112 After Such a Long Nigh (2/2)
”Sis Yangyang, what do you have to attend to?”
”Something important,” she answered. She grabbed her purse and hurried out of the door.
”Look how anxious Sis Yangyang is, I've never seen her in such a hurry before. I wonder what it is that she has to attend to so urgently.” Xu Jingwen stood by the entrance and stared out of the glass. ”Wow, it's a luxury car. I knew it, he must be rich. Sigh, why don't I ever get to meet such handsome and rich men?” she lamented.
”Hurry and sort the goods out. Why do you keep daydreaming about such stuff?” urged Zhang Li, not bothered by Long Tianze at all.
”Do you think Sis Xiaoning will set me up with someone, if I asked?”
”You're still so young…”
”I'm already 19, way past the suitable age for dating. Sis Li, tell me what you think, would Sis Xiaoning agree if I asked her to introduce me to some heirs of wealthy families?”
”Jingwen, please remember your status, you're only an insignificant sales assistant in Sis Xiaoning's clothing store. Enough with it. I'm going to use the washroom,” Zhang Li chided, unable to tolerate what she was hearing any further.
Staring at her with pouted lips, Xu Jingwen muttered under her breath, ”How unambitious.”
——
An Xiaoning had just woken up and not gotten out of bed when she received a call from Mei Yangyang.
An Xiaoning tried to sit up straight as soon as she hung up the phone, only to feel a pair of hands wrapped tightly around her waist.
”Who called you?”
”Yangyang. She said she was going to film an advertisement at Long Tianze's company. Just what does he do for a living?”
”He's in the advertising and entertainment productions industry. But, the sponsors and clients are usually the ones deciding the spokespersons for the advertisement. Mei Yangyang is a nobody who has no knowledge about modelling for advertisements. Did she get recruited via underhanded means?” said Jin Qingyan with his eyes still shut.
”Long Tianze is wooing Yangyang.”
Jin Qingyan opened his eyes in astonishment. ”What?” he gasped.
”Aren't you two buddies? Didn't he tell you about it?”
”No, he never did. Ah, that explains why he had been acting rather strange lately. But it's not a bad thing, I suppose. Does he even have to court her though?” said Jin Qingyan, sitting up slowly.
”Of course he has, Yangyang hasn't agreed to be his girlfriend yet.”
”Why? I'm not looking down on anyone, but girls like her from poor families would usually jump at the chance to be Tianze's girlfriend,” he asked in puzzlement.
”Yangyang is different from those girls, she has a mind of her own. Besides, she has only met Long Tianze a while ago, they barely know each other. A girl has to first respect and love herself before she can command the respect of others. I think it's great that she's taking her time to decide, unlike me — both times, I jumped straight into a marriage without even knowing the other party well.”
”You barely knew me before we got married, but don't you know me well enough now? Hmm? Answer me,” Jin Qingyan pressed her for an answer while pinching her cheeks.
”Now… I still don't know you that well, yet.”
”Liar. What else is there left about me for you to find out? You already know me inside out,” he retorted, staring at her.
”Rascal, we're not even on the same page,” she said in annoyance, moving her face out his hands. ”I'm getting out of bed.”
”Me, too,” he loosened his grip and lifted the blanket before getting down from the bed.
An Xiaoning zoomed towards the cloakroom to pick out a set of clothes. She then laid the clothes onto the bed and began putting them on orderly.
”What are you going to do about Chi Rui'er?”
”Didn't you want to punish her?” Jin Qingyan asked, raising a brow.
”It's better that you do it yourself, since she's someone that matters so dearly to you,” said An Xiaoning. She knew that she could not underestimate the influence Chi Rui'er had over Jin Qingyan, although she had greatly disappointed him with what she had done.
”Alright, I'll handle it myself, then.” He put on his clothes and proceeded to wash up.
An Xiaoning followed closely behind him into the bathroom, where they stood side-by-side at the basin. Staring at her reflection in the mirror, she lamented, ”My eyebags have gotten so heavy, after such a long night.”