Chapter 49 Tonight, a Secret Meeting with Huai

Chapter Forty-Nine: Meeting in Huai'an Tonight

A refreshing breeze blew in through the car window, making Wen Jin's voice sound faint and cold, "No, my high school was very ordinary."

Xiao Yin didn't believe it. "You're so modest, Sister Jin Ye. With your beauty, you'd stand out in a crowd, okay?"

Wen Jin didn't know how to explain this completely opposite situation.

When she was in high school, she was always eating irregularly, which led to poor development, making her pale and thin. Her sneakers were worn out from washing.

Being mistreated for years has fostered a timid and inferior personality; he doesn't dare to look people in the eye when speaking to them.

So neither her appearance nor her temperament is at all related to being beautiful.

Forget about standing out in a crowd; it's a miracle if it doesn't irritate the eyes.

Perhaps it was for this reason that she missed Fu Yanjing so many times, and the brilliant young man never remembered her face.

The car stopped on Wensong Road, and Wen Jin got out with Xiao Yin and paid by scanning a QR code.

This area is full of life and bustling with activity; it was a place Wen Jinye always passed through on her way to school.

This is a paradise for many students at Jiangbei No.1 Middle School.

Xiao Yin excitedly shouted, "Sister Jinye, you've led me to my happy hometown!"

"Waaaaah, I want to be with you for the rest of my life."

Wen Jin was also terrified and turned pale. "You can say this to me, but never say it to a man."

Xiao Yin's expression changed instantly, and she made a "kill" gesture. "Don't worry, Sister Jinye, men will only affect my cooking speed."

There's a really good wonton shop on Wensong Road, which is where Wen Jin brought Xiao Yin.

However, on her way to her destination, Xiao Yin was attracted by the milky aroma emanating from a dessert shop and spent a lot of money to buy two bags.

Wen Jin also bought some hawthorn strips for herself.

Xiao Yin didn't quite understand, "Sister Jinye, won't eating this on an empty stomach be bad for your stomach?"

Since Tang Man fell ill, Xiao Yin has become extra concerned about her stomach health. Even the slightest belching will cause her to cover her mouth in alarm and send a message to Tang Man.

[It's over, Team Leader Tang. I might have to join the organization to be with you.]

Tang Man was so angry that she scolded her for being outspoken as soon as they met, and pinched her mouth shut to make her stop talking.

You are not welcome here.

Wen Jin wasn't very hungry at the moment, but she still needed to eat dinner; she was too lazy to cook when she got home.

"I'll eat some hawthorn to whet my appetite."

Xiao Yin was shocked. "The stomach can close up?!"

*

The wonton stall is busiest at this time of day.

The evening sky wasn't as scorching as at noon, but the wonton stalls were still steaming, which didn't stop customers from flocking in at all.

Wen Jin also found a nearby empty seat with Xiao Yin.

Xiaoyin hadn't even sat down when she received another call from her boyfriend checking up on her.

I don't know what kind of unpleasantness the two of them had yesterday, but Xiao Yin had a dark face and spoke in an unfriendly tone as she got up.

The stall owner, Aunt Lin, spotted Wen Jinye at a glance, her surprise mixed with joy. "Little Jinye, it's been so long! When did you come back from Hong Kong?"

She looked Wen Jinye up and down. The timid girl of the past had grown into a graceful young woman, and her eyes were glistening with tears. "It's so good to see you like this."

From junior high to high school, Wen Jin was always hungry, and Aunt Lin would bring her a bowl of hot wontons to help her get through those moments.

Her family lived next door to her uncle's house, where a small wonton stall had been operating on Wensong Road for decades.

Wen Jin also choked back tears, "I'm just glad Aunt Lin doesn't blame me for not coming to see you."

When Wen Jin was studying at university in Gangcheng, she sometimes worked two jobs a day.

After receiving several months' worth of wages, Wen Jin set aside living expenses and sent all of it to Aunt Lin.

Aunt Kelin's kindness is something that cannot be measured in money.

Aunt Lin knew best about Wen Jinye's dark past. She lowered her voice and asked, "You came back without letting that family know, right?"

Wen Jin pursed her lips, not wanting Aunt Lin to worry, and shook her head.

"That's good, that's good... Stay far away from that heartless family."

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Xiaoyin hang up the phone and walk over, and Aunt Lin waved her hand.

"Oh, let's not talk about that. You brought your friend today, so let your friend try Auntie's cooking."

Xiao Yin heard Aunt Lin say this as soon as she got back.

The little girl immediately beamed with joy, her words sweet as she said, "Auntie, I could smell the aroma of your wontons from a mile away! It smells so good I could somersault for miles!"

When the wontons arrived, Xiao Yin was so overwhelmed by the aroma that she lost all sense of time and hunger, and she ate a whole wild boar.

Wen Jin also ate very slowly.

Every place her gaze lingered on was intimately familiar to her.

Her uncle's house was very close by, so she hadn't dared to set foot in this place since she returned.

She was always afraid of stirring up memories of those dark days she desperately wanted to escape.

No matter how Wen Jin tried to hide, it seemed she couldn't escape the shadow they cast.

After being harassed by Tan Donglin several times, Wen Jin eventually came to terms with it.

Since we can't avoid it, let's just let nature take its course.

She is independent now.

*

An Yu's scenes in the desert have finally wrapped up, and she boarded a plane to Jiangbei that morning.

As a relatively unknown, obscure celebrity, she earns enough to live comfortably and enjoys freedom of movement.

No fans were there to greet her at the airport. As soon as An Yu got off the plane, she called Wen Jinye and said, "Baby~ I missed you so much! Let's go out for a drink tonight!"

At that moment, Wen Jin was also writing an interview outline. She smiled and asked, "Do you miss me, or do you want me to order six male models for you?"

An Yu chuckled on the phone, "Just kidding, what man smells better than sisters? But six of them would definitely be a bit better."

As she dragged her suitcase, she was already envisioning a bright future.

"At that time, one man will feed me fruit; another man will pour me wine; another man will massage my feet and back; and the third man will be responsible for calling me 'sister' in my ear to please me."

Wen Jinye: "What about the other two?"

An Yu remained calm and composed. "Of course, I'd be embracing two women! I can't neglect men, sorry."

Wen Jin chuckled, "Then where shall we meet tonight?"

An Yu thought for a moment, then waved her hand and said, "Huai Mi, I just found my Huai Mi membership card in my suitcase the other day, it should still be usable once more."

Membership cards have time limits; once they expire, they're wasted.

When An Yu got that card, it cost at least the equivalent of the salary for one TV series.

“But we’ll have to save the male models for next time.” An Yu counted on her fingers, “If we order Huai Mi’s male models now, we’ll have worked for nothing for a year.”

"Okay," Wen Jin replied.

"Oh right, let's invite your photographer colleague too~" An Yu thought that Wen Jin had been mentioning Xiao Yin's name frequently since he returned to Jiangbei.

Wen Jin also has a withdrawn personality and rarely makes friends on her own initiative.

An Yu was able to get along with Wen Jinye because after they became classmates, An Yu would chatter incessantly in Wen Jinye's ear like a little bee every day.

They are all busy with their own work now, and An Yu is very happy for Wen Jinye that she has a little sunshine by her side.

When An Yu returned this time, she also brought Xiao Yin a gift. "I didn't know what she liked, so I just bought a Louis Vuitton bag from the latest season at the airport counter. I'm selling it for free."