Qi Jinzhi withdrew his gaze and said quietly: "I didn't see anything."
The colleague subconsciously glanced in the direction he was just looking at. Apart from the not-so-busy street and a shop being renovated, there was nothing special.
Several people made jokes, and the one with slightly darker skin said about the person introduced by his family: "I don't like that girl at all, and my mother even brings her to my house to sit with her all day long.
I don’t know what to say even after we sit down, what’s this called… having no common topic.”
Xia Qingyuan, who had recognized Xia Qingyuan before, smiled and pushed him: "As for you, just be content with being introduced by your family.
You think you are our Brother Qi, you are handsome and are liked by many women."
He thought for a while and said, "Brother Qi just came to our bureau, and even people from the office upstairs came to see him."
Qi Jinzhi listened to their words and smiled lightly.
He lowered his head and finished the porridge in the bowl in a few mouthfuls. He stood up and threw a handful of dough balls on the table: "Let's go."
Several people looked at the table full of meat and wine, wondering what was wrong with Qi Jinzhi, but no one dared to disobey him.
The dark-skinned man just now hurriedly picked up the money: "I'll go check out."
Another person also said: "I'll have people put these dishes and wine on the table."
Qi Jinzhi nodded lightly, with a hint of sinister expression in his peach blossom eyes. When he walked out of the door, the oncoming sunlight made him squint slightly.
Then a self-deprecating smile appeared on his lips, he crossed the threshold with his long legs and walked forward.
People like him are a little uncomfortable even standing in the sun.
He recalled that Qi Yuanshan asked him two days ago: "What is your attitude towards the Xie family's daughter?
Isn’t it a little bad that you’ve been neglecting others since you came back these days?”
Qi Jinzhi leaned on the sofa carelessly and replied with a squinting look: "Don't make it sound like I'm a heartless man who abandoned his wife and children.
Do I have anything to do with her? Hasn’t it always been your wishful thinking?”
His words choked Qi Yuanshan for a long time.
He suppressed his anger: "Then what do you want?
If I hadn't considered that the Xie family would be helpful to your career in the future, would I have spent all this time?"
He remembered that he was acting strangely and replied lazily: "Isn't she the only woman in the entire compound?
I think the Qin family is pretty good too.
Or, you can be married or older. Anyway, I can't stand the pretentiousness."
This sentence successfully made Qi Yuanshan so angry that he glared at him, pointed at him and cursed: "You... you are such a traitor!"
Qi Jinzhi stood up, patted his sleeves, and said: "Old man, instead of focusing on me, you should work harder. Maybe you can have another one."
After saying that, he sneered slightly and turned around to leave.
"Bang!" The sound of the quilt breaking exploded at his feet, and the hot tea splashed onto his trousers and passed through the fabric to his skin.
He didn't even blink and continued to move forward.
*
Provincial Department.
Xie Da's office.
Xie Ziyi came to Xie Da's office and sat for a while during her official business trip.
The father and daughter sat around the coffee table, lowering their heads in silence and looking a little solemn.
Xie Da flicked the cigarette ash that had accumulated on his fingertips and said, "What's going on between you and the Qi family member now?"
Xie Ziyi picked up a cup of hot tea to dispel the coldness in her hands, smiled and said, "It's pretty good."
Hearing this, Xie Da frowned: "Zi Yi, do you still want to hide it from dad?"
Panic flashed in Xie Ziyi's eyes: "Dad?"
Xie Da simply put out the cigarette in his hand in the ashtray and said: "We went to the bureau for a meeting this morning and saw Qi Yuanshan's subordinate asking you Uncle Qin and inviting him to take Shuyu to the Qijia Group's outing tomorrow."
He looked at Xie Ziyi with a heavy gaze: "That subordinate is a capable general who handles Qi Yuanshan's personal affairs. Why did he ask Qin Jianguo in person and ask him to bring Shuyu with him?"
Xie Ziyi's face looked a little ugly at the moment.
A few days passed, and although Qin Shuyu had opened his mouth to talk to her, he was unwilling to share his thoughts with her anymore.
This feeling is very bad.
Now I heard that the Qi family invited the Qin family, I was even more unhappy.
If the Qi family's intentions were really what their father and daughter thought, it would be too humiliating.
An unprecedented feeling of loss of control spread in my heart.
She raised her lips, smiled and said, "Maybe we invited the Qin family together because they saw that they were friendly with us."
Xie Da let out a long sigh, with a hint of disappointment in his tone: "Zi Yi, you have always been a very independent child, able to take things up and let them go, so I have always been trusting you.
It's just that this time, you were too persistent."
Xie Ziyi and Qi Jinzhi went to Yuan's house for dinner that day. Afterwards, he called Yuan Hongli and asked how Qi Jinzhi and Xie Ziyi looked.
Yuan Hongli replied at that time: "Both Mr. Qi and Miss Ziyi know etiquette very well."
Xie Da's heart felt cold at that time.
He was young once and knew what it would be like when he met someone he liked.
Qi Jinzhi has absolutely no interest in his daughter.
He was once moved by Qi Yuanshan's proposal of marrying the two surnames. After calming down, especially in the face of Qi Jinzhi's indifference towards Xie Ziyi, he gradually stopped thinking about it.
Although Xie Da wanted to reach a higher level before stepping down, he did not achieve this by sacrificing his daughter's happiness.
Therefore, he advised Xie Ziyi to forget it before the matter was announced.
Xie Ziyi said: "Dad, I want to try again.
As the saying goes, love grows over time, wasn't that the same thing for you and your mother back then?"
When Xie Da saw her mentioning having a wife, his heart softened and he agreed.
But now it seems that all this is just wishful thinking on their part.
Xie Ziyi panicked when she heard Xie Da commenting on herself like this.
She looked at Xie Da, her eyes filled with tears in disbelief: "Dad."
Xie Da couldn't bear it and said: "I only have you as my daughter, so naturally I hope you live a happy life.
A marriage that results from wronging oneself will not be happy.
I believe you understand this truth in your heart, why not let it go in a relaxed way?
Is my daughter, Xie Da, going to be reduced to being singled out and ignored?"
Xie Da's words were like drops of ice rain hitting Xie Ziyi's heart.
How could she not know that she was just unwilling to admit defeat like this?
Especially when she heard the conversation between Xia Qingyuan and Qi Jinzhi in the hotel that day, she was even more unwilling to give up like this.
Why is everyone turning towards her?
But in front of Xie Da, Xie Ziyi did not dare to express her inner thoughts. She was worried that Xie Da would be disappointed in her again.
With tears filling her eyes, she lowered her head and said, "Dad, please give me time to think about it."
Seeing this, Xie Da couldn't bear to say anything more.
He waved his hand and said: "Go."
Xie Ziyi nodded, sniffed, and exited the office.
When she closed the door and raised her head again, hatred burst out in her eyes.
She wiped away the tears from her eyes, held her head high, and was still the proud Xie Ziyi.