Xiao has thought about it for a long time

Fu Bei knew the address of the daily rental villa from Qiao Jianliang, and he had expected that Josie would not wait. She arrived 2 minutes later than Zhao Shihuan, and just got out of the car with a gift, and saw this scene from a distance.

The three grew up together, with different personalities. They had a good relationship back then, but time has passed. No matter how peaceful they seem to be with each other now, there is a gap after all.

Zhao Shihuan used to be the one in the middle, but now he is biased, otherwise he wouldn't have met Josie first in private.

Josie struggled for a while, but still didn't push the person away, and replied softly, "Thank you."

Only then did Zhao Shihuan let go, returned to his normal state, gave her the gift, and said a few words of blessing.

After all, it was a happy day. In front of her friends, Josie acted calmly and calmly. When Fu Bei came to give gifts, she didn't change much, but her expression moved slightly.

Fu Bei also said, "Happy birthday."

Josie received the gift, and the moment she opened her mouth, she didn't know how to answer, but Tang Yi said excitedly: "Since everyone is here, let's go in first, don't stand outside."

A group of people responded one after another and helped move all the birthday presents into the living room.

The daily rental villa is not big, but the billiard room and back garden are all available. The second and third floors are all single rooms. They will rest here for a night. As for whether Zhao Shihuan and Fu Bei will stay, it depends on the two of them. wishes and timing.

Fu Bei didn't seem to have seen Zhao Shihuan hugging Josie before, and he didn't react at all, because he hardly knew anyone present and didn't fit in with the group. Everyone was drinking and drinking, and surrounded today's protagonist, Josie.

It was Zhao Shihuan who poured her a drink, but she didn't drink it and put it aside.

"You can get to know Qiao Qiao's friends, don't stand alone."

Fu Bei's temperament is like this, it hasn't changed since childhood, but in the original social circle, those people will take the initiative to post about the background of the Fu family, so no matter how cold she is, others are willing to follow her one after another. Come here, but here, no one knows who she is, only Josie's friend.

Josie was among the crowd. As today's protagonist, her friends were holding her, playing ball for a while, and chatting for a while. The atmosphere was very harmonious.She caught a glimpse of Fu Bei and Zhao Shihuan from the corner of her eye. She didn't know what they were talking about. Zhao Shihuan would smile from time to time, but Fu Bei didn't have any smile on his face and frowned.

Xu Shi noticed that she was looking over there, Fu Bei looked over and made eye contact with her.

Josie immediately looked away without a trace and looked elsewhere.

Someone called on wechat, it was Qin Si.

She greeted everyone and went to the quiet back garden to answer the phone.

Fu Bei glanced at her back as she hurried out.

Qin Si seemed to have just woken up, her voice was slightly hoarse because of staying up late, it was hard for her to remember what day it was today, so she called as soon as she woke up.

But this one didn't speak first, it was Josie who heard rustling over there and asked, "What are you doing?"

Qin Si replied slowly: "Get up."

Josie laughed, "What time did you go to bed?"

I have studied under this person for two or three years, and I still know her quite well. Qin Si is out of tune all day long, and he has no certainty. He has been back to China for a while, and he has not seen anyone yet. Maybe he is looking for some friends in other cities.Josie didn't bother to care about it, so she didn't care about it, and Qin Si didn't say anything about it. After a while, she said, "I had something to do yesterday, so I went out for a while."

It doesn't matter if I slept or not last night, maybe I stayed up all night, otherwise I wouldn't be so tired.

Josie hummed and found a chair to sit on.

Qin Si seemed to remember why he made this phone call, "Today is your birthday, where are you celebrating?"

Josie said: "A villa rented in the suburbs."

"Who were invited?"

"You know them all."

Qin Si smiled suddenly, she didn't know what she was joking about, she couldn't help coughing on the phone, it sounded like she had caught a cold, and then there was the sound of running water, she should be washing with water.

The other party didn't say anything like birthday wishes, just chatted about some irrelevant topics, and finally gave Josie a birthday present after talking about it.

From what I know about her, this girl probably hasn't bought a gift yet, otherwise she would have sent it over a long time ago. She cares about Josie but doesn't care about it. It's like raising a loose apprentice.Hearing her cough again, Josie couldn't help but said: "Go out and buy some medicine, don't let a minor illness become a serious illness, you will suffer if you have a fever."

