Chapter 173 Lying
Xie Yansheng touched his hot cheek, and his eyes looked at Wen Lan more deeply.
The palm of Wen Lan's right hand was slightly red, and his eyebrows were full of mockery.
"I have already paid back the slap my mother gave you, why don't you leave?" Xie Yansheng said in a low voice, frowning and taking out a cigarette.
Wen Lan was irritated by Xie's mother saying that she was pestering Xie Yansheng, and she had no intention of leaving for the time being.
Her eyes moved from Xie Yansheng's forehead with a band-aid to Xie's mother behind her, and she smiled lightly, "Mrs. Xie, Xie Yansheng and I are both here now, you can ask Xie Yansheng how he got the injury on his forehead?"
With a "pop" sound, the lighter in Xie Yansheng's hand rang, and white mist soon lingered between his thin lips.
"Did you cause Yansheng's injury?" Xie's mother was furious when she saw Wen Lan slap Xie Yansheng in the face, and she accused him harshly, "You are such a shrew! Fortunately, Yansheng divorced you, otherwise--"
"Please don't jump to conclusions before you know the truth of the matter, Madam Xie." Wen Lan looked at Xie Yansheng with a playful look, "Mr. Xie-didn't you tell Madam Xie how you got injured last night?"
Xie's mother knew her son very well, and her face flushed with anger when she thought of An Zhen still listening.
Xie Yansheng flicked the ash of his cigarette, his expression normal, and he didn't seem to care about Wen Lan exposing his shortcomings.
"Since Mr. Xie doesn't want to say it, then let me say it. Last night, without my permission, Mr. Xie not only entered my apartment, but also wanted to get on my bed. I hit him with a water cup before he calmed down."
Wen Lan said while looking at An Zhen not far away.
"You are a vixen who talks nonsense! Get out of here right now!" Xie's mother was afraid that Wen Lan would disrupt the happy marriage of Xie Yansheng and An Zhen, so she shouted in a hurry.
"If I hadn't come to get the clothes, I would never set foot in this place in my life." Wen Lan's voice was cold, and she walked out of the Xie family's old house slowly.
Xie's mother was still angry, and she covered her chest to comfort An Zhen, "That woman is the best at confusing right and wrong. She came to the old house today just to alienate the relationship between you and Yansheng. If you believe it, you will be fooled by her."
"Auntie, don't worry, I won't be bewitched by a few words from outsiders." An Zhen's eyes seemed calm, but in fact they were rolling.
Xie Yansheng threw a cigarette on the ground before he finished smoking it, and returned to the main building without looking back.
Wen Lan drove out of the Xie family's old house, and her anger soon disappeared.
Although Xie Yansheng was slapped for Xie's mother, she had clarified the fact that she was pestering Xie Yansheng in front of An Zhen.
Twenty minutes later, Wen Lan arrived at the largest supermarket in Jiangcheng.
The Chinese New Year was coming soon, and the supermarket was full of joy, with a constant flow of people and a very lively atmosphere.
This was her first time to celebrate the Chinese New Year alone. Because of her poor cooking skills, she mostly chose semi-finished products, with more than ten bags of dumplings and steamed buns alone.
While pushing the shopping cart and queuing to check out, a childish hand suddenly fell on her shoulder.
Then, Jiang Guan's voice calling "Sister Lan" came from behind her.
Turning around, she met Jiang Jingci and his son.
"What a coincidence, you are also here to buy New Year's goods." Jiang Jingci smiled appropriately, as if the previous unpleasantness had never happened.
Today, Jiang Jingci wore a black coat with a gray cashmere sweater and trousers with good texture inside. Because of his tall height and outstanding temperament, he was very eye-catching in the crowd.
Wen Lan didn't dare to look at Jiang Jingci at all, and her eyes fell on Jiang Guan who was wearing Bluetooth headphones and chewing gum, "Handsome, I haven't seen you for a few days."
"Sister Lan, it's so boring to celebrate the holidays alone, why don't you come to my house to share meals this year?" Jiang Guan has a pair of eyes that are very similar to Jiang Jingci's, and he smiled slightly and was about to squint.
Wen Lan immediately shook her head, "I'm in a bad mood recently, so I won't bother you and your son."
"Every year, the New Year's Eve dinner in my family is made by the chef of 'No. 9'. It's rich and delicious. Sister Lan, are you sure you don't want to come and try it?" Jiang Guan tilted his head, still unwilling to give up.
"I, may not celebrate the New Year in Jiangcheng." Wen Lan guessed that this was Jiang Jingci asking Jiang Guan to ask, and lied, "I'm going to another city to meet an old friend I haven't seen for many years."
Jiang Guan said "Oh" in disappointment, and glanced at Jiang Jingci beside him quietly.
Jiang Jingci's displeasure flashed across his face, and he stared at Wen Lan with a smile, "I just picked a lot of fresh ingredients, why don't we go to 'Qiu Shui Tai' for lunch together?"
"Sorry, Mr. Jiang, I have an appointment with a friend." Wen Lan continued to lie.
"Okay, next time." Jiang Jingci knew she was lying, but he didn't expose her in person, so he could only smile.
"Sister Lan is really not nice!" Jiang Guan began to defend Jiang Jingci, "Old Jiang came to buy vegetables in person today, just to invite you to my house for dinner. I didn't expect to meet you in the supermarket. Can't you do a favor? Today is Old Jiang's-"
"Shut up, kid! Wait for me in the car first." Jiang Jingci said as he handed the car keys to Jiang Guan.
Jiang Guan took it, threw down a sentence "You guys have a good chat", and ran out of the supermarket with a smirk.
Ever since knowing Jiang Jingci's thoughts, Wen Lan felt embarrassed every time she was alone with him.
But now, there was still a long line of people waiting to check out in front of her, and she had to stand under Jiang Jingci's eyes.
"Mr. Jiang is also on vacation?" She made small talk.
"I'll go to Shangjing to finish up in the next two days, and this year's work will be completely over." Jiang Jingci's angular face flashed a gentle smile, "Next year I will reduce the workload in Shangjing and stay in Jiangcheng for a longer time."
This was clearly irrelevant to her, but Wen Lan could sense something was wrong.
She said "hmm" in a voice that only she could hear, and took out her phone to look at it.
"According to the information that Lao Li reported from Jiacheng, I feel that your aunt is not in Jiacheng." Jiang Jingci's words successfully attracted her attention.
"Thank you, Mr. Jiang, don't bother Brother Li anymore." She looked at Jiang Jingci gratefully, and then quickly turned her eyes away, "It should be that my information was wrong, which brought unnecessary trouble to you and Brother Li. I'm really sorry."
Since she met Jiang Jingci, she had nothing but gratitude.
If Jiang Jingci had not revealed his feelings too early, perhaps now, she would still regard Jiang Jingci as a friend.
But now it seems that Jiang Jingci is very obsessed, and if she continues to regard Jiang Jingci as a friend, it is equivalent to deceiving herself.
"You are so polite." Jiang Jingci frowned slightly and murmured in a dark voice, "Every time you see me now, you want to stay away from me. These past few days I have been reflecting on whether I said something I shouldn't have said in Jiacheng, but after thinking about it, I don't think I did anything wrong. Or, if I said something wrong that pissed you off, point it out to me and I'll change it right away."