Feng Qing took a moment to recognize the person in front of her.
"Mr. Sheng," she nodded slightly, maintaining basic courtesy.
"Ms. Feng Qing, are you out shopping?"
Feng Qing raised her hand, and the shopping bag in it swayed. "Obviously."
"I wonder if our staff's service has satisfied you?"
Feng Qing laughed. "Is Mr. Sheng collecting real - time feedback? It seems that Mr. Sheng's success is well - deserved."
Sheng Sibai touched his brow. Teased by Feng Qing, he felt a bit embarrassed, and his fair face blushed slightly.
Feng Qing thought his reaction was really funny. For some reason, it made her think of when she first met Sheng Yan five years ago. At that time, Sheng Yan also blushed easily...
Feng Qing shook her head to dispel the inappropriate memories from her mind.
She answered Sheng Sibai professionally and politely. "It's really good. I should learn from it."
Feng Qing had been checking the time. She thought it was strange that Jian Jiaojiao hadn't come back yet. But with Sheng Sibai around, she didn't feel right calling Jian Jiaojiao in front of him.
It was Sheng Sibai who noticed her little action and asked, "Ms. Feng Qing, do you have something urgent?"
"Oh, I came with my friend. My friend went to the restroom just now. It's been a while. I don't know what's going on."
Feng Qing thought that after she said this, Sheng Sibai would leave. But although he looked very elegant and gentlemanly, his face was surprisingly thick.
In this situation, instead of leaving, he even invited Feng Qing to dinner. He insisted on taking Feng Qing to a restaurant and asked her to wait for Jian Jiaojiao there.
As soon as Feng Qing sat down in the restaurant after being taken there by him, she called Jian Jiaojiao to ask what was going on.
Jian Jiaojiao stammered. She sounded really uncomfortable. "Feng Qing, I don't think I can continue shopping with you. I still feel a bit unwell. I'll go home first. I'm really sorry."
"Okay. Let me know when you get home safely."
Jian Jiaojiao put down the phone. There was still sweat on her forehead. She gasped for breath, trying hard to calm herself down.
She decided not to come here again next time.
Feng Qing looked at Sheng Sibai sitting opposite her. "Sorry, my friend had something urgent and went home first."
A flash of disappointment crossed Sheng Sibai's eyes, but he quickly blinked and completely concealed this emotion.
"It doesn't matter. Consider this meal as my treat for you, Ms. Feng Qing."
Feng Qing didn't have any special feelings for Sheng Sibai. She just kept being polite to him because he was Sheng Yan's elder brother.
"Mr. Sheng, you don't need to be so polite. Just call me Feng Qing."
Sheng Sibai nodded, with a faint smile on his face all the time. He seemed to be very gentle towards Feng Qing.
"By the way, I'm a bit older than you. And you're my younger brother's... new colleague. I should thank you for taking care of my brother."
"Mr. Sheng seems to have a misunderstanding about the relationship between Sheng Yan and me. Didn't Sheng Yan tell you that my daughter is already four years old?"
"When a person has desires, they won't care about some secular shackles. But anyway, we can still be friends, right?"
Sheng Sibai was really flawless. No matter what Feng Qing's attitude was, he could smoothly turn the topic in a gentle direction.
When Feng Qing left, Sheng Sibai accompanied her downstairs for a while. "I haven't asked yet. Are these gifts you bought?"
Feng Qing didn't think there was anything to hide, so she told the truth. "I'm going to attend an uncle's birthday banquet on Friday. These are birthday gifts for him."
Sheng Sibai had already guessed it, but he still asked tentatively, "Is it the Ji family in Wusu?"
Feng Qing nodded. Sheng Sibai then said, "Coincidentally, I'll also attend. See you in Wusu then."
Feng Qing gave a faint smile, a polite one.
"However, my attendance is a secret for now. Could you please keep this secret for me?"
Feng Qing tried hard not to let her expression change and promised Sheng Sibai. "Sure."
After parting ways with Sheng Sibai, she finally couldn't help complaining, "He doesn't seem quite normal. It seems that there are no normal people in the Sheng family."
***
Sheng Yan had just been informed by Sheng Sibai that he would go to the Ji family in Wusu with him on Friday. Then Feng Qing came to ask for leave on the same day.
"Don't tell me you're also going to Wusu?" Sheng Yan couldn't help asking his question.
Feng Qing neither denied nor evaded. "Judging from what you said, maybe."
Alas, she regretted agreeing to Ji Yangu. She saw Sheng Yan in the company so many times a week. Even when she took a leave, she would still attend the same banquet.
This might be what they called "fate bringing enemies together".
After Feng Qing left the office, Sheng Yan got angry again. The Ji family and Fengxing had never had any dealings. Even if he was going, it was because his elder brother told him to. The Ji family invited Shengshi. Now Feng Qing was also going. It was obvious that Ji Yangu had invited her personally.
This Ji Yangu really wouldn't give up.
Just wait. He would surely disappoint him.
Feng Qing and Jian Jiaojiao set off together. They went to Wusu on Thursday night, earlier than others. But it was too late, so they didn't visit directly. They just asked Ji Yangu to take back the gifts they had prepared.
They refused to stay at the Ji family as Ji Yangu arranged. They chose a nice B&B outside. There was a small river outside the window of their room. The air was moist everywhere, very fresh. Even in the middle of the night, it made people feel refreshed.
"No wonder the people here are so good - looking. With such water - rich air, it would be a waste of the local environment if they weren't beautiful." Jian Jiaojiao lay on the bed, looking out of the window and breathing in the outside air greedily. She felt extremely satisfied.
"No matter how good the air is, you can't breathe like this. Close the window and come in quickly. Be careful of mosquito bites."
As soon as Feng Qing finished speaking, Jian Jiaojiao slapped her arm and quickly closed the window.
"You're right." After expressing her approval of Feng Qing, Jian Jiaojiao quickly found the mosquito repellent and sprayed it on her arm.
The mosquitoes living near the water were really poisonous. A small bump quickly appeared on her arm.
It was red and itchy, making her regret her actions.
"Help! This is too exaggerated!"
Feng Qing couldn't help laughing when she saw it. Seeing Jian Jiaojiao looking so dejected, she couldn't bear to laugh at her anymore.
"It's okay. The bump will disappear tomorrow, leaving only a small red dot."
"But my dress will expose my arms. The red dot will still look bad." Jian Jiaojiao was on the verge of crying. Even a small red dot would make her imperfect.
"You deserve it. Go to the banquet with the red dot tomorrow."
"Feng Qing, you're so heartless. Can't you comfort me?"
"First figure out who the culprit is?"
Jian Jiaojiao immediately shut up and chose to stop complaining.