Chapter 101 Pretending to be Drunk
"What are you going there for?"
"Go sit for a while and get some fresh air."
Su Man thought he was unreasonable and really drunk.
She said, “Let’s go home.”
The driver was a little embarrassed. "Sir, Madam, there's a fork in the road ahead. Do we still want to go to Mander Park?"
"go."
“No!”
Su Man and Xiao Beisheng said in unison.
The driver's back was almost sweating and he slowed down to ten miles per hour.
Suman said to the driver, "Listen to me, sir, you are drunk. Don't listen to what a drunk says."
Xiao Beisheng closed his eyes and curled his thin lips. Su Man was sure that he was smiling, and it was a very happy smile.
Was he happy to be refuted so strongly by her?
Su Man felt a chill.
The driver secretly glanced at Xiao Beisheng through the rearview mirror. He didn't know when Xiao Beisheng opened his eyes, but as if he had sensed something, he nodded to the driver through the rearview mirror, tacitly agreeing to Su Man's idea.
The car drove towards Dilan Garden and accelerated.
The Xiao family's old house.
The guests have left, the banquet hall
Aunt Mei helped Madam Xiao upstairs, and couldn't help but wonder: "Madam, the young master is so drunk, why don't you just let the young master and the young lady stay to rest? I don't know if the young lady can handle it alone if we go back like this."
Madam Xiao smiled mysteriously: “You don’t know Bei Sheng well enough, do you really think Bei Sheng is drunk?”
"Master, you're not drunk? I see he's completely drunk and crazy!"
"When have you ever seen Bei Sheng truly drunk? He doesn't want to be drunk, and no one can make him drunk. If he is drunk, it's because he wants to be drunk."
Aunt Mei was confused: "Old Madam, what you said was so roundabout. I felt like I understood it, but at the same time, I didn't quite understand..."
"Oh, to put it bluntly, he wasn't drunk at all, he was just pretending!"
"Pretending? Why are you pretending?"
"Didn't you hear what he said? We've been occupying Suman all night. He thinks we're tiring his wife and is worried about her. If we stay to rest, Xiaoman's temper will probably keep her busy until the end, so he pretended to be drunk and asked Suman to leave with him."
Aunt Mei suddenly realized, "So that's what's going on! I was wondering why the young lady could support a man so drunk. Her affection is fake. I didn't expect that the young master, who is usually so cold, actually loves his wife so much."
"I don't know who he takes after. He doesn't look like his father at all, but more like his grandfather."
Speaking of the deceased old man, the smile on Mrs. Xiao's face faded and she stopped talking.
Aunt Mei saw this and immediately changed the subject: "When the person who came earlier today brought Miss Luo Yan with him, I was worried for the young lady. However, the young lady is worthy of being the granddaughter-in-law chosen by you, old lady. She is not flustered at all."
Tao Jinmei had divorced Xiao Beisheng's father a long time ago, and everyone in the old house privately called Tao Jinmei "the one before."
Madam Xiao snorted coldly, "Tao Jinmei is so protective of Luo Yan. I'm only 80% sure these two have some kind of private business dealings. The Luo family is not clean, and Tao Jinmei is involved in their business. How clean can she be? Sooner or later, she'll play with fire and get burned!"
After thinking for a moment, she continued, "Xiao Man is smart and knows how to advance and retreat. That Professor Xu Jiang was obviously not arranged by Beisheng, but in order to maintain Beisheng's reputation, she still said in front of me that it was Beisheng's credit. I guess that Xu Jiang either failed to reach an agreement with Luo Yan and suddenly defected, or Xiao Man found Xu Jiang in advance and instigated his rebellion. If it's the former, then it's fine. If it's the latter..."
Old Madam Xiao shook her head.
Aunt Mei asked, "Isn't the latter bad? The young lady is smart and can handle anything. She's a great help to the young master."
"If she could handle everything, would she still be willing to be manipulated? Would she still be willing to hide behind Bei Sheng and seek protection from Bei Sheng and the Xiao family? It's fine if she and Bei Sheng are doing well, but I'm worried about the relationship between Bei Sheng and Luo Yan. If she gets angry, she'll do something like this to Bei Sheng behind his back."
