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Chapter 320 - 306 Keep Calm (30,000 words in the third update, asking for votes!)

Chapter 320: 306 Keep Calm (30,000 words in the third update, asking for votes!)

"I’ve got something to do, need to go down for a bit."

Renxin Building.

Eighteenth floor.

The dance studio of Zheng Jingjing and the other girls had officially started, of course, it was still in the renovation phase, and Li Shuru came over today to help out.

"Shu Rui, where are you going?"

Guo Ran asked.

"Do you need me to come with you?"

"No need, Sun Xiyu has something to discuss with me."

After speaking, Li Shuru left by herself, leaving Guo Ran and the girls looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Did Shu Rui just say it was Sun Xiyu?"

Zheng Jingjing doubted if she misheard, "Last time, on Shu Rui’s birthday, she was almost ruined by him; does he even dare to come here?"

They all still vividly recalled the incident with Medusa’s Eye.

If it hadn’t been for Jiang Chen’s vast wealth, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

"Could it be that Sun Xiyu hasn’t given up yet?"

Guo Ran mumbled to herself.

"What is Shu Rui thinking? Why would she still bother with him?"

Zheng Jingjing, who had clear likes and dislikes, saw Sun Xiyu’s performance at the bustling East Sea, plunging her impression of him to rock bottom.

"Shall we follow and see?"

Xu Siyi suggested quietly.

After all, the workers were there doing the construction, so they didn’t need to stay on-site all the time.

"This... doesn’t seem very appropriate, does it?"

Guo Ran hesitated.

"I think it’s fine, Si Yi, let’s go."

Zheng Jingjing signaled Xu Siyi, and the two women walked out together.

With no other choice, Guo Ran could only follow.

The three sneakily followed Li Shuru into a coffee shop downstairs, keeping a good distance to avoid being noticed, but close enough to maintain a clear line of sight.

"Three mochas, please."

After sending the server away, Zheng Jingjing stealthily glanced at her close friend and whispered, "Shu Rui wouldn’t be trying to have her cake and eat it too, right?"

"How could that be possible!"

"Hey, keep your voice down."

Zheng Jingjing wished she could cover her mouth.

Luckily, Li Shuru seemed absorbed in her own thoughts and didn’t notice.

"Shu Rui isn’t that kind of person, and she’s serious about Jiang Chen."

Guo Ran whispered, continuing to affirm.

"I also think Shu Rui couldn’t be that foolish. Jiang Chen is a hundred times better than Sun Xiyu."

Zheng Jingjing nodded, a smart girl who knew how to read the situation well; not to mention Jiang Chen was now her nominal investor, solely based on sheer capability, the once thought Prince Charming Sun Xiyu wasn’t even in the same league as Jiang Chen.

That became crystal clear on her recent birthday.

Zheng Jingjing thought that if it was herself, she would choose Jiang Chen without hesitation and resolutely.

"Then it can only mean that Sun Xiyu hasn’t given up and still carries a torch for Shu Rui."

"Stop making wild guesses, we’ll find out in a bit."

Xu Siyi wasn’t too quick to speculate.

The three girls waited impatiently for about twenty minutes, then saw Li Shuru answer a phone call.

Not long after, a young man with a genteel and handsome appearance walked in.

It was none other than Sun Xiyu.

The three girls, feeling like thieves, quickly lowered their heads.

"Shu Rui."

Sun Xiyu quickly noticed Li Shuru and hastened towards her.

The three girls then lifted their heads, silently observing from afar.

"Why did you come here alone?"

It had been days, but Sun Xiyu did not show any awkwardness or estrangement as he sat down opposite Li Shuru.

"Jingjing and the others have opened a dance studio upstairs."

Li Shuru briefly explained.

Sun Xiyu nodded in understanding.

"What about Jiang Chen?"

Li Shuru got straight to the point.

"Sir, would you like to drink something?"

"An Americano, thank you."

Once the server had left, Sun Xiyu paused and then said,"Shu Rui, about this matter, I’m not sure if I should tell you or not."

"Beating around the bush isn’t your style."

Li Shuru spoke calmly, seemingly without holding a grudge over the birthday incident.

Sun Xiyu looked at her face, which seemed to become more and more appealing.

"Then I’ll just say it. Shi Qianxi, do you remember her?"

"Your fiancée?"

Even though her gaze was untroubled, Sun Xiyu couldn’t help feeling embarrassed.

"She’s not my fiancée. In reality, our parents only had that intention, but now that’s no longer the case..."

Sun Xiyu’s explanation was a bit muddled, in truth he too didn’t know how to describe his relationship with that witch.

"And then?"

Li Shuru seemed indifferent.

"She knows Jiang Chen, do you know about that?"

Li Shuru involuntarily thought back to the New Year’s Eve party.

At the Octagon Pavilion, Jiang Chen had spent some time alone with that rich girl.

"I know."

"You know?"

Sun Xiyu’s pupils widened, caught off guard.

"Sir, your Americano."

The arrival of the server temporarily interrupted their conversation.

"What’s with Sun Xiyu’s expression? What are they talking about?"

Zheng Jingjing was puzzled.

"I don’t know."

Guo Ran shook her head.

"Should we sit closer?"

