Chapter 5 Sheng Yize's Girlfriend
Seeing her, Zhou Xizi's face froze.
But she quickly put it away and smiled, "Sui Sui is here too?"
Sang Sui nodded obediently: "Sister Xizi."
"Where's your brother?"
"He's on the balcony making a phone call." Sang Sui pointed to the balcony.
Zhou Xizi nodded and walked over.
She looked familiar with the place and it seemed like she had been here before.
Soon, sounds of conversation were heard from the balcony, but Sang Sui couldn't hear clearly because of the glass.
Sang Sui closed the door and couldn't help but glance at them.
The man changed his clothes and wore black pants and a white shirt. One corner of the shirt was tucked into his narrow waist, making him look tall and thin.
Several buttons of his shirt were undone, revealing his fair collarbone. He held a cigarette between his fingertips, with smoke drifting away.
He didn't smoke, but he supported his hand on the edge of the sink with his hip half leaning on it. His posture was casual and unrestrained, and he looked extremely dissolute.
Zhou Xizi stood in front of him, talking to him all the time, her brows slightly furrowed, as if it was something urgent.
But he seemed to not care at all, his sparse eyebrows were slightly raised, and it was unclear whether he was listening carefully.
Zhou Xizi is his girlfriend.
She only found out about this on the day she registered as a freshman at university.
A month ago, the freshmen reported for school.
The September sun was scorching and hot, and Sang Sui was dragging his suitcase towards school.
On the way, Yunman kept talking to her on the phone, reminding her of various things to pay attention to.
When she came to report today, Yun Man wanted to accompany her, but was rejected by Sang Sui.
She has grown up and should handle some things on her own.
What's more, Grandma Sheng needs her care, and she can't leave even a step.
"Okay, okay, I get it. If I don't understand something, I will ask my seniors myself. Don't worry." Sang Sui couldn't help but say.
"That's good. Don't blame me for being nagging. This is the first time you've been so far away from me. I'm worried about you."
Sang Sui lowered his eyebrows.
Since her father passed away, Yunman has been raising her alone, and it has been very hard.
For her studies, she resolutely moved her from Jiangcheng to Yunjing City, and with the help of the Sheng family's connections, she got her into the best high school, and finally she was admitted to one of the best schools in the country - Yunjing University.
To them, the Sheng family is both kind and loving to them.
So whether it is to repay the Sheng family or for Aunt Lin's sake, taking care of Grandma Sheng wholeheartedly is the way they can repay the Sheng family at the moment.
"Yes, I know."
Yun Man explained some more things, and at the end, she suddenly said, "By the way, Xiao Ze is also at Yunjing University, and Uncle Sheng has also called him in advance to ask him to pick you up today. I have asked Uncle Sheng to send him your cell phone number, and I don't know when he will arrive, but he will call you when he arrives."
Sang Sui was stunned and his heartbeat suddenly quickened at that moment.
"Sheng, Sheng Yize is coming to pick me up?"
"You kid!" Yun Man scolded, "You should call him brother."
Sang Sui said "oh" and the man's face appeared in his mind.
Ever since Sheng Yize went to college, he rarely went home.
Except for coming back during the Chinese New Year, Grandma Sheng's birthday or Aunt Lin's death anniversary, he stayed outside the rest of the time.
She hadn't seen him for a long time. The last time she saw him was during the Spring Festival half a year ago.
Yunman continued muttering for a while, and Sang Sui hummed a few times absentmindedly.
After hanging up the phone, Sang Sui walked for a while and finally arrived at the school gate.
There were many new students registering, and the seniors who were responsible for receiving them were very busy. Sang Sui stood there holding his suitcase, feeling a little at a loss.
The sun was hot, so she blocked the sunlight with her hands and decided to find a shady place to wait for Sheng Yize.
While she was waiting, several senior students came to care about her and asked if she needed help.
Worried that Sheng Yize wouldn't be able to find her when he came, Sang Sui declined their kindness.
Several people turned away awkwardly.
That day, she stood and waited for him for a long time.
It was not until everyone had checked in and it was almost noon that Sang Sui was suddenly brought back to his senses by a familiar voice.
At that time, she was tired of waiting, so she squatted on the ground, picked up a dry branch next to her and drew circles on the ground. The voice fell from above her head with a cold tone -
"Why don't you go in?"
Sang Sui paused and looked up suddenly.
