Sister Ning: [Who needs shampoo?]
Jiang Mian: [For hair growth.]
Sister Ning: [Send it to my place, thanks, you have the address.]
Jiang Mian suppressed a smile, knowing Sister Ning would accept.
After all, Sister Ning had complained to her more than once about losing hair at such a young age.
She put away her phone and happily rolled on the bed.
...
Ji Zhilan saw Lu Cong at the intersection.
The maid had asked for leave, and Mother Jiang asked if she wanted to go out for a walk and buy some things.
Ji Zhilan considered that pregnant women should also exercise moderately, so she agreed.
The result was carrying a large pile of things. Mother Jiang didn't want to take a taxi, saying why waste the money, it was just a short walk.
Ji Zhilan was at her limit, having never endured such hardship. She put down the things at the intersection to rest.
Just as she saw Lu Cong driving by, she quickly took out her phone and called, "Brother Lu Cong, I see you, I'm at the traffic light intersection just now, come back quickly and pick me up."
So Lu Cong drove back. Seeing the two of them, one old and one young, he got out of the car, bent down, and easily picked up the things and put them in the trunk. As he was doing so, he said, "Zhilan, don't you have a car? Why didn't you drive out today?"
It wasn't that Mother Jiang insisted on going for a walk, otherwise, why would she have walked. Ji Zhilan muttered softly.
Mother Jiang had never seen such a rich young master as Lu Cong. His every move seemed to be from a different world than hers. She didn't recognize the car's logo, but she could tell that Lu Cong was well-dressed.
She didn't dare to speak and quietly asked Ji Zhilan, "Who is this?"
"My brother's friend."
Mother Jiang nodded secretly.
Ji Zhilan hadn't seen Lu Cong for a long time either. Or rather, since she married Jiang Cheng, she had rarely contacted her old friends.
She was quite happy to see Lu Cong at this moment. She leaned out from the back seat and said, "Brother Lu Cong, what have you been busy with lately? I haven't seen you in a long time. Are you still busy chasing girls? I say, you should find a serious relationship."
Lu Cong didn't like her talking like this. He glanced at her, "You're younger than me and you're lecturing me? You're already a mother and you're still so immature. Sit properly."
Ji Zhilan sat down obediently, a little unhappy, "How did you know I was pregnant? Did my brother tell you?"
Lu Cong didn't want to answer these questions and asked, "Which community do you live in?"
Ji Zhilan reported a community name.
Lu Cong asked, "Why do you live there?"
Just as Ji Zhilan was about to say that her brother bought the house, she heard the old lady speak for the first time, "My son bought this house, it's close to the city and convenient."
Ji Zhilan was speechless, but she couldn't expose her.
Lu Cong smiled and said nothing.
After dropping Ji Zhilan home, Lu Cong cautioned her, "When your belly gets bigger, don't go out anymore. Let your husband do things for you. Take care of yourself."
Ji Zhilan pouted, "I know, Jiang Cheng is very good to me."
"That's good, I'm leaving."
Mother Jiang went back to her room to change her clothes. When she came out, she saw Lu Cong had left. She asked, "Why didn't you ask him to stay for a drink or a meal?"
Ji Zhilan slumped on the sofa, "We're so familiar, why be so polite."
She and Lu Cong grew up together. Helping with such a small favor, why be polite.
Mother Jiang was choked by her and didn't say anything more.
"You can invite him to our house as a guest next time. You're tired today, what do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."
Mother Jiang had been very good to her during this time, and Ji Zhilan was happy to enjoy it.
...
The day after Jiang Mian went on a business trip, Ji Zhixiu's work schedule was very tight.
Fan Cheng asked him, "Mr. Ji, are you working overtime tonight?"
Last night's "date" with Alice went very well.
Who would have thought that the meticulous secretary was a sexy hot babe in private?
Fan Cheng thought of Alice's fiery outfit when he saw her last night, and his eyes almost popped out.
Alice was charming and flirtatious, tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear, "What, you don't recognize me?"
Fan Cheng came back to his senses. He wanted to ask Alice out again tonight, to develop their relationship further... but he didn't know if Mr. Ji would give him the chance.
Ji Zhixiu looked at Fan Cheng through his thin glasses.
Fan Cheng was so uncomfortable under his scrutinizing gaze that he couldn't stand still, "What's wrong, President?"
"Fan Cheng, are you in love?" Ji Zhixiu stroked his chin.
"Normally, you never proactively ask if I'm working overtime. You work as long as I do."
Fan Cheng was startled. Did the company regulations prohibit office romance? Fan Cheng pondered.
"Mr. Ji, I'm still pursuing her..."
"From our company?"
Fan Cheng hesitated, "Mr. Ji."
Ji Zhixiu mused, "Let me guess, is it Alice?"
Fan Cheng was stunned, "How did you know, Mr. Ji?"
"You've been going to the secretary's department frequently lately, and you smell of Alice, the same scent Alice had when she came in to deliver documents," Ji Zhixiu said, resting his forehead on his hand. "I'll give you half a day off, you're allowed to chase your wife."
Fan Cheng was a trusted subordinate of Ji Zhixiu, promoted by him personally. When he first took over Ji's Group, he carried out a complete overhaul of the company.
