Chapter 38

It was half past nine when Huai Jing got off the plane, and he and He Yu had an appointment at Xiang Zhu Xuan, where they had dinner together last time. Huaijing crossed the corridor, took off her shoes and entered the box. He Yu had just made a pot of jasmine tea, and on the transparent tea table, the water vapor in the purple clay pot curled up.

Jasmine has a strong fragrance, and after soaking, the whole other hall is full of fragrance.

This other hall stands in the middle of the mountain, looking up at the sky, and looking down at the cliff. Even in the cold winter night, the scenery is still pure and pleasant.

When Huai Jing walked in, she brought a layer of cool air. In the other hall, there is a low table by the window, and He Yu sat beside the low table. After Huaijing came over, he handed over the document bag by his hand and poured him a cup of flower tea.

"I got what you asked for."

Huai Jing's eyes flickered, and her hand crossed the teacup and took the data bag over. Unraveling the thread on the bag, Huai Jing glanced down at the contents, and picked up the tip of her eye.

She sealed the document bag and put it aside, picked up the purple sand cup at hand, Huaijing looked at the starry sky outside the window, and said lightly, "Just waiting for the action over there."

Filling the cup with tea, a jasmine swam lightly in the purple sand cup, He Yu looked up at Huai Jing and asked, "What if there is no movement over there?"

Huai Jing returned to his senses and glanced sideways at He Yu. The corners of his lips were slightly raised, and he put down the teacup in his hand and asked.

"Look at me, do you think there are good people in the Huai family?"

He Yu looked up at the smile on his lips and the coldness in his eyes, and said nothing.

Xu Xingxing went home after buying the oranges. When he opened the door, the house was pitch-dark, with only a beam of light in the direction of the kitchen. Hearing the door opening and the light shining, Xu Xingxing narrowed his eyes slightly.

After seeing that it was her, the light was withdrawn, and Lin Meihui said to her, "The power is off again at home."

Knowing the situation, Xu Xingxing closed the door, put the orange on the coffee table in the living room, walked over to pick up the flashlight, and said, "Go and rest for a while, I'll take a look."

Where the flashlight was shining, Xu Xingyuan was playing with the wires with insulating gloves.

Lin Meihui did not refuse, handed the flashlight to Xu Xingxing, and told Xu Xingyuan, "Xingyuan, be careful."

Xu Xingyuan connected the line, his hands were hard, and his voice was hard. He said while repairing: "How many times have this broken circuit been repaired, don't worry."

When Xu Xingyuan was repairing the circuit, Xu Xingxing also took a look at the electrical wiring board at home. This house is too old, and the circuit is too old. It is not the way to fix it like this, and it will be dangerous.

Xu Xingxing had two houses, one was for Xu Xingyuan, and the other was far away from Lin Meihui's breakfast shop. Because it has been inconvenient to go back and forth, did not move there.

When Xu Xingxing was thinking about things, Xu Xingyuan connected the line, all the lights in the house turned on at once, Xu Xingxing raised his brows, took off his gloves and said, "It's fixed. What if it breaks during the New Year? Going to a new house for Chinese New Year this year?"

The new house that Xu Xingyuan mentioned was the set that Xu Xingyuan gave him. After completing the formalities on the National Day, Xu Xingyuan began to decorate. Now it has been renovated, and Zhou Tongtong's dowry furniture and home appliances have been moved.

"Is Tongtong celebrating Chinese New Year at our house this year?" Xu Xingyuan hadn't said this yet.

Putting away the toolbox, Xu Xingyuan washed his hands and said, "Tongtong's father said let him stay at our house."

The custom here in Huaicheng is indeed that after getting engaged, the woman will go to the man's house for Chinese New Year. If Zhou Tongtong came to their house for Chinese New Year, living would still be a problem. After all, Xu Xingyuan always lived on the sofa. He couldn't let the little girl live on the sofa with him.

Looking back at Lin Meihui, Xu Xingxing wanted Lin Meihui to make up her mind. In fact, Lin Meihui can do anything in this regard. Seeing Xu Xingxing looking at himself, he nodded and said, "That's alright, Tongtong can't be too shabby in the first year of Chinese New Year in our house."

"Okay." Xu Xingxing said.

That's how it was settled.

After the new house was renovated, the final clean-up work has not been done, but the furniture and appliances have been moved and placed. If you want to stay, you have to clean it first.

On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, Lin Meihui was preparing things for the New Year at home, and Xu Xingyuan drove Xu Xingxing and Zhou Tongtong to their new home.

The new home is located in Liwan Community, at the junction of the new city and the old city. At that time, there was news from the government that a new city would be built, but the location was not determined, but there were rumors here.

