After the betrothal gift negotiation collapsed, I turned around and married a wealthy man.

Sheng Yao and Qiao Xing chatted for a while and both felt much better.

She no longer worried about how to pursue Shen Boyan, because there seemed to be no better way than to let nature take its course.

Moreover, Shen Boyan's attitude towards her now is much better than at the beginning.

For Sheng Yao, this is already the biggest gain.

During this process, she also met a good friend like Qiao Xing. Even if she really couldn't be with Shen Boyan in the end, he felt it was worth it.

"Let's go shopping?" Sheng Yao and Qiao Xing said.

After returning to Beijing, she has not had time to go out and have fun. Today, Qiao Xing happened to be there, and Sheng Yao wanted to go shopping with her and buy a gift for Qiao Xing to express her gratitude.

Qiao Xing did not refuse, "Okay."

Sheng Yao behaves like a child in every aspect, which is probably related to her family.

At her age, it is appropriate for her to be carefree. Qiao Xing envied her because she always had a bright smile on her face and was always fresh and curious about everything.

Sheng Yao said that Shen Boyan didn't like her, but Qiao Xing felt that it would be hard not to be moved when there was a girl like this around you every day.

Shen Boyan shouldn't be completely indifferent to Sheng Yao.

"Does this look good?" Sheng Yao and Qiao Xing walked into a high-end luxury store.

Sheng Yao picked out a piece of jewelry and asked Qiao Xing.

Qiao Xing took a look and said, "It looks good, but isn't it a little small for you to wear?"

Sheng Yao said, "I'm not wearing it, I bought it for the baby in your belly."

Qiao Xing was surprised, "Huh?"

Sheng Yao confirmed the size with the lady at the counter, and then said to Sheng Yao, "I saw my mother buy jewelry like this for the children of my relatives before. Although this is not expensive, it is at least a token of my appreciation."

Qiao Xing was touched by her kindness and said, "Thank you."

"You're welcome! We are friends. I have a small request, I wonder if you can agree to it."

"You said."

"When your child is born, can I be his aunt?"

Qiao Xing smiled and said, "Of course, I couldn't ask for more."

She didn't know whether her child was a girl or a boy. If it was a daughter, she would really hope that her personality would be like Sheng Yao's, innocent and kind, and carefree every day.

The two of them walked around for a while, and Sheng Yao was afraid that Qiao Xing was tired, so she suggested finding a shop to have afternoon tea.

Qiao Xing is pregnant and it is not good for her to drink coffee, so Sheng Yao considerately ordered milk tea and dessert for her.

"Eating desserts can make people feel better, try it."

Qiao Xing hasn't eaten dessert for some time. When she first got pregnant, she was suffering from morning sickness, so she didn't want to eat anything too greasy.

Later, as the child grew older, his taste for food became lighter.

Even though the doctor didn't say that you can't eat something, it's okay to eat it.

But Qin Ce and Old Man Qin have always paid special attention to her diet.

The food we eat on a daily basis is mainly for nourishing the body.

I've been pregnant for six or seven months, and there's not much other change except that I've gained a lot of weight.

Qiao Xing tasted the dessert and felt it was not bad, with moderate sweetness. "It's delicious."

Sheng Yao said with a smile, "Yeah, their desserts are very good, I come here often."

"you alone?"

Sheng Yao nodded, "Yes." She answered so casually that Qiao Xing was a little surprised, "Why don't you ask your friends to come along? It's so boring to be alone."

"It's even more meaningless to call them. I haven't contacted them for a long time. Apart from some necessary occasions when we meet and chat for a few minutes, we usually don't see each other very often."

"why?"

Sheng Yao curled her lips, "Because they are always scheming against each other. If you make friends with them, they will play tricks on you. When I was in college, I was severely deceived by a friend, so I have been too lazy to make friends since then."

Moreover, every one of Sheng Yao's friends is a rich girl and has a serious case of princess syndrome. They will act like a big jerk if they are slightly unhappy.

Those who are a little more mature think that Sheng Yao is too immature, so they have no common topics with her.

Over time, Sheng Yao herself became too lazy to contact them.

Sheng Yao grew up in a honey pot. She has no thoughts and is not on guard against others, so the Sheng family is always worried that people who approach her have bad intentions.

Although Sheng Yao did not say the specific reason why she was deceived, Qiao Xing could see that the incident must have been a big blow to her.

She also didn't expect that Sheng Yao, who seemed honest and straightforward on the surface, also had scars deep in her heart.

The two of them sat for a while. Sheng Yao drank too much coffee, so she stood up and said to Qiao Xing, "I'm going to the bathroom."

Qiao Xing ate dessert while waiting for Sheng Yao to come back.

Just then, someone suddenly called her name.

"Qiao Xing."

Qiao Xing looked up, a little surprised, "Shen Boyan? Why are you here?"

"I have something to do, so I'm just passing by." Shen Boyan looked around and asked, "Are you alone?"

"No, I'm with Sheng Yao."

"Sheng Yao? When did your relationship become so good?" As far as Shen Boyan could remember, Qiao Xing and Sheng Yao had only met a few times.

And every time we meet, it's because of him.

So when Shen Boyan heard that Sheng Yao and Qiao Xing were together, the first thing he thought of was, what was Sheng Yao trying to do?
Of course Qiao Xing would not tell Shen Boyan that Sheng Yao was looking for her in order to pursue you.

She said, "I don't have many friends in Beijing, and Sheng Yao happened to be in Beijing, and we knew each other before, so we went shopping together."

After hearing this, Shen Boyan didn't think much about it, but just nodded, "Then I'll go back first."

Sheng Yao hasn't come back yet, and Qiao Xing wants to keep Shen Boyan to create an opportunity for the two of them.

So when he saw Shen Boyan was about to leave, Qiao Xing quickly stopped him, "Wait a minute."

Shen Boyan paused, "What's wrong?"

Qiao Xing couldn't think of a topic for a moment, so he could only talk about one at random, "Have you called Tao Yang and the others?"

Shen Boyan pursed his lips and said calmly, "No."

"Why?" Qiao Xing was puzzled. Even if Shen Boyan was busy, at least he could find time to make a phone call.

And Shen Boyan cares so much about that project, why has he ignored it until now?

Shen Boyan was silent for a moment, without further explanation, "Didn't you say that the internal test went smoothly? There's nothing particularly important, so there's no need to call."

"But..." What Shen Boyan said made sense, but Qiao Xing vaguely felt that something was wrong.

She asked hesitantly, "You and Tao Yang had a fight?"

"No."

Since there was no quarrel, Qiao Xing thought about it and asked a question that she was a little doubtful about but not sure about.

"Shen Boyan, are you no longer planning to return to Big Bad Wolf?" (End of this chapter)