After dumping the poor tycoon, 14
Qi An'an didn't expect to add Gu Shi as a friend so easily, and she immediately went to Gu Shi's WeChat Moments.
It turned out that his WeChat Moments were only visible for three days, so nothing could be seen.
She thought for a moment and decided to send Gu Shi an emoji, but since this was a new account, she didn't have many emojis saved.
She scrolled through her other friends list and found that she only had Jiang Mei, Zeng Xiaoxia, and Qi Ning.
She decisively sought out Qi Ning.
Qi's Group.
After the morning meeting, Qi Dong flew into a rage, and all the senior executives left with long faces.
In the large conference room, only Qi Ning remained. He lowered his eyes slightly, his young and handsome face seemingly shrouded in tension and worry, but his hand under the table was rhythmically tapping his phone, clearly indicating that he was in a good mood.
His phone vibrated, and he looked down at it.
Upon seeing the contact's name, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes, followed by a cold expression. He clicked on the message, only to find—
Qi An'an: Smiling.jpg
Qi An'an: Aning
Qi An'an: Are you free?
Messages kept refreshing.
Qi Ning pursed his lips slightly as he looked at this older sister, who was approaching him for the first time.
This must be something very important.
Is it because she couldn't bear Gu Shi's torment and wanted to ask him for help?
Under Qi Ning's slightly mocking gaze, new messages continued to pop up.
Qi An'an: If it's convenient
Qi An'an: Could you send me some cute emojis?
Qi An'an: Aning
Qi An'an: Are you there?
Qi Ning: "..."
His gaze froze, and all his suspicions vanished. The coldness in his eyes seemed to be veiled by a layer of mist, becoming less clear.
He swiped the screen, thinking he had missed some important news.
Judging from the speed at which she sent the messages, she was very anxious at the moment.
But why did she suddenly contact him at this crucial moment, all for a few emojis?
Qi Ning remained silent, this time revealing genuine doubt, confusion, and a hint of embarrassment on his face.
He opened his meme library, but there wasn't a single one.
He rarely chats with others, and he has never sent emojis.
That would be foolish.
He sat up straight, his lips tightened, and replied with a few words: "Please wait a moment, sister."
He then opened a project team group chat, scrolled up, added a few cute emojis, but he felt it wasn't enough, so he sent a message: "Do you have any cuter emojis? Send them to me."
He didn't realize that he was even more serious now than he had been during the meeting.
The previously quiet group chat suddenly filled with a uniform number of messages: 1
Then came all sorts of emojis.
Someone accidentally posted a panda emoji, then immediately deleted it.
Two minutes later, Qi An'an's phone started vibrating, receiving a constant stream of emojis from Qi Ning.
She replied with a kiss emoji: Thank you, little brother~
She knew it! Qi Ning is a recent college graduate, handsome, and his expressions are bound to be meme-worthy.
On the other side, Qi Ning stared at her phone screen, her face expressionless, her eyes lifeless, as if she were lost in some kind of memory.
By the time Qi An'an finished saving the emojis, the car had already entered the sanatorium.
She figured Gu Shi must be busy with work, so she didn't send him a message.
——
At noon, Jiang Mei brought lunch to Qi An'an, but her expression was not as relaxed as usual.
She wasn't even wearing makeup today, and her expression was full of worry. "An'an, what's going on between you and Gu Shi? Are you with him?"
She received a call from Qi Dong today, and only after he mentioned the party did she realize that the guy An An had chased and then dumped was now very successful, and even Qi Dong had to rely on him...
Qi Dong is no good. When his company was about to collapse, he set his sights on his daughter!
But she was also worried that An'an would be retaliated against by that Gu Shi!
You know, there aren't many men who aren't petty.
While eating, Qi An'an replied, "I am with him, he didn't bully me, Mom, you don't need to worry about anything."
Her fair, porcelain-like face remained calm; at least Jiang Mei could never quite discern her emotions.
Sometimes she wondered if the Qi family members were all particularly cold-hearted when it came to emotions...
"You still like him?"
Qi An'an nodded, "Mhm."
Jiang Mei was silent for a moment, then took a breath and said, "Alright... Mom won't interfere with your feelings, but if you suffer any injustice, you must tell me, okay?"
Qi An'an nodded, looked at the woman in front of her, and opened her arms to hug her. "Mom, I will take good care of myself. You should also be happy."
Jiang Mei's eyes suddenly stung with tears. "I'm sorry, An'an."
The Jiang family is now in the hands of her elder brother and sister-in-law, who are both wary of her and unwilling to let her return to the Jiang family. They also give her the cold shoulder every day.
Years of living the life of a wealthy wife had long since worn down Jiang Mei's edges. In addition, her divorce from Qi Dong meant she could no longer bring more benefits to the Jiang family, and now she couldn't even squeeze into high society circles.
She only had one daughter, but she had once considered giving her up...
Jiang Mei thought about her failed life and felt even more depressed and frustrated.
Tears streamed down her face as she repeatedly said, "I'm sorry."
Qi An'an knew what she was thinking, and she comforted her, "Mom, I've never blamed you for anything. After all, the doctor said I might not wake up."
Her words made Jiang Mei cry even harder.
Qi An'an let her hug her and vent her frustrations, feeling somewhat conflicted.
She kept in mind the employee handbook and avoided excessive contact with others when pursuing her target.
