Chapter 1681: Whether It Is Fate, or a Twisted Fate

The departure of this grandfather and grandson made the scene suddenly quiet.

It also made Jiang Motian involuntarily clutch the hem of her skirt.

How... did she run into him again?

Seeing that Jiang Motian didn't speak and just stood there with her back to him, Xie Wanyi asked, "Are you... angered by them? Do you want me to drag them back to apologize to you?"

"No need, I couldn't bear that!"

Jiang Motian leaned over to pack her things.

She prepared to get away from this guy.

But she suddenly felt Xie Wanyi leaning in!

This made Jiang Motian act as if facing a formidable enemy; she turned around and warned, "Stay away from me!"

Her warning made Xie Wanyi stop his movements.

But soon, he took off his suit jacket and handed it over.

"What are you doing?"

"Your skirt... is dirty."

Jiang Motian knew it without Xie Wanyi having to say it!

Given the range of that brat's attack just now, Jiang Motian figured even her face was likely stained with paint.

However, she still lowered her head to look at her skirt.

Looking at it this way...

She discovered a red patch on the back hem of the skirt.

In this position, with this color...

It was really hard not to let people misunderstand!

Jiang Motian was extremely embarrassed.

She couldn't care about anything else; she reached out to take Xie Wanyi's jacket and draped it over herself.

In an instant, a familiar scent enveloped Jiang Motian.

Jiang Motian felt very uncomfortable, and her head was a little dizzy.

She didn't understand; she had only put on Xie Wanyi's jacket, so why did it feel like... she was drunk?

Also, how did the two of them run into each other again?

Could it be...

Jiang Motian suddenly looked up and questioned, "Why are you here?"

"Work."

This answer made Jiang Motian raise an eyebrow, showing an expression of disbelief.

Xie Wanyi knew Jiang Motian didn't believe him.

In fact, he didn't believe it himself, that he could run into the girl he had been thinking about day and night here.

He really didn't know if this was fate, or a twisted fate...

Xie Wanyi sighed softly and then unfolded a blueprint.

Jiang Motian glanced at it and knew it was a construction design plan.

Thinking again about the building that was about to be demolished...

Jiang Motian understood something.

Xie Wanyi saw her sudden realization, and while marveling at her intelligence, he cautioned, "This is confidential, don't tell others, especially your brother."

"Why?"

After Jiang Motian finished asking, she realized something and hurriedly asked, "What did my brother do to you?"

When she said this, it was unconsciously mixed with a bit of concern.

Although it was very little, Xie Wanyi caught it.

Given the current status of the two, this concern was truly precious.

Xie Wanyi cherished it cautiously.

Then he said, "Nothing, just normal competition. If I can't compete, it's because my skills are inferior, but I still have quite a bit of confidence in myself."

Xie Wanyi was indeed very confident.

And this version of him was completely different from the way he had always hidden his brilliance before.

Jiang Motian couldn't help but have her gaze drawn to him.

But once she thought about how Xie Wanyi already had a girlfriend...

Jiang Motian forced herself to step back two paces, then stiffened her face and said, "This jacket..."

"No need to return the jacket to me; it's useless, you can just throw it away."

Xie Wanyi saw Jiang Motian increase the distance between them and knew she wanted to distance herself from him.

To avoid troubling Jiang Motian, he said those words just now.

And Jiang Motian didn't meet his eyes again, just lowered her gaze and said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony."

As her voice fell, Jiang Motian picked up her things and turned to leave.

In a place where Jiang Motian couldn't see, Xie Wanyi stared at her intently.

That gentle gaze made a subordinate of Xie Wanyi's named Xiaolin feel gossipy.

"Boss, aren't you going to see her off?"

"She can go back by herself."

"I mean, this is an opportunity!"

Xie Wanyi caught onto something and turned his head to look at the person beside him.

Meanwhile, Xiaolin was still winking and making faces at him, encouraging him to pursue the girl bravely.

Xie Wanyi did not pursue the girl; instead, he asked a question: "You seem very free."

"Uh... not really, I'm going to check on the engineers to see if they need my help with anything!"

Xiaolin realized belatedly that he had annoyed Xie Wanyi.

He turned and left immediately!

He was terrified that if he walked too slowly, he would be caught by Xie Wanyi and made to do some soul-crushing, bitter work!

On the other side, Jiang Motian walked back to her car, fuming.

Her expression was foul.

Her mood was also terrible.

But when she left this morning, it hadn't been like this.

The weather today was so nice, and Jiang Motian had felt great about her painting.

Everything, absolutely everything, had been perfect.

However... she had just happened to run into someone who made her lose her appetite!

And this piece of clothing...

Since Xie Wanyi had said it didn't need to be returned, she would throw it in the trash can as soon as she got back!

Jiang Motian kept a stiff face as she drove back to the Art Studio.

Before entering the Art Studio, she subconsciously reached into her pocket to get her keys.

Of course, she wouldn't find any keys in the pocket of Xie Wanyi's jacket.

Instead, she pulled out a folded piece of printed material.

To avoid suspicion, Jiang Motian did not look closely at the contents.

But she was in a bit of a dilemma.

She had already decided to throw the jacket away, but what should she do with this page of information?

Should she... ask Xie Wanyi?

As soon as this thought popped up, Jiang Motian laughed at herself.

The number she had saved before had long since become an empty line.

How was she supposed to contact him?

Sigh, since she couldn't get in touch, she might as well throw this thing away along with the suit jacket and be done with it!

But...

This jacket was something he had kindly lent her in the first place.

Not only did she not thank him, but she was also going to throw away information that might be very useful...

That was a bit heartless.

After hesitating for a while, in the end, Jiang Motian did not throw the item away.

The very next day, after the clothes were dry-cleaned, she personally delivered them to Xie Wanyi's company.

But she did not meet with Xie Wanyi; she simply dropped the items off at the front desk and left.

Walking out of that building, Jiang Motian let out a long breath.

Now, there shouldn't be any more entanglements!

Without the psychological burden, Jiang Motian felt much more relaxed.

When she returned to the Art Studio, she saw Xiaoshi standing at the entrance.

Xiaoshi had already been discharged from the hospital and was currently living in an apartment to recover from his injuries.

When he was free, he would also come to the Art Studio to help trim the grass and water the flowers.

Xiaoshi was very good at taking care of plants.

Ever since he started looking after them, the plants had become much more lush.

Seeing Xiaoshi at that moment, Jiang Motian said with a smile: "I should give you a key, so you don't have to keep waiting when I'm not here."

"No need, waiting anywhere is the same."

Xiaoshi followed Jiang Motian into the courtyard.

Seeing that Jiang Motian hadn't bought anything and wasn't carrying a drawing board, he asked curiously: "What were you... busy doing?"

"Ah? I was just... helping to deliver something."

Jiang Motian answered very vaguely.

Xiaoshi didn't suspect anything and even enthusiastically volunteered: "In the future, you can leave these kinds of errands to me; I'm idle anyway."

"There won't be a future."

"Huh?"

Jiang Baobao looked at the man in front of her, her eyes filled with complex emotions.