Chapter 56
The newcomer was a very pretty girl with chestnut-brown wavy hair and exquisite makeup. Even in the dead of winter, she was still stunningly beautiful wearing only a long wool skirt paired with a brown coat, exuding the charm of a fashionable urban woman.
Chi Jun turned around and looked at him, a smile appearing on his face.
"Sister Amay."
“It’s been so long since I’ve seen you,” Amay said, patting Chi Jun on the shoulder. “We’ve all been working like crazy because of this winter’s new product launch, but you’ve been living the life of the party, even coming here for hot pot.”
Despite her teasing tone, Amay knew that Chi Jun had never formally signed any long-term model contracts with them in the first place.
For other models, this is their livelihood, but Ji Jun clearly doesn't care much about this job, and is therefore quite carefree.
Ultimately, it's because she has such outstanding physical attributes that she has the right to have them.
Chi Jun smiled and tapped the pot with his chopsticks: "Want to eat together?"
"Forget it," Amay said, glancing at Xu Qingzhou sitting opposite her. "I came with my boyfriend, so I won't bother you."
Xu Qingzhou was dressed very simply.
I only glanced at it briefly when I came over and didn't notice it, but now Amay is taking a closer look—
With fair skin and pink lips, her features are delicate and refined.
I couldn't help but take a second look.
"This beautiful lady is..."
Out of her professional ethics of searching for handsome men and beautiful women, her eyes couldn't help but light up.
Chi Jun knew what she was thinking and reminded her, "She's still a high school student."
“Ah… a high school student,” Amay said with a hint of regret, “then studies are more important right now.”
After saying that, her gossipy eyes darted over Chi Jun's face again: "...Girlfriend?"
While the two were chatting, Xu Qingzhou was quietly eating, trying to minimize his presence. But when the word "girlfriend" suddenly came into his ears, Xu Qingzhou was startled and immediately choked on the chili peppers.
She cleared her throat twice, picked up her water glass, and instinctively tried to deny it.
Before she could even wave her hand, Chi Jun glanced at her, then looked at Amay with a teasing expression and asked:
What do you think?
Xu Qingzhou froze instantly. She saw the girl's eyes dart between her and Chi Jun with an ambiguous look, and she patted Chi Jun on the shoulder: "You're something else, kid. You don't even spare high school students."
Chi Jun chuckled and explained casually:
"He's a senior in high school, he's an adult, okay?"
Xu Qingzhou: "..."
No, shouldn't Chi Jun deny it at a time like this?
How come... you're even going along with the topic that the other person guessed wrong and starting to explain?
Shocked by Chi Jun's actions, Xu Qingzhou was stunned for a few seconds. When she came to her senses and wanted to add a denial, Amay had already changed the subject, causing her to miss the best opportunity to explain.
"By the way, the company's annual party is on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month. It'll be a gathering of familiar young people. Will you come?"
Chi Jun thought for a moment: "I'll see."
"Hey, come on over! I heard Chen Mi will be joining us too!"
Chen Mi...
Xu Qingzhou felt that the name sounded somewhat familiar.
I think I've heard that somewhere before.
Chi Jun simply smiled and said, "Let them come, what does it have to do with me?"
"Tsk, you can't possibly not know her..."
At this point, Amay paused, glanced at Xu Qingzhou, and swallowed the rest of her sentence: "Anyway, it will be good for you to come. I heard her agent will be coming too."
After saying that, Amay didn't linger any longer and waved goodbye to Chi Jun and Xu Qingzhou.
"I'm leaving now, bye-bye."
Xu Qingzhou waved his hand lightly.
The hot pot meal lasted for more than an hour, and both of them were very full.
However, we ordered far too much, and even so, there were still some dishes we couldn't finish, so we had to pack them up.
While the waiter was packing up the food, Chi Jun went to the restroom. Xu Qingzhou took the bill to the counter to pay. Just as she was taking out her wallet, the cashier told her:
"Your table has already paid the bill."
Seeing Xu Qingzhou's confusion, the young lady explained:
"It was that handsome guy who got married."
As she spoke, she gestured to Chi Jun, who was walking towards her from a distance carrying packaged ingredients.
ah……
It seems that Chi Jun must have paid the bill when he went to get some side dishes halfway through the trip.
Xu Qingzhou was a little annoyed.
As she walked out of the hot pot restaurant, she couldn't help but ask, "Chi Jun, why did you pay the bill early?"
Chi Jun glanced at her.
"Is that not allowed?"
Xu Qingzhou stammered: [You promised it would be my treat...]
Chi Jun chuckled.
"You should save your money for now."
After saying this, realizing that his words might cause the young girl to misunderstand, Chi Jun paused and added:
"Didn't you say you'd buy me whatever I need? I need a lot of things, so you need to save up money to buy me things in the future, okay?"
Xu Qingzhou glanced at Chi Jun, forced a smile, and lowered her head without speaking, but in her heart she was thinking:
I'm afraid he won't like the things I bought...
*
After the parents' meeting, the winter vacation officially begins.
Chi Jun thought he wouldn't have anything to do during this time and was already making plans to eat, drink, and have fun with his friends who were on winter break. Little did he know that he had underestimated the complexities of various industries in the human world.
Not long after the winter new arrivals, while everyone was still bundled up in down jackets and earmuffs, shivering in the wind and snow, Taobao merchants had already fired the first shot of the spring new arrivals with great fanfare.
Chi Jun had no choice but to throw himself back into his work.
Actually, working is a better way to pass the time than playing, and Chi Jun doesn't mind. However, his tight work schedule caused him to skip his friends' appointments several times in a row. Li Rui and Wang Shuai were furious and sent him a WeChat message questioning him:
[Xu Jun, you fucking tell me right now, is it more important to be a brother or to make money?]
