963 Perplexed and Smitten 23 (1/2)
The thought of it made his heart wrench in immense pain and agony.
Ever since Mo Li left him for good, he had never lived properly again.
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”Young Madam, these are all the information I've gathered about Hu Xin. Hu Xin leads a simple life,” said Fan Shixin, handing her a stack of paper.
An Xiaoning took it from him and began flipping through the pages, all the way until the end. She then handed it to Fan Shixin and said, ”Shred it.”
”Alright. Did Young Sir tell you yesterday that Hu Xin looked him up at the office?” Fan Shixin asked.
”No, he's probably afraid that I would read too much into things,” said An Xiaoning, who could guess the reason why he had hid it from her.
Fan Shixin remarked, ”I think that girl must have thought that Young Sir was interested in her because Henry flirted with her last night…”
”I bet she was disappointed after meeting Qingyan at the office.”
Fan Shixin chuckled and said, ”That must've been the case. But, Young Madam, aren't you worried at all?”
”What should I be worried about?”
”About those young girls who are in their early twenties throwing themselves at Young Sir.”
An Xiaoning smiled and said, ”Don't you understand Qingyan's temper well enough? If those girls manage to seduce him successfully, that just means that he's not mine to keep. It's a different case if it's Henry. Although they're the same person, they're two contrasting personalities. We must be wary when it comes to Henry.”
”I understand.”
”Alright, get on with what you have to do, Shixin. I'm going out.”
Fan Shixin excused himself while she headed upstairs. There was a chair left at the entrance of the bedroom to prevent the door from closing. After all, the bedroom could only be unlocked by Jin Qingyan's thumbprint.
She entered and closed the door.
She changed into a casual outfit that consisted of a white spaghetti-strap top and a pair of denim shorts. She picked up her bag and set off from home.
She arrived at the cosmetics store in her car. The sales assistant immediately recognized her and greeted her with great enthusiasm, ”Ms. An, what would you like to buy?”
”Do you have eyeliner pens that are meant for males?”
”We do, they're over here,” said the sales assistant, who led her to a product shelf near them. She then retrieved two eyeliner pens belonging to two different brands and explained, ”These two eyeliner pens are the current bestsellers. It's effects are long-lasting and smudge-proof. The pigment is vibrant, and it can be easily removed with some makeup remover.”
”Which one is the better out of the two?”
Pointing at the one on the right, the sales assistant said, ”This one. It costs 200 dollars more than the other one.”
”I shall take this, then. How much would that be?”
”Six hundred ninety-nine dollars.”
An Xiaoning nodded and paid on the spot. When she got inside the car, she suddenly recalled the pastel yellow outfit of hers that Henry had put on.