Reborn and fleeing for his life, he unexpectedly knocks on the door of the prince of Beijing's

Xi Jianguo's cheek twitched almost imperceptibly, but quickly returned to calm.

"I came here to talk about this. After all, he is the deputy chief financial officer, which is a high-ranking position. It's better to inform everyone."

Xi Maokun silently sipped his tea, all his emotions hidden behind the wrinkles around his eyes, which bore the marks of time.

"Well, you're in charge of the company now anyway, so you can handle these things yourself. You don't need to tell us anything."

Xi Yu extinguished his cigarette and flicked off non-existent dust from his clothes.

"Well, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now. You guys continue with your tea. Qingshan Capital is pressing me hard lately, so I have to deal with investment matters."

After speaking, he stood up and slowly walked out.

But as he reached the door, he turned back to look at Xi Maokun.

"By the way, the Zhou family might come and cause trouble in the next couple of days. I've already arranged for people to handle it. If you hear anything unpleasant, just ignore it and don't let it affect your mood."

Xi Maokun raised an eyebrow, "The Zhou family?"

“Yes.” Xi Yu put one hand in his pocket, seemingly lazy, but in reality, his whole body exuded a sharp and cold aura.

“Zhou Xiang touched something he shouldn’t have, so I crippled him and, while I’m at it, I plan to eliminate him completely by acquiring the Zhou family business.”

A sudden silence fell over the tea room, as if the people sitting there had been choked in an instant, leaving a deathly stillness.

Until Xi Yu left.

"The kids have really grown up. We old folks are getting less and less useful." Xi Jianguo smiled and took a sip of tea, seemingly sighing and feeling a little sad. "I'll head back now, brother. You should get some rest."

Xi Maokun nodded, said nothing more, and watched him leave.

When only Xi Ming and Xi Maokun remained in the entire tea room.

Xi Mingcai came over, took the boiling water from the stove, and brewed some new tea for Xi Maokun.

"It seems that the young master has won this battle. He not only eliminated Wu Jiang, but also took down the Zhou family."

"Win?" Xi Maokun's eye twitched. "He took so many people out last night, so Wen Shengsheng should have been alright in the end, right?"

Xi Ming handed over fresh tea. "It is indeed a pity. Zhou Xiang almost killed her, but the young master arrived in time."

Xi Maokun took a sip of tea. "Do you know why he specifically said that last sentence?"

"Of course, it's for Second Master to hear."

"Hmph!" Xi Maokun's sinister old eyes glanced at Xi Ming. "He's telling me that he's establishing his father's authority, and this is what happens when you mess with his people."

Xi Ming was startled and immediately said, "Master, the other day Mr. and Mrs. Li Gang said that Wen Shengsheng and Li Chuan had broken up. Could it be that she wants to be with the young master?"

“If she wanted to be with Xi Yu right now, I could handle her a little better.” Xi Maokun looked at the antique display shelf in the distance. “The key is that she has grown more ambitious now.”

"What happened?"

Xi Maokun waved, signaling Xi Ming to come closer.

After whispering for a while, Xi Ming's eyes widened suddenly, and he blurted out, "Has Gong Xiaochen gone mad?!"

"Not many people in Beijing know about this; I only just found out myself!"

With no outsiders present, Xi Maokun's face regained its sinister expression. "What kind of person is Gong Xiaochen? Now, for a lowly woman, he has revealed the trump card his father left him to save his life, just to vent his anger on that Wen Shengsheng!"

Xi Maokun gritted his teeth and said, "A menace! This woman is a menace! Gong Xiaochen has gone mad because of her, and Xi Yu is almost going mad because of her too!"

"But isn't this good for us too? With Gong Xiaochen around, you no longer have to worry about the young master getting together with Wen Shengsheng."

"What's so good about it! If she married an ordinary man, that would be fine; she wouldn't cause any trouble. But that's Gong Xiaochen. If she comes back and tries to get back at me..."

Xi Ming seemed to have thought of something, and his face suddenly turned terrified. "Yes, yes, we absolutely cannot let her be with Gong Xiaochen, otherwise not only you, but the entire Xi family may suffer!"

“Gong Xiaochen has always been at odds with the Su family in Haicheng. Try to contact the Su family.” Xi Maokun took a sip of tea to calm himself down.

"Are you planning to join forces with the Su family?" Xi Ming asked.

"This storm might be coming soon. I'm an old man, it doesn't matter whether I live or die, but I have to think about the Xi family."

Xi Maokun's gaze passed through the dappled light and shadow on the wall in front of him and went straight into the distance.

Like an ancient, deep pool, it is so profound that it is hard to fathom.

*

Considering that Gong Xiaochen had just returned from Haicheng, Wen Shengsheng decided to research a few new dishes and cook him a nice meal over the weekend.

So I went to the supermarket early in the morning and bought a lot of groceries.

He was upstairs dealing with the backlog of work from the company over the past few days, while she was downstairs cooking.

Just as she was about to go upstairs to call Gong Xiaochen after the food was placed on the table, the doorbell rang.

Wen Shengsheng walked to the door and opened it.

Upon seeing the people standing outside, her mind went blank for a moment. Before she could even sort out the specific relationships, her body had already unconsciously straightened up.

"Hello, Uncle," she said blankly.

Gong Zhiyuan stood at the door with his hands behind his back. His appearance was not as aggressive as Gong Xiaochen's, but his dignified aura, which came from years of experience, was quite intimidating.

"Hello." He nodded slightly, and perhaps because Wen Shengsheng's expression was too surprised, he added, "I didn't have anything to do today, so I came to check on things."

"Oh, oh." Wen Shengsheng quickly stepped aside. "Please come in."

After Gong Zhiyuan entered the villa, Wen Shengsheng's stiff back finally relaxed slightly.

As soon as Gong Zhiyuan entered the room, the first thing he saw was the steaming food on the dining table.

Then he slowly began to examine the villa in front of him.

When Gong Xiaochen first moved into No. 7 Courtyard, Gong Zhiyuan came to visit once. The house itself was large, and the decorations everywhere were dry and gray-black, cold and hard, just like an office.

This time it was completely different; the curtains were changed to a soft off-white.

There were many green plants in every corner, and the vases on the windowsill were filled with pink lychee tulips and pink roses, which looked very beautiful.

It's clearly not the style that Gong Xiaochen likes.

Seeing that Gong Zhiyuan was looking around the room, Wen Shengsheng couldn't help but ask a question.

"Have you eaten? It's lunchtime. Would you like to sit down and have a meal with us?"

"Okay." Gong Zhiyuan turned around and nodded.

On the dining table were four freshly prepared home-style dishes, and in the center of a white plate was a succulent about the size of a palm.

It's lush and green, very cute.

"Oh, you came here without saying hello."

Gong Xiaochen, dressed in dark purple pajamas, walked down from the second floor with lazy steps.

"It's not like I'm inspecting work, why should I greet you?" Gong Zhiyuan had already taken his seat. Seeing Gong Xiaochen arrive late and spout so much nonsense, he said irritably.

"Stop making that sour face, or you'll scare your daughter-in-law."