Fan Cheng had helped him a lot and was now his most capable right-hand man.
Fan Cheng shook his head, "No need, President, there's no rush."
Although he also wanted to date Alice, he didn't want to leave the president alone.
Ji Zhixiu: "Office romance is not prohibited, but it must not affect work."
Fan Cheng was delighted, "Don't worry, Mr. Ji, I understand what you mean."
Alice was no less capable than him at work, so Fan Cheng was confident that dating would not affect his work and might even boost his work efficiency.
Ji Zhixiu smiled faintly.
...
The day Jiang Mian returned, Ji Zhixiu arrived at the airport an hour early.
Inside the low-key yet luxurious car, the man closed his eyes to rest.
Xiang Long was in the driver's seat playing on his phone.
The windows of this car were specially treated, so he could see outside, but outsiders couldn't see inside.
To avoid missing Jiang Mian, Ji Zhixiu left a slight crack in the window.
Today was the day Shen Tingyu returned after finishing her program recording.
Although she had debuted for a short time, she had gained some fans with her popularity. Upon her return, some fans had heard the news and came to pick her up.
At the same time, the company had also arranged for entertainment reporters to be on standby to write promotional articles and market her as a "airport beauty."
Shen Tingyu walked out of the VIP exclusive channel. As soon as she emerged, a large group of entertainment reporters swarmed forward.
Including fans and passers-by, acquaintances and strangers, all were mixed in the crowd.
Shen Tingyu's heart pounded. Her manager hadn't told her that so many people were arranged...
She controlled her facial expression and said gently, "Please don't push, don't push..."
A reporter from Lemon Pictures was stepped on by someone and immediately shouted, "Ah! Don't step on me!"
"Who stepped on you? If you're not interviewing, get out of the way, don't block me!"
"Wait, my work ID fell! My work ID!"
"Let me pick it up!"
"Get away from here."
The scene was chaotic. Shen Tingyu's assistant, without paying attention, was pushed away, "Sister Shen, Sister Shen?"
She hurriedly took out her phone to call.
Shen Tingyu was also pushed around and disoriented. She looked around frantically, ignoring the questions from reporters, and didn't even have time to pose.
Soon, she spotted a license plate number, 888888. Her eyes lit up. Zhixiu was here too?
Ignoring the reporters behind her, Shen Tingyu ran towards it, "Zhixiu, open the door."
Ji Zhixiu opened his eyes, his brow slightly furrowed. Seeing her behind him, he opened the car door and said coldly, "Get in."
Shen Tingyu nodded repeatedly. As soon as she got into the car, she rolled up the window to block outside vision.
She urged, "Can we go, Zhixiu? The reporters will catch up if we don't."
She had changed her mind and didn't want to deal with these reporters at all. She just wanted to leave with Ji Zhixiu.
Xiang Long had already put away his phone and was waiting for Ji Zhixiu's command.
Ji Zhixiu said in a deep voice, "Turn back to the city."
Shen Tingyu was delighted, "Thank you, Zhixiu."
"Why are there so many reporters?"
She bit her lip, "I don't know either. Maybe they got the news from somewhere and came to block me."
Ji Zhixiu hummed, saying nothing more.
The atmosphere in the car was silent. Shen Tingyu looked at him. "Zhixiu, I've entered the entertainment industry."
"Isn't that good? It was your dream." His voice was devoid of emotion.
Just as Shen Tingyu was about to say something else, she noticed her phone in her bag was ringing. She opened it and saw it was her assistant calling.
She hesitated. Ji Zhixiu said, "Why aren't you answering the phone?"
Shen Tingyu answered the phone, "Hello."
"Hello, Sister Shen, where are you? I can't find you!" The assistant on the other end sounded like she was about to cry.
Shen Tingyu pursed her lips, "I've already gone back secretly. You can take a taxi back too. I'll reimburse your fare."
Knowing she was fine and offering to reimburse the taxi fare, the assistant instantly broke into tears of joy, "Okay, I'll hang up, Sis."
After hanging up, Shen Tingyu looked at the man sitting in the passenger seat and said in a voice as soft as water, "Zhixiu, I didn't see you when I went to the Ji family for New Year's this year. Grandpa Ji said you went to Ireland."
Ji Zhixiu nodded, "Yes."
"I saw Jiang Mian during my last audition. She looks so much like me." Shen Tingyu cautiously probed.
"Not alike," he said coldly.
Shen Tingyu smiled indifferently. This man was really stubborn.
"Who do you think will pass the audition, her or me? I heard she's been debuting for several years, and it must have been hard for a girl to struggle all by herself." Shen Tingyu said casually, as if unintentionally.
"Mhm."
Ji Zhixiu wasn't listening at all. He missed the little girl, especially missed her, so much that he had... last night.
Shen Tingyu thought he had heard her and was overjoyed. Just as she was about to say more, she heard Ji Zhixiu ask, "Where are we?"
Xiang Long replied, "Huanqing Road."
Ji Zhixiu nodded slightly, "Then let's stop here."
Shen Tingyu didn't understand, "Zhixiu, why are you stopping here?"
"Get out. You can wait for a car here. The reporters won't chase you anymore."
Shen Tingyu looked at him incredulously, "Aren't you going back? Won't you take me with you?"