Welcome to I Was Trapped in the Same Day for a Thousand Years, exclusively produced by Feilu Novel Network, written by Sang Ze and narrated by Wang Xiaomo and Lao He. After Wu Chen left, the atmosphere in the private dining room suddenly grew heavy, even a little awkward.
Li Ruobing was perfectly capable of handling any social situation. Her background and her experience as a formidable businesswoman meant she never lost her nerve, no matter the circumstances. This time, however, she simply did not speak to Xia Jingyu, which suited the reserved manner of a little sidekick.
In reality, though, Li Ruobing simply did not want to talk. She disliked Xia Jinyu.
Although Xia Jinyu embodied a certain kind of strength she recognized, and bore great similarities to Wu Chen, Wu Chen was a man. She liked men.
She could accept Wu Chen seeing through her, but not a woman.
Speaking alone with Xia Jinyu would be deeply unpleasant for her.
"Miss Bingbing, you don't usually dress yourself up much, do you?"
"Don't misunderstand. I mean heavy makeup, not that you don't take care of your appearance."
Xia Jinyu took the initiative to speak to Li Ruobing.
"Hmph. At my age, there's no need to wear that much makeup, is there?"
Li Ruobing looked at Xia Jinyu as she spoke.
"What hostility."
"Actually, Miss Bingbing, there's no need to be like this. This Mr. Wu has some rather one-sided fantasies about me."
"But I..." Xia Jinyu said with a smile.
He thought Li Ruobing's remark had been a jab at his age. Early twenties versus early thirties—a ten-year gap was certainly substantial. In fact, that was not what she meant.
Li Ruobing simply felt that, at her age, she did not need heavy makeup to conceal the marks time