Lin Man could still hear Chen Xin's words as she watched Qin Jue walk further and further away.
This made her expression even more unpleasant. After pursuing Qin Jue for so many years, how could she possibly give up?
She looked at Qin Jue's back with resentment, her hands clenched into fists, her fingertips digging into her palms.
Suddenly, as if hope had appeared, the man stopped, turned around, and walked back in her direction.
As Lin Man watched Qin Jue get closer and closer, her eyes gleamed, and she opened her mouth, the words on the tip of her tongue.
Just as she was about to speak, Qin Jue completely ignored her and walked past her.
*
Inside the Ji family's private car.
Ji Yue and Jiang Duoduo sat in the back row.
Ji Yue personally escorted Duo Duo home. As for the banquet, he figured he'd just get a scolding from the old man, so he wouldn't attend.
Jiang Duoduo glanced at Ji Yue, still feeling uneasy. "The situation was really complicated at the time. I said those words in a moment of panic. In my heart, you have always been like an older brother."
Jiang Duoduo repeatedly emphasized that she only regarded Ji Yue as her older brother... thinking that Ji Yue would be angry.
But, surprisingly, Ji Yue showed no anger whatsoever.
If she hadn't read the original text, she would definitely have thought that the boy next to her was just a gentle, friendly neighbor who had no interest in her.
However, she had read the original text and knew all too well what kind of person Ji Yue was. She could not take her relationship with Ji Yue any further, nor could she completely sever ties with him.
Regardless of which of these two scenarios occurs, the outcome will be that he devours her completely, leaving not even bones behind.
Ji Yue's lips were turned up in a smile, his face beaming with joy. He was in a very good mood and said softly, "Yes. Duo Duo, you don't need to repeat yourself. I already know."
Even if Duoduo only sees him as an older brother, he is content with that.
He hadn't forgotten that in the first semester, he had merely taken advantage of the situation and become a little more intimate with Duoduo, which resulted in two months of resistance from her.
Now, Duoduo tells others that he is her man, and even though she emphasizes this explanation repeatedly, it still makes him happy.
Jiang Duoduo stole several more glances at Ji Yue. Now, she could only take it one step at a time.
At that moment, Ji Yue's phone rang.
When he answered the phone, the words on the other end made his expression change.
"Come later."
"One hour."
"dad!"
When Ji Yue answered the phone, his sudden change in expression made Jiang Duoduo's eyelids twitch wildly, and she had a bad feeling.
Just then, Ji Yue hung up the phone, and in the driver's seat, Uncle Wang, the Ji family's personal driver, had his phone ring.
Uncle Wang: "Alright, sir, don't worry, I'll take the young master back right away."
After hanging up the phone, Uncle Wang glanced at the rearview mirror. "The master asked me to take the young master back to the hotel." As he spoke, he turned the steering wheel.
...
Back at the hotel reception, Ji Yue was annoyed by the old man's rudeness and unreasonableness, but he suppressed his anger and said gently to Duo Duo, "If Duo Duo doesn't want to go back to the banquet, I'll book you a suite. You wait for me in the room, and I'll come out as soon as possible, okay?"
Jiang Duoduo shook her head, "I could actually take a taxi home by myself."
Ji Yue's gaze fell on her, scanning her from head to toe. Her alluring figure made him firmly say, "No."
He leaned close to Duoduo and whispered in her ear, "Be good, listen to me."
The receptionist smiled broadly as she served the incredibly good-looking couple before her.
After Jiang Duoduo was taken to the suite, she still felt guilty and tugged at Ji Yue's sleeve, giving him another piece of advice.
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