Chapter 123 Care

Yu Nian fell into a brief period of self-loathing. She buried her head in the water and held her breath for a minute. The suffocation forced her brain to empty. She repeated this several times before she let herself go.

The cell phone on the shelf vibrated. Yu Nian leaned back in the bathtub and picked up the phone. It was a text message from Chen Xi.

Before she left, she sent a text message to Chen Xi: [Sorry, Xixi, I’m leaving first.]

Chen Xi probably learned the general situation from Ke Yu, and replied to her: [I heard from Ke Yu that Ji Yanxing is here? ]

Yu Nian: [Yeah. 】

Chen Xi: [I’m sorry, Nian Nian, I didn’t think it through. I will explain everything to Ke Yu.]

Chen Xi was originally asked by He Manlian. She also felt that if Yu Nian wanted to get out of this marriage, she would need external stimulation, so she thought of introducing a few friends to her. Whether there would be any follow-up development was not the point, at least she should not be left alone at home when she was free, as this would make her prone to having wild thoughts.

Who knew I would meet Ji Yanxing.

Chen Xi: [Did you two have a fight? ]

Yu Nian stared at the screen, his fingertips lightly touching the keyboard, and slowly typed: [It’s not a quarrel. ]

Chen Xi: [Have you arrived home? ]

Yu Nian: [Yeah. 】

Chen Xi: [You should have a good rest. I will take care of Auntie. ]

Yu Nian: [Okay. 】

Putting down her phone, Yu Nian got up from the bathtub, pulled a bathrobe over her body, opened the bathroom door, fresh air rushed in, and she tied the belt of her bathrobe.

What do you want?

【Do you want me to love you? 】

Yu Nian's heart curled up as she recalled his words. She poured a cup of hot water and walked to the balcony with the cup in hand.

The apartment building where she lived was above a shopping mall plaza, and there were still quite a few people there at this hour.

But the distance was too far and I couldn't see anything clearly.

The mist of the hot water was blown away by the wind and soon cooled down. Yu Nian's hands holding the cup gradually became colder. A gust of cold wind blew, she withdrew her gaze, and walked towards the bedroom.

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Having not slept well the previous night, Yu Nian drank half a cup of iced American coffee on the morning of the first day before starting to work.

This case is a bit tricky. The client, Dong Qiuping, asked for a divorce, but her husband Liao Ming disagreed, no matter what concessions he made on property. Lin Qiuping said that Liao Ming would beat her when he was drunk, but there was no direct video evidence or indirect injury report.

Dong Qiuping said that she would bring the evidence next time they met. After she left, Yu Nian returned to the office and Qiao Siyun brought her a box of chocolates.

Yu Nian was a little surprised: "Why did you suddenly think of giving me chocolate?"

"Well," Qiao Siyun said shyly, "I'm dating someone and I plan to treat you and Su Miao to dinner tonight."

Yu Nian raised his eyebrows: "That's a good thing."

"Oh," Qiao Siyun pulled up a chair and sat next to her, propping up his arm and resting his chin, "Actually, I'm still a little scared. I'm afraid of being cheated on by him, but think about it. I'm 28 years old and have never been in a relationship. I'll just let him cheat on me. I'll just treat it as a life experience."

"What does he do?" Qiao Siyun: "He runs a small company."

Yu Nian joked, “If he dares to cheat on you, check his taxes.”

Qiao Siyun: "...You are still cruel enough."

Qiao Siyun peeled a chocolate and asked casually, "How are you and your boss doing?"

Yu Nian paused, "Divorced."

"Cough, cough, cough." The chocolate crisps that Qiao Siyun had just swallowed got stuck in her throat. Yu Nian gave her a glass of water. After she swallowed it with difficulty, she took a deep breath and said, "Cough, cough, divorced?"

"Um."

Qiao Siyun looked at Yu Nian's face, which was indistinguishable from his emotions, and wanted to ask many questions. In the end, he chose the most realistic question: "How did you divide your property?"

Yu Nian leaned back in his chair, "He gave me half of his fortune."

“…”

After half a minute of silence, Qiao Siyun gave a thumbs up and said, "Awesome, sister, you are really awesome."

Yu Nian pursed his lips and joked to himself: "I have fought for my clients' property for so many years, I can't just leave with nothing."

Qiao Siyun: "Yes, money is the most important thing."

After Qiao Siyun left, Yu Nian peeled a chocolate. It was too bitter, so she drank half a cup of boiled water to overcome the bitterness.

Qiao Siyun said she would treat everyone to dinner tonight at the shopping mall downstairs from her apartment building. Yu Nian planned to go home and take a shower before going to the dinner date.

This apartment has two households per elevator. The elevator on their side was stuck on her floor and took a long time to come down. Yu Nian waited for two minutes, but it was still stuck, so she had to take the elevator on the other side.

She remembered that the house next door to her had been renovated, but no one had lived there. While sitting in the elevator, Yu Nian had a wild thought: Could it be that this family had moved in?

Otherwise why would it occupy the elevator.

The numbers on the elevator display screen gradually changed.

With a "ding" sound, it arrived at the floor where she lived.

Yu Nian walked through the corridor towards her house, and sure enough, she saw a group of workers moving things into the apartment next to hers.

Looks like we really need to move here.

Yu Nian didn't think much about it. She went home, took a quick shower, and blew her hair. Then she picked up her phone and glanced at it. Qiao Siyun was urging her in the group chat.

Qiao Siyun: [We still have ten minutes to arrive, where are you two? ]

Su Miao: [Just got off work, on the way. ]

Yu Nian replied: [It took me about ten minutes too. ]

Yu Nian did not waste any time. The place for dinner was at the square downstairs. She did not even take the car keys. She changed her shoes and opened the door.

The moment I opened the door, I was caught off guard by a familiar face.

Yu Nian was stunned, and four words suddenly popped up in his mind - ghost lingers.

Ji Yanxing was wearing a white woolen sweater, with one hand in his pocket, looking down at her.

Before Yu Nian could speak, he spoke first: "Miss Yu, I am your new neighbor, please take care of me."

After she finished speaking, Ji Yanxing noticed what she was wearing.

She wore a light blue sweater on top and a white skirt underneath, and she looked like she was going on a date or out for dinner.

Ji Yanxing immediately thought of the man from last night, and his brows immediately darkened, "Who are you going to see?"

Yu Nian hadn't yet digested the fact that "he was her new neighbor", but when she heard him ask this, she became more certain that he was not going to let her go.

Feeling a little tired deep down in his heart, Yu Nian said calmly, "You care too much."

After saying that, she pressed the elevator button and prepared to go downstairs.

Ji Yanxing's dark pupils were filled with hostility, and his voice was cold: "That pretty boy from yesterday?"

"No." Yu Nian didn't want to argue with him about this issue and delay her appointment.

Ji Yanxing was not happy in his heart because of her denial. She denied without explaining because she didn't want to have any dispute with him, so she wouldn't have to deal with him.

It was like a punch on cotton. She didn't let herself think about why he was so nosy.

"Ding." The elevator arrived.

Yu Nian walked into the elevator. Ji Yanxing lifted his leg and followed him in.

In the enclosed space, his aura lingered around her, and Yu Nian looked down at the ground.

It was the time when people were getting off work, and the elevator had a large flow of people. With each floor that passed, someone came in. Yu Nian was squeezed to the rightmost corner, with his body pressed against the cold elevator.