Chapter 227: Chapter 136: You Should Work Hard to Win Over a Girl This Good

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In Jiangcheng, Su Mu gave her company some time off.

Su Mu, Li Jinshu, and Ning Qian met up and spent the afternoon shopping at the mall.

The three of them were a bit unsure about what gift to buy for "Auntie."

This was mainly because they knew nothing about her—not her hobbies, not her preferences.

After shopping for most of the day, Li Jinshu was the first to make a purchase. She bought a bottle of new Gucci perfume, which wasn’t too expensive at just over 5,000.

Ning Qian, on the other hand, bought an "ear bag" that young people might find ugly, for over 30,000.

Among the three of them, she was the one who best understood Auntie’s preferences, as well as her build and clothing size.

After all, whenever Xu Yun had bought things for Auntie in the past, she was the one who picked out the clothes.

So she had a rough idea of Auntie’s height, what color clothes she liked, and what color bags she preferred.

Li Jinshu immediately chimed in, "Ning Qian, that bag isn’t good-looking at all. Why don’t you exchange it?"

But for some reason, Ning Qian insisted on this one.

Seeing that she wouldn’t be persuaded, Su Mu and Li Jinshu didn’t say anything more.

Finally, Su Mu went into a jewelry store and bought a blue gemstone necklace worth 130,000.

With both of her friends buying such expensive gifts, Li Jinshu’s seemed a bit shabby in comparison.

But Li Jinshu didn’t feel the least bit insecure.

There was nothing to be done about it; her financial situation just couldn’t compare to Ning Qian’s and Su Mu’s right now!

She was just focused on the thought that counts.

After they had all bought their gifts, they prepared to head home to pack their bags so they could leave together the next morning.

For this trip, the three of them would be taking two cars.

Since Song Xiaowei didn’t have a car, she would ride with Su Mu, who would be driving Ning Qian’s Porsche 911 sports car.

Meanwhile, Li Jinshu and Ning Qian would take the Bentley Continental.

As for the remaining person, Liang Yan, they didn’t arrange anything for her, only agreeing on a time and place to meet up and leave together.

Besides, it wasn’t like Liang Yan would have trouble finding a car.

On the way home, Su Mu was a little surprised when Li Jinshu mentioned she was going to sleep at Ning Qian’s place tonight.

"Why? What’s the matter? Why are you sleeping over there?"

"Xu Yun told me to."

Li Jinshu explained, "He said my mom and my brother are waiting at the entrance of our residential complex to corner me, so I shouldn’t go back."

"It’s no problem, President Su."

The moment Ning Qian heard Xu Yun’s name, she chimed in, "I have plenty of room."

Of course Su Mu knew Ning Qian had plenty of room.

It was Xu Yun’s old home, after all. It’s not like she’d never been there—she had even come close to having her first time with Xu Yun there.

"All right, then. Tell me what you need, and I’ll help you pack it."

"Thanks, Susu. Love you."

Once the three had finished their discussion, they drove off to their respective homes.

For today, Su Mu drove the Bentley, while Li Jinshu and Ning Qian took the Porsche. They would switch back tomorrow morning.

Back at Jinyuan District, Su Mu had just pulled into the garage when a man and a woman blocked her car.

"You damn brat, we’ve finally got you cornered!" Gong Meiping cursed as the car screeched to a halt, and she stormed toward it aggressively.

Li Yonghua followed behind her.

But just as they reached the car door, the window rolled down to reveal Su Mu’s beautiful, angry face, and both of them froze.

This woman wasn’t Li Jinshu at all.

Su Mu looked at the two of them and, hearing how the woman had just cursed at Li Jinshu, she guessed their identities.

Furious, she snapped, "What do you think you’re doing? You can’t just pull an insurance scam like this, it’s dangerous! Believe it or not, I’ll call the police on you right now!"

"Sorry, so sorry, we got the wrong person." Terrified, Gong Meiping and Li Yonghua immediately started bowing and apologizing profusely.

"Be more careful next time."

Su Mu threatened, "What if I’d gotten nervous and mistaken the accelerator for the brake? I could have run you over."

"..." Gong Meiping and Li Yonghua were speechless.

After getting a tongue-lashing, the two watched Su Mu drive away. Gong Meiping then turned to her son in anger.

"Didn’t you say Li Jinshu drives this car? Why wasn’t it her!"

"Er..."

Li Yonghua said glumly, "How was I supposed to know that guy Xu would lie to me!"

"With that pig brain of yours, you deserve to be tricked."

"Mom, you believed it too."

Gong Meiping: "..."

Meanwhile, Li Jinshu was sitting in the passenger seat of Ning Qian’s Porsche.

She commented idly, "Ning Qian, Xu Yun is really good to you. He even lets you drive such a nice car."

"The boss is a pretty good person," Ning Qian replied casually.

But inwardly, she retorted, ’You’re not doing so bad yourself. Xu Yun lets you drive his Bentley sports car.’

"But... he seems to be very good to everyone around him."

Li Jinshu asked, "Do you think... that’s a sign he likes someone?"

"It should be," Ning Qian answered meaningfully.

In truth, she didn’t know if it could be considered ’like’ either.

If she denied it for Li Jinshu, it would be like denying it for herself as well.

She would rather believe that Xu Yun liked her too, just as she liked him.

She liked his money, and she liked him as a person.

That’s why, even though she knew Li Jinshu was also one of Xu Yun’s women, she didn’t feel jealous.

Because even someone as outstanding as Li Jinshu seemed to have a status similar to her own when it came to Xu Yun—just one of his many women.

A short while later, the two arrived at Ning Qian’s home.

Or rather, Xu Yun’s former home.

Ning Qian smiled and said, "Make yourself at home. I’m just going to change and I’ll be right out."

"Okay."

Li Jinshu casually wandered around the apartment and inadvertently discovered a photograph of Xu Yun.

She picked it up and saw that it seemed to be from when he had just graduated and started working.

He looked young, sunny, and handsome.

’Why is there a picture of Xu Yun here?’ Li Jinshu wondered, then continued to wander into the other rooms.