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I did better than she did

He didn't go home. I thought.

It was midnight and there was no one on the road. The streets were quiet and the buildings on both sides of the street were pressing down like giants. Only the street lights and the moon looked down at me.

I know where he went, like I go to the beach or bury myself in a bathtub every time I'm sad.

I walked by the seaside. The black ocean surged with white waves, the waves tirelessly hitting against the rocks. The desolate cold stars coldly watched from the sky. The night wind made me suddenly feel a little cold.

From afar, I saw Zhou Jin sitting on a chair by the sea, holding a cat in his arms. That cat had already fallen asleep, and its belly was exposed to the wind.

He looked out to sea, and I didn't know what he was thinking, but it seemed to me that he was wrapped up in grief.

I silently walked towards Zhou Jin, but he noticed me before I reached him. He looked at me quietly. His eyes were blank for a moment before a smile appeared on his face.

I walked over and sat down next to him, a man's distance away, the night wind blowing through my hair.

"Zhou …"

"I'm sorry..."

We both spoke at the same time. I tilted my head to look at Zhou Jin's face. His face was deathly pale. He looked like a frozen kitten …

I couldn't help but laugh at his pitiful state. He saw me smile, and he laughed too.

He opened his arms to me, and I sat down beside him. He naturally put his arm around me, and I couldn't help poking him.

I leaned on Zhou Jin's shoulder and heard Zhou Jin say, "Once the matter between Yan Siqi and Yan Zhan is settled, we will get married, okay? "No one cares."

"Alright."

Zhou Jin thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "If I'm kicked out of my house, you have to raise me."

"Alright." "If you don't do well, I'll throw you out."

Zhou Jin and I looked up at the stars in the sky.

We kissed each other on the lips as the day lightened.

I went back to sleep a little more, then got up to take a bath and go to work. I stood in front of the mirror, took a deep breath, and walked out of the house.

Di Xi and I were in a large room with only the two of us. Aside from the general sense of the desk, there were also other tools.

Due to the fast development of the fashion industry, Sheng Shi Group, who had never stepped out of it before, started to be jealous. Other than the artefacts that Zhou Jin had tossed around, the fashion and jewelry industries were also flourishing.

This business was managed by Zhou Jin's mother. The target group of the brand she had was the high-end crowd, otherwise, she wouldn't have invited Di Xi here. The dresses that he designed were too expensive for normal people.

"I'm ready." Once Di Xi entered the room, he immediately entered into the state of a worker. His clothes were still very fashionable, but this time he was dressed a little formally.

"Alright." I took Di Xi's design. On it were some of his ideas.

Just then the door opened and I looked up. It was a woman I didn't know.

This woman looked to be about forty years of age. She had a tall stature and on her face was painted exquisite makeup, she gave off an extremely distant vibe, looking very similar to Zhou Ze. She was wearing an expensive set of clothes, a pair of high heels, and her entire body was very smooth.

I have rarely seen women of this type, capable, strong, steady, who are often used as adjectives for her, and who seem to think I like her a little.

She walked into the room and looked at me, then finally focused her gaze on Di Xi.

"Hello, our company has been looking forward to your joining." Her face revealed a smile, that smile was extremely fitting and comfortable to look at, it was definitely not Zhou Jin's formal smile or Zhou Ze's indifferent smile.

"Thank you for giving me the chance." Di Xi replied.

As she spoke, I guessed who she was. She was Zhou Jin's mother, a strong woman.

I put my hand on the table. I didn't know if she knew about my relationship with Zhou Jin, but I suddenly felt a little nervous.

It doesn't matter, I told myself, trying to calm myself down.

They continued with their idle chatter, and I lowered my head to continue studying Di Xi's design. I never thought that Zhou Jin's mother would suddenly change the topic to me.

"Are you the Jewelry Design Master Xia Ying that Di Xi invited?" Zhou Jin's mother looked at me. Her eyes were very clear and didn't have any aggressive look. It made me feel like I had let down my guard.

"Yes." I nodded.

