Chapter 27: Junior Sister, Take It Easy
“That’s what I should be asking you; you’re the ones being unreasonable. Calling the police and following the procedure is the fastest and simplest way, isn’t it?” Lian Li said.
Duan Shiqing scrutinized her expression.
Lian Li: “Or are you saying that even if the police come, we won’t get fair and just treatment?”
Duan Shiqing stared at Lian Li, “This car belongs to the Pei family, doesn’t it? I’m very familiar with the Pei family. If you’re worried about the car being damaged, I’ll handle it. As for other compensation, we will also bear it.”
Lian Li’s red lips parted slightly, about to speak, when Duan Shiqing preempted her, “Once Xingyu is sober, I’ll have her personally come to apologize.”
Lian Li looked at Xue Shufan, blinking her eyelashes, “Is that okay?”
This was the best way to handle the matter, and Xue Shufan had no reason to disagree: “It’s okay.”
Chen Wei Qi, with her arms around a drunken Duan Xingyu, stared dumbfoundedly at Lian Li and Duan Shiqing.
The ex-partner and the current partner met under unexpected circumstances, and Sister Shiqing seemed to be at a disadvantage.
After the parties involved in the accident exchanged contact information, Lian Li and Xue Shufan got back into the car.
The damage to the rear of the car was not severe and did not affect driving at all.
Xue Shufan glanced in the rearview mirror and could no longer see the three girls.
“This is the first time I’ve borrowed Pei Qingji’s car and it ended up like this. He’ll definitely never lend it to me again,” Xue Shufan said indignantly. “It’s all the Duan family’s fault!”
Lian Li half-closed her eyes and leaned back against the seat, feeling her heart suspended in mid-air, neither up nor down, feeling uncomfortable being held in limbo.
She thought she didn’t care, but seeing Duan Shiqing in person, she suddenly understood why so many people favored her and Jin Yan Ting.
Duan Shiqing was excellent in both appearance and family background. Her demeanor and conduct were that of a refined lady; who wouldn’t like her?
“Lili? Lili?” Xue Shufan called her.
“Hmm? What is it?” Lian Li snapped back to attention.
“You were quiet, did you feel unwell from the impact earlier?”
“No.”
Lian Li reached for the milk drink on the center console. After taking a couple of sips, she said, “You’re free these past few days, aren’t you? Let’s go to Bai Hua Hotel for a few days.”
Bai Hua Hotel was located deep within a royal garden, with red walls and yellow roofs, and ornate palace lanterns hanging from the eaves. It was always used to entertain distinguished guests and host important meetings, hence its strict security.
The car stopped at the entrance. Xue Shufan tossed the car key to the doorman and asked him to park the car in the underground parking lot.
The hotel lobby was spacious and bright, with Chinese paintings hanging on the walls. After checking in at the front desk, Lian Li and Xue Shufan walked towards the elevator.
At the same time, Jin Shi Yue entered through the main gate with long strides, while Li Ye behind him was methodically reporting on work.
The moment Jin Shi Yue turned his head, something flashed in his field of vision.
He stopped.
Lian Li and Xue Shufan entered the elevator one after another.
The junior sister seemed to have dressed up specially today, wearing a purple gauze dress, her long hair braided into a pigtail that hung over her left shoulder, revealing her well-shaped swan neck.
The elevator reached the floor and opened with a “ding.” Lian Li’s muddled mind was also jolted awake. She handed the room key to Xue Shufan, “I forgot to get my instrument. You go to the suite first, I’ll go back and get it.”
Xue Shufan said, “I’ll go with you.”
“No need, I’ll be back soon.” Lian Li pushed her out of the elevator and pressed the floor button.
Lian Li first went to the front desk to inquire about the car’s location before heading to the underground parking lot.
She opened the car trunk and used her mobile phone’s light to inspect the instrument case. Fortunately, it was undamaged.
Lian Li slung the cello case over her shoulder, closed the car door, and returned to the hotel suite.
Xue Shufan sent her a message asking if she had retrieved it.
Lian Li exited the elevator, holding her mobile phone in both hands, typing as she walked forward.
She quickly typed and sent the message. As she turned a corner, she almost bumped into someone.
Lian Li instinctively created distance, stepping back two paces. Normally, she would have been able to stand steady, but now she was carrying a cello case.
Lian Li stumbled backward several steps with the instrument case, about to fall to the ground. She thought, “This is bad…”
Jin Shi Yue reacted quickly, his broad and strong palm supporting her arm, pulling her and the cello case towards him.
Lian Li didn’t fall, but she almost crashed into his arms like a deer unaware of danger.
Still shaken, she looked up and saw Jin Shi Yue’s sharply defined jawline.
Once Lian Li was steady, Jin Shi Yue released her hand, lowered his gaze, and glanced at her in a casual tone:
“Junior Sister, take it easy, don’t startle people.”
