Chapter 1705: Feeling Discriminated Against

“Are you going home or staying here for a while?”

He Xue looked at him and didn’t see anything off in his expression, but she just felt that his mood was terrible at the moment.

She said, “I’ll stay for a while. I drank tonight, I don’t know if my parents are asleep yet. If they catch me, I’ll get another scolding.”

Loo Jinyang moved over on the bench and patted it, “Come and sit.”

She sat down next to him, “Tonight was a company dinner, we went for roasted whole lamb. We exceeded our targets for the first half of the year, so everyone was happy. I’m not great at drinking, just sipped two small cups.”

Loo Jinyang indeed didn’t smell much alcohol on her. She was the Little Princess of the He Family, spoiled since childhood, her mother wouldn’t let her touch alcohol. The family was wealthy and she didn’t need to socialize for work. She wanted to work at another company, hiding her identity as a regular employee, and the He Family indulged her, respecting her choice and never using their influence to pave her way.

Loo Jinyang had always envied this young girl; she received so much love from a young age and was so pure.

“If it’s necessary and you can’t avoid it, drink a little. You’re not good with alcohol, as long as you don’t get drunk.”

“Yeah!”

As they were talking, He Xue’s stomach growled twice.

Feeling embarrassed, she raised her hand to cover her stomach.

Beside her, she heard the man’s light chuckle, “Didn’t you eat roasted whole lamb? How are you still hungry?”

She covered her mouth embarrassedly, “There were too many people, I was too shy to take much, didn’t actually eat many pieces. I originally planned to have some noodles after I left, but I was with colleagues, we went to buy fireworks, and after separating, I didn’t see any noodle shops.”

Loo Jinyang shook his head with a smile, raised his hand and pressed it on her head, rubbed it, then went to the car and took down a box of pastries.

“Eat this.”

He Xue took it and asked, “What’s this?”

“Miss Lu’s new chef made some special pastries. She’s very fond of Jiaojiao, packed a lot, and couldn’t finish them, so she shared with us. Try it.”

Loo Jinyang opened the two-layered food box, placed the lighter box on He Xue’s lap, took a piece, and was about to hand it to her, hesitated, then withdrew his hand.

“My hands smell of smoke, take one yourself.”

He Xue had already extended her hand, then curved it to take a pink peach blossom pastry.

“It’s delicious.”

Loo Jinyang choked and coughed twice, “It’s really rich.”

She giggled lightly, then took two small yogurt bottles from her bag, opened the lid, inserted a small spoon and handed it to him, “Drink this. It’s from my colleague, really good.”

Though Loo Jinyang never touched such girly stuff, not wanting to disappoint her, he scooped a spoonful and sipped it, his brow instinctively furrowing, “The things you kids eat are all this sweet?”

He Xue couldn’t laugh anymore, “Thanks, feeling discriminated against.”

He glanced sideways at her, poked her forehead lightly a couple of times with his finger, “How many days have you been grown up now, and you won’t admit you’re a child?”

“I’ve already grown up long ago. I’ve even started working. Why do you still bully me like when I was little?” He Xue pushed his hand down, muttering softly, “I’m not little anymore. If others hear it, wouldn’t that be embarrassing?”

Loo Jinyang was amused by her, “Yes, yes, you’ve grown up. A few days ago, I think I heard Aunt He teaching you how to do laundry, and you were so stressed out that your crying echoed into my room.”