Zhu Qianying gave him a deep look, unconsciously unscrewed the bottle cap, tilted her head back, and took another big gulp of juice. After finishing, she raised the back of her hand to wipe the corner of her mouth.

Staring at Xing Bailun, he asked, "Aaron, tell me honestly, the busyness you mentioned, it's not because of Young Master Yan, is it?"

Xing Bailun was slightly taken aback. "Shadow, what are you thinking?"

Even though Xing Bailun denied it, Zhu Qianying's intuition told her that she had guessed correctly!

At this moment, Zhu Qianying was very annoyed and angry. At the same time, she also felt that she was very useless. She had gone to such lengths, but in the end, she still dragged her best friend down with her.

"Shadow, don't overthink it. It's just my normal job. It happens like this two or three days every month. Don't you know that?"

Xing Bailun hurriedly offered an explanation, but in Zhu Qianying's eyes, it was just a cover-up.

"Aaron, I'm sorry!" Zhu Qianying said dejectedly.

Seeing that he could no longer hide it, Xing Bailun had no choice but to comfort her, "Shadow, don't overthink it. It's perfectly normal for us to have some disagreements when we work together. This happens not only with Young Master Yan, but also with Qi Xiao and his company. We can't let our personal feelings affect our business."

Xing Bailun has already said all this; if Zhu Qianying continues to dwell on it, it will only make everyone uncomfortable.

"Hmm!" He turned around, opened the driver's side door, and tossed the half-finished drink inside. "Are you feeling more awake? You can sleep a little longer, I'll keep driving, no problem."

Xing Bolun held onto the car door and said, "I've had enough sleep, I'll drive."

Zhu Qianying obediently stepped aside and went around to the passenger side to get into the car.

"What are your plans next?"

Xing Bailun asked about Zhu Qianying's plans after marriage.

However, Zhu Qianying hadn't thought much about what would happen after marriage. Even now, she didn't have any sense of reality about the fact that she was about to get married, so it was impossible for her to think about the future.

"I don't know, probably not much different from before!" Zhu Qianying said indifferently.

Yan Shao can be quite domineering and possessive at times, but apart from that, he doesn't seem to have much time or inclination to care about her other matters. As long as she is careful and doesn't cross his bottom line, even if they get married, it probably won't make much of a difference.

Besides, he promised her yesterday that he would draft a contract, and she could then write down her requirements.

Xing Bailun remained noncommittal in response to her answer. After that, their conversation drifted off into something else entirely, and neither of them mentioned Yan Shao again.

It was already afternoon when we arrived at the south gate of R University.

Zhu Qianying let Xing Bailun rest in the car for a while, then got out of the car herself and called her younger sister, Zhu Qianyu, asking her to come to the guardhouse to find her.

A few minutes later, Zhu Qianying saw her younger sister running breathlessly to the South Gate guardhouse. Zhu Qianying rushed over and hugged Zhu Qianyu tightly.

"Xiaoyu, did you miss your sister?"

Perhaps because she was being held too tightly, Zhu Qianyu rested her chin on Zhu Qianying's shoulder and pushed her waist with her hand.

"Sister, stop being so mushy!"

"Tsk tsk, Xiaoyu has grown up, she's not fun anymore!"

Zhu Qianying sighed, let go of her hand, and pushed her away forcefully, revealing the little girl's pretty face in front of her.

"Sister, what brings you here? Aren't you busy lately?"

"I'm busy. I came with Aaron to take care of some business and stopped by to see you."

Zhu Qianyu looked up and around, but there was no sign of Xing Bailun in the security room.

Zhu Qianying seemed to see through her thoughts, put her arm around her and walked out of the duty room, pointing to the Land Rover outside the gate, "Look, he's sleeping in the car."

After giving Zhu Qianyu some pointers, Zhu Qianying turned around and waved to the guard in the security room, "Thanks, bro!"

"You're welcome, take care." The gatekeeper returned her a gentle smile.

He put his arm around Zhu Qianyu and walked to the car. The car door lock clicked open.

"Hello, Brother Lun!" Zhu Qianyu got into the car and greeted Xing Bailun with a smile.

Xing Bolun looked at her seriously for a moment, "Xiaoyu seems to have lost weight?"

Zhu Qianying, who had just gotten into the car, looked at Zhu Qianyu and nodded, "Yes, she has indeed lost weight."

"Sigh, my Xiaoyu is starting to get troubled by love too!" Zhu Qianying said this was pure nonsense; the two sisters often made jokes like this.

But Zhu Qianying didn't know that her words this time were actually true!

"Sister, you're talking nonsense again," Zhu Qianyu muttered softly.

Zhu Qianying glanced at her, instinctively feeling that this little girl was hiding something from her, but she didn't want to ask too much in front of Xing Bailun.

"Xiaoyu, you know this place well. Just show me what you want to eat."

Xing Bolun started the car and adjusted the direction.

"What would you like to eat? I'll lead the way." Zhu Qianyu put on the airs of a hostess.

However, in the eyes of Zhu Qianying and Xing Bailun, she has always been a little girl.

"Heh, Xiaoyu, are you trying to invite Lun-ge to dinner?" Xing Bailun laughed heartily, although his face still showed obvious signs of fatigue.

"Of course, why would someone pay for a meal when someone has come all this way?"

"Your sister loves Hunan cuisine, so you lead the way."

The two of them talked back and forth, leaving no room for Zhu Qianying to interject, but when it came to where to eat, Zhu Qianying's taste was the priority.

Zhu Qianying shrugged and made a casual gesture, and just like that, the place to eat was decided.

"elder sister……"

As the car started, Zhu Qianyu quietly leaned close to Zhu Qianying's ear and whispered, "Does Young Master Yan know Aaron?"

Zhu Qianying paused for a moment, recalling that night at Tongyao, then shook her head, "I don't know, what does it have to do with him?"

The two sisters fell silent, each lost in thought for a while, until Xing Bailun asked for directions to the Hunan restaurant. Only then did Zhu Qianyu lean back in her chair, indicating that he should turn left at the intersection ahead and walk straight for 500 meters.

"How is Mom doing lately?" Zhu Qianyu asked.

"She's still the same." Zhu Qianying thought of her mother's pathetic state yesterday, and her forehead throbbed with pain.

However, she didn't want her younger sister to know about the mess at home. Anyway, the little girl couldn't help much, and even if she knew, it would only add another person to the trouble.

Over the years, Zhu Qianying has gotten used to carrying everything on her own.

As for my younger sister, let her enjoy her university life happily.

Besides, there's really nothing to say about my mom. For decades, she's been getting up early every day to prepare food for my dad, and staying up late every night to prepare his late-night snacks. This kind of repetitive life is really nothing to talk about.

The car quickly stopped outside the Hunan restaurant. The three of them went into a private room, sat down and drank tea. Zhu Qianying then said to her younger sister, "Xiaoyu, could you take a day off tomorrow? Are there any fun places around here? Come with us and wander around."