A beautiful summer night

"Where is Xia Wanzhi's luggage?" Xie Qiyan knocked on Zhou Yu's door, ignoring his haggard face, and entered the room, his tone flat and even.

His aura was so strong that Zhou Yu was somewhat intimidated.

He even came here for Xia Wanzhi.

Standing next to Xie Qiyan was Jiang Baichuan.

Zhou Yu couldn't afford to offend either of them.

Jiang Baichuan stared at Zhou Yu, his attitude cold: "I'm here to help Wanzi move."

Upon hearing such an intimate address, Zhou Yu abruptly turned to look at him. Recalling Xia Wanzhi's phone call, he found it hard not to connect Xia Wanzhi's second spring with Jiang Baichuan.

When did Xia Wanzhi and Jiang Baichuan become so familiar?

His pupils contracted slightly as he suddenly recalled the scene at the last banquet when Jiang Baichuan ignored his presence and took the initiative to toast Xia Wanzhi.

Xie Qiyan glanced sideways and suddenly tossed the car keys in his hand to Jiang Baichuan: "Move the luggage to the car."

Jiang Baichuan understood what he meant, waved the keys, turned around, and then turned back: "Where's her luggage?"

Zhou Yu clenched his fists, not daring to let anyone notice his anger, and stiffly pointed: "Turn left, first shop."

He watched Jiang Baichuan leave, and just as he was about to follow, Xie Qiyan grabbed his shoulder and pushed him straight into the bedroom.

He stared at Xie Qiyan in astonishment: "Cousin..."

"Let's go in and talk." Xie Qiyan forced them back step by step, then went inside and precisely locked the door behind him.

Zhou Yu looked at him with a puzzled expression: "Cousin... what do you want to talk about?"

"Which hand touched Xia Wanzhi?" Xie Qiyan's tone was calm, but his sinister eyes held a fierce glint that inexplicably frightened people.

When he first returned to China, Zhou Yu wasn't afraid of him. But later, Xie Tianqi fell into a coma because of him, Hou Mengqiu was admitted to a mental hospital, and even his little cousin, who was still a child, disappeared. Meanwhile, Xie Qiyan began to firmly establish himself as the head of the Xie family.

The key point is that the Xie family has lost a grandson, but the old man doesn't speak up to search for him; instead, he does everything according to Xie Qiyan's wishes.

There are untold stories behind this, which they have no idea about.

All they knew was that Xie Qiyan was no longer the Xie Qiyan who had been bullied by everyone when he was a child.

No one dared to offend Xie Qiyan.

They even had to be wary of Xie Qiyan.

In particular, all the influence that Zhou's mother had secretly placed in Xie's family was wiped out, and Zhou Yu was also instructed to stay away from Xie Qiyan.

He was afraid that Xie Qiyan would target the Zhou family.

"Was my question not direct enough?" Xie Qiyan looked at him. "Or did you touch it with both hands? Where did you touch it?"

Zhou Yu's face suddenly turned pale.

"This is between Zhizhi and me. Isn't it a bit too much for my cousin to interfere?"

Zhou Yu's muffled groan coincided with Xie Qiyan's fist landing at the same time. A sharp pain shot through him, and Zhou Yu turned his face to the side. The punch came so suddenly that he staggered back a few steps.

"You should be glad she escaped," Xie Qiyan said to him in a calm tone throughout.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be as simple as just a fist.

Zhou Yu knew what he was talking about, and his whole body stiffened. When he looked up again, he dared not look Xie Qiyan in the eye.

He was angry.

"Since the engagement is off, stay away from her from now on." Xie Qiyan loosened his wrist, his lowered eyes cold.

This was a warning to him.

Xie Qiyan didn't say anything more. As soon as he left, Zhou Yu, clutching his bruised and swollen face, slowly fell to the ground against the wall.

Xia Wanzhi was surrounded by a group of people since she was a child, and he was one of them.

No one can dislike a little princess who is radiant.

When he was young, he cherished her carefully in his heart, afraid that someone would take her away, so he protected her and tried to please her in every way. Later, he finally stood out from the crowd and successfully became her fiancé.

But things didn't go as planned, and Heaven sent him the greatest test.

The once high and mighty little princess fell to the bottom overnight and became Cinderella.

He wanted Xia Wanzhi, but he couldn't have Xia Wanzhi who was no longer a princess.

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Jiang Baichuan had already brought out his luggage and was sitting on the hood of the car waiting for Xie Qiyan. Looking at his gloomy face, he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Did you beat him up?"

