don't want to miss you

Chapter 3 Let Me Thank You, Give Me Empty Joy

After confirming Shi Mochi's intentions, she simply put the order aside temporarily and concentrated on doing other things.

Bad weather with wind and rain is always more likely to make people sleepy. After drinking three cups of coffee in a row, Jiang Qiaoan finally lasted until get off work. He was about to change clothes when the manager's office called again.

Jiang Qiaoan was very surprised when he heard the boss call him to go to the dinner party. In the past, the company had always assigned a few young, lively and sociable female colleagues to warm up the dinner.

Before he could think of an excuse to refuse, Mu Yin sent a text message - I will also go to the dinner later, and I just happen to go home together, so that you don't have to cook.

After realizing that this abnormal arrangement was due to Mu Yin, Jiang Qiaoan only felt that his suspicion a moment ago was ridiculous, so he touched up his makeup a little, got in the company car, and went to the hotel with his colleagues.

Because the true value of jewelry used as collateral is difficult to accurately assess, banks tend to be very cautious when lending to jewelry companies.Jewelry companies often need a large amount of capital turnover. In order to establish a good relationship with Mu Yin's bank, their company has naturally put in a lot of effort and has a lot of contacts with it.

Jiang Qiaoan and his party deliberately arrived half an hour early to show respect. While waiting, they heard the manager chatting with a middle-aged man she had never met before. Jiang Qiaoan knew that Yongshi Group was about to acquire the company he worked for.

"Yongshi? Why." Because she was too surprised, she made an exception and interrupted.

The manager was in a good mood, and it was rare for him to turn his head and explain to her patiently: "Our current boss is not interested in this business at all, and has always wanted to switch to a hotel. He revealed this idea when he took over from his father the year before last, because the former boss did not agree to join the hotel. He put it on hold because he couldn’t find a capable and interested buyer all the time. Nowadays, he always offered a good price, so of course he won’t hesitate.”

"We are always the most filial. I heard that he bought your company to put his mother's name on it as a gift for her 50th birthday. Madam Shi fully deserves her status in your jewelry design industry." It turned out that This one is the representative sent by Shi Mo Chi.

The young female colleague who came with me responded without losing the opportunity: "Haha, that means our company is going to be renamed Ruiqi Jewelry? If I knew that Designer Yang would become our big boss behind the scenes, I would have been there every day when she hadn't left. She pretends to be hardworking."

When Mu Yin and the others came in, Jiang Qiaoan was still distracted. It wasn't until she was patted heavily by the female colleague beside her that she realized that she wanted to stand up with the others to greet her.

After chatting for less than 5 minutes, the manager realized that Mu Yin didn't have any airs, so he relaxed and joked with him to bond with him, while hinting at Jiang Qiaoan and the others with his eyes to toast.

The female colleague immediately understood, walked up to Mu Yin, and he began to circle the table to pay respects, and the atmosphere quickly heated up.

Jiang Qiaoan also couldn't hide. She just poured the wine and before she went to Mu Yin's place, she heard him say, "Substitute tea."

Of course, the female colleague who came with her didn't agree, and she joked with a smile: "You can't treat us differently just because Designer Jiang is beautiful, right? I just had a full circle of drinking."

Mu Yin also laughed, reached out to take the wine glass in Jiang Qiaoan's hand, and drank the two glasses in one gulp: "If you don't replace it, don't replace it, I will drink for her this time, what a big deal."

Everyone booed together and asked him if he wanted to chase Jiang Qiaoan. Mu Yin didn't answer directly, but said: "I drove here, if she doesn't drink, you can save me the trouble of finding a driver for me when I go back."

Seeing several glances coming at the same time, Jiang Qiaoan had no choice but to explain: "We live...very close."

"Why didn't you say you knew each other earlier!" The manager's tone was full of blame, but his eyes were more than seven points more affectionate than before.

Jiang Qiaoan finally realized the purpose of Mu Yin's actions tonight—she once complained to him casually that the manager was unreasonable and often made things difficult for the people below.During the time we spent together, Mu Yin was naturally grateful to Jiang Qiaoan for all the care she had given her. She was not used to being polite with her friends, so she filled a glass and respected him from afar.

Where can I find an excuse not to drink in the wine market, opened the first glass, and when others offered to pay their respects, she had to accept the order. The female colleague had already prepared a glass of warm water for her and put it in front of the person who was waiting for the respect. As soon as he left, he could pretend to drink water and spit out the wine, so Jiang Qiaoan was only slightly drunk after eating this meal for almost two hours, until the director of the credit department who came with Mu Yin insisted on drinking with her.

He was seven or eight points drunk, and pulled Jiang Qiaoan to tell a joke about how Mu Yin was chased by a little girl from their bank and had nowhere to hide. Too much haste inevitably caused a burst of intense dizziness.

After sitting down, she casually picked up the water glass in front of her, trying to soothe the wine with water, but she was dizzy after drinking half of the glass. Then she remembered that most of the wine was mixed in the water glass. When Mu Yin saw this, he said that he wanted to leave, and everyone naturally Take advantage of the situation and leave the seats.

Jiang Qiao'an was feeling unwell, so he couldn't get up immediately, and suddenly heard a familiar voice from outside the door: "Hey, it's so lively."

Seeing Shi Mochi, the manager and the middle-aged man sent by Yongshi immediately got up and gave up their seats. He waved his hand and turned to Mu Yin and said, "I'm eating next door, and I heard that Brother Mu is also there, so I came here to call you." Hello."

It didn't take long for Mo Chi to talk to the bank in person. Although they had met before, they didn't meet at all. Mu Yin was really puzzled and subconsciously glanced at Jiang Qiao'an.

Following Mu Yin's gaze, Shi Mochi saw that the person lying on the table was Jiang Qiao'an. After his face changed a few times, he walked over to greet him: "Miss Jiang is not feeling well?"

Jiang Qiaoan raised his face and looked at him for a while, vaguely thinking that he was in a dream, so he leaned his head in peace: "Well, I'm dizzy, Mo Chi, let's go back."

Among all the people present, the one who was most surprised was Shi Mochi. After being frozen for a moment, he helped her up with one hand and lowered his voice: "Okay, go back."

