When An Ancient Chinese Romance Novel Heroine Transmigrated Into A Lesbian Novel - Chapter 24

Zheng Zhouzhou then realized that she had fallen into Jiang Jiang’s trap, and that she had deliberately provoked her.

She did this in order to force herself to make a promise in front of Ji Heyuan, so that if she wanted to use Ji Heyuan to get close to Ji Xu’an in the future, the difficulty would double.

But if she didn’t promise, even if Ji Heyuan wouldn’t really turn against her at this moment, she would inevitably leave a knot in her heart.

Although Zheng Zhouzhou’s ultimate goal was Ji Xu’an, she was also unwilling to give up Ji Heyuan. Ji Heyuan was the way out she left for herself.

The current situation was undoubtedly putting her on the fire to roast. Whether she promise or not, the situation was very unfavorable to her.

If these words were proposed by Jiang Jiang, Zheng Zhouzhou could accuse her of being jealous, but she only hid behind Chu Yueqi, letting Chu Yueqi charge forward for her.

If Zheng Zhouzhou didn’t know Chu Yueqi at the beginning, she could choose to ignore her, but Ji Heyuan’s sentence “born in Rome” just now made Zheng Zhouzhou realize that Chu Yueqi might not be an ordinary person she thought she was.

That’s right, how could someone who could bicker with Ji Heyuan and make Ji Heyuan helpless not have some background?

Although Zheng Zhouzhou couldn’t wait to tear Jiang Jiang apart now, she couldn’t show any resentment on the surface, and even had to follow Chu Yueqi’s words and say, “I am upright and have nothing to fear, why wouldn’t I dare to swear?”

“It just so happens that Xiao Yuan is here now, so she can be a witness. If I approach your sister in a non-essential situation in the future, you can ignore me, and never contact me again from now on.”

Chu Yueqi immediately snorted coldly, “Then what is a necessary situation?”

Zheng Zhouzhou took a deep breath, and asked back, suppressing her anger, “I’m Xiao Yuan’s friend after all, if she takes the initiative to take me to see her sister, should I refuse?”

Ji Heyuan also thought it made sense, but then she silently added in her heart that this should be an impossible thing in the short term. It wasn’t that she was unwilling, but that her sister looked down on Zheng Zhouzhou and would never agree to meet Zheng Zhouzhou.

Of course, Ji Heyuan only thought about these hurtful words in her heart, and didn’t say them out loud.

She wanted to save some face for Zheng Zhouzhou, but Chu Yueqi didn’t think so!

“You’re thinking a lot. With my understanding of Ji Xu’an, she wouldn’t waste her time on such boring things,” Chu Yueqi said sarcastically.

Seeing Zheng Zhouzhou looking angry but not daring to speak, Chu Yueqi finally felt relieved. She turned around and leaned in front of Jiang Jiang, bending over and comforting Jiang Jiang in a low voice, her voice many times gentler than before.

“Jiang Jiang, don’t cry, I’ve already explained it clearly to Miss Zheng for you.”

Zheng Zhouzhou almost cursed when she heard these words. Was that what Chu Yueqi called explaining?

That was coercion!

Chu Yueqi didn’t care. She had even thought about it. When she went back tonight, she would have someone investigate Zheng Zhouzhou thoroughly. Zheng Zhouzhou had better pray that there was no black material on her, otherwise Chu Yueqi would be happy to spend money to send her to the hot search.

Jiang Jiang slowly stopped crying, “I’m sorry, Sister Chu, Xiao Yuan, I made you lose face.”

Although her tears no longer continued to flow, her eyes were still red, and her soft voice became slightly hoarse because of crying.

“It’s not embarrassing, don’t worry, no one saw it.”

Jiang Jiang didn’t cry loudly, she just shed tears silently from beginning to end, and didn’t attract much attention. In addition, the saleswomen in the jewelry store were also very sensible. They had gone to stand not far away to keep watch for a few people as early as when the dispute started.

They also thoughtfully prepared towels and hot tea. Chu Yueqi helped Jiang Jiang sit down on the sofa, letting her slowly calm her emotions.

She was so pitiful, and Ji Heyuan couldn’t say anything more. Not only did she not blame Jiang Jiang like Zheng Zhouzhou thought she would, but she even comforted her instead, “What do you have to worry about? Although my sister has many suitors, she has never been kind to those people before.”

