Amid the DRIP, DRAP of the falling rain.
Xiao Jinghong explained calmly.
"Bringing you back was just on the way."
"I'm going to the Ministry of Engineering later, then I have to rush back."
Pei Guanli simply said, "Oh," not suspecting anything.
Then she saw the hotpot on the table and, without much ceremony, sat right down beside it. "Can I have some?"
Xiao Wan'er smiled gently. "Of course you can."
While instructing Cui'er to fetch two sets of bowls and chopsticks, she went over and pulled Xiao Jinghong to a seat.
"Second Sister, you came back in the rain. Don't be in such a hurry to leave. Eat something to warm yourself up first. Brother-in-law had this hotpot specially prepared."
Xiao Jinghong didn't refuse, her eyes fixed on the hotpot, unwilling to look away.
Evidently, Pei Guanli's earlier words had made her somewhat uncomfortable.
Especially after seeing the half-smile on Chen Yi's face, the ripple in her heart began to spread.
