"Eldest sister," Jiang Yuxue greeted her calmly. Out of all the surrounding tables, she just had to pick their table. Was that a coincidence or not? Well, it wasn't for her business to think about. Just let the plot unfold.
"Yuxue." Jiang Meiling greeted her back. She turned her gaze back and forth between her and Li Junzhe. "President Li."
"Since we met here, allow me to pay the bills for the two of you." She smiled and was about to take her leave, but Jiang Yuxue stopped her.
"Eldest sister, it's the date between me and Junzhe. You shouldn't pay for it." She interrupted her. The spoiled Jiang Yuxue would have gotten insulted by Jiang Meiling's action and made a fuss right there and then. She would feel that Jiang Meiling was looking down on her because she couldn't afford her own meals.
"That's right." Li Junzhe chimed in. "Miss Meiling, please take my card."
Jiang Meiling could only take the card from Li Junzhe's hand. After she was done, she was surprised when Jiang Yuxue suddenly stood up.
"Junzhe, let's end the date today. I still have something I need to do." After she said it, Jiang Yuxue spun her body around. She should go as fast as possible so that the soon to be couple would have time for each other.
A cannon fodder like her couldn't afford to stand in between them. Being the third person while the two of them were present might invite bad luck to her. Although she couldn't care less about most things in this world, she could still feel pain after all.
"Yuxue, wait." Li Junzhe stood up and walked toward her.
"Did I leave something on the table?" Jiang Yuxue turned around and asked him bluntly, frowning.
"Yes, you leave me there," He replied, entwining his hand with hers. "I will take you home."
Jiang Yuxue widened her eyes, not believing what was happening. She sent a discreet glance at her eldest sister, who only sent them a brief look before she went back, focusing on cleaning the table. There was a look of loss on her face.
"Are you not busy?" She asked the man who was holding her.
"I am busy." He was very stingy with his words.
"Then…" she dragged the words, hoping he would catch on what she was trying to say, but he was still quiet. She breathed out. "Isn't it better if you go back directly to your company? I can go home by myself."
"I mean, I am busy delivering you home." He changed his words easily, not minding how fickle he looked right now.
Her mouth twitched, wondering why the male lead acted so weirdly. However, while it was quite odd, she didn't think much about it. She also found a lot of oddities before, but nothing changed.
Instead, her mind was back to the apocalypse that was going to happen around half a month from now. The female lead and the male lead must have stocked some supplies for themselves.
In the car, she thoughtfully stole a glance at the man seated beside her. Since he knew about the incoming apocalypse, he must have decided it was useless to come to the company. From her father's conversation, she even heard that he was trying to acquire a small island somewhere.
"You can drop me off at the supermarket." She mumbled.
His car stopped at a supermarket. She waved him goodbye, hoping that he would go as soon as possible. It would make it easier for her to buy some necessities in significant quantities for her parents. However, the man actually followed, getting out of the car.
"What are you doing?" The hand that was waving at him froze.
"I need to buy something." He nodded at her and walked toward the supermarket, leaving her alone there, standing like a fool with a raised hand.
Her calm heart, that she had cultivated from several reincarnations, began to show its first stir of frustration today. Helplessly, she could only follow him to go inside. His presence made her mindful, and she only bought some snacks. Forget it, she can come again later.
Thankfully, he didn't follow her around.
"Do you like such snacks?" He lifted his eye to stare at the snacks in her hand. She didn't miss the look of disdain in his eyes.
She snorted and then nodded, ignoring him, and went to the cashier to pay. When the cashier uttered the amount of money she needed to pay, Li Junzhe stretched out his hand and gave his card to the cashier lady. "I will pay for her."
The cashier lady looked astonished when she saw Li Junzhe's looks. With a shy expression, she took the card from the man's hand while giving Jiang Yuxue a look of envy.
Jiang Yuxue's mouth twitched. What was there to be envied about her? Sister, I was only his temporary fiancee before he found his so-called true love! I have a fate worse than death because of it!
Then, upon noticing Jiang Yuxue's face, the cashier lady also revealed a look of understanding. Jiang Yuxue inherited the best genes from both of her parents. Su Wenxin was a great beauty who could steal Jiang Feng's heart, a man who wasn't easily swayed by women.
Jiang Feng and his previous wife's marriage was a business marriage. Only after he met Su Wenxin that he fell in love with her. Hence, his partiality towards Jiang Yuxue.
After they returned from the supermarket, Ji Junzhe escorted her home. Finally!
Jiang Yuxue hurriedly checked the space in her rings. The space was quite big, but her parents were ordinary people. How could they open it…? Her eyes lit up, and she finally found a solution.
"Yu'er, you have returned?" Su Wenxin knocked on her room.
"Coming, Mom." She went out of her room. As she thought of something, she finally decided to go out again today to look for supplies.
"How are you feeling?" Su Wenxin touched her forehead.
"I am fine." Jiang Yuxue assured her and then expressed her intention to go out. Originally, her mother didn't want her to go because her daughter had just recovered from an illness. However, she was also a stubborn girl. "Don't worry, Mom. I feel more refreshed after I went out with Junzhe earlier. Besides, this time, the driver will only attend to me. I wouldn't get into the rain again."
Su Wenxin finally was willing to let her go. Jiang Yuxue's body wasn't that weak. A few drops of rain wouldn't make her sick, but she had done that previously to scheme against Jiang Meiling, so that their parents would blame her.
Her personality was also quite ruthless, right? She was willing to hurt herself to get something she wanted. It was also her means of attracting Li Junzhe's attention. However, this time, she didn't allow her mother to tell him that she was sick.
"Second Miss." The driver greeted her as soon as she got inside the car. "Where do you want to go?"
"Let's go to the grain supplier."
She could tell that the driver had doubts, but he didn't dare to express it because of her usual spoiled temper.
They arrived at the best grain supplier store not long after. Jiang Yuxue immediately went to the person in charge.
Coincidentally, he was also attending a guest at this moment. It was Jiang Meiling. When she saw Jiang Yuxue, her gaze became sharp and vigilant. "What are you doing here?"
Jiang Yuxue was also taken aback. She didn't want to make her suspicious, so she could only use her usual act. With her arms folded on her chest, she said arrogantly. "I should be the one asking you this. Going to a grain supplier? Is our family not feeding you enough?"
"You followed me?" Jiang Meiling frowned at her younger sister. Her face became unpleasant in an instant.