Chapter 701: Only You Can Make Him Lose Control

“Sure, what flavor do you want?”

On the other end of the phone, she faintly heard the sound of a chair being pulled out.

The footsteps weren’t very clear, followed by the sound of keys jingling.

Nan Jiaojiao could imagine him hooking his car keys on his pinky finger, twirling them around, and then sliding them into his pants pocket before casually pulling out a cigarette.

By the time he spoke again, she could hear him exhaling smoke, “Strawberry again?”

Nan Jiaojiao’s face turned a shy red, and her scalp tingled.

This topic wouldn’t be easy to avoid, would it!

“You decide!”

She hurriedly responded and hung up the phone.

The call screen had just auto-exited, and before she could put down her hand, another call came in.

Nan Jiaojiao glanced at it and showed the screen to Old Lady Bo.

“Grandma, it’s my senior brother’s call; I’ll go out and take it.”

“Okay, Grandma will wait for you.

Don’t go outside; it’s cold out there.”

Nan Jiaojiao responded with an “okay,” tossed the Heizi into the chess box, and got up to leave.

She didn’t notice the look on Old Lady Bo’s face as she watched her leave, her mouth smiling, eyes twinkling warmly.

Her granddaughter-in-law was so considerate, even letting her know when someone outside the family called.

She was such a good girl.

Nan Jiaojiao didn’t go out; between the dining room and the living room there was a small compartment separated by a carved screen that formed a small tea room.

There, by a floor-to-ceiling window, she stood and answered Pei Dongshi’s call.

“Still alive?” His teasing came immediately on answering.

Nan Jiaojiao was clever, one quick witted person.

Hearing his sarcastic tone, she realized this call was to settle accounts with her and simply played dumb, “Ah, still alive.”

“Not bad, the life you’ve got is remarkably resilient.”

Pei Dongshi said, “Stop pretending, I know everything.”

Nan Jiaojiao exhaled, “How did you find out?”

“The situation wasn’t made a big deal, but that day Bo Yanching searched high and low for someone.

A few words leaked out here and there.

No one connected it to you; you were hidden so well by him that everyone thought it was Bo Qingshan who had gone missing.

Just so happens that I know a few people in the police station.

Chit-chatting with them, I heard a few comments.

Anyone who can provoke Bo Yanching to personally show up at the police station and punch someone must be you; who else could cause him to lose control like that?”

Nan Jiaojiao raised an eyebrow.

When was this?

She genuinely didn’t know.

“I visited you in the hospital, Bo Yanching was standing guard, and we exchanged a few words, so I did not go in.”

Nan Jiaojiao’s body, which was leaning against the floor-to-ceiling window, suddenly straightened, feeling as if her scalp was being pulled up, “Master knows too?”

“If she knew, could you still be this peaceful?”

Oh, right, surely things would have blown up by now.

She rested her shoulder back against the window, speaking in a limp voice, “What a pity, during my recovery those days, I didn’t get to eat the medicinal meals Master made.

If I could have had a few sips of her ‘immortal soup’ at that time, I’m sure I would have recovered even faster.”

“Hmm?” Pei Dongshi paused, his rising intonation seemed to mock her search for trouble, “What are you fantasizing about?”

Nan Jiaojiao was so amused she couldn’t straighten her back.

“If those young ladies who have a crush on you knew what you’re really like in private, they’d have been disillusioned long ago.”

“How would they find out?

You going to tell your dad?”

Pei Dongshi coughed twice, before the topic could be diverted further by Nan Jiaojiao, he forcefully pulled it back, “I’m busy here, so I’ll keep it short.

‘The Empress’s Killing’ starts filming next week, and you have to attend the opening ceremony.

I won’t be available.

Your costume designs have already been sent over.

Whatever needs to be changed, you can decide.

If there’s any issue, contact me, and I’ll handle it.”

It’s almost time for filming?

Does that mean Chu Yao is back from filming the variety show?