Soon, the car arrived at the Ashley Kelsey International High-end Restaurant.
The four of them got out of the car together and walked into the restaurant. A waiter in a tuxedo came over. After Ni Sangwan told him the location of the reservation in fluent English, the waiter took the four of them to the luxurious VIP room on the third floor.
As soon as they sat down, several waiters came up with water glasses, handed them four menus, poured them the expensive red wine that Ni Sangwan had ordered in advance, and introduced their restaurant's signature dishes and dishes worth trying.
As the host, Ni Sangwan set an example by ordering four of their restaurant's signature dishes, and left the rest to them.
"Ms. Su, Ms. Tao, Xixi, don't be polite. Just order whatever you like or want to eat. Don't think about saving money for me." Ni Sangwan smiled generously. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, she didn't switch the language for a moment and still communicated in English.
"Then let Miss Ni pay for it." Su Yang nodded slightly, glanced at Tao Anwen, and then ordered a few dishes with the waiter in English, and communicated the nature of the dishes very fluently.
Tao Anwen lowered her eyes and raised the corners of her lips slightly. This Ni Sangwan is really a green tea villain who likes to trip people up.
Just now, when Su Yang entered the restaurant, the waiter looked absent-minded and thought that she didn't understand what he said, so she deliberately used English to show off.
Don't you think about it? Her daughter Yangyang has always been the top student in her grade from elementary school to high school, and her status has never been shaken. Her English level is really top-notch, otherwise you would think that she worked as a news anchor for nothing.
Ni Sangwan was not surprised by this. Su Yang's knowledge and academic qualifications were not fake. English was a piece of cake for her. She just wanted to test it out.
His meaningful gaze lingered on Su Yang for about two seconds. When he withdrew his gaze, he found that Rong Xi's gaze was on him.
"What's wrong? Xixi?"
"It's okay, I want to eat this..." Rong Xi smiled and shook his head, casually pointing to the steak on the menu.
"Just order what you want to eat. Why are you being polite to me?" Ni Sangwan smiled and glared at her, then looked at the waiter and signaled with his eyes.
After they ordered their dishes, the waiters left, leaving only the four of them in the private room.
"Today is my first meeting with Miss Tao. I'm really sorry to say that I have known You Lin for more than 20 years. As a result, I did not attend his engagement party with Miss Tao because of the show. Although it's a little late now, I still want to personally wish you a happy engagement." Ni Sangwan broke the silence with a smile, picked up the red wine glass in front of him and looked at Tao Anwen.
Tao Anwen smiled, and Tai Ruo naturally raised his glass and clinked it with hers: "Miss Ni, you are too polite. I accept your blessing."
"Welcome Miss Su and Miss Tao to visit Yaerlan for the first time. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to attend my father's birthday party tomorrow." Ni Sangwan took a sip of red wine and raised the glass to the middle of the table.
"Xixi, I know you can't drink, so I asked them to prepare your favorite drink for you. Try it and see if it tastes the same as it did three years ago."
"Yeah, okay." Rong Xi nodded with a smile and raised his special drink cup.
Su Yang glanced at the wine glass in front of her. She was not a person who liked drinking, and her alcohol tolerance was not very good, but having a drink or two was not a problem.
The four of them raised their glasses together, and a clinking sound was heard above the table.
The door of the private room was pushed open again, and waiters came in one after another holding trays. After a short while, the originally empty dining table was instantly filled with food.
Halfway through the meal, Su Yang finished her glass of wine. Ni Sangwan did not force them to have a second glass, but just smiled and asked them if they had any plans to go shopping in the afternoon.
When he knew that they were going to go shopping on West Holland Street, he smiled and suggested, "You may not know that most of the stores on West Holland Street will not open until after 3 pm, because the people of Arlan have the habit of taking a lunch break. If you go there later, I guess not many stores will be open."
"Yeah, that's right. It was like this when I came here last time." Rong Xi suddenly remembered and nodded.
"Miss Su and Miss Tao, since you are here to have fun in Yaerlan, you can come as you please. I have a beauty appointment this afternoon. If you don't mind, you can come with me to kill time. When the beauty is over, it will be almost time to go shopping."
