Chapter 313 Are you really not related by blood?

When Yan Ai entered the bar, she found that it was a cellar-style bar with a curved staircase and antique oil paintings on the walls, creating a mysterious and retro atmosphere.

The bar also invited a resident singer to liven up the atmosphere. Young men and women swayed their bodies to the rhythm of the music, looking very happy and immersed in it.

Yan Ai seldom goes to bars. This way of relaxing that young people like nowadays has little appeal to her. She prefers to relax in galleries.

In the gallery, looking at the uniquely conceived paintings, she can follow the artist's thoughts and explore them, which is very interesting.

Yan Ai took the gift and went straight to the box reserved by Zhong Zhuoying and knocked on the door.

Zhong Zhuoying came over to open the door. When she saw her, she immediately pulled her inside with a bright smile.

As he walked, he enthusiastically introduced Yan Ai to the people in the box, "This is my new good friend, Yan Ai. Like you, she came here tonight to celebrate my birthday."

Yan Ai looked up and saw that in addition to Zhong Zhuoying, there were six other girls and one boy in the box, all of them very young.

And that boy must be Zhong Zhuoying’s boyfriend.

As expected, when Zhong Zhuoying introduced the boy, she immediately walked over and took his arm affectionately, smiling happily at Yan Ai and said, "Xiao Ai, this is my boyfriend Chen Hao. I've been wanting to introduce you to each other for a long time!"

Chen Hao has a gentle and fair appearance, wears a pair of glasses on his nose, is dressed like an ordinary college boy, and has a gentle smile.

He nodded politely towards Yan Ai and said, "Hello, Miss Yan. Zhuoying often mentioned you to me, and today I finally have the chance to meet you."

"Hello." Yan Ai also nodded slightly in response.

After she finished speaking, she retracted her gaze and handed the gift in her hand to Zhong Zhuoying, "Zhuoying, this is a small token of my appreciation. I wish you a happy birthday."

"Thank you!" Zhong Zhuoying let go of her boyfriend's arm and happily took the gift, but she did not open it in a hurry. Instead, she put the gift from Yan Ai together with the gifts from several friends before her.

"I'll open it slowly when I get home!" While putting the gift away, Zhong Zhuoying turned around and explained to her with a smile.

Then Zhong Zhuoying asked Yan Ai to sit next to her.

Yan Ai walked over and sat down obediently.

Chen Hao walked to the other side of Zhong Zhuoying and sat down.

The rest of the people in the box sat in their original seats without moving.

It feels like a place was specially reserved for Yan Ai.

It's very deliberate, but most people might feel that they are valued by the birthday girl and would just be happy.

Besides, except for Zhong Zhuoying's boyfriend, all the other people in the box were girls, which made it easy for people to let down their guard.

Yan Ai listened to their chatting and laughing calmly and never took the initiative to talk.

At this time, a fashionable girl sitting opposite Yan Ai suddenly asked Yan Ai, "By the way, do you also go to school here?"

She thought Yan Ai was a college student like them.

Yan Ai said softly, "Yeah, but I've already graduated."

She didn't say which school she graduated from, nor had she told Zhong Zhuoying before.

The girl blinked, as if surprised. "You've already graduated? I thought you were still in school like us!"

"Have you found a job? I heard from my seniors in school that it's hard to find a job in Beijing. Many people want to stay in such a big city to work and live after graduation, and the competition is very fierce." Another short-haired girl wearing black-framed glasses also joined their conversation.

Yan Ai just smiled and shook her head without answering the question.

The girl with black-framed glasses immediately sighed and said, "See? I told you it wouldn't be that easy. But don't be discouraged. In a big city, the competition is a bit fierce, but the advantage is that there are more opportunities!"

Then a few other people chatted about this topic for a while, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.

Someone even jokingly asked Yan Ai, "Hey, are you really not related to Zhuoying by blood? When you first came in, I thought you were Zhuoying's older sister."