Chapter 032 Chapter 32
Chapter 32 (Exclusively Authorized by Jinjiang)
"Thank you, Brother Xie. I'm here to apologize."
Sang Ya, under tremendous pressure, apologized.
Xie Zhiyu lowered his eyes and looked at her. His eyes were deep, like a calm lake without a single ripple.
"You apologized before," he said quietly.
"Grandpa Sang also apologized to me because of your matter, and I accepted his apology."
Xie Zhiyu said directly: "We are clear now. What is your purpose in looking for me?"
If it wasn't for Mr. Sang's sake, Xie Zhiyu wouldn't have asked any more questions.
He never showed mercy to betrayers.
Sang Ya felt like she was facing an iceberg, emitting cold air all the time, and she only felt the bone-chilling cold.
She realized how gentle Xie Zhiyu's attitude towards her was before.
"I... I just think we can be friends." Sang Ya's eyes were covered with a layer of mist. Although she was obviously scared, she looked at Xie Zhiyu stubbornly.
Her apology was sincere.
Sang Ya was eager to convey this point.
"If...if I hurt you, please just take it out on me."
"Grandpa really likes you. Thank you, brother. Please don't stay away from him because of me."
Sang Ya mustered up the courage to speak out his inner thoughts.
She has her own logic, and people who don't know the truth might even admire her bravery and filial piety after hearing this conversation.
Xie Zhiyu always looked at the essence through the phenomenon. He said seriously: "Mulberry buds."
Sang Ya was a little scared, but she insisted on not avoiding his sight. She seemed like she was about to turn into an ice sculpture.
"Your grandpa is sad because of you, not me."
He rejected Sang Ya's moral kidnapping: "I don't have time to play games with you."
Before leaving, Xie Zhiyu gave her his final advice: "Read some books and grow your brain."
Sang Ya watched him leave mercilessly, and the tears that had been welling up in her eyes finally fell.
"Xie Zhiyu, what do you mean!" She was so angry that she jumped up and down, and it took her a while to react.
"Are you saying I have no brains?!"
Xie Zhiyu left without looking back. His final advice to her was all he could give her.
As for whether Sang Ya could listen to it or not, it had nothing to do with him.
…
Xie Zhiyu returned to the banquet hall and subconsciously looked for Shen Baili. When he saw Xie Liuzheng introducing his friends to them, he looked away with relief.
"Zhiyu, what are you looking at?"
Someone patted his shoulder, and this familiar gesture made Xie Zhiyu recognize the person in an instant.
He turned around and said with a familiar smile, "Lu Mingjing, you are late."
Lu Mingjing followed Xie Zhiyu's gaze and saw nothing.
"I came here on time and took care of some company matters."
He said nonchalantly, "You know how difficult it is to deal with a guy who takes advantage of his age."
Xie Zhiyu looked relaxed: "If you need help, you can ask me for help."
"I'll give you a discount."
Lu Mingjing smiled and said, "This friendship price will be saved for the critical moment."
"It's more than enough to deal with these people. There's no need for you and me to join forces."
"It's such a waste of our energy."
He was full of confidence, and his handsome face was radiant with energy.
Unlike Xie Zhiyu's sharp-edged handsomeness, Lu Mingjing is a gentle and elegant handsome man with a temperament that makes people feel like spring breeze.
Lu Mingjing comes from the Lu family, one of the three largest wealthy families.
Among the three wealthy families, the Lu family is the most complicated. Mr. Lu and the people in charge of the Lu family are both passionate people. They have so many children and grandchildren that they can form a football team. They also have a lot of illegitimate children, and people often come to claim them as their relatives.
Lu Mingjing is the most capable candidate on the list of candidates for the Lu family's current generation of successors. He is also the most promising hot seed player who is most likely to gain power in the Lu family and is highly regarded by Mr. Lu.
He is a very ambitious person. After returning to China after studying abroad, he started from the grassroots level and steadily worked his way up to become the general manager of the company, gradually gaining the right to speak.
The friend of a proud man is also a proud man.
Lu Mingjing and Xie Zhiyu are of the same age and grew up together. They are childhood friends and very good friends. They are very relaxed when they are together. They lack the calmness of handling business and are more casual.
"Why don't you see your brother?" Lu Mingjing asked.
Xie Zhiyu shook his head: "He went to look for his friends."
