After We Broke Up, She Started Pursuing Me [Entertainment Industry] 61

Chapter 61

Zhou Jinsi was silent for a long time before she gradually came back to her senses.

An unknown emotion slowly welled up in her chest. She suppressed it, but it kept rising, again and again.

She took a deep breath, her eyes lowered to force back the physiological tears.

“Where is she?”

“She’s at home. She’s drunk. I just answered the phone for her.”

Just as she finished speaking, Shi Qin’s mumbling came through to Zhou Jinsi’s ear, intermittent, seeming not far from the phone.

Zhou Jinsi tried her best to make her voice sound calm. She said:

“Okay, I understand. Thank you… I have something to discuss with her. I’m on my way now.”

Zhou Jinsi didn’t dare to think too deeply. She was afraid her emotions would get out of control at any moment.

On the way there in the car, she kept comforting herself in her heart: It’s just a simple friendship. I mustn’t overthink it. Overthinking leads to misunderstandings…

But how could Zhou Jinsi not see it? Ji Chen’s gaze was so undisguised… Was she really being too suspicious?

Is she really just a pure friend to Shi Qin? Is she?

Zhou Jinsi’s mind was a mess. The usually organized her had never been so flustered.

There was a red light ahead. The car happened to get stuck at the last second of the green light. Zhou Jinsi slammed on the brakes, her inner frustration unable to be vented.

She unconsciously stared at the traffic ahead, her grip on the steering wheel tightening, her cold eyes holding a sharpness she had never had before.

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By the time she stood at the apartment door, Zhou Jinsi was still a little dazed.

She had rushed all the way here, yet now she was frozen in place.

She looked at the door before her, then lowered her eyes, taking several deep breaths to prepare herself mentally.

Only when her heart was calm enough did Zhou Jinsi slowly knock on the door.

The door opened. As expected, it was Ji Chen again.

The two of them looked at each other for a few seconds. Though silent, a fire was secretly kindling in their hearts.

Why do I always have this strange emotion whenever I see her?

This time, it was Zhou Jinsi who came to her senses first. She glanced into the room but didn’t find the person she was looking for.

She no longer used any euphemisms and said directly, “I’m here to see Qinqin.”

She had never addressed Shi Qin like this before, but today, at this very moment, she suddenly wanted to.

Ji Chen heard the impoliteness in her words but didn’t seem to mind, just smiling faintly.

“She’s inside. You can take care of her. I’ll be going now.”

Ji Chen was not the type to fight for what she couldn’t have. She had never liked things that were snatched.

Moreover, Shi Qin was not an object. Even if she could be snatched, she would never truly belong to her.

Zhou Jinsi nodded slightly in acknowledgement, stepped aside to let her pass, and only after the door was closed did she turn her gaze back into the room.

The living room was quiet. Zhou Jinsi walked in slowly and saw Shi Qin curled up on the sofa, fast asleep. There was also a small blanket, probably placed there by Ji Chen.

Zhou Jinsi tried her best to be quiet, sat down beside her, and looked down at her peaceful sleeping face.

At this moment, her heart was a mix of flavors, an indescribable taste.

She lightly pinched Shi Qin’s flushed little face. The other person seemed to be in a dream and didn’t react to her action.

Zhou Jinsi sighed softly, then turned her gaze to the wine bottle on the table.

There were at least three or four bottles of soju, one of which was not yet finished.

Zhou Jinsi picked up the half-empty bottle and took a tentative sip. A strong taste of alcohol rushed into her throat, and a physiological nausea made her want to spit it out.

She frowned and looked closely at the bottle’s packaging, only to find that it was the original flavor.

How could she drink this?

Zhou Jinsi looked at Shi Qin, not knowing why she had drunk so much for no reason, and even less why Ji Chen was at her home.

But seeing her sleeping so soundly, she couldn’t ask anything.

Zhou Jinsi sighed several times. It was getting late now. All she could do was carry her to bed first.

The moment she was picked up, the drunk person in her arms became restless, her hands flailing unconsciously, even hitting Zhou Jinsi’s face from time to time.

Zhou Jinsi frowned, suppressing her anger, and placed her on the bed.

The moment she touched the bed, the little drunkard started to whimper again.

Zhou Jinsi held her down on the bed and covered her with the quilt. “Lie properly.”

As if she were sleeping uncomfortably, Shi Qin’s face wrinkled, and she began to squirm again. After struggling a few times, she finally opened her eyes.

Zhou Jinsi sat quietly by the head of the bed, watching her without a sound.

“You’re here?” After a long moment of eye contact, Shi Qin finally spoke slowly.

“Mhm… you’re drunk.”

After Zhou Jinsi finished speaking, she saw the other person close her eyes again and was suddenly a little annoyed.

She leaned down slightly, close to her ear. “Why did you drink so much?”

Hearing this, Shi Qin lifted her heavy eyelids again and shot her a resentful look.

Shi Qin: “It’s all your fault…”

Shi Qin: “It’s all your fault…”

Zhou Jinsi: “…”

At this moment, Zhou Jinsi really wanted to look in a mirror to see if her head had gotten bigger.

How had she been blamed for no reason?

Taking advantage of Shi Qin’s slight consciousness, she probed again, “Just now, Ji Chen was here.”

Shi Qin showed no reaction to this, just a light “mhm.”

Not giving up, Zhou Jinsi continued to ask, “Did she come to see you for something?”

“Don’t know…”

Shi Qin was very sleepy at this moment and really couldn’t muster the energy to talk to her.

“Didn’t you say… that friends don’t usually come to your house?”

Zhou Jinsi finally asked the question that had been weighing on her mind the most.

“Mhm…” Shi Qin still had her eyes closed, her brow furrowed.

“She’s… not… a friend…”

Not a friend?

Zhou Jinsi’s heart suddenly clenched. She stood there, stunned.

After a full few seconds of being stunned, she forced herself to calm down and asked softly:

“If she’s not your friend, then what is she?”

“Big Sis…”

“Big Sis?” Zhou Jinsi frowned and repeated.

Big Sis? What big sis?

Zhou Jinsi wanted to ask again, but Shi Qin had already turned over and fallen back asleep.

When did she have a big sister?

Is it a biological sister or…

Zhou Jinsi dismissed this thought, because she remembered that when Shi Qin and Ji Chen first met, they were clearly a little unfamiliar. If their relationship had suddenly gotten better, it must have been that one dinner…

What on earth happened that day? Zhou Jinsi was extremely curious.

Unintentionally, she remembered her chance encounter with Ji Chen at the welfare institute that day. Could she also be connected to it in some way?

Zhou Jinsi stared at the person on the bed for a long time, then couldn’t help but reach out and stroke her hair.

What have you been through? Are you still unwilling to tell me…

Zhou Jinsi’s hand didn’t stop, stroking again and again.

Stroking her smooth hair seemed to soothe her inner turmoil.

I will wait. I will wait until the day you are willing to tell me.

After all, I’ve already waited for three years, haven’t I…

Zhou Jinsi looked at her with a gentle gaze, speaking silently in her heart, but her thoughts had unknowingly drifted far away again…