Chapter 185 Preparing to Meet People
When Gong Jing arrived at the destination, he was a little confused to see that Qiao Mei was not the only one waiting.
But after thinking about it, he understood the reason, quickly suppressed the surprise in his eyes, and went to greet Shu Qingqing and the others.
"Brother Gong, I originally wanted to come by myself, but Qingqing said she also had some things to buy, so she thought she could come along. You don't mind, do you?"
Now that everyone's here, there's no point in Gongjing saying she minds anymore.
After shaking his head, he explained the general schedule for the day.
That means shopping in the morning and watching a movie and having dinner in the afternoon.
Overall, there's nothing particularly strange about it.
Gong Jing said that he would pay for all the clothes and jewelry this time, so Qiao Mei also picked out some for Xu Hui.
Seeing this, Shu Qingqing didn't stand on ceremony and shamelessly took a few pieces of clothing and jewelry. However, since she was taking them for free, the items she chose were all of moderate price.
At the end of the day, apart from Gong Jing, Qiao Mei and Shu Qingqing were quite satisfied.
"Buzzing..."
When it was time for dinner and dessert, Miyako's personal computer rang.
"Young Master, will there be fireworks tonight?"
Gong Jing glanced at Shu Qingqing sitting directly opposite him, pinched the bridge of his nose, and replied, "Cancel it."
"OK."
After hanging up the phone, Gong Jing asked Qiao Mei a question as Shu Qingqing got up to go to the bathroom.
"I heard from your aunt that you don't have a boyfriend yet. Is that true or not?"
After asking, fearing that Qiao Mei might have some concerns, he added, "You can rest assured to tell me; I'm pretty tight-lipped."
The implication was that even if Qiao Mei were pregnant, he wouldn't tell Xu Hui even if she told him.
When Qiao Mei told Xu Hui that she had a boyfriend, Xu Hui probably wouldn't believe it, but Gong Jing was different.
She didn't want Ao Cang to overthink things, so after touching the dragon scales on the back of his neck, she told him the truth.
"It's fake. The main reason is that if I tell my mother the truth, she will definitely ask me all sorts of questions. But my boyfriend is currently unable to see her because of some things, so he can't vouch for me. That's why I can only lie to her for now."
Gong Jing did not miss the moment when Qiao Mei softened her gaze when she mentioned the word "boyfriend".
I already have an answer in my heart.
He nodded, but the strange emotion in his eyes when he looked at Qiao Mei still hadn't disappeared.
But at least on the surface, he did behave more properly and did not overstep any boundaries.
That evening, when Gong Jing got home, he received a message from his mother on her personal terminal, asking him how his meeting with Qiao Mei went that day.
He thought for a moment, then typed out the following reply on the electronic keyboard—
"I had been paying attention to her before. She is a rare talent in mecha manufacturing. From what I know, she probably has some hidden mental strength. She is quite strong and also very humble and serious."
Gong's mother rarely saw him praise anyone so obviously. After a moment of surprise, she immediately lit up her eyes and asked him if he was interested in Qiao Mei.
Gong Jing stared at that sentence for a while, then replied, "She is indeed a good person, but that's only for now."
Gong Mu was Gong Jing's mother. She understood something from his words, so she didn't ask any further questions. She just told him that he must hurry up.
“You left the Federal Army, and your father was already very dissatisfied. If you don’t find a force that can temporarily support you soon, you may not be able to continue doing what you want to do at the Federal Academy. Also, I heard from your Aunt Xu that there is a young prodigy in the Xu family, who is also Xiao Mei’s ex-fiancé.”
At this point, the palace mother stopped talking, leaving it at that.
After replying with an "Mm," Gong Jing immediately began investigating Qiao Mei's ex-fiancé.
Upon realizing that the person who jumped out was someone he somewhat recognized, he narrowed his green eyes and murmured, "Xu Heyu...?"
...
After Qiao Mei and Gong Jing met for dinner, Gong Jing showed no unusual behavior when they continued to meet as teacher and student at the Federal Academy.
I didn't give her any extra help with her studies.
Overall, it was not affected by the previous attempts by her mother and his mother to bring them together.
This gave Qiao Mei a deep sense of relief, and she continued to speed up the assembly of the "Black Crow Boy" mecha.
During this period, the weather across the entire interstellar space gradually warmed up.
Especially since the Federal Academy where she studied was located in the southern part of the Federal Star, she could break out in a sweat after just a ten-minute walk outside in the morning.
Fortunately, there are many advanced technologies in the interstellar era that can be used to cool down. As usual, she put a cooling ball on Ao Cang and her own neck and was about to open an umbrella to shield herself from the sun.
There was another figure in front of him.
Upon closer inspection, she recognized Qiao Yingying, whom she hadn't seen in a long time.
The last time I saw Qiao Yingying was when she was on vacation at Lan Hua Xiang and I saw her sneaking into an unmanned store.
The subsequent investigation into the Gang Stone incident involving Qiao Yingying stalled, making no further progress as the leads went cold.
She could only ask Xu Heyu to continue to follow up on the matter while she tried to find a solution herself.
Qiao Yingying's initiative in showing up today gave her some ideas.
How could she forget to start with Qiao Yingying?
Previously, they had only focused their investigation on the shops selling Gang Stones and hadn't paid any attention to Qiao Yingying.
Just then, a golden-red envelope was handed to her, bearing the royal insignia of a sun and a lion.
She reached out and took the envelope. As she opened it, Qiao Yingying explained, "This is something my father asked me to give to you. Thursday is the day the royal ball is held every year. Remember to come."
The invitation clearly stated that only she was invited, and Xu Hui was not included.
Logically speaking, Qiao Mei is no longer a member of the royal family and has no need to attend royal balls. However, she still carries the blood of the Crown Prince. As a child of the Crown Prince's age, she is required to attend such important balls.
This principle is similar to the situation where, even if the father is divorced and the child is awarded to the mother, the child still needs to go to the father's side to celebrate his birthday.
She had heard Xu Hui mention this before and knew that the ball was mainly for the royal children to choose their future marriage partners.
She was previously engaged to Xu Heyu and was not yet eighteen, so she did not need to go.
But now........
She frowned, glanced at Qiao Yingying who was looking at her with a strange expression, and then remembered that it was Thursday when she took Ao Cang to Li Chonghua to get the recovery fluid developed by QC520 Star Stone. Finally, she told Qiao Yingying that she knew.
She put away the invitation, told Xu Hui about it via her personal terminal, then looked at the little black dragon whose mood had suddenly dropped, rubbed her forehead against his, and said gently, "Cangcang, get ready this Thursday. I'll take you to meet people and formally introduce you to them."
Ao Cang: !! Happiness came too suddenly!!
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