Chapter 341: Fighting the Landlord
Su Yan stopped again, then raised her head and said with a smile, "Wei Zhou, that was also my first time falling in love with someone!"
After saying that, she didn't stay any longer and directly walked downstairs. Wei Zhou said that it was his first time falling in love with someone, but was it not the same for her? It was their first time falling in love with someone. She, a woman, could do it, but why couldn't Wei Zhou do it? Could it be that just because it was the first time that he had fallen in love with someone, Su Yan had to forgive him?
As soon as Su Yan went down to the third floor, she met Lan Jian and Jiang Yuan, Wei Zhou's two good buddies. It had been more than 30 days since they last met. Lan Jian and Jiang Yuan felt a little awkward. Lan Jian subconsciously glanced at the fourth floor, then, he smiled and said, "Su Yan, you haven't been here for long. Are you leaving now?"
Su Yan also smiled and said, "Yeah, I'm a little tired."
Lan Jian said, "Why don't you play poker with us? We can play landlord. It's rare for us to get together to play together, right?"
Su Yan curled the corner of her mouth and said, "Young Master Lan, you act like you don't know that Wei Zhou is on the fourth floor. It's really funny."
After being exposed by Su Yan, Lan Jian was embarrassed. However, he could only brace himself and continue, "What? Ah Zhou is here too? He said that his legs hurt earlier , so he didn't come. Why didn't this guy say anything?"
Su Yan looked at him meaningfully. "Alright, stop acting. We are all sensible people."
Seeing that she was still going to leave, Jiang Yuan said, "Since you are already here, why don't you wait until the cake is cut? In ten minutes, the candles will be blown out and the cake will be cut."
Hearing his words, Su Yan stopped and glanced at the two of them with her beautiful almond-shaped eyes. "If that's the case, then I'll play with you two."
Lan Jian was startled and hurriedly nodded. "That's great. We were just worried that we wouldn't be able to find someone to play with. Come. Let's go to the fourth floor. There's a chess room there. We have to play to our heart's content today."
Jiang Yuan's face had a bitter smile. Originally, he didn't want to play poker. He had no interest in these things at all. However, Su Yan was going to play. Even if he didn't want to play, he had to play with her. Su Yan could see the helpless expression on his face, and she couldn't help but smirk. She felt that it was funny.
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In the chess room on the fourth floor.
After the door was closed, the room was very quiet. The noise on the first floor couldn't be heard at all. The most important thing was that there were few people here. There was no smell of cigarettes. Moreover, the room was clean and spotless.
Under Lan Jian's orders, Su Yan sat down at the gambling table. Although the chess room wasn't big, it was decorated like a small casino. There were several slot machines against the wall. After everyone took some chips, they began to play.
Su Yan took out her phone and asked, "This is the first time I'm playing poker with you. I wonder how high your stakes are?"
Hearing this question, Lan Jian started to think. He was thinking about what price he should quote. Usually, when they played poker or mahjong, it was 100,000 yuan per round. If he were to say that the stakes were that high, he was afraid that he would scare Su Yan away, so he could only lower his voice and say, "Oh, our stakes aren't that high. It's only 100 yuan."
Su Yan raised her eyebrows and said, "Alright, let's start then."
An hour later, Lan Jian looked at the few chips in front of him and felt that he was really wise. Luckily, he had only said 100 yuan just now. If he had said 100,000 yuan, he probably would have lost tone of money by now. Su Yan played poker too well. Not only could she remember what cards everyone had, but she could even calculate what cards everyone had in their hands at the end. Moreover, her luck was very good, and she could draw a good card every time. Moreover, she would double her bid for the landlord in every round without losing. Every ten minutes was one round, and they played six rounds in an hour. Su Yan had already won two thousand.
This bit of money was nothing to Lan Jian. It wasn't even enough for his meal. However, he felt that there was something strange about his state tonight. No matter how he played, the cards he drew were the worst. Moreover, from the beginning until now, he had never been a landowner. No matter who he played with, he would lose. Originally, he only wanted to keep Su Yan to stay by playing poker. However, after losing a few rounds in a row, his desire to win was completely aroused. Thus, he forgot his original intention at the beginning and started to play with Su Yan seriously.
In another hour, Su Yan had already won more than 40,000 yuan. It wasn't because the number of rounds they played had increased, but because Lan Jian got anxious from losing. He kept saying that 100 yuan per round was too little, so he had to adjust it to 2,000 yuan per round. Su Yan was naturally unafraid, so Lan Jian lost even more miserably.
