“Sheng Yuanshuo,” Su Ziqing said.
There was silence on the other end of the phone from Luo Ziqi. After a few seconds, she finally said, "Oh, how come he's with you?"
"I'm here to freeload. He just said he wanted to invest in our project." Su Ziqing immediately betrayed Sheng Yuanshuo.
Anyway, her friend is Luo Ziqi, and Sheng Yuanshuo? Just her friend's ex-boyfriend~
As Luo Ziqi walked, she replied, "He contacted me, but I rejected him long ago. Why is he still so persistent? Pshaw, does he really think he's so great just because he's rich?"
“Mm.” Su Ziqing nodded in agreement.
"Is Gong Chengjue still going to harass you?" Luo Ziqi felt that her friend might betray her.
"I've refused countless times, I'm absolutely determined to refuse." They want to invest? Sorry, we really don't need it!
Both of them felt a sense of exhilaration at turning their lives around, and Luo Ziqi wanted to arrange to meet with Su Ziqing tomorrow to discuss some matters.
“I’m taking the day off tomorrow,” Su Ziqing replied.
"The day after tomorrow? Uh... I'm on holiday the day after tomorrow too." Her voice trailed off, and she felt less confident.
“Chengjue is on vacation these days, and he only has two or three days left. I should at least spend some time with him.” She lowered her voice. “He’s been keeping me company every day.”
Okay, she didn't want to admit it, but the only thing missing between her and Gong Chengjue was her saying, "Let's get back together."
Su Ziqing felt she could hear her friends' mockery even through the screen. She coughed lightly, "I'll be back the day after tomorrow night. See you then?"
With Luo Ziqi's agreement, Su Ziqing ended the call.
When they returned to the dining table, the dishes they had just ordered were already being served, and Gong Chengjue and Sheng Yuanshuo were discussing business matters.
Upon her return, their conversation continued uninterrupted.
“Just leave the subsidiary’s affairs to the people you trust. If you do everything yourself, even 24 hours a day wouldn’t be enough,” Gong Chengjue said, while getting up to pull out a chair for Su Ziqing.
As Sheng Yuanshuo watched this scene, he wondered to himself, "Why is Gong Chengjue so savvy?"
Moreover, the tenderness in Su Ziqing's eyes gave him goosebumps even though he was sitting across the table.
I've known Gong Chengjue for so many years, and I've never seen him show such an expression before!
Even when he and Su Ziqing were deeply in love, he was still very careful about maintaining boundaries.
Su Ziqing sat down, enduring the questioning gaze that Sheng Yuanshuo cast at her.
"Does Young Master Sheng have something to say to me?" Gong Chengjue dotes on her, how could he possibly have a problem with that?
Sheng Yuanshuo looked at her with a smile and uttered only two words, "I admire you."
"Admire what?" she asked, puzzled.
"I admire you." Sheng Yuanshuo glanced at her, then at Gong Chengjue.
Gong Chengjue glanced at him, then reached out his chopsticks to pick up Su Ziqing's favorite dish, saying, "You need to go to Australia in person to handle the signing matters."
Sheng Yuanshuo was originally in a good mood to build a good relationship with Su Ziqing and was preparing a roundabout way to win back his ex-girlfriend. But when he heard Gong Chengjue's words, he immediately shook his head, "That would take half a month, I can't leave."
Gong Chengjue sneered, "What is Young Master Sheng so busy with that he can't get away?" Can't get away? Does he even have time to get away?
When good friends collaborate, should he be the one to suffer?
Sheng Yuanshuo coughed lightly, "Ziqi's birthday is in a few days." He then looked at Su Ziqing, "Right, Ziqing?"
He wasn't lying; it really was Luo Ziqi's birthday in a few days, and he had put a lot of thought into preparing a surprise for her, so they could naturally get back together.
However, his words did not earn him Su Ziqing's sympathy or affirmation. Instead, she poured cold water on his enthusiasm, saying, "Oh, what does Ziqi's birthday have to do with you?"
Gong Chengjue sided with her without any principles, nodding in agreement, "Yes, what does Ziqi's birthday have to do with you?"
Sheng Yuanshuo: "..." Why did he have to treat them to dinner tonight? Besides being fed dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), he also had to be repeatedly hurt!
"I..." He was about to explain something when Gong Chengjue said seriously, "It's not suitable for me to leave recently."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Yuanshuo swallowed all his reasons and nodded, "I understand." But he still muttered with resentment, "Looks like there's a reason I'm single."
Even my brothers won't help me; I'm destined for a life of hardship and toil.
Su Ziqing then casually added, poking at his heartstrings once again, "Of course, you might accidentally end up single forever."
After saying that, she looked at Gong Chengjue and said, "A permanent diamond bachelor, awesome."
"Indeed impressive." Gong Chengjue once again agreed without any reservations.
Sheng Yuanshuo twitched the corner of his mouth. "Ziqing, don't be so mean to me. I'm already hurt. For the sake of me treating you to dinner tonight, could you please say a few good words for me to Ziqi?"
"Oh, I actually tried to speak up for you, but Ziqi didn't want to talk to me anymore after hearing that I was having dinner with you." Su Ziqing lied through her teeth.
After saying that, she shrugged. "So, sorry, I can't say."
As they spoke, Gong Chengjue placed some more food into her bowl and said gently, "Try this fish."
Su Ziqing hummed in agreement, took a bite, and said, "It really is fresh and sweet."
Sheng Yuanshuo looked at them and said, "Whatever makes you happy." He was just here to be tormented.
Given the current state of Gong Chengjue and Su Ziqing, they haven't gotten back together? Nobody believes that!
"Oh, by the way, I've arranged to play golf with the Secretary-General tomorrow. You can go by yourself." Gong Chengjue said to Sheng Yuanshuo as if he had suddenly remembered this, while putting more food on Su Ziqing's plate.
Before Sheng Yuanshuo could say anything, he had already given his reason, "I'm going out to sea with Ziqing tomorrow."
"You're going out to play?" Sheng Yuanshuo thought he might have misheard.
Gong Chengjue replied with a serious expression, "Yes."
He plans to skip important social engagements just to have fun?
Seemingly sensing his friend's resentment, Gong Chengjue said calmly, "I'm on vacation."
Su Ziqing took a sip of soup and saw that Gong Chengjue had finished his bowl. She ladled out a bowl for him, placed it in front of him, and whispered, "This soup is quite delicious. You should try it."
Gong Chengjue's expression and tone were always businesslike towards Sheng Yuanshuo, but he could switch expressions in a second when facing Su Ziqing. Seeing the soup Su Ziqing served him, he felt that he would soon be 'promoted' to the top.
In front of Su Ziqing, he drank all the soup she had served him in one go!
Sheng Yuanshuo thought resentfully, "It would be better if they broke up..."
Fortunately, Su Ziqing didn't make any further moves. She picked up her phone and sent a WeChat message to someone, while Sheng Yuanshuo and Gong Chengjue continued their business conversation.
Suddenly, Su Ziqing's expression changed, and she put down her phone.
Gong Chengjue was chatting with Sheng Yuanshuo, but he kept glancing at Su Ziqing out of the corner of his eye. He noticed her sudden change in expression immediately.
"What's wrong?" he asked, looking at her.
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