C121 Freeload

Looking at the old man's guarded expression, Xia Jing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She cleared her throat twice and asked tentatively, "Has Shen Ruo Bai come to see you recently?"

"Hmm?" The old man did not expect that this girl would actually come to ask him about Shen Ruo Bai.

"Cough, cough. To tell you the truth, I have some conflicts with him recently."

Speaking of this conflict, Xia Jing's eyes flashed. She picked up the tea on the table and drank it all in one gulp. However, tea was tea after all, and it could not be as bold as when she was drinking. When she ate a mouthful of tea, Xia Jing could not even win even if she vomited.

The old man couldn't help but laugh when he saw her like this, "You little girl, if you want to find out anything from me, I will tell you everything. Why don't you put on a self-torture act for me?"

Xia Jing waved her hand as she spat out the tea leaves. She really didn't put on such a self-torture act. She was really too careless.

"Actually, I can also see that the two of you are in a conflict, and it is not a small conflict. Do you think I won't know that you broke off the engagement? I just didn't expect that you, the girl, would come to my place first to care about the boy at Ruobai."

"I didn't care..." Just as Xia Jing was about to explain that she did not ask about him because she wanted to care about him, she suddenly understood what the old man meant: "He didn't mention me to you?"

"Little girl, are you disappointed?" The old man looked at her frozen expression and laughed out loud: "Rubai's boy has that kind of temper. When did he ever put someone he cares about on his lips? Girl, you've been with him for so long, you have to understand him, don't throw a temper at him for such a small matter. There is not much time in a person's life to waste, and the years are unforgiving."

When the old man finished speaking, he sighed, as if he regretted that he did not cherish his time when he was young.

"I didn't throw a temper with him." Xia Jing wanted to explain, but after thinking about it, there was nothing to explain. She remained silent for a moment and said, "Old man, I want to ask, what has Shen Ruo Bai been doing recently?"

She had a feeling that Shen Ruo Bai was doing something behind her back.

There were some things that she might have been unaware of.

"What can he do? What he does every day? Those news media outlets are all reporting it every day." The old man shook his head. "It's nothing more than work. Besides, my old man stays in this manor all day long. What can he know? If you ask me, then you'll be asking the wrong person."

"You know very well whether I asked the wrong person." Xia Jing slowly restrained her expression and asked aggressively, "You must know something, right?"

If the two of them had no secrets or relatives, how could they get so close to each other?

How could Shen Ruo Bai treat him differently from others?

And she had even brought her to see him over and over again.

How could an ordinary person have such treatment?

She wasn't stupid. The old man seemed to stay in this manor all day long, as if he didn't care about the world, but as Qin Mo's mentor, it was impossible for him to do nothing.

Once, she had followed Shen Ruo Bai and trusted her. She didn't want to think about it and didn't want to investigate these matters. But now, she didn't want to be an ignorant fool anymore.

The people she befriended, she naturally had to get to the bottom of it.

Looking at Xia Jing's serious expression, the old man's body stiffened. He muttered to himself for a moment and said, "Girl, did you come here today because you made up your mind to get something from my old man?"

"I didn't mean to make things difficult for you. It's just that we've known each other for so long, and I don't want to know nothing about you." After a pause, Xia Jing continued, "I don't know if we have a bit of a relationship with each other, but I might not be willing to keep dating people who don't know the details of each other."

"Do you mean that you won't come to see my old man anymore in the future?" The old man widened his eyes and looked at her eagerly. He hoped that she did not understand what he meant.

After all, he had promised the boy to keep his identity a secret for him, and he would not tell her his identity unless it was necessary.

"You can understand it as that, old mister. I respect you very much, but I also hope that you can understand me. I don't want to be kept in the dark and be played around with by others."

After Xia Jing finished speaking, the old man was silent for a long time.

He put his hands on his legs and sighed a few times.

"Silly girl, if you don't want to come, then don't. When you want to come, I will welcome you at any time. If you don't want to come, my old man will naturally not force you."

Hearing his words, Xia Jing was not too surprised. If she could get anything out of him so easily, the old man would become an unreliable person.

"Alright, I will respect your decision." Xia Jing bowed to him respectfully, turned around and left.

Su Yu was waiting at the door. Just as Xia Jing walked out, she stopped her: "Are you sure you won't come in the future?"

"You're eavesdropping on us?" Xia Jing raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at her with a sharp gaze.

Su Yu felt a little guilty and lowered her head. "I didn't mean to eavesdrop. I just felt that you came rather suddenly this time."

