CHAPTER 1379: CHAPTER 1379: SHE WANTS TO EXTORT ME

A few days later, Ji Lin called and arranged the time and place for the meeting.

Luo Qiao called Shen Juan’s brother’s house: "Could you help me find Shen Juan? I’m her classmate, Luo Qiao."

"Hold on a moment, I’ll go get her."

Soon, someone ran over: "Hey, Luo Qiao."

"Shen Juan, Ji Lin is back from abroad, let’s gather tonight."

"Sure, tell me the place, I’ll be there tonight."

The two chatted a bit more before hanging up the phone.

Shen Juan, thinking about the evening’s gathering, sat on the sofa in a daze. Thinking about her current situation, she let out a long sigh.

Luo Qiao called her family, then dialed Lu Yichen’s number: "Hey, Brother Chen, what are you doing?"

"Just got back to the office from a meeting, where are you?"

"I’m at the hospital, have a consultation in a bit. Just calling to let you know I have a small gathering with classmates tonight, so I might be back late."

"Has the gathering place been decided?"

"Yes, it’s not far from Ji Lin’s house. She has a child, so it’s convenient for her to handle anything if needed."

"Alright, have fun, and it’s best if you don’t drink. You know your own tolerance."

"Okay, no drinking."

Just after hanging up, a nurse knocked on the door: "Director Luo, the consultation time is coming up, it’s time to go."

Luo Qiao replied, "Alright, I’ll be right there."

After the diagnosis, the doctors from various departments had detailed exchanges, studied the specific treatment plan, and then dispersed.

Luo Qiao packed up, ready to head to the agreed place.

Unexpectedly, just as she got to the car, it started to rain.

When she arrived, Miao Shuang was already there. The two entered the private room to order food since they knew the preferences of the other two.

After ordering, Luo Qiao called Ji Lin: "We’ve ordered, come down when you’re ready, Shen Juan should be here soon too."

Just after finishing the call with Ji Lin, Shen Juan arrived too.

As Shen Juan sat down, Ji Lin burst in energetically.

Miao Shuang laughed: "You’re pretty quick."

Ji Lin sat down, pulling the chair out: "Of course, I ran over here, just took two minutes."

Luo Qiao poured a glass of water for Ji Lin: "Why didn’t you bring your eldest son down?"

Ji Lin took the water: "It’s hard enough for us to get together and chat. If he came, he’d be all over the place, and I’d just end up looking after him."

Miao Shuang chimed in: "When is Ji Wei’s shop opening?"

Ji Lin took a sip of water and put down the cup: "The decoration is almost done. These days we’re arranging samples, and the grand opening is set for next Sunday. If you have time, come and support us."

Shen Juan looked at Ji Lin: "You two really have guts, Ji Wei just quits his regular job like that?"

The dishes started coming in, Ji Lin helped the waiter arrange them: "He had to quit. Our second child was born out of plan; couldn’t risk being fired by the company. Better to resign voluntarily, sounds better."

Everyone laughed.

Ji Lin looked at Luo Qiao: "Qiaoqiao, thank you. I heard from Ji Wei that your second brother helped introduce a lot of manufacturers and got us great discounts."

Luo Qiao picked up some food with her chopsticks: "Come on, do we need to say these things between us?"

Luo Qiao suddenly thought of something: "By the way, when are you going back to work?"

Miao Shuang burst out laughing: "Look at you, just finished being polite, now you’re so straightforward."

Ji Lin rolled her eyes: "She’s almost like the infamous penny-pincher Zhou Bapi."

Shen Juan laughed along.

Luo Qiao raised her hands in surrender: "Okay, okay, my bad, I was just casually asking. You trained those managers really well, but without you, I’m a bit uneasy."

Ji Lin swallowed her food: "Come on, from what I know, you went there only once this year, and left in less than ten minutes. Don’t say you’re uneasy, I think you’re too at ease."

Luo Qiao laughed and used the communal chopsticks to pick a chicken leg for Ji Lin: "Alright, my mistake, eat up."

Ji Lin jokingly punched Luo Qiao: "Are you trying to make me gain more weight?"

Luo Qiao laughed: "No worries, even if you gain weight, you’ll be a cute chubby. Ji Wei definitely won’t mind you, and we won’t either."

Miao Shuang took a playful jab: "That way, we look slimmer."

Ji Lin shook her head: "Really, I misjudged my friends, you guys are hitting me where it hurts. How will I face my beloved meats in the future?"

Suddenly looked up at Luo Qiao: "Wait, you must have a way to help me lose weight, right?"

Then she stared into Luo Qiao’s eyes: "Don’t try to fool me. Are you saying you don’t have a way?"

Luo Qiao looked at Miao Shuang and Shen Juan: "See, she’s trying to swindle me."

Ji Lin had that ’I’ll go physical if you don’t answer’ look: "Are we friends or not? I’m like this, and you show no support."