Mr. Xiao, can I borrow your wedding invitation?

Chapter 415 You Want to Fly Without a Notice?
"Qian, Qian Xingjie? You..."

"Surprised that I dared to come looking for you? Anyway, I'm just a worthless wretch. I'll take you down with me; I'm the one who profits!"

As he spoke, he increased his strength. The fear of lack of oxygen made Qian Ke'er's eyes widen, and no matter what she did, it was to no avail...

With a sharp gasp, Qian Ke'er sat bolt upright in bed, her chest heaving rapidly. Sweat soaked her hair, and looking around at the quiet surroundings, she finally woke up from her dream.

It was all a dream!

Damn it! Why does she keep seeing Qian Xingjie lately? That guy is like a persistent ghost. Even if it's true, so what if he really comes to take revenge? She can still kill him with a flick of her finger. Last time she broke his leg, if he dares to come, she won't even spare his life.

Lunar New Year's Eve is here in the blink of an eye.

Su Ying was invited to Su Wen's place to eat dumplings. Xiao Ruonan and her husband also came along. The young people gathered together, chatting and laughing, enjoying themselves immensely.

"Huh? Where is Master Xiao? We can't start the banquet without him!" Su Wen suddenly realized.

She lightly teased him, "I wonder who was talking badly about him behind his back all day, and now they're still thinking about him. Isn't that contradictory?" Su Wen nudged her arm, telling her to stop talking. "I didn't understand him back then. Now I know that Master Xiao is a real man. Besides, he's my boss now. Even if I have a problem with him, I have to keep it to myself!"

Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter. Only Su Ying seemed preoccupied and accidentally knocked over her water glass.

"Don't move, I'll do it!" she called softly to stop her.

Su Ying apologized, "I'm sorry, I was so upset with you just now..."

"It's alright, just don't get burned by Da Nian, otherwise I won't be able to explain it to Master Xiao!"

Hearing that name again made Su Ying feel even worse. Recently, the two of them had been giving each other the cold shoulder. He ignored her photos with Shen Qingfeng, and she was indifferent to his relationship with Qian Ke'er. It seemed that they were each doing their own thing and not interfering with each other.

But is this really a good thing?

Before arriving at noon, Su Ying called Xiao Shen to tell him about visiting Su Wen's house, and he agreed. She had hoped to take this opportunity to have a good chat with him, but the agreed time has passed and he still hasn't come, not even a phone call. It's infuriating.

Just as she was thinking this, Xiao Shen called. The moment Su Ying saw the caller ID, she knew it couldn't be anything good and she was sure she was going to be disappointed.

Everyone was busy making dumplings when Su Ying went to the balcony to answer a call. "Where are you?"

"An important business partner came at the last minute, so I can't go! I had Song Hao send over an apology gift. You guys have fun!"

Su Ying remained silent for a few seconds, her palms clenching unconsciously. What could she say? "Okay, I understand. You go ahead and do your work!"

She casually uttered a couple of indifferent words, displaying the demeanor of a virtuous wife, and then hung up before Xiao Shen could say anything more.

No matter how well she performed, a smart person could still immediately sense her emotions, but so what? Xiao Shen still didn't call to say anything.

Yes, he's Master Xiao, the Master Xiao whom all the women in Ningcheng revolve around. How could he possibly apologize? Oh well.

Lunch is ready, a table full of dishes. Today the men are in charge of cooking and the ladies are enjoying it. I must say, Su Wen and Ning Zhiyuan's cooking skills are really good. Every dish is like a masterpiece from a five-star hotel.

The dumplings came in all sorts of fillings, steaming hot. A bowl of them was full of festive spirit. I don't know who came up with the idea, but they even gave us red wine as compensation. This combination was something else. Everyone spoke freely, and even brought up the baby in Su Ying and Xiao Ruonan's belly.

“Xiaoying is carrying a girl. If Alie’s child is carrying a boy, I suggest we just become in-laws. Wouldn’t that be better, making our families even closer?” Su Wen tapped his wine glass and spoke with an air of importance, but before he could finish, he was glared at by Qingyan.

"Have you forgotten that Fifth Miss is Fourth Master Xiao's own sister? Don't make things worse!"

Su Wen belatedly covered her mouth, "Hehe, sorry, I really forgot!" "If we can't be in-laws, then we can be good sisters or good brothers. Anyway, no one can bully our child in the future!" Xiao Ruonan joked, stroking her belly.

Su Wen chimed in, "Yes, yes, you're the family, we're the outsiders, okay?"

The whole table burst into laughter.

Everyone spoke freely, and the atmosphere was great. Only Su Ying was not focused on the conversation; she was so angry with Xiao Shen that she lost all interest in the conversation.

When it was time, Song Hao came to pick her up. After saying goodbye to everyone, Su Ying embarked on her journey back to the Xiao family. The afternoon sun was bright, but in this cold season, it was like a light bulb in a refrigerator, serving no purpose whatsoever.

Su Ying leaned her head against the car window to relax, and couldn't help but think of Xiao Shen again.

That bastard, just you wait and see.

"Madam, your eyes..." Song Hao noticed something was wrong when he got out of the car.

Su Ying quickly wiped her eyes, "It's okay, it's cool down there!"

The lights in the building were on; it turned out Xiao Shen was at home.

She even made Song Hao pick her up from home? Su Ying got even angrier, threw her bag and shoes down, ignored the man on the sofa making a phone call, and went straight upstairs with resentment.

"Stop right there!" Xiao Shen put away his phone and lifted her chin with his fingertip. "You didn't even say hello, do you think you're something special?"

There was no blame in those words; in fact, they sounded rather indulgent.

Su Ying turned her face away, not looking at him at all. "Excuse me, Fourth Master, I'm a little tired. I'm going upstairs to rest!"

However, the man held her shoulders, preventing her from moving, a smile playing on his lips, showing no sign of anger.

"What's wrong? I haven't spoken to you for a few days, are you holding a grudge?"

"I wouldn't dare!" Su Ying replied firmly and without hesitation.

"You can just say what you want to say. Keeping it bottled up isn't good for your health. Besides, I don't think you're cute at all. What's the difference between you and other women? Hmm?"

Su Ying was already at the top of the argument, but his words made her seem impolite and unreasonable.

Ha! How ridiculous!
Su Ying couldn't take it anymore; she might as well offend him.

"Alright, this is what you asked me to say, Fourth Master. If you're unhappy about it, please bear with me!"

Su Ying took a deep breath and looked directly at the man in front of her. "I know you're busy with work, but you can go home. Why don't you go to my brother's? Since you promised, why didn't you come? You say you're working, but I don't believe you. Your work schedule is arranged two days in advance. If it's outside of your schedule, it means it's not important at all. So why did you stand me up?"

Xiao Shen was still smiling, but his smile was colder than before. "Continue!"

"Also, Fourth Master, you've been in quite a bit of contact with female clients these past few days, haven't you?"

Su Ying deliberately emphasized the word "woman," and those who know, know.

She had smelled the same perfume scent as Qian Ke'er on Xiao Shen more than once. She didn't believe it when people said it was from another woman. She had heard before that all the perfumes Qian Ke'er used were custom-made by master perfumers. In other words, no one else had the same scent on them. If someone did, it was because they were just using her perfume.