Zhan Nanqing sighed helplessly, just as she was about to explain to Qiao Jing, her cell phone suddenly vibrated twice.
She took out her phone from her pocket and checked the message, unable to suppress a swear word from bursting out.
"Damn it, this Zhou Yunze, how can he be so shameless?!"
Qiao Jing knit her brows, her gaze falling on Zhan Nanqing’s phone.
Zhan Nanqing, fuming, put away her phone and gritted her teeth as she said,
"Zhou Yunze wants me to bring my boyfriend to him tomorrow, he’s already booked a spot at a restaurant for tomorrow night."
It seems that the slap she gave earlier wasn’t hard enough, or at least Zhou Yunze still hadn’t come to his senses.
Qiao Jing pursed her red lips, knowing that she would have to dress up as a man again tomorrow, and asked with a frown of confusion,
"Why is he pestering you? Haven’t you two broken up?"
She could already understand the gist from their earlier conversation, that Zhou Yunze had come back to pester Zhan Nanqing after the breakup.
But why had Zhou Yunze suddenly come back to pester Zhan Nanqing? And why had he even agreed to stop going out and playing?
Zhan Nanqing rolled her eyes, a look of extreme disgust appearing on her face.
"I broke up with him a long time ago, and a few days ago he suddenly went crazy saying he wanted to get back together. I couldn’t be bothered with him and blacklisted all his contact information, but then he kept changing his phone numbers to send me messages.
Also, he used to be a playboy and now he suddenly tells me that he wants to reform himself for me and stop playing around. I don’t care whether he goes out or not; I lost my feelings for him a long time ago."
Having learned about the whole situation, Qiao Jing nodded, looking at Zhan Nanqing thoughtfully.
"So, what are you going to do next?"
Zhan Nanqing coughed twice, her gaze flitting to Qiao Jing hesitantly, and because of Zhan Qipei’s presence, she restrained the smile that was almost appearing on her face.
"I need to trouble you to dress up as a man again and come with me to meet him. That will surely put an end to his hopes."
She had been thinking about how to find a reason to get Qiao Jing to dress as a man again, and now the reason had presented itself.
It seems that aside from being annoying, Zhou Yunze still had some uses.
Qiao Jing knew that this was a situation that required her to dress up as a man to resolve and didn’t hesitate to agree.
"Alright, I’ll pick you up tomorrow."
Thankfully, she hadn’t let Zhan Qipei throw away the male clothing last time; otherwise, she would have to prepare clothes and a wig now.
Zhan Nanqing could no longer control the smile on her face, quickly walking over to Qiao Jing, and hugged her arm, rubbing against it.
"Qiao Jing, you’re so kind. You still have the clothes from last time, right?"
Zhan Nanqing’s smile grew even bigger as the image of Qiao Jing dressed as a handsome man flashed in her mind.
It looked like she was in for a treat again, but... dealing with her brother was going to be a problem.
Zhan Nanqing cautiously glanced at Zhan Qipei and tentatively asked,
"Brother, could you let Qiao Jing help me out one more time?"
Zhan Qipei’s thin lips were pressed into a firm, curve-less line. He looked at Zhan Nanqing for a long time before finally relenting,
"Fine, but I will accompany Qiao Jing there. Don’t worry, I won’t get involved."
If he hadn’t witnessed the situation with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have agreed to let Qiao Jing cross-dress again.
He was consenting only because this was his own sister and thus, was reluctantly agreeing to let her help.
Zhan Nanqing, seeing that Zhan Qipei had agreed, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The following evening.
Qiao Jing disguised herself at home, looking nearly the same as the last time she had dressed as a man.
When she walked out of her room, she met Zhan Qipei’s displeased gaze.
She knew Zhan Qipei must be somewhat bothered by it, but she had to do this favor for Zhan Nanqing.
If it weren’t necessary, she wouldn’t casually dress as a man.
So Zhan Qipei’s disapproval was of no use.
Zhan Qipei’s dark eyes bore into Qiao Jing’s face, finally pursing his thin lips.
Zhan Qipei drove Qiao Jing to the restaurant entrance, where they encountered Zhan Nanqing waiting outside.
When Zhan Nanqing saw Qiao Jing in male attire, her eyes instantly brightened, turning into a fangirl on the spot, staring non-stop with starry eyes at the other person.
"Wow! Qiao Jing, let’s hurry in. Zhou Yunze still stubbornly doesn’t believe I have a boyfriend. I need to show him my handsome boyfriend and make him jealous!"
Qiao Jing nodded and looked back at Zhan Qipei.
"Are you coming in with us?"
Zhan Nanqing took the opportunity to link her arm with Qiao Jing’s, affectionately nuzzling against her face.
Zhan Qipei’s gaze fell on the place where their arms were linked, his eyes growing heavier.
"You two go ahead, I’ll wait for you in the lobby."
He just hoped that today there wouldn’t be anyone else interested in Qiao Jing, especially women.
It was then that Qiao Jing led Zhan Nanqing into the restaurant.
Zhan Nanqing pointed in a direction, her face full of disdain.
"There, that annoying pest is over there."
If it weren’t for Zhou Yunze’s appearance that could get Qiao Jing to cross-dress again, she wouldn’t want to see him for another second.
These past few days, he had constantly changed phone numbers to send her annoying messages. Even if she had the patience of a saint, she couldn’t stand it.
Moreover, she was not known for having a good temper to begin with.
Zhou Yunze, sitting at a certain spot, stood up with a swoosh when he saw Zhan Nanqing arrive, a proud smile spreading across his face.
However, his smile faltered when he saw Qiao Jing standing beside Zhan Nanqing.
Qiao Jing noticed the change in Zhou Yunze’s expression and led Zhan Nanqing by the hand to sit down across from him, intentionally lowering her voice.
"Hello, I heard you wanted to see me?"
Zhou Yunze was dumbfounded by the "man" sitting before him.
No wonder Zhan Nanqing was so confident; her new boyfriend was way more handsome than him by several degrees.
In comparison, he felt like an unwanted clump of clay thrown out by Nvwa while creating people, whereas the other person was the flawless human crafted by Nvwa with utmost care.
Zhou Yunze’s smile stiffened, and his gaze shifted to Zhan Nanqing.
"Is this really your boyfriend?"
Upon hearing Zhou Yunze’s words, Zhan Nanqing immediately became displeased.
"What do you mean by that? If he’s not my boyfriend, is he yours? Zhou Yunze, now that you’ve seen my boyfriend, do you have anything else to say? Can you stop bothering me after this?"
In order to prove her relationship with Qiao Jing and because of her own selfish reasons, she directly reached out and embraced Qiao Jing’s waist.
Qiao Jing also took the opportunity to half-hug Zhan Nanqing in her arms, raising her eyes to Zhou Yunze.
"Don’t bother my girlfriend in the future."
Zhou Yunze clenched his teeth, still not giving up, and started to pick on Qiao Jing’s background.
"Nanqing, I’ve never seen this person in the capital. If he was someone of any significance, I would definitely have met him, but I haven’t, which proves he’s nothing. He wouldn’t happen to be some poor kid from somewhere, would he?"