Before making the call, Sheng Weixia’s finger hovered for a moment, she took out A Jiu’s business card from her notebook, and then changed the number and dialed.

“Miss Sheng?”

Sheng Weixia was surprised.

She had only contacted A Jiu once with this landline, he actually recognized it.

“A Jiu, I want to ask, when is Yu Shi convenient, I have something to return to him, and also, I want to ask him something.”

On the other end, A Jiu hesitated for a few seconds, which was rare.

He knew Yu Shi’s schedule very well, he had an important project meeting tomorrow at noon, and then he would leave for Beijing.

“You probably won’t be convenient at night, how about tomorrow afternoon?” He asked.

Afternoon was the only time that was suitable for her, after her nap, it wouldn’t take up her evening leisure time.

Sheng Weixia agreed.

“Then I’ll pick you up tomorrow.” A Jiu happily hung up.

The next day, Yu Shi’s car appeared punctually at the door of the Gu family.

Gu Desheng wasn’t home, but the auntie next door was sticking to the window, watching Sheng Weixia get on the car.

“A Jiu, you don’t have to be so polite, I can go by myself.” Shouldn’t the boss’s right-hand man be very busy too?

A Jiu smiled, “You don’t have to be so polite.”

Looking at the unfamiliar direction ahead, Sheng Weixia asked, “Isn’t it going to Yan Bo Jiang Nan?”

A Jiu was stunned, “The boss usually doesn’t entertain his own guests there.”

The car drove for about ten minutes, it arrived at the urban-rural fringe of Jinzhong City.

There was a batch of old buildings there, most of them were private houses with people still living in them.

After turning into a small alley, A Jiu parked the car by the river, he led Sheng Weixia through a narrower, winding alley, and finally stopped in front of a dark-colored door.

He raised his hand and knocked, a small door opened on the big door, the person inside saw him and opened the big door.

Walking through it, she didn’t feel anyone else’s presence, it was quiet and private, as if she had walked into a private mansion in the Republic of China era.

What kind of place was this?

As if he knew what she was thinking, A Jiu reached out to lead her, “This is the boss’s private club, he usually entertains important guests here.”

The words “important guests” made her scalp tingle a little, “Actually, I just came to return the cutlery, if he’s busy, you can just keep it for him.”

Sheng Weixia handed the bag with the silver cutlery box to A Jiu.

But A Jiu hurriedly stepped back, “It’s better if you return it yourself.”

He said, he pushed open a carved wooden door, after entering a graceful inner room, he pushed open a door that was integrated with the bookshelf, then he stopped at the door, slightly bent down, “Miss Sheng, please.”

There was another world inside.

A cobblestone path in front of the door went through a green surface of water, it connected to a water pavilion in the middle of the water.

Looking up, she could vaguely see someone sitting inside through the window of the water pavilion.

Money really is… do whatever you want.

Such a good courtyard, it wasn’t used for living, it was only used for entertaining guests.

Sheng Weixia walked along the path to the front of the water pavilion, she raised her hand and knocked, “I, Sheng Weixia.”

“Come in.” Yu Shi’s voice was a little hoarse.

Sheng Weixia pushed open the door, cool air rushed towards her face, Yu Shi was wearing a black shirt, he leaned back against a Ming-style armchair and looked over.

He seemed to like wearing black.

Sheng Weixia noticed that there was some fatigue on his face, the first button was unbuttoned, revealing a rare relaxed state.

She retracted her gaze, “Actually, there’s no need to be so troublesome, I just came to return your things.”

“A Jiu said you have something to tell me.” He seemed to naturally ignore the words “return your things”, he pointed at another armchair, “Sit.”

Then he casually picked up the tea set in front of him and started brewing tea.

He still knew how to brew tea for people, after many years, when his business was so successful that everyone looked up to him, would he still brew tea for people?

Sheng Weixia chuckled at her own thoughts.

He poured a cup of tea for her, after she took a sip of the tea, her voice seemed less hoarse, “What are you laughing at?”

This little interlude eased the tension, she lowered her head and finished the tea, she put the bag with the cutlery box on the side of the tea table and pushed it over, “This lunch box is very expensive, I can’t take it.”

After finishing, she looked straight at him and asked, “Maybe it’s a little presumptuous, but I want to ask, why are you so nice to me?”

Yu Shi looked back at those black and white eyes, he ignored the strange feeling in his heart, “How is it considered nice?”

“Having A Jiu arrange for me to go to the platform early, and using such expensive silver cutlery to pack snacks and send them to me.” Sheng Weixia said honestly, “If it’s just because of Yu Shulan’s words, I think it’s a little too nice.”

Maybe it was because she had a miserable life in her last life, she was very sensitive to other people’s kindness.