Xie Qiyan took the keys from him and got into the car: "What are you beating up for?"

Jiang Baichuan got angry: "Hey! You didn't beat him up? That won't do. I came here to stand up for my little sister Wanzi. If you didn't beat him up, I'll have to go back and beat him up."

Seeing that the person was about to turn back, Xie Qiyan finally said, "Beat him up, get in the car."

Jiang Baichuan raised an eyebrow slightly, took a few steps back to sit in the passenger seat, and laughed, "I knew it, you sent me away so you could do it yourself."

The car drifted, and Jiang Baichuan was caught off guard and crashed into the windshield, gritting his teeth and cursing, "Mr. Xie's temper is not something the girl likes."

Xie Qiyan ignored his question and instead asked, "Little Maruko?"

Jiang Baichuan touched his nose and explained, "That's what Yunli calls me, so I just go along with her."

Xie Qiyan sneered and ignored him.

When they arrived at the hospital, Jiang Baichuan asked him again, "Are you really not going up to see him?"

"I'm not going," Xie Qiyan replied, still refusing.

Jiang Baichuan scoffed: "Saving face at all costs leads to suffering."

Xie Qiyan rarely explained, "I took her luggage there."

Jiang Baichuan reluctantly accepted this reason, but when he arrived at the ward, there was only Xia Wanzhi, who was still receiving an IV drip, and Zhu Zi, who was taking care of her. He did not see Yun Li at all.

Noticing his searching gaze, Xia Wanzhi spoke up: "Liang Jing called her away."

Jiang Baichuan frowned slightly: "Her injuries..."

"I asked the doctor, and it doesn't require hospitalization." Perhaps because she was ill, Xia Wanzhi's voice was somewhat faint. She was silent for a while, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. After struggling for a moment, she still wanted to offer some advice, "President Jiang..."

“You used to call me ‘brother’ when we were little.” Jiang Baichuan put down the fruit basket in his hand, naturally pulled out a chair and sat down, his gaze gentle. “I really didn’t lie to you about that.”

Xia Wanzhi's words caught in her throat, and she didn't know how to respond for a moment: "..."

Jiang Baichuan chuckled: "It's okay if you can't say it aloud, just call me by my name, no need to be so formal with me."

Although Xia Wanzhi hadn't met Jiang Baichuan many times, she knew his reputation in the industry.

He started getting involved in company business in his teens, earned a double degree in management and finance, and began working in various business settings before graduating. He took over the Jiang family business as soon as he graduated.

More importantly, he has never had any romantic scandals.

I've heard that he doesn't like women.

But now...

Xia Wanzhi looked at him with a slightly complicated expression.

He rejected countless women, but instead set his sights on one who was already taken.

"Do you know who Liang Jing is?" Xia Wanzhi didn't want him to get too deeply involved.

Jiang Baichuan replied calmly, "I know."

"then you……"

“Yunli has the right to love. Her life should be in her own hands, not coerced or arranged.” Jiang Baichuan’s expression was particularly serious.

Xia Wanzhi had nothing to say.

She wanted Yunli to have love more than anyone else.

"Are you?" Xia Wanzhi asked softly.

"You'll know once you try." Jiang Baichuan handed her a peeled apple and stood up.

Yunli wasn't there, so he didn't stay long. Xia Wanzhi fell into deep thought, pondering many things.

After the IV drip was finished, Xia Wanzhi packed up and left the hospital.

The night was quiet and still. After taking her medicine, Xia Wanzhi went to bed early. Perhaps due to the effects of the medication, she slept exceptionally soundly.

Xie Tan's call had rung three or four times on her phone, but she hadn't heard it because her phone volume was too low.

The screen lit up and then went out, finally settling down for a long time.

In the south courtyard of the Xie family, Xie Tan sat cross-legged on the sofa and handed his watch to Xie Qiyan: "Look, he didn't answer any of the five phone calls."

Xie Qiyan took a sip of coffee, then raised his eyes: "You want to go find her?"

Xie Tan scoffed, "Are you going to take me there?"

Xie Qiyan stood up slowly after a while: "Then let's go."

Xie Tan blinked and deliberately exclaimed, "Actually, you don't have to go."

Xie Qiyan didn't stop walking. When he reached the door, he threw out a sentence: "I'll give you three seconds to get over here."

Xie Tan: "..."

She knew it.

The adult world is so complicated.