Chapter 863: Try My Second Chance at Love

“As long as you enjoy the food,” Ye Jun poured her a cup of tea, “it’s not that hard to arrange.

Just let me know when you want to eat.”

Ye Jun didn’t know much about Nan Jiaojiao’s preferences, not because he was negligent, but because he was too busy.

He never got involved in the scheming within the Ye Family, treating only Nan Jiaojiao sincerely.

At the dinner table, she always sat at the end of the table, rarely picking dishes with salty or sour flavors, preferring either sweet or spicy foods.

Ye Family members avoided dishes with lingering aromas, so Jianghu cuisine hardly appeared on the table.

Ye Jun occasionally ran into Nan Jiaojiao dining with friends, and it was always at a Jianghu cuisine restaurant.

Shortly after Nan Jiaojiao sat down, the waiter came in to serve the dishes.

Ye Jun frequently served her food, while he hardly ate anything himself.

“What did you call me here for?”

Ye Jun paused, “Let’s talk after you’ve finished eating.

There’s no rush.”

“Just say it.

Since I’m here, it won’t affect my appetite.”

Ye Jun put down his chopsticks, “Jiaojiao, where have you been lately?”

Nan Jiaojiao lifted her gaze, “Had some things to attend to.”

Ye Jun easily detected the perfunctory nature of her response.

The opening remarks were indeed a bit too stiff.

Nan Jiaojiao wasn’t one for beating around the bush, so he straightforwardly laid it out: “Before you left, I obtained blood samples from Second Uncle and Shiqing, and I collected them myself.

It can’t be wrong, just missing yours.

If you’re free this afternoon, come with me to the hospital to get sampled and tested; we’ll have results in one afternoon.”

“Alright,” Nan Jiaojiao agreed without hesitation.

Ye Jun was taken aback.

He thought it would take some convincing, but Nan Jiaojiao agreed directly, leaving him somewhat confused.

“Is it just a blood sample needed?”

“Jiaojiao…”

“If we’re going to do the test, better do it sooner.

I’m curious about the result too,” Nan Jiaojiao said calmly.

“If it were any other member of the Ye Family, I wouldn’t agree, but I trust you.”

Ye Jun felt like his heart was struck.

He couldn’t speak, only feeling a sense of guilt.

“I’m going to the restroom.”

Nan Jiaojiao wiped her mouth, stood up, and Ye Jun got up simultaneously, wanting to accompany her.

She refused.

Coming out of the restroom, she forgot which room she originally came from.

Without her phone, she relied on recalling her route.

Turning a corner, she bumped into a group of people head-on.

Instinctively, she wanted to step aside but was hindered by a half-tall vase at her feet.

Her heel kicked it, the vase’s mouth swung towards the bend of her leg.

A man immediately reached out to support her.

Nan Jiaojiao dodged quickly, retreating a few steps to a safe distance.

Suddenly, she heard a low chuckle: “Haven’t seen you in a while, still so quick to react—did you dodge because you saw it was me?”

Nan Jiaojiao hesitated, “Han Qi?”

“Oh, you remember me.”

Han Qi stood with both hands in his pockets, slightly looking upwards at her, the smile stretching to his eyes.

He squinted slightly, his hair cut short, no longer with strands falling over his brow and forehead as before.

Long-lost sight of him, with added maturity in his brows.

“Lost in thought?”

Nan Jiaojiao replied, “No.”

“I heard you left Rongcheng for some time.

Thought you’d given up on Bo Yanching, yet you returned without a word.

Haven’t met with Bo Yanching yet, right?

How about giving me a shot again?”

Nan Jiaojiao’s temples throbbed, “You looking for a beating?”

Han Qi laughed heartily, “No, just teasing you.

Who are you having dinner with?”

Nan Jiaojiao almost retorted sarcastically but thought again.

Han Qi remained as playful as before, always speaking in a joking tone.

Though none of his words were offensive, he chose to hide his goodwill under flippancy.