

Qiao Xing walked out of the company and saw a car parked downstairs. She walked over and looked at the license plate number. It was Qin Ce's Mercedes-Benz.

Xingjiu came down and opened the car door for her. Qiao Xing got in the car and returned to Tianxiang Water Garden.

Before getting out of the car, she patted Xing Jiu on the shoulder. Xing Jiu looked back at her, "What's wrong, Miss...Miss Qiao?"

"Stop complaining to Qin Ce."

Xingjiu was stunned for a moment, then he touched his nose and said, "He asked himself."

"You just told me if I asked?"

"Then...I won't tell you?"

Qiao Xing also scratched his head. This is Qin Ce's man. Can he listen to himself?

"Look, I'm the only one at home. What if something happens to me at home and I faint, get an electric shock, or get gas poisoning?"

Xingjiu stared at her, obviously in a daze.

But he looked so fierce. When he stared at Qiao Xing, it made her hair stand on end. She always felt like he was going to blow her head off with a punch the next second.

Qiao Xing swallowed, a little scared, "Then I'm just giving an example, it won't really happen..."

Before she finished speaking, Xingjiu seemed to react, "What Miss Qiao said makes sense. I have to report such a serious matter to the young master."

"..."

He was about to take out his mobile phone to call Qin Ce, but Qiao Xing stopped him hastily, "No, no, I just said it casually, just assuming, don't tell him, so as not to worry him."

"What should I do?"

Qiao Xing said: "That's right, like tonight, if he asks you, don't say anything. Just tell him I'm at home. I'm with my colleagues. Isn't it safer than at home?"

Xingjiu thought carefully for a while and nodded reluctantly, "I understand."

A question mark flashed in Qiao Xing's mind, what does it mean to know?
Just assume he agreed.

Qiao Xing opened the car door and said, "I'll go up first."

She got out of the car, went straight to the elevator, and when she got home, she threw herself on the sofa.

Maybe she was too tired from work today, so she fell asleep not long after lying on the sofa.

Early the next morning, Shen Boyan called her. She drowsily picked up the phone and put it to her ear to answer it.

"You haven't arrived yet?"

When Qiao Xing heard his voice, she vaguely remembered something. She lost all sleep in an instant and looked at the time. It was already 08:30.

"I'll be there soon!"

She didn't dare to delay, so she got up, washed her face and brushed her teeth as quickly as possible, and took a taxi to Liya.

The traffic was too heavy in the morning, especially at this point. The distance was not that far, so it took more than 40 minutes to get there due to traffic jam.

Before she got out of the car, she saw Shen Boyan waiting on the side of the road.

He was wearing a white T-shirt inside and an off-white casual jacket outside. He actually wore casual clothes to meet the client.

He stood on the side of the road with his hands in his pockets. He didn't look like a boss, but more like a college student looking for a job.

Qiao Xing got out of the car and hurried over, "Sorry, I got up late."

Shen Boyan looked her over.

Although Qiao Xing left in a hurry, she still changed into slightly more formal clothes, a white shirt and white trousers, and a long black jacket. Her hair was all tied back, leaving a few strands of hair on her ears.

This is very different from what she usually wears. (End of chapter)