Chapter 62 Favoritism
The next day, Li Qianni dressed up carefully. She wore Shi Jin's favorite rustic style: a light yellow sweater paired with a white lace long skirt, white Mary Jane shoes, a braided hairstyle, and a subtle nude makeup look. She quietly waited at the door with a pink suitcase in her hand.
She secretly wondered what kind of sparks would fly between the two of them on this trip together.
She thought of the little trinkets and QQ pajamas her mother had packed into her suitcase before she left, and her face flushed.
Five minutes later, Shi Jin's car arrived.
Li Qianni looked excitedly at the handsome Shi Jin getting out of the car. She was about to say something coquettish when she saw the passenger door open as well.
Bai Zhenzhu wore a white shirt with the top two buttons undone, loosely revealing the white lace bra strap underneath. She paired it with light blue slim-fit jeans, tucking one corner of the shirt into the jeans, and white pointed-toe high heels, which made her proportions look excellent, making her appear tall, slender, and sexy.
There's a saying that goes something like this: cuteness is worthless in the face of sexiness.
Now, Li Qianni looks like a kindergarten child in comparison.
"Shi Jin, why is she here?" Li Qianni's tone was somewhat reproachful.
Shi Jin frowned and said unhappily, "Bai Zhenzhu also likes to go to comic conventions, so I brought her along. What, is there a problem?"
No problem. Li Qianni is no longer anyone to Shi Jin. She can't control who Shi Jin brings or who he goes with. Even being jealous seems pretentious.
So she could only force a stiff smile and pretend to welcome Bai Zhenzhu, "Of course, no problem. It will be more lively with one more person."
Bai Zhenzhu was overjoyed to see Li Qianni's insincere expression.
To add fuel to the fire, she looked at Shi Jin with feigned indignation and said, "Shi Jin, maybe I should go back. This was originally an agreement between you and Qian Ni, and I shouldn't go."
Shi Jin said domineeringly, "If you're not going, then I'm not going either."
Shi Jin didn't want to be a person who broke his promise, but he also didn't want Bai Zhenzhu to misunderstand him, so he came up with a compromise: to let Bai Zhenzhu go to the comic convention as well.
But if Bai Zhenzhu doesn't go, then there's absolutely no way he'd go out with Li Qianni alone.
Bai Zhenzhu pretended that she couldn't refuse Shi Jin and had to compromise, saying, "Alright then, I'll go with you."
The two's oblivious and ambiguous behavior made Li Qianni feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave, and she stared at them intently.
Finally, Li Qianni reluctantly got into the back seat, while that damned Bai Zhenzhu sat in the passenger seat...
Previously, the passenger seat could only be hers!
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"Shi Jin, shall I play one of my favorite songs for you?"
Bai Zhenzhu rested her chin on her hand, her elbow on the armrest, and leaned towards Shi Jin, gazing at him with deep affection.
"Okay, put it down."
Li Qianni was sitting right behind Bai Zhenzhu, so she could clearly see Shi Jin's slightly upturned lips and the sweet look in his eyes.
She was so angry she felt like she was suffocating.
How could Shi Jin, how could he show such an expression to Bai Zhenzhu!
Just as Li Qianni's fingernails were digging deep into her palm, beautiful singing began to play inside the car...
It's Adele's "Someone Like You"...
The emotions of longing, blessings, and regret flowed slowly through the carriage, bringing tears to Bai Zhenzhu's eyes...
Shi Jin glanced sideways and saw Bai Zhenzhu's somewhat disappointed expression, and his heart ached.
"Let's change to another one, this one is a bit sad."
Bai Zhenzhu shook her head, stubbornly determined to listen to the song to the end.
Li Qianni seemed to sense something and teased, "Bai Zhenzhu, could there be some story behind this song? Could it be that it was liked by someone you had a crush on before?"
An eerie silence fell over the car, especially among Shi Jin, whose knuckles gripping the steering wheel bulged so much they seemed about to crush it.
Bai Zhenzhu composed herself, revealed a sly smile, and calmly said, "I never play the game of unrequited love."
She indirectly denied Li Qianni's guess, but ultimately she didn't say whether there was any story behind the song.
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It took five hours to drive to the neighboring city.
Bai Zhenzhu took a nap in the car. When they arrived at their destination, Shi Jin was reluctant to wake her up. Instead, he had Li Qianni wait with him for another 10 minutes before the three of them got out of the car.
And this preference became even more obvious after they got off the bus.
Shi Jin helped Bai Zhenzhu push her luggage, while Li Qianni walked alone behind them.
She wasn't very tall to begin with, and walking behind the two of them, she looked like the little sister next door who was out for a stroll with her older brother and sister-in-law.
In order to keep up with their two long-legged strides, she even walked so fast that she lost her shoes.
She stood there awkwardly putting on her shoes, watching helplessly as the two entered the hotel, while Shi Jin didn't even turn around to check on her once.
Her nose stung with sadness, and she collapsed, squatting down and burying her head in her hands, crying for a while.
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Shi Jin waited impatiently for Li Qianni at the front desk, tapping his room card repeatedly on the marble tabletop, making a crisp sound.
Bai Zhenzhu said in a teasy tone, "Why isn't Li Qianni following us? She made us wait here for her. Shi Jin, why don't you go upstairs first? I'll wait for her here."
Shi Jin had an email to send, so he was in a hurry. He glanced at the time and said, "Okay, Pearl, you wait for her here. I'll go upstairs first and pick you up for dinner when I'm done."
Shi Jin went upstairs.
Li Qianni walked in from outside with a long face, and at first glance, you'd think someone owed her money.
When Li Qianni saw that only Bai Zhenzhu was at the front desk, she immediately became furious.
She pushed her suitcase and stormed up to Bai Zhenzhu, then slammed the white bag in her hand onto Bai Zhenzhu.
The hardware on the bag accidentally scratched Bai Zhenzhu's neck, leaving a red mark instantly.
But Bai Zhenzhu simply raised her hand and touched her neck calmly, while the receptionist was quite stunned.
"White Pearl! Are you a tagalong? This is my date with Shi Jin, what are you doing here!"
Li Qianni finally had the chance to catch Bai Zhenzhu and vent her frustrations.
White Pearl smiled disdainfully.
He stepped closer to Li Qianni, looking down at her with a disdainful gaze, and said sarcastically, "I'm a tagalong? And what about you? A discarded woman no one wants? Or a clingy ex? Wait, no, you can't be called an ex, after all, Shi Jin's first kiss, first night, and first love can only be me..."
"White Pearl! You slut! You whore!"
"Li Qianni, when will you learn to have some manners? This is a six-star hotel in a neighboring city, not your doghouse. If you want to bark, can you at least consider the occasion?"
Then Bai Zhenzhu slapped the room key in her hand at Li Qianni's face and calmly said, "Your room key, get back here and stop embarrassing yourself!"
Finally, he turned around haughtily and went upstairs.
Bai Zhenzhu never dared to treat her like this before. It was only after Shi Jin became her backer that she became so arrogant.
Li Qianni really hated it to death.
If Bai Zhenzhu hadn't suddenly appeared, Shi Jin would have been hers very soon.
But it doesn't matter. At this comic convention, she will definitely ruin Bai Zhenzhu's reputation and make Shi Jin change his mind!
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