half thorns, half joy

After Tang Xuan finished writing the manuscript and read it through, she was about to show it to Cai Lin, but she saw that Cai Lin was fiddling with her phone, sighing from time to time.

"What's wrong?" Tang Xuan couldn't help asking Cai Lin.

Cai Lin opened and closed the text message, pursed her lips and said, "The text message I sent to Deng Langyue a few hours ago, he hasn't replied yet. He has been replying to my messages in seconds recently, I don't know if it is Still with his uncle."

"Should still be busy." Tang Xuan comforted Cai Lin, "Didn't you just say that he was called by his uncle to accompany the guests? This kind of gathering should take a few hours at least."

"...Hmm." Cai Lin closed the phone, of course she could figure out the reason, but she felt very uneasy for no reason.

Somewhere in her heart, she had a bad intuition.

Tang Xuan rubbed Cai Lin's shoulders, "Okay, don't think too much about it, it's fine. He will reply to you when he finishes his work."

"Yeah." Cai Lin took a deep breath and nodded.

However, Cai Lin did not receive a reply from Deng Langyue until Xiao Zihan returned home at night after finishing his work and had dinner with Tang Xuan.

Xiao Zihan didn't know about this, so he chatted with Tang Xuan about company affairs and family affairs at the dinner table. The baby is now more than one year old, and Xiao Zihan wanted to hire an early childhood education for the baby, specifically to take care of the baby.But from Tang Xuan's point of view, it's too early. The baby doesn't understand anything yet, so there's no need to be so careful.

After the two chatted for a while, Xiao Zihan noticed Cai Lin's absent-mindedness. He thought that he and Tang Xuan were chatting too enthusiastically and neglected the guests, so he casually asked Cai Lin, "Linlin, Jinyu and that Lin Liuliu have been away for a long time recently. Nearly, have you been left out in the cold?"

Cai Lin was still in a daze, as if she didn't hear Xiao Zihan's words at all.

But Huang Tingting, who was sitting next to Tang Xuan, shook the soup water, and the spoon hit the side of the porcelain bowl, making a clanging sound.

Tang Xuan glanced at Huang Tingting in surprise, Huang Tingting immediately lowered her head and continued to drink soup pretending nothing happened.

Xiao Zihan coughed lightly, raised his voice slightly, "Linlin!"

"Ah?" Cai Lin was taken aback, she turned her head to look at Xiao Zihan in a panic, with a dazed expression on her face.

Xiao Zihan shook his head helplessly, and asked Cai Lin, "Why are you holding your phone in a daze, what happened?"

"Well, it's okay." Cai Lin put away her phone uncomfortably.

It's just that her unhappiness was completely written on her face.

Xiao Zihan and Tang Xuan looked at each other. Tang Xuan had already guessed the reason for Cai Lin's behavior, and shook her head gently at Xiao Zihan, signaling Xiao Zihan not to ask any more questions.

Xiao Zihan himself was not interested in these trifles. Seeing that Tang Xuan told him not to ask more questions, he stopped caring and continued eating.

After dinner, Xiao Zihan went upstairs to the study. Tang Xuan walked over and sat beside Cai Lin, and asked Cai Lin softly, "Has Deng Langyue not replied to your message yet?"

Cai Lin bit her lip and shook her head.

"Wait a little longer, maybe something is really delayed. Or maybe there is something wrong with the phone." Tang Xuan didn't believe this reason, but she could only comfort Cai Lin like this.

Unexpectedly, Cai Lin really believed it.

Cai Lin seemed to have a flash of inspiration, "That's right, there may be a problem with my mobile phone. I had a problem with my mobile phone before, and I couldn't reply to his message in time. Yes, it is very likely to be the case."

Tang Xuan couldn't bear Cai Lin's self-comfort.

But people in love really need such self-comfort.

In order to divert Cai Lin's attention, Tang Xuan took Cai Lin's hand, "Come on, let's go and see the baby, the baby can speak now."

"Really! Then he can call me auntie!" Cai Lin really became excited.

Tang Xuan narrowed her eyes with a smile, "Well, it's up to you to coax him yourself. Now the people he calls the most and most easily are Mom, Dad and Grandma."

"Wow, great!"

Cai Lin happily ran upstairs, and Tang Xuan was forced to quicken her pace.

Only Huang Tingting, who was left behind, didn't have much smile on her face, and all her attention was still on Xiao Zihan's unintentional words at the dinner table.