However, when the system assigns her an identity in each world, it also inputs a set of memories into her brain.
Qi's parents weren't particularly loving, but they had always doted on her like a little princess since she was a child.
When she chose to fake her death, she never considered the feelings of the Qi family or her friends...
So in that sense, she also owes them something.
——
Jiang Mei was in a bad mood, so Qi An'an told her to go back and rest first.
After finishing her rehabilitation training, Qi An'an sat on a garden chair, basking in the sun, while waiting for Xiao Lin to pick her up.
Suddenly a shadow approached and came straight up to her.
She looked up and exclaimed in surprise, "Younger brother?"
Qi Ning slowly sat down beside her, met her gaze, and smiled, "Sister, you look quite well today."
Qi Dong had never told Qi Ning about her situation, but Qi Ning knew everything about it.
Qi An'an's gaze lingered on Qi Ning's handsome face; she hadn't expected him to be here.
Qi Ning was five years younger than her. In her memory, the two of them never went to the same school. He didn't like to go out much when he was free, and they rarely interacted.
At that time, Jiang Mei and Qi Dong clearly doted on her more than Qi Ning.
Now Qi An'an understands the reason.
Whether he is an adopted son or an illegitimate child, he may not receive enough attention.
"Hmm." Qi An'an nodded. "Is the company very busy?"
"That's all there is to it," Qi Ning said, unwilling to elaborate.
"Won't it be very tiring?"
"fine."
Qi An'an certainly noticed the dark circles under his eyes. She said, "Don't push yourself too hard. You're still young, you can take it slow."
Qi Ning stared at her, the curve of her lips unchanged, her eyes dark and inexplicably oppressive. "I understand, sister."
Qi An'an felt a chill run down her spine when she heard that "sister".
But when she looked intently into his eyes, his eyes and brows were filled with sunlight, warm and gentle.
Qi An'an couldn't help but ask Xiao Hei: "Can we unlock Qi Ning's storyline?"
Xiao Hei: "No, the 'Unlock Character' function has been restricted."
Qi An'an: "..."
By the way, Xiao Hei is just a mascot right now.
Xiao Hei: "..."
Qi Ning only stayed for a short while.
Qi An'an was also going to take a car back to the hotel, so she went out with him.
As they reached the steps, Qi Ning suddenly asked in a low voice, "Sister knows, right?"
"What?"
Qi An'an glanced at the person beside her, momentarily losing track of his train of thought.
Xiao Hei circled around to her side, trying its best to prove that it was not just a mascot, and reminded her, "An'an, we detected that Qi Ning harbors ill intentions towards you."
Qi An'an became wary, but showed no sign of it on her face.
Qi Ning stood beside her, lowered his head, and gentlemanly offered her his arm, continuing, "I am your half-brother, your illegitimate child."
“Yes, I know.” She placed her hand on his arm, gripped it slightly, and followed him down the steps.
Xiao Hei said he had malicious intent towards her, and she even wondered if he was going to push her down the stairs to make it look like an accident, but he seemed to have no reason to do so...
Qi Ning didn't reply immediately, but kept glancing at her out of the corner of her eye.
Her attitude was too calm, but it was not unexpected for him.
After all, she never seemed to care about his affairs. To her, her younger brother was like a little pet kept in a corner of the house. She would only ask a few questions and tease him when she remembered him.
The Qi family home is large, but it's always cold and impersonal.
"Isn't your sister angry?"
"Don't overthink it. There are many things you can't control. You're still my brother."
Qi Ning looked ahead and simply hummed in agreement.
This was not the answer he wanted to hear.
He felt a heaviness in his lips, unable to maintain the upward curve any longer. He turned to look at her, a sharp glint in his eyes, and continued, "Six months ago, Mom and Dad divorced and cut off my sister's medical expenses. Wasn't my sister heartbroken?"
Qi An'an met his slightly curved but unsmiling eyes, and after a long while, she said, "It's all in the past."
Qi Ning could see clearly that she was not sad at all, or perhaps she simply didn't care.
It seemed that only that person was in her eyes.
"Sister, is that car waiting for you?" Qi Ning gestured to the car diagonally in front of her, thus changing the subject.
Qi An'an recognized it as Gu Shi's car, nodded, and said, "Then I'll go first. Be careful on your way back." Qi Ning nodded, "Okay."
He stood there, waving to her, "Goodbye, sister."
Qi An'an waved to him, her gaze sweeping over his arm. She had just been holding his hand, and through the fabric of his shirt, she could feel strange bulges...
However, she didn't think about it in detail at the moment.
She opened the car door and saw that Gu Shi was in the driver's seat.
She closed the back door, went around to the passenger side, opened the door, and sat down.
"Ah Shi, why are you here?"
Gu Shi shifted his gaze from the rearview mirror to her and said indifferently, "Not in a hurry, I want to go back to the hotel to rest."
"You should take a rest. Staying up late and getting up early, I'm afraid you'll wear yourself out."
Qi An'an muttered something and tried to pull the seatbelt, but she couldn't budge it no matter how many times she tried.
Of course, she did it on purpose.
Before she could ask for help, Gu Shi had already leaned over and said, "Let go."
Qi An'an unbuckled her seatbelt, looked up, and stared at the man's profile as he suddenly leaned closer.
Male hormones and a sense of oppression instantly enveloped her.
She held her breath slightly, unsure whether she was trying to trick him or he was flirting with her.
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