He Xiuxiu couldn't help laughing when he heard Jian Yan's words.

  Although the two of them were standing far apart, still some people couldn't resist coming over to chat. He Xiuxi couldn't get away in time, so Jian Yan just stood beside them eating. Hearing that the food at the engagement banquet was all provided by Yu, this meal was worth having.

  He Xiuxiu brought her here in full display today. Just now she had been introduced to her family, and naturally attracted the attention of others. Some people even came up to greet Jianyan. Who knows? Maybe next time they meet, she will be the eldest granddaughter of the He family!

  Although Jianyan was somewhat taken aback, she still responded politely to the person who came up to chat with her. It was only when a man extended his hand to greet her that she hesitated for a moment.

  The other party was just making a polite greeting. But how could she tell him? Saying that she had a phobia of men and couldn't shake hands with men? This excuse sounded absurd even to herself. Because she had been so slow in taking action, the other party had already shown a hint of confusion. Jianyan understood that no matter what she said at this moment, it would only leave a bad impression on the other party. So she gritted her teeth and smiled, shaking hands with him.

  Her movements were swift. The two of them merely touched hands lightly and then separated. But the familiar nauseating sensation that she was familiar with once again swept over her.

  Her face turned pale and then regained its normal color. She forced a smile and said to them, "Sorry, I'm going to use the restroom."

  After she finished speaking, she hurriedly walked towards the door. He Xiuxi caught a glimpse of her leaving from the corner of his eye and also smiled and said goodbye to the person in front of him: "Sorry."

  He put down the wine glass in his hand and chased after Jian Yan. After leaving the banquet hall, Jian Yan walked all the way to an open-air balcony and took several deep breaths.

  The wind in the winter night was chilly to the bone. But after the cold air seeped into my body, it seemed that it could barely suppress the nausea that was surging in my heart.

  "How are you?" He Xiuxi walked up from behind and looked at her with a worried expression. Jian Yan took another deep breath and then turned her head to smile at him: "Nothing's wrong."

  He Xiuxi's eyebrows knitted together. "You still say it's nothing? Do you know how bad your complexion looks?"

  To put it simply: "Just now I shook hands with a man. I had been侥幸ly thinking that my male-bashing phobia had improved. It seems not. I'm still not repulsed by men in general. I'm just not repulsed by this particular man

  He took her right hand in his, and the coldness of her fingers made his brows frown a little more. "Is it this hand?" He saw her hand cupped to her lips and she blew gently. "Does it feel any better now?"

  The warmth in Hui Xiushou's hand seemed to truly spread from her fingers to her heart. Jian Yan nodded: "Yes. Sorry..." Although she had already done her best just now, she ran out like this, and it was inevitable that others would have more thoughts about it.

  "It doesn't matter." He Xiuxiu gently brushed her long hair aside, her voice as soft as the moonlight. "Anyway, I don't want any other man to lay a hand on you either."

  Jianyan finally smiled: "It's really amazing. Why do I not feel the slightest aversion when you touch me?"

  He raised his lips and leaned close to her, whispering, "Then how about this?" As he finished speaking, his kiss landed on Jian Yan's lips. This time, he didn't merely linger on her lips; instead, he gently parted her lips that weren't closed and sent his tongue inside.

  Jianyan was startled but didn't resist at all. Only when she noticed that Hexiu's hands were running all over her body through her dress, she frowned and gently pushed him aside: "Wait a moment, this dress costs millions. Don't ruin it for me."

  He pressed his forehead against hers and chuckled softly, "At a time like this, why are you still concerned about the dress?"

  "Of course I care. It's worth millions, you know."

  He Xiux asked her, "Is it I who is important or is it the millions of dollars?"

  “…… "Hey, you're so childish."

  "Just be immature as you like! Who cares who's more important?"

  “……”

  Before Jin Jian could reply, Xu Ying's voice, tinged with anger, rang out beside him: "What are you two doing?"

  He Xiuxi's eyebrows knitted together, and he turned his head sideways in displeasure to look at her: "Do we still need to report to Lady Xu for everything we do?"

  "Hey... " Xu Ying's face turned pale with anger. She almost gritted her teeth as she said, "This is right beside the banquet hall! You two doing this kind of thing in such a place... You're really shameless!"

  He Xiuxiu gave a cold, teasing smile and helped Jian Yan straighten her skirt: "Miss Xu is right. Let's go home first. Goodbye."

  "Hey, He Xiuxiu!"

  Xu Ying still wanted to lose her temper, but He Xiuxi directly pulled Jian Yan downstairs. They walked to the parking spot. Jian Yan lifted her skirt and sat down carefully on the passenger seat. Seeing her staring at him all the time, He Xiuxi started the car and asked her, "What do you want to say?"

  Jane's beautiful eyes blinked rapidly and she said, "That Xu Ying, does she like you?"

  He Xiujie drove the car out and gave a low, inaudible chuckle: "No, she has many things she likes. I'm just the least important one among them."

  Jianyan's eyes moved slightly and she smiled at He Xiushu, "By the way, I forgot to ask you before. Have you ever had a girlfriend before?"

  He Xiuliao laughed softly and said, "No. You can't be thinking that Xu Ying is your ex-girlfriend, can you?"

