Chapter 15: Money is Fine, Apologies are Not

When Qiao Shuyi and Sheng Yu arrived, the two brawlers had already been pulled apart. They were like two angry lions, glaring at each other with defiance.

They were… Gu Linchuan and Chen Zexu.

Gu Linchuan’s mouth was swollen, and the buttons on his shirt were ripped open.

Chen Zexu’s eye socket was bruised, and his shirt was torn.

Liang Man, with tears in her eyes, clung to Gu Linchuan’s arm, refusing to let him fight anymore.

Cen Xi stood in front of Chen Zexu, hands on her hips, seemingly reprimanding him.

Seeing this scene, Qiao Shuyi sighed regretfully, “Too bad, we missed the exciting part.”

“It’s okay, I recorded it. I’ll send it to your phone later.” Sheng Tang, who appeared from nowhere, waved her phone triumphantly.

“How did they start fighting?”

“Not long after we entered, Chen Zexu came out of nowhere. Seeing so many people gathered together, he didn’t know what was going on, so he asked what was happening. Then, Gu Linchuan punched him in the face…”

Chen Zexu was not one to be trifled with. He immediately started fighting with Gu Linchuan. He admitted that he had “accidentally” touched Liang Man’s butt.

But so what?

Gu Linchuan demanded an apology from him, but Chen Zexu said he was “willing to pay, but not apologize.” He also mocked Gu Linchuan for finding a waitress as his girlfriend.

This completely enraged Gu Linchuan, and they fought even more fiercely.

Until, Cen Xi, the hostess, arrived and had them pulled apart.

Listening to Sheng Tang’s vivid description, Qiao Shuyi nodded thoughtfully, “Good.”

Neither of these two were good people, they were like dogs biting each other.

“Speaking of which, Qiao Qiao, how are you going to settle this score with Gu Linchuan? After all, it was this bastard who caused you to fall into the water.”

Qiao Shuyi didn’t speak for a moment.

Although her fall into the water wasn’t directly caused by Gu Linchuan and Liang Man, it was inseparable from them.

Especially Gu Linchuan.

If he hadn’t suddenly touched her, would she have reacted so strongly?

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got.

Seeing her silent for a long time, Sheng Tang raised an eyebrow, “What? Feeling sorry for him?”

“Sorry for what?”

Qiao Shuyi snapped her forehead in annoyance, then turned and ran, “Wait for me.”

Sheng Tang then turned to Sheng Yu, who had remained silent, and smiled, “Brother, I didn’t expect you to be so enthusiastic today. Thanks.”

Sheng Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, calmly saying, “Thank me for what?”

“Thank you for helping Qiao Qiao.”

Sheng Tang had a “I don’t understand you” expression: “I know, you helped because Qiao Qiao is my best friend. If it were someone else, even if they died in front of you, you would just step over them.”

“…”

Sheng Yu’s lips twitched, a rare occurrence.

He didn’t know what to say.

“Move aside, move aside!”

Qiao Shuyi’s voice suddenly came from behind.

They both turned around, and saw her running towards them, dragging a high-pressure water hose used for watering the villa, water spraying wildly from the hose.

Sheng Tang cursed, “Damn it,” and quickly pulled Sheng Yu to the side to dodge.

“Qiao Shuyi, what are you doing?”

Qiao Shuyi chuckled, without answering, dragged the hose straight towards Gu Linchuan.

Then, the screams of a woman and the roar of a man rang out.

“Qiao Shuyi, are you crazy?!”

Seeing that they were sufficiently soaked, Qiao Shuyi finally changed the direction of the hose.

She snorted, “Don’t put the blame on me! You two should stop bothering me, I get annoyed just seeing you!”

“Qiao Shuyi—”

“Shut up!”

Qiao Shuyi snorted coldly, again pointing the high-pressure hose at Gu Linchuan’s face and sprayed wildly.

This time, Gu Linchuan was completely speechless.

Sheng Tang watched from the side, dumbfounded, “My Qiao Qiao, you’re amazing.”

Sheng Yu watched silently, a slight smile playing on his lips, his mood clearly good.

…

After the farce ended, it was getting late, Qiao Shuyi and Sheng Tang were ready to pack up and go home.

They had both been drinking and couldn’t drive, so the driving duty naturally fell to Sheng Yu.

Hearing that they were leaving, Cen Xi, the hostess, saw them off to the parking lot.

“I’m sorry, Qiao Qiao, something like this happened today, and you were wronged.”

“It’s not your fault.” Qiao Shuyi smiled warmly at her, “After all, this is a personal conflict between me and those two. I apologize for ruining your celebration party.”

Cen Xi waved her hand dismissively, “Don’t worry, I won’t give that Liang Man a single cent! I’m so angry, is she here to work or to have a love affair!”

“But Qiao Qiao, you surprised me today. I didn’t expect you to be so gentle, but you actually used a hose to spray them. I was stunned haha!”

“Don’t just talk about me, I was stunned too.” Sheng Tang chimed in with a laugh, “Qiao Qiao, good job!”

Qiao Shuyi smiled shyly.

Just then, they reached Sheng Yu’s parking spot. Sheng Tang bent down and got into the car, waving to Cen Xi, “Cen Xi, we’re leaving now. You still have guests, go back quickly.”

“Okay.”

Qiao Shuyi also got into the car and waved to Cen Xi.

“Sheng Yu.”

Cen Xi suddenly bent down, her eyes level with Sheng Yu’s in the driver’s seat, her eyes curved into crescents, “I didn’t know you were coming today, I didn’t entertain you well, please forgive me.”

“It’s fine, I just came to pick up Xiao Tang.”

“I’ll treat you to dinner another day～”

“We’ll see.”

Sheng Yu turned the steering wheel and quickly backed the car out.

Under Cen Xi’s reluctant gaze, the three of them drove away, disappearing into the night.

“Brother, you’re so insensitive.” Sheng Tang crossed her arms and muttered softly.

“What’s wrong?”

“Cen Xi obviously has feelings for you, why are you like a block of ice, with no reaction at all…”

Hearing this, Qiao Shuyi, who had been fiddling with her fingers, looked up at the man in the driver’s seat with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

Sheng Yu also looked up at the same time.

Their eyes met in the rearview mirror.

The light in the car was dim, making the man’s eyes even more profound and quiet.

Like a bottomless pool, you could easily get sucked in.

Qiao Shuyi felt her heart skip a beat, she quickly lowered her head, pretending to continue playing with her fingers.

Sheng Tang didn’t notice the undercurrent between them, and continued to complain, “Don’t pretend you don’t know she has feelings for you, anyone can see it. Cen Xi’s smile never left her face when she saw you, but you, you didn’t even give her a good look…”

“I don’t like her.”

Sheng Yu suddenly spoke, interrupting Sheng Tang’s rambling.

“Why? Cen Xi is pretty good, she’s beautiful, her family background is good, she plays the piano well, and her personality is also good, why don’t you like her?”

“No reason, I just don’t like her.”

The man’s voice was flat, and as he said this, he subconsciously looked at the rearview mirror.

Unfortunately, the certain someone was still burying her head, acting as if it had nothing to do with her.