Chapter 22: Sweet Little Sister is So Cute

There were five people in Ji Xingchuan’s group, all men.

Besides him and Sheng Yu, the other three were all familiar to Qiao Shuyi: Zhou Huan, He Hansheng, and Lin Jiaheng.

Among them, only Lin Jiaheng’s family background was slightly less impressive. The rest could be described as “distinguished” without exaggeration.

“Sheng Tang, your private room is so big. Would you mind if we joined you?” Ji Xingchuan looked at Sheng Tang in the center of the crowd, smiling and asking.

Sheng Tang curled her lips, coldly laughing, “You’re already in, do you think I can kick you out?”

Ji Xingchuan curved his lips, his fox-like eyes shimmering and charming, “We can leave, but are you going to kick your own brother out too?”

Sheng Tang: “…”

What an annoying guy.

Soon, everyone took their seats.

Qiao Shuyi still sat next to Sheng Tang, while the person on her other side was replaced by Sheng Yu.

On Sheng Yu’s other side was Ji Xingchuan and his group.

“Brother? Why are you here?”

Sheng Tang asked Sheng Yu.

“Xingchuan and I were in the next room. He heard you were playing here, so he dragged us over.”

“Oh.” Sheng Tang nodded, giving Ji Xingchuan a roll of her eyes.

It’s a girls’ gathering, what are you, a big man, doing here?

Ji Xingchuan, receiving her eye roll: ??

“No…”

He was about to say something, but a cold gaze suddenly fell on him, subtly carrying a hint of warning.

Ji Xingchuan instantly fell silent.

Who exactly suggested coming here?

“Tonight’s bill is on me.” Sheng Yu picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and said softly.

Ji Xingchuan laughed, “Good! Since Mr. Sheng said so tonight, I’ll have to order all the best wines here!”

“Ji Xingchuan, have some shame! You’re actually the young master of Ning’an!” Sheng Tang scolded angrily.

Ji Xingchuan didn’t get angry, he just laughed and said, “What’s shame? I’m a businessman, I only want money, not shame.”

“You…”

Just as the two were about to argue, Sheng Yu coughed lightly, “Don’t fight.”

The two were like they had a pause button pressed, they shut their mouths obediently and didn’t argue anymore.

Qiao Shuyi watched from the side, wanting to laugh.

It seemed to be the same in the past life, Sheng Tang and Ji Xingchuan were particularly incompatible.

Although she wasn’t familiar with Ji Xingchuan, she always heard Sheng Tang’s comments about him.

For example: flamboyant, cheap, effeminate, shameless…

In short, none of them were good words.

Ji Xingchuan was quick-witted and could always make her half-dead with anger.

Almost every time they met, it was a mode of [mutual bickering + sarcasm], like… natural enemies.

As soon as this word came out, Qiao Shuyi couldn’t help but curl her lips and chuckle.

Although the sound was small, Sheng Tang, who was sitting next to her, heard it clearly.

She immediately turned her head and glared at her, “You dare to laugh? Tell me, who are you going out with tonight?”

Qiao Shuyi: “…”

Sheng Yu, who was sitting next to her, obviously heard it too, his eyebrows raised slightly, and he looked at Qiao Shuyi.

Sheng Tang suddenly thought of something, her face changed dramatically, “Could it be that bastard Gu Linchuan!?”

“Impossible.”

Qiao Shuyi whispered, “My brain isn’t broken, and besides, he was beaten by you last time and is still in the hospital…”

“Hmm?”

Sheng Tang seemed to smell something, squinting her eyes, “How do you know he’s still in the hospital? Qiao Shuyi, you’re quite concerned about him, aren’t you?”

As soon as Sheng Tang said this, Qiao Shuyi clearly felt that someone’s gaze towards her had changed.

She quickly explained, “I heard it from the housekeeper at home. She said that no one from the Gu family has been back to live recently, they should all still be in the hospital…”

Just as Qiao Shuyi was talking, Ji Xingchuan suddenly stuck out his head, looking at her with interest, “This is little sister Shuyi, right?”

Little sister…?

Sheng Yu glanced at him coldly, without speaking.

“Ji Shao.” Qiao Shuyi pursed her lips, politely greeting him.

“Oh, it’s so formal to call me Ji Shao, just call me brother Xingchuan, little sister Shuyi.”

“Okay, Xingchuan ge.”

Sheng Tang let out a cold snort, “Qiao Qiao, you can just call him Ji Xingchuan, don’t call him brother, does he deserve it?”

Qiao Shuyi chuckled dryly, “Um… not really…”

“Mr. Sheng.”

Ji Xingchuan put his hand on Sheng Yu’s shoulder, winking meaningfully at him, “Your sister isn’t cute at all, little sister Shuyi is cute.”

Sheng Tang: Heh～

Sheng Yu didn’t speak, he glanced at him with a smile, his eyes seemed to say: Little sister Shuyi, did you call her that too?

Ji Xingchuan directly ignored his gaze, stood up, “What’s the point of just sitting around? Sheng Tang, little sister Shuyi, come and play a game!”

“…Okay.”

“Just playing games is no fun, you have to drink if you lose.”

Ji Xingchuan asked the waiter to open all the new wines and fill all the glasses.

At his call, everyone in the private room except Sheng Yu was dragged into playing games.

Qiao Shuyi’s luck wasn’t very good today, she lost several times in a row, and in less than an hour, she had drunk several glasses of wine.

Sheng Yu was still sitting in his original position, his hands folded in front of him, his legs crossed, his whole person looked noble and indifferent.

He just sat quietly watching others play, his gaze unconsciously following a certain figure, a hint of an imperceptible smile flashing in his eyes.

When the game was in full swing, the door of the private room was pushed open, a person wearing a Ning’an uniform walked in, went straight to Ji Xingchuan’s side, and leaned down to say something in his ear.

Soon, Ji Xingchuan’s brows furrowed, “I told you I’m not free, tell him to come back next time!”

“But Ji Zong, he said he found out you were here, if you don’t see him, he’ll just wait at the door…” The staff member’s tone was a little hesitant.

“Let him wait if he wants to.”

“By the way, he didn’t come alone today, he brought a female companion.”

Ji Xingchuan waved his hand impatiently, “Even if he brings his mother, I won’t see him!”

Seeing this, the staff member didn’t say anything more, bowed respectfully and left.

“Who is Brother Ji’s visitor?” Someone asked curiously.

“Speaking of which, I’m annoyed. It’s from the Gu family, I don’t know if you’ve heard of them. Their son, I don’t know how he got the news, knows that I have a medical project looking for a partner recently, he’s been looking for me for the past two days, and I’ve rejected him.”

Ji Xingchuan said, sighing helplessly, “That’s why, today I don’t know how he got the news, he knows I’m here, and he’s chasing after me again…”

“The Gu family? Which Gu family?” Someone asked.

“It’s the one that used to do medical stuff, but I heard they’ve been having some trouble recently, it seems like they’re about to collapse.”