After a moment of silence, Ji Xiangyi withdrew her gaze and glanced at her watch. She had already spent half an hour with Xia Qing. "Sorry, I have other things to do. I'll be leaving now, Miss Xia. If you want to find Ji Xiangnian in the future, you can go directly to him. You don't need to come to me. I'm very busy right now."
With that, Ji Xiangyi left without giving Xia Qing another glance.
Xia Qing reached out to stop Ji Xiangyi, but all she was left with was the sight of her retreating back.
Ji Xiangyi had never called her Miss Xia before. Although her way of addressing her had never been especially intimate, it had certainly never been so distant.
Watching that resolutely retreating figure, Xia Qing felt a little lost. Had she been wrong?
No, she wasn't wrong. Ji Xiangyi had clearly known that her brother was married, and she had known Xia Qing liked him, yet she hadn't revealed a single piece of information.
Was that what a friend should do? She didn't think so.
Forget it. She was better off without a friend who kept things from her like that.
Chapter 45
After watching that little drama unfold, Fang Ning got into her family driver's car and went home.
Meanwhile, the red wine kept flowing for Ji Xiangnian. The Ji Family's businesses were primarily in manufacturing, but they also owned an entertainment agency.
An executive from the company had brought several artists to the charity banquet. Upon spotting Ji Xiangnian, he approached him with some of the company's more popular stars.
Ji Xiangnian had a few drinks with them. Things with Fang Ning hadn't gone very smoothly today to begin with, and now he had run into an executive who couldn't read