The car door opened and Su Yao got out of the car.
She was wearing a light pink dress today, with a white Chanel-style jacket over it. Her hair was carefully styled and her makeup was simpler than usual, deliberately creating a gentle and harmless look.
However, she was a little hesitant when getting out of the car. When her eyes met Ning Nanxue and Jiang Tingchen not far away, a trace of unnaturalness flashed across her face, and her steps slowed down a bit.
Madam Su greeted him with a smile, her voice carrying a hint of advice that only mothers and daughters could understand: "Yaoyao, you're finally here. Tingchen and Nanxue have been here for quite a while, waiting for you."
She gently squeezed Su Yao's hand, and the strength seemed to be conveying some silent instructions.
Su Yao's palms were a little wet, and she followed her mother towards Ning Nanxue and Jiang Tingchen.
The closer she got, the more reluctant she felt. Asking her to bow to Ning Nanxue was more painful than asking her to do anything else.
But her mother's words were still fresh in her mind. Jiang Tingchen's current status in the Jiang family and the current situation of the Su family forced her to swallow her anger temporarily.
"Brother Tingchen, Sister Nanxue." Su Yao's voice was much softer than usual, but her eyes were a little vague, and she didn't dare to look them in the eye.
Jiang Tingchen just nodded slightly, his eyes mostly focused on Ning Nanxue.
Ning Nanxue looked at her calmly, without deliberately showing enthusiasm, nor with a cold attitude that kept her at a distance.
Seeing this, Mrs. Su hurriedly pulled Su Yao to the reception area in the hall and motioned for them to sit down.
She smiled and said to Ning Nanxue, "Nanxue, Yaoyao was a child who was not sensible a few days ago and caused you a lot of trouble. She has been reflecting on herself at home these days and has been feeling very bad about it. She specially prepared an apology for you. I hope you can see that she is truly repentant and not be so angry with her."
At her mother's signal, Su Yao took out an exquisitely wrapped velvet box from her bag and handed it to Ning Nanxue with both hands. Her voice was a little tense: "Sister Nanxue, before... before, I was wrong. I was too impulsive. I said things I shouldn't have said and did things I shouldn't have done. I made you feel wronged. Please accept this. It's a little token of my appreciation. Please forgive me."
Ning Nanxue's eyes fell on the box. The box was a classic style of a top luxury brand. She knew that the things inside were of great value without opening it.
She reached out and took the box, her fingertips touching the cool velvet, but she didn't open it immediately.
She even weighed it in her hand before looking up at Su Yao, with a faint smile on her lips: "Miss Su is too polite. This gift looks very valuable. I think Miss Su must have chosen it with extra care."
Su Yao listened to these words, especially the last sentence, and her cheeks heated up unconsciously.
She understood that Ning Nanxue was making a sarcastic remark to her, but at this moment she could only suppress the unhappiness surging in her chest and tried to maintain an apologetic expression on her face.
"It's my duty, it's my duty. Sister Nanxue, you're joking. As long as Sister Nanxue can calm down and stop being angry with me, that's fine. I'll be at peace if you can forgive me."
She said this with such sincerity that if someone who didn't know the inside story heard it, they would definitely think that she was truly repentant.
Madam Su nodded in satisfaction and took over the conversation: "Alright, alright, we're all juniors, there's no such thing as overnight grudges. Nanxue is a generous child and won't take it to heart. Yaoyao, you have to learn from this and think twice before you act."
She turned to Jiang Tingchen and Ning Nanxue, smiling broadly. "There's a natural hot spring behind this villa, and the view is particularly beautiful. I've had some barbecue ingredients prepared there. How about we go over there and relax while soaking in the hot spring and eating something?"
"Mrs. Su has made very thoughtful arrangements." Ning Nanxue replied.
Madam Su's smile deepened. "That's good. Tingchen, you're strong, so go help me. I need some help over there. Let Nanxue, Yaoyao and the other girls go over there and chat."
As she spoke, she naturally looked at Jiang Tingchen.
Jiang Tingchen frowned slightly. He didn't want to leave Ning Nanxue, especially when Su Yao was there.
He looked at Ning Nanxue.
Ning Nanxue gave him a reassuring look and shook her head gently: "Go ahead, Tingchen. I'm fine. I also want to talk to Miss Su alone for a few words."
She understood Mrs. Su's intention, which was simply to give Su Yao a chance to continue "performing".
Seeing Ning Nanxue's firm attitude, Jiang Tingchen didn't say anything more. He just glanced at her and whispered, "Call me if you need anything." Then he followed Madam Su and several waiters towards the hot spring area.
Ning Nanxue and Su Yao were the only ones left in the reception area.
For a moment, the air was a little stagnant.
Su Yao picked up the teacup in front of her and took a sip. The tea was slightly hot, but it couldn't suppress the anxiety in her heart.
She secretly glanced at Ning Nanxue and saw that she looked normal, slowly looking at the gift box in her hand, and didn't seem to have any intention of opening it.
In the end, it was Su Yao who lost her patience first. She put down the teacup, with a hint of deliberate melancholy in her voice: "Sister Nanxue, to be honest, Brother Tingchen and I have known each other for so many years. We grew up together, and it's not an exaggeration to say that we are childhood sweethearts. I always thought... I thought we would be together in the end. Unexpectedly, he would choose you in the end. "
She paused, as if remembering something, and a hint of bitterness crept into her tone, "It was a little... beyond my expectations."
Her words were not so much surprise as undisguised jealousy and resentment, but wrapped in a layer of euphemism.
Ning Nanxue raised her eyes, her eyes clear, looking directly at Su Yao: "I didn't expect that there would be someone like Miss Su around Tingchen who is so persistent in him. This persistence, if used in the right place, will surely achieve great success."
"Persistence?" Su Yao seemed to be stabbed, and her voice rose a little involuntarily, but she quickly suppressed it. She remembered her mother's advice and could not lose her composure again. "Maybe. After so many years of feelings, you can't let go just by saying so. Brother Tingchen...he used to be very good to me."
Ning Nanxue smiled faintly and remained noncommittal: "Matters of the heart can never be forced. I can understand Miss Su's feelings to some extent, but that doesn't mean I agree with your approach."
The two seemed to be talking calmly, but in fact there were undercurrents.
Su Yao's fingers tightened on her knees, her nails almost digging into her palms. She forced herself to calm down, her mother's words echoing in her mind - "take a step back to gain trust."
She forced a smile that was uglier than crying, and her tone took a 180-degree turn: "Sister Nanxue, you're right. I was too extreme in the past and did a lot of wrong things, which also caused trouble for you and Brother Tingchen. After I got home, my mother scolded me severely. I thought about it for a long time and felt that I was really ignorant."
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