Lu Shao is cunning; Miss Nan has fallen for his tricks again.

Chapter 133 Can't you tell the difference between a poisonous creature and a beauty?
"Didn't you say I'd come in to pick you up? Why didn't you let me come?" Nan Xu leaned back in her seat, picked up the hot cocoa she had prepared earlier, and handed a cup to Yan Xiaoxiao.

Yan Xiaoxiao took the drink and said, "I was thinking that the airport is too big and it would be too much trouble for you to pick me up, so I came by myself." She smiled at Nan Xu as she spoke.

Nan Xu knew Yan Xiaoxiao meant well, but seeing Yan Xiaoxiao sipping her hot cocoa, she knew she was quite cold.

The heartache in her eyes was almost overflowing.

"How long do you plan to stay in China this time? Are you going back before the Chinese New Year?" Nan Xu asked.

“I’m not going back.” Yan Xiaoxiao shook her head. “My studio in Brazil has already closed down.”

There seemed to be a hint of regret in her tone, but Nan Xu was too preoccupied with feeling sorry for her to notice anything amiss with Yan Xiaoxiao's emotions.

"You've worked so hard for your Brazilian studio for so many years, and you even defied Uncle Yan for it. It's such a pity that it's disbanding like this."

Yan Xiaoxiao turned to the side and carefully examined Nan Xu's face, trying to find something unusual.

Unfortunately, she found nothing.

Seeing Yan Xiaoxiao staring intently at her face, Nan Xu touched her face. "What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"

Yan Xiaoxiao shook her head. "I feel like you're not the same as before. What is it about that kid surnamed Lu that has changed your personality?"

"Changed? How changed?" Nanxu asked, puzzled.

"You've become more humane. You used to be so cold and aloof, and you never liked to talk. Now you actually know how to care about people," Yan Xiaoxiao teased.

"You used to be very introverted, never showing your emotions or showing your feelings. But now it's different; you know how to care about me."

"It's not as exaggerated as you say," Nan Xu smiled, since she didn't feel that her personality was any different.

Yan Xiaoxiao gave her a deep look, then lowered her eyes and chuckled to herself.

That's good, at least I won't have to keep everything bottled up inside.

The two chatted for a while, and soon Nan Xu received a call from Xu Qinghan.

"You're out? The car is parked in parking lot E2. I'll send you the license plate number. Yeah, the heater's on." Then Nanxu hung up the phone.

Nan Xu took the phone away from her ear, and Yan Xiaoxiao then noticed the ring on Nan Xu's left middle finger.

"Wow, that's quite a carat weight." He took Nanxu's left hand and examined it closely, muttering to himself, "How big should the wedding ring be?"

Nan Xu let Yan Xiaoxiao hold her hand and said, "The engagement ring is 5.23 carats."

"Don't you find it troublesome to wear this ring all the time?" Yan Xiaoxiao asked sincerely.

Yan Xiaoxiao hates trouble. She only cares about comfort and everyday wear, and dislikes those fancy and cumbersome clothes.

"Okay."

She didn't find anything particularly inconvenient about it normally.

As they were talking, Xu Qinghan knocked on the car window.

Nan Xu saw Xu Qinghan's icy face from inside. She quickly opened the trunk and got out of the car.

Xu Qinghan stood by the car, dressed in a cool white slit dress, her long hair draped over her shoulders, and frameless gold-rimmed glasses perched on her nose.

Her unadorned face was covered in frost.

Nan Xu took the suitcase from Xu Qinghan and said to Xu Qinghan, who was dressed in thin clothes, "It's cold outside. You should get in the car first. I'll help you put the suitcase in the trunk."

Xu Qinghan nodded mechanically and got into the car.

The suitcase was small and light, and Nanxu easily put it into the trunk.

After getting into the car, she handed Xu Qinghan a still-warm hot cocoa, saying, "Warm yourself up."

Xu Qinghan took the sip and then frowned slightly.

This hot cocoa was too sweet for her.

"Are you still so busy with your studies?" Yan Xiaoxiao asked, touching up her lipstick in front of the mirror.

"It's alright." Xu Qinghan's voice was cold.

