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Chapter 76

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    He turned around and took Xiao Shi's hand, and said tenderly, "Let's go home."

    Xiao Shi withdrew his hand calmly, and looked at Zhou Shaoting who was leaning on the head of the bed.

    Kang Ning's hands were empty, and his heart seemed to be empty, eager to grab something to fill.  He looked at Xiaoshi, embellishing the anxiety in his doting tone, "Look at you, how much trouble you have caused Mr. Zhou! Come back with me first, change your clothes and freshen up, you just want to thank him  Not such a thank you!"

    His last gaze fell on Xiaoshi's shirt collar.

    The neckline that was missing buttons was lamely open, so she kept wearing Zhou Shaoting's suit, subconsciously covering it up.  Looking down at this moment, he was really disheveled, covered in dust and stains, and in a terrible state of distress.

    She should go back and tidy up, but she doesn't want to go with Kang Ning.  His pretended intimacy just now, and the words "we" and "others" made her feel very uncomfortable.

    So, she stubbornly stood there with her head tilted, neither speaking nor moving.  Kang Ning's face became increasingly ugly.  Zhou Shaoting, on the other hand, watched the scene in front of him leisurely, waiting for Kang Ning's next self-talking performance.

    The atmosphere reached a deadlock.

    What broke the silence was a soft knock on the door.  An aunt walked in quietly with food in her hand, and it was Zhou's nanny who brought the dinner.

    Xiaoshi looked at this middle-aged woman who was slowly approaching, and felt familiar. She had beautiful features and a gentle temperament, which gave people a very comfortable feeling.

    Seeing her, Zhou Shaoting was not polite, sat up straight and said, "Aunt Tao, why did you come here in person?"

    The aunt smiled softly, did not speak, and nodded to Xiao Shi and Kang Ning, and then lightly placed the dishes and chopsticks.

    Xiaoshi suddenly remembered that she had indeed met this aunt before, and that was the first time she visited Zhou Shaoting's house when she was in college.

    That experience was not a pleasant memory for her.  Shao Ting's mother's attitude towards her was very cold, showing obvious unwelcome, even hostile.  The few words I spoke to her were limited to asking her about her family background, probing her intentions in dating Shao Ting in every possible way, and beating them around is not appropriate

    Xiaoshi, who was immature back then, tried his best to be neither humble nor overbearing on the surface, but his heart had been filled with grievances so that there was no gap.  This made Shao Ting very embarrassed, and made an excuse to take her away with a sullen face.

    It seems that only this aunt treats her very politely, and those little friendly details make her grateful to this day.

    When Kang Ning saw that the Zhou family was coming, he took the opportunity to say goodbye to Zhou Shaoting again, "Mr. Zhou, let's go first." After speaking, he aimed his eyes at Xiaoshi and waited patiently.

    Xiaoshi knew that under such circumstances, she could no longer be self-willed and awkward, and let the Zhou family's aunt watch the joke.

    She looked at Zhou Shaoting, feeling inexplicable guilt in her heart.  But Zhou Shaoting looked calmly, smiled at them decently, and nodded in greeting.

    Such a careless demeanor made Xiao Shi almost suspect that the man's deep gaze and small gestures showing true feelings just now were all just her own illusions.

    Xiao Shi turned and left, she was walking well, but Kang Ning insisted on coming up to hold her arm, as if she was afraid that she would fall.  Xiaoshi deliberately lowered her arms and moved a little away from him.  But within a few steps, Kang Ning stepped forward to put his hand on her back again

    Zhou Shaoting looked at the awkward backs of the two, still expressionless, and had nothing to do with him.

    He is very confident that everything is under his control.  In the emotional drama he directed, Kang Ning was never an actor, and every time he appeared, it was just an accidental mistake.

    As soon as Xiao Shi came out of the inpatient building, she lowered her face and said to Kang Ning solemnly: "I don't like that you are so close to me in front of people, and you seem very frivolous. I will be embarrassed and have no respect for others."

    Kang Ning's smile froze on his face, and there was displeasure in his eyes. After a moment of silence, he pretended to be suddenly enlightened and said, "Oh, pay attention next time! Pay attention next time! Don't I miss you so much?  Just forget to shy away from your boss."

    Boss?  Oh yes, that's right.

    Kang Ning opened the car door for Xiaoshi, and she sat in the car numbly, feeling very upset.

    The night in the city is dark blue, Xiao Shi leaned her head on the car window, watching the street lights receding quickly one by one, just like the past between her and him, speeding away in the speed of time, getting farther and farther away,  Never come again.

    Kang Ning endured her silence without saying a word, watching her loneliness with nowhere to hide, feeling sore and bitter in her heart.  He wanted to find something to say, thought for a while, and deliberately said in a very relaxed tone: "Then what, I came back two days ago, why???Can¡¯t contact you, no one at your house, or at your company, your colleague said you haven¡¯t come to work for the past two days.  I have no choice but to go to your boss, Zhou Shaoting.  I was going crazy, and told him that you might be missing and that you should call the police.  Guess what happened to him?  "

    Kang Ning deliberately paused, and was not surprised to see Xiao Shi's eyes that had been looking out the window slowly turn around.

    He sneered twice, and deliberately said airily: "As a result, I don't have time to talk to me at all! I'm busy saving Miss Cheng's family!"

    Xiaoshi's pupils moved, and a layer of emotion was dyed from the empty space.

    Kang Ning became interested, and said angrily, "You haven't seen him like that! He's so anxious for something, you see that he usually looks arrogant and confident, so he sometimes goes crazy!"

