Nie Jingrou's worry was not unreasonable. Because she knew Li Shao, she was even more worried.
And the development of the matter was just as Nie Jingrou thought. After Li Shao had the opportunity to be alone with Xia Yuanqiao, she began to develop a relationship.
"Is Mr. Xia drunk? His face is red." Li Shao turned his head and looked at Xia Yuanqiao and asked.
Xia Yuanqiao immediately nodded and admitted: "Yes, I drank a little too much, but I'm not drunk yet."
"My grandfather is a well-known old Chinese medicine doctor. Will your head hurt if you drink too much?" Li Shao asked again.
Xia Yuanqiao shook his head: "No, I just want to sleep."
"Oh." Li Shao felt a little disappointed, thinking that she was caring to the point.
"Then do you want to take a nap now? It's still half an hour away from my house." Li Shao asked with concern.
"Miss Li, how about I ask my driver to take you there? I'll go home and rest first." After Xia Yuanqiao finished speaking, he directly said to his assistant: "Take a turn along the way."
The assistant immediately responded: "Okay."
Li Shao looked startled and immediately looked out the window: "Does Mr. Xia have a house here?"
Xia Yuanqiao nodded: "Yes, there is a way."
Li Shao looked at it again: "But here are all ancient buildings, and I heard that housing prices are frighteningly high."
"My mother likes antique houses, so I bought her a set here, and the price is still within an acceptable range." Xia Yuanqiao said casually.
Li Shao said oh again, but deep down in his heart, he liked Xia Yuanqiao even more.
Being able to buy and sell the real estate that his mother loved for his mother, it can be seen from this that he must be a filial son. It is rare for a man to have such a character.
"I have always been curious about who lives in the house here, and I also want to see the scenery inside. I wonder if Mr. Xia can give me a chance to go in and take a look?" Li Shao looked for various opportunities.
Spend some time with him.
Xia Yuanqiao frowned. To be honest, he didn't really want her to go in.
But he has a very bad habit of never rejecting a woman's sincere request.
"If Miss Li is interested, you can come in and sit down." Xia Yuanqiao still couldn't refuse.
The car drove along the quaint garden path for a while, and then entered the park. Li Shao pretended to be interested in everything here, looking here and there, but in fact, this was just her performance.
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She has been here many times.
After getting out of the car, Xia Yuanqiao glanced directly at his assistant. The assistant immediately understood what he meant, so he also came in with him.
After Li Shao took one look at the big light bulb, she felt unhappy, but she couldn't show it.
Xia Yuanqiao entered the password from the password lock next to it and confirmed it with his fingerprint. The door opened. The garden at the entrance was not big, but it was extremely delicate. The rare and exotic plants planted in it were also carefully planted by someone.
It has been well maintained. The small garden is not big, but it has everything it should have. Antique pavilions, rockery and waterside pavilions, bamboo forest scenery, red walls and green tiles. Looking at it, it feels like you have really entered a wealthy family in ancient times.
But Li Shao also knew that this area was once a historic site, but later it collapsed. In order to raise funds, the political situation sold two-quarters of the land. Therefore, anyone who owns a house here must be extremely wealthy, because
, during the auction, every inch of land here was really precious, and the price was frighteningly high.
These pavilions are newly built and very distinctive. I never expected that Xia Yuanqiao would have a house here.
Li Shao couldn't help but fantasize. If she could live here in the future, it would not be far from where she works. It only takes more than 20 minutes to drive there, which is just like how she now needs to drive for more than an hour to go to work every day.
Li Shao became even more excited after seeing Xia Yuanqiao's financial resources.
Although her family is in power and there is no shortage of money, if she lacks big money, Xia Yuanqiao can make up for this loophole in her family.
"It's so beautiful. If it's spring here and all the flowers bloom, it will definitely be more beautiful." Li Shao turned to look at Xia Yuanqiao with a sweet and expectant smile: "No, autumn also has the beauty of autumn. It snows in winter.
Sitting in the house, it would be more artistic if there was a stove."
Xia Yuanqiao stood nearby and said with a smile: "This is just a place where my mother occasionally comes to relax. She is not here to live permanently."
"Actually, it's good to stay here for a long time. The scenery here is so beautiful and it's close to the city." Li Shao said with a smile.
