Chapter 453: Rejecting Him

Ye Wanting’s complexion suddenly changed, her scalp tingling with nervousness, “Is she picking a fight again?”

“No,” Nan Jiaojiao looked down at her phone, and after a moment lifted her head, “What do you want to drink?”

“I’m worried about you getting schemed against, how can you be so unconcerned!”

Ye Wanting was so anxiously distraught, she couldn’t think of drinking anything, just two days ago Nan Jiaojiao had been surrounded by reporters at the school gate, and afterwards, she had heard all about it from Xu Tingting.

So now, to her, Ye Shiqing was like a super scheming villain.

Nan Jiaojiao cast her a glance, chuckled lightly, “What’s the rush, she’s not capable enough to trap me.”

With those words, she hopped off the high stool and went to order a drink, coming back with a stack of pastries as well.

“How’s the job at the restaurant going?”

Ye Wanting still wore a troubled expression, the topic shifted too quickly, and without much thought, she replied, “Pretty well, the Manager treats me well, and the wages are paid very promptly.”

“Do you want to go back to Minglun?”

Ye Wanting paused.

At Minglun, just the tips were enough to cover her mother’s medical expenses.

Although there were a few difficult people, she fortunately didn’t have to deal with them often.

Seeing as she was young, the Manager only assigned her to serve drinks and spared her from any dirty work.

It was just that the hours were very inconvenient.

“Only work for two hours in the evening, and off at nine, how about that?” Nan Jiaojiao asked nonchalantly.

Ye Wanting was surprised, “Jiaojiao, did you talk to Minglun for me?”

Nan Jiaojiao didn’t say anything else, “Do you want to go back?”

“Yes, I do, but is it possible?”

Nan Jiaojiao curled her lips into a smile, “If you want to, you can.

I’ll arrange it.

I’ll take you there tomorrow night.”

“But Jiaojiao, you clearly…

won’t I be causing you trouble?”

Ye Wanting knew that Nan Jiaojiao, like her, came from a difficult family background.

The Ye family members were like that, and even her tuition fees were earned by Nan Jiaojiao herself.

She hardly had connections with influential people, let alone only working for two hours—Minglun demanded that employees finish at midnight.

“I naturally have my ways.

Don’t worry.”

Ye Wanting wanted to say more, but just then the server brought the milk tea.

Nan Jiaojiao took it, casually placed it in front of Ye Wanting, set the complimentary small cake between them, and then started chatting with her about other things.

Ye Wanting tried several times to steer the conversation back but wasn’t successful.

The afternoon classes ended early, and Nan Jiaojiao didn’t feel like attending the last comic elective class.

She left the campus when it was still somewhat empty.

She called Bo Yanching; after two rings, he picked up.

The man’s clear, distinguished voice came through, “Class ended?”

Nan Jiaojiao kicked at a pebble on the path, “What are you doing?”

Bo Yanching chuckled softly, “In a meeting.”

She raised an eyebrow, “Then you’re busy; I’m heading home.”

Nan Jiaojiao hung up the phone, and before she could put it back in her pocket, Bo Yanching’s number redialed.

“I’ll finish in no more than ten minutes, come over.

I’ll take you for dinner afterward.”

Nan Jiaojiao glanced at the time, it was only four-thirty, “Dinner won’t work, but supper could.”

Bo Yanching’s breathing went slightly deeper, “You have plans?”

“Ah, a little something.

If it ends early, dinner might work.”

“I’ll drive you there.” Bo Yanching asked tentatively, his tone carrying a hint of appeasement.

Nan Jiaojiao had heard about the Shen family affair from Lu Zhenzhen, including the 2% shares.

Ye Shiqing was now treating Bo Yanching with the reverence of a deity.

If he showed up, it would save Nan Jiaojiao a lot of trouble in the future, but she did not want to transfer that trouble to him.

“I’ll go by myself.”

This refusal caused the smile on Bo Yanching’s face to fade.