“Your background is a bit worse, but Linghai Group isn’t some small company, and my sister isn’t the kind of person who doesn’t have any ability, and doesn’t need to help the company develop through marriage.”

“You also have your grandmother’s support, who in our family dares to give you a hard time?”

Speaking of this, Ji Heyuan’s tone was even a little aggrieved.

She thought, Xie Jiang Jiang was just overthinking. Didn’t she see that my sister had to obediently listen to grandmother, and compromise under our grandmother’s coercion?

Now, in grandmother’s heart, Xie Jiang Jiang was her dear good granddaughter-in-law. As long as she recognized Xie Jiang Jiang, who would dare to say another word of opposition?

Xie Jiang Jiang was just thinking too much, but she didn’t blame her, Ji Heyuan said with emotion, maybe this is what people say, love will make people become inferior?

Sure enough, as expected of her sister, even Xie Jiang Jiang couldn’t escape her sister’s charm, and was completely fascinated by her sister.

Ji Heyuan had a feeling of elation, especially when her gaze inadvertently swept over Chu Yueqi, and she clearly saw the undisguised disappointment in the other’s eyes, Ji Heyuan’s feeling of pleasure reached its peak.

Chu Yueqi was indeed very sad. She had only cared about standing up for Jiang Jiang just now, and after calming down, she belatedly felt heartbroken.

Thinking that the reason why Jiang Jiang was crying was because she loved Ji Xu’an too humbly, Chu Yueqi felt uncomfortable. Pity and sadness intertwined in her heart. In addition to jealousy, Chu Yueqi had to coax Jiang Jiang along with Ji Heyuan’s words.

“Ji Heyuan is right. Since Ji Xu’an chose you, it means there is something she approves of in you.”

Chu Yueqi paused, and deeply stared at Jiang Jiang’s slightly red eyes, “Jiang Jiang, you’re so good, no one won’t like you.”

Jiang Jiang carefully raised her eyes to look at the two of them, her tone still carrying unconfident suspicion, “Really?”

Ji Heyuan clicked her tongue, “If you don’t believe our words, you should believe your grandmother’s words, right?”

Xie Jiang Jiang’s own grandmother said that Xie Jiang Jiang and her sister were a match made in heaven.

Hearing these words, the big stone in Jiang Jiang’s heart seemed to finally fall to the ground. Although mentioning her grandmother still made her feel very sad, her eyes faintly had signs of turning red again.

“Xiao Yuan, you’re right, I should listen to my grandmother.”

Chu Yueqi didn’t know the inside story, and her heart suddenly had an ominous premonition when she heard this, “What did Jiang Jiang’s grandmother say?”

Ji Heyuan was waiting for her to say this, “Why do you think Xie Jiang Jiang is with my sister?”

“Because Xie’s grandmother said that Xie Jiang Jiang and my sister were a match made in heaven, and they could only be with each other, otherwise they would end up lonely for the rest of their lives.”

Chu Yueqi felt that this was absurd!

Wasn’t this pure feudal superstition?!

Chu Yueqi felt very aggrieved, but these words were said by Jiang Jiang’s grandmother, and Chu Yueqi couldn’t say a word of opposition in front of Jiang Jiang.

At the same time, she also felt a little desperate. Regardless of whether this so-called fate was true or not, as long as these words were said by Grandma Xie, Jiang Jiang would definitely listen!

Then, was there really no possibility between her and Jiang Jiang?

Chu Yueqi hated it so much that she beat her chest and stamped her feet. If she had met Jiang Jiang a few months earlier, things might not have been like this!

Chu Yueqi firmly believed that the reason why Grandma Xie would say such a thing was entirely because, among the younger generation she knew, only Ji Xu’an could barely be considered excellent.

If Grandma Xie also knew me, she might have chosen me!

Chu Yueqi was secretly depressed. Ji Heyuan had finally won a victory and was smug. Neither of them noticed how ugly Zheng Zhouzhou’s expression was.

Only Jiang Jiang noticed. Not only did she not avoid Zheng Zhouzhou’s man-eating gaze, but she even smiled at her very lightly, full of provocation.

Zheng Zhouzhou was desperately pinching her palm. After her rebirth, the plan to seduce Ji Heyuan had been going smoothly, so Zheng Zhouzhou inevitably became a little complacent.

