章 39: Chapter 39: Can You Avoid It?
編集者: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Are you kidding me!" Jiang Li's expression cracked when he heard Su Jiao's name over there.
"Having second thoughts already?" Bo Jingshen asked, "Didn't you say you'd do anything?"
"Can't you pick something else for me to do anything for? Why does it have to be Su Jiao?!" Jiang Li wailed.
Su Lu blinked beside him, thinking the same thing in his heart, why does it have to be Su Jiao?
And… how did Su Jiao find this place?
He had clearly declined all of Su Jiao's contact requests, and it seemed like Bo Jingshen had predicted and arranged all this beforehand. What did he miss out on?
"Because if you don't handle this, then I have to handle it," Bo Jingshen said decisively, "I don't want to."
Jiang Li: "..."
Jiang Li almost got depressed. When he thought Su Yukan wanted to send Su Jiao to Bo Jingshen, he thought Bo Jingshen was coming to solve his problem. After all, before Bo Jingshen returned home, Su Yukan's plans were always directed at him, Jiang Li.
It seemed now… the joke was on him?
Seeing no response from Jiang Li, Bo Jingshen said in a calm voice, "Then I won't invest in your project."
Su Lu next to him: "..." Was it that hasty? He probably knew Jiang Li's temperament.
Sure enough, Jiang Er's listless voice came from the other end, "I'll handle it."
"Yes, hurry up."
Bo Jingshen hung up the phone.
He faced Su Lu's pair of puzzled eyes.
Bo Jingshen: "Yesterday your secretary called and said she couldn't handle Su Yukan's harassment anymore. You were asleep, so I took the call. I forgot to tell you after you woke up."
"I see." Su Lu smoothed things out in his mind, "No wonder Su Jiao knows I live here."
"Don't worry, let Jiang Er handle it." Bo Jingshen was so nonchalant, without any conscience about selling out Jiang Er, "Wash up, let's go downstairs for breakfast."
They could have room service bring breakfast to the room, but the hotel's restaurant on the second floor also offered a buffet breakfast.
Since Bo Jingshen suggested going downstairs to eat, Su Lu quickly freshened up.
The two changed into casual, comfortable clothes and went downstairs.
Arriving at the second-floor restaurant.
Su Lu was stunned, "The second floor is structured like this..."
"Yes, one-way glass." Bo Jingshen placed a plate of croissants on the table, along with a small pot of black coffee.
Although the restaurant on the second floor had floor-to-ceiling windows, the windows did not face outside. Through the one-way glass windows, one could see the situation in the hotel lobby on the first floor.
At this moment, from their position, they could see a woman sitting on the sofa in the first-floor lobby's seating area.
Su Jiao was beautiful, but she was not the same type as Su Lu. Su Lu's eyes and brows were gentle, with delicate features, exuding a clean and soft texture.
Whereas Su Jiao, who took after Zhu Xinyan more, had long, upturned brows and eyes, unlike Su Lu's innocent and warm deer eyes. Su Jiao always had a seductive look in her eyes, along with full lips and an overly sharp chin.
Honestly, such looks often seemed to lack dignity, but some men found them quite appealing.
Even when she was angry, it seemed to be a charming sulk.
At the moment, Su Jiao's brows were raised as she glared at her phone, gritting her teeth as her call wouldn't go through.
"What's so special! Cheap trash acting all high and mighty!"
She quickly dialed another number.
This time, the call was answered swiftly.
As soon as the line was connected, Su Jiao sweetly said, "Dad! I can't even see her at all! Without her consent, the hotel front desk won't let me go up. I can only wait in the hotel lobby! We're all family, how could she do this?"
"That ungrateful brat! She's really going too far! I'll call her right now, just wait a bit in the lobby." Su Yukan's voice was a little angry, but the latter half was gentle, trying to coax her.
"Okay." Su Jiao ended the call with a pout.
Su Lu took a sip of milk, retracting his gaze from the lobby downstairs, and looked at his phone on the table, "It's about to ring."
Sure enough, in just a few seconds.
The phone on the table vibrated, and Su Yukan's name appeared on the screen.
One ring, two rings, three rings, Su Lu didn't pick up yet. Just as she was about to, Bo Jingshen pressed her phone down, "If you don't want to answer, don't."
"Can I really avoid it?" Su Lu said indifferently, sounding casual, like it was no big deal.
But Bo Jingshen paused upon hearing that.
It seemed like these four simple words expressed various helplessness.
Su Lu picked up the phone, holding it thirty centimeters away from her ear.
Even from that distance, Su Yukan's angry voice was loud enough to be heard, showing the volume of his yelling.
"Su Lu, you got some nerve! Not answering calls! Ignoring messages! I asked your secretary at the company, she knew nothing or pretended to be dumb!"
"You've even offended President Liu! I've been partners with him for years without any issues, but you offended him at a single drinking session! Your sister is in Hai City looking for you, and you won't even let her upstairs? Only letting her wait in the hotel lobby?!"
Su Lu had already anticipated these scoldings, so her expression remained unchanged. She even casually pinched a small piece of bread and slowly chewed it.
But Bo Jingshen frowned deeply.
Su Yukan's attitude and harsh words… what struck Bo Jingshen most wasn't Su Yukan's tone and language, but Su Lu's calm indifference as if she was used to such verbal abuse.
It was as if she had experienced such scolding countless times.
"Why aren't you saying anything? Do you think I'm wrong? What are you trying to do now? Give up completely?"
Compared to Su Lu's calm demeanor, Su Yukan was breathless with rage, clearly infuriated beyond measure.
"Get downstairs now, don't make Jiaojiao wait in the lobby! Do you hear me? Hey? Do you hear me! Answer me!"
"I'm not at the hotel right now." Su Lu said indifferently.
A simple statement quickly choked Su Yukan.
"What? Then where are you? This early in the morning!"
"Having fun, wasn't I supposed to come to Hai City to relax? I'm following your instructions, obediently relaxing in Hai City."
"What good are you at? Gu Xin has already taken his mistress abroad for a vacation! And you're still relaxing!"
As soon as Su Yukan said this, Bo Jingshen frowned even more.
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