"No, if we get caught, Shu Rui will definitely be angry!"

Zheng Jingjing thought about it and decided not to take the risk; they had to let it go.

"You came all the way to see me just for this matter?"

After the server had left, Li Shuru said.

Looking at her indifferent reaction, Sun Xiyu couldn’t help but start to doubt.

Could it be that he was overthinking?

"Shu Rui, take a look at this."

Without touching his Americano, Sun Xiyu took out his phone, opened his social media feed, scrolled to the video, and then handed it to Li Shuru.

Li Shuru didn’t take it, but the automatically playing video was clearly visible to her.

Once, twice, three times...

Sun Xiyu held up his phone, deliberately waited for a while to make sure the other party had seen the video’s content, and then withdrew the phone.

"This post was made just before I called you. Jiang Chen and Shi Qianxi are out at sea together right now, and they are together. Did you know about this too?"

Li Shuru remained silent.

Sun Xiyu placed his phone on the table and took a sip of his coffee.

"I was also surprised when I saw this video. I don’t know how they met, and why they could be so... intimate..."

"It’s not strange for friends to go out to sea together, right?"

Sun Xiyu’s frowned slightly as he was interrupted.

"You think they’re just friends?"

"What else then?"

Li Shuru’s expression still did not fluctuate much, as if it were just a trivial matter.

"Jiang Chen told me he had some business dealings with Miss Shi. It seems you didn’t know?"

"Shu Rui, I have no ties with Shi Qianxi anymore. I have no interest in her affairs, but I don’t want you to be kept in the dark."

With the witch’s temperament, without spelling it out clearly, to say the least, he had suffered greatly from her. The more Sun Xiyu thought about it, the more he was convinced that the relationship between the two was definitely not that simple.

Those people on the yacht, who isn’t someone who has known the witch for ten or twenty years?

But what about that young man?

At best, he’s known her for only two months.

And there’s also such a big grievance between them.

Even if they really turned from enemies to friends, the witch wouldn’t likely bring him into that circle.

Moreover, after seeing the video, Li Shuru clearly had a subtle change in her eyes, although it was very brief, it happened indeed.

Clearly visible.

She was pretending to be nonchalant.

"Shu Rui, you might not know Shi Qianxi well enough. She’s vengeful and capricious. Based on my understanding of her, I can be sure that she and Jiang Chen are probably more than just ordinary friends."

"If this is all you wanted to say, I know now, thank you for coming all this way."

Li Shuru was still unperturbed.

Sun Xiyu pursed his lips. He wasn’t one to pester incessantly nor would he cast aside his pride. Hearing her response, he didn’t continue to push.

After all.

He had achieved his goal.

"As long as you’re clear about it, I’ll be leaving first."

Seeing him about to rise and leave, from a distance, Xu Siyi picked up her phone. While Zheng Jingjing and Guo Ran were focused on them, she stealthily snapped a photo without making a sound.

After Sun Xiyu left, Li Shuru’s eyebrows gradually furrowed, the content of the video replaying before her eyes.

Yesterday, Jiang Chen came to her for the car, saying he was going to meet Pei Yunxi. How come today he ran off to go out to sea with that rich young lady?

Unlike other girls, Li Shuru wasn’t clingy, nor would she monitor someone’s every move. However, at this moment, she still took out her phone, hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to dial Jiang Chen’s number.

There was no rejection.

About ten seconds later, the call connected.

"How did the talk go yesterday?"

"It went well. Miss Pei has agreed."

It was very quiet on the other end, with no sound of waves or wind.

This was supposed to be an earth-shattering event, but at this moment, Li Shuru didn’t have the mind to pay attention.

"Where are you?"

On the other end of the phone.

Jiang Chen, hesitating in the Athena’s second-floor room, didn’t want to lie, but telling the truth might lead to misunderstandings.

"I’m at the Administration for Industry and Commerce, dealing with some company matters."

"Oh."

"What’s up?"

Jiang Chen felt that something was off.

At that moment.

The door suddenly opened.

Shi Qianxi appeared at the doorway.

Jiang Chen’s expression changed, and he quickly made a silence gesture.

Miss Shi, seeing him on the phone, didn’t make a sound, but leaned against the doorway with her arms crossed.

"Nothing much. Just get on with your work and let me know when you get back."

"Okay."

The call ended.

Jiang Chen then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Who was it?"

Miss Shi spoke up.

In front of this lady, there certainly was nothing to hide,

"Shu Rui."

"A young girl her age and she’s already keeping tabs on men this tightly? Checking up on you too?"

Jiang Chen couldn’t help but smile wryly as he put down his phone.

"How much older are you than her?"

"What do you mean? Are you saying I’m small?"

Apparently taking offense, Shi Qianxi approached, dissatisfied.

"Stop messing around, be careful your friends might see."

"So what if they see? You really think I’m the other woman?"

Jiang Chen was at a loss for words.

Suddenly.

His phone beeped once.

It was a WeChat message.

Jiang Chen found an excuse to pick it up and saw it was a photo.

After making out the contents of the photo, he couldn’t help but be stunned.

Shi Qianxi, who had already approached, also leaned in to look at the photo, showing surprise, then glanced at Jiang Chen with a strange look, half-smiling.

"Relax, you need to keep calm."