It was she who underestimated Xie Jiang Jiang, and thought that the other party was as brainless as Xie Xiao, and that was why she suffered a big loss in Xie Jiang Jiang’s hands.

However, there would be no next time!

Looking at Ji Heyuan and Chu Yueqi surrounding that green tea bitch Xie Jiang Jiang on the left and right, racking their brains to make her happy, Zheng Zhouzhou felt a burst of pain in her chest, and because her emotions fluctuated too much, she even felt like she couldn’t breathe.

She vowed in her heart that she must take away all of Xie Jiang Jiang’s backers!

Ji Heyuan, Ji Xu’an, and even Chu Yueqi, she would take them all away. She must make Xie Jiang Jiang pay the price for today’s provocation and smugness!

Jiang Jiang saw through what Zheng Zhouzhou was thinking in her heart at a glance. Losers always make harsh remarks in their hearts, but who wins and who loses never depends on who is more vicious.

The key to victory lies in having a brain that matches one’s desires.

Jiang Jiang casually wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, thinking, so what if she was reborn? Even if you give a stupid person another chance, it’s just a waste of time.

Rebirth doesn’t increase a person’s wisdom, and there has never been a shortage of smart people in this world.

Jiang Jiang didn’t consider herself smart, but she knew that Ji Xu’an must be a smart person.

If Ji Xu’an discovered that this little celebrity, who was disliked by me because she was deliberately trying to get close to Ji Heyuan, actually hid a big secret, Ji Xu’an should be very interested, right?

…

Later, a few people still picked out a pair of cufflinks, and Ji Heyuan paid for them.

Because Jiang Jiang didn’t bring any money when she came out, and besides, she didn’t want to spend the money left by Grandma Xie to buy a gift for Ji Xu’an.

Ji Heyuan never thought that Jiang Jiang would be out of money, so at first, when she received the message from Jiang Jiang, Ji Heyuan was confused.

They were face to face, and they could say things by opening their mouths, so why did they have to send WeChat messages?

But after she saw the content sent by Jiang Jiang, Ji Heyuan only had rejoicing in her heart.

It was a good thing that Jiang Jiang didn’t say these words in public, which could be considered as saving some face for her sister.

[Ji Heyuan: My sister actually doesn’t give you pocket money??]

Ji Heyuan felt that she wasn’t jealous of Jiang Jiang at all. It was too miserable to be Ji Xu’an’s fiancée, it was better to be her sister.

Her sister was angry with her, and only deducted her pocket money for two months, but Xie Jiang Jiang had never had pocket money.

[Jiang Jiang Doesn’t Eat Ginger: Older sister definitely has her arrangements. Xiao Yuan, I want to ask you for a favor, can you not mention the matter of pocket money in front of older sister?]

Ji Heyuan stopped typing awkwardly, and deleted the content in the chat box.

How did Xie Jiang Jiang know that I wanted to complain to sister about this?

Before she could think clearly, Jiang Jiang sent a new message.

[Jiang Jiang Doesn’t Eat Ginger: Older sister has bought me a lot of things, which I never dreamed of before, and I’m already very satisfied.]

[Jiang Jiang Doesn’t Eat Ginger: I don’t want older sister to think that I’m vain, and only greedy for her money.]

Ji Heyuan was immediately filled with emotion. Xie Jiang Jiang was too easy to satisfy. She was bought off with just a few things?

Ji Heyuan was sure that those things bought for Xie Jiang Jiang were 100% not chosen by her sister personally, and were mostly arranged by Secretary Zhao.

However, there was no need to let Xie Jiang Jiang know this cruel truth, so as not to shatter her fragile girlish heart.

[Ji Heyuan: Okay, I don’t care about the things between you two.]

But even though she said that, Ji Heyuan still couldn’t help but send a message to Ji Xu’an.

[Ji Heyuan: Sister! I only found out today that Xie Jiang Jiang really loves you!]

[Ji Heyuan: I have deeply reflected on my previous mistakes. There is nothing wrong with loving someone, and I shouldn’t despise Xie Jiang Jiang’s feelings.]

A moment later, Ji Xu’an replied to her.

[?]

[Ji Xu’an: What happened?]

Ji Heyuan quickly typed.

[Ji Heyuan: Last night, Xie Jiang Jiang told me that Chu Yueqi invited her to go shopping, and I was really worried, so…]

She told Ji Xu’an all the things that happened today, and then received a cold “…” from Ji Xu’an.

