Beijing-Hong Kong Rosemary

Chapter 129 Mr. Qu, is your car fixed yet?

"What are you looking at? Are you attracted by my beauty?" Jin Yuhan lifted her skirt and slowly walked down the steps.

A champagne-colored strapless dress hugged her curvaceous figure, her curly hair was half-down and pinned up with a hydrangea hair clip, and her makeup was bright and beautiful.

Shen Guining looked up and smiled, "Yes, you look the most beautiful today."

"You know how to talk." Jin Yuhan smiled with satisfaction. "How have you been these past two years?"

"Everything went smoothly." Shen Guining handed over the prepared gift. "Happy wedding! I didn't expect you to get married so suddenly."

"Thanks." Jin Yuhan raised her eyebrows. "Life is full of surprises."

She never expected that she would end up with that guy Su Yuchen.

"It doesn't matter who I marry, as long as he doesn't interfere with me, it doesn't matter whether I get married or not."

Shen Guining lowered her voice, "Is it appropriate for you to say that today?"

Jin Yuhan shrugged. "I already made it clear to him that if he can't accept this marriage, then we shouldn't get married."

Shen Guining chuckled, "You really haven't changed at all."

"Alright, alright, come in. I don't have time to entertain you, please make yourself at home." Jin Yuhan waved to the waiter to lead her inside and sit down.

Dinner parties are the domain of young people, who gather in small groups to chat, drink, and laugh.

Shen Guining wasn't part of their circle and had no intention of fitting in.

But sometimes trouble comes knocking on her door. She ran into a rich young man who tried to pick her up and, under the influence of alcohol, started to harass her.

Drunk people can't be reasoned with, and Shen Guining didn't want to cause any unpleasantness in such a situation, so she prepared to leave.

At this moment, a girl came over and said sarcastically, "Young Master Xu, Miss Shen is Mr. Qu's ex-girlfriend. How could she possibly be interested in you?"

"Mr. Qu's ex-girlfriend?" The man, his mind clouded, slurred, "They broke up, didn't they?"

The girl continued, "Miss Shen is beautiful and dances well, no wonder she has so many devoted suitors."

The man scoffed, "So what? A dancer? Am I not good enough for her?"

Shen Guining's patience ran out, and she retorted directly, "You know you're not good enough for me, so why don't you leave?"

Young Master Xu was stunned, not expecting her to be so disrespectful.

Shen Guining shifted his gaze to the girl next to him, "Miss, if you envy me, you can also learn to dance. Don't just use your mouth to be sarcastic; nobody likes to be near someone with bad breath."

"Shen Guining, you—" The girl's face turned ashen with anger, and she began to speak recklessly, "You think you're so great just because you're Mr. Qu's ex-girlfriend? You still got dumped!"

Shen Guining frowned, but before he could speak, a dog suddenly barked.

"Ouch!"

A large, fluffy, snow-white creature suddenly appeared in their field of vision and pounced on the girl.

"what--"

The girl screamed in fright and backed away. Her heels were too high, and she lost her balance and fell to the ground. She gritted her teeth and cursed, "What kind of beast is this!"

Shen Guining was stunned for a moment, then a look of surprise appeared on her face, "Ruby!"

Hearing the sound, Ruby immediately turned around, ran towards Shen Guining, stood up on her two front legs, tugged at her skirt, and rubbed her head against her, "Aww..."

The calls gradually changed from fierce to docile.

Shen Guining's nose tingled, and she squatted down to hug it, her voice low and hoarse, "How did you grow so big?"

Ruby wagged her tail and sniffed around.

Shen Guining felt a little ticklish from it, so she cupped its face to stop it from moving. "How did you get here?"

"Ow..."

The girl who fell to the ground was helped up by her friends and angrily shouted, "Shen Guining! Did you do that on purpose?!"

She was humiliated and furious. "Doesn't the hotel not allow dogs? Where are the staff? Throw this beast out! Who's going to take responsibility if it bites someone!"

The staff dared not make any rash moves, since everyone present was a friend of the bride and groom, and it would be bad to offend either side.

"What's going on here? Who's causing trouble at my wedding?" Su Yuchen came over upon hearing the noise, his tone displeased.

The girl quickly complained, "Young Master Su, Miss Shen brought her dog in, and it almost bit me..."

Before she could finish speaking, Ruby opened her mouth and barked again, "Awooo..."

Its large size makes it look very fierce when it gets angry.

The girl hid behind her friend in fright, her face still showing fear. "Young Master Su, you must stand up for me! Miss Shen deliberately sent her dog to scare me!"

Su Yuchen frowned. "I can't make that decision."

If Shen Guining suffers any injustice here, Qu Yanci will hold him accountable.

Just as I was thinking about it, someone arrived.

"Ruby, what are you yelling about?"

The sound came from behind me.

Ruby recognized Qu Yanci's voice and immediately ran to him, biting his trouser leg, "Awoooooo..."

It's obvious that it's complaining.

Qu Yanci glanced around casually. "I was just answering a phone call, who upset you?"

Ruby called out twice in the direction of the culprit.

Qu Yanci's eyes turned cold as he glanced at him sideways.

The girl, who had been so assertive just moments before, suddenly fell silent, a chill running down her spine. She stammered, "Mr. Qu... is this your dog?"

Qu Yanci remained silent, tacitly agreeing.

A sense of oppression spread silently.

Even with his calm demeanor, he couldn't hide his powerful and intimidating aura.

