97: Chapter 97: Calamity Descends from the Heavens 97: Chapter 97: Calamity Descends from the Heavens The scene of Si Jinchuan and Su He’s conversation was naturally also seen by Jiang Yan, who was surrounded by people.
But he was currently unable to extricate himself from the situation.
The two didn’t chat for long before Si Jinchuan was called away by someone.
Midway, Su He got up and went to the restroom.
Then she continued to return to her original spot to wait for Jiang Yan.
At this moment, she profoundly understood why Jing Xuan always complained to her about the boredom of business parties; indeed, it was quite boring.
Like Jing Xuan, she herself had to manage the company, attended countless such gatherings, and even she found them dull, not to mention someone like her who never liked to attend any social events.
Just then, a waiter came over with a tray.
“Miss, would you like a drink?”
Su He heard the voice, slightly narrowed her eyes, glanced at her and, after a second, reached out to take a glass of champagne, “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
At the moment Su He looked away, an unusual flash passed through the waiter’s eyes, but she did not linger for long and turned away.
Delicate, fair fingers held the glass, giving it a gentle shake.
Just as she was about to take a sip, her nose caught a whiff of something, her brow furrowed slightly, and when she looked up for the waiter who had just served her, she had already disappeared.
She glanced down slightly at the glass in her hand, her clear eyes were deep and dark, and her red lips slightly curved.
At this moment, the enemy was hidden, and she was exposed.
But she had no intention of pretending to drink, knowing that if she didn’t, the other party would naturally have another move planned.
If need be, she would just wait here.
Zhu Yuanyuan was hiding in the shadows, closely observing Su He; she had the glass of wine but wouldn’t drink it, Zhu couldn’t figure out why she was hesitating.
“Did she notice you?” Zhu Yuanyuan turned back sharply and glared at the waiter behind her.
The waiter shook her head fearfully, “No, I did everything as usual, once the guest took the drink, I left, maybe she’s just not thirsty.”
Zhu Yuanyuan kept her gaze fixated on Su He, growing angrier the more she watched.
What’s so good about this woman?
Jinchuan even took the initiative to talk to her!
Apart from having a fox-like face, she couldn’t see how Su He was superior to her.
The waiter clenched her teeth and asked, “Miss Zhu, the money you mentioned earlier…
can you give it to me now?”
At that, Zhu Yuanyuan turned and glared at her again, saying irritably, “What money?
She didn’t even drink it, get lost!”
The waiter knew she had been tricked, her expression stiffened, and she left dejectedly with her head lowered.
Su He, growing a bit bored from waiting, took out her phone and started to play with it.
She noticed that Jiang You and Jiang Nanche had not yet responded to her WeChat messages, which was very unusual.
She @’d them both: [What are you two up to?
Not replying to messages, haven’t done something guilty, right?]
Just then, Jiang You, who had just finished work and returned home, got out of her car and received the message from Su He, which startled her.
Finally, she could only bite the bullet and reply: [Sis-in-law, you have no idea how busy I’ve been lately, so busy I don’t even have time to look at my phone～] followed by a pitiful crying emoji.
[Aww, I didn’t mean to not reply, I’m about to join a drama crew soon, there’s so much to do～]
[Only now do I realize, being a celebrity isn’t easy, running here and there]
Su He read Jiang You’s reply and sent back a message: [Take care and don’t overwork yourself.]
Jiang You responded immediately: [Only my sis-in-law cares for me, love you, kisses～]
Then Jiang Nanche also replied: [Heh, Fifth Sister-in-law, you know, the e-sports competition is about to start, I’m training day and night, I barely have any personal time left, everyday it’s just between the computer and the bed]
Su He: […]
Both of them had reasonable explanations, and both seemed plausible.
Then, Jiang You started to gossip about Tang Sirou and Lou Ziang in the group chat.
And soon after, Jing Xuan joined in as well.
Jiang Nanche, as a new generation guy, was able to join this group because he too had a gossip-loving heart.
The three of them chatted spiritedly, with Su He quietly observing and occasionally replying a sentence or two.
Suddenly, a shadow loomed over, accompanied by a female voice.
