Chapter 8: Premeditation
Zhuo Meng and Jiang Chufan were silent along the way, Jiang Chufan was handling his documents on the side, while Zhuo Meng was sitting far away, hanging his head and looking at his unchanging fingers. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Although she didn't sit too close to him, Zhuo Meng still felt nervous, and the fingers on her knees repeated the stirring over and over again, and her palms were soaked in cold sweat.
"You're nervous?"
"Huh?"
He suddenly spoke, Zhuo Meng was unexpected, only heard his voice but did not hear what he said. Jiang Chufan didn't look up at her, and a shallow smile appeared on the corner of his mouth as he lowered his head to deal with the documents, which was faintly imperceptible.
Suddenly, he looked up at the building in front of the window, and he spoke in a deep voice, with that smiling expression on his lips.
"Here we are."
Turning back suddenly, Zhuo Meng saw the familiar door, and she realized that this was the way she usually walked when she went home.
The car slowed down and stopped in front of the tan gate.
Without waiting for others to open the door for her, she couldn't wait to get out of the car by herself, but Jiang Chufan beside her moved faster than hers. Grabbing her arm, Jiang Chufan's body leaned towards her, his face was so close to her that even his breathing Zhuo Meng could hear it. Tilting her head slightly, she didn't want to look him in the eye, at least, her breathing wouldn't be so disordered.
Jiang Chufan noticed her tightness, looking at her expression, he felt funny, picked the corners of his lips, and deliberately stopped on top of her head when he leaned over. His face was less than 5 centimeters away from her, and the breaths of the two were intertwined, creating an ambiguous atmosphere.
His hand ran over her head, and he looked like he was going to hug her but wasn't, and he didn't know what he was doing behind her.
With a "snap", the car door suddenly opened, and the sound also broke the ambiguity between the two.
"Alright."
He whispered above her, the sticky breath on her face that made her heart beat extremely fast.
"Thank you."
Whispering his thanks to Jiang Chufan, he withdrew his hand from him, Zhuo Meng took advantage of the gap to push him away a little, and escaped from his encirclement. After getting out of the car, when she turned around, Jiang Chufan also happened to get out of the car. She was a very unsociable person, and she didn't know what to say at this time, which made her especially awkward.
"Hmm...... That one...... Thank you for sending me back. ”
Compared with her fear and youthfulness, Jiang Chufan seemed much calmer.
"No, you don't."
"That'...... I'll go first? ”
She glanced at him timidly, cautiously asking for him.
"Hmm."
He didn't hold back, and nodded slightly. Zhuo Meng didn't have anything more to say to him, and after bowing his head to him and saying goodbye, he turned around and walked towards Zhuo's house. Jiang Chufan stood next to the car, watching her leave, he was smiling all the time, but that smile was not a smile that could be laughed into his eyes, and the inside of his eyes was ...... It's all icy chill.
On the balcony of the Zhuo family's villa, Xu Qing drank the new black tea and looked at everything that happened outside the Zhuo family, a trace of cunning flashed in her eyes, and she already had some kind of plan in her heart, planning when to execute it.
……
At the dinner table, Zhuo Shiwen was chatting and laughing with Zhuo Yu while eating as usual, Xu Qing had to interject a sentence from time to time to laugh with them, only Zhuo Meng was silent at the entire dinner table, and she was the only one who was eating quietly.
During the meal, Xu Qing looked at Zhuo Meng seemingly unintentionally, thinking in her heart, and then asked her.
"Zhuo Meng is also 20 years old."
Xu Qing's question made Zhuo Meng a little stunned, and carefully put down the dishes and chopsticks, and she replied respectfully.
"Hmm."
Xu Qing's words focused everyone's eyes on Zhuo Meng's body, and such attention made Zhuo Meng feel a little uneasy.
"...... this age"
Xu Qing turned to look at Zhuo Shiwen, with a kind smile on her eyebrows.
"Shiwen, do you think we should find a mother-in-law for Xiaoxue."
Zhuo Meng stiffened suddenly, looked at her stepmother, and she hurriedly pushed away.
"Aunt Qing, I'm still young, so there's no need to rush this matter."
