Ji Xiao only felt a chill all over his body, and after staring at the screen for a while, he picked up his mobile phone and dialed Jing Moxian's phone with some trembling.

However, there was a mechanical prompt sound inside, and the other party had turned it off.

The uneasiness in Ji Xiao's heart became heavier and heavier. She thought about it and called Ye Jianan.

After a long time, Ye Jiannan answered the phone: "Hey." Second sister-in-law. ”

"Where's the ink string? Where is he? ”

Ji Xiao was inexplicably nervous, and his hands involuntarily clenched his mobile phone tightly.

"Second sister-in-law, you, didn't you see the news?"

His tone was heavy, and he was a little hesitant to speak.

"So, this thing, yes, is it true?"

Ji Xiao couldn't help but lighten his tone, as if he could deceive himself with a little lighter. Ye Jiannan easily shattered her hopes: "Second sister-in-law." The second brother's funeral is scheduled for next weekend, do you want to come? ”

He knew that there was some problem between Jing Moxian and Ji Xiao, so when he asked this sentence. Also with a cautious tone.

"I'm not going."

Ji Xiao was silent for a while, but still said so.

She hung up the phone, staring blankly at the photos of Jing Moxian's car accident still displayed on the screen in front of her, and her mind suddenly went blank.

Ye Jianan put down her mobile phone, looked at Jing Moxian, who was standing in front of her, and said in embarrassment: "That, second brother, second sister-in-law said, she won't come to your funeral." ”

"I hear you."

Jing Moxian's face was very unkind, he turned around lightly, and sat on the sofa next to him, this is a resort on the outskirts of Jingzhou, and few people usually come.

Ye Jianan walked to the chair opposite Jing Moxian and sat down. With his arms propped up on his knees, he looked at Jing Moxian: "Second brother, you have been planning to stay here all along?" ”

"Or else? I'm a 'dead man' now, how can a dead man casually go outside and show his face. ”

Jing Moxian said it seriously. There is no trace of joking.

"So, what's next for Jing?"

Ye Jianan simply asked what he was most concerned about at the moment.

Jing Moxian shook his head: "Don't act rashly for the time being, see what the Shen family will do next." ”

Ye Jianan nodded.

"If you're fine, hurry up and prepare for my funeral, don't stay in front of me all the time."

Jing Moxian smacked him out.

It was the first time Ye Jianan had seen someone so actively wanting to prepare for his funeral, so he still asked, "Do you want to tell the old lady?" ”

The old lady has been stimulated a lot lately.

After thinking for a while, Jing Moxian shook his head: "Don't tell grandma." ”

Jing's family is now a few people, the damned are dead, the ones who should go, and some are in prison, a huge family, it is said that it will be dispersed, Jing Moxian's heart does not have too many feelings about this matter, in itself, he is also a cold person, but after all, his grandmother raised him, and he doesn't want to make her sad anymore.

Fortunately, my grandmother had so many things during this time, she was in the Jing House, staying at home, and only going into the Buddha hall behind her courtyard every day to chant Buddha, and she lived peacefully.

Jing Moxian's funeral was very grand, because there was no one in the Jing family, everything was handled by Ye Jianan, on the day of the funeral, Shen Jihui came with Shen Zhiyuan, Shen Jihui looked at Ye Jianan with a sad face, and his tone was also with a trace of sadness: "I didn't expect such a thing to happen, how to say, I used to be a shareholder of Jing's family, and I will give Moxian a ride today." ”

"Thank you."

Ye Jianan shook hands with Shen Jihui, and the expression on his face was also extremely painful.

Shen Jihui and Shen Zhiyuan walked around and walked to a secluded corner, Shen Jihui looked at Shen Zhiyuan, and immediately put on another suspicious and solemn look and asked him: "Do you think, is Jing Moxian really dead?" ”

Shen Zhiyuan shook his head, although Jing Moxian's car was the hands and feet he sent to move, but after the accident, Jing Moxian's body was burned with the burning car, which will make people doubt somewhat, and although the people who came today are all better with Jing's, they didn't see a few people sad.