“Hello.”
Su He heard the voice, looked up, and saw two strangers decked out in glamorous attire standing in front of her.
Although their faces bore smiles, those smiles were much too fake.
“Do you two need something?” She managed to reply to them politely.
Zhu Yuanyuan and her friend Luo Shasha were indeed stunned by Su He’s beauty the moment she looked up.
Even from a distance, they thought she was pretty.
But up close, she was even more beautiful.
Especially those peach blossom eyes of hers, bright and seductive, with a small teardrop-shaped mole near the corner of her eye, accentuating her foxy charm.
Su He saw that they paused for a moment without speaking and slightly raised her eyebrows, “Hmm?
Do you two need something from me?”
Zhu Yuanyuan came back to her senses, “Well, I wanted to ask you, what is your relationship with Jinchuan?”
Upon hearing this, Su He slightly furrowed her brows and thought for a moment, “Jinchuan?”
Then, as if she had realized something, her cool gaze swept over Yuanyuan and she said coldly, “What, did you put the medicine in just now?”
Although she posed it as a question, there was a nine-tenths certainty in what she said.
She had been sitting quietly here the whole time, never initiating contact with anyone; those who came to chat were dismissed within seconds, except for talking a bit more with Si Jinchuan, there was no one else.
And that drink which had a problem, appeared shortly after Si Jinchuan left.
Zhu Yuanyuan didn’t expect to be seen through so quickly, she was slightly taken aback but still tried to pretend to be calm, “What medicine?
I don’t know what you’re talking about.
What I’m asking now is, what’s your relationship with Jinchuan?”
Su He looked at her with a look that was a mix of amusement and indifference, “What our relationship is, do I have to tell you?
Are we close?
Hmm?”
Zhu Yuanyuan was left speechless, “You…”
“How can you talk to Yuanyuan like that?
Do you know who she is?” Luo Shasha stepped out and pointed at Su He.
“Isn’t she just a person?
Could it be she’s a ghost?”
Su He gave Luo Shasha a cold look, “Hasn’t anyone ever taught you that it’s rude to point at people with your finger?
That’s very impolite behavior!”
She didn’t curse at them explicitly, yet her words implied much beneath the surface.
Su He didn’t care who they were, even if they were the emperor, she wouldn’t be afraid.
The two were momentarily at a loss for words.
Su He expressed her exasperation.
She had been sitting here for half a day without doing anything, and trouble had fallen out of the sky.
“If you two don’t have serious business, please don’t stand here and block my fresh air.”
Her tone was indifferent and her face was expressionless.
As for the incident with the drink, she didn’t suffer any loss, so she could let it go.
She wasn’t a saint; it was mainly because she was in a good mood tonight, so she let it slide this time.
But—
She kindly gave them a chance, but they were ungrateful.
When had Zhu Yuanyuan ever experienced such a cold reception?
She was Miss Zhu of the Zhu Family, where everyone treated her with respect and deference.
“Someone, throw her out!” Zhu Yuanyuan called out.
The two bodyguards behind her immediately stepped forward, but before the bodyguards could touch Su He, a dark voice rang out: “Stop!”
“Jinchuan.” Zhu Yuanyuan turned around to see Si Jinchuan walking over.
Si Jinchuan looked at her with a slight frown, “Miss Zhu, what are you doing?”
When Zhu Yuanyuan heard him address her so formally and distantly, her round face fell.
“Jinchuan, I’ve said before, you don’t have to be so polite with me, just call me Yuanyuan.”
Facing Si Jinchuan, Zhu Yuanyuan had an expression of coy shyness and spoke in a soft, coquettish tone.
Every time Zhu Yuanyuan saw Si Jinchuan, she couldn’t help but blush, especially when facing his handsome face, her heart fluttered like a startled deer.
Su He watched the two with interest.
Si Jinchuan’s frown deepened, and a trace of impatience tinted his dark eyes.
Zhu Yuanyuan was oblivious and pointed at Su He, complaining like a victim: “Jinchuan, I didn’t mean to do anything.
It’s her fault.
