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She was too lazy to guess what Feng Manli was thinking.

"I will personally send you an invitation. As for today …" She smiled and said, "I really still have things to do, so I won't be eating with you."

She got up and took the bag with her.

Once she left, Feng Manli's face turned ugly.

"Pfft, why don't you see what kind of thing you are!" If not for the fact that she was dissatisfied with Su Qiao An, she would not have taken a fancy to such a thing.

Then why did Li Shinian take him seriously?

She was so angry that she couldn't eat anymore.

It was just that since she had already ordered the dishes, it would be a pity if she didn't eat them, so she could only call Han Qian over to eat.

Han Qian was busy working on a report at work, and when she received Feng Manli's call to come over and eat with him, she rejected him casually.

She was not that free, she even went out to accompany Feng Manli to eat.

Thinking about it, she knew that Feng Manli definitely had something to complain about, she had no interest in being some listening trash.

When Han Qian went to hand over the report to Zhu Jiangci, he mentioned about Feng Manli being in a nearby restaurant.

Zhu Jiangci's reaction was extremely faint, as if the person in her mouth had nothing to do with him.

Han Qian clicked his tongue. He was becoming colder and colder. No matter who he was facing, he felt that they were colder and colder.

It was as if he didn't care about anything and didn't want to know anything.

"Have the people from the planning department hand over the completed proposal before the afternoon." Zhu Jiangci instructed in a bland tone.

Han Qian acknowledged.

Before she left, she asked, "CEO, aren't you afraid that your partner will think you're empty and lonely while you've been at the company?"

"Don't talk about things that have nothing to do with business."

"Tch" pretended to be high and mighty.

If she hadn't seen him go crazy because of Su Qiao An, she would have been fooled by Zhu Jiangci's upright posture.

Han Qian was too lazy to bother with his private affairs, being able to mention one or two words was already his limit.

She took the checked documents, then turned and walked away on her high heels.

Once the door closed, Zhu Jiangci stopped and looked at the time in the bottom left corner of the table.

His head hurt.

He raised his hand to his temple and slowly exhaled.

He had indeed stayed here for a long time without any special reason. It was all because of the accumulation of work. If he did not deal with it, it would delay the normal operation of the company.

But Han Qian said that Feng Manli was in the vicinity …

Just thinking about it, he knew what Feng Manli was doing here.

Seemingly every time she came here, she would talk about Su Qiao An, or perhaps she would desperately try to get close to him.

When he heard this, he got tired of it and tried to avoid it.

Since she had come, he might as well leave.

Zhu Jiangci thought for a while, put away the documents, turned off the computer, and left the company.

Before they left, they even told Lin Yan that no matter who came, he was not allowed to reveal his whereabouts.

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Li Shinian did not drive here, she just asked the driver to drive her home to Mrs Chu. When they reached Mrs Chu, she let the driver go back.

In the end, the clothes had not been returned.

She sighed.

Ye Zichen wandered aimlessly on the streets with a bag in his hand.

A horn blared behind him.

She turned around and saw the person inside the car. Then, she froze in place.

In just a few seconds, the car stopped in front of her. "Where are you going?"

"You …"

She wanted to ask Zhu Jiangci why he was here, but she suddenly remembered that this was near their company, so it was normal for Zhu Jiangci to appear here.

"I want to go home." "No," she said.

"I'll send you back."

"No need, you still have work to do, right?"

"Get in!" He couldn't help but refuse.

The hand holding the bag tightened and loosened. After thinking for a while, she finally compromised and got into the car.

After getting on the carriage, she fell into silence. Zhu Jiangci didn't ask her why she was here either.

On the other hand, after Li Shinian realised that he could not let the light of day shine through his own thoughts, every time he faced Zhu Jiangci, he felt more and more unnatural.

Cracking sounds rang out as she held the bag. She came back to herself and said, "These are your clothes. I've washed them clean. I came here today to return them to you."

"Do I need you to come personally to such a small matter?" Zhu Jiangci said with a smile that was not a smile.

"You gave it to me personally, so of course I have to return it to you personally." She was just making up an excuse for herself.

"Okay. Just get out of the car later and put the bag on the cart."

"Alright!"

The topics that could be brought up between them were pitifully few.

She licked her lips, her mouth dry.

"Oh yes, are you feeling well? "Breaking ribs is not a small matter. If you still feel uncomfortable, don't try to force yourself to come to work. You can let go of your work. Your body is more important …"

"It's done."

His words were very short and his reply very short. It was as if he did not want to say anything.

"I haven't been to see you, sorry …"

"No need to apologize, I don't take this seriously."

He was comforting her, but she sounded even more disappointed.

It didn't matter whether she went or not.

That's right, there was no relationship between them, and she wasn't anyone on Zhu Jiangci's side.

What did it matter if she was here or not?

It was because she took herself too seriously.

Li Shinian pursed her lips and did not say a word, and did not speak anymore.

"I've already received your invitation. I'll bring my wife to attend." Zhu Jiangci suddenly said.

Li Shinian was drowsy, and gave a muffled "oh" sound.

Zhu Jiangci had seen her in such a sorry state before.

She thought that this was probably the reason why she had such a slight difference in feelings towards him, after seeing his most vulnerable side to her time and time again!

"It's my honor to have all of you come." She spoke politely with an estranged smile on her face.

After a short period of interaction, she constantly revealed her true emotions in front of Zhu Jiangci.

The weak and incompetent him was also seen clearly by him.

That day at the hospital, she was like a log, refusing to listen to anyone's words. She only wanted to see him and confirm that he was safe, but was too scared to go upstairs and disturb him.

Whether it was because she didn't want to disturb him or because she was afraid of being reminded of the reality that she wasn't in need of, she didn't know.

On the way home, Li Shinian's gaze kept on the outside of the window, not daring to speak or look at the person driving the car beside him.

This was also good. He would treat it as an end.

From today onwards, she would no longer have any thoughts of seeing him. After she returned his clothes to him, there would no longer be any excuse for them to meet again.

She and Zhu Jiangci had said that they were going home.

It was just that she was distracted throughout the drive so she didn't notice that Zhu Jiangci was driving in the direction of her house.

When the car stopped, she looked around in confusion at the unfamiliar surroundings.

"Where is this?" she asked doubtfully.