I listened quietly, and nodded after she finished speaking. "Well, you're quite principled. It's a pity you're lucky; you'll never encounter such bad luck in your life. So you don't know if you could do what you're saying if you did. Anyone can talk a good game."
"..." Xu Qianning stared wide-eyed. If it weren't for the fact that there were many people in the industry around, she would probably have wanted to take action for fear of losing face.
Seeing how angry she was, I remained calm and composed, finally sighing, "Fine, I don't think we need to eat anymore. I know exactly what you're trying to say. You're just advising me to be sensible and leave Su Shenglin on my own. But he hasn't mentioned it, and neither has the Su family. You, someone who has absolutely no connection to me, keep reminding me like this. I don't know where you get the nerve."
"Jiang Wan!" Xu Qianning's face turned ashen with anger. "What kind of family is the Su family? How could they possibly discuss such a thing in public? But Grandpa Su and Madam Su's attitude is very clear. Don't you have any sense of propriety and insist on them making things clear? They are all respectable people, and you insist on doing such a shameless and undignified thing!"
"Yes, some people may seem respectable, but they do all sorts of shameless and disgraceful things." I looked at her with a half-smile, raising an eyebrow slightly.
She paused for a second before realizing that I was using her words to mock her, and immediately lost her temper, raising her hand as if to hit me.
However, Xiao Yang appeared just in time and stopped her.
"Miss Xu, please calm down, otherwise I will have to offend you." Xiao Yang had to give the Xu family some face, so he grabbed her wrist and gave her a warning first.
If Xu Qianning doesn't know what's good for her, then he'll definitely have to fulfill his bodyguard duties.
Xu Qianning still cared about her image, and when she saw people looking over, she immediately stopped.
"Jiang Wan, if you keep going your own way, you'll suffer sooner or later!" With that, Xu Qianning stormed off.
Xiao Yang looked at me. "Miss Jiang, are you alright?"
"It's okay, don't be nervous." I reassured him, not taking Xu Qianning's warning to heart, and continued with my work.
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While families reunite and firecrackers crackle in China, we celebrate joyfully in a foreign land as well.
Chinese people are all over the world, so even abroad, you can feel the strong New Year atmosphere.
I drank some alcohol at lunch, and my head is a little dizzy.
On the way back to the hotel, I saw a couple openly kissing on the street amidst the bustling crowd, which instantly brought my longing for Su Shenglin to its peak.
I couldn't resist taking out my phone and calling. It rang for a while, and just as I was about to hang up, the other end answered.
"Hey, Wanwan..."
Su Shenglin's voice came through the noisy and joyful atmosphere, and you could tell he was very happy.
I heard the sound of fireworks exploding and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Are you setting off fireworks?"
"Well, Su Garden is far from the city center, so it's fine to set them off in the courtyard," he explained in a low voice, probably walking back indoors. Gradually, the sound of the fireworks faded away.
"What's wrong? Is the dinner party over?" Su Shenglin asked with concern. I had told him before that we would also have a dinner party on New Year's Eve, and then rest for half a day to let everyone relax.
"Just finished, on my way back to the hotel. Have you finished your New Year's Eve dinner yet?"
With a seven-hour time difference, it's daytime in Milan, but it's already 8 or 9 pm in China.
"The elders are still eating, and I'm with the younger generation setting off fireworks, so I almost missed your call."
When I heard this, I was taken aback. "You're with the child? Shouldn't you be with your elders?"
"I accompanied them."
Su Shenglin brushed it off lightly. I sensed something was off, but I didn't ask any further questions.
Much later, I heard Chen Muxi say that on New Year's Eve, all of Su's relatives came back for the reunion dinner, and two large tables were set up in a lively atmosphere.
After a few rounds of drinks, the relatives openly and subtly urged Su Shenglin that another year had passed, and he had grown a year older; it was time to settle down on his marriage.
Su Shenglin publicly stated that he has a girlfriend and is ready to get married at any time.
However, Old Master Su also publicly stated that marriage was possible, but the partner had to be changed.
With differing opinions, the atmosphere naturally became tense.
So Su Shenglin took the opportunity of accompanying the children to set off fireworks to leave early.
At that time, he didn't mention it, and I didn't know either.
Before I could figure out what was wrong, his gentle voice came again: "Are you lonely over there? Do you want me to come and keep you company?"
I was startled, my attention drawn back. "What do you mean? You're coming over?"
"The company doesn't start work until the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, so there's still a week to go. I don't know what to do at home."
My heart raced, and I couldn't help but start daydreaming, but then I asked, "How did you spend your Spring Festival holiday in previous years? It can't be that you're only feeling aimless this year."
He paused, and judging from his voice, he must have sat down. His tone was much more relaxed: "In previous years... I would get together with Yuntang and the others, go on trips around the area, and occasionally work overtime. It felt like a week would pass quickly. But this year... ever since you left on your business trip, these days have been particularly hard to endure."
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