"A great army twenty years ago? A corruption case?" She said, "I think I heard about it from some teachers. They just put up a bad example in class and mentioned the unsolved greed twenty years ago. The tainted case seemed to be a result of the covert alliance of several great powers at that time. When the equipment was manufactured, there was a lack of work, which led to all the equipment being rebuilt while the nearly 1 billion yuan that was swallowed up was gone. The people involved in this had died because they were being killed or died because of illness. Many had already left the country, so there was no way to trace them back."
Xian Zihao smiled blandly. "Looks like this little hedgehog's mind is not only filled with business news. She also knew the few things that very few people know about."
Jiang Ruolan could clearly hear the teasing tone in his words. She wrapped her arms around his waist and smiled as she said, "Who said that my mind was only filled with business news? There are a lot of things in there that you probably don't even know."
"Oh? Tell me about it." Xian Zihao smiled and lovingly embraced her as he bent his head down to kiss the tip of her nose.
"I won't tell you ~" Jiang Ruolan thought for a moment and suddenly felt shy. She blushed just by thinking about it. She leaned her head against his chest.
"Jiang Ruolan." Xian Zihao stiffened for a moment before hugging her tightly. At the same time, he was smiling wryly. His voice unexpectedly became a bit hoarse as he whispered into her ears, "Are you trying to seduce me?"
Xian Zihao's kiss caught Jiang Ruolan off guard. She wanted to avoid it but was reluctant. The warm throbbing in her chests matched his increasingly intense kiss. The entanglement of their tongues made her realize that Xian Zihao's love for her had deepened unknowingly.
The relationship between the two had unknowingly become even deeper due to this misunderstanding and mistake.
Jiang Ruolan didn't know if it was because of the separation or what, but when she opened her eyes and looked at his face, she could see her own reflection in his eyes.
Xian Zihao's breathing became heavier, as if he wanted to rob even more of her. It was as if he wanted to swallow her whole, and his grip on her waist was so strong that it was almost unbearable for her.
In that instant, his body trembled a little, but he forcefully endured it. Xian Zihao hesitantly let go of her dark red lips and tenderly kissed them before hugging her tightly. "I can see you, I can hug you, but I can't touch you."
"Hmm?" Jiang Ruolan raised her head from his embrace, looking at him. She could clearly see the suppressed desire in his eyes.
"So uncomfortable." Xian Zihao pursed his lips and sighed helplessly.
"Why did I never know that you have a perverted personality too? Indeed, even the dignified President Xian is no exception." She laughed.
Seeing her snuggled in his embrace like a shy kitten, Xian Zihao immediately pushed her body away gently and walked out of the bedroom.
"Where are you going?" Jiang Ruolan was dumbfounded.
"Taking a cold shower." His voice was still slightly hoarse, but it was bewitching.
Jiang Ruolan blushed in embarrassment as she watched Xian Zihao enter the bathroom. She lowered her head to look at her belly and caressed it gently. Then she said softly, "My darling, you have seen with your own eyes the grievances that your daddy and I have borne. Darling, you have to show mercy to your own daddy. Your daddy is a good dad. He really values you."
When Xian Zihao had finished taking a cold shower, suddenly there was a knock on the door.
Sister Qiao had come back from abroad and knocked on the door to find Jiang Ruolan.
As soon as she walked in, she took two sets of new clothes and passed them to Jiang Ruolan. "Ruolan, quickly wear them. This is a new style made by a friend of mine from the clothing factory in Imperial City. It's too small for me.".
As soon as Sister Qiao entered the room, she said these words. When she raised her head and saw that the person who opened the door was an extremely handsome man, she was stunned. Xian Zihao was holding the clothes and staring blankly at her.
"This …This is …"
"Sister Qiao, he's my husband. His surname is Xian." Jiang Rulan immediately explained.
Sister Qiao was not too surprised, but she was stunned for a moment before she laughed even more, "Ah, Mr. Xian really has good eyes. He was right to marry you. Look at me, where are my manners. I thought Ruolan was the only one living here, so I just barged in. Please don't take offense, I'm used to coming here. I didn't notice there were other people in the house."
"No problem, no need to be so polite." Xian Zihao didn't mind it. He smiled amiably and gestured for Sister Qiao to go in to take a seat. Sister Qiao quickly pulled Jiang Ruolan to sit on the couch in the middle of the living room. Xian Zihao went to the refrigerator to get some fruits and put them on the table.
"Thank you. Ruolan, when did you get married? Oh, girl, I always thought you were an unpolished jade. I never thought that you would find someone like Mr. Xian. He is definitely not an ordinary person and has good eyes. It's a blessing that you were able to marry him!" Sister Qiao said happily.
Xian Zihao's mouth curled up, and a faint smile appeared on his elegant face. He smiled at Sister Qiao. "Marrying Ruolan was indeed my good fortune."
Although Sister Qiao was very lazy in life, she was, after all, a businesswoman who had seen too much of the world. Her shrewd eyes swept across Xian Zihao, then glanced at Jiang Ruolan, who was smiling shamelessly.
She immediately smiled and grabbed Jiang Ruolan's hand, patting it on the back. "Good child, are you going to leave with Mr. Xian? You already paid half a year's rent. I will get the rest of the money and the deposit back to you in a moment."
"No need, Sister Qiao. You keep this house for me first. I will pay the rent regularly. There are too many memories here. I don't want you to rent this house to someone else." Jiang Ruolan hurriedly stopped her. "You don't have to give me back my money."
Sister Qiao was stunned. "You're still planning to come back?"
"Can't I treat this place as my parents' house?" Jiang Ruolan hugged her arm and smiled coquettishly.
Sister Qiao looked at her for a long time before she burst into laughter. She pulled her hand and said with reluctance in her eyes, "You silly child. Since you already consider this house as your parents' house, why would I need to charge rent?!"
"That won't do, I will keep paying the rent. Sister Qiao, you are a businesswoman, there's no need to break the business rules because of me. Friends are friends, and rent is rent!" With that, Jiang Ruolan turned to look at Xian Zihao, wondering if he would agree to keep paying rent for the house.
Xian Zihao's eyes were focused on her the entire time. When Jiang Ruolan looked at him, he immediately smiled and said, "Up to you."
Of course, Jiang Ruolan did not expect Xian Zihao to buy the house from Sister Qiao in the future, but that was the future story.
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Before going back to H City, Yi Meixiu hugged her for a long time. Jiang Ruolan whispered in her ear, "Thank you."
Whether it was the help that Sister Qiao had given her or the way Yi Meixiu had taken her out to eat and play, it was the best comfort she had for the whole month.
Yi Meixiu was one of those careless, unexpressive girls who always thought that Jiang Ruolan might have come back here because of a loss of love or because something sad had happened, but she never questioned her and just used her way to distract her (Jiang Ruolan). Spending time in a game arcade, nibbling on the pig's feet, singing karaoke, and drinking …
There were many ways for a good sister to comfort a person, and Yi Meixiu's method was accompanying Jiang Ruolan throughout the month. Jiang Ruolan would remember this for the rest of her life until she became old.
