Chapter 55 He didn't want to go mining.

"Just put it there."

Su Xiao interrupted him, her tone calm.

She knew what Chen Huai was going to say. Xu Bozhou had a falling out with her last time, and this was him coming to make amends.

"Shall we tidy up and have a meal together?"

It wasn't easy for this group of people to make the trip; they had never done this kind of work before, even when they were with Xu Bozhou.

"No need, Miss Su. I'm a bit petty, and I don't have any plans to go mining for the time being."

Chen Huai shook his head, half-jokingly.

Doesn't he know his master, even if others don't?

He's even more petty than greedy. Su Xiao just refused his dinner a few days ago, and now he's letting her eat with him.

They'll probably be sarcastic and sarcastic when they get back.

"..."

Su Xiao pursed her lips, realizing that she hadn't considered things thoroughly.

"If you have nothing else to do here, I'll head back now. Grandpa's waiting for us to come back and give him a lecture."

Chen Huai was too embarrassed to say that he had been punished to come here.

Yesterday, their car was intercepted on their way to take Xu Lin to the mental hospital.

The master was furious, but the car belonged to the Yan family, and they had come prepared. They had done their best.

They could only give him a minor punishment as a warning, and then dragged him over to help Su Xiao move.

"That's all." Su Xiao honestly shook her head.

Although he understood the implication in Chen Huai's words, he didn't think of Xu Lin at all.

Xu Bozhou is the kind of person who never leaves himself any loose ends.

She just didn't expect that the Yan family would snatch her away this time.

After seeing Chen Huai and the others off, Xu An and Su Xiao nestled on the sofa in their new home and ordered takeout.

Neither of them liked to cook, so they simply made do with whatever was available.

"I never expected that you would actually move upstairs from me. I thought Miss Su was going to buy a small villa at the very least."

Xu An leaned back on the cushion and gave her a flirtatious wink.

"Tell me, are you reluctant to part with me?"

"Yes, yes, I feel restless if I don't see our great star Xu for a day."

Su Xiao looked at her teasingly, but couldn't help feeling happy inside.

Watching the new home being furnished little by little felt like all her hard work over the past few days was finally bringing her life back on track.

After obtaining the land deed from the Su family, she confronted Yan Mingshen and then completely severed ties with him.

"You."

Xu An ran over and tickled her, making her laugh and curl up into a ball.

"You're such a smooth talker. You're the one who messages me every day asking if I'm moving, and now it's like I'm the one who can't bear to part with you?"

Xu An rolled over and pinned her wrist down, laughing as they touched nose to nose.

"That's because we're worried that our young lady will be lonely living alone, especially since she recently broke up with her boyfriend."

These words struck a chord with Su Xiao, but she didn't feel hurt. Instead, she leaned closer to Xu An's shoulder.

"You, Xu An, are something else."

Just as the two finished arguing, the takeout arrived: Xu An's favorite crayfish and Su Xiao's favorite mushroom soup.

They sat cross-legged on the carpet, peeling shrimp while gossiping about entertainment industry gossip.

After eating and drinking their fill, Xu An piled up the cushions to make a nest, then pulled Su Xiao to lie down on the soft carpet:

"Good afternoon, my dear lady. After you wake up from your nap, our new life will officially begin."

Su Xiao hummed in agreement, and smelling the faint scent of gardenias on Xu An, the tension of the past few days finally relaxed, and she soon fell into a deep sleep.

In my dream, there was no scheming from Yan Mingshen, nor oppression from Xu Bozhou, only the fragrance of osmanthus in Luofeng Garden and the warmth of the people around me.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Su Xiao was woken up by her cell phone ringing.

She answered the phone groggily, and Yan Mingshen's voice came through the receiver:

"Xiaoxiao, the jewelry auction I told you about the other day is tonight. Shall we go check it out together?"

Su Xiao instantly woke up, sat up, and rubbed her eyes.

Xu An put his arm around her waist and grumbled in annoyance, "Who is it, disturbing my peaceful sleep?"

Su Xiao covered the microphone and said softly, "Yan Mingshen said there's an auction tonight, are you going?"

"I have a show tonight."

Xu An frowned, his mind finally clearing up: "How about I take a day off and go with you? I'm scared..."

"It's okay, go ahead and do what you need to do."

She hesitated for a few seconds. Yan Mingshen's invitation was indeed sudden, but the auction was a public event, and there was nothing he could do.

Send me the address, I'll go there myself.

After hanging up the phone, Xu An leaned over and said, "Be careful, and remember to call your uncle if anything happens."

"Okay, I'll be back soon, you can go back to sleep."

She bent down to cover Xu An with a blanket, but actually went to the dressing room to change her clothes.

Su Xiao wore a sporty short sweatshirt in the morning; for this occasion, it was better to be a little more formal.

She applied a light makeup and then went downstairs to drive to the auction house.

It started to drizzle on the way. Su Xiao parked her car in the drop-off area in front of the auction house. The raindrops slanted against the car window, blurring the water droplets.

Yan Mingshen stood under the eaves not far away, holding a long, pure black umbrella in his hand.

The umbrella was tilted slightly, revealing a sharp and clean profile with a high nose bridge and a taut jawline.

He wore a well-tailored black suit, his shirt collar was neatly tied, and he stood tall and elegant.

Upon seeing Su Xiao's car, he and his assistant quickly walked over, the umbrella steadily covering her head, protecting her from the wind and rain.

"Why weren't you with Xu An?"

His voice was lower than usual, and mixed with the sound of rain, it inexplicably sounded gentler.

Su Xiao got out of the car, deliberately keeping an arm's length distance from him.

She wore no elaborate accessories, only a thin chain around her neck with a perfect pearl pendant, its warm luster making her skin appear even whiter than snow.

Her originally cool and aloof features softened under the dress, yet her inherent pride remained undiminished.

"Xu An has something to do, so it's convenient for me to come by myself."

Her gaze swept over his rain-soaked cuffs, then quickly shifted away, landing on the auction house's brightly lit doors.

Fortunately, Xia Zhi didn't come along today, otherwise I would have tried to find ways to make things difficult for her.

Yan Mingshen noticed the faint scars on her wrist that hadn't completely faded, his eyes darkened, and his raised hand paused in mid-air.

In the end, he simply tilted the umbrella further towards her, covering most of it over her, while his own shoulders were exposed to the rain, quickly becoming soaked with dark liquid.

"It's raining heavily, don't get wet."

His fingertips brushed against her arm unintentionally, and Su Xiao flinched slightly as if burned, taking half a step back, just out of the umbrella's reach.

"No need, I can hold the umbrella myself."

She took out her folding umbrella from her bag and was about to open it when Yan Mingshen grabbed her wrist first.

His palms were warm, but his grip was light, yet they carried a sense of control that was impossible to break free from.

"Let's go together."

His tone was indifferent, yet it carried the domineering air of someone in a superior position. Before Su Xiao could refuse, he half-embraced her and led her into the auction house.

He gripped the umbrella handle tightly in his hand, and the two were so close that they could smell the faint scent of cedar on him.

Unlike Xu Bozhou's coldness, his aura also carried a deliberately crafted gentleness.

Su Xiao's body stiffened, and her fingertips curled up quietly.