Shasha and I just wanted to make friends with her, but she was ungrateful and even cursed at us.
I just couldn’t take it for a moment and had her thrown out.”
Luo Shasha chimed in, “Yeah, Yuanyuan is naturally kind-hearted.
Seeing her sitting here all alone without anyone to accompany her, we thought of talking to her and maybe making a friend.
But who knew she—”
Luo Shasha shot a glance at Su He, “told us to get lost as soon as she opened her mouth, and said Yuanyuan and I were uncouth.”
Su He listened to their distortion of truth, spouting nonsense without getting angry, just a hint of coldness in her eyebrows.
She didn’t care at all about whom Si Jinchuan would choose to believe.
After all, it was none of her concern.
Upon hearing their words, Si Jinchuan’s handsome face turned a few shades darker.
Zhu Yuanyuan thought he believed them.
But to everyone’s surprise, he said, “Miss Zhu, I think there’s been a misunderstanding.
Susu is not like that.
She just prefers the quiet, being alone.”
Zhu Yuanyuan and Luo Shasha’s faces stiffened.
This clearly showed that Si Jinchuan didn’t believe what they said.
Su He also didn’t expect him to take her side, which was somewhat surprising.
Hearing Si Jinchuan call Su He so intimately while addressing her so distantly, Zhu Yuanyuan’s jealousy grew stronger.
“Jinchuan, did you reject my confession tonight because of her?”
Zhu Yuanyuan pointed at Su He and asked Si Jinchuan.
Just as Su He was about to speak, she heard a juicy piece of gossip.
She slightly arched an eyebrow, and the words she was about to say stopped short.
But then again, what did it have to do with her?
Suddenly, she remembered what that brat Lu Zhenyu said that day.
Could it be proving true right now?
She looked towards Si Jinchuan, questioning.
Naturally, Si Jinchuan also felt her gaze.
“Miss Zhu, my rejection has nothing to do with anyone else!” he said coldly: “I’ve already told you, I don’t like you.”
Because of his words, tears instantly welled up in Zhu Yuanyuan’s eyes and started to fall.
It was a swift transition to tears.
The next second, she ran away, and seeing something was amiss, Luo Shasha hastily followed.
Su He: “…”
Si Jinchuan remained indifferent, standing there.
“President Si, aren’t you going to go after her?” Su He teased.
Si Jinchuan: “…”
He said to her, “Sorry about that.”
Su He waved her hand dismissively, “It’s unrelated to you.
If someone is looking to cause trouble, they’ll always find a reason.”
After speaking, she paused briefly before continuing, “Um, President Si, I have a question for you.”
Si Jinchuan thought he knew what she was going to ask, and he candidly said: “Rest assured, I regard you only as a friend.
Besides, I wouldn’t dare to poach from President Jiang.”
“I hope we can remain friends, I just don’t know if Dr.
Su considers me a friend.”
After a moment of surprise, a smile appeared on Su He’s face: “As long as President Si sincerely wants this friendship, of course I have no issue with it.”
Si Jinchuan smiled, “Of course, I’m sincere.”
Just then, Si Jinchuan’s assistant came in and whispered a few words in his ear.
Then he said to Su He, “I have some things to take care of, so I’ll have to leave first.”
Su He nodded, “Okay, go ahead.”
But after a short while, Zhu Yuanyuan came back.
Su He looked at her, puzzled.
Zhu Yuanyuan glared at her with cold eyes and warned, “Let me tell you, Jinchuan is mine, don’t even think about it.”
After hearing this, Su He was almost ready to roll her eyes at her.
What’s wrong with this woman?
Standing up expressionlessly, Su He uttered an indifferent “Oh” as a response.
Zhu Yuanyuan was only one meter sixty even in high heels, which made her at most one meter sixty-five.
But Su He’s own height was naturally one meter seventy, and with high heels on that evening, she easily towered over her by quite a bit.
Su He didn’t spare her another glance and didn’t plan to stay any longer.
Just as she was about to leave, Zhu Yuanyuan picked up a nearby wine glass, intending to splash the red wine inside it onto Su He.
