Half a month later, Bai Manruo was woken up early in the morning by a call from Ji Jie.
She had already returned the previously borrowed money to Ji Jie. During this time, she and Ji Jie had been in constant contact; Ji Jie would call from time to time to ask about Xu Huanxin, and she also inquired with Ji Jie about the boss’s illness. But this niece clearly didn’t understand her aunt at all. However, fortunately, over this half month, she had checked a lot of data online and finally gained some understanding.
As soon as Bai Manruo connected the call, an excited voice came from the other end: “Hurry up and come open the door for me; I have good news to tell you!”
Bai Manruo scratched her hair, groggily threw on a coat, and went out to open the door. Lifting her eyelids to see the dressed-up Ji Jie, she opened the door: “Coming over so early, aren’t you afraid of bumping into your aunt?”
Ji Jie entered with her exquisite bag: “I’m not stupid; of course, I asked Butler Li in advance and came only knowing my aunt is not at home.”
Bai Manruo was so sleepy she rubbed her eyes, sitting on the sofa yawning. Ji Jie forcefully cleared her throat and said excitedly: “Guess what I came to find you for today?”
Bai Manruo flatly propped her chin, answering, “To attend the film festival banquet.”
“How did you know!” Ji Jie looked at her with surprise, then pulled out two invitations.
Bai Manruo gave her a look with an expressionless face, thinking that dressed so beautifully, she was either attending a banquet or going on a date, not to mention today was Xu Huanxin’s film festival awards ceremony.
Ji Jie handed the other invitation to her: “Tonight you are going with me.”
Bai Manruo’s mouth twitched: “You two are reuniting after a long time; why do you need to add me?”
Ji Jie stuffed the invitation into her hand: “You must go. Didn’t you say before that you and Sister Huanxin are only friends? Are you guilty?”
“Alright, I’ll go.” Bai Manruo sighed, thinking: Better to see Xu Huanxin and explain things clearly in front of her; then she won’t keep pestering me with questions in the future.
At 3:00 PM the film festival banquet began.
Bai Manruo found a remote corner to sit down, while Ji Jie went to find Xu Huanxin. The artists attending the film festival banquet were all leaders in the film industry; if it weren’t for Ji Jie, she fundamentally couldn’t have attended such a high-level banquet.
Bai Manruo took a look at the dazzling array of various beautiful women, thinking: Miss Ji is still the best-looking, fitting my aesthetic.
The banquet ended two hours later. Bai Manruo huddled in the cold corner and opened her phone, typing a message to the boss saying not to wait for her for dinner tonight.
Suddenly a voice came from above: “Miss Bai has come too; how come I didn’t see you at the film festival activities? Can you attend the banquet too?”
Hearing the sarcastic female voice, Bai Manruo’s eyes were full of “You who? I know you? Wrong person, right?” She then gave her a sweep of the eye and continued lowering her head to type.
Liu Yuan saw her act as if she completely didn’t remember her, gritting her teeth as she squeezed out a sentence: “Has Miss Bai forgotten everything? Have you forgotten what happened at the bar a few months ago so quickly?”
A bar a few months ago? Bai Manruo finished sending her message before putting away her phone and thinking for a few seconds, but she really couldn’t remember, because the original owner had “flirted” with too many Omegas at bars, dumping them once they were in her hands, fundamentally not knowing which one she was.
Bai Manruo lay on the sofa in a lazy manner, shaking her head: “My apologies.”
Liu Yuan had a breath stuck in her chest. She wanted to turn her head and leave, but seeing the person’s face on the sofa she was unwilling. She calmed down and sat opposite: “It doesn’t matter; Miss Bai only needs to remember you owe me an answer. You said at the bar that I am the most matching Omega you have seen in your life, but after that, I couldn’t contact you. I finally met Miss Bai today.”
The Omega before her looked into Bai Manruo’s eyes, as if to say: If you don’t give me an answer today I will not let you leave.
Bai Manruo’s brow furrowed slightly; the original owner had said this to who knows how many Omegas, yet every single time Omegas believed it. Had she known, she wouldn’t have come to the banquet; this place was full of people in the entertainment industry, and with the things the original owner had done before, who knows how many people she had provoked.
