Chapter 92

The better he sues, the faster his annual salary might rise.

The brothers Lin Qi and Lin Xu were shocked by Zhang Tezhu's indifferent attitude, as if he were not afraid of being fired at all.

There was a feeling that something was not quite right, but they couldn't figure out where.

Facing the phone that Zhang Tezhu handed over, the two of them couldn't utter a single word.

"I gave you a chance. You two young masters should read more books and learn from them how to treat your own sister and how to maintain family ties. If you continue to act as brothers like this, you will regret it deeply sooner or later," Zhang Tezhu said, then held the phone to his ear.

He heard exactly what he wanted: a "well done" from Qiao Muting.

He hung up the phone, feeling satisfied.

Shu Xia watched Lin Qi and Lin Xu in their disheveled state; she didn't feel happy, but they had brought it upon themselves.

"I'm leaving now. Thank you for today, Zhang Tezhu. I'll treat you to a meal another day," Shu Xia said to Zhang Tezhu before getting into the car.

Zhang Tezhu nodded, feeling honored, "Alright!" He happened to have some things he wanted to ask her.

His parents had a family heirloom, and he wasn't sure if it was genuine; everyone around him said it was a replica from that era. He didn't trust anyone else to appraise it, but if he asked Miss Shu to appraise it, he could set his mind at ease.

Lin Qi and Lin Xu watched helplessly as Shu Xia left.

The two of them were too busy nursing their pain.

To avoid embarrassment, they couldn't possibly make a scene.

Zhang Tezhu went straight across the street.

The two brothers looked at each other, and finally, Lin Xu said through gritted teeth, "Shu Xia will definitely regret this. She used to fawn over me and try to please me so much, wasn't it just because she wanted me to acknowledge her? Now she's acting like this, she must be trying to take a different path to get our attention; many scripts are written like that."

"I don't think it looks like that. She and Zhang Tezhu don't seem to have the kind of relationship Dad mentioned," Lin Qi frowned, feeling heavy-hearted, with a feeling he couldn't quite describe.

Lin Xu said fiercely, "No matter what, I only acknowledge Miaomiao. My only sister is Miaomiao!"

In the car across the road, after getting in, Zhang Tezhu said, "Qiao, Miss Shu is fine."

"Mm."

Qiao Muting was radiating coldness, and the gloom gathered between his brows was visible.

Zhang Tezhu asked hesitantly, "Qiao, should we still go to the cocktail party hosted by the Chen family at the yacht pier?"

Qiao Muting's eyes darkened; he clearly disliked such cocktail party occasions, "Return to Xinghai Villa."

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Shu Xia returned to Xinghai Villa a step ahead.

Just after entering, she received a WeChat message from Qiao Nainai.

Qiao Nainai knew she had taken a job restoring an Ancient Painting, so she asked if she had time after work and if she had any other plans.

【Grandma, I can get off work at four tomorrow.】

Qiao Nainai replied quickly, 【Your Qin Lao has been urging me to take you to his house quickly. I'll have the driver pick you up tomorrow, and then we'll go to your Qin Lao's house together.】

【Alright, Grandma, see you tomorrow.】

There had been many things lately and she had been quite busy, almost forgetting the promise she made to Qin Lao at the hospital earlier.

After putting down her bag, she went to the kitchen.

After the commotion at the bar, she was already hungry.

After Qiao Muting returned, he saw Shu Xia busy in the kitchen.

The aroma of food wafted out from the kitchen.