Don't meet me in your next life.

"Your mother is resting in the bedroom. You should go in now. I'm going back to the company first!" Ye Qianqian waved and turned to leave in her high heels.

"Hey... wait for me!"

Xiang Yi hurriedly chased after him, but after taking only a few steps, she suddenly felt a pain in her ankle, gasped, and almost fell to the ground.

"Yi Yi, what's wrong?" Lin Ruoshan rushed over to help her when she heard the sound.

Xiang Yi rubbed her ankle, forcing a smile. "It's nothing, I probably twisted it from walking too long."

Lin Ruoshan frowned. "How about I take you to the hospital to get checked out?"

"No need, it's alright, Auntie." Xiang Yi shook her head. "It's just a sprained ligament, it's nothing serious, it'll be fine in a while."

After she finished speaking, she called out again in the direction Ye Qianqian had disappeared, "Hey, Qianqian, could you please take my bag with you?"

Ye Qianqian's figure had disappeared, but her words still lingered in the air.

"Okay, bye-bye!"

Ye Qianqian's voice came from inside the car. Xiang Yi felt relieved and smiled at Lin Ruoshan, "Auntie, I'll be going now. I'll come see you again another day!"

Lin Ruoshan nodded, watching her retreating figure.

After Xiang Yi left, Lin Ruoshan glanced at the villa door one last time before slowly closing it and turning to walk inside.

Ye Qianqian was sitting on the sofa flipping through a magazine.

"Why are you taking so long? Have you finished reading?" she asked casually.

“I’ve finished reading it.”

Lin Ruoshan approached and sat down opposite her. "What's wrong? You seem distracted. Is something on your mind?"

Ye Qianqian looked away and smiled at Lin Ruoshan, "It's nothing, Auntie. I just feel this house is too big; the two of us aren't used to living here!"

"My dad bought this house for me, and I don't know why he insisted on buying such a big house in the city center."

"You know he's always wanted me to marry into a wealthy family, but I'm not interested in that kind of pretentious stuff!"

Lin Ruoshan couldn't help but chuckle after hearing Ye Qianqian's words, "So what kind of boy do you like?"

"Yes, of course it would be someone like you—handsome, gentle, considerate, and loyal to you."

"Hehe..." Lin Ruoshan covered her mouth and chuckled, "Is that so... But I haven't seen you dating anyone."

"Auntie, there's no rush, let's take it slow. Anyway, I think we're doing fine right now, it's just a bit boring, these things are so tedious."

"You're just lazy. You don't get bored, but I find it incredibly dull."

"Well... how about this, Auntie? You can give me your property certificate, and I'll rent a bigger place for the two of us, okay?"

“That works too.” Lin Ruoshan nodded, picked up the pen on the table, and quickly wrote down the name on the property certificate.

"Yiyi, I see you like your house so much, how about this, I won't take the property certificate back, you can keep it, and move in after you get married."

Ye Qianqian nodded repeatedly in agreement. She took the property certificate and left the villa with a happy heart.

She returned to the company and immediately called Xiang Yi.

Xiang Yi answered the phone, "Hey, Yi Yi, have you arrived yet? I'm coming to pick you up right now!"

I've arrived and am waiting for you!

"Okay, I'll wait for you in the parking lot. Wait for me!" Ye Qianqian hung up the phone, picked up her handbag, and hurried downstairs.

......

Xiang Yi got into Ye Qianqian's royal blue van, her heart pounding with excitement. "Qianqian, where are you taking me tonight? I can't wait!"

You'll know when you get there.

Ye Qianqian kept everyone in suspense.

Xiang Yi didn't expose her, secretly wondering if it was a date?!

The thought made her heart race.

A short while later, Ye Qianqian drove up to a five-star hotel.

She parked the car and got out with Xiang Yi's arm.

The billboard in front of the hotel prominently displays the words "Royal Palace".

"Wow! What a beautiful name!" Xiang Yiyi couldn't help but exclaim.

Ye Qianqian smiled. "Do you like it?"

Xiang Yi nodded vigorously, "I love it! Qianqian, are we going to book a room here?"

Ye Qianqian did not answer her question directly, but pulled her towards the hotel.

Xiang Yi was confused and let her pull her through the crowd.

It wasn't until she arrived at the hotel's presidential suite that she realized what had happened.

It turns out this is a luxurious presidential suite; no wonder it looks so big.

"You..." Xiang Yi's mouth dropped open.

Her heart was pounding, and her cheeks were flushed.

Ye Qianqian glanced at the suite key beside her and handed it to Xiang Yiyi, saying, "Here, the key is for you."

“But…” Xiang Yi hesitated.

Although she didn't have much of a concept of money, she knew that mansions were priceless.

Although she is considered wealthy now, she is far inferior to Lin Ruoshan, which makes her very uneasy.

She wanted to refuse Ye Qianqian's kindness, after all, she knew that their relationship was inappropriate.

But Ye Qianqian completely ignored her concerns and shoved the room key into her hand. "You can stay here for now. I'll send someone to pick you up tomorrow morning. Here's the key; remember to return the room key to me!"

“…Okay.” Xiang Yi gritted her teeth.

Ye Qianqian patted her shoulder, signaling her not to worry, "I've gone to order food. You just rest in your room, and I'll take you shopping tomorrow morning!"

"Thank you, Qianqian, you're so kind!"

Xiang Yi's eyes welled up with tears. She really didn't understand what the difference was between the two of them, and why Lin Ruoshan would be willing to be friends with her.

Moreover, she was willing to help her.

Ye Qianqian smiled and said, "Why are you being so polite with me!"

Not long after Ye Qianqian left, Xiang Yiyi's phone rang, and the caller ID showed Ji Shengting.

She took a deep breath and pressed the call button.

"Hello? Mr. Ji."

"Where are you now?" came a cold voice from the other end of the phone.

Xiang Yi pursed her lips and said softly, "I... I'm eating out with Qianqian right now."

Where are you?

Xiang Yi glanced around and told him the restaurant's location, "I'm around here."

"I'll come pick you up right away."

After saying that, he hung up the phone. Xiang Yi stared blankly at the phone screen for a long time before she realized that Ji Shengting was coming to pick her up!

Whose call was it?

Ye Qianqian pushed open the door and walked in, carrying a shopping bag in her hand, which looked like she had bought things for Xiang Yiyi.

Xiang Yi shook her head. "It's nothing, just a call from my dad."

"Your father? Your father?!"

"Um."

Ye Qianqian was somewhat surprised.

As far as she knew, Xiang Yiyi only had one mother, who had passed away early, and now her only relative was her father.

How did she suddenly end up with a father?!

"Yi Yi, what on earth is going on?!"

"Oh dear, it's because of this that my dad..." Xiang Yi hesitated, unable to bring herself to reveal her relationship with Ji Shengteng.

"What's wrong? Hurry up and tell me!" Ye Qianqian urged.