Chapter 88

The excitement on Qiao Xiangye’s face froze in an instant. He subconsciously looked at Zhou Yongzhuo, who smiled.

“Qiao Xiangye, who is it?”

Chu Yuanlin also looked at Qiao Xiangye and touched his head in confusion, “Are you Xizhi’s brother?”

“Qiao Xiangye?” Hearing the familiar name, Zhou Yongzhuo suddenly realized something and called out sinisterly, then looked Chu Yuanlin up and down.

He was of medium build, not too tall, and dressed simply. Zhou Yongzhuo suddenly felt a surge of malice in his heart. How could Xiaozhi fall for such a man?

Qiao Xiangye was sweating from guilt, and he felt a chill on his back in such a cold day. Seeing the two men standing in front of him, he first glared at the soldier. They had agreed to keep a low profile, so how was this low-key?

And let the two of them meet.

In terms of relationship, Zhou Yongzhuo is his old friend, and Qiao Xiangye is the type of person who helps his relatives instead of others, so he will definitely help Zhou Yongzhuo, but Chu Yuanlin is his brother-in-law.

Xiaozhi’s man, he…it’s not right for him to help anyone.

I just let it go and smiled awkwardly, “What a coincidence, we are in the same car. Let’s go to the army and have a rest first.”

Seeing more and more eyes focused on them, Zhou Yongzhuo got into the car first and snorted coldly at Chu Yuanlin with a bad look on his face.

Chu Yuanlin was still wondering, Xizhi’s brother hadn’t said anything yet, but the man didn’t look happy with him.

“Captain Qiao, it seems that I have come at the wrong time.” Chu Yuanlin said with a wry smile. He was not a clay man, and even a clay man still had some temper.

Except for Xizhi and Sang Ning, Chu Yuanlin doesn’t tolerate anyone else.

Xiaobing was driving the car, while Chu Yuanlin, Qiao Xiangye and Zhou Yongzhuo were sitting in the back. Qiao Xiangye was sitting between the two of them, fearing that they would start fighting.

When they were almost there, Zhou Yongzhuo asked coldly, “Qiao Xiangye, is this your surprise for me?”

He came here to see Xiaozhi’s daughter, not to see this man.

“What a misunderstanding, what a coincidence.” Qiao Xiangye knew that his old friend was resourceful, or to put it bluntly, an old fox.

Although she has not been involved in political affairs for many years, her brain has not been lost, otherwise she would not have known that the man in front of her was Xiaozhi’s husband just by Chu Yuanlin’s words.

“Ahem, let me introduce you, Yongzhuo. This is… the husband of Xiao, ahem, Xiaozhi whom I mentioned to you.”

“Husband?” Zhou Yongzhuo raised his lips in disdain, with a bitter smile on his face, “Since when did anyone become Xiaozhi’s husband? Her taste in choosing men is getting worse and worse.”

Zhou Yongzhuo, who was always known for his gentleness, had now changed his appearance. He spoke with a sour tone, and his words showed his disdain for Chu Yuanlin’s honest appearance.

“What did you say?” Chu Yuanlin heard contempt for himself from Zhou Yongzhuo’s mouth, and more importantly, disrespect for Xizhi. Not to be outdone, he said, “Who do you think you are? How dare you mention Xizhi’s name?”

There is an old saying that the dead are greatest. Yuzhi has already passed away, so how can we still treat the dead with such contempt?

Qiao Xiangye, who was sitting in the middle, was like a peacemaker, raising his hand to tell Chu Yuanlin not to be angry, “Calm down, don’t be angry, don’t be angry.”

Then he turned to look at Zhou Yongzhuo, looking at him helplessly, “Okay, now that things have come to this, you…”

Qiao Xiangye didn’t know how to start the following words.

After Zhou Yongzhuo finished speaking, he leaned back in the car and closed his eyes, as if he didn’t want to see anything.

He was angry, and Chu Yuanlin was even angrier. He thought that Qiao Xiangye was trying to intimidate him, but for Xizhi’s sake, he endured it.

Soon he took out a photo and stroked it gently, unable to hide the nostalgia in his eyes.

Qiao Xiangye stared at the person in the photo, then suddenly smiled and asked in a low voice, “When was this taken?”

The woman in the photo is sitting on a chair, and the man behind her is gently protecting her belly. The two of them look as loving as a young couple.

“At that time, Xizhi was pregnant with Sang Ning, and she always said that she was not as pretty as before. I saved up money for a few days and took her to take this photo. In fact, she was very pretty, just as pretty as the first time I saw her.”

Chu Yuanlin recalled the years he lived with Qiao Xizhi and felt like a thief who had stolen many years of happiness.

He despised himself even more for being like that. He took advantage of Xizhi’s pregnancy and amnesia to trick her into marrying him so that he could take care of her. Fortunately, he finally found a family for Xizhi.

“When…when did you first meet?” Qiao Xiangye asked softly.

It may also be because he did not lower his voice. Zhou Yongzhuo opened his eyes and saw the black and white photo next to him. He snatched it away suddenly. Chu Yuanlin was not careful for a moment and he really let him snatch it away.

“Give it back to me.” Chu Yuanlin wanted to snatch it back instantly, but Qiao Xiangye was in the way.

“Don’t be angry, don’t be angry. This…that, I can explain.”

Qiao Xiangye didn’t know whether he should explain or not, and he hesitated for a long time. Both of them looked at him, and even the little soldier driving the car in front pricked up his ears.

He simply shut up and said, “Let’s talk about it when we get back.”

The three of them ignored each other after getting off the car. After following Qiao Xiangye to the office, Chu Yuanlin asked, “Where’s Sang Ning?”

Qiao Xiangye glanced at Zhou Yongzhuo guiltily and explained in a low voice: “Sang Ning went out.”

“I won’t do anything to her. I’ll leave after I’m done looking at the photo.” Zhou Yongzhuo stared at the photo in his hand. Perhaps because he was too excited, he actually coughed twice.

“Are you okay?” Qiao Xiangye rushed over and helped the man to the side, shouting angrily: “You just won’t listen to what I say to you. If you continue like this, you will reunite with Xiaozhi in the underworld.”

You were clearly injured when you were young, but you didn’t take good care of yourself. You drank all day long and didn’t take care of your body. Sooner or later, you will die.

Zhou Yongzhuo waved Qiao Xiangye’s hand away carelessly, saying nonchalantly, “That’s even better. I’ll go downstairs and ask her.”

Ask her why she gave up on me? Ask her if she ever thought about me?

Chu Yuanlin felt something was not right the more he listened. This sour man spoke in a timid manner, as if he had some kind of dispute with Xizhi.

“Who are you to Xizhi?” Qiao Xiangye stared at Zhou Yongzhuo and asked seriously.

“Who are you asking me about? I haven’t asked you yet. Was it you who called Xizhi?”

Even at this time, Zhou Yongzhuo was still reluctant to let the man in front of him know that he was once Xiaozhi’s man.

It’s not for the man, but for Xiaozhi, to maintain the impression of Xiaozhi in the man’s mind.

“Who are you?” Chu Yuanlin asked aggressively, walking closer and looking down at Zhou Yongzhuo.

“Who am I? I am a twig man. Are you satisfied?”