Chapter 773: It Won't Be Long Before He Dislikes Her

This whole process was still agonizing for Qin Xiaolan, but there was nothing she could do.

Just as her older sister had said, the best way to end the relationship was to make Gao Yuan fall out of love with her on his own.

Sure enough, after Gao Yuan returned from his hometown, he found that Qin Xiaolan was spending money like water. Moreover, she was constantly complaining, ‘This teaching job is so exhausting. I don’t want to do it anymore. Maybe I should just get a cushy post at my cousin’s company and coast until retirement.’

On top of that, Qin Xiaolan was no longer her gentle self and would even pick fights with people.

This string of incidents left Gao Yuan feeling genuinely disappointed in Qin Xiaolan. Then, he heard she was taking her parents on a month-long vacation to the coast.

He had tried to persuade Qin Xiaolan not to be so extravagant, but she had retorted, “It’s not like I’m spending your money, am I?”

This was a side of Qin Xiaolan that Gao Yuan didn’t recognize.

And one he didn’t like.

Although they hadn’t officially broken up, with Qin Xiaolan taking her parents on a seaside vacation, the two of them had effectively entered a cooling-off period.

Qin Xiaolan knew it wouldn’t be long before Gao Yuan would stop loving her completely and break up with her.

**

After Qin Jiao and Shen Yi finished up at their own home, they took their three children and Mr. Du over to her parents’ place in the neighboring residential complex.

When they arrived, the kitchen was bustling and lively, and they saw that Jiang Ling was there too.

Jiang Xiaoyue grinned at Qin Jiao. “Xiao Jiao, our relationship is so complicated now. We’re classmates, you’re my boss, you’re the one who discovered my talent, and now we’re relatives too! HAHAHAHA.”

“Careful, you’re laughing so hard your gums are showing.”

“Hehe.”

The house was so lively that the children were eventually squeezed out and sent upstairs to play in Qin Jiao and Shen Yi’s apartment.

When Qin Jiao took the children upstairs, she also saw Ji Changxing.

“Brother Ji?”

She was a little surprised.

Ji Changxing was playing with toy cars with Xiao Zijin and Sun Jianhua’s two sons. His tall, burly frame looked particularly conspicuous among the group of little boys.

Despite his rugged appearance, he was remarkably gentle and patient.

Ji Changxing smiled with a hint of shyness. “Originally, Xiao Yue invited me to her place for New Year’s Eve dinner, but then your third uncle invited her and her mother over here, so I got bundled along with them.”

Since everyone was well-acquainted, Qin Zhonghui and Qin Jiqun hadn’t thought much of it.

Qin Jiao, however, was stunned. “Brother Ji, you move fast!”

“No, no, no, it’s not like that. She just sees me as a regular friend…”

“Xiao Yue invited you over for New Year’s Eve dinner! Who invites a ‘regular friend’ to New Year’s Eve dinner?” Qin Jiao looked at the rugged man with exasperation, disappointed he couldn’t see the obvious.

As realization dawned, Ji Changxing froze on the spot.

He immediately shot up and headed downstairs to find Jiang Xiaoyue, brushing past Shen Yi on the way.

Shen Yi looked bewildered. “What’s gotten into Brother Ji?”

Qin Jiao smiled. “Seems like there’s a lot of good news to celebrate this year.”

Shen Yi said, “Oh, so Brother Ji’s finally getting a girlfriend? That’s great news. At his age, it’s about time he settled down. Oh, right, I just saw that Gu Xu guy downstairs. Is he really interested in Xiao Shi? He’s got some nerve, an old guy like him!”

As her brother-in-law, Shen Yi had always treated Xiao Shi like his own little sister, having watched the girl grow up.

And now, this Gu Xu guy, who was six or seven years older than Xiao Shi, actually dared to have his eyes on her!

Qin Jiao said, “He’s been waiting around for several years. Now Xiao Shi is putting him to the test. Whether he can pass, and how long that takes, is up to him.”