  To put it briefly: "I don't know. That's why I'm asking you. By the way, I think you haven't thrown away the scrubbing board I gave you last time, did you?"

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  Now He Xiuxi was at a loss as to how to react: "She's not my ex-girlfriend at all. She had been dating He Chen since high school."

  "Then what about junior high school?"

  He Chen looked at her with feigned surprise and said, "You even overlook junior high school students?"

  “…… "Come to think of it, nowadays even primary school students are getting involved in early romantic affairs."

  He Xiuxie smiled and shook his head, saying: "I came to the He family when I was seven years old. Because the relationship between the Xu and He families was good, and the children of both families often played together. Xu Ying and He Chen were about the same age. At that time, I was always the one she liked to cling to. She was just a simple and lovely little girl then. Although I was very cold towards everyone around me because of my mother's matter, she still came to me to talk and brought me many small snacks that only she liked to eat."

  Jane gave a couple of short chuckles and said, "Look, not only are primary school students doing this, even preschool children are following boys around."

  He Xiuxiu gave a couple of sighs of resignation and laughed. "Back then she was so young and ignorant. She must have just wanted to get close to me because she thought I was good-looking."

  “…… "Your skin is quite thick too." But Xu Ying is still young and her aesthetic sense is quite sound.

  He Xiuxi smiled and said, "If you put it that way, then there must have been quite a few kids who liked me when I was young."

  Jianyan pursed her lips and asked, "And then? Since Xu Ying likes you so much, why did she become He Chen's girlfriend?"

  He Xiudao: "Perhaps her family members told her something after they sensed that she was getting closer to me."

  Jianyan gradually stopped his teasing and asked, "What did you say?"

  "For instance... I'm just a nobody. He Chen is the one who will be able to inherit the family property of the He family in the future."

  Jianyan suddenly felt a bit angry: "She's so young, and she's already getting into such a fuss over this?"

  He Xiuxiu pursed her lips sarcastically: "Although she knows nothing at all, her parents know everything. When she was in primary school, she specially went to another school to study with He Chen. At that time, I really thought it was very ridiculous." But now it doesn't matter to him anymore. During those years, he had already seen through the artificiality and hypocrisy of the people around him.

  Jane was feeling down and didn't know how to comfort him. Why did she always ask about things that made him sad?

  After He Xiushu finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Jian Yan again: "What about you? Aren't you worried? I might not be able to get a penny from the He family in the future and will have to make a living by singing for a living."

  To put it simply: "Don't worry. I have money. I'll make sure you live in a big house and eat delicious food."

  He Xiuxiu burst into laughter: "Well, I'll thank Teacher Sugar Wrapper first. From now on, our family will rely on you to support us."

  "Sure, no problem. You just need to take care of serving me well."

  He Xiuxian's smile on his face had a slightly strange twist to it: "How do you want me to serve you? Was what I did just now okay?"

  “…… "How could you be so filthy?"

  He laughed for a while again before looking at her and saying, "Don't worry. I won't make you work so hard." He thought what Tang Zheng had said was right. Why should he be so kind to the He Chens? He didn't want to give them an unfair advantage.

  After sending Jianyan home, of course he didn't continue with what they had been doing before. Jianyan went upstairs to change her clothes. He guessed that she hadn't eaten much that night, so he took the liberty to look for ingredients in her kitchen and started cooking.

  When she summed up the situation briefly, she looked at him with a surprised expression and said, "You've started learning to serve me so quickly?"

  He Xiuchao gave her an ambiguous wink and said, "Yes, I can do more than that. I'm sure of it."

  Jianyan's face suddenly turned red for no reason. She had intended to tease him a little, but instead she ended up feeling embarrassed by what he said.

  Afraid that he might really do something, Jianyan sent him away after the meal without even asking him to wash the dishes. When He Xi arrived home, only He Jinglong was sitting in the living room. He didn't know whether the engagement banquet was over or not, but he didn't ask much either. As usual, he pretended not to notice He Jinglong and went upstairs.

  "Xie Xiu."

  He stopped short at the sight of Hui Jinglong. Hui Xiu paused for a moment, turned around and looked at him: "What's the matter?"

  He Jianlong asked, "Why did you leave first just now?"

  "Jane seemed to be feeling a bit unwell. I sent her home first."

  "Is she all right?"

  "Nothing's wrong."

  "Well, that's good." He Jianlong nodded, his expression somewhat dreamy. "I don't know why, but whenever I look at her, I always think of your mother."

  As soon as he mentioned "mom", He Xiu-Lian lost all his patience. He turned around and walked upstairs again. He Jing-Long stopped him once more: "I know you've had some unpleasantness with your younger brother recently. But don't worry, I've already said that the Xingguang Department Store was built for your mom. I'm sure I'll leave it to you."

  He Xiuhui turned around and looked at him coldly: "Do you think I'm interested in your wealth? If it weren't for my mother, I wouldn't have bothered about Xingguang Department Store these years."

  He Jinglong's voice sounded somewhat worn-out: "I know you hate me. It's me who has let you down, and it's because of me that your mother is suffering..."

  "What's the use of saying sorry? She's long gone." He said this and finally, without looking back, he went upstairs.