In particular, the people directly related to Jing Moxian didn't come, although he also heard a little about what had happened to the Jing family recently, but the Jing family didn't come alone, which still caused Shen Zhiyuan's doubts.

"So, this may be a trick that Jing Moxian has used for us?"

Shen Jihui's old face showed a solemn look, since Jing Moxian took over Jing's family, he has been trampled on by Jing Moxian, he thought that a little hairy child would not be able to set off any big waves, but he didn't expect that he would be played by a little hairy child.

Therefore, now he is also extremely cautious.

Shen Zhiyuan nodded.

They were just about to leave here, but Ji Xiao came with a pair of children, although Ji Xiao said that he didn't want to come to Jing Moxian's funeral, but he still couldn't help it and wanted to come over to see him off for the last time.

Ji Xiao's eyes were red, his eyes were red and swollen, and when he saw Ye Jiannan standing there to greet the guests, Ji Xiao walked over with Evelyn and Jing Qian.

"Second sister-in-law?"

Ye Jianan was slightly surprised when he saw Ji Xiao, obviously, he didn't expect Ji Xiao to come.

Ji Xiao nodded at Ye Jianan: "I'll take the child with me to see him off." ”

She tried to maintain a calm tone, but she still couldn't hide the sadness in her voice.

When Evelyn saw such a scene, she had already begun to burst into tears, how could her father die? The children cried very sadly, Ye Jiannan looked at them, and actually wanted to tell Ji Xiao that Jing Moxian was not dead, but with so many people present, Ye Jiannan couldn't say anything, so he had to squat down and look at Evelyn to comfort: "Little angel, don't cry, ah." ”

Evelyn wiped the tears from her face, her big eyes still watery, with two packets of tears.

Even Jing Qian, who is usually very unsmiling, was silently crying when he stood next to Evelyn, how to say it, he was still a child, Ji Xiao took the two children and said to Ye Jianan: "Don't worry about them, their father is dead, they cry a few times, and tears are also something that should be done." ”

At the whole funeral, they were the only ones who cried, looking at the photo of Jing Moxian hanging in the center, Ji Xiao endured it, but she still couldn't hold back the pain in her heart like a knife, she knelt on the ground, her eyes looked straight at Jing Moxian's portrait, and she covered her chest a little unbearably.

Ye Jianan had to walk over and help: "Second sister-in-law, don't be too sad." ”

He really couldn't bear to deceive Ji Xiao like this, Ye Jiannan helped Ji Xiao up, and thought, I really don't know how the second brother will feel after seeing this scene.

Ji Xiao ignored Ye Jianan, still crying in front of his portrait, as if he wanted to shed all his tears in front of him, Ji Xiao cried enough, stood up from the ground, his eyes were red and swollen, and looked at Ye Jianan: "I'm leaving." ”

She came to see him off for the last time, and also to pay tribute to her love with him.

"Second sister-in-law, you..."

Ye Jianan suddenly didn't know what to say.

Ji Xiao waved his hand: "Don't say anything, I'm leaving." ”

With that, he took Evelyn and Jing Qian and left here.

Outside, the weather was unusually good, the sun was warm, shining on her body, but Ji Xiao felt cold and abnormal, she told herself early in the morning not to come to his funeral, but today, she still came.

Perhaps, after experiencing the heart like a knife, I have the courage to continue to live a life without Jing Moxian.

Ji Xiao looked at that ray of sunshine and sealed Jing Moxian forever in a small corner of his heart.

She took a few steps and was about to take Evelyn and Jing Qian home, but Shen Zhiyuan chased after her, looking at Ji Xiao's red and swollen eyes, Shen Zhiyuan was a little unbearable, but he still opened his mouth and called her: "Xiaoxiao." ”

"Senior brother, I'm sorry, I don't want to talk about anything today, so I'll go first."

Before Shen Zhiyuan could speak, Ji Xiao had already rejected him with such words.

Shen Zhiyuan no longer stuck to her like before, took a step back, and made a gesture of please: "Then, we will contact you later." ”

Ji Xiao didn't say anything, and left directly with the two children.

Back at home, Ji Xiao returned to her room with a tired face, Ji Lingling wanted to open her mouth to comfort her, opened her mouth, and finally didn't say anything.

