The Lady of the Prestigious Family is a Big Boss-Chapter 94 - 0. Emotional Intelligence Is Negative (Second Update)
Gu Xinuo looked at her steadily, and the frivolous smile faded, "Ajiu, have you, fallen for Li Mochan?"
At those words, Ye Jiuliang sprang up from the ground.
"Impossible." She refuted with certainty.
The stronger her reaction, the more convinced Gu Xinuo became of her intuition.
Her cabbage had really been snatched away. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
"Being troubled by someone is a first for Master Jiu, I suppose that someone is Li Mochan."
"Who said I’m troubled? I’m just fed up with staying in the capital," Ye Jiuliang scoffed lightly.
Falling in love is easy to say, but how many can stand by it?
Even her mother, despite her deep obsession, ultimately hurt herself. In the end, everything was but a dream within a dream.
"Don’t let this slip, especially to that guy Aqian."
Gu Xinuo smiled wryly, "Don’t plan to give it a try?"
Ye Jiuliang took a sip of her coffee, "As you know, I hate troubles the most."
Besides, she couldn’t afford to gamble on a big Buddha like Li Mochan. Carelessly, she might end up hurting herself.
"Ajiu, are you worried that our K organization and Dark Hall might become enemies in the future?"
Ye Jiuliang propped her head on one hand, biting on a straw, "Let it be."
After finishing her coffee, she stood up, patted the grass clippings off of herself, and stretched out her hand to Xinuo, "Hungry, let’s find something to eat."
Gu Xinuo shook her head with a smile and took the hand offered to her, using it to help herself up.
...
Dusk fell, and a myriad of lights illuminated the noisy, bustling city.
In the department store, the flow of people surged wave after wave.
In the vegetable section, Ji Mingqian pushed a shopping cart leisurely, his hat and sunglasses in place, "Achen has got some nerve, not buying his own stuff and making me, the birthday boy, do grocery shopping. Really, all for the opposite sex, no humanity."
Hearing his complaint, Ye Jiuliang turned around and tossed the vegetables she was holding into the cart.
"All for the opposite sex, no humanity?" she asked with full confusion, "Has Achen fallen for someone?"
Ji Mingqian acted as if he had heard the funniest joke ever, the eyes behind his sunglasses widened in disbelief.
"No way, Ye Jiuliang, even with low emotional intelligence, you can’t be this oblivious," he said.
Ye Jiuliang arched her eyebrows playfully, "What do you mean?"
"You can’t tell who Achen likes?" Ji Mingqian picked up a bunch of celery, raised it as if to knock it on her head, then met her squinting eyes and immediately backed down.
"Forget it, might as well die ignorant," he said, and then pushed the cart ahead of him.
Ye Jiuliang picked up a few ears of corn to bag, mulling over Ji Mingqian’s words.
She and Aqian were out buying things, leaving only Anuo and Achen back at the hotel.
All for the opposite sex, no humanity... could it be that what Aqian was referring to was...
It dawned on Ye Jiuliang, and she grabbed Ji Mingqian, "Does Chu Chen like Anuo?"
Ji Mingqian’s thin lips curled slightly, "Chu Chen has made it so obvious, only you and Anuo have been clueless. I really wonder if you two have a negative EQ."
"What about that time at the hot springs, when you fell on Achen?" Ye Jiuliang brought up the past, watching him with a teasing smile, "Did you do that on purpose?"
"I was just kindly testing the waters for Chu Chen, who knew that Gu Xinuo would be so dumb, with an EQ practically in the negatives," said Ji Mingqian with a look of disdain.
Ye Jiuliang glanced at him and stayed silent.
One’s own pig had rooted up one’s own cabbage; well, that wasn’t a loss.
Both being kitchen novices, they left the supermarket after more than an hour of shopping.
In a posh neighborhood
The rich aroma of spices permeated the air, mingled with the light fragrance of alcohol.
