Chapter 160 Self-blame

"You're not allowed to call me Little Jinjin! What are you so smug about, you giant? You're so tall, yet you're riddled with illnesses, even at the academy..."

At this point, Shang Duojin paused, his face flushing red as he looked at Yan Qing's suddenly dimmed expression. "No, Giant Qing, that's not what I meant. I just..."

"Pfft!" Yan Qing couldn't help but laugh, tapping Shang Duojin's forehead with her right index finger. "Alright, I'm just teasing you, my little Jinjin. How could your sister Yan be so fragile?"

"You! Giant Qing, who are you calling Sister Yan here? You're only a year older than me!!"

"Did anyone speak just now? I don't think so. If not, you'd better hurry up and tell us who that girl inside is. She's really stunning."

Shang Duojin realized that Yan Qing was pretending to be stupid. He snorted and didn't bother to argue with her anymore. He then brought up the matter of Qiao Mei.

"That's my sister Qiao! We're from the same college and are very, very good friends!!"

"Is that all?" Yan Qing was a little skeptical. After all, in her memory, Shang Duojin didn't have any good friends, let alone any male friends.

"Of course! And that wicked woman, the one with the pigtails, her name is Shu Qingqing, she's also my good friend. The three of us are now the best of friends, unlike you, Giant Qing, an orphan!!"

This time, Yan Qing surprisingly didn't argue with Shang Duojin, but instead carefully observed the sincerity and pride in Shang Duojin's eyes.

Remembering Shu Qingqing and Qiao Mei she had just seen, she nodded with a hint of relief: "Great, great, congratulations on leaving the orphan group. Now I'm all alone, sigh..."

While the two were talking, Qiao Mei, who was on the outer balcony, was also asking Shu Qingqing about something.

She breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that Cong Lie's injuries had been stabilized by the doctor accompanying Shang Duojin.

"That's good. Let's go, I need to check on him."

Shu Qingqing originally wanted to ask Qiao Mei again who Cong Lie was, but seeing that Qiao Mei was unwilling to say more, she could only suppress her desire to ask and followed her out.

As she went out, Qiao Mei glanced at the little black dragon who was still resting on her neck. Although she could confirm through their master-servant contract that he was alright, she was still very worried about his condition.

"Sister Qiao, you bad woman! I was just saying I was going to go in and find you, and you came out instead. Let me formally introduce you. This is Juren Qing, my childhood friend and neighbor~"

“Giant…” Shu Qingqing had been busy checking on Qiao Mei’s condition and hadn’t paid much attention to Yan Qing’s situation.

Now, after hearing Shang Duojin's introduction and seeing her again, I realized how tall she is, and how imposing she is; she really does have the air of a giant.

"Hello, my name is..." Shu Qingqing looked away and was about to introduce herself when Yan Qing said that Shang Duojin had already introduced themselves for them.

After thanking Yan Qing again, Qiao Mei heard the noise coming from outside the door and guessed that the auction house people had started searching. She hurriedly left the room and went to the second floor.

Seeing this, Shang Duojin said something to Yan Qing and then followed with Shu Qingqing.

After everyone had left, Yan Qing looked at the room, which had returned to calm, and sat down in the spot where Qiao Mei had been sitting. She then turned on her personal computer bracelet and sent a message to a message box.

......

The search of the auction house came as a surprise to Shang Duojin and his group. Only Qiao Mei, who knew the inside story, remained calm. After confirming that Cong Lie's injuries were not serious, she noticed his clothes, which were out of place with her and Shang Duojin's, and asked Shang Duojin if he could get a bespoke suit for Cong Lie to wear right now.

“Sure, I’ve brought my styling team with me this time, no big deal. But you and this Cong Lie…” Shang Duojin carefully examined Cong Lie’s tough-guy appearance and felt that he wasn’t the type Qiao Mei would like.

Qiao Mei answered honestly, "This is my friend. I've asked him to help me with things a few times before."

Shu Qingqing still remembered the silver-haired handsome guy she had seen in the video recording from Qiao Mei's smart bracelet. Although she only saw a side profile, she could tell that he was the kind of person who looked rather aloof.

They are completely different styles from Cong Lie.

So unlike Shang Duojin, she didn't think the wrong thing and even roughly guessed his relationship with Qiao Mei.

"But what's wrong with Cangcang? Why is she still sleeping?"

She remembered that when she first saw Cangcang, she was still awake.

Qiao Mei lowered her red eyes to look at him, her heartache evident in them: "It was to help me that you expended so much of your strength to do this."

She remembered how filthy he looked when she pulled him out of the sewer.

The look of self-reproach in his eyes deepened.

Ao Cang was once such a high and mighty figure, but now, because of her, he's been relegated to a filthy, foul place like a sewer...

"Oh? Should we take it to see a vet?"

"No need, I have a way to help it after the auction."

Those sealed tubes of dragon blood are stored in Ao Cang's quantum computer bracelet, but they can only be opened by him after he wakes up and uses his fingerprint authentication.

After Shang Duojin's styling team gave Cong Lie a makeover, he definitely looked like he was there to attend an auction.

The auction house's search team arrived at their room.

None of them are currently impeccably dressed.

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