It seems that the family has fallen into a sad atmosphere all of a sudden, Evelyn and Jing Qian are crying, Ji Xiao is crying, and Ji Lingling can't help but secretly wipe her tears.

Back in the room, Ji Xiao closed all the curtains and hid in the dark, she has never been such a weak person, so she decided in her heart to only give herself a day to be weak, and now, Ji Xiao finally realized what it was like to lose the person she loved, as if she was suddenly taken out of her heart, empty and uncomfortable.

Ji Lingling knocked on her door and wanted her to come out to eat something, but Ji Xiao waved her hand: "Mom, I'm fine, you just take care of the child, don't worry about me." ”

She took a day off, and tomorrow, she had to go back to work to support the family.

Ji Lingling stood at the door, secretly touched her tears sadly, and through the door, Ji Lingling whispered: "Then, when you want to eat, I will make it for you." ”

"Hmm."

Ji Xiao snorted.

At the other end, Ye Jianan looked at Jing Moxian, pacing back and forth in the room, while chanting: "Second brother, you are really unkind to do this, you don't know what the second sister-in-law is crying like today, you can't wait to cry, go underground to accompany you, you really don't plan to tell the second sister-in-law that you are still alive?" ”

Jing Moxian listened to Ye Jianan's words, but the expression on his face was unfathomable, he glanced at Ye Jiannan lightly, and shook his head: "No." ”

"Second brother, you are really hard-hearted, although I don't know what the problem is between you and the second sister-in-law, but the second sister-in-law is like this, it can be regarded as treating you sincerely, right?"

Ye Jiannan was upset for Ji Xiaoming.

If it weren't for Ji Xiao's persuasion of Bai Ling, he would probably still be in dire straits, so subconsciously, Ye Jianan was biased towards Ji Xiao.

Jing Moxian watched him walk back and forth in the room, and couldn't help but say, "Can you stop?" ”

Ye Jianan walked up to Jing Moxian and sat down: "Second brother, can you tell me what kind of medicine you sell in your gourd?" ”

Seeing that because of his funeral, the entire Jing family began to panic, and even many people began to quit their jobs, but Jing Moxian was still here on a leisurely vacation.

Jing Moxian put aside the magazine spread out in his hand: "Just take this opportunity to look at people's hearts." ”

Shen's development time in Jingzhou is not long, but in a short period of time, it has become a company that can compete with Jing's, if it weren't for Jing's internal ghost, Jing's would not have been caught in pigtails when buying and selling land.

He simply made the illusion that Jing was no longer good, and let them start to show their fox tails on their own.

Hearing Jing Moxian say this, Ye Jiannan finally thought about it, since he knew that Jing Moxian had a car accident, the first person to resign seemed to be Jiang Yu, the head of the design department who returned to Jing's work.

It seemed that she was in charge of the branch, and Ye Jianan suddenly realized: "So, the ghost in the company is Jiang Yu?" "It's all about the giants.

Jing Moxian didn't speak, neither nodded nor shook his head, but just said: "Jing's game design is far ahead in the industry, right?" Next, focus on real estate. ”

Unlike other second- and third-tier cities, real estate in Jingzhou is always a hot topic, and there are many wealthy people who want to buy a house in Jingzhou, which has always been the most important place for Jing's to grasp.

At that time, he only thought about getting rid of it, but he didn't expect that Shen Zhiyuan might just give him a trap and let him drill into it, after all, those illegal materials and documents were all sent by the same person, and he didn't think much about it at the time, and now it seems that he is in a bit of a hurry.

At that time, the Jing family was in chaos, Shen Zhiyuan's move was to attack the west, and the tiger was obviously doing a good job, he knew that at that time, Jing Moxian would never think so much, and would only follow the set he gave step by step.

After he got rid of all those lands, Jing Moxian figured out that although there were some problems with those lands, and maybe the Jing family would get into some trouble because of them, the benefits they brought far outweighed the disadvantages.

What a good move.

In the past few days, after Jing Moxian figured out this matter, he couldn't help but admire Shen Zhiyuan, if he didn't get rid of these lands, Shen Zhiyuan would have to send him to prison with Shen Jihui's connections.

