Transmigrating into a novel as a supporting female character: all for the sake of seducing the secon

Chapter 154 Coincidence

Ning Yi couldn't help but consider these things, but the only thing she could do now was to try her best to appear to outsiders as a good match for Ji Yan, so that she might attract less criticism. She didn't want a group of people to criticize her for not being good enough for Ji Yan.

Of course, she wouldn't become someone who wasn't good enough for someone else.

This further fueled Ning Yi's ambition.

Ning Yi was sitting on the sofa playing on her phone when she suddenly remembered that she hadn't chatted with Lu Yuzhu in a long time. Today, Ji Yan had taken her shopping and bought some local specialties and food, so she was thinking of bringing some back as gifts for them.

Ning Yi clicked into Lu Yuzhu's chat window. The chat time was still in the previous three weeks. It was when Lu Yuzhu wanted to go shopping and asked her to go with him.

Ningyi: Sister Yuzhu, have you been busy with work lately? Come over for tea sometime, I brought you a gift.

After a while, Lu Yuzhu replied to the message.

Lu Yuzhu: I might not have much time during this period, sorry Xiaoyi.

Lu Yuzhu: I've gone back to Chao'an City. My dad recently became seriously ill, so I came back to take care of him.

Ningyi: Oh, that's alright. Please give my regards to my uncle and hope he gets better soon. [hug]

Ningyi: Did your brother go back with you? He should know some people in the medical field; he could take your uncle to see a specialist.

Lu Yuzhu: No, I came back by myself.

Ning Yi was somewhat surprised, but then she thought that Ning Anyuan was probably busy with work.

Ning Yi: Then in a few days, my brother and I will go visit Uncle.

Lu Yuzhu: There's no need for that. To be honest, your brother and I have had a little disagreement lately.

Ningyi: Did you and my brother have a fight?

In her eyes, Ning Anyuan had always doted on Lu Yuzhu. It was truly rare for the two of them to finally be together after going through so many ups and downs, so Ning Anyuan cherished Lu Yuzhu very much.

However, given Ning Anyuan's temperament, he shouldn't argue with Lu Yuzhu, but it's inevitable that the two of them will have some minor arguments when they're in a relationship.

Lu Yuzhu: It wasn't exactly noisy, it's just that I haven't been in a good mood lately.

Ning Yi breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that they didn't argue. Although she didn't know what Ning Anyuan was like when he was angry and arguing, she knew what kind of personality Lu Yuzhu had. She knew that Lu Yuzhu would definitely suffer if they had a conflict and started arguing.

Ning Yi: What kind of boyfriend is my brother? Doesn't he know how to comfort his girlfriend? He doesn't appreciate what he has, right? Sister Yuzhu, I'll always be on your side.

Lu Yuzhu tightened her grip on her phone. After a while, just as she was about to reply, Ning Yi asked Lu Yuzhu if it would be convenient to make a video call.

Lu Yuzhu thought for a moment, then replied that she could.

Then, Ning Yi made a video call.

Ning Yi waved to Lu Yuzhu on the other side of the screen and said, "Sister Yuzhu."

Lu Yuzhu smiled slightly: "It's just a small token."

"Are you home?" Lu Yuzhu asked.

Ning Yi replied, "I'm out having fun, in the Maldives."

Ning Yi then turned the camera to the side and said, "By the way, what exactly happened between you and my brother?"

Lu Yuzhu's eyes were somewhat obscure.

"Sister Yuzhu?" Ning Yi asked softly again.

Lu Yuzhu sighed softly and slowly said, "There's a girl around your brother, and they get along quite well. I'm not the type to get jealous easily, it's just..."

Lu Yuzhu hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

Ning Yi was a little confused. A girl who was close to Ning Anyuan? She used to often follow Ning Anyuan around. He had some female friends around him, but none of them were particularly close.

Ning Yi asked, "A girl? What's her name? Is there some misunderstanding?"

Lu Yuzhu pursed her lips and said, "Her name is Xie Zhi. She's the client representative for a project I'm currently handling, and I'll be dealing with her a lot lately."

Ning Yi looked surprised, somewhat incredulous: "Xie Zhi?"

Lu Yuzhu nodded: "You definitely know him."

Ning Yi did know him; she had liked his brother for a long time. The Xie family and the Ning family were longtime friends and business partners.

Gu Ai has always liked Xie Zhi. Before, Xie Zhi liked Ning Anyuan, and Gu Ai would often try to match them up. Putting aside the fact that she couldn't become Ning's daughter-in-law, Xie Zhi had been watched by them grow up since she was fourteen or fifteen years old.

I heard Gu Ai mention it some time ago; Xie Zhi has been busy with work and hasn't been in the neighboring city lately.

Ning Anyuan and Lu Yuzhu have been together for some time now, and Xie Zhi must know that.

“I do know her; she’s the daughter of one of my parents’ good friends,” Ning Yi replied.

Lu Yuzhu's expression was somewhat unpleasant, but she tried to keep her tone calm: "I can tell that her friendliness towards me is only superficial, and she has a pretty good relationship with your family."

Ning Yi knew that Lu Yuzhu definitely minded Xie Zhi, but it seemed that Lu Yuzhu already knew that Xie Zhi had liked Ning Anyuan.

Are you worried about her and my brother?

"Don't worry, Sister Yuzhu, my brother only has you in his heart. Look, even though they've known each other for so long, my brother has never had any feelings for her. Now that he has you, he will definitely not have anything to do with her," Ning Yi quickly comforted him.

Lu Yuzhu knew that Ning Anyuan was genuinely good to her, but then again, it would be unsettling for anyone to have a young, beautiful, intelligent woman from a good family hovering around their boyfriend and showing interest in him.

She also knew that it wouldn't be right to prevent Ning Anyuan from meeting Xie Zhi, since Xie Zhi knew Ning Anyuan before she did, and putting them aside, the two families had a very good relationship.

Therefore, she has no right to make demands of them.

Ning Yi knew Lu Yuzhu's personality, and she guessed that Lu Yuzhu was unhappy about this matter and probably hadn't told Ning Anyuan. Lu Yuzhu had never been in a relationship since she was a child, and her family had always been strict with her, so she only had her mind on studying.

Naturally, one might feel somewhat lost in these matters, keeping everything bottled up inside.

Lu Yuzhu gave a faint smile: "Yes, I know. Xiaoyi, don't worry. I'll figure it out in a few days and everything will be fine."

Ning Yi suddenly thought of something and said, "However, how could Xie Zhi happen to be a client of the project you're in charge of? Has she contacted you privately or made things difficult for you?"

Lu Yuzhu thought for a moment, then shook her head and replied, "The first time we met was when I was waiting for An Yuan at the company, and I ran into Xie Zhi who came to see him."

"Xie Zhiying knew before that An Yuan was dating. Actually, she was quite friendly and greeted me warmly. At that time, she said that her parents wanted to invite An Yuan to her house for dinner, and she and her friends were passing by the company after shopping, so she came to find him."

"At that time, I thought that since they were family elders who had made the appointment, I should let them go together first. After An Yuan dropped me off, he went to Xie Zhi's house with her."

Lu Yuzhu paused for a moment, then continued, "We met two or three more times after that. She and An Yuan seemed very close, and An Yuan even explained their relationship to me."

"But as a woman, I naturally understand what she's thinking. The last time we met was when I went to meet the client with the project manager, and that's when I found out she was our client this time."

After all, it was a work-related matter, and Ning Yi didn't know Xie Zhi's specific job, but this was too much of a coincidence.