Chapter 34 Senior, don't you remember me?

Under the night sky, Wynn Palace resembles a giant treasure box embedded in the Cotai Strip. Its gleaming gold-plated glass is reflected in the surrounding artificial lake, and the world-famous musical fountain at the entrance throws water jets magnificently into the sky.

Tonight's charity gala is a prelude to the jewelry exhibition. As an exhibitor, Shang Shu was naturally among the invited guests. Her personal attendance not only demonstrates her respect for the organizer, Macau Art Fair, but also provides a great opportunity to meet celebrities, collectors, philanthropists, and expand her network across various fields.

Shang Shu wore a white satin fishtail gown today, understated yet elegant.

Song Lan, who was standing next to them, also saw a middle-aged woman walking towards them with a wine glass in her hand. She subtly whispered in their ear, "Mr. Shang, this is Ji Nan, the curator of the Macau Art Museum, on your right."

"President Shang, it's a pleasure to meet you." Ji Nan arrived at Shang Shu's side shortly afterward.

"Director Ji." Shang Shu smiled and stepped forward, raising the wine glass in her hand.

The Macau Art Museum has always been run by the Ji family, and Ji Nan is the third-generation curator. Shang Shu met her briefly at the Macau Jewelry Fair last year.

“I had the pleasure of seeing your company’s work in the port city last time, and I really liked both the craftsmanship and the concept. It is an honor for our museum to invite you to exhibit again in our own backyard this year,” Ji Nan said with a smile.

"Director Ji, you flatter me. Macau Art Fair has hosted so many large-scale exhibitions, and each exhibition setup is meticulous and unique. I am also very much looking forward to the official opening, and I hope that our exhibits will add luster to your museum."

Shang Shu smiled and returned Ji Nan's compliments with a few words.

The two clinked their glasses together, making a pleasant, soft sound. Ji Nan then waved to a girl with delicate features who walked over.

“This is my daughter. She recently returned from Canada and is also a member of the curatorial team for this exhibition,” Ji Nan introduced to Shang Shu.

She then turned to the girl beside her: "Sonia, this is the CEO of S&S."

Upon hearing this, the girl called Sonia immediately smiled brightly and extended her hand to Shang Shu: "Hello, President Shang, I am Ji Songning, you can call me Sonia."

"Hello." Shang Shu smiled and nodded, giving Ji Songning's hand a light squeeze in return. She felt that the name sounded somewhat familiar.

“Sonia has always liked Mr. Shang’s works. She even asked me to help her purchase some for her collection when she was in Canada.” Ji Nan said with a smile. After her assistant whispered a few words in her ear, she continued, “Then you two chat first. I’ll excuse myself for a moment.”

Shang Shu nodded slightly, watching Ji Nan walk away and talk to someone nearby. She turned around and focused her gaze on Ji Songning.

She responded to Ji Nan's words, "It is my great honor to have Miss Ji like me."

Unexpectedly, Ji Songning chuckled after hearing this: "Senior, don't you remember me?"

Shang Shu was taken aback upon hearing this.

Senior? What senior? No wonder that name sounded familiar...

Her mind raced through her resume; university was out of the question, leaving only one option.

Shang Shu attended Aocheng International School from elementary school to high school. The reason was simple: Shang Wei thought the integrated system was convenient. But who exactly benefited from this convenience? The answer is obvious.

Just as Shang Shu was quickly searching her memory, Ji Songning spoke again: "Once before a horse riding lesson... you lent me your helmet."

Upon hearing these keywords, Shang Shu's vague impressions gradually began to emerge.

It happened when she was eighteen; she vaguely remembers it was an afternoon.

Lin Lang and Shang Zhiyi had just finished their meal at the restaurant and returned to their lockers when they saw Shang Zhiyi standing to the side with a group of wealthy young ladies, looking furtive and suspicious.

Lin Lang nudged her shoulder: "Hey, what's she up to now?"

"I don't know, and I'm not interested." Shang Shu rolled her eyes at Shang Zhiyi, who was not far away, entered the password to open her locker, and thought that as long as she didn't get involved, she wouldn't bother with Shang Zhiyi's little tricks.

The circle of wealthy families is not very large, and most of their children attend these elite international schools. As a result, news spreads quickly within the circle, and everyone knows more or less about each other's family affairs.

So at that time, almost the entire school knew that she and Shang Zhiyi were sworn enemies.

As for why no one dares to bully her, it's largely thanks to her stunning looks and flirtatious social skills, which makes her quite popular.

"Are you going to Carley's pool party tonight?" Shang Shu asked Lin Lang while scrolling through her phone.

Lin Lang shrugged and pouted: "Forget it, I'm too lazy to move during my period, and riding lessons are tiring enough."

After saying that, she opened the cabinet, took out her riding clothes and helmet for the upcoming equestrian lesson, and then said to Shang Shu, "I'm going to change my clothes first."

Shang Shu leaned against the cabinet door and nodded, her fingers flying across the screen as she accepted several party invitations.

Suddenly, after a few beeps of password input, a girl let out a small gasp, followed by the ear-piercing laughter of Shang Zhiyi and her group.

Shang Shu put her phone in her pocket, slammed the cabinet door shut with some impatience, and wanted to see what these noisy people were up to now.

A pretty girl, seemingly still shaken, was seen biting her lower lip hard as she stared at her cabinet.

Shang Shu turned her head to look and saw some trash lying in the cabinet with the name "Sonia" on it. Next to it was a helmet with a cracked top, which was obviously smashed by someone.

