Chapter 31
Because Sheng Jin and Ren Xing left the table midway, the goal was not achieved that day, but Chen Zhaoyuan later came to the door on his own initiative.
He was not stupid. He knew that after Sheng Zhilin's two brothers were brought down, his cooperation with them would definitely not be hidden from Sheng Jinyu.
Moreover, Yan Yichen represented the Yan family as the other pillar of the "Golden Triangle" and also stood behind Sheng Jin. There was no reason for the Chen family not to compromise, so he took the initiative to seek peace, lower his posture, apologize, make amends, and make concessions.
In order to show his sincerity in seeking peace, he also took the initiative to propose to do business with Sheng Jin. It happened that the Chen family was looking for a new site for the newly opened Jade City business line, and they set their eyes on the land that was confiscated from Sheng Zhilin's underground casino.
It is located next to the port and faces the sea, with excellent scenery and feng shui.
The best way to turn enemies into friends is mutual benefit. Sheng Jinyu finally nodded, and decided to let go of the past grudges and temporarily settle the matter.
The cruise ship, far from the hustle and bustle of shore, drifted on the sea for another two days. The group of young men and women tried almost every kind of entertainment, shooting, rock climbing, bowling, or □□...
Su He has been following Sheng Jinyu. After a few days, no matter how those children from aristocratic families had heard of Su He in the past, they now had a new impression of him: quiet, proper, thoughtful and meticulous.
Most importantly, it looks deceptive.
But this gullibility has nothing to do with IQ. Su Ke is clean and honest, without any ulterior motives. He will tell you whatever you ask him, and people will believe whatever he says. He possesses a rare sincerity among these cunning people.
Instead, he gained popularity because of this, and everyone loved to make fun of him.
Shao Fei, in particular, loved to perform some crude magic tricks. His techniques were terrible and full of loopholes, but he always succeeded in fooling Su He.
Even the low-level magic trick of turning a flame into a rose was watched by Su He. He stared at Shao Fei with round eyes, touched his hand, and asked him if he knew magic.
At times like this, Shao Fei would put his hands on his hips, feeling quite accomplished.
On the last day of the jewelry exhibition, the cruise ship was about to return to the port, and a dance party was held as the closing ceremony.
Su He rarely needed to wear a suit and tie, but when he was with Sheng Jinyu, he couldn't lose face. He changed his clothes and knocked on the door of the suite. Sheng Jinyu had just fastened the last button of his shirt.
Taking out a jeweled tie clip from the brocade box, Su He stepped forward to straighten Sheng Jinyu's collar and said slowly, "Assistant Fang said a lady gave it to me. I'll put it on you."
Sheng Jinyu should have known about this, so he said "hmm" and tilted his neck to let him do what he wanted.
The pomegranate red gemstone embellishes the black tie, sparkling brightly, and is worthy of being one of the top items in the jewelry exhibition.
After adjusting it, Su He said with emotion: "It looks good."
Sheng Jin paused slightly in putting on his coat, then continued, adjusted his cuffs, and walked out.
The ball was held outdoors, with gorgeous lights lighting up the night sky at sea, and flowers just brought in by supply ships covering both sides of the carpet.
Su He followed behind Sheng Jinyu, and a familiar woman came towards them. She was wearing a floor-length evening dress, looking intellectual and elegant. She was holding the hand of a girl in her lace-gloved hand.
The face was easy to recognize, it was Yang Manfeng.
"Ayo!"
"Sister Manfeng."
Yang Manfeng walked towards them, gently touched shoulders with Sheng Jinyu, and ended a hug at a suitable distance. She turned her head and looked at Su He with a smile: "Hezi, why didn't you take the things I asked A Yi to give you? You don't like black tea? How about I give you something else?"
Su He was afraid that she would misunderstand, so he explained in a gentle voice: "No, I didn't do anything actually. You are too polite."
Yang Manfeng glanced at him with a reproachful smile: "Who is being too polite? After that day, Shasha has always wanted to see you again."
She turned around and patted the girl behind her: "Shasha, don't you want to thank Brother Aku? Let him see what you made."
Sasha was a little shy, but she was trying hard to overcome it. She held something in her small hand and handed it to him: "Brother Aku, thank you. I hope you will be happy every day in the future."
