The atmosphere at the lunch table was all merry and chirping only because Xian Shun was doing the talking. She was in the dark about the odd dynamics between Guiying and Zheng Jiao.
Guiying took a third sip of water from her glass, still trying to remember the part when Xian Shun said about adding Zheng Jiao to the lunch group too.
She peeked at Zheng Jiao, who was calmly and silently listening to Xian Shun chattering and chirping with her arms folded at her chest. Till this date, she was as mysterious of a figure to Guiying as ever.
After the entire fiasco with Jia Lin ended in her getting fired from her job, Guiying had immediately approached and apologized to Zheng Jiao for her misunderstanding. She had simply smiled and let the matter go.
"A shame that you cannot work in my department," she shrugged.
Guiying wasn't sure how to answer that, so she kept quiet.
