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Three days later, Xi Qingxi showed up at Fan Zhen's house as scheduled.After Fan Zhen retired from the entertainment industry, he sold all the properties that Pei Linchuan bought for him, donated all the funds to charity organizations, and then used his savings to buy a lively small house in the old city.

Fan Zhen was terrified of being alone.

On the first day he moved in, the neighbors brought their homemade specialties to visit, and dragged Fan Zhen to chatter for a long time before going back.

Fan Zhen was not quite used to the overly warm hospitality at first, but later he found that everyone was like this, so he was relieved and his spirit was relieved.

"What do you want to do?" Xi Qingxi sat at the wooden table in the living room, staring fixedly at Fan Zhen.

The winter sun slanted through the lattice windows, adding some warm colors to the room.Sunshine gradually jumped onto the table as time went by, Fan Zhen spread out his palm, held it in his hand, and smiled.

"It should be what you want to do." Fan Zhen looked back and said calmly: "I can do too little, so no matter who comes today, only you can maximize the benefits."

"Ding dong—" the doorbell rang suddenly, and the two froze at the same time.Fan Zhen put his index finger between his lips and made a silent movement, then walked lightly to the door and opened the cat's eyes.

It's Yan Ying.

Yan Ying wrapped herself tightly, but even so, she still curled up into a ball and shivered.

Just as Fan Zhen was about to open the door, Xi Qingxi interrupted him suddenly.

"Wait, just in case, don't let her in."

Fan Zhen hesitated again and again, and removed his hand from the doorknob.Then go around to the balcony.The structure of the old-fashioned house is quite special. You can see the door from your balcony. Fan Zhen wants to observe Yan Ying's movements.

nobody else.

Fan Zhen looked at Xi Qingxi in silence, and after getting a signal, he turned back to the entrance, took a deep breath, and opened the door.

The bitter cold wind penetrated into the room, piercing the cheeks sorely.Fan Zhen rubbed his face and said politely, "Come in."

The door is closed, and the temperature in the room gradually rises.Yan Ying's entire chin was sold into the scarf, and she stood there at a loss.

"Sit wherever you want." Fan Zhen glanced at the closed bedroom door, without saying a word, and turned to the kitchen to make tea for the guests.

Yan Ying hesitated for a while, and sat silently at the dining table.Her eyes faltered and her fingers twisted uneasily.

Fan Zhen served her hot tea and tried to make his voice sound approachable: "How do you want me to save you?"

Yan Ying held the porcelain cup with both hands, feeling the pure warmth, she stared at the tea leaves circled on the water surface, and swallowed: "I want to chat with Mr. Xi."

Fan Zhen's expression changed slightly when he heard the words, and Yan Ying quickly explained: "I heard from Pei Linchuan that you have a good relationship..."

"Why do you believe his words?" Fan Zhen's tone was a little doubtful, "If you want to meet Mr. Xi, wouldn't it be more convenient to go directly to Fang Ruogu? He publicly stated their relationship at the film festival."

Fan Zhen narrowed his eyes, and slowly approached Yan Ying: "Or...you dare not look for him?"

"I really don't dare to look for him." Yan Ying calmed down now, "He is now the center of the topic, the traffic password, and the last thing I need right now is attention."

Fan Zhen stared at her for a long time, trying to see something from Yan Ying's eyes, but in vain.He stopped probing, and just wanted to get up to call Xi Qingxi, when suddenly there was another knock on the door.

Fan Zhen held his breath subconsciously, and clenched his hands involuntarily.

The people outside became more and more violent, and it was not even knocking, but smashing the door.Accompanied by the knock on the door came a voice with gritted teeth and hatred: "I said I couldn't find it, so I hid in such a ghostly place, why? Xi Qingxi didn't buy you a house?"

Fan Zhen's back felt cold, and his body suddenly stiffened. He stared straight at Yan Ying, and said hoarsely, "It's you?"

Yan Ying was so frightened that she couldn't stop trembling, her teeth were chattering: "I'm sorry, Fan Zhen, I'm so scared...I don't want to die!"

"Are you thinking about how to kill me all day long?"

There was a loud "bang", and the door was crumbling.There is no anti-theft door installed in this building, and ordinary iron doors cannot withstand too much impact. If this continues...

Fan Zhen's brain was running fast, but the rough knock on the door made him lose his feet, and the tip of his nose began to sweat.

At this time, a pair of cool hands covered his eyes, and a warm and calm voice sounded like a stabilizer, slowly calming his anxiety.

"I'm here, don't be afraid."

The sound of the impact continued, and Fan Zhen was not so flustered.His gaze never left Xi Qingxi, he believed that the other party could lead him to escape completely.

Xi Qingxi turned a deaf ear to the things outside the door, but walked up to Yan Ying, put her hands on the table, leaned over and looked directly at her, her eyes were light but full of oppression, making her at a loss what to do.

"Is this your cooperative attitude?"

Yan Ying opened her mouth to explain, but was suddenly interrupted by Xi Qingxi's chuckle: "I'm sorry, I didn't help everyone."

The impact outside the door seemed to stop, replaced by noisy human voices.

Xi Qingxi shrugged, left the two confused, opened the door and walked out.

"I was cooking for my wife, and when I heard such a commotion next door, I thought this young man had offended someone and came to seek revenge."

"Yes, that posture is to demolish the house."

"Don't he be a gangster..."

I saw two policemen standing beside Pei Linchuan, restraining his left and right arms respectively.He was already annoyed, but hearing the whispers around him made him even more upset. This emotion reached the threshold the moment he saw Xi Qingxi.

Xi Qingxi raised the corners of her lips, and silently said to him with her mouth: "I caught, got, you, got it."

Pei Linchuan's behavior today is considered a civil dispute, and he will be locked up for three or four days at most.But since he was going to be locked in, it must not be so easy to let him out.

What Xi Qingxi has to do next is to catch the turtle in the urn.

"Excuse me, is Ms. Yan Ying Yan in there?" A policeman took out relevant documents and said seriously: "We received a report from the victim. He believed that the accident on the set was related to you. I hope you can come with us."

After the commotion, the room returned to calm. Fan Zhen sat at the table, staring at the two cups of cooling tea in a daze.Xi Qingxi didn't want to disturb him, so she turned and left.

When I walked to the door, I heard an inaudible thank you from behind: "Thank you."

As soon as he walked out of the community, he received a call from Fang Ruogu: "How is it? Did the police arrive in time? Are you injured?"

"I'm fine, everything is going well." Xi Qingxi looked up at the sky, and the morning sun poured down from the clouds, which was quite poetic and beautiful.

The two chatted casually, and Xi Qingxi returned to the company to continue working.Fang Ruogu hung up the phone and lay back on the hospital bed staring at the snow-white ceiling, feeling a little lost.

"Boom, boom, boom." Suddenly someone came to visit.

Fang Ruogu was too lazy to greet the guests, so he simply closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.He heard very light footsteps slowly approaching, and then sat down carefully on the edge of the bed.

"Pa-ta." A drop of liquid landed on Fang Ruogu's arm, he opened his eyes in surprise, and what caught his eyes was an old face with teary eyes.

He is all too familiar, parents.