"…Fine," Ji Zeqiu had no choice but to resign himself to being her minion.
Just as Ji Yuqiao was telling the clerk she wanted to rent a barbecue grill, a familiar voice arose from behind.
"Ji Yuqiao?" Surprise tinged with covert delight flickered in Xiao Yu's eyes.
When Ji Yuqiao heard the voice and turned around, her initially cheerful expression immediately darkened at the sight of Xiao Yu.
She cast a brief, indifferent glance at Xiao Yu and then turned her attention back to continue speaking with the clerk.
Seeing her aloof demeanor, Xiao Yu felt a dull ache in his chest, forcing a smile that seemed almost self-deprecating.
This outcome was a bed of his own making.
Suppressing the discomfort in his heart, Xiao Yu tried to strike up a conversation again with Ji Yuqiao, "Are you here for a picnic as well?"
"…"
"Our studio is here for team building today; what a coincidence."
"…"