Chapter 143 Concealment

At the entrance, Xie Yanning was exchanging pleasantries with someone.

The host stepped forward to greet them, and several other CEOs who looked somewhat familiar to Su Wanwan also went to greet them.

This was the first time Su Wanwan had seen Xie Yanning like this.

Wearing a well-tailored haute couture suit and a diamond brooch on her chest, she exuded nobility and elegance, standing there as if she had her own spotlight.

When she was a teacher, she was a bit more reserved, but now she exudes confidence and doesn't lose out at all when standing next to those big shots.

Su Wanwan narrowed her eyes slightly. Professor Xie really does have many facets.

Meng Ningyan's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "Isn't that your Professor Xie?"

Su Wanwan turned her head and said, "Yes, I just realized that was my Professor Xie."

"..." Meng Ningyan: "Didn't you just meet the parents? Did you have a fight?"

"How could that be!" Su Wanwan said, "Our relationship is great."

Hearing their conversation, Qin An pondered, "Xie Yanning is your boyfriend?"

"right."

Qin An blinked, slightly concealing the melancholy in his eyes, and said with a smile, "I really didn't expect that it would be so hard to guess how deeply in love he is."

Hearing him say that, Su Wanwan asked, "Do you know him?"

"I guess we know each other," Qin An said. "We're alumni; we met when we were doing activities together as Chinese students."

Su Wanwan had no idea about Qin An's academic background and never imagined that they had such a relationship.

"Should we go up and say hello to him?" Meng Ningyan asked.

Su Wanwan hesitated. Xie Yanning was obviously talking business with someone, and it would be a bit of a disturbance if she went over.

"Never mind, let's wait a bit," Su Wanwan said.

She really didn't expect that Xie Yanning was coming to a banquet.

No, even if I knew it beforehand, it probably wouldn't have made any difference; their goals were quite different.

As Xie Yanning was pondering this, a woman walked up to him and joined their conversation. Judging from her position, she was clearly more familiar with Xie Yanning.

She has a very capable demeanor and seems to be able to interact with those big shots with ease.

"Who is that?" Meng Ningyan asked.

Su Wanwan: "..."

She didn't even know who he was, let alone who the person next to him was.

"I guess it's a female companion," Su Wanwan said.

Her father sometimes brings his secretary with him to other banquets, since Ms. Zhong isn't always available.

It's perfectly normal to have female companions at a banquet.

Su Wanwan wouldn't be jealous.

At this moment, Xie Yanning's gaze happened to shift and he saw Su Wanwan not far away, with obvious surprise in his eyes.

Su Wanwan couldn't help but laugh; it was truly rare to see Professor Xie show such an expression.

Beyond the clinking of glasses at the banquet, Su Wanwan raised her champagne glass and nodded slightly with her chin.

Her face was radiant with a bright and flamboyant smile.

Xie Yanning's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly looked away, said "sorry" to the person in front of him, and walked over to Su Wanwan.

secretary:? ? ?

Boss, can't we at least try to build a good working relationship instead of slacking off?

Xie Yanning glanced at her.

Secretary: OK, I understand.

That's pretty much all the socializing done; leaving the rest to her is no problem at all.

Upon seeing Qin An, Xie Yanning paused for a moment, but didn't linger. Instead, she asked Su Wanwan, "What are you doing here?"

Su Wanwan: "Shouldn't I be asking you that? You didn't even tell me you'd become a big shot."

"Didn't you tell me that it was your grandfather's friend who invited you?" Xie Yanning squeezed her palm.

Su Wanwan glared at him. "In public, you should tone it down a bit."

Xie Yanning refused to let go.

They're boyfriend and girlfriend, what's wrong with holding hands?

He didn't hug or kiss anyone.

However, he didn't go too far. With Su Wanwan's persistent efforts, he finally let go, though he still felt a little regretful.

What exactly is the problem?

Su Wanwan said, "You know my grandfather's friend too, it's him." She pointed to Qin An in front of her.

Qin An smiled politely, "Xie Yanning, it's been a long time. I didn't expect to see you here." He seemed completely oblivious to their earlier hand-to-hand entanglement.

Xie Yanning glanced at Qin An, "I didn't expect you to actually come back."

"It seems you're doing well."

"The same to you."

I really envy your mindset.

Xie Yanning's gaze sharpened. "Likewise."

Su Wanwan felt something was off between them, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

Chen Hanjing's eyes never stopped showing shock when she saw Xie Yanning come in.

How exactly did that poor scholar sneak in?

Why does Li Jingsheng have to personally receive us?

Li Jingsheng was the host of this banquet.

He had just exchanged a few words with Xie Yanning when he saw her go over there, and he couldn't help but wonder who she knew there.

Li Jingsheng's daughter, Li Sining, said to her father in a coquettish tone, "Dad, let's go over there too."

Li Sining comes from a good family and has high standards. She finds those rich young men either uneducated or not good-looking enough. In short, she looks down on them all. Only Xie Yanning catches her eye.

He was exceptionally talented and gentle.

She looked over too.

Over there are two women, Su Wanwan and Meng Ningyan.

She secretly compared herself to them and realized that none of them were as pretty as she was.

Needless to say, their family background is exceptional.

No one understands a daughter better than her father, and Li Jingsheng certainly understood his daughter's thoughts.

He also liked Xie Yanning, this young man.

They have courage and boldness.

The two walked over.

Su Wanwan, Meng Ningyan, and Qin An all greeted each other, "Hello, Uncle Li."

Li Jingsheng responded.

Li Sining called out "Sister Wanwan" to one of them before greeting the others.

Li Sining is two years younger than Su Wanwan, but she skipped a grade and was Su Wanwan's classmate for a year or two. She has called her "Sister Wanwan" since she was a child, which Su Wanwan always felt was strange, but she didn't know what was wrong.

We're only two years apart, but we're still classmates. There's no need for us to call each other "older sister."

"Are you two classmates?" Li Jingsheng's gaze swept between them. He thought that Qin An also seemed to be studying in MIT, so he naturally assumed that Xie Yanning had come because of an old classmate.

Qin An: "Yes, they are alumni."

Xie Yanning also said, "Yes, fellow alumnus."

Li Jingsheng: "Haha, this is fate."

Su Wanwan and Meng Ningyan, who were not involved in family affairs and whose family backgrounds were not top-tier, and Li Jingsheng was an elder, did not pay much attention to them.

"Why don't we go over there and talk?" Li Sining said.

Su Wanwan and Meng Ningyan: "..."

There's no need to ignore the two of them like that.

Xie Yanning smiled helplessly and said, "I'm afraid that won't work, I have to be with my girlfriend."

Li Sining's expression changed. "What girlfriend?"

Xie Yanning put his arm around Su Wanwan and said, "Let me introduce you. Su Wanwan is my girlfriend."

Li Sining suddenly tightened her jaw, and her gaze toward Su Wanwan became particularly sharp for a moment.

"..."

Xie Yanning really attracts all sorts of suitors wherever he goes.

Su Wanwan leaned her head slightly closer to Xie Yanning's shoulder, and the two looked very intimate: "Let me introduce you, this is my boyfriend."

Li Sining raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly.

Su Wanwan is still so naive.