Chapter 109: Showdown Without Pretense
The next morning, after Ms. Su made breakfast, she found out that Cheng Hao had left the night before.
Lin You and Shi Jingyuan sat opposite each other at a small table, and Ms. Su placed the cooked noodles in front of them.
"Xiao Cheng, why did you leave without saying anything? Is he not used to sleeping with others? Xiao You, you too, you should have told me earlier. I'm so sorry for not taking good care of you."
Lin You glanced in Shi Jingyuan's direction and frowned slightly.
She just found out about this after she got up, so she could only look at the culprit.
Shi Jingyuan had seen many storms and waves. At a time like this, as long as he was not embarrassed, others would be embarrassed.
Shi Zong ate noodles calmly and explained nonchalantly.
"Auntie, don't think too much. He left because of an emergency at the company. It was the middle of the night and it was inconvenient for him to say goodbye to you, so he asked me to tell you this morning."
Ms. Su nodded and couldn't help but mutter, "Xiao Cheng, thank you for your hard work. You have to go through all this trouble with us in the middle of the night."
She then said to Lin You, "And you, can you please give us some peace of mind in the future? You're already grown up, and you haven't gotten over the problems you've encountered in the past few years? You're really capable..."
Lin You knew how much Ms. Su was nagging, so she just focused on eating noodles and didn't say a word.
When Ms. Su has cursed enough, she will naturally stop, so she is not in a hurry.
She was not in a hurry, but Shi Jingyuan was a little anxious.
He cleared his throat, "Auntie."
Ms. Su paused for a moment and asked, "What?"
Shi Jingyuan said in a deep voice: "Auntie, she already knows she is wrong and will change in the future. Please don't scold her."
"No, Xiao Shi, I was scolding my own daughter, you..." Ms. Su stopped talking halfway when she remembered something.
She remembered that Shi Jingyuan had feelings for Lin You last time in Jinggang City, and he came after her late at night last night. The meaning was self-evident.
When Ms. Su thought of this, she couldn't even eat.
She can't say anything about other people's children, but she can still educate her own children well.
Ms. Su glared at Lin You, "Xiaoyou! You're just a small employee, why do you always cause trouble for Mr. Shi? Mr. Shi's time is so precious..."
"Mom," Lin You interrupted Ms. Su, "I'm with him."
Ms. Su almost bit her tongue, and then her eyes wandered between the two people.
Lin You simply explained everything in one breath, "Mom, Cheng Hao and I have always been just friends. We only pretended to be together to deal with pressure to get married."
"Pretend?" Ms. Su's voice rose and almost broke.
Seeing her expression, Lin You shrank his neck and subconsciously leaned closer to Shi Jingyuan.
Shi Jingyuan looked at her useless appearance and raised the corner of his mouth.
Ms. Su rubbed her temples impatiently. After a while, she raised her hand and slapped Lin You.
Before Lin You could react, Shi Jingyuan stood in front of her.
Ms. Su slapped Shi Jingyuan on the back, furious.
"You silly girl, I underestimated you! You've watched a lot of TV dramas, and you're pretty good at being a couple by agreement, right?"
Lin You: "...Even the contract couple knows about it. Mom, you must have watched a lot of your TV series."
Ms. Su pointed at Lin You's nose and asked, "How dare you talk back?"
Lin You shrank back angrily, pursed his lips and dared not speak.
At the critical moment, it is always Shi who stands up.
He pushed Lin You out the door and respectfully helped Ms. Su sit down.
"Auntie, let's talk."
Lin You stood outside the door, which was closed tightly. He didn't know what Shi Jingyuan and Ms. Su were talking about inside.
However, Shi Jingyuan acted decisively and calmed Ms. Su down in just a few minutes.
When he reopened the door, Shi Jingyuan took Lin You's hand and asked, "Will you go back to Jinggang City with me, or stay at home with Aunt Su for a few days?"
Lin You stretched his neck and looked past Shi Jingyuan at Ms. Su in the room.
Ms. Su stood in front of the portrait of Lin's father, with three incense sticks burning in the incense burner. She had her back to the door, and her back revealed a determination that Lin You had never seen before.
Lin You hesitated for a moment and whispered, "I'd better go back to Jinggang City with you. I'll hide first. I'm afraid that if you're not around, Ms. Su will slap me to death."
Although it may seem a bit exaggerated to say that someone was killed with one slap, Ms. Su would really hit someone a few times when she got angry.
Shi Jingyuan was not surprised. He nodded slightly and turned to say goodbye to Ms. Su.
Ms. Su turned around and looked at the two of them, her brows furrowed tighter and tighter.
She waved to Lin You and said, "Come here, I want to ask you a few questions."
Lin You was a little timid, but still walked slowly to Ms. Su.
Ms. Su looked at Lin You with deep eyes and lowered her voice, "What are you thinking about being with him? Even the Chen Lang family can't accept an ordinary person like you, let alone the Shi family."
"Mom," Lin You forced a smile. "I know. I don't plan to have a future with him, but I like him now and want to be with him. When it's time to separate... I'll let go, okay?"
She was so humble that Ms. Su could only feel sympathy for her. How could she bear to say anything more?
Ms. Su shook her head and sighed, then reminded Shi Jingyuan, "Mr. Shi, don't forget what you promised me."
Shi Jingyuan responded, "Don't worry, Auntie."
Lin You went out with Shi Jingyuan in confusion.
After getting in the car, she found an opportunity to ask him, "What did you and my mother say in the house just now? What did you promise my mother?"
Shi Jingyuan just smiled and said nothing, without giving her an answer.
Lin You couldn't get the answer, and although he was unwilling, he couldn't do anything about it.
*
Two days later, Lin You officially joined the gardening design studio under the Sky Castle Forum.
Xu Feng personally introduced her to several other colleagues in the studio.
Xu Feng is an impatient person. On Lin You's first day at work, he held a special project promotion meeting.
What Lin You didn't expect was that in the project introduction, Xu Feng listed several companies competing for this project.
One of them was actually under the Shi family.
The corner of her mouth twitched, "Are we going to compete with the Shi family for this project?"
Xu Feng smiled and said, "Why, are you scared?"
Lin You explained, "It's not that I'm afraid. I just think it's very difficult."
Xu Feng nodded repeatedly. "It's not difficult, so I don't need to dig out a great talent like you. But you don't have to worry too much. Although the company we are competing with is affiliated with the Shi family, in terms of bidding, each one relies on their own ability."
"Besides, if we can defeat the Shi family's company, we will surely become famous and have a bright future."
"Wealth and honor are achieved through risk, don't you think?"
Lin You's expression froze. "Yeah. Right."
Personally, it's not impossible to give it a try, but...
She thought that she would have to mention this matter to Shi Jingyuan later. After all, they had a special relationship now, so it would be better to give him a heads up in advance.
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