After An Nuan hung up the phone, she didn't spend too much thought on this matter. Having lived another life, she of course knew how extensive the Qin Family's connections were. Investigating Zhu Xingzhi would be easy as pie for them.
Pondering why Ye Jinghuai was so untouchable in her previous life, it must have been related to the support of the Qin Family.
But what she still didn't understand was why the Qin Family didn't let Qin Jiang take over and instead propped up Ye Jinghuai.
She hadn't heard that the Ye Family had a close relationship with the Qin Family.
An Nuan couldn't figure it out, so she stopped thinking about it.
One day she would find out eventually.
Besides, having the Qin Family as a backer now that Ye Jinghuai was on the same side as her was the best outcome.
She focused all her attention on work.
Once invested, she lost track of time.
By the time she realized it, it was already 8pm.
She stretched lazily.
Seeing Hu Feng still dutifully waiting for her in the office without a word of complaint.
It was as if he didn't even exist.
At that moment, she still felt a little apologetic. "Sorry, I'm still getting used to work and have been spending more time on it."
"It's okay. Mr. Ye already told me that Madam would be very busy."
"Just call me Miss An."
"Mr. Ye doesn't allow it."
"..." An Nuan was quite speechless.
Master Hu didn't allow it, and neither did Hu Feng.
She took a deep breath to maintain her composure.
After all, it was just a form of address. No need to fuss over it.
"Let's clock out," she said.
"Yes."
An Nuan left the company with Hu Feng.
Hu Feng drove, and the car was very quiet.
An Nuan was a little tired. Looking at the neon lights outside of Qing City, she spaced out a bit.
Occasionally being quiet made her wonder if everything she was experiencing now was even real?!
Could it all just be a dream?
The sudden ringing of her phone pulled An Nuan back to her senses.
Seeing who was calling, she picked up. "Qiqi."
"Do you know who I saw at Imperial Dry Bank?" The other side spoke mysteriously.
"Xiao Nanchen."
"Don't say that name, you're dirtying my ears!" Xia Qiqi said unhappily.
An Nuan chuckled softly. "Then who did you see?"
"Ye Jinghuai."
"Isn't it normal to see him?" An Nuan was indifferent.
"I also saw a woman with him."
"Having a woman with him is also normal, no?" An Nuan remained composed.
She shouldn't have any feelings about this to begin with.
It's just...
Saying he would keep himself chaste for her.
As expected, a man's word is as untrustworthy as a ghost's.
He couldn't even keep to what he said yesterday for a full day.
"He's your husband. He has another woman with him, and you're telling me it's normal?!" Xia Qiqi's voice was clearly louder.
She had been waiting for An Nuan to come catch them in the act!
"Ye Jinghuai and I are not what you imagine."
"Not what I imagine how?"
"Anyway, whatever he does has nothing to do with me." An Nuan didn't want to explain.
She felt that no matter what she said now, Xia Qiqi wouldn't believe her.
It was a helpless feeling.
"In other words..." Xia Qiqi drew out her words and summarized, "You and Ye Jinghuai have a legally valid f**kbuddy relationship!"
"..."
"I guessed right, didn't I?!" Not getting a response from An Nuan, Xia Qiqi asserted decisively.
An Nuan was speechless. "Qiqi, stop randomly guessing about things between me and Ye Jinghuai. I know my limits."
"Your 'limit' is you wearing a green hat."
"Qiqi, instead of concerning yourself with my business, you should think more about yourself," An Nuan decided to change the subject.
"Think about what with me?! I'm perfectly fine. My Nie Ziming loves me so much." Xia Qiqi looked smug.
"I don't even know what to say to you. Let's not talk about this." An Nuan was inexplicably angry.
She felt that no matter what she said now, Xia Qiqi wouldn't believe her.
It was a helpless feeling.
"Then let's not talk about it." Xia Qiqi was also somewhat angry. "Just you wait, one day a woman will show up at your door pregnant and threatening you. Then you'll know what you're in for!"
"You think this is some romance novel?!"
"Novels are based on life."
Sometimes An Nuan really couldn't win against Xia Qiqi.
"I'm hanging up now." Xia Qiqi directly ended the call.
She still felt irritated when she hung up.
Her eyes stared straight at the not-so-distant Ye Jinghuai, staring at him and the other woman, their actions clearly a bit too intimate.
Damn, scumbag!
She turned around and went back to her private room.
In the private room, everyone was indulging to their heart's content.
Xia Qiqi also indulged for a good while. When she calmed down, she suddenly felt a sense of loneliness after the revelry, as if her heart was empty.
She leaned back on the sofa, recalling what An Nuan had said.
Telling her to think about her own relationship.
Outwardly, she claimed her relationship with Nie Ziming was great, but the truth was, besides being at her beck and call, Nie Ziming wasn't actually that close to her.
When she took the initiative to get near him, he would shy away.
When she wanted to be intimate with him, he would avoid it.
When she talked about marrying him, he would say to wait a little longer...
Xia Qiqi smiled self-deprecatingly.
In the end, did Nie Ziming truly feel unworthy of her, or did he simply not like her?
If he didn't like her, why would he take the initiative to confess to her?!
Xia Qiqi drank alone in sorrow, using alcohol to vent her suddenly depressed mood.
It had been a while since she got herself drunk like this.
She wasn't actually that drunk either.
It was that state between drunk and sober, the kind of tipsy feeling every liquor aficionado loved most.
So in that moment, she excitedly walked out of the private room.
Her steps were a little messy.
"Ah!" Xia Qiq accidentally stumbled into a man's arms.
When she stumbled into him, she strangely felt some familiarity for some reason.
Perhaps it was this sense of familiarity that emboldened her greatly.
She boldly placed her hands on the man's chest.
She felt it was very elastic.
The kind of feel that would make women scream.
She gave it a feel. "Your pecs are awesome."
The man didn't move at all.
His body was clearly still somewhat stiff.
"Do you have abs too?" Xia Qiqi asked.
Without even lifting her head to look at the man's face, her claws went downward, feeling his abdominal muscles.
"Tsk tsk..." Xia Qiqi was practically drooling.
Even with his clothes on, she could feel how sexy this man's physique was.
Xiao Nanchen's throat moved slightly.
He kept his body taut, looking at the woman in front of him who was clearly very bold.
He wondered if Xia Qiqi would regret it to death when she sobered up and realized the person she was hitting on was him?!
He reached out and pushed her away.
In fact.
He couldn't withstand the teasing.
"Stingy!" Xia Qiqi complained.
"I'll take you back." Xiao Nanchen said.
"Take me back for what? I want to go dancing." Xia Qiqi refused, "Come on, go dancing with me..."
As she spoke, she dragged Xiao Nanchen away.
In her muddled state, she had no idea who she was pulling along at all.
Behind them.
Qin Jiang just watched their retreating figures like this.
He was certain that Xiao Nanchen would eventually fall into Xia Qiqi's hands.
