When Cheng Kou left the Su family, Su Ling gave her a jade bracelet. The jade was transparent and it was worth a lot of money. Of course, Cheng Kou didn't dare to take it. She looked at Su Yan for help. Before he could say anything, the old man asked her to accept it. Shen Luo also helped, saying that she also had one, so she could rest assured.
Cheng Kou had no choice but to accept it. When she returned home, the jade bracelet was still on her wrist. Shen Yinran came back a day earlier than her. She saw it with her sharp eyes and asked a few questions in excitement.
Xia Linchen was disturbed by her voice and came over to see. He grew up in a family and saw the value of the bracelet at a glance. He commented: "Cheng Kou, you are going to marry into a wealthy family."
Cheng Kou rolled his eyes at him and made a sound of deafness.
Xia Linchen smiled indifferently and roughly gestured a number to Shen Yinran.
Shen Yinran's mouth was shaped like an "o" and she said to Cheng Kou, "Koubao, don't forget me when you become rich."
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Xia Linchen walked into the room, but stuck his head out and asked, "Cheng Kou, I'm a man, I don't need beauty sleep, right?"
Cheng Kou: “…”
The next morning, Cheng Kou knocked on Shen Yinran's door and dragged her out of bed. Shen Yinran hugged the quilt and blinked sleepily, and found that Cheng Kou had returned from a business trip, but he was not tired and was in better condition than before he left. So she cried out that it was unfair, but she had to get up and clean herself up with an overworked face.
While brushing her teeth, she thought bitterly that the power of love was truly great.
Xia Linchen prepared breakfast and invited them both to come and eat.
Shen Yinran glanced at her wrist and asked, "Did you put the bracelet away?"
Xia Linchen sneered when he heard this: "If she were to wear such an expensive thing every day, she would be scared to death."
Cheng Kou glanced at him and kicked him under the table.
Shen Yinran clocked in before being late and entered the office one step ahead of Cheng Kou. She then turned back and asked her quietly, "Why isn't Senior Brother Lu here?"
Cheng Kou looked over and saw that Lu Hanting was not there. She raised her hand to check the time on her watch and shook her head: "It's rare to see Senior Brother Lu being late."
Then someone tapped her shoulder. Lu Hanting stood one step behind her and said, "Student Cheng Kou, come with me to Yueyi. I have an appointment with Ye Qiduan for an interview."
Shen Yinran made a face at Cheng Kou, waved her hand, and watched Cheng Kou follow Lu Hanting into the elevator and go downstairs.
Yueyi is the only platinum five-star hotel in City C. It is said to have some relationship with the Su family. Ye Qiduan lives there now, and it seems that it was arranged by Su Yan.
Cheng Kou felt a little weird when she saw Ye Qiduan, but she quickly put away the emotion and faced her with a professional attitude.
Ye Qiduan was still wearing a red dress today, like a blooming rose. She seemed to like this color very much and it suited her very well.
Ye Qiduan has lived in Paris for many years and is imbued with the romantic atmosphere of the city. Cheng Kou has seen her paintings and feels that only someone with her rich experience can create such works.
The interview came to an end and Ye Qiduan happened to receive a phone call. Cheng Kou wanted to avoid her but was stopped by her.
"Well, come up, there's a surprise." Ye Qiduan smiled and asked Cheng Kou and Lu Hanting to sit down again. A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door, and Ye Qiduan took the initiative to go over and open it.
The first thing Su Yan saw when he entered the room was Cheng Kou's gaze looking at him, and then he turned his head to see Lu Hanting's understanding face.
He nodded slightly to Lu Hanting: "Why did you come here in person?"
"I'll come over when I'm free." Lu Hanting smiled, "I owe you another favor."
"It's just a small favor. I just happen to know Qi Duan." After saying that, he turned to Cheng Kou and asked, "Let's have lunch together?"
Cheng Kou realized belatedly that Nanshan was able to get this interview with Ye Qiduan because Su Yan had played a role in the process. The reason why the always low-key Su Yan agreed to be interviewed was because he did a favor for Lu Hanting.
At the dinner at Xia Linchen's house, she saw Su Yan and Lu Hanting drinking together, and she knew that they knew each other, but she didn't expect that they had this kind of relationship.
After hearing Su Yan's words, Lu Hanting remained expressionless, but there was a hint of inquiry in his eyes as he looked at them.
"Here, this is for you." Ye Qiduan took out a framed painting from the room and handed it to Su Yan. She said it with a smile, but the content was to chase them away. "Young couple, if you want to eat, then eat. If you want to do something else, then do it. Anyway, hurry up and leave. I'm going to video chat. Goodbye, I won't see you off."
Lu Hanting was still there, Cheng Kou blushed and pinched Su Yan secretly. This little action did not escape Lu Hanting's eyes, he stood up silently and left Ye Qiduan's room with them.
Perhaps it was because of the awkwardness, no one spoke while taking the elevator downstairs.
The elevator door slowly opened, and I ran into an acquaintance again. Du Lanshan was standing outside the door in her 10-centimeter high heels.
When Du Lanshan saw the three of them, she was also stunned and couldn't help but frowned.
