Seeing that Su Daji's expression seemed genuine and her eyes were bright and determined, Zhang Lijuan suddenly smiled back and stopped being polite. "Alright, I'll remember this meal. I'll definitely get it back from you another day."
“Okay.” Su Daji replied with a bright smile. “I’ll take the initiative to ask Teacher Zhang out then.”
"See you next time, Teacher Zhang."
...
Watching Su Daji walk away without looking back, without even glancing at him, and without even saying goodbye, Shang Xiaosong felt a surge of anger in his chest and sat there motionless for a long time.
Zhang Lijuan, however, had to accompany her husband on a trip to France and didn't have time to argue with the angry man. She also got up and picked up her clothes: "Alright, she's already gone. You still want to chase after her and make her admit that she misspoke and that she's been thinking about you all these years, and all she wants to do is become the young mistress of the Shang Group?"
"If Su Daji were really like that, would you still like her?"
Speechless after being told off by his elders, Shang Xiaosong finally accepted reality, saying somewhat dejectedly, "It's not that I absolutely need her to like me, I just didn't expect this..."
“You men are all like this…” Zhang Lijuan scoffed, unsurprised by Shang Xiaosong’s words. “You never know where you get your confidence from. You act like you’ve suffered the biggest blow in the world when someone has something else on their mind.”
Shang Xiaosong said unwillingly, "But I am, after all..."
"After all, what is it?" Zhang Lijuan said bluntly. "Even if you really are the reincarnation of the legendary King Zhou, can you guarantee that Su Daji truly loved King Zhou back then, and wasn't just following his lead and deceiving him completely?"
"You're upset just because they're no longer willing to pretend?"
Speechless, Shang Xiaosong remained silent for a long time.
"So, Su Daji has already rejected you?" Zhang Lijuan asked casually. "Are you still going to do business with that little girl Yu Ningning? You've never been one to let emotions get the better of you, so you shouldn't let business get in the way. But this is the first time in your life you've been rejected so bluntly..."
Before Zhang Lijuan could finish speaking, Shang Xiaosong said sullenly, "Yes. My business dealings with Yu Ningning are not because of Su Daji, but because Yu Ningning herself is a very special and capable businesswoman."
At this point, a rare look of appreciation appeared in his eyes. "I even think that if she had enough time to grow, the career she could build in her life would be far greater than mine. It's not a bad thing to establish a good relationship in advance."
"She is truly an extraordinary woman."
"Those women who get along well with each other seem to be extraordinary women who cannot be defined by common sense. It's strange that there are so many unusual women in this world."
“There are many capable and extraordinary women in this world…” Zhang Lijuan casually instructed Shang Xiaosong as she walked out cleanly and neatly, “It’s just that you always boast about your ability and good background, and you never look at those people.”
Under Zhang Lijuan's scolding, Shang Xiaosong did not dare to speak up in rebuttal.
Long after he left the coffee shop, he still seemed puzzled and stammered, his tone revealing a resentment and curiosity that he himself was unaware of: "...I wonder what kind of person that woman has kept in her heart and searched for all these years."
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