Chapter 51 Female Companion
Su Man smiled and said, "Mr. Xiao went through so much trouble just to tell me this?"
Xiao Beisheng frowned and looked at her.
"Then I understand." Su Man said, and stepped out of his arms. As if nothing had happened, she asked, "Mr. Xiao, do you want to continue shopping?"
Xiao Beisheng's face didn't look good.
Su Man said, "Actually, you don't need to explain anything to me. I'm just a nobody, so it doesn't matter what I think. Whatever you want me to do, as long as you use your power as Xiao Beisheng to pressure me, I will do it. Just like now, you asked me to come see you alone, and even though I didn't want to, didn't I still come obediently?"
Su Man's smile was superficial, and Xiao Beisheng even felt a hint of irony.
"I didn't mean to force you." Xiao Beisheng said.
"I came to see you for another reason. Your aunt's project at Dingsheng is about to expire, and she should be looking to expand into new business. She should be attending the Chamber of Commerce banquet in a week, and she might want you to go with her then."
Su Man understood what this meant without Xiao Bei saying anything.
This means that Shen Qing is going to use Su Man as a bargaining chip in her business again to sacrifice for her new business.
Su Man looked at Xiao Beisheng, waiting for his follow-up.
Xiao Beisheng said: "If you can't refuse your aunt, you can be my female companion and attend with me."
Su Man's clear and bright eyes moved around his face for a few times, and suddenly her face brightened: "Okay. Since Mr. Xiao has taken the initiative to give me this protection, I won't refuse it in vain."
Xiao Beisheng was a little surprised by her straightforwardness.
On second thought, it is also in line with Su Man's personality. She can bend and stretch, and in order not to sacrifice greater interests, she can always sacrifice some small interests.
He nodded: "Okay, I'll pick you up on that day."
Xiao Beisheng thought that Su Man had let go of her grudge a little and was in a good mood.
But on the day of the banquet, Xiao Beisheng realized that he had been fooled by Su Man.
After work that day, Xiao Beisheng went to Qiao's house to pick up Su Man in person. He couldn't get through to Su Man on the phone. Xiao Beisheng waited for more than 40 minutes. When he saw Qiao Shiyan picking up Qiao Shixin from school, he learned from Qiao Shiyan that Su Man had gone out early in the morning.
Gao Xun poked his head out from the driver's seat and said, "Miss Su had an appointment with Mr. Xiao to be his female companion tonight. Why did she leave without saying a word?"
Qiao Shiyan asked doubtfully, "Female companion? I've never heard her mention this. She just said she was going to a banquet tonight and was dressed and out at around 3:00 p.m. She didn't contact you?"
Xiao Beisheng sat in the back seat with a grim expression.
Gao Xun asked: "Mr. Xiao, this..."
"Let's go straight to the banquet."
"Not waiting for Miss Su?"
"Wait for her?" Xiao Beisheng sneered, "She doesn't want to wait for us. She's probably already arrived at the scene."
"But, she's waiting for us, and she doesn't have an invitation..."
"She didn't want to attend with me. She went with her aunt." Xiao Beisheng put his hands on his knees, tapping his fingertips one by one.
Gao Xun was shocked: "Ah?? Then... Miss Su... will let you go..."
That’s right, Su Man stood up Xiao Beisheng.
Xiao Beisheng, who always turned down other people's invitations, was stood up.
Moreover, Xiao Beisheng never expected that Su Man would stand him up on such a matter.
She really surprised him...
"It seems that the last incident left a huge dent in Miss Su's heart!"
After Gao Xun finished speaking, he immediately noticed Xiao Beisheng's cold gaze in the rearview mirror, and Gao Xun immediately stopped talking.
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Banquet scene.
Su Man was wearing a high-end dress and was accompanying Shen Qing, chatting and entertaining each other while drinking.
She did not accept Xiao Beisheng's kindness. One reason was that she was still angry with Xiao Beisheng, and the other was that she had just received the award letter from the International Dance Competition not long ago.
This competition is of high value.
As long as she wins the gold medal, she will be directly hired by the National Song and Dance Troupe, which will fulfill Suman’s long-cherished wish.
Suman signed up for this competition secretly without telling anyone.
Even Suman’s colleagues and leaders at school didn’t know that she had participated in the competition.
The competition announced the list of qualifiers yesterday. Suman is the only contestant from her country who advanced. She will soon travel to Country F to participate in the finals.
If she could win the gold medal, she would no longer be controlled by her aunt.
How could Suman not be happy?
I'm probably going to accompany Shen Qing to social events tonight for the last time.
So Suman doesn't mind.
She was even very proactive, chatting and laughing with the big bosses with a glass of wine.
Shen Qing was very satisfied seeing Su Man like this.
"It's good that you can figure it out. Tell Xiao Beisheng, if he doesn't want to develop a long-term relationship with you and is just playing around, we don't want to take advantage of this opportunity. We still have to plan for the long term." Shen Qing avoided the crowd, pulled her aside and whispered to her.
Su Man had drunk a lot of wine, and now she was drunk and didn't want to listen to Shen Qing's clichés. "Aunt, I'm going to drink some tea to sober up. It seems that several sponsors and brands haven't arrived yet."
Shen Qing quickly said, "Oh, that's right! Go sober up and take some hangover medicine. Don't delay anything. You used to be sober because I trained you to drink so well. Now you can't handle it even if you drink a little."
Su Man walked to the drink counter and poured herself a cup of tea. When she raised her eyes, she saw Xiao Beisheng who had just come in from the main entrance.
He was so dazzling that the golden glow in the room seemed to be designed to embellish him. As soon as he appeared, everything around him was eclipsed.
Luo Yan also entered the room with him.
Luo Yan didn't hold his hand, but she stood shoulder to shoulder with Xiao Beisheng, and it was obvious that they came together.
Suman looked away.
She couldn't help but feel lucky that she didn't come with Xiao Beisheng. If he pushed Su Man away for Luo Yan again, Su Man would lose so much dignity in front of so many people.
At this time, several women of Su Man's age came up to her and said, "Su Man, didn't we spread the word that you were Xiao Beisheng's female companion tonight? Why did you separate from Xiao Beisheng?"
Su Man turned around and identified their identities one by one.
They were a few people I didn't know well. Their families had a certain status in the financial circle, and they were all wealthy and famous ladies.
These people have all pursued Xiao Beisheng to some extent, but all failed.
Suman said: "I did agree to be his female companion, but I changed my mind at the last minute and stood him up."
The woman opposite laughed at him, "You?? Standing Xiao Beisheng up??! Don't be ridiculous! He's here with his female companion. Telling such a lie just to flatter yourself is shameless."
Su Man held the teacup, shook it to let the heat dissipate, raised her lips slightly, blew on the tea, and took a sip carefully.
He looked disapproving.
The woman said, "My uncle has a team involved in the project your aunt wants to discuss. I'll go tell my uncle in a moment that you're lying all the time. Your aunt and you are in the same boat, and you're not a trustworthy partner!"
Su Man's calm eyes turned cold. "If you don't believe me, go ask Xiao Beisheng yourself. But if you dare to ruin the Shen family's cooperation, I'll make you look bad. Xiao Beisheng has already canceled the engagement, and you know what my relationship with him was before."
In fact, she had no ability to teach the other party a lesson, nor did she have the confidence that Xiao Beisheng would help her.
She was just trying to scare the other person.
The woman panicked for a moment, her eyes fell on Su Man's back, and her fear became more obvious: "Xiao, Mr. Xiao..."
Su Man was shocked and turned around to see Xiao Beisheng approaching.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Beisheng asked.
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