[Ji Xu’an: I know.]

Ji Heyuan scratched her head, ah? That’s it? What then?

Why was sister’s reaction different from what I thought?

Even if she wasn’t angry enough to bombard me with messages, she should at least have a little bit of other expression, right?

What did the ellipsis mean?

Could it be that she was so happy that she couldn’t speak?

Comparing it with Xie Jiang Jiang’s humble appearance just now, Ji Heyuan felt that her sister was indeed a little too cold. It should be very hard to be in love with such a person, right?

Xie Jiang Jiang was indeed not to be underestimated.

After buying the cufflinks, Chu Yueqi bought a necklace in the same store as a birthday gift for her cousin.

In fact, she also wanted to buy a gift for Jiang Jiang, but Jiang Jiang refused to accept it. Chu Yueqi felt sour in her heart. Was Jiang Jiang afraid that Ji Xu’an would misunderstand?

Since Jiang Jiang liked Ji Xu’an so much, in order not to bring trouble to Jiang Jiang, Chu Yueqi decided to hide her love for Jiang Jiang well in the future.

Let’s just be ordinary friends then.

She couldn’t, and wouldn’t dare, to encroach on that territory again.

Lest she end up not even being able to be friends.

After buying things, Chu Yueqi offered to treat Jiang Jiang to dinner. Jiang Jiang didn’t refuse. Ji Heyuan, who heard this next to her, clamored to join in.

Chu Yueqi’s face almost turned green, but she couldn’t really drive Ji Heyuan away, so she could only nod in agreement in the end.

If Ji Heyuan was going, Zheng Zhouzhou would naturally follow.

Fortunately, they came in two cars. Chu Yueqi said that she didn’t want to be a driver for Ji Heyuan and Zheng Zhouzhou no matter what. Although Ji Heyuan was a little regretful, she thought that since they were in the car anyway, Chu Yueqi couldn’t do anything, so she happily got into another car with Zheng Zhouzhou in the end.

The atmosphere in the two cars was completely different.

Although Chu Yueqi had already decided that she would only be friends with Jiang Jiang in the future, she was still a little depressed in her heart. Her first love, before it had time to blossom and bear fruit, had already died young.

Her emotions were listless, and she wasn’t as talkative as she was at the beginning.

As the instigator, Jiang Jiang knew very well that Chu Yueqi’s mood must be bad at the moment. She considerately didn’t disturb Chu Yueqi, but left enough space for the other party to calm her thoughts alone.

As for Zheng Zhouzhou and Ji Heyuan, it was a different scene.

Zheng Zhouzhou couldn’t help but turn red in the eyes as soon as she got in the car, scaring Ji Heyuan, “Zhouzhou, what’s wrong with you? Why are you crying?”

“You still have the nerve to ask me? Ji Heyuan, what do you mean? Are you deliberately playing with me?” Usually, Zheng Zhouzhou would never lose her temper with Ji Heyuan. After all, her persona in front of Ji Heyuan was that of a gentle and understanding flower.

But now she had a full reason, and didn’t want to bear it anymore. Besides, blindly tolerating would only make Ji Heyuan ignore her feelings even more.

“Me? What’s wrong with me?” Ji Heyuan was really confused. She hadn’t done anything to offend Zheng Zhouzhou today, right?

“When you invited me to go shopping, why didn’t you say that you were going to follow Xie Jiang Jiang?” Zheng Zhouzhou questioned.

Hearing these words, the little dissatisfaction in Ji Heyuan’s heart disappeared immediately. She had indeed done this thing wrong.

When she invited Zheng Zhouzhou, she only said that they would meet at the entrance of the mall, and didn’t dare to let Zheng Zhouzhou know her purpose. The dignified second miss of the Ji family had actually done the act of following others, it would be too embarrassing to say it out!

“I’m sorry, Zhouzhou, I was only thinking about having to find a suitable reason, otherwise if Xie Jiang Jiang saw that there was only me, wouldn’t she be able to guess that I was following her?”

Zheng Zhouzhou said mockingly, “So I’m the person you used as an excuse?”

Ji Heyuan stammered, unable to speak.

“Okay, let’s not mention this matter for now, after all, you can think of me at this time, which shows that you still treat me as a friend.” Zheng Zhouzhou took a deep breath, “Why didn’t you tell me in advance that you had changed your mind about Xie Jiang Jiang?”

