She herself didn't feel that way. She let her shoulders drop casually, held nothing in her hands, and followed Qin Si and the others into the Imperial Mansion with her hands folded behind her.
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Outside Banquet Hall No. 1, Jiang Xianrou was already looking forward to a few people coming.
She hasn't seen Qin Si and the others for a long time since the last time.
She had no hope at first.
It was assumed that Qin Si and the others would not give him the face to come, but who knew that there would be a sudden turn of events and Qin Si suddenly sent a message saying that he would come again.
Jiang Xianrou's beautiful eyes were bright and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise. She was in a good mood now.
Jiang Yao helped arrange for a few guests to come in. Seeing her waiting for someone outside, he walked over and asked her, "Xianrou, why are you standing here? Is there anyone else coming?"
"Yes, Mr. Wang and the others are coming over." Jiang Xianrou did not hide anything from him. While she was talking to him, she caught a glimpse of the people coming in from the corner of her eye.
Her eyes lit up, and she didn't care about Jiang Yao, and went over immediately: "Qin..."
Before she finished saying the word "Qin", she saw the girl behind Qin Si.
Qiao Nian is too ostentatious.
Even if she is surrounded by a group of people, it does not affect others from being the first to notice her presence.
Jiang Xianrou's expression changed, and her tone immediately became unfriendly: "Why are you here?"
Her words were obviously directed at Qiao Nian.
The girls in the crowd hadn't replied to her yet.
Qin Si was the first one to be unhappy. He stood in front of Qiao Nian without leaving a trace and said, "I asked Sister Qiao to come along. What, you don't welcome us? If you don't welcome us, forget it."
"That's not what I meant." Jiang Xianrou reacted much faster than before.
She knew that because of Qiao Nian's matter, she had had many conflicts with Qin Si and others. If she showed hostility again, Qin Si might not give her face.
Although she felt uncomfortable, she tried to hold it back, and managed a smile. She looked in the direction of the girl and said with a hint of meaning, "I just didn't expect her to come. My dad couldn't get through to her on the phone before, so I thought she wasn't in Beijing."
She has been staying in the Pharmacy Association for the past half month, and she doesn't even know when Qiao Nian returned from Country M.
Jiang Zongnan did mention that he wanted to invite Qiao Nian to have lunch together.
It’s a pity that Jiang Zongnan and Jiang Yao both called Qiao Nian but couldn’t get through.
She didn't want Qiao Nian to come over, and she hoped that he wouldn't come to cause trouble for her.
After all, if she didn't see him, she wouldn't remember meeting Qiao Nian in Country M, nor would she think about why Qiao Nian knew the dean.
Now when she saw the restrained figure in the crowd, all of Jiang Xianrou's memories came flooding back, and she once again remembered the scene when she met the girl at the Pharmacy Association.
No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't find out any connection between Qiao Nian and the Pharmacy Association, nor what identity Qiao Nian had when he went to the Pharmacy Association.
Up to now, she only knew that Qiao Nian had a good relationship with Zhong Yiliu.
The two are friends.
As for why two people with such a big age gap knew each other and how they became friends, she had no idea.
Jiang Xianrou's expression changed several times, and finally she took a deep breath and calmed down.
After she came back from the Pharmacy Association, she was very good at putting on a show. She smiled slightly, turned her head and said to the girl, "Qiao Nian, you didn't even tell me when you came back. Mom and I were worried that you were not safe out there alone... I'm glad you came back safely. Next time you go away, remember to tell your family. Uncle doesn't know that you went to Country M, right?"
(End of this chapter)