Mu Yin was startled for a moment, and then immediately chased after him: "Brother Shi's dinner is still over? I live with her, so I don't need to bother you."

Shi Mochi stopped in his tracks, turned around and asked him, "Living together? Hehe, what does it matter?"

The temperature in the hotel lobby is slightly lower than that of the private rooms. Jiang Qiaoan felt cold, so he shrank into Shi Mochi's arms. Mu Yin didn't understand why he felt stuffy, and the smile on his face faded: "I and her Living together, since brother Shi is willing to send her off, he won't mind sending me back along the way."

Shi Mochi acted as if he hadn't heard of it. He took off his coat and wrapped the person in his arms and walked out. The driver didn't expect him to leave early, so he had to rush to the parking lot to pick up the car.While waiting, Jiang Qiaoan's drunkenness was washed away by the cold rain blown by the cold wind. When she saw the silver extended car that was not part of Shi Mochi's memory coming slowly, she gradually became confused. After realizing that Mu Yin was only one step away, he finally woke up.

"Last time you mistook the car, don't tell me you even mistook your boyfriend this time." Sensing the restlessness of the man in his arms after waking up, Shi Mochi gritted his teeth.

Mu Yin finally caught up. He didn't know what Shi Mo Chi's "admitting his mistake" meant. When he heard the word "boyfriend", he pulled Jiang Qiaoan over without hesitation: "Even if I'm just her roommate, But since I called him out, I have to be responsible to the end, don't you think, her 'former' boyfriend?"

To Mu Yin's surprise, Shi Mochi took the initiative to let go of Jiang Qiaoan's hand. He didn't even get angry, but asked instead, "You said you were just her roommate?"

Although he didn't want to admit it, Mu Yin couldn't deny it. Seeing that Mo Chi didn't intend to continue pestering him, he smiled politely at him, took Jiang Qiaoan's bag, pulled her up, turned around and left.

After all, after drinking a lot of wine, Mu Yin didn't dare to drive by himself even if he didn't feel drunk at all, so he had to take Jiang Qiaoan to the other side of the hotel and wait for the driver to come over.Gradually waking up, she still couldn't walk steadily. When she went down the steps, her feet suddenly stepped on the ground. Fortunately, Mu Yin was agile and hugged her waist sideways. The two of them were a little embarrassed because they were too close. Let go of his hand, but changed his posture, and politely supported Jiang Qiaoan's back - this scene fell into Shi Mochi's eyes. Although he was unhappy, he finally confirmed that these two people were indeed just It's a roommate, so I didn't catch up.

The days are long, he thought.

It wasn't until she got into the car that Jiang Qiaoan realized that she was still wearing a man's coat. She was dizzy and couldn't remember that it originally came from Shi Mochi. She whispered to Mu Yin who was sitting in the co-pilot, " Thank you" and wanted to return it to him immediately, but the space in the back seat was too small, and my hands couldn't be controlled, and I couldn't take it off after tossing for a long time, so I gave it up temporarily and rested my head on the back of the chair for a nap.

Mu Yin was looking out the window silently all the way. When he arrived at the underground garage, he got out of the car and paid a tip to the valet driver, and then opened the door for Jiang Qiaoan. She was already lying on her side in the back seat and fell asleep. After a few words, Jiang Qiao didn't respond, hesitated for a moment, Mu Yin finally got into the car, and carefully carried her out.

She was so light to hold, she was so thin that he couldn't bear to use his strength. The ponytail tied behind his head swept his neck up and down. The elevator was too quiet, except for the roar of the machine, only his heartbeat and her were inaudible. breath.An indescribable taste.

Mu Yin carried Jiang Qiaoan all the way to her bedroom. It was the first time he had entered this suite since they shared the same room. He threw the coat wrapped around her off the bed, pulled the camel wool blanket over her, and put the The slippers in the hallway were placed under the bed, and after adjusting the light and shade of the wall lamp, he quickly closed the door and retreated out, not daring to look at him again——He always prides himself on being a calm gentleman, but there are too many I couldn't help but almost kissed him for the first time.

When Jiang Qiaoan woke up, he only felt a headache, and he was stunned for a long time before he could see the time on the clock, it was not morning yet.

She couldn't remember how she got back, she staggered off the bed, took the bathrobe from the cloakroom, and went to the guest bathroom with a bathtub.

After soaking in hot water for half an hour, she was finally fully awake, recalling the fragments about Shi Mochi, and thought it was a hallucination after drunkenness, until she stepped on the man's coat on the carpet when she returned to the room.

This completely unfamiliar dark coffee-colored overcoat is full of Shi Mochi's breath, although it is mixed with a little tobacco smell that was not there before.In the outside pocket were a pack of unopened cigarettes, a lighter, a can of blueberry-flavored mints, and a new wallet she didn’t recognize. None of them were familiar to her.

And many, many years ago, everything on Shi Mochi's body, even a pack of tissues, was prepared by her herself.

The only thing that remains the same is the old photo in the wallet. The 21-year-old she started chasing after Mo Chi and his parents just because she saw this photo in the wallet she happened to pick up. A senior who has never met face to face.

Knowing that Jiang Qiao'an was going to confess, all the girls in the dormitory tried their best to persuade her not to be stupid, but she didn't even think that Senior Shi, known as the Wannian Iceberg, was only stunned for two seconds before answering "yes" with a smile.

Have been admiring for a long time and fell in love at first sight when returning the wallet?Only she herself understands how absurd this excuse is. She has too much guilt towards Shi Mochi, that's why she treated him twice as close to flattery during the two years together.

The past was almost breathless, she put the wallet back into the jacket, took his cigarette and lighter, wrapped a shawl in a hurry and walked to the terrace to breathe.Before pushing open the glass sliding door, Jiang Qiaoan was startled by a flickering fire and almost screamed, but fortunately, Mu Yin's gentle voice sounded in time.

"Why haven't you slept yet?" Mu Yin unscrewed the two hanging lamps under the eaves.

"You didn't sleep too. I've never been so drunk before. It's a shame. You sent me back just now?"