Ji Heyuan: “Ah?”

She defended in a low voice, “Actually, I haven’t completely changed my mind, I only felt yesterday that her character didn’t seem to be that unbearable…”

The words behind her slowly died down in Zheng Zhouzhou’s angry gaze.

“Yes, you feel that your attitude hasn’t completely changed, but that’s what you did!”

“I was still remembering the words you said to me before today, wanting to be on the same side as you, but in the end, it made me look like a joke!” Zheng Zhouzhou said, and couldn’t help but cry in a low voice.

Her grievance was half true and half false, and more of it was to make Ji Heyuan feel guilty, so as to choose to stand on her side.

Xie Jiang Jiang’s methods were really too powerful. It had only been a few days, and Ji Heyuan already didn’t hate her anymore. If she was given enough time, would she turn these two sisters of the Ji family into her followers?

Ji Heyuan was indeed flustered, “That’s also my fault, don’t be angry, Zhouzhou. I know you’re on my side.”

She had been coaxing Zheng Zhouzhou for the rest of the journey, and finally managed to coax Zheng Zhouzhou to stop crying before getting out of the car.

After arriving at the destination, as soon as she got out of the car, Jiang Jiang could clearly feel that Ji Heyuan’s attitude towards Zheng Zhouzhou was even more attentive.

She glanced at Zheng Zhouzhou’s still tearful eyes, didn’t say anything, only lowered her long eyelashes halfway, in order to cover up the mockery in her eyes.

Ji Heyuan was indeed a useless person with a soft ear. A few half-true and half-false complaints, coupled with tears, easily coaxed her.

However, Jiang Jiang wasn’t surprised, after all, she herself had dealt with Ji Heyuan like that, there was no reason why others couldn’t use the same methods, right?

When eating, Jiang Jiang specially took a few photos, and then sent them all to her Moments.

She hadn’t mastered the skill of P-pictures, and didn’t even turn on the beauty filter that came with her phone. She used the original camera directly, and took the pores on her face clearly.

Fortunately, that face was white and delicate enough, and withstood the death lens of the original camera. The Jiang Jiang in the photo was not only not ugly, but had a real beauty, and the fresh youthful atmosphere almost penetrated the screen.

She had a total of five WeChat friends, and four of them liked her, even Secretary Zhao and Wen Xueyun were not surprised, only Ji Xu’an was always quiet, and she didn’t know if the other party had seen Jiang Jiang’s Moments.

At the dinner table, Ji Heyuan complained about Jiang Jiang’s shooting angle, and Chu Yueqi also chimed in from time to time, only Zheng Zhouzhou, because she didn’t have Jiang Jiang as a friend, couldn’t get a word in.

But she wouldn’t be outdone, “Miss Xie, we aren’t WeChat friends yet, would you like to add each other?”

The private room was silent.

Jiang Jiang slowly clicked on her WeChat, “Okay.”

Chu Yueqi looked at Zheng Zhouzhou unhappily, “Is there a need for this?”

Zheng Zhouzhou smiled good-temperedly, “Just making friends.”

Chu Yueqi laughed, “Friends are good, a friend is not to be bullied, Miss Zheng must remember this clearly.”

Her words made Zheng Zhouzhou’s expression unnatural again. In the end, Ji Heyuan came out to smooth things over.

“Miss Chu, can you not say such baseless words?”

Chu Yueqi snorted coldly in response, but didn’t make things difficult for Zheng Zhouzhou in the end.

After eating, everyone prepared to leave.

Chu Yueqi sent Jiang Jiang to the apartment building. Just as Jiang Jiang was about to unfasten her seat belt, Chu Yueqi suddenly said faintly, “Jiang Jiang, if Ji Xu’an is not good to you, you can come to me at any time.”

Her eyes carried a hint of self-deprecation. She never thought that she would have a day where she eagerly became someone else’s backup.

Jiang Jiang looked back at her seriously, “Thank you, Sister Chu.”

Chu Yueqi quickly waved her hand, “I won’t say anything more, you understand, right?”

She was really afraid that Jiang Jiang would have another sentence “You are a good person” at the end. The lethality of this sentence was too great, and Chu Yueqi was worried that she would have a myocardial infarction and be unable to sleep after hearing it.

