0002 Airport Pickup
Song Ning stood in front of Shen Yuxiu, who was almost a head taller than her, her voice clear and cool, but not indifferent: "Why are you here?"
“I happened to be attending a seminar nearby, which ended early, and I figured I had enough time, so I came.” Shen Yuxiu naturally took the suitcase from her hand. “Give me your bag too.”
“It’s not heavy, I can carry it.” Song Ning hooked the shoulder strap with her index finger.
Shen Yuxiu didn't insist. He glanced at the boy following behind Song Ning, nodded politely to the boy, and then looked at Song Ning: "A friend?"
"I don't know him." Song Ning didn't even look up.
"Let's go then." Shen Yuxiu withdrew his gaze from Song Ning.
Song Ning responded and followed Shen Yuxiu toward the elevator, leaving Shen Jiayu completely ignored.
Shen Jia gritted her teeth: "That guy isn't much better either, he looks like a sissy."
If Song Ning had heard this, she would have beaten Shen Jiayu speechless. But Song Ning had already followed Shen Yuxiu far away and hadn't smelled Shen Jiayu's sour, jealous stench.
Standing inside the elevator, watching the floor numbers drop one by one, Song Ning asked, "Wasn't Uncle Zhang supposed to pick me up? Where is Uncle Zhang?"
"I told him to wait in the garage."
"Oh." Song Ning flicked a strand of hair. "I dyed my hair a new color. Does it look good?"
Shen Yuxiu's gaze fell on Song Ning's face. After studying her for a moment, he said seriously, "Beautiful."
"I know, that person just asked me for my WeChat." Song Ning tilted her head, casually glancing at the ends of her hair as she probed.
"Did you give it to him?" The elevator doors opened, and Shen Yuxiu stepped out.
Looking at Shen Yuxiu's expressionless face, Song Ning felt a tightness in her chest: "He didn't give it to me."
Shen Yuxiu glanced at Song Ning beside him, his gaze deep and unsettling, then turned to the front and asked, "Didn't your boyfriend come with you?"
Does a rumored boyfriend count as a boyfriend?
Song Ning stared at Shen Yuxiu's smooth profile, her voice turning colder: "Tomorrow is his grandmother's 70th birthday. He can come after that. Anyway, there are still two days before the new students register, so he has enough time."
Shen Yuxiu gave a very soft "hmm".
Song Ning was somewhat relieved that Shen Yuxiu didn't ask any further questions. If he had dared to ask her why she didn't spend her birthday with Cheng Yanchu before coming, she guaranteed that she would have untied the silver belt from her waist and swung it at him.
The car was very close to the elevator exit. Not long after Song Ning got out of the elevator, she saw Uncle Zhang standing next to the "Hongqi H5".
Uncle Zhang's original name was Zhang Gui. He was the private driver of Shen Xiaoyue, Song Ning's adoptive father.
Zhang Gui was already looking in the direction of the two, so as soon as Song Ning and Shen Yuxiu appeared in his sight, he hurriedly went to greet them and intended to take the suitcase from Shen Yuxiu's hand.
"Give it to me."
"No need, I can do it." Shen Yuxiu gently brushed Zhang Gui's hand away.
Zhang Gui nodded, knowing that Shen Yuxiu almost never entrusted Song Ning's things to others. He then turned to Song Ning and explained, "I originally planned to go with Yuxiu to pick you up, but he was worried you'd be too hot, so he told me to leave the air conditioning on in the car while I waited. But I waited and waited and you didn't come down. I was worried that Yuxiu hadn't picked you up, so I got out of the car to check. Who knew you'd arrive so soon after I got out?"
“My brother has always been meticulous.” Song Ning’s words were sharp and teasing.
“Yes, I arrived at the time before your flight was delayed, but I didn’t expect Yu Xiu to arrive at the airport earlier than me.” Zhang Gui opened the trunk to make it easier for Shen Yu Xiu to put his luggage in.
“Yes, I finished my work early and have some free time.” Shen Yuxiu lifted his suitcase and put it in the trunk.
"Who told you to come pick me up?" Song Ning looked at Shen Yuxiu's tall and slender figure and sulked for no reason.
Without waiting for Shen Yuxiu to put his luggage away, she opened the back door of the car and got in.
The car door slammed shut with a loud bang, and Shen Yuxiu's hunched back stiffened, but he casually straightened his suitcase again.
"I'll do it." Seeing that Shen Yuxiu had put down his suitcase, Zhang Gui immediately took over the task of closing the tailgate.
This time, Shen Yuxiu did not refuse and went around to the other side to open the door and get into the car.
Zhang Gui walked toward the driver's seat, pondering his words as he went, wondering if he had said anything wrong, afraid of accidentally offending the person in the car.
He drove for Shen Xiaoyue for 10 years. In the Shen family, the person he feared most was Song Ning, who had no blood relation to the Shen family.
The Shen family was very kind, except for Song Ning, who was spoiled by the Shen family and became willful and eccentric.
Although Song Ning was usually a nice person and always polite to everyone, Zhang Gui couldn't help but feel apprehensive when facing her.
In particular, he had personally witnessed 17-year-old Song Ning beating up a girl in a bar.
Even he, a grown man, was frightened by Song Ning's appearance at that time.
Zhang Gui composed himself and walked towards the driver's seat.
The air conditioning in the car was very strong. In fact, even without the air conditioning on, it wouldn't be very hot inside the car in the underground parking lot. But Zhang Gui knew that the Shen family would not allow their little princess to suffer in the slightest, so he was not surprised.
He glanced at Song Ning, who was sitting in the back of the car wearing headphones and resting her hand on the window, through the rearview mirror, then turned to Shen Yuxiu to ask, "Should we go to the courtyard house on Director South Street, or to Chunheyuan Community?"
“Go to where he lives.” Song Ning raised her chin and nodded at Shen Yuxiu.
Zhang Gui glanced at Shen Yuxiu hesitantly.
His original task was to take Song Ning to the courtyard house, but before Shen Xiaoyue went on a business trip to another place, he specifically instructed that he should listen to Shen Yuxiu regarding matters concerning Song Ning.
Now that Shen Yuxiu happened to be there, he thought he should confirm it again.
"Let's listen to her." Shen Yuxiu gave a helpless yet gentle smile.
After receiving clear instructions, Zhang Gui nodded, turned on the navigation, and stepped on the gas.
Shen Yuxiu took out his phone and dialed his assistant's number.
"Zheng Peng, could you please call a cleaner to clean my place? ... The sooner the better... Have him change all the bedding in the master bedroom... Yes, just change it and wash it. I'll change the bedding when I get back... Thank you for your help."
Song Ning listened to Shen Yuxiu's words through her earphones, her brows furrowing slightly.
here we go again.
He always took meticulous care of her, willing to sacrifice his own comfort to give her the best, but he was too stingy to give her even a fraction of what she wanted most.
Even picking her up or passing by was always just a coincidence, but there aren't that many coincidences in the world.
I always act like a fool.
Song Ning glanced furtively to the side, and Shen Yuxiu seemed to notice her gaze and looked over as well.
Their eyes met, and a gentle, apologetic smile came into view. Song Ning looked away and gazed out the window.
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