Li Jia smiled and turned around, seeing Hai Mingyue standing not far behind her. She nodded and said, "Hehe, that's right, it's me. I'm back." After saying that, Li Jia turned back and smiled at Meng Yao, Xiao Yue, and the others, saying, "You guys go inside first, I'll be right there."
"Li Jia, you...I..." Hai Mingyue looked at Li Jia's smiling face, opened her mouth but didn't know what to say, or rather, she simply didn't know where to begin.
"Let's go inside and talk. I also want to know how you've been lately." Li Jia smiled and nodded at Hai Mingyue's expression, then stepped aside to gesture for her to come inside and talk.
Hai Mingyue looked at Li Jia, hesitated for a moment, then nodded and walked into the dry cleaner.
In the rest area of the shop on the first floor, Li Jia and Hai Mingyue sat facing each other, while Zhou Xiaoyu and Xiaoyue chatted enthusiastically upstairs. Xiaolong, on the other hand, seemed a little flustered in front of Meng Yao.
"You...you changed your phone number?" Hai Mingyue asked, looking at Li Jia's perpetually faint smile.
"Oh, yes, you know, I wanted to completely sever ties with the past and start afresh, so I changed everything from head to toe, including my underwear." Li Jia recalled the text message Hai Mingyue had sent her back then, and now she felt surprisingly calm, no longer feeling the discomfort and helplessness she had felt before. Looking at Hai Mingyue's somewhat reserved demeanor, she couldn't help but joke.
"How have you been these days?" After saying that, Li Jia looked at Hai Mingyue's somewhat complicated expression and couldn't help but ask softly.
"Well, I'm fine. It's just that I haven't heard from you for so long, and I feel like something's missing." Hai Mingyue looked at Li Jia, who didn't seem angry at all, but she still raised her head and said what she had been wanting to say for a long time.
"Hehe. No need to apologize. The law is fair and has cleared my name." Li Jia understood that Hai Mingyue was referring to the text message Hai Mingyue had sent him. Now, thinking about it carefully, he couldn't blame anyone. That was just how things were back then. Hai Mingyue's statement that she would wait no matter how long it took was enough to say something.
"Where did you come from this time?" Hai Mingyue's expression gradually relaxed. These past few days had been incredibly difficult for her. She always felt something was missing, and upon reflection, she realized it was the feeling of being with Li Jia. Her first thought was to find Li Feng and congratulate him, but unfortunately, neither she nor the ever-guilty Jiang Ling'er were able to find him immediately.
That day, Li Jia and the others closed the shop and drank at home. The next morning, Li Jia left City B and only returned to China after traveling extensively abroad. Hai Mingyue and Jiang Ling'er, however, regretted not having spoken to Li Jia immediately.
“Italy, oh right, that little girl is my sister whom I just found. Now all five of us siblings are finally reunited. Xiao Tong is on her way back too. If you have time tomorrow, I'll pick you up, and we can go to Xiao Qing's place tonight to celebrate with us.” Li Jia looked at Hai Mingyue's gradually relaxing expression, reached out and patted her shoulder, and said with a smile.
"Okay. Okay, I will definitely go." Hai Mingyue finally relaxed completely because of Li Jia's actions, and a beautiful smile bloomed on her face, which was as delicate as a lily.
"Let's go upstairs and I'll show you around." After saying that, Li Jia stood up, smiled, raised his head, and then gestured for Hai Mingyue to follow him upstairs.
"No...no need, let's talk about it tomorrow. I'm relieved to see you back. I'll be going now. Remember to pick me up tomorrow, okay?" Hai Mingyue stood up, shook her head, and smiled as she declined Li Jia's invitation. Although she really wanted to chat with Li Jia alone, the conditions weren't right today. So, Hai Mingyue chose to leave, because Li Jia would pick her up tomorrow, and then they could say all the things she wanted to say in their own private world.
"Alright then, I'll see you off." Li Jia didn't try to stop her any further, but immediately stopped and started walking back down the stairs.
"Hehe, thank you, but not today. Go and keep your little sister company. I'm sure you've been waiting for this day for far too long. That's all for now, I'm leaving." Hai Mingyue said to Li Jia with a smile.
"Okay, wait for my call." Li Jia followed Hai Mingyue and saw her out of the store. After thinking for a moment, she took out her phone and dialed Hai Mingyue's number. "Go back and get some rest. I'll pick you up at eight o'clock tomorrow night."
Seeing that Hai Mingyue had already gotten into a taxi and left, Li Jia turned around, closed the shop door, and went upstairs.
Upon reaching the second floor, I saw Xiaoyue and Zhou Xiaoyu sitting on the sofa watching cartoons. In front of them was a large pile of newly opened bags of potato chips and other snacks. Xiaolong sat on one side of the sofa, looking reserved, and occasionally glancing at the busy figure in the kitchen.
"Hehe, it seems you two are getting along quite well. By the way, Xiaolong, why are you so reserved? Relax here. No one will harm Xiaoyue here. Why are you so tense?" Li Jia sat down between Zhou Xiaoyu and Xiaoyue, casually picking up a bag of potato chips that had just been opened. "Do you two both like watching this?"
"Yeah! I've been watching it every day these past few days. Goku in Dragon Ball is so much fun!" Zhou Xiaoyu said, stuffing potato chips into her mouth. Xiaoyue next to her nodded in agreement, clearly showing that the two little girls really had a lot in common.
"Hehe, alright, you two keep watching. I'll go to the kitchen to see how Sister Mengyao is doing." After saying that, Li Jia stood up and went into the kitchen. The two little girls were laughing hysterically because of Kelin's appearance.
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