After getting off work in the evening, Zhong Li drove directly to the supermarket, where she bought a lot of ingredients that Han Xi liked before heading home.
When the car stopped in the community, Lu Jinghan happened to get out of the car holding Han Xi’s hand. Zhong Li looked at the slender figure through the car window, always feeling like she owed this girl a lot, something she might never be able to repay in this lifetime.
Zhong Li turned off the car, pushed open the door, and got out: "Xiao Xi..."
Upon hearing the voice, Han Xi looked up, her clear eyes shimmering with moisture. She walked over and hugged Zhong Li: "Sis, you’ve been back all this time, why didn’t you acknowledge me?"
"I’m sorry; I felt like I’ve made too many mistakes before and didn’t know how to face you. Don’t cry, you have a baby inside you."
The moment Han Xi hugged Zhong Li, it made her feel like she was back in her childhood.
Zhong Li raised her hand to wipe the tears off Han Xi’s face and then walked to the car with a smile to open the trunk: "I just went to the supermarket and bought a lot of food you like, so make sure you eat a lot later."
"Let me take it."
Lu Jinghan took the shopping bag from Zhong Li with one hand, holding the girl’s slightly cool hand with the other as they walked inside.
Coming out of the elevator, Zhong Li lowered her head to take out the key from her bag. Just as she was about to unlock the door, the door opposite opened: "Come over to my place..."
Gu Nanxi stood in the door frame with one hand in his pocket, but as soon as he saw Lu Jinghan and Han Xi, he stopped mid-sentence. Having heard their conversation at the hospital that morning, he wasn’t surprised to see the couple here now.
"Since President Lu is here, let’s all have dinner together tonight."
Zhong Li’s face darkened as she looked at Gu Nanxi: "President Gu, I’m having dinner with my sister and brother-in-law, we don’t require your company."
"Putting work aside, you are my girlfriend now, so I must accompany you."
If he hadn’t mentioned it, it would have been fine, but mentioning it made Zhong Li even angrier: "Gu Nanxi, listen up, I’m not your girlfriend."
"Didn’t I already kiss you at my place today? And also..."
"Shut up."
Gu Nanxi stepped out from the doorframe, his chiseled face painted with a smile: "Want to try again?"
Zhong Li pushed hard at Gu Nanxi, who was leaning towards her, feeling a slight panic inside.
Han Xi leaned on Lu Jinghan’s shoulder, smiling softly at the pair in front of her: "Sis, just let your boyfriend come in and join us for dinner. We’ll all be one family sooner or later."
"Xiao Xi, he is not my boyfriend." Zhong Li turned around to explain to Han Xi, silently wishing she could just give Gu Nanxi a good beating.
Han Xi turned her head, scrutinizing Gu Nanxi with her clear eyes: "You’re pursuing my sister, and she disagrees?"
"She said at the hospital this morning that she wanted to win me over and called me her boyfriend."
Gu Nanxi shrugged innocently, taking the keys from Zhong Li’s hand while she wasn’t looking and opened the door directly: "Let’s talk inside."
Although Gu Nanxi had many times used Han Yaxin to make Zhong Li jealous, this woman remained indifferent. Now that she had willingly walked into the trap, there was no way he would easily let go.
Entering the house, Zhong Li took the shopping bag from Lu Jinghan and headed to the kitchen. Han Xi, having taken off her coat, followed her in.
"Sis, what’s going on with you two?"
Zhong Li took the vegetables out of the bag, letting out a shallow sigh: "He was Han Yaxin’s boyfriend back in university. Today at the hospital, I just wanted to annoy Han Yaxin, but I didn’t expect him to make such a big deal out of it."