After breaking off the engagement, she became the CEO's favorite

Gu Nianzhi was in the kitchen.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Three loud bangs.

Ah Huang, who was originally curled up by the door, suddenly jumped up and looked around in panic.

Shen Xiling put down the book in his hand and looked at Lu Ranran in confusion.

"Is he angry?"

Lu Ranran glanced at Zhang Xiaoyuan.

The man was still lazily leaning on the bean bag sofa, concentrating on the laptop on his lap.

The camera was still on the side, and my fingers were sliding frantically on the touchpad.

There was an eerie quietness emanating from his entire body.

Lu Ranran came close to Shen Xiling, raised her hand to cover her mouth, and whispered:

"It is very likely..."

"Go to the kitchen and take a look."

Shen Xiling frowned, "Me?"

Lu Ranran looked at him strangely.

"Didn't you ask?"

"If you don't go, who will?"

Shen Xiling was rarely silent.

In the end, under Lu Ranran's earnest gaze, he closed the book, stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

The next second, a roar from the dantian came from the direction of the kitchen.

"No! Into! The! Kitchen!"

Lu Ranran was startled and stood up to go eat.

As a result, he was stopped halfway by Shen Xiling who was returning.

When the two returned to the living room and sat down, Zhang Xiaoyuan was still standing there motionless, without even raising his head.

Shen Xiling sat down and picked up his cell phone.

The next second, Lu Ranran received two messages.

"Can you give me a hint?"

"Let me be mentally prepared next time when a knife is pointed at me."

"[Laughing and crying]"

This was Zhang Xiaoyuan's own business, and Lu Ranran didn't want to interfere and say anything more.

But this time, he felt guilty about what happened to Shen Xiling.

Lu Ranran briefly summarized the cause of the incident on his mobile phone.

After reading it, Shen Xiling raised his eyebrows and calmly put the phone back into his pocket.

An hour later, the four of them sat around the dinner table.

The table was filled with dishes.

There is a huge black soup bowl in the center, and there are at least eight dishes surrounding it.

When Lu Ranran first arrived in Zhuxi Village, she felt that it was like an exquisite fairy tale town.

It is more like a tourist resort than a village.

Until she saw a huge, heavy mahogany dining table in the restaurant.

Only then did Lu Ranran feel a simple and down-to-earth atmosphere.

Now the table is full of food.

The atmosphere, which should have been lively, was eerily quiet at this moment.

Gu Nianzhi said nothing. After the dishes were served, he sat in a corner, lowering his head to fiddle with the dishes.

Lu Ranran was very hungry, but the chopsticks in her hand felt like they weighed a thousand pounds.

She secretly pushed Shen Xiling, signaling him with her eyes to move first.

Shen Xiling pretended not to understand and just raised his eyebrows in confusion.

Lu Ranran just thought it was Shen Xiling's "revenge", but there was nothing she could do.

I can only grit my teeth and look at the food in front of me, loving it but unable to get it.

"That..." After an unknown amount of time, Gu Nianzhi finally spoke.

Lu Ranran perked up.

"what happened?"

She thought to herself, it’s finally time to start eating.

But unexpectedly, Gu Nianzhi looked over with some embarrassment.

Lu Ranran and Shen Xiling looked at each other.

Shen Xiling took over the conversation.

"You have something to say."

Gu Nianzhi took a deep breath, put down his chopsticks, and said seriously:

"I, I decided to lock up Jianye."

"?!"

"Bang!"

Zhang Xiaoyuan dropped his chopsticks, his face full of surprise.

These reactions were all within Gu Nianzhi's expectations.

"After all, Jianye is your investment. As for the losses caused by the closure of the store, I will--"

"Wait a minute." Zhang Xiaoyuan interrupted him, "What are you going to do after closing the store?"

Gu Nianzhi lowered his head.

The next second, as if he had prepared himself mentally, Gu Nianzhi raised his eyes and looked at Zhang Xiaoyuan seriously.

"I, I checked. Field research teams like this usually hire a few logistics support staff..."

Zhang Xiaoyuan opened his mouth to curse, but the next second he dropped his shoulders in frustration.

"...You don't have to do this."

"Why not?" Gu Nianzhi was very determined, and rarely overwhelmed Zhang Xiaoyuan in momentum.

"Tell me the truth, when you decided this, did you ever think about coming back?"

Looking into Gu Nianzhi's eyes, Zhang Xiaoyuan didn't know what to say for a moment.

Soon after, she looked away.

"......I have no idea."

She neither confirmed nor denied the possibility.

Who can give a definite answer about the future?

"How could you not know?"

Gu Nianzhi's voice was a little sad. Although he was questioning, his tone was full of pleading.

Zhang Xiaoyuan forced a smile.

“Don’t be like this…”

"I can't accept that others give up the most important thing for me."

"I--"

"Wang! Wang Wang!"

Ah Huang, who was originally quietly enjoying his lunch in the corner, suddenly started yelling towards the door.

Ah Huang's abnormality interrupted the quarrel between Gu and Zhang.

Shen Xiling pressed Lu Ranran down and looked at the two people opposite.

"Nianzhi, come with me to take a look."

Gu Nianzhi was stunned for a moment, then immediately said "Oh" a few times after he realized what was going on.

Lu Ranran and Zhang Xiaoyuan also stood up, walked to the glass window, and looked towards the yard.

Ah Huang was the first to appear in the field of vision, followed by Shen Xiling, and then Gu Nianzhi, whose sleeve was missing.

The heavy wooden door was opened a crack.

The next second, Mrs. Qian's sturdy body squeezed in from the gap.

Her face was red, she cried bitterly, and beat her chest and stamped her feet.

The two grown men were suddenly at a loss and stood at the door in a daze.

Seeing this, Lu Ranran hurried over.

"What a sin... What sin have I committed..."

"Mrs. Qian, what happened?"

Shen Xiling took Gu Nian back a few steps and let Lu Ranran stand in front of Mrs. Qian.

On the way, he gently pulled Lu Ranran's wrist.

Lu Ranran nodded at him.

When Mrs. Qian saw the person coming, her red and swollen eyes seemed to have seen a savior.

The next second, he burst into tears and hugged Lu Ranran in his arms, saying that he had a miserable life and that he had committed sins.

Lu Ranran finally escaped from Mrs. Qian's clutches and persuaded her to go inside.

Coincidentally, Mrs. Qian hadn't eaten either.

Lu Ranran washed a set of dishes and placed them in front of Mrs. Qian.

"Mrs. Qian, come eat with us."

"I do not--"

Shen Xiling filled a bowl of soup and handed it to Mrs. Qian.

"Mrs. Qian, drink a bowl of soup first to warm yourself up."

When Mrs. Qian was still trying to refuse, Shen Xiling asked Lu Ranran a question first.

"You can drink too."

"Don't eat too much when you're too hungry. It's bad for your stomach."

Lu Ranran didn't know whether Shen Xiling's theory was true or not.

But at least she succeeded in making Mrs. Qian realize that she had come as a surprise visit and disturbed the host's meal.

Now people don't care and invite her to have dinner together when they see that she hasn't eaten yet.

The steps have been given here. If you don’t come down, you would be really ungrateful.

Mrs. Qian wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and forced a smile.

"Oh, I'm so sorry for disturbing your meal."

Lu Ranran sat down beside her.

"Look at what you said. Grandma usually relies on you to take care of her."

"But you are unlucky. Grandma and mother went to the city together."

Mrs. Qian waved her hand.

"Hey, it's no trouble to her."

"Girl, I'm going to put down my face today and ask for your help."