Sheng Chenjin felt incredibly wronged, as if he'd been pushed all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
Ji An quickly raised his hand to interrupt, a look of disbelief on his face. "Stop, stop, stop! Don't say another word. Talking about such things in broad daylight... this, this, this isn't appropriate!"
"What I'm saying is right, it's just like that. Don't interrupt!" When Sheng Chenjin drank, his childish, unreasonable nature would surface.
"Didn't you ask me?" Ji An felt very wronged. He was already old enough to be dealing with Sheng Chenjin's childish antics.
"I don't care," Sheng Chenjin snorted and continued his incessant rambling.
"And no matter if I send her food or drinks, she just doesn't accept it. You tell me, is her brain wired differently from normal people? Most girls would be over the moon!"
Listening to Sheng Chenjin's long-winded explanation, Ji An finally understood.
This kid had fallen for Shi Xinxin and hadn't even realized it himself!
So, the "good guy" Ji An decided to give them a nudge.
A gentle breeze swept through the air, carrying the sweet fragrance of flowers, refreshing the spirit.
However, at this moment, Shi Xinxin was bored to death at home.
"Xiaoxiao, I want to go out and play~" Shi Xinxin lay half-reclined on the sofa, biting into an apple and watching a show.
But the cliché plot only made it taste like dry cardboard. She couldn't help but sigh heavily, shut down the computer, and sat up properly, looking expectantly at Wen Xiaoxiao.
Wen Xiaoxiao offered an incredibly amiable smile, then gently uttered two words: "No."
"Wuwuwu, Xiaoxiao, please let me go out! I'm going to go stir-crazy cooped up at home..." Shi Xinxin blinked her eyes pleadingly, her face a picture of accusation and grievance.
But in reality, there was a more important reason—she missed Sheng Chenjin.
She hadn't seen him in so long... how could she not miss him?
However, Wen Xiaoxiao knew her all too well. As her good best friend, how could she not see through Shi Xinxin's little scheme? Thus, she cruelly and sternly rejected the request.
"No means no."
"Xiaoxiao~~" No matter how Shi Xinxin acted cute, Wen Xiaoxiao wouldn't budge.
"Think about it, the plan I've pinned for you, where are we with implementing it? If you go out, you might be tempted to go find Sheng Chenjin again. Wouldn't that ruin everything? All your efforts these past few days would be in vain, and worse, he might think you're too calculating!"
Wen Xiaoxiao said earnestly, a look of helplessness on her face.
"I know..." Shi Xinxin pouted, but she also understood that Wen Xiaoxiao was doing this for her own good, so she didn't say anything more.
Since the show was boring anyway, Shi Xinxin took out her phone and started playing games.
After all, there was nothing else she could do at home besides these things.
Seeing her sulking expression, Wen Xiaoxiao couldn't help but smile helplessly and shake her head, then went to attend to her own matters.
Shi Xinxin played a few rounds of games, but lost every single one, making her even less inclined to play.
Her eyes were on the phone, but her mind was elsewhere.
Who else could she be thinking about? It had to be Sheng Chenjin.
Thinking about Sheng Chenjin's attitude towards her these past few days, which had been getting better and better, Shi Xinxin couldn't help but feel a surge of sweetness in her heart.
But then, thinking about her own indifferent attitude towards him, Shi Xinxin suddenly deflated like a pricked balloon.
Xiaoxiao's method seemed to be working well, but what if Sheng Chenjin fell for her, but thought she didn't like him...
Wouldn't that lead to a misunderstanding that would span the Pacific?
Shi Xinxin thought about it and felt the situation was extremely serious, but upon regaining her senses, she realized she was being overly anxious.
Sigh, she'd just play games for now!
Shi Xinxin's thoughts returned to the game, her fingers deftly maneuvering her character to conquer the screen.
Just as she was getting into the game, a phone call suddenly flashed on the screen.
Shi Xinxin felt a pang of annoyance, but when she saw "Ji An" on the screen, her spirits immediately lifted!
Ji An was someone close to Sheng Chenjin, so Shi Xinxin was naturally overjoyed when he called.
She pressed the answer button, took several deep breaths, and composed herself.
"Hello."
"This is Ji An." Ji An's voice was magnetic. He got straight to the point. "May I ask if this is Shi Xinxin?"
"Yes." Shi Xinxin's voice was calm and steady, pleasant and natural.
"Do you still remember the signing matter?" Ji An, while not impressive in front of Sheng Chenjin, was perfectly cool and aloof with outsiders. He glanced at his watch and asked, "When are you free to discuss the contract?"
"Ah?" Shi Xinxin was still a bit dazed, but the next second she remembered the matter and quickly replied, "Ah, I'm free anytime. You can set the time."
"Tomorrow afternoon at three-thirty, at Meet Coffee." Ji An hung up the phone immediately, his actions swift and decisive.
However, after hanging up, a slight curve formed on Ji An's lips.
Shi Xinxin, he was starting to look forward to it now.
"Mmm..." After hanging up the phone, Shi Xinxin was still a bit dizzy. After thinking it through, she looked up and saw Wen Xiaoxiao.
Oh no!
Shi Xinxin secretly sighed. Now, she was completely following Wen Xiaoxiao's lead. But that phone call had been so sudden that Shi Xinxin had agreed without thinking. Now, to go back on her word... it seemed too late.
Shi Xinxin bit her lip in secret.
Wen Xiaoxiao stood there, facing Shi Xinxin, not saying a word, her expression blank, like a wooden statue.
"Xiaoxiao...?" Shi Xinxin called out tentatively, shrinking into herself, fiddling with her fingers, and biting her lip.
Wen Xiaoxiao didn't respond, still standing there, her gaze focused on Shi Xinxin's face.
"You... don't look at me like that." Shi Xinxin felt guilty, so she decided to admit her mistake. "I was wrong, Xiaoxiao! I definitely won't do this next time! That phone call was too sudden, and I didn't have any time to consider it before I just vaguely agreed..."
"But this isn't a bad thing, is it? If I can sign, I'll be one step closer to Sheng Chenjin. Isn't that getting closer to our grand goal... Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao, say something! Don't just stand there silently... I'm so anxious..."
Shi Xinxin prattled on, but Wen Xiaoxiao remained completely unresponsive.
Her expression was neither happy nor angry, giving away no indication of her feelings.
But it was precisely this kind of Wen Xiaoxiao that worried Shi Xinxin the most.
"Xiaoxiao! Xiaoxiao, I'm really wrong! I, I, I'll call them right now to cancel. Xiaoxiao, don't be like this, it's all my fault!" Shi Xinxin tried to appease Wen Xiaoxiao incessantly, but Wen Xiaoxiao still didn't speak.
Shi Xinxin pouted sadly, took out her phone, and was about to make the call.
Fortunately, Wen Xiaoxiao finally reacted, snatching her phone away, her gaze filled with helplessness.
"Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao?" Seeing this, Shi Xinxin's heart leaped with joy. She looked up at her with hopeful eyes.