"That's right. Sometimes being too smart isn't a good thing."
"Besides, from what I see in Xiaoman's expression, it's clear that she hasn't communicated with Beisheng. Either she feels from the bottom of her heart that Beisheng is unreliable and doesn't trust him. Or, the relationship between them is not as close as it seems on the surface."
"Then what should we do? We're already married, we can't just live our whole lives in a state of physical harmony and inner estrangement, right? What if it ends up like the eldest young master and the one before..."
"No! We need to let them have a child as soon as possible. If a woman has a child, she will have more ties. Bei Sheng can also settle down as soon as possible and stop being distracted by Luo Yan. From what I see, Bei Sheng doesn't seem to have no feelings for Xiao Man."
"I understand, old lady. I will think of more ways to help the young master and the young mistress have a child as soon as possible."
…
Madam Xiao’s guess was indeed correct.
After leaving Yun Guhong's art exhibition, Su Man was actually observing Tao Jinmei and Luo Yan quietly.
How dare she take it lightly?
If she didn't have this little bit of vigilance, she would have been attacked many times by someone else when she was with Shen Qing in the business world.
The car was driving on the road. Su Man looked at the scenery rushing past outside the window and recalled that she had previously found Xu Jiang to negotiate privately.
The reason why Xu Jiang was persuaded by Su Man to help Su Man at the birthday party was because Xu Jiang himself did not want to help Luo Yan.
After Luo Yan hit a wall at the art exhibition, she looked everywhere for ways to get the paintings, and that's how she found Xu Jiang.
Because Xu Jiang works in a calligraphy and painting research and appraisal institution, he also has cooperation and contact with Mr. Yun Guhong's studio. As long as Xu Jiang is willing to use his connections, he can get Mr. Yun Guhong's paintings.
Luo Yan offered Xu Jiang generous conditions at the beginning, but Xu Jiang was aloof and rejected Luo Yan.
On Luo Yan's side, Tao Jinmei was urging her, so Luo Yan took a radical approach and threatened people close to Xu Jiang. Xu Jiang valued friendship and had to compromise.
At this point, Su Man found Xu Jiang.
She gave Xu Jiang an idea.
It would be better to give a fake painting to Luo Yan, and you can refuse the generous reward given by Luo Yan, but in order to avoid Luo Yan's suspicion, you have to negotiate other conditions with Luo Yan. This condition must be a benefit that Luo Yan can only obtain by using gray means.
This way, even if Luo Yan later discovered that the painting was fake and wanted to hold Xu Jiang accountable through legitimate channels, she would be hesitant because Xu Jiang had evidence against her. Reporting Xu Jiang would be reporting herself.
Su Man also told Xu Jiang not to worry that Luo Yan would retaliate secretly. If this happened, Su Man would negotiate with Xiao Beisheng and let Xiao Beisheng protect Xu Jiang. This was what Xiao Beisheng owed Su Man.
Xu Jiang said something very heartbreaking to Su Man at that time.
He said, "I'm not afraid of Luo Yan's revenge. I have my own way of dealing with her. I say this because I hope you don't feel any pressure. I don't think your husband's relationship with you will help you."
He was merciless and exposed the pitiful relationship between Su Man and Xiao Beisheng.
Su Man was still delivering her baby when an itch on her thigh brought her back to her senses.
Xiao Beisheng sat upright with his head leaning against the back of the seat, and on the surface he looked like he was asleep.
His cuffs were sharply pleated, a golden cuff reflecting the cold light in the flickering streetlights. His bony hands were placed on her legs, his large palms pressed against the porcelain-like texture. At first glance, he seemed to be just resting there quietly.
But the slight shaking of the car concealed the silent tug-of-war between the man and the woman, and an undercurrent surged in the flickering light and shadow.
In fact, Madam Xiao didn't need to go to so much trouble. Xiao Beisheng would get angry easily whenever he was with Su Man in private.
The car was driving quietly on the road, but Xiao Beisheng was restless for a moment.
Su Man pulled his hand away, but just as she took it away, she put it back on her. In order to punish her, he pinched the flesh at the base of her legs in revenge.
The wedding ring on his left hand was cold and hard, scratching Su Man's skin and causing her pain.
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