No way, better to leave quickly. Bai Manruo set down her wine glass, picked up her bag from the sofa, and said to Liu Yuan opposite: “Excuse me, I need to go to the restroom.”
Liu Yuan saw she was about to leave and hurriedly rose, trying to stop her, when suddenly another Omega appeared: “Sister Bai, why do you not reply to my WeChat? Didn’t you say you would stay with me always?”
Bai Manruo gave a polite smile, and while soothing the two Omegas, she found the right moment and ran out.
It seemed she couldn’t attend the banquet anymore. Bai Manruo messaged Ji Jie, but there was no reply. They two were reuniting after a long time and were probably in a sweet moment; better not to disturb them. Bai Manruo put away her phone and walked forward.
Suddenly a familiar voice rang out behind her: “Miss Bai’s peach blossoms (romantic luck) are not shallow; so many beautiful Omegas chasing after you.”
Zhao Min? Bai Manruo turned around in confusion to look, and it really was Zhao Min. She lifted her eyelids to look her up and down, saying flatly: “You, a loan shark, how did you come to attend such a banquet?”
Hearing her call her a loan shark one after another, Zhao Min’s brow furrowed slightly. She tidied her cuffs, speaking with a face full of smiles: “I am now a film investor. If Miss Bai is willing, I can build you up.”
Bai Manruo saw through her real purpose in speaking at a glance, saying unhurriedly: “My apologies, I do not accept unspoken rules.” Then she turned to leave.
Zhao Min followed behind her with her wine glass: “I never said that’s what I meant.”
Bai Manruo dodged her to find the entrance to the hall. Zhao Min was inseparable from her side, leaning over to her: “Miss Bai stood me up last time, I don’t mind. Where are you going? I can drive you, and catch up with Miss Bai while we’re at it.”
Bai Manruo completely ignored her; she was anxious to find the exit, but Zhao Min kept buzzing in her ear. She glared at Zhao Min in frustration, thinking: Today I should not have agreed to Ji Jie to attend the banquet. She didn’t know if she could still make it back to accompany the boss for dinner.
Bai Manruo swept a look around the banquet and said to Zhao Min behind her: “Didn’t you say you are an investor? There are so many top-tier artists from the industry at the banquet; instead of digging others up, what are you doing following me?”
Zhao Min looked at Bai Manruo’s face and swirled her wine glass: “Compared to you, I don’t even look at them.”
“Greasy.” Bai Manruo’s mouth twitched, disgustedly spitting out two words.
The two had only spoken a few words when, due to Zhao Min’s identity, some stars and directors flocked over to chat with her. They were surrounded by stars and directors, becoming one of the most eye-catching places at the banquet.
Bai Manruo took advantage of the crowd, hurriedly pulled away and left. Having just dodged to the second floor to catch her breath, suddenly someone patted her shoulder from behind.
Her first reaction was to pick up her bag to block her face, afraid it was another Omega the original owner had scummed coming to her door. Today is really not a good day to go out; how come I keep meeting with trouble.
“Manruo, you came and didn’t even tell me?” Xu Huanxin had just come down from the second floor and saw Bai Manruo.
Great, not the original owner’s romantic debt. Bai Manruo instantly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Xu Huanxin’s voice.
“I was invited by a friend; I was afraid of disturbing you so I didn’t notify you.” Bai Manruo looked behind Xu Huanxin and asked, “Where’s Ji Jie? Why are you not with Ji Jie?”
Hearing the two words “Ji Jie,” Xu Huanxin’s expression became cold to the naked eye. However, she was more surprised that Bai Manruo actually knew Ji Jie.
Bai Manruo tapped her and said with a smile: “Don’t be shy; Ji Jie told me all your stories. She returned to the country precisely to see you.”
Xu Huanxin didn’t look very happy; instead, she asked with a deep frown: “Why does Ji Jie know you?” She couldn’t understand how Ji Jie had contacted her.
Bai Manruo was thinking about how to explain her relationship with Ji Jie while also not exposing the boss’s identity. Suddenly Ji Jie found her way from somewhere. When she saw Xu Huanxin, her pale blue pupils hid complex emotions.