Chapter 342: I'll Chase Him Out
Looking at Lan Jian, who was scratching his head and ears, Su Yan felt that it was a little funny. She planned to let Lan Jian win this round, then she should get ready to go home. It had been too long since she played cards, and as a result, she lost track of time.
However, just as Su Yan was about to say something, the man's slender fingers reached over and directly pulled out a deck of cards from her hand. "Use this."
Su Yan was slightly stunned and looked at Wei Zhou in a daze. She was too focused on playing cards just now and didn't notice Wei Zhou coming in. She also didn't notice that he had been standing behind watching her play cards. When he saw that she was looking at him with a blank expression, Wei Zhou's long eyelashes fluttered. "I was just saying so. Look at you."
Lan Jian rolled his eyes at Wei Zhou. "Ah Zhou, you're cheating. Don't you know that you're not supposed to speak?"
Hearing this, Su Yan was too embarrassed to play that deck. She could only shake her head and say, "No."
This round was between her, Jiang Yuan, and the farmers against Lan Jian, the landlord. At this point, only Su Yan still had a deck of cards in her hand. She was in charge of the cards, and Jiang Yuan wasn't going to play either. Therefore, Lan Jian hurriedly threw out another single card to end this round.
Lan Jian said happily, "I won. Hahaha, I finally won. After playing for so long, this is the first time I've won."
After saying that, he glanced at Jiang Yuan and said with a look of disdain, "Learn from Su Yan. Look at how good she is at poker, and then look at what you."
Jiang Yuan retorted, "Shut up! Su Yan clearly has a big card in her hand. She just let you win one round on purpose. You're actually showing off. Tonight, you're the one who lost the most."
Lan Jian was unhappy and retorted, "That's bullsh*t! You talk as if you won tonight. You lost the same amount as me."
Jiang Yuan pouted and spread his hands. "I'm not the one who lost the most anyway. Whoever loses the most knows."
Lan Jian was speechless.
Su Yan smiled and glanced at the two of them. "President Jiang, Young Master Lan, it's already 8:30 pm. I should go back and rest."
When he heard that she was going to leave, Lan Jian hurriedly tried to persuade her to stay. "Don't, Su Yan. The night life has just begun at this time. It's not interesting for you to go back so early. Tell me the truth. Did Wei Zhou affect your poker game? Actually, I also think that it's quite annoying for him to watch from the side. I'll chase him out. Let's play for a while more."
After playing for an entire night, he finally won one round. He was at his most excited state, so how could he let Su Yan leave just like that? And when he became addicted to playing, he had long forgotten why he had dragged Su Yan to play poker with him just now. However, when he finished saying this, he felt a surge of killing intent assault him..
Su Yan laughed and said, "No, I don't like to sleep too late. Moreover, small gambling is good for one's mood, but big gambling is bad for one's body. I'm tired after playing for such a long time. If Young Master Lan is willing to play, let's meet another day."
After desperately avoiding the death gaze from Wei Zhou, Lan Jian said regretfully, "Then let's meet another day. When the time comes, have a good day. I'll send you off."
After saying that, he finally dared to look at Wei Zhou. His two small eyes were trying their best to make eye signals. He looked like he was saying, "Bro, I can only help you so much." Su Yan held back her laughter. Lan Jian's eyes were small to begin with, so if he continued to squint them like this, they would look even smaller.
Su Yan refused, "There's no need to send me off. It's raining outside and it's very cold. I can leave myself."
After smiling at everyone, she carried her bag and walked out without even looking at the pile of chips piled on the table.
"Hey, Su Yan, don't you want it after winning so much?" Lan Jian shouted.
Su Yan didn't turn back as she said, "You can just transfer the money to Ruoruo. Consider it a small gift from me to her."
Su Yan had already walked out of the chess room, but Wei Zhou hadn't followed her. Seeing this scene, Lan Jian raised his eyebrows and said, "F * ck! Ah Zhou, what's wrong with you? Why are you still here?"
Wei Zhou looked at him coldly. "Who was the one who said he wanted to kick me out just now? How could you forget so quickly?"
Lan Jian smiled sheepishly. "Hehe, I was just saying so. How could I do that..."
Wei Zhou snorted lightly. He didn't believe a single word that Lan Jian said. He didn't say that just now. He didn't want to bother with Lan Jian and Jiang Yuan anymore. Wei Zhou turned around to chase after Su Yan, but just as he turned around, suddenly, a crystal-clear light flashed in the corner of his eyes. Wei Zhou subconsciously glanced at the ground. A fashionable and beautiful platinum brooch was lying quietly on the floor.