He squeezed out the cigarette between his fingers, and after a long time, he hummed lightly.

It was extremely cold in the middle of the night in the early winter in the north. She was shivering even though she was wrapped in a heavy cashmere shawl, but Mu Yin only wore a thin smoky gray vest over his shirt. He seemed to be in a bad mood and was rarely willing to speak.

Jiang Qiaoan couldn't find anything to talk about, so he opened the cigarette case in his hand and handed him a cigarette. He said with a smile, "Anyway, I've lost enough face in front of you, so I'm ready to smoke another cigarette."

Mu Yin snatched all the cigarettes in her hand, and threw them aside together with his own: "Since you're not afraid of losing face with me, why don't you tell me what's bothering you."

Alcohol seems to have a magical power that makes people want to talk. She hesitated for half a minute before stretching out her little finger: "Then you have to promise to keep it a secret for me. Even Mu Yan doesn't know about these things."

He had never seen such a childish expression and movement on her body before. The smile spread from the bottom of his heart to the corner of his mouth, and he couldn't help stretching out his little finger to hook her up: "Okay."

"It's too cold here, let's go to the living room, I'll drink a pot of honey pear water to relieve the hangover and nourish the lungs."

The honey pear water just filled two glasses. Jiang Qiaoan curled up on the sofa holding the cup and blew slowly. She was still uneasy, until she was completely warmed up and confirmed again: "You really don't tell anyone?"

"...No one will tell."

"Shi Mochi's stepmother Yang Ruiqi is my mother. She divorced my father when I was very young. She was about five years old. She never came back to see me. My father soon married Zhou Yingrou. She I was very jealous. Not only did I throw away all the things about my mother at home, and no one was allowed to mention it, but when I asked about it, she said that she was dead. I don’t even remember my mother’s name, and I don’t know where to find her. , until I picked up Shi Mochi's wallet in the classroom of elective courses, and there was a group photo of their family of three in it.

She paused, and curled the corners of her mouth: "Blood relationship is really a magical thing. After fifteen or sixteen years, I can't remember what she looks like, but I can recognize her at a glance when I see the photo."

Surprised, Mu Yin couldn't help interrupting her: "Your mother? Could it be that you made a mistake, Shi Mochi's cousin is my sister-in-law in the lobby, I seem to have heard her mention that her aunt wanted to take good care of her Cousin, I have never had any more children, although I had a short marriage before, but I never gave birth to my own children."

Jiang Qiaoan was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "How can this be wrong?"

"You've probably heard that Zhou Yingrou and I haven't gotten along very well. From the time she married when she was five or six years old to when she left home when she was 15, I was expecting my mother to come back and take me away almost every day. , but she never came back. So after seeing her photo in Shi Mochi's wallet, I wanted to go to her immediately, and because she never saw me again, I secretly resented and secretly compared So I thought, if I were Shi Mochi's girlfriend, after getting along for a long time, he would definitely take me home to meet his parents, so that I could pretend to know her without knowing it .”

Glancing at Mu Yin's expression, Jiang Qiaoan asked self-deprecatingly: "This kind of thinking is naive, ridiculous, and excessive, isn't it? When I told Mu Yan quietly back then, she couldn't understand, thinking that I shouldn't use my time with impure motives. Mo Chi. But in fact, I didn’t believe in love at all at that time. The divorce of my parents, the endless quarrel between my father and stepmother made me think that as long as I worked hard to treat Mo Chi well, would there be any so-called true love? It's all the same, and it's not a question of whether to use it or not."

"However, when Mo Chi just graduated in those two years, he was fighting with Yong Ge for independence, and he refused to go home, let alone take me back. After getting along for a long time, I gradually developed feelings. I began to think, in the future and Mo Chi is married, no matter whether my mother can recognize me immediately, we will be a family, and I can call her mother, so this is a very satisfactory result for me."

"When I was in the third year of college, my dad and Zhou Yingrou took my younger brother out for a trip. There was an accident on the way. When I heard the news of their death, I couldn't help shaking all night. I always thought that I had no feelings for that family at all. It wasn't until many years later that I realized that even though it was full of cynicism, it was the only place that really belonged to me, and even if I wish I could never go back, I hope it will always be there."

"It wasn't until my father passed away that I realized that his company was already on the brink of bankruptcy. Before that, he never mentioned to me that the family had financial difficulties. No matter how much food and clothing cost, I was the only one among my peers. All of them are the best. All the real estate and land in the family were mortgaged. After the bank auction, they still owed millions of foreign debts. The most ridiculous thing is my two uncles. The relationship was very tense for a time. After the death of his grandparents, he and his two uncles gradually cut off contact, but as soon as something happened to him, they jumped out and said that I am not from the Jiang family, and I am not qualified to inherit their property from the Jiang family. The reasons for the bastards can all be made up. They didn’t disappear together until they found out that my father only left behind debts and no inheritance.”

"To make matters worse, because my father was the main party responsible for the car accident, in addition to the company's debts, he also had to pay the other party a large sum of money. At that time, my emotions almost collapsed, and Mo Chi came forward for everything. Help me take care of it. In 08, Yongshi was far from the current scale and strength. The main business was export. The foreign financial crisis would naturally cause the company's capital chain to break. When he was the vice president, he even sold his own car to Ouyang Yang, but it was still not enough, so he had to ask his family for help."

"He wanted to save face. He didn't want his father to know that he didn't even have the ability to help his girlfriend. He just took me to find my mother secretly. She recognized me at first sight, but in front of Mo Chi, he couldn't help it." He didn't say anything, and only after a day did he find me in private behind his back."

Speaking of this, Jiang Qiaoan suddenly stopped, and after a long time, he whispered: "After seeing her, I realized that all the previous plans for the future were just empty joy, and the first sentence she said to me was Mo Chi is asking me to leave."

"Why?" Mu Yin couldn't help interjecting.

"She said that the Shi family's family style is very strict. Although she has been glamorous on the surface for so many years, it has not been easy in fact. Moreover, Shi Mochi's father is very taboo to mention my father. If we really get married, she will find it very difficult to do it. people."

"..."

