Chapter 18
When Su Xi left, Ling Jiuze happened to be out on business and took her back to the city center on the way.
The two of them were getting along in such a closed and cramped space. Su Xi was still a little uncomfortable and turned her head to pretend to look at the scenery.
As the car got on the asphalt road, Ling Jiuze looked ahead and said quietly, "Is Shen Ming pursuing you?"
"ah?"
Su Xi turned around in surprise, but she didn't expect Ling Jiuze to know about it too.
"I saw him giving you flowers outside the gate of Jiang University that day." Ling Jiuze explained as if he knew what she was thinking.
"Oh!" Su Xi nodded slightly.
Ling Jiuze Qingjun's hands were on the steering wheel. The midday sun shone on the side of his face, and the halo outlined his chiseled jaw. He was handsome and dignified.
His voice was low, "Before you think about Shen Ming, I want to tell you something. He and Han Xiao are cousins, and Han Xiao's mother is his aunt."
This really surprised Su Xi, so that’s it!
Ling Jiuze continued, "I don't know if Shen Ming is sincere in pursuing you. I just feel it is my responsibility to tell you about their relationship. As for whether I agree to date Shen Ming, you can make your own decision."
Su Xi's beautiful eyes looked out the car window, the corners of her lips slightly curved, "No need to judge, I think he will never come to me again!"
"Huh?" Ling Jiuze didn't understand what she meant and looked at the girl through the rearview mirror.
Her eyebrows and eyelashes are very dark, her lips are red and her teeth are white, and she has a makeup look. At this time, the sun is shining on her face, and her face with a little baby fat looks so soft and waxy that people can't help but pinch it.
Su Xi didn't say anything, she just thought of something and smiled happily.
She was in a good mood and said goodbye to Ling Jiuze with a smile when she got off the car.
She bought two boxes of the recently popular starry sky candies from the dessert shop next to the school. Su Xi took the bus back to Qingyuan Villa, got off at Yunhai Road, and gave Qingning a box of candies.
After returning to the villa, reading, playing games, and amusing Baxi, the afternoon passed quickly. At six o'clock, Su Xi received a call from Sheng Yangyang. She was already on her way to the villa.
Half an hour later, Sheng Yangyang parked her red Porsche sports car outside the villa. When she saw Su Xi coming out, she took off her sunglasses and whistled to her, "Beauty, you are beautiful again after not seeing me 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 behind and stuffed them into Su Xi, "My mother just came back from France today. She bought these for you. There are clothes, jewelry, and bags. You can see for yourself."
Su Xi hugged her arms full and said with a smile, "Thank you godmother for me, but I don't usually need these, so I don't need to buy them in the future."
Sheng Yangyang turned the steering wheel and turned around, and said helplessly, "I told her, I said the whole GK belongs to Su Xi, does she lack you? But my mother said, mine is different from others! Anyway, she is. In order to satisfy your own desire to buy, you can just accept it."
Su Xi felt warm in her heart and asked, "Where are you going?" without saying anything else.
"A friend has opened a new restaurant and asked me to come and support him. I will take you to eat delicious food!" Under the sunset, Sheng Yangyang smiled brightly and openly.
The restaurant opened by Sheng Yangyang's friend is located in a high-priced area in the city center. It is elegantly decorated and busy with traffic in front of the door.
After entering the store, Sheng Yangyang took Su Xi directly to the private room reserved in advance.
The boss is a strong woman in her thirties, named Jin Dan, who was a senior student of Sheng Yangyang’s when she was studying abroad. The two have been in contact since they returned to China.
Jin Dan knew that Sheng Yangyang was coming, so he came in to greet her affectionately, 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 quickly to serve the dishes. Most of the dishes were seafood, including top-quality abalone, salt-baked red snails, Boston lobster...the color, flavor and taste were all excellent.
The two chatted while eating, and naturally the conversation came to Ling Jiuze.
Sheng Yangyang was very curious, "You have been to Ling's house so many times, and Ling Jiuze still doesn't know about the relationship between you two?"
Su Xi nodded calmly, "I don't know!"
Sheng Yangyang burst into laughter, "This is interesting. What do you think his expression would be like if he knew about it?"
Su Xi remembered what he said that night at Tianyue Mansion and sighed, "Maybe they will throw me out directly!"
"So I asked you to sleep with him first and strike first to gain the upper hand!" Sheng Yangyang was full of calculations, "With Ling Jiuze's figure and appearance, we deserve it!"
Su Xi raised her eyes and looked at her, "Do you think Ling Jiuze falls asleep so easily?"
The first time was an accident.
Sheng Yangyang smiled and said, "Beauty, you have to be confident! How about I teach you a few tricks?"
"Don't!" Su Xi said immediately, "Those tricks of yours should be passed on to men rather than to women. You should use them on Lu Mingsheng."
Sheng Yangyang smiled brightly and enchantingly, "What other tricks do I need to use against him?"
Su Xi nodded in agreement, "It's all Lu Mingsheng's move."
Sheng Yangyang almost spit out the wine from her mouth when she laughed.
Halfway through the meal, Lu Mingsheng called Sheng Yangyang. Su Xi was afraid that they would talk about inappropriate topics for teenagers, so she got up and went to the bathroom.
She walked through the corridor and turned right. Behind her, a man came out of the side corridor. There were several people surrounding her, and they spoke respectfully and carefully to the man.
As a group of people walked outside the private room, someone opened the door and let Ling Jiuze go first.
There were more than a dozen people sitting in the private room. When they saw Ling Jiuze, they all stood up.
"Brother Jiu!"
"Second Master!"
Everyone spoke respectfully.
Ling Jiuze had been away from Jiangcheng for three years, and the people around him were still in awe of him.
Everyone in the private room was standing, except for one person who was sitting still and didn't even look at Ling Jiuze.
Zhao Tianhai next to him leaned over and said with a smile, "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 you for a long time!"
Ling Jiuze walked slowly to the seat opposite him and sat down, then calmly said, "Nice to meet you!"
Everyone sat down one after another, poured wine, smoothed things over, and heightened the atmosphere, as if everyone was friends reunited after a long absence.
Zhao Tianhai raised his glass and said with a smile, "I have long wanted to invite Mr. Ling and Mr. Shen to have a meal together. I am lucky enough to invite them both today. I would like to have a drink first."
Shen Ming smiled but said, "Mr. Zhao told me earlier that I would definitely be there. After all, Mr. Ling has just returned to China. We should have set up a banquet for Mr. Ling long ago."
Ling Jiuze didn't show his joy or anger, "You're welcome, we're all acquaintances."
Shen Ming smiled meaningfully, "Yes, they are all acquaintances!"
The Ling family and the Shen family cooperate and compete in business. The Ling family is the master of Jiangcheng, and the Shen family is equally ambitious.
Shen Ming had heard of Ling Jiuze when he was abroad. The two were both heirs of the family, and sooner or later there would be a competition.
Shen Ming was looking forward to this day coming, 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 couldn't afford to offend anyone.
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Su Xi was washing her hands in the bathroom. Two people behind her were touching up their makeup and chatting. The woman in a blue dress smiled at the other one and said, "Yiyi, how on earth did you get to Shengyu?"
The woman in white looked gentle and pleasant, and said with a warm smile, "Maybe it's just luck."
"We are so close and you still hide it from me!" The woman in blue said with an angry smile, "I heard that you were appointed by Ling Jiuze. You have got a gold brick."
She lowered her voice and said ambiguously, "Tell me, how did you get into his bed?"
Chapter completed!