The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 302 It all depends on human effort
"Jian Xi, when will you come back from your business trip?"

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Jian Xi received a call from Lin Xiao while waiting at the airport.

"I haven't set a date for my return yet. It will probably take several days for me to come back."

"Ah?" Lin Xiao's tone was a little disappointed on the phone, "I was thinking of going to your house to wish you a happy new year?"

"..."

Hearing this, Jian Xi suddenly looked a little strange. Why did everyone want to come to my house for the New Year this year?
After thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "Why did you suddenly think of coming to my house to pay New Year's greetings? I haven't seen you have this idea in all these years."

"Nonsense, I haven't had a rival in love in all these years!"

The woman on the other end of the phone was thinking bitterly that in the past she had planned to date Jian Xi for another year or two in a stable manner, and then meet with her parents to discuss marriage after both of them had stable jobs.

According to her estimation, the two will get married when they are around 25 years old.

Well...it just happens to implement the policy of late birth and good quality of life.

However, plans cannot keep up with changes. Lin Quan suddenly appeared in the middle of the process, and Lin Xiao suddenly felt a sense of urgency.

If we delay any further, what if the mistress takes action first?
So Lin Xiao, feeling a great sense of urgency, thought it was time to make a change.

"Oh, it's because we've been together for so long and I haven't been to your house yet that I thought about going this year!"

After a pause, Lin Xiao continued, "And I had a very happy chat with my aunt these days. She also gave me a red envelope of 10,001 yuan. Do you know what this means?"

"..."

The corner of Jian Xi's mouth twitched. He had already learned about this problem from the little green tea girl yesterday.

But he still pretended not to know: "Huh? What do you mean?"

"Stupid, Auntie gave me this red envelope, of course it means she picked one out of a million!" Lin Xiao's voice on the phone was a little smug, "This is usually given by the future mother-in-law to the daughter-in-law when she visits. I haven't even been to your house yet, but Auntie gave it to me. I guess she must want me to visit her too."

"..."

Jian Xi really didn't expect that she would think of this place, but after hearing her tone, he couldn't say that she was overthinking.

Besides, maybe mom really means this?

So the dog man thought about it and said, "Then... do you want to come to my house?"

"I was planning to come!" Lin Xiao's voice turned low again, "But you're not at home, how can I come here alone?"

"Oh! Why didn't you tell me before the New Year? This way I would have to go out a few days later." Jian Xi sighed pretentiously. If Lin Xiao had said that before the New Year, he would have started to consider whether or not to travel together as a family for the New Year.

It doesn't mean that we don't allow the other party to come to our door, but that we should come to our door slowly, in a prepared and orderly manner.

"If I tell you, what if you tell Lin Quan? If she knows and rushes to your house first, won't I really lose the opportunity?"

The two people who were talking on the phone were both playing tricks on each other at this moment.

Lin Xiao also sighed at this time, and then muttered softly: "I just want to give you a surprise!"

Hearing this, the dog man laughed and said, "It seems that the surprise is impossible now. Otherwise, will you really come to my house alone?"

"I will think about it."

"what?"

This time the dog man was really shocked. He just said it casually, but he didn't expect Lin Xiao really had this plan!

"Do you really want to go to my house by yourself?"

"Why? Is it not possible?" Lin Xiao's voice was slightly unhappy. "Didn't you just say that I should go alone?"

"I didn't say no, I just... I thought it would be inconvenient for you to go to my house alone. How can a future daughter-in-law go to her in-laws' house alone?"

Jian Xi couldn't help but hesitate while speaking. If he let Lin Xiao go to his house alone, he might be taken to the Civil Affairs Bureau by his parents as soon as he walked out of the airport after returning from a business trip.

On the phone, Lin Xiao, who had just had this preliminary idea, became more determined after hearing his words. The more the other party hesitated, the more correct his idea was.

"It's okay. When I was chatting with Auntie, she kept asking me when to go to your house to meet her! I was thinking of asking you to take me there, but since you're not here, I think Auntie would be happy if I was alone."

"..."

Now that things have come to this, what else can Jian Xi say?

He didn't know how the conversation turned out like this!

The phone suddenly became quiet, and when Lin Xiao saw that he didn't speak, he waited for a second and suddenly said, "Hey, I just wanted to scare you, why would I go to your house alone?"

"..."

Jian Xi didn't say anything, not because he was thinking about how to refuse Lin Xiao's request to visit, but because he was thinking about how to tell his mother at home about this matter.