She had seen the girl that morning in the principal's office; they were discussing some procedures related to her being a transfer student.

Shang Shu glanced at the girl's bow tie, which was the same color as Shang Zhiyi's, and stepped forward to ask in a low voice, "Do you know who did this?"

The girl raised her misty eyes and noticed Shang Shu's bow tie, which indicated she was in her senior year, before shaking her head pitifully.

"You go first, I'll handle this," Shang Shu said in a deep voice.

"But...but I have to go to my horse riding lesson later..." the girl said, wiping away her tears with a pitiful expression.

Shang Shu frowned, thought for a moment, then opened the cabinet again and handed her helmet to the girl: "Go to class first, we'll talk about the rest later."

"Thank you, senior..." The girl's eyes were full of gratitude, and she didn't forget to glance at Shang Shu's name on the cabinet before leaving.

After seeing everyone off, Shang Shu looked up at the few people in the corner. She knew that regardless of whether Shang Zhiyi made it herself or not, her participation was indispensable.

She doesn't like to meddle in other people's business, but if it's Shang Zhiyi who does it, then it's considered a "family matter".

She slowly walked up to Shang Zhiyi and raised a finger to her: "Open your cabinet."

Seeing Shang Shu approach, Shang Zhiyi's group of girlfriends all took a few steps back in fear, but Shang Zhiyi still looked unconvinced: "Why?"

"I said, open it." Shang Shu looked at Shang Zhiyi with a hint of fierceness in her eyes, and whispered a warning in her ear, "Don't force me to say it a third time, you know what the consequences will be."

Shang Zhiyi trembled. She knew that Shang Shu was no longer the timid little girl she used to be, and she could no longer be as domineering as she used to be at home. After all, Shang Shu was not afraid of even Shang Wei, let alone her "little sister" who was using Shang Shu's power to bully others.

So she reluctantly walked to the cabinet and opened it, but feeling a little embarrassed, she deliberately said loudly, "So what if I open it?"

Shang Shu ignored her shouting and pulled out Shang Zhiyi's helmet, then walked outside without looking back.

"Shang Shu, give it back to me! This is my helmet!" Shang Zhiyi shouted as she chased after her.

"Oh, what's going on here now?" Lin Lang happened to come out of the dressing room and saw this ridiculous scene. He thought to himself that Shang Shu had just said she wasn't interested in this.

"I'm skipping my horseback riding lesson, all for the sake of fighting evil and maintaining order." Shang Shu said nonchalantly to Lin Lang without stopping.

Immediately afterwards, she was pulled outside by Shang Zhiyi. After looking around, she finally chose a large rock that looked hard enough. Without hesitation, she raised her helmet and smashed it upwards.

After a few blows, the part of the helmet inlaid with mother-of-pearl was already shattered into pieces.

"You! You!" Shang Zhiyi was so angry that she couldn't utter a complete sentence. That was a Suomy Horse, an Italian brand that Shang Wei had specially asked someone to buy for her, worth five thousand US dollars.

"Don't you like bullying others?" Shang Shu tossed the helmet back to Shang Zhiyi, rubbing her aching wrist. "Tomorrow, bring your bunch of cronies and apologize to her, or I'll smash all your things one by one."

Shang Zhiyi almost bit her lower lip until it bled. She glanced at the few rich young ladies peeking from the corner of the wall not far away and immediately felt incredibly embarrassed. So she decided to just throw caution to the wind: "Smash it if you want, smash it all you want."

Anyway, she wasn't short of things or money; she could just buy new ones if they broke. She even wanted Shang Wei to buy her better ones; she didn't believe Shang Shu could keep nagging her like that.

Seeing that he wouldn't listen to reason, Shang Shu closed her eyes and chuckled softly: "Fine, since you won't listen, then don't blame me for telling Shang Wei about you bribing the teacher to change your grades. Tell me... was this your idea or your mother's idea?"

Shang Shu found it amusing; the discovery ultimately stemmed from a bag.

One day after school, she happened to be late and bumped into a familiar-looking woman walking into Ms. Shang Zhiyi's office, carrying a Hermes bag.

She couldn't mistake him, because the person was the maid who had accused her of letting Jasmine go years ago, and the next day, the teacher was carrying a conspicuous two-tone crocodile skin.

Shang Zhiyi's face turned deathly pale instantly. She didn't know how Shang Shu had found out about this: "You...you're talking nonsense!"

"Whether I'm lying or not is not for you to decide." Shang Shu ignored her and started to walk inside.

"I agree!" Just as Shang Shu was about to step into the corridor, Shang Zhiyi made her choice. "I will apologize, but you must let that matter go."

Shang Shu stood on the veranda and sneered, "You don't seem to be in a position to negotiate with me."

In fact, she knew that even if Shang Wei knew about this, he would only rage at home. As for the school, he would still clean up the mess for Shang Zhiyi without any limits. After all, no one hates money. As long as you give enough, you can even turn black into white.

But she didn't care about any of that anymore. Anyway, she was about to graduate and go to university in Edmonton, and everything here would have nothing to do with her anymore.

Later, Shang Shu was busy preparing for her trip abroad, so she gradually stopped coming to school. However, she heard from Lin Lang that Shang Zhiyi did apologize to the girl in front of a group of people, and she just laughed it off and gradually forgot about it.

"It's you..." Shang Shu came to her senses and suddenly realized that Ji Songning was Sonia, who had been bullied by Shang Zhiyi back then. Looking at the confident and radiant girl in front of her, she was amazed by how much she had changed.