Chapter 343: A Troublesome Man
Wei Zhou picked up the brooch. Today, Su Yan was wearing a white turtleneck sweater. Because the sweater was very plain, Su Yan used this brooch as a decoration. Wei Zhou wrapped the brooch with a piece of tissue and carefully put it into his pocket.
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Floral Villa.
When Su Yan took off the sweater in the cloakroom, she realized that the brooch she had pinned on it was gone. Although this platinum brooch wasn't expensive, it was a small gift that Tang Yitong had personally designed and had someone make it for her. The brooch had her initials on it.
Su Yan frowned. After repeatedly confirming that the brooch was missing, she frowned. The brooch wasn't big, so it would be difficult to find if it had fallen in that corner. Moreover, she had been out for so long today. She had been to too many places. Who knew where she had lost it? Trying to find it back was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"Forget it. So be it if I lost it." Su Yan finally gave up on the idea of looking for the brooch.
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At ten in the morning the next day, Su Yan walked out of the conference room. She glanced at Wang Xiaoxue and asked, "How's Jian Xin Technology Company's situation?"
Wang Xiaoxue opened a set of materials and reported while following Su Yan, "This is the current situation, President Su."
Su Yan nodded. "Got it. Help me make an appointment with Qin Sang. Let him set the time."
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Just as she opened the car door, Su Yan heard someone call her name. She turned around and saw a man in a white suit standing beside a red Ferrari. He was smiling at her.
Su Yan raised her eyebrows. "Young Master Xia?"
Although they had only met once, Su Yan's memory was too good. She naturally remembered Xia Zijian's, but she didn't know why he was here.
Xia Zijian smiled and said, "I heard that you rejected my invitation. Are you that unwilling to give me face?"
Su Yan wasn't surprised at all when she heard these sarcastic words. This was very much in line with her impression of Xia Zijian. If Wei Zhou was described as "cold", then this man could be described as "arrogant". His entire body exuded a cocky and unruly energy.
Su Yan smirked as she said very indifferently, "Young Master Xia, you must be joking. Firstly, I really don't have the time. Secondly, I don't like commotion, so I basically don't attend any banquets. You know who Miss Summer is, but many people in the industry still don't."
Xia Zijian raised his eyebrows. "Oh, I should feel honored to know who Miss Summer is?"
Su Yan smiled and said, "If you say that, there's nothing I can do."
Xia Zijian walked in front of Su Yan. He took out an exquisite gilded invitation letter from his pocket and handed it over. "I just wanted to invite you to a gathering. I don't have any other intentions. You don't have to use Miss Summer's identity to attend, and I won't deliberately reveal your identity. Is that alright?"
After hesitating for a moment, Su Yan took the invitation letter. "Since Young Master Xia is so kind, then I won't be polite."
Xia Zijian was famous for being difficult to deal with, just like his father, Xia Jiang. Moreover, he was even more thick-skinned and shameless than Xia Jiang. The most important thing was that he was extremely bold, and he had caused a lot of trouble in the past. If Xia Jiang wasn't powerful enough, he would have long been imprisoned.
Su Yan wasn't afraid of him. She just didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble. If Xia Zijian really dared to give her trouble, she didn't mind giving Xia Jiang a call. When the time came, someone would deal with him.
Seeing that Su Yan agreed, Xia Zijian nodded in satisfaction. "It's lunchtime now. Miss Su, would you do me the honor of having lunch with me?"
Su Yan kept the invitation letter and raised her eyebrows. "I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint Young Master Xia. I didn't sleep much last night, so I have to go back and catch up on my sleep now."
She didn't want to have too much contact with Xia Zijian. It was best to stay away from men like him. It would be very troublesome if he pestered her, so she didn't beat around the bush and directly rejected him. However, to her surprise, she was still pestered by Xia Zijian.
"All the more reason to eat first then sleep. Otherwise, it will be even more uncomfortable if you wake up hungry. Let's go. Get in my car. I'll send you back after eating," Xia Zijian said with a smile.
Su Yan saw his firm attitude and reluctantly said, "I have my own car."
"Driving now is called drowsy driving. Didn't you not sleep much last night? So hurry up and take my car. After I send you back, I'll come back and drive your car back," Xia Zijian said.
Su Yan said, "Just let it stay here. There's no need to send it back."
Su Yan was dozing off the entire way. She wasn't pretending to be sleepy, but she was really sleepy. She didn't know what had happened last night, but she tossed and turned until very late before falling asleep.
Chapter 344: Does Your Family Know That You Have Such a Sharp Tongue?
Shuiyun Restaurant.
