"… "
Shadow heard the disgust in her words and seemed not to want to delve into whether Qiao Nian had done it or not. He just wanted to put the blame on Qiao Nian.
He no longer wanted to offend Nie Qingru, and lowered his eyes to say to the people in the car: "The old man and the others have been waiting for you for a long time."
Nie Qingru endured it, picked up her bag, and strode into the villa without saying a word.
*
Qiao Nian didn't know yet that Nie Qingru was blaming her for this.
She stayed in the room upstairs for a while, sent the sorted data to Xu Yi, and talked to Xu Yi about the next experiment. Then she closed the laptop and went downstairs to eat.
As soon as she walked out of the room, the cell phone in her hand vibrated.
As Qiao Nian walked towards the stairs, she glanced down at the screen and was not surprised to see a WeChat message from someone.
[Y: Are you awake? ]
She put one hand in her pocket, held her cell phone in the other hand, and had a piece of fruit candy in her mouth, with a very nonchalant expression.
When Qiao Nian saw the message, she bit the candy in her mouth with a little force, and the sour and sweet fruit flavor spread across her taste buds, causing the girl to stop. She licked her dry lips, squinted her eyes, and edited the message with a very focused expression.
…
downstairs.
Mo Dong had already finished the final work at Mingshui Mansion and brought over the dishes delivered from the private restaurant.
He was carrying a lot of bags in his hands and put all the things on the dining table. He glanced around the villa but didn't see any familiar figures.
She turned around and chased after the arrogant and lazy man: "Master, Miss Qiao is not at home?"
He had just finished speaking.
Bo Jingxing leaned against the wall and smiled leisurely, "Why do I feel that Mo Dong and the others care about Qiao Nian more than you?"
Mo Dong was embarrassed for a moment, and touched the scar on his face uncomfortably, trying to explain awkwardly: "No, it's not. I just asked casually. It's mainly because Miss Qiao..."
When he got to this point, he was so embarrassed that he couldn't continue. What else could he say
Mainly because he personally admires Miss Qiao and regards her as an idol
But Miss Qiao just turned 20 and is still young. He, a grown man in his thirties, said this in public, which always seemed to be bad for Miss Qiao's reputation.
Although he had spent a lot of time in the Independent Continent, where the strong were respected, and didn't think that gender or age meant anything, he probably knew that it wasn't like that outside.
People in Beijing are more reserved.
The more Mo Dong thought about it, the more he felt frustrated. His rough face turned red and he stammered, "Anyway, it's not what you think. I just didn't see Miss Qiao, so I just asked."
If Mo Xi were here today, he would probably ask the same question.
This is such a natural thing.
What Master Bo said made it seem as if they did not regard Master Wang as their master.
Seeing that he was serious, Bo Jingxing quickly waved his hands, coughed, and apologized politely: "I was just joking, don't take it seriously."
Then he took the initiative to say, "Qiao Nian is still sleeping upstairs."
Mo Dong didn't have time to say anything.
Qin Si, who was sitting on the sofa playing games, saw someone coming down from upstairs and called out, "Sister Qiao."
It instantly broke the somewhat awkward atmosphere between the two of them.
Bo Jingxing and Mo Dong looked towards the stairs to the second floor at the same time, and sure enough, they saw a girl in a hoodie coming down the stairs.
Mo Dong ignored Bo Jingxing and walked over quickly: "Miss Qiao, I was just looking for you."
He not only ignored Bo Jingxing, but also ignored Ye Wangchuan who came out carrying a sofa, and ran towards Qiao Nian with big strides.
(End of this chapter)