Beijing Colors Lingering

Upon hearing this, Shen Jinsui looked at Ji Yan and asked curiously, "Is that golden retriever pregnant?"

Ji Yan smiled gently and replied, "Yes, I went there last week. The staff told me."

"Oh." Shen Jinsui nodded gently, then asked, "Is the baby's father also a golden retriever?"

Ji Yan smiled slightly and replied, "No, it's a husky."

Shen Jinsui imagined the puppies that would be born from the union of a golden retriever and a husky. She couldn't help but chuckle.

Ji Yan looked at her and asked again, "Sui Sui, do you want to go see that golden retriever now?"

Standing to the side, Zhou Yancong glanced at Ji Yan and felt extremely uncomfortable listening to their familiar tone of conversation.

His possessiveness towards Shen Jinsui suddenly surged, and a burning flame of jealousy ignited in his heart.

Zhou Yancong's eyes were as deep as the night, gradually concealing a hint of anger.

Shen Jinsui pondered for a moment after hearing this, then turned to Zhou Yancong and asked for his opinion: "Shall we go to the stray animal rescue center?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Yancong quickly concealed his emotions, lowered his eyes to stare at Shen Jinsui, and could clearly sense that she really wanted to go to that stray animal rescue center.

Zhou Yanzong suppressed his displeasure and nodded in agreement: "Okay."

Shen Jinsui immediately smiled and said, "Then let's go."

The three then went to a stray animal rescue center.

As soon as the golden retriever saw Shen Jinsui, it immediately ran to her side and rubbed against her leg to express its joy.

The golden retriever then lay down on the grass, revealing its slightly swollen belly, as if to tell Shen Jinsui that it was pregnant.

Soon, the husky followed in its wife's footsteps and ran to the golden retriever's side.

Then, the tussock dog and the orange cat that Shen Jinsui had seen before ran to her side.

A few seconds later, a tabby cat and a Shiba Inu also ran over to play.

At this moment, the clouds drifted slowly, the sun set in the west, and the afterglow poured into the sky, gradually spreading out a whole expanse of crimson.

Not far away, Ji Yan looked at Shen Jinsui. The warm yellow light gently shone on her, coating her with a faint halo, adding to her serene and gentle beauty.

Zhou Yancong glanced at Ji Yan casually, but the intense emotion in the other man's eyes made him very uncomfortable.

He gritted his teeth and suddenly asked, "If Sui Sui knew you liked her, do you think you could still be friends?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Yan abruptly withdrew his gaze, turned to look at Zhou Yancong standing beside him, and did not answer his question.

He could tell that he had feelings for Shen Jinsui that went beyond friendship, and he wasn't particularly surprised.

Then, Ji Yan suddenly asked him, "Mr. Zhou, you probably don't know that Sui Sui used to have a big dog, do you? And do you know why she doesn't want to keep pets anymore?"

Ji Yan knew Shen Jinsui well and was certain that she wouldn't reveal this hurtful thing. Therefore, Ji Yan was sure that Zhou Yancong wouldn't know about it.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yancong remained calm, glancing at Ji Yan with undisguised disdain in his eyes.

He was certainly aware of what Ji Yan was talking about, but Cheng Yu had only told him about it not long ago.

But this wasn't a pleasant memory for Shen Jinsui, and she wouldn't be angry even if she hadn't told him.

Zhou Yancong felt this was reasonable and didn't want Shen Jinsui to recall things that made her sad.

After a long pause, Zhou Yancong spoke slowly and deliberately: "You probably don't know that Sui Sui and I are about to get engaged, and we have already met each other's elders."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Yan's eyes widened in surprise, completely taken aback by their rapid development.

After a long while, he moved his lips before slowly uttering a few words: "Then congratulations."

Zhou Yanzong scoffed lightly, his expression disdainful, and his voice was indifferent and calm: "On the day Sui Sui and I get engaged, Mr. Ji can say his blessings to us again."

