Chapter 368 Two Worlds Clearly Divided

"Baby, why do you look unhappy? Don't you like me?" Qiao Ying looked at him with a wronged expression, as if she was about to cry.

Qin Yi looked a little awkward. He wanted to get away from her or have her wash her face.

"No, isn't this our first meeting? I think we should get to know each other better. The feeling in real life is different from that online."

Qiao Ying pouted and said pitifully, "How is it different? I feel they're the same. It seems you're still not satisfied with me."

"You're overthinking things again. Why don't we go out for dinner?" Qin Yi didn't want to continue the conversation.

Qiao Ying gave him a deep look, and after confirming that he didn't have those kinds of thoughts, she finally gave up, "Okay."

This kind of thing can't be rushed. There are still two weeks left, so let's take it slow and avoid doing the opposite of what we want.

Qin Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and said, "I'll wait for you outside."

After saying that, he quickly walked out.

Unexpectedly, I ran into Xia Nan as soon as I went out. She had been standing at the door and hadn't left, mainly because she didn't know where to go.

The two met briefly, and both felt somewhat awkward.

"Hello," Xia Nan greeted awkwardly.

Qin Yi nodded slightly. "Why are you standing here?"

He thought she had really gone out for a walk, but she just lingered at the door.

Xia Nan said shyly, "I just got back."

Qin Yi could tell she was lying at a glance, but he didn't call her out on it. Instead, he started chatting with her casually.

Do you two work in the same place?

Xia Nan nodded: "Yes, we were classmates from elementary school to university, and we even worked at the same company after graduation."

Qin Yi was somewhat surprised, "So you two have a pretty good relationship."

"Yes, she is my best friend." Xia Nan smiled.

Although she wasn't as pretty as Qiao Ying, she had a surprisingly beautiful and infectious smile.

Moreover, she wasn't wearing makeup, so there were no fish scales on her face. Qin Yi felt more comfortable looking at her than at Qiao Ying.

Realizing what he was thinking, Qin Yi was startled by his own thoughts. What kind of scumbag was this?

He quickly stopped his random thoughts, smiled slightly at Xia Nan, and then said nothing more.

Just then, Qiao Ying finished getting ready and came out. She greeted her and said, "Let's go."

Qin Yi nodded. He didn't know where to eat, so he called Yang Han and asked her to come out and eat with him.

Yang Han had nothing better to do, so she simply agreed and took Xiao Lin along as well.

The group met at the door. Yang Han looked around and said, "Hey, where's Lao Qin?"

Qin Yi said, "I don't know what he's busy with; he doesn't answer my calls."

"This guy is probably with Qiao Xing. I'll give him a call and see."

He took out his phone and called Qin Ce, but as expected, no one answered. He wondered what Qin Ce was up to.

So Yang Han called Qiao Xing again.

She answered the phone, and Yang Han immediately asked, "Sister-in-law, is Lao Qin with you?"

"No, what's wrong?"

"I thought you two were together. He wasn't answering his phone. But sister-in-law, let's go out for dinner together."

Qiao Xing was stunned. Why were they all inviting her to dinner?

"You guys go ahead, I'm not going."

"Hey, what are you doing alone in the room? Aren't you bored? Come on over, it's so much more lively with so many of us eating together."

Qiao Xing didn't want to join in their fun; she was worried about how to get back.

Yang Han then said, "Come quickly, we'll be waiting for you in the lobby downstairs."

He didn't give Qiao Xing a chance to refuse, and hung up the phone after saying those words.

Just as Qiao Xing was about to speak, he heard a busy tone coming from the phone.

She glanced at her phone speechlessly.

It was past seven o'clock, and she wasn't very hungry.

But there didn't seem to be anything to do in the room, so she thought about it and went anyway.

When they got downstairs, they saw the five of them, especially Qiao Ying, who was affectionately hugging Qin Yi.

Qin Yi was still wearing a mask and hat; anyone who didn't know him would have thought he was a fugitive.

Yang Han smiled and waved to her, "Sister-in-law, come quick!"

Qiao Xing walked over and greeted them. When her gaze fell on Qiao Ying's face, she noticed that Qiao Ying was also looking at her.

Qiao Ying immediately smiled and extended her hand to her, "Hello, sister-in-law, we've finally met."

Qiao Xing forced a smile and shook hands with her.

Qin Yi said, "Alright, let's go."

Yang Han had been observing Qiao Xing's expression. He was certain that Qiao Xing knew Qiao Ying, but Qiao Xing didn't seem to know her.

He gave a car key to Qin Yi, asking him to take Qiao Ying and Xiao Lin, while he himself drove Qiao Xing and Xiao Lin.

He was thinking to himself how to get Qin Ce over here; he certainly couldn't miss such a good opportunity.

Yang Han drove the group to a relatively large restaurant. He parked the car and let the two of them get out first.

Then he called Qin Ce, but couldn't get through. So he sent Qin Ce a message, telling him that Qiao Xing was having dinner with him and asking him to come over quickly.

Unexpectedly, Qin Ce called immediately, and Yang Han couldn't help but laugh when she saw this.

"Old Qin, what are you busy with all day? You don't answer my calls, but you do see my messages."

Qin Ce asked directly, "Why did you have dinner with her?"

Sure enough, apart from this matter, he wouldn't listen to anything else; selectively ignoring it was a clear case.

"It's just a meal, there's no special reason. So, are you coming or not?"

"Give me the address."

Yang Han grinned, and before giving him the address, he asked the same question again, "So what exactly are you doing? You've come all this way, don't tell me you're still busy with work."

"Estimated value".

"What the heck?"

"Send me the address right away." Qin Ce ignored his question again, clearly not wanting to reveal too much to him.

Yang Han noticed his tone wasn't good and didn't press further. "Okay, I'll send it to you on WeChat. Come over quickly."

He hung up the phone and sent the address.

After getting off the bus, he saw Qiao Xing talking to Xiao Lin. He paused for a moment but did not go over.

Xiao Lin and Qiao Xing added each other as friends. She told Qiao Xing, "If you ever need my help in the future, just let me know."

Qiao Xing was a little flattered. To be honest, she and Xiao Lin had only met a few times and weren't even friends yet.

Moreover, in their previous two meetings, Xiao Lin had given her the impression of being very aloof and unapproachable. Qiao Xing never expected that the two of them would one day stand here chatting like friends.

Ultimately, all of this is because of Qin's policies.

Without Qin Ce, she would never have crossed paths with Xiao Lin in her life, let alone be standing here chatting.

They stood there like that, and Qiao Xing could feel the distance between them, two distinct worlds.