Su Yan didn't expect Xia Zijian to bring her here for a meal. This place wasn't affordable for the poor, but it was a place where the rich often gathered. Su Yan raised her eyebrows. It was easy to meet people she knew here, and she didn't want to be seen eating together with Xia Zijian. However, before she could open her mouth and say that they had to change places, Xia Zijian said that he had already booked the place in advance. Su Yan had no choice but to follow him in.
Although Xia Zijian was overbearing and shameless, he was still very attentive to her. At least he had taken good care of her at the moment, and was very thoughtful.
The two of them sat down, and Xia Zijian said, "Before coming to Jiang Du, I've heard about this restaurant. Moreover, the food ratings on the Internet are also very high, so I specially came here today to give it a try."
Su Yan only nodded and didn't say anything. Su Yan didn't have much in common with a young master like him. After all, he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, while she relied on herself to start from scratch.
An hour later, the two of them were full and walked out. In the end, they bumped into Chu Beibei at the main entrance. It was different from the last time they were at the golf course. After seeing Su Yan this time, Chu Beibei was much less mean. Instead, there was an expression of incomprehension.
Lan Jian's reprimand from that day at the golf course was still ringing in her ears, especially that sentence, "In the future, before you talk about others, think about who you are and what qualifications you have to talk about Su Yan like this!" But now that she saw Su Yan walking together with Xia Zijian, she immediately said in a fit of anger, "Isn't this Su Yan? You're really amazing. A few days ago, you were still pestering Wei Zhou, and now, you're pestering Young Master Xia. Tsk..."
Xia Zijian raised his eyebrows and turned to look at Su Yan. "Who is she? Is she your friend?"
Su Yan said calmly, "Have you seen anyone's friend talk like that?"
After saying that, she looked at Chu Beibei and said with a smile, "I really am quite amazing. Many people have said the same thing about me."
Seeing that she was about to leave, Chu Beibei asked again, "Does Wei Zhou know that you've made new friends outside?"
Su Yan stopped in her tracks and retorted, "Does your family know that you have such a sharp tongue?"
Chu Beibei said angrily, "You!"
The corners of Su Yan's lips curled up as she stared coldly at Chu Beibei. When she was the daughter-in-law of the Wei family, she had tolerated everything. Now that things had changed, how could she let Chu Beibei go? Moreover, in terms of bickering, she had never been afraid of anyone.
Seeing that the two of them were about to fight, Chu Beibei's scoundrel friends dragged her away. Before they left, they even spat at Su Yan, but Su Yan ignored them.
Xia Zijian gave Su Yan a thumbs up. "How cool! I didn't expect you to be so sharp-tongued even though you look fragile and beautiful."
Su Yan smiled. "I'll take that as a compliment."
Just as the two of them got into the car, it started to drizzle outside again. All the cars on the road slowed down. The gloomy weather made her feel particularly sleepy. Su Yan sat in the front passenger seat and prepared to take a nap. In the end, she saw a black Maybach catching up from the side lane. Su Yan only took a glance and recognized that it was Wei Zhou's car. It seemed that the rolls-royce hadn't been repaired yet, so Wei Zhou could only drive this car.
The red light lit up, and the black Maybach and the red Ferrari stopped side by side. In the Maybach, Wei Zhou looked at Su Yan, who was in the Ferrari. Sixty seconds later, the red light turned green, and the Maybach took the lead to leave. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared at the intersection.
In the Maybach, Li Rong, who was the co-driver, was doing a report. Seeing that Wei Zhou had been looking out of the window, she tentatively called out, "Ceo Wei?"
The next second, Wei Zhou turned his head to look at her. His expression looked very unpleasant. Li Rong was shocked. She didn't know what happened to her boss this time.
Wei Zhou asked, "What activities has North Stream Real Estate Group been doing in Jiang Du recently?"
Li Rong was a little confused. She was clearly reporting the company's acquisition plan for Wan Xing. Why did he suddenly change the topic to the unrelated North Stream Real Estate Group?
"I heard that North Stream Real Estate Group is planning to build a seaside amusement park in Jiang Du. Young Master Xia was even specially transferred to Jiang Du to be in charge of this matter. However, it is currently in the early stages of evaluation." Li Rong quickly revealed the information she had.
Wei Zhou raised his eyebrows. "Young Master Xia? He knows Su Yan?"
Li Rong felt that her career as a secretary was coming to an end. For the first time in her life, she was stumped by Wei Zhou's question. How would she know if Su Yan knew Xia Zijian? She didn't have the ability to look into the past or the future.