Sheng Yize stood in front of her, wearing loose casual clothes, with one hand in his pocket, and his hair parted in the middle of the forehead hanging down, lightly covering his brow bones.
He looked at her, his eyebrows were deep and his eyes were lowered, with a hint of coldness that made people dare not act rashly.
Sang Sui's heart skipped a beat and he stood up in a daze. Just as he was about to speak, a sweet and soft voice suddenly interrupted him.
"You are Sang Sui, right?"
Sang Sui was stunned and turned to look at the source of the sound.
Only then did I realize that there was a girl standing next to him.
The girl is tall and thin, with long, slightly curly hair casually draped over her shoulders, a fair face, and delicate makeup. The pure white dress makes her look like a pure white jasmine flower blooming in summer.
Sang Sui's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but clench his five hanging fingers.
The girl was very enthusiastic and stepped forward to shake her hand: "Hello, my name is Zhou Xizi, from Sheng Yize..."
After a pause, she turned to look at the man next to her and smiled.
"I'm your brother's girlfriend, and I also study at Kyoto University."
"I heard from Yize that you were reporting for duty today, so I came with him to pick you up."
At this point, Zhou Xizi smiled generously and said, "We will be alumni in the future. If you have any questions in the future, you can come to me. Don't be polite to me."
Sang Sui curled the corner of his mouth and stretched out his hand to shake hers: "Thank you, thank you, sister."
Pulling her hand back, she couldn't help but glance at the man.
Sheng Yize didn't look at her, but turned his head to look at Zhou Xizi.
The coldness on his face seemed to melt slowly, and his pursed lips slightly curled up.
This barely perceptible change in expression was very faint, even fleeting, but Sang Sui still caught it.
That is a look of love, an intimate interaction between lovers.
Zhou Xizi is fair-skinned, beautiful, warm and generous.
She knew it at that moment.
At her age, she would never be the type that Sheng Yize liked.
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The two chatted for a long time, and Sheng Yize finally showed some impatience.
He glanced over here unintentionally from the corner of his eye. Sang Sui suddenly came to his senses, hurriedly avoided his sight, turned around and went into the bathroom.
The cigarette at his fingertips burned out, Sheng Yize withdrew his gaze, and pinched the cigarette butt into the sink filled with water.
The flame was extinguished, leaving only the cigarette butt.
He threw the cigarette butt into the trash can next to him, looked at Zhou Xizi, and sneered: "Zhou Xizi, our cooperation is over."
"No - Yize, we are not over yet." Zhou Xizi reached out and grabbed his arm, tears already on his face, "You clearly said that you would wait for my father's company to overcome this financial difficulty, why..."
"But you violated the rules of our cooperation."
"I……"
"I've told you before," the man shook off her hand, "You can be my girlfriend in front of everyone, but you can't go beyond this relationship and use the name of our Sheng family to solicit investment and cooperation for your father."
"Why, your Zhou family wants to drag our Sheng family into this?" The man sneered, "Do I look stupid?"
Zhou Xizi's face turned pale.
"Parting in peace is the last respect I can give your Zhou family. Don't be too greedy."
Zhou Xizi's face was covered with tears instantly, and she clenched her fingers: "Sheng Yize, I just want to ask you today, have you ever liked me?"
"No."
“…”
Zhou Xizi stood there in a daze, tears streaming down his face.
Sheng Yize didn't know when she left. A wind blew and wrapped her tightly, along with her dishevel.
She was unwilling, but couldn't break free.
-
When Sang Sui came out of the bathroom, he happened to see Sheng Yize returning to the living room.
He bent down, pulled out a wet towel, and wiped his arm inside and out.
He didn't look at her, threw the wipes into the trash can and turned into the bedroom.
After a while, soft sobbing sounds were heard from the balcony.
Sang Sui walked over and saw Zhou Xizi holding the railing with one hand and carrying her on his back.
The sobbing stopped, the woman raised her hand to wipe her face, her back straight, even though she was fragile, she still looked like a proud swan.
She vaguely heard them arguing just now, but she didn't hear the specific content of the argument.
Sang Sui walked forward and called softly, "Xi, Sister Xizi..."
She didn't turn around, and murmured, "Sang Sui."
Sang Sui couldn't help but clench his fingers.
"He never cared about anyone."
"How dare I..."
"How dare I hope that he would like me, even a little bit..."
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