give me years of peace

Chapter 237
Du Anran stretched out his hand, snatched back the brooch in his hand, held it tightly, and never let go.

Seeing that she cared so much, Xin Zimo let go of her hand, and Du Anran pushed him away.

"We've already broken up, it's not good to go our separate ways." Du Anran looked at him with cold eyes.

"Break up? Do I agree?"

"It's not a marriage contract. It doesn't need two people's consent. Besides, you took the ring too. At worst, I'll return all the bracelets, earrings, wooden combs, etc. you gave me tomorrow."

"Give it back to me? Okay, you want to settle everything with me, right?" Xin Zimo looked at her with irritability in his tone.

"If the calculation is clear, we will."

Du Anran lowered his head, they have been entangled for a long time, there are so many things, it's not clear.It's hard to tell who paid more and who gave less, they all delivered sincerely, but it's a pity that they missed a lifetime.

"You know you can't figure it out." Xin Zimo's tone suddenly softened.

"The current Xie family has a better future than the Xin family. I am just a good bird who chooses a tree to live in. Similarly, you can also choose someone else to be your wife. I don't think there is anything wrong with it. It is too extravagant to talk about love in this snobbish society. "Du Anran's face returned to calm again, "It seems that I chose to be with you only because you said that I like the position of Mrs. Xin's young lady."

Xin Zimo's face was pale, and he wanted to say "get out" to her, but he didn't say it in the end.

He glanced at her, and was finally irritated by her, passed by, closed the car door, and walked away.

Du Anran patted his chest, the brooch is still there, that's good.

When Du Anran took the brooch to the jewelry store for a little cleaning, and it looked like a brand new one, she called Xie Chenjin.

Xie Chenjin is of course at Xie's Bank, but after receiving a call from Du Anran, he drove over without saying a word.

Du Anran also specially arranged an exquisite box for the brooch. Xie Chenjin opened it and saw that the brooch was intact.

"The brooch is returned to you, how are you going to help me?" Du Anran felt that she was useless, she didn't have the financial resources to get the Jinpan Garden project, and she had to ask others for help in the end.

"Two weeks later, the Jinpan Garden project will be officially put up for auction. You will represent Xie to attend the auction. Whether you can bid or not depends on you. I can provide enough funds."

Xie Chenjin didn't even ask Du Anran what he wanted him to do, but said straight to the point.He had already guessed Du Anran's thoughts.

Du Anran didn't expect Xie Chenjin to be so eloquent, but here comes the question, what capacity is she representing Xie to attend?
Before at the golf course, the scandal between her and Xie Chenjin has not been clarified yet!
"I represent the Xie family. If the name is not right, it is not right." Du Anran said bluntly.

Xie Chenjin curved his lips into a smile that was unfathomable.

He suddenly lowered his head and put the brooch on the collar of Du Anran's coat. He did not expect it to fit so well, it was so natural.

When he lowered his head, he was very close to Du Anran, and it was the first time that Du Anran could smell Xie Chenjin's light breath so clearly.No tobacco smell, only a faint lavender-like smell.

She remembered that this smell was in his car, and every time she smelled it, it made her feel very relieved and calm.

But this time, Du Anran was a little flustered.

She took a few steps back, but fortunately, Xie Chenjin was quick, and put the brooch on her before she got too far away.

The brooch shone brightly under the sunlight, especially the sapphire, which was particularly eye-catching.

"You are afraid that your name will not be right, so you can be the daughter-in-law of the Xie family. Anyway, my mother also gave it as a meeting gift." Xie Chenjin smiled.

Du Anran also laughed: "You are afraid that your parents will force you to go on a blind date again! Are we using each other?"

When Xie Chenjin heard her words, a strange bitterness flashed in his heart, but after a while, it flashed like a meteor again.

"Yeah, since we are using each other, let's be realistic." Xie Chenjin pretended to be relaxed.

"Life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills. That's fine, let's see which of us has better acting skills." Du Anran agreed, and she felt that there was nothing wrong with it. It worked.

But at present, Xie Chenjin seems to be more skilled. Last time he was on the golf course, in those photos, he really looked like that.

If it weren't for her unnatural expression, everyone would probably think that she and Xie Chenjin are a couple!

"My parents have been urging to take you home for a meal. Look, do you want to show your affection?"

"Dinner? No problem. But Xie Chenjin, we have three chapters, and we have nothing to do with each other except the necessary play."

Du Anran's expression was determined, Xie Chenjin looked at it, and for some reason, felt a bit sour in his heart.

"Don't rush to separate yourself from me, maybe after a long time, you will fall in love with me!" Xie Chenjin laughed.

"Narcissist!" Du Anran burst out laughing.

This man is as narcissistic as Xin Zimo, is it true that every handsome man is so narcissistic!

