Chapter 24 Don't Run Away
Nie Yao burst out laughing and said, "I really don't want to go back, but at least I have to go back and pack my luggage before leaving!"
"Packing?" Li Jinxing raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Well, I've already bought the plane ticket and will fly back to Egypt overnight!"
Nie Yao nodded and chuckled, saying, "Originally, my investigation project hadn't finished yet, but the Nie family temporarily brought me back to recognize my relatives. Now that they've recognized me, there's no need for me to stay..."
"Are you sure you want to leave now?" Li Jinxing saw the confusion on her face and reminded her with a low smile, "Aren't you planning on taking revenge for almost embarrassing you today?"
"Even if you want revenge, there's no rush..."
Nie Yao shrugged nonchalantly. To her, the archaeological project was far more important than a small revenge.
Li Jinxing sighed softly, shook his head, and said, "But if you leave, won't you be seen as a loser who ran away in the eyes of those people?"
Nie Yao frowned slightly. She had never thought deeply about this.
"Think about it, if I hadn't shown up today, and your heel had broken, and you had a public brawl with a bunch of rich girls, what would your grandfather, who hosted the banquet for you, your father, and the other prominent wealthy families think?"
When Li Jinxing said this, he looked at her feet meaningfully.
Nie Yao also lowered her head following his gaze. When she went back to the dressing room to change into her casual clothes, she also took off the pair of crystal shoes that Li Jinxing had put on her in public and changed into her favorite sports sneakers.
Now that Li Jinxing was looking at her like this, she subconsciously retracted her feet and replied with a wry smile: "The shoes are in my bag. I still don't like high heels..."
After she finished speaking, she picked up her backpack and prepared to take out the pair of precious crystal shoes and return them to him: "The shoes are not dirty, so I'll return them to you..."
Before she could take out the crystal shoes, Li Jinxing grabbed her wrist and stopped her.
"You don't have to return it to me. It was originally a gift tailor-made for you. No one else has the right to wear it except you!"
Li Jinxing said it lightly, but his eyes were looking deep into hers. He grabbed her wrist with such force that she couldn't break free for a while.
"But you should think carefully about whether you should let the culprit who embarrassed you continue to walk free and laugh at your escape, or retaliate and let them know that you are the legitimate daughter of the Nie family and are not to be trifled with!"
Nie Yao stopped struggling, looked into his deep eyes, and fell silent for a moment.
She knew that without Li Jinxing's help today, the welcome banquet her grandfather and father had hosted for her would have ended in failure, and she would probably have become a laughing stock in the wealthy circle...
She didn't want to get involved in these undercurrents, but unfortunately, as soon as she came back, she started to be targeted!
Li Jinxing seemed to see through her innermost thoughts and whispered, "Sometimes, your status and position mean you are destined to face certain people and things. Running away is only temporary; problems must always be solved!"
After a long silence, Nie Yao finally nodded and replied with a wry smile, "You're right. I shouldn't use my job to escape all this..."
Only then did Li Jinxing reveal a satisfied smile, and his originally deep gaze became gentle.
Nie Yao's cheeks felt slightly hot as he looked at her so intently, and her face turned red and her heart was beating fast. Fortunately, her expression could not be seen clearly in the dark car.
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