Chapter 85: Repaying the Money

It was in a fairly decent private restaurant; it was mealtime, and there were quite a few diners. The soft and soothing music made people subconsciously quiet down and whisper, and the tables were spaced quite far apart. Therefore, apart from the music, one couldn't hear the laughter of others.

"Come, let's have a drink to Sister Andi getting through this storm, and also for the sisters of the 22nd floor to be reunited again."

Qu Xiaoxiao raised her glass and leaned forward, inviting the other four women at the table.

Sister Andi raised her wine glass and smiled: "Xiao Qu is right, but forget about me; it wasn't a big deal anyway. Let's just drink to our reunion, cheers."

"Cheers~~"

The crisp sound of the high-footed glasses colliding fell, and the five women drank together.

Putting down the wine glass, Sister Andi held a knife and fork to cut the steak and said: "Xiao Qu, it feels like I haven't seen you for a long time? What have you been busy with lately?"

"What else could I be busy with, just muddling through." Qu Xiaoxiao said indifferently: "Didn't the GI project fail a while ago? My dad invested another sum of money for me and introduced some business, letting me learn. Alright, don't talk about me, what about you all, how have you been lately?"

Sister Andi said with a smile: "Alright."

Guan Ju'er and Fan Shengmei also nodded in agreement; Qiu Yingying didn't even look at her, silently lowering her head to eat meat.

Looking at the lukewarm reaction of the crowd, Qu Xiaoxiao said in low spirits: "Hey, you guys are boring like this. At least say something about what happened lately, so I can understand a bit." After looking around, she finally locked onto Qiu Yingying, who was burying her head in eating and felt she was easy to handle: "Xiao Qiu, they at least nodded, why don't you have any reaction?"

Hearing this, Qiu Yingying raised her head and smiled: "Thanks for your concern, I'm also alright." After saying that, she lowered her head and continued to eat meat.

The smile froze on her face, and looking at Qiu Yingying, who had her head lowered, Qu Xiaoxiao was a bit unhappy. Fortunately, she remembered that this time was to improve the relationship, so she didn't say anything rude, and the atmosphere cooled down for a while.

"Oh, Xiao Qu, we really have nothing to say." Fan Shengmei on the side noticed the atmosphere was wrong and smoothed things over: "We're all working for others; everyone is at work on weekdays, how can we be as carefree as you, the boss?"

Guan Ju'er said: "Sister Fan is right, unlike you, we are all working for others, and we are busy to death with work every day, so where do we have time."

With a step down, Qu Xiaoxiao looked disdainfully at Qiu Yingying, drank a glass of wine, and said: "So what if I'm the boss? I still need to work, okay? You don't know how hard it is for me every day; I don't know this, I don't know that, and everything has to be learned from scratch. If I don't do it well, I lose money, and if I do it well, I don't earn much. I think it's better for you to work with peace of mind."

Sister Andi forked a piece of meat for Qiu Yingying, received a big smile, and then said: "It's inevitable to be unaccustomed at the beginning; after a period of time, when you figure out the ins and outs, it will be fine."

"That's what they say, but God knows when I'll figure it out."

Fan Shengmei drank a glass of wine and gave a symbolic comfort: "There will always be that day, don't be impatient, take it slow."

Qu Xiaoxiao lowered her head and ate something, saying: "Hey, by the way, Sister Andi, who are those two people in the scandal?"

"The one called Wei Wei is a netizen I chat with quite well. As for the other one, mm..." After thinking for a moment, Sister Andi told her; after all, they lived on the same floor and would see each other sooner or later, and she could discover it herself: "The other one you also know, Wang Yan upstairs."

The action of drinking wine paused in mid-air, Qu Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, put down the wine glass, and frowned: "The Wang guy? You and him...?"

Seeing that Qu Xiaoxiao didn't know, Guan Ju'er said on the side: "Sister Sister Andi and Brother Wang have been together for a long time."

Hearing this, Qu Xiaoxiao turned her head stiffly to look at Sister Andi: "Really?" The latter smiled and nodded to confirm.

"No way? Sister Andi? The Wang guy..." Getting Sister Andi's confirmation, Qu Xiaoxiao subconsciously wanted to spray Wang Yan, but after seeing Sister Andi's eyes, she picked up the wine glass and said: "Alright, I'll punish myself with a glass, pretend I didn't say anything."

This damn thing, what kind of relationship is there to ease? She didn't know about others, but if she were Wang Yan, that pillow talk could blow someone to death. Of course, she, Qu Xiaoxiao, wasn't the kind of character to bow her head easily; this Sister Andi should still be maintained well. Just based on the one time Sister Andi helped her, to be honest, she felt that in terms of ability alone, she was much stronger than her parents; she was definitely an elite among people. As for the Wang guy, she would definitely provoke him when she had the chance; she felt Wang Yan wasn't worthy of Sister Andi—mm, that was entirely for Sister Andi's own good.

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After drinking, Qu Xiaoxiao wisely didn't talk about Sister Andi and Wang Yan's affairs. Seeing Fan Shengmei on the side, her eyes turned, and she thought of something, but she didn't open her mouth in the end. Today wasn't suitable for her to find trouble; it would easily make Sister Andi's impression of her even worse.

