The wind howled outside the corridor window.
Cold air poured in.
The three stood facing one another, none of them feeling cold.
Xie Yanci held his coat instead of wearing it, and the wedding ring hanging around his neck stood out.
His dark eyes narrowed slightly, his assessing gaze fixed on Zhou An, who had appeared at an inopportune moment. An intense, invisible pressure spread through the air around him.
Even Xu Xingqi beside him sensed a hint of chill.
Scary.
He trembled. Fortunately, that hostility was not directed at him.
Zhou An could sense it too.
Looking at the two men outside Xu Shi's door, he felt somewhat displeased.
It was nine at night.
What could they possibly need from Xu Shi this late?
Zhou An tightened his grip on the document envelope, composed himself, and greeted him respectfully. "President Xie."
Xie Yanci stared at him without responding.
Hah.
What good was being the Official Partner? He still had to bow and scrape and call him President Xie.
"P-President Xie!" Xu Xingqi's eyes widened. "You're Xie..."
Before he could finish, a heavy slap landed on the back of his head.
Xie Yanci frowned slightly and reminded him coldly, "Keep your voice down."
"Oh..." Xu Xingqi behaved himself.
Zhou An also knew that Xu Xingqi was Xu Shi's younger brother.
But he did not get along very well with Xu Xingqi. He had tried to win over Xu Shi's younger brother, but Xu Xingqi had always been hostile toward him.
He did not know why.
Now, it seemed Xie Yanci got along quite well with Xu Xingqi.
He was still a step too late.
Zhou An deliberated for a few seconds, then gestured to the document envelope in his hand. "President Xie, is Xu Shi home? I need to talk