Sasha was dressed beautifully today. The tulle on her skirt was like rippling water waves, as beautiful as her performance costume at the auction that day. Su He was relieved that the accident did not make her afraid to dress beautifully again.
He half squatted down and took what Sasha was holding. It was a bunch of sunflowers, origami sunflowers made of brightly colored paper. They were placed in a glass jar filled with origami stars. The warm colors were illuminated by the light.
The papery soil provides it with eternal nourishment, and this bouquet of sunflowers will never wither.
The child's blessing was innocent and pure, just like this sunflower, warm and clear, taking root and sprouting from Su He's heart.
He left home at the age of seven after his parents divorced, and after his grandmother passed away when he was sixteen, he lived alone for another eight years. It was a rare thing to be missed by others like this, and he felt very happy.
"So beautiful, I like it so much, thank you Sasha."
Su He lowered his head, his voice trembling slightly, as if he was crying. Sheng Jin was very close to him, and when he turned around, he couldn't see his expression.
Sheng Jinyu raised his hand, covered Su He's eyes with his palm, and pulled him up. As if he had predicted it in advance, his palm accurately caught a full teardrop.
His heart skipped a beat and he felt it was a bit exaggerated. This was the first time Su He cried in front of him except for the few tears she shed when he made her vomit last time.
How could a person who is supposed to have done all kinds of evil and have a vicious heart have such shallow eyes and cry so easily?
Su He had his back to Sasha, and Sasha couldn't see him. She pulled Yang Manfeng's sleeve in confusion. Yang Manfeng patted Sasha's head to comfort her and told her that everything was fine.
Sheng Jinyu pulled out a handkerchief from his jacket pocket and stuffed it into his hand. His tone was a little disdainful, but he didn't move his shoulder away. "Okay, don't scare the child."
Su He felt embarrassed and wiped the moisture from the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief.
The sound of the orchestra gradually became louder. The dance had already ended. Sasha whispered to Yang Manfeng that she wanted to dance with Su He.
Because she loved dancing and he was very happy when dancing, she naively thought that dancing could make Su He, who looked unhappy, happy.
Of course Su He would not refuse. Two figures, one tall and one short, walked into the dance floor with flying skirts and slowly turned in circles to the music.
Sheng Jinyu leaned on the railing with his arms folded, drank the champagne in his hand, and stared at the field without blinking. The person who was crying in his palm just a second ago now had a bright smile on her face, with the sunflower in her chest pocket, dancing in circles with Sasha.
"Wow, so pretty!" Yang Manfeng touched his empty cup in a teasing tone, "Is that what you meant to say?"
Sheng Jinyu turned around to look at her and lowered his gaze uncomfortably: "Sister, you are making fun of me again."
Sheng Jinyu called her "Ajie", which was not just a respectful title, they were blood siblings. Yang Manfeng was the eldest daughter of the eldest house in the legendary Sheng family, but because of some things, she changed her surname to her mother's and no longer appeared in public as the eldest daughter of the Sheng family. Outsiders were more familiar with Yang Manfeng's career.
Yang Manfeng smiled. His younger brother was good in every way except that he liked to say one thing and mean another, and was very stubborn.
"Jinzi, a gentleman is judged by deeds, not by heart. Everyone says so anyway. If he looks good and does good things, then he is a good person." Yang Manfeng knew Su He's background, so she stopped talking.
After all, she wasn't living with her, so she couldn't say too much.
"Sister also spoke up for him. He seems really likable."
"You don't like it?" Yang Manfeng glanced at him. "If you didn't like it, you wouldn't have brought it with you."
Sheng Jin was speechless, a little stressed by those two words. He was just used to them, and it couldn't be said that he "liked" them at all.
Many people have said in front of him that they like Su He. Yan Yichen said that he likes Su He's knowledge and taste. Shao Fei said that he likes Su He to chat and have fun with him. Those children from aristocratic families also said...
There is always a shining point in Su He that attracts them.
If that's the case, he might as well "like" Su He. After all, he was used to this person's meticulousness and consideration.
Before he found the confession letter last night, he could frankly say that he also had this kind of "liking" for Su He.
But now when Sheng Jin heard this word again, it started to replay in his mind.
On a thin piece of paper, in just a few short sentences, two words that have been written countless times take on different meanings.
Not knowing what to say, Sheng Jinyu simply said nothing.