She simply changed the subject and chatted and laughed with everyone. After listening to them talk about some daily things, she tried her best to hold back and not speak. Your mother, I asked you how you were, and you all just said "alright," but now that you're talking, it's all things I don't know.

For this kind of obvious exclusion, Qu Xiaoxiao didn't show it on the surface, but she kept it in her heart.

After the meal, when they returned to Ode to Joy, it was already past nine o'clock.

Sister Andi returned to the 22nd floor; she still had some things to handle. Qu Xiaoxiao shouted: "Sister Andi, don't close the door yet, I have something to ask you."

Stunned for a moment, Sister Andi didn't refuse and said "Okay." After looking at the three women in 2202, she smiled and walked in.

The three women didn't care about that; it had nothing to do with them, so they opened the door and returned home to wash up. They had drunk a little wine today, so they would just have a comfortable sleep.

On that side, Qu Xiaoxiao threw her things home, changed her shoes, and ran to Sister Andi's place to consult, ask for advice, and seek tips.

Sister Andi patiently talked to her for a long time and said: "Alright, that's what I told you, any other questions?"

"No, thank you, Sister Andi." Qu Xiaoxiao shook her head: "Hey, by the way, just now at dinner, I heard you all talking about Fan Da-jie's classmate, she was the only one who didn't talk to you, let me tell you something funny."

"What's wrong with him? What's funny?"

"A hollow big guy, driving a BMW 3 Series to show off, I asked a friend to check, it was rented from a car rental company. Fan Shengmei thought she had caught a golden turtle son-in-law, but it was a joy in vain. Haha, you say, is it interesting?"

Sister Andi frowned: "It's not good for you to check on people like that. Fan Xiao-mei didn't offend you either; why on earth are you doing this?"

Qu Xiaoxiao snorted disdainfully and said: "Sister Andi, you can't just look at the surface. You don't know, the first time I saw her..." Qu Xiaoxiao babbled about Fan Shengmei's sharp-tongued way of speaking, and the silk scarf she had knocked over while the client was present last time, and told Sister Andi: "Really, Sister Andi, I've seen too many people like her, relying on having two points of beauty to go out and hook men, and even worse, destroying other people's families. What I can't stand the most is people like her. See one, destroy one; I'm going to fight her to the end."

After pondering for a moment, Sister Andi said: "Alright, let's not discuss others behind their backs. I still have some things to do, you..."

Qu Xiaoxiao interrupted: "Then I'll go first, bye-bye, Sister Andi, love you." After saying that, she smiled and walked out; gossiping about others with Sister Andi and then highlighting herself, she knew it had an effect by looking at Sister Andi's expression.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Sister Andi couldn't help but ponder, thinking about the various things since she met Fan Shengmei, thinking about what she had said just now, thinking about what Fan Shengmei had said that Qu Xiaoxiao had mentioned a few days ago, and her performance, comparing the differences before and after, such an obvious difference. Not to mention, comparing it with Guan Ju'er's approach to Senior Brother Lin…

Shaking her head, she didn't think about it anymore, focused on handling some work matters, and then went upstairs to find Wang Yan, who was reading a book.

Lying on Wang Yan's lap, being massaged on her sore shoulders, Sister Andi told him about what had just happened: "I really didn't expect Fan Xiao-mei to be like this, I really don't understand why she wants to be like this..."

Wang Yan said lightly: "Without empathy, always looking at problems from the perspective of a bystander and pointing fingers at others is very unreasonable. We don't know what made her the way she is now, so it's even more unreasonable to look at it from our own perspective. After all, you have superhuman wisdom, she doesn't; you have money, she doesn't; you have me, she doesn't either."

Wang Yan was licking his face to say this; after all, he had always acted based on subjective assumptions, which was a bit heartless. But there was no way, God's perspective was there.

Looking at Sister Andi, who was beaming with joy when she heard "you have me," Wang Yan continued: "Vanity and materialism aren't wrong, it's just a personal choice. I think what's wrong is her not refusing; Xiao Guan did a good job on this point. It seems I have to arrange a dinner party when I have time, let her and Doctor Zhao meet again, and deepen the connection."

Sister Andi said helplessly: "We're talking about Fan Xiao-mei, why are you talking about Xiao Guan?"

"Fan Shengmei is nothing to talk about..." Seeing Sister Andi looking at him with wide eyes, Wang Yan said helplessly: "Then I'll say two more sentences. It's understandable for two people to get in touch, get familiar, and understand each other at the beginning. But it's been such a long time, and she hasn't had a clear attitude. She's just been hanging Wang Bochuan, wasting his time, energy, and money; this is her problem."

"And talking about balancing hormones..." Speaking of this, Wang Yan paused; Fan Shengmei really didn't need to be said too much, it was better to do something serious if he had the time: "Fan Shengmei won't be talked about anymore, I'll still say that: if you think she's okay, then be friends, if you think she's not, stay away."

As he spoke, amidst Sister Andi's cries, Wang Yan picked her up: "Since we're talking about hormones, I think you also need to balance it..."