"I also want to ask him for an autograph. The female colleagues in our company like him very much. His photos are all over their desks. My little brother has made great achievements. Let the brothers benefit from it."
Xie Zhiyu raised his lips and said, "Ask him yourself."
"If it's a fan, he'd be happy to sign it."
He did not make the decision for Xie Tingsi.
Even when sitting on the sofa, neither of them relaxed too much. They kept their backs straight and maintained basic banquet etiquette.
Lu Mingjing: "Okay, I'll ask him later."
They rarely had time to sit down and chat. Lu Mingjing knew a little about the inside story of Xie Zhiyu's breaking off the engagement. Thinking of what had just happened, he reminded them, "I just saw Sang Ya. Why is she here?"
"Want to get back together with you?"
Xie Zhiyu did not hide it: "She came to apologize to me."
Lu Mingjing was puzzled: "Hasn't the Sang family already apologized?"
He obviously didn't understand Sang Ya's way of thinking.
The Sang family made compensation, and Xie Zhiyu accepted it.
He was clearly the one who did something wrong, so why did Sang Ya keep trying to get close to Xie Zhiyu?
Did she do this to create enmity between the two families? Did the Sang family know?
In just a few sentences, Lu Mingjing analyzed a lot and came to the conclusion that Sang Ya's brain circuits were unusual.
Anyway, normal people can't do such a thing.
Xie Zhiyu: “Everyone has different ideas.”
He passed over the topic. Since he had already called off the engagement, he didn't want to have too much involvement with Sang Ya, and certainly wouldn't add insult to injury.
Lu Mingjing understood that he didn't want to talk more: "Indeed."
There was silence for a while.
"You two are hiding here?" Meng Xiu sat down between them, "It's easier for me to find you."
Lu Mingjing didn't even raise his eyelids: "Don't you need to go and prepare?"
Meng Xiu: "There are too many people in there, let's go here to get some fresh air."
"What are you guys talking about? Add me."
Lu Mingjing casually brought up a topic: "We are talking about big stars."
"Which big star? Want to hear it?" Meng Xiu immediately thought of Xie Tingsi and asked the same question as Lu Mingjing.
"Is he here too? Where is he?"
Xie Zhiyu: "In the banquet hall."
Meng Xiu: "Where? Why can't I see him?"
Xie Zhiyu: “…”
Meng Xiu: "Oh, you mean he went to hang out with his friends."
"All right."
He changed the subject: "Do you think my face can become popular in the entertainment industry?"
Meng has a baby-like face with a tender complexion. He is the type of young and handsome guy that the sisters like.
Xie Zhiyu said seriously: "Some people may like your type, but you don't have the acting skills."
Meng Xiu's smile fell before it blossomed: "Is it so serious?"
Lu Mingjing continued: "You can go the traffic route and appear on variety shows more often to show your face."
“Fans will spoil you.”
Meng Xiu was shocked: "How do you know so much?"
Lu Mingjing said modestly: "I have been to one of its brokerage companies for an internship and know a thing or two."
Meng Xiu said with regret: "Alas, it would be a loss for the three of us to not go into the entertainment industry with our handsome faces."
"When the time comes, we will come up with a name for our three groups, and it will be called The Handsome Guys of the Universe." Meng Xiu's thoughts were very active: "What do you think? Isn't it very creative?"
Lu Mingjing and Xie Zhiyu both refused.
"I'm not interested."
"I have no acting skills."
Meng Xiu: "You guys are so boring. Not even as interesting as my little cousin."
Lu Mingjing kicked him and said with a smile, "Then go play with your little cousin, what are you doing here?"
Meng Xiu dodged quickly: "You are still so irritable."
"My little cousin and I can play together anytime, but you two are so busy that you don't have time, okay?" he complained.
Lu Mingjing smiled and said, "There are always people in the company who can't see the situation clearly. There's nothing we can do about it."
Meng Xiu moved away from him: "Who offended you?"
"Who wants to die?"
Although Lu Mingjing appears to have a good temper, Meng Xiu knows his true nature very well. This guy is a smiling tiger.
Lu Mingjing: "A bunch of old stubborn people."
Meng Xiuxi thought it was normal: "They seem like indestructible cockroaches. They will pop up again after a while."
"The three of us are still Zhiyu and don't have any worries."
Xie Zhiyu: "Don't involve me."
Meng Xiu curled his lips: "You are so boring."
Xie Zhiyu: "Are you free?"
