Jiang Beili's words were not polite. Bai Wenxi didn't dare to refute him on the spot. She propped her chin up and looked at this lazy scion of the financial tycoon inquisitively, wondering what he was up to. Although Su Yuning was playing badminton, most of her attention was still on those off the court, which made her lose several rounds to He Feifei.
The two girls were of similar age and carefree. After playing a few rounds, they soon struck up a conversation.
" Sister Yuning, why do I feel like you're not giving your all?" He Feifei was itching to play. Her palms were sweating from the game and she was in high spirits.
Su Yuning had just been inattentive and gave a perfunctory return. Her eyes kept wandering towards Jiang Beili.
" Ah? Oh. Sorry, I was a bit distracted just now." Her apology was half - hearted.
He Feifei apologized as she hit a beautiful parabola, and the badminton landed lightly out of bounds.
" I've won again! Sister Yuning, are you thinking about that brother over there on the sidelines?" He Feifei didn't want to delay their relationship. " If so, you can ask Brother Beihuai or Sister - in - law to play with me."
Wouldn't Wenjie and Brother - in - law see her feelings? Su Yuning was startled and quickly refused.
" I'm really sorry, little girl. This time I'll definitely play seriously with you."
He Feifei wiped the sweat off her face and smiled sweetly. " No need. If you want to spend more time with the boy you like, it's only natural. You don't have to waste your youth for me."
She spoke playfully and sincerely, and her words were not at all offensive.
Only then did Su Yuning focus all her attention on her. She stared at He Feifei for a few moments and asked with interest, " I seem to recognize you, but I'm sure I didn't see you at Brother - in - law's wedding."
She tried hard to recall. " Well, how should I put it? It's just a feeling of deja vu."
Afraid that her memory was wrong, she politely asked for confirmation. " You came to Brother - in - law's wedding, right?"
He Feifei shook her head briskly. Her smooth hair fluttered in the air, and she exuded an air of unruliness.
" You're right. I both attended and didn't attend Brother Beihuai's wedding." She gulped down several mouthfuls of water without caring about her image. " I think since your family is related to the Jiang family through marriage, you must know about Brother Beihuai's background and his hometown. How could Grandma Jiang possibly invite us?"
" But to spare Brother Beihuai any embarrassment, I said I didn't want to come to such an occasion. But I sneaked in to see the bride." She winked playfully at Su Yuning. " Maybe that's when we met."
Su Yuning suddenly realized. " Oh, I see! Alas, Grandma Jiang really cares too much about social status."
" You're all good friends of Brother - in - law and important participants in his life. He would be happy to invite you. Not inviting you would actually make him lose face. Why be so petty?"
He Feifei was surprised that Su Yuning could have such insights. She had already had a great change of opinion about Bai Wenxi, and out of love for one thing, she loved all that pertained to it, so she was also very friendly to her younger sister.
But she didn't expect that Su Yuning was a girl with independent insights and judgment. He Feifei's interest in making friends with her quickly grew.
Actually, after the badminton game, Su Yuning was itching to go to Jiang Beili and chat with him.
But she saw Wenjie and Brother - in - law there. The three of them were gathered together, and she didn't know what they were talking about. Wenjie looked solemn, and her mouth kept moving.
Su Yuning was extremely timid. She knew that her family never approved of her having too much contact with the younger uncle's family of the Jiang family.
So she didn't dare to go against Wenjie. Just thinking that Wenjie might tell their parents made Su Yuning feel inexplicably sad and gloomy.
He Feifei was as smart as a whip. Just by looking at their expressions, she knew it must be about a romantic game. But there were too many disputes in these rich families, and they were not as free and pure as ordinary people.
Seeing that Su Yuning's heart had already flown to the sidelines, she simply pulled her over. " It's better to get things out in the open. I think Sister Wenxi is quite unhappy. You'd better go and persuade her."
Jiang Beili was in a cold war with Bai Wenxi. When he saw Su Yuning coming, he didn't even say hello. Instead, his tone was very tough. " Can you explain to them why I'm here with you?"
Su Yuning's face instantly turned pale. It had always been her who invited Jiang Beili, and he never refused or showed disgust.
She always thought they had feelings for each other. But she didn't expect that he would be so cold in front of others, making her seem like she was the one chasing after him.
She was also very temperamental and spoke with a sarcastic tone. " That's because I invited you and you came."
Su Yuning slammed the badminton racket on the chair and said angrily, " This doesn't need an explanation, does it? If Sister Wen and Brother - in - law have questions, you can just tell them yourself."
Suddenly, the atmosphere among them dropped to freezing point.
Jiang Beili lazily lifted his eyes. He didn't expect that the usually easy - going Su Yuning would be so aggressive. Actually, the reason he could be so unreservedly in contact with the daughter of the Su family was that Su Yuning was interesting and had a great sense of humor.
But he wouldn't make this reason public. His father had always been encouraging him to meet different rich ladies and choose one who could be most helpful to the family.
If his snobbish father knew that Su Yuning was so infatuated with him, there would be another storm in the Jiang family.
His father would definitely take this as an opportunity to fight for power in the group and at home. He was already tired of living a false life and didn't want to collude with his father.
Jiang Beili's silence was like a silent resistance, which in Su Yuning's eyes was a sign of contempt for her.
She had wanted to have a good time with her beloved family, but unexpectedly, the man she liked was so unreasonable.
Jiang Beili didn't want to make the situation worse, so he quickly softened his tone. " Maybe because they have concerns, I'm a bit sensitive."
" It was really Yuning who invited me, and I had a great time."
He even changed his way of addressing her, making it more affectionate. But Bai Wenxi obviously didn't buy it.
" You two are young people. You should focus on your work for now." She was very straightforward. " I've also talked to your parents. It's better to establish a career before starting a family."
Even He Feifei couldn't stand it anymore. She thought everyone had the right to pursue love freely. But looking at their strange expressions, she held back from making a long speech.
" It's getting late. I'll go back first. Sister - in - law, see you later if we're fated." Jiang Beili voluntarily packed his gym bag and left tactfully.