In the airport, He Jingyao exited from the VIP walkway and his stern bodyguards blocked curious glares coming from both sides.
Uncle Li opened the car door and waited for He Jingyao to come in. He then smiled and said, “Young Master, welcome back.”
He Jingyao nodded slightly and, as he removed his shades, he asked, “What has Ms. Su been doing recently?”
“Ms. Su has been busy preparing for the challenge cup,” Uncle Li said, smiling. “This competition is organized by the Lingyun Group and it is really influential. Young Master Yun is currently in charge of the competition, and it will be held tomorrow at Muyun Hotel.”
He Jingyao’s lips curled and he said, “Give Shenhan a call and get him to save me a guest seat.”
“Sure.” Uncle Li was not surprised at all.
“Also…” He Jingyao seemed to have recalled something. “Has she used the thing that I gave her last time?”
Uncle Li shook his head. “Ms. Su probably hasn’t gotten the chance to do so.”
Feeling displeased, He Jingyao harrumphed.
How could that competition be so important that she neglected meals and sleep just for it?
During the one-week business trip, the man had never felt so terrible. Did Su Zhixi keep thinking of him too?
Uncle Li coughed slightly and could not help but say, “Young Master, Madam has called to press you several times. She wants you to get married to Ms. Xia by this year.”
The man frowned. “What Ms. Xia?”
“She’s Ms. Xia Xinyu, the Xia family’s daughter,” Uncle Li said dutifully. “She has long said that even if she can’t get close to you, she is still willing to be your wife and try to give birth to your child using IVF, which is why Madam really favors her a lot.”
Despite He Jingyao’s illness, given the He family’s status, there were many women who were willing to marry him. However, Madam He did not want to maltreat her son by finding him just any woman.
The Xia family was, after all, a family with great prestige, and their status was not too inferior compared to the He family. Therefore, when Xia Xinyu expressed her intentions, Madam He was gleaming with joy and had regarded her as her daughter-in-law in her mind.
He Jingyao vaguely remembered that his mother mentioned her to him before, but he recalled him rejecting her.
He never fancied such a marriage in the past, let alone now.
His lips curled. “You should know how to pacify her.”
“I’ll see that she can rest assured.” Uncle Li understood tacitly. “However, Madam won’t know about Ms. Su’s existence for the time being.”
The man nodded his head satisfactorily and got into the car.
The next day, early in the morning, Shen Yunshan brought their teammates to the competition venue at Muyun Hotel and prepared themselves ahead of time.
Su Zhixi was still in the dormitory, looking for something in her cabinet.
After a while, she finally found that jacket.
It was a Navy-style jacket with a seal character of “Ning” sewn on the collar. Since Ning Yichen asked about this shirt, it must have meant something different to him.
Back then, when she saw his dark blue silhouette, he had rushed to the middle of the road before anyone could react…
Su Zhixi took a deep breath and, after looking at it silently for a while, she folded that jacket properly and placed it in her bag.
Once the competition ended today, she would give Su Lianxi this jacket. It was meaningless for her to keep this jacket anyway.