Beijing Colors Lingering

As I left work, the sun was setting outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the sunset glowing like gold and the evening clouds as brilliant as flames.

Shen Jinsui picked up her bag from the desk and walked towards the elevator with He Xiaoxiao and the others.

When the group reached the entrance of the company building, Shen Jinsui waved goodbye to them and walked forward.

Shen Jinsui then got into a black Bentley.

"Mom." Shen Jinsui smiled and looked at her mother sitting next to her, took her arm, and rested her head on her shoulder.

"Sui Sui." Shen Jinzhi reached out and touched the top of her daughter's head. "Are you busy at work in Xingyun?"

Shen Jinsui shook her head slightly and answered truthfully, "Not busy, my position is relatively easy."

“If you find this job tiring, then just quit,” Shen Jinzhi said, gently patting her daughter’s hand.

"Mom, I know." Shen Jinsui nodded obediently.

"You need to take good care of yourself. Your health is the most important thing," Shen Jinzhi told her daughter.

"Okay, Mom."

"Cough cough!"

A cough interrupted the mother and daughter's conversation.

Shen Jinsui straightened up and looked at the passenger seat. It turned out to be her father, Cheng Yao, who was pretending to be very angry.

She was so busy chatting with her mother that she didn't even notice her father was in the car.

Shen Jinsui smiled sweetly and said in a clear voice, "Dad."

“Yes.” Cheng Yao nodded. “Sui Sui, your mother is right.”

Shen Jinsui looked at her parents with a smile on her face and said to them, "Dad, Mom, don't worry, I have my own plans."

Immediately afterwards, Shen Jinsui fastened her seatbelt, and the driver started the vehicle.

Shen Jinzhi looked at her daughter and casually asked, "Sui Sui, are you dating anyone now?"

Shen Jinsui shook her head, "Not yet."

Shen Jinzhi said earnestly, "If a suitable guy pursues you, you can consider accepting him. Don't end up like your brother, who never dates. I get annoyed just looking at him now."

After saying that, she added, "However, if you don't want to be in a relationship, that's fine too. Anyway, your dad and I will always be there for you."

Cheng Yao spoke up at the right moment, echoing his wife's words: "Sui Sui, I think your mother makes a good point."

After hearing her parents' words, Zhou Yancong's image suddenly appeared in Shen Jinsui's mind.

If Zhou Yancong were to pursue her, she would probably say yes.

After a moment, Shen Jinsui nodded in agreement: "Yes, Mom and Dad, I understand."

Afterwards, the family of three arrived at the Cheng family's old house and had dinner with Grandpa Cheng and Grandma Cheng.

After dinner, Shen Jinsui stayed at the old house.

After taking a shower, Shen Jinsui stepped out of the bathroom and began skincare and hair drying.

Her private bedroom in the old house was decorated like a pink princess room, with all the necessary items provided, and there was also a huge walk-in closet next to it.

Shen Jinsui had just put down the hairdryer when she heard her phone vibrate and give a message notification.

Shen Jinsui picked up her phone, pulled back the covers, lay down on the bed, unlocked it, and opened WeChat to check. It was a message from Zhou Yancong—

Haven't you gone home yet?

Zhou Yancong lived next to Shen Jinsui's house. Although there was a certain distance between the two villas, he could still vaguely see the lights from next door.

When Zhou Yancong got home, he noticed that the lights in the villa next door hadn't been on, so he asked her out of curiosity.

In the past, Zhou Yancong would never have asked such a presumptuous question.

But he felt that they were now fairly close friends, so he asked the other person directly.

Shen Jinsui typed back to him: 【Yes, my parents went back to China today and I'm staying with them tonight.】

The next second, a message from Zhou Yancong popped up in the chat: [Okay, shall I pick you up tomorrow to go to the restaurant?]

Shen Jinsui had already arranged to have dinner with Zhou Yancong this Saturday. After a moment's thought, her slender, fair fingers began typing on her phone screen: 【No need, I'll have the driver take me to the restaurant.】

Zhou Yancong: [Okay.]

After a long while, all was quiet.

As night deepened, a reply appeared on the chat interface: "Goodnight, see you tomorrow."

After reading the message, Shen Jinsui exited WeChat, turned off her phone, placed it on the bedside table, and then lay down on the soft and comfortable bed.