In no time, Li Jia broke the bomb into more than a dozen small pieces, wrapped each piece with tape, and put them in a drawer.
At noon, Li Jia, Zhou Xiaoyu, and Meng Yao went out for a hearty lunch. In the afternoon, Li Jia went to the cooking training class that she had missed for several days. The training class was much quieter without An Ran. During the break, only Wang Xiao and Li Jia chatted for a few words, while the rest of the students were busy with their own things.
Today, Li Jia learned how to cook two more Sichuan dishes. She even consulted with her teacher privately and returned to the shop satisfied after thoroughly understanding the process. Wang Xiao also became a VIP customer of Li Jia's shop. Up to this point, Li Jia has given away three VIP cards: one free with Jiang Ling, and the other two 20% off membership cards with Wang Xiao and Sister Zhang from the military hospital.
In the afternoon, Li Jia called Yan Ruyu, packed the clothes into the car, and then drove straight to Tianfu Huating.
Soon they arrived at Yan Ruyu's red villa in Tianfu Huating. After parking the car, Li Jia saw Yan Ruyu already standing at the door. Today, Yan Ruyu was wearing an office lady suit, and it looked like she had just come back from get off work. At this moment, she was smiling at Li Jia at the door.
"Ruyu, the clothes have arrived. Where do you want to put them?" Li Jia didn't call out the older sister this time because he felt that Yan Ruyu might not be older than him. He could just consider it a small loss for him to call her out before.
"Ah Jia, how rude of you. Why don't you call me 'sister'?" Yan Ruyu smiled and opened the door, watching Li Jia walk into the house carrying a large pile of neatly arranged clothes.
"Should we put it in this room?" Li Jia walked into the storage room, whose door was already open, and asked herself.
"Just leave it there. You haven't answered me yet. Why don't you call me 'sister' anymore? Be careful, or I won't pay you!" Yan Ruyu stood at the door, watching Li Jia move clothes back and forth, her smile never fading, as if teasing Li Jia was a very fun thing to do.
"We can discuss this later. Could you get me a glass of water? I've been going back and forth quite a bit, haven't I?" Li Jia simply couldn't be serious in front of Yan Ruyu. Yan Ruyu's slightly seductive gaze and the ever-present eerie smile made it impossible for Li Jia to maintain her usual composure. This was probably a case of one thing subduing another.
Since Li Jia had already let go of her inhibitions, and Yan Ruyu was just as open, there was no reason for her not to. After figuring this out, Li Jia carried the last few pieces of clothing into the storage room while smiling and asking Yan Ruyu for water.
Yan Ruyu's expression changed slightly upon hearing Li Jia's words. She seemed somewhat surprised by Li Jia's change; she had never seen Li Jia so relaxed in front of her since they met.
She went into another room, took out a bottle of drink, and handed it to Li Jia, who had already finished moving the clothes. "How was it? I have quite a few clothes, right? You washed so many, can you give me a discount?"
"Let's put aside this discount for now. Let me ask you a question first: how old are you?" Li Jia said, looking at Yan Ruyu's ever-changing expression with a serious expression. "Don't overthink it. I just feel that I should be older than you, so I can't call you 'older sister' anymore, don't you think?"
After confirming that Li Jia was serious, Yan Ruyu's face once again blossomed into a charming smile. "Alright then! Since you don't want to be called that, then I'll call you Brother Jia! How about it, Brother Jia?!" After saying that, Yan Ruyu sat down next to Li Jia, and the two words "Brother Jia" that came out of her mouth made Li Jia feel overwhelmed.
"It's fine with me, whatever. I'll be going now if there's nothing else. I have something important to do tonight." Li Jia said, getting up to leave. Yan Ruyu chuckled inwardly at Li Jia's reaction. "This kid is quite interesting. He's much better than those old guys who only think about sleeping with me. I wonder if his important business is a date with a woman?"
"Don't rush off yet. Are you really that afraid to be with me?" Yan Ruyu called out softly, watching Li Jia's retreating figure as she walked several steps away.
Li Jia didn't stop. She simply waved goodbye. Then, before leaving, she took out a VIP card for the dry cleaner and tossed it onto the sofa next to Yan Ruyu with precise and graceful movements.
She picked up the blue VIP card beside her. The smile on Yan Ruyu's face faded slightly, and she stared thoughtfully at Li Jia's departing figure.
Yan Ruyu has been living alone since her husband died three years ago. Although she holds a high position, she is lonely and charming. Many men want to take advantage of her when she socializes, but she always sticks to her bottom line, which makes more people interested in her.
For some reason, ever since she met Li Jia, she was immediately intrigued by his gentle, scholarly air. After several attempts to test him, she concluded that Li Jia was actually quite shy. Teasing him occasionally was a bit of fun, but she didn't know that Li Jia wasn't introverted or shy. Rather, he kept a degree of wariness in front of unfamiliar women, which was why Yan Ruyu had those thoughts.
Li Jia's sudden change today surprised her. The gentle and scholarly man she remembered seemed a little different today. As for what was different, Yan Ruyu couldn't quite put her finger on it. Perhaps it was the way Li Jia turned around and slipped the blue VIP card from his fingertips before leaving.
With questions in mind, Yan Ruyu placed the blue VIP card into her wallet, which was filled with all sorts of gold and diamond cards. The light blue card, surrounded by many high-end and precious gold cards, had a touch of aloofness and self-admiration.
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