」 Playing dumb—is his most powerful weapon. Confronting his hot-tempered father head-on would definitely not end well. “How old are you now?” Turning his neck, stretching his muscles, Summer Father raised his eyebrows and looked at his precious only son. He clearly didn’t have memory loss, with a memory so sharp it was shocking, yet he always started with this same line, asking from age twenty-seven until now, with no intention of changing his opening remarks. “I’ll be thirty in September.” “Oh~~ Not young anymore!” “Indeed, not young.” “Do you remember Uncle Zhang?” Seeing him nod, Summer Father continued: “Last week I accepted his invitation. His grandson turned one year old.” “Really? Next time you see Uncle Zhang, please congratulate him for me.” His old face suddenly darkened, Summer Father coldly glared at his son. “That’s not the point. When will you give me a grandson to hold?” He was getting older, with no more energy for the Summer Group. Now his only wish was to enjoy family happiness and experience the joy of playing with grandchildren. Such a life-consuming career could be left to the younger generation. “Dad, this isn’t something you can rush. I need to have a partner first,” Summer Er Xi smiled, still relaxed as ever. “A partner? Don’t you have enough partners? From international models to fashion designers, can’t you seriously find a woman and settle down?” He still had the face to mention “partners”, Summer Father snorted heavily.
“…” “You’re always spreading gossip, your chances of reporting are even higher than a famous male star!” “Let me warn you, if you continue to hang out with those ambiguous women, you’ll be ready for a blind date!” “Dad!” What era is this? Why arrange a blind date? He doesn’t want to settle down yet, why is his father forcing him? “The other party is Director Zhao’s daughter, beautiful and with a good personality. Pairing her with a playboy like you would be a waste.” “…” If he thinks it’s a waste, why push her on him? Frowning tightly, Xia Erxi pressed his li
“You’re twenty-eight years old now. The golden eight years of a woman’s life have been wasted on him. Do you think you still have a few more eight-year periods?” “Actually, he’s not the playboy that the outside world thinks he is. He still has his talents and skills.” A man who only knows how to flirt cannot manage a company, let alone a massive enterprise like the Xia Group. She could criticize Xia Erxi for being promiscuous, but she couldn’t call him an empty-headed fool. “I really don’t understand you!” She poked the ice cubes in the glass as if venting her anger, her pretty face turning red with anger. “You were once the top student at T University! Why do you have to get involved with him? Do you remember how many men wanted to pursue you? You turned them all down! Randomly picking any of them would be ten thousand times better than Xia Erxi!” What she hated most in life was unfaithful men. If she ever encountered such a man, she would definitely give him a shoulder throw followed by a flying spinning kick. “It’s all in the past, why bring it up?” Compared to Xinmei’s reaction, Xinluo seemed very calm. “Sister! Please wake up, will you? You have no future with such a man! If you were after his money, that would be one thing, but you’re not! Can you tell me what exactly you want?” “…” What did she want? Actually, she didn’t know herself. Initially, she was simply attracted to Xia Erxi; now, she was simply about to leave him. “Sister~” Seeing her silence, Xinmei softened her tone.
“Dad and Mom have been asking, they say why don’t you bring a boyfriend back to see, if they find out about your current status like…” Xinmei paused, unable to spit out the words “mistress”. “…” “Oh! In any case, you know Dad’s personality well, if he finds out, it would be strange if he doesn’t have a stroke.” Xinmei muttered. Qi’s father was a conservative and rigorous professor-level figure. If Xinluo’s current actions were to reach her father’s ears, it would only mean “ruining the family reputation, being expelled from the family”. “I understand what you mean!” Frowning, Xinluo felt a surge of irritation. In fact, she also hoped she could bring herself to leave Xia Erxi, but every time she was disheartened and wanted to let go, he would appear again, giving her a big hug. The bittersweet complexity was hard for outsiders to understand. She could only say – Xia Erxi knew women too well; he knew how to make her happy and make her completely devoted to him. “Sister, I’ve talked myself hoarse, are you listening?” “Hmm.” “Don’t just think… give me a response!” “Xinmei, I know what I should do.” She softly soothed her sister’s excited emotions: Xinluo said with a smile. www. lyt99. cn www. lyt99. cn www. lyt99. cn “Xinluo, you haven’t been looking well lately, are you feeling unwell?” Seeing her in a daze alone in the rest room, Gao Yizhe approached with concern.
“It’s nothing, thank you for your concern, General Manager.” Suddenly coming back to her senses, Xinluo shook her head. The three words “General Manager” seemed to pull their relationship far apart again. Gao Yizhe frowned, wanting to speak several times but stopping himself. He really wanted their relationship to be closer, but he could never cross the distance she deliberately maintained.
“…If you’re not feeling well, tell me. You can go home and rest.” He pushed his glasses, looking somewhat helpless.
“I’m really fine.” Her words lacked any convincing power, with clear signs of exhaustion under her eyes. Since that unpleasant phone call that day, Xia’er Xi had completely disappeared for a month, as if she had vanished from the world. If only she could truly break away, perha
“Xinluo, actually I…” Gao Yizhe’s voice suddenly stopped, and their attention was simultaneously drawn to the TV screen in the rest area.
“Miss Blue, we’ve all noticed a diamond ring on your ring finger recently. Is your wedding date approaching?”
“That’s a secret, thank you for your concern.” On the screen, Lan Zhenyun smiled brilliantly, looking like a happy young woman.
“Miss Blue, can you reveal who gave you this ring?”
“No, it must remain a secret.”
“Miss Blue, you’ve just entered the fashion design industry and are about to create your own brand, and we hear you’ll be in major department stores soon. Is this related to the mysterious man who gave you this diamond ring?”
“Well, I can only say…” Lan Zhenyun’s face blushed red as she smiled, “I’m very grateful to him, he is the best person I’ve ever known…”
Staring at the TV screen, the blood drained from Xinluo’s face. She had seen this woman before, and the memory was vivid. The large diamond ring on her hand immediately told Xinluo who the mysterious and generous sponsor was! The super ultra playboy – Xia Erxi.
Despite the clear and pleasant autumn weather and the comfortable indoor temperature, Xinluo suddenly felt a chill from head to toe. She couldn’t remember how many women had flaunted themselves in front of her, and she didn’t want to count anymore.
“Her name is Lan Zhenyun, a recently famous new-generation fashion designer. Her own brand will also be on display in department stores soon…” Gao Yizhe added from the side, but when he turned his head, he saw Xinluo’s pale and ugly expression.
“Xin… Xinluo, are you okay?” he stammered.
Why does she suddenly look like she’s about to cry?
“I’m fine.” Taking a deep breath and swallowing the rising bitterness, Xinluo raised her chin high.
“But… but you…”
“I’m fine.” Xinluo repeated, this sentence not only telling him but also reminding herself.
In these eight years, Lan Zhenyun was not the first woman to show off like this, and of course, she would not be the last. She had long since developed an immunity to such things.
