Su Xian handed Li Yitian a bottle of water and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, President. I asked you to help me move when you are so busy."
Li Yitian was still as kind as before, only showing his masculinity occasionally when facing his troublesome wife Chen Biyu. He took Su Xian's water, gulped down several mouthfuls, and wiped the sweat off his face: "You are not only my wife's best sister, but also my best member back then. It's a bit strange that I need you to thank me for such a small favor."
Su Xian looked back at the busy Chen Biyu and found it hard to imagine that their relationship could have lasted till today.
"But I was quite surprised to see Zuo Yueyao and the others last time. We haven't been in touch since graduation, and I didn't expect to run into them here. But I seemed to have heard that he went abroad to study with He Xinwan. Is this true or not?"
It was all hearsay, Su Xian had no way of knowing whether it was true or not, and she couldn't follow up on Li Yitian's words.
"I was very optimistic about you two at the beginning, why did you break up?" Li Yitian was quite regretful.
"Our fate is too shallow." This may be the most accurate answer.
"Fate is something that still needs to be fought for by people. Have you ever thought about renewing your past relationship?"
Su Xian knew that Li Yitian's original intention was not gossip, but was really kind, so he joked: "Even if I had this idea, I probably wouldn't have the chance."
Li Yitian sighed: "After graduation from university, everyone goes their separate ways. In the early days, everyone is busy looking for jobs and adapting to the new environment. There is no time to keep in touch. After a long time, when we want to keep in touch, we feel unfamiliar. This is probably how relationships between people are, and feelings are no exception. If you don't manage them, you will never make it to the end."
After he finished speaking, he sighed several times. This sigh attracted Chen Biyu. She hooked her arm around Li Yitian and said, "Are you teaching my sister again? Don't use the same preaching method on her as you did on me. She is now the powerful Manager Su of a listed company. You can't say that she will become Vice President Su or President Su someday. I won't fall for your tricks."
Li Yitian smiled but said nothing in response to Chen Biyu's words.
Su Xian pulled Chen Biyu away: "Let your husband work, there are still many things that have not been moved."
Chen Biyu pretended to be angry and said, "You treat my husband as a coolie, I will slaughter you tonight."
So at night, Chen Biyu really slaughtered her.
The location is a famous five-star hotel in the north of the city. It is magnificent and full of the smell of money.
The waiter warmly welcomed the group into a private room called Luosongyuan.
The name is nice, but the taste is just so-so. A home-cooked dish, once put on a luxurious turntable, its value suddenly changes. Su Xian sometimes misses the food from the specialty shops back then, such as the noodle shop near Nanjing University, which tasted really good.
Over the years, she had been to many restaurants, both large and small, and had no interest in choosing dishes or flavors. When the waiter brought the menu, Su Xian handed it directly to Chen Biyu. Chen Biyu glanced at it quickly and said to the waiter, "Bring up all your signature dishes, and two more seasonal vegetables. As for the soup, let's have seafood soup."
"By the way, don't let peanuts be in anything." Chen Biyu reminded, "Our princess is allergic to peanuts. If her face gets pockmarked, you won't be able to afford the compensation."
Su Xian glanced at her: "You're just ordering something, but you're talking so much."
When she said that, Li Yitian started to teach her a lesson: "How can you order food like that? If you want to order, you should let Mr. Huang order. You have no manners at all."
Chen Biyu stuck out her tongue and said, "I forgot there's a Mr. Huang."
Huang Kaifeng opened a yogurt box for his daughter and said, "Don't call me Mr. Huang, Mr. Huang. You've already called me old. Call me Brother Kaifeng, Brother Feng, or anything else. Just don't call me Mr. Huang. It's too strange. It makes me feel like an outsider."
The good thing about Huang Kaifeng is that he never makes people feel pressured wherever he goes.
"I often heard Su Xian mention you, saying that she had some very good college classmates. Seeing you today reminded me of the time I spent at Nanyang Technological University."
"Brother Kai is also from Nanjing University?" Lu Xiran seemed to have discovered a new world.
"Yes." Huang Kaifeng said with a smile: "I haven't been back since graduation, and I don't know what my alma mater looks like now."
So Lu Xiran described in detail what her alma mater was like before she graduated. She even mentioned that the stray cat in the school gave birth to four kittens and she adopted one of them.
In fact, after they were released, except for Su Xian who secretly went back once, none of them returned to Nanjing University over the years. Some of them were busy and had no time to go back, but Su Xian didn't want to go back anymore.
That was her alma mater, but it was also the sad place where her first love ended.
It didn't take Huang Kaifeng any time to integrate with them, and they quickly became one with them. The advantage of becoming one with them was that Huang Kaifeng generously contributed the good things that existed here.
Two bottles of red wine, both sweet, delicate and mellow in the mouth, with a long aftertaste. Su Xian drank them several times and found them to be good wine indeed.
With fine wine as the accompaniment and being classmates from the same school, the emotions arose and no one could stop talking. Su Xian could only listen silently. She didn't even have time to interrupt and could only tease the little Yunshu beside her.
