Ex-Girlfriend Strategy (GL) - Chapter 27

“No, I have things to do,” Shu Nanxuan instinctively refused.

“It’s just eating. It’s already noon. If you don’t have plans, how about eating with me?” Yang Jiu softened her voice, speaking gently.

Shu Nanxuan hesitated for a moment, “Just eating?”

“Yes, just eating.”

After a pause, she added, “Give me a chance to butter up the boss, okay?”

Shu Nanxuan burst out laughing, “Okay.”

Her laugh instantly broke the tense atmosphere between them, and the mood lightened again.

“How about we go buy groceries together first?” Yang Jiu asked tentatively.

Shu Nanxuan was surprised for a moment.

She had assumed they would eat out together, but…

That was fine too; eating at home would be more comfortable.

“Sure.”

“Should we change clothes first?”

Shu Nanxuan nodded, and Yang Jiu showed her out of the room.

The moment the door closed, Yang Jiu let her emotions show.

Since that night, Shu Nanxuan’s attitude toward her had changed a lot.

Now, she no longer refuses her invitations.

This was already great progress.

She clenched her fist tightly, waved it in the air twice to express her excitement, and then went back to her room to change.

Changing from loungewear to casual clothes, Yang Jiu knocked on the opposite door and waited for Shu Nanxuan to come out.

Then they went downstairs together.

There was a fresh supermarket at the entrance of the complex.

They didn’t drive and strolled over.

Shu Nanxuan had lived alone for years, eating whatever was convenient.

Since she was often at business dinners, she rarely ate alone.

When she did, she relied on takeout and had almost no experience shopping for groceries with someone.

So, standing among rows of greens, she felt completely lost, not knowing where to start.

Luckily, she didn’t need to do anything.

Yang Jiu picked vegetables in front, asking her opinion as she went, “How about pork rib and winter melon soup?”

Shu Nanxuan nodded, and Yang Jiu put a piece of winter melon in the cart, then kept walking.

“How about shrimp?”

Shu Nanxuan nodded again. She wasn’t picky and would eat anything.

With her non-picky choices, they finished shopping in twenty minutes.

Yang Jiu carried a big bag of groceries, while Shu Nanxuan’s hands were empty.

“Want me to carry something?” Shu Nanxuan offered.

Yang Jiu smiled and shook her head, “No need. You coming with me is already great.”

“Besides, how could I let the boss do work?” she added.

“If the boss gets unhappy and fires me, what then?”

Shu Nanxuan: …

“I still rely on the boss’s salary to survive. If I get fired, I’ll starve.”

Shu Nanxuan rolled her eyes in her mind.

She had no desire to comment on Yang Jiu’s exaggerated acting and said flatly, “That’s enough. Stop acting.”

Yang Jiu laughed loudly.

She found Shu Nanxuan’s tone when saying that especially cute, so cute she wanted to pat her head.

Shu Nanxuan, amused by Yang Jiu’s laughter, curved her lips slightly.

Back home, Yang Jiu told Shu Nanxuan to sit outside while she went to the kitchen to cook.

Since moving here, she rarely cooked, but thankfully her cooking skills hadn’t rusted.

Shu Nanxuan wandered around outside.

The house felt somewhat empty, with few things inside, lacking a lived-in feel.

Even though Yang Jiu had lived here for two or three months, the house still felt that way.

She looked around the living room quickly.

With nothing else to do, she wandered to the kitchen and leaned against the door, watching Yang Jiu cook.

Back home, Yang Jiu didn’t change clothes.

She still wore the outfit from grocery shopping, now with an apron, looking quite domestic.