Chapter 52 - 52 Where Are We Going?
52 Where Are We Going?
Cheng Lang replied, “The flight is at ten o’clock. Jian Yaochuan will pick you up.”
Xing Shu had no choice but to comply. She returned the cell phone to Nie Heng and thanked him. Then, she turned to look at Jiang Yao. “Something came up at the office. I have to make a move first.” Then, she looked at Jin Mo. “Senior, I haven’t thanked you for what happened three years ago. I’ll treat you to a meal when I have the chance.”
The smile on Jin Mo’s face faded a little, and his eyes darkened. “Alright, add me on WeChat first. I’ll contact you then.”
After adding Jin Mo as a friend, Xing Shu made some polite small talk before leaving. After she left, Jin Mo put down his phone and tilted his head to look at Nie Heng. “Little Canary?” The gentle smile on his lips had already faded. It was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Nie Heng lifted the lid of the lighter and deftly lit a cigarette. “Why? Are you trying to gather intel for your sister again?”
Jin Mo said, “Jin Yue is nagging me so much. I can’t just sit back and do nothing.”
Nie Heng said, “Don’t worry. She’s just a temporary play thing.”
Jin Mo narrowed his eyes. Cheng Lang would keep a mistress? No matter what his motive was, she was a threat to Jin Yue. Jin Mo’s lips slowly curled up as he looked at the new friend on his phone—Xing Shu. This was going to be fun.
Jiang Yao had sneaked into the bar while the two of them were chatting. She planned to find her target—that top male celebrity—tonight, after she caught wind that he would be here.
Xing Shu returned to her apartment. She did not know where she was going or how many days she would be gone for the business trip. She prepared two sets of clothes, all the necessary documents and put on light makeup. Jian Yaochuan picked her up at seven o’clock.
Xing Shu opened the car door and saw Cheng Lang sitting quietly in the back seat. His eyes were closed and his head was slightly raised as he leaned against the customized headrest. He looked a little tired, but it did not affect his elegance at all.
Xing Shu softened her actions. As the car started, she asked Jian Yaochuan softly, “Where are we going?”
Jian Yaochuan replied, “Ms. Xing, you’ll know when you get there.”
Xing Shu tactfully shut her mouth. Before boarding the plane, Xing Shu received a call from the Xing family. The Xing family was in a mess because Chen Ru paid them a visit and mocked the Xing family before saying that she wanted to annul the engagement.
“Xing Shu, come back quickly! Do you know how close the business relationship between the Xing family and the Cheng family is?! Since Cheng Xingyang still wants this engagement, you should just wait to get married! Xing Shu, don’t disappoint me. What you’ve done recently has been too out of line.” Thinking of how Xing Shu had confessed that she had fooled around with a man that night, Wu Minxia hated her to the core. When she thought of Xing Linlin’s diary, she felt deceived for more than ten years. Xing Shu was a promiscuous and hypocritical person! She regretted even more why Xing Linlin was not her biological daughter. At least Xing Linlin would not embarrass her like this.
Xing Shu said, “Mom, Cheng Xingyang let me down first. The affair between him and Xing Linlin is already disgusting enough.”
Impatience flashed across Wu Minxia’s eyes. She did not believe Xing Shu’s words at all. “Don’t say anything else. Hurry back and apologize to Madam Chen Ru. Don’t mention what happened that night again. As long as Cheng Xingyang is still willing, you have to marry into the Cheng family.”
Xing Shu felt that her status in the Xing family was extremely low; she was like a toy that was at the mercy of others. She did not and could not have her own thoughts. She hung up the phone.
A few seconds later, Xing Guotai started calling again. Xing Shu turned off her cell phone; she did not want to be disturbed while on a business trip. She took the plane ticket and entered the first-class cabin. She did not know if Jian Yaochuan had deliberately arranged it, but her seat was next to Cheng Lang’s.
During the flight, Cheng Lang watched a video of a speech on his tablet. He was very quiet; his gaze focused and serious. He seemed to have a calming effect on one’s frustration.
Xing Shu closed her eyes and cleared her mind of all the nonsense with the Xing family. She glanced at the content on the tablet and could not help but say, “Michael Porter? Young Uncle, do you watch his speech too?”
Cheng Lang was much taller than Xing Shu. He tilted his head slightly, revealing a clean and cool face. “You know him?”
Xing Shu nodded. Since they were on a business trip, she did not deliberately curry favor like she did in private. Instead, she said very seriously, “He’s a professor at Harvard University. The Porter Five Forces model he invented is very famous.” She reached out to help support the tablet, but her fingertips touched the Buddhist bracelet on Cheng Lang’s wrist.