Obviously he and Xiao Rui are in the same circle, and the relationship between the two families is very close, but after she and Xiao Rui got together, Xu Qian seemed to deliberately avoid meeting her, so even if it was to pay New Year's greetings, she would not go to Xu's house.
I met Xu Qian.
I didn't expect to meet him here.
Seeing that Xu Qian had arrived, An Nuannuan put down her clothes and greeted him with a smile, "Long time no see."
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Xu Qian is still the same Xu Qian, but he is a little different from before. He is wearing a crisp black suit and is a bit more calm and sharp than when he was in school.
"Are you here to buy clothes too?"
"Um."
Xu Qian said, "The company has a lot of work these days. I want to buy a few clothes for the company to replace. Are you buying clothes for Xiao Rui?"
Seeing him mentioning Xiao Rui without any grudges, An Nuannuan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "No, it's rare to have a rest today, so I went shopping with Xinyi and took a look around."
Xu Qian looked at her deeply, "Are you... okay?"
"ah?"
An Nuannuan was confused by the question, "What should I do?"
"..." Xu Qian thought about the photo on his phone, looked at her confused eyes, and swallowed his words abruptly. He smiled, "I just wanted to ask how you are doing."
"I'm fine."
"I can tell."
Zhao Xinyi, who was listening to the two chatting on the side, was so embarrassed that she wanted to pick her feet. Seeing that the silence was gone, she jumped out quickly, "Today is a good day. It has been a long time since we got together after graduation. Let's have a meal together at noon."
?”
An Nuannuan looked at Xu Qian.
"next time."
After all, he was his ex who had broken up. Xu Qian didn't want An Nuannuan to be embarrassed, nor did he want to have any illusions about her anymore. He held his head and sighed, "I've been so busy lately that I have to live in the company. I also took some time out to buy something.
I have something to do, I have a meeting when I get back later."
Zhao Xinyi teased the lively atmosphere, "You two are both busy people. I feel like I have to work hard, otherwise I will be left behind too much by you. I will be embarrassed to say that I am your friend when we go out in the future."
"It's okay. I don't dislike you. Who doesn't have two poor relatives?"
"Ah ah ah, An Nuannuan, you damn girl, you actually mean that I am poor, let's see how I beat you."
An Nuannuan laughed and dodged.
A moment.
The atmosphere seemed to be back to when they were in school, becoming more relaxed and happy.
The three of them chatted for a while. Xu Qian bought clothes at the counter before leaving. The moment he turned around, the smile on his face disappeared. He took the clothes and went to the underground parking lot. Instead of driving to the company, he turned around and headed towards the city center.
Drive in the direction of.
Forty minutes later.
Xu Qian arrived at the Xiao Group headquarters building.
He called Xiao Rui in advance. Xiao Rui was surprised that Xu Qian would come to him and asked Fang Wei to pick him up downstairs. Just in time for dinner, Fang Wei took Xu Qian to the company canteen for dinner.
Xu Qian and Xiao Rui sat opposite each other at the window seat. Xiao Rui ordered a few dishes and handed Xu Qian a pair of chopsticks, but Xu Qian did not take them.
"have already eaten?"
"not yet."
"Eat first. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it after dinner."
"..." Xu Qian was not in the mood to eat. He desperately wanted to find an answer from Xiao Rui. He took out his phone from his pocket, pulled out a photo, and then pushed the phone in front of Xiao Rui.
Seeing the photo, Xiao Rui slapped his hands and his face immediately darkened.
The photo was nothing else. It was the scene of Lin Xi accidentally falling into his arms when he attended the cocktail party last night. The photo was a snapshot, but it did not affect the beauty of the whole photo at all.
The lights are dim.
Men and women embrace each other.
Those who didn't know better thought it was a young couple flirting.
Xiao Rui's face was quite gloomy. He stared at the photo as if he saw something dirty. Without any hesitation, he deleted the photo.
damn it.
He had clearly issued a gag order last night, but yet such a photo was leaked out! Do you think what he said was a fart? Xiao Rui put down his phone and asked Xu Qian, "Where did you get this photo?"
"My friend also attended the reception last night. He thought the person in the photo was Nuan Nuan, so he sent it to me to ask me about the situation."
After a pause, he added, "Before coming to your company, I met Nuan Nuan and Xin Yi at the Bandung Shopping Mall."
"..." Xiao Rui's body tensed up instantly. He suddenly raised his head and looked at Xu Qian, with an expression that could not hide his nervousness. "Then you..." "I didn't tell her."
Xiao Rui breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Qian took his phone back and didn't care about Xiao Rui's deletion of the photos. Seeing a layer of cold sweat break out on Xiao Rui's forehead, he leaned on the sofa in a funny way, "Why do you look so guilty?"
Can you not feel guilty? After all, it is a fact that I hugged you accidentally.
"Tell me, what happened yesterday."
"You don't seem to have any doubt that I have done anything sorry for Nuan Nuan."
"I was skeptical at first."
Xu Qian also relaxed and told the truth, "But seeing your reaction just now, I don't doubt it anymore."
"oh?"
"First of all, the woman in the photo is somewhat similar to Nuan Nuan. Even if you cheat, you can't find someone so similar to Nuan Nuan. Secondly, if you are really interested in other women, you won't be afraid of being discovered by Nuan Nuan.
You won’t be so nervous anymore.”
As expected of the brother he grew up with! Xiao Rui thanked him for not showing the photo to Nuan Nuan right away, but came to him for verification first. He frowned and briefly and concisely recounted what happened last night.
After listening, Xu Qian frowned and was silent for a long time, "Is this thing... too coincidental?"
Sure enough, he was not the only one who felt this way.
"Not only that, when Nuannuan went out to find Zhao Xinyi today, she also met Lin Xi in the community!"
"..." Xu Qian fell into thinking, "She looks like Nuan Nuan, lives in the same community as you, and has appeared in your life again and again recently... You didn't let anyone check?"
"I checked, and there are no flaws."
"..." Is it really a coincidence?
Xu Qian didn't believe it. He thought for a while and said, "Let's call her Lin Xi. Leave this matter to me."
No matter how well you disguise yourself, the fox will one day show its tail."
Xiao Rui raised his eyebrows, "You want someone to keep an eye on her?"
"I'll keep an eye on it myself!"
"That couldn't be better."
Xiao Rui also thought about finding someone to keep an eye on Lin Xi, but he was afraid of being discovered by Nuan Nuan, and he would not be able to tell clearly at that time.
Xu Qian laughed and said, "You do believe me. After all, I am Nuan Nuan's ex-boyfriend. Aren't you afraid that I will do whatever it takes to break up the two of you and find something to do for you?"
"Not afraid."
"oh?"
Xiao Rui patted him on the shoulder, "Your character is trustworthy.
And there should be no one in this world who hopes that Nuannuan and I can live well together more than you."
after all.
He and Nuan Nuan are both very important people in his heart.