Chapter 98 Chen Su
Chen Su was stuck in traffic for 40 minutes.
By the time he arrived at the hotel that An Jin had booked, it was almost nine o'clock in the evening.
The private room was bustling with activity. After receiving the call, An Jin let the bosses have their fun on their own and went downstairs to wait for Chen Su, clutching her phone.
The night view of S City is intoxicating. Under the colorful neon lights, it is no longer the cold steel jungle of the daytime, but becomes charming and romantic because of the diverse colors.
An Jin had drunk quite a bit of alcohol, and the smell of alcohol permeated her breath.
She wasn't drunk.
With Pei Ning and Crab Boss shielding her from drinking, she barely drank any alcohol. Plus, the bosses were all very friendly offline and didn't constantly pressure her to drink. They sat together, chatting and laughing, having a great time, and An Jin didn't even need to interfere.
The evening breeze was slightly muggy, making the people in the city restless.
After Chen Su got out of the car, he hadn't walked far when he saw An Jin waiting downstairs.
An Jin wore a long skirt today, which outlined her slender figure in the evening breeze.
She stood next to the reception desk, wearing a long red dress, like a beautiful plum blossom, standing there alone and quiet.
The parking lot was right in front of the restaurant, and one car after another stopped because of the beautiful flowers, quickly filling the parking lot.
The first thing Chen Su did upon seeing An Jin was not to acknowledge her, but to scan the men around him with intense gaze.
There were far too many men in the parking lot; they all seemed busy—some smoking, some on the phone, some chatting with friends.
On sweltering nights, even with their busy schedules, they are unwilling to take more than a few steps to go indoors with air conditioning or stay in their cars.
Chen Su sensed the smell of gunpowder from the war. He warily scanned the men lingering in the parking lot, quickly judging their family backgrounds from the cars and clothing around them.
Then, he looked away with satisfaction, straightened his clothes, and switched the shopping bag with the logo on it to his left hand, which was adorned with a watch worth over two million.
"An'an!"
Chen Su called out from afar and strode towards An Jin, who was being secretly watched by the men.
And those flowers that were unattainable in the hearts of many men bloomed brilliantly with Chen Su's call.
"I am here!"
An Jin looked at Chen Su, who called out her name, and walked over to greet him with a smile.
The closer she got, the more Chen Su could see.
An Jin was even more beautiful than Chen Su had imagined. Her facial features looked as if they had been meticulously sculpted, and she was pleasing to the eye from any angle.
She called out to him sweetly, "Brother, you've finally come."
The joy on their faces and the dependence in their eyes couldn't be faked.
Chen Su reached out and grasped An Jin's hand; her soft, boneless hand made him afraid to use any force.
"This is a gift for you. The traffic was terrible on the way, so I apologize for waiting for me for so long."
An Jin, who had come downstairs just five minutes earlier, smiled shyly and accepted the shopping bag.
"It's not hard work."
An Jin lowered her gaze and swept it over the watch on Chen Su's wrist.
She had seen one of these on Pei Ning's wrist before. When she came downstairs to wait for Chen Su, she looked up the price and, unsurprisingly, it was shockingly expensive.
An Jin had just seen the watch on Chen Su's wrist when she was searching for Pei Ning's watch prices.
Two-digit seven-digit number.
Expensive ones bite.
The moment An Jin saw the watch, without thinking, she walked over to Chen Su, carrying a shopping bag in one hand and linking her arm with Chen Su's with the other, pressing her ample chest against his arm.
She smiled and tried to get closer to him, saying, "Brother, let's go upstairs. Everyone's been waiting for you for ages."
As they spoke, Chen Su smelled the alcohol on An Jin.
"Have you been drinking?"
Chen Su frowned slightly.
An Jin knows Chen Su best. He is a classic male chauvinist, a man of few words but many responsibilities, with a strong desire for control and a competitive spirit.
When An Jin was live streaming, he was a quiet and reserved older brother. After An Jin went offline, he became an old man who talked so much that even Yan Qing found him annoying.
They want to control everything and ask about everything; it's incredibly annoying.
An Jin dislikes Chen Su the most, yet she also likes Chen Su the most.
The reason is simple: Chen Su is talkative and annoying, but he is genuinely rich.
As long as he's in An Jin's live stream, he'll remain on An Jin's live stream leaderboard forever.
