Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 593 - 592: I’ll Keep You Company for a While

Chapter 593: Chapter 592: I’ll Keep You Company for a While

At the Mingyuan Restaurant, Sheng Yijin’s family held a banquet in Jiang Mingyuan’s store.

Lin Xia and her two companions entered the store and saw Song Zhiya at the bar.

After spending New Year’s with Song Yinran in the south and returning, Song Zhiya did not move back into Lin Xia’s home, but instead stayed with Song Yinran and Luo Xinyan.

Song Zhiya mentioned that Lin Xia also went home to live. It was simply too crowded for the three girls to share one bed.

Lin Xia did not mind whether Song Zhiya stayed at her home or not; she was welcomed if she came, and it did not bother her if she did not.

However, Lin Xia keenly sensed that, for some reason, her cousin Song Zhiya was subtly changing towards her.

Their meetings had lacked the former closeness and intimacy.

"You are here!" Song Zhiya’s gaze swept around and settled on Lin Xia.

She knew they would certainly come for such an occasion today.

"Cousin!" Lin Xia and the others greeted simultaneously.

Song Zhiya sighed softly and asked with a smile, "Is Lin Dong on vacation?"

Lin Dong nodded, "Yes! We are off for one day today, and after lunch, I must return to school for study hall!" He casually asked, "Cousin! Where is Second Brother?"

"Hmm! He’s upstairs!" Song Zhiya smiled, "You’re in such a rush! Can you handle it?"

Lin Dong chuckled, "It’s okay! It’s the final sprint after all!"

"Hmm, right! By the way, why didn’t your older brother come?" Song Zhiya did not see Lin Chun.

Lin Xia smiled, "He’ll come directly from his work later!"

"Ma Hao and the others have arrived. Lin Xia, you guys go ahead and find a place to sit!" Song Zhiya pointed towards one side of the hall.

"Okay! Then cousin, we’ll head over first!"

It was still early, and sparsely populated with not many people.

Lin Xia and the others sat at Sheng Yijin’s classmate’s table, sharing it with Ma Hao and a few unfamiliar men.

Ma Hao introduced them as their classmates.

As more people arrived, the sound of chatting buzzed loudly.

Until there were few empty seats left in the hall, the figure of Jiang Mingqing still hadn’t appeared.

Lin Xia and Lin Qiu exchanged glances, both pondering whether Jiang Mingqing was not coming.

However, her presence did not matter to them.

Lin Xia looked down at her watch and whispered to Lin Qiu, "Why hasn’t big brother gotten off work yet?"

Yesterday Lin Chun had come home late at night and slept in late, going to his office again in the afternoon.

"He should arrive soon!" Lin Qiu also looked towards the entrance, based on their brother’s usual timing from work.

Neither would have expected that at this very moment, Lin Chun was just outside the restaurant.

When Lin Chun cycled up to the entrance of the restaurant, he unexpectedly saw Jiang Mingqing squatting beside Jiang Mingyuan’s car.

Jiang Mingqing was pale, her eyes mournful. She glanced up at him, but without any greeting, remained silent.

Lin Chun parked his bicycle near the restaurant entrance and locked it.

Seeing Jiang Mingqing squatting there, pitifully, he ultimately felt some compassion.

He slowly approached and stood beside Jiang Mingqing, "Why aren’t you going in?"

"I’ll go in later! You go ahead! Don’t mind me," Jiang Mingqing responded indifferently.

Her mood was incredibly somber and painful at the moment; she did not want to deal with anyone.

She had liked Sheng Yijin for so long, yet he did not reciprocate her feelings at all.

Now, he was soon to marry the girl he loved and hold a wedding banquet, and she had to attend due to obligations of her status.

This feeling, it was truly like being scorched by fierce fire, painfully unbearable yet enduring through clenched teeth.

Lin Chun had sighed quietly to himself; he had seen her affection for Sheng Yijin the first time she met Jiang Mingqing.

But her one-sided affection was useless, as Sheng Yijin only saw her as a friend’s younger sister.

Actually, wasn’t he the same?

He liked her, yet he knew clearly that she would never fancy him.

"I’ll go in too in a bit!"

He wanted to stay with her for a while, but not knowing how to console her, he just squinted around and made an awkward reach for words, "The weather is nice today! Tomorrow should be quite clear!"

Jiang Mingqing glanced up sharply at him, finding him truly inept at conversation, seeing her unhappily squatting here, and yet he said those words; was the subtext that tomorrow being sunny for picking up a bride and getting married was a good day?

Did he truly not understand her feelings, or was he deliberately saying these insensitive remarks?

From his elevated position, Lin Chun looked down at her, seeing her unhappy face, he belatedly realized that maybe she had overthought it.

He hurriedly explained, "I didn’t mean anything else! Just plainly saying that today’s weather is nice! Don’t overthink it, really..."

"Lin Chun! Can you go inside first? Stop bothering me here!" Jiang Mingqing wanted to stand up and go sit quietly in her brother’s car.

But having squatted for an extended time, her legs had gone somewhat numb, and she nearly fell down as she suddenly tried to stand.

Luckily, Lin Chun quickly grabbed her arm, "Careful!"

Jiang Mingqing might be unreasonable, but she knew Lin Chun meant well.

If he hadn’t grabbed her quickly, she could have had an ugly fall, which would have only made her look more distressing.

"Thank you!"

"No problem! You got up too suddenly!"

"Just go inside! I’ll sit in my brother’s car for a while!" Jiang Mingqing still didn’t want to face a smiling, triumphant Sheng Yijin at that moment.

"I’ll stay with you for a while then!" Lin Chun said, nearly biting his own tongue after speaking.

What was wrong with him today, being so bold.

He thought, maybe it was because he couldn’t bear to see Jiang Mingqing so sorrowful?

Or perhaps, was it because he couldn’t bear to see her so lonely and really wanted to keep her company?

Jiang Mingqing was slightly stunned and finally nodded, "Alright then!"

Having someone by her side to talk to was indeed better than sitting alone in the car, feeling miserable.

Lin Chun’s heart raced suddenly, it was just a comment blurted out, and he hadn’t expected her to actually agree.

He tried hard to suppress his smile.

They separately opened the car doors and sat inside.

Lin Chun sat in the passenger seat, stealing glances at Jiang Mingqing, fidgety and unsure what to say to the goddess in his mind.

He had never dared imagine a day like this, being so close to her.

Close enough to breathe the same air, close enough to recklessly sniff her sweet scent.

Jiang Mingqing didn’t notice Lin Chun’s immense excitement or his lively inner turmoil as she silently gazed out the car window.

Just thinking about Sheng Yijin made her feel like a cold wind was howling in her heart, creating a dull ache.

The atmosphere inside the car was heavy, Lin Chun coughed gently, "Uh..."

Jiang Mingqing turned to look at him, her gaze cold, "What do you want to say?"

Lin Chun’s face reddened, his eyes brightened as he finally thought of a topic, "There was a case near your school, Yi Zhong! Did you hear about it?"

Jiang Mingqing was somewhat taken aback, she had thought Lin Chun was going to say something comforting.

She shook her head, "I don’t know! What case?"