Hunt her

Ren Mingting sat on the sofa in the suite playing games, glancing at the absent-minded Shen Yi: "If you want to see your sister-in-law, just go. Just say you couldn't bear to leave her and came along."

Shen Yi leaned against the bar counter, holding a coffee cup, his tall, perfect figure looking like he was shooting a magazine cover: "Shut up, I'm annoyed right now."

I should have just come to the hotel openly instead of refusing her.

I thought about it again and again... but it still didn't work.

If he runs into an acquaintance at the hotel and they address him as "Young Master Shen" or "President Shen," his public image will crumble.

Yan Xu knew that he had been hiding his identity to get close to her, so he would assume that he had ulterior motives for approaching her, and in the end, all his efforts would be in vain.

Some lies, once started, are hard to end.

Shen Yi: "Where is Xiao Yuanyang?"

Ren Mingting: "He went on a date."

"A date?" Shen Yi asked again, noticing he hadn't heard him mention being in a relationship. "When did he start dating? Do we know each other?"

Ren Mingting looked up and thought for a moment: "The last time I went to see him, I heard him say his name was something like Xiaotong. Everyone else was still a junior in college, just a young girl."

"...Xiao Tong?" Shen Yi asked in surprise, "When did things start going on between them?"

Could it be that Xiao Yuanyang had taken a liking to Xiao Tong while he was at Zhenyun Pavilion...?

Beast!

An old ox eating young grass.

What a waste of a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung.

After hesitating for a moment, Shen Yi took out her phone and sent a message to Xiao Yuanyang: "Be nicer to her. Xiao Tong doesn't have your rich romantic history."

He received a reply within seconds: "Don't worry, Brother Long, I'm serious this time."

Carrying shopping bags of various sizes, Xiao Yuanyang quickly caught up with Xiao Tong: "Grandma, don't be angry anymore."

Xiao Tong rolled her eyes at him: "Who told you to lie? If Sister Yan Xu finds out, she'll definitely be very upset."

Xiao Yuanyang feigned weakness: "So let's just not let her know. Let them resolve their own marital issues."

That's all that can be done now.

Xiaotong also didn't want Yanxu and her brother-in-law's relationship to completely fall apart.

......

Six p.m.

The party started on time.

Because the host is the Ren family enterprise, which ranks second in the country in terms of assets, the guests attending the reception were all heads of large enterprises.

Amidst the clinking of glasses, Xiao Jingxing raised his arm in a gesture: "Take my arm and let's go into the venue together."

Yan Xu recalled Shen Yi's repeated warnings: "You are not allowed to hold hands with Xiao Jingxing, absolutely not!"

I can still vividly recall how jealous he was.

Yan Xu smiled helplessly: "No, let's just go in."

Are we not even allowed to hold hands now?

Xiao Jingxing lowered his arm, a chill running through him. He felt that the distance between him and her was farther than he had imagined.

Just as the two of them entered the venue, a waiter carrying a wine glass accidentally spilled red wine on Yan Xu.

The red wine stains stood out starkly against the white dress.

The waiter quickly bowed and apologized, "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to."

Yan Xu wiped the wet area with his hand: "It's okay, I'll go to the bathroom to wash it and see if I can wash it off."

Xiao Jingxing: "Go ahead, I'll wait for you here."

Yan Xu: "Mm."

Yan Xu lifted her skirt and left without looking back.

However, the waiter did not take her to the restroom, but instead took her to a suite on the second floor.

Because there's a cocktail party today, it's being used as a temporary dressing room.

Waiter: "I'm sorry, I don't dare ask you to leave. If the supervisor finds out, I'll lose my job. Please stay here for a while."

"But I..." Yan Xu still needed this party to expand his network.

The waiter pleaded, his voice trembling with tears, "Please, I need this job."

Seeing her like this, Yan Xu's heart softened, and he couldn't bear to make things difficult for her: "Alright, I won't go out."

At worst, I can visit these CEOs myself later.

The waiter thanked her several times and then left the dressing room.

The room was now completely empty, with only her remaining.

Yan Xu looked around and murmured, "Man proposes, God disposes. Maybe I shouldn't have come to this party."

She wanted to call Jingxing to tell him she wasn't coming downstairs, but then she realized she hadn't taken her phone.

"I forgot it in the suite." Yan Xu got up to go back to her room.

At that moment, Shen Yi was about to take the elevator downstairs.

He looked up and waited for the elevator, only to see the numbers pause on the second floor for a moment before continuing to rise.

Yan Xu looked up as the numbers increased layer by layer.

"bite--"

We've arrived at the 22nd floor.

The elevator doors slowly opened.

Yan Xu stepped out of the elevator and headed towards her room. Just then, she heard the sound of another elevator door closing.

She turned around at the sound, but the elevator doors were already completely closed: "Is someone also staying in the other presidential suite?"

Yan Xu didn't think too much about it. He took out his room card, went back to his room, found his phone, and called Xiao Jingxing.

Yan Xu: "Brother Jingxing, I'm not going down yet. Can you handle this by yourself?"

Xiao Jingxing paused for a moment: "Okay, then you should get some rest."

Yan Xu: "Mm."

After hanging up the phone, she opened her chat window with Shen Yi again. So much time had passed, and he hadn't sent her any messages.

Yan Xu was a little unhappy: [What are you doing?]

Shen Yi, who had just stepped out of the elevator, saw the message and felt a warm feeling wash over her: [Thinking of you.]

Yan Xu smiled, her eyes smug: [Hmph... glib-tongued.]