In a while, the room was full of spring, accompanied by cries that didn't know whether they were painful or happy…

Sister Andi was already thirty-one when she had her first time………… ===== CHAPTER 86 =====

Yao Bin sat up, rubbing his head, and cleared his mind for a moment. After washing up and eating the breakfast the nanny had made, he sat on the villa's balcony, looking at the lawn below while thinking about what Wang Yan had said yesterday.

Not knowing how much time had passed, Yao Bin picked up his phone and made a call: "Hey, Lan Lan, do you have any money on you?"

"For renovations?"

"Oh, right, right, I completely forgot. I'll go find him right now."

With the groundwork laid, Yao Bin made a call to Qu Xiaoxiao.

The call connected: "Hey, who is this?"

"It's me, Yao Bin."

Qu Xiaoxiao said, her voice thick with sleep: "Ah, what's the matter, calling so early in the morning?"

"That... that..."

"If you have something to say, spit it out. If not, I'm hanging up."

Hearing the impatient voice from the phone, Yao Bin gritted his teeth and said: "I've run into a bit of trouble here and need a lot of money. It's a rather large sum, and I don't dare let my family know, so could you..."

"Borrowing money? Go ahead, let me see if I have enough on hand."

Hearing this, Yao Bin mouthed a silent greeting to Qu Xiaoxiao's ancestors, took a deep breath, and said: "Did you forget about the five million I fronted you to buy the house?"

Upon hearing "five million," Qu Xiaoxiao scrambled up. She thought about it and realized that was indeed the case, but then she had a change of heart and said: "Yao Bin, you didn't call me specifically to collect a debt, did you? It's just that little bit of money, is it really worth it?"

"No, Qu Xiaoxiao, am I that kind of person? I've really run into trouble. I just called Lan Lan; if she hadn't brought it up, I would have almost forgotten. Oh, right, you should also give me the million-plus that Lan Lan used for renovations to use for now; I'll pay her back later."

"Yao Bin... what exactly happened to you? Let's think of a way, see if we can solve it first..."

"No, Qu Xiaoxiao, I've always been the one to solve your problems, and now you're telling me to help you think of a way?" Yao Bin on this end was almost amused to death by Qu Xiaoxiao: "Hurry up, my butt is on fire, and you're still here cracking jokes?"

After a long while, Qu Xiaoxiao's hesitant voice came from the other side: "Yao... Yao Bin, you know my situation. I just returned to the country, and right now... right now, how could I have that much? I... I can't take it out."

Yao Bin said loudly: "Didn't you ask your mom for it?"

"I came back to fight for the family inheritance. If... if my parents find out... wouldn't I be finished?"

"So you've made up your mind not to pay me back? You're just going to stand by and watch me die?" Yao Bin's voice was low. He was so disappointed. Damn, we haven't even gone through thick and thin yet, and I'm already seeing such a selfish brat? It was a waste of all the help he'd given her in the past.

Qu Xiaoxiao said: "Don't be anxious, Yao Bin, let's think of a way, let's think of a way."

"It's not that I'm borrowing money from you; it's that I'm asking you to pay me back to help me, and you're... sigh, fine, you're something else, Qu Xiaoxiao." After saying this, Yao Bin hung up the phone.

He was now immensely grateful to his Brother Wang. If it weren't for Brother Wang, he didn't know how long he would have been played for a fool. How could he have thought the way he did about such a selfish brat before? He was truly blind.

Hearing the busy signal, Qu Xiaoxiao hurriedly called Lan Lan to verify. After listening, Qu Xiaoxiao sat blankly on the bed.

She was so conflicted; she thought about it left and right for the whole morning and didn't even go to work.

By nearly noon, Qu Xiaoxiao let out a long sigh. If you owe someone, you have to pay it back, otherwise, she wouldn't be able to hang out in that circle anymore.

She picked up her phone and called her mom: "Hey, Mom, is Dad by your side?"

"He's not here." Her mom took a look and immediately reacted: "Xiaoxiao, tell Mom the truth, did you get into trouble again?"

Qu Xiaoxiao said aggrievedly: "No, I didn't get into trouble. It's just that when you told me to come back to fight for the inheritance, I thought... so I borrowed less than seven million from a friend, and only then, counting the money I had on hand, was I able to buy the house at Joyful Song. Now he wants me to pay him back, and I can't take it out, Mom. Please help me, okay?"

"You, oh you, you insisted on playing the victim. Wouldn't it have been better to let your dad buy you a villa? Now look, aren't you failing to please both sides?" Her mom said, feeling that she couldn't live up to expectations: "Wait, I'll have a word with the bank. Give me that friend's card number."

"Thanks, Mom, I love you to death." Qu Xiaoxiao shouted happily, then added: "But, Mom, please don't let Dad know. This strategy of mine is actually quite effective."

"Alright, I know. You, just give me some peace of mind."

"Hehe, thanks, Mom. I'll send you his card number right now. Let me know when it's done, Mom."

"Do you need to remind me? Honestly, hanging up."

Qu Xiaoxiao curled her lip, threw the phone aside, and got up to wash. She planned to go show some concern for Yao Bin and see what exactly was going on that made things look so ugly.