"Actually, I can understand now that everyone has their own helplessness, just like when I couldn't tell Shi Mo Chi why he had to break up with him. I have always longed to have a normal and warm family, where I can be with Mu Yan In the same way, in the deep winter, drinking tea and eating cakes and chatting with the family around the warm fireplace, but at the most helpless time, we know that the reality is so far from the imagination, disappointment, injustice, resentment , hate, at that time, my whole body was filled with these things, I couldn’t see that I still had such a good person, and even when I heard him say how my mother took care of him, I was very jealous.”

"My mother used the money I got when I divorced my father to help me pay off the debt, and gave me all the remaining 300 million. When I left, Mochi changed cities to continue my studies. The memories of my childhood are already very vague. , but I also vaguely remember how well she treated me. I have my pride. I can't accept the burden that my mother thinks I shouldn't appear, and I blame her for not thinking about me. I want her to feel guilty and anxious , After breaking up with Mo Chi, holding his breath, he simply disappeared."

"When I left Mo Chi, only my mother knew the reason besides myself, because I felt so sad and ashamed that I didn't even mention it to Mu Yan. Looking back after many years, all the injustice, disappointment, resentment and hatred back then can be laughed off. I can't remember the decisive mood at that time. All I can remember is the warmth when I was with him. How could I let go so easily and stop fighting for it? Maybe I was too young, I thought The road ahead is still very long, and I thought I would meet so many people, how could Shi Mochi be equal to my own happiness."

"I have been living alone in the past few years. After meeting many people, I realized how wrong my understanding of feelings in the past was. I realized that I wanted to be with him not because I wanted to be close to my mother, not because of habit and dependence, or because I wanted to be with him. I want a family just because he is Shi Mochi. Everyone thinks that I am sorry for him. In fact, when I broke up with Shi Mochi, the one I am most sorry for is myself. Leaving a selfish and stupid person like me is not bad for him. Not a good thing."

Mu Yin had also secretly guessed the entanglement between Jiang Qiaoan and Shi Mochi, but he didn't expect the whole story to be so twists and turns. Her eyes were not red, and there was even a slight smile on her lips, so Verbal comfort is not only useless, but superfluous.

Mu Yin took the cup in Jiang Qiaoan's hand and refilled the hot water for her, then found the box of fruit candies left by his sister from the cupboard, picked two pink ones and added them.

Jiang Qiaoan laughed softly at the side: "I'm not Mu Yan who refuses to drink tasteless water."

Mu Yin put the cup in her hand, turned around to get the coat on the hanger: "I didn't finish my dinner, I know that there is a shop that is very famous for its supper, so I can't sleep anyway, so we might as well go together."

Jiang Qiaoan nodded in agreement, then pulled all his hair back with a thin rubber band, changed into a pair of thick jeans, stepped on flat boots without even taking his mobile phone, and walked out of the apartment with Mu Yin.

Just as soon as she sat at the table in the restaurant, she began to complain: "Why didn't you say earlier that you were going to a star-rated hotel? I was dressed so out of fashion, I thought I was going to a roadside shop to eat wontons and porridge."

Mu Yin glanced at the beauties in gorgeous clothes around him, suppressed a smile and praised in a low voice: "Don't worry, they are not as beautiful as you."

Jiang Qiaoan, who was still wearing the fat shawl, obviously didn't believe it, and urged dissatisfiedly: "Eat whatever you want and hurry up."

Mu Yin naturally obeyed her, and only ordered a cup of Guan Yan with coconut milk for her, and ate abalone porridge by himself, and the man sitting next to him gave his female companion a big bouquet of tulips. Seeing Jiang Qiao looking sideways, Mu Yin asked: "Do you like this kind of flower?"

"No, I like chamomile, her brooch is beautiful, an occupational disease in our industry."

Jiang Qiaoan didn't want to stay longer, this supper only lasted less than 15 minutes, I didn't think before, Mu Yin was even hungrier after eating a bowl of porridge, it was almost two o'clock in the morning, and the snack bar on the street was closed More than half of them, and the sporadically open ones are all deserted, only the barbecue stalls more than a hundred meters away are thriving.

"Have you ever eaten barbecue on the side of the road?"

Jiang Qiaoan shook her head. In the past, she had been accommodating Shi Mochi, who had a light taste, and these habits she had developed when they were together did not change in the slightest after they broke up.

Mu Yin hugged her back: "Let's go."

They ordered a lot of kebabs and vegetables, and the mutton and eggplant brushed with a thick layer of oil were sizzling on the red charcoal fire. Jiang Qiaoan thought it was very fresh, so he took it off directly regardless of the hot iron bars Eat, the meat is a little old, but the taste is unexpectedly good.

Cauliflower and potatoes are not easy to cook, but Mu Yin insisted on robbing her. The two of them ate two big iron plates compared to each other. After counting the scattered iron bars, Jiang Qiaoan was extremely surprised: "You actually ate so much."

Mu Yin smiled and rolled his eyes: "You eat no less than me, no wonder you have a good relationship with my sister, and you refuse to admit that you are greedy. It's exactly the same. I know a lot of good places, sleep next time I'll take you to eat shredded glutinous rice balls when I can't sleep."

There was only beer on the barbecue stand that Jiang Qiaoan didn't drink. Hearing that she was thirsty, Mu Yin asked her to wait under the streetlight, and went to a 24-hour convenience store far away to buy Coke.

In the cold night, Jiang Qiaoan wrapped her shawl tightly and trotted on the spot to keep warm. Thinking of the shredded glutinous rice balls, a small expectation suddenly rose in her heart. After living alone for these years, she had already forgotten what anticipation is.

In addition to Coke, Mu Yin also brought back a small potted plant: "You don't like chamomile. The owner of the convenience store happened to have a potted plant. I discussed with her for a long time before she was willing to sell it."

Jiang Qiao'an felt touched. She knew that Mu Yin wanted to comfort herself, so she didn't tell him that this pot was actually a daisy, but said, "My mother also likes this kind of flower."

"Could it be because of her that you came back to this city? Have you contacted me recently?" Mu Yin hesitated and asked cautiously.

