Chapter 68: Encountering an Old Acquaintance
Shen Jingjing was stunned after hearing what her daughter said. Thinking about it carefully, it had been a long time since she went out for a stroll with her daughter.
Since her daughter became busy with her studies in her second year of high school, she has had almost no days off to earn overtime pay. She can't remember how many years it was since she last went shopping with her daughter.
This is the first time my daughter has come back since she was admitted to university. I also happen to be unemployed and have some free time. I should cherish these days and spend more time with my daughter.
Thinking of this, Shen Jingjing smiled with relief: "Okay, then Mom will take a shower and change clothes."
At the end of September, people in Shenzhen and Hong Kong were so hot that they were restless and even the wind was warm.
Linshui Pavilion's high-end private SPA, as soon as you enter the door, the air-conditioned air with a pleasant fragrance will instantly dispel the heat in your body.
"Ah Ci, your mother and I are both old. Why do we need to go to a spa? It's a waste of money."
The black and gold hall is low-key yet luxurious, and the first impression it gives people is that it is expensive.
"What do you mean old? My mother is not even 45 years old, and you, aunt, are only in your early 40s!" Shen Ci said.
Shen Jingjing smiled helplessly: "Isn't this considered old? Your aunt and I are both middle-aged women!"
"Yes, the children are all in college."
"Age is just a number. The most important thing for a person is his mentality. Only when he has a young mentality can he be truly young." Chen Ci took one of them by the hand and said solemnly, "It's agreed that I will make the arrangements today. No one is allowed to spoil the fun. Just enjoy yourself."
Seeing Shen Ci's high spirits, the sisters Shen Jingjing couldn't help but look at each other with a wry smile, but they also nodded and promised in unison: "Okay, you arrange it, and we enjoy it."
Only then did Shen Ci reveal a satisfied smile.
"Welcome to Linshui Pavilion. Ma'am, please show me your membership card."
The receptionist at the front desk was wearing a black business suit and spoke to the few people with a professional smile on his face.
Hearing this, Shen Ci asked softly, “This is our first time here, what should we do if we don’t have a membership card?”
"Well, ma'am, our Linshui Pavilion is a membership-based place and we don't accept non-members. If you plan to make long-term purchases, you can apply for a membership card today. You're more than welcome to become our member."
The receptionist's attitude was professional and friendly, and she had obviously received formal training. Shen Ci's first impression of this place also scored high. When she was about to nod and apply for a card, a surprised voice suddenly sounded from the side.
"Jingjing? Yingying?"
The sound was so sudden that it startled the Shen Jingjing sisters who were concentrating on observing their surroundings.
When they came to their senses and looked sideways, they were both surprised when they saw the person next to them.
Shen Jingjing subconsciously forced an awkward smile: "Yongqiang? What a coincidence..."
"Lin Yongqiang?" Shen Yingying exclaimed in surprise. Looking at his appearance in a suit and the girl standing next to him who was at least ten years younger than him, Shen Yingying's pupils trembled slightly.
In my impression, Lin Yongqiang is not like this. He has indeed been transformed after achieving a class leap.
Lin Yongqiang subconsciously looked at Shen Jingjing. Although he had been too busy between his children and work in recent years, Shen Jingjing's natural foundation still couldn't hide her remaining charm and beauty. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given birth to two daughters who were so beautiful.
"It's been more than ten years since we last met, and you haven't changed much." Lin Yongqiang said with a sigh.
As soon as these words came out, the girls around him suddenly felt a sense of crisis and looked at Shen Jingjing with vigilance.
Shen Jingjing lowered her eyes and chuckled, "How could it not have changed?"
Shen Yingying stared at Lin Yongqiang from the side and found that the way he looked at her sister was still wrong as before. She immediately said, "Lin Yongqiang, you are the one who has changed the most. Look at what you are wearing now. If I met you on the street, I wouldn't recognize you."
Then he looked at the little girl next to him and said, "Who is this?"
The girl was wearing a DIOR suit and holding a new Fendi model. Everything she wore and wore were from top brands.
When she was called, she subconsciously raised her neck, smiling but speaking in a somewhat condescending tone, "Hello, I'm Yongqiang's fiancée. My name is Linda, you can call me Linlin."
Lin Yongqiang nodded and smiled, but his eyes were always on Shen Jingjing's face, as if he wanted to catch some reaction he wanted to see from her expression.
Like loss?
Like regret?
But unfortunately, there was none. Shen Jingjing just blinked in surprise.
Shen Yingying even blurted out, "Fiancée? Lin Yongqiang, you've never been married?"
"Yes, because I haven't found the right one." Lin Yongqiang seemed to be responding to Shen Yingying, but in fact his eyes were always on Shen Jingjing.
Shen Jingjing could feel Lin Yongqiang's gaze fixed on her. She felt that it was not appropriate to do so in front of Linda, so she changed the subject neatly: "Are you also here for a spa treatment?"
"Yeah, I came here with Linda."
Linda tightened her grip on Lin Yongqiang's arm, almost clinging to him as she said delicately, "Yongqiang comes here with me twice a week. This is the first time I've met someone I know."
Sensing that the atmosphere was a bit strange, and also seeing that her mother didn't seem to want to continue chatting with the other party, Shen Ci interrupted in real time: "Mom, let's get a card first. The spa will take two hours. I have a restaurant reservation tonight and I can't be late."
"Jingjing? Is this... Ah Ci?"
As soon as Shen Ci opened her mouth, Lin Yongqiang was able to guess her identity and even called out her nickname.
Shen Ci was a little surprised and looked at her mother in confusion.
Shen Jingjing was most proud of having raised three outstanding children. When she mentioned Ah Ci, she felt much more at ease. She smiled and nodded, "Yes, she is Ah Ci. You actually still remember her name."
"Of course, you were cute when you were little. I didn't expect you to grow up so big in the blink of an eye. You look so much like you when you were young." Lin Yongqiang looked at Shen Ci with warm eyes. In a trance, he seemed to see the young Shen Jingjing and his former self.
It's just that Shen Ci really has no impression of the man in front of her, but it is not difficult to see that this man has liked her mother before. In her memory, her mother had many suitors, but she had never nodded in agreement to any of them.
She had once asked her mother why she didn't find a reliable man to start a new family.
The mother just smiled bitterly and shook her head, then said that she and her younger brothers and sisters were enough. Shen Ci knew that was not the real answer.
At this time, Shen Ci only politely greeted Lin Yongqiang: "Hello, uncle."
Not wanting to waste any more time, Shen Ci turned to the front desk and said, “Please give me a membership card.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Yongqiang said, "Use my card, I'll pay!"
As he spoke, he took out a black card and handed it over without asking anyone's opinion.
The assertiveness and unconscious arrogance in his words and actions are very much like a loser who was rejected by his sweetheart, lay dormant for many years, and then came back to save his reputation by pretending to be a successful person.
In fact, I am secretly showing that I am no longer the same as before, and it will be your loss if you reject me.
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