My instinct was to refuse: "No need. I haven't driven this car for many years. Both of these accidents were accidents."
Su Shenglin sighed, "I asked you to move to the lakeside villa, but you refused. I offered to order you a car, but you still refused. As your boyfriend, you have to let me do something for you, otherwise I'll have to learn car repair."
His first two sentences gave me a feeling of being surrounded by sweetness.
But the last sentence left me both amused and exasperated.
It turns out he is jealous after all; he's just showing it now.
I suppressed a laugh, and my mood, which had been gloomy all day, inexplicably improved a bit: "Alright then, if I have to choose between the two, I'll choose the car."
Are you free tomorrow?
"Tomorrow? That's too rushed."
"No rush, let's go take a look first. It will take another two months to airlift it over after it comes off the production line."
"Okay, whatever you say..." I didn't want to keep refusing him, making me seem like a difficult person to please, so I could only go along with his wishes.
Su Shenglin suddenly asked again, "Is it the seafood hot pot restaurant we ate at last time?"
I was startled. "What do you want to do?"
"Nothing much. I'll pick you up after I finish my business here, just in case your car breaks down on the way." He said it logically and reasonably.
I held my phone, rolling my eyes in exasperation.
But it was a happy eye roll.
"Fine, if you insist on making trouble, I can't stop you."
After hanging up the phone, I returned to my seat, where Yang Qianmu had already started cooking the vegetables.
"Eat up, the ingredients here are very fresh, it's really good." As soon as I sat down, he put the cooked seafood into my bowl.
I quickly declined, saying, "Thank you, you eat it, I can do it myself."
He smiled, as if he hadn't heard me, and continued putting things into my bowl.
I remembered what Xiao Yingtao had said, that Yang Qianmu was also interested in me.
Suddenly, I realized that Su Shenglin's offer to pick me up was a pretty good idea.
It's also a way of indirectly telling him that I have a boyfriend now, so he shouldn't waste his time on him.
After dinner, it was 9 PM.
I was wondering if Su Shenglin had finished with his business so early when his call came in.
I answered the phone and learned that he had already arrived at the seafood hot pot restaurant.
"Mr. Yang, a friend is here to pick me up, so..." I gestured to indicate that I had to leave first.
Yang Qianmu asked curiously, "Then what about your car?"
I said, "Leave it here for now, and have the 4S store staff come and pick it up tomorrow."
After saying goodbye, I quickly walked outside.
As it turned out, Su Shenglin didn't wait for me at the store entrance; instead, he walked in.
We looked at each other from a distance, and he reached out his hand to me. I instinctively raised my hand as well, and when we got closer, we shook hands.
I thought he was going to lead me straight out of the store, but instead he stopped me in place and waited for Yang Qianmu to come over.
A sudden realization dawned on me: this person is truly—
"Mr. Yang, thank you for your help tonight. I'll treat you to a meal another day." He extended his hand to Yang Qianmu, his words polite and humble.
My heart clenched into a knot.
What am I thinking?! What will people think of me?! We're supposed to work at the same company!
Yang Qianmu smiled, gave him a perfunctory handshake, and said casually, "No need for that. Given my relationship with President Jiang, it's just a small favor. There's no need to be so polite."
Upon hearing this, my ears twitched.
What?! We're just colleagues, but he's making it sound like we have some other relationship.
Fortunately, Su Shenglin remained calm, unlike some petty men who would have made sarcastic remarks.
I couldn't stand the scene, so I immediately said, "It's getting late, and it's raining. Let's all go home early."
As she spoke, she subtly squeezed Su Shenglin's hand, signaling him to stop.
Su Shenglin smiled and said, "Then, Mr. Yang, we'll be going now."
"Bye-Bye."
I turned and left with Su Shenglin, feeling an awkward numbness running down my spine.
Once I got into Su Shenglin's car, I couldn't help but complain, "What are you doing? You're already here, I could have just gotten in the car and left, but you had to get out and go greet him!"
Su Shenglin raised an eyebrow slightly. "Isn't this just basic courtesy? They helped my girlfriend, so I should express my gratitude."
"Hmph, don't think I don't understand what you're thinking." I exposed him directly and spoke frankly, "I was afraid you would misunderstand, so I told you early on, and you still did this, making me lose face."
"Hmph." He snorted back, mimicking my humph, and said, "If you weren't so honest and well-behaved, I wouldn't have just been polite to him."
"Really? Then what are you planning to do?"
He turned to look at me and said in a serious tone, "I'll come up and kiss you right away, making him feel utterly ashamed."
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