Ji Jie saw Xu Huanxin evading her gaze, and her hurt expression instantly darkened.
Bai Manruo, however, didn’t discover the eerie and stiff atmosphere around her, thinking it was the young couple being shy on their first meeting, intending to leave to not disturb the two of them speaking whispered words.
Ji Jie suddenly reached out to pull Bai Manruo. Before she could speak, Zhao Min also found her way from somewhere. Zhao Min looked at Ji Jie who was pulling Bai Manruo; the mixed-race features were exquisite and three-dimensional. She couldn’t resist looking a few more times, breaking into a bad smile: “Miss Bai’s romantic luck is one stronger than the last.”
Bai Manruo gave her a look, thinking: Zhao Min is like a piece of duct tape; no matter how I try I can’t shake her off.
Ji Jie tugged at Bai Manruo’s arm: “Can we find a place to chat?” She looked at Xu Huanxin while speaking.
Bai Manruo nodded without hesitation: “Sure.” This group of people gathered together was just too eye-catching.
Xu Huanxin’s gaze was constantly fixed on Bai Manruo, never meeting Ji Jie’s.
Seeing Zhao Min constantly following, Bai Manruo stopped walking and said impatiently: “What are you doing?”
Zhao Min looked at Xu Huanxin and said in all seriousness: “I have the intention to seek out Movie Queen Xu for a collaborative movie.”
Xu Huanxin was stunned for a few moments. Before she could speak, Ji Jie pulled Bai Manruo and walked forward, then said to the two behind her: “Don’t follow; I have private business with her.”
Bai Manruo saw Ji Jie’s expression was ugly, thinking something was wrong, and closely followed behind her.
There were very few people on the balcony. Bai Manruo looked at the low-pressure Ji Jie, concerned: “What happened? You always wanted to see Xu Huanxin. Now that you’ve finally reunited, why not stay with your girlfriend, and what are you doing pulling me along?”
Ji Jie’s gaze was fixed deeply on Bai Manruo, seemingly observing her expression. She remained silent for a while, and her tense nerves completely snapped. Ji Jie withdrew her sharp gaze, sighing dejectedly: “She, is not my girlfriend yet.”
What does that mean? Not her girlfriend? Were the stories she told before all fake? Bai Manruo looked at Ji Jie with complete bewilderment.
Ji Jie slightly ducked her head, her deep blue eyes hiding complex emotions. She stroked the blue bracelet on her wrist and spoke slowly: “The things I told you before were not fake, it’s just that in the middle, because of my impulsiveness, some irrevocable things happened. But I believe Huanxin did like me, even if in the end I was forced abroad, during that year, there was not a moment I wasn’t thinking of her. Because the idea of seeing her was too urgent I snuck back into the country. We have known each other for years; I don’t believe in merely one year, Huanxin has fallen in love with someone else.”
After listening to these things seriously, Bai Manruo instantly and keenly captured the key information from these words. She walked over and asked: “You did irrevocable things—what kind of things?” Since they had known each other for so many years, she also felt feelings would not be destroyed so easily.
Ji Jie’s fingers gently brushed over the bracelet; covered beneath the blue bracelet was a shallow scar. She touched the scar on her wrist, whispering in a daze: “Do you say she has really fallen in love with someone else?”
Bai Manruo felt a bit bad seeing her dejected look, tapped her shoulder gently, and comforted her: “Don’t be sad; since you’re back you still have a chance.”
“There is no chance; she said she likes you.” Ji Jie ducked her head slightly and murmured, her tears falling unconsciously.
Bai Manruo’s hand tapping her back paused, and she immediately denied: “Impossible. Didn’t I explain to you? The scandal between Huanxin and me is all fake, all fabricated by marketing accounts. We are just friends.” Bai Manruo scrambled to get her tissue to wipe away her tears while explaining.
Ji Jie took the tissue to wipe her tears, looking at her with eyes that held both hatred and helplessness. She snorted coldly: “You think so, but Sister Huanxin doesn’t. When I went to find her, she personally admitted she likes you.”
