Chapter 76 Chapter 76 An excellent and hardworking girl deserves everything...
Jiang Changjia finally returned to Chongqing City when only five or six days were left before the Chinese New Year. The task given by his father was quite challenging and made Jiang Changjia very tired.
"This old guy, isn't he testing me on purpose? He entrusted the first step of expanding overseas markets to me. I don't know whether to praise him for affirming me or to scold him for being cunning." Jiang Changjia raised his little finger and touched his lips with the coffee.
"Bai Ruoxing resigned from a top 100 company and has laid the foundation for your father in Haicheng within a few months." Xu Sui shifted his gaze from the phone screen and looked straight at Jiang Changjia with a calm expression.
On the phone, which hadn't been turned off in time, was the basic information of the new companies that had settled in Haicheng in the past 23 years.
Jiang Changjia's hand paused, and then he lifted his hair nonchalantly. His extremely beautiful and bright eyes showed disdain and fearlessness.
"Then her calculations are wrong. I hold a lot of shares in Jiang Corporation, and Grandpa will not let her get too much."
Hearing this, Xu Sui felt relieved. He lowered his head and took a sip of tea, chuckling softly, "It's good that you understand."
Jiang Changjia's overly nonchalant look always made Xu Sui think that she really didn't care and didn't care about the situation.
"Hey, since Bai Ruoxing and Jiang Song are together, do they know that you and Bai Ruoxing are half-sisters?" Xu Zhiyao asked curiously, stirring the coffee in the cup with a spoon.
Xu Sui was also curious and looked up slightly.
Jiang Changjia pondered for a moment, then said in a serious tone, "Guess."
Xu Zhiyao turned to look at Xu Sui: "Guess."
Xu Sui put down his teacup, pursed his lips, and said, "I guess Jiang Song knows."
"Isn't this nonsense?" Xu Zhiyao opened his eyes wide.
Xu Sui shrugged innocently and replied, "You asked me to guess."
Xu Zhiyao was so happy that he wanted to go over and tickle her, but Xu Sui quickly dodged.
Jiang Changjia laughed out loud, tapping the black glass tabletop with his fingertips. He unzipped his phone and checked the message as he said, "Sui Sui really wasn't wrong. Jiang Song knew it, and the others probably had a vague guess, but didn't say it out loud."
"Does Song Shiyang know?" Xu Sui suddenly said, his tone suddenly becoming serious.
Jiang Changjia was stunned for a moment, frowning as he thought for a moment, his tone uncertain. "He should know something. I remember during the winter break of my senior year in high school, Bai Ruoxing and I were talking, and he happened to pass by. I think he overheard something, but he doesn't like to meddle in other people's business."
Jiang Changjia smiled and didn't care much, but he didn't know what he was thinking about, and suddenly felt a little depressed.
Just as Xu Sui was about to speak to comfort them, Xu Zhiyao, who was sitting next to them, suddenly saw something and reached out to pat their shoulders.
Xu Sui was not paying attention and was startled. Jiang Changjia also shuddered. Then he pushed Xu Zhiyao away angrily and said angrily: "Xu Zhiyao, you'd better be fine, otherwise I will hit you."
Then he bent his index finger slightly, ready to tap her forehead.
"Oh, no, you are having a class reunion tomorrow?" Xu Zhiyao handed the phone to them to see. Xu Sui picked up the phone on the table and looked at it with his eyes lowered.
"Look at this circle of friends, but is this a reunion for your freshman year of high school or your junior year?" Xu Zhiyao leaned over curiously, supporting himself on the table with his arms.
Xu Sui glanced at him and then looked away, looking at Xu Zhiyao with no emotion in his tone: "We're freshmen in high school. We said we wanted to get together in the group in June, but it's been delayed until now."
She picked up her phone and clicked into the classmates group. She had set the message mode to do not disturb, so she didn't notice the messages they sent last night.
