As a familiar scent approached, Qiao Shinian knew who had walked in without looking back.

In the past half month, except for yesterday at the old house, Huo Yanci had not appeared in front of her.

I thought he had figured it out and stopped pestering me, but who would have thought that he would still come into the store.

"Mr. Huo, why did you get out of the car? Aren't you going to do something?" Li Shuyan turned her head in surprise.

"Beauty, is this gentleman your boyfriend? He is better looking than the male protagonist of any short drama I have ever seen!"

The young shop assistant said enviously to Li Shuyan, "This kind of Buddhist beads bracelet is a perfect match for him. Why don't you buy one for him?"

Li Shuyan quickly put down the bracelet after hearing this, "Little sister, you can't say this nonsense. He is not my boyfriend. The person he likes is this beauty!"

Following what Li Shuyan pointed out, the clerk realized that Huo Yanci was indeed looking at the beautiful, silent woman in front of him.

Even though the clerk was big-hearted and obsessed with appearance, he also sensed that something was not right between Qiao Shinian and Huo Yanci.

She quickly shut her mouth.

"Mr. Huo, you got out of the car specifically when you saw Miss Qiao here."

Li Shuyan said with a bit of ridicule, "Leave some space for you, I'll go to the mall for a walk!"

"Ms. Qiao, I don't want to rush you. I'm really looking forward to the finished product of the perfume. Remember to speed up and help me mix it!"

Before leaving, Li Shuyan urged Qiao Shinian again in a sweet voice.

"Okay, goodbye Miss Li."

After Li Shuyan left, Qiao Shinian met Huo Yanci who was standing not far away.

There was no movement in Huo Yanci's dark eyes, and he just said, "If you see something, I'll swipe my card."

"Need not."

Qiao Shinian turned his head and said directly to the store, "Wrap the bracelet."

The clerk packed and checked out for Qiao Shinian, and his eyes would peek at Huo Yanci from time to time.

"Madam, don't you really want to buy a bunch for this man too? He is really suitable." the clerk asked reluctantly.

After paying, Qiao Shinian picked up the small bag and said to the clerk, "Girl, I suggest you read less novels and short plays, they are not nutritious."

After saying that, she walked out of the antique shop.

Huo Yanci followed her out, "It's my uncle's birthday, do you plan to give him this?"

Huo Yan didn't mention it, and Qiao Shinian almost forgot that his uncle's birthday was coming soon.

"How do you know my uncle's birthday?" she wondered.

Huo Yanci didn't even remember her birthday, so he would never remember her uncle's birthday.

"Last time I went to his house, my aunt asked me to come over and have some fun." Huo Yanci said clearly.

Qiao Shinian muttered, "They just said it casually, you can find a reason to reject it then."

"Anyway, you haven't celebrated his birthday before, so there's no need to do it this year."

Before Huo Yanci could speak, Qiao Shinian said again.

Except for Mr. Qiao, Huo Yanci did not attend any banquets hosted by Qiao Shinian's other relatives.

Hearing what Qiao Shinian said at this time, Huo Yanci didn't know how to explain it.

Looking at the brocade bag that Qiao Shinian put in his bag, Huo Yanci pursed his thin lips and asked, "Where are you going now? I'll see you off."

Qiao Shinian refused, "No, I drove the car myself."

"Go and do your work, I'm leaving."

Qiao Shinian said and planned to go to the parking lot. Huo Yanci walked a few steps and stood in front of her.

"Is there anything else?" Qiao Shinian frowned slightly.

Huo Yan said, "My mother will take Yushan back to China in a few days. If you have time, would you like to meet Yushan?"

"We'll see then."

Qiao Shinian didn't stop any longer and walked past Huo Yanci.

Smelling the faint fragrance in the air, Huo Yanci had the urge to hug Qiao Shinian into the car.

Then ask her nicely who she bought the gift for!

She needs to spend so much time driving to the mall to choose.

Judging from his reaction when he mentioned Qiao Guosheng, Qiao Shinian didn't remember her uncle's birthday at all, so the things were not given to her uncle.

How could she just give things to others? Last time it was Zhou Yangying’s suit, and this time it was a men’s bracelet.

The clerk had clearly said that he was suitable, so why couldn't Qiao Shinian just go along with it and give him a bunch?

……

After Qiao Shinian gave the bracelet to Mo Xiuyuan, he immediately put it on his wrist.

"It's quite discerning." Mo Xiuyuan raised his hand and said.

Mo Xiuyuan's wrists were lean and fair-skinned, so they looked really good when he wore them.

"The recommendation from the clerk has nothing to do with me." Qiao Shinian told the truth.

Mo Xiuyuan was a little unhappy, "Qiao Shinian, what would happen if you lied to me and told me that I picked it myself?"

"I will have a hard time with my conscience."

"..."

Mo Xiuyuan choked for a rare moment and stopped worrying about these small details. Instead, he told Qiao Shinian that he had checked Yuan Hongzhi's situation.

"He goes to and from work normally these days, nothing unusual. He just had a conflict with someone and was beaten. There are injuries on his face and hands."

Mo Xiuyuan said that the news came from a senior executive in Bai's company.

The two got into a fight over something. The executive couldn't stand Yuan Hongzhi and called him a dog who got in based on his connections. Yuan Hongzhi got angry and wanted to beat the other person, but he was beaten by the other person instead.

If Bai Yiyi hadn't protected him, he might not have been able to stay in the Bai family.

Qiao Shinian frowned slightly.

So during that phone call, was the nervousness in Yuan Hongzhi's voice because of this?

"Let me tell you another news," Mo Xiuyuan said, "I heard that Huo Yuanze has contacted many shareholders and directors recently, as if he wants to sideline Huo Yanci."

Ignoring Huo Yanci?

This did not happen in the previous life.

Qiao Shinian couldn't figure out the reason why Huo Yuanze did this.

If he really loved power so much and was reluctant to let it go, he could have prevented Huo Yanci from taking over the group back then.

"It's not necessarily for the management rights of Huo Group."

Mo Xiuyuan expressed his opinion, "Maybe he just wants to use these things to force Huo Yan to resign in order to achieve a certain purpose."

"My old man can also use this trick." Mo Xiuyuan added.

"..."

In the evening, Qiao Shinian called his grandfather.

Ask grandpa if the Qiao family or his uncle have ever offended Huo Yuanze before.

Otherwise, why would he dislike her so much and try to get Bai Yiyi to destroy the Qiao family's business.

"Probably not," Qiao Donghai said, "Our family is in the perfume and fragrance business, and the Huo Group is not involved in it, so how could we offend him?"

"Besides, your uncle is shrewd and snobbish. Seeing that Huo Yuanze only wants to have a relationship, it is impossible to offend him."

"Nian Nian, what's wrong? Why do you suddenly ask about this? What happened?" Qiao Donghai asked worriedly.

Qiao Shinian smiled and said, "It's nothing. I just heard that he returned to China recently. I remembered that he didn't seem to like me very much before, so I was curious and wanted to ask you."

"You, you are divorced, why do you still remember these unpleasant things? Aren't you torturing yourself?" Qiao Donghai said angrily.

Qiao Shinian naturally nodded in agreement with his grandfather's words.

"By the way, Yanci came to the house yesterday." Grandpa informed.

"What is he going to do?"

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