Hearing Xiao Yanzhi's obviously anxious inquiry, Jiang Li suddenly looked up.
She looked at the evident anxiety in the man's pupils, her voice a bit tight. "I'm okay."
After she said this, half of the tension in the man's eyes immediately dissipated, and he regained his usual calmness and composure. "Since you're okay, let's go back now. Aren't you going back to Huacheng tomorrow?"
"But the house..." Jiang Li opened her mouth, wanting to say that the house had been splashed with paint.
"I've already sent someone to handle it." Xiao Yanzhi's voice was soft, with a hint of barely perceptible gentleness. "Get in the car. Let's go back."
Jiang Li thought his behavior was strange, and for a moment, she felt a bit distracted, but she still got in the car with him.
On the way, she held back again and again, but finally asked, "Mr. Xiao, are you not feeling well today?"
Especially in the head.
"No." There was not the slightest change in Xiao Yanzhi's face. He just lowered his eyes and looked at her. "I was afraid something might happen to you."
Jiang Li fell silent all of a sudden.
Her hands unconsciously folded together. Her heart started to beat a bit faster. Her right index finger and thumb kept rubbing her left thumb, and she bit her lip slightly.
"You don't need to worry about me. The security guards in Ruiyuan are very responsible. They came as soon as I called. And..."
"Don't misunderstand." Xiao Yanzhi's voice was full of magnetism and extremely nonchalant. "It's already embarrassing enough in Huacheng. I don't want to keep cleaning up your mess in Beicheng."
Jiang Li took a deep breath.
Almost in an instant, a sweet fake smile appeared on her face again, almost flawless. "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Xiao. There won't be a next time."
Only then did Xiao Yanzhi lower his eyes and look at her. There was no emotional fluctuation in his eyes. He just said calmly, "I hope there really won't be a next time."
Hearing this, Jiang Li remained calm on the surface, but inside, she felt exhausted.
There really won't be a next time.
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Early the next morning, Jiang Li dragged her suitcase and headed to the airport.
When Xiao Yanzhi woke up, the whole house was empty.
Although he didn't go into her room, the moment he walked out of the bedroom, Xiao Yanzhi could feel that she was gone.
The aura that belonged to her had disappeared quite obviously.
She really ran away fast enough.
He immediately called Xue An and asked him to buy a ticket back to Huacheng.
"Do you want me to book a ticket for Sister Jiang Li too?" Xue An didn't know that Jiang Li had already gone back.
"No." Xiao Yanzhi sat on the sofa, his eyes falling on the vase on the table. He was still used to putting roses in it, but now there was no one to take good care of them, and the flower heads had withered.
"Book a ticket for Qin Yaoyao on the same flight."
As soon as Jiang Li landed, Sister Chen and Xiao Ye were already waiting at the airport to greet her.
Xiao Ye came up and gave Jiang Li a big hug, asking her with concern, "Sister Jiang Li, have you taken care of everything?"
"Yes, everything's taken care of." Jiang Li nodded. Seeing only the two of them, she asked, "Where's Jingyi?"
As soon as she asked, Xiao Ye looked mysterious. "Jingyi has been assigned a secret task. You'll see her soon!"
Seeing Xiao Ye acting so mysterious, Sister Chen couldn't help but smile and pushed her. "What secret task? I asked Jingyi to go ahead and reserve a table so we can have a good celebration."
"And there'll be cake!" Xiao Ye was extremely happy and her voice was very loud. "It's the kind that Sister Jiang Li can eat. It's a special - recipe rose cake that Jingyi searched all over Huacheng for..."
Half - way through, she suddenly covered her mouth, looking extremely annoyed. "Damn it. I promised Jingyi I'd keep it a secret!"
Xiao Ye was straightforward. Once she got excited, she had a kind of innocent stupidity. Now she became timid. "Sister Jiang Li, can you just pretend you didn't hear this? Otherwise, Jingyi will blame me again."
Jiang Li smiled helplessly and agreed. The gloom in her heart was briefly swept away.
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When they arrived at the private room in the restaurant, Jingyi had already busily decorated the room. There was a banner hanging in the room that said "Welcome Sister Jiang Li Back".
It really had a warm atmosphere.
In the middle of the table, there was also a huge rose - shaped cake. If you didn't look closely, you'd think it was a fresh, blooming rose.
It was obvious that Jingyi had really put in a lot of effort.
"Surprise!" The moment Jingyi saw Jiang Li, she immediately showed a big smile. "Sister Jiang Li, look at the cake I prepared for you. Isn't it a big surprise?"
Jiang Li blinked. Seeing Xiao Ye desperately winking at her, she immediately pretended to just find out. "Wow, what a big surprise."
Jiang Li's clumsy acting didn't fool Jingyi. She paused for two seconds and immediately guessed what had happened. Her eyes slowly turned to Xiao Ye. "Sister Ye, you snitched again!"
Xiao Ye: "Wuwuwu, I'm sorry! Jingyi, I really couldn't hold it in..."
Jingyi took a deep breath, fuming. "I knew this would happen. I should have let you decorate the room and I go pick up Sister Jiang Li!"
"Next time, I'll definitely keep it a secret!"
"..."
Looking at the two cute girls, Jiang Li finally couldn't help laughing out loud.
Seeing Jiang Li laugh, Xiao Ye and Jingyi looked at each other. They finally felt relieved.
All of them knew what Jiang Li had gone back to Beicheng for. They were worried that she might not be able to get out of the shadow for a while, so they specially prepared this welcome party for her.
As long as she was happy.
The few of them sat down with smiles on their faces. The dishes they had ordered in advance were served one after another. Most of them were Jiang Li's favorites.
She preferred light food and disliked greasy food. Her diet was healthy enough to help her maintain a good figure.
Even so, she still tasted every dish, not wanting to let down the kindness of the others.
The food in this restaurant was really good. As soon as they started eating, Jingyi and Xiao Ye started gobbling. Their mouths were stuffed full, and they still didn't forget to praise the restaurant's cooking.
"Look at you two. You're like starving ghosts." Sister Chen shook her head helplessly. "I really recruited two little girls."
"The two of them have been busy all morning. I can't eat much. Let them eat more for me." Jiang Li curled her lips.
Seeing that she was in a good mood, Sister Chen asked her, "Is everything settled?"
"Yes, it's completely over." Jiang Li put down her chopsticks. There was no extra emotion on her face. She picked up the water cup on one side. "From now on, there'll be no more relationship."
Whether it was with Jiang Yi.
Or the Jiang family.
When it was time to cut the cake, Xiao Ye carefully cut out the stamen part of the rose cake intact and placed it in front of Jiang Li. "Sister Jiang Li, I wish you'll always be like a red rose in the future, always beautiful and passionate, and always the - most - red!"
For the last three words, Xiao Ye almost shouted until her voice broke. As soon as she finished shouting, everyone present was amused by her.
Jiang Li even laughed until tears came out.