Chapter 99: Horseback riding

Hearing this, Jiang Xihan remembered the phone call from last night that had ended without a conclusion. She shook her head. "I still have to guide students with their theses on the weekend, so I won't go."

Hearing this, a flash of disappointment crossed Su Ruoyun's eyes. It was hard to come across such a highly educated, high-IQ beauty, and she couldn't hang out together. But she soon felt relieved; after all, work came first, and she wouldn't force anyone. She could only see about inviting her again when there was time.

Su Ruoyun didn't stay long. Seeing that Jiang Xihan's physical condition had clearly improved and her lip color had returned to normal, she proposed leaving.

She got up and walked toward the door, saying softly as she walked, "No need to see me out, I'll just walk over and take the elevator myself. You get some good rest at home."

Jiang Xihan replied "Alright," but still insisted on seeing her to the door. Looking at Su Ruoyun standing at the door, she said politely, "Thank you for today."

Hearing this, Su Ruoyun responded with a smile, the corners of her mouth curving up. "You're welcome. Anyway, we live on floors above and below each other. If anything comes up, contact me anytime. I'll be going now."

As she spoke, she walked toward the elevator, and it was only after two or three steps that she realized she didn't seem to have Jiang Xihan's contact information.

Immediately, Su Ruoyun turned back. After repeating her words to Jiang Xihan, Jiang Xihan fished her phone out of her pocket and displayed the QR code business card within the WeChat app.

After successfully adding her as a WeChat friend, Su Ruoyun looked "contentedly" at the small line of text in the chat box—*You have added Jellyfish, you can now start chatting. *

She then clicked into the friend's profile and changed the nickname to—*Jingbei Associate Professor (My brother's sister-in-law if he works hard enough). *

She looked at the nickname she had typed and smiled with her eyes curved. After a while, she looked up. "I'm leaving then."

"Alright," Jiang Xihan said warmly.

Watching Su Ruoyun's back disappear in the distance, she closed the door.

……

That evening, Su Mingyan called Su Ruoyun to ask about tea, saying he wanted to give some as a gift and wanted to know if the "One River Tobacco" tea house had any suitable tea.

Regarding what Su Mingyan said, Su Ruoyun gave appropriate suggestions.

Before hanging up, Su Ruoyun added a word: "Did you know Miss Jiang is very prone to heatstroke?"

After the words fell in the receiver, Su Mingyan unconsciously rubbed the phone case on the back of his phone, his long fingers with distinct joints slightly curled. "What about it?"

"I only found out today that she lives in the same building in the same complex as me,"

"When I got home from work, I found her standing at the elevator entrance, and then she..."

Su Ruoyun stroked the kitten in her arms and briefly explained what happened that afternoon in a few words.

Thinking of those six refrigerator magnets, her tone became flat. "The refrigerator magnets I gave you, you gave to her, right? And you even gave them in your own name. You really have the nerve, you really could do that."

Su Mingyan was not ashamed; his eyebrows arched, and he spoke nonchalantly: "I'll have Peng Ran buy you something later."

Hearing this, Su Ruoyun let out a scoff of mockery from her nose, not at all disturbed or moved by these words, but instead retorted lethally: "At your age, still pulling these sneaky little moves..."

"So all these years, you've been collecting refrigerator magnets, it was for her too, right?"

Su Mingyan listened to his own sister's complaints, a refined, faint smile hanging on the corners of his mouth, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. He said mercilessly, "You should go to sleep."

Then he hung up the phone directly.

On the other end, a busy signal came through the receiver. Su Ruoyun pouted slightly; she knew the probability of getting information out of Su Mingyan was basically zero.

Su Mingyan stood on the balcony, hands resting on the white jade railing, pondering, and dialed another number with his phone.

"Hello."

Not knowing what was said on the other end, Su Mingyan curled his lips. "Nothing, can't I call you if there's nothing wrong?"

"If you have something to say, say it quickly." Jiang Xihan frowned slightly. She had heatstroke today and was feeling unwell. She was lying in bed, intending to sleep early, but Su Mingyan's phone call woke her up directly.

Su Mingyan: "Just wanted to ask how you're feeling. I heard from Su Ruoyun that you had heatstroke again this afternoon?"

Hearing this, Jiang Xihan gave a low "Mm," feeling drowsy.

She had wanted to sleep in the first place, and coupled with Su Mingyan's low, magnetic voice, it had an excellent hypnotic effect on such a night.

Her eyes blinked and blinked, and not hearing clearly what he was saying, her head tilted to one side, she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

On the other side, Su Mingyan was still chattering away.

"... I know an old Chinese medicine doctor, I'll take you to see him later, okay? Hmm?" The end of his tone rose.

After a while, no one answered. Su Mingyan sensed something was wrong and called her: "Xihan?"

A steady sound of breathing came from the other end of the phone. Realizing Jiang Xihan had fallen asleep, he curled his lips in a helpless smile.

……

That day, the sky was clear and the breeze was gentle; it was the day to go horseback riding in the suburbs.

Su Ruoyun got up early, washed up, walked into the walk-in closet, chose a suitable sportswear for riding, and then opened her phone to check the weather forecast, choosing a white baseball cap.

She stood in front of the mirror, took a cushion brush, smoothed her long hair, raised her right hand to hook the silk hair tie wrapped around her left wrist. Her jet-black long hair was soft and silky, flowing through her fingers. The hair tie wove flexibly through the slightly curled long hair. With skillful movements, in a short while, her black hair was neatly tied into a ponytail. She shook her head, and the ponytail swayed playfully. This outfit was fresh and simple.

To complete the task assigned by her cousin and avoid Su Ruoyun "backing out at the last minute," Li Li got up extra early to pick Su Ruoyun up at her apartment and mooched a breakfast along the way.

Today, Li Li was driving.

The horse farm in the suburbs was a distance away from the apartment complex, and they didn't arrive until ten in the morning.

The McLaren was driven to the parking lot by an attendant, and Su Ruoyun and Li Li got out and walked.

"This is a project invested in by the Second Young Master of the Li family a few years ago. It cost several 'small targets' (hundreds of millions) at the time. How long has it been? It's said that it earns back this much every year."

As she spoke, Li Li used her hand to gesture a number.

A horse farm inevitably had some unpleasant smells. Su Ruoyun raised her hand to block her nose unobtrusively, her expression showing no sign of anything unusual.

She lowered her eyes, her gaze falling on the lush green grass under her feet, feeling a bit distracted.

Li Li was still chattering away. "If only I had his ability to make money."

As the words fell, she looked up and inadvertently caught sight of a man riding a horse on the path ahead. One of the figures was familiar, his back straight, his stature tall. She became excited and nudged Su Ruoyun, who was beside her, with her elbow. "Hey, look, that's my cousin." ===== CHAPTER 100 =====