Joe's Villa.

A sudden heavy snow covered the greenery in the courtyard, and as far as the eye could see, it was covered with snow.

Qiao Jiang was sitting in his living room, studying the upcoming shareholder meeting. The last time Chenxi's revelations had a big impact on him, and now he would rather stay at home than go to the company to face those strange eyes.

There has to be a complete flop, Qiao Jiang thought, reached out and touched his phone, and called Xia Lin.

"I'll go to you in the evening."

As soon as I hung up the phone, the door opened, and it was Qiao Xiaoyan who came back. Qiao Xiaoyan glanced at his father, took off his coat silently, seemed to want to ignore him directly, changed his shoes and walked straight upstairs.

This is the first time that the father and daughter have been alone since that incident was exposed, and in the face of his daughter's indifference, Qiao Jiang can understand, he was about to take this opportunity to explain well, so he stopped his daughter, sat a little nervously, and waited for her response.

Qiao Xiaoyan just paused and didn't look back. A minute later, seeing that Qiao Jiang still didn't say anything, she took steps again and began to go up the stairs, Qiao Jiang couldn't sit still, got up, called her name loudly again, and took a few steps forward.

Qiao Xiaoyan breathed a long sigh of relief, turned around, and his eyes were extremely unfamiliar, "Say something quickly, I'm busy." ”

"Are you angry with your father?" Qiao Jiang was suddenly lost like a child who had done something wrong, and Qiao Xiaoyan had never treated him with this attitude over the years.

"It's not that you're angry, you have your freedom, and in the same way, I can ignore you. By the way, I forgot to tell you that my mother, your wife, will be back tomorrow, and you better think about how to explain it to her! ”

A sneer of disdain appeared at the corner of Qiao Xiaoyan's mouth, and she turned around and walked up the stairs, at this moment, she didn't know how sad she was in her heart. All she knew was that in a matter of days, it was as if she had lost everything.

From his father's betrayal, his friend's betrayal, and Chenxi, Chenxi he will never be able to pay attention to her again, that day he opened his eyes wide and said words that have nothing to do with her from now on, he is really determined to cut off all contact with her.

It's self-inflicted, right? Since Xiaomeng left, Qiao Xiaoyan suddenly believed in fatalism, she felt that everyone had their own destiny, and what they demanded never belonged to them.

Tired, lying on the bed, Qiao Xiaoyan opened her eyes and looked at the chandelier above her head, countless reflections flashed in her eyes, and the scenes of the past were engraved in front of her, she closed her eyes and wanted to turn off these films, but found that they could only be replayed more clearly and vividly in her mind.

……

After trying to communicate with his daughter to no avail, Qiao Jiang sat in the living room and smoked a few cigarettes. Qiao Xiaoyan just said that her mother will come back tomorrow, too, it has happened for several days, and she should come back.

Everything had to be taken care of before she returned. Qiao Jiang got the idea, put out the cigarette butt, and got up to go to Xia Lin's residence.

Tonight is rainless, snowless, windy, and destined to be a night that cannot be quiet.

Qiao Jiang knocked on the door of Xia Lin's house, Xia Lin seemed to have been waiting for him for a long time, she was wearing a nightgown, holding a glass of red wine in her left hand, her face was slightly red, and a clear smell of perfume and wine was mixed, Qiao Jiang took her into his arms with one hand, lowered his head, and sprayed a hot breath on her cheeks: "You are drinking again." ”

"In my life, in addition to waiting for you, I am drinking."

Charlene smiled a little mischievously and pulled Qiao Jiang into the house.

The room was deliberately decorated, the lighting was dim, and only one lamp was on. A red candle was lit on the table, and an open bottle of red wine and an empty glass stood out in the candlelight.

Xia Lin pulled Qiao Jiang to sit down, poured him wine with a smile, and kept complaining, "I thought you weren't coming." ”

"I promised you that I would do it."

"Really? That...... What if you can't? Charlene's eyes widened, as if she wanted to look carefully for evidence that he was lying. Qiao Jiang smiled and pulled her into his arms, "I can't do it and let you punish him." ”

"That's what you said, if you really lied to me, I will make all the bad things you do public, so that you can never turn over!"

As soon as Xia Lin finished speaking, Qiao Jiang covered her red lips with his hand, and scolded with a smile, and under the candlelight, the two people were entangled together......

The next day.

As Chen Xi expected, Xia Lin really took the initiative to find him, but not in the company, Xia Lin asked him to meet in the café, and when Chen Xi came, Xia Lin was sitting against the window, looking at the hurried pedestrians downstairs in a trance.

Seeing Chenxi approaching, Charlene instantly changed her expression, still smiling as always, but this time, there was a touch of sadness in her curved eyes.