If it is sold out, it is obvious that Jing's will lose a large amount of money.

It really kills two birds with one stone.

"But, didn't we just get rid of those good plots of land?"

Ye Jianan was a little puzzled, if the second brother was thinking about making a big fuss about the development of real estate, how could he sell those pieces of land so easily at a very low price?

Jing Moxian didn't speak, but suddenly pulled out a mysterious smile at the corner of his mouth: "Give up those, see if there are any good ones around, and buy them all." ”

"Okay."

Although he didn't know what Jing Moxian meant, Ye Jianan had always believed in Jing Moxian's judgment.

The New Year is coming soon, approaching the Spring Festival, everywhere is filled with a New Year's atmosphere, on the street, in the supermarket, in all kinds of shopping malls, there are red Chinese knots, a boom.

Walking on the street, Ji Xiao can even smell the smell of the New Year.

The work of their company is busy, and the more it reaches the end of the year, the list increases, Ji Xiao is very willing to work in the company, at least, when she works, she can temporarily get rid of the fact that Jing Moxian is no longer there.

After getting off work, everyone couldn't wait to go home, only Ji Xiao was still working in the office, her subordinates didn't stop, they kept scribbling on paper, very serious.

Someone walked up behind her and patted her on the shoulder.

Ji Xiao turned around suspiciously, and when he saw the person behind him, his eyes widened in surprise: "Allen?!" ”

In this place, at this time, the person standing behind her is actually Alan?

Allen was wearing a khaki crewneck sweater, his hair was combed back, he was still so casual and couldn't see his sloppy appearance, he smiled and spread his hands at Ji Xiao: "Miss Ji, long time no see." ”

"Long time no see."

Ji Xiao was stunned for a while before he said this to him.

"You're still working so late, Miss Ji, you still haven't changed at all."

Alan deliberately teased her.

Ji Xiao didn't say anything, and asked with a smile: "Are you planning to make a comeback in Jingzhou?" ”

"Higashiyama? What is the mountain? ”

Alan looked puzzled.

Ji Xiao was stunned for a moment before reacting, Alan is an American, although he can speak a little Chinese, but the idiom is still difficult for him, she asked in another way: "I mean, do you want to reopen a company in Jingzhou?" ”

“nonono。”

Alan waved his hand and denied it.

He came to China this time just to experience what the Chinese New Year is like, and it happened that the boss of Ji Xiao's company was once a classmate of Allen, so he invited him over.

Alan didn't expect that he would meet Ji Xiao here.

"I've always been curious about what the Chinese New Year looks like, so I'm going to take a look."

Alan raised his eyebrows and looked at Ji Xiao: "I didn't expect to meet you in my friend's company." ”

Ji Xiao smiled and didn't speak, sometimes, this world is really small, when was the last time he was with Allen? Ji Xiao thought about it, but he couldn't remember it clearly.

"So, how many days are you going to stay here this time?"

"Until the end of the Spring Festival."

Alan sat on Ji Xiao's desk and looked at her with a smile: "Don't you invite me to your house to sit down?" ”

Ji Xiao nodded: "Of course." ”

They're old friends.

Ji Xiao simply cleaned up the table, and said as he walked: "I am renting a courtyard now, the most typical building in Jingzhou, take you to see it." ”

Alan seemed very interested, and said with interest, "Really? I'm looking forward to it. ”

When he was about to get home, Ji Xiao parked the car in the unified parking lot outside, and returned to the courtyard, he needed to walk a distance, Ji Xiao took Allen with him, and did not forget to remind him: "This side is a stone-paved path, you have to be careful." ”

Alan nodded, but he didn't bother to pay attention to his feet.

Obviously, he was completely attracted by the building here, the red lantern hanging high in the sky, immersed the building in a red halo, Alan took out his mobile phone, patted left and right, like a backpacker.

When he walked to the door of a courtyard, Ji Xiao stopped and looked back at Allen: "This is where I live." ”

Alan nodded slightly and said, "It seems that after I left, a lot of things happened to Miss Ji." ”

He said firmly, crossed Ji Xiao, walked in first, walked halfway through, turned around again, and looked at Ji Xiao: "If you have anything on your mind, talk to me." ”

Alan has always been able to read people's hearts better, and Ji Xiao was not surprised that he would say this, Ji Xiao walked in from the door and said with a smile: "Allen, you will always be so able to see through people's hearts." ”

"No, Miss Ji, you're making me unpredictable."

