Chapter 675: You like her

After dinner, Shen Yingying personally saw Shen Ci downstairs.

In the elevator, she suddenly looked at Shen Ci and asked: "A-Ci, your mom has been in Longcheng for over a year now. Has she met any male friends?"

Her aunt asked directly. Shen Ci blinked, and after reacting, she replied: "I think so, but probably not many. She still interacts more frequently with some wealthy ladies."

"Aunt, are you concerned about my mom's personal life?"

Shen Yingying smiled noncommittally. After a moment of silence, she couldn't help but sigh: "Sigh, your mom looks gentle, but she's actually very tough inside. If it were an ordinary woman raising three children, how many could have held on?"

"Your mom has always refused to look for anyone before, and I guess she won't take the initiative to look in the future either. But I hope she can have another relationship. Otherwise, your mom has only had your dad in her whole life, and I feel it's not worth it."

If it were a good man, that would be fine, but the key is that he wasn't!

"Actually, she did come into contact with one," Shen Ci said, looking at her aunt: "She tried after coming to Longcheng."

"Really?" Shen Yingying was very surprised: "How come I didn't know?"

"Maybe they hadn't reached the stage of confirming a relationship, so Mom didn't mention it to you."

"So what happened? Why didn't it go further? Was there a problem with the other party?" Shen Yingying asked urgently.

Shen Ci shook her head: "Neither. The other party was a successful big boss. I've looked into him; he's a very good person, and Mom should have been quite satisfied too."

"The other party was very proactive; he took the initiative to pursue Mom. Mom dated him for a month or two, and I felt they were about to take the next step, but then his son jumped out to oppose it. He didn't agree!"

"His son?" Shen Yingying frowned: "His son didn't agree?"

"Yes, and it caused a huge scene. He bullied Mom, so I had him sent to the detention center for seven days."

"Oh my, that's really hard to deal with." Shen Yingying felt it was a pity after hearing it.

"So after that incident, I guess it's even harder for Mom to open her heart again. Plus, she's now focused entirely on her business and has no time for other things. I guess she has no interest in thinking about emotional matters anymore."

Shen Yingying nodded in understanding and looked at Shen Ci: "It's good that we're all by her side, and you, A-Li, and Xingxing are also staying with your mom. If she doesn't look, she doesn't look; it's not like she must look."

"Aunt, just listen to Mom, go help her, let her have some leisure time, so she'll have the energy to consider other things," Shen Ci said, seizing the opportunity.

Shen Yingying glared at her: "What's that? Can your mom have time to look for a partner just because there's one more of me?"

Shen Ci smiled without a word, opened the car door, and got in: "Aunt, you go back. Send me a message if anything happens."

"Drive slowly, and let me know when you get home."

After watching Shen Ci's car drive away, Shen Yingying turned back.

The three of them had finished two bottles of red wine, and only Ni Man, whose alcohol tolerance was slightly lower, was a little drunk.

Shen Jingjing wanted to let her stay the night, but Ni Man's drunkenness kicked in, and she insisted on going home.

"Forget it, I'll take her back." Seeing that Shen Jingjing couldn't persuade her, Jiang Yuanliang said.

Shen Jingjing looked at Ni Man, who was half-lying on the sofa, and asked with some concern: "Can you handle it by yourself?"

"Of course. She only weighs a hundred pounds in total. Just help me get her into the car in a moment."

Shen Jingjing didn't insist further. After the driver brought the car to the entrance, Shen Jingjing helped Jiang Yuanliang stuff Ni Man, who couldn't even stand steadily, into the back seat.

Shen Jingjing even shouted instructions: "Ni Man, Yuanliang is taking you home. If you feel like vomiting, remember to say so; don't vomit in the car!"

Ni Man, with bleary eyes, cupped Shen Jingjing's face and said dizzily: "Sister Jingjing, you're so beautiful. No wonder he likes you."

"Stop talking nonsense, sit properly!"

Shen Jingjing didn't pay attention to her words and turned to close the door.

Jiang Yuanliang got into the passenger seat, pressed the car window down, and looked at Shen Jingjing: "Jingjing, we're leaving. Thank you for your hard work today."

Shen Jingjing waved her hand with a smile: "Go back and rest early. Make sure to take Ni Man home safely. Tell her mom not to let her sleep on her back tonight; if she vomits in the middle of the night, it will be dangerous."

"Okay, I'll remember. You rest early too."

The car drove out of the gate and happened to brush past the car Shen Ci was driving in. With just one glance, she recognized it as Uncle Jiang's car.

Shen Jingjing saw her daughter had returned and went to greet her: "Why are you back so late? Have you eaten?"

"I ate at my aunt's." After getting out of the car, Shen Ci pulled her mother toward the house: "Was Uncle Jiang here?"

"Yes, he hadn't come since the New Year, and he just happened to have time today."

After entering the house, the table was still messy. Shen Ci walked over, took a look, and couldn't help but widen her eyes: "Mom, you opened these two bottles of wine?"

"Yes, your Uncle Jiang even said the wine was good."

"Of course it's good. This bottle cost thirty thousand," Shen Ci said with a smile.

Shen Jingjing was surprised: "So expensive?"

"Uncle Jiang is worth it," Shen Ci said, taking the initiative to help her mother clean the table and wash the dishes: "Three people? Is A-Li home?"

"No, there was also your Uncle Jiang's... ex-girlfriend, you've met her, Ni Man."

Ex-girlfriend?

Shen Ci looked at her mother with a question mark over her head.

At this moment, in Jiang Yuanliang's car, he was sitting in the passenger seat, constantly monitoring Ni Man's condition in the back seat: "Ni Man, if you feel uncomfortable, just say so. Don't hold it in."

"I'm not drunk..." Ni Man replied with a thick tongue, then struggled to prop herself up from the back seat and leaned her head next to Jiang Yuanliang's shoulder: "Brother Yuanliang..."

"Hmm?" Jiang Yuanliang turned his head to look at her.

Ni Man grinned, looking completely different from her usual self. She first laughed inexplicably twice, then stopped smiling, and looked at Jiang Yuanliang with a serious, drunken face: "You like her!"

Doubt appeared in Jiang Yuanliang's eyes, but Ni Man said with an even more certain tone: "You don't have to show me that expression. You definitely like her; I can see it!"

"Me?" Jiang Yuanliang frowned: "Like who?"

"Sister Jingjing!" Ni Man swallowed her saliva and patted Jiang Yuanliang's shoulder hard: "You like Sister Jingjing, do you admit it?"

Jiang Yuanliang was stunned.

"Look, you hesitated!" Ni Man smiled triumphantly: "The bystander sees clearly, but I see it clearly. Brother Yuanliang, the look in your eyes when you look at Sister Jingjing is completely different from your usual look. Even I have never seen that look from you."

"You're drunk." Jiang Yuanliang regained his composure, his expression still calm: "Rest well for a while; we'll be there soon."

He didn't admit it.

But he didn't seem to deny it either.

Ni Man leaned back in the seat, laughing while saying what sounded like drunken talk: "Sister Jingjing is good. I like her too. It's not strange for anyone to like her; she's so good..." ===== CHAPTER 676 =====