Maybe it's a little curious about the girl who suddenly appeared, and the partner always looks at her from time to time.

He was about forty years old, his figure was a little fat, his belly was bulging, and there was even a thin layer of oil floating on his face, which looked greasy.

Being stared at by such a person, and that look seemed to be very embarrassing, Qiao Ran was a little uncomfortable, and moved to the side with her legs folded.

But a single sofa is so wide, where can she move it?

After about two minutes, Chu Junbei suddenly said in a cold tone: "Mr. Li, you go back first, and when you think about it, I will let someone contact you." ”

Mr. Li was looking at Qiao Ran's calf, and when he heard Chu Junbei's words, he nodded stunnedly, and kept saying "don't worry" in his mouth, and suddenly found that something was wrong, turned his head to look at Chu Junbei, and his narrow eyes widened a lot in an instant.

"Chu ...... Mr. Chu, what did you just say? ”

"Didn't hear clearly?" Chu Junbei seemed to be smiling, and his expression was ...... Not too happy.

Mr. Li shook his head honestly, "Haven't we already decided on this project?" Just the details of the contract......"

"I've changed my mind now." Chu Junbei crossed his legs, leaned on the sofa, and said indifferently, "Please go back and tell the company about it, if you want to talk about cooperation, at least find someone to come and talk to me." ”

Afraid that Qiao Ran would be embarrassed, he leaned closer to Mr. Li, and his volume also decreased: "Always staring at other girls, am I blind?" ”

Only then did Mr. Li know where he offended Chu Junbei, and hurriedly waved a pair of little fat hands and explained: "No, Mr. Chu, I ......"

"Please." Chu Junbei had already raised his head and closed his eyes, looking unwilling to say anything more to him, "Mr. Li, everyone is a person with status, don't let me make things too ugly." ”

For Chu Junbei, this is already very polite, after all, he didn't directly let the security guard come in and drag people away.

Mr. Li originally wanted to explain two sentences, but when he heard Chu Junbei's words, he swallowed back the words that came to his lips.

Forget it, Chu Junbei is not someone he can afford to provoke, go back first, and then talk about it, there will be a chance in the future when it comes to cooperation.

Thinking so, he got up and left, originally wanting to look at Qiao Ran twice, but in the end he didn't dare.

Qiao Ran looked at Mr. Li's cautious appearance and blinked.

After a while, she turned to Chu Junbei again, and asked with some guilt, "Did I disturb you?" You seem to be talking about something important. ”

"It doesn't matter." It's just that there is a development project that is worth investing in, and if it is completed, it is conservatively estimated that it can earn 200 million.

Sitting down on Qiao Ran's side, Chu Junbei asked, "What do you want to drink?" ”

"Is there orange juice?"

"Hmm." In response, Chu Junbei sent a WeChat message to Secretary Zhang.

A minute later, the juice with a rich aroma was delivered to Qiao Ran's hands.

Seeing Qiao Ran hanging her long eyelashes and drinking juice obediently, Chu Junbei's Adam's apple rolled uncontrollably, turned his gaze away, and when he spoke again, his voice was a little astringent: "Why did you suddenly come to me?" ”

I don't know if this orange juice is too delicious, in short, Qiao Ran didn't fortify Chu Junbei, and replied: "I met Pei Xianglin in the crew today, and then Pei Hao also came, and I was in a bad mood." ”

"Pei Xianglin?" Chu Junbei was a little puzzled, "What is she going to do in the crew?" ”

"She's the boss." After a pause, realizing that Chu Junbei might have misunderstood something, Qiao Ran said, "It's not Director Xu's crew, it's another crew." ”

Another crew?

At this time, Chu Junbei was a little unhappy, "You went to another crew?" ”

Without waiting for Qiao Ran to answer, he asked again, "Are you short of money?" ”

"Missing." Qiao Ran lifted her eyelashes and looked at him, swallowed the juice she had sucked into her mouth, and spit out the straw again, "And I've been running around the crew." ”

Chu Junbei turned his gaze, but his hand grabbed the sofa under him hard.

After a while, he said, "That crew, don't go." ”

Qiao Ran was as good as a stream, "Well, I'm not going." ”

After a while, she remembered something again and sat down beside Chu Junbei, "By the way, I heard Pei Xianglin quarrel with Pei Hao, saying that Pei Hao is not the Pei family...... What's going on? Isn't he my brother? ”

She was too close, and the faint fragrance on her body mixed with the shallow smell of orange juice wafted into Chu Junbei's nasal cavity, making the man's body tense a little.

The index finger wiped his eyebrow, and Chu Junbei said: "Pei Hao was adopted by Pei Lao many years ago, and he was originally an orphan. ”

"Huh?" Qiao Ran's eyes widened in surprise, "That's ......?"

Her lips were already full, and after drinking the juice, it was more like a fresh juice and a flesh that was invited to be picked, Chu Junbei finally couldn't stand it anymore, and suddenly stood up from the sofa.

His movements were too sudden, startling Qiao Ran, holding the juice in both hands and asking, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"Suddenly I remembered, I still have something." While speaking, Chu Junbeiren had already arrived at the door, "You just stay here, I'll be back in a while." ”

Then the door was shut.