"This brooch represents the Xie family, remember to wear it when you go to my house."

"Understood." Du Anran stuck out his tongue, "By the way, what are our chances of winning the Jinpan Garden?"

"It depends on your ability." Xie Chenjin said, "However, there are only a handful of people in City A who have the financial resources to win this project."

"Then can I rest easy? This deal seems to be a good deal." She persuaded Xie Chenjin almost without any effort, but it was a bit difficult to act with him, but it was good to exercise her acting skills.

"It's not worth it. Acting with me is not an easy deal." Xie Chenjin said.

"Then I am happy to challenge the challenge."

In Du Anran's eyes, Xie Chenjin's mother is easy to get along with, and this deal should be a good deal after all.

Her hard work was not in vain, at least the plans she worked so hard to make would come in handy in the future.If Xie Chenjin can compromise a little more, she will follow her father's plan and her own ideas to make the Jinpan Garden project the best project.

"Since you are willing to challenge, then tonight is just my dad's treat, so come over."

Du Anran shook his head again and again: "No, I haven't got this project yet."

"When did you learn to be smart?"

There was a smile in Xie Chenjin's eyes, didn't she turn the corner yet?As long as she attends this auction on behalf of the Xie family, wouldn't it be tantamount to telling the world that she is the daughter-in-law of the Xie family?
"Those who are close to vermilion are red and those who are close to ink are black." Du Anran said.

"Oh..." Xie Chenjin didn't point it out, and still praised, "Okay, since you don't want to come tonight, then you must come when the project is in hand."

"When did I break my promise?" Du Anran said.

She has always been the only one who has been let go by others. When has she ever failed to keep her promise.

"Well, Miss Du is the most honest and trustworthy." Xie Chenjin smiled, but this smile looked particularly treacherous.

Xie Chenjin scolded her inwardly as a "fool". In this world, you should abide by the rules and learn to give up on the things you shouldn't.Blindly talking about principles, the only one who will be hurt in the end is yourself.

Du Anran didn't know if Xie Chenjin was telling the truth, but she still liked to hear compliments, no matter if they were real or fake.

In those few days, Du Anran was full of energy, he kept running to the famous gardens in City A, and spent days and nights in the library reading related books.

Although she is not a professional in this field, she firmly believes that nothing is difficult in the world if there is a heart.

For this project, she also went to the museum to visit experts on ancient architecture. Most of the old experts were approachable and gave her many pertinent opinions.

Although this kind of life is hard, it is very fulfilling. It is better than being Xin Zimo's "secretary" and being a rice bug in the Xin family.Sure enough, she never received an anonymous text message again. She knew that Xie Chenjin still kept his promise.

It feels good to be free, but every sunny afternoon, she still can't help but think of Xin Zimo.

How could she miss him, she loves him...

When she misses him, she will open her little box, which contains the treasure he gave her.Especially her favorite agarwood comb, the sun shone softly on the comb, and she would always remember that when he was in London, he tied her black hair with his own hands.

One afternoon, she was sitting on the balcony of Du Zhai holding a manuscript to conceive.She always thinks about how to make the classic and the modern fit perfectly, and has traveled all over the large and small buildings in City A, but she always feels that there is no single building that can perfectly combine the two.

Either it is deliberately retro, or it is rote and nondescript.

"Sister An Ran! Sister An Ran!" Just as she was sitting on the balcony, Liu Wanwan stood downstairs in the Du residence.

Du Anran stood up and looked downstairs: "Wanwan, why are you here? You don't have to go to work today?"

"Sister An Ran, come down quickly! I came back from leave!" Liu Wanwan shouted from below.

Du Anran looked at her anxiously, and didn't know what happened. After they separated from her in Wanjue last time, they haven't had time to see each other.

Du Anran walked downstairs along the stairs, and Liu Wanwan ran over as soon as he saw it.

"What's wrong?" Du Anran asked in confusion.

"Sister An Ran, I went to Sun Ping's house today, and I found this. What do you think it is?" Liu Wanwan took out an envelope from his bag. The envelope was unsealed, and the inside was very thin, as if it contained something. thing.

Liu Wanwan's face was full of anxiety, with a look of unsteadiness.

"What is this?" Du Anran's first reaction was a love letter. After all, Sun Ping is also young and promising, and there must be many girls who admire him.

Wasn't Lu Jia the same last time? Although Lu Jia's mother and daughter are rather strange, at least it shows that Sun Ping is still attractive.

Liu Wanwan handed the envelope to Du Anran's hand, and signaled her to open it with his eyes, but Liu Wanwan's eyes were somewhat complicated.

She was usually careless, but now she seemed to have something to hide, and suddenly became silent.

(End of this chapter)