Shen Nanxing spoke with gestures, making his speech exceptionally vivid.
Ye Xinning was amused by her. She was not very happy at first, but after talking with her, she felt much better.
“He has feelings for Jiang An. It’s not a question of whether I can bear it or not. My abilities are limited, and this is all I can do.”
Shen Nanxing felt uncomfortable. "I don't like Jiang An at all. I really don't know if my brother is blind or what, how could he fall for such a woman?"
Perhaps, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Of course, Ye Xinning didn't say this aloud, because saying it would make her seem a little too sorrowful.
She gently patted Shen Nanxing's hand, her tone soft, "Alright, let's not talk about me anymore, let's talk about you. I heard you got promoted? Congratulations!"
"Thank you, sister-in-law."
Shen Nanxing has a very cheerful personality, and Ye Xinning feels relaxed and comfortable around her, so she talks more.
Who are the people at tonight's gathering?
"There weren't many people, just my older brother, Chen Ting, and..."
When it came to the last name, Shen Nanxing hesitated, but Ye Xinning knew without a doubt that it was Chi Zhao.
"Has Chi Zhao not arrived yet?"
"Not yet, but I heard that he will come."
Ye Xinning smiled faintly; they could all see Shen Nanxing's feelings for Chi Zhao.
But Chi Zhao, with a simple "she's just my sister," severed all possibilities between them.
"South Star".
"Um?"
Ye Xinning carefully considered her words, "If your feelings for Chi Zhao are destined to be unrequited, would you still... like him so much?"
This was the first time Ye Xinning had spoken so frankly to Shen Nanxing about Chi Zhao.
Shen Nanxing was a little embarrassed, but he wasn't one to be coy, and quickly and frankly admitted it.
"I like him, and I want to give it my all. Whatever the outcome, I'll accept it."
Even if it all comes to nothing in the end?
"So be it if it's futile. I've thought about the odds."
Ye Xinning remained silent for a long time after hearing Shen Nanxing's answer. After she understood, she smiled slowly.
Yes, if Shen Nanxing can understand something, why can't she?
Is it because I think too much that my perspective becomes more complicated?
...
The two went inside. Shen Ting and Shen Lin were sitting down drinking. The two brothers were talking about something, but they stopped talking when they saw her and Shen Nanxing go in.
Chi Zhao arrived shortly after they sat down.
But to everyone's surprise, there was a woman with Chi Zhao.
Ye Xinning subconsciously looked at Shen Nanxing and, sure enough, saw that the smile on Shen Nanxing's face had frozen.
"Everyone's here. Am I too late?" Chi Zhao asked, still as nonchalant as ever.
Shen Nanxing had already suppressed her earlier outpouring of emotion. She pretended not to care and said, "It's not late, sit down."
Chi Zhao led the woman to sit down, and the two were very intimate at the table. Even though Shen Nanxing tried to control his emotions, he still felt uncomfortable and didn't want to face her.
"I'm going to the restroom, you guys sit down." Shen Nanxing got up and left without hesitation.
Ye Xinning was worried about her, so she quickly got up and said, "You sit down, I'll go check on her."
Ye Xinning followed Shen Nanxing out. After they left, Shen Ting looked at the woman next to Chi Zhao with a puzzled expression, but spoke to Chi Zhao.
"I don't understand what Chi Zhao did tonight."
Chi Zhao did as he pleased, but he withdrew his hand from the woman's body. "Is there anything you don't understand?"
"So, who is this?"
"My girlfriend."
"I don't believe it." Shen Ting shook his head.
Just then, the woman next to Chi Zhao shook her head, stood up, and said, "Mission accomplished, let's go."
After the woman left, Shen Ting smiled and asked Chi Zhao, with a hint of teasing, "Mission? What mission?"
Chi Zhao threw a cushion at him, saying, "Why do you talk so much?"
Shen Ting let out a long sigh, "Tonight is Shen Nanxing's promotion party. Aren't you afraid that by doing this, she'll be so sad and upset that she'll give up on you?"
"I've said it before, there's no possibility between us."
"Why?"
"I only see her as a younger sister."
"You and my brother, one doesn't love, and the other treats me like a younger sister, it's really... amazing."
Hearing this, Chen gave a thumbs up, got up, and walked outside, saying, "I'm going to check on Nanxing and my sister-in-law."
Only Shen Lin and Chi Zhao remained in the private room.
Chi Zhao casually placed his hands on the sofa and asked, "What happened between you and Ye Xinning?"
"Nothing much."
Chi Zhaocai didn't believe it. "If nothing happened, then why were you sitting so far apart when I came in? Did you have a fight?"
"Instead of gossiping about me, you should take care of your own affairs and find a woman to make Shen Nanxing give up on you?"
"I told you long ago, I have no feelings for her." Chi Zhao lowered his head and twirled his phone in his hand.
Compared to his own affairs, he was more curious about the relationship between Shen Lin and Ye Xinning.
"I heard Ye Xinning disappeared for a whole day yesterday?"
"Um."
"What happened?"
"She had a conflict with her mother."
Chi Zhao teased, "I thought you had done something to offend her again."
Chi Zhao's words only made Shen Lin's expression even more somber.
"She doesn't care what I do."
Chi Zhao sensed something amiss in those words. "What, what did you do now?"
Shen Lin was silent for a moment, then said in a calm voice, "Jiang An called last night."
Chi Zhao was somewhat surprised. "Jiang An is becoming more and more open and aboveboard. He's nothing like he was just now."
“She saw that phone call, but she didn’t care at all. Even when I brought it up, she didn’t seem to care.”
Chi Zhao understood why this person was depressed after hearing Shen Lin's words.
He crossed his arms and looked at Shen Lin. "So, you were displeased because of her attitude?"
Shen Lin's eyes were fixed on Chi Zhao, the cigarette between his fingers burning with tiny sparks. He was suppressing his anger, it was so obvious.
"Shouldn't I be upset? I'm her husband. She shouldn't be calm when she's being intimate with another woman in front of her."
A low laugh escaped Chi Zhao's lips. "You want her to be jealous, you want her to make a scene and get angry with you over other women, because in your eyes, that represents her feelings for you."
"Isn't that right?" With just three simple words, Shen Lin dismissed Chi Zhao's words once again.
In his view, Ye Xinning's reactions as his wife were abnormal.
Chi Zhao looked up and met his gaze. The two had been friends for many years, and there was no need for them to beat around the bush.
"Have you ever thought about why you care about her feelings? Why do you want her to be jealous because of your relationship with Jiang An?"
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