Just as Jiang Jiang was about to say something more, the car window was suddenly knocked on from the outside.

It was Ji Heyuan.

“Why haven’t you two gotten out of the car yet? What are you doing?”

Chu Yueqi gritted her teeth. The little brat was guarding against me like I’m a thief. Was my character so untrustworthy?

Ji Heyuan urged her tightly, so Jiang Jiang swallowed the words back again. She also learned from Chu Yueqi yesterday, and shook her phone at her, “Sister Chu, let’s contact each other later.”

Chu Yueqi hummed. She didn’t get out of the car, but just sat in the car, watching Jiang Jiang leave.

The cool night breeze blew in from the open car window, and the sounds of people and the sound of vehicles overlapped and echoed in her ears. In the loneliness-filled bustle, Chu Yueqi suddenly wanted to smoke a cigarette.

She rubbed her fingertips, and only started the car and prepared to drive to a familiar bar after Jiang Jiang’s figure completely disappeared from sight.

…

It was already 10:30 PM when Ji Xu’an returned to Star River Bay.

At first, when she opened the door and found a small lamp lit in the living room, Ji Xu’an thought that Jiang Jiang was waiting for her to come back. But when she got closer, she found that there was no sign of Jiang Jiang on the sofa.

She rubbed her throbbing temples, preparing to go to the kitchen to pour a glass of water to drink. When she passed the refrigerator, Ji Xu’an found a small sticky note on the refrigerator door.

The pink rabbit sticky note had familiar and beautiful handwriting.

[Sister, there are dishes I made in the refrigerator. If you are hungry when you come back, you can heat them up in the microwave.]

Ji Xu’an’s expression was slightly stunned, and she stared at those few lines of handwriting for a long time.

There were many things to do today, and Ji Xu’an casually dealt with a few bites for dinner, and then worked overtime until 10:00 PM.

She knew that Jiang Jiang had sent a WeChat message to Secretary Zhao, asking if she would be back tonight, and Secretary Zhao had given her a definite answer.

At that time, Ji Xu’an thought that Jiang Jiang just wanted to confirm, and didn’t take it to heart. She didn’t expect Jiang Jiang to leave dinner for her.

Ji Xu’an had not only learned from Ji Heyuan that Chu Yueqi was going to treat Jiang Jiang to dinner, but she had also seen Jiang Jiang’s Moments tonight.

So this dinner wasn’t incidental, but specially made for her.

Ji Xu’an’s expression was a little complicated. Reason told her that she should remind Jiang Jiang not to do these unnecessary little things. But in reality, after standing for a long time, Ji Xu’an still took out the two dishes made by Jiang Jiang from the refrigerator, and put them into the microwave one by one.

The sound of the microwave working rang in the quiet kitchen. Accompanied by the buzzing sound, Ji Xu’an’s thoughts drifted away.

The feeling brought to people by the same thing done by different people was completely different.

In the past, the housekeeper would instruct the servants to prepare her supper, but Ji Xu’an had always taken it for granted, feeling no particular warmth or affection towards it.

Because the essence of the relationship between her and the housekeeper and servants was a cash-for-service employment relationship. They did things for her because she paid them.

Even Secretary Zhao was the same. All the intersections between them originated from interests.

But Jiang Jiang was different. She wasn’t a nanny hired by Ji Xu’an with money, nor was she Ji Xu’an’s employee, she was someone Ji Xu’an treated as a younger sister.

To a certain extent, she was the same as Old Lady Ji and Ji Heyuan. Although her importance in Ji Xu’an’s heart was far lower than the latter two, it was undeniable that they were indeed classified as important by Ji Xu’an.

Jiang Jiang could be regarded as Ji Xu’an’s family.

In fact, Jiang Jiang’s evaluation of Ji Xu’an was completely correct. Although Ji Xu’an was cold and unapproachable on the surface, she was indeed very attached to this ordinary feeling of home.

The only two relatives, one was old and could no longer work hard, and the other was too young, with her mind only on eating, drinking, and playing, and didn’t understand how to care about her sister’s real needs at all.

Even if Ji Xu’an wanted to get their care, she couldn’t say it because of her silent and introverted personality.

Jiang Jiang didn’t do anything special. She just noticed the needs in Ji Xu’an’s heart, so she catered to Ji Xu’an everywhere.