She flipped through the list and found that the speakers were mainly Jiang Songshu, Siyun, Zhang Wenjun and other people who had excellent academic performance and good jobs as adults.
Jiang Changjia occasionally said a few words.
Song Shiyang didn't say a word.
Xu Sui was a little uninterested.
How to say it.
In this era where everyone is reminiscing about high school and praising the good old days, Xu Sui seems quite out of place.
She is not someone who would glorify suffering just because time has filtered it. Her high school years had the joy of improved grades, but also days and nights of struggle.
In short, she is not willing to recall the period when she was not independent, confident, and "decent".
Besides, she didn't know many people in the class well.
"By the way, Sui Sui, are you going?" Jiang Changjia suddenly asked. Xu Sui shook his head slightly, thought for a moment, and said hesitantly: "Maybe."
After saying that, she suddenly thought of something, raised her eyelids and looked at Jiang Changjia, then glanced at Xu Zhiyao, and pondered for a moment.
I feel that there are some things they will know sooner or later. Instead of hearing it from others or other channels, it is better to tell them now. After all, they are my close friends and non-blood relatives whom I have made since my youth.
Then he spoke slowly, his fair face solemn.
"I have something to tell you. Please don't make loud noises after you listen to me." Xu Sui pointed at other customers who were reading books or drinking tea in the store and said seriously.
The two of them looked slightly changed when they heard this. Xu Zhiyao pointed under the table and said seriously, "Do you want to talk under here? It's better to be private when we're talking."
Xu Sui: “……?”
Jiang Changjia slapped Xu Zhiyao on the head and scolded him, "You're so stupid! Do you still think this is high school? It's so embarrassing to crawl under the table."
At this point, Xu Sui finally couldn't help but chuckle, and Xu Zhiyao also touched his head and muttered: "Isn't this just to ease the atmosphere, Princess?"
Jiang Changjia bit his lips hard to prevent himself from laughing too loudly.
At the same time, Xu Sui said quickly and accurately: "Song Shiyang and I are together."
The laughter stopped.
The two people in front of Xu Sui became quiet at that moment, maintaining the same movement as in the previous second, but standing still for a while, motionless.
After three seconds, Xu Zhiyao's lips trembled. Xu Sui's eyes were extremely sharp, and he sealed Xu Zhiyao's lips with his hand before he could make a loud noise.
"They started dating after Xie Zhuoyuan's wedding. It was a free relationship. There was no premature love, and no betrayal of the organization."
Xu Sui pulled the person who stood up to sit down and poured her a cup of tea.
Jiang Changjia wasn't that surprised, but rather had a feeling it was within his expectations. Xu Sui glanced at her, and Jiang Changjia smiled: "Song Shiyang is climbing above his station, having managed to coax such a beautiful and gentle girl from my family into his arms."
After saying this, he seemed a little annoyed, scratched his head, and cursed: "True! Cunning! I said he was pretending."
Everything that happened next can be imagined. Xu Sui was first caught and questioned, and then he was "forced" to listen to a lot of complaints. Even Xu Zhiyao, who always regarded Song Shiyang as a "male god", began to find fault with him, but in the end it all turned into worry about Xu Sui.
"Sui Sui, have you met Song Shiyang's parents? What do they look like?" Xu Zhiyao asked.
"I've only met his parents once. His mother, um... looks quite kind. His father has a very traditional leadership image. He looks a bit more like Aunt Zhao.... Suisui, don't worry. It's the 21st century. Their family is not that traditional, and..." Jiang Changjia raised his eyes and looked at the girl in front of him with a bit of sadness between her brows, and spoke again.
"An excellent and hardworking girl deserves the best. The one who should be worried is Song Shiyang."
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In the evening, Xu Sui returned home and after dinner, he sat by the electric stove in front of the sofa to warm himself. An old anti-Japanese film was playing on the TV in front of him, and Xu Sui was chatting with Song Shiyang.
