Chapter 125: Green Tea Exposed

Hearing his suddenly unfamiliar address, Qiao Sujin's gentle expression suddenly froze, and she said jokingly:

"What have I done to offend you that you are so polite to me?"

Meng Haosi glanced at the two people eating onlookers beside him, his face a little unnatural, "No, that's not right."

Qiao Sujin's expression brightened, she walked up to him and pulled his hair.

"We grew up in the same courtyard. I know what you're like. Tell me how I've offended you."

This playful and angry voice, and this intimate tone, caused the onlookers Chen Xiangxiang to sigh softly.

Ruan Yuntang also shook her head speechlessly and was about to turn around, but she didn't expect Meng Haosi to suddenly take a few big steps and hide behind her.

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The scene fell into dead silence.

Qiao Sujin's hands froze in mid-air. She looked at Meng Haosi, who was hiding like a ghost, in shock. After a long while, she pulled the corners of her twitching mouth.

"Haosi, what are you doing? I'm not going to eat you."

Ruan Yuntang also turned his head with a puzzled look on his face, and asked with his eyes, "Why are you hiding behind me?"

Meng Haosi also wanted to hide behind someone. Wasn’t Ruan Yuntang the only married person present?

Thinking of this, he naturally sat down at the workstation next to Ruan Yuntang, and said to Qiao Sujin seriously:

"Comrade Qiao, we are adults now. We should pay attention to the distance between men and women and can't be as casual as we were when we were kids."

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Qiao Sujin was stunned by Meng Haosi, as if she didn't recognize him anymore.

After a long while, she forced a smile and said sadly:

"I thought that even though we've grown up, we'd still be as close as we were when we were little. I've always treated you like my own brother, but I didn't expect you to see this as casual."

Meng Haosi looked at her red eyes and opened his mouth to explain, but when he saw a figure outside the door, the words rolled in his throat, and he said:

"Comrade Qiao, I also treat you as my sister, but we are not siblings after all, so we still need to be careful about how we get along."

Qiao Sujin's hand tucked into her eyes froze, and she laughed dryly, "I forgot, Haosi has grown up."

After saying that, she returned to her usual cheerful self, "Why didn't you tell me earlier, do you have a girl you like?"

"Does your partner mind?"

"No." Meng Haosi was afraid of affecting Su Ye's reputation, so he put the blame on himself. He pulled his hair and said:

"I was too inconsiderate before. I was young and ignorant."

Yeah?

Qiao Sujin glanced at Ruan Yuntang, who was standing beside him with a look of watching a show, and her eyes darkened.

Meng Haosi has always had a childlike personality. He seems to be carefree, but in fact he is simple and easy to coax.

The fact that he suddenly thought of this must have been due to someone saying something to him.

She unconsciously clenched her palms, but her face returned to its previous gentle smile, and said to Meng Haosi:

"Comrade Meng, can you please go out with me for a while? I have something important to discuss with you."

Meng Haosi didn't look at her when he heard this, but looked behind her.

Qiao Sujin frowned and turned around to see Su Ye passing by.

She has a slender figure, and the plain white dress makes her look elegant and beautiful, just like the snow that has just melted in spring. She seems to have no sharpness, giving people a clear and comfortable feeling.

But Qiao Sujin knew how powerful this girl was.

In his previous life, he quietly revived the Su family's business and even bewitched Jiang Shaohuan's heart!

Qiao Sujin tried her best to suppress her unstable emotions and smiled gently, "It turns out to be Xiaoye."

Then, she turned to look at Meng Haosi and said jokingly:

"Haosi, what are you doing, Xiaoye? What's going on? Do you need Xiaoye's permission to discuss something with me in private?"

After she said this, Meng Haosi knew she was joking. His face felt a little hot for some reason, and he subconsciously looked at Su Ye, asking for instructions.

Su Ye's black and white eyes looked back at him coldly and distantly, but she said lightly:

"Yeah, it's your business, look at what I do."

After saying that, she hugged the box in her arms and turned to leave.

The burning sensation in Meng Haosi instantly faded away. He stood up in panic and strode out of the door, knocking Qiao Sujin off balance. He didn't even look back, his whole heart and soul focused on Su Ye.

Qiao Sujin's arm hit the door frame, and she gasped in pain. She stared at Meng Haosi, the idiot, in shock and anger.

How stupid of you to still like this woman!

After Qiao Sujin calmed down from her anger, she suddenly remembered something and her eyes lit up slightly.

If she helped Meng Haosi recognize Su Ye's true face and removed the obstacle of love, wouldn't he be able to succeed earlier than in his previous life?

Thinking of this, she quickly caught up.

Chen Xiangxiang looked at the backs of the people walking away, gloating, "The stinky rat is dead."

Ruan Yuntang raised his eyebrows and smiled, that’s not necessarily true.

After a while, Qiao Sujin came back with a pale face.

She thought about the rejection she had just received from Meng Haosi and was still unwilling to accept it. She also thought about how she had not yet gotten close to Chen Xiangxiang, so she went into the perfume room again.

Praising Chen Xiangxiang, "Xiangxiang, you are beautiful again."

At the workbench, Chen Xiangxiang and Ruan Yuntang were concentrating on stirring new spices, and they were so noisy that they didn't notice her at all.

Qiao Sujin frowned and looked around, her eyes falling on the various spices on the table and the pile of small machines on the floor in the corner.

Her eyes changed.

In her previous life, she had seen Jiang Shaohuan's good brother Zhou Guanyan doing spice business, and she was familiar with these spices and machines.

She looked back at the two people who were busy working, tiptoed to the corner, picked up a machine, and just took a look at it when a serious voice suddenly came from behind her.

"Comrade Qiao, this is our work area. It is not convenient for outsiders to visit."

Qiao Sujin's eyes darkened, she turned around and handed the machine over with an apologetic look on her face.

"Sorry, I thought it was useless if I put it on the ground."

Ruan Yuntang didn't take it, and glanced at the table, "Put it on the table."

Qiao Sujin clenched her palms and walked in the direction of her finger. Just as she was about to let go, her feet stumbled.

"oops--"

"Bang——"

She stumbled, and the small machine in her hand fell to the ground, breaking into pieces.

Qiao Sujin exclaimed, "Ah! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, how about I compensate you."

Chen Xiangxiang turned her head to look at this scene, then looked at her panicked face and was about to say "forget it".

Ruan Yuntang said first, "Five hundred."

"What?" Qiao Sujin was shocked.

How can such a small thing be so expensive?

Chen Xiangxiang had no concept of money, but she knew that it was just something Meng Haosi had created.

She cautiously poked Ruan Yuntang and asked, "Is this thing made by that stinky rat so expensive?"

Ruan Yuntang raised his eyebrows slightly and said firmly, "Of course, this is a new distillation machine developed by Meng Haosi."

Hearing the voice, Qiao Sujin's eyes lit up, and she looked towards the machine on the table with determination, and immediately took out a pile of banknotes from her bag.

Unfortunately, she didn't bring that much money with her when she went out, and after collecting all the money she could only get a hundred yuan.

"I'll give you the rest tomorrow."

Ruan Yuntang looked at her anxious expression and curled his lips, "Okay, then write me an IOU first."