Her current smile was extremely similar to Zhou Ze's. It was probably because Zhou Jin and Zhou Ze were similar to her that they were handsome, and it was also probably because Zhou Ze was too similar to her that he was too feminine.

"I've seen your design. Exquisite." She nodded slightly. Her voice was gentle, and she sounded very comfortable.

However, she looked at me, her eyes suddenly stern, she said, "I heard that you know my son Zhou Jin, he is still young, and sometimes he doesn't know people well. As his mother, I know him best."

"Yes." I nodded my head as I understood the meaning behind her words.

She smiled again and said, "I've always been busy at work, and I can't always stay by their side when they're young. I understand that Zhou Jin likes older women, but that definitely isn't love, it's just maternal love, do you understand?"

I looked at her face and gave a slight nod. So, Zhou Jin's mother meant, was it because Zhou Jin lacked maternal love that he fell in love with me?

If it weren't for the unsuitable situation, I would probably have laughed.

Hearing Zhou Jin's mother's words, Di Xi raised his head and looked at me and Zhou Jin's mother with a puzzled expression.

But at that moment, the office door opened again.

The one who walked in was Yan Siqi, and I happened to meet her eyes. Her face contorted in an instant, and following that, she walked in front of me with quick steps.

It had been a few days since he last saw Yan Siqi, and the current Yan Siqi was wearing a maternity dress, without any makeup on her face.

"Mom, you're here too." Yan Siqi saw her wrinkled mother and was stunned for a moment before walking over. She then affectionately called out to Zhou Jin's mother.

I noticed that Zhou Jin's mother looked at Yan Siqi with contempt, and the expression on her face didn't look good, I felt that she really hated Yan Siqi.

"Why are you here?" Zhou Jin's mother said. Her tone was calm, but it was filled with indifference.

Yan Siqi seemed to have already gotten used to Zhou Jin's mother's attitude, she walked up and frowned: "Zhou Jin didn't come home yesterday, I was worried that he would come to the company looking for him."

It was clear that the two of them were not married yet. Furthermore, she clearly knew that Zhou Jin hated her, but she just had to get close to her like that.

"That's your problem. Family matters must be settled at home. The company is the place to work." At this moment, Zhou Jin's mother's tone was somewhat stern.

If it was in the past, Yan Siqi would definitely argue with Zhou Jin's mother, but Yan Siqi was much more mature than before. Looking at Zhou Jin's mother, Yan Siqi's eyes suddenly turned red, as if someone was bullying her, and said: "Mom, I'm sorry."

Di Xi and I looked at Yan Siqi with our mouths agape. At this moment, both of us were shocked speechless.

Zhou Jin's mother rubbed her temples and asked: "Yan Siqi, what do you want?" Her tone was not good.

Yan Siqi quickly glanced at me and Di Xi, and said, "Although I'm pregnant, I always think about things when I stay at home. How about I come out to work as well?"

"What are you going to do?" Zhou Jin's mother said.

Yan Siqi smiled, pointed at Di Xi and I and said, "I want to join them."

As soon as she said it, the three of us froze.

Obviously, she already knew that I was here, and she even knew that Di Xi had invited me here.

"You …" Zhou Jin's mother looked at Yan Siqi suspiciously, her face filled with distrust and disgust.

Yan Siqi laughed and said, "I am also from an official university, and have participated in the Jewelry Design competition before, I feel that I am qualified, and …." Yan Siqi looked at me and said, "Zhou Jin is my husband, if he has anything, I will definitely help him."

"No." I never thought that the first person to oppose would be Di Xi. His voice was filled with coldness, and he continued, "This project is your invitation, if you can't follow my plan, then I will immediately leave this place."

Zhou Jin's mother looked at Di Xi, and after nodding her head slightly, she said to Yan Siqi, "He is the chief designer that was invited, let's listen to him." Then she lowered her voice and said, "This is a project that I value very much. I won't allow anything to go wrong with it."

After hearing what Zhou Jin's mother said, Yan Siqi seemed to be unconvinced. In the end, she pointed at me and said, "Then let's compete and see, at least I did better than her."