In the past, Bo Jingyu would never have bothered with such things, let alone had too much contact with any woman. But in order to draw that woman out, he deliberately did so.
"Hold me up," he said.
Li Xiaoru stood there, stunned. "Huh?"
He leaned down and whispered in her ear, his gentle voice melting her heart.
"I said, hold me up. Be careful not to fall."
"Okay, okay," she stammered.
Her heart was pounding like a wild deer, and her face was burning red.
Su Minghan led Tian Danni into the back hall. From afar, he saw their approaching figures, but he wasn't happy at all.
"This is Li Xiaoru, the manager of Juanyi Clothing Company," Bo Jingyu introduced her.
"And this is..."
Su Minghan interrupted him, forcing a smile. "The Su family is so well - known. A small manager like her couldn't possibly not know me."
Li Xiaoru forced a dry laugh and reached out her hand. "I've long admired Young Master Su. I hope we'll have a chance to cooperate in the future."
"Sure. Then let her first tell us what was so attractive about the last fashion show your company held," Su Minghan said, pushing the woman beside him forward. He folded his arms and didn't even bother to shake hands with her. "This is my artist, Tian Danni."
"Hello," Tian Danni greeted.
"I remember you. Your name was on the list for the catwalk show."
Looking at Li Xiaoru's disappointed expression after being mocked, Tian Danni inexplicably thought of herself when she first debuted, helpless and pitiful.
"Manager Li, do you want to hear the good news or the bad news first?"
"Good news first."
"The good news is that I can endorse your products for you."
Su Minghan was shocked. He grabbed her back and asked in confusion, "Hey, who gave you the right to make such a decision without my permission?"
"The endorsement is for the subsequent pre - sale of the products. What are you so anxious about?" Tian Danni wasn't the least bit flustered. She even came up with a perfect excuse for herself.
"Besides, the pre - sale is just a gimmick. When the products receive rave reviews, do you still need to worry about the popularity being low?"
Taking the opportunity, Li Xiaoru stepped forward and asked, "What's the bad news?"
"The bad news is that you have to find a way to convince the representative from Ahaire. President Su has their contact information and can give it to you."
Su Minghan growled with veins popping out on his forehead. "Tian Danni!"
"Who's the boss here, you or me?!"
After saying that, he glared at Bo Jingyu. "You've been standing there for so long and don't even come over to say something for me. Are you made of stone?"
"You deserve it," Bo Jingyu replied.
"..."
Bo Jingyu took the champagne from the waiter and handed a glass to Li Xiaoru. "If your feet hurt, go inside. There's a lounge."
"Thank you all for offering a helping hand when our company is in such a difficult situation. I will surely repay this kindness," Li Xiaoru said, then emptied the glass in one gulp.
"You're really full of yourself. I never even agreed..."
Before Su Minghan could finish his sentence, Tian Danni stuffed several grapes into his mouth. He could only grunt and couldn't say a word.
"Why are you so stubborn? Can't you see that the girl is about to cry? You've been babbling non - stop," she said, pointing in the direction where Li Xiaoru had entered the lounge, feeling indignant.
"Moreover, their company has had a cooperation with Ahaire before. For a mutually beneficial thing like this, there must be a way to make it happen."
Bo Jingyu chuckled. "Minghan, are all the artists under your management so simple - minded? That woman won't agree."
"Woman? Which woman?" Su Minghan finally swallowed the grapes and squeezed the words out from the corner of his mouth.
"Nothing," Bo Jingyu said calmly, taking a sip of his wine.
"You must be the second young master of the Bo family. I don't think I've offended you," Tian Danni said.
"Shut up," Bo Jingyu pulled her to the side and warned her fiercely. "If you keep causing trouble with your mouth running wild, I'll throw you out. Do you hear me?"
Tian Danni pouted angrily. "I hear you, I hear you!"
Then she walked to the corner of the hall and angrily scrolled through her phone. She was trying to drum up business for him, and yet she got it all wrong!
"By the way, what's going on between you and that Li Xiaoru?" Su Minghan asked helplessly, adjusting his mood and speaking earnestly.
"We have no relationship," Bo Jingyu replied, his eyes deep and his true emotions hidden.
"No relationship? Then why did she come in with her arm around yours?"
"Her high - heels didn't fit properly."
"There are no outsiders here. Be honest with me. What's really going on?"
Looking at Bo Jingyu's unfathomable expression, Su Minghan was like an ant on a hot pan, jumping around anxiously.
"I want to try different types of women," Bo Jingyu blurted out after thinking for a few seconds.
Su Minghan stared at him in shock. "Are you serious?"
"Yes."
"Then, what about Shen..."
Su Minghan only uttered one word, then carefully stopped himself from saying the whole name. He looked at Bo Jingyu's expression tentatively.
"We're already divorced. Whether it's legally or in any other aspect, we have no relationship," Bo Jingyu said. This sentence seemed to be for Su Minghan, but it was also a warning to himself.
Shen Ximan and he were from different worlds. She shouldn't be dragged into this treacherous circle, and she definitely shouldn't be with a man like him who only cared about interests.
"What's the deal with that artist?" Bo Jingyu skipped over his own topic and turned the spotlight on Su Minghan.
"She just came back from abroad and will be developing in the country in the near future."
"Did you break up with the other one?"
Su Minghan knew exactly what he was referring to, but for the sake of his pride, he still pretended to be non -chalant. "No. She wants to focus on her studies, so she asked me not to assign her any jobs recently."
"There are so many people in the company waiting to be fed. I can't just sit around waiting for her. Tian Danni is no worse than her."
"Okay," Bo Jingyu said no more. He just silently accompanied Su Minghan in drinking glass after glass of wine until Su Minghan got drunk and started babbling nonsense.
"I've had something to say for a long time!"
Su Minghan held his glass and pointed at Bo Jingyu's nose unsteadily.
"Are you unable to smile or what? You've got that stinky face on all day. I even feel out of place if I want to laugh when I'm around you!"
Bo Jingyu looked at him like he was a fool and nodded in agreement.
"Okay."
"Li Xiaoru isn't suitable for you. Really," Su Minghan's cheeks were flushed, and his eyes were hazy, but his mind was still relatively clear.
Bo Jingyu supported his shoulders and led him into the lounge.
"Minghan, you're drunk."
"I'm not drunk! I'm perfectly sober."
Bo Jingyu had a black look on his face. "Shut up and go to sleep."
In the distance, the music thumped faintly, but it didn't affect the rest. However, a drunk person's drunken antics were endless, and they were even childish and unreasonable.
"Resigning just like that without even considering my feelings!"
Su Minghan's hand flailed in the air as he complained with a slurred tongue. "Was it easy for me to cultivate you? How many connections did I make to get you to where you are now? Ungrateful wretch."
Bo Jingyu glared at him. "You're so spineless."