<h4>Chapter 279: Chapter 279 News</h4>


    Zhao Tong had two bottles of beer and started talking nonstop.


    He talked about the past, the present, and the future.


    Jiang Li just listened quietly, though he felt that Zhao Tong really became too chatty when drunk.


    Still, he was a chatty person with a clear train of thought and no blurred memory—otherwise, how could he articte so many events from the past six years so clearly?


    Caught in Zhao Tong’s incessant chatter, Jiang Li revisited the six years he had known Ying Xi.


    Had it really been six years?


    The sixth year he knew Ying Heng, Ying Heng died.


    The sixth year he knew Ying Xi, Ying Xi broke off their rtionship.


    Jiang Li felt that his luck in life was probably not that great.


    "...right?" Zhao Tong, who had been rambling on his own, rarely asked Jiang Li anything.


    Jiang Li was a bit distracted, and when Zhao Tong suddenly asked, he didn’t catch it, "Huh? What?"


    Zhao Tong didn’t get upset at his distraction and repeated, "I said, Ying Xi hasn’t been feeling well. I was supposed to apany my nephew to Three Gardens to rx together. But now that won’t work, my sister and her boyfriend are taking my nephew there, and there is no role for me. I can’t possibly go and add more light to their outing as the third wheel. Right?"


    Jiang Li was taken aback, the message in those words was quite loaded; Zhao Tong must have really drunk too much.


    Although Jiang Li was very anxious about his own issues, he still remembered the information in Zhao Tong’s words.


    Jiang Li nodded, "Oh, yes, it really isn’t appropriate."


    "Exactly, it’s not appropriate. Ah, now I don’t even know how to cheer Ying Xi up..." Zhao Tong said as he waved his hand and stood up, grabbing thest empty bottle.


    "That’s it, I won’t keep you any longer, I’m heading off, you should go back and rest too. Staying here is useless, you should either go up directly or just go back to rest, he won’t being down. He’s like a tree that has grown in that empty house..."


    Jiang Li nodded, "Yeah, thank you. Drive safely."


    Zhao Tong walked out with unsteady steps.


    Jiang Li nced at the leftover skewers and empty bottles that had cooled down, and threw them in the trash.


    Having drunk, he couldn’t drive.


    He looked at his current location, pulled out his phone, and made a call, "I’m over at Tongda, I remember you live around here, right?"


    The person on the other end cautiously fell silent for a beat, as if guessing something, then said firmly, "No, you remembered wrong."


    "..." Jiang Li was speechless, he said helplessly, "Cheng Yan, really? I just drank and wanted to hitch a ride with you, and you dodge before I even ask?"


    "Take a taxi or call a designated driver. I’m already preparing for bed; who has the energy to give you a ride, thank you, I’m not interested." Cheng Yan’s voice was as usual, steady and indifferent, not fluctuating.


    "You really are... heartless."


    "Thanks for thepliment."


    "You like this, who would want to be with you? You are destined to be lonely."


    "No worries, I have a cat." Cheng Yan remained indifferent.


    Jiang Li thought, forget it, should I call Brother to pick me up, or just get a designated driver...


    Then he heard a familiar voice on the other end.


    Asking Cheng Yan, "Where did he say he was?"


    Cheng Yan answered, "Over at Tongda."


    "Oh, I’ll go pick him up, I’m not busy anyway."


    Jiang Li, recognizing the voice, raised his eyebrows, "Thanks, Brother Shen."


    "Mm," Jingshen replied faintly on the other end, "Ten minutes."


    Jiang Li thought it over, then said, "Alright. Don’t worry, I’ll make it up to you."


    The other end didn’t speak, only a lightughter was heard, then the call ended.


    Indeed, just ten minutes. Jiang Li even wondered if it was exactly ten minutes, not a second more or less?


    Could Jingshen’s time in prison... have sharpened his sense of time to be so precise, so punctual?


    Anyway, Jiang Li looked at his watch, it was ten minutes when he saw that tall figure appear at the door.


    His hair was still short, a round buzz cut, a hairstyle that was really hard to pull off, but on Jingshen, it seemed effortlessly perfect.


    He wore a loose grey T-shirt with ck cropped pants frayed at the edges, and light canvas shoes.


    He carried nothing except a cellphone in his hand.


    Honestly, did he look like he was in his thirties?


    With that appearance, he looked more like a college student on summer vacation.


    Jiang Li stood up, his shirt and casual pants making him look more mature than Jingshen, almost as if he was older.


    Jiang Li waved his hand, "Brother Shen, over here!"


    Jingshen looked up lightly, his gaze shifting over before walking towards him.


    "When did you buy a house here?" Jingshen asked casually, ncing at the building.


    "Uh..." Jiang Li shook his head, "I didn’t, it’s Ying Xi’s."


    "Oh." Jingshen responded, paused for a moment, then asked, "Are you guys okay?"


    "Not really. He ns to withdraw his membership, has found awyer to file for contract termination." Jiang Li exined.


    Jingshen pressed his lips together, pondering for a moment, "I remember I still have shares in Lie Ying?"


    "Of course." Jiang Li nodded, "I tricked you into investing at the very beginning."


    Although Brother Shen was considering buying a small project for Su Lu to y with... Jiang Li didn’t dare to mention this.


    However, over the past few years, Jingshen’s business focus waspletely elsewhere, and Jiang Li gradually bought the shares from Jingshen, though Jingshen still retained some.


    "Then have Lie Ying’s legal team take it easy on his contract termination. All my shares, I give them to you aspensation," Jingshen said calmly, "The incident where he got hurt, frankly, was my fault."


    Jingshen was always clear about that self-proimed anti-fan who threw sulfuric acid.


    It almost ruined Ying Xi’s entire career.


    Jingshen knew he was responsible.


    Jiang Li frowned, "I wasn’t nning to make it hard for him."


    "Oh?" Jingshen nced at him, "I thought you wouldn’t let him go."


    Jiang Li didn’t respond, taking a deep breath.


    He had to admit, Jingshen still knew him well, saw him clearly, from the start, he indeed did not want to let Ying Xi go.


    Because of Ying Xi’s feelings for Lie Ying, giving up like this would be too regrettable.


    But now, Jiang Li wasn’t so sure.


    After taking a deep breath, Jiang Li waved his hand, "Let’s not talk about this for now."


    "Alright, where are the car keys?" Jingshen reached out his hand.


    As Jiang Li pulled the keys from his pocket and ced them in Jingshen’s hand, he mentioned, "I ran into Zhao Tong earlier, he mentioned that his sister and her boyfriend are taking his nephew to Three Gardens this weekend."


    "Zhao Tong?"