Chapter 224 Yu Zhan is not her first choice

Today's tea party is being held in the mayor's wife's back garden.

When Luo Shu and her group arrived, many people were already admiring the mayor's wife's residence.

This is Mrs. Ling, the newly appointed mayor's wife.

Madam Ling was only in her early fifties, but she had the face of a thirty-year-old, a perfect national face, and a graceful figure. Although she was a little chubby, she looked prosperous and naturally beautiful. Luo Shu couldn't help but take a few more glances at her.

She wore a well-tailored cheongsam, exquisitely crafted, which looked delicate and was probably prepared for this tea party. However, she was not simply hosting this tea party to have tea and chat; she was doing it to win people over and pave the way for the future.

Most of the guests were wives and heiresses from well-known business circles, each of whom had a legendary background.

Zhou Zhiyi turned out to be her old classmate.

"Zhiyi, you've finally arrived!" Ignoring everyone around her, Madam Ling stepped forward and gave her a big hug.

"Am I late?" Zhou Zhiyi reached out and gave her a light hug.

The two of them released each other without prior agreement, and then walked in together, leading the person under the pavilion.

"You came at just the right time. It's good that you came, otherwise there wouldn't be many people I could really talk to."

Madam Ling was somewhat annoyed. She hadn't originally intended to hold this kind of tea party. She was a playful person, but not everyone could get along with her.

"Introduce her to me quickly! Wait, let me guess, this must be your beautiful daughter-in-law!" Madam Ling held Luo Shu's hand, looking her up and down, muttering, "You've picked all the good things, even such a beautiful daughter-in-law has been taken, while my Ling Chen is still single at thirty..."

Early morning?

Is the "early morning" she mentioned the same "early morning" that the returnee from overseas was talking about?

Luo Shu smiled and said, "The best is yet to come! Madam Ling is very fortunate."

Upon hearing this, Madam Ling chuckled, "What a sweet tongue you have!"

After saying that, she turned her gaze to Luo Qiu, "You two, mother and daughter, look so alike!"

Madam Ling smiled. She had met Luo Qiu once or twice and they were fairly familiar with each other.

“We change every day, but you look exactly the same as when you were thirty. You haven’t changed at all!” Luo Qiu joked.

Madam Ling laughed heartily.

Zhou Zhiyi smiled and pulled Teacher Hu over, saying, "This is Designer Ye's mother, Teacher Hu. Teacher Hu used to be a top expert in the fashion industry!"

"Designer Ye? You mean the Designer Ye from Old Ling's company?" Mrs. Ling looked him up and down.

Teacher Hu didn't say much, and Madam Ling's attention wasn't on her either, so the brief introduction ended.

Later, Madam Ling went to entertain other clients and told Zhou Zhiyi to take them around casually, as this was all her territory. Zhou Zhiyi was her lover, and a maid was arranged to accompany her.

After Luo Shu saw that the person had walked away, she quietly asked Zhou Zhiyi, "Is Madam Ling's son the manager Ling at A Zhan's company?"

Ah Zhan...

This was the first time she had called him that in a long time, and she almost twisted her tongue after she did.

She bit her lip.

Zhou Zhiyi didn't notice her little action. She quickly lowered her voice and said, "Shh..." She looked around and said, "I was working at A Zhan's company in the early morning, but we can't go around saying that. Mayor Ling has just taken office. It wouldn't be good if others used this to make a fuss."

Luo Shu nodded and quickly shut her mouth.

After passing through the long corridor, they stopped under a pavilion in the middle of a lake, surrounded by lotus flowers and leaves, and there were also many koi in the lake.

"I heard this house was only recently acquired. Apparently, it was built privately by some corrupt official, costing a lot of money. Mayor Ling isn't afraid of gossip; he bought the house before taking office..."

Zhou Zhiyi, Luo Qiu, and Teacher Hu sat to the side drinking tea, quietly discussing Madam Ling's matter.

Luo Shu asked the maid for some fish food and diligently fed the fish.

As if sensing the food, the koi carp swam towards this side.

Luo Shu casually sprinkled fish food into the pond little by little.

A pair of familiar eyes watched her from not far away, their gaze filled with an inexplicable pain and forbearance.

Luo Shu's back trembled as she slowly straightened up, her gaze meeting the eyes of the woman opposite her.

She slightly curled the corners of her lips, not paying much attention, and continued to sprinkle fish food onto the koi.

She turned to the side, a strand of her dark hair slipping past her temple, the morning sun shining on her, appearing and disappearing in the lotus pond, just like a fairy among the lotus flowers.

bite--

As expected, Luo Shu's phone finally rang, though it was a little later than anticipated. She thought she could keep her composure, but the woman couldn't stay calm at all.

【come over. 】

Those two simple words revealed the woman's restraint.

Luo Shu glanced at her phone, then at Su Ting across from her. Su Ting looked calm, seemingly lacking the imposing tone of the text message.

This woman is still too impatient.

Luo Shu scattered the remaining fish food, attracting a large number of koi carp to compete for it.

Ripples spread across the water, and the surrounding lotus leaves swayed gently, as if a breeze were blowing.

The wind is picking up.

Luo Shu smiled, stood up, and said to the three women who were chatting happily under the pavilion, "I'm going to the restroom and see if there's anything else fun to do. I'll come back to find you later."

"Don't go too far!" Luo Qiu was worried and was about to get up and go with her.

"Let her go for a walk, it'll help her relax." Zhou Zhiyi pulled her to sit down. She's a grown woman now, no need to worry about her so much.

"Don't worry, I'll be back soon." Luo Shu lifted her skirt and left the pavilion.

She walked towards the pavilion opposite, and followed Su Ting into the other courtyard.

There was a small tea room there, which looked rather secluded, and the two of them sat down at the same time.

"Why don't you dare to come out and meet me?" Su Ting sneered.

Luo Shu calmly poured the boiled water into their teacups.

"Why wouldn't I dare to meet you? I haven't done anything wrong. It's you who's in such a hurry to call me out. What do you want to say?"

"You knew perfectly well that I sent that message, so why didn't you come out?"

"What would I do outside?" Luo Shu smiled. "Go out and scold you for being shameless? Go out and question you about whether you did something you shouldn't have done?" She snorted. "What's the point?"

Su Ting was surprised by Luo Shu's response, "Aren't you nervous at all?"

"Why should I be nervous?" Luo Shu wanted to see Su Ting lose her temper. "You can have men on both sides, but you can't let men control your emotions. You must always remember that men should not be your first choice."

Su listened and was stunned.

"Isn't A-Zhan your first choice?"

Luo Shu paused, "He is, but so am I."

Yu Zhan was her first choice. She loved Yu Zhan, but she chose to love herself more, and she was also willing to believe in Yu Zhan.

She was upset because every woman would be upset in that situation, even if it was a misunderstanding.

Because she loved Yu Zhan to the core.

Even a misunderstanding can make her incredibly sad!

She had initially thought it was a done deal, but when Su Ting sent her a message, she began to doubt its authenticity.