Mo Jingshen's eyes flickered across her face, and he said lightly: "Green vegetables."
"oh."
Ji Nuan felt a little embarrassed and put a checkmark on the green vegetable plate. He understood that Mo Jingshen preferred vegetarian food, so he ordered some other light things.
Then handed him the menu: "Look if there is anything you want to add? I didn't order too much."
Mo Jingshen took it without looking at it, and handed it directly to the waiter at the table.
"What do you two want to drink?"
"Is there any hot water? Boiled water is fine too." Ji Nuan asked.
"Yes, I'll bring it to you right away. What do you want to drink, sir?"
"Same."
Ji Nuan immediately raised her eyes to look at Mo Jingshen, silently remembering that she knew that Mo Jingshen didn't like milk. He didn't particularly love coffee and tea, and like her, he had a special liking for boiled water. The method is so healthy, she may have figured out his taste.
The waiter turned around and left with the menu, and not long after, the bottom of the clear soup pot ordered by Ji Nuan was delivered.
Within a minute, steaming heat spread between the two of them.
"I was just worried that you weren't used to this kind of environment." Ji Nuan said as he took the glass jug from the waiter, which contained warm water soaked with lemon slices.
Mo Jingshen's handsome eyebrows moved slightly: "What should I say?"
"Hot pot. Generally, people like you who socialize too much in hotels on weekdays and only attend formal occasions will not be very partial to this kind of thing."
"It's true that I don't have a preference, but it doesn't mean I won't eat it." Mo Jingshen just smiled and did not laugh at her about the topic that was about to go off track.
"Then do you like sweets?" Ji Nuan suddenly held her face and looked at the man's handsome face that looked like a god through the white heat.
He looked at her: "Are you planning to start learning more about my preferences?"
Ji Nuan smiled calmly: "I can't help it. I suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis today. What if I don't take the initiative and my husband is abducted by others?"
Mo Jingshen smiled softly.
"I guess you don't eat sweets." Ji Nuan muttered to herself again.
Because when he bought glutinous rice balls for her that time, there was a lot leftover, and he didn't even eat a bite. The taste was too sweet, so he probably didn't like it.
He raised his eyebrows, indicating that she got the answer right.
After a hot pot meal, Ji Nuan kept asking questions. Mo Jingshen occasionally answered and sometimes ignored them.
It wasn't until Ji Nuan finally asked him what color he liked that he couldn't bear it and took this little girl who was suddenly eager to learn and inquisitive out of the hot pot city.
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Ji Nuan stayed at home for two days and read company information and various reports without going out.
During this period, Ji Mengran called two more times, but she didn't answer any of them, pretending to be dead and ignoring them the whole time.
Just the night before Mr. Mo's birthday party at the weekend, Ji Mengran called again.
Ji Nuan just came out of the study, glanced at the caller number, and answered the call without any expression.
"Sister, haven't you and Brother Jingshen returned to the Royal Garden these days?" Ji Mengran's voice was cautious.
Ji Nuan's tone was slow: "No reply, what happened? Did you go to the Royal Garden to look for us?"
"I... I had a gathering with my classmates in the afternoon and passed by Yuyuan. I wanted to go in to find you, but Sister-in-law Chen said that you and Brother Jingshen have not returned to Yuyuan recently."
Passing by Yuyuan
Yuyuan is located in the southern part of Haicheng, and it is in a quiet location. No matter where Ji Mengran went before, if he wanted to go back to Ji's house, he would not pass by Yuyuan.
"It's true that I haven't gone back to live. Your brother-in-law and I have been in our little world recently. It will probably take some time before we can go back to the Royal Garden." Ji Nuan said with a warm smile.
Ji Mengran seemed to pause because of her answer. After a moment of silence, he cautiously asked: "Then where are you and brother Jing Shen living recently? I'll go find you!"
"Can't we see you at Mo's house tomorrow? Why are you in such a hurry to see me today?" Ji Nuan didn't bother to pretend to be enthusiastic and refused in a cool tone: "If you have anything to do, we'll talk about it tomorrow. I'm still busy."
"I brought you a good thing, sister. If it's convenient for you, let me find you." Ji Mengran insisted.
Ji Nuan pondered for a moment, but wanted to see what she was trying to do. Tomorrow was Grandpa Mo's birthday. Ji Menran had been contacting her so eagerly in the past two days. If something went wrong, something must be wrong.
…
They met with Ji Mengran at a dessert shop. Ji Nuan never revealed where she lived now.
When they arrived at the dessert shop, Ji Mengran saw Ji Nuan sitting by the window, drinking milk tea and looking at her mobile phone, and walked in.
Ji Nuan just pretended not to see her and stared at the few news items that had just been scrolled on the phone screen. She seemed unprepared. When Ji Mengran walked to the table, she just said warmly and coolly: "Sit down. What’s going on?”
She was too lazy to give Ji Mengran too many good looks, and she didn't need to pretend to be a sister.
Ji Mengran pushed an exquisite square box to her: "Didn't you say that you would give Mr. Mo a chessboard before? I begged my dad for a long time, and he finally agreed to give me this chessboard. Sister, you will give it to Mr. Mo tomorrow. Give this as a gift.”
Ji Mengran didn't know that he had obtained the chess records last time.
Ji Nuan didn't even raise his head, still looking at his phone. His voice was cold and distant, saying, "Grandpa Mo's birthday, you have always been very concerned about it."
Ji Mengran looked like a good sister would naturally think about her sister: "You are my sister after all, and brother Jing Shen is also very kind to me, so I will always do my part for you."
"Really?" Ji Nuan put down her phone and looked at Ji Mengran calmly.
The moment their eyes met, Ji Mengran felt a little frightened under her cold eyes: "Sister, you have really become separated from me recently. Yuyuan won't let me go, and now you can't even find your new residence." If you don’t tell me anymore, what are you guarding against?”
Ji Nuan glanced at the box on the table, stretched out his hand to open it, and saw that inside was indeed the jade chessboard from the early Tang Dynasty that his father had collected for many years.
It's actually true, it's really abnormal...
Ji Nuan closed the box, slightly curled his green-white fingers, and tapped his knuckles twice on the glass table seemingly casually: "Why are you so suspicious lately? Could it be that you really did something to apologize to me?" Something about?"
The natural expression on Ji Mengran's face almost froze: "How could I do anything sorry to you? You are my sister, my biological sister!"
Ji Nuan's eyes returned to the mobile phone again, and his tone was calm and gentle: "That's all right? Why are you always worried if you haven't done anything wrong?"
"I... I... just asked... I'm afraid you might be too familiar with me. Since I'm overthinking it, I won't ask."
Ji Nuan was cold and didn't answer any more.
About ten minutes later, Ji Mengran found a reason to leave.
Ji Nuan didn't even look at the chessboard on the table. She still stared at the screen in her hand and checked some historical information related to the jade chessboard. Then, a smile that was neither cool nor faint appeared at the corner of her mouth, and her eyes were clear. Can't see the slightest concern.