The last time someone inexplicably sent her things, it was a rotten peach blossom, a married man who wanted to be a wildflower.

She didn’t want to owe anyone favors for no reason.

If he felt that she had something that could be exchanged, she could also evaluate the value and make a choice.

Yu Shi’s face was briefly stunned, after thinking for a few seconds, he returned to his calm expression, “I don’t know.”

This answer was unexpected to Sheng Weixia.

What does it mean, he doesn’t know why he’s so nice to her? Or he doesn’t know what’s considered nice?

The afternoon sun shone on the surface of the water outside the water pavilion, it created a wave of pale gold light, it happened to shine on Yu Shi’s face, blurring the subtle awkwardness on his expression.

Sheng Weixia lowered her head and pondered these three words, she missed this expression, which would have been considered rare if it was on A Jiu’s face.

She raised her head and looked at him, she cleared her throat, “Maybe it’s a trivial matter for you, or just a simple arrangement, but I can’t pretend not to know, accepting your kindness, I don’t want to owe you anything, I also don’t want to cause any trouble, you know my background, I just want to live a quiet and peaceful life.”

So, leave me alone, you big guy!

Yu Shi looked at the girl opposite him, she was frank and straightforward, but her face was full of the words “keep your distance”, a strange feeling of annoyance rose in his heart, he pursed his lips, “I know.”

She breathed a sigh of relief, she noticed that his expression suddenly became cold, she knew that she should be tactful and say goodbye, so she changed the topic, “Thank you for preparing snacks for me, they are delicious. And also, about Yu Shulan’s matter last time, let’s just forget about it, it’s obvious that she’s actually quite simple, she’s not a bad person at heart.”

After finishing, Sheng Weixia felt relaxed, she prepared to get up and leave.

Because of the distant “you” in her words, Yu Shi’s calm expression froze for a moment, his eyes, which were usually pale and distant, revealed a coldness, he straightened up and added another pot of tea, he slowly took a sip of the tea, his voice was covered with a layer of magnetic particles, “Rong Yi will be back to Beijing in two days.”

Luo Qiaorong?

She was just about to ask when she would be back to Beijing!

“Really?”

He calmly nodded, “Luo’s car is safe.”

Sheng Weixia couldn’t help but sit down again.

She was preparing to bring the house payment and living expenses to her, she was thinking about how to do it safely.

Such a large sum of money could indeed be transferred to her after she settled down in Beijing.

But she knew Gu Desheng’s personality too well, it was good to have money in his hands for one more day, he even hated to pay the workers’ salary a day or two late every month.

She didn’t want anything unexpected to happen before she got the house.

“Thank you.” Sheng Weixia got up and took a step back, “Then I’ll go.”

She pushed open the door and went back along the path in the water pavilion, A Jiu came to meet her, “Miss Sheng, I’ll send you back.”

“No need, you’re busy, I can call a car myself.” Sheng Weixia could see that Yu Shi was just talking business with someone inside, he was obviously very busy, his right-hand man naturally couldn’t be idle.

And she had already made it clear to him, she felt that she shouldn’t be sent back anymore.

A Jiu clearly saw the bag she was carrying when she came, but it was gone now.

He thought to himself that this wasn’t good, he insisted, “You can’t call a car in this area, so, I’ll find someone to send you.”

Sheng Weixia didn’t refuse anymore.

After A Jiu arranged it, he pushed open the flower hall door, walked to the front of the water pavilion and knocked, “Boss, it’s me.”

“Come in.” Yu Shi’s voice was even more tired.

He entered the door, he saw that the things were indeed on the side of the tea table.

“Miss Sheng went back.”

“Yeah.”

A Jiu observed the young man who was sitting by the window writing, he couldn’t see his emotions, he tentatively asked, “Do you want to rest for a while, we still have things to do tonight, we’ll leave for Beijing tomorrow.”

Yu Shi didn’t speak, he finished the last stroke of his writing, then he raised his head and asked, “She said, don’t be so nice to her. What does it mean?”

A Jiu secretly cursed in his heart, he thought he had hinted enough last time, this guy still hasn’t gotten it.

He gritted his teeth and decided to just say it directly, “Boss, do you like Miss Sheng?”

“Like?”

In Yu Shi’s world, there was planning, there was calculation, there was competition, but there wasn’t this strange thing called “like”.

He didn’t even have a preference for food or items—except for Wu Biao, it was more like a companion who couldn’t speak, therefore it was different.

A Jiu understood his confusion, after all, it was the first time in so many years that he had a change of heart.

He added, “It’s not that kind of like, it’s the kind of like a man has for a woman.”

Yu Shi thought for a while, and finally said calmly, “I don’t know.”

He put down his pen, he leaned back, showing a confused expression, “What do you think?”