Ms.CEO Falls in Love with Aloof Professor
Chapter 109 - 109 105 Membership Fee_2
Chapter 109: Chapter 105 Membership Fee_2 Chapter 109: Chapter 105 Membership Fee_2 “Fine,” Sheng Xian put down his teacup, “I might as well tell you now so you can prepare in advance.”
Zhuang Chen: “Huh?”
“Busy trying to lure a young woman.” Sheng Xian’s fingers pinched the rim of his tea cup, slowly rotating it, “The day I recover will be the day I end my single life, so you can start preparing your gift money now.”
Zhuang Chen: “??”
…
Before ten o’clock, Sheng Xian called the waiter to pay the bill, then looked at Zhuang Chen across from him who was gnawing on crab legs and knocked on the table for the fourth time to hurry him: “Stop eating.”
“Almost done!” Zhuang Chen grabbed two crab legs, stuffing them into his mouth desperately, then pulled out a tissue to clean his mouth before standing up with Sheng Xian.
Exiting the restaurant and standing by the door, Zhuang Chen said, “I drove here, want a ride?”
“No need.” Sheng Xian leaned against a tree by the roadside, “I have someone picking me up.”
Zhuang Chen: “…”
Zhuang Chen didn’t even want to say goodbye, hugged his own jacket, waved his hand, and sped off into the night with a press of the gas pedal.
Sheng Xian stood by the roadside, quite pleased as he watched the cars come and go.
Five minutes later, a car stopped in front of him, and with a short honk, the window rolled down: “Bro, get in.”
At Chen Kai’s second urging, Sheng Xian walked over, opened the car door, and climbed in: “Why is it you coming?”
“Huh?” Chen Kai, while setting up the GPS, said, “Xiaoyan asked me to come.”
Sheng Xian’s expression subtly changed as he frowned slightly, “Did she drink?”
“Nope, she didn’t even finish her meal. She just left.” Chen Kai quite liked this cousin who was not really related to him by blood and was always frank with him, “I thought she went to find you. Then around nine o’clock, she sent me a message to pick you up and take you to get your stitches removed.”
“Is she feeling unwell?”
“Nope, when I saw her this evening, I joked around, and she kicked me so hard my leg still hurts.”
Sheng Xian didn’t speak again, his head lowered as he took out his phone to send a WeChat message.
Sheng Xian: “?”
Sheng Xian: “Ayan.”
Sheng Xian: “?”
Sheng Xian sent several intermittent messages, none of which received a reply.
Not even a “Typing…” appeared on the top of the phone screen.
Had she fallen asleep?
Sheng Xian glanced at the time on his phone and doubted that was the case.
With few vehicles on the road, he looked out at the rapidly reversing night scene through the window and suddenly remembered the moment he had left the complex to meet Zhuang Chen, when he faintly saw her at the doorway.
At that time, with a student in front of him, by the time he looked over, she was gone, and he thought it was a hallucination.
Sheng Xian glanced at Chen Kai driving: “What time did she leave?”
“What?” Chen Kai was taken aback, then realized he was asking about the time Xiaoyan left during their meal: “She left not long after we started eating, probably around a little past seven.”
Sheng Xian, with drooping eyelids, remained silent.
He had left at seven-thirty, and the timing could indeed match up.
Chen Kai glanced at him, hesitated for a while and asked, “Bro, did Xiaoyan really not go to find you?”
Sheng Xian met Chen Kai’s gaze.
Chen Kai uncomfortably looked straight ahead, struggled for a while, and confessed honestly, “During our meal, I mentioned you telling her about what happened with Yang Xu, and also talked about your relationship with Yang Xu. Just the other day I had dinner with my aunt, and she talked about the quarrel you had with your mom. I told Xiaoyan about that, and before I could finish, Xiaoyan had already left…”
The car was very quiet, Sheng Xian remained silent for a long time.
Chen Kai scratched his head, “Bro, I thought you had already told Xiaoyan about this, I didn’t expect she didn’t know at all. I didn’t dare to tell you at first, but I always felt like I might have caused some trouble because when Xiaoyan left, her complexion seemed really upset, I’m not sure if it’s because you’re Yang Xu’s brother, which might have also upset her.”
Sheng Xian still didn’t speak.
Chen Kai couldn’t figure out what Sheng Xian was thinking, and after pondering for a while, he added, “Bro, you might not know, but Xiaoyan’s situation is pretty special. Her parents died when she was in junior high, and her uncle raised her. Although he seems quite nice to her, his second son is not a good person at all, always getting her involved with different business partners to make money for himself. That second cousin of hers dreams of using her to secure a big deal, so after Xiaoyan turned eighteen, she started being tricked into going on arranged dates. She really hates those suitors, so I’m pretty sure, she must despise you because of Yang Xu.”
Chen Kai stole a glance towards Sheng Xian, and saw his brother’s lips slightly curl up: “So it was her.”
Chen Kai was startled, almost hitting the guardrail alongside: “What do you mean ‘it was her’?”
Sheng Xian seemed in a good mood, chuckled lightly, “No wonder she’s ignoring me.”
Chen Kai: “What do you mean ‘ignoring you’?”
Sheng Xian acted as if he hadn’t heard, and fell silent again.
Chen Kai, used to his ways, waited a while before asking about official matters, “Bro, the day after tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, how will you be spending it? Alone?”
Sheng Xian: “The day after tomorrow is New Year’s Eve?”
Chen Kai: “…”
Sheng Xian glanced at the date. Indeed it was, and after two seconds, he said, “Thanks.”
Chen Kai: “?”
What had he done to merit thanks from his brother?
Sheng Xian ignored the baffled Chen Kai, holding his phone with one hand, he opened his Moments and posted a status that only Lu Jingyan could see.
…
Lu Jingyan heard the sound of her phone, curled up in bed for over ten minutes, unable to resist, she picked it up to check. It was a message from Sheng Xian, which she reluctantly opened to see. Seeing a notification in Moments, she tapped on it.
Sheng Xian: It’s almost Spring Festival again, another one spent alone.
Ten minutes later, another notification popped up in Moments.
Sheng Xian: Can’t remember how many Spring Festivals I’ve spent alone, and this year, I’ll be spending it injured.
The status was accompanied by a picture of his injured hand.
PS: Goodnight~ Professor Sheng, don’t learn from Qin Ye, it’s bad influence!