Chi Jun: [Nonsense, of course making money is more important.]
As soon as the message was sent, it was unsurprisingly bombarded with three "landmine" emojis from Li Rui.
Wearing a light, youthful hoodie, Chi Jun sat on a railing on the street where the outdoor scenes were being filmed and burst out laughing.
He logged out of WeChat and proactively returned the call.
Li Rui was still being coy on the other end of the phone, hanging up twice before finally answering on the third call, and they eventually agreed to have a barbecue at Li Rui's house that night.
Just as he was about to hang up, Li Rui remembered something and emphasized fiercely:
"Bring our sister along too!"
Why call her?
"My sister..." For some reason, Li Rui stammered a little, "My sister is busy studying every day, of course we invited her over to relax!"
"OK."
Chi Jun agreed verbally, hung up the phone, but hesitated for a moment.
During this period, he was busy with work, and the time he spent with Xu Qingzhou each day, excluding sleep, was only one or two hours when he went back home in the evening.
Every time they entered the house, the little girl would be hunched over her small desk, diligently writing her test papers, and the two of them would barely exchange a word.
Chi Jun didn't care about this. After all, there were only three months left until the college entrance examination after the winter vacation. Xu Qingzhou probably realized that time was tight. Maybe when he was doing practice questions at home all day, he would even run to the toilet.
Remembering his homeroom teacher Zhao's earnest admonition not to hold Xu Qingzhou back, Chi Jun hesitated as he held his phone.
However, on second thought, after being so tense for so long, it might not be a bad thing to relax occasionally; in fact, it could be beneficial to physical and mental health.
Thinking of this, he still sent a WeChat message to Xu Qingzhou.
After the last car accident and subsequent disappearance blunder, Chi Jun disregarded Xu Qingzhou's objections and got her a cell phone as well. Now that they both have cell phones, communication is convenient.
Xu Qingzhou replied to the WeChat message very quickly.
Tonight? I'm afraid not.
Remembering how he had been refused when he asked her to have dinner with him several times after get off work, Chi Jun thought for a moment and was about to advise her to "balance work and rest" when he received a message from Xu Qingzhou—
I have a part-time job.
Chi Jun: "..."
When did you find another part-time job?
With only three months left until the college entrance examination, Chi Jun frowned as he held his phone, but said nothing more.
After filming wrapped up, he went to Li Rui's house alone.
Li Rui was quite disappointed to see that Chi Jun had come alone, and kept craning his neck to look behind him:
Are you alone?
Chi Jun handed over the gifts he had brought:
"Is it not enough for me to save face by myself?"
"Of course," Li Rui said as he accepted the gift, "It would be an honor for my humble abode to have my little fairy sister here."
Chi Jun scoffed and ignored him.
"My sister has a part-time job and can't come."
He walked ahead, unaware that Li Rui, who was carrying the gift and following behind, had a slightly strange expression when he heard these words.
Because Chi Jun arrived late, the barbecue party had already started on the lawn in the garden of Li Rui's villa. When they saw him coming, a group of people greeted him, and Li Rui quickly brought him a sizzling lamb chop.
Thanks.
Chi Jun reached out and took it, about to bite into it, when he noticed Li Rui standing in front of him, not leaving, with a constipated expression on his face.
"Is something the matter?" he asked.
Li Rui bit his lip, frowned, and looked bitter and resentful. After a long while, he managed to utter three words.
"I guess...maybe..."
Chi Jun looked at him.
Li Rui glanced at him and said:
"Xu Jun, are you sure your sister went to the part-time job? Is she...is she in a relationship?"
When watching the play "Jane Eyre" before, Li Rui said the exact same thing. Upon hearing this, Chi Jun naturally pictured Zheng Yangshu's face.
He took a bite of the lamb chop and explained, "No, that's her classmate."
Li Rui was stunned for a moment.
"Do you know who it is?"
"Isn't that the guy I bumped into at the play?"
"Of course not!"
As Li Rui spoke, he simply sat down next to Chi Jun, his tone excited:
“It was another boy. I saw it a couple of days ago, and more than once. My sister was eating with a boy at the small restaurant next to my family’s beef dumpling shop. The two of them were acting quite intimately.”
Chi Jun paused in his eating of the lamb chop.
Are you sure it's my sister?
"How could I not recognize what my sister looks like?"
Chi Jun didn't speak, but his eyes were slightly cold.
However, Li Rui's next sentence made his face turn completely black.
"The key is that guy... I know him. He looks decent enough and got into a good university, but he's really not a good person. He's... he's pretty promiscuous."
He glanced around, then lowered his voice and continued:
"That guy really liked to pretend to be gentle and charming to attract women. Countless young girls have been bewitched by him, and some have even had abortions for him... And yet, he still goes around bragging about it..."
Chi Jun had a piece of lamb chop stuck in his throat and couldn't eat any more.
“Li Rui,”
He stared intently at Li Rui for a long time before finally speaking:
"If I find out you're talking nonsense, don't blame me for slapping you."
Li Rui immediately raised his hand: "Heaven and earth bear witness! Your sister is my sister, I only meant well for her!"
Chi Jun didn't say anything more, swallowed a few bites of lamb chop, but his brows furrowed more and more.
After sitting for a while, I simply wiped my hands and got up.
"They're gone."
His voice was cold, and he walked away without looking back.
Wang Shuai had just brought over a plate of beef when he saw this and said with dissatisfaction, "You're leaving already? You really don't treat us like brothers—"
Before he could finish speaking, Li Rui stopped him, repeatedly advising him:
"Alright, alright, there's a reason for this. Let him go, let him go."
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