si-mexico Chapter 243 I've completely lost face
Chapter 243 I've completely lost face
The call was from Jiang Qin.
Huo Sili swiped to answer the call, but Jiang Qin on the other end did not speak immediately.
Huo Sili waited patiently, and after about two seconds, Jiang Qin's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Hey, Horstley, let's talk."
Her voice was cold, or rather, not just cold, but also very serious.
Huo Sili couldn't guess what Jiang Qin wanted to talk to him about, but upon hearing her tone, the light in his eyes dimmed slightly.
Given that tone, it's unlikely they're talking about anything he wants to hear right now.
But even if it wasn't what he wanted to hear, just hearing her voice made Huo Sili feel at ease.
He chuckled self-deprecatingly and replied gently, "Okay, what do you want to talk about?"
Here at the villa, Jiang Qin, having just given Tian Tian a bath and successfully put her daughter to sleep, is standing on the balcony outside the bedroom.
Song Xinye also sleeps on this floor, and she doesn't want more people to know about it.
Therefore, instead of going into the indoor corridor, they went directly to the balcony, which is in the opposite direction from the corridor.
The balcony is open-air, minimizing its presence; it's pitch black without the lights on, and the wind is a bit chilly.
Jiang Qin pulled her coat tighter and got straight to the point, telling Huo Sili about Yuan Lianqing's visit to Song Xinye's villa that afternoon to ask if she was staying there.
He then said, "I hope you can handle this matter."
But two seconds after she finished speaking, there was no response from Horstley.
Jiang Qin frowned slightly, took out her phone in the dark, and saw that the call was still going on and had not been disconnected.
She said in a low voice, "Hosley? Are you listening?"
Huo Sili was listening, but not only to what Jiang Qin said, he was also trying to figure out where Jiang Qin was at that moment.
He could hear the howling wind coming from her direction.
It sounds like it's outdoors.
In Kyoto these past two days, the temperature at night has been only one or two degrees Celsius, or even zero.
Huo Sili frowned, almost subconsciously skipping over Jiang Qin's question and asking her instead.
"Where are you?"
"What?" Jiang Qin was a little confused, and her brows furrowed even more deeply.
She has very little patience for him now.
He clearly showed his impatience, saying, "I'm talking to you, Horst, did you hear what I just said? Mind your mother. We're divorced, and I don't want her interfering in my life anymore."
Jiang Qin felt that what she said was very direct.
Anyone who hears this, no matter how thick-skinned, should be able to understand her attitude.
However, she soon realized that she had overestimated Horstley.
However, when Jiang Qin says she's lost patience, she truly has lost patience.
Hearing that Horstley's answer was irrelevant, he added, "It's very cold outside, don't catch a cold. Let's go back inside and talk, okay?"
Jiang Qin hung up the phone without saying a word.
Fearing that the person might call back, I immediately silenced my phone.
Huo Sili has already told Huo Sili what Yuan Lianqing did.
It's unknown whether the relationship between the mother and son has improved over the past three years.
However, considering that Huo Sili and Yuan Lianqing had a bad relationship three years ago, Jiang Qin felt that this phone call should still have some effect.
Thinking that Su Lejia and Zhou Junxuan's wedding was over, she would visit the old lady at the old house one last time before packing up to return to her residence abroad.
He no longer bothered to deal with the matter.
As for the irrelevant things Horstley said earlier, he didn't take them to heart at all.
Gently open the balcony door, then gently close and lock it.
Jiang Qin entered the bedroom where she shared with Tian Tian.
The bedroom was large, with a warm orange bedside lamp on to help with sleep, and a floor lamp also lit. Jiang Qin approached and saw her daughter sleeping soundly on the bed, her pink lips slightly upturned.
After taking a shower and quickly getting ready, Jiang Qin was also sleepy, so she lifted the covers and lay down.
Close your eyes.
A few seconds later, Tian Tian opened her eyes and looked at Jiang Qin's phone, which was already turned off, on the bedside table.
He shifted and moved on the bed, then hugged Jiang Qin.
Jiang Qin was slightly startled when her daughter suddenly reached out and hugged her. She opened her eyes and looked into her daughter's arms.
Sweetie's eyes were closed again, which seemed to be a habitual reaction, not that she wasn't asleep.
Without much thought, Jiang Qin gently hugged her daughter and tucked the blanket around Tian Tian's side.
……
The following day, good news came while Jiang Qintian, Song Xinye, and others were having breakfast.
Su Lejia informed them via video call.
"Honey, ahhh, finally, finally, we booked a suitable hotel! Oh my god, I thought we wouldn't be able to get a room there, but it was just in time, the other family changed their dates..."
Su Lejia was visibly excited and happy.
Jiang Qin doesn't like to talk while eating, but her best friend always has special privileges. She listened patiently, while Tian Tian next to her greeted Su Lejia, "Auntie~"
“Hey!” Su Lejia responded sweetly.
Then he started chatting with Jiang Qin.
They chatted for a long time, until Jiang Qin finished her breakfast, and Su Lejia finally finished talking.
She then concluded, "That's how it is. I really don't know if God saw that my relationship with Zhouzhou was going too smoothly, so at this crucial moment, He had to do this to us."
