Chapter 128

The sky had turned dark, and the streetlights along the path had come on. On this summer night, a cool breeze blew, and the strands of hair lifted by the wind brushed against Su Ruoyun's cheeks; her expression revealed a hint of hesitation.

She asked uncertainly: "Is it that place in Shunping?"

Old Master Su had mentioned it to Old Lady Su. Upon hearing this, Old Lady Su, who was twisting her prayer beads, paused, her fingertips hanging in mid-air, and she turned her head to say: "You know about it too?"

Hearing this, Su Ruoyun's hesitation vanished in an instant. She dared to be certain that it was the place Huo Jingcheng had mentioned the night of the fireworks.

She vaguely squeezed an "Mm" through her teeth, holding Old Lady Su's arm with both hands, keeping her head down the whole time with her gaze fixed on the ground, not daring to let Old Lady Su see anything unusual.

Old Lady Su sighed lightly and said slowly: "It's good for him to suffer a setback, so he doesn't go around holding onto that pride of his all day."

"My brother is still proud?" Hearing this, Su Ruoyun raised her head, her eyes full of confusion, and turned to ask back.

She blinked, her long, curled lashes trembling. In her eyes, her brother didn't have the arrogance and prejudice of those other scions of noble families.

"It's something carried in the bones," Old Lady Su said softly, her voice gentle.

As she spoke, she raised her hand and patted the back of Su Ruoyun's hand, her warm, dry palm covering the back of her hand with indescribable kindness.

The grandmother and granddaughter walked along the winding path, circling most of the courtyard. Along the way, the flower beds in the courtyard were filled with swaying flowers and plants, the tall trees were lush and leafy, the environment was quiet, and the cicadas chirped incessantly.

When they walked back, they saw Su Mingyan and Old Master Su sitting opposite each other in the living room, playing a game of Go, the black and white pieces crisscrossing on the board.

Old Lady Su looked up at the Chinese-style wall clock; it was already past nine-thirty in the evening. She looked down at the chessboard carefully; the white and black pieces were deadlocked, and it was hard to tell who was winning for the moment. She urged them: "It's getting late, finish up soon. It will be past ten by the time you get back."

The military compound was quite far from Su Mingyan's villa and Su Ruoyun's apartment.

Hearing this, Old Master Su immediately put down the black piece in his hand, rested both hands on the armrests of the master chair, stood up compliantly, and took off the reading glasses perched on the bridge of his nose, "Alright, alright, no more playing, no more playing, I'm going to sleep."

"……" Su Mingyan.

Su Ruoyun stood to the side, her hands itching to play. She pursed her lips and asked tentatively: "How about I accompany you and continue the game?"

As soon as these words were out, Su Mingyan raised his eyelids to look at her, and even Old Master Su and Old Lady Su both turned their heads.

After a long while, Su Mingyan's expression remained calm. He raised his hand unhurriedly, pinched a piece with his fingertips, and placed it back into the bowl, curling his lips in a light sneer: "Do you have no idea what your own level is?"

Hearing this, Su Ruoyun was stunned for a good while and gave two dry "Hehe"s, thinking to herself: Sure enough, her brother still had some arrogance and prejudice.

……

On the way back, because Su Ruoyun had something to say to Su Mingyan, she got into the Maybach, while her own Mercedes was driven back to the apartment by the driver.

The Maybach drove in front, and the Mercedes followed behind.

The Maybach's taillights disappeared behind the tall, upright cypress trees by the road as it drove out of the heavily guarded compound, with the soldiers on duty at the gate watching them go all the way.

Su Mingyan held the steering wheel with his left hand, the windows on both sides fully rolled down, and the night wind blowing in lifted his sleeves, outlining the muscles of his arms.

Su Ruoyun was still comforting her big brother: "Actually, it's no big deal. Didn't you win that last cooperative project from his hands? This back-and-forth can be considered a draw, don't keep dwelling on it..."

Her words mingled with the night wind, drifting to Su Mingyan's ears.

His thin lips pressed into a straight line, and it was only after a long while that he tugged at the corner of his lips, revealing a subtle, cold smile, "But this time, the partner he chose wasn't Hengfeng."

For the last Western Energy Development Project, Hengfeng had chosen the Bank of China as its partner, but this time the Bank of China won the bid, and Huo Jingcheng did not choose Su Mingyan as his partner.

"……" Su Ruoyun.

Oh no, Big Brother seems even angrier.

This time, Su Ruoyun really didn't know how to make excuses for Huo Jingcheng.

She let out a breath that was barely audible.

A dozen minutes later, the Maybach drove into the apartment complex, and Building 7 was right before them. Su Ruoyun picked up the paper bag by her leg, which contained the Ruby Roman grapes she had swiped from the compound.

She raised a hand to cover her mouth and yawned, turning to look out the window. Her peripheral vision inadvertently swept over another parked car; the shape was somewhat familiar, but Su Ruoyun didn't think much of it.

She turned her head back and reached out to unbuckle her seatbelt.

Just then, the shape of that luxury car flashed back into Su Ruoyun's mind, making her suddenly realize that the car seemed, appeared, and looked like it belonged to someone.

As this thought jumped into her mind, Su Ruoyun widened her eyes, abruptly turned her head to look out the window again, and her gaze swept rapidly over the luxury car.

Three seconds later, she closed her eyes in despair, leaned her head back against the headrest, and tilted it to the side.

Very well, she was done for.

Her survival instinct made her restless, and Su Ruoyun swallowed nervously, "Big Brother, just stop here, I'll walk in myself. It'll help digest my dinner, and it won't delay you from going back to sleep."

Su Mingyan glanced at her sideways, "It's not like a few seconds makes a difference."

As he spoke, the Maybach rounded the corner, entered the parking lane, and stopped steadily under Building 7.

Su Ruoyun just wanted to escape immediately, her speaking speed rapid: "Big Brother, I'm going up first. You must be tired too, go back to sleep early, bye-bye."

As she spoke, she was about to open the door to get out, but...

"Wait."

A low voice reached Su Ruoyun's ears, and her breath hitched.

Su Mingyan had also already noticed the black Cullinan parked in front, narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked coldly: "Is that car in front his?"

"Ah? Whose? I don't know, eh?" Su Ruoyun was an expert at playing dumb. After finishing, she turned her head, her eyes darting quickly over Su Mingyan.

The emotion in his eyes flashed by too quickly for Su Ruoyun to catch.

She cleared her throat unnaturally, "Then I'll head down first."

Without waiting for Su Mingyan to respond, Su Ruoyun pushed the door open and got out first, closing the door with a "bang."

Taking advantage of the cover of night, while Su Mingyan was still in the car, she frantically signaled to Huo Jingcheng, who was walking over.

On that side, Su Mingyan, still sitting in the driver's seat, unbuckled his seatbelt unhurriedly. With a "click," the seatbelt retracted. He raised his hand to open the door, and one long leg extended out of the car first, stepping onto the ground as he got out.

Standing tall and straight beside the car, his distinct fingers raised to brush over his collar, dusting off non-existent dust, revealing a sense of casual nobility.

Immediately, he strode with his long legs toward Huo Jingcheng.

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