Zhou Jiyun felt relaxed and at ease after being coaxed by Xie Jing. He picked up Xie Jing and tossed her up: "We'll leave at 6:30. We can still catch up on some sleep. We probably won't be back until after 10 o'clock tonight."
"You won't have an easy day tomorrow."
Xie Jing smiled bitterly and put her arm around Zhou Jiyun's neck: "I feel a little hesitant just thinking about it, but being so busy actually makes me feel at ease. Because everyone is working hard for us, it feels really good to be cared for and loved by others."
Zhou Jiyun felt a pang of sadness. Although Xie Jing was now extremely powerful, she had been hurt in the past. It was really cruel for a little girl to be forced to accept the fact that her parents didn't love her at such a young age.
Although Xie Jing always felt bad for him because he had gained and then lost, in Zhou Jiyun's opinion, Xie Jing's life was far worse than his. At least he had it before, while Xie Jing never had the love of a father or a mother.
Even though Xie Jing has found her biological parents now, and they still love her so much, the missing twenty-three years can never be regained.
Thinking of this, Zhou Jiyun leaned over and kissed Xie Jing's cheek: "Well, I also like having more people care about you, even though you have less time for me because of them."
Xie Jing put her hand against his cheek and said, "Everyone cares about you. Just like you said, after finding our family, we suddenly feel less lonely and helpless."
"I know, so I'm very grateful." Zhou Jiyun put Xie Jing on the bed and lay down beside her fully dressed. "Go to sleep. I set the alarm. Take advantage of this opportunity to catch up on some sleep so you can be more energetic tomorrow."
At 6:30 in the evening, when Xie Jing and Zhou Jiyun arrived at the hotel, many people had already come to the banquet hall. Compared with yesterday, the hall was more lively because many people from the Zhu family had also come.
Zhu Li's eyes lit up when he saw Xie Jing: "Jingjing!"
Xie Jing laughed and pulled Zhou Jiyun over there. Zhu Li came over and hugged Xie Jing's arm: "My grandparents, my uncle, my parents, and my grandparents are all here."
"You haven't met my grandparents yet, right? These are them."
Xie Jing looked at the two elderly people, then at Zhu Li: "Hello, Grandpa and Grandma. A-Li and I are good friends, so I'll just follow her way. This is my husband, Jiyun."
Zhou Jiyun also greeted: "Hello, Grandpa and Grandma, it's our first meeting, please take care of me."
Zhu Li's grandparents smiled and said, "Good, you are all good children. I didn't expect that you and A Li would have such a fate. You two should get along well in the future."
Zhu Li said with a smile: "Jingjing and I are doing well, right, A Zhao?"
Yun Zhao nodded: "Yes."
Yun Zhao was also very happy today. All of Zhu Li's relatives were here. Tomorrow, after Xie Jing's family reunion banquet, it would be his and Zhu Li's engagement banquet. Just thinking about it filled Yun Zhao with anticipation.
Yun Xu stood in a corner of the banquet hall, holding a cup. "I think Zhao is really efficient. In less than a month, they went from dating to engagement. It's so efficient."
Xiao Bo put down his phone and took a moment to glance at Yun Xu: "Are you envious?"
"I wouldn't call it envy," Yun Xu shook his head. "I'm just a little confused. Something's wrong with you. Why are you holding your phone the whole time today? Didn't you rarely use your phone before?"
Xiao Bo coughed lightly: "Um...that..."
"Xiao Bo, what's going on?" Yun Xu's eyes widened. "Tell me."
"Nothing much, just that girl named Wang Cancan," Xiao Bo touched his nose, "She likes lively occasions. She knew there was a party today, so she asked me to take more photos and videos for her."
"No, you two added each other on WeChat?" Yun Xu exclaimed, "So, with so many of us getting together on the first day of the new year, you and her fell in love?"
"It's not as exaggerated as you say," Xiao Bo lowered his voice. "After all, I know her father... She can only come to me. Otherwise, looking for Jingjing? That wouldn't be appropriate, right? After all, Jingjing is the person involved."
"You're the right person to choose?" Yun Xu thought, pulling out his phone and turning on the camera. "I'm not ugly, so why didn't she choose me? Is it because you were the one who took her home that day?"
Xiao Bo helplessly spread his hands: "Brother Xu, why are you reacting so strongly?"
"What else could it be?" Yun Xu's friend appeared with a smile, clearly enjoying what he'd heard. "He's feeling unbalanced. Zhu Li was Xie Jing's best friend, but she ended up with Ah Zhao."
"I finally have a good classmate, but when I was chatting with Xiaobo, no one paid attention to me. Wouldn't I feel a little unbalanced?"
Yun Xu sighed, "Alas, these days, why can't any good girl see me?"
"Are you still depressed? We're even more depressed," one of Yun Xu's friends said, putting his arm around his shoulder. "A Zhao and Zhu Li are getting engaged. Do you know what we've been living through these past few days? There's not a single moment of peace."
"Xiao Bo is still the best. At least there's a girl to chat with now. We're all..."
"Don't say you didn't have it," Yun Xu shook his friend's arm away. "I saw photos of you dating a beautiful woman on your WeChat Moments last month..."
"It's not like she's my girlfriend," the other person said with a smile, "We're just getting together for fun."
Yun Xu glanced at him and said, "If you don't take others seriously, others won't take you seriously either."
"I know you're into pure love," the other person smiled and raised his hand. "It's too hard for people like us to have a pure love. Not every couple is like your sister and brother-in-law. They love too hard and too passionately."
"Maybe you haven't thought about running the business properly." Yun Xu said calmly, "Look, isn't Xiao Bo quite serious?"
Everyone looked at Xiao Bo. He picked up his phone again, occasionally holding it upright to face the banquet hall. When he saw the feedback from the other side, his eyebrows softened a little.
A friend shook his head and said, "I feel like Xiaobo is falling for him. But now that I think about it, the girl I met that day was really interesting, lively, outgoing and cheerful. She's a good match for Xiaobo's reserved personality."
"Ren Qin's dad is Xiao Bo's boss, so he's close to her." A friend added: "But seriously, that girl sings really well."
Xiao Bo put down his phone: "Brother Lin and Brother Zheng, are you guys so free? Why do you have to keep talking about girls?"
"Okay, let's talk about something else," Yun Xu immediately changed the subject: "You're the only ones here today? Your elders aren't here?"
"The family reunion party is tomorrow," Brother Zheng leaned against the wall. "I ran away today under the pretext of meeting you guys. Otherwise, it would have been a blind date party tonight."
"Same," a friend agreed. He was about to say something when Yun Xu's ears suddenly twitched, and then he gestured for silence. The young men exchanged glances and all took a few steps to the side.
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