Meng Xiu immediately shook his head: "Not idle, not idle at all!"
"Don't try to arrange things for me."
He urgently needed to change the subject: "By the way, do you know?"
"Gu Yue is coming back."
After Meng Xiu finished speaking, he quietly looked at his two friends. Gu Yue had had many interactions with them before. After all, they were all famous figures on campus.
Xie Zhiyu didn't react, and Lu Mingjing didn't seem to react either.
After a few seconds, the latter asked, "Who told you that?"
Meng Xiu looked at Lu Mingjing deeply: "My sister, didn't she go abroad with Gu Yue?"
"Zhiyu, maybe she heard the news that you broke off the engagement and returned home early."
"My sister said that their originally planned global trip was canceled, so they came back together."
Meng Xiu chattered away, revealing all the information he knew.
Xie Zhiyu frowned when he heard his guess and said, "Don't say anything without any basis."
Gu Yue is a member of the Gu family. She is Gu Yi's cousin. She is good-looking, has a good family background and good grades. She is the white moonlight of many people in the circle.
But Bai Yueguang only likes Xie Zhiyu.
Because of his engagement, Xie Zhiyu was very careful to keep a distance from girls and would not cross the line.
Someone once joked that he was not enjoying his precious time just for the sake of a child marriage. Xie Zhiyu beat that person up on the spot and gave him a stern warning.
After that, no one dared to make fun of his child marriage anymore.
Gu Yue is a proud girl, she disdains to be a mistress, but she knows that Xie Zhiyu and Sang Ya have no romantic feelings for each other, so she still plucks up the courage to confess to him in person.
The prerequisite for them to be together is to cancel the engagement with Sang Ya.
Xie Zhiyu directly refused, and Gu Yue was heartbroken. She decided to go abroad for further studies and did not return for several years.
Lu Mingjing then went abroad to study, in the same country as Gu Yue.
She loves him and he loves her.
Meng Xiu didn't know much about the story of Gu Yue and Lu Mingjing. He only knew that after he went abroad for an exchange for a year, he returned to China and then went to the company for an internship.
Meng Xiu quietly looked at his two friends, and neither of them seemed to have any special reaction.
Should I feel relieved now?
Then he heard Lu Mingjing ask, "When will she return home?"
Meng Xiu: “!”
"In a month."
He tried to hold back, but couldn't help it: "Lu Mingjing, you are not still used to her, are you?"
Lu Mingjing said casually: "No."
"Just caring about old friends."
Meng Xiu: “…”
You never explained a word before.
Xie Zhiyu's gaze fell on Gu Yeliang who was talking to Sang Ya.
***
Amidst the clinking of glasses, the birthday party entered its formal stage.
The protagonist of the banquet, Mr. Meng, made a grand appearance accompanied by his family. On behalf of the Meng family, he welcomed all the guests who came to celebrate his birthday. Then important figures of the Meng family came on stage one by one to give birthday wishes and gifts.
…
Meng Jiuan gave two birthday gifts, one was a limited edition pair of sneakers, and the other was a handmade pine and cypress jade pendant that was blessed by a high monk.
Gifts are expensive, but the thought behind them is priceless.
Mr. Meng smiled from ear to ear and was very satisfied with his gift.
He put on the jade pendant on the spot and wore the same pair of sneakers as his grandson, which shows his love for his grandson Meng Jiuan.
Everyone around was a smart person, praising Meng Jiuan for his filial piety and the good relationship between grandpa and grandson.
Ji Qi was annoyed: "I knew Xiaojiu wouldn't play by the rules, and he actually gave me sneakers!!!"
"If I gave my grandpa sneakers, my dad would break my legs."
Lu Mingqian: "Grandpa Meng likes it very much."
That's enough.
At this moment, he envied Meng Jiuan for being loved unconditionally.
Meng Xiu touched his chin and said, "Isn't my little cousin interesting?"
Lu Mingjing sighed: "The sincere heart of the young man."
Xie Zhiyu saw through the truth: "You have to build a good relationship with your little cousin."
The next head of the Meng family is a strong... no, the only heir, it is almost certain.
Meng Xiu stood up and patted the non-existent wrinkles on his pants: "Of course, I do have some good sense."
"I'll go over there first."
…
Shen Wan also saw the scene of giving away sneakers and couldn't help laughing.
The world of young people is always full of vitality.
Shen Baili responded: "His gift is quite thoughtful."
