Chapter 95: Chapter 92: The Handsome Uncle Over a Thousand Kilometers Away from Her (2)
"Isn’t it just Ren Yixuan who treasures you like a gem? But what’s so good about you? For a girl like you, he doesn’t leave a chance for others..."
Qi Rui sneered and glanced at Su Xiaomeng’s belly, "So shameless and low."
Su Xiaomeng paused, looked at Qi Rui, "A girl like me, even if I’m shameless or low, at least it’s about myself. It has nothing to do with you! I’m not like someone who’s always comparing themselves—first grades, then looks, now brand names and number of suitors. Does your boyfriend know? Know that you just treat him as something to show off?"
Qi Rui narrowed her eyes slightly, "Showing off... that’s only if you have something to show off. Unlike you, pretending to be innocent, cute, and pure, when in reality, it’s just to attract men!"
"Xiao Rui!"
The window of a luxury car rolled down, revealing a handsome face that called out to her from afar, "Get in the car!"
Qi Rui, feeling triumphant, glanced at Su Xiaomeng, "I’m off, goodbye."
Qi Rui quickly ran over, opened the passenger door, and got in.
She brushed the snow off her clothes and shot a smug look at Su Xiaomeng through the car window.
Su Xiaomeng bit her lip, disliking Qi Rui’s arrogance, but she had to admit that having a boyfriend around does feel nice.
Saying there’s no jealousy at all would be a lie, but... just a little bit.
She continued to struggle against the weak network signal. It was really cold outside; her hands were frozen stiff. That was tolerable, but she didn’t expect her phone to shut down automatically due to the low outdoor temperature!
Now she was dumbfounded.
What to do now?
Just as she was feeling lost, she realized there was still a classmate who hadn’t left.
He was a handsome and quiet young man named He Chengze.
If Su Xiaomeng’s mood was the lowest tonight, then his was the second lowest.
From afar, he had been watching Su Xiaomeng all night long.
Seeing the girl he once liked pregnant and being gossiped about, it was a bitter feeling.
Perhaps others might think they had been blind in the past, but to He Chengze, it was just the unpredictability of life.
Back then, because of senior Ren Yixuan, he never confessed, knowing he had no chance. But he never imagined that years later, she would end up with a man completely unknown to him rather than Ren Yixuan.
What kind of man was he...
Would he bully Su Xiaomeng? Would he hurt Su Xiaomeng?
This quiet yet kind-hearted boy had a melancholic look in his eyes.
Seeing Su Xiaomeng standing at the hotel entrance, troubled over finding a ride, he scratched his head.
Even in middle school, she was like this, always making people... worry, always making people... feel tender-hearted.
He walked towards her with an umbrella, but before he reached her, a black Bentley parked at the entrance.
He Chengze hadn’t paid much attention initially, but boys generally have a strange curiosity and inquisitiveness about cars.
He took another look at the new Bentley out of instinct...
Then he saw the window roll down, and in his peripheral vision, Su Xiaomeng’s phone fell to the ground, her face filled with shock from his angle.
Yin Shixiu originally wanted to surprise the little girl, but seeing Su Xiaomeng standing at the entrance in just a thin coat when he rolled down the window made his face turn dark.
"Uncle..."
The snowflakes seemed to become actual flowers, dancing in the air, yet not bringing cold to the atmosphere.
The whole world seemed to fall silent.
Su Xiaomeng’s mouth moved, but nothing came out. Her heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was about to leap out, unable to contain her excitement.
Was she... already frozen and hallucinating?
How could it be?
A handsome man seventeen hundred eighty-nine point five kilometers away...
How could he appear here?
She pinched the back of her hand instinctively, hmm! Didn’t hurt... hmm, it must be a dream then...
Su Xiaomeng thought like that.
But even if it was a dream, she was still so excited that she wanted to run over immediately!
"Stay right there!"
Yin Shixiu pushed the car door open and shouted, really making Su Xiaomeng stop in her tracks!
He ran over to her with an umbrella, not too gentle but skillfully wrapping her scarf around her neck, trying to cover her frostbitten ears and nose.
He then opened his coat and wrapped Su Xiaomeng tightly in his embrace.
"How long have you been standing at the entrance?"
Yin Shixiu’s voice came from above her head, along with the real warmth from his body, making her feel a flutter in her heart...
"Uncle..."
"Hmm."
"Uncle?"
"...Hmm."
"Uncle!?"
"Mm-hmm."
"Uncle—boo-hoo!"
Su Xiaomeng’s eyes instantly welled up with tears as she wrapped her arms tightly around Yin Shixiu’s waist, "Am I crazy, quickly pinch me, am I stupid? How can you be here? How could this be possible?"
Her whole head buzzed, her excitement making her whole body shake!
Buried in his arms, she incredulously asked again and again!
Yin Shixiu was amused by her silliness.
Su Xiaomeng hugged him tightly; this warmth... she was one hundred percent sure she wasn’t dreaming!
Looking up, the gloom from the entire evening disappeared from her face, her cheeks ruddy from the cold, happily looking at him, "Why didn’t you tell me? Why would you come? Aren’t you spending time with Mr. Yin and Mrs. Yin? You—"
Yin Shixiu lowered his head and planted a kiss on her incessantly talking little mouth.
