“Is something the matter?”He Tiantian, who had her head buried in rice noodles, raised her head to look at Shi Yao. “Is there something the matter?”
“That’s right. It’s not like you have to tutor your students today, so what could be the matter?”After saying those words, Jiang Yue glanced at the time on her phone, she continued, “Besides, it’s already past eight o’clock in the evening. It’s already very late, so what are you going to do? Why don’t I Stop Eating and accompany you?”
“No need, no need…”Shi Yao was stuffing her stuff into her bag when she heard Jiang Yue’s words, and she hurriedly shook her head.
“It’s fine, Yaoyao. You Don’t have to stand on ceremony with me. Besides, it’s already so late at night, and we don’t feel at ease with you alone…”Jiang Yue said as she stuffed her phone into her bag, she was just about to stand up and follow Shi Yao away.
She… she was truly feeling uneasy in her heart. She wanted to check on Lin Jiage’s situation, so how could she possibly want her to accompany her?
This time, not only did Shi Yao shake her head, she even began shaking her hands at Jiang Yue, “Yueyue, there’s really no need for that. Besides, this is the capital, and the security here is so good that nothing bad will happen…”
“No matter how good the public security is, there will always be a contingency. Look at how many news articles about girls getting into trouble when they go out on their own recently. It’s better to be on guard…”
Before Jiang Yue could finish her sentence, Leng Nuan suddenly spoke up, “Yueyue, leave Yaoyao alone.”
“But…”
Jiang Yue opened her mouth, wanting to say something else, but she was only able to say two words, “There’s no buts. Besides, everyone has their own private lives. Sometimes, excessive care and enthusiasm aren’t necessarily a form of kindness to a friend, but a burden.”
Hearing Leng Nuan’s words, Jiang Yue’s lips twitched. After a long moment, she turned to Shi Yao and said, “Alright then. Yaoyao, be careful on your own.”
Shi Yao’s eyes curved into a smile as she replied, “Un un, take your time to eat. After you’re done, you can head back to school early. I’ll be leaving first. Bye-bye.”
After bidding farewell to Leng Nuan and the others, Shi Yao hurriedly left with her bag.
She exited the mall, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for Jin Maoyue.
By the time the taxi arrived at their destination, it was already nine o’clock in the evening.
After paying the fare, Shi Yao alighted from the taxi and saw quite a few customers walking out of Jin Maoyue’s main entrance one after another.
Is Lin Jiage and… Liang Xiao still around?
Standing at the entrance, Shi Yao pondered for a moment before making her way toward Jin Maoyue’s main hall.
A waiter stood at the entrance of the revolving door. Upon seeing Shi Yao, he apologized apologetically, “Miss, I’m sorry, but we’re closed for lunch now. We don’t serve customers anymore.”
Closed for lunch?
Shi Yao frowned slightly as she recalled that it was already nine o’clock in the evening. There were many large restaurants in Beijing that were closed for lunch..
But she had to go in now. She couldn’t say that she was here to look for someone, because she didn’t know which table Lin Jiage and the others were sitting at.
“Miss, is there anything else I can help you with?”Seeing that Shi Yao was still silent, and she happened to be blocking the way out, the waiter politely asked once more.
Shi Yao came back to her senses. She knew that the attendant was indirectly asking her to leave, but she couldn’t leave, and she couldn’t just stand there shamelessly either..
“No, I’m not here to eat, I’m…”
Shi Yao, who had opened her mouth in a moment of desperation, suddenly stopped halfway through her sentence. She stared at the attendant for a moment before the first thought flashed through her mind. Regardless of whether it was suitable or not, she then blurted out,”… I’m here to borrow the washroom!”