Looking at the backs of Du Jiawen and Du Kang walking side by side, Xiang Xiaochuang felt a touch of reluctance in his heart. After clearing away the information on his desk, the lily in the corner was a new gift from Du Jiawen today.
In the past week, he has spent more time back in Du's house, and Xiang Xiaochuang has resumed his previous single life. However, in her opinion, the big empty house is far less warm than the small attic.
I cooked a dinner by myself, and it turned out that the days could pass by in such a lonely way. A yellowish lamp in the dining room illuminated a small circle of yellow halo on the table.
There was a knock on the door at this moment, and Xiang Xiaochuang was a little surprised. Who else knew her address besides Du Jiawen?
Standing at the door through the thin fence of the security door was Du Kang in a neat suit. Although Xiang Xiaochuang was confused, he opened the door politely and invited him in.
"No, I want to ask you to go out and talk. I just came out of Jiawen's apartment, so why don't we go to another day?"
Xiang Xiaochuang was a little surprised. Isn't Du Jiawen at Du's house today?
"It won't take you long. Jiawen's mother and I want to meet you." Du Kang's expression was as kind as ever before. Xiang Xiaochuang couldn't say the words of rejection for a moment.
Maybe it was because he heard that Du Jiawen had returned to the apartment without telling him, and he felt a sudden loss. He was so confused that he couldn't even find an excuse to refuse.
Du House is located in the southern suburbs. It has a three-story main building and a two-story auxiliary building to the north. The yard is lush with trees, and even though it is winter, it is still full of evergreen plants.
"The new assistant, can you get started?" Du Kang's face is no longer frosty because he has inevitable contact with Xiang Xiaochuang at work.
"Yes, the people found by the headhunting company are indeed extraordinary." Xiang Xiaochuang smiled.
"That's good." Du Kang responded dryly. Xiang Xiaochuang was not used to dealing with him, so he could only maintain a thin smile on his face and say nothing.
"Qinzhi!" Du Kang shouted. Xiang Xiaochuang followed the promise and looked over. It turned out that Mrs. Du was bending over to prune flowers and trees.
"Oh, Miss Xiang is here. It's good that she still has this abnormality. Can you talk to me?"
Xiang Xiaochuang didn't know whether this was Mrs. Du's intention or a coincidence. But in any case, she was more willing to stand outside than sit upright in the living room.
"Okay!" She agreed and smiled apologetically at Du Kang. Du Kang nodded: "Go ahead!"
Along the cobblestone path, Xiang Xiaochuang walked to Mrs. Du and watched her concentrate on pruning an unknown shrub.
"After winter, these leaves should be cut off, otherwise a lot of nutrients will be lost." Mrs. Du explained gently and took off her expensive suit. At this time, she looked more like a housewife.
"yes."
"Miss Xiang, you are a smart person. In fact, you should have guessed, without me having to say anything, what Du Kang's purpose was in calling you here today, right?"
Xiang Xiaochuang was silent for a while: "Are you afraid that Mrs. Du doesn't know yet? I will fly to New York next week. Therefore, I don't think there is any need to answer the question that Mr. Du and Mrs. Du are worried about."
"No!" Mrs. Du seemed really surprised, she could hardly hold the scissors.
"Didn't President Du tell his wife?" Xiang Xiaochuang's eyes were only fixed on a new leaf of the green-leafed tree. Other flowers and trees had withered into mud in the winter, but it unexpectedly grew new leaves.
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Mrs. Du looked outside the flower garden and saw Du Kang squinting his eyes.
"Xiaowen told me that you have his child, right?" Mrs. Du's voice suddenly dropped.
Xiang Xiaochuang's face turned red: "Yes, but it was an accident. Mrs. Du, please rest assured that I will not make any additional demands."
"Xiaowen hopes you will stay. As for his engagement, he will find a way to terminate it." Mrs. Du's words were spoken quickly and lowly, but Xiang Xiaochuang heard them like thunder.
"——What?" This result was really beyond Xiang Xiaochuang's expectation. He couldn't help but quietly turned his face and looked at Du Kang who was standing outside the nursery. No matter how you looked at it, it was obvious that he was repelling him.
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"Silly boy, why have you endured it all this time? Don't blame Xiao Wen. Today's Du family... In fact, the subject is Liu family back then. There were some problems in the company back then, so I transferred part of the shares in my name to
Du Kang, now the Du family, is a man of one word. Therefore, Xiaowen cannot defeat Du Kang when it comes to his own marriage."
Xiang Xiaochuang looked at Liu Qinzhi silently, her hands were still slim and slender.
"Xiao Wen can't let go of you, but he can't let go of our Liu family's property either. Before my father died, he was afraid that I would suffer a loss. What he never forgot was that the shares he handed over to me have now been transferred to Du Kang's name. Xiao Wen has been with Du Kang since he was a child.
Grandpa is very dear to me, and he has always... wanted to fulfill grandpa's last wish."
"But Mrs. Du and the chairman are husband and wife..."
Liu Qinzhi smiled briefly: "Yeah, actually I don't care, but Xiaowen is very persistent." She seemed to be concentrating on cutting off a twig.
"That……"
"Xiao Wen said you agreed with him for one month, give him more time, okay?"
"But the chairman..." Xiang Xiaochuang couldn't help but asked anxiously, "He... I think he seems..."
"Actually, he wants me to persuade you to leave. His heart is too big... He has an unofficial choice of wife."
Xiang Xiaochuang's expression immediately dimmed, and he forced a smile: "I understand, the person the chairman likes is naturally..."
"She took a fancy to someone else's family background, the daughter of a Singapore shipping king."
This time, Xiang Xiaochuang couldn't even squeeze out a forced smile.
Liu Qinzhi straightened up and looked up at the floating clouds passing by in the sky: "This is what he meant. Xiaowen told me that in this life, I will never marry anyone but you. I knew that he was interested in you."
Sincerely."
Xiang Xiaochuang looked at her side face blankly, and his heart surged for a moment. Du Jiawen, did he actually say such a thing to his mother? But he never revealed it in front of him.
"He..." He didn't know what it felt like, but it was his mother who knew his determination.
"Since I married Du Kang, I have never disobeyed him. Xiaowen used to have an indifferent attitude towards his marriage, so I never stopped him. But this time, I don't want to go along with it anymore.
What he means is because I know what love feels like. Losing it...I have never been truly happy in my life."
When Xiang Xiaochuang saw her looking up, there was a flash of light in her eyes.
"So, Xiaochuang, give Xiaowen a little more time, don't let him... lose you."