The construction of the new city will definitely drive the development of real estate. Wang Shunsheng will not miss this investment, but he is not sure whether the location of the new city is selected, so he chose a middle position to buy it.

It can be seen from the sale of the house that Wang Shunsheng is very speculative and clever, but he lacks forward-looking and decisiveness. look.

After driving into the underground parking lot of Liwan Community, Xu Xingxing got out of the car to get something. Only about 70% of the cars are parked in the parking lot, and this new community is not yet fully occupied.

"Sister, I'll help you." After Zhou Tongtong got out of the car, he quickly took the bucket in Xu Xingxing's right hand.

Zhou Tongtong just had a holiday yesterday. He heard that he would come to clean today, and immediately said that he would also come to help. For a small family to marry a daughter-in-law, it does not need to be very powerful. Zhou Tongtong is kind, hardworking and cheerful.

Xu Xingxing smiled and handed her the bucket in his hand.

The three got on the elevator and pressed for the 16th floor. Liwan Community is all high-rise, the highest is 23 floors, but in fact there are only 22 floors. Huaicheng is traditionally feudal, thinking that the 18th floor is not good, so it directly passed the 18th floor and called the 19th floor.

Getting off the elevator, Xu Xingyuan took the key and opened the door.

There are three households on this floor. The three households are 100 square meters, 120 square meters, and 150 square meters respectively. Xu Xingyuan's house is the middle one.

Xu Xingxing saw that the houses on both sides were clean, and there were green plants placed at the door. She asked Xu Xingyuan, "Do your neighbors live?"

At that time, when the house was renovated, Zhou Tongtong and Xu Xingyuan came together. Hearing Xu Xingxing's question, Zhou Tongtong nodded and said, "Yes, they've all lived there. I've met each other. Both families are fine."

Then Xu Xingxing is quite at ease, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. Living in such a high-rise building, it is very important to have good neighbors.

Xu Xingyuan opened the door and took away a large box that was blocking the door.

Xu Xingxing walked in, there was no strange smell in the room, and the decoration of the living room had been completed. Under the luxurious chandelier, there is a complete set of European-style sofas, tables, chairs and coffee tables.

Seeing this, Zhou Tongtong next to him felt a little embarrassed and said, "My dad likes this kind of thing, and it sounds extravagant to live in."

The furniture and home appliances in the new home were bought by Zhou Tongtong's father. From the style of the furniture, it can be seen that it is the aesthetic of the elderly. But fortunately the house is big, this kind of furniture is not very obtrusive in it, but it looks good.

Xu Xingxing thought of Huaijing's house. The decoration of his house focused on simplicity and abstraction, and it was also very beautiful. Now the really rich people rarely dress up in the magnificent style of medieval European style.

It is not easy to clean up the three rooms and two halls. The three people started cleaning from the small room and finally gathered in the living room. The new furniture has just been moved in and has not moved, and now it is covered with a layer of dust.

Xu Xingxing was in front of the sofa, table and chairs, Xu Xingyuan was in charge of the coffee table under the TV, and Zhou Tongtong was in charge of small objects such as pendants and ornaments. The three had a clear division of labor, and they could work quickly. Done.

Zhou Tongtong was wiping an imitation tulip oil painting when he suddenly called. The little girl put the phone to her ear, tilted her head while working and called grandma sweetly.

Hearing her calling her grandma, Xu Xingyuan also raised her head, and the two smiled at each other.

"Xingyuan and I are cleaning at home. Ah? You made lotus root? Let's see if we have time tonight to get it. What do I want to eat? , thank you grandma. Okay, bye grandma."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Tongtong put the phone on the phone and pressed to hang up.

Xu Xingyuan saw that she had hung up the phone, and quickly asked, "What did grandma say?"

Glancing at Xu Xingyuan with a smile, Zhou Tongtong said, "Grandma said that you liked lotus root when you ate at my house last time. She fried some more during the Chinese New Year, so we have time to get it."

The lotus root that time looked really delicious, and Xu Xingyuan's eyes lit up, who usually only eats when he is full, regardless of the taste.

After laughing, Xu Xingyuan said to Xu Xingxing a little proudly, "This is the real grandma, our grandma is fake."

Xu Xingxing smiled helplessly.

Zhou Tongtong had heard about their family affairs, and smiled.

"By the way, when are you going to go to grandma's house?" Xu Xingxing looked at the young couple and asked.

Engagement counts as half of the family, and during the New Year and festivals, we have to go to the elders' homes to honor them.

