Summer Kiss

Chapter 10 Mr. Fu, please have some self-respect
Qin Susu lowered her head, inserted a straw into the milk tea, and pushed the milk tea towards Jiang Yuning's eyes.

"This time it was indeed my fault. We're colleagues, and it's not good for us not to talk to each other in the same office."

Jiang Yuning nodded. Lack of communication among colleagues often leads to many problems.

“Some things need concrete evidence before they can be said, Qin Susu, I forgive you this time.”

Qin Susu blinked, overjoyed. "I'll treat you to lunch, Jiang Yuning. I've decided to consider you my best friend."

Jiang Yuning was completely bewildered. How could Qin Susu's attitude towards her have changed so drastically in just a few hours?

Seeing Qin Susu return to her seat, Jiang Yuning decided to stop overthinking. Qin Susu was just a pampered young lady; what bad intentions could she possibly have?

Just as lunchtime arrived, Qin Susu grabbed Jiang Yuning's hand and wouldn't let go. Meng Shuyu stood aside and watched, something was wrong, something was definitely wrong.

Qin Susu said, "Jiang Yuning, I'll treat you to lunch. Meng Shuyu, you should come too."

Jiang Yuning was pulled away by Qin Susu just like that.

During the meal, Jiang Yuning received a WeChat message. When she saw that it was from Fu Xicheng, she didn't know how to reply. She had completely forgotten about her benefactor.

"You guys eat first, I'm going to the restroom."

Jiang Yuning came out of the bathroom and stood by the sink to wash her hands. Suddenly, a tall figure was reflected in the mirror.

It was him, Fu Xicheng.

At that moment, for some reason, she felt a little guilty.

Fu Xicheng, with one hand in his pocket, glanced at Jiang Yuning with a half-smile, "Miss Jiang, you're not keeping your word."

Jiang Yuning dried her hands, feeling a little embarrassed. "Excuse me, Mr. Fu, may I invite you to dinner tonight?"

Fu Xicheng nodded. "You've already acted first and informed me later, how could I refuse? Miss Jiang, I don't mean to blame you, I just want to mooch a meal from you."

Upon hearing this, a hint of a smile flashed in Jiang Yuning's eyes. "Mr. Fu, is that really what you're thinking? Why do I always feel like you have ulterior motives?"

Fu Xicheng smiled, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes. "Miss Jiang, you are always so perceptive. Indeed, I have another purpose. I admire Miss Jiang and I would like to become friends with her."

Fu Xicheng thought to himself, whether she was an ordinary friend or a girlfriend was his business.

Jiang Yuning lowered her eyes. Was his purpose really that simple? She couldn't quite believe it.

Seeing this, Fu Xicheng changed the subject, "Miss Jiang, have you noticed something? We've been running into each other quite often these past two days. Would you call that fate?"

As Jiang Yuning walked along, she was lost in thought. Before she could respond, an elderly man in a Zhongshan suit emerged from a private room.

He coughed twice in shock. "Xiao Fu, when did you make this friend? Why didn't you tell Grandpa?"

Fu Xicheng politely called out "Grandpa," then surprised everyone by saying, "Grandpa, this is my new girlfriend, Jiang Yuning."

Jiang Yuning: "..."

Jiang Yuning glared fiercely at Fu Xicheng. Why did he always have to spout such nonsense? She really wanted to shut his mouth up.

Grandpa Xie was dumbfounded and couldn't say a word.

"Grandpa, you go ahead with your work. Yu Ning and I will be leaving now."

Reaching a corner, Jiang Yuning glanced back to make sure no one was there, then forcefully shook off Fu Xicheng's hand.

"Mr. Fu, please have some self-respect."

Jiang Yuning didn't resist just now because she didn't want to cause an unpleasant scene in front of her elders.

Now that there's no one around, she feels there's no need to continue acting.

Fu Xicheng noticed Jiang Yuning's rejection of him and immediately apologized to her, then explained, "I'm sorry, Miss Jiang, I was wrong just now. The old man was Xie Linzhou's grandfather. He and my grandfather fish together every day, and they arrange blind dates for me and Xie Linzhou every day."

"Ms. Jiang, I'm so sorry, but if I don't find someone to pretend to be my girlfriend and fool them, I'm afraid I'll be living in the shadow of blind dates every day."

"Ms. Jiang, I hope you can understand what I did just now."

Despite Fu Xicheng's sincere apology, Jiang Yuning still kept a certain distance from him.

"But have you ever thought that one day your lies will be exposed?"

Fu Xicheng remained optimistic, saying, "Perhaps by the time the lie is exposed, I will have already found a girlfriend."

After a few seconds, he asked again, somewhat hesitantly, "Is Miss Jiang still angry about what happened earlier?"

Jiang Yuning's phone vibrated twice, and she glanced down at it.

"Mr. Fu, I have other matters to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

Fu Xicheng had a feeling that Jiang Yuning seemed to be angry. His mind raced as he thought about how he should please her.

At this moment, Xie Linzhou emerged from the hidden corner and patted Fu Xicheng on the shoulder, "Brother, I never would have guessed you were so cunning."

Fu Xicheng ignored him and stood by the wall, thinking quietly.

Xie Linzhou grew anxious; Fu Xicheng's silence worried him.

"Fu Xicheng, are you plotting some underhanded scheme against me?"

Fu Xicheng smiled faintly, "I don't need to think about it. I think Grandpa Xie will arrange a blind date for you soon."

Xie Linzhou: "..."

It is said that one would go to great lengths for a brother in times of trouble, but Fu Xicheng always liked to stab his brothers in the back.

Fu Xicheng and Lu Zhiqian—he only has two bad friends.

……

Jiang Yuning returned to her seat and found that everyone had almost finished eating.

Meng Shuyu was quite curious. Seeing that Jiang Yuning had been gone for a long time before returning, she asked in surprise, "Yuning, why did you take so long?"

Qin Susu also pricked up her ears, ready to eavesdrop.

Jiang Yuning answered naturally, "I just met a friend and chatted for a few more minutes."

Meng Shuyu grinned mischievously, "Male or female?"

"you guess?"

That's pointless, and Meng Shuyu certainly wouldn't try to guess.

Back in her office, Qin Susu sat in her chair, resting her chin on her hand as she pondered things.

First, she should build a good relationship with Jiang Yuning. After a few days, she can then legitimately steal her client list.

She knew it was unethical to do this, but she had no choice. The director always favored Jiang Yuning, and Jiang Yuning was more talented than her.

As it was nearing the end of the workday, Jiang Yuning received a WeChat message from Fu Xicheng.

Fu Xicheng: [Miss Jiang, I have something to do tonight. Let's reschedule dinner for another day. Sorry!]

For some reason, Jiang Yuning secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking of what happened at noon today, she thought that if she had sat down to eat with Fu Xicheng tonight, they probably wouldn't have exchanged a single word.

(End of this chapter)