Rebirth: I Am Not the Movie Queen This Time-Chapter 86: Encounter with Jiang Xiaoxiao

Mai Qiqi led three people out of the north gate of the campus, walked about two hundred meters, and arrived in front of a restaurant.

Seeing the tall and bright golden-trimmed glass doors of the restaurant, Lin Yufei blinked and asked, "Mai Qiqi, are you sure this place isn’t expensive?"

Her parents were just ordinary wage earners, they didn’t have much money for her to splurge, and they had agreed today’s meal would be split equally among everyone. While Lin Yufei spoke, she glanced at Wan Chu’er.

Wan Chu’er slightly curved her lips but didn’t speak.

Mai Qiqi laughed and said, "Don’t worry. I know the owner of this restaurant, it definitely won’t be expensive. We each need at most US$ 100."

Occasionally spending US$ 100, the girls could still manage.

Once inside the restaurant, the manager indeed knew Mai Qiqi. Mai Qiqi asked for a private room, and they headed towards the room.

"Huh, Qiqi?" As they approached the private room, a crisp young girl’s voice was heard.

This voice sounded somewhat familiar to Wan Chu’er, but she couldn’t immediately recall who it was. She turned her head and saw a girl in a beige dress walking over with a smile, and then she was slightly taken aback—the person was Jiang Xiao, the sister of Jiang Kechu.

Upon seeing Jiang Xiao, Mai Qiqi’s eyes lit up with delight, and she directly left behind Wan Chu’er and the others and went over with a smile.

Lin Yufei whispered, "Who is that person, that Mai Qiqi is so happy to see her?"

Unfortunately, no one responded to her. Ma Tianjiao’s eyes wandered, and Wan Chu’er kept her gaze lowered.

"Xiaoxiao, what are you doing here?" Mai Qiqi grabbed Jiang Xiao’s arm and asked with a smile.

Jiang Xiao lowered her voice with a sly smile, "My brother and Sister Wei Feng are dining here. I came along to be a third wheel."

Mai Qiqi nodded in understanding and said "Oh." Jiang Kechu and Wei Feng were widely recognized as a perfect couple, and she naturally knew it.

"Qiqi, why are you here? Didn’t the school term just start?"

Mai Qiqi smiled and said, "I am here dining with my new roommates. Xiaoxiao, do you want to come over too?"

"Which private room are you in? I’ll come find you later."

Jiang Xiao also wanted to give her brother and Sister Wei Feng some space, she couldn’t really be a third wheel all evening, otherwise if her mother found out, she’d certainly scold her. Now that she ran into Mai Qiqi, it was a perfect excuse.

Mai Qiqi provided the name of their private room, then smiled, said goodbye to Jiang Xiao, and went back to her roommates.

The four of them entered the private room, each ordered a dish, and Ma Tianjiao couldn’t wait to ask, "Mai Qiqi, who was that girl just now? Those shoes she was wearing, I saw them in a mall yesterday, they cost several hundred."

Mai Qiqi smiled and said, "She was my classmate in elementary school, our families used to be neighbors. She’ll come over and sit with us for a while later. Everyone’s okay with that, right?"

Ma Tianjiao immediately said, "No problem, a friend of Qiqi is a friend of ours. We are very welcoming of meeting a new friend, right, Lin Yufei?"

Lin Yufei hummed in agreement.

Mai Qiqi saw Ma Tianjiao had ignored Wan Chu’er, so she looked at Wan Chu’er, who was looking down browsing the menu without showing any particular emotion. After thinking a bit, she didn’t ask again and just assumed she agreed.

Wan Chu’er seemed to be looking at the menu, but inside, she was shocked to find out that Mai Qiqi actually knew Jiang Xiaoxiao, and Jiang Xiaoxiao was coming over soon.

Before the dishes arrived, Ma Tianjiao kept pestering Mai Qiqi, asking her how she knew the people at this restaurant.

"Actually, I know that girl Jiang Xiaoxiao we just met, and her brother is one of the shareholders of this restaurant. She has brought me here a couple of times before, and specifically introduced me to the manager here, so... Xiaoxiao is really nice to me, so I invited her to join us in our private room without asking you all."

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Following that, Wan Chu’er didn’t hear a single word. Her right hand slowly clenched, digesting what Mai Qiqi had just said. She didn’t know that Jiang Kechu had a share in this restaurant!

Having lived with Jiang Kechu for eight years in her past life, it seems she was a failure back then. Jiang Kechu was wary of her, and she, foolishly, had not noticed at all.

This realization made Wan Chu’er feel a bit suffocated. She took a deep breath and mocked herself: Wan Chu’er, look, your relationship with Jiang Kechu was a mistake. Don’t be foolish in this life.

Even though she said this, she still felt a bit uncomfortable. Jiang Kechu, am I, Wan Chu’er, a greedy woman? If truly greedy, she wouldn’t have left so resolutely in her past life without taking anything from the Jiang Family.

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Mai Qiqi, who had been observing Wan Chu’er, saw her eyes suddenly become resolute and was slightly surprised. Thinking for a bit, she then asked aloud:

"Wan Chu’er, the dishes here are a bit spicy. I’m not sure if you can handle them."

Hearing Mai Qiqi’s words, Wan Chu’er slowly closed the menu she was holding, put it aside, and then smiled, "I can handle it."

Ma Tianjiao pursed her lips and said nothing, while Lin Yufei seemed to be checking out the environment of the private room.

Soon, all the dishes they ordered were served. With Mai Qiqi happily chatting and moderating, laughter filled the table, making the atmosphere lively.

Midway through the meal, Jiang Xiaoxiao arrived.

Jiang Xiaoxiao, always polite, apologized, "Sorry to interrupt, my name is Jiang Xiaoxiao, and I’m a friend of Qiqi."

Before Mai Qiqi could say anything, Ma Tianjiao pulled out the chair beside her, smiling warmly, "No interruption at all, a friend of Qiqi is a friend of ours, we’ve kept this spot just for you, look, the utensils are ready too."

Wan Chu’er looked up and noticed indeed there was a new set of utensils beside Ma Tianjiao, though she had no idea when they were ordered.

Mai Qiqi winked at Jiang Xiaoxiao and joked, "Xiaoxiao, this is my roommate, Ma Tianjiao. She’s really curious about you, kept asking me loads of questions, and I was almost overwhelmed."

Jiang Xiaoxiao politely greeted Ma Tianjiao with a smile, then sat beside her but slightly moved her chair away from Ma Tianjiao.

Mai Qiqi introduced Lin Yufei and Wan Chu’er again, then asked, "Xiaoxiao, what would you like to drink?"

Ma Tianjiao picked up a Coke in front of her intending to pour some for Jiang Xiaoxiao, "Have some Coke, it’s really good."

At the same time, Wan Chu’er picked up the water jug on the table. She remembered Jiang Xiaoxiao liked to drink plain boiled water. Seeing what Ma Tianjiao was doing, she gently put the water jug back.

Jiang Xiaoxiao, upon hearing Mai Qiqi, was already looking around the table for the water jug, naturally saw what Wan Chu’er did, and couldn’t help but say with a smile, "Wan Chu’er, could you please pass the water jug? I like drinking boiled water."

Ma Tianjiao paused for a moment, glared at Wan Chu’er, and put down the Coke.