Chapter 97 Chess Game
Liang Jingwan's tone could be considered rude. Xi Ju frowned and raised his hand to take it.
Checks are not common as gifts, but they do exist, so he was not too surprised. He just lowered his head and glanced at it casually, but when he saw the drawer's account clearly, his expression changed.
He immediately glanced sideways at Liao Qihua. He was so familiar with this CCB account that he would transfer a sum of money to it regularly every month.
Liao Qihua guiltily avoided Xi Ju's eyes and looked a little pale.
The remaining three people who didn't know turned to look at Liang Jingwan in confusion. Liang Jingwan just said leisurely, "Xi Ju, please put it away."
Xi Ju's fingers suddenly clenched the check tightly, smiled, and first answered Liang Jingwan, "Don't worry, Xiaowan," and then turned to talk to Lao Liang, "Brother Liang and Mrs. Sister-in-law, please excuse me, I have to greet the guests here."
Lao Liang and Ms. Su nodded, "Then let's go in first."
In front of several people, Xi Ju asked the person who registered the gift book to write Liang Jingwan's name, with the amount of 500,000.
While Xi Ju held the check in his hand and crumpled it into a ball, he lowered his voice and said in a cold voice, "Is the account number on this check so yours?"
"I...I..." Liao Qihua didn't know how to explain it, so he could only speak softly and slowly: "Yiwen, I will talk to you after the birthday party is over, okay?"
There were so many guests coming and going, and Liao Qihua looked at him sadly, Xi Yiwen had no choice but to agree.
On the other side, when she entered the banquet hall and was a little away from Liao Qihua, Ms. Su asked, "What does the check you gave him mean? How did the woman next to him see you looking so scared?"< br>
"It's just, um... I won't be able to explain for a while." Liang Jingwan frowned slightly, "I'll tell you when I get home."
Upon seeing this, Ms. Su stopped asking further questions.
Not long after the four of them sat down, the escort next to Mr. Xi appeared and said that Mr. Xi had invited Liang Jingwan to come over. Liang Jingwan saw Ms. Su nodding out of the corner of her eye, then got up and followed the escort.
After taking a few steps, escort Uncle Ming went to the main table next door and called Xi Jingcheng.
The moment Liang Jingwan saw Xi Jingcheng's clothes, she thought to herself, why the color of her dress and Xi Jingcheng's tie were both light blue. This is not obvious to outsiders...
Her steps slowed down, and she secretly wondered who asked Liao Qihua to send her the dress she was wearing.
When Xi Jingcheng heard Mr. Xi calling him over, he also looked at Uncle Ming doubtfully, but Mr. Xi spoke and stood up naturally.
Liang Jingwan and Xi Jingcheng walked side by side through the crowd of guests and fell into the eyes of many people. The media at the birthday banquet picked up their cameras one after another.
Uncle Ming walked in front and led the way. The banquet had not yet started, but Mr. Xi was staying in the lounge.
After Uncle Ming raised his hand and knocked on the door, he turned the door handle. Through the gap, the first thing Liang Jingwan saw was the man's broad and straight body, sitting face to face with Mr. Xi on both sides of the chessboard.
After walking a few steps inside, she saw the man's face clearly.
Liang Jingwan called out "Mr. Xi", paused for a second, and whispered: "Director Gu."
Xi Jingcheng, who was beside him, also called the two of them, "Grandpa, Uncle Gu." Xi Lao smiled, nodded towards the two of them, and said nothing.
Liang Jingwan felt strange in her heart that she didn't say anything when she called for someone to come, but she didn't show any signs of it on her face.
Uncle Ming pushed the pastries on the coffee table in front of Liang Jingwan and motioned for her to eat them, saying that the pastry chef at the hotel had just made them and delivered them to her. Then he walked to the tea table, picked up the purple sand pot with handles on the tea stove, and gave it to her and Xi Jingcheng made a cup of tea. Liang Jingwan carefully selected a piece of delicate snack, pinched it with her fingers, and gently put it into her mouth. It melted in her mouth. However, the elderly have a sweet tooth, and the pastry chef also took into account Xi Lao's taste and made it sweeter.
As soon as Liang Jingwan took a sip, the sweetness invaded her entire mouth. She took out a paper towel and put the pastry on it.
"Isn't it delicious?" Xi Jingcheng asked.
Liang Jingwan looked troubled, "It's okay, just a little too sweet."
After hearing this, Xi Jingcheng also picked up a piece of snack and looked at it, "Is it very sweet?"
"Eat and see."
The lounge was spacious. Liang Jingwan and Xi Jingcheng were sitting on the sofa, some distance away from Xi Lao and Gu Zhengchen. Not to mention that there was a symphony orchestra playing outside. The conversation between Xi Lao and Gu Zhengchen did not reach the ears of the two people on the sofa. middle.
Xi Lao glanced meaningfully at Liang Jingwan and Xi Jingcheng, taking in the scene just now, then looked up at Gu Zhengchen, and said with a smile: "When Jingcheng and Xiaowan came over just now, I'm afraid they were not in the right place. In the eyes of young people, the news has spread.”
He paused for a moment, then continued: "If you hadn't told me, an old man, earlier, if I had known you had such thoughts, I wouldn't have done anything wrong."
Mr. Xi's decision to call Liang Jingwan and Xi Jingcheng was intentional. The photo taken by the entertainment reporter before entering the house is probably going to be all over the news, occupying the front page headlines, and even adding the word "explosion" at the end.
But when he heard Gu Zhengchen's words, Xi Lao was surprised for a moment, but the news had already spread, and there was nothing he could do. His words at this moment had the intention of pushing away the responsibility and blaming Gu Zhengchen.
Gu Zhengchen's smile did not change and he said: "Uncle Xi is right, it was me who failed to say it earlier."
The heat from the purple clay pot on the tea stove rose up, making Gu Zhengchen's eyebrows look more profound and gentle. Following Xi Lao's gaze, he half turned around and saw Liang Jingwan's gaze, with a hint of tenderness flashing in his eyes.
"Girl of the Liang family." Mr. Xi raised his hand to wave Liang Jingwan over.
Liang Jingwan didn't know why, so she opened her legs obediently.
An inch above the floor, Liang Jingwan took off her high heels, stepped in barefoot, and knelt on the soft cushion, her skirt falling loose.
"Zheng Chenfei said that the chess game has been decided. Can you help me figure out how to win this game?"
Mr. Xi looked at Liang Jingwan with a slightly amused look, and Gu Zhengchen also smiled in agreement.
Biting her lower lip with her white teeth, Liang Jingwan silently looked at the chess game. From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Gu Zhengchen turning his head and sideways, picking up the teacup on the tea table, lowering his head to sip, his eyes seemed to only focus on the steaming tea.
Liang Jingwan held up a white chess piece.
While two fingers put down the white piece, the remaining three fingers moved slightly to put a black piece into the palm of the hand, tightened it tightly, and then stood up slightly, placing both hands in front of the body.
At this time, the white stone turned defeat into victory, and most of the black stones were eaten, which declared Gu Zhengchen's defeat.
Mr. Xi's hearty laughter rang out in the lounge, "Look, you won, you have to have someone to treat you."
Gu Zhengchen raised his eyelids, looked at the chess game where the winner was decided, and raised his head to meet Liang Jingwan's eyes.
The girl lowered her head and frowned, with a calm face. She was aware of his eyes, and her watery eyes flickered back and forth, revealing a bit of innocence, as if she was asking him what he thought she was doing.