"Tomorrow." Xu Xingyuan looked at Zhou Tongtong and said, "Go to Tongtong's grandmother's house tomorrow morning, go home after dinner, and take something to our grandma's house in the evening and then leave."

The two grandmothers lived in the same city and didn't want to be far apart, so they arranged it for one day.

In fact, Xu Xingyuan doesn't seem to go to any grandma's house at all. Xu Xingyuan said, "what kind of grandma is that? If it weren't for my mother, I would be too lazy to go."

Xu Xingxing looked at him, pursed his lips and said, "Just take something to look at. As for Grandma Tongtong's house, I need to buy more things and accompany her well."

Zhou Tongtong was a little embarrassed to hear the discriminatory treatment. She said, "My grandma said that you don't need to bring anything."

Looking at Zhou Tongtong, Xu Xingxing smiled and said, "Your grandma is so kind to you, she must bring more things to honor you. Goodness is mutual."

Xu Xingyuan said with a smile, "I didn't expect that I would have a grandmother at the age of twenty-three."

"I have an extra sister." Zhou Tongtong was not to be outdone, "I have an extra mother."

The three of them smiled again.

Seeing the two and He Meimei, Xu Xingxing felt very relieved. When his father died, Xu Xingyuan was not very old. They were ignored and bullied by the Xu family all the year round, causing him to be a little stubborn. Now such a warm family is with him, and Xu Xingxing is happy for him.

After Xu Xingyuan cleaned the coffee table, he plugged in the socket, ready to turn on the TV to watch. Zhou Tongtong saw it and said, "Yes, try the TV. If it doesn't work, let my dad change it."

"Order." Xu Xingyuan responded and turned on the TV.

This TV is a large-screen TV. When it is turned on, the entire screen lights up very beautifully, and as soon as it is turned on, it broadcasts a piece of entertainment news.

"Actress Lin Weiyu was arrested by the police at 14:36 ​​today when she was gathering drugs at home, and a large amount of drugs were found in her home. Because of the large amount of drugs, it had constituted a crime, and Lin Weiyu was arrested by the police on the same day. Lin Weiyu participated in the draft that year. , is still active in the entertainment circle. This arrest will have a certain impact on the activities he participates in. Among them, the IO Group has the deepest impact. It is reported that because Lin Weiyu is the spokesperson for the jewelry of the IO Group and the German TIE Group, this scandal will It will cause huge losses to the IO Group, and even spread to the White Group..."

Xu Xingxing paused, staring at the TV screen without moving.

After Xu Xingyuan heard the news, he looked back at her and asked carefully.

"Sister, isn't this your company?"

"Yeah." Xu Xingxing glanced at him and returned to the TV.

In the conference room of the White Group building, a board meeting of the White Group is being held.

Mrs. Mei sat at the top of the long table, Huaichangchao was sitting on her left, and Huaiyangping was next to Huaichangchao. She looked at the report sheet in her hand, pressed her lips slightly, looked up at Huaijing at the bottom of the conference table, and said coldly.

"The board meeting held today is because of the drug use of the IO spokesperson. In front of so many directors, please explain to everyone."

Huai Jing sat at the bottom of the conference table, dressed in a well-dressed suit. After listening to Mrs. Mei's words, his expression did not change, his eyes lowered as he looked at the report in his hand, and his white fingers almost merged with the white paper.

Putting down the report, Huai Jing raised her eyes slightly, her eyes cold. He got up, put his hands on the second button of his suit, and buttoned it slowly.

Standing in front of the conference table, Huai Jing glanced at the people present, and said something in a deep voice.

"All the directors are colleagues who have worked with my father for many years. My father is no longer here. I am here with Jing Jing. Through your love for my father, I ask everyone to help me seek justice."

The development of things deviates from the main direction, and the board of directors looked at each other in dismay. Huaichangchao's expression did not change, Huaiyangping's eyes moved slightly, and he glanced at Mrs. Mei.

When Mrs. Mei heard Huai Jing's words, her eyes sank, and she said coldly, "Huai Jing..."

After the man at the bottom of the conference table heard her calling him, he just glanced up lightly and continued: "If the group usually suffers losses, I, Huaijing, as the person in charge of IO, can't be blamed. But this accident , it was actually a frame up by someone inside the group against me."

Huaijing didn't look like a sophistry, and the directors looked solemn for a while.

Huai Changchao looked up at Huai Jing, sighed and said, "Huai Jing, your reason is too lame. How could people inside the group harm IO or even harm Huai's interests? The people on the board of directors are all advancing and retreating together. "

After listening to Huai Changchao's words, Huai Jing let out a smirk from his nose.

"Yeah, why brother?"

"What's going on?" The eyes of everyone at the scene followed Huai Jing to Huai Yang Ping.