"What's so sudden about that? It's just that you didn't come with Shen Ruo Bai." The corner of Xia Jing's mouth curled up into a mocking smile. "In the end, I still underestimated my position in the old man's heart, and also underestimated Shen Ruo Bai's methods. You are right. If nothing unexpected happens, I will never visit the old man again."

"Just because of the identity of the old man?" Su Yu still couldn't believe Xia Jing's decisiveness.

"You can say that." Not only was it because of his identity, but also because of the secret between him and Shen Ruo Bai.

They were hiding the secret from her together.

"If it is because of the old man's identity, you will come back one day."

"What do you mean?" Xia Jing stared at her with a deep gaze. "Do you know something?"

"I've always been following the old man, so it is not strange for me to know something. But I'm very sorry, Miss Xia. I will never reveal anything that the old man is not willing to say." Su Yu made her position clear.

Xia Jing looked at her and nodded, but she did not say anything else. She turned around and left.

Su Yu's words made her want to find out more about the identity of this old man.

Would she come back? She did not believe it!

Xia Jing did not leave the manor directly, but went to Qin Mo's residence.

Qin Mo seemed to be quite free all day. As soon as Xia Jing entered his courtyard, she saw Qin Mo's figure. Mr. Bodyguard stood not far behind him, like a utility pole.

As soon as Xia Jing entered, Qin Mo looked over and said with a smile after a slight shock, "Why are you here? I wanted to ask someone to invite you over to my place, but I was worried that you would want to talk business with me as soon as you arrived, so I gave up on that idea."

When Xia Jing heard his words, her expression became a little strange, "So, if I say that I'm here to talk business with you, will you ask Mr. Bodyguard to kick me out?"

"You really are here to negotiate?" Qin Mo shook his head with a smile. In her eyes, he had completely turned into a business person.

"To prevent you from getting someone to throw me out, I'm here today to not discuss business with you."

"Really?" Qin Mo was overjoyed and quickly went over to welcome her: "It's rare that you don't come here personally for business. It's really touching."

"So is what you said a compliment or a demotion?" Xia Jing looked at him with a smile. At the same time, she couldn't understand: "Your business is so big, but why are you so free every day?"

"So you're here to learn from me?" Qin Mo laughed and turned his head to look at the scenery in the courtyard, "If I have to deal with everything myself, why do I need so many people under my command?"

If it wasn't something that couldn't be dealt with, he wouldn't need to use himself.

After all, he had already nurtured a group of reliable talents.

"So you don't need to personally sign the documents of your company. Aren't you worried that there will be omissions?" Xia Jing really admired him. He actually did not personally ask about such a big company and so many important documents.

If something were to happen, the losses would be incalculable.

"Sign it. I have a special seal. As for the oversight, no company can avoid it. When the problem arises, I can go and solve it. There is still time."

Qin Mo said it casually, but Xia Jing really could not understand this point.

In his eyes, any problem was not a problem.

She didn't know what to say. She just gave him a thumbs up. Amazing, too amazing.

"Don't look at me like that. I am not used to it. Besides, you don't mean it." Qin Mo could not help but press down her thumb. Xia Jing quickly explained, "How could I not mean it? I really think you are amazing. You are my idol."

Qin Mo rarely heard Xia Jing's praise. He should have been happy when he heard it by chance, but for some reason, he inexplicably felt a little flustered.

"Why did you come to find me today?"

This was a master who would not come to the Three Treasures Palace for no reason. The reason why she came looking for him was definitely not that simple.

"Don't worry. I haven't eaten lunch yet. You don't mind if I come to freeload, do you?"

As Xia Jing spoke, she even turned her head and glanced at Mr. Bodyguard. She didn't know if the food that she came to Qin Mo's place every time was made by Mr. Bodyguard, but it was especially suitable for her appetite.

Mr. Bodyguard understood tacitly and went to cook. He didn't need Qin Mo's order at all.

Qin Mo could not help but shake his head with a smile. "If I don't even mind cooking, how can I be bothered?"

"So Mr. Bodyguard is not only responsible for your personal safety, but also for your stomach?" Xia Jing really did not expect that Mr. Bodyguard, who usually looked cold and cool, would actually know how to cook.

Now that there were fewer men who knew how to cook, Qin Mo was really lucky.

Thinking about it, Xia Jing felt that something was strange. It should be that he had good eyes and found an all-rounder.

"You can say that, but don't think too highly of him. Other than these two things, he has nothing else to be proud of. Besides, the salary I'm paying him is not low either."