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Chapter 15 Watching the Fun

"Xiaolan, Director Qi applied earlier than me? And his rank is also much higher than mine. We can't compare to them. Let's eat first. I'll try to apply to the leadership later when there's an opportunity."

Fang Shijie frowned, feeling a bit uncomfortable at being humiliated by his fiancée.

For some reason, he always felt that the person in front of him had changed. He no longer had the innocent and adorable look he had when they first met. Now, the person always compared himself to others and wanted to be better in everything.

Guo Xiaolan was also angry. Before coming to the research institute, she always thought that Fang Shijie must have held at least a minor official position there, given his demeanor.

When they arrived, they found out that he was just a team leader with five people under him and no real power.

Guo Xiaolan felt a huge psychological letdown.

The atmosphere between the two was eerily quiet, almost suffocating, with only the clatter of bowls and chopsticks.

After a long while, Fang Shijie took the initiative to break the ice, "The art troupe will be performing at the flight test institute tonight. If you're interested, you can go and watch. Making more friends will keep you from getting bored. Remember to go to the cafeteria for lunch and dinner on time. I won't be coming back for dinner."

Guo Xiaolan nodded, also feeling it was necessary to maintain good relationships with those around her.

In the evening, Guo Xiaolan and a group of women from the family compound walked to the flight test center. The performance was still an hour away, but the open space was already full of people watching the show.

"These military wives have such good seats, so close to the front and with such a good view. I'm so envious."

Wang Cuicui, who was next to Guo Xiaolan, said sourly.

Someone offered words of comfort, "This is something you can only envy. Hurry up and find a seat. Luckily we arrived in time, otherwise we wouldn't even have a place to stand."

Guo Xiaolan pursed her lips, glanced at the dirty ground with disdain, but still chose to sit down with them.

"Do you think Director Qi's fiancée will come to see us? If she does, she should be sitting with that group of people in front. Which one is she?" Wang Cuicui craned her neck to look ahead, but didn't see a single unfamiliar face for a long time.

Suddenly, she thought of Guo Xiaolan next to her. "By the way, Xiaolan, didn't you also come yesterday? Didn't you run into the people you were with on the bus? There aren't many people who come to our area, so you should have seen them by now."

After speaking, a figure flashed through Guo Xiaolan's mind.

But she quickly shook her head, thinking it was impossible. How could that woman be Ji Sisi? And if it really was her, wouldn't the man next to her be Director Qi, whom they were talking about?
"I've never seen him before. Shijie sent someone to pick me up by car. I was the only one who didn't take the bus."

"Picking you up? Team Leader Fang is so thoughtful, even having someone drive you. You didn't go to borrow a car from the institute, did you? You two have such a good relationship."

Guo Xiaolan's boasting garnered a wave of envious glances.

Before she could enjoy herself enough, suddenly, a large crowd gathered in front of her, and everyone's attention was focused on what was in front of her.

"Is that someone from the cultural troupe? She's so pretty! Look at her delicate skin and big, round eyes. I've never seen such a beautiful woman before."

"That's right. After staying here for three years, my skin is even darker than when I was working in the team. It's so frustrating."

Some people questioned, "But why isn't she wearing the cultural troupe's uniform? She's wearing her own clothes instead. I must say, she looks really good, even better than those capitalist ladies."

Driven by the curiosity of the crowd, Guo Xiaolan also stood on tiptoe and craned her neck to look ahead.

Upon recognizing the person, her pupils contracted, her eyes filled with shock. How could she be here?

A sense of lingering fear rose in Guo Xiaolan's heart. She recalled the scene yesterday when she had boasted about Fang Shijie's job and Ji Sisi had deliberately pretended to be stupid in front of her, and her temper flared up again.

What a cunning woman! She deliberately watches her make mistakes without reminding her. Could she be plotting against me?
"Here I am, Sisi!" Li Hongying stood up and called out loudly, "I've been waiting for you for ages, why are you only arriving now?"

Ji Sisi jogged over to Li Hongying's side and explained, "There were too many weeds in the yard. I was so engrossed in weeding that I forgot about the time. I'm sorry, Sister-in-law Hongying."

"This is rare; it's the first time I've ever heard of someone getting addicted to weeding."

Li Hongying joked, "That group on the left and back are all family members of your research institute. Shall I take you over to meet them?"

"I'll go after it's over. If I go now, I'm afraid I'll spoil the ladies' enjoyment of the performance."

Ji Sisi wasn't mentally prepared to face a large group of people. She had just rushed over from home and was exhausted, so she just wanted to rest for a while.

After they had seen enough, everyone sat down again.

Guo Xiaolan murmured, "It was actually her?"

"Xiaolan, what do you mean by that? You've met Director Qi's fiancée? She's so beautiful, how come you don't remember her? Now I know why she was able to win over Director Qi."

Wang Cuicui remembered another important question and hurriedly asked, "By the way, what's her character like? Have you spoken to her?"

Everyone surrounded Guo Xiaolan, eagerly awaiting her answer.

"I'm not too sure. We haven't talked much. The only time was when I was feeling carsick and wanted to switch seats with her to get some fresh air. We had a little argument, but it was my fault. After all, window seats are in high demand, so it's normal that she didn't want to switch. I shouldn't have asked."

Guo Xiaolan smiled bitterly, "I hope she won't make things difficult for Shijie because of this."

Upon hearing this, the people in the family compound immediately lost their goodwill towards Ji Sisi. In addition, since they had all tacitly and secretly tried to matchmake Lin Miao and Qi Yan, Chu Xin preferred Lin Miao.

"Tsk tsk, you can know a person's face but not their heart. I didn't expect someone so beautiful to be so stingy."

"I really don't know what Director Qi is thinking. Dr. Lin is not as pretty as Ji Sisi, but her character is impeccable. In the past three years, I have never seen Dr. Lin argue with anyone. If you ask me, Director Qi and Dr. Lin are the best match."

"I wonder if Dr. Lin will come later. If he does, it will be quite lively."

Guo Xiaolan had heard them mention Lin Miao on the way here. Lin Miao was the institute's personal doctor, who came three years ago and had also been in love with Qi Yan for three years.

Guo Xiaolan also began to look forward to seeing Ji Sisi make a fool of herself. The key was that no one would be on her side. Just thinking about it made her feel good.

But as the performance was nearing its end, Lin Miao was nowhere to be seen.

Just when everyone thought they wouldn't see her again, Lin Miao appeared in their sight wearing a light-colored floral dress.

Just as Ji Sisi was drifting off to sleep, she was suddenly shaken awake. She opened her eyes and saw what looked like someone walking towards her.

The audience's eyes all shifted from the stage to the space between the two, holding their breath in anticipation of a fierce battle.