Chapter 107: Xu Jianian has feelings for her?
Tang Qing's eyebrows moved slightly. Just before the two of them finished selecting the materials, Su Mengxue did come to her. She said that if their craftsmanship levels were similar, she would prefer that she judge Xu Jianian as the winner. Tang Qing was particularly surprised to hear this.
She originally thought that Su Mengxue hoped that she would be more partial to her. After all, they had signed a cooperation contract and were relatively familiar with each other. If she won the first place in Jiangbei Fashion Institute, it would be an honor. More importantly, who would want to lose?
At the time, she specifically asked the reason, but Su Mengxue simply said, "If the winner can't be determined, or if she's declared the winner, Xu Jianian will keep pestering her to compete, and she'll find it annoying."
She thought Su Mengxue was a really weird woman. Even at her age, when she had seen countless people, she had to admit that Xu Jianian was a really handsome boy.
She was curious at the time and said, "Xu Jia is such a straight-laced guy. Other women probably can't take their eyes off him. Don't you have any feelings for him?"
After hearing her words, Su Mengxue replied indifferently: "Sister Tang, I only want to make money and have no interest in men."
If someone else said this, she would not believe it, but when she saw the boredom and helplessness in Su Mengxue's eyes when she said this, and thought about her attitude towards Xu Jianian just now, she became more certain of this.
She believed she had never been wrong in her judgment of people. Although she had only known Su Mengxue for a short time, she liked and admired her. But even so, she had never thought of favoring her, nor would she be influenced by her, because she was always fair in her conduct.
She immediately collected her thoughts and looked at the two of them, saying word by word, "In the spirit of fairness, I declare you a tie. If you disagree with this result, you can come to tomorrow's charity dinner. Then we'll find out who won and who lost."
"Okay, I agree." Xu Jianian glanced at Su Mengxue calmly, fearing that she would disagree, and immediately added: "I'll pick you up to attend the banquet tomorrow."
Seeing that he agreed without her consent, Su Mengxue glanced at Xu Jianian, then looked at Tang Qing and said, "Sister Tang, I have something else to do tomorrow, so I won't come."
Tang Qing had expected Su Mengxue to say this. She also looked down on Xu Jianian's strong personality. She nodded and said, "This is your own business. Just make your own decision."
After she finished speaking, she returned to her desk, bent down to open the inner drawer, and pulled out a leather envelope. She then walked over to Su Mengxue and handed it to her: "Here, this is your reward for today."
Su Mengxue took it, opened the leather envelope, and counted the money. After she finished counting, she raised her head and said to Tang Qing, "The money is just right. Thank you, Sister Tang."
Tang Qing smiled at her: "Why thank me? You earned this through your own hard work."
After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Xu Jianian, the smile on her face immediately disappearing: "As we agreed just now, will all your money be donated to the charity gala tomorrow? If you don't agree, you can take the money now."
Xu Jianian didn't even glance at the envelope and replied nonchalantly, "I agree."
Tang Qing nodded, and then said to them: "Thank you for your hard work, I will send someone to take you home."
Su Mengxue didn't want to trouble Tang Qing at first, but when she turned around and looked out the window, it was already completely dark, and she was afraid that there were no buses at this time.
She was about to agree when she heard Xu Jianian say, "Don't bother. I drove here. I'll take her back with me."
Su Mengxue frowned slightly. She was grateful for the favor she received, and what if Xu Jianian used this to threaten her to attend the banquet tomorrow? Would she agree or not?
She didn't want to take Xu Jianian's car back, so she quickly looked at Tang Qing and said, "Sister Tang, it's so late, and it's not convenient for the two of us to go back together as a single man and a single woman. Since he drove here, please send a driver to take me."
Tang Qing nodded: "Okay, I'll send someone to take you there."
Xu Jianian's eyes darkened and he said nothing.
Tang Qing immediately called someone over, only then realizing that the driver had already left work. She turned to look at Su Mengxue and said, "I was so busy that I forgot the time. The driver has already left work. If you don't think it's appropriate for Xu Jianian to take you home, why don't you stay at my place tonight? I'll send him back tomorrow morning after you've had breakfast when he returns to work."
Su Mengxue and Tang Qing were just in an employer-employee relationship. She knew it clearly and didn't want to trouble Tang Qing, so she waved her hands and said: Sister Tang, don't bother me. I'll let Xu Jianian take me back.
A strange emotion flashed across Xu Jianian's eyes, and then disappeared in an instant. He said calmly, "Then let's go now."
After Su Mengxue said goodbye to Tang Qing, she followed Xu Jianian out. Just as they were about to leave, they heard Tang Qing say behind them, "Young man, I want to say one more thing. This is not how you chase a woman. You have to learn to be more sweet-talking and not be too overbearing and domineering."
Su Mengxue certainly knew what Tang Qing meant. She had misunderstood them. She froze in embarrassment. Just as she was about to explain, Xu Jianian turned around and said to Tang Qing, "I usually hate people who preach. Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need you to teach me."
It was the first time that Tang Qing met someone so cold and dared to talk to her like that. Perhaps it was because there were too few people like him around her, so she didn't feel annoyed but rather found it interesting.
She raised her eyebrows and said lightly, "Okay, then consider it my fault, but I want to add one more thing. Did you admit that you like Su Mengxue just now?"
Su Mengxue was stunned by her question. It was the first time she saw Tang Qing so talkative and caring about others. She was just about to explain to her that Xu Jianian only wanted to compete with her and had no other thoughts about her.
But before she could finish her words, she heard Xu Jianian behind her say lightly: So what?
Su Mengxue was completely stunned by Xu Jianian's words. Did he mean that he liked her? After the two of them left Xiangwang Auditorium, she kept thinking about what Xu Jianian had just said.
She thought she was pretty and had a talent for fashion design, but how could Xu Jianian have fallen in love with her after only a few meetings? She sat in the back seat, puzzled. She couldn't help but look at Xu Jianian, who was concentrating on driving, a huge question mark in her mind.
Just when she was puzzled, she heard Xu Jianian say leisurely: "I said that just now on purpose for Tang Qing to hear. You must not take it to heart, and don't have any other expectations of me."
Su Mengxue could tell from Xu Jianian's words that he was telling her not to be so sentimental. She curled her lips and blurted out, "Don't worry, I'm not interested in you either."
Xu Jianian was stunned. He looked at Su Mengxue behind him through the rearview mirror, and the look in his eyes became dim.
When they arrived at the door of Zhouji Tailor Shop, Su Mengxue had just gotten out of the car and had no time to say goodbye to Xu Jianian before he drove away.
She was just about to complain about Xu Jianian when she suddenly saw Gu Yunting standing not far away. It was too dark and she couldn't see the expression on his face clearly.
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