"Yeah, I want to be brave one more time," Xiao Shujing said with determination in her eyes.
Yan Yueyue let out a long sigh of relief.
"You've finally come to your senses! I was really thinking of leaving you alone just now."
"Sorry to trouble you."
She picked up a tissue and gently wiped the moisture from Yan Yueyue's eyes.
"Go wash your face. A Yuan is waiting for us at the cafeteria entrance."
"He even ordered my favorite sweet and sour pork! I'm starving."
Xiao Shujing pursed her lips and smiled, then obediently headed to the restroom.
"Sis, why do you look so out of sorts?"
Xiao Shuyuan walked towards them and asked with concern.
"I drank too much last night and didn't sleep well."
"Do you want me to buy you some medicine?"
Yan Yueyue pouted and coquettishly said, "Why don't you ask about me?"
He chuckled, "You can hold your liquor better than I can. It's pointless to worry about you."
"How mean!"
Xiao Shujing watched them bickering with a big smile on her face.
"Let's go have lunch."
Yan Yueyue pulled her and happily walked into the cafeteria.
Xiao Shuyuan watched their backs as his smile gradually faded.
He took out his phone and quickly sent a message.
"Brother-in-law, you owe me an explanation."
Right after sending the message, he attached several pictures.
At Qiuming Hotel, Su Minghan had just finished a meeting with his employees when he received this cryptic message from Xiao Shuyuan.
He clicked on the pictures and zoomed in. It was a picture of him chatting merrily with Tian Danni.
His face darkened, and he quickly replied without hesitation.
"What do you mean?"
"You should know exactly what I mean. You clearly know my sister's feelings for you, yet you deliberately get involved with other women."
Su Minghan felt a splitting headache.
This love with an uncertain future had exhausted him to the point where he didn't even want to talk about it. Moreover, Tian Danni's actions had left him in a quandary.
Xiao Shujing was the girl he fell in love with at first sight.
But her wavering emotions made Su Minghan feel suffocated.
Even working together had become a burden.
Tian Danni was different.
Although he had no romantic feelings for her and only regarded her as a younger sister, they got along very well and he felt completely at ease.
Regardless of the situation, Su Minghan preferred the latter.
He simply replied with a few words and then locked his phone.
"Are you still here?"
Tian Danni rubbed her dizzy head and stepped out of the elevator with a small handbag. When she looked up, she saw him standing there in a daze.
"Don't you remember what happened yesterday?" Su Minghan probed.
"What happened? I only remember going to the restroom to call you. I have absolutely no memory of what happened after that. My head hurts so much!"
He heaved a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness.
If she really remembered, Su Minghan would have been so embarrassed that he wouldn't know how to face her.
Tian Danni saw the relieved look on his face, and a flicker of pain flashed across her eyes.
How could she forget something like skin-to-skin contact and lip-to-lip kisses?
She just didn't want to embarrass him, and she didn't want to hear the answer that was already set in stone.
"Come with me to the restaurant for lunch first. We have to go to Juanyi this afternoon."
Tian Danni looked at the schedule Su Shan had sent her yesterday and frowned slightly.
"But I have a photoshoot for a photo album cover this afternoon."
Su Minghan raised his eyebrows, "The design draft for Juanyi has been approved. You have to go there and let Li Xiaoru take your measurements. We can talk to the advertiser."
She looked hesitant, "It's a photoshoot for A Hairui."
"… Well, it's really hard to decline then."
Thinking of that majestic and meticulous female CEO, even with his silver tongue, he had to admit defeat.
Seeing his dilemma, Tian Danni said, "Why don't you go first? I'll try to catch up."
"No, it's okay," Su Minghan shook his head and rubbed his chin, "You just focus on your work and make sure there are no mistakes."
Half an hour later, she was sitting in a business car, touching up her makeup.
Su Minghan's words kept echoing in her mind.
As a dual spokesperson, she had a duty to be present.
But if it weren't for A Hairui's endorsement, it wouldn't really matter whether she went to Juanyi earlier or later.
But since the two companies had a cooperation, Tian Danni was caught in the middle and found it difficult to make a decision.
On the one hand, she had to complete her daily work. On the other hand, she had to consider the favorable conditions Xue Xiaoqi had offered before and help the company gain a better position.
Sometimes she even thought that if she didn't like him, she could just make money, travel, and do whatever she wanted without a care in the world. Instead of being so worried and anxious like she was now.
"Ouch!"
"Ah! I'm so sorry, Miss Tian. I'm so sorry!"
The makeup artist accidentally scratched her forehead with her fingernail.
Coincidentally, it was right on the wound that was almost healed.
"Can you be more careful! Danni is going to take a cover photo later. What if it swells up? Who's going to be responsible for that!"
Su Shan glared angrily at the makeup artist.
"Bring me the mirror," Tian Danni said calmly.
She checked the wound and saw that the skin wasn't broken, just a little red. Then she felt relieved and comforted the two of them.
"It's not a big deal. It's okay."
Su Shan rolled her eyes speechlessly, "You're really magnanimous."
The makeup artist sobbed with a lump in her throat, "I'm really sorry, Miss Tian. I'll definitely be more careful next time. I just slipped up."
"You used to work under Xiao Shujing. You're just like that Xiao Yang. Boss Su is so biased! She just pushed someone with no quality or skills onto us."
This reminded Tian Danni of something.
"Su Shan, call Xiao Shujing and tell her to go to Juanyi with Boss Su on my behalf. I'll finish my work as soon as possible."
"Are you out of your mind?" she exclaimed in surprise.
"She's our competitor. How can you give this opportunity to..."
Tian Danni interrupted gently, "Okay, it's settled."
"…" Su Shan pouted reluctantly, "Fine, but don't come and tell me you regret it later. I'm not going to comfort you."
"Okay~ Thank you so much."
She didn't believe that Xiao Shujing would turn down the olive branch she had extended.
This was the best opportunity she could get for her.
If she still couldn't win Su Minghan's heart this time, then she couldn't blame Tian Danni for stepping in and bravely pursuing her love.
"Xiao Yang? What's up?"
Xiao Shujing and the other two had just come out of the cafeteria when she received a call.
"I'll be at the school gate soon. Hurry up and get ready. The initial design draft for Juanyi has been approved! We can go and take measurements. Boss Su will also go with us."
The dull look in her eyes instantly brightened up.
Even her groggy head became much clearer.
"Okay, I'll come right away!"
Xiao Shujing excitedly said to the two behind her, "Yueyue, help me take notes in class this afternoon. I'm going to Juanyi with Boss Su!"
"No problem, no problem. Hurry up and go."
Watching her back as she skipped away like a little girl, Xiao Shuyuan seemed to recall his childhood and the gentle and considerate sister he used to know.
Sending that message to Su Minghan was the right thing to do.
"A Yuan, have you noticed any changes in Shujing?"