Chapter 373 : Green Plum Meets Wine 24 (2/2)
Shi Sheng would occasionally attend cocktail parties with Yu Jiu, and her chances of meeting Shen Jiayin at one of those…were around 50%.
Every time they met, Shi Sheng ignored Shen Jiayin, but the latter would come looking for abuse…
‘Plot-sama, really now!’
At least Shi Sheng only saw Shen Jiayin at those upright, proper events, and not those involving more shady dealings.
But this time…Shi Sheng actually saw Shen Jiayin here. ‘So she’s started dabbling in the underworld?’
“Xiaoxia-meimei, you’ve been staring at her for a few minutes already. Is she better looking than me?”
“You’re good-looking enough to get a job in heaven.” Shi Sheng pulled off the hand that was on her body.
Yu Jiu refused to give up and continued to harass her, his voice taking on a hint of seduction. “Xiaoxia-meimei~”
Shi Sheng, “…” ‘This tempting little devil!’
“Young Master.”
A sudden voice interrupted Yu Jiu’s hand that was busy lighting fires all over Shi Sheng’s body. He turned to look.
Bearded Guy stood a few steps away, his head lowered, not daring to look.
Yu Jiu and Shi Sheng were situated in a corner, with Yu Jiu blocking Shi Sheng from view. If one wasn’t actively looking, they would likely miss her.
Yu Jiu tugged at his tie, hints of frost appearing on his expression. “I believe you know the consequences if the reason isn’t sufficient.”
Bearded Guy’s head lowered even more. “Yin Mo wishes to see you.”
“Yin Mo…” Yu Jiu put his arm around Shi Sheng’s waist as he walked towards the exit with her. “And what basis does he have?”
“Young Master, it involves that batch of goods from the Middle East…” Bearded Guy lowered his voice.
Yu Jiu ran a crime syndicate outside the country. One of his goods shipments had been intercepted by Yin Mo. And from the looks of it, Yin Mo wasn’t interested in the goods themselves, but an opportunity to meet Yu Jiu.
After Yu Jiu heard Bearded Guy’s report, his expression was dark. “How come you never reported this before?”
Bearded Guy’s lips twitched. “Young Master, I wanted to report this to you, but you wouldn’t listen ah!”
‘Young Master’s tone back then was even fucking scarier than now…’
“So it’s my fault?”
“It was my mistake!” Bearded Guy voluntarily took the blame.
Shi Sheng quietly listened to them talk, not interjecting, raising any objections, nor expressing any dissatisfaction. Bearded Guy couldn’t help but raise his evaluation of her.
‘It’s not without reason that Young Master dotes on Ms Sheng. He was afraid that his business would scare her off, so he didn’t dare to tell her directly and could only take a roundabout way to let her find out by herself.
If other women were in her shoes and found out about his line of work, they’d either be too scared to interact with him anymore or turn spoilt from the pampering.’
“Call him for a meeting.” Yu Jiu decided on this in the end.
“Yes.” Bearded Guy left the party to arrange for a meeting. By the time Shi Sheng and Yu Jiu left, it was almost the wee hours of the morning. Bearded Guy was waiting outside for them.
The meeting place was at a winery.
Fresh flowers and red wine lay on top of the long and wide table, a slight fragrance in the air.
Yin Mo was dressed in a black tuxedo and sitting on a sofa beside the table. What Shi Sheng found surprising was that Shen Jiayin was seated beside him.
‘Tsk, the leads still got together after all.’
Shen Jiayin’s pupils shrunk after seeing Shi Sheng.
“As I expected, it’s you.” Yin Mo spoke first.
Only after Yu Jiu helped Shi Sheng settle down did he smile and speak, “I’ve long heard of you, Mr Yin.”
Yu Jiu hadn’t changed much in the past few years. He was still adorable, with dimples appearing in his cheeks when he smiled, appearing like a normal university student. There was no way one would link him to the underworld.
Yet, though he casually stood there, he had the imposing aura of a leader. His expression was lazy yet proud, making him the equal of the man facing off against him.
This was Yu Jiu’s true self.