Chenxi sat down and looked at her with the same smile.

"You knew I was going to look for you today."

"Not sure, but guess."

"Hehe, so, what did you want from me when you came to me yesterday?"

"It's not about what we get, it's about what we can do together."

Chen Xi looked at Xia Lin fixedly, her eyes swept over the red mark on her neck, and a slight smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, it seems that she had seen Qiao Jiang yesterday.

Since I saw it yesterday, I am in a hurry to find myself today, and I must have made a good decision.

"How do I know if what you're saying is true or false."

After a moment of silence, Charlene suddenly asked. Chen Xi took out a check from his bag and pushed it in front of her, "Whether it's true or not, you'll know when you sign it." ”

"What do you think...... Am I so rare about your check? Charlene felt insulted for no reason, and her face was very ugly.

"To you, my check may not mean anything, but it is much better than Qiao Jiang's blank check. I know you're not bad for money, what you really need is an explanation, and you say I'm right? ”

Chenxi paused, sipping his coffee. As long as Charlene agreed, his counterattack would be more certain.

Only now, Charlene still seems to be hesitating. The fact that she was able to take the initiative to ask to see herself showed that her heart was shaken, but she was not sure enough.

Chenxi still didn't speak, letting her think carefully. After a few minutes or so, Charlene seemed to bite her lip lightly, leaning back, trying to make a relaxed gesture, but the hand that had nowhere to put betrayed her flustered heart.

"What do you want me to do?"

"Correct Qiao Jiang's crimes, as long as you are willing to testify, Qiao Jiang's plan will be forced to stop, and you will regain your status and the benefits you have won because of it."

"Heh, are you kidding? What good will Qiao Jiang do me if he falls? Why should I betray my long-time companion for your sake? ”

"You are a smart person, and you must have known that Qiao Jiang will only throw you away after using you. As far as I know, Qiao's fortune depends on Qiao Jiang's wife, and over the years, almost all of Qiao Jiang's interests have been handed over to his wife, do you think he will really give up his property for many years for you? ”

"Enough, you don't try to stir up a wedge between us anymore."

Charlene took a large sip of cold water from her cup, the confidence on her face was gone, her eyes betrayed her, and at this moment, she was indeed flustered.

Qiao Jiang promised her that as long as Chenxi stepped down, she would be the nominal chairman of Chenxing, which ...... How could it be a hexagram?

Chen Xi saw through her thoughts and continued: "If I'm not mistaken, Qiao Jiang must have promised you a lot of things, and he will even say that he will have a showdown with his wife soon and help you to take the position, right?" ”

Chen Xi actually said it all, Xia Lin glared at him angrily, but couldn't say a word to refute it. What he said was exactly what she feared. That's why at this moment, her heart is so flustered and wavering.

"Aren't you afraid that I will tell Qiao Jiang these things? Do you not doubt that I have come at his behest? ”

"With Qiao Jiang's self-righteousness, he won't suspect that you will betray him, and in the same way, if you trust Qiao Jiang 100%, you won't have to ask me about my specific plans for so long. Charlene, we're people in the same boat now, and that's all I'm going to say. ”

Chen Xi finished speaking, waiting for Charlene's reply. He believed that with Charlene's cleverness, it was impossible for her not to understand what kind of person Qiao Jiang was, and her hesitation was only because she was emotional, and it was her feelings that disturbed her rational thinking.

Xia Lin fell silent again, she remembered the scene of lingering with Qiao Jiang last night, he seemed to be very serious, but he was too serious, and he seemed a little deliberate. Perhaps, he did this with a purpose, right?

The most important thing is to protect one's own interests.

Charlene finally nodded, but looked a little expressionless. "I'll give you an answer in the evening, but I have one request."

"What a request."

"I don't want checks, I want cash. You have to transfer the money to me as fast as possible, I need to get out of here. ”

"Give the deposit first, and then hit your card in full after the deed is completed."

Charlene nodded, then got up and left. Chenxi breathed a sigh of relief, he hadn't slept well for several days for this war. For the past few days, he kept telling himself that it was because he was too busy, and that he needed to keep himself busy in order to forget the things that were hard to forget.

A few years of silence, a few years of depressive life, for this moment. Although, he wanted to rush to Su Xiaoran immediately, but he couldn't, now that he was on the cusp, he couldn't involve her.

……

The third general meeting of shareholders was held as scheduled, but this time, the venue was set at Chenxing. Everyone arrived early, seemingly bored with the meeting that had been delayed several times, and wanted to finish it as soon as possible so that they could plan for the next step.

On this day, Qiao Jiang was not like usual, he came to the conference room early, accompanied by his wife.

Qiao Xiaoyan's mother has just returned from abroad, and they have only one common purpose: to maximize their own interests.