OSTF - 10

This “hmm” left Chi Suisui speechless for a good while. She hadn’t expected He Xingwang to reply like that.

She put away the mirror and looked at him leisurely. “Alright, then how do you want to settle it? Let’s discuss it.”

This account wasn’t complicated to settle.

All in all, Chi Suisui had only teased him when choosing the dress. As for the eye discomfort, she had acted it out quite realistically.

He Xingwang glanced at her. “You’re being so agreeable.”

Chi Suisui didn’t even twitch an eyebrow, as if she didn’t understand the underlying meaning in his words. “If you want to settle accounts, then the accounts between us could take a while.”

She gestured with her hand.

“He Xingwang, you don’t think I’m a generous person, do you?” Chi Suisui’s lips curved up. “I’m petty too.”

Let’s see who’s pettier.

“...”

“Why did you put it on again?” He Xingwang didn’t answer her previous question but went straight to his own.

“I thought about it and decided your opinion was good,” Chi Suisui made up a reason. “Doesn’t it look good?”

“...It looks good.”

“Is there anything else you want to say?”

He Xingwang looked up and saw Chi Suisui’s smiling face, completely unaware of how inappropriate her words were.

He pondered for a few seconds.

Chi Suisui thought he had no more questions and was about to close her eyes to rest when she heard a slightly softer voice—

“Why didn’t you sign up?”

She opened her eyes and looked at He Xingwang. Seeing him looking back at her, she confirmed that she hadn’t misheard. He had really asked that.

Chi Suisui sighed, propping up her face with her hand. “I didn’t know about it.”

If she had known, why would she have gone to all that trouble?

He Xingwang勉强 believed her words.

He had thought what the school leader said at the shooting range center was true, until he went to the school and learned the other fact during casual conversation.

Chi Suisui looked at him, staring intently.

He Xingwang’s brow twitched slightly. “Is there a problem?”

Chi Suisui moved closer to him and suddenly said, “You have something on your face. Don’t move, I’ll take it off for you.”

He Xingwang seemed to be considering the credibility of her words.

Chi Suisui had always been extremely proactive. Without even waiting for his reply, she leaned over, reached out, and the man lowered his eyes without dodging.

She suddenly cupped He Xingwang’s face in her hands and said, word by word, earnestly, “He Xingwang, you should try to trust other people.”

Her beautiful eyes were as clear as water.

He Xingwang’s lips tightened, and his eyes gradually darkened.

“However, regarding your disbelief in this matter,” Chi Suisui changed the subject and then raised her lips again, “I have no objections.”

“...”

Chi Suisui revealed a sly look in her eyes. “Let me give you a gift.”

He Xingwang frowned. “What?”

Chi Suisui took out a lipstick from her bag, pinched his chin with her left hand, and drew a realistic fiery red lip on his face, creating a stark contrast with his pale skin.

He Xingwang couldn’t see it, but he could feel the sensation of the lipstick moving.

And the slight tremor of his skin touching her fingertips?

“Take a look.” Chi Suisui held out a mirror to him.

He Xingwang lowered his eyes and saw the exaggerated red lip, realistic and beautiful. His eyebrows furrowed even more tightly.

Chi Suisui had already taken out her phone and snapped a picture. “I’ll send one to my parents, and one to yours too.”

“No need.”

A flicker of emotion, unclear, flashed in his eyes.

Chi Suisui looked up at him. “Is my technique not good?”

He Xingwang, with a lipstick mark on his face, didn’t answer.

Chi Suisui posted a Moment visible only to her parents. When she opened her phone again, there was a string of likes and comments, and the red notification dots kept appearing.

Before she even had time to reply, she found herself added to a WeChat group called “Loving Family.”

After that, He Xingwang and Qi Churui were also added.

He’s Mother: 【Suisui, this is some pocket money from Auntie for you. Go buy more lipstick. Girls should always be beautiful.】

He’s Father: 【Suisui, when are you coming home for dinner?】

Chi’s Mother: 【Is Xingwang staying at the Bayside Manor tonight? Although the engagement is coming soon, you can’t be too outrageous.】

Chi’s Father: 【My daughter indeed inherited my lip shape. Beautiful.】

Chi Suisui expressed her agreement with this.

As for what her mother said about not being too outrageous, she was overthinking it. They had lived together for four years and hadn’t even kissed.

Could it be that they mistook this lipstick mark for her kiss?

