When Qi Xingzhou heard Jiang Ning say that they were going to eat seafood, his dark eyes lit up and he raised the corners of his lips as if he was somewhat happy.
The two of them came to the seafood restaurant happily. Thinking that it would be more comfortable to eat in a quiet private room than in the lobby, Jiang Ning asked the waiter if there were any private rooms available.
"Yes, yes, please follow me." The waiter had a friendly attitude and led the two people into a small private room.
After the two of them sat down, the waiter handed them the order with both hands.
It wasn't the first time that she and Qi Xingzhou had eaten seafood. They had eaten it last time when they went to the beach. Jiang Ning took a pen and neatly ticked the dishes and meals that she and Qi Xingzhou both liked. After ticking them, she handed it to Qi Xingzhou and asked him to add what he wanted to eat.
After both of them had made their choices, the waiter turned around and left with the order.
After a while, a waiter came over with a food cart, bringing tableware, a pot of hot tea, and some appetizers.
"You sit here, I'm going to the bathroom." Jiang Ning said to Qi Xingzhou, then stood up and left the box.
The restaurant's restroom is at the end of the corridor. It seems to be cleaned regularly. The floor is clean and smooth, and there is no other peculiar smell.
The sound of running water could be heard, and Jiang Ning stood in front of the sink, washing her hands.
A surprised voice suddenly came from behind: "Jiang Ning?!"
Jiang Ning paused, raised his head, and met the gaze of the person behind him through the mirror.
"Is it really you?!" After seeing Jiang Ning's full appearance, Huo Miao spoke in disbelief.
She also came to the restroom, and originally did not notice the person washing his hands at the sink, until she took a step forward. For some reason, Huo Miao suddenly caught a glimpse of him out of the corner of her eye, and then she was stunned.
The familiar figure and profile of the other person made her unable to help but call out Jiang Ning's name before her brain could react.
I didn't expect it was really her! Huo Miao was like a stressed cat, with a vigilant look on her face: "Why are you here?!"
Huo Miao just finished his ten-day detention and was released from the detention center yesterday.
Although the Huo family was a little angry about her act of fraudulent donations, they felt distressed when they saw Huo Miao had lost a lot of weight. After all, they had been a family for more than ten years, so the family went out to eat today.
Jiang Ning didn't expect to meet Huo Miao here.
After they came out of the show last time, the two never met again.
However, Jiang Ning still remembered the stupid things Huo Miao did on the Internet.
"You opened this? Why can't I be here?" Jiang Ning washed his hands and turned to look at Huo Miao.
When Jiang Ning saw Huo Miao's appearance clearly, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.
In just over a month, Huo Miao seemed like a different person. Her originally petite and slender figure was now as thin as paper. Even the heavy makeup on her face could not hide her haggard complexion. Her eyes were full of red bloodshot, and she no longer had the bright and energetic look she had before. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Huo Miao's condition had deteriorated.
Jiang Ning thought about it for a while. The last time Huo Miao appeared in her memory was... fraudulent donation! Jiang Ning was happy.
So, he just got out of the detention center? Thinking about it this way, Huo Miao's current state really looks like a labor camp prisoner.
Jiang Ning's gaze was not concealed, and the perceptive Huo Miao noticed it immediately.
Huo Miao gritted her teeth secretly, looking slightly embarrassed.
Two months ago, Jiang Ning was a despised person in the Huo family, while she was the beloved daughter of the family. Even though she had no blood relationship with the Huo family, Jiang Ning was not even as good as her fingernail.
Now, in just less than two months, Jiang Ning has gone from being despised by her family and hated by netizens to becoming a sought-after Internet star.
And she… not only lost her position in the entertainment industry, but also went to the police station, and her reputation was completely ruined! Huo Miao didn't even know how she should live her life from now on.
However, after being scolded by Jiang Ning, Huo Miao regained some of her rationality.
This is a restaurant. Judging from Jiang Ning's expression, it seems that she didn't follow here on purpose.
Huo Miao said nothing more. She lowered her head to avoid Jiang Ning and turned on the faucet to wash her hands.
Seeing that she was so tactful, Jiang Ning didn't bother to argue with her and walked away.
However, Jiang Ning didn't walk far before she heard a second surprised voice that was exactly the same as Huo Miao's: "Jiang Ning?!"
Huo Kaiping, who had just come out of the box, looked at the person walking towards him with his eyes wide open and said in a shocked tone: "Is it really you?!"
Jiang Ning: “…”
She didn't even look at the idiot, not even a glance at him, and walked towards her box as if she didn't hear anything.
"Wait!" Huo Kaiping was stunned for a moment, then walked a few steps to Jiang Ning, looking a little dissatisfied: "I'm talking to you, didn't you hear me?"
"What's up?" Jiang Ning stopped and looked at Huo Kaiping and said coldly, "Have you forgotten what I said when I left the Huo family?"
Huo Kaiping felt a little embarrassed when he heard this.
Of course he remembers.
Jiang Ning was like a madman that day. After coming back from outside, he beat them all up, declared that he would leave the house, and said that they would be strangers when they met in the future.
Seeing Jiang Ning's cold eyes, as if no one had ever known her, Huo Kaiping frowned and said with some disdain: "If you don't know me, then don't know me. Do you really think anyone wants to call you?"
It was because he was so shocked when he suddenly saw Jiang Ning just now that he called out subconsciously.
Just think about it, if you used to live with the same person as yourself and someone you hated so much, and suddenly you find that you can only see her on your phone every day, and before you can accept the gap, you suddenly see her in real life, wouldn’t you be shocked?
Huo Kaiping didn't think it was his problem at all. He just felt that Jiang Ning was really rude for not responding.
Huo Kaiping's exclamation just now was so loud that the sound came into the box from the corridor through the open door.
Mrs. Huo, Huo Song, Huo Li, Huo Kaian and others in the box all heard it. They looked at each other. Huo Kaian was the first to come out of the box. Then he showed an expression of disbelief and turned back to Huo Song and others and said, "Dad, big brother, it's really Jiang Ning."
Several members of the Huo family were startled when they heard the name Jiang Ning. Huo Li, who was dressed in a suit, stood up and said calmly, "I'll go take a look."
He had tried to contact Jiang Ning several times before, but failed. He hadn't seen Jiang Ning for a long time.
Huo Song and Mrs. Huo were also somewhat shocked when they heard the word "Jiang Ning". Not only Huo Li hadn't seen Jiang Ning for a long time, but even they hadn't seen Jiang Ning since she left the Huo family.
Huo Song and Mrs. Huo were originally hesitant about whether to go out and take a look, but when they heard Huo Li say that he was going, they just sat there and didn't move. (End of this chapter)
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