The coolness on her lips made his heart tighten slightly, but her unreserved excitement filled his heart with contentment.
"Let’s talk in the car. Your hands are so cold."
"Oh, alright! Uncle, I’m freezing to death!" She snuggled into his waist, wrapped in his coat.
She seemed accustomed to such intimate behavior.
"I’ve been standing here forever and couldn’t get a cab..."
Su Xiaomeng muttered with grievance.
He Chengze wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination, but as the man turned around, he seemed to glance at him, intentionally or not.
As they stepped off the stairs, they saw a luxury car parked behind the black Bentley, unnoticed before.
Su Xiaomeng didn’t recall, but He Chengze remembered clearly—it was the car that had come to pick up Qi Rui earlier.
Inside the car, Qi Rui frowned. She had left her scarf and gloves at the hotel, and came back to get them, only to see a mature man running to Su Xiaomeng and holding her in his arms...
She furrowed her brows.
Qi Rui’s boyfriend, Xiao Qi, looked at the new model Bentley in front, and couldn’t help but take a longer look at the man in the black coat.
"Is that your classmate?"
Xiao Qi asked, then whistled, "What’s the relationship between that man and your classmate?"
Qi Rui frowned, didn’t answer, and got out of the car.
A few steps brought her in front of Su Xiaomeng and Yin Shixiu.
"Hey, Xiaomeng, aren’t you going to introduce us? Who is this?"
Su Xiaomeng was hugging Yin Shixiu, her face full of joy, but the moment she heard Qi Rui’s voice, her face fell!
Didn’t she leave already?
Yin Shixiu glanced at Su Xiaomeng and, seeing her frown slightly, judged that this girl was not someone Xiaomeng favored.
"Xiaomeng?"
He brought her thoughts back.
Surprisingly, Su Xiaomeng looked up and said to Qi Rui, "What does it have to do with you? Why should I introduce him to you!"
Qi Rui’s eyes scanned Su Xiaomeng and Yin Shixiu, squinted slightly, and suddenly chuckled.
That laugh was incredibly unsettling!
"Alright, alright, now I understand..." Qi Rui said.
Understand what?
Su Xiaomeng frowned but didn’t have time to ask before Qi Rui casually glanced at Yin Shixiu and said mockingly, "What handsome beyond compare, busy with work, and planning to marry you after the New Year—a big shot from Beijing? Just a rich man’s fling, right? Su Xiaomeng, you’ve really outdone yourself!"
Yin Shixiu’s eyebrows raised slightly, and after that, his expression towards Qi Rui changed.
"Brother, be careful, she seems easy to fool, might just use the baby in her belly to exploit you for money!"
Yin Shixiu listened and found it amusing, teasing Su Xiaomeng, "Are you planning to exploit me?"
Su Xiaomeng rolled her eyes upward!
The good mood was thoroughly ruined.
"Alright, alright, let’s go home. If we don’t, mom and dad will be asleep by now?"
Mom and Dad?
Su Xiaomeng was stunned for a moment, looked at Yin Shixiu.
Yin Shixiu’s words passed by Qi Rui, unclear if intentional or random.
In any case, Qi Rui was taken aback.
Both him and Su Xiaomeng didn’t seem intent on arguing with Qi Rui, as if it would be a waste of breath.
Yin Shixiu opened the car door, just as he was about to push Su Xiaomeng inside, the hotel manager rushed out!
"Wait a minute, wait a minute!"
Su Xiaomeng watched as the manager, out of breath, stood in front of them, "You were the guests in the 403 suite earlier, right?"
"Yes, what about it?"
Su Xiaomeng hadn’t responded yet, but Qi Rui asked first, holding her head high, with an air of superiority.
The manager might have been too breathless, his mind a bit muddled, looking between Su Xiaomeng and Qi Rui, remembering that the surveillance captured one of these two...
"Is there a problem?"
Yin Shixiu, seeing the manager silent, urged him with a question.
It was too cold outside, and he was really worried that Xiaomeng would freeze.
"Well... there was a bit of an issue with the suite, could you both come in to discuss and resolve it?"
What kind of problem could the suite have?
Su Xiaomeng blinked suspiciously at Yin Shixiu, only to hear him say, "I’ll go with him, you wait in the car, it’s cold outside."
"It’s alright! I’m not afraid of the cold."
Su Xiaomeng grabbed Yin Shixiu’s hand and was about to leave, only to see him take off his coat and wrap it around her before pulling her back into the hotel.
Wrapped in Yin Shixiu’s coat, while he only wore a thin sweater, wasn’t moved... how could she not be?
Luckily, once in the elevator, it was considerably warmer.
Su Xiaomeng held Yin Shixiu’s hand, rubbing it gently against her lips.
Yin Shixiu chuckled softly, fondly brushing her hair.
Qi Rui stood off to the side, her brows slightly furrowed, due to the little interactions between Su Xiaomeng and Yin Shixiu.
Xiao Qi leaned in close to Qi Rui’s ear and whispered, "The two of them seem to have quite a good relationship..."