The song ends.
Sasha was tired from dancing and was drowsy in Su He's arms, unable to open her eyes. Su He carried her back and gave her to Yang Manfeng's assistant to take her back to sleep.
I looked down at the time and it was the time Sheng Jin and I had agreed to leave.
He looked up to find the figure, and out of the corner of his eye he saw Sheng Jin talking to a lady under the flower corridor not far away, and they seemed to be having a very pleasant conversation.
Su He stopped and tactfully did not go forward to disturb them. Just then, Assistant Fang sent a message saying that Sheng Jin had other plans for tonight and he could go back and rest early.
He looked up at the couple in the corridor. They were both handsome and beautiful, and Su He suddenly remembered the tie clip that a lady had given to Sheng Jinyu. She must have spent a fortune on it at an auction...
The more Su He thought about it, the more he felt that his guess made sense, so he turned around and left the table, still thinking on the way.
Do I need to contact the cruise ship steward to book another room for myself?
Although the suite was large, if they wanted to be intimate, my presence would always be a disturbance.
When he returned to the room, he asked the waiter to open a bottle of red wine to keep him awake, and brought a few bouquets of roses to place on the table. He ran around to decorate the room simply. It didn't look too exaggerated, and there was only a vague ambiguous atmosphere. If you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't be able to see the changes.
After doing all this, Su He stood at the door and looked around the room, then nodded with satisfaction.
He suddenly thought that they would arrive at the port early tomorrow morning. If Sheng Jinyu couldn't get up, would it be embarrassing for him to knock on the door?
After much thought, Su He decided to go find the housekeeper in the housekeeping department. When he was coordinating a new room, he received a call.
Without exchanging pleasantries, the other party directly asked: "Where have you been?"
Su He didn't expect that Sheng Jinyu was still interested in calling him. Shouldn't he be holding him in his arms, already warm and soft?
Su He took the room card handed to him by the housekeeper and said, "I'm in the housekeeping department. Is there anything else you need?"
"Don't you have anything to explain to me?" Sheng Jinyu asked slowly.
Su He was stunned, confused: "What do you want to explain?"
"Are you planning to have a candlelight dinner with me or host a banquet in my room?" Sheng Jinyu asked softly.
"I..." Su He retorted subconsciously, "I don't have any. That one is for you..."
Su He stopped talking halfway.
Could it be that he guessed wrong...
"Come back and cancel your newly booked room."
Su He walked back to the room with a worried mood, and saw Sheng Jinyu, who had already taken a shower, standing by the dining table pouring red wine. There was no one else in the room. On the table was a brocade box, exactly the same as the one that contained the tie clip.
"Are you ready for your explanation?" Sheng Jinyu shook the aerated red wine and took a sip.
Su He suddenly understood that he had misunderstood. Tonight, no one wanted to drink and chat, and no one to share the joy. This was a bit awkward...
He had no choice but to confess: "I'm sorry, I overthink it. I'll cover the extra expenses... Consider it my treat for a drink."
"Then I also want to thank Assistant Su for being so generous and even preparing this." Sheng Jinyu threw a box of things and it fell on the table with a clatter.
Su He lowered his eyes and took a look. It was extra large, ultra-thin and hot...
!!!
Su He's eyes widened instantly. This was definitely not what he was prepared for!
He was about to explain when Sheng Jinyu glanced at him and continued, "Did you see me talking to Miss Fang under the flower corridor?"
Su He nodded and said shyly: "I thought you were..."
"What is it, lover?"
Sheng Jinyu stood up, put down his glass, and walked over to him. He looked at him and said, "You are really thoughtful, Assistant Su. You are so well prepared. It's a pity that we are not."
He interpreted Su He's shame for doing something wrong as another emotion. His eyes swept back and forth across Su He's lowered face, and he suddenly felt emotional.
If the letter last night was true, it would be really difficult for Su Ke. How would it feel to personally arrange the dating venue for his secret crush and his rival?
"Give this to Fang Cheng tomorrow and ask him to return it to Sister Man Feng and tell her it's not suitable for me."
Sheng Jinyu casually raised his hand and pushed the brocade box, then walked towards the room without looking back.
Su He was still standing there in a daze, and it took him a while to realize that the tie clip was actually taken by Yang Manfeng.
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