"Just cough twice, you're cursing me."

Josie smiled and didn't answer, she leaned her back against the seat, and didn't continue until the person on the other side spoke again. The phone call didn't hang up for nearly 10 minutes. There was only one person standing.

The way she gets along with Qin Si is like this, sometimes far and sometimes close, there is always a distance between them, but not too far away, interpersonal communication is mutual, as long as Qin Si shows a little concern, she will naturally treat him tenderly .

Josie didn't think there was anything, but hearing it in that person's ears, it meant something else.

Fu Bei could guess who was calling. It was the so-called master. She had asked Qiao Jianliang. Qiao Jianliang didn't know Qin Si very well. He knew the other party's name and some basic information.

Qin Si is not a native of Jiangcheng, but a rich second generation in S City, and a student of Jiang University, and he is in the same class as Fu Bei, but he studied in the Finance Department. After graduation, he stayed in Jiangcheng to open a tattoo shop. The shop is in the university town there.

As for how Qiao Xi met Qin Si and had a relationship, Qiao Jianliang didn't know at all.Qiao Jianliang has a good impression of Qin Si. This person treats him well, doesn't speak coldly, and sometimes buys tea when he meets her. Qiao Jianliang thinks about her care for Josie and her various performances. Everyone expressed their appreciation and praise.

Qin Si didn't do anything, but satisfied everyone around him.

Josie smiled suddenly and said, "Then I will pick you up, high-speed train or plane?"

The expression on Fu Bei's face changed, it was a little dignified, and there was another deep meaning.Josie glanced at her by chance, and then saw her. She was taken aback for a moment, and subconsciously squeezed the phone tightly.

"Who are you calling?" Fu Bei asked quietly, his tone was quite calm, and there was no change in emotion.

She came closer and sat next to each other.

On the other side of the phone, Qin Si heard her voice, frowned instantly, and asked in a calm voice, "Josie, who are you with?"

For a moment, Josie didn't know who to answer first, hesitated for a moment, and said to the phone first: "A friend."

After all, he looked at Fu Bei next to him, and he answered Fu Bei's question.

Fu Bei also looked at her, examining her eyes.

Qin Si asked: "Who is it?"

Josie was at a loss for words, and was extremely uncomfortable.

A phone call ended with Qin Si hanging up first, perhaps anticipating the situation here, Qin Si finally said: "You can bear it."

She has such a temperament, she can't utter a few nice words, and she will stab one or two words if she doesn't like it. If she used to, she would definitely ask the bottom line, but this time she didn't. I cared, didn't even say a word, just hung up.

Inexplicably, Josie's heart tightened, but it wasn't because of Qin Si.

If it wasn't for a few friends coming to the back garden, the scene would have been stagnant, and she didn't want to explain too much to Fu Bei who was next to her. When the friends came over, they just chatted casually.

Maybe it was because today was a special day, but Fu Bei was quite calm and steady, only when there were few people, he casually turned his head and asked, "Where are your friends?"

Josie didn't respond, "What?"

"The one who called you just now." His tone was calm.

Josie was startled, and then replied, "You don't know."

"Maybe."

Fu Bei was a little persistent, as if he cared about the phone call just now.

Josie felt that she was innocent with Qin Si, and when she heard this, she felt that she asked too many questions, so she didn't answer.

The birthday party is cooking by myself, a few people are busy in the kitchen, and a large table of dishes is cooked. The cake is delivered at [-]:[-] pm, and friends pick it up. When it gets dark at night, everyone does not leave. They go to the back garden to set up a shelf Grilling, cutting cakes, and having fun.

Fu Bei and Zhao Shihuan didn't join in much. They are 27-[-], more mature and stable, and they can't get along with a group of girls in their early twenties. They chat with each other, but due to their different personalities, Zhao Shihuan is more popular.

Someone made a mistake and asked Zhao Shihuan: "Tang Yi said you were teaching at Jiang University, what did you teach?"

Zhao Shihuan said, "It's not me, it's her, who is a professor at Jiang University."

This can all be wrong, and it's still in front of the person involved, that person can't help being embarrassed.Unexpectedly, Fu Bei didn't take it seriously, and replied, "Teach mathematics."

