Su Lu's whole body stiffened.
Su Yukan said tactfully, "My eldest daughter is getting on in years."
Bo Jingshen said, "I don't have good taste, I just like older ones, they are more flavorful."
The group of old hands at the table all laughed to smooth things over, "President Bo, please don't make fun of Xiaolu, she is a decent person."
"Is that so? A decent person..." Bo Jingshen squinted at her, seemingly mocking.
Su Lu felt like she was sitting on pins and needles and couldn't stay for another moment.
His words, his smile, his gaze,
were all sharp knives.
And the cruel punishment in the restroom yesterday...
Su Lu raised her glass and stood up, "I am not feeling well today, so I will take my leave first. Let me toast three glasses to apologize, and please be generous."
Thinking of how yesterday she had vomited her heart out.
Bo Jingshen said indifferently, "Since you are not feeling well, don't waste good wine."
Su Yukan was very displeased with her wanting to leave early, but could not get angry in front of so many people, so he only said, "If you are not feeling well, go back and rest early."
President Liu stood up eagerly, "I'll see Xiaolu out."
Su Lu just wanted to leave quickly and hurried out of the private room.
As she walked out, Su Yukan frowned and said, "She's getting more and more undisciplined as she grows older."
Bo Jingshen glanced at him indifferently and got up to make a phone call.
Outside, he lit a cigarette and dialed a number.
"It's me."
"Aren't you at a dinner party?" Jiang Li laughed heartily on the other end.
Bo Jingshen said coolly, "Isn't Feng City your territory? Help me check someone."
Bo Jingshen had just returned to the country, and his team was still handling affairs at Boss's headquarters abroad, so he had yet to lay down his personnel.
He and Jiang Li met abroad and had a deep friendship. Jiang Li, being a native playboy of Feng City, could easily investigate someone.
Jiang Li laughed, "Sure, since you are asking, I can check out anyone or even a whole nest for you."
Bo Jingshen paused for a moment before saying, "Oh, then check out Su Yukan's nest."
"Ah, this nest of peddlers." Jiang Li immediately showed disdain for Su Yukan.
Bo Jingshen frowned tightly, "What do you mean, speak in detail."
"It's not uncommon for our circles to have arranged marriages, but the Su Family is particularly blatant. I've heard that apart from his eldest son Su Zhe, Su Yukan has clearly marked prices for his other children, arranging everything perfectly."
Jiang Li smacked his lips a few times while speaking, "Does Su Yukan happen to be at your dinner party today?"
Jiang Li teased, "Does he want to introduce his youngest daughter to you?"
Bo Jingshen: "..."
"I knew it," Jiang Li snickered.
"Do you remember Su Lu from the banquet yesterday? She and Gu Xin had an arranged marriage. At first, they looked like a model couple for years, I thought there might be genuine feelings, but now it seems they're just a plastic couple."
Jiang Li didn't know Bo Jingshen's past with Su Lu, so he spoke very bluntly.
"Su Yukan originally sold off his eldest daughter, Su Lu, to form an alliance with the Gu Family. The two families have been tied together for several projects over the years, making a great fortune. Su Yukan tasted the sweetness of success; with your Boss's prominent overseas name and your plan to enter the domestic market now, he's undoubtedly eyeing you."
Jiang Li laughed as he spoke, "Before you returned to the country, he tried to arrange things with me several times. Now it's your turn, you returned to relieve me of my worries."
But Bo Jingshen didn't laugh; it wasn't that he couldn't take a joke, but at this moment he couldn't even force a fake smile.
"You mean..." Bo Jingshen's eyes were deep, fury simmering beneath, and he pressed each syllable heavily, "sold?"
Jiang Li smacked his mouth, "Yeah, isn't it the same thing."
That night, Su Yukan ended up being almost carried out from being force-fed with alcohol.
Su Lu knew nothing of this; she wore scarves for several days to cover the hickey marks on her neck, fortunately, they gradually faded.
That noon, Gu Xin came to the company to take her out to lunch.
Gu Xin smiled, "Whether it's a breakup meal or not, we still need to have a meal together, right?"
Su Lu also smiled, "Don't say break-up meal, that's too sad. Let's just celebrate you and Chen Yaxi's happy ending."
Gu Xin looked a bit embarrassed, "She... she's pregnant."
Su Lu said, "That's good news."
Gu Xin sighed lightly, "But when news of our divorce gets out and she's also pregnant, I worry that the public opinion might not be good for you..."
Su Lu smiled, "It's okay, I don't mind."
So, as long as a woman doesn't give her emotions, she can live very rationally in any relationship, even marriage.
In the car,
Chen Yaxi looked at the scarf on Su Lu's neck thoughtfully, smiling meaningfully, "Su Lu, I wanted to ask last time at the Civil Affairs Bureau, are you seeing someone?"
Su Lu coughed lightly and avoided answering.
Su Lu just felt that the chaotic and predatory encounter with Bo Jingshen should not count as a relationship, at most it was just an accident.
They went to a high-class restaurant near Su Lu Company and sat in a booth by the street-facing floor-to-ceiling windows.
The meal was very enjoyable.
Chen Yaxi got up, "I'm going to the restroom, you two chat."
Su Lu then chatted with Gu Xin about the current project their families were collaborating on, and the conversation flowed smoothly.
A dark-colored luxury car passed by outside the window.
In the car's back seat, Bo Jingshen looked at Su Lu and Gu Xin in the restaurant's window booth.
Sunlight poured in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, falling on them, and they laughed and talked, a perfect match.
Bo Jingshen's gaze suddenly turned cold.
"Hey, if you're unhappy, you're unhappy. I'll help you pick another office building, why are you mad." Jiang Er, who sat next to him, sensed Bo Jingshen's low mood.
He thought he might have said something wrong.
Jiang Er thought for a while, then flatteringly took out a file from the car's storage box and handed it to Bo Jingshen, "Look, this is the nest you asked me to check a few days ago."
"Huh?" Bo Jingshen snapped back, realizing Jiang Er was referring to Su Yukan's family.
The file contained information on the Su Family, not overly detailed but with basic information.
Bo Jingshen quickly looked through the other profiles and stopped at Su Lu's profile.
He saw the location of Su Lu Company — Mingyang Avenue.
Jiang Er had been helping him find an office building recently and was chattering beside him.
Bo Jingshen suddenly said, "Mingyang Avenue."
"Huh? What about Mingyang Avenue?" Jiang Er was puzzled.
"Find me an office building on Mingyang Avenue."
Bo Jingshen's words almost made Jiang Er go crazy.
"Ancestor! I found you the best building in the CBD! Are you short of money, going to Mingyang Avenue? Being frugal?"
Bo Jingshen raised an eyebrow, "Maybe the view is better."
Jiang Er felt like swearing but was unsure if he should; he thought Bo Jingshen must be crazy.
Actually, Bo Jingshen also felt he must be crazy.
In the afternoon, while accompanying Jiang Er to the hospital to get medicine, Bo Jingshen saw Gu Xin again.
He saw Gu Xin tenderly holding a woman, heading to the obstetrics department.
This man, who had been laughing and chatting with Su Lu in the restaurant not long ago, turned around and took another woman to prenatal check-ups.
Ha, Su Lu had thrown him away to marry such a man? To live such a laughable life?
A nameless fire burned from his soles right up to his skull.