When Bo Jingyu arrived at Bo Siming's residence, he happened to run into Shen Shiyu. She was wearing a man's shirt that barely covered her buttocks, and her fair, bare thighs were swaying around the room.
"Rare guest! Come in and have a seat, Second Young Master."
She eagerly led him in, smiling coquettishly.
"No, thanks. I'm here to see Bo Siming."
"…Ah, he's still asleep. He suddenly got up in the middle of the night and said he wanted to drink some wine. He even dragged me to drink with him."
Halfway through her words, Shen Shiyu quickly came to her senses and tried to clear up any misunderstandings. "Nothing happened between us. You mustn't misunderstand!"
Bo Jingyu frowned impatiently. "Tell him when he wakes up that Grandpa wants him to call back."
"Sure thing. No problem at all."
Shen Shiyu pulled over a chair and straddled it. "Second Young Master, there's something that's been bothering me a lot. Could you please clear it up for me?"
"I'm short on time. Make it quick."
"Why did you lock me up?" she sneered with narrowed eyes.
"Lock you up? I don't understand what you're talking about."
Bo Jingyu pretended to be stupid with a straight face.
"That nurse was clearly sent by you!" Shen Shiyu clung to the matter relentlessly. "I know you've made up with Shen Ximan, but there's no need to drag me into this!"
"Didn't you drag yourself into it? The villagers saw everything yesterday."
He brought up what had happened yesterday to humiliate her.
"I! It wasn't me! She just..."
Bo Jingyu waved his hand. "I don't have time to listen to your explanations. If you have anything to apologize for, tell Ximan in person. I'm busy."
Watching his back as he hurriedly rode away on his electric motorcycle, Shen Shiyu was furious. She grabbed her long hair and tugged at it until it looked like a lion's mane.
"Bitch! Bitch! Bitch!"
Su Minghan crushed his cigarette in the ashtray and stood in front of the mirror, straightening his tie. His face was expressionless.
Knock, knock.
"Come in."
Xiao Yang timidly walked in, not daring to look up. "Mr. Su, Xiao Shujing's photo shoot is done. There are just a few group promotional photos with you left. What do you think..."
"Okay, I'll go down now." Su Minghan replied coldly.
"Sure, sure."
Xiao Yang quickly turned around and was about to leave when Su Minghan called him back.
"Tomorrow when we get back to Yancheng, get everything ready. There's a celebration dinner at the company in the evening. Everyone must be there."
"Sure, Mr. Su."
Xiao Yang relayed Su Minghan's words to Xiao Shujing exactly as they were.
She looked at her delicate makeup in the dressing table mirror but couldn't feel happy at all. "I see. You can go now."
He said everyone, which meant she was included.
Thinking back to the past, Su Minghan would always come to tell her in person about any gatherings or business activities.
But now, he just said everyone.
A pang of sadness welled up in her heart, and her eyes welled up with tears.
Xiao Shujing sniffed and regained her composure. She walked out of the villa in her long dress. Everyone's attention was focused on Su Minghan.
It was just a short corridor, but it felt like a long way to her.
"Mr. Su, Mr. Su, will there be any other companies at the dinner?" a staff member asked excitedly.
Su Minghan replied with a big smile. "Of course. This promotional photo shoot is like opening a door to the Lanshan area."
"Hehe, there must be a lot of handsome guys then."
"Such a flirt!"
Everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
"Teacher Xiao is coming out!"
Hearing this, the smile on Su Minghan's lips faded slowly. He turned around seriously and waited for her to approach.
They were distant, polite, and proper.
That's how Xiao Shujing spent the short hour with him.
"Shujing, you don't have to show up tonight. You've worked hard these days. Go back and rest early."
Su Minghan tugged at his tie and undid the first button. His voice was cold as he spoke to her.
"But Xiao Yang told me that everyone... has to go."
He forced a polite smile. "It's just a discussion among companies. As the leading lady, you don't need to be there."
Even the staff members present looked at each other in surprise.
Logically speaking, shouldn't the leading lady be the one who should be there?
Xiao Shujing understood his position and accepted it gracefully.
"Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Su. I've been really tired these days. If there's no urgent work to be arranged recently, could you please give me a vacation? After all, I'm still a student."
Su Minghan nodded. "Sure."
Just then, he received a call from Bo Jingyu and turned around to answer it.
"Good boy, you finally remembered me!"
She watched his nonchalant back and turned around in despair.
"Let Ximan ride in my car? No problem. I haven't apologized to her properly for what happened before. This is a good chance."
Ximan, again it was Shen Ximan.
Xiao Shujing clutched the fabric of her skirt and walked back slowly and painfully.
A woman she hardly knew could get along well with Su Minghan. In the end, it was all her own fault. She just had to bear the result silently.
But the heavy feeling in her heart just wouldn't go away.
Bo Siming came out of the bedroom with a gloomy face.
"Why didn't you wake me up?"
Shen Shiyu played with her hair and pouted aggrievedly. "I did try to wake you up, but you were sleeping so soundly that I couldn't wake you up."
"Cut the crap."
He impatiently poured a glass of water and gulped it down.
The alcohol in his stomach hadn't completely worn off, and his head was throbbing.
"Second Young Master came to see you this morning and said your grandpa is waiting for your call."
Bo Siming slumped his head on the pillow weakly. "It's just going to be a scolding anyway. It doesn't matter if I call or not."
"What about your position as the president? Didn't we agree before that you should take this opportunity to impress your grandpa? Bo Jingyu is currently on suspension. Isn't this a perfect opportunity?"
Shen Shiyu tried hard to persuade him, thinking that he might listen to her at least a little bit. But instead, it had the opposite effect.
"So, you're just after the status?" Bo Siming looked at her coldly.
She threw caution to the wind. "Yes, that's right!"
"You can like other women. Why can't I love money and status? I have to have something, either love or material things!"
He had already guessed she would say that and let out a disdainful snort.
"Fine. Now you're being straightforward."
Shen Shiyu swallowed hard and murmured nervously. "If I hadn't gone with you last night, I wouldn't have gotten the evidence."
"What did you say?" Bo Siming heard her clearly.
"I took pictures of what happened between you and Shen Ximan last night."
He suddenly became interested. He put down his crossed legs and sat up straight, smiling wickedly. "Give them to me."
"Why? These are the evidence I collected."
Shen Shiyu was testing his attitude and hoping to gain something.
"What do you want? As long as I can do it."