It was lunchtime, and the dining hall downstairs was packed with employees.
Lin Ruoyan naturally turned to Xu Jingyi and asked, "Sister-in-law, did you often come to the company before?"
Many people were watching, so Xu Jingyi couldn't ignore her. She played along, "Yes, you know, managing the entire group keeps me quite busy.
So, he often worked overtime, and if I had nothing to do at noon, I'd come and have lunch with your brother."
She smiled as she spoke, her red lips curving up, as if recalling the past. "It was like a date. He was busy, so I accommodated him a bit."
Lin Ruoyan also smiled, "Sister-in-law and brother have a great relationship. I envy you."
"Don't envy me."
Xu Jingyi sighed, feeling a bit lost because of Lin Ruofeng's death. But she didn't want to bring up the past in front of Lin Ruoyan.
They already had a conflict because of that incident, so she changed the last part of her sentence. "You'll find your own happiness in the future."
She raised her tone slightly, "If there's someone you like, someone suitable, you can give it a try. You're beautiful, and you're also very capable at work. There should be many people pursuing you, right?"
Xu Jingyi spoke with the role of a sister-in-law, unconsciously using a senior's tone. Lin Ruoyan's expression changed, and her tone was no longer as calm as before, it was icy. "No, Sister-in-law doesn't need to worry about these things. I don't have any thoughts about it right now."
Xu Jingyi naturally noticed the change in Lin Ruoyan's tone, but she didn't stop there. Thinking about what happened that night, she pursed her lips.
Lin Ruoyan's feelings for her were likely somewhat twisted after her brother's death, and perhaps she could guide her.
Such a big matter, she shouldn't be sulking and ignoring it. She should try to fix things while there was still time.
"I'm your sister-in-law. Your brother and your parents are gone. It's said that a sister-in-law is like a mother, so naturally, I have to take care of these things for you."
Lin Ruoyan didn't speak and quickened her pace, quickly pulling a couple of steps ahead of Xu Jingyi.
What nonsense about a sister-in-law being like a mother? She'd heard "a sister is like a mother" many times, but this was the first time she'd heard of a sister-in-law wanting to be her mother.
She maintained this pace until they sat down in the restaurant.
Xu Jingyi's shoes had a slight heel, and she didn't intentionally try to catch up, so she always lagged a few steps behind.
But she still had to say what she needed to say. Lin Ruoyan's reaction had just verified her guess.
After they sat down and ordered, Xu Jingyi acted as if the previous unpleasantness hadn't happened, saying, "Ruoyan, don't be unhappy listening to your sister-in-law.
You're not young anymore. Tell me what you like, and I'll introduce you to someone. I know quite a few outstanding young men."
"Lin Corporation isn't facing any major problems right now, but you also need to think about these things. When I was your age, I was already married to your brother."
She went on and on, and Lin Ruoyan's temples throbbed painfully. She had been enduring it, but the more she heard, the less she could bear it.
"Stop talking," she said, her voice turning icy again.
"That was just an act. Now that there's no one else around, there's no need to keep it up."
After she finished speaking, she took out her phone and started fiddling with it, treating the other person as if she were invisible.
The sound coming from her phone indicated she was obviously watching short videos.
Xu Jingyi: .........
There was no need to be so cold.
Since things had come to this, Xu Jingyi didn't press the issue. She also took out her phone.
But she didn't usually play with her phone. She looked at her WeChat, replied to a few messages, and then put it down out of boredom.
"Ruoyan, what are you playing at?" Bored, Xu Jingyi propped her head up, watching Lin Ruoyan to pass the time.
Lin Ruoyan looked up at her and, caught off guard, found Xu Jingyi's face right in front of her. Perhaps because the occasion was more formal today, she was wearing a full face of makeup, which, even after a morning of looking at it, still made her heart race.
She frowned at Xu Jingyi, her eyes clearly asking what she was doing? She had already said they didn't need to act anymore.
Xu Jingyi saw her hidden meaning and gave her a smiling glance, gesturing for her to look to the side.
Lin Ruoyan turned her head and saw that in the short time she had been playing on her phone, several of the people who had been in the meeting with them had arrived, and were even glancing her way.
Lin Ruoyan: .........
Damn it, these old geezers were here too.
She had actually just wanted to ask Xu Jingyi to lunch; it wasn't about acting at all, just about having lunch together.
She hadn't expected Xu Jingyi to bring up that topic and keep talking about things she couldn't accept, which was why she had directly refused to talk.
But the situation now was that she had to continue acting.
She didn't have to put on a show for the employees, but she did in front of these shareholders.
She calmly put down her phone.
"It's nothing, just handling some company business. What were you saying just now, Sister-in-law? Were you wanting to talk about going out to play this weekend?"
Xu Jingyi: ...
I didn't know you could talk like this, either? Who's going to talk about going out to play this weekend with you? Were you just dreaming?
"Yes, the weather's nice lately, let's find a place to relax together this weekend."
"Okay, so where do you think would be a good place, Sister-in-law?"
"I think…"
Friends, did you see that?
The big, straight woman "voluntarily" threw herself into his arms.
Thank you all for the pigs.
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