She was silent for a moment: "I called several times, but no one listened... Shi Mochi seemed to have misunderstood that I broke up with him because of money. I don't know how he knew that I took my mother's 300 million before I left. "

"You still care a lot about what he thinks of you?"

"It's a lie that it doesn't matter at all. Forget it... let's not talk about it. You seem to have something on your mind?"

"No."

"Liar, I know why." Jiang Qiaoan smiled triumphantly.

Mu Yin couldn't help but startled: "What?"

"Zhou Wanyi, isn't it?" She imitated Mu Yan's tone, "Let me tell you what you want!"

Mu Yin breathed a sigh of relief, shook his head with a smile, and didn't know the difference.

Mu Yin went out early the next morning, and three hours later he brought Jiang Qiaoan unexpected news.

"Qiaoan, Yang Ruiqi can't be your biological mother. You were almost one year old when she married your father. It is true that she never gave birth to her own children."

Jiang Qiaoan was making nails with a silver thread-drawing pen. Hearing this, she turned her hand, and the nail polish was all stained on her fingertips. She didn't bother to wipe it, so she put the things in her hand on the coffee table, and ran away in a few steps. In front of Mu Yin, he asked in astonishment, "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"

Mu Yin couldn't bear to look her in the eyes, found a piece of paper from the inner layer of the briefcase and handed it over: "You should take a look at this."

She read it twice from the beginning to the end, and then said in silence for a while: "...I want to see... her, but no one answers the phone."

"The nursing home where Shi Tuo lives is less than [-] kilometers away from here, and he can drive there immediately."

"Okay!" Jiang Qiao'an blurted out first, and then shook his head after a while, "Forget it, it's better to contact by phone, Shi Mochi's father is sick, and she may not be able to get away because she is busy taking care of her, so let's rush over like this It's not very polite, and it will disturb her. I left a message before, and when she...it's convenient, she will always call when she wants to go back. I don't want to be a trouble to others. "

Mu Yin has always known that pride, stubbornness and sensitivity are only one step away. He didn't let it go. He paused in the air with his raised hand, and finally fell down. He gently rubbed her hair: "I'll wait for you!" You're going to a colleague's house for dinner, and you're going too? How troublesome is it to cook."

"No, I didn't sleep well last night. I want to go back to my room to catch up on sleep."

Mu Yin didn't force it anymore, opened the door and went out after changing clothes - it's often better to be alone when you are upset.

After hesitating for a while, Jiang Qiaoan dialed the familiar number again, but no one answered.

After sitting in the living room for an unknown amount of time, she finally felt sleepy and went back to her room for an afternoon nap.

Dimly was about to fall asleep, when the cell phone next to her pillow rang suddenly, she woke up suddenly, picked it up to look at it immediately, saw the string of numbers on the display screen, but couldn't answer it for a long time - it turned out that it was so long For many years, Shi Mochi's private mobile phone number has not changed.

The phone rang seven times before there was no more movement. Jiang Qiaoan glanced at the men's coat on the back of the chair, sighed softly, was swollen for a moment, and retracted the quilt again.

After tossing and turning for a long time, she didn't feel sleepy any more. She just felt dizzy and her stomach was sour. She touched her forehead with the back of her hand and breathed into her palms. Then she concluded that she was suffering from a low-grade fever. She got up and looked in the mirror. Staying up late too many times, in addition to an ugly complexion and an unprecedented pimple on the forehead, drinking a glass of warm water, not only did not relieve the discomfort in the stomach, but also added retching.

While changing clothes, she washed rice and cooked porridge, put in the ingredients and covered the pot, and was about to go downstairs to buy medicine, when Mu Yin called again and asked if he wanted to bring her food from outside.

Jiang Qiaoan only said that she had eaten and hung up the phone in a hurry. No matter who she was, she didn't want to show her miserable appearance to anyone.

Putting down the phone, putting on his coat and opening the door, Jiang Qiao'an froze in place—there was Shi Mochi standing outside the door.

Shi Mochi obviously didn't expect the door to be opened suddenly, but he calmed down after only a second of embarrassment, and asked in a relaxed tone: "Miss Jiang is going out? I came to get my coat and was about to knock on the door."

Jiang Qiaoan pretended not to see the cigarette butts and ashes all over the floor, and was hesitating whether to invite him in, when Mo Chi had already passed her and sat on the sofa.

She poured him a glass of water, turned around and went to the bedroom to get the coat and handed it over.

Shi Mochi casually put his coat aside, glanced at the two bedrooms, leaned on the sofa in a relaxed manner and asked, "Where's your boyfriend?"

Jiang Qiaoan didn't sit down, and put on a posture to see off the guests: "He went to a friend's house for dinner, and I have something to go out immediately."

Shi Mochi smiled silently: "Is Mu Yin your boyfriend or roommate?"

"It's none of your business." Jiang Qiao'an didn't remember what happened after he was drunk, and Mu Yin never mentioned it to her again. She didn't know why he asked such a question suddenly, so she had to answer ambiguously.

"Why is this none of my business? As a former deceived person, I naturally have to care about whether anyone will be deceived later."

"...I thought that people like Vice President Shi were busy with their daily affairs, but I didn't expect you to be here at leisure."

Shi Mochi is usually stingy, but when he is in a good mood, he never cares about such sarcasm: "Is it so interesting to lie? If the kid surnamed Mu is your boyfriend, why do you sleep in separate rooms?"

"It's pointless to lie. I lied to you for my own sake. You also know that I've always been too lazy to talk nonsense with people. If I tell you that I'm still single, who knows if you'll do the stupid things you did back then." Jiang Qiaoan lowered his eyes and answered calmly. .

When he broke up with Shi Mo Chiti at first, he naturally refused to agree. He didn't believe that she was just tired of him suddenly. After doubting all the possibilities, he finally locked his eyes on a boy who had been chasing her for a long time—— In order to avoid him, she temporarily decided to apply for a school in the south. The boy happened to be from that city. She only consulted with him a few times by phone, but she didn't expect to be misunderstood by Shi Mochi. After a big fuss, he almost destroyed him. future.