Alan smiled, his eyes as red as this red lantern.

Ji Xiao ignored another meaning in his words, and took him into one of the rooms, Ji Lingling had never seen Allen, and she was a little surprised when she saw Ji Xiao coming back with a foreigner, and was stunned there.

Ji Xiao hurriedly introduced: "Mom, this is my boss in California, Allen. ”

When Ji Lingling heard that she was once Ji Xiao's boss, she hurriedly greeted with a smile: "Hello, hello." ”

Alan smiled and nodded.

He looked around the house like a tourist discovering a new world.

Evelyn and Jing Qian were playing in the house, and when they heard that Ji Xiao was back, the two children originally wanted to come out to greet their mother, but they unexpectedly saw Allen.

Evelyn was stunned for a moment, and then pounced on Alan excitedly: "Ellen! ”

Alan hugged Evelyn with a smile and said with a smile, "Little angel, are you okay?" It's beautiful again. ”

Although Evelyn is still a child, she also likes to listen to compliments, she looked at Alan with a smile and hugged his neck: "Are you from California?" ”

Alan nodded.

Jing Qian looked at Evelyn and Allen, was stunned for a moment, then turned around expressionlessly, and returned to his room.

Ji Xiao immediately sensed that something was wrong with him, and hurriedly followed Jing Qian to his room, and asked him directly, "Xiao Qian, what are you thinking?" ”

Jing Qian sat there and didn't look at Ji Xiao, but asked her in a calm voice, "Will he be my stepfather?" ”

Ji Xiao was stunned for a moment, and then he understood who the stepfather in Jing Qian's mouth was.

"How so."

Ji Xiao even felt that this sentence came out of Jing Qian's mouth was a little funny.

Jing Qian turned his head, looked at him with his little head slightly bent, and his big eyes flickered: "Really? ”

"Of course."

Ji Xiao answered him very firmly.

The expression on Jing Qian's face could be regarded as warming up a little.

This child, at a young age, doesn't know how many things to pretend to be in her heart, Ji Xiao looked at Jing Qian like this, a little distressed, she sat next to Jing Qian and hugged him in her arms: "Xiao Qian, my mother just wants you to be simple and happy, grow up as you like, don't think so much, okay?" ”

Ji Xiao's voice was soft, with the gentleness of innate motherhood.

Jing Qian leaned on Ji Xiao's arms, didn't speak, just stretched out his hand and hugged Ji Xiao tightly in his little arms.

Alan quickly integrated into the family, and Ji Lingling specially made dumplings.

After eating, Ji Lingling cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and took the two children to another room to play, Ji Lingling left them enough time, and seemed to intentionally match the two of them.

After all, Ji Xiao is still young, and the two children are still young, and now, Jing Moxian is no longer there, and Ji Xiao still has to find a home.

The two of them sat in the living room, not knowing what to say.

Ji Xiao didn't want to speak at all, and he didn't want to speak.

Alan was also a little embarrassed, the two of them, sat in silence for a while, Alan stood up: "Miss Ji, I should go." ”

Ji Xiao seemed to be thinking about something, and when she heard Allen's words, she was stunned for a moment before saying, "Oh, I'll send you." ”

"Hmm."

The night in Jingzhou is still exceptionally cold, and it has just snowed, and it is the time for the snow to melt, which adds a touch of coldness.

After walking for a while, Alan rubbed his hands and asked, "Miss Ji, is there something wrong with you and that Mr. Jing?" ”

When he left, wasn't Ji Xiao still with him? Why now, she lives alone in such a place with two children?

Ji Xiao was silent and did not say anything.

Alan didn't ask again, and seemed to have been waiting for her next step.

After a while, Ji Xiao spoke as plainly as possible: "He's dead." ”

It's a simple three words, but it seems like you have to use all your strength to say it. A wry smile tugged at the corner of Ji Xiao's mouth.