“After waiting for a year and expecting for a year, I didn’t expect to wait for a sentence saying ‘the previous relationship is already over, hope for the best in the future’.” Ji Jie sobbed in sadness.
At her words, Bai Manruo opened her mouth with surprise; the development of things was somewhat unexpected. If Ji Jie was telling the truth, then Miss Ji’s intuition was really very accurate.
However, she would soothe her first. Bai Manruo said: “She might be speaking out of anger. You left without a word a year ago, and now you suddenly return without explaining anything; she definitely would be angry.”
Ji Jie’s hand wiping her tears stopped, and she looked at her with a red nose, half-believing and half-doubting: “Really? She really said it deliberately just to anger me?”
Before Bai Manruo could answer, she directly stood up and walked outside. Bai Manruo followed behind her: “Where are you going?”
Ji Jie walked in large strides without looking back: “To find Huanxin and speak clearly. I want to know what exactly she feels for me.”
Bai Manruo immediately grabbed her arm, trying to get her to calm down: “No, you going now will definitely not yield any answer, and there are so many outsiders present. Later I’ll find a suitable chance to invite her out, and then you two can chat properly.”
She pulled out a mirror and handed it to Ji Jie: “Look at your makeup; it’s all ruined. Could it be you want her to see you looking like this?”
Ji Jie slowly stopped walking, opened the mirror, and looked at herself inside; a trace of disdain appeared on her expression. She pulled out a wet wipe, looked into the mirror and carefully wiped the tear stains from her face. The mirror’s angle was exactly reflecting the main entrance of the hall, and seeing the black car reflected in the bottom right corner of the mirror, Ji Jie’s pupils instantly enlarged, her fingers freezing stiffly on her face.
Bai Manruo noticed her expression, followed her gaze to look at the mirror: “It’s fine, not ugly.”
Before Bai Manruo finished speaking, Ji Jie directly crammed the mirror into her hand and ran off in the opposite direction in a decisive manner. Before running, she also specifically exhorted Bai Manruo not to tell her aunt she had been here, and also not to mention she had seen anyone from the Xu family.
What does that mean? Bai Manruo looked at Ji Jie, who seemed to be a mouse seeing a cat, clutching the mirror with complete bewilderment.
At this moment Zhao Min found her way over. She handed over a glass of red wine: “Movie Queen Xu is gone, where’s that little mixed-race girl? Why don’t you share half of your romantic luck with me?”
Bai Manruo didn’t even look at the wine glass; her gaze coldly scanned her: “Zhao Min, you and I don’t seem to be that close. You pestering me—what exactly do you want?” But she fundamentally didn’t want to listen to the answer, and after speaking, she turned to leave.
Zhao Min withdrew the red wine glass and shrugged, closely following behind her: “I like you. Be with me, even if you want to be Movie Queen it’s possible.”
“Like me? Are you joking?” Bai Manruo stopped walking to look at the person behind her.
Zhao Min reached out wanting to grab her arm to speak, but Bai Manruo was quick-eyed and quick-handed to dodge her touch, but accidentally spilled the wine in Zhao Min’s hand.
Bai Manruo looked down to find her white collar stained with red wine. She glared at her in frustration, and the warnings in her mouth hadn’t been spoken when suddenly the phone vibrated.
Beautiful Boss Who Should Eat More: 【Main entrance of the hall, come down.】
Miss Ji is here? Bai Manruo opened her eyes wide in surprise and looked at the message a few more times to be certain she hadn’t misread.
Zhao Min caught sight of her remark (nickname for contact), standing in place lost in thought. Boss? This means someone has beaten me by a step?
There were many luxury cars nearby at the main entrance of the hall, but Bai Manruo saw that low-profile, luxurious black car at a glance.
Just as she walked toward the black car, the car door was already opened by someone. A smile unconsciously appeared on Bai Manruo’s face, and she bent down slightly to sit in the car.
Seeing Ji Yingqing in casual attire, Bai Manruo’s eyes lit up. She lifted her head to meet her gaze, her red lips slightly curving: “Is Miss Ji here specifically to pick me up?”
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