What? The villain wants to marry me?

Why didn’t Xie Qingran just kill the other person directly?

Firstly, she would not gain any benefit if she pushed the other party into a corner, and secondly, the Middle East is different from China.

Thirdly, if she cannot completely defeat the other party, her business and influence in the Middle East may be affected in the future.

Therefore, if she didn't really have a mortal feud with the other party, she wouldn't do that.

The Middle East is controlled by several aristocratic families and five major arms dealers. China still needs to purchase weapons from the Middle East. If one of them is eliminated, it will make others unhappy, thus affecting China's market in the Middle East.

It's not just arms. Although the country has now squeezed into the forefront of the world, resources are still scarce and many things have to be purchased from abroad. So if she breaks this balance, not only will others disagree, but the country will also have opinions about her.

Xie Qingran is powerful, but she can't go against the country, right?

She might as well just defect and leave the country.

After warning the other party, Xie Qingran set out on his return journey.

As soon as she got off the plane, she received a call from Fu Ruoan, saying that he wanted to treat her to a meal.

Xie Qingran frowned and wanted to refuse, but for some reason she agreed.

Three days had passed by then and Fu Ruoan was discharged from the hospital.

Xu Yang has to stay in the hospital for a few days because of a gunshot wound on his leg.

As soon as he got home, Fu Ruoan couldn't wait to tell his parents that he wanted to treat Xie Qingran to dinner.

Fu Mingde and Xu Qingshuang had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Then he asked the servants to prepare the meal, while Fu Ruoan called Xie Qingran.

So, Xie Qingran had just returned from abroad and had not yet returned home, but he took a detour to Fu Ruoan's house.

This was Xie Qingran’s first visit to the Fu family.

Although I had occasional business dealings with the Fu family in the past, we were not close enough to visit each other's homes.

Of course, we also hold banquets such as cocktail parties, but who says that banquets must be held at home?

Fu Ruoan was waiting eagerly at the door.

Xu Qingshuang and his wife looked helpless.

If the villa gate wasn't so far away, she could probably run to the gate.

Finally, the sound of a car was heard. Fu Ruoan's eyes lit up and he hurried out.

Sure enough, Xie Qingran's car slowly drove over.

Xie Qingran paused as he got out of the car, then walked over as if nothing had happened.

Because she saw Fu Ruoan running over happily, Fu Mingde and his wife stood at the door watching helplessly.

Fu Ruoan ran up to Xie Qingran and said with a smile: "Why did you come just now? I've been waiting for a long time."

Xie Qingran:…………

Was it a long time? It only took her a little over half an hour to get here from the airport, right? And that's even after asking the driver to drive faster.

If it were going at normal speed, she would still be on the road by now!

Just as she was about to say it was already very quick, Xu Qingshuang scolded her: "An An, what nonsense are you talking about?! Miss Xie is so busy that she agreed to let you come, it's good enough, how can you say that?"

Fu Ruoan realized belatedly that he had said the wrong thing, and immediately apologized: "I'm sorry, I was wrong."

In fact, Fu Ruoan's words just now were purely subconscious. After Xu Qingshuang's reminder, she suddenly came to her senses. It seemed that she and Xie Qingran were not that familiar yet.

Although she felt that she and Xie Qingran were very familiar with each other, Xie Qingran might not think so.

But I felt depressed, and a hint of loss inexplicably flashed across my eyes.

The words that Xie Qingran was about to say changed when he saw the disappointment flash in Fu Ruoan's eyes: "Well, I'll try to be faster next time."

Fu Ruoan blinked and felt inexplicably happy after hearing Xie Qingran's words.

Xu Qingshuang was stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered and said hurriedly, "Miss Xie, please come in. It's New Year's Day, and I think you must be very busy. I'm really sorry to ask you to come all the way here."

Xie Qingran: "Mrs. Fu, you are too kind. I am always happy to be treated to a meal. This is just a small token of respect, so please don't despise it, Mrs. Fu."

After saying that, he took the gift handed to him by the driver and then handed it to Xu Qingshuang.

Xu Qingshuang said hurriedly, "Oh, Miss Xie, you are so polite. We should have come to thank you, but we thought Miss Xie might be very busy and it would not be convenient, so we asked An An to invite you rashly. I hope I didn't disturb you."

Xie Qingran: "I'm not busy. Madam Fu invited me, so I should come."

