Chapter 71 Just a Backup

Ji Xiaonuan stood there in a daze, at a loss.

When Yang Wanrong called her, she didn't take it seriously at all.

Even when she asked Chi Jun'an for confirmation, Ji Xiaonuan only wavered for a moment and didn't doubt Chi Jun'an.

But now, she actually saw with her own eyes that Yang Wanrong was leaning affectionately against Chi Jun'an's chest, as if she was crying. And Chi Jun'an was gently patting her back, seemingly comforting her.

The way they were now was like a pair of lovers who had been apart for a long time and were reunited. And she, on the other hand, seemed to be the redundant one.

How could this be?

So, Chi Jun'an didn't want her to pick him up at the airport just because he was going to meet Yang Wanrong?

Ji Xiaonuan's heart was filled with anger at being deceived.

She took a deep breath and was about to step forward to ask for clarification!

"Miss Ji, can we talk?" Suddenly, a figure blocked Ji Xiaonuan's way.

Ji Xiaonuan looked up in surprise. It was none other than Zhou Kainan who stopped her.

She looked in the direction of Chi Jun'an again, but Zhou Kainan said again, "Isn't it inappropriate to disturb them now?"

Ji Xiaonuan lowered her eyes with a dejected expression. Zhou Kainan led Ji Xiaonuan out of the airport hall and hid in a nearby corner. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Miss Ji, perhaps it's not appropriate for me to say these things, but I still hope that you can leave Chi Jun'an."

Ji Xiaonuan's eyes suddenly turned cold. "Did Chi Jun'an send you?"

"No, it's my own idea," Zhou Kainan sighed. "Muchen is a person who values friendship and affection very much. I think there are some things he may not be able to say, but you shouldn't be kept in the dark."

Ji Xiaonuan looked at him coldly.

Zhou Kainan recalled, "When we were in school, Muchen once pursued Wanrong, and it caused quite a stir at that time. There were also rumors that the two families were going to arrange an engagement, but it seemed that Wanrong refused. Later, Muchen's parents passed away, and this matter was never mentioned again. It seems that because of this, there have been no women around Muchen."

Ji Xiaonuan bit her lip hard.

She suddenly remembered that she had asked Chi Jun'an before if he had any relationships to deal with, and at that time, he clearly said no.

But now, even Chi Jun'an's friend came to tell her to leave Chi Jun'an.

Just a few days ago when they met, Zhou Kainan still called her sister-in-law, but now he called her the distant Miss Ji.

No matter how much she wanted to believe Chi Jun'an, with these facts in front of her, she couldn't just pretend not to see them.

"So what?" Ji Xiaonuan took a deep breath. "All these things are in the past. I don't care about the things that happened to Chi Jun'an before he met me."

"But Muchen has never let go of Wanrong," Zhou Kainan said. "Some time ago, Wanrong's parents wanted to send her to study abroad, and then Muchen suddenly held a surrogacy selection. Later, Wanrong convinced her parents and decided to stay in the country for development, and the surrogacy selection was cancelled. Wanrong once went to see Muchen, but I heard that they had a very unpleasant argument. Then the news about you two spread like wildfire. Do you think all of this is just a coincidence?"

Ji Xiaonuan felt as if her whole body was freezing cold. "Are you saying that Chi Jun'an is just using me to make Yang Wanrong jealous?"

Zhou Kainan looked at her lost and dejected appearance, feeling somewhat sorry for her.

"Muchen has always hidden his thoughts very deeply. At first, I also thought that he had developed feelings for you," Zhou Kainan sighed. "It's just that I only found out these two days that Muchen has already arranged for Wanrong to join the Chi Group, and they also..."

Looking at Zhou Kainan's hesitant look, Ji Xiaonuan felt a sense of despair for no reason.

"They also slept together?" she asked, with a hint of sarcasm between her eyebrows.

"… You already know?" Zhou Kainan looked at her with some guilt. "I originally didn't want you to know these things, but there are some things that Muchen is probably unable to say. I have no reason to lie to you about this kind of thing."

"I see." Ji Xiaonuan turned around and left. She hailed a taxi by the roadside.

Since she was the redundant one, it was better for her to leave first.

Getting into the taxi, Ji Xiaonuan squeezed the gift box in her hand tightly.

She felt extremely stuffy in her chest.

Suddenly, her phone rang. Ji Xiaonuan pressed the answer button in a daze.

"Xiaoxi, it's Christmas today. Chi Jun'an is on a business trip again. Why don't I spend it with you?" On the other end of the phone, An Ziyun said in a cynical tone.

"No," Ji Xiaonuan refused in a deep voice.

"You refused me so heartlessly?" An Ziyun wailed twice. "Don't you consider me as your brother? Why are you still afraid that I'll eat you?"

"I'm not in the mood," Ji Xiaonuan said dejectedly as she looked out of the car window.

"What happened?" An Ziyun asked in surprise, putting away his playful attitude.

Ji Xiaonuan was silent for a while.

An Ziyun and the others were her friends. He should know those things, right?

"An Ziyun, can I ask you a few questions?"

"Ask whatever you want. There's no problem asking as many as you like."

Taking a deep breath, Ji Xiaonuan squeezed the box in her hand hard. "Did Chi Jun'an ever pursue Yang Wanrong before?" "Pursue Yang Wanrong?" An Ziyun thought for a while and said, "It seems that there was such a thing when we were in school. The whole school was talking about it at that time, but Yang Wanrong didn't agree."

So it was true. Ji Xiaonuan's fingers turned cold.

Just as Zhou Kainan said, she could verify this kind of thing at any time, and he had no reason to lie to her.

"Xiaoxi, this happened more than ten years ago. You don't have to take it to heart. Muchen should have no feelings for Yang Wanrong," An Ziyun said affirmatively.

Ji Xiaonuan's eyes dimmed a little. She continued to ask, "By the way, what does Yang Wanrong do now?"

"She seemed to say that she was going to go abroad some time ago, but then she changed her mind. I seem to have heard that she plans to work in the Chi Group..." An Ziyun was stunned for a moment and then said quickly, "Xiaoxi, don't think too much. Yang Wanrong's parents are directors of the Chi Group. It's very normal for them to want to get their daughter into the Chi Group."

"Do other directors also do this?" She raised her eyebrows slightly.

"That's very rare. Chi Jun'an has very strict requirements in this regard," An Ziyun said. "But the Yang family and the Chi family have always had a good relationship. Maybe Chi Jun'an doesn't want to offend the Yang family."

Ji Xiaonuan's heart sank completely.

If she had still had some illusions before, now she had completely given up hope.

No wonder Chi Jun'an asked her to be his secretary. It turned out that he had also arranged for Yang Wanrong to join the Chi Group.

She was just a backup that Chi Jun'an used to make Yang Wanrong jealous.

Now that Chi Jun'an had chosen Yang Wanrong, it was probably time for her to leave gracefully.

A tear fell, and Ji Xiaonuan quickly wiped away the tear stain, forcing herself to hold back the urge to cry.

She was naive. Such a person wasn't worth her tears at all.