She was wearing headphones and listening to a voice message. The man's casual and slightly hoarse voice came into her ears along the wired headphone cord.
"Class reunion? I'm fine with it. If you go, I'll go. If you don't go, I'm not interested." There was a voice talking from his end. Xu Sui listened carefully and thought it was Grandpa Zhao and Grandma Zhao.
Xu Sui thought about it, hesitated for a while, and then typed a few words.
"See you at the hotel tomorrow?"
"I'll pick you up." said the man on the other end of the phone.
"No."
"Don't go with me. Keep some distance, otherwise..." Xu Sui thought for a moment and then said, "I'll be embarrassed."
After Xu Sui finished speaking, there was no movement from the other end for a long while. When Xu Sui almost thought Song Shiyang had hung up the phone, he finally spoke. His tone was emotionless and so flat that nothing could be heard: "Yeah, that's right. I'll invite them all after I get married."
After hearing this, Xu Sui always felt something was strange, but he couldn't tell what was strange. Finally, they said good night to each other and ended the call.
The next day, Xu Sui got up at eight o'clock. After having breakfast, he picked out a light green wool coat from the closet and wore a white lining inside. He looked young and beautiful.
It’s called a class reunion, but in reality it’s just a group of people getting together to have a meal, expand each other’s network, and help each other when they are in trouble.
The time is set at 6pm.
Xu Sui, Jiang Changjia and Xu Zhiyao made an appointment to get their hair done together, and then returned to the wealthy mansion where Jiang Changjia lived. When passing by a place, Xu Sui also saw the quaint place in Yubei East Lane and the old house that had been accumulated over the years.
Xu Zhiyao and Xu Sui were not in the same class in high school, so when Xu Sui and the others went out in the afternoon, she drove back by herself.
"Come on, hold your head high, chest out, and pout. Don't let me eat the lipstick I put on you." When they arrived at the hotel entrance, Jiang Changjia looked at Xu Sui while wearing high heels and carrying a luxury bag.
After looking for a while, she suddenly moved closer.
Xu Sui was startled and fell backwards. Fortunately, Jiang Changjia was quick-eyed and pulled him back.
"Why are you so excited? Let me take out this necklace for you." Jiang Changjia straightened Xu Sui's collar and took out the Epiphyllum-shaped necklace hidden under his white inner wear.
"Your aesthetic taste is pretty good and suits you very well." Jiang Changjia said suddenly.
Xu Sui smiled.
The two arrived early. Xu Sui took a quick look and estimated that half of the people were there.
As the two came in, the people who were originally sitting there chatting and laughing stood up one after another, but because of the time barrier, they didn't dare to come forward to greet them.
In the end, it was Jiang Changjia who spoke up first, and only then did they regain some of the old feelings.
"What is this?" A man wearing black-framed glasses looked at Xu Sui and asked Jiang Changjia, with inquiry and some doubt in his eyes.
"Xu Sui." Xu Sui stretched out his hand to shake hands with him and introduced himself.
Surprise flashed in the man's eyes, and finally turned into amazement.
"What do you think, will Song Shiyang come? He didn't answer when the class monitor asked in the group. I'm quite curious if he has changed as much as what people say online." The girl who had an extroverted and fiery personality in high school spoke, the curiosity in her tone almost overflowing.
"Haha, this, this you should ask Miss Jiang. They were the ones who had the best fun back then." Someone took over.
Jiang Changjia shrugged: "You'll know when you see it. If you ask me, I don't know what to say."
The atmosphere was quiet for a second, but with so many people talking, they changed the topic the next second.
Xu Sui looked around quietly. Some people had not changed much from ten years ago, still had the same appearance, while some had gained a lot of weight and their facial features were not very obvious. Xu Sui looked for a long time but couldn't remember who they were.
When Shu Siyun came in, Xu Sui looked down at his watch. It was already five forty, but Song Shiyang had not come yet, and at the same time, no one had come either.
And Jiang Song.
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