Su Yang and Tao Anwen had no objection to Ni Sangwan's suggestion, and they knew that this was the most suitable arrangement. Otherwise, there were still more than two hours until three o'clock, and they couldn't go there for nothing!
Then there is no point in shopping.
Especially Tao Anwen, she wanted to go to West Street in Holland today for some crazy shopping.
"Then thank you again, Miss Ni." Su Yang was silent for a long time, then smiled and thanked.
"Miss Su, why are you being so polite to me? You came to Yaerlan and I'm just doing my best to be a good host. Don't take it to heart." Ni Sangwan smiled and spoke beautifully. There was no sign of discomfort in her attitude, expression or tone.
After lunch, Su Yang made an excuse to go to the bathroom, and Tao Anwen followed him.
"This Ni Sangwan is quite good at pretending. She did a great job in this scene and there's nothing wrong with her. The only problem is her mouth. She can't help but be a bit cheap. She has to provoke you from time to time, as if to show how capable she is. In fact, she's not that great. She's both a green tea and a white lotus, which makes people speechless." After turning the corner, Tao Anwen couldn't bear the urge to complain anymore and began to shake her head in disgust.
"No matter what, tomorrow is her father's 50th birthday party. There are many guests gathering in Yaerlan these two days. Of course, she has to do her best to save face. Otherwise, it will easily lead to gossip and affect the international reputation of the Ni Group. This is not worth the loss. She doesn't seem like the kind of person who can't figure it out."
"So, do you think she will attack you at the birthday party tomorrow? After all, you may have to return home after your birthday, and she doesn't know that you and Rong Zhan will stay to take wedding photos. She shouldn't miss this opportunity, right?"
Tao Anwen's words made Su Yang pause: "She can keep her composure, but I don't know if Hei Su behind her can keep her composure, and it may not be tomorrow. Don't forget... isn't she staying with us today?"
"Yeah, as the saying goes, no one comes to see you for no reason. She was so enthusiastic today, which made me feel something was wrong. Moreover, I used words to provoke her before, but her expression did not change at all. I even doubted whether she really liked Rong Zhan." Tao Anwen curled her lips, touched her chin, and bumped her arm: "Anyway, you have to be careful of her, especially when you go to the beauty salon later. What if Hei Su is hiding in the beauty salon and attacks you when you are not prepared?"
"Well, I know that this bead can sense Hei Su's breath. He can't hide it." Su Yang responded indifferently, lowered his eyes to glance at the white Bodhi string on his wrist, pursed his lips, and walked into the bathroom.
Inside the car.
Ni Sangwan looked at the light green and pink aura surrounding Rong Xi. The pink aura was obviously thicker than the last time she saw her, and the green was slowly fading, indicating that her health was recovering better and better.
Rong Xi was slightly stunned, and he glanced at her with a not-so-bright and innocent smile: "Well, I saw you. We had lunch together last night. It was fine. At least... it was much calmer than I thought. Although there are still waves in my heart, and I can't go back to the state before, I think... I have slowly learned to accept this fact."
"You're right to want to save her. Take your time. You have to learn to let go." Ni Sangwan smiled and patted her shoulder. Suddenly he remembered, "Oh, right, I almost forgot."
As he said that, he took out a small blue gift box as big as his palm from his bag and handed it to her: "Let's not talk about those unhappy things. I'll give you a comforting gift. You will definitely like it."
"Hmm?" Rong Xi looked at her suspiciously: "Is this... for me?"
"Of course, open it and take a look."
Rong Xi took the gift box and opened the lid. Inside lay a pink brooch with baby's breath, which was delicate, small and very beautiful.
"Sister Sang Wan, you..."
"I remember you said your dress tomorrow will be pink. Since you like brooches, this one will definitely suit you without a brooch, so I brought it to you. Please agree first. Don't be embarrassed to accept it. I just said that this is a consolation gift. Besides, this is actually a new sample of our company's summer style this year. It's not worth much. Just wear it for fun."
Ni Sangwan said this lightly, but Rong Xi knew that even though it was a sample, every diamond on it was real, and the price of such a brooch in the Ni Group counter would start at at least six figures.
