When Su Xi left, Ling Jiuze happened to be out for something, so he took her back to the city center.
Su Xi felt a little uncomfortable when they were together in such a closed and cramped space, and turned around to pretend to look at the scenery.
The car got on the asphalt road, Ling Jiuze looked ahead and said in a low voice, "Shen Ming is pursuing you?"
"Ah?"
Su Xi looked back in surprise, and didn't expect Ling Jiuze to know it.
"I saw him giving you flowers outside the gate of Jiang University that day." Ling Jiuze seemed to know what she was thinking and explained.
"Oh!" Su Xi nodded slightly.
Ling Jiuze's handsome hands were on the steering wheel, and the midday sun shone on his side face. The halo outlined his well-defined jaw, handsome and noble.
He said in a low voice, "Before you consider Shen Ming, I want to tell you one thing. He and Han Xiao are cousins, and Han Xiao's mother is his aunt."
This surprised Su Xi a little, so that's it!
Ling Jiuze continued, "I don't know if Shen Ming is pursuing you sincerely, but I feel it is my responsibility to tell you about their relationship. As for whether you agree to date Shen Ming, you can judge for yourself."
Su Xi looked out the window with her beautiful eyes, her lips slightly curved, "No need to judge, I think he will never come to me again!"
"Hmm?" Ling Jiuze didn't understand what she meant, and looked at the girl through the rearview mirror.
Her eyebrows and eyelashes were very black, her lips were red and her teeth were white, and she had a natural makeup look. At this time, the sun was shining on her face, and her slightly chubby face looked so soft that people couldn't help but pinch it.
Su Xi didn't say anything, but just remembered something and laughed happily.
She was in a good mood, and said goodbye to Ling Jiuze with a smile when she got off the bus.
Su Xi bought two boxes of the recently popular starry sky candies in the dessert shop next to the school. She took the bus back to Qingyuan Villa and gave Qingning a box of candies after getting off at Yunhai Road.
Back at the villa, reading, playing games, and having fun, an afternoon passed quickly. At six o'clock, Su Xi received a call from Sheng Yangyang, saying that she was on her way to the villa.
Half an hour later, Sheng Yangyang drove her red Porsche sports car and stopped outside the villa. When she saw Su Xi coming out, she took off her sunglasses and whistled at her, "Beauty, you look beautiful again after not seeing you for a few days!"
Su Xi curled her lips and got into the car without changing her expression.
Sheng Yangyang took out a bunch of handbags from the back and stuffed them into Su Xi's pockets. "My mother just came back from France today. These are all bought by her for you. There are clothes, jewelry, and bags. Take a look."
Su Xi hugged her arms and smiled, "Thank godmother for me, but I don't need these in my daily life, so I told my mother not to buy them in the future."
Sheng Yangyang turned the steering wheel and turned around, saying helplessly, "I told her that the whole GK belongs to Su Xi. Does she need these from you? But my mother said that her own is different from others! Anyway, she just wants to satisfy her desire to buy. You just take it directly."
Su Xi felt warm in her heart. Without saying anything else, she asked, "Where are we going?"
"A friend of mine opened a new restaurant and asked me to go there to show my support. It's just right to take you to eat delicious food!" Under the setting sun, Sheng Yangyang smiled brightly and flamboyantly.
The restaurant opened by Sheng Yangyang's friend is located in the city center, where every inch of land is worth a lot of money. It is elegantly decorated and there is a lot of traffic in front of the door.
After entering the store, Sheng Yangyang took Su Xi directly to the reserved private room in advance.
The boss is a strong woman in her thirties named Jin Dan, who was a senior of Sheng Yangyang when she was studying abroad. After returning to China, the two have been in contact.
Jin Dan knew that Sheng Yangyang was coming, so she came in to greet her warmly and helped them order signature dishes and wine.
The store was very busy, and people kept looking for Jin Dan. She had to leave and asked Sheng Yangyang to take good care of Su Xi.
The waiter came to serve the dishes quickly. Most of the dishes were seafood, top-quality abalone, salt-baked red snails, Boston lobster... The color, aroma and taste were all very good.
