Chapter 109 Is he really Yu Yan's first love?
Yu Yan paid the bill readily, took Shao Yun's hand, and said, "Come on, let's pick out an outfit for your uncle too."
Shao Muyan smiled.
Xiang Jingheng looked displeased.
He's standing right here, does she think he's invisible?
Xiang Jingheng gritted his teeth, just about to beg Yu Yan to pick out an outfit for him too, when Mei Nan came over and said, "President Xiang, I've made my choice."
She had a long black dress draped over her left arm and a black suit jacket in her right.
"I've chosen a suit for you, would you like to try it on?" She tried her best to appear poised and confident, but her voice trembled as she spoke, revealing a cautious timidity.
The shop assistant couldn't help but glance at Mei Nan, but Xiang Jingheng remained expressionless, not noticing anything amiss.
"Um."
The suit that Mei Nan took was indeed the style he usually wore. Xiang Jingheng was too lazy to pick one out and simply took the clothes to the dressing room.
But he didn't ask Mei Nan how she liked the clothes she chose.
Mei Nan really wanted to hear him say, "Put it on and let me see," but she also knew that even if she wore a princess dress, she wouldn't be a real princess and wouldn't achieve the same stunning effect as Yu Yan.
On the contrary, it would lower his opinion of the young master.
The sales assistant noticed Mei Nan's disappointment and sighed inwardly, "What a straight man!" "Miss, have you chosen this dress?"
“Yes.” Mei Nan handed her the dress. “Wrap it up for me.”
She habitually opened her phone to scan the code, but then paused. The young master had said he wanted to buy her clothes, and if she paid for them herself, he might be unhappy.
Or... let him pay.
Mei Nan's mind was racing. Meanwhile, Shao Muyan and Shao Yun had already changed. The two of them, without prior arrangement, followed in Yu Yan's footsteps and both chose brown suits.
Shao Muyan goes without saying; with broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and a tall stature, he's a perfect clothes hanger, a model's figure, and looks good in anything.
Shao Yun… Mei Nan’s eyes flickered slightly.
At the same age of six, Shao Yun was half a head taller than Xiang Chu, and had delicate features.
If Shao Muyan is calm and modest, then Shao Yun is refreshing and bright. They are indeed pleasing to the eye when they stand together, and the shop assistants gather around and keep praising them.
Xiang Jingheng came out.
Mei Nan then turned her gaze back, her coldness vanishing, and when she looked up and saw Xiang Jingheng, her eyes lit up. "So handsome!"
She clapped her hands enthusiastically.
Xiang Jingheng raised his lips slightly, but his eyes were looking at Yu Yan, expecting her reaction to seeing him wearing "new clothes".
...Yu Yan didn't look at him.
All her attention was focused on Shao Muyan and Shao Yun, who stood together, lively and cheerful, just like a family.
Xiang Jingheng's face darkened, and his mood, which had finally calmed down, became terrible again.
"President Xiang..." Mei Nan wanted to pull Yu Yan over so she could see her young master, but Xiang Jingheng snorted and turned back to the dressing room.
Mei Nan sighed inwardly.
When Xiang Jingheng came out of the dressing room again, he found that Yu Yan and the others were gone.
"Where are they?" he asked.
Mei Nan said, "After buying the clothes, Yu Yan and Professor Shao left."
Xiang Jingheng's face was beyond ugly; it had turned completely black.
Leaving without even saying goodbye is so rude!
"Bill, please."
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Upon arriving at the pre-booked Western restaurant, Yu Yan and her group had just received their meal when they encountered Xiang Jingheng and Mei Nan again.
There's no escaping it.
This time, Xiang Jingheng didn't bother to come over, but just gave Yu Yan a deep look before taking Mei Nan to another table.
very good.
As Yu Yan cut her steak, she thought to herself: Don't ruin my appetite.
Xiang Jingheng led Mei Nan to sit down, and as he took off his coat, he inadvertently looked up and saw Yu Yan again.
