"It wasn't Sister Jiang Li's fault just now. She's been in the industry for so many years. She must be good at dealing with people and naturally has a good popularity."
It sounded like she was speaking up for Jiang Li, but there was an obvious implication in Qin Yaoyao's words that she was a social butterfly who could easily get other men to drive her home.
"Unlike me. I didn't even dare to strike up a conversation the whole night. I didn't make a single friend. I only dared to talk to A Yan."
Jiang Li raised her eyes and looked at Qin Yaoyao in front of her, who looked aggrieved and self - reproachful. She couldn't help but let out a cold snort.
Childish and boring.
Qin Yaoyao acted as if she hadn't heard. With a smile on her face, she turned to look at Jiang Li. "Sister Jiang Li, A Yan and I will take you home later. You should rest early."
It was as if the conflict between the two in the private room hadn't happened.
Jiang Li wasn't in the mood to deal with her. She just casually let out a sound of agreement.
When Xiao Yanzhi stopped the car, he first drove to Qin Yaoyao's building.
"A Yan, didn't you say you'd take Sister Jiang Li home first?" Qin Yaoyao looked at the familiar scene outside. She had a bad feeling and asked in a low voice.
She didn't want Xiao Yanzhi and Jiang Li to be alone together.
"I want you to go to bed early." There was gentleness in Xiao Yanzhi's dark eyes, and his tone was considerate. "You've been out late. I'm afraid you won't be able to get up tomorrow morning. Don't you have a date?"
Originally, Qin Yaoyao was a bit unhappy. But when she heard Xiao Yanzhi deliberately mention their date in front of Jiang Li, she immediately felt better and showed a pure smile. "Okay. Then A Yan should also rest early. See you tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow." Xiao Yanzhi replied and even unbuckled her seat belt for her.
Just as Jiang Li raised her eyes, she happened to see Qin Yaoyao suddenly lean over and kiss Xiao Yanzhi on the cheek.
"A good - night kiss for you."
Xiao Yanzhi was stunned. He seemed not to have expected her to do this suddenly. His eyebrows frowned quickly and then relaxed imperceptibly. He gave a faint smile. "Good night."
Seeing this affectionate scene between the two, Jiang Li showed no reaction.
After watching Qin Yaoyao go upstairs, the smile on Xiao Yanzhi's face almost disappeared instantly. It was replaced by coldness and indifference.
"You've really grown up. Before you even terminate your contract with Jiangyu Entertainment, you've already hooked up with Chen Siqi?" The sarcasm in his words was obvious. The corner of his mouth curled up in a cold arc. "Are you paving the way in advance and planning to sign with the Chen Corporation later?"
Jiang Li didn't avoid this topic. She just replied softly, "I'm not as scheming as you think."
In total, she had only met Chen Siqi twice.
The first time was at Xiao Yanzhi's birthday party.
Xiao Yanzhi didn't say a word, but his attitude said it all.
In his eyes, Jiang Li was just this scheming, willing to do anything for money.
Just like what she had done to him back then.
"Before you pay off the money, you'd better get rid of those unnecessary thoughts." With this cold remark, Xiao Yanzhi started the engine and stepped on the accelerator.
When they got back to Ruiyuan, Xiao Yanzhi followed Jiang Li into the house.
Jiang Li didn't expect him to come up too. She was a bit slow to react. "Are you going to stay here tonight?"
There was a bit of surprise in her tone.
It was already very late. It was impossible for Xiao Yanzhi to drive back to his place.
Judging from her performance tonight, he should be extremely disgusted with her. It was already kind of him to drive her back.
Xiao Yanzhi's eyebrows were cold. His tone was not good. "This is my house. Can't I stay if I want to?"
Jiang Li gave him a calm look and didn't refute. She said indifferently, "Do as you please, Mr. Xiao."
After saying that, she went into the bathroom.
She had been splashed with wine all over just now. The sticky feeling all over her body made her uncomfortable. She wanted to take a bath quickly.
While she was taking a bath, Jiang Li's phone beeped twice. There were incoming text messages.
Xiao Yanzhi was sitting on the sofa. He stared at the phone screen on the coffee table with an unfathomable look in his eyes. He reached out his big hand and picked it up.
The phone had a password.
Xiao Yanzhi casually tried Jiang Li's birthday. It showed that the password was wrong.
His eyebrows knitted together. He then tried his own birthday. To his surprise, the phone was unlocked.
Looking at the pop - up interface, Xiao Yanzhi let out an unfathomable laugh.
However, this smile didn't last long. The moment he opened the text message, his face suddenly turned cold.
The text message was from Chen Siqi.
[Hello, Jiang Li. I'm Chen Siqi. I'm sorry to message you so late. I heard that you're about to terminate your contract with Jiangyu Entertainment. Do you want to consider developing in the Chen Corporation?]
This text message was like an olive branch that Chen Siqi extended to Jiang Li.
Xiao Yanzhi's eyes were cold. He stared at every word in the text message. He impatiently pressed his tongue against his cheek and quickly replied.
[No, thanks.]
Then he directly deleted these two text messages.
It was as if they had never happened.
When Jiang Li came out of the bathroom, drying her hair, she saw Xiao Yanzhi with a dark face. His mood had dropped to freezing point, and his eyes were gloomy.
She thought she hadn't offended him, so she didn't look at him again and was about to go back to her room to dry her hair.
"Stop."
Xiao Yanzhi's tone was no different from usual, but Jiang Li just felt that there was a bit of coldness in his words. "What's your relationship with Chen Siqi exactly?"
"No relationship." Jiang Li didn't even raise her head. Her expression was calm. She continued to dry her hair with the towel in both hands. Her voice was flat. "I've only met him twice at most. What kind of relationship could we have?"
She was telling the truth. Whether Xiao Yanzhi believed her or not was none of her business.
Hearing Jiang Li's answer, Xiao Yanzhi's face became even uglier. The sarcasm in his eyes was undisguised. "After only two meetings, your relationship has become so close that he can drive you home. Your charm is truly limitless."
Jiang Li didn't know what had gotten into Xiao Yanzhi, but her face remained calm. "If you have a conflict with Young Master Chen, you should go and solve it with him instead of taking it out on me."
She wasn't a punching bag.
Her long hair was still wet. A few strands of hair fell out of the towel and hung on her collarbone, with a few drops of water on them. She was extremely alluring.
A beauty fresh out of the bath, just like this.
Seeing that she was about to go back to her room, Xiao Yanzhi's face darkened. He walked over and pressed on her shoulder, forcing her to face him. There was a dark tide surging in his eyes. "I'm warning you. Don't try to latch onto the wrong people."
When he suddenly got closer, Jiang Li smelled the scent on him, cold with a hint of anger.
This was something she had never felt before.
It was like a nameless fire, an inexplicable anger, but it was indeed caused by her.
Her eyes flickered. At first, she was thinking. Suddenly, she seemed to think of something. The corner of her lips slowly curved up, the arc just right, as if coated with a layer of lipstick.
There was a charming smile on her fair face. Just one look was enough to make people unable to look away. The end of her voice was teasing. "Mr. Xiao is so bothered about me and Chen Siqi. Are you jealous?"