He took off his coat, hung it on the hanger, and spoke to Jian He casually.

"Lunch was very good. I saw you playing ball all day, why didn't you eat more?"

Jian He didn't even lift her eyelids before saying to him, "Not very hungry..."

Cheng Yan could tell that Jian He was a little unhappy, so he came over to her and put his face close to her phone to see what she was looking at.

Jian He rolled over, avoiding Cheng Yan's gaze.

Cheng Yan tentatively asked Jian He, "Are you angry?"

Jian He threw a tantrum and refused to answer his question.

Cheng Yan chuckled and said to Jian He, "Are you angry because of Tu Qing?"

"Hey, that's just the kind of person she is. Why get angry with her? If you don't want to see her, just ignore her."

Cheng Yan's words effectively provoked Jian He's anger. She threw her phone onto the bed, sat up, and looked at Cheng Yan in front of her with a fierce yet childlike expression.

"I don't want to pay attention to her, but she goes and stirs up trouble in front of Ling Jun and the others."

Jian He was so annoyed by Tu Qing that she almost lost her temper. Cheng Yan was very satisfied with her reaction.

He chuckled, pulled Jian He into his arms, comforted her for a while, and then said, "Why are you paying attention to her? Don't be angry with her. I'll talk to her when we get back."

Jian He rolled her eyes at him and retorted unhappily.

"Oh, if you go back and tell her... wouldn't that make it seem like I'm the one reporting her?"

"Then what do you think we should do?"

"How do I know what to do?"

"How about I transfer her to another place?" Cheng Yan told Jian He his idea.

Jian He ignored him and after a long while said, "That's your business, I can't interfere."

Because of Tu Qing's gossip, Jian He and Cheng Yan had a minor disagreement. Although they spent another night in Xishan, their relationship seemed to be getting worse.

The next day, everyone packed their things and prepared to leave Xishan.

Cheng Yan and Jian He were about to drive away when they arrived at the parking lot. They saw Tu Qing standing next to Cheng Yan's car. Seeing Tu Qing, Jian He felt annoyed.

Cheng Yan couldn't help but frown slightly.

He put his arm around Jian He's shoulder and asked, somewhat displeased, "Why are you here again?"

"Brother Yan, you injured your lower back, so you can't exert yourself, or you might aggravate the injury. I came here to drive for you." Tu Qing's reason was perfectly reasonable, and there was nothing wrong with it.

Cheng Yan said to her, "It's just a minor injury, is it really necessary for you to react like this?"

"I'm not made of clay, you don't need to be like this."

Cheng Yan's words made Tu Qing feel very sad. She turned to look at Jian He, but Jian He ignored her and simply opened the car door and sat in the back seat.

Tu Qing came to Cheng Yan's side and silently opened the car door. Cheng Yan didn't say anything. He lowered his head and got into the car, sitting in the back seat next to Jian He.

Tu Qing drove away from Xishan.

Ling Jun and President Sun arrived at the parking lot a little later. When they saw Tu Qing driving Cheng Yan's car away from the parking lot, Ling Jun started gossiping with President Sun.

Ling Jun said, "This Tu Qing is so inconsiderate. Why does she keep coming over when Brother Yan and his wife are together?"

Mr. Sun patted Ling Jun on the shoulder and said, "Can't you tell? Tu Qing is feeling threatened. She has loved Ayan for so many years, how could she bear to let someone else take Ayan away?"

Ling Jun shook her head: "Brother Yan hasn't fallen in love with her all these years, so why is she throwing herself at him now?"

"On the other hand, if Brother Ayan had feelings for her, he wouldn't have secretly run away to Nanluo City for so many years back then."

"I don't think Tu Qing has any chance at all."

Mr. Sun agreed with Ling Jun's words.

They had known Cheng Yan for many years. Jian He was the first woman Cheng Yan brought to them and instructed them to call her "sister-in-law".

As for others...

But it's all just fleeting smoke.

Xu Bing, who successfully climbed into someone else's bed back then, also became a laughing stock, didn't she?

After gossiping around for a while, everyone drove off.

On the way, Tu Qing talked to Cheng Yan and Jian He while driving.

"Brother Yan, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to spoil your and Miss Jian's fun. It's just that this is my job, and I have to do my job well."

Tu Qing brought up work-related matters.

She took close care of Cheng Yan as part of a task assigned to her by her superiors. Now that Cheng Yan was injured and had stitches, Tu Qing felt even more determined to stay by his side.

Neither Cheng Yan nor Jian He spoke.

Seeing that the two people ignored her, Tu Qing changed the subject and turned to Jian He.

"Miss Jane, if my appearance has upset you, I apologize."

"It was my fault for being so inconsiderate and disturbing your time with Brother Yan. It was my fault."

Tu Qing and Jian He had argued a few times, and she knew Jian He's temper quite well. As long as she got angry enough, Jian He's short temper would be impossible to suppress.

The more Jian He criticizes Cheng Yan, the more Jian He's flaws are exposed.

At that time, she will only need to utter a single word to determine who is superior.

Unfortunately, Jian He didn't fall for her trick.

Jian He followed her words and said, "Didn't you just say that taking care of Ayan is your job? Since it's your job, what's wrong with it?"

"As for our time alone, if we can't make it this time, we can do it next time. Anyway, Ah Yan and I have a long future ahead of us, so we don't care about a day or two."

After Jian He finished speaking, she deliberately stretched out her slender white hand and hooked it with Cheng Yan's finger.

Cheng Yan was quick to react; the moment Jian He brought her hand to him, he grasped it tightly.

While driving, Tu Qing saw Cheng Yan and Jian He's hands tightly entwined in the rearview mirror, and a fleeting hint of anger flashed in her eyes.

A slight smile appeared on Jian He's lips.

Cheng Yan was perhaps a bit oblivious, completely unaware of the unspoken, silent battle between the two women.

Tu Qing drove Jian He to her new home in Beijing. As she was getting out of the car, she asked Cheng Yan, "When do you start work?"

Cheng Yan thought for a moment and said, "I need to take care of something first. After I'm done, I might need to rest for another two or three days."

Hearing Cheng Yan say that, Jian He took Cheng Yan's hand and said coquettishly, "Then can you come to my house to sleep tonight?"

Cheng Yan was indifferent to Jian He's invitation. He was about to nod and accept Jian He's invitation when Tu Qing preemptively rejected Jian He.

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