Hu Lijuan noticed her brother’s expression suddenly become serious, making her feel a little uneasy. She thought it was because of the situation with You Pei.

But when her brother started speaking, the topic was actually about her work. Upon hearing Han Yi mention her business trip, she really hadn’t expected her two colleagues to treat her that way. She usually gets along well with everyone in the office and hadn’t noticed their jealousy. If she’d known, she would’ve definitely talked it out with them, and things wouldn’t have turned out like this. Throughout the journey, Chen Haichang hadn’t said a single word to her. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"Brother, I’ll handle this properly when I get back. You don’t need to worry."

"Relations between colleagues should be managed well. Today, I also talked with your leader. He was originally thinking of letting you handle some criminal cases, involving broader aspects so you could independently manage them in the future. Of course, it was also his negligence..." Han Yi clearly explained the connections to Hu Lijuan, advising her to be more mindful in the future.

Hu Lijuan had just been thinking about how to tell her sister-in-law and brother that she wanted to stay here for a few more days. She didn’t expect changes inside. Now she wasn’t in such a hurry to go back.

It’s just right; she can spend more time with You Pei and see if they’re really compatible.

Hu Lijuan didn’t expect her brother to be so concerned about her. In terms of interpersonal relationships, she’s still lacking and needs to learn more from her mentor in the future.

Lin Wan and You Pei arrived around the same time, and before Han Yi and Hu Lijuan had said much, Lin Wan returned.

The first thing Lin Wan did when she came back was to ask Hu Lijuan’s thoughts. Seeing Hu Lijuan’s shy demeanor, Lin Wan understood Lijuan’s feelings. The couple, upon hearing, felt one was happy, and the other frowned in worry.

They both knew You Pei has kept a girl in his heart for years, and despite all this time, he still hasn’t forgotten. If Lijuan fancies You Pei, she might invest a lot in the relationship, not guaranteed to gain You Pei’s affection.

"Lijuan, I think you should consider this matter carefully. After all, it’s a lifetime decision. We’re familiar with You Pei, he’s a good person, but he has someone he likes." Han Yi didn’t want them to date.

"He mentioned it to me while we were on the way." Hu Lijuan said, blushing.

"He told you about this?" Lin Wan was surprised, not expecting You Pei to directly share this with Hu Lijuan. "So, what did you two talk about on the way? What does he mean by telling you this?"

"Not... we didn’t talk much. He just introduced himself and said he thinks I’m alright. I also think he’s nice. So, we agreed to see how the relationship develops. He mentioned he had liked a girl before but had let go of the past."

"So, you mean you want to give it a try with him?" Han Yi asked.

"Yes, that’s what I think." Hu Lijuan replied straightforwardly, without hesitating.

Lin Wan felt it was quite good. "If you both feel good, then try seeing each other. Since he’s told you directly, he must have thought it through and moved on. If you like him, then go for it. Saozi supports you. Also, since you said you want to spend more time together, you shouldn’t go back tomorrow. You Pei will also be in Z City for the New Year, so it’s a perfect time for you two to go out more, watch movies, and develop your relationship."

"Oh, then I’ll listen to Saozi... I’ll give mom a call now."

"No need, I called mom in the afternoon. I originally thought of having you here for the New Year. When did you buy the train tickets?" Han Yi didn’t know Hu Lijuan planned to leave tomorrow, thinking she couldn’t go back anyway, he took the initiative to call home. Unexpectedly, they’d already bought train tickets.

"Bought this afternoon. Lijuan said there’s work to do, so she needs to go back. But now with things settled at work and this sudden situation here, it works out. Stay for the New Year." Hearing Han Yi say this, Hu Lijuan smiled apologetically, and Lin Wan explained things to Han Yi.

Within a meal’s time, many things suddenly changed, including Lijuan’s lifetime decision.

They hadn’t expected these results.

It’s agreed that the next day You Pei would come over, and they’d all gather together.

In the morning, Lin Wan took Lijuan and Dingding by car to the city’s vegetable market, bought a lot of things back. Originally, preparations for the New Year were already done at home. Since Lijuan would be spending New Year here, she bought more things today. On the way back, at the cinema entrance, Lin Wan specially booked two romance films for seven or eight o’clock in the evening when Hu Lijuan wasn’t paying attention.