Chapter 222: Courtship Failed
She was already fuming over work, and the weather seemed to be against her. As soon as she left the subway station, raindrops as big as beans began to pound down. Zhou Yunjie stood by the roadside for half an hour, hailing a taxi, before finally returning to Junting.
As soon as the door opened, cheerful laughter and conversation poured out.
Sister Mei came over, swiftly handed her slippers, brushed the water off her collar, and gestured towards the living room, "Your mother-in-law is here."
Zhou Yunjie thought Rong Anning was alone, but as soon as he turned into the living room, he saw Shen Zhiyu sitting on the sofa.
Hearing the noise, he casually raised his eyes from his phone screen and glanced at her from a distance. Their eyes met in mid-air, then turned away and looked away.
Rong Anning saw something and called Zhou Yunjie, "Yunjie, come and sit down."
Zhou Yunjie's body was still wet and sticky, making her feel uncomfortable. Perhaps someone saw something from her facial expression, and before she even walked into the living room, she heard Shen Zhiyu say to Wen Jingyi, "I have a meeting later, so I'll take my mother home first." His voice was gentle and apologetic, completely different from his attitude towards her.
As he spoke, he stood up.
When Rong Anning heard this, she glanced at her son with a reproachful look, then stood up as well, "Jingyi, take good care of yourself. I'll come see you when I have time."
Wen Jingyi sent Rong An Ning out, and Zhou Yunjie followed silently.
Shen Zhiyu brushed past her and walked past her toward the door. Rong Anning followed behind, stopping to hold her hand and exchange some intimate words.
Zhou Yunjie already felt guilty towards Rong Anning, and now he felt even more guilty.
Wen Jingyi patted her daughter's hand after Shen Zhiyu's car drove out of the garage. "I used to think Mrs. Shen was a difficult person to get along with, but now it seems that she is a person of true nature."
Zhou Yunjie hummed, thinking of how good Rong Anning had been to her during the time they lived in Shen Garden. "Aunt Rong has always been sincere to me."
"Then you don't consider it at all?" Wen Jingyi asked.
Zhou Yunjie avoided his mother's gaze and spoke calmly, "What's there to consider? What I should be thinking about most right now is how to improve Yunding's performance and get it back into my hands." After saying that, he tugged at his shirt and walked upstairs. "I'm going to take a shower. I'm skipping dinner. I'm trying to lose weight."
In the bathroom on the second floor.
The hot water from the shower washed over Zhou Yunjie's tense back. She leaned against the edge of the tub, staring blankly at her phone screen in the steamy air for a long time. Finally, she poked at the group of three people: "What are you doing? Come out and chat for a while."
Lin Xiaotang replied almost instantly: [The unfortunate civil service exam candidate is preparing for the final sprint, and the exam is just a few days away. What happened to you?]
Zhou Yunjie recounted his encounter with Shen Zhiyu.
This time, it was Miao Ling who responded first: [Boss Chen’s pride must have been hurt…]
Hurt self-esteem?
Zhou Yunjie stared at these words with a frown. She had never thought about it from this perspective. Her fingers quickly typed on the keyboard: [Why? I don't accept his proposal. If I reject it, will it hurt his self-esteem?]
Lin Xiaotang sent an eye-rolling emoji: [He's also courting, right?... Ordinary people would be sad for a day or two if their courtship wasn't successful, but for a man of his family background and status, it would be embarrassing, okay?]
Courtship?
Zhou Yunjie stared at the word over and over again.
No, Shen Zhiyu never admitted to loving her.
At best—it's a failed courtship...
She turned off the screen, pushed her wet hair behind her ears, leaned over the bathtub and closed her eyes.
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