She was chatting with Shao Muyan, and they seemed to be getting along very well. She had a gentle smile on her face the whole time, and she was also...beautiful.
Xiang Jingheng rarely saw Yu Yan with a beaming smile, so he couldn't help but take a second look every time he saw him.
He had felt heartbroken just now, but seeing Yu Yan like this, he couldn't help but want to compete with Shao Muyan again.
The reason he and Yu Yan ended up like this is simply because they didn't work things out properly. They had many misunderstandings, and neither of them spoke up, which led to the conflict getting deeper and deeper. However, their separation was not due to any fundamental issues.
No one is a perfect match from birth; we can just work things out.
Thinking of this, Xiang Jingheng regained some confidence.
"Yu Yan is very beautiful."
Mei Nan blurted out, resting her chin on her hand and gazing intently at Yu Yan's profile, "Beautiful women are pleasing to the eye, aren't they?"
These words struck a chord with Xiang Jingheng, making him feel very comfortable.
Mei Nan is much better at talking than Gan Xiaoxing. If it were Gan Xiaoxing, she would have started arguing with him by now, or at the very least, she would have said a few sarcastic remarks.
"It's alright." Xiang Jingheng sat down. "Let's order."
This wasn't the first time the two had eaten together, but in the past, it was always a team dinner where Xiang Jingheng would host and Gan Xiaoxing would be the main character, while she would always play a supporting role.
This was the first time Mei Nan had ever had a meal like this, which felt like a date, and she was very excited.
When the steak was served, Xiang Jingheng very gentlemanly offered it to Mei Nan first. Mei Nan took off her mask, revealing that half of her face was still a little red, but it wasn't so obvious under the light.
"You and Yu Yan were classmates in college. What was she like when she was in school?"
Xiang Jingheng asked casually, but Mei Nan paused slightly, swallowed the beef in her mouth, and answered very seriously, "Very good, very good."
"oh?"
Xiang Jingheng raised his eyelids and said, "I rarely hear women praising other women as excellent or great."
That's because you've always had Gan Xiaoxing by your side.
Mei Nan felt guilty saying such things to the young master, so she became even more serious. "No, if you asked Yu Yan that, she would praise me too."
Xiang Jingheng took a sip of wine and thought about it. He realized that he hadn't heard Yu Yan say anything bad about anyone.
Back home, his mother and sister would often complain about Yu Yan to him.
Looking back now, wasn't it just the guilty party accusing the innocent first?
Mei Nan knew what the young master wanted to hear, so she picked out some interesting stories from her university days to tell him.
Actually, she didn't have much contact with Yu Yan, and could only talk about things she knew.
"Didn't Yu Yan have a boyfriend in college?"
Mei Nan shook her head: "As far as I know, no."
Xiang Jingheng was slightly taken aback. Could he really be Yu Yan's first love?
"Didn't any boys pursue her in college?"
“Yes,” Mei Nan said. “Yu Yan comes from a good family and is good-looking. She had many boys pursuing her as soon as she entered school, but she rejected them all. She has a rather unconventional personality and doesn’t socialize much. She doesn’t participate in group activities unless she has no other choice.”
"However, she has a strong sense of collective honor. Whenever she makes a move, whether it's a sports meet or any other competition, she always comes out on top. So there are many people who can't stand her but can't get rid of her."
Xiang Jingheng raised his lip at Mei Nan's words and couldn't help but look at Yu Yan.
I can't stand her, but I can't get rid of her.
Of course.
Midway through, Yu Yan took Shao Yun to the restroom, where they ran into Mei Nan at the handwashing area.
I also saw the handprint on her cheek.
What happened to your face?
Mei Nan touched up her makeup and said, "Gan Xiaoxing made the call."
Yu Yan frowned. "Has she gone mad?"
"Soon, right?" Mei Nan smiled faintly. "It's alright. Thanks to her slap, otherwise I wouldn't have had the chance to have dinner with President Xiang."
The meaning was already quite clear, and Yu Yan looked at her calmly.
Mei Nan looked at Yu Yan in the mirror and revealed a determined smile.
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