It was Cheng Kou who asked first: "What a coincidence, Lanshan, are you alone?"
Du Lanshan nodded, a perfect smile appeared on her face, and she said vaguely: "I have something to do."
Lu Hanting glanced at her and said calmly: "If it's okay, let's have a meal together."
What he said was unexpected. Su Yan and Cheng Kou looked at each other and said nothing.
Du Lanshan hesitated for a moment, but still nodded, took out her phone and said, "I'll call the other party and postpone the time."
Cheng Kou looked at Du Lanshan's back as she walked to the corner and asked Lu Hanting, "Brother, did you and Lanshan know each other before?"
Lu Hanting nodded calmly and explained to her: "She was in the same class with me before she dropped out of school."
So that's how it is. Cheng Kou nodded, vaguely feeling the subtlety of the atmosphere, and didn't ask any more questions.
Not only was Lu Hanting not as good as usual, even Su Yan adopted an indifferent and distant attitude.
Du Lanshan came back soon, and they walked into the elevator again. Lu Hanting stretched out his hand and pressed the close button. The place to eat was suggested by Lu Hanting, in the restaurant open to the public at Yueyi. It was a little late, and there were not many people in the restaurant. The four of them were led to the window seats by the well-trained waiter.
Before sitting down, Su Yan gently pulled Cheng Kou, pushed her to the window seat, and sat down on the outside himself.
Lu Hanting saw this, chuckled, stopped, and waited for Du Lanshan to sit inside.
Du Lanshan glanced at him, bit her lip, and walked over to sit down.
Cheng Kou wanted to order a dish of bamboo shoots, but was stopped by Su Yan. He held down her finger that was pointing at the dish and said calmly, "You can't eat it."
"Why?"
“It’s not good for your health.”
Cheng Kou suddenly remembered that he had lost someone at Su Yan's house last month. He realized how bad it was and his face turned red all of a sudden. Seeing that the two people opposite him were looking at him, Cheng Kou lowered his head and no longer insisted.
"Su Yan, don't bully my employees."
Su Yan glanced at the time and said to Lu Hanting, "It's lunch time now. I think our personal relationship is more important."
As for what kind of personal relationship it was, everyone knew it and no one said it explicitly.
Du Lanshan had no taste for the meal. She just ate mechanically, occasionally picking up the water glass beside her and taking a few sips.
Cheng Kou said he wanted to go to the bathroom. Less than half a minute later, Du Lanshan also got up and followed him.
When Cheng Kou pushed the door open, she saw Du Lanshan standing by the sink, not knowing what she was thinking. She walked over to wash her hands and smiled at her: "Lanshan, why are you in a daze here?"
Du Lanshan glanced her up and down, and even a fool could see that she was full of the unique beauty of a woman in love.
"Cheng Kou, do you know?" Du Lanshan chuckled with a hint of self-mockery, "I have liked Su Yan for even longer than you have."
Cheng Kou was stunned and looked at her in surprise: "What?"
Du Lanshan sneered, her tone cold: "At that time, you only had Su Yan in your eyes, so you didn't have time to come and see him. When you were looking at him, where were my eyes?"
"I..." Cheng Kou opened his mouth to argue, but didn't know where to start.
"Stop talking, Cheng Kou." Du Lanshan smiled faintly, unable to hide the bitterness, "No matter what, you win in the end."
Cheng Kou returned to the restaurant in a trance. Su Yan noticed her abnormality almost immediately. He glanced at her and then turned to Du Lanshan who followed.
Du Lanshan met his gaze and smiled slightly.
Su Yan frowned, looked at Cheng Kou again, and held her hand.
The moment his fingertips touched her skin, Cheng Kou seemed to shrink back, glanced quickly at Du Lanshan, then withdrew her hand evasively, hiding where Su Yan couldn't reach her.
Su Yan's face darkened and he silently withdrew his hand.
Su Yan must be angry. Even Lu Hanting, who had been staying out of it, could see that something was subtly wrong with the atmosphere.
Afterwards, no one wanted to eat anymore and they all left, feeling a bit unhappy about the meal.
Cheng Kou took Lu Hanting's car back to work. When she arrived at the office, she found that she still had some time for lunch break, so she went to the stairwell with her cell phone and called Su Yan.
Su Yan picked up the phone quickly but didn't say anything. Cheng Kou heard his shallow breathing on the other end of the phone and felt a little aggrieved.
She knew she was wrong. Du Lanshan's words had shaken her. Su Yan holding her hand in front of Du Lanshan made her feel uneasy, so she subconsciously pushed him away.
The two of them were in a stalemate, neither of them was willing to speak first. In the end, it was Su Yan who said coldly, "Explain."
"I don't want to say it." For some reason, Cheng Kou didn't want to tell him that Du Lanshan liked him. She just wanted to sort out her thoughts by herself. Before that, she didn't know how to face him.
Haha, being spoiled has become an addiction.
Su Yan was driving alone. The painting Ye Qiduan gave him was placed on the passenger seat, and he didn't even have time to take a look at it.
"Forget it." Su Yan adjusted his Bluetooth headset, his voice tinged with anger, "I still have to drive, I'll hang up first."