All eyes gathered together, Huaiyangping's expression tightened, he glanced at the back of Huaichangchao, calmly said to Huaijing: "Huaijing, you can't talk nonsense."

"Lin Weiyu was recommended to me by you at first." Light brown eyes stared at Huaiyangping, and Huaijing's tone was deep.

Hearing this, the people on the board were in an uproar again.

Huaiyangping raised his eyes to look at Huaijing, his originally gentle eyes flashed a bit of ferocity, he gritted his teeth, calmed down his anger, and admitted: "Yes, she and my wife are members of the same golf club, and they were my lover in the beginning. Recommend it to me. My relationship with her is just that, I didn't know she was on drugs."

Huai Yangping's answer was watertight, Huaijing raised her eyebrows slightly, and raised her voice.

"Then why did you report her to the police for drug use?"

Knowing that Lin Weiyu was taking drugs and recommending it to Huai Jing as a spokesperson, and reporting Lin Weiyu for taking drugs afterwards, it caused a huge blow to IO... This series of plans really does not leak.

When the board members heard this, they all understood what Huaijing meant and looked at Huaiyangping. When Huaiyangping was told this, he was about to stand up in a hurry, but was suppressed by Huaichangchao next to him.

Different from Huaiyangping's anger, Huaichangchao's expression has always been peaceful, and now he has more kindness from his elders. He looked at Huaijing and said, "If this is true, then I won't let him go. But the truth is not just nonsense. Is there any evidence for what you said?"

Huai Jing blinked, looked at Huai Changchao, and called out, "Leo!"

Leo, who was standing outside the door, heard Huai Jing's voice and walked in with a black document bag. Standing beside Huaijing, he first bowed to the directors present, then opened the file bag, took out the information inside and distributed it.

When Mrs. Mei finally got the document in her hand, Leo looked at Huaiyangping and said.

"This is all evidence of Miss Lin's relationship with Huaiyang... President Huai. It includes the records of the two of them opening a house, photos of them together, and the expenses of various items purchased by President Huai for Miss Lin... In November last year, Lin Miss and President Huai met at Fayin Bar. A friend of Miss Lin took a photo of Miss Lin when she was taking drugs, and President Huai was in the photo. And that night, the two opened a room at Fayin Bar. That is to say , when you knew that Miss Lin was taking drugs, you recommended her to be the spokesperson for the jewelry made by IO and TIE Group."

"The house where Ms. Lin was arrested for taking drugs this time was also given to Ms. Lin by President Huai. This is the place where Miss Lin and her friends gathered to take drugs. President Huai has also been here. As for whether President Huai has been involved, we don't know. According to the confession of Miss Lin's assistant, President Huai was going to go tonight, but he changed his mind temporarily for some reason. Just when he changed his mind, the police dispatched and arrested them. "

"In addition, when the police acted, reporters were already surrounded by outsiders. Miss Lin's house was relatively hidden, and no reporters were staying here. When the incident happened, the reporters were dispatched immediately, and it is very likely that someone notified the reporter in advance. The whole process of Miss Lin's arrest , and it was also broadcast and spread widely on the Internet.”

After Leo finished speaking, he put away the information and stood beside Huaijing.

When Leo was talking, Huai Jing was already sitting in the seat. He leaned against the back of the chair, his posture was lazy, and he looked at the directors lightly.

"Huaiyangping took advantage of Lin Weiyu's drug use to befriend her, and later recommended IO as a spokesperson, and reported her for drug use after the launch of IO's new model. It seems that these behaviors are obviously directed at IO, or in other words, directed at IO. I came. But is he coming for me, or is there someone else behind him, there are too many things to imagine..."

Being exposed in front of so many directors, Huaiyangping had already turned ashen with anger, and his usual gentleness and modesty were just pretending. shouted.

"Huai Jing you..."

"Crack!" He got a slap in the face and blocked the rest of his words.

Huaiyangping was taken aback and looked back at Huaichangchao with wide eyes.

Huai Changchao glared at him with an indignant expression on his face. He looked at Huai Yangping and said, "You unfilial son, for your own selfish desires, even knowing that she was taking drugs, you pushed her to be IO's spokesperson. Let IO and Huai With such a huge loss today, what else can you quibble about?"

Huai Changchao's words in one action reversed the emphasis expressed by Huai Jing. He blamed all this on Huaiyangping's lust, not on the frame-up of Huaijing.

"Second uncle..." Huai Jing's lips parted slightly.

"Okay." Mrs. Mei, who was in the lead, threw the document in her hand on the table and said aloud.

Huai Jing's eyes sank.