After Shi Mochi heard this sentence, he looked at her coldly for a few seconds before showing a very bright smile: "Jiang Qiao'an, you think too much. Today, I really don't like you."

When Mo Chi took his coat and slammed the door and went out, she felt a little relieved—be friends after breaking up, this sentence can never happen to the two of them, after four years, things have changed, and he has already It's better to find another beautiful woman, with hatred for her, to stay away from each other until she forgets, than to continue to entangle with her intermittently.

To him, it's too unfair; to myself, I can't bear it.

For the next half month, Shi Mochi never approached Jiang Qiaoan again, and she transferred his custom-made crown to other colleagues under the pretext that she was not good at it. He was very happy and treated her with sincerity.

After changing the designer, the style of the crown was quickly approved by Deputy General Secretary Shi, and entered the factory for production immediately. Jiang Qiaoan knew that he would probably never meet Shi Mochi again. With a conceited character, it is already an unexpected miracle that she can find herself after being forced to break up for four years.

Things are getting better and better, but Yang Ruiqi still can't get in touch. In fact, Jiang Qiaoan doesn't understand why he has to rush to find her. Whether it is right or not seems meaningless.

She said to herself, take it as an end to the past.

Three days before Yang Ruiqi's birthday, Yongshi officially took over Jiang Qiaoan's company. Yongshi had never set foot in the jewelry industry before, so he did not make drastic changes in the company's personnel. In other words, it's just a name change.

On the day of Yang Ruiqi's birthday, Yongshi Group will hold a large-scale reception to celebrate the unveiling of Ruiqi Jewelry. As a member of the company, Jiang Qiao'an naturally has to bring a companion to attend. She has no male companion and does not want to join in the fun, so she invites her in advance personal leave.

She was originally an insignificant role, so naturally she was allowed to leave quickly. The manager only asked jokingly: "You really don't want to accompany Mr. Mu? Their bank is also on the invitation list. I heard that he has been recently invited by a group of young and beautiful girls." Girl chasing, a man with excellent conditions, you must keep a close eye on him."

Jiang Qiaoan shook his head and smiled without explaining. He made fun of Mu Yin by saying this during dinner. He didn't deny that he had blossomed recently, but asked very seriously: "You really don't want to go? I heard that you... your Aunt Yang I will also be there, I am short of a female companion who can accompany you."

"Will she be there? Well, let's be together then."

The last time Jiang Qiaoan participated in a reception was five years ago, when Mo Chi's company had just been established, and the dress was temporarily borrowed from a school girl who studied broadcasting and hosting, and it was not tailor-made.She was too thin, and the bust part was too big, so she had to use a row of pins to fix it. As a result, she was worried about being exposed all night, and she couldn't wait to grab it with her hands all the time. In addition, she was not used to high heels, so she naturally had no manners at all. .

On the way back to the dormitory, Shi Mochi laughed at her for being so stupid as if she had never attended a banquet before taking off his suit jacket and putting it on for her.

Jiang Qiaoan snorted: "It's really the first time for me to come to such a formal occasion! After being tired all night, you still dare to disgrace me, and I will never have the heart to accompany you to socialize again."

Shi Mochi didn't believe it: "Your Jiang family can be regarded as having a head and face. You have never been to a commercial reception. You should always go to the birthday party, birthday party and wedding party of your family friend."

"I went to Mu Yan's birthday party every year before I went to boarding school, but they were all at her home, and they were all children of about the same age, and they didn't need to wear dresses and high heels." After finishing speaking, she pouted again. Pouted, "Even if my dad occasionally needs to bring his family to dinner parties, Zhou Yingrou won't let me go. She will only bring my younger brother to pretend to be a happy family of three. Of course, I don't even want to be with her."

Shi Mochi smiled and patted Jiang Qiaoan's head, and squatted down in front of her: "Didn't you keep crying about your feet hurting just now? Come up, I'll carry you on my back. I listen to you talking about Zhou Yingrou every day, the thing about you and her I'm almost ready to recite it! I wasn't born to my mother, but we are very close, much closer than me and my father!"

"The stepmother is different from the stepmother. What do you mean by that? Is it still my problem!" She suddenly felt jealous, and squeezed his ear with one free hand. Steady, it shook a few times, but it didn't let her fall.

After such a long time, she thought she had forgotten everything, but it turned out that she still remembered it vividly, but she just didn't dare to mention it lightly.

"No one you like? Then change to another one."

When Mu Yin came over to ask, the disappointment on Jiang Qiao'an's face hadn't faded away, so he could only hide a smile: "I've already chosen, I'm about to go in and try."

The ill-fitting dress made her so embarrassed that she never dared to wear a tube top.Jiang Qiaoan picked out an improved cheongsam. The conservative stand-up collar not only gives a sense of security but also highlights her slender and graceful neck. The cheongsam is as short as four fingers above the knee. Mu Yin can understand why so many men are so special just by looking at it. Greed for the long legs of beautiful women.

Jiang Qiao'an was preoccupied and had no interest in dressing up carefully. After hastily put on light makeup, he just picked up a ring inlaid with sapphires from the jewelry box before going out. He didn't expect that it would match this cheongsam very well.

There was a jewelry show before the unveiling ceremony. Seeing Jiang Qiaoan beside him looking out of the door restlessly, Mu Yin said in a low voice: "Yang Ruiqi should have arrived as the host, maybe she is resting in the guest room upstairs. I will arrange the meeting, and I will never let you go in vain."

Only then did she feel relieved, but she was still not interested in admiring the precious jewels, and she was lost in thought.

It wasn't until there was a commotion around that Jiang Qiaoan subconsciously looked on the stage. It turned out that at the end of the jewelry show, Shi Mochi appeared on stage together with his parents and the beautiful girl in the photo.

It's just that it wasn't Yang Ruiqi who attracted her full attention, but the girl next to Shi Mochi - the real person was even better.The moment Jiang Qiaoan saw her, she began to regret not dressing up carefully, but what she couldn't let go of was the indescribable similarity between this girl and Shi Mochi compared to the eye-catching appearance, as if they Born to stand shoulder to shoulder.To match his girlfriend's light blue dress, Shi Mochi, who has always been prudent, even wore a bow tie of the same color.