However, these small tricks could probably only make Ji Xu’an soften her heart a little. As for liking, it was still far from enough.

Ji Xu’an took half a cup of warm water with a cup, and leaned her body against the operating table. The aroma of the food gradually spread in the kitchen. Accompanied by a soft ding, Ji Xu’an heard the sound of footsteps coming from behind her.

The sound of footsteps gradually approached, and after turning a corner, Jiang Jiang’s figure appeared in Ji Xu’an’s sight.

“Sister.” Jiang Jiang yawned, her eyes full of hazy sleepiness, “What time did you come back?”

Ji Xu’an looked down at her watch, “Fifteen minutes ago.”

Jiang Jiang rubbed her eyes, “Have you already heated up the dishes?”

“I originally wanted to wait for you to come back, but I was too sleepy.”

As she spoke, she was still yawning non-stop, and physiological tears flowed out, condensing into small diamonds on her eyelashes.

Under the soft light, Jiang Jiang’s face became more and more soft and bright, and those black and bright eyes were like a clear pool of water, gently and selflessly wrapping the person opposite her.

Ji Xu’an looked at her quietly for a long time before saying softly, “You don’t have to wait for me, go to sleep if you’re sleepy.”

Jiang Jiang shook her head, “I woke up when I heard the sound just now, Sister, I have something to tell you.”

She helped Ji Xu’an bring the dishes to the dining table, and diligently served her half a bowl of rice.

There were only two people here at this moment, and one of them hadn’t touched her chopsticks yet, so Ji Xu’an didn’t care about the rule of not talking while eating, and she asked Jiang Jiang while eating, “What do you want to tell me?”

Jiang Jiang propped her chin with her hand, looking at Ji Xu’an opposite her without blinking. It was clearly still that cold and beautiful face, but Jiang Jiang could feel that the coldness between Ji Xu’an’s eyebrows had melted.

The corners of her lips were curved, “Sister, today Sister Chu asked me to help her cousin choose a gift, and I also bought you a gift by the way. Can you guess what it is?”

Ji Xu’an knew what it was. She even knew that Ji Heyuan had paid for it. Although Ji Heyuan didn’t say anything, Ji Xu’an could still feel the hidden surprise in her words.

Because she didn’t give Jiang Jiang pocket money.

Ji Xu’an was doing it on purpose. She wanted to see when Jiang Jiang would mention this matter to her.

Under Jiang Jiang’s expectant gaze, Ji Xu’an said without changing her expression, “Can’t guess.”

Jiang Jiang took out a shopping bag from under the table as if by magic, “It’s a pair of cufflinks!”

“Xiao Yuan said you would use them.”

She knew that Ji Xu’an was eating and it was inconvenient to open them, so she took the cufflinks out on her own initiative, “I picked them with Xiao Yuan, do you like them, Sister?”

The deep blue gemstones emitted a mysterious luster under the light, low-key and tasteful, in line with Ji Xu’an’s aesthetics.

She didn’t deliberately nitpick either, and nodded lightly, “Not bad.”

Jiang Jiang breathed a sigh of relief, “It’s good that Sister likes them.”

“Is this all you wanted to tell me?” Ji Xu’an asked, while picking up a piece of beef brisket again.

Her movements while eating were neither fast nor slow, with a pleasing elegance and composure, and she hardly made a sound while chewing.

Jiang Jiang seemed a little embarrassed, “This is only one of them.”

“Actually, I deliberately led Xiao Yuan to the mall today.”

Ji Xu’an had been acting very calm before, but when she heard this, she raised her eyelids and glanced at Jiang Jiang, with a hint of surprise in her eyes. But her surprise wasn’t because of Jiang Jiang’s words themselves, but because Jiang Jiang would take the initiative to confess this matter.

Sure enough, this little trick couldn’t be hidden from Ji Xu’an at all.

“Xiao Yuan doesn’t like me and Sister Chu getting too close. Actually, I can also feel that Sister Chu seems to like me very much.” Jiang Jiang said here, and a blush rose on her cheeks.

Ji Xu’an patiently waited for her to continue, and seeing that Jiang Jiang seemed very uneasy, she comforted her, “I know, you don’t need to be nervous.”

Ji Xu’an’s expression was calm and indifferent, “I can’t control who likes you, and it’s your freedom who you like. According to our agreement, you can have someone you like.”

