Chapter 446: I’m a Good Person!

Jiang Linglan nodded thoughtfully, stroking her chin, and then looked up at Li Yiyi seriously. “I think the reason that Ito Jing is here this time is because of you. You should be careful.”

“I understand. I’ll be cautious,” Li Yiyi nodded in response.

Not long after, the phone on Jiang Linglan’s desk rang again. Li Yiyi saw this and decided to leave the office so Jiang Linglan could continue her phone call.

As Li Yiyi walked toward the break area in the laboratory, she overheard several excited voices.

“I didn’t expect you to be so talented, even knowing all this,” Zhou Xin was talking to Ito Jing, clearly impressed.

“Not at all. I don’t know much. Compared to everyone working here, I still have a lot to learn,” Ito Jing replied in fluent Chinese. With his appearance and mannerisms, it was difficult to believe that he was actually from R country.

“Li Yiyi, come over here! This guy is amazing! He answered all my questions! What do you think about inviting Director Yao to bring him here to work with us?” Zhou Xin noticed Li Yiyi standing not far away and immediately waved at her excitedly.

When Ito Jing saw her, he smiled warmly and gave her a slight nod.

Li Yiyi felt a sense of unease upon seeing his demeanor. She didn’t trust him at all, and she became even more cautious.

She walked up to Zhou Xin and said, “Professor Zhou, do you know the name of the person you’re talking to?”

Zhou Xin froze for a moment at her question and then sheepishly rubbed his nose, apologizing to Ito Jing, “Sorry, I got so caught up in the conversation that I forgot to ask your name.”

Ito Jing forced a smile, noticing the look Li Yiyi gave him. With a wry smile, he said, “My name is Ito Jing.”

“Ito Jing? That’s quite an unusual name…” Zhou Xin was about to finish his sentence when he suddenly widened his eyes in disbelief. “You said your name is Ito Jing?!”

“This name… it sounds so much like an R country name, doesn’t it?” Li Yiyi finished his sentence for him when he hesitated.

Zhou Xin turned to Li Yiyi, his expression stunned. “Li Yiyi, do you know him?”

Li Yiyi gave Ito Jing a cold look. “I wouldn’t say I know him. I’ve met him twice, but we barely spoke ten words.”

When Zhou Xin heard this, he immediately realized that the man in front of him was from R country. His face immediately contorted with disgust, and he moved to sit further away from him.

Ito Jing, seeing his reaction, smiled bitterly and said, “Professor Zhou, you don’t need to act like this. Even though I’m from R country, I’m a good person.”

“Ha! A good person from your country? Don’t make me laugh,” Zhou Xin spat at him, clearly disgusted.

Ito Jing just smiled helplessly.

Li Yiyi then spoke up, “Ito Jing, I don’t know what your intentions are here, but I want to make it clear that no matter what you’re planning, your scheme won’t succeed.”

With that, she turned and left without even looking back at him.

Zhou Xin looked at Li Yiyi, then at the departing Ito Jing, feeling embarrassed. He almost wanted to become best friends with the guy earlier because of his talents. He was glad he hadn’t, though—if his family knew that he nearly became a sworn brother to someone from R country, they would have disowned him!

“Li Yiyi, wait for me! I’ll go with you,” Zhou Xin said, feeling uncomfortable sitting next to Ito Jing now that he knew his nationality. He quickly caught up with her.

Ito Jing remained where he was, watching their backs with a faint smile.

After this encounter, Li Yiyi left the laboratory early for the day.

When she returned to the family compound, the two children who were still at school hadn’t come home yet, but she could hear several voices talking in the courtyard.

“Mom, why are you like this? When Fu Guo and I found jobs, aren’t you happy for us? Why do you always say such discouraging things? Are you still my real mother?” Li Yiyi overheard Jiang Huijing complaining to Jiang’s mother as she walked in.

“I don’t want to get involved in your affairs. Just don’t bother me,” Jiang’s mother replied irritably.

Wang Fugui, seeing his wife argue with his mother-in-law, quickly reached out to pull her arm, signaling her to stop.

At that moment, Aunt Huang saw Li Yiyi enter through the door. “Yiyi’s home! Why are you back so early today?”

“The research institute didn’t have much going on, so I came back early. What happened just now?” Li Yiyi asked, looking at Wang Fugui and Jiang Huijing.

Wang Fugui was about to answer that nothing had happened when Jiang’s mother interrupted him. “It’s your little sister. She came to brag about finding a job.”

Li Yiyi heard this and immediately turned to look at the couple. “You found a job so quickly? What kind of job is it? Tell me about it.”

“Sister-in-law, don’t you think we’re lucky? This morning when we went for breakfast, we happened to meet a boss who asked if we were looking for jobs. He said they were hiring, isn’t it just a coincidence?” Jiang Huijing said excitedly, walking up to Li Yiyi.

Hearing this, Li Yiyi raised an eyebrow, feeling uneasy. “Isn’t that a bit too coincidental? You were looking for jobs, and suddenly one found you? And they asked you? Doesn’t this sound a bit unreliable to me?”

“Sister-in-law, why are you so pessimistic like mom? Why can’t you just believe we’re lucky? Why do you always want to see us fail?” Jiang Huijing replied, her face showing displeasure.

Li Yiyi, hearing her ungrateful words, couldn’t help but laugh bitterly. Before she could say anything, Jiang’s mother spoke up.

“Yiyi, don’t listen to them. Let them do what they want. If they don’t appreciate it, it’s their loss,” Jiang’s mother said in a protective tone.

Li Yiyi smiled faintly at her mother’s words.

However, Jiang Huijing seemed uncomfortable hearing her mother’s defense, feeling like an outsider between her and the third sister-in-law.