Shen Wan heard the difference in her daughter's tone: "Is he also your classmate?"
Shen Baili: "He is also from the class next door."
"Are all the handsome guys in the next class?" Shen Wan rarely teased. The two guys chatting with Shen Baili were also from the next class.
Shen Baili didn't care: "All the academic geniuses are in our class."
Appearance is not important... Never mind, she is actually a bit obsessed with looks.
Shen Wan smiled and said, "I still remember that when you were little you loved looking at handsome guys the most..."
Shen Baili's eyebrows curved, and she leaned against Shen Wan: "Mom, when I was a child, I loved looking at you, a beautiful girl."
Shen Wan raised the corners of her mouth: "We were all sweet-mouthed when we were young."
Shen Baili: "Sweet!"
…
The celebration ended and the lights suddenly dimmed.
Meng Jiuan and a group of relatives pushed out a big birthday peach cake, sang birthday songs, and celebrated Grandpa Meng's birthday together, creating a perfect family atmosphere.
Old Master Meng was in high spirits. He cut the first piece of cake for himself, the second piece for his grandson, and let his son cut the rest of the cake.
With the help of the staff, everyone received a blessing from the birthday star.
Meng Jiuan spotted Shen Baili in the crowd and quickly came up to her.
"Bai Li, you're here!" His eyes were bright.
Shen Baili was stunned. Were they so familiar with each other?
"The cake is delicious." She smiled and said, "Meng Jiuan, this is my mother."
"Mom, this is Meng Jiuan, my..."
She introduced them to each other.
"Hello, Auntie. I'm Bai Li's friend! My name is Meng Jiuan, you can just call me Xiaojiu!" Meng Jiuan greeted Shen Wan warmly.
Shen Baili and Shen Wan look very similar, and you can tell at first glance that they are mother and daughter.
Shen Wan smiled gently: "Hello, Xiaojiu, nice to meet you."
…
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Meng Jiuan scratched his head and said, "Auntie, can I take Bai Li away for a while?"
"I want my family to get to know my good friend for a while, and I'll send her back later," he said sincerely.
Shen Wan looked at the enthusiastic boy and said, "Okay."
"Eh?" Before Shen Baili could react, Meng Jiuan brought her in front of Old Master Meng.
"Grandpa, this is my good friend Shen Baili." He was very happy.
Shen Baili smiled sweetly: "Hello, Master Meng, I am Shen Baili, I wish you good fortune as vast as the East Sea, longevity as vast as the South Mountain, happy birthday!"
Mr. Meng is a wise and elegant old man. He looked at Shen Baili kindly: "Thank you, you are a good child. I often hear Xiaojiu mention you."
Shen Baili was curious: "Did he mention me?"
She remembered that they were not very familiar with each other, and the only time they really got to know each other was during those few hours in the private training gym.
Is Meng Jiuan so familiar?
Mr. Meng nodded: "Yes, he said..."
Meng Jiuan coughed violently: "Cough cough cough, Grandpa, where are my parents?"
Mr. Meng understood: "Xiaojiu is shy, hahaha, he praised you..."
"Ahem, ahem, ahem, Grandpa, I'm going to take Baili to find my parents."
Meng's father and mother came over and asked: "What do you want from us?"
Shen Baili greeted politely, with a perfect sense of propriety: "Hello, uncle and aunt, I am Shen Baili, yes..."
Meng Jiuan quickly introduced and the previous process was repeated.
Mother Meng and Old Man Meng were very enthusiastic, so enthusiastic that Shen Baili was a little overwhelmed. Fortunately, Meng Jiuan received her signal.
"Grandpa, Mom and Dad, let's go play with Lu Mingqian and the others."
Meng Jiuan took Shen Baili away. They came like the wind and left like a tornado.
"So cute." Meng's mother looked at their backs.
"Who?" asked Father Meng.
"They are all cute. The friendship between students is cute, isn't it?" Meng's mother said with a smile.
Grandpa Meng agreed: "Xiaojiu runs too fast. Let him bring his friends to play at home some other time. It will be lively and exciting."
Mother Meng: "I have the same idea."
Father Meng agreed: "We are a family that really understand each other."
Mother Meng and Old Master Meng: "..."
…
Shen Baili found the opportunity: "Meng Jiuan, did we know each other before?"
Meng Jiuan was very surprised: "Bai Li, do you remember?"