But Jiang Qiaoan also knows that in the face of this situation, she has no right to lose today, and all she can do is laugh at herself.

"What are you laughing at?" Mu Yin on the side looked puzzled.

"Laughing at myself," she said bluntly, "women are really funny, obviously they are old boyfriends who broke up 800 years ago, and they have to secretly struggle with themselves and their new lovers which is more beautiful."

"What new love?"

Jiang Qiaoan pointed to the stage: "It's the one next to Shi Mochi. Shi Mochi doted on her very much. When ordering the crown for her, he specifically said that it must be the best. Isn't it very beautiful?"

"She is Shi Mo Chi's new love you said?" Mu Yin was very surprised.

"Yeah, don't you know him too?"

Mu Yin was instinctively unwilling to tell the truth: "...it's quite beautiful..."

After the unveiling ceremony, in order to take care of her unwell husband, Yang Ruiqi did not attend the following reception, and directly accompanied her husband back to the guest room on the top floor of the hotel to rest.

After arranging everything, Mu Yin gave Jiang Qiaoan a key card: "You go in first and wait, she will pass soon."

Jiang Qiaoan was very grateful: "Thank you later."

Mu Yin patted her on the shoulder as comfort: "Don't think too much, I'll wait for you outside, and I'll take you to eat glutinous rice balls after it's over."

As soon as Jiang Qiaoan entered the elevator, Mu Yin heard a very familiar voice calling him behind him, and when he turned around, it was the beautiful woman in the light blue dress.

"Sister-in-law, how did you come here? Are you looking for me?"

"I'm not looking for you, I'm looking for that Miss Jiang who was with you just now."

"What are you looking for her for?"

Shi Xia Xing looked Mu Yin from head to toe twice before asking back, "Why are you so nervous when you hear that I want to find her? You are so close to her and even patted her on the shoulder, so it won't be a problem, right?"

"What's the problem?" Mu Yin coughed lightly as a cover.

Shi Xia Xing was even more sure: "Isn't it you, do you really like her?"

While lamenting in his heart that a particularly shrewd woman is more destructive than a particularly stupid one, Mu Yin changed the subject: "Where is my elder brother, has he come?"

"He is so busy, how could he have the time to fly around with me? I put aside the wedding I was preparing and came all the way here just to find Jiang Qiaoan." Shi Xia Xing didn't argue at all, "I tell you, you must Stay away from her, this woman is very difficult! My brother, who was so shrewd, was tricked into selling cars and shares by her back then, and after being abandoned, he still looked pitiful. Like you...Simple, why? will be her opponent."

"..."

Xia Xing was so smart at that time, he naturally didn't miss the displeasure that flashed across Mu Yin's face: "Aren't you happy? I'm doing this for your own good. If you weren't Mu Cheng's third brother, I wouldn't be bothered to act like I like to pass on Gossiping three aunts and six wives talk so much, it's detrimental to the image."

Mu Yin couldn't talk to her, so he had to fool her: "Well, I have my own measure."

"Don't listen, my aunt has never said a word about others' right and wrong in her life. Among so many elders, I only admire her. She can still control my brother submissively without saying a word. Even her It is said that Jiang Qiao'an is not good. Think about what kind of person this Jiang Qiao'an is? She was with my brother just for money. After the breakup, my brother was sad. My aunt went to her to ask the reason, and she said it was special. If it was too much, my aunt was afraid that my brother would know that he was sad, so she told her that since she was not sincere, it would be better to stay away from my brother in the future, and she actually asked my aunt for 300 million before she was willing to leave."

Knowing that Xia Xing would never exaggerate, Mu Yin was even more surprised: "Could your aunt be Yang Ruiqi? She said all of this herself?"

"Yes, I'm just an uncle. Of course she's my aunt. Her niece Yang Jinghan likes my brother. When she went to my brother's house to deliver food to him a few days ago, she saw him making out with a woman on the sofa. She called me Cry, tell me that woman's name is Jiang Qiao'an, and only then did I know that they actually... Originally, my cousin and I looked down on this Yang Jinghan, but compared with Jiang Qiao'an, I would rather my brother feel wronged and become a pair with Yang Jinghan .”

Before finishing a cup of scented tea, Yang Ruiqi pushed open the half-hidden door of the guest room.

Jiang Qiaoan got up to greet him, hesitated for a long time and didn't know how to address him, so he simply said hello, "You are still so young."

"It's so cold, why are you wearing so little? Did you bring a coat? The car can't drive directly into the hotel, so be careful not to catch a cold when you go out." Yang Ruiqi was not polite at all, and started talking about trivial matters as soon as she sat down. Seriously, I ordered a bowl of chicken shredded noodles for you, and I'll bring it over later, girls must eat hot."

"Well, I see." Jiang Qiaoan lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.

"I didn't know until today that you were looking for me these days. Xiaochi's father is not in good health recently." Yang Ruiqi sighed, "I have to take care of him, and I can't leave any things at home, big or small. There, I can't save your number, and she won't answer calls I don't know."

"I heard...I'm not your...biological?" As soon as this sentence came out, even she herself felt absurd.

Yang Ruiqi couldn't react immediately, and after thinking for a moment, she said: "It doesn't matter if you are biological or not. You and Xiaochi have called me mother since they were young. In my heart, I have always loved you as my own children. It's just me. I have my difficulties, I can't take care of you by my side, and I feel guilty when I think about it all these years."

In the end it was still the answer, Jiang Qiaoan felt his heart sank little by little, and it took a long time before he spoke again: "Then my biological mother is..."

"She passed away not long after you were born." Yang Ruiqi seemed unwilling to continue this topic, "Have you never heard of your mother?"

Jiang Qiaoan shook his head silently.

"That's right, Zhou Yingrou's temper... You were often wronged because of her when you were young. When I separated from your father, I was very worried about you, but at that time he and Zhou Yingrou fell in love with each other, so I had to leave."

"It happened a long time ago, and she is no longer here. Actually, I secretly blamed you in my heart for many years, and now I realize that I made a mistake and I should not have done it. In addition to apologizing, I also want to thank you for your hard work. You have taken care of me for so many years. I will find a way to repay the money you helped me and the 300 million, but it will be later, and I can't take out so much right away."

