Chapter 57: Innocent and Spirited

There were fruits and snacks on the table. Qiao Shuyi and Sheng Tang hadn’t had dinner, so they picked up forks and ate a little to fill their stomachs.

Just as they were eating, Sheng Yu and his group came up.

Qiao Shuyi subconsciously looked up.

She saw several tall and slender figures walking towards them in the distance.

Except for Ji Xingchuan, who was wearing a pink shirt and white suit, the others were all wearing white shirts and dark suit jackets. At first glance, they had a super boy band vibe.

Sheng Yu walked in the middle of the group, a little taller than the others. His deep, three-dimensional face was handsome and stood out.

“Brother.”

“Brother Sheng Yu.”

The two girls stood up and greeted him politely.

Ji Xingchuan snorted, clearly having already complained to Sheng Yu when he went upstairs.

“Brother Sheng, I’m not saying this to be mean, but with Sheng Tang’s personality, she’s bound to lead Shuyi astray…”

Hearing this, Qiao Shuyi instantly took a breath and looked nervously at Sheng Tang beside her.

Fortunately, she didn’t think too much about the “nuances” in his words, and just focused on refuting Ji Xingchuan: “Nonsense! How could I lead Qiao Qiao astray? Besides, we’ve been playing together for eight years, if I was going to lead her astray, I would have done it already!”

Ji Xingchuan stroked his chin and sighed sincerely: “Shuyi, you truly are a lotus blooming from the mud.”

Sheng Tang: “…”

“Qiao Qiao, let’s go downstairs and play, we don’t need to be with them!”

After saying this, Sheng Tang pulled Qiao Shuyi downstairs.

As they passed Sheng Yu, Qiao Shuyi subconsciously glanced at him, and he was looking at her too.

Their eyes met quickly in the air, then quickly separated.

Although it was a cold winter, the entire villa was heated by both floor heating and air conditioning, making it warm and cozy. It didn’t feel like winter at all, but more like late spring.

Even the water in the pool was kept at a constant 36 degrees, and many people were swimming and playing in it.

There were people playing mahjong in the card room downstairs. Qiao Shuyi pulled Sheng Tang and called two other girls to start a new table and play mahjong together.

Qiao Shuyi knew how to play mahjong, but she wasn’t very enthusiastic about it, often playing the role of “accompanying player.”

She had no skills to speak of, relying purely on luck, the legendary kind of “no skill, all luck.”

Ji Xingchuan and Zhou Huan came over at some point, standing behind them and watching.

“Shuyi, your luck is amazing! You can even get the last tile you need!”

“Wow, you can even self-draw?!”

“A complete set! Awesome, Shuyi!”

…

Sheng Tang’s luck was bad tonight, she kept losing, and her mood was already bad, but then there was a guy and a girl across from her who kept “wowing.”

It made her even more annoyed.

“Ji Xingchuan, do you understand the meaning of ‘watching the game without speaking’?”

“I wasn’t looking at your cards, why do you care?”

Sheng Tang gritted her teeth: “If you’re so confident, come play a few rounds with me, I’ll make you cry!”

“Play then play, who’s afraid of who?”

Qiao Shuyi had also had enough of playing, and hearing this, she quickly got up and offered her seat.

“Brother Xingchuan, you can sit here and play.”

Ji Xingchuan didn’t hesitate, he sat down and opened the drawer, instantly surprised by the abundance of chips inside. He immediately beamed: “Shuyi, you’re so kind, you left me so many chips.”

Qiao Shuyi smiled awkwardly, and under his puzzled gaze, she reached out and grabbed a big handful of chips, leaving him with a small portion: “Brother Xingchuan, these should be enough for you to play with, right?”

Before he could speak, she ran over to Sheng Tang and opened her drawer, putting all the chips she had just grabbed into her drawer.

“…”

Ji Xingchuan: “No love for me, Shuyi.”

Sheng Tang hugged Qiao Shuyi’s waist and rubbed against her stomach: “My good Qiao Qiao～”

Then she provocatively raised her chin at Ji Xingchuan.

Ji Xingchuan gritted his teeth: “I’ll win all your chips back!”

The others watching the show were successfully amused by the two of them.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, Qiao Shuyi quietly left the card room.

She hadn’t seen Sheng Yu earlier, and didn’t know where he had gone.

As she walked, a figure suddenly appeared, blocking Qiao Shuyi’s path.

“Miss Qiao, the beauty.”

Seeing the playful smile on the face of the person who appeared, Qiao Shuyi’s eyes flashed with a trace of imperceptible disgust, but her expression remained polite: “Mr. Chen.”

The person in front of her was none other than Chen Zexu, the youngest son of the Chen family.

Qiao Shuyi wasn’t close to him, their circles didn’t overlap much, and they had only met a few times.

Chen Zexu was a playboy, but he was still somewhat sensible and wouldn’t provoke people he couldn’t afford to offend.

Before, because of Sheng Tang, he had basically never bothered Qiao Shuyi.

He didn’t know why he had suddenly changed today…

“You’re alone? How about we go have a drink together?” Chen Zexu smiled at her, his brown eyes carrying a hint of naked interest.

In the past, the women around him were basically all glamorous and seductive types. Recently, his taste had changed, and he had taken a liking to the kind that were both innocent and spirited.

He had tried several in a row, but he was still not satisfied.

Either they were fake innocent, or they were innocent to the point of being dull, with no interest at all.

However, when he saw Qiao Shuyi for the first time today, he was stunned.

The woman was wearing a white embroidered cheongsam, with a touch of soft fur at the neckline, making her delicate face appear even more innocent and ethereal.

She was slender, but her posture and temperament were very good, her back was straight. When she looked up, her smooth and beautiful neck line was revealed, like a white swan.

She had very beautiful eyes, round in shape, with a hint of innocence, but when she looked at you, there was a strange sense of resilience in them.

At that moment, Chen Zexu suddenly felt a little itchy in his heart.

This woman was exactly what he had been looking for – innocent and spirited.

Only, she was different from ordinary women.

She was also from a wealthy family, and she had a special relationship with Miss Sheng.

He had seen her with Sheng Tang before, and he had experienced Sheng Tang’s fiery temper, so he didn’t dare to approach her.

Now that he saw her alone, he couldn’t help but go up to her and chat her up.