399 And so the catfight begins
Zhou Yichen rolled his eyes, seeing Ai so disheartened. He flicked on her forehead. “Don’t look so dead. You will ruin the charming looks you got from me.”
“…”
“Also, it’s not the end. You have been together for hardly a few months. It’s understandable that the path to a good and long lasting relationship can be bumpy once in a while. You should be glad that this happened so that you know what to do and what not to do. Now, get up. Let’s go back and talk to Jun-cute.”
Ai nodded. “Thanks Dad…I would have not realized it by myself,” she genuinely appreciated his help.
He sheepishly grinned. “What can I say? I am just too good. The talent just continuously flows in each of my cells. I also wonder just how more awesome I can be. But you might start to feel inferiority complex. So I won’t praise myself too much~”
Her brow twitched.
You already did more than enough…
“Oh yes, before we leave, I want another ice cream, hehe. Also, I am a bit low on cash so…” he winked, “please pay for me.”
“…”
“It’s just an ice cream. Just how low on money are you?”
“Hey! I wasted a lot of money on cabs to find my way. Now, I am broke,” he snorted but it looked as if he was proud of it. “I couldn’t let your mother find you first. Time was of great essence.”
Ai mumbled as she adjusted her handbag. “You can find so many different careers to work in, but you cannot find your way in the city…”
The words fell on his ears, and a lethal arrow pierced straight into his heart without mercy. “Ah Ai-chan, as always your roasting skills are unmatchable. It’s fine if they get a bit of rust on it, you know? I won’t mind. But Daddy still loves his daughter the most!” He chirped as he walked while wiping the blood off his lips.
—
Jun was personally giving a tour of Sky to Xie Nuying after she had some refreshments. When she met Xing Bi, the latter brightened with all her might. “Aunt Xie! Oh, gosh. I didn’t know you were in the city. Ai told me a lot about you! I always wanted to meet you.”
Xie Nuying bloomed with happiness. “Xing Bi. Indeed, Ai talked to me a lot about you too. Thank you for always helping my daughter. It feels nice to see her having good and reliable friends to depend on.”
Xing Bi waved her hand with embarrassment. “It’s my pleasure. I love Ai’s stories so much. I will do everything in my power to make her shine as a writer. And it’s not just her. Ai is so cool that I depend on her a lot too!”
Xing Bi glanced at Jun and observed his expression. When he had left, he seemed to be distraught and disturbed. Now Xie Nuying was here too. She wondered if things would go well since Jun and Ai seemed to be having some differences.
But now, she couldn’t gauge if Jun looked actually better or not. He looked as if he was much more comfortable than before, but then he also looked in a daze.
I hope things don’t turn worse…
Xie Nuying then met Hou Lin and Sun Bai along the way and they greeted her too.
Jun took her to the last floor where his office was. Xie Nuying glanced through his office with appreciation. “You have good taste. I love your decor.”
He smiled with a little hint of shyness. “Thanks.”
“Otherwise there is Yichen, whose outrageous choice can make someone go blind,” she smoothly
snuck in her comment, more like a diss for Zhou Yichen.
“…”
I don’t know what to say to this…
So he kept his silence.
She looked satisfied. “I am glad Ai fell for a normal person.”
Yeah, I don’t know how to respond to that either, so I will keep my mouth shut.
The door then opened just a bit with a head peeking in. Even before Jun saw her face, he recognized that it was Ai and he straightened up.
Ai…
His heart accelerated by a few beats.
But for some reason, she wasn’t completely entering the office.
“Oh come on! Get in already. I want to relax on the couch with the air-conditioning on!” Zhou Yichen’s voice reprimanded her from her back.
Ai was mercilessly pushed inside with Zhou Yichen walking behind her. As soon as Xie Nuying and Zhou Yichen’s gazes met, a deep and painful silence filled the office. Lightning crackled between their eyes too, and the air smelled of an upcoming war.
Both were, naturally and very obviously not so thrilled to meet each other. What annoyed them the most was that they couldn’t meet Jun and Ai together first.
She already met Jun-cute!? Zhou Yichen gritted his teeth.
He already met Ai? Xie Nuying looked heavily disappointed.
“So you are here,” she commented with a grimace.
“You are here too?” He sneered.
“I am more shocked it took you so long. Aren’t you so adept in finding your ways? You couldn’t find your way in the city? You have no problem with finding a shady career. Or are your skills might be getting rusty?”
He snorted. “I am just fine. I won’t get lost in the city. But are you okay? I am amazed you found Jun-cute all on your own. I thought you would definitely waste your time poking your nose in some students’ business. Professor Xie is hard to get rid of.”
“I believe it’s my responsibility to educate students so that they don’t become like you, who steals other people’s ideas.”
He glared at her. “For your kind information, YOU stole my brilliant idea of coming here! And now taking all the credit! Professor Xie, being shameless doesn’t suit an upright woman like you claim to be.”
“Shameless is you to stalk me all the way here like some pervert. You are not only a thief but also a pervert.”
At that moment, the same thought came across Jun and Ai’s minds.
‘They have such good reading of people and relationships. How couldn’t they save their own marriage, I wonder…’