Chapter 102 Is Ranhuo already jealous?
The plane landed in Ancheng and returned to Dongpu Lane on Wangshui Island. It was lunchtime, and Chen Xiulian had prepared a large table of dishes.
After lunch, Chen Xiulian pulled Xinmian around, looking her over carefully from head to toe, feeling extremely distressed.
"Good boy, you've only been gone a few days, how come you've lost so much weight?"
It has been about ten days since Xin Mian learned about Zhang Jiandong's car accident.
Over the past ten days or so, she experienced extreme emotional ups and downs first because of Zhang Jiandong, and then cried several times because she felt sorry for Chi Yu.
Finally, on the second-to-last day before returning to Shuidao, I worked myself to the bone with Chi Yu, and it took me a day to recover.
She herself didn't notice, but Chen Xiulian, who hadn't seen her for so many days, could tell at a glance that she had lost a lot of weight.
"I thought you'd be able to take good care of Mianmian if you went to Yuncheng with me. Look how thin she is..."
Xin Mian lost weight, and Chen Xiulian's first target for "questioning" was Chi Yu.
Fat Orange, nestled at Xinmian's feet, turned its head upon hearing Chen Xiulian's words and meowed at Chi Yu.
[Human! You didn't take good care of her!]
[If you can't take care of it, then I'll take over!]
Chi Yu had just finished packing his luggage when he leaned against the wall with his broad shoulders crossed, watching the old woman, the young girl, and the cat with a relaxed and lazy demeanor.
He seemed to understand the unspoken meaning behind the fat orange cat's meows, and playfully flicked its tail with his foot, laughing in exasperation, "What's it to you?"
The chubby orange cat immediately bristled, scratched the floor a couple of times with its paws making a restless sound, and then suddenly darted back and forth, starting an impromptu parkour routine.
Unable to brake in time, he crashed headfirst into Xin Mian's feet and fell to the ground, dazed and confused.
Xinmian was amused by it, bent down to pick it up, and coaxed it by stroking its fur. "Wow~ Our chubby orange cat has been gone for a few days, and its parkour skills have gotten even better."
Chi Yu sneered as he watched her "brainless praise," and then watched as the chubby orange cat, vying for attention, placed its paws in Xin Mian's arms and even turned its head to give him a provocative glance.
Upon receiving its provocation, Chi Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, revealing a unique sharpness in the old scar on his brow.
He stood up straight, and with a gentle lift of his long, well-defined fingers, Fat Orange was freed from Xinmian's embrace. Its once round eyes were now droopy, and its two little paws scratched at the air a few times, but couldn't catch anything, and it kept protesting.
[Meow!]
[Meow!]
[Hey human! Go ahead and put me down if you dare!]
[Let's see if she hugs me or you!]
Chi Yu ignored it, picked it up and carried it back to its cat bed, then took Xin Mian's hand and led her back to the third floor for a nap.
They slept until four in the afternoon. After waking up and quickly washing up, the two of them went out together.
As the weather gradually warms up these days, the number of tourists visiting Wangshui Island has increased again.
At this time, people kept heading to the beach to watch the sunset.
Xin Mian and Chi Yu drove in opposite directions with the car windows open the whole way.
The sea breeze blew in, ruffling the girl's hair. She looked at the setting sun outside the car, then turned to look at Chi Yu's profile as he drove intently. Suddenly, she felt that life was truly wonderful.
When they arrived at the internet cafe, Qin Shengtian was already waiting there. As soon as she saw Xin Mian, she pounced on her.
"Mianmian! I miss you so much!"
Xin Mian was jolted back half a step by her lunge, barely managing to steady herself, and smiled as she hugged her back, "I missed you too."
"I'll tell you, I..."
Qin Shengtian held her hand, wanting to say a lot, but just as she opened her mouth, a small figure rushed in through the internet cafe entrance.
A childlike, adorable voice rang out, "Teacher Xiaomian! I miss you so much~!"
Little Dimple rushed over like a little cannonball, grabbed Xinmian's leg, rubbed her chubby cheek against her leg, and repeated it.
"Teacher Xiaomian, I miss you so much, Little Dimple!"
With two people hanging on her, Xin Mian was completely unable to move.
Chi Yu's face immediately darkened.
Li Ke quickly pulled Xiao Liwo away, "Be good, let Teacher Xiaomian rest for a bit."
“Okay…” Little Dimple said reluctantly, her bright eyes fixed on Xin Mian, gazing at her expectantly.
Unable to bear her gaze, Xin Mian reached out her hand and whispered, "Teacher also misses Little Dimple."
Do you want a hug?
Little Dimple's eyes lit up, and she immediately broke free from Li Ke's hand, throwing herself into Xin Mian's arms, overjoyed.
"Teacher Xiaomian, I like you so much~"
Seeing this, Qin Shengtian also grabbed Xin Mian and hugged her tightly. The three of them, adults and children, looked like they hadn't seen each other for a year and a half.
Liu Haoyuan stood leaning against the front desk, glanced at Xin Mian and then at Chi Yu's dark expression, and laughed out loud without giving him any face.
Hahahaha.
"Brother Yu, you're jealous already?"
Chi Yu gave him a cold glance, walked over and put his arm around Xin Mian's shoulder, "rescuing" her from the encirclement of the two people, one big and one small.
A group of people walked towards the innermost lounge.
Xin Mian walked in front, Qin Shengtian followed behind her, and Yang Chengjing followed closely beside her. Xin Mian vaguely heard a "slap" sound, like a slap on the back of a hand, after something happened.
Then Qin Shengtian called his name fiercely, "Yang Chengjing!"
