Chong Dashan raised his glass and clinked it with Xie Changqing, but his eyes turned to Xie Duo: "Xiao Xie, I heard that you have been busy fighting for that piece of land in the eastern suburbs recently, and you have no time to go home? Do you still need to take care of such a small matter in person?"
Xie Duo couldn't eat anymore, so he put down his chopsticks while answering: "Rui Qian intends to expand into the tourism industry, and this is just a test."
"Yes, he is indeed your son, Changqing. Young people are ambitious." Chong Dashan didn't really want to know Ruiqian's movements. He just wanted to lead the topic to Xie Duo. Sure enough, his next sentence was, "You have to pursue your career, but you can't do without family. Changqing, your son is so outstanding and he is not young anymore. Have you considered his lifelong affairs?"
Xie Changqing's face was a little red from drinking, and he didn't look as fierce as before. He sighed to Chong Dashan: "Consider it, why didn't you consider it? We urged him so many times, but he was not in a hurry at all."
Chong Dashan seemed to have found a resonance, and he also sighed, pointing with the end of his chopsticks at Chong Shirui across from him: "My daughter is the same, she is very ambitious, she will be 25 next year, her standards are so high that no young man would be interested in her."
Chong Shirui hummed tenderly, and took advantage of the silence to pick up some dumplings for Xie Duo. She leaned closer to Xie Duo, her long hair brushing across his arm, and half-covered her mouth with her hand as if she was going to whisper something: "Brother Xie, you've eaten too little. Have another dumpling."
The four elders looked at each other when they saw this scene, and they all knew what was going on.
Xie Duo adjusted his sitting position by picking up the chopsticks, avoiding Chong Shirui's movements, reached out to pick up a meatball from the table and stuffed it into his mouth, then naturally put down the chopsticks.
"If you haven't met someone good, you can't settle for less. Shi Rui is still young, so you should keep looking and you will find someone. I used to think I would be alone for the rest of my life until I met my partner recently."
Xie Duo spoke calmly, his expression no different from when he was talking about company affairs just now, but the other five people at the table were shocked and their eyes widened.
Chong Shirui spoke first, his voice sharp: "Brother Xie, do you have a partner? Are you kidding? Did you learn this excuse from the Internet to avoid your elders' urging to get married?"
"Shi Rui!" Zhong Ling scolded her daughter in a low voice, and then smiled at Li Wei and Xie Changqing, "It's a good thing that Xiao Xie has a girlfriend. I wonder which family she is from?"
Xie Changqing stared at Xie Duo without saying anything. Li Wei looked apologetic and said, "This is the first time we've heard of this kid..."
Chapter 27 How long can your lie last
The meal ended in such an awkward manner.
Xie Duo followed his parents and sent the three members of the Chong family to the car. Then he was called to the study by Xie Changqing.
The first thing Xie Changqing said was: "I heard that you have someone outside?"
Xie Duo sat opposite Xie Changqing, and his expression did not change when he heard this. Although Xie Changqing had retired in name, he must still have his own spies in the company. He knew this day would come when Xie Duo allowed Shen Antu to enter and leave the company freely. Moreover, even the front desk downstairs knew that Chen Xu often bought lunch for two, so there was no reason for Xie Changqing not to know.
So Xie Duo simply admitted: "Yes."
"If she's a girl from a respectable family, you don't have to hide her like this." Xie Changqing's eyes already had deep wrinkles, but his eyes were still clear, and his voice was deep and majestic, with the aura of a big family head. "Tell me, who is she?"
Xie Duo did not speak immediately. Whether he was telling the truth or a lie, he had too many concerns. Not to mention whether Xie Changqing could accept homosexuality, even if Shen Antu was a woman, the surname "Shen" alone would end the conversation with Xie Changqing's roar.
Xie Duo was not afraid of Xie Changqing and Li Wei's opposition, he was afraid that Shen Antu would be wronged.
Shen Antu had a very bad reputation in the past. At that time, Xie Duo couldn't even touch him, and he couldn't protect him even if he wanted to. But now he has settled down safely in his own nest. Xie Duo can't let him be criticized, especially when the criticism comes from his parents.
For a moment, a crazy idea flashed through Xie Duo's mind.
While not many people know that he has captured Shen Antu, he can cut off all contact between Shen Antu and the outside world, turning him into a cat with its claws plucked out in a cage or a canary with its wings broken.
Don't worry about whether Shen Antu has lost his memory or not, and don't worry about whether his sweet words to Xie Duo are sincere or false. Just lock it up. Only Xie Duo has the key.
In this way, Shen Antu would be alone at home every day, with Xie Duo all he could think about. He would wonder when Xie Duo would come home, what to cook for Xie Duo, and how to make Xie Duo happy... If all else failed, he could just think about how to kill Xie Duo every day.
In this way, Xie Duo would not have to live in doubt and anxiety all the time, worrying that Shen Antu's kiss was fake, that his love was fake, or that he would remember the past and then feel disgusted and resist him.
This was not the first time this thought had occurred to him. Whenever Xie Duo watched Shen Antu through the surveillance camera, this thought would pop up from time to time, causing Xie Duo to feel a dull pain in his forehead.
However, when Shen Antu really stood in front of him, smiling at him and acting coquettishly, Xie Duo felt that it was not enough.
The sweetness of false sincerity is too short-lived, and once the sweetness wears off, only bitterness remains. Xie Duo wants real sugar, the kind with runny syrup in the center.