Shen Xi had intended to hang up, but upon hearing his words, she immediately pressed the answer button.
"Hello? I'm out, it's nothing. I'll be back soon."
Hearing this, Su Chengyu instantly snatched the phone from her hand, hung up, and tossed it onto the table.
Shen Xi's small face turned red with suppressed anger as she glared at him.
The two were at each other's throats, neither willing to back down.
The air in the room instantly became tense, as if frozen.
Suddenly, a charming male voice came from the side of the table, "President Su, what did you mean by that just now? Dr. Shen rejected you, what did she reject you for? Don't tell me it was for being her boyfriend?"
"Pfft," Su Chengyu let out a low laugh, his tense expression softening slightly as he turned to look at the speaker.
"Eh? You guessed right. Dr. Shen has high standards and doesn't think much of me. She even said she didn't want to be in a relationship, but who knew she was keeping a gigolo in private."
Shen Xi let out a "tsk" and thought to herself: Even if I were keeping a gigolo, he would be a hundred times better than a CEO with billions.
In my eyes, you're no different from a dung beetle.
"How come I didn't know about this?" At this moment, Lu Yushan suddenly looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression.
Liu Ying smiled and took her arm, "Yushan, although you are President Su's almost-fiancée, he can't tell you everything."
It had to be said that Liu Ying was very good at speaking, her words carrying a double meaning, both emphasizing Lu Yushan's status and creating distance between her and Su Chengyu.
The man who had spoken earlier spoke again, "Dr. Shen, aren't you a bit ungrateful? With your looks, you should be thanking your lucky stars for being able to latch onto President Su. Why would you reject him?
You must know that many women in K City want to get into his bed."
Shen Xi chuckled dismissively, "To each their own. Sorry, we don't have lucky stars at home. Besides, I just like this kind of thing."
Su Chengyu's teeth were grinding so hard they threatened to crack.
He thought bringing this up would embarrass Shen Xi, but he never expected to be publicly humiliated by her again.
"Since Dr. Shen says so, then this matter is in the past."
A sly smile played on Su Chengyu's lips as he picked up a wine bottle, poured a full glass of baijiu, and handed it to her.
"But today's matter is not over. Please have this drink, Dr. Shen."
Looking at him with deep eyes, Shen Xi asked, "If I finish this drink, can I leave?"
"Yes." Su Chengyu's lips curved into an arc as he replied definitively.
Upon hearing this, Shen Xi took the wine glass without another word and downed it in one gulp.
Su Chengyu was only a step away from her. Watching her fair and delicate swan-like neck, his breath momentarily hitched, and his Adam's apple bobbed.
"Good. Dr. Shen is indeed straightforward, a true heroine among women." Someone at the table exclaimed loudly, followed by applause.
Then, everyone else joined in, clapping for her.
Without even lifting her eyes, Shen Xi put down the wine glass, picked up her phone, and was about to leave.
Su Chengyu exchanged a look with the crowd, and Liu Ying's voice suddenly echoed in the room, "Wait a moment, Dr. Shen. Since everyone has met by fate, why don't you sit down for a few drinks and chat?
Coincidentally, I have some questions regarding Traditional Chinese Medicine that I'd like to ask your advice on."
"Yes, Dr. Shen, which hospital do you work at? My father hasn't been feeling well lately, and I was planning to take him to see a TCM doctor." Said a woman dressed in a long red dress.
Several others chimed in, saying that someone in their family was sick, or another was sick.
Not a single one of them was well.
Shen Xi glanced at Su Chengyu with icy eyes, meeting his innocent smile.
"Since everyone is so enthusiastic, Dr. Shen should stay. You can't let everyone down."