502 The Secret About the Past 120 (1/2)

From the Gu family, only Mr. and Mrs. Gu, Gu Beicheng, and Lin Mingxi came. As for Gu Dongcheng and Xu Youran, An Xiaoning did not invite them. She did not use to harbor any grudge against Gu Dongcheng, but after what happened in M Nation, she felt that this couple really got on one's nerves and it was better to not invite them.

This lunch brought everyone closer to each other.

It was the first time the Commander-in-chief's only son Jin Minxing had come along with his parents to see his godsister. Towards this goddaughter his parents had acknowledged, he had no objections, but he was utterly unfamiliar with her. While he was usually quite outgoing, he was unusually quiet at the dining table and did not speak a lot.

An Xiaoning noticed him as well. ”Minxing, why aren't you talking?”

Madam Jin explained, ”He's rather shy with strangers. This child is usually not like that, he's extremely lively. But it's the first time he's seeing you, so he's shy.”

An Xiaoning laughed lightly. ”What's there to be shy about? We're all family.”

Madam Jin turned to her son. ”You heard that? Your sister said we're all family. Family for life. Come, have a glass with your sister.”

Jin Minxing got up. ”Sister, this toast is to you.”

”Umm, alright.” She clinked her glass with his, and both emptied the glass in one gulp.

The gathering this time made An Xiaoning extremely happy.

They were all family not related by blood.

But to be able to become one family, wasn't it all the work of fate?

In addition, they could satisfy each other's needs. An Xiaoning was also clear about how important it was to sincerely put oneself in another's shoe.

When the gathering had ended, Lin Shishi in particular could not bear to leave. ”Sister, I like you so much.”

An Xiaoning hugged her tightly. ”I like you very much as well. Shishi, you're in university now, are you staying in the dormitory?”

”Yes, my mother says it's not safe to go back and forth every day.”

”There can be a lot of disputes in school as well. You ought to be careful in everything you do,” An Xiaoning reminded her. ”Always be wary of the people around you.”

”Umm, I understand.”

After sending all the guests out, An Xiaoning turned and hugged onto Jin Qingyan's waist tightly. There was still a few hours before nightfall, but she was already unwilling to part with him.

”Honey, when I'm not around, you better not be smitten by other young girls.”

He had his hand around her as they walked back into the house. ”I'm already smitten so badly by you, other people don't stand a chance.”

An Xiaoning reached out and used her leg to touch his leg lightly from behind while he did the same. The two were like children, hugging each other tightly as they merrily skipped back into the main house.

Fan Shixin stood afar, touching his chin as he chuckled non-stop.

”Chief, what's wrong?” Xiao Bai popped his head out and asked.

”Nothing much. Have you prepared everything I told you to?”

”Yes.”

”Umm, very good. You've worked hard.” He patted Xiao Bai on his shoulders and briskly walked away.

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”Ms. Jin, there's a parcel for you.” As Jin Qingyue came back from the market, she ran into a worker from the district who casually told this to her.

”Parcel? For me? But I haven't bought anything online.”

”It's indeed yours.”

”Alright, I'll sign on it.” Jin Qingyue followed him to the office and quickly signed on the paper, receiving her parcel.

When she reached home, she glanced at the address from the sender. It was from the same city.

Jin Qingyue took a pair of scissors and cut the parcel open. The moment the parcel was opened, she let out a high-pitched scream.

A fake rubber snake popped out from the box, giving her a huge scare.

After observing it carefully and realizing it was fake, Jin Qingyue was no longer in a good state.

She suddenly remembered that time when she had sent a dead rat to her sister-in-law. She was probably feeling the same as her sister-in-law did at that time.

She silently threw the parcel into the rubbish bin. At this point, Jin Qingyue did not wish to know who had sent it. She only knew that this person did not want her to be happy.