Beijing Colors Lingering

He Zhenzhen froze for a moment, a rather bewildered expression on her face.

She lowered her eyes, her raven-feather-like eyelashes fluttering slightly, casting a shadow beneath them.

The next moment, He Zhenzhen felt an unprecedented sensation throughout her body, and she felt extremely uncomfortable.

She felt a strange tightness in her chest, followed by a sharp pain in her heart, as if someone were squeezing it tightly with their hand.

He Zhenzhen bit her lip, her eyes feeling sore and hot, and she couldn't help but close them.

The temperature around her was pleasant, but she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

She knew she should push open the door and go in right now to ask Qi Mingyuan directly.

Ask them what exactly happened.

Is there any misunderstanding here?

She understands the reasoning, but she doesn't want to do it.

What if she chooses to walk into the office at this moment and ends up hearing a disappointing answer?

He Zhenzhen immediately felt helpless and instinctively turned and ran away.

The assistant, who was delivering snacks, desserts, and drinks to He Zhenzhen, walked towards the office door and just saw her leaving in a panic.

The assistant didn't react for a moment and looked completely bewildered.

Why did Miss He leave? Didn't she just arrive here?

The assistant glanced at the disappearing figure, then turned to look into the office and saw President Qi pushing away the girl in his arms.

The assistant immediately understood what had happened; Miss He had misunderstood President Qi!

After hesitating for a while, he knocked on the door.

"Come in."

The assistant quickly carried the tray into the office.

Qi Mingyuan glanced at the things in his hand and asked in a deep voice, "Why did you bring these things in?"

The assistant placed the tray on the coffee table, bowed slightly to Qi Mingyuan, and explained truthfully, "Mr. Qi, Miss He just came by, and these are all prepared for her."

Upon hearing this, Qi Mingyuan glanced towards the door but didn't see the familiar figure. Slightly puzzled, he asked, "Zhenzhen has been here? Why hasn't she come into my office yet?"

The assistant glanced at the girl furtively, and after considering it carefully, whispered, "Miss He was standing outside the office just now. She... she must have misunderstood something, so she left."

Qi Mingyuan quickly understood what his assistant meant. He frowned slightly, then turned to look at the girl and said coldly, "I'll have the driver take you home. Don't bother me here again, and don't do what you did just now. As for what you said, I'll help you."

Hearing their conversation, the girl realized she had done something wrong, pursed her lips, and lowered her eyes.

Knowing she was in the wrong, she didn't dare to refute Qi Mingyuan's words.

The female lead immediately nodded and replied, "Oh, okay, okay."

Qi Mingyuan looked at his assistant and instructed, "Cancel the meeting later and arrange for a driver to take her back to the Qi family's old residence."

The assistant nodded in agreement: "Yes, Mr. Qi."

After finishing his sentence, Qi Mingyuan dialed He Zhenzhen's number and hurriedly left the office.

But He Zhenzhen didn't answer his calls even after he dialed several times.

Qi Mingyuan had already arrived at the underground parking garage and was staring at his phone screen, but He Zhenzhen still hadn't answered his call.

He quickly sent a message to He Zhenzhen again—

Zhenzhen, please tell me where you are right now? I'll come find you right away, okay?

However, several minutes passed, and no new message popped up in the dialog box.

Qi Mingyuan stood there blankly, his expression gradually turning panicked, a deep sense of unease rising in his heart.

Meanwhile, He Zhenzhen drove to Shen Jinsui's studio. When she heard Qi Mingyuan's ringtone, she pressed the mute button and ignored him.

This was the first time she had encountered such a situation, and she was feeling very confused, so she didn't want to answer Qi Mingyuan's call for the time being.

When Shen Jinsui saw He Zhenzhen enter the office, she quickly noticed her expression, stopped what she was doing, and got up to walk up to her.

"Zhenzhen, what's wrong? What happened?"

Shen Jinsui asked anxiously, noticing that her eyes were red and her face was pale.

This was the first time Shen Jinsui had seen her like this, and she was very worried about her.

He Zhenzhen pursed her lips tightly, did not answer Shen Jinsui, and just stood there with her head down.

Shen Jinsui pulled her hand and sat her down on the sofa. She then took out a tissue and handed it to her, asking softly, "Zhenzhen, what's wrong? Tell me what's wrong, and I'll help you solve it."

He Zhenzhen clenched the tissue in her hand and blinked her sore eyes.

The next moment, He Zhenzhen hugged Shen Jinsui's arm, rested her head on her shoulder, and whispered, "Sui Sui, I found out today that Qi Mingyuan seems to be a scumbag."

He Zhenzhen spoke softly, her voice carrying a clear hint of sadness.

Shen Jinsui was stunned upon hearing this. After a moment of thought, she asked, "What exactly happened? Is there a misunderstanding?"

He Zhenzhen pursed her lips and remained silent for a while before slowly recounting what she had just witnessed.

As He Zhenzhen finished speaking, her mood became increasingly depressed. After a few seconds of silence, she muttered, "I know all of Qi Mingyuan's female friends, but I've never seen that girl before. They were even hugging each other."

Thinking about it carefully, she and Qi Mingyuan had never actually hugged properly.

Shen Jinsui listened quietly as she finished speaking, her delicate brows furrowing slightly.

What is Qi Mingyuan doing? How could he hug a girl like that?!

Shen Jinsui gently patted He Zhenzhen's shoulder, then suddenly thought of a possibility and immediately asked her, "Could that girl be Qi Mingyuan's relative? His cousin or younger cousin?"

As soon as she finished speaking, He Zhenzhen froze, then quickly shook her head and said softly, "I have also met Qi family relatives of the same generation as Qi Mingyuan, but she is not one of them."

Hearing her say that, Shen Jinsui felt a little angry and said indignantly, "Then I'll call him now and ask him what's going on!"

“I don’t want to see him right now. I’ll ask him tomorrow,” He Zhenzhen shook her head.

Just as Shen Jinsui was about to say something more, her phone rang.

Upon seeing this, He Zhenzhen released her arm.

Shen Jinsui got up and walked to the desk, picked up her phone, and after seeing the caller ID on the screen, walked back to He Zhenzhen's side.

Shen Jinsui didn't answer the phone for the moment, and gestured for He Zhenzhen to look at the phone screen. "It's Qi Mingyuan calling me."

Seeing this, He Zhenzhen stared at her phone screen and shook her head, saying, "Don't answer his call."

"Okay, then I won't answer his call." Shen Jinsui put her phone on the coffee table and sat down next to He Zhenzhen.

After the phone rang for the third time, Shen Jinsui thought carefully for a while and slowly spoke:

“Zhenzhen, once you’re in a better mood, you can ask Qi Mingyuan what’s going on. What if there’s some misunderstanding? We can all see that he genuinely likes you and doesn’t want you to miss out on each other because of this.”

“If Qi Mingyuan really has some problems, then you should dump him and find someone else to pursue. I won’t be friends with him anymore, and when Yun Shu finds out about this, she’ll definitely do the same thing as me.”

He Zhenzhen nodded seriously and replied, "Yes, I understand."

Shen Jinsui gently patted the back of her hand and comforted her softly, "No matter what the truth is, Yun Shu and I will always be by your side."

"Yeah, I know." He Zhenzhen hugged Shen Jinsui's arm, her cheek pressed against her shoulder. Best friends are the best.