“How about it, Su Ling? Want to take a bath with me again tonight?”
After finishing the small cake in her hand, Ruan Zhixian wiped the cream from the corner of her mouth with a napkin and asked the black-haired girl sitting on the sofa.
“To-today, no thanks. I want to bathe by myself today.”
Su Ling’s face suddenly flushed bright red as she recalled her embarrassing state from yesterday, and she repeatedly declined.
Help! If I take a bath with Zhixian again today, I might just faint once more!
“Oh, alright then. So, Su Ling, will you go first?”
Sure enough, Su Ling must have been so lonely that day she wanted to bathe with me, right? It can’t be that she’s as obsessed with beautiful girls’ bodies as I am…
ZAJ……
For some reason, a subtle twinge of disappointment stirred in Ruan Zhixian’s heart.
“No, no need. Zhixian, you go first~”
Su Ling slightly turned her head, a gentle smile curling at her lips.
Just kidding. Although I can’t bathe with Zhixian, secretly borrowing her… as spellcasting material or something, that should be allowed, right?
The mischievous Miss Su completely ignored the fact that she had already used the spellcasting materials without permission.
“Oh, okay then. Is it because you know I’m slow at bathing, so you’re letting me go first? Su Ling is really so nice…”
Pathetic.
The pure blonde girl felt a faint stir of emotion in her heart.
“Then Su Ling, after you finish bathing, I’ll help you dry your hair!”
At the bathroom door, Ruan Zhixian’s upper body had already slipped inside, leaving only her golden head outside, her emerald eyes curved with a bright smile.
“Mm, mm.”
The black-haired girl’s face flushed once again as she shyly responded.
***
The next day, in the underground parking garage of the apartment.
Su Ling staggered out of the elevator, still savoring the “work hard today” message from Ruan Zhixian, a strange blush lingering on her cheeks, a dreamy smile playing at the corners of her lips.
“M-miss, I’m here…”
Secretary Lin, who had long been waiting by the car, was a little confused seeing Miss Su like this for the first time.
“Oh, Secretary Lin, let’s go. I’ve already had breakfast with Zhixian.”
After being reminded, Su Ling quickly regained her composure.
“Yes, Miss. According to today’s schedule, our destination is—”
“The Public Resources Trading Center of C City. We’re here to participate in the auction for the commercial land in Binjiang District.”
The black-haired girl’s cool voice was full of determination.
***
Outside the Public Resources Trading Center in C City.
“Oh, isn’t this Chairman Gu? Are you here for the Binjiang land auction as well?”
A man in a suit smiled and greeted the middle-aged man who had just stepped out of a car, his tone slightly flattering.
The middle-aged man before them was Gu Huaishan, the head of the Gu Family, one of the largest family enterprises in C City.
Tall and broad-shouldered, dressed in a dark suit, his temples already streaked with gray, yet his deep, commanding gaze, forged by years in high positions, still gave him an imposing presence.
“Hmm, Chairman Sun, your Sun Family is planning to participate in the auction as well?”
The man asked.
“Ah, not really. We had some interest in the land before, but that was before we knew the Gu Family had plans for it. Now that we know, we’re just here to keep Chairman Gu company,” the man said with a forced smile.
“By the way, Chairman Gu, about that project we discussed recently…”
“Chairman Gu, regarding our company’s product from before…”
Soon, a crowd gathered around Gu Huaishan.
“Tch, a bunch of sycophantic vermin,”
Nearby, Tang Jin’er crossed her arms in front of her, looking down on the group with disdain. Today she wore a gorgeous red gown, though the style was slightly different from a few days ago.
“Tang Miss, not everyone here has the Tang Family’s influence. Here, the Gu Family is their natural object of flattery.”
Secretary Wang responded calmly beside Tang Jin’er, dressed in formal attire. Unlike Tang Miss, Secretary Wang was wearing the same outfit as she had a few days ago.
“Moreover, if I may be frank, if you could rein in your temper a bit, you’d find many people vying to flatter you here.”
Secretary Wang adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses, glancing at the men and women standing around who dared not approach Tang Jin’er because of her imposing aura.
“Hmph, the Tang Family only wants partners who can truly bring value, not those sycophants,” Tang Jin’er snapped sharply as usual.
“By the way, where’s your family’s representative? Why hasn’t he arrived yet? Are you really not going to participate in this land auction?”
Tang Jin’er’s beautiful brows furrowed as she asked Secretary Wang.
“Tang Miss, please don’t worry. By the time we calculate it, Miss Su should be arriving soon.”
Secretary Wang glanced at the ladies’ wristwatch on her hand and answered.
Just as Secretary Wang finished speaking, the surrounding conversations quieted for a moment before more whispers spread:
“That car…”
“Yeah…”
“Could it really be her…”
Following everyone’s gaze, Tang Jin’er saw a black Maybach arriving late, pulling up by the roadside.
Soon, a petite woman dressed as a secretary clumsily stepped out of the driver’s seat.
She looked startled by the expectant gazes from the crowd, then awkwardly hurried to the other side of the car and opened the rear door.
At that moment, the truly anticipated figure finally appeared:
The first thing that caught everyone’s eyes was a slender foot stepping out in delicate high heels, as graceful as a butterfly resting on a flower.
The view followed upwards—elegant calves and full thighs wrapped in slightly sheer black stockings, subtly hugging the skin.
Then, the beauty from inside the car emerged:
Her night-dark hair fell like a waterfall, making her pale skin even more striking.
As she lifted her eyelids, the crowd finally saw her face: a finely sculpted, high nose bridge; thin lips with sharply defined edges tinged a faint sickly yet beautiful pink.
Most captivating were her eyes—elegant phoenix eyes with slightly upturned corners, radiating a cold, noble aura.
This was Su Ling, the renowned Miss Su of the illustrious Su Family in Huaguo.
At this moment, the Public Resources Trading Center in C City, along with the Tang Family, Gu Family, and the arriving Miss Su from the Su Family, all gathered together.
It could be said that, aside from the Ruans in C City, the major local powers’ key players were all here.
“Goodness, this auction looks like it’s about to turn into a fight right here and now…”
Realizing this, the onlookers all shared the same thought silently.