NCCnovel Chapter 664: Not Returning to the Old House for the Time Being
Chapter 664: Not Returning to the Old House for the Time Being
After seeing Jiang An off, Cheng Yunchuan returned to the office alone to continue his work. However, after calming down for a while, Cheng Yunchuan did not fully devote himself to his work.
He kept thinking about what Jiang An had come to see him and said to him. Cheng Yunchuan still didn't understand why Jiang An had come over specifically to tell him those things. They had clearly reached a consensus on what they had just said downstairs.
After failing to figure it out, Cheng Yunchuan decided to give up thinking about it.
"Forget it. Let's not waste time on this. Just assume that he suddenly thought of it. Otherwise, I really don't know how to explain this matter. Maybe he thought of something. Anyway, who knows? I'm afraid only he knows what's going on."
Cheng Yunchuan shook his head and tried to throw away the things that were lingering in his mind, so that he could concentrate on dealing with the things at hand.
After Jiang An left Cheng Yunchuan, he returned to his villa alone instead of returning to the old house. Considering what had happened between him and Jiang Ping before, Jiang An didn't know how to face him. He still needed to think this matter through slowly later. So in order to avoid the embarrassment of the two seeing each other in the old house, Jiang An simply didn't go back to eliminate this possibility.
Moreover, his mood was very unstable today. Jiang An was afraid that he would lose control when he saw Jiang Mubai and make the other party worry. In Jiang An's heart, he also didn't want Jiang Mubai to know what Jiang Ping had done to her mother.
So Jiang An decided not to go back to the old house for the time being after repeated consideration. However, Jiang Mubai is still in the old house. Although Jiang An will not go back, he still has to take care of Jiang Mubai.
Besides, so many things happened today, and Jiang Mubai is still his daughter. Jiang An really wants to talk to Jiang Mubai. Even just hearing her voice would be good. This might be the comfort Jiang An wants to seek.
When Jiang Mubai received Jiang An's call, he was about to go downstairs to eat. Someone had already been sent from the kitchen to escort him downstairs.
"Mu Bai? Have you eaten?"
"Not yet. Have you reached the old house?"
"No, I have something to do today so I won't be going back to the old house. Remember to come downstairs for dinner later."
"Okay, then you should be careful outside."
"Ok."
Jiang An didn't say anything after replying, but the phone was not hung up and was still showing the call status. Jiang Mubai thought Jiang An had something else to say to him so he waited patiently for a moment.
Since he hadn't heard any sound, Jiang Mubai couldn't help but become concerned.
"Hello? Dad, do you have anything else to say? I see you haven't said anything yet and you haven't hung up the phone."
"Nothing, I just wanted to tell you that I might be very busy recently, and I probably won't be going back to live in the old house for a while. You should be careful and take good care of yourself when you are alone in the old house. If you feel uncomfortable living there, tell me and I will pick you up then."
"Okay, I know. You have to take good care of yourself outside. I won't tell you anymore. Someone downstairs is calling me to come downstairs for dinner."
At the dining table downstairs, Chen Qingyu and Jiang Jinglan were already waiting. When they saw Jiang Mubai coming over, they immediately showed concern: "Mubai, why are you so late? Is there something you haven't dealt with yet?"
"No, I just called my dad and talked about something, so I'm a little late. He said he's busy lately and won't be home for dinner, and asked me to tell the kitchen not to cook his dinner anymore."
"So that's what happened. Now I know what you said. I'll ask the housekeeper to tell the kitchen later, so you don't have to make a trip."
"Okay, thank you, auntie."
"It's a simple matter. Let's eat quickly."
"Isn't my uncle coming back for dinner today? Isn't he as busy as my father?"
"No, your uncle just came back. I asked him to eat but he didn't want to. It looked like he went to the ancestral hall. I don't know what he was doing at this time. Let's just eat first. He's not a child anymore and we don't need to wait for him."
Jiang Mubai thought that Jiang Ping might have some important things to do in the ancestral hall. Since Chen Qingyu didn't intend to care about it, Jiang Mubai naturally wouldn't ask anyone to bring Jiang Ping back for dinner.
So after hearing what Chen Qingyu said, Jiang Mubai and Jiang Jinglan began to eat their meal with peace of mind.
After dinner, Jiang Jinglan wanted to find Jiang Mubai to go for a walk in the yard, but Jiang Mubai didn't want to be too involved with him so she refused. Now she was alone in the old house and Jiang An was not there. Although there were bodyguards protecting her secretly, in order to protect her own safety, Jiang Mubai still felt that staying away from Chu Xin and Jiang Jinglan was the clearest choice.
"I won't go for a walk today, Sister Jinglan. I still don't understand a little bit about today's class, and I'm thinking of going back to my room to check or ask the teacher."
"Okay, then I won't go either."
"Sister Jinglan, don't just look at me and not go! If you really want to take a walk, just go find Chu Xin. I think she's been accompanying me to class lately and seems a bit bored. Why don't you ask her to come down and take a walk with you? That way you can chat with her and help her change her mood."
Jiang Jinglan had not originally planned this. She remembered that Jiang Mubai had misunderstood that she and Wen Nuohan were close. She originally thought that Jiang Mubai had discovered something and wanted to avoid suspicion, but it turned out that Jiang Mubai himself remembered things wrong. However, after this incident, Jiang Jinglan thought it would be better not to have too much contact with Wen Nuohan in the old house.
This way, he wouldn't arouse suspicion from others and Jiang Mubai. But this time Jiang Mubai took the initiative to bring it up. If Jiang Jinglan tried to avoid it again, it would arouse Jiang Mubai's suspicion. So seeing what Jiang Mubai said, Jiang Jinglan had no choice but to agree.
With Jiang Mubai so proactively and generously bringing up the matter, Jiang Jinglan didn't have to worry about being seen walking and chatting with Wen Nuohan this time.
"Really? I haven't seen her much recently. I didn't know she's like this now. It sounds pretty serious from what you said. How about I ask her to come for a walk in the yard later?"
"Yes, Sister Jinglan will have to help me enlighten Chu Xin. It's really hard for her to accompany me to class every day. Besides, she is not interested in those knowledge, so you can imagine how difficult it is for her to endure in class. If she were in the illustration class, she would still be a little interested, but in the finance class, I see that she is completely absent-minded and not in the state. I feel very sorry for her when she is like this."
"If possible, please ask Sister Jinglan to tell Chu Xin not to make it hard for herself to accompany me to class every day. It would be hard for her to bear it and it would be bad if she has physical and mental problems."
Jiang Jinglan understood from Jiang Mu's words that she didn't need Chu Xin to be with her anymore. In other words, she didn't need Chu Xin to work in the old house anymore and wanted her to help fire Chu Xin.
"Is that so? Chu Xin's condition shouldn't be as serious as you say. I'll ask her later. I'll see what she says first. If she wants to leave, we won't stop her. If Chu Xin doesn't have that intention at all, I won't be able to bring myself to chase her away."
"Okay, then Sister Jinglan will have to ask carefully when the time comes. She must respect Chu Xin's choice."