Chapter 656

"Alright." Song Ziqi hurriedly agreed.

Seeing that Song Ziqi was staying, Jiang Tu naturally had to stay as well.

Shu Xia felt a little regretful; she should have come in the afternoon.

She glanced at Qiao Muting without leaving a trace; he still had no expression on his face.

A woman's intuition told her that Song Ziqi liked Qiao Muting, but she could not tell what Qiao Muting thought of Song Ziqi.

The meal was eaten with a distracted mind.

Qiao Nainai was not in good health and had to go take a nap after lunch.

When they were leaving, in front of the entrance to Laozhai, Song Ziqi looked at Qiao Muting with reluctance.

"Brother Mu Ting."

Jiang Tu suddenly said to Shu Xia, "Sister-in-law, I have something I'd like to consult you about, I don't know if it's convenient right now."

Shu Xia remained calm and composed, "It is."

Then Jiang Tu took out his phone, which contained photos of several antiques, "Sister-in-law, take a look at these antiques. Can I buy them for my collection? Do they have any collection value?"

Shu Xia knew that Jiang Tu was giving Qiao Muting and Song Ziqi a chance to talk.

Asking her whether these antiques had any collection value was just an excuse.

However, she had always been serious about her attitude toward these ancient objects.

She was also very serious when observing them.

She did not pay attention to what Qiao Muting and Song Ziqi were talking about.

By the time she finished looking, the two of them had also finished talking.

When leaving with Qiao Muting, Shu Xia saw that Song Ziqi's eyes were a bit red; was this... did she just cry?

After watching Song Ziqi and Jiang Tu get into their car and leave, they then got into their own car.

On the way back to Xinghai Villa, they remained silent toward each other as before.

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"Does the old lady not like me? That's why Brother Mu Ting is also more distant toward me now. Brother Mu Ting wasn't like this before he got married." Although Song Ziqi said this, her tears still couldn't stop rolling down.

Seeing Song Ziqi heartbroken, Jiang Tu cursed, "The past is the past, and now is now. Song Ziqi, wake up. The promise Qiao Muting made to your mother back then was just to raise you to adulthood. You have already graduated from university and are even about to start working. He is also married, so of course things are different from before."

Before this, he would never have said such harsh words.

But Qiao Muting's attitude just now made it very clear that what is more important to Qiao Muting now is Shu Xia.

Compared to Song Ziqi's insecurity, from the moment Song Ziqi appeared until she left, Shu Xia had remained calm, composed, and understated.

He did not believe that someone as smart as Shu Xia would fail to see Song Ziqi's feelings for Qiao Muting.

Now that Qiao Muting is distant toward Song Ziqi, isn't it because he has sensed Song Ziqi's feelings?

Song Ziqi seemed to wake up from a dream, looking at Jiang Tu in disbelief, "The promise to my mother? All these years he has been so good to me, is it really just because of the promise to my mother?"

Jiang Tu really wanted to scold Song Ziqi until she woke up, "Do you think Qiao Muting is a person with particularly rich emotions? Have you ever seen him waste time on romantic relationships? People in our circle, what kind of beauties haven't we seen?"

"He is good to Shu Xia, it must be because of the old lady." Song Ziqi stubbornly insisted on the guess she believed in.

The corner of Jiang Tu's mouth twitched, "Men understand men best. Today is a workday; a workaholic like him is not at the company, but instead came to Laozhai with Shu Xia. Do you really think it's as simple as just visiting the old lady? As far as I know, Shu Xia often comes to Laozhai, and she goes even without Qiao Muting accompanying her. Qiao Muting must have fallen in love with Shu Xia."

Song Ziqi's face turned deathly pale.