The four had similar tastes and often ended up having hot pot together.
"Achen, your cooking is really improving," Ye Jiuliang praised while she boiled slices of beef.
"Whoever marries you will be fortunate," Gu Xinuo chimed in.
As the words fell, the atmosphere suddenly became delicate.
Ji Mingqian and Ye Jiuliang exchanged a glance.
A storm seemed to be brewing.
"Anuo, actually, Achen already has someone he likes," Ji Mingqian said provocatively.
"Cough cough," Gu Xinuo was startled and choked on her drink.
She turned her head to look at Ji Mingqian, her eyes sparkling with more gossip than shock.
"Who is it? Do I know them?"
Just as Ji Mingqian was about to speak, he caught a glimpse of Chu Chen’s gaze and immediately changed his words, "You don’t know them."
"Then who is it?" Gu Xinuo grew even more curious.
"Achen doesn’t want it revealed," Ji Mingqian said with a smirk, tossing the ball back into Chu Chen’s court.
"Achen, who is it really?" Gu Xinuo turned back to Chu Chen, pressing for an answer.
Chu Chen swept a profound gaze over her and said, "He’s joking."
Under the table, he gave him a kick, freezing Ji Mingqian’s smug smile.
That’s what he gets for not being able to win over his wife-to-be.
Heartless guy.
"I’m going to get the cake," Ye Jiuliang put down her wine glass and headed to the kitchen.
Not long after she left, her phone on the table rang.
Ji Mingqian glanced at the screen and picked up the call.
"Who’s this?"
On the other end of the phone, Li Mochan’s face suddenly frosted over, his finger gripping the phone growing tightly.
His knuckles turned white and his veins were clearly visible.
The young wolf had gone to S City to look for Ji Mingqian.
Before he could speak, Ji Mingqian’s voice came through the phone again.
"Ajiu, your phone is ringing. There’s no caller ID, and the person calling hasn’t said anything."
Ye Jiuliang came out from the kitchen, and upon hearing his words, she immediately guessed who the caller was. She put down the cake and walked over to the floor-to-ceiling windows with her phone.
The cold wind blew by, slightly intoxicating, "Is there something you need?"
"I called you many times, but you didn’t answer," the man’s deep and hoarse voice was sour and bitter.
Ye Jiuliang answered calmly, "I was busy and didn’t check my phone."
"Are you with Ji Mingqian right now?" Li Mochan asked, his hard-contained jealousy surging up again.
Ye Jiuliang squinted at the distance, into the pitch-black sky without a single star, "Li Mochan, we are alike. The word ’like’ is too heavy for me. I can’t bear it. There’s no possibility for us. Better to let go now before you fall any deeper."
Her breezy words exploded like thunder in Li Mochan’s ears, though they were separated by a city.
The endless silence persisted, and after a while, he hung up the phone.
Ye Jiuliang lowered her hand. Having said those words, her heart felt not relieved but rather as if something was stuck in her chest, making her uncomfortable.
"Ajiu, come on in," Gu Xinuo’s voice called from inside. Ye Jiuliang shook her head and donned her usual nonchalant smile.
"Coming."
Just like that, it’s better to nip in the bud things that shouldn’t belong to her.
She took out her phone, with a few light taps her eyes glided with a hint of relief.
Back in the living room, the cake was already lit with candles. Ji Mingqian was being held down by Chu Chen, unable to escape.
"Hey, hey, what are you all trying to do? I’m the birthday boy, is this how you treat the birthday boy?" Ji Mingqian protested, tied up on the sofa.
All these friends are just troublemakers.
"Look at what you’re saying. Aren’t we just lighting birthday candles for the birthday boy?" Gu Xinuo said with a giggly smile.
"Ajiu, the cake is good," Chu Chen complimented.
Upon hearing that, Ji Mingqian felt like hitting someone. Who orders a bitter gourd flavor cake? The entire cake was bitter gourd and he felt nauseous just from the smell.
