219 I Just Fancy You 3 (1/2)
Apparently, she was wrong. Jin Qingyan walked towards her with his hands behind his back and said with a smile, ”Not bad, you've learned to hire bodyguards to protect yourself.”
”Thank you for the concern, Mr. Jin. I'm nowhere near as armed as you are though,” she said modestly.
”Don't call me Mr. Jin, that's too formal. We're way closer than that. By the way, I came by today to inform you that we're going to be neighbors from now on,” said Jin Qingyan.
”What do you mean?” asked a puzzled An Xiaoning.
”We'll be neighbors. I bought the mansion down the road, just a short distance beside yours. The air here is fresh, and it's convenient to get around too. It'd be a great choice for a home I'll be staying in every now and then. Besides, I'm more than happy to have you as my neighbor.”
”…”
”Up to you,” An Xiaoning said coldly.
Jin Qingyan had a smug smile on his face as he turned around to instruct his men, ”Hurry and decorate the new place. I'll drop by for a visit in a while.”
They hurriedly proceeded to do as instructed.
He was quick to make himself at home and began walking leisurely towards the living room.
An Xiaoning dismissed her servants and hurriedly chased after Jin Qingyan.
”Jin Qingyan, get out now.”
”An Xiaoning, is this how you treat your new neighbor?” he asked, raising a brow.
She stepped forward to grab his arm and pulled him into the backyard before instructing her six bodyguards, ”Do not allow him to enter the house.”
She then headed back inside.
Jin Qingyan did not force his way in and instead looked up at the windows on the second storey to see that she had installed anti-theft windows. He could not help but feel a little disappointed upon realizing that she had blocked every possible area from which one could climb over.
The only way to enter was from the main gate. However, he was determined to find a way to get close to her since he had already gone the extra mile to move in beside her.
An Xiaoning would have been enraged to know what he had up his sleeve.
”Sis, Mr. Jin seems to be really serious about you, why don't you just give in to him?” said Mei Yangyang, giggling while covering her mouth with her hand.
”Over my dead body. I have my own reasons not to give in,” An Xiaoning refuted, thinking that Jin Qingyan was merely too stubborn to give up and would throw in the towel soon enough.
An Xiaoning headed upstairs while Mei Yangyang was preparing dinner.
She logged into her email account on her computer to see that she had received a new message in her mailbox.
Her face turned pale as a sheet upon opening and reading its content.
It was a message from Xi Bolai, which read: ”Take good care of yourself, we'll meet again very soon.”
He had attached his photo at the bottom of the email, further proving that he was indeed the sender.
An Xiaoning sat before the computer, seemingly reminded of something after reading Xi Bolai's message.
Upon seeing An Xiaoning, Mei Yangyang asked, ”Sis, where are you going?”
”Nowhere. Let's head out to somewhere after dinner.”
Noticing the austere expression on An Xiaoning's face, Mei Yangyang nodded in agreement without probing further.
After dinner, they gave 001, 002, and 003 a simple briefing for their night duty before heading out in An Xiaoning's car.
Having arrived at the entrance of an accessories store, Mei Yangyang asked softly, ”Sis, are you planning to buy some accessories?”
”Yes, I need to get something.”
An Xiaoning alighted and entered the store. ”May I know where the brooches are?” she asked the store owner.
”Here,” answered the store owner, showing her the way.
After taking a look at the rows of brooches on display, An Xiaoning asked, ”Do you have those with a long needle at the back?”
”Hmm… these few have a long needle attached to the back,” said the store owner, pointing at a few brooches.
An Xiaoning took a closer look and found that they were very much to her liking. Thus, she bought a few in one go.