"It depends on my mother's wishes. If she wants to stay for a long time, that's fine." Xia Yuanqiao replied.
"Don't Mr. Xia live here?" Li Shao asked curiously.
"My company is not here, I just come here for vacation occasionally." Xia Yuanqiao said truthfully.
Li Shao had already taken out her mobile phone. She asked with a pleading smile: "Mr. Xia, can I take a few pictures to keep as a souvenir? Because I really like this kind of place."
Xia Yuanqiao did not refuse: "Please do it."
So, Li Shao started taking photos. After taking the photos, she raised her phone and took a photo of herself. There was a vague male figure behind her. If she were not an ordinary person, she would not know who he was.
Li Shao uploaded these photos to her WeChat Moments with ulterior motives. She set up several people to see in her WeChat Moments, and one of them was Nie Jingrou.
After Li Shao clicked to send, she showed a slight smile of success. When she turned around, she followed Xia Yuanqiao into the living room with an even brighter smile.
Xia Yuanqiao directly told his assistant: "You accompany Miss Li to visit, I will go to the room to take a nap."
"Okay, Mr. Xia, I will take good care of Miss Li." the assistant replied with a smile.
Li Shao felt disappointed for a moment, but she couldn't ask for anything more. Anyway, her goal was achieved.
Xia Yuanqiao's room was on the second floor. He went directly to the second floor. After entering his room, he closed the door.
Li Shao lost interest for a moment, walked around a few times, and asked her assistant to send her away.
At this moment, after Nie Jingrou returned to her apartment, she was restless, as if there were ants crawling in her heart.
She was surprised why she felt this way, but she knew that it all came from Xia Yuanqiao.
"Am I in love with him?" Nie Jingrou's beautiful eyes froze for a moment. In fact, she had always lived soberly, so when love came, she was only confused for a few days, and she instantly understood the feelings in her heart.
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"He is so stupid, how could I like someone like him?" Nie Jingrou began to deny herself.
"But he looks easy to bully." Nie Jingrou hugged the pillow and punched the cotton twice with her hands: "It seems that she is quite happy to bully him. He has a good temper, a good personality, and a gentle person."
Nie Jingrou immediately listed several of Xia Yuanqiao's advantages: "He is also capable, he can make money, he is stupid, he has a lot of money, and he is good-looking. There are very few men like this."
"If you really think so, then I am possessive, not fond. I think he has few resources, so I want to occupy them first. Nie Jingrou, you are really worthless, how can you do this?" Nie Jingrou found herself now
The feeling towards Xia Yuanqiao is not like liking, but more like possessing.
Just as Nie Jingrou was repeatedly breaking down her thoughts and rebuilding them again, she subconsciously picked up her phone.
Is Li Shao still with him now?
Nie Jingrou frowned and turned to Li Shao's circle of friends. Suddenly, her eyes turned into bells.
"What? Where is this?" What did Nie Jingrou see? It was Li Shao who posted a circle for the first time, and she recognized the blurry man behind Li Shao at a glance as Xia Yuanqiao.
"They... went to see the scenery?" Nie Jingrou's first thought was that they went to play somewhere beautiful together.
"He is such a bastard. When he sees a beautiful woman, can't he move his legs?" Nie Jingrou felt that it was not that Xia Yuanqiao didn't know how to refuse women, but that he would not refuse.
Yes, as long as he is a man, who doesn’t like to have beautiful women surrounding him?
How charming and cool.
Nie Jingrou threw the pillow in her arms violently. Out of anger, she stepped forward and punched it a few more times. Still out of breath, she tore it twice with her bare hands. In an instant, cotton threads were floating in the air.
Nie Jingrou was also shocked. She didn't expect that her fighting power after being angry would actually explode.
Just when Nie Jingrou was feeling sad and lost, her cell phone rang. She took a look and saw that it was Li Shao.
"Are you here to show off so soon?" Nie Jingrou said with a hint of sarcasm.
Although she knew the other party's trick, Nie Jingrou still answered it naturally.
"Jingrou, did you know? Mr. Xia has a house in Fangyuan. Oh my God, his house is so big, beautiful and antique." Li Shao happily introduced it there.
Nie Jingrou's beautiful eyes were stunned: "Really? Isn't it strange that Mr. Xia has a house in Fang Yuan? He is rich."
