After Flirting with the God-Tier Beautiful Tycoon - Chapter 14

After they parted ways, Chen Yi couldn’t help but glance at Shen Xiaojiang’s retreating figure.

Who exactly is this little shrimp?

Could she be an undercover agent?

Chen Yi touched the white jade bracelet on her wrist, her eyes calm.

She had to admit that she was drawn to this little girl, wanting to see her and wanting to hear her speak.

Was her feeling really just about checking for an undercover agent?

If so, why did her heart pound so loudly just by touching the little girl’s arm earlier?

The walk back to the dorm felt so long.

Shen Xiaojiang’s legs felt like they were filled with lead, yet also like she was stepping on cotton—it was difficult to walk.

She pushed open the dorm room door and saw Sun Jiabao’s panicked face.

“I’m back.” As soon as the words left her mouth, she was embraced.

“Ginger, you scared me to death. I called you hundreds of times, and you didn’t answer. Do you know how worried I was?” Sun Jiabao spoke dramatically. “If you hadn’t come back, I would have called the police!”

Shen Xiaojiang ruffled Sun Jiabao’s fringe. “My phone died. What’s wrong, worried about your Sister Shen?”

“Of course! Without you, I’d definitely fail Old Mao Tou’s class!” Sun Jiabao said seriously.

Shen Xiaojiang rolled her eyes forcefully. “Get off.”

Sun Jiabao immediately linked arms with her, but Shen Xiaojiang instinctively pushed her away. “Don’t touch me!”

After saying that, she rushed to charge her phone, staring intently until the screen turned on.

Sun Jiabao folded one arm across her chest and leaned against the ladder, taking an angry bite out of an apple. “We’ve been friends for so many years, and you won’t even let me touch you. Is this the distortion of human nature or the decline of morality?”

Chen Xingnan, who was already in the top bunk, pulled back her pink curtain and chuckled. “Xiaojiang thinks you’re dirty!”

“Bullshit, Chen, this lady is clean…” Sun Jiabao retorted.

Surname Chen…

Shen Xiaojiang turned and asked, “Jiabao, what’s your aunt’s name?”

Sun Jiabao glared at Chen Xingnan and said carelessly, “My aunt is called Chen Yi. Chen as in Chen Xingnan’s Chen, and Yi as in the ‘friendship boat capsizing’ Yi.”

Chen Xingnan smiled without speaking.

Shen Xiaojiang couldn’t be bothered with them and quickly saved Chen Yi’s phone number, adding the note “Aunt Chen Yi.”

This note wasn’t quite right.

After all, she wasn’t her own aunt, so she deleted it and started over.

“Chen Yi.”

After making the change, Shen Xiaojiang felt a huge weight lift, and she sank into the chair, resting her head in her hands like a lovesick maiden.

“Sigh…” She let out a long breath.

She recalled the events of the day; it seemed every single one was connected to Chen Yi.

Chen Yi was so beautiful. Whether she was smiling or angry, her look made people unable to stop thinking about her.

“What are you up to?” Sun Jiabao lifted Shen Xiaojiang’s sleeve. “What’s written on your arm?”

“Hiss…” Shen Xiaojiang pouted, looking unhappy. “Sun Jiabao, can you please not be so coarse when you talk?”

“Oh my, but aren’t I just a coarse person?” Sun Jiabao giggled. “Ginger, your condition has been really off these past two days. Could it be that you’re really in lo…”

Shen Xiaojiang snatched the half-eaten apple from Sun Jiabao’s hand and shoved it into the other’s mouth. “Don’t say it. Can’t food even shut you up?”

With that, she got up and scurried into the bathroom.

Sun Jiabao’s voice was extremely loud, washing over her ears like a torrent: “In love?”

The next day, after class, Shen Xiaojiang took the bus to the hospital.

The distance from the dorm building to the bus stop at the school’s East Gate was quite far.

Shen Xiaojiang arrived at the bike shed and unlocked her secondhand, slightly broken bike.

That name was given by Sun Jiabao, the silly one.

Shen Xiaojiang cherished her bike even if she didn’t ride it for a week, she’d make time to wipe it clean.

WeChat messages on her phone kept popping up.

Last night, Sun Jiabao had changed the small group name to “Four Golden Flowers.”

[Sun Jiabao: What’s my Ginger up to now?? Unhappy.jpg]

[Sun Jiabao: My intuition tells me she must be in love. Dog head.jpg]

[Chen Xingnan: If you say that, Xiaojiang will dislike you again. Patting dog head.jpg]

[Sun Jiabao: We are no longer friends now, don’t use the same emoji as me, OK??]

[Chen Xingnan: [Image] Homemade emoji]

[Sun Jiabao: What did you send? Why is my end receiving an error?]