She felt a little burdened to accept this gift for no reason, and besides, he broke the bracelet she had given to her grandmother some time ago, so she deliberately wanted to refuse it.
But Ni Sangwan noticed through the car window that Su Yang and Tao Anwen were walking towards this side, so she took the brooch out of the gift box and quickly pinned it on the chest of her pink dress.
She leaned back slightly, looked around, and nodded with satisfaction: "Well, it looks good, just like that, don't move, it looks so good, use it to match your dress tomorrow, it will definitely be perfect."
Rong Xi's words of refusal were stuck in his throat. He lowered his eyes to glance at the starry sky brooch on his chest, pursed his lips, and was finally forced to accept. He thought that when he returned to the imperial capital, he would just pick a gift in return.
Then he smiled and touched his nose, saying awkwardly: "Then...thank you, Sister Sang Wan. I am so embarrassed."
"What's there to be embarrassed about? Why are you being so polite to me? Just take it."
Ni Sangwan smiled, and a meaningful light in her eyes fell on the brooch. Seeing that the black underworld energy hidden on it was gradually merging with the pink luck around her, a smile and contempt gradually spread in her eyes.
Su Yang and Tao Anwen returned to the car, started the car, and slowly drove into the traffic.
On an autumn afternoon, the sun is warm and the breeze is cool.
The car had been driving for less than five minutes when Su Yang noticed that Rong Xi had an exquisite and small pink baby's breath brooch on him. His eyes stayed on it for more than ten seconds, and he glanced at the milky white bodhi string on his wrist before looking away.
Ni Sangwan also noticed Su Yang's subtle movement, her eyes narrowed slightly, and fell on her milky white bodhi string, her brows slightly furrowed.
Ever since she met Su Yang, she had been feeling a vague sense of palpitations and discomfort in her heart, and she originally thought it was because she didn't get enough rest last night.
Now it seems that the problem lies with Su Yang's Bodhi beads.
Each bead is milky white, very transparent and full of spirit.
Among them, two of the milky white Bodhi beads were tinged with black and red, which was obviously caused by the evil spirit being absorbed into them.
It seems... Hei Su's worries were right.
"Ms. Su, the beads you string are so special. Are they Bodhi beads?" Ni Sangwan broke the silence with a smile and asked tentatively.
Su Yang raised his eyes and smiled lightly: "Yes, Miss Ni also knows Bodhi beads?"
"My family is in the jewelry business, so we naturally know a little about these accessories. However, Bodhi beads are not uncommon, and are usually worn by the elderly. I was a little surprised to see Miss Su wearing Bodhi beads. Miss Su's string of Bodhi beads looks quite special, with two red and black beads on it."
"Well, isn't Miss Ni's ring also very special?" Su Yang responded indifferently, and glanced at the black cat ring on her index finger.
Upon hearing this, Ni Sangwan subconsciously looked up at her. As their eyes met, there was a smoldering fire and the atmosphere in the car gradually became tense.
This atmosphere continued until the car arrived at the beauty salon where Ni Sangwan had an appointment.
"Ms. Ni, tomorrow is your father's birthday party. Business celebrities from various countries, as well as well-known artists and media from the entertainment industry will be there. To be honest, I am looking forward to tomorrow's party and what kind of surprises there will be."
Before entering the beauty salon, Su Yang slowed down his pace, and his cold voice revealed a hint of nonchalance and profound meaning.
Hearing this, Ni Sangwan paused and looked sideways at Su Yang's calm and indifferent almond-shaped eyes.
"Miss Su, you're joking. It's my father's birthday party, and there are so many eyes watching. There may be surprises, but they may not be the surprises Miss Su wants." Ni Sangwan smiled and replied calmly.
"Really? I never had time to thank Miss Ni for Su Huai's matter."
Ni Sangwan frowned, with a hint of displeasure in her eyes: "Thank you? Miss Su, I'm afraid that's too much. It's not your turn to thank me for your father's matter."
"Ms. Ni, please don't be so modest. There are no outsiders here. You and I know exactly what you have done. Su Huai deserves to die. His death is only a matter of time. Thank you, Miss Ni, for helping me get rid of this scum." Su Yang's eyes were cold and his words were sharp, directly breaking the window paper in between.
(End of this chapter)