Yang Chengjing lowered his voice and coaxed patiently.
Upon entering the lounge, dinner that Liu Haoyuan had ordered in advance was already laid out on the table.
During the meal, Li Ke told Chi Yu about Li Ruifa's case of trafficking women and children and the progress of the termination of his guardianship.
It went more smoothly than I expected.
Because there was enough supporting material submitted, the juvenile delinquency prevention department took the lead and proactively discussed the matter with municipal welfare institutions. Officer Wang also paid close attention and actively promoted the process.
During the few days that Chi Yu was in Yuncheng, the two actually kept in touch, so Chi Yu knew most of what Li Ke said.
Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing that things had gone smoothly.
Little Dimple listened, completely bewildered.
She was still too young. Although her father, Li Ruifa, was an incompetent man, she had always been well protected by Li Ke and was naive about the ways of the world.
Li Ke's original plan was to wait until he was an adult and took the college entrance examination, then apply to a university in a city far away from Yuncheng, and leave Wangshui Island with Xiaoliwo, so that Li Ruifa would never be able to find them again.
But far from Wangshui Island, far from his hometown where he grew up, far from his friends...
Nobody wants to do this unless absolutely necessary.
Now, they can directly terminate Li Ruifa's guardianship, and from now on, wherever they are, they will have no relation to Li Ruifa.
This is undoubtedly the best outcome.
Thinking of this, Li Ke smiled happily.
He was just a middle school student in his teens. He had suffered too much before and always told himself to be steady and mature, and to be someone Xiaoliwo could rely on.
Now, I can finally relax a bit.
The group chatted and laughed until they finished dinner, which was almost 10 p.m. After finally getting together, Liu Haoyuan suggested that they go to Lin Jiachi's bar to sit for a while.
Qin Shengtian immediately raised her hand in agreement, "Go, go, go!"
Little Dimple blinked curiously from the side, "Teacher Xiaomian, what is a 'Qingba'?"
Xin Mian smiled gently, wondering how to explain it to her, when Chi Yu spoke up, "You'll understand when you grow up."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Liu Haoyuan laughed heartily and echoed, "Little dimple, you're still just a baby. You'll naturally understand when you grow up."
"You're too young to know these things."
Little Dimple looked confused, her eyes darting around before she came to a conclusion.
"I understand! That's a place children shouldn't go, right?"
Seeing that she understood on her own, Xinmian patted her head and praised her softly, "Little Dimple is right."
So, since they couldn't go to the bar, Xiaoliwo and Li Ke were sent home by several adults. As soon as they came out of the alley, they ran into Min Shuyun, who was chatting with her colleagues at the entrance of a nearby restaurant.
Xin Mian's eyes lit up, "Sister Yun!"
Min Shuyun's eyes lit up as well, "Mianmian! Tiantian!"
As she spoke, she quickly walked over to the two of them, turned around and said to one of her colleagues, "I'm really sorry, my friend had already invited me, and I have something to do later, so I won't be able to go to the second half with you."
Goodbye, and I wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
After saying that, before Xinmian could react, she took her hand and hurriedly got into Chi Yu's car together.
Xin Mian looked confused, but she didn't ask in front of Min Shuyun's colleagues.
So the six people in two cars set off together for Lin Jiachi's bar.
As the car drove away from the restaurant entrance, Xin Mian, in the passenger seat of the black SUV, turned her head curiously to look at Min Shuyun, "Sister Yun, what was that just now...?"
Min Shuyun brushed a stray hair behind her ear. "It's nothing, I just don't really like that person."
Tonight's dinner party is because one of the colleagues is leaving to study abroad. She and that person don't get along very well in the department and can't stand each other. She came to the dinner party because she didn't want to spoil the fun for the others, but the usual colleague socializing ends here.
Do you want her to go to the second half of the show to listen to that person brag about his future study abroad life?
No way.
Just now, as she stood at the restaurant entrance, she was wondering what reason to use to refuse.
Unexpectedly, Xinmian and the others showed up at that exact moment.
After saying that, Min Shuyun looked at the street scene outside rushing past before remembering to ask, "Where are you all going?"
Xin Mian coughed lightly, "...Sister Yun, we're going to Brother Chi's bar..."
Min Shuyun's gaze paused slightly, then returned to normal. "Then find a place to park and let me pull over to the side."
Chi Yu glanced at her in the rearview mirror and said calmly, "It's too late."
"Why?"
"Because we've arrived."
The car stopped right in front of the bar.
Lin Jiachi had received a call from Liu Haoyuan in advance and was already waiting at the door.
Min Shuyun: ......
Qin Shengtian had already skipped out of Yang Chengjing's car and was pulling open the door of their car.
"Mianmian! Sister Yun! We've arrived!"
Lin Jiachi stood on the steps, wearing a white shirt and black trousers, with a few buttons undone at the collar.
Upon hearing Qin Shengtian's words, his eyes lit up noticeably, and his gaze was fixed on the back seat of the black SUV.
Even through the car window, Min Shuyun could feel the intense gaze he was casting at her.
This time, it's impossible to pretend I never came.
Xin Mian glanced at her expression, thought for a moment, and gently advised, "Sister Yun, are you really not going to get together?"
It's rare to have so many people here today.
Several people around her were watching her intently. Qin Shengtian's eyes were filled with expectation as she coaxed her, "Sister Yun..."
Min Shuyun pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and finally got out of the car.
She hadn't seen Xin Mian and Qin Shengtian for a while. They were friends, and there was no need for her to deliberately avoid them because of Lin Jiachi. It would make it seem like she cared more and couldn't let go.
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Author's note: November, a new month, new happiness for everyone! [heart emoji]
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