You know, when he left yesterday, he told his mother that Lin Quan was Lin Xiao's distant cousin. As a result, he received a call from Lin Quan not long after the car drove away. The little green tea girl had confessed that they were in a relationship.

Now, Lin Xiao, Lin Quan, and Jian Xi's mother were suddenly confused by their son's two girlfriends.

From yesterday to today, he basically called every once in a while to ask Jian Xi what was going on, but this man was good at procrastination and just avoided the question.

When I heard Lin Xiao say that he was coming to the house, I immediately thought of how his mother would interrogate him then.

But now after hearing Lin Xiao's words again, he came back to his senses and smiled: "Don't worry, I didn't mean to stop you from going. I was just thinking about how to tell my mother. Besides, I'm not at home, and I'm afraid you'll feel wronged if you come alone."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. Aren't you and my mother already very familiar with each other? It would be nice to meet each other. Why should I stop you?"

Hearing this, Lin Xiao's depressed mood suddenly improved. She smiled and said, "I don't have any grievances. Auntie really likes me when she talks to me."

"Really? That's good." The dog man thought about his mother's phone call yesterday and said that she felt a little sorry for Lin Xiao after she gave Lin Quan a red envelope...

People who often cheat know that the psychological changes brought about by cheating are not only experienced by the two parties involved, but also extend to their relatives and friends.

Some will cover up for you, some will criticize or persuade you... This is because they themselves have different views on this kind of thing, and as for the parents of the cheating party, they will naturally take on the guilt.

Well... for an old scumbag like Jian Xi, it’s better to say that it “came out of thin air” rather than “took over”. Will he feel guilty?
Anyway, this is not the first time he has let his parents take the blame.

At this time, Lin Xiao on the phone said happily again: "But I've only thought about it for a moment. I'm still considering whether to go alone, and I still have to prepare."

"Okay, then get ready. Whether you come to my house or not, I support your decision." "Yeah, honey~"

After ending this tortuous phone call, the man sighed with disappointment. It is a bit tiring to be a scumbag!

"Boss, we're about to board the plane. Do you still want to make a call?"

At this time, Nan Xiang's voice sounded in his ears.

Jian Xi turned around, shook his head, stood up and said with a smile: "No more fighting, let's go."

"Ah."

Nan Xiang responded softly and followed Jian Xi, dragging two small suitcases, one of which was hers and the other was Jian Xi's.

Today she changed into a neatly tailored black suit. Her waist-length hair was tied up behind her head, revealing her slender neck. In fact, she always tied her hair up when she was with Jian Xi. When she left school, he asked her to tie her hair up. At first, she only tied her hair up when she saw Jian Xi, but since she joined Jian Xi's company, she has now formed a habit and no longer lets her hair down.

The goddess with long black straight hair is long gone.

Gu Li and the others also asked Nan Xiang why she changed her hairstyle. She just said that she was tired of her previous hairstyle and since she had left the campus, it was natural for her to make a change.

And now, Nan Xiang, dressed like this, following behind Jian Xi, looks more like his female secretary.

This was not wrong, because she was going on a business trip with her boss today, and her identity for the next few days would be his personal secretary.

The high heels made a crisp sound as they stepped on the floor of the airport. Nan Xiang dragged two suitcases and looked at Jian Xi's back in front of her, with complaints flashing in her eyes from time to time.

'You don't even know how to get it for me.'

Where Jian Xi couldn't see, the female secretary glared at him fiercely.

But Nan Xiang could only and dared only do this. She had always been timid in front of Jian Xi before, but after what happened yesterday, she was now so nervous even when she made a small eye contact behind his back.

Nan Xiang has lived for more than 20 years, and she has only heard similar words as what she said yesterday in Japanese dramas - Senior, please date me! Or please date me!
But thanks to her best friend Tang Wanru, she had heard a more similar sentence in a Japanese drama - Madam, please mate with me!
But in Nan Xiang's opinion, what she said yesterday was more explosive.

She couldn't believe how she could say this!
Jian Xi, who was driving next to her at the time, almost ran a red light because of what she said.

Even though the old scumbag had been around women for a long time, he was still fooled by her.

It's not like Jian Xi hadn't thought about the possibility that this woman might be horny. After all, whenever the two of them were alone, Nan Xiang would show some signs of restlessness. As for that timid state, it only occurred when the woman was wearing clothes.

