Eleven went to see Lin Qiang, who greeted her warmly and sat her down with a smile on her face, making her feel slightly ill at ease.
"Why the long face? I wonât bite, you know."
"No..."
Lin Qiang said with a laugh, "I know there may be some rumors about me circulating outside. Youâre new here, donât believe everything you hear. Sit down, letâs have a chat."
Eleven wasnât so naive as to believe everything Lin Qiang said.
Obviously, Lin Qiangâs sudden change in behavior was due to what happened with Jin Xiangbei yesterday.
"Sister Qiang, are you planning to ask me about CEO Jin?"
Lin Qiang laughed lightly, "I do appreciate intelligent people."
Lin Qiang was no fool either, she knew her relationship with Jin Xiangbei was complicated, and didnât rush to antagonize Eleven. In Elevenâs perspective, Lin Qiang was probably trying to win her over by taking an opposite approach?
After all, from the events of last night, any wise person could tell that the Jin family wouldnât tolerate her. The rejection Lady Jin showed to Eleven would be enough to convince anyone that there was no possibility of her being with Jin Xiangbei.
"Eleven, tell me, do you still love Jin Xiangbei?"
"Whether I love him or not is not important. The only thing I can tell you is that thereâs no future for us."
Lin Qiang didnât push on the reason of their breakup, assuming it had to do with family issues, she didnât insist on finding out the truth.
"Well then, could you do a favor for me? I need you to compile a list of his likes and interests. This task shouldnât be too difficult for you, right?"
Eleven calmly accepted this task, "No problem."
...
"Sister Xiaoman, someone just called from the reception, they said that thereâs a letter for Fang Eleven, sheâs asked to pick it up."
"Oh, alrightâ"
"Wait..." Lin Qiang suddenly stopped her, "You go pick up Elevenâs letter first."
Lin Qiangâs words startled everyone.
"But this contract... "
"Itâs not urgent. Eleven has been injured at work, why donât you just pick it up for her?"
The thing is...
Itâs not on the way.
"Sister Xiaoman... Whatâs gotten into Sister Qiang these days? She seems to be taking extra care of Eleven."
"Yeah, I guess being pretty does have advantages with Sister Qiang, huh?"
Xiao Man shrugged, "Iâll go get the letter first."
...
"Sister Qiang, I brought Elevenâs letter. Should I leave it here?"
Lin Qiang took it directly from her.
"Looks like itâs an invitation." Xiao Man muttered to herself.
One invitation and one letter.
Upon viewing the invitation, Lin Qiang found that it was an invitation to the wedding of Jin Xiangbei and Yao Ruoshui on the tenth of next month.
Xiao Man also saw it and asked in surprise, "Is this really meant for Eleven? Why would CEO Jin invite Eleven to his wedding?"
"Can you guess what their relationship is?" Lin Qiang asked with a smile.
"What kind of relationship?"
"Theyâre exes."
Xiao Man was astonished to discover their relationship. To think that Eleven used to date CEO Jin! This was beyond unexpected!
"Sister Qiang! This is... Elevenâs letter..." Xiao Man stared in horror as Lin Qiang ripped open Elevenâs letter.
As Lin Qiang read the letter, she started laughing, "Ah, Xiaoman, why must lovers always go through so many trials and tribulations?"
Jin Xiangbeiâs deep affection for Fang Eleven was all written in that letter.
"Bring me a lighter."
Xiao Man stared in disbelief as Lin Qiang set the letter ablaze and reduced it to ashes.
"Iâm doing this for Elevenâs sake, right? Her getting involved in this relationship wonât do her any good; there wonât be a good outcome. This letter, itâs better for her not to read. If something is meant to be a secret, then it should remain a secret forever."