Zhuo Meng's refusal Xu Qing was a little unhappy, but she still had a fake smile on her face.
"How can you be young at 20 years old, in a family like ours, your age is the best time to get married."
Zhuo Meng kept her mouth shut, she had always been clumsy, and she couldn't compete with her Aunt Qing if she wanted to fight for her. Zhuo Shiwen glanced at Zhuo Meng and turned his head to look at Xu Qing, but his face was dark, but he did not refute Xu Qing's suggestion.
"Yes, it's time to find her an in-law."
Xu Qing saw that Zhuo Shiwen agreed, and the conversation became more positive.
"Then what do you think, what do you think of Jiang Chufan from Jiufeng International?"
"Jiang Chufan ......"
Zhuo Shiwen didn't expect Xu Qing to choose him, which surprised him.
"Mom! ……”
Zhuo Yu on the side was also surprised when she heard her mother say Jiang Chufan's name, she never thought that her mother would help Zhuo Meng find such a good in-law, isn't this obviously suppressing her with her arms?
"How can Zhuo Meng be worthy of Jiang Chufan, Jiang Chufan is ......"
Xu Qing glared at her daughter and motioned for her not to speak, but how could Zhuo Yu, who had been wayward since childhood, be obedient, her mother didn't let her speak, so she simply threw down the dishes and chopsticks to express her protest.
"I'm not eating."
Zhuo Yu said angrily, pulling out the chair and going upstairs.
"You kid......"
"That's it! ……”
Zhuo Shiwen stopped Xu Qing, who was about to retrieve his daughter, put down the bowl in his hand, he looked at her and said.
"Let her go, as for Jiang Chufan and Zhuo Meng...... Let's talk about it later, let's eat!"
He put down his words, Xu Qing didn't want to say anything more, and glanced at Zhuo Meng with some displeasure, she didn't say anything, lowered her head and continued to eat. Zhuo Meng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but she was really in no mood to eat now.
……
Zhuo Yu sulked alone in the room, and she didn't care if someone knocked on the door outside the room.
"Zhuo Yu ......"
Xu Qing shouted her name outside the door, at first she could still wait patiently for her daughter to answer the door, but after so long, there was no reaction at all, and she lost her patience.
"Zhuo Yu, open the door!"
Xu Qing gave a hard order to the door, and his subordinates kept banging on the door. Zhuo Yu heard the knock on the door but was angry and didn't want to pay attention to it, pulled the quilt, she simply covered her head and covered her ears.
Xu Qing had no choice but to take the spare key and open the door. As soon as she entered the room, Xu Qing sighed when she saw the arc of Zhuo Yu who was covered with a quilt. She knows the daughter she gave birth to best, and always likes to be coquettish and petty. Xu Qing pulled open the quilt covering Zhuo Yu's body, and in less than a second, Zhuo Yu picked up the pillow again to cover his head. Xu Qing had no choice but to take her, and let her be.
"What, my baby daughter is still angry?"
"Who is your baby daughter, Zhuo Meng, always protects her and helps her, you don't help me!"
Zhuo Yu talked to her angrily, Xu Qing smiled dotingly at her back, and helped her up, she half hugged her daughter who was still a child.
"Where am I helping her?"
"You haven't yet, you're going to marry her to Jiang Chufan, don't you know that I fell in love with him first?"
Speaking excitedly, Zhuo Yu's tears were about to come out.
"Zhuo Yu ......"
Xu Qing suddenly became serious, straightened Zhuo Yu's body, and she made her look into her eyes.
"There are still many men in this world to choose from, and Jiang Chufan is definitely not the best destination for you."
"Why isn't he a good destination for me, Mom, don't jump to conclusions, okay?"
Zhuo Yu didn't understand, he was so good, he should be said to be perfect in the eyes of any woman, why couldn't her mother see how good he was, and pushed him to Zhuo Meng.
"Haven't you heard......"
With a straight look, Xu Qing looked at Zhuo Yu with a serious face.
"Jiang Shao of Jiufeng International has always looked down on women, women are just playthings in bed for him, he has been lingering in the flowers for a long time, and he still has a lover by his side, how can I marry my baby daughter to him with such a person."
Zhuo Yu's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe what his mother said.
"How so?! ……”