Except for a small number of majors that do not study mathematics in college, you must learn everything else, such as advanced mathematics, linear algebra, probability theory...the highest rate of failures in advanced mathematics, and this is the first pass for many people in college, and all those present are fresh graduates One year later, I was still deeply impressed by the mathematics of that year, and came over curiously to ask questions.

"Do you teach freshman?"

"Can direct employment bring graduate students, or do we have to wait a few years?"

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Josie wasn't here, she was sitting on a chair with Tang Yi, and was taken aback when she saw that her friends were actually chatting enthusiastically with Fu Bei.

The friends are all ordinary people, different from those in the compound. They don't have a prominent background, let alone a rich family background. People in Kochi's family are completely different, and they can't even connect with each other. Life is two lines that never intersect.

This kind of Fu Bei has two points of fireworks, and he is no longer superior.

Tang Yi looked at Josie, and saw Fu Bei over there. She wanted to say something but stopped. After a while, she elbowed Josie and asked, "Would you like to go over and have a sit?"

Josie lowered her eyes, "No, just sit here for a while."

Birthdays are full of excitement. A bunch of people were drinking and chatting until midnight. Zhao Shihuan, who had originally decided to stay, answered a phone call. He must have something urgent, so he had to leave first.

Josie wanted to send her out, Zhao Shihuan waved her hand, "Don't send her away, I can find the way by myself, you guys play first."

You can't drive after drinking, the driver of the Zhao family was already on the way, Josie still insisted on taking her to the door, and waited for the car with her, it didn't take long, only about ten minutes.

It was almost two o'clock in the morning when we went in again, and a few people couldn't bear it because they drank too much and went upstairs, among them was Tang Yi, while Fu Bei was still there, sitting alone on the bench she had sat on before.

Josie didn't go there immediately. Seeing that it was getting late, she helped clean up the mess. She didn't sit next to Fu Bei until everyone else went back to the upstairs room to rest.

The other party was probably waiting for her, and as soon as she sat down, she asked in a low voice, "She's gone?"

Zhao Shihuan asked.

Josie nodded, "The driver is here to pick you up."

I don't know what it is, they have to call people away in the middle of the night, but Zhao Shihuan doesn't seem to be in a hurry, maybe it's not a big deal.

Fu Bei didn't drink much tonight, but Josie drank a lot, and was toasted by his friends one after another. Although the alcohol content was not high, he would feel dizzy if he drank too much. Not quite sober.

She leaned against the back of the bench, her cheeks were flushed, and she didn't speak, but fell asleep instead.

"Drunk?" Fu Bei asked, reaching out to touch her face.

In the end, Josie stopped her, "No, I'm just a little dizzy."

Two days ago, she was in a tense posture, but now she was strangely peaceful. She looked at Fu Bei sideways, her eyes were fixed, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Fu Bei asked softly, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Josie said, moving her waist, "Is the matter between your uncle and Mr. Tan settled?"

I met him at the Huating Hotel yesterday. He didn't look like what others said. He didn't seem to be in peace anymore. It wasn't that he cared about this person. Josie was very curious about this second master Tan. He didn't know about it before. Knowing who it is, after all, Liang Jincheng is not a small character. She still remembers that Liang Jincheng used such cruel methods to annex similar companies in the past few years, almost forcing those bosses to commit suicide by jumping off the building.

Fu Bei withdrew his hand, "We're still talking, and we have to go there tomorrow."

She didn't hide from Josie, and answered everything truthfully.

Josie didn't care about this, and asked again: "What's wrong with your uncle?"

Everyone was talking about Liang Jincheng offending Tan Erye, but no one knew exactly how he offended him.Of course, it was also thanks to Fu Bei, otherwise everyone would have known about it, and Liang Jincheng would definitely not be able to afford it.

"The project he did failed to pass the acceptance inspection, and he wanted to go astray, but he was caught by Tan Erye." Fu Bei said, his tone was flat, Liang Jincheng was clearly her own uncle, but when she said these words, she had no emotions There are no ups and downs, as if stating something about a stranger.

She ran around while helping to wipe her buttocks, but talking about it now, she looked different. Josie didn't understand what she was thinking, and in her memory, Fu Bei and Liang Jincheng were not close.