Qiao Ran originally wanted to ask herself if it would be inconvenient to be here, but before she could ask this, Chu Junbei had already been able to disappear.

"What's so urgent?" Qiao Ran frowned, very genuinely distressed.

However, he had been talking to Chu Junbei just now, and now that the others were no longer here, Qiao Ran had the heart to visit Chu Junbei's office.

The office is large, with floor-to-ceiling windows and shutters that allow sunlight to shine in from the outside when the blinds are open.

In addition to the desk and chairs and the sofa and coffee table in the hospitality area, he also has a wine cabinet by the window, and there is even a flower stand next to it, on which are pots of potted plants with cute shapes.

Qiao Ran had no interest in wine, nor in the neatly stacked papers on her desk, she squatted down next to the flower stand and looked at the potted plants on it.

There are many flesh, there are pothos, there are watercress greens, there are bluegrass, and there are ...... Cactus.

Qiao Ran stretched out her fingertips and gently touched the light-colored soft thorn on the top of the cactus, it didn't hurt, it was a little itchy.

"You were raised by Chu Junbei?" Qiao Ran talked to the plants, "It's amazing, he doesn't look like a person who can raise potted plants." ”

"He didn't raise it, I raised it." Suddenly, a woman's voice came from behind him.

After all, it was someone else's territory, Qiao Ran was a little weak-hearted, stood up suddenly, turned around, and saw Wu Shuhua who didn't know when he had arrived behind him.

She was still the same as the last time they met, holding a Ragdoll in her arms and a kind and gentle smile on her face.

It's just that at this meeting, there was more scrutiny in her eyes than last time.

Listening to Chu Junbei, this child is Pei Rong's daughter.

Looks like ...... It's that she's not good, she didn't even leave a photo of Pei Rong back then, so after so many years, she almost forgot Pei Rong's appearance, when she first met Qiao Ran, she only felt indescribably cordial, she liked this face, but she couldn't figure out why.

It turned out that it was the child of the deceased, and his appearance was seven or eight points similar.

"Auntie......" Qiao Ran didn't notice the look in Wu Shuhua's eyes because she was nervous and cramped, but scratched her head a little embarrassed, "When did you come?" I'm sorry, I didn't notice ......."

She looks so cute that Wu Shuhua can't help but deepen the curvature of the corners of her mouth.

"It's me who is not good. Didn't scare you, did it? ”

"No, no ......"

"Do you like these flowers? Do you want to bring a pot back? Wu Shuhua put the cat down and began to water the green plants, "These are all raised by me, Junbei's kid is always like that, I don't think there's a little fresh air, so I got him a flower stand, and I usually come to take care of it from time to time." ”

Qiao Ran actually didn't like to raise potted plants very much, and she was just curious just now, so she squatted down to look at it, so she waved her hand again and again: "No need, it's good for them to grow here." ”

Wu Shuhua was not reluctant, watering the flowers while chatting with Qiao Ran.

What Qiao Ran didn't know was that at this time, an uninvited guest had already gone to her house.

Qiao Pingping was originally counting her cash assets.

Although Qiao Ran said that she would not leave Su City, she still felt uneasy, so she wanted to prepare first, in case someone from the Pei family came to look for them again, then they would leave immediately, and she would not listen to what Qiao Ran said at that time.

And at this time, someone rang the doorbell.

Qiao Pingping put down her bank card, mobile phone, and passbook and opened the door.

However, when she opened the door, the smile on Qiao Pingping's face immediately froze.

Is that......

"You...... Why are you here......" Because of nervousness, Qiao Pingping not only increased the strength of her hand holding the doorknob, but even her voice trembled.

"Is it convenient for me to go in and say a few words?" Pei Lao stood at the door on crutches, with a kind smile on his face, looking very sincere.

He didn't bring anyone else, he came by himself.

With such a veteran old man, Qiao Pingping couldn't stop him out of the door, so even if she had a bad heart, she still invited someone in.

Poured a glass of water for Pei Lao, handed it over with both hands, and Qiao Pingping sat down opposite him, "You came to me, is there something wrong?" ”

Pei Lao didn't go around in circles, and said very directly: "I came to you today to hope that you can return my granddaughter to me." ”

Qiao Pingping's hand grabbed the corner of her clothes hard.

Sure enough, it was Qiao Ran who came to find her.

Hanging her head, Qiao Pingping almost bit her lip.

After a long while, she raised her head, looked at the old man in front of her, and said, "When Miss Pei handed over Ranran to me, she said that no matter what happened, she must not be allowed to return to Pei's house. ”

Although twenty years have passed since that incident, even now that she said it, Qiao Pingping's eyes were still red, and tears rolled down her face uncontrollably, "Mr. Pei, she is your daughter, what kind of mood was she in to say such things to me back then, you should know better than me in your heart." ”

For Pei Rong, Pei Lao felt guilty, and now listening to others relay his daughter's last words, his heart was also dull for a while, and his hand on crutches was also very uneasy.

"I ...... I know that I was sorry for Rong'er back then, but I was too impulsive. Pei Lao lowered his head, took a moment to sort out his emotions, and said, "Ms. Qiao, I am grateful for your care of Ran Ran over the years, but I hope you can put her back to Pei's house." ”