Chapter 653

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Shu Xia stayed in the hospital for about three days and was discharged with a rosy complexion.

Gu Lao did not let her go to work and gave her a few more days off.

Then, over these two days, she properly settled Chen Lao's phoenix, spoke with Jiang Ye on the phone to soothe her, and found an excuse to make her abandon the intention of coming to see her.

She returned to Xinghai Villa in the evening, and the next morning, Qiao Muting went to the company.

Thinking that she hadn't visited Qiao Nainai for many days, she tidied up and was just about to leave when Qiao Muting returned.

"Didn't you go to the company?" Shu Xia was somewhat surprised.

Seeing that Shu Xia had changed her clothes and was about to go out, Qiao Muting raised an eyebrow, "Going out?"

"I haven't been to the Laozhai to see Nainai for many days, so I was planning to go over and see her." Shu Xia said while putting on her shoes.

"I'll go with you," Qiao Muting said.

Shu Xia was even more unable to understand, "Are you... not going to the company anymore?"

He hadn't gone to the company for several days in a row, and today, after going, he returned in less than an hour; it was too inconsistent with his usual workaholic side.

"There's nothing going on at the company," Qiao Muting said in a calm tone.

Shu Xia did not ask further.

The driver was driving on the road.

Shu Xia had originally wanted to take a taxi to the 4S dealership to pick up her car; it had been repaired for a long time, but she hadn't had the time to pick it up recently.

It seemed she could only go pick it up tomorrow.

It was very quiet in the car, and neither of them knew what to say; the atmosphere was very strange right now.

During these few days in the hospital, the two of them had also been quite silent.

They wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say.

A ringtone broke the silence.

Qiao Muting answered the phone.

"Brother Mu Ting, guess where I am right now?"

Song Ziqi's voice suddenly came from the phone.

It was clear that Song Ziqi was in a good mood.

Shu Xia suddenly felt that she should have asked the driver to play some music earlier.

It was too quiet in the car, and although Qiao Muting wasn't on speakerphone, she could still hear clearly what Song Ziqi was saying.

Asking someone to guess where they were was equivalent to giving the answer.

No surprise, the airport.

"Where are you?" Qiao Muting's voice was indifferent.

Someone asked him to guess, and he just asked for the answer directly? Shu Xia glanced at Qiao Muting.

Qiao Muting's dark eyes looked at her nonchalantly.

Suddenly, he took her hand.

He trapped her hand under his large palm, gently massaging it.

The intimate entanglement of their fingertips made Shu Xia feel uncomfortable for a moment.

This kind of intimacy felt like an interaction between two lovers.

Perhaps Song Ziqi hadn't expected Qiao Muting to lack the patience to guess and instead ask directly; she was silent for a few seconds, then finally said with some dissatisfaction, "I've returned to Jing City, Brother Mu Ting, and I just got off the plane and am waiting for my suitcase now. Can Brother Mu Ting come pick me up?"

Shu Xia's hand went slightly stiff.

He should be going to pick up Song Ziqi now, right?

Qiao Muting lowered his eyes and swept a glance at her tender, soft, onion-white hand, his tone still very calm: "I have things to do, let Jiang Tu go pick you up."

"Things to do?"

"Mm."

The call ended.

Qiao Muting looked at Shu Xia with deep eyes, "Why are your hands still so cold?"

Compared to before, one could only say they were a little better.