While walking, Shen Baili accidentally bumped into the waiter next to her and didn't hear what he said for a moment: "I'm sorry, are you okay?"
The waiter smiled politely: "I'm fine."
She dodged quickly and the wine on the tray didn't spill.
Shen Baili didn't hear what Meng Jiuan said. Her attention shifted to the waiter and she glanced at the other person's name tag - Lin Ran.
Lin Ran!
She quickly caught the flash of memory. Isn't this the girl in the original novel who framed Xie Zhiyu for rape and then disappeared?
Seeing Lin Ran leaving, Shen Baili patted Meng Jiuan's arm anxiously: "I have something to do."
She chased after Lin Ran.
Meng Jiuan looked confused: "Bai Li, wait a minute."
He was worried about Shen Baili, so he followed her.
…
At the same time, Sang Ya found Xie Zhiyu despite giving up.
"Thank you, brother. I'll toast you."
She didn't know from which TV show she learned that a glass of wine can erase a thousand grudges.
Meng Xiu looked at her as if she were a magical creature: "Girl, we are at a banquet, not in the martial arts world."
Sang Ya: "I did it, you can do whatever you want."
Xie Zhiyu: "I don't drink."
Sang Ya didn't expect him to be so disrespectful: "Brother Xie, are you still angry with me?"
"You weren't like this before."
This resentful tone sounds like someone who has been let down.
Xie Zhiyu knew that Sang Ya didn't understand the subtitles, so he said directly: "I won't get angry because of people who have nothing to do with me."
"If you want to make public the reason for breaking up the engagement, I have no objection."
He was rational and calm, but the two words he said were ruthless and cold.
There were few people around them, but some people noticed this place.
Sang Ya was frightened by his cold face: "I... I'm sorry."
She turned and ran away.
Meng Xiu watched the entire process, his mind full of questions.
"Does she regret it?"
There's no point in regretting it. Meng Xiu knew that Xie Zhiyu hated betrayal the most.
Meng Xiu recalled the scene just now and felt something was wrong: "She was weird. I don't know what she was doing here."
Xie Zhiyu did not respond to his words, and Sang Ya was used as a gun again.
Can't she clear her mind?
Xie Zhiyu sometimes wanted to pry open her head to see if it was filled with water.
He has no time to worry about her.
Xie Zhiyu carefully remembered Shen Baili's reminder. Sang Ya has already taken action, so how will the conspiracy against him appear?
…
When the waiter "accidentally" bumped into him, Xie Zhiyu felt like, "So that's how it is."
The waiter apologized repeatedly, his voice trembling with fear, and frantically tried to wipe his suit dry.
Xie Zhiyu took a step back and looked at the suit stained by red wine, his mood very stable.
Meng Xiu was even angrier than he was: "What's wrong with you? Didn't your waiters receive training in advance?"
"To make such a low-level mistake?"
The waiter bent even lower and kept saying sorry: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, I...I will compensate you..."
"Or I can send the clothes to the dry cleaner." Lin Ran's reaction was no different from that of an ordinary employee making a mistake.
Xie Zhiyu refused: "No, don't make any more mistakes."
Lin Ran was stunned. She was prepared to be humiliated, but she didn't expect to be let off so easily.
A suit meant nothing to Xie Zhiyu. When the girl apologized sincerely, he just felt sticky.
"I'm going to change my clothes." Xie Zhiyu said to Meng Xiu.
Usually when attending a banquet, they would bring a spare suit, just in case.
Meng Xiu: "Then go quickly, you are so unlucky."
He looked at Lin Ran who was standing there in a daze: "Aren't you going to clean up the mess?"
There was a pool of red wine on the ground.
"I'm sorry, I'll take care of it right away."
Lin Ran felt hesitant about his next plan.
Does she really want to destroy such a person?
…
Shen Baili finally arrived at the scene. She had just lost track of Lin Ran.
The waiters all wore the same work clothes, the girls also had the same hairstyle, and she couldn't remember what the girls looked like, so it was difficult to find them.
She changed her mind and quickly found Xie Zhiyu.
“Brother!”
Xie Zhiyu heard the familiar voice, turned around and looked at Shen Baili who was panting slightly, and asked with concern: "Shunshun, what's wrong?"
Shen Baili watched her elder brother's suit becoming wet, and looking back, she saw the mess on the ground and the waitress with her head down - the name tag exposed read Lin Ran.
[Found it!]
[Lin Ran, the girl who framed Big Brother!]
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