Sure enough, Cai Jinyu and Lin Liuliu were a better match.

Huang Tingting thought about it, and pinched her own palm with a wry smile, trying to wake herself up. She didn't understand herself at all, and she always disliked Cai Jinyu so much. Why did she suddenly start paying attention to Cai Jinyu?

Is it because he suddenly discovered Cai Jinyu's goodness, or is it because he is really in the period of falling out of love, so he is looking for compensation?
But no matter what kind, this kind of fruitless attention, it's better not to continue...

……

Upstairs, Xiao Zihan's office.

His confidants reported the latest investigation progress to Xiao Zihan, and after listening, Xiao Zihan pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled disdainfully.

"They really can't sit still. Recently, they have frequently proposed investment plans, just waiting for me to get into it. Heh, old guys, I'm really curious, how Xiao Yu persuaded them to join forces to deal with me. "

The confidant frowned, "Is it true that they are Xiao Yu's people?"

Xiao Zihan shook his head, "Impossible, those people are cunning, there is no need to stand for Xiao Yu, before Xiao Yu went to prison, they were not optimistic about Xiao Yu, now that Xiao Yu is a fugitive, they would actually stand with Xiao Yu Front, don’t you think it’s strange?”

"That's a bit strange." The confidant pondered, "What are they trying to do by doing this?"

Yes, what is the picture?

All actions must be motivated.

Once you find the motivation to do things, you will also find a way to crack them.

In front of his confidants, Xiao Zihan didn't shy away from it, and directly concluded: "Behind Xiao Yu, there must be a big man standing. The reason why those old men helped Xiao Yu deal with me is probably because of this person. Have you found out about us? Has the director been in frequent contact with any important person recently?"

The confidant thought for a while, then shook his head, "No. Their whereabouts are very mysterious, and no specific person can be found."

"Can't find it at all? Nothing related? Is there nothing new recently?" Xiao Zihan didn't believe it. As long as he took action in everything, there would be clues. How could he not find it at all?

The confidant was silent for a moment, and his face changed, "By the way, there is a little news. I didn't think it was necessary, so I didn't tell you. That Zhao Er who is engaged in transportation, the one we have cooperated with, he has been showing off everywhere recently, saying that he is Being warmly received by Tang Jieshan in the villa, Tang Jieshan will also cooperate with him."

"Tang Jieshan?" Xiao Zihan frowned.

"Yes. Most people think he's bragging. After all, Tang Jieshan has its own route and Zhao Er is not needed at all, but Tang Jieshan's status is there. If it is fake, Zhao Er would not dare to brag."

Xiao Zihan leaned back in the president's chair and narrowed his eyes.

Tang Jieshan, Xiao Mingyuan's good friend before his death, had no competitive relationship with the Xiao Group, so the relationship has been very stable over the years.

And as Tang Jieshan grew older, he seemed to be obsessed with debauchery and beauties, and his business breakthroughs were far inferior to the gossip about him and the little stars.

It should be just a coincidence that he found Zhao Er suddenly, right?
No matter how you think about it, Tang Jieshan should be the one who is least likely to have anything to do with Xiao Yu.

"I see, you can continue to pay attention." Xiao Zihan seemed to have dispelled his doubts about Tang Jieshan.

The confidant responded, "Understood."

"I asked you to check what happened before my dad went in. Have you found any clues?" Xiao Zihan asked his confidant again.

"It's a bit of a clue. We found a woman who ran errands in this matter. We haven't found her yet. After we find her, we should be able to follow the clues to investigate."

Xiao Zihan nodded, "Well, it's very important to send more people to investigate, and you must not take it lightly. But be careful, check carefully, so that you can't be noticed."

Since this is a big matter, Xiao Zihan still reminded him a few more words.

"clear."

"Let's go back."

"Okay. Mr. Xiao, you should go to bed earlier."

"I know."

The confidant walked out of the study and closed the door for Xiao Zihan.

The study room suddenly became silent, Xiao Zihan leaned his head on the back of the chair and closed his eyes.This group of people seemed to have united and planned to deal with him.Moreover, this group of people is in the dark, but he is in the light.

The Xiao Group is now a piece of fat, and everyone wants to share it.

He was extremely clear that he could not make a mistake in every step he took, and every step he took might cause him and the Xiao Group to fall into a catastrophe.