It had to be said that Su He’s intuition was incredibly accurate.
As soon as the two of them got into the car, Su Ying’s phone call came through.
“Su Su, you truly are my dear sister!” Su Ying, still groggy from entertaining clients at a dinner, spoke in her usual unhurried tone.
Noticing the slight slur in her voice, Su He couldn’t help but ask, “Have you been drinking again?”
“Mm, just closed another big deal, millions of yuan,” Su Ying hiccuped. “A private school wants to order a thousand sets of autumn uniforms!”
“That’s great, sis! You’re rolling in the dough!” Su He’s eyes widened with envy.
“But, it’s so tiring… the orders are booked until next year… when can I ever rest…” Su Ying’s words began to flow more freely after a few drinks.
Normally so aloof, it was only at times like this that she revealed her soft, playful side.
Su He asked with concern, “Is your assistant with you? Don’t go running around alone!”
“Mm, she’s gone to settle the bill.” Su Ying picked up her bag from the chair and stumbled towards the exit, leaning on the wall. “That young girl, Han Yutong, is quite pretty… as a favor to you, I let her cut in line… how will you repay me?”
“What do you want as repayment?” Su He asked with a playful smile.
“Lend me your husband as a model!” Su Ying was drunk, but her mind was remarkably sharp.
Lu Yanbei had always been the man she couldn’t have!
That meter-ninety frame, that model-like figure, just thinking about it was exhilarating!
Unfortunately, she had never dared to covet him!
Now, this man was her brother-in-law, and she was reigniting her hopes!
Su He glanced at the man beside her and refused without hesitation. “No! Pick something else!”
“Stingy!” Su Ying grumbled.
“My man’s body is for my eyes only!” Su He declared possessively.
Hearing her declaration, Lu Yanbei’s lips curved upwards in a good mood.
“It’s just for a few promotional photos, what are you thinking!” Su Ying suddenly giggled on the other end of the phone.
Su He blushed furiously but maintained her composure. “That’s probably not possible! His appearance fee is very high!”
“Can’t you give me a friend’s price?” Su Ying said with a smile.
“Don’t set your sights on him! For promotional photos, just get Su Lin! Or if not, there’s always Su Chen.” Brothers could be lent out, but husbands were absolutely off-limits.
Seeing how protective she was of Lu Yanbei, Su Ying tsked a couple of times. “Marriage really changes things, doesn’t it! You’d abandon loyalty for looks!”
The sisters bantered back and forth for a while before changing the subject.
“I’ve pre-ordered ten thousand copies of Su Lin’s new album, what about you?” Su He asked.
“You ungrateful girl! I’m designing clothes for your artist and haven’t even received payment yet, and you want me to bleed money again!” Su Ying playfully chided. But despite her scolding, she didn’t fall short in supporting her brother’s career. “Who am I to say no, I’m his sister after all! I’ll take ten thousand and one!”
“Going by that logic, wouldn’t Big Brother have to buy ten thousand and two?”
“He’s different, he’s a big boss, at least a hundred thousand!”
“What would he do with so many?”
“As year-end bonuses!”
“Or, to give to clients!”
Su He pondered, ten thousand was indeed a lot. She needed to figure out how to deal with them. Her studio had fewer than two hundred employees, so ten copies per person would only account for two thousand.
Including friends and family, she’d be lucky to give away a hundred.
Seeing her brow furrowed in worry, Lu Yanbei said, “Hmm, Lu Corporation’s year-end bonuses are still being prepared.”
Su He immediately hugged his arm with delight. “Thank you, husband!”
Hearing their affectionate exchange, Su Ying felt goosebumps erupt all over her.
Indeed, women in love were not to be trifled with.
Before hanging up, Su He earnestly urged her not to be alone and to have her assistant drive her home. In addition, she ordered a hangover soup for her and had a delivery driver bring it to her house.
Su Ying sat dazed by her door, waiting for her assistant to drive over, and suddenly felt a pang of loneliness.
Most people around her were in relationships or married; she was still single. She didn’t feel it when she was busy with work during the day, but at night, it felt particularly boring.
Returning to an empty house with no one to talk to felt exceptionally desolate.
“Ms. Su, I’ll help you upstairs.” The assistant was a young man in his early twenties, sharp and well-groomed. He could drive, make coffee, remembered everything about her, and was always gentle.
He was practically her right-hand man.
Su Ying sat in the passenger seat and turned to ask him a question. “Xiao Fu, what does it feel like to be in love?”
The assistant, feeling a little embarrassed by her gaze, blushed and replied, “Ms. Su, I don’t have a girlfriend yet…”
“You don’t? I heard the ladies in the studio talking about you… saying you’ve been getting close to Xiao Li from the finance department recently?” Su Ying rested her head on her hand, watching with amusement.
Fu Zheng hurriedly denied it. “That’s not true… we’re just from the same hometown, so we interact more.”
“What are you afraid of! I’m not stopping you from dating!”
“Ms. Su, really, there’s nothing! I, I just treat her like a sister!”
Su Ying wrinkled her nose. “That excuse, it sounds so familiar… ah, it’s one of the top ten lines of a scumbag!”
Fu Zheng: …
Su Ying leaned back in her seat, falling silent, as if lost in thought.
She remembered that, when she was at the age of budding romance, Su Chen had said the same thing.
“I’ve always treated you as a sister, and nothing more!” Su Chen’s rejection had been firm. But Su Ying couldn’t understand why, if they were both sisters, he treated Su He so differently?
For a long time, Su Ying had been very jealous of Su He.
But she knew that Su He truly saw Su Chen as a brother, never overstepping any boundaries. All along, it was Su Chen who unilaterally watched over her, waiting for her to grow up before confessing.
Su He knew nothing about it!
She had no reason to blame her!
Therefore, for a long time, Su Ying preferred to sleep in her office rather than go home. She feared encountering the two of them! As time passed, her feelings for Su Chen gradually faded, and she returned to being his sister, with only respect for her elder brother and indulgence towards her younger sister remaining.
Su He would never have imagined that she had confessed to Su Chen too!
Su Ying sighed, burying this memory deep within her heart once more. “Drive.”
Fu Zheng acknowledged her, started the engine, and slowly merged into the traffic.
Half an hour later, Su Ying entered her house, kicked off her shoes, and barefoot, walked inside.
Fu Zheng placed her bag by the entrance. “Ms. Su, the hangover soup is on the table. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be heading back.”
Su Ying nodded. “Thank you for your trouble. Head back and rest early.”
Fu Zheng watched her as she walked towards the room, undressing, and turned back with a blush. “I’ll pick you up in the morning.”
Su Ying waved her hand and disappeared by the bathroom door.