Chen Su's generosity perfectly masked all his shortcomings.
So when Chen Su showed impatience with An Jin's drinking, An Jin's first reaction was, "My pectoral muscles are practically on your arm, and you're asking me if I've been drinking?"
The second reaction was that, fearing to offend Chen Su, they immediately began to shirk responsibility.
"I didn't want to drink it, but a lot of bosses came today and they all persuaded me to, so I drank a little."
After An Jin finished speaking, she released Chen Su's hand, partially covered her face, and cautiously looked at Chen Su.
"Brother, do I smell awful?"
Chen Su withdrew his soft arm, feeling unusually annoyed that he had finally had a chance to be close to An Jin.
He quickly tried to salvage the situation, saying, "It's okay, it doesn't smell bad."
After speaking, his gaze remained fixed on An Jin, hoping that An Jin would understand his implication.
An Jin didn't get Chen Su's hint. She thought Chen Su didn't like her holding his arm, so when she heard Chen Su say it was okay, she let go of his arm and led the way.
Moreover, the two of them were about to reach the private room. Downstairs she could be all cuddled and flirtatious with Chen Su, but upstairs she had to be more careful.
Therefore, even after the two pushed open the door to the private room, Chen Su still failed to get a second intimate contact with An Jin.
The atmosphere in the private room was very lively. As soon as An Jin entered, she immediately asked the waiter guarding the door to bring two clean cups.
While waiting for the cup to be brought over, she asked Chen Su with a smile, "Brother Suibian, can you drink today?"
Chen Su nodded slightly: "Sure, I have a driver."
An Jin then asked the waiter to pour Chen Su some red wine, while she picked up a glass of orange juice.
"Shall I take you to meet people? By the way, bro, what's your real name?"
An Jin smiled and inquired, "I can't keep calling you 'Brother Suibian' all the time."
Chen Su said gently, "My name is Chen Su, Chen as in display and Su as in seriousness."
An Jin then extended her hand: "Hello Chen Su, I am An Jin, An as in peace and Jin as in beautiful jade."
Chen Su smiled gently, uttering An Jin's name ambiguously from his thin lips: "An Jin."
Their hands clasped briefly before quickly parting.
Xue Mingyue sat not far from the two of them, and seeing them standing together and joking around, she felt incredibly itchy.
So, contrary to An Jin's plan, Xue Mingyue, holding a cup, came to Chen Su.
He introduced himself: "Hello friend, I am Xue Mingyue."
Xue Mingyue's position was quite subtle. Originally, An Jin was speaking to Chen Su face to face, but when he arrived, he disrupted their positions and stood directly next to An Jin.
Chen Su is thirty-six years old this year. More than ten years ago, he was also a young and impetuous man, so he could naturally feel the subtle provocation from Xue Mingyue.
He smiled, raised his glass, and clinked it with Xue Mingyue's, saying, "I am Chen Su."
An Jin looked at Xue Mingyue with suspicion. She didn't know what Xue Mingyue was up to. After all, she couldn't read Xue Mingyue's mind.
Besides, An Jin doesn't need to know what Xue Mingyue is trying to do; she just needs to prevent Xue Mingyue from causing any trouble.
"Alright, now that you've introduced yourself, Mingyue, don't monopolize Chen Su all by yourself. Brother Chen Su, come with me, I'll introduce you to the others."
Xue Mingyue was disgusted by An Jin's words.
What do you mean by "occupying"? He's clearly here to provoke us.
The moment An Jin uttered the words "monopolize," both men in front of her showed slight discomfort.
An Jin wanted this kind of discomfort. If Xue Mingyue dared to provoke her again, she had plenty of words in her belly to make both of them uncomfortable.
After saying that, An Jin reached out and grabbed Chen Su's wrist, leading the group to offer toasts.
After toasting everyone in the private room, giving Chen Su a general idea of who was there, An Jin quickly arranged for him to sit next to Crab Boss.
Chen Su was too old to hang out with the younger generation like Pei Ning and Zhao Bingqiao, but he could chat with the middle-aged people on Mr. Crab's side.
Mr. Krabs, a self-made "new rich" who rose to prominence through his parents' connections, is most compatible with Chen Su, an "old money" who took over the family business.
An Jin acts as a lubricant between the two sides, occasionally looking after the socially awkward boss who can't get a word in edgewise.
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