She looked at Jiang Jiang with a calm gaze, “If you really like Chu Yueqi, I won’t object either.”

Jiang Jiang hummed twice, “I know Sister won’t object. I’m not sure about the future, but at least now, I don’t want to spend time on relationships.”

Ji Xu’an nodded, as if acknowledging her words, “You’re still young, you’ll meet more people in the future. Maybe the person you think is good now will just be an ordinary passerby in the future.”

Jiang Jiang nodded repeatedly, “What Sister said is what I’m thinking. Anyway, I’m still young, and I have enough time to choose the most suitable one.”

Ji Xu’an: “Yes, it’s good that you have a plan yourself.”

Jiang Jiang continued to say, “I also don’t want to let Sister Chu waste time on me, so… in order to make her give up, I told a little lie in front of her and Xiao Yuan.”

She stretched out her hand, pinching her fingertips, indicating that this was really just a small lie, but the guilt on her face and the dodging eyes had already betrayed her.

Ji Xu’an put down her chopsticks, and slowly wiped her lips, “Oh? What did you tell them?”

Jiang Jiang’s face had already turned red, and she seemed so ashamed, especially in Ji Xu’an’s eyes that seemed to see through everything, Jiang Jiang felt that all her little thoughts had nowhere to hide.

“I… um… told them that I like Sister very much.”

She said the last sentence very quickly, but Ji Xu’an still heard it clearly.

Not just like, right?

Thinking of those messages sent by Ji Heyuan, in Ji Heyuan’s mouth, Jiang Jiang was clearly a pitiful little thing who loved her in her heart but couldn’t say it, and was extremely humble.

“Yes, and then?” Ji Xu’an asked.

Seeing that she didn’t seem to be angry, Jiang Jiang relaxed, “Xiao Yuan and Sister Chu both believed it, but…”

Jiang Jiang’s voice was a little softer, “That friend that Xiao Yuan brought, Miss Zheng Zhouzhou, she seems to have other opinions about our ‘relationship’.”

Ji Heyuan hadn’t mentioned this point.

Hearing Zheng Zhouzhou’s name, Ji Xu’an frowned subconsciously, “What did she say?”

“She seems to think that you shouldn’t like a girl like me, and she was exploring the progress of our relationship in her words.”

Ji Xu’an didn’t speak, but showed a thoughtful expression.

Jiang Jiang tilted her head, seeming very puzzled and troubled, “I’ve never met Miss Zheng, but I don’t know why, I always feel like she seems very familiar with me.”

Ji Xu’an nodded, signaling her to continue.

“Today, when Xiao Yuan called me Xie Jiang Jiang, Miss Zheng looked very surprised.”

Jiang Jiang pondered for a moment, and concluded, “She seems to think that I shouldn’t have a nickname called Jiang Jiang.”

“This nickname was given by my grandmother, and I rarely mention it to others, so not many people know about it. But I’ve never told anyone that I don’t have a nickname.” Jiang Jiang looked at Ji Xu’an with a puzzled expression, “So I really can’t figure out why Miss Zheng would have such a question?”

Ji Xu’an’s expression was slightly condensed. Jiang Jiang didn’t know what she was thinking, but after a moment, Ji Xu’an’s expression returned to its usual indifference.

“Does Xiao Yuan know that you’re complaining about her friend to me?”

Hearing this, Jiang Jiang didn’t feel guilty at all, but looked at Ji Xu’an with a strange expression, “How could I let her know?”

“Xiao Yuan likes Miss Zheng so much, if she knew that I was saying bad things about Miss Zheng in front of you, she would definitely be angry with me.”

Ji Xu’an chuckled meaningfully, “Then you still dare to do this? It’s not a good habit to talk bad about people behind their backs.”

Jiang Jiang bit her lip, and asked tangledly, “But I’m just telling you, is that not okay?”

Ji Xu’an was stunned. The matter-of-factness on Jiang Jiang’s face was so obvious that she couldn’t ignore it.

Ji Xu’an understood Jiang Jiang’s implication.

In Jiang Jiang’s heart, she was a trustworthy relative, so Jiang Jiang would say bad things about people in front of her without any scruples, because she was sure that she wouldn’t hate her because of it.

This trust, so direct and undisguised, made Ji Xu’an feel as if her heart had been plucked by a feather, itchy.

Does Jiang Jiang believe me that much?!