Fortunately, Su He had quick reflexes, she caught Zhu Yuanyuan’s wrist and effortlessly redirected the wine glass elsewhere.
It just turned into Zhu Yuanyuan spilling wine on herself.
Luo Shasha arrived just in time to see this scene.
With her, there was also Tang Sirou.
“Yuanyuan.” Luo Shasha hurriedly ran over.
Zhu Yuanyuan was completely shocked, her originally white dress instantly stained with red wine, her face, hair, and dress all marked.
Seeing this, Su He stepped back.
“Are you sick?
Why the hell did you splash Yuanyuan?” Luo Shasha cursed at Su He in anger.
Su He raised an eyebrow slightly and said in a cool voice: “If your eyes aren’t working, I can help you make a free appointment to have them checked.”
Who splashed whom, really?
Do they think I’m a pushover?
Easy to talk to?
Zhu Yuanyuan glared at Su He viciously, grinding her teeth: “You bitch, how dare you splash me!”
Su He rolled her eyes, speechless.
Every time these people curse, they can’t get away from the word “bitch.” Don’t they have a broader vocabulary?
“Miss Zhu, do you know why people hold their noses when a dung beetle yawns?”
Zhu Yuanyuan didn’t react at first, “What do you mean?”
Luo Shasha caught on and explained: “Yuanyuan, she’s insulting you, saying you have a stinky mouth.”
With this explanation, Zhu Yuanyuan’s hatred for Su He grew even more.
“That’s not what I said.
I just asked Miss Zhu a question, I didn’t say that about you—it was her own words.” Su He pointed with her chin to Luo Shasha standing beside her.
“Maybe, your good sister here really thinks of you that way.” She said with a smile.
Luo Shasha got anxious, “Don’t stir up trouble here!
I didn’t!”
Su He didn’t care and just shrugged.
With this commotion, more people started to crowd around to watch.
Everyone recognized Zhu Yuanyuan as tonight’s party host’s beloved daughter, the precious jewel of Chairman Zhu and Mrs.
Zhu.
Anyone who offended her would have to tread carefully.
Su He heard the whispers of the crowd; even without their gossip, she could have guessed Zhu Yuanyuan’s identity.
But so what?
At the same time, some also recognized Su He’s identity.
After all, she made quite an entrance when she first arrived.
But there were some uninformed people as well.
Everyone watched with curiosity.
“Dr.
Su, don’t be too hard on Yuanyuan, she is young and impulsive.”
At that moment, a crisp and gentle voice rang out.
Su He looked up upon hearing this and cursed in her heart: That ghost really is everywhere, always turning up!
Tang Sirou, clad in a champagne-colored gown, with rosy lips and an elegant demeanor, walked over.
As an A-list actress and the young miss of the Tang Family, well-known in high-society circles, her looks and demeanor were certainly not lacking, and the surprise was evident as people saw her.
After all, today marked the announcement of the Tang Family and Lou Family alliance, and before that, she had been rumored to have a relationship with Jiang Family’s heir for years, and now the rumored girlfriend and the current wife had met.
But it soon became apparent that when Tang Sirou stood next to Su He, she was outclassed, whether it was in presence, beauty, or demeanor, she was completely overshadowed by Su He.
“Does Miss Tang always like to use the excuse of being young and impulsive to defend others?
Can’t you find better words, or do you think they are all simple-minded?” Su He’s eyes turned cold, her red lips curling into a faint smile as she questioned her.
Tang Sirou’s face seized up.
Usually, Su He rarely picked up her conversational threads, almost always giving her the cold shoulder.
“Who do you think you are, talking to Ms.
Sirou with that tone?” Zhu Yuanyuan glared at Su He, defending Tang Sirou.
Su He let out a cold laugh, Tang Sirou really did have quite the popularity, with people blindly backing her wherever she went.
As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together; those who aren’t kin don’t group together.
Her eyes, smiling, looked at Tang Sirou: “Miss Tang, they might not know my identity, but you surely do, right?”
Tang Sirou, who had come to deflate the situation, found herself at a loss for words due to Su He’s remarks.
“Why not tell her whether I have the standing for this, hmm?”