Chapter 167 - You are asking for my life

Yun Xuan took a deep breath and took Wan Jia's hand. "Wanwan, can we be friends again?"

Wan Jia frowned and pulled her hand away from Yun Xuan's. "Is there something wrong with the way Miss Yun woke up this morning?"

Yun Xuan was expecting that look of disgust. "Wanwan, I'm sorry for how I treated you back then...and for...the award. I was wrong by being selfish. Can you forgive me this once?"

Wan Jia was really not in the mood to discuss with her. "Forgiveness is all you want? Sure I can forgive you and forget about it, but we cannot be friends."

"Wanwan..."

"Miss Yun, the door is on your left."

Wan Jia sighed when Yun Xuan left. She felt bad about losing a friend, but she did not regret it. Their friendship had only ever caused her unnecessary trouble.

...

After hiring two assistants, Wan Jia's work load became significantly lower in the next few days.

On saturday, Lu Aotian took her and Little Jia to the old residence.

The little girl was as cheerful as ever when she heard that she was going to play with her grandfather.

The day got even better for her when they reached the old residence and she found out that her second uncle was taking care of her little friend, Tangtang.

Since Lu Shaoting was very good with children, his godson Tangtang would always nag his parents to let him go and play in the old Lu home.

The happiest person today was Little Jia. When she saw the cute little guy, she let go of her father's hand and ran to him. Even the grandfather was not spared a second glance today.

"Tangtang!" she exclaimed and clung onto the little guy for a hug.

However, Tangtang did not like playing with girls. He shrugged her off him and ran to hide behind Lu Shaoting. Little Jia burst into wells of tears. "Boohoo...."

The adults all laughed.

"Little Jia, come to grandpa. Grandpa will play with you." Lu Tongyan consoled her.

However, the little girl only wanted to play with Tangtang and kept crying.

Lu Shaoting tried to talk to the little guy. "Tangtang, you can't be mean. Little Jia is your little sister, okay?"

The boy shook his head vigorously. "But my little sister has not yet come. Daddy said she is in Mommy's belly."

"Ahem, what uncle means is that you should treat Little Jia like your little sister. Give her a hug, okay?"

The boy still protested. "She is too little. She doesn't go to school and cries all the time. Uncle Shaoting, I don't want to. Little girls are very annoying."

When Little Jia heard the phrase about her not going to school, she turned to look at her parents for help.

Wan Jia laughed. "You will go to kindergarten when you turn four, okay?"

Little Jia tilted her head. Did that mean she would only play with Tangtang when she is four? She was still unhappy.

"Heh...baby, be good. When you go to school, you will meet many friends and adorable little girls like you. You might even forget about Tangtang." Wan Jia laughed.

Little Jia sniffled and ran into her mother's embrace. "Mommy..."

"Baby, don't cry."

"Mommy, Little Jia doesn't cry all the time."

"Mmh, my Little Jia is a good girl and doesn't cry all the time."

Lu Aotian shot a sideways glance at his daughter who was crying heartbrokenly over a boy and was speechless.

After lots of coaxing including promises of new toys and candy from their mutual friend Lu Shaoting, the two children managed to have a peaceful moment and went to play together in the garden. Lu Aotian went to discuss business matters with his father, so Lu Shaoting took the opportunity to talk to his sister-in-law.

"Sister-in-law, can I ask you something?" he asked nervously.

Wan Jia laughed. "Go ahead."

Lu Shaoting looked like a teenage boy in love. "Well, uhm...your assistant. Can you tell me about her?"

Wan Jia was amused. "You mean Lili? She is twenty one years old this year and lives with her grandmother. Wait, you're not in love with her, right? You may want to tread very carefully because she is extremely innocent and timid. "

Lu Shaoting blushed briefly. "In love? Don't tease me, sister-in-law. Can you show me a photo of her?"

Wan Jia found her phone and showed him. Lu Shaoting almost chocked on his saliva when he saw the adorable little girl. "Is she even an adult yet? This is definitely not her."

Wan Jia widened her eyes and took back her phone with a racing heart. "I have two assistants, but you definitely don't mean Su Ling."

"Right, Su Ling. That name, too, is familiar." Lu Shaoting shouted excitedly.

Wan Jia smacked his hand that was reaching for her phone away and glared at him. What in the... "Shaoting! That's Mo Zilian's former friend or who know, maybe they are still friends. Why would you look for her?"

"I just feel she's familiar. Can't I take a look?" he rolled his eyes.

Wan Jia was even more annoyed. "Familiar? More like you are madly in love with her."

"Just one look. Wait, sister-in-law, you cannot tell my brother about this, okay?"

Wan Jia's heart trembled. "My dear brother-in-law, you are asking for my life."