Seeing the two of them chatting happily, Fu Ruoan pouted and said, "Mom, should we go inside and talk first?"

Xu Qingshuang came back to her senses and slapped her forehead: "Look at me, I've really lost my mind. Miss Xie, please don't mind. Please come in."

Then they moved into the living room.

As soon as he sat down, Fu Ruoan personally brought over a plate of fruit and said, "Hey, Mr. Xie, have some fruit to fill your stomach. Dinner will be served in about an hour."

Before Xie Qingran could say anything, Fu Mingde took over the conversation: "Mr. Xie, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, An An might have suffered even more."

Xie Qingran: "Mr. Fu, you're too polite. Fu Ruoan is my secretary, and it's only right that I take action."

Fu Mingde: "No matter what, we still have to thank you. It's a fact that you saved her."

After a pause, he continued, "Mr. Xie, I heard that you've been looking for land in West City recently. It just so happens that our Fu Group has a piece of land in West City. If Mr. Xie doesn't mind, that piece of land will be given to you."

As soon as Fu Mingde finished speaking, Xie Qingran's smiling face suddenly became gloomy.

She didn't understand what Fu Mingde meant, but she felt inexplicably resistant to the plan he proposed.

She didn't want her relationship with Fu Ruoan to become commercial in nature. That was not her original intention.

If it was really for the land or because the other party was useful, why would she go to the Middle East to vent her anger on Ruoan?

But Xie Qingran also understood that he and Fu Ruoan had no other involvement at the moment, so Fu Mingde would definitely express such gratitude.

But I just feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

Not only Xie Qingran, but Fu Ruoan also felt inexplicably unhappy.

He immediately retorted, "Dad! What do you think of me? Who do you think of Xie Qingran? He saved me, how can you insult him with such words?"

Although Fu Mingde intended to use the land to draw a clear line, he did not mean to insult.

Then he explained: "An An, Dad didn't mean anything else. I just felt that Mr. Xie saved you, and no other way of thanking him would be better than giving him something he needed. Mr. Xie happened to be looking for land, so I said this. I really didn't mean anything else."

Fu Ruoan was still angry and unhappy.

At this time, Xu Qingshuang also came over and found the atmosphere a bit strange, so she asked: "What's going on? Why is An An angry?"

Xie Qingran was unhappy, but he didn't know what to say.

Fu Ruoan wasn't embarrassed at all: "Mom, my dad actually said he would use the land in West City to thank them. What do you think my dad meant by that?"

Xu Qingshuang turned to look at Xie Qingran, and indeed noticed the unhappiness between his brows and his tightly pursed lips.

She felt helpless. How could she say that? Even if she wanted to use this to thank the other person, she couldn't say that.

Really, why can't I come to this point?

Then he reached out and patted Fu Mingde, saying, "How can you talk like that? We invited Miss Xie here to have a meal, not to talk about those messy and annoying things."

Fu Mingde also came to his senses and realized that he really shouldn't say these things at this time.

"Mr. Xie, I don't mean anything else. I just want to thank you."

Xie Qingran: "It's okay, Mr. Fu, don't worry about it. I am indeed looking for land, you are right about that."

Fortunately, with Xu Qingshuang joining in, the topic gradually changed.

A meal was enjoyed by both host and guest.

Before leaving, Fu Ruoan looked at Xie Qingran who got into the car, and wanted to say something shyly, but he never opened his mouth.

Xie Qingran looked at her with amusement. Seeing that she still didn't say anything, he couldn't help but ask: "Just say whatever you want to say."

Fu Ruoan finally mustered up the courage to speak: "Well, don't mind what my dad said. He just... just doesn't know how to thank you. And, thank you."

The following words were as soft as a mosquito's.

Xie Qingran did feel a little uncomfortable at that time, but when he saw Fu Ruoan's expression, that unhappiness disappeared.

He smiled and said: "Don't worry, I don't take it to heart. As for thanking me, you seem to have said it many times.

If you really want to thank me, then work hard when you get back to work."

Fu Ruoan's eyes lit up: "Can I still come to work?"

Xie Qingran was puzzled: "Why not? You didn't submit your resignation."

Fu Ruoan nodded vigorously: "Yes, I will work hard."

Xie Qingran waved his hand and told the driver to drive away.

Fu Ruoan waved his hand, turned around and skipped back into the house.

Xie Qingran looked at Fu Ruoan jumping around through the rearview mirror, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.