"Aren't you graduating next June? Are you staying in the US or going back to China?" "Going back to China."

The two exchanged questions and answers, but Yan Xiaoxiao quickly grew annoyed.

Xu Qinghan remained the same as before, never uttering an extra word.

Seeing that Yan Xiaoxiao stopped asking, Xu Qinghan opened her mouth, but ultimately did not say anything.

She wasn't talkative and wasn't good at finding topics to talk about. Otherwise, she wouldn't only have Nan Xu, Zhou Zan, and Yan Xiaoxiao as friends.

Yan Xiaoxiao is an impatient person and doesn't like to talk too much with Xu Qinghan, who is a quiet person.

However, they still have a good relationship. They just don't talk much usually, but they still care about each other.

Nan Xu sensed a subtle atmosphere as soon as she got in the car. While fastening her seatbelt, she carefully glanced at Yan Xiaoxiao and Xu Qinghan out of the corner of her eye.

Logically speaking, they haven't seen each other for so long, they shouldn't be so hostile, right?
Nanxu started trying to find topics to talk about, so as not to make the atmosphere too awkward.

"Qinghan, I'm getting engaged soon, have you brought me any engagement gifts from abroad?" Nanxu asked with a grin as she started the car.

Xu Qinghan was lost in thought and didn't hear what Nan Xu said.

She asked again, "Um? Sorry, Xu, what did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly." She then gave an embarrassed smile.

Nanxu was looking for an exit when she heard the sound. She paused for a moment, then repeated the question.

"I've prepared it, but I don't know if you'll like it." Xu Qinghan hesitated for a moment before stammering out her answer.

"I like everything you prepared." Nan Xu smiled sweetly.

"By the way, my engagement party is tonight. Have you prepared your wedding attire yet? Shall I take you shopping? We can also buy a few more autumn outfits while we're at it," Nan Xu said excitedly.

It's been so long since I last went shopping, and I've been busy preparing for my engagement party.

They were both incredibly busy, and Lu Zhiyan felt sorry for Nan Xu, wanting to take on everything for her. But he also had company matters to attend to, and the two of them felt sorry for each other.

So in the end, they still went through all the arrangements for the engagement banquet together.

"I don't think it's for our sake, it's for your own selfish reasons." Yan Xiaoxiao saw through Nan Xu's little scheme at a glance.

Nan Xu chuckled twice and said helplessly, "Alright, alright, it's my own decision to go, okay?"

Xu Qinghan watched the two of them joking around with a smile, a faint smile also on her lips.

They finished shopping just after midnight, and Nanxu took the two of them to Yunhe Restaurant.

Zhou Zan was rushing to finish Nan Xu's Western-style wedding dress in the morning. Although Nan Xu said she wasn't in a hurry, Zhou Zan always felt that they would hold a wedding soon after their engagement.

She knew she had to do it sooner or later anyway, so she didn't want to rush to finish it. If the wedding dress didn't suit her, she was afraid she'd be devastated.

After all, it's a once-in-a-lifetime wedding, so you can't afford to make a mistake on your wedding dress.

The three of them had just been led into a private room on the second floor by the waiter when Zhou Zan arrived.

"I don't have time to pick you up today, you won't be upset with me, will you?" Zhou Zan pushed open the door to the private room and asked in a quirky manner.

Yan Xiaoxiao glanced up and saw Zhou Zan half-hidden outside the door. She casually said, "We won't blame you if you pay the bill."

"It's nothing, this amount of money is nothing to me."

"Of course it's nothing. Our Zhou Zan is the future mistress of the Ling family." Yan Xiaoxiao joked.

Nan Xu and Xu Qinghan both smiled but didn't say anything.

Why does it sound so sarcastic and sarcastic coming from you?

"Maybe it's because I'm a natural poison." She said, giving Zhou Zan a flirtatious wink.

"Uh, can't you tell the difference between a poison and a beauty?" Zhou Zan asked, posing a profound question.

Yan Xiaoxiao paused for a moment, her expression slightly stiffening. "You know, I wasn't good at studying when I was little, so it's normal that I can't distinguish some things, right?"

She gave an awkward laugh, frantically trying to salvage the situation.

(End of this chapter)