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Three Combs: Chapter 44.1

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On Christmas Eve, Jiang Tiao invited all her colleagues in Shape Studio out for a meal.

The purpose of inviting them out for dinner…..is to let everyone know she is leaving.

Jiang Tiao reserved a private room in the nearby Haidilao Hotpot restaurant which is enough to put everyone in the studio in.

“So it turns out,” Sun Qing came with her to the restaurant early, “our student Jiang Tiao who usually saves money and buys makeup for the benefit of her followers actually knows how to treat others to dinner.”

Jiang Tiao took her arm, “That’s because I have a big announcement to make.”

“What big news?” Sun Qing wiggles her fingers, “Are you going to fill me up with diamonds?”

“In your dreams,” Jiang Tiao squeezed her hand and said in a low voice, “That is, I am going to graduate from my apprenticeship.”

Sun Qing, “What do you mean?”

Jiang Tiao explained clearly, “I am going to leave the studio and find my own job.”

“Really?” Sun Qing’s eyes widened, “Why?!”

“Mostly due to personal reasons,” Jiang Tiao exhaled, “but I also want to strike out on my own.”

“You’re going to leave me there alone?” Sun Qing stopped in her steps.

The two stopped in the hall. At the side is a huge Christmas tree with strings of light wrapping around it creating a festive atmosphere.

Jiang Tiao didn’t dare to look Sun Qing in the eyes and instead looked at the golden Christmas ornaments, “Now that I am leaving, you’re going to be a senior sister now.”

“I don’t want to.” Sun Qing pouted.

“I will chat with you every day on WeChat.”

“No.”

“I’ll give you 500 diamonds every month?”

“No.”

Jiang Tiao looked at her in astonishment, “Is my status higher than Miracle Nikki?”

“Your status has always been higher than Miracle Nikki. Now that you’re leaving, who am I going to play with?” Sun Qing bitterly complained.

“I’ll introduce a fun man to play with you okay?” Jiang Tiao changed her method of comfort toward her roommate.

Sun Qing who was filled with resentment immediately brightened, “Really? Very fun?”

Whenever Sun Qing this girl go back for the holidays, she would go on many matchmaking dates. However, they were all failures. Among them, there are many young talents who are excellent in all aspects…..but Sun Qing felt that they aren’t fun enough.

Very fun, as it implies, means it can attract interest.

“Yes, very interesting.” Jiang Tiao took out her phone and showed Sun Qing Xu Che’s WeChat, “It’s this one. Add him. He’s not bad, he has a car and a house.”

“Really?” Sun Qing read out his username, “<b>xushuaideyibi</b>? Promise to be Handsome?” She laughed, “Haha, is he surnamed, Xu? Looking at his name he seems very fun/”

Jiang Tiao didn’t bother to correct her on the surname* and secretly laughed, “If you tell him your name is Sun Qing, Jiang Tiao’s friend, then he’ll know who you are.”

T/N: Sun Qing mistook his surname as 許(Xu)-meaning promise when instead it is actually 徐(Xu).

“Okay.” Sun Qing’s fingers are flying fast on the screen. She is a prime representative of the “bowed head clan.” Her typing speed is amazing.

Jiang Tiao patted her shoulder, “In the future, he will accompany you to play.”

––––If they have fun playing together, then they will meet again. Jiang Tiao added in her heart.

Sun Qing put her phone back in her pocket, “Are you really leaving? Can you not go?”

“En, I’m really leaving.” Jiang Tiao smiled. Her originally sly look became serious and solemn, “We’ll see each other again.”

“Okay.” Sun Qing hugged her, accepting the reality.

In these three years, Jiang Tiao had been her mentor and friend. It is difficult to give up on her.

Even before she left, she didn’t forget to introduce a man to her. Senior sister is the best.

That night, everyone from the studio came. During dinner, they all wished Jiang Tiao to have a promising future and a road of prosperity.

Jiang Tiao also held up her wine glass and thanked each one of them one by one.

It was the same at her college graduation dinner. Sad and unwilling to part.

I hope your future will be bright. Even if this bright future doesn’t include me, it’s good enough that I was a passerby in it.

Yuan Yang poured a lot of wine. In the end, he was so drunk he lost consciousness.

After dinner ended, a male student who was holding Yuan Yang out teased, “Teacher, your apprentice graduating is a good thing. It meant that you taught well. Besides, you are a bent man, why does it look like you are falling out of love?”

Yuan Yang slurred, “You don’t understand, it’s not falling out of love nor is it because she finished her apprenticeship…..it’s this feeling, too helpless….you don’t understand….”

He muttered childishly. Don’t know if it was because she had too much to drink but his eyes reddened. He is still sad in his heart.

Jiang Tiao who is standing close to him felt her heart hurt.

**

On December 30th, Jiang Tiao completed her resignation formalities, she packed up and hopped on a plane.

After saying goodbye to this place, she quickly went to another place to start her journey.

The reason she chose to leave on this day is that in a few days, it will be New Year’s Day and the beginning of the new year also symbolizes a brand new beginning.

As for the other reason….she’ll get to it later.

This time, she didn’t inform anyone in advance that she is going to the capital.

All the employees at Fu Ting Chuan’s studio, including her boss, all thought she would be reporting to work after the holiday.

After arriving at Hangzhou International Airport, she took her boarding pass, went through the security check, and finally sat in the waiting hall. She connected to the airport wifi and started scrolling through Weibo.

Fu Ting Chuan’s award is a milestone in his acting career. So, does this also count as an important turning point in her career?

Jiang Tiao logged onto her main account on Weibo and browsed through the new comments. Holding the plane ticket in her hand, she faced it against the runway outside the floor-to-ceiling windows and took a picture.

The lighting from the window was excellent so she didn’t have to do any touchup. She mosaic the personal information along with the travel information and uploaded it on Weibo with the caption:

a new beginning :)

––––As for why it’s in English, it felt necessary (....)

This account bing rarely posts any personal content.

Therefore, any time she posts any material about her personal life, there would be many exciting comments from the fans.

In the time needed to buy a cup of coffee, there are already more than 300 comments on the post.

“Goddess, where are you going? It looks like the ticket is for a domestic flight.

“New beginning? Will you still be able to recommend us products?”

“Great Shu, have a safe and pleasant journey.”

……

Basically, there are comments about where she is going and wishing her good luck.

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