As for the meaning of going the wrong way, it's not hard to figure it out. It's nothing more than spending money to get all relevant people to change their minds. The real estate industry is a big cake. Now in Jiangcheng, as long as it's a house, you can make a lot of money.Liang Jincheng is wicked enough to sell unqualified houses to ordinary people to make black-hearted money, and he is not afraid of retribution.

"Then he's quite shameless, right." Josie said, scolding unceremoniously, tilted his head and glanced, paused, and then said, "Aren't you afraid that you will go to jail together if you help him so much?"

This is saying...

Fu Bei turned around and said firmly, "No, that's his business."

Liang Jincheng is Liang Jincheng, she is her, and the difference is clear.

Josie didn't believe it, "If you are in jail, I will try my best to apply for a prison visit once a year."

After all, how can a family be clean, not to mention risking to help. Although the Qiao family has cooperated with Liang Jincheng before, Josie has always looked down on Liang Jincheng's behavior. It was terrible, even if he was rude to Fu Bei, he didn't say a word of kindness.In fact, she knew that Fu Bei had nothing to do with Liang Jincheng. When the old lady was alive, she always stopped Fu Bei from having too much contact with the Liang family. No one is allowed to enter the door of the house.

"I have nothing to do with him." Fu Bei said, not liking Josie's slightly sarcastic tone.

Josie raised her eyebrows, too lazy to argue, maybe it was because she was in a good mood tonight, and Huang Tang was feeling dizzy, so she talked a lot, as if deliberately stabbing Fu Bei, saying: "Do you know how your uncle made his fortune all these years?" Get rich? No one should have told you that you are studying abroad, and the world is far away, so I probably didn't pay attention."

She spoke very softly, biting every word clearly.

"The year you went abroad, he fell in love with a piece of land in the southern district. At that time, many people were competing. In the end, he and a boss surnamed Yang were the only ones who persisted. Boss Yang was slightly better, and he was about to win. In the end But failed miserably, do you know why?"

Fu Bei didn't say a word, his eyelids half drooped, and he seemed to know this clearly.

That Boss Yang hired a young and beautiful lover outside, Jinwu Zangjiao, Liang Jincheng used this to threaten him, but he knew that Boss Yang would not accept this at all, Liang Jincheng was really ruthless, and directly sent all the evidence to Boss Yang The wife and family also posted on the Internet, causing all kinds of rumors to spread.In the end, the two men were fine, but Boss Yang's wife couldn't bear the blow and jumped into the river without recovering her body.

It's hard to sort out right and wrong, but it can't hurt others, and you still have to talk about the bottom line when doing business.

"Aunt Liang told you to go, you are obedient." Josie said lightly, and glanced at the man.

She had a lot of dissatisfaction in her heart, and she vented it through Liang Jincheng, to the Liang family, to the Fu family, and to Liang Yuzhi.Is this sentence because of dissatisfaction with Liang Jincheng, no.

When Fu Bei wanted to leave, he had something to do with these people. Josie could have guessed that this was why she didn't ask Fu Bei for an explanation.

However, the pain is not enough to make people feel relieved.

Fu Bei lowered his eyes and saw that she was gripping the front of the bench so hard that her knuckles turned white, so he grabbed her wrist and slowly took her hand away. He didn't make any excuses, but asked softly: "Angry?"

Josie pulled her hand away, "Why am I angry, your family's affairs have nothing to do with me."

The lights in the back garden seemed to be getting brighter, illuminating this corner in the pitch black night, casting a halo of indistinct light on her body, which looked so gentle, which was the exact opposite of the aggressive words in her mouth.

Fu Bei didn't care, and said, "I have nothing to do with him. I'm just looking for Mr. Tan, and if something happens to him, our family won't care about it."

"Don't tell me that." Josie didn't want to hear it, obviously she started the topic first.

Sometimes, the truth is at your fingertips, just two sentences, but what you want is not this, you already know this, the more you delve into the details, the more it is like cutting the flesh with a knife, no matter which piece of flesh you pick When he started, it was bloody in the end.

After a night of quarreling, her hair was a bit messy. Fu Bei tied a strand of hair behind her ear and tied it behind her ear. After a long time, she said paradoxically, "Some things are because there is nothing to do about it."