Ji Yan didn't speak again, a hint of disappointment flashing in his eyes, and that painful, bitter feeling welled up in his heart again.

After a long while, Shen Jinsui washed her hands and walked to Zhou Yancong's side, tugging at the man's sleeve, "Let's go."

After saying that, she looked at Ji Yan and asked casually out of politeness, "Ji Yan, are you going to have dinner with us tonight?"

Ji Yan nodded slightly. "Alright, then it's my treat."

Shen Jinsui was slightly taken aback when she heard this, not expecting that Ji Yan would actually agree.

She was just asking politely; she should have known better than to ask. She'll never do that again.

Shen Jinsui shook her head, "No need, we'll treat you."

"Alright then," Ji Yan replied.

Zhou Yancong pursed his lips slightly, took Shen Jinsui's hand, and walked forward.

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After the two got into the car, Shen Jinsui glanced at Zhou Yancong and sensed that he seemed a little unhappy. She asked softly, "Zhou Yancong, are you angry?"

Zhou Yancong reached out and took her hand, replying in a deep voice, "No."

Shen Jinsui stared at him suspiciously, but seeing that his expression quickly returned to normal, she didn't say anything more.

Shen Jinsui guessed that Zhou Yancong probably felt that Ji Yan was bothering them. After all, he would even dislike his own cousin, let alone Ji Yan, who was just his friend.

Shen Jinsui sighed inwardly, deciding that she would have to coax him after dinner.

Dinner was at the Parkview Hotel, a seven-star hotel owned by the Huaheng Group.

Shen Jinsui and Zhou Yancong originally planned to have dinner here today, but now Ji Yan is also here.

Half an hour later, the two cars arrived at the hotel entrance.

Upon seeing this, two doormen standing at the hotel entrance stepped forward and opened the car doors.

Immediately afterwards, the hotel manager who was waiting outside walked to the first car and bowed respectfully to greet Zhou Yancong and Shen Jinsui: "Chairman Zhou, Miss Shen."

Then, the manager nodded slightly to Ji Yan, who was standing to the side.

The manager then led them into the elevator, which took them directly to the rooftop restaurant.

The restaurant was cleared out as usual, something Shen Jinsui was already used to; she knew Zhou Yancong didn't like anyone disturbing their meal.

Seeing the restaurant that had been cleared out, Ji Yan felt a mix of emotions.

Before long, the waiters began to serve several exquisite and delicious dishes.

During the rest of the meal, Zhou Yancong continued to take meticulous care of Shen Jinsui.

Ji Yan tried to use serving chopsticks to serve food to Shen Jinsui, but she politely refused, and Zhou Yancong stopped him in time.

After a while, Shen Jinsui stared at the porcelain white plate in front of her, which was piled high with dishes.

She then turned to look at Zhou Yancong, smiled helplessly, and said, "Zhou Yancong, just eat your food and don't put any more food on my plate."

After saying that, Shen Jinsui directly picked up a piece of fish from the plate with her chopsticks and stuffed it into Zhou Yancong's mouth.

She stared at the man with bright eyes and instructed, "Eat this piece of fish quickly, and don't put any more food on my plate."

Zhou Yancong nodded slightly, accepting her offer of food, a hint of smug joy flashing in his eyes.

At that moment, Ji Yan, who was sitting opposite them, saw the intimate interaction between the two, and the delicious food in his mouth suddenly tasted like cardboard.

He suddenly felt a dense, stinging pain in his heart, which then spread to his blood and veins throughout his body.

He had impulsively agreed to have dinner with them, only to be left watching their intimate gestures and secretly mocking himself for his self-humiliating behavior.

After a long while, dinner ended, and the manager led the three of them out of the restaurant and to the elevator.

Seeing that neither of them had paid the bill, and that the manager had always treated Zhou Yancong with such utmost respect, Ji Yan realized that this was a hotel under Zhou Yancong's name, and a sense of sadness welled up in his heart.