Jiang Mingyuan arrived at Lin Xia's house shortly after Qian Chunli and her daughter had left.
It was only then that he learned from Lin Xia what had happened.
"...Lin Xia! Why didn't you come to the restaurant to let me know!" There was a hint of despondency in his voice.
When Lin Xia most needed help, he had failed to be there for her in time.
When had it started, that he always seemed to be one step behind?
"Big brother! I saw you were busy with the restaurant, so I thought I'd wait until we met to talk about it! It's all right now, anyway! Since you're here, I was planning to invite the neighbors who helped out last night over for dinner. Let's all go together!" Lin Xia indeed hadn't thought to go out of her way to seek Jiang Mingyuan. She felt that one should not always depend on others.