Hearing the news, Alan was obviously taken aback, but he didn't seem to be planning to ask Ji Xiao why, but suddenly the conversation changed and said: "Miss Ji, in fact, the air in California is still very good, do you want to consider going back?" ”

Ji Xiao shook his head: "No, my home is here." ”

She looked at Alan calmly: "Alan, people are sometimes very strange, always insisting on something that makes no sense, but maybe it is because of these persistences that life is more meaningful, do you say?" ”

She said it a little quickly, and there were some things that Alan obviously didn't understand.

However, he still had a general understanding of what Ji Xiao thought.

After a pause, Alan took off the scarf around his neck and wrapped it around Ji Xiao's neck: "Miss Ji, take care of yourself, if you're tired, come to California." ”

Saying that, Allen took a few steps forward and waved at Ji Xiao: "Miss Ji, it's okay these days, you have to take me to play." ”

Alan said, turned around, and slowly left the place in a red light.

Ji Xiao touched the scarf that Allen was wearing around her neck and smiled bitterly, in this life, she no longer plans to go anywhere.

Because, the only time that the person who made her want to escape from this place in Jingzhou is no longer there...

Ji Xiao sighed a few times into his palm, and returned to his home step by step.

The company recently received a list from Jing's, their company is mainly engaged in design, and it is not surprising to receive a design list, but Jing's obviously has its own design department.

The reason given by Jing is very official, because Jing Moxian passed away, many Jing employees have resigned, and Jing is now facing a personnel crisis, so this list was handed over to their company, of course, Jing paid first.

Approaching the Chinese New Year, everyone is reluctant to work overtime, let alone take orders from companies like Jingshi, and Ji Xiao almost didn't think about it.

It's not for Jing, she just wants to keep herself busy.

The list asked them to design a European-style castle, what it was used for, but it was not explained, and the list stated that the designer and the person in charge of Jingshi should discuss this matter.

Ji Xiao sat in the café and waited for the person in charge of Jing's family.

Originally, I made an appointment at half past two, but I didn't see anyone at almost three o'clock, Ji Xiao's brows frowned slightly, according to the agreed time, it is the most basic courtesy to people, Jing's employees, don't they even understand this?

Ji Xiao picked up his mobile phone, and just wanted to call the phone provided on the information, he saw Ye Jianan coming in from the door in a hurry.

Could it be Ye Jianan?

After Ji Xiao carefully looked at the phone number on the information, it was really Ye Jianan's number.

Ye Jianan saw Ji Xiao, walked directly to her and sat down, and said apologetically: "Second sister-in-law, I'm really embarrassed, there is a traffic jam on the road, I only arrived now, you know, how congested the road in Jingzhou is!" ”

Ji Xiao nodded, poured him a glass of water, and put it in front of him.

Ye Jianan was also polite, and after drinking, he asked her: "Second sister-in-law, have you read the information?" ”

Ji Xiao nodded.

"What do you think?"

Ji Xiao felt a little strange, she was just a designer, she would do whatever they wanted, what did she think?

She stared at Ye Jianan, as if waiting for his next words.

Ye Jianan's face showed a look of difficulty, and after a while, he hesitated to speak: "Second sister-in-law, you also know that the second brother is no longer there, and the Jing family is now supported by me alone, but you also know that I am not from the Jing family, and our family's family business is also waiting for me to inherit, so, second sister-in-law, look, can you come back and help me?" ”

Ye Jianan looked at Ji Xiao with a pleading look, his face full of eagerness.

Ji Xiao looked at Ye Jianan incredulously, as if he couldn't believe what he heard, and asked him, "What did you just say?" ”

"Second sister-in-law, don't you own 30% of Jing's shares? Come back. ”

Ye Jianan then instigated.

Ji Xiao shook his head: "I have already returned the thirty percent of the shares." ”

From the moment she told him the secret, she had given him everything she had.

Ye Jiannan was stunned for a moment, and then said: "It doesn't matter, you and the second brother are husband and wife, he is gone, you are the person who should inherit his property the most, so these jobs of the Jing family should be handed over to you." ”

He said that he wanted her to go back to work in Jing's family.

Ji Xiao smiled bitterly.

…………