Chapter 227 You are never my choice
Before Mr. Wang realized what was happening, Mr. Zhang next to him immediately and calmly tugged at his sleeve.
He turned his head in confusion, only to see that Sheng Qianrui, who had been so charming and smiling before, now had lost all her smile and was sipping the red wine in the glass silently with her eyes downcast.
Mr. Wang immediately understood.
Including Mr. Zhang and his companions, they were so embarrassed that they dared not say a word for a moment.
At this time, Han Xi, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke.
"Sorry, I have to leave first. Please enjoy your drink."
After saying that, he turned around and called Jiang Bei who was waiting on the side, whispered a few words to him in his ear, and walked out of the banquet hall quickly with his long legs.
From beginning to end, he didn't even look at Sheng Qianrui in particular.
Mr. Wang and his companions felt like they had eaten half of a melon and suddenly realized it was a fake melon. It felt like it had a lump in their chest and was really uncomfortable.
None of them dared to say a word, they just clinked their glasses in silence.
Just when they were about to find an excuse to leave the eye of the storm, Sheng Qianrui suddenly raised her head and drank the wine in the glass, then left the banquet hall holding up her skirt.
"What's going on?" Mr. Li was stunned.
Mr. Wang: "It seems we guessed wrong before."
"You mean..."
President Wang glanced at President Zhang meaningfully and whispered, "The falling flowers may have feelings, but the flowing water is ruthless. I'm afraid President Han is hiding another unknown delicate flower."
"But I see President Sheng's attitude towards President Han?!"
"That's why I say that even though flowers may have feelings, flowing water is ruthless. No matter how passionate President Sheng's eyes are, President Han doesn't have that feeling towards her."
"Tsk tsk tsk, I thought that with the relationship between the Han and Sheng families, the marriage between this golden boy and beautiful girl was a done deal. I didn't expect that."
Mr. Li's eyes suddenly lit up, "So, do I still have a chance?"
Mr. Zhang: "Mr. Li, although it is dark now, it is not the time to dream."
"Hahaha! Mr. Zhang is right. Mr. Li, let's have a drink. Even if no one wants a Black Swan anymore, it's not something any wild duck can covet."
Mr. Li blushed and angrily said, "Get lost! Who are you calling a wild duck?"
Outside the banquet hall.
Han Xi walked towards the elevator while replying to messages.
Just as he was about to turn into the elevator, the crisp sound of high heels came up from behind.
"Han Xi!"
Han Xi paused tapping the screen, hid the smile on his face, put away his phone and turned around.
Sheng Qianrui stopped in front of him, panting slightly.
"Is there something wrong?" Han Xi asked.
Sheng Qianrui looked at him, calming her breathing. After a few seconds, she raised her hand to tuck the hair beside her ear and said, "You were with Xu Fangli this afternoon?"
"yes."
Although she had guessed it a long time ago, Sheng Qianrui still couldn't help feeling jealous when she heard this answer.
She twitched her red lips slightly, with a hint of self-mockery: "Do you like her so much that you want to take her with you on business trips?"
Han Xiqinggui's brows finally showed a slight change, and he frowned slightly, "Does this have anything to do with you?"
Sheng Qianrui: “Yes.”
“.......”
"Everyone thinks you and I are the perfect match. Even though we haven't had much interaction over the years, we are the most outstanding children in that compound. When we were little, it was you and I standing on the podium. Now that we've grown up, it's only natural that I should be standing next to you!"
"Han Xi, I thought you kept your distance from all the opposite sex these years just because you were waiting for me to come back and stand shoulder to shoulder with you, to control this business empire in Beijing with you. I thought only you were worthy of me, and only I was worthy of you. I thought this was a tacit understanding between us that didn't need to be made clear, I..."
"You think too much." Han Xi interrupted Sheng Qianrui's reverie with the most indifferent tone.
Sheng Qianrui opened her red lips slightly and remained stunned for a while.
She looked at him. She had known for a long time that he had someone in his heart, but there had never been a moment as hurt as now when she heard him reject her.
She clenched her hands tightly at her sides to hide the embarrassment that was coming upon her.
After a long moment, she stubbornly raised her red lips and asked Han Xi again, "So, you are now certain, certain that Xu Fangli is the woman you want?"
"yes."
"What about me?"
Han Xi was puzzled and frowned slightly. "I don't know when I made you have this ridiculous misunderstanding, but I can only tell you that you have never been my choice."
He said, what?
He said...she was never among his choices?
The long nails almost dug into the palms.
A flash of pain flashed across Sheng Qianrui's eyes, but more of it was a deep sense of unwillingness.
"Are you so sure that Xu Fangli will be your final choice? Han's isn't just yours. If Uncle Han isn't satisfied with Xu Fangli, if Han's shareholders demand that the future wife of the Han CEO must have a respectable status and the ability to help Han's rise to greater heights, are you sure Xu Fangli will still be an option for you?"
"This matter has nothing to do with you anymore."
"Okay, in that case, let's wait and see."
Sheng Qianrui maintained her last bit of dignity and raised her chin slightly: "I believe you will hear from Uncle Han soon. Then I want to see how you will regard Xu Fangli, a wild flower who is nothing and can't even withstand a little rain, in the same position."
"Okay, you can wait and see."
Faced with the man's unyielding attitude, Sheng Qianrui felt like she had punched cotton and couldn't utter a word for a long time.
She turned around angrily and wanted to leave.
As a result, her high heels twisted and she fell to the side.
"ah!"
In this situation, any man would probably lend a hand.
Han Xi, who was closest to Sheng Qianrui, stood there motionless.
Sheng Qianrui looked at him in disbelief. Seeing that he was really so ruthless, she could only try her best to keep her balance. She swayed a few times awkwardly and barely managed to keep her balance.
Although she did not fall, the ring on her hand slipped off and fell to the ground.
The ring made a crisp sound and rolled to Sheng Qianrui's feet.
She tried to bend down to pick it up but couldn't reach it because her skirt was too tight.
"If you don't want to touch me, at least help me pick up a ring." Sheng Qianrui stood up and looked at Han Xi opposite her.
Han Xi looked at her gravely.
"Why, after all, we're neighbors who used to live in the same compound, but you're not willing to help with such a small matter?"
The phone in my hand vibrated again.
Thinking of the aggrieved woman, Han Xi really didn't want to waste any more time here. He frowned slightly and knelt down to pick up the ring on the ground.
Sheng Qianrui finally showed a look of satisfaction on her face.
Han Xi gently stretched out his hand and placed the ring in her palm, then turned and left without saying a word.
Watching the man's tall back disappear in the elevator, Sheng Qianrui lowered her head to look at the ring in her hand. The corners of her mouth were cold and gloomy at first, and then a smile of success gradually appeared.
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