Chapter 33 Mung Bean Soup
He waved to the housekeeper and asked someone to come over and take a peek with him: "Didn't you ask Xi Chen to pick her up? Can the relationship between the two of them be eased? Why do you look more tense than before?"
The housekeeper sighed and said, "Maybe it was what the young lady did that really hurt the young master's heart."
The two people downstairs had already entered the house. The old man looked worried. His grandson was really pitiful. He had been withdrawn since he was a child. His son died early and his wife also disappeared later. He was very concerned about the few relics left by his parents.
Cherish, why did something like this happen?
The housekeeper thought for a while and then asked the old man: "Master, do you think the young lady is the kind of person who messes with other people's things?"
This sentence reminded the old man that although he had not known Shi Yue for a long time, he could tell that this girl was a reliable and polite person, and she was not the kind Gu Huaian pretended to be well-behaved.
"You mean, there's something fishy about this matter?"
The housekeeper nodded: "According to the servant who was there last time, the young lady said that Miss Gu gave her that dress."
There was a lot going on at home these past two days, and he almost forgot about it.
The old man banged his cane hard and was very angry: "Xi Chen said before that he wanted to keep her here, but I disagreed and she dared to play such a trick in front of me."
He had long disliked Gu Huaian, but Qiu Xichen took a close look at Gu Huaian.
The old man thought for a moment and then asked, "What's the attitude of the Gu family lately?"
The housekeeper has been paying attention to this matter: "The engagement between the Gu family and the Zhao family is still under negotiation, and Miss Gu's parents don't seem to be giving up."
The old man snorted coldly: "Find a way to send her back."
If she continues to live in Qiu's house, how can the couple develop a relationship.
Shi Yue has just brought Qiu Xichen back to the bedroom. Now he can move freely. He no longer needs the help of a nurse, and it is impossible for others to see his embarrassment.
Qiu Xichen went to the bathroom to take a shower. As soon as Shi Yue changed into comfortable home clothes, she heard someone knocking on the door.
Shi Yue didn't think much and went to open the door directly. She saw Gu Huaian standing in front of the door holding a bowl of cool mung bean soup.
When she saw herself, she looked dazed for a while, then she forced a smile and handed the mung bean soup to Shi Yue: "He is afraid of the heat. Drink some mung bean soup to clear away the heat. Please help Miss Shi give it to him."
Shi Yue held the bowl of soup in her hand, and the water vapor condensed and dripped to the ground, but the woman opposite had no intention of leaving.
The two faced off for a long time, and the sound of water coming from the bathroom was even more obvious at night.
Gu Huaian's eyes were visibly red. She raised her hand to wipe the moisture from the corners of her eyes: "Miss Shi, can I take a look at him?"
At this moment, Shi Yue had no sympathy for her anymore.
She raised the corners of her mouth slightly and said with a smile: "My husband is taking a shower now, and you want to watch him? This is not good."
Gu Huaian's face turned pale, and she stiffened her neck and explained: "I didn't mean that. I just have something to say to Xi Chen. Please give me a chance."
Shi Yue sneered. She didn't realize at all how inappropriate it was to find someone else's husband at this time.
No, in her mind, Qiu Xichen was not married yet, and she always called herself "Miss Shi", not "Mrs. Qiu."
Shi Yue didn't intend to make it easy for her.
"I'm sorry, Miss Gu, my husband is going to have a rest later. If you have anything to say to him in person, let's wait until tomorrow."
Shi Yue said apologetic words, but her tone was not apologetic at all, and she closed the door directly.
There was more and more water on the side of the bowl, so Shi Yue placed it on the bedside table and used paper towels to cushion it.
Just after wiping the water stains on the floor, Qiu Xichen walked out of the bathroom. His muscular chest could be seen through his slightly open collar, which made Shi Yue's face feel warm.
She immediately looked away, pointed at the bowl of mung bean soup and said, "This was sent by Miss Gu just now. She seems to have something to do with you. Do you want to go and take a look?"
Qiu Xi took a sip of mung bean soup and looked at Shi Yue's reaction.
She didn't seem to care at all about the bowl of soup, nor did she care about letting him find another woman in the middle of the night.
Just as she had planned from the beginning, she was serious about being a young lady of the Qiu family, and she would never care too much about things that shouldn't be done.
Qiu Xichen felt that he should be satisfied, but there was another voice in his mind telling him that things shouldn't be like this.
He put the bowl down heavily and said with inexplicable anger: "You don't need to tell her anything about her from now on."
Shi Yue watched him lie down and felt confused. Could it be because he just heard the conversation between himself and Gu Huaian?
In the final analysis, it was all her speculation. This person was already moody, so she had better stay away from him.
In the following time, Shi Yue focused all her thoughts on the company's operations. She and several people from the human resources department took turns to work, and finally identified a few designers with good conditions.
Afraid that Shi Qian would take the opportunity to do something else, Shi Yue didn't give her a chance, and all the newcomers took care of it themselves. Fortunately, these people also lived up to their expectations and quickly came up with a satisfactory design draft.
The next step was to contact manufacturers to discuss cooperation. Shi Yue inspected the fabric manufacturers that Shi had cooperated with before.
Shi Jingwen is easy to fool, and he doesn't care about those people who pass off inferior products as good ones, which causes the cheongsams produced by Shi to have quality problems again.
In view of these past mistakes, Shi Yue decisively gave up the original partner.
On a hot day, she braved the scorching sun to inspect factories one by one, but she couldn't find one she was satisfied with.
In the suburbs, Shi Yue just walked out of a workshop, sweating profusely from the heat.
Pan Xiaoya quickly rushed over with the ice water and parasol she just bought. Looking at her slightly cold expression, she knew that it was probably getting cold here again.
"Mr. Shi, if we continue like this, the construction schedule will be delayed. We must confirm the manufacturer this week."
Shi Yue was even more anxious than she was. She had been so annoyed that blisters appeared at the corners of her mouth for the past two days, but she was really worried if the quality issues were not properly controlled.
She took the ice water and drank several sips before getting in the car: "Go back first and I'll think of a solution."
Pan Xiaoya sat in the car and enjoyed the cool breeze for a while, when she suddenly saw a piece of news on her phone.
It was Fengyang Law Firm's news about an event that went deep into rural areas to promote legal education. There were several pictures of the event. Among them was a man whose figure, even though he was standing in a corner, was enough to attract everyone's attention.
Isn’t this...Lawyer Zhou Mian?
In the blink of an eye, something appeared in Pan Xiaoya's mind. She excitedly took Shi Yue's hand and handed her the phone to look at: "Mr. Shi! This is Lawyer Zhou! It's him!"
Seeing that she was incomparable, Shi Yue glanced at her phone, and then she remembered that she still owed her a meal.
"Xiaoya, the lawyer is indeed handsome this week. You have even seen him in person. There is no need to be so excited, right?"
Chapter completed!