"OK!" Zhou Xiaoyu held up her finger and made an OK sign in front of Li Jia. Chen Yi, who was next to her, wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "I didn't expect your business to be so good. I'm exhausted after a whole day of work!"
"Hehe, things will get better after a day or two of this. Once things are back on track, you two will have an easy time." After saying that, Li Jia took out the clothes she had just washed and put them in the spin dryer. She set the timer to five minutes, then handed the machine to Chen Yi, left the counter, went upstairs to change her clothes, and went out.
About half an hour later, Li Jia returned carrying a large pile of groceries. As soon as she entered, she said to Zhou Xiaoyu and Chen Yi, "You two continue, I'll go cook. Good luck! Try to finish today's task before the food is ready!"
“No problem, there’s one last bucket!” Chen Yi said crisply, pointing to the clothes in the spin dryer.
"Okay! Keep it up!" After saying that, Li Jia carried the groceries upstairs and got busy in the kitchen.
"Finally done!" Zhou Xiaoyu hung the last ironed garment on the clothes rack, then stretched lazily. Chen Yi, who was next to her, also stretched with a sore back and walked out from behind the counter. "Brother Li, is the food ready yet? We're starving!"
"Alright! Go wash your hands, let's get ready to eat!" Li Jia's voice came from the kitchen. Zhou Xiaoyu and Chen Yi went into the bathroom to wash up, then sat down at the dining table, staring at the dishes and picking up their chopsticks to eat with rice...
Three days passed quickly. On the afternoon of the third day, Li Jia asked Tina and her companion to stay. "Now that the investigation is over, I think I should do my part as a host. Regardless of the outcome, you two have come all this way, and it wouldn't be right if I didn't treat you well. Alright, you two go back to the hotel first. I'll pick you up tonight and treat you to the most authentic Chinese food!" Seeing their surprised faces, Li Jia smiled. "What? Don't you like Chinese food?"
“I like it! But that won’t change our final result: a simple dinner outside of work.” Tina made her point clear, nodded at Li Jia’s smiling face, and said, “See you tonight!” After saying that, the two of them left the dry cleaner with the thick survey results form.
Li Jia watched the two leave, then turned and went back upstairs. Suddenly, she realized something was missing. Then she remembered that Meng Yao was gone. Ever since Meng Yao came here, whenever she had to go out, Meng Yao would always prepare her clothes in advance and put them on Li Jia's bed. But today, she habitually went back to the bedroom and didn't find any clothes on her bed, which made her feel that something was missing.
Shaking her head at herself, Li Jia opened her wardrobe and began choosing what to wear that evening…
At the Qian Shi Club, Meng Yao sat on the sofa, holding a glass of crimson liquor. Staring at the darkening sky outside the window, her thoughts drifted to the place called Shu Family Dry Cleaning Shop. "When I left there, I didn't say a word. That man didn't ask me anything either. He just calmly saw me off on the plane. Although he didn't say anything, I could still feel his reluctance. I wonder... how is he doing lately?"
Li Jia finally chose the black suit, which was also her only black suit. After dressing herself, Li Jia went out and drove towards the hotel where Tina was.
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