After returning from the competition, Ning Yijia finally met Shao Jin again after several months.
"Ning Yijia, have you been avoiding me lately?" Shao Jin blocked Ning Huojia's path.
Ning Yijia was taken aback by Shao Jin's question, "No!"
"Then why haven't I seen you for the past few months? Are you still saying you're not hiding from me?" Shao Jin stared intently at Ning Yijia, trying to find evidence of a lie on her face.
"I'm busy, and I really don't think we need to meet," Ning Yijia said disdainfully.
After she returned from winning the competition, her fame soared, and her shop attracted many more customers. She was busy with shop matters and collaborating with potential partners every day, so she had no time to look for Shao Jin.
She didn't even have time for a celebration banquet! She just went home and had a simple meal.
Besides, why bother looking for him? His cousin is so infuriating, why invite trouble upon yourself?
Shao Jin was displeased upon hearing her words. Her usual nonchalance vanished, replaced by confusion and anger. "You... what do you mean there's no need to meet?"
"That's exactly right!"
Shao Jin felt that she hadn't understood her, so she gently reminded her, "You used to always come back to play with me, why have you changed now?"
Didn't I tell you I've been busy lately?
"Besides, what fun is there between us?"
Upon hearing this, Shao Jin exploded, "What do you mean there's nothing fun about it? Didn't you used to always follow me around?"
Ning Yijia thought about it and realized that it was true. She used to visit Shao Jin whenever she had free time, because that way she could see her brother.
He hadn't expected Shao Jin to misunderstand and think he was always following her around, so he had to explain everything clearly, "It's because I can't see my brother, but you can definitely see him, that's why I always look for you!"
"You... Ning Yijia, then don't ever come looking for me again."
I don't think it will happen again; my brother has already forgiven me.
She seemed to remember something again, "For so many years, it was my brother who asked you to take care of me, right? You don't need to do that anymore, Brother Shao Jin. I've grown up now, and I can take care of myself."
"what ever."
For some reason, as she watched Shao Jin's receding figure, she felt a sense of loneliness and even had the urge to chase after him.
"Ha, I would never like Shao Jin, that anti-marriage advocate!"
Shao Jin stormed back into the private room and slammed the door shut.
"Are you sick?" Ning Yizhan heard the loud door slam.
"If you're sick, it's because of your sister." Shao Jin sat back down, finished a whole glass of red wine, and tried to vent the anger he had just suffered from Ning Yijia.
"Ning Yijia?"
"Of course! I just ran into her outside, and... was she even speaking human language?" Shao Jin hesitated, her words tumbling out incoherently.
"What did she say?" Ning Yizhan asked curiously, seeing him so angry that he was incoherent.
"She didn't say anything, just that I don't need to take special care of her anymore."
"That's a good thing, it shows she's grown up and become more sensible." Ning Yizhan had no idea what he was upset about, unless...
He thought it was impossible; this guy was against marriage, otherwise he wouldn't have entrusted Shao Jin with looking after Ning Yijia.
He couldn't possibly distrust his brother.
"You don't actually like Ning Yijia, do you?" Qiu Hu asked, having overheard the conversation for a while and finally figured something out.
Shao Jin seemed to be facing a formidable enemy and denied it, saying, "How could that be? Don't talk nonsense. Ning Yijia is Ning Yizhan's sister, so she is my sister. You can't say things like that. I can't commit incest."
Seeing how firmly he denied it, the people at the table didn't ask any more questions.
Just don't end up being proven wrong.
However, one person left before even going in.
Just my younger sister? Okay, she understands!
Ning Yijia knew her brother was here and planned to go over and say hello, but she didn't expect to overhear their conversation without missing a single word.
And so, she withdrew her hand from the doorknob, covered the lower half of her face, and ran out.
I stopped halfway through the race, not knowing where to go or whether to go home. Going home like this would only make people worry.
She has lived for twenty-two years, seemingly without friends, and now she has no social life; in the end, she is still alone.
But she deserved it.
"I'm such a failure!"
Now we can only make do at the shop for the night. If we stay in a hotel, Ning Yizhan might find out.
"Hey, Mom, I'm not coming home tonight, don't wait for me." Ning Yijia called Lianzhi to let her know.
Why don't you come back?
"You know how busy I've been lately. I'll go back as soon as I'm done!"
"Alright then, take care of yourself, don't be as busy as your brother all the time."
"Okay, I understand."
Ning Yijia spent half the day working on the design drawings in the store, so tired that she didn't have time to think about time and didn't fall asleep until late at night. The next day, the store staff were shocked to see Ning Yijia sleeping in the store.
"Boss, what are you doing here?"
She was the last to leave last night. The boss had clearly left a long time ago, saying he had a business dinner, so why did he come back and even sleep in the shop all night?
The boss is clearly a wealthy heiress, so it's impossible for her to sleep in the shop.
“I remembered I had some work to do last night, so I came back and worked overtime.”
As Ning Yijia watched the growing crowds, scattered in twos and threes, a wave of sadness washed over her.
After work, I still had nowhere to go and didn't want to go home, so I walked on the street and went into a bar.
He ordered a drink at the bar and started drinking alone.
She has a pretty good alcohol tolerance; after drinking for a while, she didn't feel drunk yet. "Ha, even alcohol can't get me drunk."
What are you doing here?
Ning Yijia felt someone pat her shoulder, touched her wine glass and turned around to look, "It's you!"
It's a surgical posture!
"What a coincidence, why are you drinking here alone?"
"I came because I wanted to drink."
Shuzi could tell that she seemed to be in a bad mood, and her tone of voice was a bit harsh. Looking at the wine glasses on the table, she wondered how much she had drunk.
Moreover, it's not safe for someone to be drunk alone.
"Would you like to come and have a drink with us?"
"No, I'm not familiar with you guys."
“If I remember correctly, we’ve met several times. I also have Qiuhu on my side, and you’ve met there many times as well.”
"Don't you know that I don't get along with Qiu Hu?"
"I heard you two have been getting along quite well lately?"
"..."
Ning Yijia still followed Shuzi.
As the two approached the private room, they heard a woman crying inside, "Scumbag, you deadbeat scumbag, ahhhh..."
Ning Yijia was startled, pointed to the door of the private room, and asked, "Who's inside?"
"Xiang Gexuan, she just got divorced."
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