The two chatted while eating, and naturally talked about Ling Jiuze.
Sheng Yangyang was very curious, "You've been to the Ling family so many times, and Ling Jiuze doesn't know about your relationship?"
Su Xi nodded calmly, "I don't know!"
Sheng Yangyang couldn't help laughing, "This is very interesting. What expression would he have if he knew?"
Su Xi thought of what he said that night in Tianyue Mansion and sighed, "Maybe he would just throw me out!"
"So I asked you to sleep with him first, to strike first!" Sheng Yangyang's eyes were full of calculations, "With Ling Jiuze's figure and appearance, we won't lose!"
Su Xi looked up at her, "Do you think Ling Jiuze is so easy to sleep with?"
The first time was purely an accident.
Sheng Yangyang smiled and said, "My beauty, you have to be confident! How about I teach you a few moves?"
"Don't!" Su Xi said immediately, "Your moves are passed down to men but not women, so use them on Lu Mingsheng."
Sheng Yangyang smiled brightly and charmingly, "What moves do I need to use on him?"
Su Xi nodded in agreement, "It was all Lu Mingsheng who did it."
Sheng Yangyang laughed so hard that the wine in her mouth almost spurted out.
Halfway through the meal, Lu Mingsheng called Sheng Yangyang. Su Xi was afraid that they would talk about topics that were not suitable for teenagers, so she got up and went to the bathroom.
She walked through the corridor and turned right. A man behind her just came out of the side corridor, surrounded by several people. She spoke to the man respectfully and carefully.
The group walked outside the private room, and someone pushed open the door and let Ling Jiuze in first.
There were more than a dozen people sitting in the private room. Seeing Ling Jiuze, they all stood up,
"Jiu brother!"
"Second Master!"
Everyone spoke respectfully. Ling Jiuze had been away from Jiangcheng for three years, and the people who used to surround him were still in awe of him.
Everyone in the room stood, except for one person who sat still and didn't even look at Ling Jiuze.
Zhao Tianhai beside him leaned over and smiled, "Mr. Shen, this is Mr. Ling."
Shen Ming then stood up, put his hands in his pockets, and smiled lazily, "Mr. Ling, I've heard of your name for a long time!"
Ling Jiuze walked slowly to the seat opposite him and sat down, then he said calmly, "Nice to meet you!"
Everyone sat down, poured wine, and smoothed things over, creating a lively atmosphere, as if everyone was a long-lost friend reunited.
Zhao Tianhai raised his glass and said with a smile, "I have long wanted to invite President Ling and President Shen to have a meal together. Today I am honored to invite both of you. Let me drink first."
Shen Ming smiled with a fake smile, "President Zhao, if you had told me earlier, I would definitely come. After all, President Ling just returned to China, and we should have prepared a welcoming banquet for him a long time ago."
Ling Jiuze did not show his emotions, "You are welcome, we are all acquaintances."
Shen Ming smiled meaningfully, "Yes, we are all acquaintances!"
Ling and Shen families have both cooperation and competition in business. Ling is the master of Jiangcheng, and Shen family is equally ambitious.
Shen Ming had heard of Ling Jiuze when he was abroad. Both of them are heirs of the family, and sooner or later there will be a contest.
Shen Ming was looking forward to this day, but when he returned to China, Ling Jiuze had already left.
He waited for three years, and Ling Jiuze finally came back.
Everyone also saw the undercurrent between Ling Jiuze and Shen Ming, and they all spoke carefully to maintain the atmosphere.
After all, they can't afford to offend any of them.
...
Su Xi was washing her hands in the bathroom. Two people behind her were putting on makeup and chatting. The woman in the blue dress smiled at the other one, "Yiyi, how did you get to Shengyu?"
The woman in white looked gentle and lovely. She smiled softly, "Maybe it was luck."
"We are so close and you still kept it from me!" The woman in blue smiled, "I heard that you were chosen by Ling Jiuze. You must have found a gold brick."
She lowered her voice and said ambiguously, "Tell me, how did you get into his bed?"