Silence engulfed the room.
Bai Ruoxi slowly poured tea into a porcelain cup and passed it to Shen Yiren. Shen Yiren accepted it. she could feel Bai Ruoxi's questioning gaze on her. She didn't dare look up.
After a few minutes, Bai Ruoxi finally broke the silence. "Just take a look at Qin Lina, she is already a mother of two kids! Long Jiaxin and Qin Mei have each started a family. When are you planning to start a family?"
"It's not just you. The two younger brothers of yours. what are they doing with their lives? If I ask them, they would say they are following your lead. If it was up to him, Shen Yifan would have married the kitchenware in his kitchen by now. Shen Yichen is worse, rumours saying he and Qin Shijin are a gay couple have been spreading all around. what am I supposed to do with you guys?"
Shen Yiren knew that once this little sister of hers starts nagging about something she is like a mother nagging her kids. This was a habit she picked up during pregnancy.
"Why are you only nagging me? what about Qin Shijin? He is elder than me. He should get married first." Shen Yiren refuted enthusiastically. This is her only escape route. She couldn't let the chance slip away.
"It's not that I don't want to, there will be no use even if I nag him. Also, don't even think you can change the topic by adding him into the mix. You are a woman. You should be aware that the older you get, it is more difficult to find a partner and have kids. He is a guy. As long as he wants to no matter how old he gets, given his status he can find a wife without any problem." Bai Ruoxi replied while sipping the tea.
"It's not because he doesn't want to get married, it's just that you are not willing to marry him.", Shen Yiren murmured under her breath.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing, I was just saying that your tea making skills have improved.", Shen Yiren lied because she knew well enough that Bai Ruoxi was hurt deeply from her relationship with Junjun's father and hence never thought of starting a new one anymore.
"You are aware that, Dr Hu joined our research team partly because of you... you guys have been working together for many years now. If you don't like him I will ask Zijin to find suitable candidates and set up blind dates for you."
At the mention of Dr Hu, Shen Yiren started blushing.
Dr Hu Qinan was her partner who had joined the medical team in the initial days of the establishment of the GP Group. He was quite a good catch he could be considered a genius in the field of research and surgery. They were about the same age and had similar areas of interest. He had joined the team temporarily as a sign of admiration and gratitude towards Bai Ruoxi 's skills that saved his siblings from being killed. But soon he developed good chemistry with Shen Yiren and insisted that he would only join the team permanently if he could work with her.
Shen Yiren who was excited to find a person who had similar ideas as herself failed to understand his real intentions. They got along quite well. As time passed by his started displaying his intentions towards her. She often felt embarrassed when he openly flirted with her in front of co-workers. Hence his interest in her was not a secret anymore.
Seeing the blushing lady in front of her, Bai Ruoxi couldn't help but smile.
'Looks like the rumours are not just rumours', she thought in mind.
"Alright, I will give you three days to consider. give me an answer then."Bai Ruoxi winded up the conversation.
"Ah! yes", Shen Yiren left the room, thinking gravely about her future plans. She had completely forgotten her initial purpose of visit, as she already knew there was no room for negotiation.