Mr. Xiao, can I borrow your wedding invitation?

Chapter 218 She's an assistant, not a nanny.

The treatment of beautiful women is indeed extraordinary. If it were an ordinary person, Xiao Shen would consider it a luxury to even glance at them, let alone have a meal with them.

"Assistant Su, Haicheng is absolutely beautiful! I love it! If I have the chance, I'd love to come back again..."

In the car, Masha first showered Ning Cheng with praise, then suddenly asked a question, "Assistant Su, what exactly is your relationship with President Xiao?"

At this moment, Su Ying truly hated herself for being able to understand what she was saying.

Su Ying remained calm and smiled as she asked, "Miss Martha, why are you suddenly asking this?"

"Um, sorry, I just felt that Mr. Xiao's gaze towards you was a little different from others. However, I heard from Mr. Xiao that he's getting engaged soon, so I guess I'm just overthinking it?" Martha shrugged regretfully.

It's clear that she also has a kind of admiration and affection for Xiao Shen.

You can hide your feelings for someone, but you can't hide the look in your eyes when you like someone.

Xiao Shen is the type of woman who is very popular with women. He can resist the temptation of one woman, but he may not be able to resist another. There will always be one who will win him over.

Take Qian Ke'er for example. Although she may not rely on charm, she has the ability.

Moreover, from her words, Su Ying obtained another important piece of information: Xiao Shen's return to Ningcheng a few days ago was not necessarily for work, but possibly because of Qian Ke'er.

Since the Xiao and Qian families are now united by marriage, they should not let the marriage be delayed for too long. Completing the marriage as soon as possible will benefit both families.

So what Martha said is true: Xiao Shen is about to get engaged, or is already engaged.

But she was still entangled with him.

Xiao Shen had arrived early. It was a restaurant with a very Chinese style of decoration. Masha had never seen anything like it before and found it extremely interesting.

When she sat down, she was next to Xiao Shen. She had deep-set features, blonde hair and blue eyes, and was much more dynamic and enthusiastic than young girls in China. She was charming and beautiful when she smiled.

Su Ying sipped her red wine absentmindedly, her thoughts drifting elsewhere. Her mind was filled with nothing but "They're engaged, they're engaged, their engagement ceremony..."

"Assistant Su!"

Startled by being called out, Su Ying looked up to meet his gaze.

"Aren't you working overtime tonight? Could you please get her a new glass of juice?" Xiao Shen waved and called over the waiter.

Su Ying gave him a questioning look: Excuse me, how come I didn't know I had to work overtime tonight?
Martha's brown eyes flickered, her red lips remained unchanged.

Suddenly, with a "whoosh," the crystal bracelet on her wrist broke, and the crystal beads rolled all over the ground, making a crisp sound.

“Oh my god!”

"This crystal bracelet is so important to me, Assistant Su, could you please pick it up for me?"

The private room was large, but the beads were small and scattered in various corners. It was very troublesome for people with poor eyesight to pick them up, and they even had to lie on the floor to do so.

This self-evident command is clearly somewhat...

Martha is the company's business partner representative, and Su Ying is the boss's assistant; both are part of her job duties.

Su Ying said "okay," stood up, smoothed her skirt, pulled out a chair, went around to Martha's side, squatted down, and bent down to pick it up.

The skirt was very inconvenient; she had to hold the hem down with one hand to prevent it from riding up.

"Assistant Su, here, and here, they're all here..."

"Okay!" The next second, she was grabbed by the forearm and lifted up.

“Miss Martha, Assistant Su is my assistant, not my personal nanny. Making her squat down to pick up the beads is lowering my standards, isn’t it?” Xiao Shen smiled, but his eyes were filled with a chilling frost. He then beckoned to a waiter, “Excuse me, could you please pick up the beads that this lady has dropped?”

Su Ying: “…”

Martha was embarrassed, but she didn't seem angry. She seemed to have a good personality. She explained in a jumbled mess that she didn't mean anything by it, she just wanted Su Ying to help her.

Xiao Shen didn't bring up the matter again.

After dinner, Martha went to the restroom, and Su Ying waited for her in the lobby with her coat and bag, acting like a little follower.

After paying the bill, Xiao Shen came over with a powerful stride and a tall, handsome figure. The simple black coat he wore instantly made him look both noble and arrogant.

He stopped in front of Su Ying, tilted his head and lit a cigarette. The smoke curled and swirled between them, like an insurmountable mountain.

His dark eyes swept over her arm. "Who told you to carry her things?"

Su Ying was taken aback. "Didn't you, Mr. Xiao, ask me to be Miss Martha's guide?"

"I'm asking you to be my guide, not my worker. Do you think it's up to others to tell me what to do?"

Su Ying was confused, so what did he mean?
"Remember, from now on, no one but me can order you around or bully you, understand?" Xiao Shen blew a puff of smoke into her face.

Su Ying squinted from the smell and opened her mouth as if to say something, just then Martha returned.

"Thank you so much for your company today, Ms. Su!" she said, taking a small wad of cash from her bag. "This is a token of my gratitude for your hard work!"

Xiao Shen intercepted the money and stuffed it back into her hand, saying, "No need, she's my employee, I'll reward her myself!"

Martha shrugged regretfully, "Alright then!"

Xiao Shen very gentlemanly offered to take Masha home, which shows how important this woman is to the company. Otherwise, it would be harder than climbing to heaven for an ordinary woman to get close to him.

As they passed the square, Masha was drawn to the candied hawthorns on a roadside cart. Xiao Shen stopped the car, and Su Ying bought four skewers.

"Miss Martha, I didn't know what flavors you liked, so I bought them all. Please try them!"

Xiao Shen had already reached out his hand, but, however, the last string of food was stuffed into Su Ying's mouth by herself.

His hand grasped at empty air, his hopes dashed, and the man's face fell instantly.

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I forgot about Mr. Xiao!" Su Ying covered her mouth in surprise, as if she had just remembered, and acted very convincingly. "Oh right, men don't seem to be very interested in candied hawthorns, is that right, Mr. Xiao?"

Xiao Shen flashed a smile that was both innocent and tinged with icy coldness, as if the whole world was both cold and hot, a world of extremes.

"Assistant Su really understands men!"

Every word has a specific meaning.

Su Ying's ears burned, but she didn't forget to retort, "Naturally, it's experience I learned from President Xiao!"

"Assistant Su, come quick!" Martha waved to Su Ying, but she was distracted by the other vendors.

There were many carts selling handmade bracelets. She picked out some and asked Su Ying for her opinion. "Oh my god! They're so pretty, so much prettier than the ones back home. I want to take a lot back with me. Assistant Su, why don't you pick some too? I'll give them to you!"

Suddenly, she was bumped by a young man who didn't even apologize or look at her, and hurried away without stopping.

(End of this chapter)