The conversation had reached a point where Su Yue found it difficult to continue.
In the past, others had always initiated conversations with her, so she was unaccustomed to this situation.
If it were face-to-face, she could manage.
But over the cold, impersonal phone, she truly didn't know how to proceed.
A sudden wave of annoyance washed over her, but she suppressed it, let out a laugh, and said, "Then don't drink too much. Get some rest early, I'm going to sleep now."
"Okay."
Su Yue hung up the phone.
Chen Ziming stared at the "Call Ended" notification, his expression unchanged.
It seemed she had deliberately avoided the question he had asked.
"Finished talking?" Ren Siyuan walked over, turning on the balcony light. Judging by Chen Ziming's complexion, he didn't seem to be in good spirits.
"Mhm, finished," he replied absentmindedly, still lost in thought.
"Is this the girl Qiao Menglin mentioned?" Ren Siyuan asked with a smile, seeing how preoccupied Chen Ziming was.
Qiao Menglin was one of Chen Ziming's cousin Meng Ziqing's secretaries, primarily responsible for running errands for Lanyu Department Store.
One morning, just as she woke up, she received a call from Chen Ziming asking her to pick up a batch of daily necessities from Lanyu Department Store near his home and deliver them.
Lanyu Department Store was a large chain of urban complexes under Lianshan Group. The area featuring high-end brands was called a department store, while the more accessible ones were called shopping malls.
Lianshan Group was the business empire of Chen Ziming's maternal grandfather, Meng Hezhao. The group had numerous flourishing subsidiaries.
Meng Hezhao had a son and a daughter: his daughter was Chen Ziming's mother, Meng Hualan, and his son was Chen Ziming's uncle, Meng Huashan.
They each had a son, Chen Ziming and Meng Ziqing.
Meng Hezhao was very fond of both his grandsons and his nephew, and he intended to pass on Lianshan Group to them. However, Chen Ziming was set on a career in the police force, so he didn't force him. Consequently, the businesses were primarily managed by Meng Ziqing.
Nevertheless, he had bestowed upon Chen Ziming immense wealth, a large portion of which was placed in a foundation. Even if Chen Ziming did nothing, a substantial amount of money would generate continuously every day.
Meng Ziqing and Chen Ziming had a close relationship and Meng Ziqing doted on his younger cousin. Therefore, Qiao Menglin dared not disobey Chen Ziming's requests.
Upon receiving the call, she hurried to fulfill the task.
She never expected that a young woman would open the door.
Qiao Menglin was stunned when she saw Su Yue. Later, when she coincidentally met Ren Siyuan at the supermarket, she recounted the event, specifically describing:
"No wonder Officer Chen never finds a girlfriend; his standards are truly high. That girl looks like a movie star. Even without makeup, she was fair-skinned, beautiful, and tall, truly breathtaking."
This was why Ren Siyuan had said something that angered Su Yue later during his phone call.
"It's her," he said indifferently.
"Do you have a picture?" Ren Siyuan genuinely wanted to know what the fairy Qiao Menglin described looked like, enough to bewitch him so.
Upon hearing this, Chen Ziming glanced at him and replied, "I can't show you."
"Why?"
"She's too beautiful. What if you try to snatch her away from me?"
"..." https:/
What kind of twisted logic was that?!
"Alright, alright, I shouldn't have asked so many questions. Are you going home? If not, I'll get a blanket from the second bedroom for you. I'm feeling dizzy from drinking and need to rest."
"Okay, you go make the bed. I'll be over later."
Ren Siyuan: ???
He was just being polite and accommodating. He had already arranged for someone to drive him home.
Was the sun rising in the west now? He, a germaphobe, was willing to stay at his place? Where was the person who used to refuse to go home no matter how late it was?
Despite his surprise, he called the driver and told him to go back. He then stood up, patted Chen Ziming on the shoulder, and said with a forced smile,
"Yes, Master, your humble servant will go make the bed for you."
Ignoring Ren Siyuan's teasing, Chen Ziming waited until he left, then opened the social media app Su Yue used and clicked on her profile.
The post from her "boyfriend's perspective" was pinned at the top.
It had over twenty thousand likes and countless comments.
The top comment read: "Wow! What kind of brother-in-law can be worthy of our fairy wife! Yue Yue, hurry and reveal him!"
She replied: "Can't oh~ If brother-in-law appears, you won't love me anymore."
He scrolled further down, most of the interactions were playful like this.
Suddenly, he stopped.
Another highly-liked comment asked her: "Sister Yue Yue, is being in love sweet? You look so happy, I'm so envious!"
She replied: "Of course, it's sweet to be in love with someone you like~ Little one, don't be envious. Love yourself more, and the people who love you will appear soon too~"
He lingered on this comment for a long time.
Finally, a faint smile appeared on his lips.