Chapter 55 Reencountering Xiao Yaning
"Impossible!" Ye Mei glanced at Su Chen and said coquettishly, then poured herself a glass of red wine and raised it, "Can Mr. Su have a drink with this little lady now?"
"Of course."
Su Chen picked up his glass and gently clinked it with Ye Mei's. Just as he was about to drink, the door was suddenly pushed open.
"Yo, Ye Mei, you really know how to choose a place, secretly meeting with your little lover here, huh?"
As this voice sounded, a woman dressed in a qipao walked in.
As Su Chen turned his head and had yet to see the woman's face, his eyes were drawn to a pair of long legs!
"Top-notch leg model!"
Su Chen couldn't help but inwardly compliment. Those long legs, partially visible under the high-slit qipao, were even more suggestive!
"Yaning, what are you doing here?"
Although Ye Mei was a bit surprised to see the newcomer, she was happy and stood up.
"You find it odd that I'm at my own club?" The newcomer leaned close to Ye Mei and whispered softly, "Just now Xiao Yue told me she saw you, and I didn't believe it. I thought you'd definitely tell me if you came. I didn't expect it really was you."
"Who is this guy? Your boyfriend?"
The newcomer glanced at Su Chen and suddenly felt he looked familiar, but couldn't remember where she had seen him.
"Why are you gossiping too? No, he's just an ordinary friend."
Ye Mei lightly stamped her foot, a blush appearing on her delicate face.
"Yeah right, who would believe that? I've never seen you alone with a man these past years."
The newcomer took another look at Su Chen, finding him more familiar the more she looked.
On the side, Su Chen found Ye Mei's shy demeanor rather amusing. He hadn't expected this underground queen of Jianghai to have such a side.
As for the woman who had just walked in, Su Chen recognized her immediately; she was the woman who had borrowed a cigarette from him and then jumped into the river that night.
It was late at night after all, and the lighting was very dim, so it was normal for her not to recognize him right away.
At that time, Su Chen had already noticed her remarkable looks and excellent figure, but he hadn't realized she possessed such irresistibly long legs.
However, she seemed much more lively today compared to that night. He wondered what had happened to her to drive her to such desperation.
Finding the two women still whispering among themselves, Su Chen, out of sheer boredom, lit a cigarette.
"It's you!"
The woman who had been "examining" Ye Mei saw Su Chen smoking and suddenly exclaimed as if struck by lightning, then covered her mouth, her face full of disbelief.
"What, you know him?" Ye Mei was greatly surprised by her friend's reaction.
"Are you the guy from that night?" Xiao Yaning stepped closer, probing cautiously.
Su Chen looked at her and nodded slightly, acknowledging it.
"It really is you! I've been wondering if I'd ever meet you again! I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence." Xiao Yaning's expression was one of great surprise, much like winning a lottery.
That night, she had just had another fight with her father, feeling extremely downhearted, plus the pressure accumulated over more than a year led her to impulsively attempt to jump into the river.
Looking back, she was terrified by her own actions. If it hadn't been for that man, she might have been lost forever.
Since then, she had this inexplicable hope of meeting the man who had saved her again, though she knew that, in this vast sea of people, the chances were slim.
She never expected that today, in her own club, she would meet him again!
No wonder she felt he looked familiar!
"Has the matter been resolved?" Su Chen spoke softly upon seeing the other person somewhat excited.
"Not yet." Xiao Yaning's agitated expression faltered slightly, but she quickly smiled and said, "But it's okay, just like you said, as long as we're alive, there's hope! I won't give up."
"It's good that you've thought it through." Su Chen was also pleased with her change of attitude.
"Hey, what are you two doing?" Ye Mei stared at them for a few seconds, "What are you two talking about? Why can't I understand?"
"It's nothing."
Xiao Yaning replied nonchalantly. Although she and Ye Mei were close friends, there were some things she didn't share, like her attempted jump into the river.
"I was about to introduce you to each other, but it seems that's not necessary."
Ye Mei spoke with a hint of sourness, feeling somewhat disappointed.
"We've only met once; I still don't even know her name."
"Yes, he and I aren't what you imagine, and I still don't know your boyfriend's name either."
Xiao Yaning looked at Ye Mei somewhat amused, her tone teasing.
"I told you he's not my boyfriend."
Ye Mei was confused and even more unclear about their relationship.
"Then let me introduce you, this is Su Chen, and this is my close friend, Xiao Yaning."
"I see you two are completely different personalities; how did you become close friends?"
Su Chen asked curiously. Although Ye Mei and Xiao Yaning were both very beautiful, they were completely different types of women. How could they be good friends?
"It's all fate."
Ye Mei and Xiao Yaning looked at each other and laughed together.
At that moment, in another private room at the Yun Tian Club, sat a young man. He was dressed in a top-notch, hand-tailored white suit, around twenty-something, looking haughty, as if he disdained everything around him.
He also had an arm around a good-looking girl who appeared to be a college student, looking utterly dependent on him.
The young man's one hand was wandering over her body at will while the girl wore a pleasing smile, though her eyes flickered with a hint of contempt, hard to notice.
Around him, several bodyguards stood, all in black tight suits and well-built muscles. Though they wore sunglasses, the fierce look on their faces was quite evident!
At that moment, a man with delicate and tender skin pushed the door open and walked in, came up to the young man, and whispered a few words into his ear.
Is that true? You didn't see it wrong?"
A sinister smile appeared on the young man's face, and his eyes gradually narrowed.
"I'm sure I'm not mistaken. I just went to the restroom, passed by the corridor, heard a voice that seemed familiar, took a peek, and it was her, Xiao Yaning was there too, and there was a man."
The delicate-skinned man said with a flattering tone and a mischievous grin on his face.
"A man?" The young man's brow furrowed, "What man?"
"I don't know him, never seen him, probably in his twenties."
"You should have seen everyone around Jiangnan with a bit of a name, if you don't know him, he must be some nobody." The young man's face showed a look of disdain, "But her being with Xiao Yaning and a man, that is interesting! Should have called the Young Master Li from the Li Family over to watch the drama!"
"How about I call Li's Young Master now?"
The delicate-skinned man's lips curled up with a wicked smile, as if he had stumbled upon something interesting.
"No rush, let me go and see first, after all, she is from my Wu Family! I should at least say hello."
"Young Master said right, I'll take you there now."