Seeing her red nose and red eyes, Sheng Yize couldn't bring himself to tease her again. The little woman, on the other hand, couldn't help but make her own argument. "Maybe she had her own difficulties!"
"Did she?" Sheng Yize's eyes turned darker.
Of course he knew that, or he wouldn't have shown up here.
"What difficulties?" Sheng Yize pressed on with an impassive face.
Before An Xiaxia could say anything, Nero Zhou cut her off. "Here, let's have a toast for He Dongyang! He got us the news of the charity program in Zhu County!"
It was a big deal, which required connections as well as talent.
He Dongyang smiled humbly and drank with the rest of them. Nero Zhou then gave An Xiaxia an ingratiating look. "Anan, He Dongyang is going on a business trip. How about you go with him?"
An Xiaxia was chewing on a beef meatball and was baffled by the news. She pointed at herself and asked, "Me?"
