Chapter 1251: Brother Chi Is Here Too

Having someone hold something over you, especially when it’s someone you can’t afford to offend, you have to humor them, and that feeling is even more suffocating than being aggrieved.

If the roles were reversed, Yaen Chi would have already had a smile on his face and wouldn’t let it slide without making the other party lose face and having some fun.

But Nan Jiaojiao always maintains an expressionless face, neither serious nor smiling, and it’s exactly this demeanor that leaves people at a loss.

His fingers curled up.

Yaen Chi resigned himself, “Whatever you want to eat, brother will grant it, just tease me less in the future.

If you really want to find someone to make fun of, go pick on Mo the Fox, he’s thick-skinned.”

“Oh,” Nan Jiaojiao tore open the straw wrapper, inserted it into her milk tea, “you’re not thick-skinned.”

“…”

Was she mocking him, or just making a conclusion?

“Jiaojiao, wait a moment!”

Ye Wanting chased after her, seeing Nan Jiaojiao from afar, as she got closer, she spotted Yaen Chi in the car, stopped, and slowed down her running to a walk for the last few steps.

“Brother Chi is here too.”

Yaen Chi almost froze, subconsciously glancing at Nan Jiaojiao, thinking he was doomed, caught gossiping by this top-level snooper again.

He forced a smile, waved at Ye Wanting, “What a coincidence.”

Then explained, “I dropped Jiaojiao off.”

“Huh?” Ye Wanting looked bewildered.

The latter part of the sentence was totally unnecessary.

Yaen Chi decided to abandon himself to fate, “I asked Jiaojiao to come check on you, so how’s the new job?”

Oh dear.

Nan Jiaojiao subtly raised her eyebrows in a corner where no one cared.

Ye Wanting said, “It’s quite good, looking for books and shelving them every day.

I can study inside, it’s very peaceful.”

“A bookstore is indeed better than a convenience store, quite nice.”

Yaen Chi awkwardly tried to find words, “Have you eaten?”

Nan Jiaojiao silently extended her watch under Yaen Chi’s nose.

Five twenty-eight.

Too late to ask about lunch, a bit early for dinner.

Yaen Chi’s face darkened, just couldn’t help himself, and smacked the back of Nan Jiaojiao’s hand.

Darn kid!

Ye Wanting squinted with a smile, “Not yet, I get off work at six.”

“Oh, six o’clock.”

Yaen Chi pretended to check the time, but as soon as he looked down, he suddenly remembered Nan Jiaojiao had just shown him, so he was just acting composed and steady, when in reality, he was panicking inside.

“Well, I’m about to leave the Capital City.

If you don’t mind, shall we have a meal together?”

“Weren’t you leaving this morning?”

Yaen Chi coughed, “That was the plan, to leave after attending Uncle Bo’s seventh day memorial, but I went back to my granddad’s place, had lunch with him, stayed a bit, and now there’s no point in leaving, since I’ve already delayed so many days, one more night won’t make a difference.”

“Pfft!”

Nan Jiaojiao sucked in too many pearls from the milk tea and couldn’t manage chewing them, so she spat a few back out.

Only half the milk tea was left, and the sound of the pearls hit the cup loudly, right after Yaen Chi finished speaking.

It sounded like deliberate disruption.

Yaen Chi glanced over.

Nan Jiaojiao also glared back, not out of defiance, but because she was stuffed.

She felt embarrassed chewing under someone’s gaze, so turned her back.

Yaen Chi’s eye twitched.

Headache.

“Sure!”

Ye Wanting didn’t notice their little gestures, cheerfully agreed, and hesitated after agreeing, “Oh, it’s not even quitting time yet, let me go ask for leave.”

Yaen Chi stopped her, “No need, it’s just half an hour, you just started the job, asking for leave wouldn’t look good.”