Chapter 357

It seemed to possess a kind of magic, making it impossible for one to look away.

Qiao Muting fished out a cigarette, and just as he took out his lighter to light it, Shu Xia glanced toward him.

The two of them met each other's eyes.

Qiao Muting's heart gave a sudden jolt.

"It's almost done." Shu Xia assumed Qiao Muting was in a hurry to eat.

Qiao Muting looked at her with deep intensity, let out a low grunt in his throat, and then walked out of the villa with the cigarette held between his fingers.

The villa door was open, and he stood in front of the door smoking.

As clouds of smoke dispersed before his eyes, the thoughts he hadn't been able to control just moments ago were suppressed once more.

——

Gu Jianzhang had originally set aside his afternoon and evening for Qiao Muting and Huo Jingyan.

The three of them hadn't gathered in a long time, and they had planned to get together today.

As it turned out, after running into Shu Xia and Jiang Nannan at the restaurant, both of them went home.

Tsk tsk, he was so bored he could only go home himself.

Although they were already engaged, he and his fiancée didn't have much to talk about.

Upon returning home, he happened to run into Gu Lao, who was followed by a limping Gu Cheng.

"Didn't you say you weren't coming back today?" Gu Lao glanced at his youngest son.

Gu Jianzhang said, "I had originally made plans with Qiao Muting and the others, but they had something come up and left." He then looked at Gu Cheng, "Why did you come back with your grandfather?"

"From now on, he will follow me to work every day; he says he wants to be an assistant for Shu Xia. There have been quite a few people trying to get Shu Xia to take on work through me these past two days, so it's a good thing to have someone around to help," Gu Lao said.

Gu Cheng straightened his back, "Uncle, I have a whole heap of virtues, and one of them is that I'm eager to learn. I'm going to learn properly from Shu Xia."

He didn't believe he wouldn't be able to learn anything while by Shu Xia's side.

"Dad, I don't think he has any good intentions following Shu Xia as an assistant. If he's still pining for Shu Xia, that's purely a pipe dream," Gu Jianzhang said bluntly.

Seeing Qiao Muting's concern for Shu Xia with his own eyes today, Huo Jingyan was clearly afraid that Jiang Nannan would discover the matter with Ye Yaoguang, which was why he was in such a rush to go home and smooth things over.

But for Qiao Muting to be in such a rush to go home, there was only one possibility: he had fallen for Shu Xia without realizing it himself.

Could a woman taken a fancy to by Qiao Muting be someone others could pine for?

Gu Lao turned his head and glanced at Gu Cheng, "He wouldn't dare pine for her. Shu Xia is such a smart person, she'd be able to tell. When the time comes that Shu Xia doesn't need him anymore, that will be his loss."

"If we can't be lovers, being friends or siblings is fine, isn't it? Uncle, you'd better keep your mind clean and stop thinking about things you shouldn't," Gu Cheng glared at Gu Jianzhang.

Who was he looking down on?

He was young; he could afford to wait!

If that man treated Shu Xia well, he would absolutely offer his blessings. If he didn't treat Shu Xia well, then he should make room for him early.

In any case, he would keep this thought in his heart.

There was no need for anyone to know.

Gu Jianzhang raised an eyebrow, "You've really let it go?"

"A real man, what is there to be unable to let go of?" Gu Cheng snorted coldly.

Gu Lao suddenly looked at Gu Jianzhang, "If you have time, go spend some time with Si Han. You're getting married soon, why are you staying at home every day?"

If he had time to give him a granddaughter as talented and smart as Shu Xia, he would burn incense and thank the Buddha every single day.

Gu Jianzhang hadn't expected the fire to suddenly burn him.

He immediately walked toward the outside, "I'm off. I just made plans with Si Han to go on a date tonight."

He would rather go out and have fun than stay at home and listen to the old man nag.

If he didn't leave now, the next second would be him being forced to have children.

——

At the hospital.

Lin Qi scrolled through Weibo, checking to see if Shu Xia had replied to his messages.

Although he had a premonition, he still felt uncomfortable inside.

Had she forgotten that he was her older brother?

She was completely ignoring him!

He didn't believe she hadn't seen his private messages.

Just then, Lin Bin and Lin Xu, both with equally gloomy expressions, entered the hospital room.