Translator: Paperplane Editor: DarkGem
The assistant was stunned. Lu Jinnian stood up. As he put on a jacket, he said in a cold tone, "Iâm taking the car. Come directly to the office tomorrow morning. You donât have to go to Mian Xiu Garden."
Without waiting for his assistant to react, Lu Jinnian pulled open his office door and left straight away.
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Perhaps it was because Qiao Anhao had drank a lot of juice, she had to go to the restroom. On her way there, she dug through her bag for tissue. While searching, she realised that she forgot to bring her phone. She hastily turned back. But as she needed to go, she hesitated for a moment, then turned right back into the restroom.
Just two minutes after Qiao Anhao left, the phone on the table started to ring.
Qiao Anxia looked up and saw the three words "Lu Jinnian" appear on the screen. She hesitated for a moment, not picking up the call.
The phone automatically hung up, but after thirty seconds, Lu Jinnian dialled again. Qiao Anxia raised her head and looked at Qiao Anhaoâs phone a few times. The fourth time Lu Jinnian called, she finally reached for it and picked it up, "Itâs me."
Hearing Qiao Anxia through the phone, Lu Jinnian creased his brows and didnât say a word.
Qiao Anxia waited for half a minute before saying, "Qiao Qiaoâs in the restroom. If thereâs something urgent, Iâll get her to call you back when she gets back."
"No, itâs fine." Lu Jinnianâs voice sounded neutral through the phone. "Iâm already at parking block B on the lower floor of the mall. In a bit, come down."
"Okay." Qiao Anxia stopped for a moment, then said, "Goodbye". With that, she hung up. Just as she was about to put Qiao Anhaoâs phone back on the table, she saw two shipping notifications from Taobao pop up on the phone screen.
Qiao Anxia instantly thought about how ecstatic Qiao Anhao looked sitting there just now and couldnât help her curiosity about what she bought, and so she casually clicked it.
A bunch of cake baking equipment and a bunch of balloons, and candles.
Was this the surprise she wanted to give Xu Jiamu?
Qiao Anxia couldnât help but chuckle, she then swiped down to Taobaoâs chat log. As a result, she saw the name "Lu Jinnian". Qiao Anxia furrowed her brows and scrolled right to the top and took a serious read at Qiao Anhao and the sellerâs conversation. When she saw Qiao Anhao send the seller the phrase, "Lu Jinnian, Happy Birthday", she finally understood. So it turns out, these things that Qiao Anhao bought werenât for Xu Jiamuâs birthday, but to celebrate Lu Jinnianâs birthday...
Qiao Anxia couldnât help but glance over at the two gift boxes opposite her. She thought about what Qiao Anhao had said to her about a friend in the crew celebrating their birthday in two days. That friend... was it Lu Jinnian?n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
The hand Qiao Anxia used to clutch Qiao Anhaoâs phone couldnât help but clench harder. With her fingers on the screen, some other apps repeatedly popped up and closed endlessly.
As Qiao Anxia calmed down, she lowered her head and looked at Qiao Anhaoâs phone. She realised that her finger was randomly hitting things on the phone. Qiao Anhaoâs photo gallery unexpectedly opened.
There werenât many photos in Qiao Anhaoâs photo albums, but one of them caught Qiao Anxiaâs full attention.