Ye Jinfan came home to change clothes. After briefly saying hello to Mu Qian, he went upstairs. Ye Xi looked at his back as he went upstairs, her expression still not good-looking.
"What's wrong?" Mu Qian saw that she was not in a good state, "Did you have a fight?"
Ye Xi sneered, "He hasn't been home for a long time, where can I argue with him?"
"Why does this plaintive tone sound like that of a little daughter-in-law?" Mu Qian looked at Ye Xi.
Ye Xi suddenly glared at her, "Fuck you! Stop talking about him and learn to cook your own food!"
Not long after, Ye Jinfan changed her clothes and went downstairs, then walked to the door of the kitchen and specially greeted Mu Qian: "Qianqian, I have an appointment today, so I won't accompany you. You and Xixi have fun, and I'll be your guest another day.
I’ll formally entertain you with Xixi.”
Mu Qian smiled at him and said, "Okay, Brother Ye, go and do your work."
Ye Jinfan then rubbed Ye Xi's hair again and said, "Greet your friend well, I'm leaving."
Ye Xi knocked his hand away, turned around and walked to Mu Qian.
Ye Jinfan shrugged at Mu Qian, made a goodbye gesture, and then left.
While Mu Qian was learning to choose vegetables from Aunt Ye's family, she glanced at the depressed Ye Xi and said, "Why don't you go home just because of him?"
Ye Xi listened to the sound of cars driving away outside and muttered: "Having a brother means not having a brother."
When the two were still in high school, the Ye family's parents died, leaving only Ye Xi, brother and sister. Therefore, Ye Xi is actually a very lonely person, which is probably the reason why the two got close.
Mu Qian thought about Ye Jinfan's appearance just now and laughed, "It's good to have this brother. At least he loves you. Look at how close you two are."
After hearing this, Ye Xi paused slightly at first, and then thought about Mu Qian's mother, and her heart suddenly sank.
She has a brother, which is equivalent to not having one. Mu Qian has a mother, which is equivalent to not having a mother. But as Mu Qian said, at least Ye Jinfan is close to her, and Mu Qian's mother...
Ye Xi immediately didn't dare to mention this topic again, and just stood aside and watched Mu Qian learn to cook.
In fact, what can be learned in one afternoon, and Mu Qian's mind is not on this at all. After the teaching, Mu Qian directly packed away the dishes cooked by Aunt Ye's family.
After leaving Ye's house, she went to pick up Huo Qiran, and then led Huo Qiran straight to the Huo family.
Qi Yuan was already dizzy from Mu Qian and was extremely wary of her. However, she brought Huo Qiran here today. He did not dare to leave Huo Qiran down there, so he hurried down to pick them up.
Come up.
When reporting to Huo Jinxi, he didn't mention Mu Qian, only that Huo Qiran was here, and Huo Jinxi didn't say anything.
So Mu Qian swaggered into Huo Jinxi's office as if accompanying Huo Qiran.
Huo Jinxi was immersed in his work. When the two came in, he just raised his head and glanced at them.
Mu Qian smiled at him, then led Huo Qiran to the reception area, unfolded the food she had packed one by one, and placed it on the low-key and luxurious coffee table.
Huo Jinxi had only read one page of the document in his hand when someone next to him held his hand and said, "It's time to eat!"
Huo Jinxi withdrew his hand and turned the pages of the document in his hand.
Mu Qian lay directly on the desk and looked at him, "How long has it been since you had dinner with Qi Ran? He happened to be here today and the food was provided. Are you sure you won't give him a chance to have dinner together?"
Huo Jinxi slowly raised his eyes and met her gaze.
Her eyes were clear, caring and pleading, and she looked really sincere.
I just don’t know when will she get tired of this gentle and virtuous scene?
Huo Jinxi put away the documents, stood up and walked to the reception area.
Huo Qiran had already placed the three sets of bowls and chopsticks neatly. When he saw Huo Jinxi and Mu Qian coming over, he pursed his lips and revealed an imperceptible smile.
Huo Jinxi saw it at a glance, came over and touched his head, "Let's eat."
Huo Qiran nodded, but kept looking at Mu Qian. It wasn't until Mu Qian sat down next to him that he picked up the bowl with confidence.
"I learned these dishes from my teacher this afternoon." Mu Qian said, "Although they are just home-cooked dishes, you usually either socialize and drink or eat lunch, so the home-cooked dishes should suit your appetite, as well as a pot of soup!"
She happily introduced the dishes in front of her, but Huo Jinxi barely moved his chopsticks. He occasionally picked up vegetables and put them all into Huo Qiran's bowl.
Huo Qiran eats very well and is almost not picky about food. Especially when Mu Qian gives him something, he eats everything immediately.
Huo Jinxi watched this scene quietly, his eyes gradually resting on Mu Qian's face, but his expression remained calm.
This kind of scene was what he originally wanted to see, but looking at Mu Qian at this moment, he was really... not interested at all.
A woman who always wears a mask, he really wants to see when she will take off her mask.
Mu Qian raised her eyes, met his gaze, and immediately smiled until her eyes were crooked.
Huo Jinxi suddenly looked away, still as cold as frost.
After dinner, Mu Qian tidied the table carelessly, then pretended to tell Huo Jinxi not to work too hard and go home early, and then led Huo Qiran to leave.
When he walked out of Huo Jinxi's office, Zhuang Yan was on the phone: "...How do you do things? Tomorrow night is the banquet, and I haven't received the complete guest list yet. If you have such an attitude, then Huo Jinxi will have a banquet tomorrow night.
Sir, you may not be able to attend!"
Mu Qian stopped and waited until she finished making the call, then asked gossiping: "What's going on?"
"At a chamber of commerce dinner, I wanted to invite Mr. Huo to attend and speak at the banquet. Mr. Huo agreed, but they couldn't even give me a complete guest list. How should I arrange it?" Zhuang Yan was full of bitterness, "
Do you think it’s annoying or not?”
"Dinner party?" Mu Qian rolled her eyes, "Do you need a female companion?"
After Zhuang Yan heard this, he looked at her and laughed.
The next evening, when Huo Jinxi walked out of the office at the arranged time, he saw Mu Qian sitting in Zhuang Yan's seat.
She was wearing a black tube top dress, tight and graceful, and docile. When she smiled, she had bright eyes and white teeth, and flaming red lips, which made her look clearly charming.
Seeing Huo Jinxi walking out, she stood up and walked to him, "Zhuang Yan asked for leave, so I will work in her place tonight. You will have whatever you say, and I will comply with all your requests."
Huo Jinxi looked away and glanced at Qi Yuan.
Qi Yuan was sweating coldly, "Zhuang Yan is really uncomfortable..."
Huo Jinxi ignored him and walked straight to the elevator.
Mu Qian turned around and waved to Qi Yuan, then turned to follow Huo Jinxi.