Chi Suisui held out her phone screen for He Xingwang to see. “My mom is asking if you’re staying at the Bayside Manor tonight.”

“Hmm.”

He Xingwang nodded and didn’t say anything more.

Then he opened his phone and saw the messages in the group chat, momentarily speechless.

An idea flashed in Chi Suisui’s mind. “He Xingwang, are you free tomorrow?”

Without waiting for his reply, she continued, “Let me draw it on you again before you leave tomorrow.”

He Xingwang turned off his phone. “No time.”

Chi Suisui asked, “Not even a minute?”

The man devoted to his career replied earnestly, “I have training.”

“Will you shoot one less ring if you train one minute less?” Chi Suisui didn’t expect him to be so firm and asked a fatal question.

“What do you want to do?”

He Xingwang didn’t answer her question but asked in return.

“Don’t you think making money is easy?” Chi Suisui shook her phone. “Tens of millions come in every minute.”

“Are you short of money?” He Xingwang asked, frowning.

“Not short,” Chi Suisui blinked. “But I love money. No one would dislike their account balance getting bigger and bigger.”

After speaking, she stared at He Xingwang’s right cheek and couldn’t help but laugh.

It was already more than ten minutes later when they returned to the Bayside Manor.

After He Xingwang got out of the car with the lipstick mark on his face, the driver looked at him for at least a full minute, suppressing his laughter the whole time before leaving.

Fortunately, this was a villa area, and not many people would come out late at night to wander around other people’s doors, so only the driver and Chi Suisui could see it.

Chi Suisui took off her high heels, and her feet felt much more comfortable on the ground.

She glanced to the side and saw He Xingwang’s shoes that he had just taken off.

Leather shoes, no laces.

These two words suddenly popped into Chi Suisui’s head. Recalling her conversation with Su Mian earlier, she found it amusing.

If this were said now, the explanation that God He stayed in the blind spot under the stage to tie his shoelaces would be directly debunked.

“What are you looking at?” He Xingwang looked over.

“You tell me what I’m looking at,” Chi Suisui replied casually.

They were both used to this kind of conversation.

Stage makeup was thicker than usual. Chi Suisui had been wearing it all evening. Now that she was home, she went straight to the bathroom upstairs.

She also took a bath.

The phone on the table kept vibrating.

She reached out from the bathtub, tapped the screen, and didn’t find anything strange about seeing countless exclamation marks from Su Mian.

Su Mian: 【President Sui!!】

Su Mian: 【#Picture Is this real?】

Su Mian hadn’t been with Chi Suisui tonight and had gone back to her own place. By the time she got home, the WeChat group was exploding.

Chi Suisui left in God He’s car!

This was explosive news for her. Just two days ago, she was lamenting that God He’s woman wasn’t them, and in the blink of an eye, Chi Suisui was in his car.

The screenshot was a message from the school group chat.

【Oh my god... I heard some really explosive news.】

【I heard too...】

【Chi Suisui is too awesome】

【It should just be a ride. It looks like the school leader told him to. If they had a relationship, would you only find out now?】

The following discussion revolved around whether the two were really in a relationship or if it was just an interaction because of the flower presentation tonight.

The main reason for doubt was that no one had ever heard of any interaction between the two, so most people didn’t believe it and even thought it was fake news.

Chi Suisui just felt that people’s imaginations were limitless.

Based solely on the fact that she got into He Xingwang’s car, they could imagine countless scenarios, but none of them matched reality.

The main reason was that arranged marriages between childhood sweethearts were rare now, and coupled with He Xingwang’s status, those who didn’t know would indeed guess wrong.

Zhou Qingya was also looking at her phone.

She used a small account in this group chat, precisely so that if anyone said bad things about her, she could come out as a bystander to clear her name at any time.

Zhou Qingya read the explanations in the group chat, and the more she read, the more she felt it was probably just a ride.

The school leaders were very fond of Chi Suisui. Chi Suisui had likely told them she didn’t have a car, so they asked God He to give her a ride.

God He had always been a nice person, so this wasn’t surprising.

Thinking this way, she felt that she still had a chance. After graduation, the school leaders wouldn’t be able to help Chi Suisui with anything.

The corners of Zhou Qingya’s lips couldn’t help but curl up.

So, when she saw a new message, “I feel like God He might know Chi Suisui, maybe it’s an underground romance,” she couldn’t help but reply.

【Given God He’s status, a nobody shouldn’t be adding drama to their own life.】

As soon as these words came out, the group chat was silent for a few seconds.