[Chen Xingnan: Patting Sun Jiabao’s head.jpg]

[Sun Jiabao: …]

This was followed by several voice messages from Sun Jiabao no guessing needed, she was “verbally abusing” Chen Xingnan.

Shen Xiaojiang smiled lightly and muted the notifications for the small group.

She used a wet wipe to clean the bike seat, put on her over ear headphones, and sped towards the East Gate like the wind.

It was a little hotter today than yesterday.

Shen Xiaojiang was dressed even more lightly.

A low, round neck pure white T-shirt, with a grey-blue shirt worn over it, skinny jeans paired with black high-top canvas shoes.

Youthful, vibrant, and clean-cut.

A small grey bag was slung across her chest, and a persimmon bear charm was on the zipper.

Shen Xiaojiang locked her bike in the shed at the East Gate, tugged on the persimmon bear charm on her bag’s zipper, and walked to the bus stop to wait for the bus.

The bus arrived quickly, and Shen Xiaojiang sat in a window seat.

Nancheng University was located in the university district, closer to the starting station, so there weren’t many people on the bus right now.

She dozed off vaguely throughout the ride and finally arrived at the hospital.

Just as she reached the door of the ward, she saw doctors and nurses hurrying in and out.

Shen Xiaojiang’s fingers tightened, and she rushed forward.

A circle of people was gathered around Sister Meng’s bed.

“Doctor, what happened?”

Shen Xiaojiang was standing behind a nurse when she was suddenly touched lightly by a hand.

“You’re here, Xiaojiang.”

Sister Meng’s lips were pale in the middle and purplish on the sides she looked very weak, and her voice was faint.

The doctors and nurses made way for Shen Xiaojiang.

Shen Xiaojiang nodded in thanks.

“Who are you to Meng Jing?” the doctor asked.

Meng Jing looked troubled upon hearing the question.

Shen Xiaojiang glanced at her and said without thinking, “I’m her sister.”

Actually, Shen Xiaojiang had overheard two nurses quietly chatting in the elevator earlier, saying how much of a scumbag the man was, how heartless, abandoning a newborn baby, blah blah blah.

Shen Xiaojiang hadn’t paid attention at the time, but seeing this situation now, the scumbag the nurses were talking about was probably Sister Meng’s husband.

The doctor called Shen Xiaojiang out of the ward and said earnestly, “We contacted the child’s father, but he denied his relationship with Meng Jing. These are the mother’s private affairs, and we have no right to interfere. We are only concerned with the mother’s physical health. As you can see, Meng Jing is weak from premature birth and cannot withstand any more strain, either physically or mentally…”

Shen Xiaojiang nodded and politely saw the doctor off.

When she pushed the door open again, Meng Jing paused, wiping away the tears on her face with one hand.

Shen Xiaojiang didn’t ask further, just beamed a brilliant smile. “Sister Meng, the main thing is that you’re awake.”

“Thank you, Xiaojiang. You are the savior of me and the baby.” Meng Jing managed a strained smile. “The doctor said the baby’s jaundice has come down a bit, and they can bring him to me tomorrow.”

“Sister Meng…” Shen Xiaojiang held Meng Jing’s ice-cold hand.

“The doctor also said that all the expenses were paid for by your friend. Thank her for me; I’ll pay her back when I’m discharged. Also, the doctor said the baby’s eyes look like mine…” Meng Jing didn’t look at Shen Xiaojiang, tears still welling up in her eyes.

Shen Xiaojiang’s brow furrowed, feeling very heavy hearted.

Meng Jing was the first non-campus person Shen Xiaojiang had met in Nancheng. The two met on a job search website, and Meng Jing introduced her to the job at Feifei Pet Shop. Every raise afterward was also helped by Meng Jing.

Besides that, Meng Jing often brought Shen Xiaojiang food she had cooked herself, showing concern and warmth.

It could be said that Meng Jing was like a non-blood related older sister to Shen Xiaojiang.

Yet, a person who showed such kindness to outsiders had such a difficult path in love.

She was deceived out of money and affection by a scumbag, and right after giving birth to his child, both she and the baby were ruthlessly abandoned.

“Sister Meng, just cry if you need to.”

After saying that, Shen Xiaojiang got up and sat on the edge of the bed.

Meng Jing couldn’t hold it in and leaned against Shen Xiaojiang’s shoulder, weeping uncontrollably.

Shen Xiaojiang had to go to the shop, so she promised Sister Meng she would come to see her after work.

Her mood was a bit heavy, and she pulled out a strawberry-flavored lollipop from her bag.

She tore off the wrapper and put it in her mouth.

Walking into the ground floor lobby, Shen Xiaojiang was about to head for the exit when she felt something was off. She took a few steps back and, sure enough, saw Chen Yi at the registration desk.

Slender, lean, but fully developed in all the right places.

Shen Xiaojiang walked toward that back figure as if she was being controlled.