Chapter 115: Pleasing Me

After Chen Li finished speaking, the other classmates on one hand condemned Chen Li for drinking too much and talking nonsense, while on the other hand, they secretly looked at Bai Shuruo.

They were also curious about what Bai Shuruo was actually thinking, and whether it was really as Chen Li had said.

If it had been when she first started working, Bai Shuruo definitely would not have been able to handle such a situation; she would have either not explained and let them guess wildly, or run away in shame and anger.

But now, she looked at Chen Li as if nothing were the matter: "You know me so well? Could it be that these are your own thoughts? Do you also want to find a rich husband, and then find a strong and sturdy lover?"

Throwing the question back was more useful than explaining.

Before Chen Li could even answer, Bai Shuruo added: "You are actually just envious that Wang Fen married a rich husband, right? Her husband gave her a Tesla that you had long wanted to buy, which is why you spoke out of turn after drinking. Since you're so envious, why don't you find one yourself?"

Neither humble nor pushy, with a calm tone, this was the most effective counterattack.

Chen Li was left speechless by the retort, and the others were also surprised that Bai Shuruo, who had been soft and weak at the beginning of the year, could actually talk back now. Truly, going out to work is the best way to temper a person.

……

The wedding banquet ended, and Bai Shuruo chatted and laughed with them as she walked out of the hotel.

A colleague asked her where she lived and wanted to give her a ride, but she was not used to riding in other people's cars and was just about to hail a taxi when someone called out to her: "Supervisor Bai."

Bai Shuruo looked to her right and saw Meng Ze lazily straddling a motorcycle, smiling in a way that was both handsome and roguish.

Bai Shuruo was startled; she had just denied having any relationship with Meng Ze at the dinner table, so how did he appear at this moment?

"Why did you come?" She walked toward him.

Meng Ze said: "Didn't you ask me if I wanted to come for the wedding banquet? I just finished an event and remembered you were here, so I came to take a look. I had just parked here when I saw you come out. Since I'm already here, why don't I take you home?"

"No need, I... I've had a cold recently and can't ride a motorcycle." Han Yangting would not let her ride a motorcycle, and she did not want to get too close to Meng Ze either.

Meng Ze did not force the issue. Once Bai Shuruo said she would not ride, he readily said: "Fine, then I'll head back first. Take care, Supervisor Bai."

Having said that, he buckled his helmet, waved at the classmates in front, and then started the motorcycle and sped away.

Bai Shuruo paused; she believed Meng Ze must have just been passing by.

The classmates behind her crowded around her.

"Is this that librarian from back then? I don't think it looks much like him."

"I feel like it is him. It's been so many years; women change in eighteen ways, and men change in eighteen ways too, but he is still very handsome."

"What was the name of that librarian back then?"

"How would we know? Only Bai Shuruo would know."

"Bai Shuruo, you had a pretty good relationship with him back then. Some people said... they saw him secretly kissing you in the library."

Bai Shuruo paused and said: "Don't talk nonsense, that never happened at all."

Chen Li, having been snapped at by Bai Shuruo inside just a moment ago, could not help but snap back at Bai Shuruo now: "Still acting high and mighty, this person even came over to pick you up."

"I didn't get on his bike, did I? He was just passing by."

"You didn't get on this time, but you will next time."

"You..." Bai Shuruo was a bit agitated, but then she thought, why am I arguing with her? "Forget it, if that's what you think it is, then that's what it is."

Bai Shuruo had already mentally moved Chen Li to her blacklist; she would have no further interactions with Chen Li in the future.

……

Meng Ze rode his motorcycle, speeding back to an apartment building in the old city district.

Arriving at the apartment, he opened the door to find an old man of about 60 years old eating.

Seeing Meng Ze return, the old man glanced at him: "You're back?"

"I'm back." Meng Ze threw his keys onto the coffee table and lay on the sofa in a lazy manner.

Seeing this, the old man could not help but scold him: "You have no proper form all day long. How do you expect to complete your plan like this?"

Meng Ze did not answer him, but instead took a beer from the sofa and began to drink it.

The old man suppressed his temper and asked again: "Any progress lately?"

"No," Meng Ze said.

"Didn't you say you had a way with girls? Why haven't you been able to take down a Bai Shuruo?"

Meng Ze said: "She is a married woman with a very strong sense of morality; she's not easy to pursue."

"Hmph, useless thing!" The old man continued to eat his meal.

Neither of them paid any attention to the other.

……

Bai Shuruo returned home and saw Han Yangting working out. In a particularly good mood, she called out to him: "Brother Han."

Han Yangting put down the dumbbells in his hands, walked over to her, and poked her face lightly. "In such a good mood today? Is it the wedding that makes you happy, or the people who attended the wedding with you?"

Bai Shuruo confessed: "It's that my classmates all said it's not easy to find someone to marry nowadays, and it's even harder to find a husband who is both rich and handsome, but I found one."

Han Yangting looked at her with great interest: "Do you really think so?"

"I really do." On the way back, Bai Shuruo had considered it very clearly; she would live well with Han Yangting for the rest of her life, and she would also strive to fall in love with him.

"Then did you eat well at dinner?" Han Yangting asked.

"That goes without saying. There were 16 dishes on the table, how could I not be full? I'm stuffed."

"Since you're stuffed, then come work out with me to digest."

"I..." Bai Shuruo showed a look of difficulty; she did not want to go.

Han Yangting pinched her ear. Although he could not get enough of her, he had to be strict: "Change your clothes and come over. No slacking off."

"Alright."

After a round of exercise, Bai Shuruo was exhausted again.

When they were finally stretching, he said in her ear: "Ruoruo, I hope you can use actual actions to make me believe that what you said is the truth."

"The truth? Which part?" Bai Shuruo lay on the mat, completely drained.

"You said you found a husband who is both rich and handsome, which means you like me, right? Just on this point, I hope you can prove it with actions."

Bai Shuruo groaned inwardly; how was she supposed to prove something like this?

"You don't know how to prove it?" he asked.

She nodded.

"Tonight, please me."