âIâm not busy. Whatâs wrong?â
âI have good news for you. Weâre about to reach Zhonghai. Come and pick us up if you arenât busy,â Guo Ningyue said with a smile. âI didnât hear what you said.â
âI said weâll be in Zhonghai soon.â
âIâm talking about the last sentence.â
âThe last question was me asking whether you were busy or not.â
âIâm too busy.â
âAhhh! Brother, you canât do this. Weâre getting off the high-speed rail in an hour.
Come and pick us up quickly.â
âThatâs not good news at all.â
âYou havenât seen me for almost a month. Arenât you happy that I took the initiative to look for you this time?â
âItâs useless even if you were to look for me. All my money is with your sister-in-law. Itâs impossible for me to spend it on you even if I wanted to.â
âOh, I see⦠Du, du, duâ¦â
Seeing that Guo Ningyue had hung up, Lin Yiâs face darkened.
âWhat kind of person is this?!â
âNingyue is here in Zhonghai. She must want to spend your money. If you say you donât have money, she will definitely ignore you.â
âHuman nature is really too scary.â
âThatâs not the reason. Itâs just that youâre too stingy. If you were more generous, Ningyue wouldnât be like this.â
Ring ring ring!
Just as Ji Qingyan was speaking, the phone in her bag rang. Without a doubt, it was Guo Ningyue.
âSister-in-law, are you busy?â
âIâm not busy,â replied Ji Qingyan with a smile.
âIâm coming to Zhonghai soon. Letâs go shopping tonight.â
âYou donât have to wait for tonight. Iâll pick you up later. I also want to buy some things.â
âHehe, Sister-in-law, youâre the best. Youâre much better than my brother. What sins have I, Guo Ningyue, committed to have such a wicked brother who canât bear to spend a single cent on me? A villain like him wonât survive more than three chapters in a novel.â
âIs it alright for you to say that about him? Arenât you afraid that heâll hear you?â Ji Qingyan suppressed her laughter.
âEven if he heard me, he would still proudly declare his immorality.â Guo Ningyue said.
âHe may be rich, but Iâm still the one in the right.â
âYouâre right. Iâll pick you up at the high-speed rail station later.â
âHehe, thank you, Sister-in-law.â
âMr. Lin, your sister, who has lived with you for more than 20 years, has said such things about you. Shouldnât you reflect on your actions?â
âJust watch and see if I bother taking care of her later.â
âYou have to be careful. She came with her boyfriend. Sheâs a big girl now. You have to be careful even if youâre mad.â
âI donât think sheâs with her boyfriend. Sheâs probably here with the others from the orphanage.â
âThe oldest of the children in the hospital is only in his teens. Mother Wang would worry about her bringing them over.â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âYou only caught a glimpse of the children. A few of them are even in college. Theyâve all gone home for the holidays, so I think they came together.â
âIs there anyone I havenât seen before?â
âOf course. Youâll meet them later.â
âThat wonât do.
âI put on this outfit to match you in visiting the countryside. It doesnât look good at all. If they see me like this, theyâll secretly laugh at me.â
âDonât be so sensitive. Why would they laugh at you?â
âThis outfit doesnât look good at all. Itâs too casual. I have to dress more formal,â said Ji Qingyan.
âHurry up and drive. Letâs go back to Jiuzhou Pavilion first. Iâll get a set of clothes before we leave.â
âDo we really have to? Itâs not a big deal.â
âHow is this not a big deal? Hurry up and start the car. Just listen to me.â
Under Ji Qingyanâs orders, Lin Yi stepped on the accelerator and drove back to Jiuzhou Pavilion.
Ji Qingyan did not change at home. Instead, she took off the clothes, pants, and shoes she was supposed to wear and prepared to change in the car.
âJi Qingyan, youâre getting too bold. Youâre not even wearing leggings anymore? Itâs not even spring yet.â
âThis is a special situation. I canât worry so much about my leggings.â
âWhatâs so special about it?â
âAs their sister-in-law, if my figure is not as good as theirs and my legs are not as thin as theirs, wonât I be embarrassed? How can I establish my prestige in front of them in the future if this is the case?â
âYour prestige isnât built on your figure, right?â
âYou donât understand. When women are together, they compete in this aspect.
âWhere did you hear all this nonsense?â
âHow can this be considered nonsense?â Ji Qingyan replied.
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âWhen you guys are together, you compete to see whoâs rich. When girls are together, we naturally compete to see whose figure is better.â
âAh, youâre right.â
Ji Qingyan quickly changed her clothes in the car and spent the rest of her time touching up her makeup.
In just half an hour, she had completed the shocking transformation from a village girl to a female CEO.
Meanwhile, Lin Yi drove all the way to the high-speed rail station and soon arrived at the train station.
Not long after, they saw Guo Ningyue and three other people trotting toward Ji Qingyan. âSister-in-law, I missed you so much.â However, before Guo Ningyue could hug Ji Qingyan, Lin Yi grabbed her collar and pulled her in front of him.
âWhat did you just say? That Iâm immoral?â
âSister-in-law, how dare you rat me out!â
âI didnât.â Ji Qingyan shook her head.
âWhen you were on the phone just now, your brother was sitting beside me. He heard everything.â
âBrother, I didnât do it on purpose just now.
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Donât take it to heart. In my heart, youâre still the best brother. Muah.â
âGet lost, get lost. Donât even think about spending a single cent of my money in the future.â
âSo be it. My sister-in-law is holding the money anyway. We can still survive without relying on you men.â
âIf I donât say the word, your sister-in-law wouldnât dare to buy anything for you.â
âAlright, alright. Letâs not bicker the moment we meet.â
Ji Qingyan shot Lin Yi a look.
He wanted Lin Yi to introduce the other three kids to him.
âLet me introduce you guys. Her name is Ji Qingyan. When your Sister Yue was in the car, she probably told you to just call her sister-in-law.â
With that, Lin Yi pointed at the two girls and said, âHer name is Zheng Yawen. Sheâs a freshman at Yanjing International Studies University. This is Wen Wanting, a third-year student at Fengtian Medical University.â
âThe remaining one is my younger brother, Chen Xuanyu. Heâs in his third year at Northeast Normal University and attends a good school. Itâs much better than my Zhonghai Institute of Technology.â
âHello, Sister-in-law.â
The three of them were a little fearful. Sister-in-lawâs aura was too strong. âYou donât have to be so polite. Letâs eat first then go out for a walk in the afternoon.â Ji Qingyan could tell that although Lin Yiâs tone was calm, his words could not hide his pride.
As the elder brother, he was also happy that his younger siblings were promising. âThank you, Sister-in-law.â The six of them got into the car. After this, Lin Yi found a restaurant to eat and drove them all to Times Square.
âSister-in-law, Iâve seen this place on Douyin. The things here are very expensive,â Guo Ningyue said.
âItâs fine. Iâm holding all your brotherâs money. Just spend it freely.â
âSister-in-law, I saw something on the Internet when I was on the way here. Burberry just released a new coat. Itâs super beautiful. I want to buy one,â Guo Ningyue said.
âIt looks quite similar to the one youâre wearing.â
âWell, Iâm currently wearing Burberry.â