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The music was not loud, and the dim lighting accompanied the low, melodic singing of a woman. As soon as she entered, Yao Nian saw the bartender in a bowtie vest skillfully shaking a cocktail shaker, his movements flowing seamlessly.
Xu Jiayi was sitting in a corner booth, waving frantically at her.
"Hey! You didn’t answer my calls or messages; I thought you weren’t coming!"
Xu Jiayi complained, "If it weren't for our friendship, I would never sit here like an idiot waiting for you for an hour!"
"I'm sorry," Yao Nian replied sincerely, acknowledging her fault. "I bought that dress you liked as a gift for you."
"Really?!" Xu Jiayi exclaimed in surprise. "That dress isn’t cheap!"
Xu Jiayi was one of the few good friends Yao Nian had. She was aloof and pretentious, often looking down on others throughout high school. But only Xu Jiayi knew that Yao Nian was simply calm and easygoing; once you got to know her, she was quite approachable and friendly.
During their middle school years, Xu Jiayi went through a rebellious phase and almost ran off with a boy with bleached hair, but it was Yao Nian who pulled her back onto the right path. However, with her striking looks that seemed to steal the spotlight from anyone she was with, it was indeed challenging for other girls to interact with her amicably.
Just like now.
In the booth next to them sat the group of tall and handsome athletes Xu Jiayi had mentioned. Within ten minutes of Yao Nian sitting down, one of them approached with a drink in hand.
"Hey there, just the two of you? Want to join us for some fun?"
The athlete standing before her was nearly six feet three inches tall, and Yao Nian had to stretch her neck just to meet his gaze.
"What kind of fun?" she asked.
Xu Jiayi nearly spat out her gin and tonic. Although she was used to seeing people approach Yao Nian, she was still taken aback by her blunt response.
The athlete looked awkward and scratched his head. "Just getting to know each other, chatting and having some drinks."
Yao Nian's eyes were clear as she replied, "But we’re already chatting."
At a loss for words, the athlete eventually retreated in embarrassment while Xu Jiayi collapsed onto the sofa, laughing uncontrollably.
"Hey," she gasped between laughs, "that guy wasn’t bad-looking! Now that he’s graduated, why didn’t you get to know him?"
Yao Nian clicked her tongue as an image of Shen Du unexpectedly flashed in her mind.
She took a sip of her mojito, biting the straw as she tilted her head and said, "Don't you think he looks a bit small?"
Small?
Xu Jiayi glanced in the direction of the sports field, her gaze gradually moving downward. "I don't think he's small at all."
What are you thinking? Yao Nian grabbed a nearby pillow and tossed it at her. "I’m talking about Ji! Ji!"
Xu Jiayi was even more confused. "I feel like he’s about our age."
Yao Nian fell into deep thought, her straw bent from being bitten but she still didn't let go.
"What’s going on with you?" Xu Jiayi asked, noticing her distracted demeanor. "You usually slip away early in situations like this. It's very suspicious that you're actually staying until the end today."
"Today is different," Yao Nian replied lazily as she leaned back against the sofa. "It's a graduation banquet; I have to give Yao Zhandong some face."
"Come on," Xu Jiayi said skeptically. "When your dad helped you with your coming-of-age ceremony, you slipped away faster than anyone."
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