"The money was originally given by your father. Since I can't use it, I should give it to you. Even if your father and I divorce, you are still my daughter. Although blood relationship is important, it is more important than getting along. By the way, Is that child from the Mu family your current boyfriend?"

"Just ordinary friends."

Yang Ruiqi took a sip of tea, and said casually: "That child is very good, worthy of entrustment, at least he is more reliable than Xiao Chi. Xiao Chi has been winning since he was a child, and he can't afford to lose after winning. You left like that back then. Holding your breath, I will provoke you again. Don't take it to heart. Don't worry about it. By the way, I heard from the children of the Mu family that you also joined the company as a designer? This job is hard work, and there are few girls. It doesn't make much sense to stay up late."

Hearing her implication, Jiang Qiaoan became even more discouraged, but still had a smile on his face: "I also think it's quite boring, and I'm about to resign."

Yang Ruiqi also smiled: "My good boy, your luck lies in the future, don't pay too much attention to the gains and losses of a city and a pool."

Seeing Yang Ruiqi raised his wrist to check the time, Jiang Qiaoan quickly said: "Uncle Shi is waiting for you, it has been delayed for so long, you should go back quickly."

"You can't do without people over there. You can contact me anytime you need anything in the future."

"I will pay back that money as soon as possible. Since my father gave it to you, it belongs to you. I have no right to take it away." Back then, she thought it was from her mother, so she used it with peace of mind. I want to ask you something, how did Mo Chi know the 300 million?"

"According to Xiaochi's temperament, if you leave like that, he will naturally check. It's easy to find out that I sent you the money. He came to ask me, and I just said there was no such thing. He didn't believe it, and he couldn't ask anything. I probably thought in the wrong direction by myself, I wronged you, don't bother with him."

Mu Yin waited for a long time but did not see Jiang Qiao'an settled down, so he went to the guest room to look for it. The door was not closed tightly. He pushed the door gently and walked in. She was standing alone on the balcony. He didn't know what she was thinking, so he didn't dare to make a sound. , only lit a cigarette, silently accompanied.

"Do you have any more cigarettes? Give me one."

"If you want to give everything else, this one won't work."

"Stingy." She withdrew her outstretched hand resentfully.

"It's not a good thing." He simply put out the one in his hand, and took an orange from the fruit plate to remove the smell of cigarettes from his mouth.

"How dare you give it to guests when it's so sour!" Mu Yin frowned after eating only one petal.

"You are the worst at picking fruit." Jiang Qiaoan picked an orange, rubbed it slowly in his hand, and handed it over after peeling it.

The one she chose was really thin and juicy, and her slender and beautiful fingers seemed to be more tender than orange flesh. He was stunned for a moment and almost forgot to pick it.

"I didn't know until today that what Zhou Yingrou said when I was a child was true. My mother is dead and will never come to see me again." Jiang Qiaoan said suddenly, "Although she is not my biological mother, although she hopes I am far away from her life, and I am still very grateful to her. Because she used to treat me so well, because I misunderstood her as my real mother, my life at that time was full of hope, even if it did not come true in the end, there is Expectations are always good. If I hadn't been expecting that she would come back and take me away, my childhood would have been more difficult."

"Your biological mother died? Did you ask about her?"

"No, it's impolite to ask my father's ex-wife this kind of question, and I don't care too much." She suddenly raised her head and smiled, her bright eyes and teeth are very touching, "Zhou Yingrou kept throwing my mother at Jiang's house as soon as she entered Jiang's house." ...Auntie Yang's things, I quarreled with her, she was very fierce at first, and when she saw her father coming over, she held her stomach and said that she was so angry that she had abdominal pain. She did it, and after she taught me a lesson, she sent someone to throw all Aunt Yang's things out. I cried all night and decided to run away from home to find my mother. There was no way to find and nowhere to go. Later, the servant found out, and I had to go back obediently. At that time, I thought it would be different when I grew up. I didn’t realize until today that 27 years old is no different from five or six years old.”

"It's all over." Mu Yin comforted softly. He faintly felt that something was wrong with Yang Ruiqi, but he didn't want to tell her. He thought, so when it comes to feelings, there is really no gentleman.

The shop Mu Yin mentioned was very small. In addition to shredded glutinous rice balls, it also sold chestnut cakes, glutinous rice balls, and various sweet soups. The alley was too narrow to drive a car, so Mu Yin and Jiang Qiaoan had to come down and walk.

The business at this point is deserted, only middle school students who just finished their evening self-study in twos and threes are waiting for the chestnut cakes to come out of the pan, because they are made and sold on the spot, even if there are few people, they have to wait for a while.

Hot drinks are readily available. Jiang Qiaoan took out three coins and asked for a cup of corn juice. She didn't drink it, but just held it in her hand. Looking at the slowly rising heat, she finally felt a little warmer.

The glutinous rice balls were fried, and the golden icing was sprinkled with sweet-scented osmanthus sugar and crushed walnuts. Just looking at them gave me an appetite. Jiang Qiaoan couldn't resist the temptation, so he bit into it without waiting for it to cool down. Sure enough, he was caught by the hot sesame candies that flowed out. Burned my tongue.

Mu Yin didn't move, just sat on the sidelines and watched her eat. Seeing Jiang Qiao'an pouted childishly, he couldn't help laughing: "I don't like these, and I won't snatch them from you like last time. .”

"You don't like food, how did you find it here?"

"It was bought by a girl in the office. If I wanted to eat it, I tasted one." Before Jiang Qiaoan could make fun of him, he hurriedly explained, "I guess you would like it, so I asked her for the address here, otherwise Not even a single word."

Jiang Qiaoan didn't laugh at him for having no money here, but only asked: "You are ungrateful, selfish and take advantage of and deceive others' feelings. After knowing all my dark sides, do you still regard me as a friend?"

"You are beautiful, everyone is always very tolerant towards beautiful women." He joked, then turned to the shopkeeper and said, "Pack a fried taro ball."

(End of this chapter)