Chapter 23

The meal ended in a seemingly peaceful atmosphere.

From the beginning to the end, no one noticed Zhou Qizhen who had never spoken a word from beginning to end.

Even Zhao Yaqin, who usually paid attention to his emotional changes, only glanced at him at the beginning, and then gradually shifted her attention in the heated discussion of the young people. After the meal, Lu Xiaoqiao and Lin Lin took Tuanzi to play in the yard. Zhao Yaqin asked the nanny to cut some fruit for the two girls.

She made a pot of tea and sent it to the three people who were talking in the study.

As soon as she entered, she heard Zhou Qi talking about Lin Ziyang because of work. To be precise, it was more like a scolding. 🆆🅆𝙬.🅅𝓞🅳𝕋𝙬1.ℂ🄲

After she put down the tea, she quickly retreated without saying a word and went to the yard to play with Tuanzi with the two girls.

Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Lu Xiaoqiao said goodbye to several people. Zhao Yaqin hurriedly tried her best to persuade her to stay for dinner.

Lu Xiaoqiao smiled and explained: “Grandma, my friends and I have an appointment to go to the temple early tomorrow morning, so I have to pack up my things when I go back later.”

Several people who had just finished talking in the study upstairs came downstairs and heard Lu Xiaoqiao’s words.

Lin Ziyang said: “Xiaoqiao is going to the temple tomorrow, is it Yunling Temple? It happens that my girlfriend and I are going there tomorrow, so I will drive to pick you up tomorrow and we will go together.” As soon as Lin Ziyang finished speaking, Zhou Qizhen, who was standing next to him, glanced at him,

“You can’t go anywhere tomorrow, come with me to Shenzhen on a business trip.”

“Ah? Working before the holiday is over?”

Zhou Qizhen said coldly “What? Do you have any objections?”

Lin Ziyang wanted to say something else, but he saw Zhou Qizhen’s sharp eyes shooting straight at him, and suddenly shut up.

I don’t know how I offended my uncle today.

Just now in the study, he was scolded because a merchant in the mall that was about to open was able to settle in because of his introduction. Now he is going to cut off this hard-earned vacation.

Really… I dare not say anything when I have suffering!

Zhou Qizhen walked to Lu Xiaoqiao and said in a gentle tone: “Let’s go.”

“Ah?” Lu Xiaoqiao was stunned.

“Aren’t you going home? I’m leaving too, so I can send you off.”

“Oh, okay.”

Lin Ziyang watched the two of them drive out of the yard before he dared to complain: “What happened to my uncle today? It’s true that the older he gets, the worse his temper becomes!”

Zhou’s father said coldly, “Don’t be so rude next time, and don’t be so long-winded and talk so much.”

Lin Ziyang “…”

…

The next day, just after dawn.

Lu Xiaoqiao went downstairs and met someone she didn’t expect.

The man was wearing a well-tailored black suit, leaning lazily against the Bentley behind him, with one hand casually in his trouser pocket and the other holding a burning cigarette, with curls of smoke rising and lingering in front of him. The faint morning light shone through the smoke and shone on his stern face, as if coating it with a soft halo, making his originally cold and hard lines more hazy and warm.

Just one glance can make people’s hearts beat uncontrollably.

Lu Xiaoqiao stepped down the last step, walked up to him and asked, “Mr. Zhou? Why are you here?”

Zhou Qizhen put out the cigarette in his hand when he saw her.

He walked towards the garbage sorting area on the side of the building while answering Lu Xiaoqiao.

“Didn’t you say you were going to the temple? Ziyang said he would pick you up but he has to go on a business trip with me today. I heard you talk about the time in the car yesterday. It’s too early to get a taxi, and it’s not safe for a girl to take a taxi. I’m also going on a business trip soon, so it’s just right to send you to the airport.”

Lu Xiaoqiao didn’t expect him to be so thoughtful. Because they wanted to burn the first incense stick, pilgrims usually lined up in front of the temple very early, so there were naturally many vehicles, which also caused many taxis to be unwilling to go in that direction during this time.