Then, the classmates all came out to criticize: 【You’re being too harsh. Even if they’re really dating, what’s it to you?】

【Aren’t you jealous?】

【The more you say that, the more I actually think they’re a good match.】

A picture of the flower presentation on stage today was immediately added to the group chat.

The photo showed the side profiles of Chi Suisui and He Xingwang. Chi Suisui had a slender figure, and He Xingwang was tall and upright, facing each other across a bouquet of flowers.

Everyone in the group chat forgot to argue and just started admiring the picture.

Su Mian, who had also been scolding Zhou Qingya’s small account just now, admired it for a full minute and immediately sent the photo to Chi Suisui.

Su Mian: 【President Sui, go after God He!!】

Chi Suisui: 【?】

Little girl, your stance changed pretty quickly.

Did you just sell out your male god like that?

Chi Suisui enjoyed her own drama for a while and slept until dawn.

When she went downstairs, she just happened to receive a call from Song Miaoli. “Suisui, how was the graduation ceremony last night?”

“It was pretty good.” Chi Suisui sent her the photos.

“You know what, He Xingwang seems like a pretty good guy,” Song Miaoli said, staring at the photos on her chair. “A golden couple.”

“Change the word.”

“A talented man and a beautiful woman.”

Only then was Chi Suisui satisfied. “How did your Chinese get so bad?”

“My handwriting is even more illegible,” Song Miaoli replied casually. “I originally thought these arranged marriages were all just for show, but I didn’t expect you two to actually get along well. No wonder my mom praises you two all day long.”

She and Chi Suisui had grown up together since childhood.

The circle in South City wasn’t small, but the families at the top had all met, and they had attended many large and small banquets.

She knew He Xingwang, but not deeply.

She had found it very strange when He Xingwang went to shoot, wondering why a young master from such a family wasn’t just waiting to inherit the family business.

As a result, He Xingwang returned not long after.

After that incident, she heard that the He family was very angry, but because the Song family and the He family had business ties, it wasn’t good to ask too many questions.

Song Miaoli came back to her senses. “I’m serious.”

Chi Suisui was amused by what she said. “One day, send me your aunt’s rainbow farts. I want to hear them myself.”

“Okay, I’m just afraid you won’t be able to take it.” Song Miaoli leaned back in her chair. “You’ve graduated now. When is the engagement?”

“It should be soon,” Chi Suisui pondered for a moment.

“Then I’ll save some vacation time to wait for you,” Song Miaoli asked again. “Haven’t you had your physical exam this year? Come to the hospital to do it one of these days.”

“In a few days,” Chi Suisui comforted her. “Love is unpredictable. Maybe you’ll meet someone you fall in love with at first sight in a few days, just like making money, tens of millions coming into your account in the next second.”

Song Miaoli retorted, “What nonsense are you talking about?”

“Don’t deny the facts,” Chi Suisui didn’t think there was anything wrong and casually sent her a screenshot of a bank notification showing a deposit.

Song Miaoli almost made her eyeballs pop out.

Was there such an operation?

Were these someone else’s parents?

Ever since she went to medical school, her relationship with her family had broken down. Now it was restored, but every time she spent money recklessly, she would receive a call from her father, bringing up old grievances.

“Money-making genius Chi Suisui,” Song Miaoli said tearfully. “Falling in love is so great, I want to fall in love too now.”

If she could earn tens of millions in a minute, she would be willing to have such a love affair and even renew it.

Chi Suisui turned from the stairwell into the dining room and saw He Xingwang already sitting at the table, eating his breakfast formally.

A pleasing sight.

Chi Suisui raised an eyebrow and curved her lips. “Having both fish and bear’s paw is even more wonderful.”

She was a greedy person.

However, the focus now was that the best time to plan is the morning, and today’s money-making operation hadn’t started yet.

Chi Suisui said, “I’m going to make money.”

Song Miaoli said before hanging up at the last moment, “Suisui, Deng Xiaoping said: Let some get rich first, then lead others to prosperity, and finally achieve common prosperity.”

“And then?”

Song Miaoli said, “I’ll send you a few boxes of lipstick as an investment. Wear more. If your uncles and aunts each give you a few million more, that’s tens of millions more in total. Then give me some dividends.”

Chi Suisui: ?

Impressive, Doctor Song.

He Xingwang not far away seemed to sense something, turned his head, and raised his gaze to look over here.