"Although Huai's name is Huai's, it is not our own company, and there are directors. Huaiyangping made this big mistake by using power for personal gain. Don't come to work after tomorrow, and let me reflect on it at home first." Mei The old lady said solemnly.

Mrs. Mei acquiesced to what Huaichangchao said, and Huaichangchao was relieved, nodded and said, "Got it."

After explaining Huaiyangping, Mrs. Mei turned her eyes to Huaijing. Huai Jing raised her eyes to look at her, her eyes piercingly cold.

"As for Huaijing, as the leader of a sub-group, you have not done a good job of distinguishing, and you can't escape the responsibility by using a tainted female star as a spokesperson. You are limited to come up with an emergency plan before tonight. Well, today's Let the board stop here."

After Mrs. Mei explained the matter, the people on the board were obviously not so easy to fool. Some people looked at Huaijing and then at Mrs. Mei, but in the end they didn't say anything, got up and left the conference room.

The people in the conference room walked out in twos and threes, and in the end only Huaijing and Mrs. Mei were left sitting at the head of the conference table. Madam Mei looked at Huai Jing, got up and walked over.

He knew from the beginning that Lin Weiyu was taking drugs, and he also saw through Huaiyangping's purpose, so he made Lin Weiyu his spokesperson. He hopes to expose Lin Weiyu's scandal more than Huaiyangping, because only in this way can the board of directors be held this time. Only then can he let the people on the board know about Huaiyangping's framing of him.

He is pretending to be pitiful, to win the sympathy of the board, and let the board see the purpose and ugliness of the person who framed him. He single-handedly made IO stronger, and IO is just a pawn in the process of achieving his ultimate goal. In order to achieve that goal, IO can be abused at will.

This, Mrs. Mei knows.

"Don't put your mind on this in the future." Mrs. Mei stood by the desk, looked down at Huaijing, sighed softly, and said, "Everyone is a family, and everything is prosperous."

The man sitting in the seat, after hearing this sentence, a smirk overflowed from his nose. The slender fingers casually flipped through the documents in their hands, and when the paper fell, a cool breeze blew.

Huaijing raised her head and met Mrs. Mei's gaze, her eyes cold.

"You told me the same when my dad died."

When the dignified little old lady heard his words, there was a trace of sadness in her eyes. She looked down at Huai Jing, got up and left.

After leaving the Huai's Group building, Huai Jing drove home. As soon as the combination lock was opened, Mimi, who was lying on the sofa, raised her head slightly, her blue eyes filled with indifference.

Now in the evening, the sun is getting colder, mixed with the sea breeze, making the whole living room more cold and empty.

Huai Jing raised his eyes and looked at his home. When his eyes fell on the piano by the balcony, he raised his eyebrows slightly. He walked to the sofa and sat down.

Leaning her back on the sofa, Huaijing raised her arms on the back of the sofa, lying with her head down, and Huaijing closed her eyes.

Mimi, who was nestled next to him, looked up at him, jumped up on the back of the sofa, took a small catwalk, walked to his shoulder and sat down.

It has thick hair, and as soon as it sat down, the hair on its body rubbed against the man's face. The man opened his eyes, turned his head to look beside him, Mimi was looking down at him.

This is the first time such a close contact between a person and a cat.

After Xu Xingxing left, he didn't look for anyone else and took care of it himself.

Is this fostering feelings?

If it was her, what would she do if Mimi was by her side?

His eyes moved slightly, and just as Huai Jing was about to raise his hand, the phone rang.

He retracted his hand, looked down at the phone, pursed his lips, and picked up the phone.

"Hello." Huai Jing spoke first.

"It's me." On the other end of the phone, the woman's soft voice reached his ear through the phone like a feather. After she said this, she seemed to hesitate for a moment. In the end, his voice softened and he asked more gently.

"Are you all right?"

Xu Xingxing stood on the balcony, watching the red sunset outside the window, biting his lower lip.

In fact, she was a little worried after reading the news. After all, this time because of Lin Weiyu, the cooperation fund must have been smashed, and the cooperation with TIE might also have been smashed.After this time, IO may fall into a downturn, which should be the biggest accident in the history of IO.Xu Xingxing hesitated again and again, but decided to call and ask.

Although she tried her best to hide it, Huaijing could still hear worry and concern in her trembling voice.He looked up at the ceiling, his eyes blinked slightly, the bitterness and coldness in his eyebrows were replaced by warmth and tenderness.

"Something happened."

Huaijing said something, he turned his head to look at Mimi on the side, put his hand on top of her head, and after rubbing lightly like her, he said in a deep voice.

"Mimi misses you, I... miss you a little too."