"Yes, I really like this environment. If I could wear ancient costumes and take a group of photos here, I would definitely have the artistic conception of a wealthy lady in ancient times." Li Shao continued to tell her thoughts happily.
Nie Jingrou exclaimed: "Since his home is so beautiful, I will go to his home and stay one night in the afternoon to get a good feel for what it was like for a rich lady in ancient times."
Li Shao's mind suddenly flashed: "Jingrou, are you kidding? What is your relationship with Mr. Xia? You can still live in his house?"
Nie Jingrou immediately calmed down and told her: "You may not know, but my sister-in-law is Brother Xia's younger sister. Mr. Xia is also my nominal eldest brother. We are relatives. It shouldn't be strange for relatives to stay at home.
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"But..." Li Shao wanted to say something, but found that he was short of words.
"That's it. I'll go find a costume in a while and take a picture for you to see." Nie Jingrou's natural competitiveness prevented Li Shao from reaping any benefits.
Li Shao became a little unhappy instantly: "Jingrou, did you do it on purpose? You don't want me to be with Mr. Xia, do you?"
Nie Jingrou was startled, right? Is that what she thought?
"Jingrou, you like him too, right?" Li Shao revealed her thoughts in an instant: "If so, then you are really not interesting enough. I asked you before and you said you didn't like him, so I
I just took the initiative to pursue Mr. Xia, but now, I want to develop a good relationship with him, but you are blocking me in every possible way, which is really meaningless."
At this moment, Nie Jingrou seemed to be forced to admit her feelings. She lowered her head and thought calmly: "Li Shao, I'm sorry, I lied to you before. I... I kind of like him. I haven't realized it yet."
My heart, but when you appeared, I found that I really liked him."
"Nie Jingrou, how could you do this to me?" Li Shao clenched his fists angrily.
"So, now that I'm telling you the truth, whatever I do in the future won't be considered as deliberately irritating you. Also, you're not mean enough. After you knew I lied, didn't you try your best to take it away?"
Him? If you treat me as a friend, you know that after I like him, I will not rob him again." Nie Jingrou also ridiculed her calmly and rationally.
Li Shao was furious and sneered: "Okay, then let's compete fairly."
"What is fair competition?" Nie Jingrou raised an eyebrow.
"We won't use our family background to conquer him, just rely on our personal charm to conquer him. We can't embarrass each other at work, and we won't play behind-the-scenes tricks. We will attract his attention with our true feelings." Li Shao instantly attracted his attention.
The rules of competition were set.
"Is this called fairness?" Nie Jingrou couldn't accept it: "In terms of family background, I am better than you. In terms of work, I am also better than you. In terms of tricks, I am also better than you. You kicked away all my good things and let me
How can I compete with you? I don’t have your charm and tenderness, and I don’t understand a man’s mind better than you do. I am as cold as ice and have an upright personality. I don’t have any feminine tenderness. Compared with you, I have no competitiveness.
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Li Shao's heart froze. Nie Jingrou was really smart and could see her tricks.
"Since you know that you have so many shortcomings, you should make your own charm even better instead of relying on external conditions to attract people. Nie Jingrou, think about it, if you don't have your family, how can you really do it?
Did you climb from the bottom to your current position?" Li Shao began to attack her personal charm.
Nie Jingrou frowned. In fact, she seemed to have become the eldest lady of the Nie family, but deep down she still had a bit of inferiority complex, because she lived in an oppressive family environment and she had never seen the love of her parents.
She also didn't feel their delicate love for her, so she didn't quite understand how to love someone.
"Okay, I'll do as you ask. However, let me remind you, I may be even more shameless than you." After Nie Jingrou said that, she hung up the phone.
Li Shao stared at the phone, his face twisted with anger.
Nie Jingrou's last sentence is the key, because shameless people are invincible.
"Nie Jingrou, you may not know what shamelessness means, but I understand you." Li Shao also gained confidence.
Nie Jingrou opened the refrigerator in frustration, took out a bottle of ice water, opened it, and took a few sips. She actually wanted to compete with her friend for a man.
The phone rang, and Huang Yao called: "Jingrou, let's go to my sister-in-law's house for dinner tonight. She asked us to go there together. Your brother has something to do, so we can go."
Nie Jingrou was startled. Will Xia Yuanqiao be there tonight?
"Okay, I'll go with you." Nie Jingrou agreed instantly.