Chapter 1495 - Great to Have You (55) (1/2)
The three of them were greatly taken aback the moment they saw him.
Ji Gui muttered softly, “I didn’t invite him though.”
Long Xiaoxi stared at the two men who entered, remaining calm and composed.
A deafening silence filled the air. Jin Rongyan smiled and said, “Brother said that he happens to be free for dinner and wanted to catch up with everyone, so he tagged along.”
Long Wenlun said, “Sure, join us, then. Xiaoxi just returned from abroad. She isn’t clear about how everyone’s doing yet. Let’s chat while eating.”
Long Xiaoxi smiled and said, “Yeah, all of us grew up together anyway. Join us.”
She sounded calm and composed and acted rather natural. However, Long Wenlun was well aware that she was incredibly upset.
Some traumas just never go away.
Jin Yiheng resembled Jin Qingyan greatly and was just as tall. It had been a long time since he saw Long Xiaoxi.
Actually, it was not the first time that he had seen her ever since she returned from abroad.
He was at the supermarket as well when she was shopping with Zhong Minhe. He wouldn’t have recognized her easily if she hadn’t been with Zhong Minhe.
She simply looked too different.
Her chubby face had now become slim and sharp, causing her chin to be accentuated.
Her eyes appeared much bigger too.
Jin Yiheng knew clearly that it was tough for Long Xiaoxi to lose weight because of how much of a glutton she was. When they were children, she had never once succeeded in losing weight because she was too impatient and not determined enough to curb her cravings.
Hence, she could not lose any weight despite all the high-intensity training that she had been through during the boot camp.
She would often defeat the purpose of exercising by overeating.
Losing weight used to be the bane of her existence.
He knew that she must have gone through painstaking means to lose weight successfully.
He had made the right guess.
Long Xiaoxi had developed chronic gastritis.
She could not tolerate spicy foods at all and would get an upset stomach after eating just a small amount of spice.
She had to stay away from cold foods as well.
No one knew of her condition except herself.
Long Xiaoxi was dumbstruck after the dishes were served.
They were all spicy.
Although they looked extremely appetizing, they were terrible for her stomach.
However, she could not be bothered to order more dishes for herself because there was already more than enough.
She ordered a glass of warm coconut juice and sucked on it with a straw.
Jin Rongyan asked, “Xiaoxi, what do you do for a living?”
“I’m jobless now, I quit my job abroad,” said Long Xiaoxi, who wanted to avoid bringing up the modeling contest.
“What do you plan to work as?”
“A model.”
Jin Rongyan smiled and said, “You should be able to make the cut since you’re so tall.”
She answered, “I can’t be too sure yet. Who knows what might happen in the future?”
Long Wenlun said, “My parents hope that she won’t begin working just yet. My father had to lie about being ill in order to dupe Xiaoxi into coming home. Hence, they’re hoping for her to settle down in the nation as soon as possible. Fortunately, she has begun making some progress.”
“What progress?” Ji Gui asked.
“Minhe has always carried a torch for Xiaoxi ever since we were kids and he recently confessed his feelings to her and asked her to give him a chance. Xiaoxi agreed and so have my parents. They find him to be very reliable.”