Chapter 53 - 53 53 Unintentional

53: Chapter 53 Unintentional 53: Chapter 53 Unintentional If it had been any other business deal, Su Lu would definitely have accepted without a moment’s hesitation.

But now she was somewhat uncertain.

Su Zhe’s brows furrowed, “Lulu, you can’t be serious?”

“Ah…

ah?” Su Lu looked at Su Zhe with an innocent expression.

Su Zhe said, “You’re not even willing to let me have a look?

What kind of incredible project is it?”

It was well known that when she had just married Gu Xin, the project their families cooperated on was also handled jointly by her and Gu Xin; it was a massive project.

Su Zhe, who disliked Gu Xin and feared she might be taken advantage of, offered to help her out.

Su Lu, without even a frown, seemed eager to entrust Su Zhe with all the responsibilities.

And now?

Su Lu quickly waved her hands, “It’s not that I’m unwilling!

It’s just…

this is a small project, a new industry, and there are other partners involved.

I don’t want to waste your time.”

Su Zhe gave her a sidelong glance, “I can afford to lose a bit of time.

Other partners?

Who?”

“Jiang Li.”

“Jiang Family’s second child?” Su Zhe raised his eyebrows slightly, “In that case, I really need to keep an eye on things for you; if Jiang Su lends his brother a hand, you’ll be in deep trouble.”

Su Lu shrank her neck and murmured quietly, “Surely not.”

Frankly speaking, in the eyes of true tycoons, this project was nothing more than petty business between her and Jiang Li; she felt like she had been thrust into it quite unexpectedly.

Where was it worth so many bigwigs’ frequent attention?

It was understandable for Bo Jingshen to invest, as it seemed he had no intention to interfere too much for now.

But…

Jiang Su?

Su Zhe?

These were old foxes of a thousand years.

Compared to them, Su Lu and Jiang Li were merely two little rabbits, as small as they could possibly be.

“Not really?” Su Zhe commented, “Although everyone in Feng City thinks Jiang Li is good for nothing and can’t achieve anything like Jiang Su, when has he ever been at a loss in business?”

Su Lu felt his reasoning held merit, quite a bit of merit.

It could be said that others were giving face to the Jiang Family…

but then, there were plenty of spoiled rich kids from notable families who also failed in business despite the face they were given.

Perhaps it has little to do with whose face you’re looking at; it may purely be because Jiang Li wanted to do business, even if it was minor dealings that Jiang Su wouldn’t bother with.

Jiang Su couldn’t bear to see his brother suffer a loss.

Despite his own hectic schedule, he would still take the time to help out and prevent his brother from suffering any setbacks.

“Unexpected…” Su Lu muttered softly, “turns out he’s quite the doting brother.”

When the car arrived at the residential complex, Su Lu got out and saw a slender woman waiting at the entrance of the building.

She stood there head down, playing with her phone, and from time to time, raised her hand to cover a yawn due to work exhaustion.

“Why are you here?” Su Lu saw Cheng Youran waiting at the door and smiled as she quickened her pace and walked forward a few steps.

Cheng Youran turned her gaze towards her.

Despite the visible fatigue on her face, she smiled upon seeing Su Lu.

“How else?

I came because I missed you,” said Cheng Youran.

Su Lu noticed her complexion, “You’ve just finished a shift?”

“Mhm, touched?

Crying?”

“Touched.

Almost in tears,” Su Lu laughed, advancing towards her, “I brought you a gift, handpicked and dragged here by myself.”

Cheng Youran said, “My doting hasn’t been in vain.”

Su Lu whispered in her ear, “But I don’t believe you came purely to pick me up…

you knew Su Zhe was back, didn’t you?”

Su Lu was slightly teasing.

She knew that Cheng You Ran had always harbored some indistinct feelings for Su Zhe, feelings that were hard to categorize.

If you said it was admiration, it seemed more like the reverence and worship one has for a legendary senior, but if you said it was worship, it seemed to be… more than that.

In any case, Su Lu clearly saw You Ran’s ears turn red bit by bit.

“Cough!

Don’t talk about such nonsense.” She pinched Su Lu’s chin and turned her face around, looking at the wound at the corner of Su Lu’s eye, “Have you seen a specialist?

I was worried you couldn’t make an appointment, that expert is pretty hard to book.”

Su Lu: “…Hard to book, someone else made the appointment for me.”

Cheng You Ran was very sharp, and upon hearing this, her eyebrows raised as she elongated the syllable, “Oh…

Bo Jingshen.”

Her guess hit the mark; indeed, they were close friends who understood each other very well.

Su Lu coughed softly and muttered, “How come you didn’t guess it was Gu Xin…”

“Him?” Cheng You Ran scoffed, “All he has in his heart and eyes is Chen Yaxi.

He wouldn’t go to so much trouble for you.”

Although Su Lu couldn’t quite figure out what exactly You Ran’s feelings for Su Zhe were, she had to admit when it came to their likes and dislikes concerning Gu Xin, the two were strikingly in agreement.

Su Zhe parked the car and walked over.

Cheng You Ran’s voice, which was usually cool and detached, now sounded soft and gentle, “Senior.”

Su Zhe, who was looking at his phone and not paying attention, raised his eyes when he heard her voice, and looked at her in slight surprise.

Then he nodded slightly and said, “Long time no see.”

“Yeah, long time no see,” Cheng You Ran smiled.

Su Zhe then turned to Su Lu and said, “Then you go up.

I’ll be going back.”

“Ah…

Oh, okay,” Su Lu obediently responded.

Su Zhe turned and walked towards another apartment complex; he also had an apartment in this community.

But Su Lu could actually feel that he had initially planned to go upstairs with her.

In the elevator.

Cheng You Ran’s face no longer held the previous smile.

Her already weary complexion now appeared haggard and despondent.

Su Lu knew that sometimes You Ran was even more sensitive than herself.

So if she could feel it, how could You Ran possibly not?

All Su Lu could do was coax, “Why such a disappointed face?

Isn’t my company enough for you?”

Cheng You Ran glanced at her but said nothing.

Su Lu continued, “I still have a series of thrilling events from Hai City to tell you about.”

“Are you talking about agreeing to be Bo Jingshen’s mistress?” Cheng You Ran, who could already be sharp-tongued, was even more so when in a bad mood, and she was particularly resentful about this matter concerning Su Lu.

Su Lu whispered defensively, “How can it be considered a mistress when both are unmarried…”

“Are you proud of it?”

“Not really…” Su Lu thought of something and quickly added, “You mustn’t tell my brother about this, okay?”

Cheng You Ran replied bitterly, “I’d like to, but the problem is he doesn’t even give me a chance to talk.”

Su Lu didn’t want her to be so distressed, hoping to divert her attention to another subject, but considering the current topic was so unfavorable to herself,

Su Lu could only… be of no help, leaving Cheng You Ran to continue feeling bitter.

That day, Cheng You Ran slept over at Su Lu’s house.

After a grueling shift, she was too tired to go back and spent a good while chatting with Su Lu, expressing her shock at Hai City’s weather and cursing Su Jiao’s behavior.

Finally, exhausted, Cheng You Ran fell into a deep sleep.

Not long after she had drifted off, Su Lu received a message from Su Zhe.

“Once she’s asleep, come over.”