Little Yunshu suddenly raised her face and said in a very loud baby voice: "Auntie Su, please be my mother."
Huang Kaifeng was stunned by this sound. He immediately covered Xiao Yunshu's mouth and said, "Children's words are innocent. Don't take them seriously."
Su Xian, on the other hand, was very calm. He just smiled and touched Xiao Yunshu's head. Chen Biyu's face flushed red, and she took the opportunity to say, "I think it's okay! Xianxian, you can consider it, really, it's okay."
Su Xian winked at Li Yitian, and Li Yitian stuffed the snack he was about to eat with his chopsticks into Chen Biyu's mouth: "Stop ordering random things and eat your meal."
Chen Biyu blinked her innocent eyes and asked Lu Xiran beside her: "Ranran, do you think I am right?"
Lu Xiran shook his head without even thinking: "No."
"What's wrong?" Chen Biyu probably drank too much and started to feel dizzy.
Alcohol tolerance is something that needs to be trained. Like Su Xian, she practices with clients every now and then. Although she can't drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, at least she can hold her own and not get drunk after just one glass like she did at the beginning. She still had to be dragged back by Huang Kaifeng.
Huang Kaifeng was a very nice gentleman from beginning to end. Su Xian got drunk countless times, but he never interfered and always sent her home safely with gentlemanly courtesy.
Just for this reason, Su Xian swore to himself that he would never leave his master on the beach.
"It's just not right." Lu Xiran couldn't tell what was wrong specifically, she just felt that Su Xian and Huang Kaifeng were too similar.
After a long time, little Yunshu began to doze off. Su Xian felt distressed and asked Huang Kaifeng to take little Yunshu back first. Huang Kaifeng glanced at the shaky Lu Xiran and felt a little worried.
"I'd better take you back first."
Su Xian smiled and said, "You still think of me as the innocent little girl I was back then. Don't worry, I can handle it."
Huang Kaifeng picked up little Yunshu, said hello to everyone and left.
Chen Biyu was drunk and leaned on Li Yitian's shoulder, talking nonsense. Occasionally, she would grab things on the table. Li Yitian was in a panic because of her.
So Su Xian let Li Yitian go first.
He and Lu Xiran were the only ones left in the box.
Lu Xiran was sleeping soundly on the table. This girl was really quiet when she was drunk, and she didn't make any noise. Su Xian called her a few times, but she didn't respond at all. He patted her cheek gently, and her red little face moved, then she went back to sleep.
Su Xian had no choice but to call the waiter for help and put Lu Xiran on her back.
Fortunately, she didn't wear high heels today.
When they arrived outside the hotel, they remembered that they had all been drinking and could not drive. They wanted to put Lu Xiran down, but were afraid that she was too drunk to hold on to the wall. Seeing this, the waiter at the door immediately ran over and asked her if she needed any help.
Su Xian was about to speak, but before she could react, something hit her from behind. Su Xian turned around with a start and saw that the person who was originally on her back was now in Ren Shang's arms, still sleeping like a pig.
"She really learns from her parents. When did this girl learn how to drink?" Ren Shang still had a tone that deserved a beating.
Su Xian didn't want to waste time talking to him, nor did she want to have anything to do with these two people anymore. She wanted to go up and hug Lu Xiran back, but Ren Shang took several steps back, looking at Su Xian warily, as if she was going to steal some treasure from him.
"Ren Shang! Give her to me!"
How could Ren Shang be so obedient? He said to Zuo Yueyao: "I'll take this one in your hand. As for this one, you can do whatever you want."
She was holding someone and yet she could run so fast. Su Xian should have been able to stop her, but she was stopped by someone.
Zuo Yueyao grabbed her wrist, making it impossible for her to escape. She watched helplessly as Ren Shang took the person away. In a hurry, Su Xian shouted at Ren Shang without caring about anything: "Ren, if you dare to touch her, I, Su Xian, will fight you to death!"
Ren Shang didn't even turn his head, he just hailed a taxi and left.
Su Xian was at a loss and lost his temper at Zuo Yueyao: "Are you relying on your strength? Believe it or not, I will sue you for kidnapping!"
"Kidnapping is the act of abducting or controlling another person by force, using violence, coercion or anesthesia for the purpose of extorting money or satisfying other illegal demands."
"No matter how you look at it, his behavior does not meet the crime of kidnapping." Zuo Yueyao said calmly: "As a top student in the law department, are you lacking something?"
He was really amazing. She had only been guided on how to memorize a thick professional book, but he could actually remember all its contents.
It turns out that the world of gods and immortals is not something that ordinary people like them can compare to.
It would have been fine if we hadn't met, but as soon as we met, this headache-inducing gap emerged again.
Su Xian was a little tired. She just wanted to go back to her new home and have a good sleep, but suddenly she remembered that she hadn't bought a bed for the bedroom yet. She got even angrier when she heard this: "I'm not lacking a little, I'm really lacking. I'm not a top student in the law department. I'm just a salesperson. My name is Su Xian, but I'm not the same Su Xian anymore!"
What’s going on? She’s met them twice, and both times she’s been so unhappy. Today is clearly her good day.