The girl turned pale with fright, not daring to offend Mr. Qu. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

With someone backing her up, Ruby yelled even louder, "Awooo..."

Qu Yanci's voice was gloomy, "You apologized to the wrong person."

Ruby never attacks people randomly, unless she sees someone bullying Shen Guining, in which case she gets so agitated. The girl, no longer caring about saving face, quickly corrected herself, "I'm sorry, Miss Shen, I misspoke."

Shen Guining didn't know her at all, and didn't know what she had done to offend her; the malice came out of nowhere.

The young master Xu, who had been drunk earlier, witnessed this scene and had already sobered up. He dared not say a word and tried his best to make his presence as inconspicuous as possible.

Shen Guining remembered this person and glanced at him. The latter immediately apologized, "I'm sorry, Miss Shen! I was drunk and talking nonsense just now. Please don't hold it against me."
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Jin Yuhan had just changed into a casual dress and came downstairs when she learned of this incident. She immediately began to question him, "Su Yuchen, is this the friend you invited? Causing trouble at my dinner party!"

Su Yuchen distanced himself from the situation, touching his nose and saying, "This... how would I know? I'm not familiar with them."

The company's business dealings are all relationships passed down from the previous generation.

Jin Yuhan glared at him, then turned to Shen Guining and apologized.

"It's alright, I didn't take it to heart." Shen Guining pursed her lips. "I hope it won't affect your mood for the wedding."

Jin Yuhan said, "No, that won't happen."

Shen Guining asked her, "Who is that girl?"

“She’s just a spoiled rich girl with princess syndrome, you don’t need to pay her any attention.” Jin Yuhan suddenly remembered and whispered in her ear, “She’s Cui Manying’s best friend.”

Shen Guining remained silent, realizing that she had been implicated.

The banquet wasn't over yet, and Su Yucheng and Jin Yuhan, the couple, had other things to attend to, so they left first.

Shen Guining wanted to play with Ruby a little longer, but Qu Yanci said, "Ruby, it's time to go home."

It clung to Shen Guining and wouldn't leave, "Awoooooo..."

Qu Yanci narrowed his eyes slightly, "Ungrateful wretch."

Shen Guining couldn't help but defend Ruby, "It's not an ingrate."

Qu Yanci scoffed, "We've fed it the best for two years, and now it won't even come home. What else could it be but an ingrate?"

Shen Guining paused for a moment, then changed the subject, asking, "Mr. Qu, is your car fixed?"

"No."

She offered, "Then I'll take you and Ruby back."

Qu Yanci feigned hesitation, then said, "Okay."

Shen Guining smiled and ruffled Ruby's hair. "Let's go, Ruby."

"Ow..."

Qu Yanci walked behind them.

Shen Guining held the leash, and Ruby followed beside her, wagging her tail.

Under the night lights, the silhouettes are soft and harmonious.

The wind ruffled the midi skirt, causing the layers of lace to billow out.

For a moment, it felt like I was back two years ago.

Two people and a dog, a family of three.

Walking to the car, Shen Guining took out the car keys and unlocked it.

Ruby wanted to get into the driver's seat with her, but Qu Yanci stopped her, saying, "Silly dog, sit in the back."

"Ow..."

Ruby protested.

It's not a stupid dog!
Shen Guining thought for a moment, then looked at Qu Yanci and asked him, "Mr. Qu, could you drive, and I'll take Ruby in the passenger seat?"

Qu Yanci raised an eyebrow, "You're asking me to drive you here too?"

Just as Shen Guining was about to say "never mind," she heard him say, "Give me the key."

Ruby tilted her head back, her eyes bright and black.

Qu Yanci took the car keys and casually reminded him, "It's so fat, you can only sit in the back."

Shen Guining had indeed forgotten to consider Ruby's current size. "Then I..."

Knowing what she was going to say, Qu Yanci interrupted her in advance, "You treat me like your driver?"

Shen Guining swallowed all the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

Ruby could only stay in the back seat. She tried to squeeze through the middle to rub against Shen Guining, but her large size made it easy for her to get stuck.

Qu Yanci glanced at it while turning the steering wheel, "Sit tight."

Ruby obediently shrank back.

There was fruit in the car, and Shen Guining took a banana from the bag, peeled it, and fed it to the dog.

Ruby doesn't actually like bananas, and she usually won't eat them no matter how much her aunt tries to feed her, but she's being very accommodating this time.

Half an hour later, we arrived at the residential area.

After getting off the bus, Ruby absolutely refused to go upstairs with Qu Yanci.

It stared longingly at Shen Guining, "Awooo..."

No matter how reluctant Shen Guining was, there was nothing she could do. "Ruby, it's too late today. You should go home with Mr. Qu."

Ruby gently bit her skirt, trying to drag her upstairs with her.

Shen Guining's steps faltered as she tried to coax it, "Ruby, you go back obediently, I..."

The words she wanted to say stuck in her throat, because she didn't know if Qu Yanci would let her see Ruby again next time.

"Aww..." Ruby was so anxious that she went to bite Qu Yanci's trouser leg again.

“I didn’t stop her from going upstairs, so it’s no use biting me.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Guining's eyes lit up. "Then can I come see it next time?"

"Whatever you say." Qu Yanci's voice was indifferent. "Miss Shen wouldn't give a dog a worthless check."

Shen Guining quickly assured him, "I won't lie to it. I'll tell you in advance when I have time, okay?"

P.S.: The child is so anxious he's almost ready to speak.

Ruby hereby clarifies: I'm not a stupid dog! This family would fall apart without me!