“Will that delay your time? I don’t know if there is a traffic jam over there.”

“It’s okay, there’s still time, get in the car!” Zhou Qizhen said and helped her open the passenger door.

After the two got in the car, Zhou Qizhen handed her a thermos cup, “Drink a little, warm your stomach.”

Then he started the car and drove away from the community.

Lu Xiaoqiao took the thermos cup, “Thank you, Mr. Zhou, is there milk in it?”

“It’s not milk. You don’t seem to like milk. You didn’t finish the last one. This time it’s milk oatmeal. If you don’t eat for a while, you won’t have the energy to climb the mountain.” 𝙬🅆🆆.𝙫𝙤𝘿𝕋𝓦1.🅲𝙘

At this moment, she felt that it was no wonder that he was so successful. His observation ability was so strong!

Lu Xiaoqiao said a little embarrassedly: “I didn’t like drinking milk since I was a child, but I like to eat dry milk powder. It feels very fragrant and delicious. My mother even called me a fake monk because of this.”

Zhou Qizhen couldn’t help laughing and said with a smile: “I think your mother is right, and Auntie is not wrong.”

Lu Xiaoqiao was really surprised by his laughter, and didn’t notice that Zhou Qizhen called her mother “Auntie”.

Since the two met, she has never seen him laugh. Most of the time, he has a cold face, so serious that people dare not look directly at him. From this point of view, the big brother’s laughter point is still quite low.

Lu Xiaoqiao unscrewed the lid of the thermos cup, and the sweet aroma of milk mixed with the natural aroma of oats hit her face.

She took a sip, her eyes widened instantly, and then she looked at Zhou Qizhen who was driving.

“It’s so delicious. Is this called milk oatmeal? I’ve never had it before. Where did you buy it, Mr. Zhou?”

Zhou Qizhen glanced at the girl’s eyes that sparkled because she had eaten something delicious. He felt that it was worth it to call the star-rated hotel last night to prepare it, and then drive to pick it up early in the morning.

“I bought it on the street where I drove by. It’s good if you like it.”

Lu Xiaoqiao sat in the co-pilot, chatting with Zhou Qizhen while looking at the scenery outside the car window. From time to time, she took a sip of milk oatmeal and felt warm all over.

It was still a little cold in the morning in October. If he hadn’t come to send her off, she would probably still be standing on the side of the road drinking cold wind and hailing a taxi.

There are all kinds of rumors about him from outside. Some people say that he is ruthless and decisive, and some people say that he is very capable but too cold.

At first, when she first met him, she also felt that this person was too serious and serious, and people didn’t dare to get close to him.

As the two of them spent more time together, she felt that her friend’s uncle was also easy to get along with, kind, warm-hearted, and not quite the same as what the outside world said.

When they were approaching Yunling Temple, there were obviously more cars on the road, and Lu Xiaoqiao was afraid of delaying Zhou Qizhen’s time to go to the airport.

“Mr. Zhou, my friend’s house is close to here. Because I arrived early in your car, she probably hasn’t arrived yet. You can drop me off on the side of the road and I can walk over slowly. If we drive in a little while, there will definitely be a traffic jam.”

“It’s okay, there’s still enough time, and it’s convenient for me to drive. You can get off at the parking lot later, and the ticket office is just outside there.”

Five minutes later, the car drove into the parking lot and stopped opposite a red sports car.

There were two young men sitting in the sports car at this time. A man in yellow sitting in the co-pilot seat said to the man who was smoking in the driver’s seat: “Brother, brother, look, look ahead.” “

What are you yelling for, Li Bing, if you keep making a fuss, get out.”

Tang Qian came to the temple today to burn incense for his deceased mother. Today is her death anniversary. No one would care about a deceased person, only his disappointing son who missed her. His sister was afraid that he would be sad and get into trouble, so she asked the cousin next to him to accompany him.