But Jian Xi could never have imagined that Nan Xiang would suddenly say something like "Can you have sex with me?" right in front of him. This was the first time for him to encounter such a situation in all his lifetimes.

Even an old scumbag like him who doesn't care about his reputation has never said this directly when picking up girls.

There are indeed countless heroes in this world!

After saying that, Nan Xiang finally reacted. Her entire body turned red from her face to her neck at a speed visible to the naked eye, and she didn't even dare to look at the other person anymore.

Although I did have such thoughts in my heart, I always expressed them after taking off my clothes in the office. But this time, I said it directly in the car while still wearing clothes...

Nan Xiang felt that she must have been affected by the previous events at home, which caused her mind to be confused and she suddenly said that.

They were waiting for a red light and the car was eerily quiet. After being stunned for a few seconds, Jian Xi looked at Nan Xiang with strange eyes, as if he was re-evaluating the extent of certain characteristics of this woman.

Nan Xiang not only didn't dare to look at him, she also didn't dare to speak, but after the initial regret and shame, she inexplicably began to look forward to his answer.

Instead of seducing the other person naked in front of them every time, it’s better to just say it directly!

Well...it could also be that because she failed every time to seduce him, this had almost become an obsession for her, which is why she couldn't help but say it out loud.

However, after the car started again and the silent atmosphere was broken, Nan Xiang got the answer that made her disappointed but relieved.

As expected, she was rejected by her boss again.

But to her surprise, Jian Xi changed the destination. Instead of sending her to the company, he sent her directly to where she lived in Pudong.

Before leaving, he left a message: "Get ready and go on a business trip with me tomorrow."

So Nan Xiang got up early today and carefully put on light makeup on her face, which was more meticulous and serious than when she was in school to maintain her image as a campus goddess.

She didn't know why she was still so serious after being rejected again. Maybe it was just like what she thought when she was waiting for the answer in the car. Anyway, she had been rejected several times, so this time didn't matter.

Moreover, on the way to the airport today, Nan Xiang felt inexplicably excited when she thought that there were only two of them on this business trip.

"What are you daydreaming about? It's time to get on the plane."

Just as Nan Xiang was recalling what happened yesterday, Jian Xi turned around at some point, and then just waited for the woman to bump into him as expected. It was not until the end that he opened his mouth to wake her up.

"Ah? Oh, sorry." Looking at the boss who was so close to her, Nan Xiang apologized with a wry smile, quickly took a step back, and began to glance away.

"What are you thinking about?" Jian Xi asked.

Nan Xiang hesitated, looked at her boss, and then mustered up her courage like she did yesterday. She took another step forward and whispered, "Boss, do you think we are going to elope now?"

"..."

After two seconds of silence, Jian Xi frowned and said, "I asked you to go on a business trip with me for work, not to watch you continue to be naughty, and..."

He looked at Nan Xiang with a look of idiot and said, "I am still a virgin this year, so I advise you not to think too much about it."

"..." Nan Xiang's face froze. She thought what she said just now was quite romantic, but she was scolded again. Fortunately, she was used to it. She could even fight back in the end:
"It all depends on people!"

……

In a cemetery somewhere in JA District, Puxi.

After finishing most of his work on the third day of the Lunar New Year, Gu Li came alone with a bottle of champagne and a box of cigars to pay tribute to his father.

Cohiba Behike cigars and Krug Clos du Mesnil champagne were her dad's favorite combination when he was alive. Apart from not smoking, her taste in wine is almost the same as her dad's. Perhaps this is because she had been secretly drinking her dad's wine since she was a child.

Gu Li did not bring flowers, nor did he bring paper money and candles like other tomb-sweepers. His father had enjoyed himself for most of his life, and what he must miss most in the underworld are these cigarettes and wine.

In the past six months, she had a lot of things she wanted to say to her father, and there were also many things she wanted to say to the tombstone.

However, when Gu Li arrived at his father's grave, he was surprised to find an empty bottle of Krug champagne in front of the tombstone. There was a puddle of water next to it and some bubbles that had not completely dissipated. Moreover, closest to the tombstone, there were three Cohiba Behike cigars neatly placed there that had been lit but had automatically gone out due to lack of oxygen because no one smoked them.

"Didn't mom say she didn't come to visit the grave?"

Gu Li frowned. In this world, besides himself and his mother, who else knows his father so well?

It can't be haunted, right?
(End of this chapter)