    Xiaoshi almost wanted to cover her ears. She found that she was becoming more and more like an ostrich. When encountering a situation that she didn't want to face, she just wanted to plunge her head into the sand, not looking, listening, or thinking.

    Kang Ning caught a glimpse of the forbearance in her expression, and couldn't help saying angrily: "Zhou Shaoting doesn't need someone to take care of him, so he still needs you? Besides, if it wasn't for him, you wouldn't be involved in such a stupid thing as kidnapping."  inside!"

    There was no response from the side, Kang Ning felt apprehensive, and while waiting for the red light, he turned his head and carefully observed his girlfriend's face.

    Xiao Shi stared straight ahead without moving, and suddenly spoke, which almost shocked Kang Ning, "I don't care who he was thinking about, in fact, he saved me. Now he is injured and hospitalized, I do my best, don't you?"  Should it? It's up to you what you want to think."

    Kang Ning felt very unaccustomed to her serious tone and expression. It was not like the calm, smiling and gentle woman in his memory. However, it also had a special taste, which made people feel helpless and unable to stop.

    Corning snorted very softly, as if laughing, then turned his head and continued driving.

    Xiao Shi stared at the taillights of the car in front, and her vision gradually blurred. She quickly turned her head out of the window, opened her eyes wide, and rolled her eyeballs to push away the moisture that had gathered in her eye sockets, so that they would not condense into evidence that could be captured.

    She panted carefully, and for the first time felt that breathing could be so painful.

    Zhou Shaoting recovered a bit, and he no longer looked sick.  Dressed neatly in a shirt and trousers, he sat leaning against the head of the bed, with one slender leg bent, holding a dozen documents in his right hand with an infusion tube inserted, frowning slightly, and looked at it extremely seriously.

    When Zhu Ping came in, she saw such a picture.

    Zhou Shaoting raised his eyes and saw that it was his mother whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and his mood didn't change much. He just said lightly: "Don't you have a meeting in the morning?"

    Zhu Ping raised her wrist to look at her watch, "Yes, there are 32 minutes left, I'll come and see you first."

    "I said there was a little injury, it's fine." Zhou Shaoting obviously didn't appreciate his mother's withdrawal from her busy schedule to visit.

    "Small injury? Are you okay?" Zhu Ping repeated his words incredulously, then lowered her face, and said, "I saw Cheng Yiyao being discharged from the hospital just now, and Jin Xin was also there, and they told me all about it."

    Zhou Shaoting's heart tightened, he was afraid that Jin Xin would spit out the name Yan Xiaoshi, and his mother would make a fuss.

    Sure enough, Zhu Ping became annoyed and complained, "You're really good! You didn't tell me about such a big thing! If I didn't happen to be back for a meeting these two days, you would have planned to keep it from me?"

    Zhou Shaoting was uneasy, but his face was still calm, "Don't think too much, human life is at stake, I just did what I should do."

    "You did what you were supposed to do, that's great, then have you considered your mother's feelings?" Zhu Ping pressed her heart, "What should I do if something happens to you? It's just like your father!  He didn¡¯t even care about his own life for the sake of others.¡±

    Seeing his mother's anxious look, Zhou Shaoting finally couldn't bear it, bent the corner of his lower lip, and said, "I have a sense of proportion."

    Zhu Ping's mood also eased a little, she walked to the bedside and sat down, thinking about it and said, "However, if you do this, it will be unintentional for our plan."

    Shao Ting was puzzled and looked at his mother.

    A look of disgust floated on Zhu Ping's face, "Cheng Yongcheng is really difficult to deal with. He hums and hahas on the surface, but he has been holding us back behind his back, and now he is even more serious! This time, if he knows that you saved him  Will his daughter relax?"

    Zhou Shaoting suddenly realized that Zhu Ping thought he was injured to save Cheng Yiyao.  No wonder, the so-called "They all told me", this is what they told.  It seems that this kid Jin Xin has a little more insight, no matter what, as long as Yan Xiaoshi is not mentioned, it will be fine, so as not to cause many troubles.

    Thinking of this, he felt relieved, and patiently analyzed the pros and cons for his mother: "I have already taken care of the Cheng family brothers and sisters, so don't tell Cheng Yongsheng about this. I told them that it was for the sake of the old man's health.  It's useless to make him worry too much. But in fact, I don't want Cheng Yongsheng to return home in a hurry, which is not good for me. "

    Zhu Ping looked at his son with admiration and pride in his eyes, secretly admiring his thoughtfulness.  It seems that after years of experience, the young people who needed her protection everywhere in the past, now the city is no longer under her.

    Zhou Shaoting felt very unaccustomed to his mother's tender eyes, so he changed his posture and eased his awkward feeling and said, "Why are you meeting this time? It's so important? Is it worth flying back to attend in person?" (Remember this site  URL: www.hlnovel.com)?Analysis of pros and cons: "I have already taken care of the Cheng family brothers and sisters, don't tell Cheng Yongsheng about this beforehand. I told them that it was for the sake of the old man's health. Since he is safe and sound, it is useless to worry him.  It is not good for me to make Cheng Yongsheng return home in a hurry."

    Zhu Ping looked at his son with admiration and pride in his eyes, secretly admiring his thoughtfulness.  It seems that after years of experience, the young people who needed her protection everywhere in the past, now the city is no longer under her.

    Zhou Shaoting felt very unaccustomed to his mother's tender eyes, so he changed his posture and eased his awkward feeling and said, "Why are you meeting this time? It's so important? Is it worth flying back to attend in person?" (Remember this site  URL: www.hlnovel.com
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