"Fortunately, it was a close call, but it's also thanks to the couple who changed their dates, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to book that hotel for that date."
Su Lejia just gave a long and detailed account, but it's actually quite simple to summarize.
Zhou Junxuan and I looked at many places, but we weren't satisfied with any of them. Then last night we went to look again and found one that was suitable in every way. But when we asked, the hotel staff said that someone had just booked the same room at the same time.
Therefore, if they want to make a reservation, it can only be if the newlyweds on the other side cancel their reservation.
But wedding dates are usually set and not changed easily, so the two were very disappointed and felt that it was probably hopeless.
Unexpectedly, early this morning, a staff member from the hotel called to say that the newlyweds wanted to cancel their reservation for personal reasons and asked if they still wanted to book.
Su Lejia and Zhou Junxuan were very satisfied with the hotel and were naturally very willing to go there immediately.
Su Lejia, who was calling at that moment, had just finished signing the reservation agreement with Zhou Junxuan, and the two were driving home.
In any case, this is a lucky and happy thing for my best friend.
This means that the couple's wedding can proceed as scheduled.
Jiang Qin was naturally happy for Su Lejia. "Great, that's good. Now we just have to wait for the wedding. Let me know when you need the wedding room decorated. I'm free recently."
Both Su Lejia and Zhou Junxuan's families place great importance on ceremonies. Su Lejia is actually a romantic person in real life, and she has been busy with wedding preparations for a long time. Jiang Qin has seen the plans she made.
She personally drew up the plans for the interior of the wedding room.
When talking about this, Su Lejia became very sweet, smiling and saying okay, and made an appointment with Jiang Qin.
We chatted for a while longer before the call ended.
When Jiang Qin put down her phone, she noticed that Tian Tian seemed to have something to say, so she naturally looked at her daughter.
"What's wrong, Sweetie? Is there something you want to tell Mommy?"
Sweetie blinked, paused for a moment, and then pointed to the food in the small steamer in front of her.
"Well, Sweetie wants to ask Mommy, what's this dumpling that looks like a dumpling but isn't quite like a dumpling? It's so delicious and cute, what's it called?"
Jiang Qin looked over and saw that they were Cantonese crystal shrimp dumplings, but the skillful Aunt Zhou had made them into cute rabbit shapes, which looked quite different from the shrimp dumplings she had eaten in teahouses before.
"They're called shrimp dumplings."
Sweetie nodded, "Oh."
Jiang Qin glanced at Tian Tian again, and for some reason, she felt that Tian Tian didn't seem to want to ask her this question just now.
However, seeing that her daughter had indeed picked up some shrimp dumplings to eat, she wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, so she didn't say anything for the time being.
This is the Huo family's old residence, on the third floor of the main building.
In the spacious restaurant, the elderly lady and gentleman were having a meal together.
The elderly couple lived a simple and ordinary life, yet their quiet affection was palpable to everyone around them.
Especially now, under the warm sunlight.
The two elderly people sat next to each other, and the old man, Huo Wu, kept putting breakfast on the old woman's plate.
They weren't just randomly picked; they were all things the old lady usually liked.
A passionate, heart-wrenching love story is certainly captivating, but it's often difficult for two people like that to truly support each other and live a harmonious and fulfilling life together.
For domestic helpers who spend their lives serving the wealthy, the affection between the old lady and the old man is what they find most precious and touching.
As Sister Wu and the others watched, they couldn't help but feel comforted and warmed.
However, at that moment, music started playing inside the elevator.
Sister Wu's eyelids twitched, and she looked towards the elevator entrance. Sure enough, two seconds later, she heard the elevator doors open.
Because Jiang Qin had faked her death three years ago, the second young master was emotionally devastated and often came to the third floor to see the old lady.
The old lady found him annoying, so she later had someone install an extra-long sliding curtain at the elevator entrance and in the area leading to the large apartment.
People who want to enter the large penthouse will have to spend time pushing or lifting the curtain to get in, which will take some time. During this time, if Qiu Huilan doesn't want to see Huo Sili, she will simply go into her room and refuse visitors.
Qiu Huilan and Huo Wu undoubtedly heard the elevator bell ringing at that moment.
The two of them immediately stopped eating.
Sister Wu asked, "Grandma, Grandpa, should I go over and stop them?"
Before Qiu Huilan could speak, the curtain was pushed open.
A person walked in.
Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Qiu Huilan was about to frown.
Suddenly, another person came in. It was the former's husband, the old lady's son, Huo Chengzheng.
Qiu Huilan frowned, about to speak, but unexpectedly there were others behind her.
This time, it was Horstley.
Huo Wu, who was sitting next to him, immediately turned sour.
Huo Wu had no idea what Huo Sili had done or said to his wife before, but since he found out, Huo Sili's behavior made Huo Wu feel that he, as an elder male in the Huo family, had completely lost face.
Huo Chengzheng glanced at his wife, who had come in first but was unwilling to step forward, and then at his son, who came in last.
The elderly couple smiled somewhat awkwardly, "Mom, Dad."
"Sleepy has something to attend to..."
"Does he not have a mouth?"
Before he could finish speaking, Qiu Huilan interrupted him calmly, the old lady giving Huo Sili a look that clearly showed her disappointment.
His tone was even more indifferent: "Let him say what he wants to say himself."