Chapter 376 Make Do
"Sister."
The first moment Lu Shuhan turned her head and saw Ning Xi, she instantly froze.
This…
Is a fairy descending to the mortal world?
Ning Xi's perception was quite keen, accurately capturing the subtle change in Lu Shuhan. Her brows furrowed almost imperceptibly, then quickly returned to normal.
She walked up to Lu Shuhan with a beaming smile, explained to the gatekeeper: "Uncle, this is my friend, can I take her in?"
Upon seeing Ning Xi, this gatekeeper instantly became incomparably nervous, quickly nodded.
"Miss Ning, of course you can. I didn't know she was your friend, really sorry."
Last time when Ning Xiangtian came to check the surveillance, this gatekeeper was present. After that incident, the company was acquired by Ning Xiangtian.
That is to say, Ning Xiangtian is now their boss, and this girl before him, beautiful beyond words, is the boss's precious daughter.
This gatekeeper was afraid of slighting her in the slightest, his attitude was extremely respectful!
This situation made Lu Shuhan freeze.
The gap between people, does it need to be so obvious?
This time, she became even more curious about Ning Xi's identity!
Honestly, when she received Ning Xi's address today, Lu Shuhan was very surprised, extremely, extremely surprised.
Haihuang District!
As a local of the Imperial Capital, she knew very well what kind of people could live in Haihuang District.
two words—— either rich or noble!
Coupled with the gatekeeper's respectful attitude towards Ning Xi just now, for a moment, Lu Shuhan couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.
"It's okay, you were also just doing your duty."
Ning Xi smiled politely. Turning her head and seeing Lu Shuhan staring blankly at her, she waved her small hand in front of Lu Shuhan's eyes, "Sister, shall we go in?"
"Oh… oh!"
Lu Shuhan came back to her senses, a smile reappearing on her face. Very naturally, she took Ning Xi's jade arm, waved the gift box in her left hand, "Xiao Xi, to pick a birthday gift for you, I ran to a full three shopping malls. Don't you want to thank me?"
"Thank you."
"Just a verbal thank you?"
"Hmm?"
Seeing Ning Xi's face full of incomprehension, Lu Shuhan took a breath, mustered her courage and poked her own cheek, "A kiss?"
Ning Xi's brows furrowed, "Don't mess around."
This time, even the basic term of address was missing. For the girl, this was very rare.
"Just kidding with you."
Lu Shuhan didn't insist. She knew those words were indeed a bit over the line, changed the subject with a smiling face.
The two girls chatted as they walked, soon returning to the villa.
Looking at the luxuriously decorated living room before her, Lu Shuhan was certain in her heart that Ning Xi's identity must be extremely extraordinary. Just then, she suddenly saw Ye Fan coming down the stairs, her expression instantly changed.
Why is he here?
"Hello."
Ye Fan walked to Ning Xi's side, nodded towards Lu Shuhan, "I am Ye Fan, Ning Xi's boyfriend."
These words carried quite a sense of declaring sovereignty.
Lu Shuhan didn't show anything unusual, "I remember you."
She looked at the extremely casual clothes on Ye Fan, her eyes showing surprise: "You are…"
"I live here."
The corners of Ye Fan's mouth lifted, "Very happy you could come to celebrate Xiao Xi's birthday. Please don't feel restrained, just treat this place as your own home."
Don't know why, he couldn't muster half a bit of good feeling towards the Lu Shuhan before him, always felt this girl had ill intentions towards Ning Xi.
Lu Shuhan: "…"
"Sit."
Ye Fan pointed at the sofa, turned his head to look at Ning Xi, "Xiao Xi, go make some tea."
"Mm."
Ning Xi nodded obediently, turned and walked towards the tea room on the first floor.
A hidden trace of envy flashed deep in Lu Shuhan's eyes. At the same time, a bit more hostility towards Ye Fan arose in her heart.
Ye Fan's attention had always been on Lu Shuhan. Keenly sensing the subtle change in her demeanor, his eyes instantly became extremely profound.
"How was your performance in the ranking tournament?"
"So-so, nine wins out of ten matches."
Lu Shuhan smiled lightly and understatedly.
Have to say, with carefully applied makeup, she was indeed quite beautiful. Her good looks paired with youthful attire were very attractive.
Ye Fan chuckled and congratulated: "Congratulations on successfully ranking."
His tone was still so plain, no fluctuations in his eyes, as if Lu Shuhan was a ball of air.
And indeed it was so!
In Ye Fan's world, girls were only divided into two types: one was Ning Xi, the other was other girls.
Other girls and air could be equated.
Lu Shuhan raised her eyebrows, asked back: "And you?"
"Me?"
Ye Fan said calmly: "So-so, all wins."
"…"
Looking at Ye Fan's unchanged demeanor, Lu Shuhan felt somewhat unhappy in her heart, changed the topic: "Not bad, although I lost one game, my tie-breaker points are very high."
"How high?"
"21 points!"
"Oh, I have 30 points."
"…"
Speechless, at the same time, Lu Shuhan instantly remembered the terrifying tie-breaker points of player number 366 on the ranking day. Her gaze carried a bit of doubt, "What's your ranking number?"
"366, is there any problem?"
"N-nothing."
Meeting Ye Fan's half-smiling gaze, at this moment, Lu Shuhan's face burned.
This guy is actually player number 366?
She actually praised her own tie-breaker points as being very high just now…
Simply lost face all the way to grandma's house !
Compared to ordinary people, her tie-breaker points were very high, but if compared to player number 366, they were completely not on the same level!
The conversation between the two stopped here, the atmosphere appearing somewhat silent.
Ning Xi came over carrying the brewed tea, poured a cup for each of them, and sat to Ye Fan's right.
Just as she sat down, Lu Shuhan spoke up to inquire: "Xiao Xi, Ye Fan is player number 366?"
Ning Xi's delicate head nodded lightly, "That's right, what's wrong?"
Lu Shuhan gave a dry laugh, waved her hand, "Nothing, just asking casually, didn't expect Ye Fan to be so strong."
"Yes!"
Ning Xi smiled captivatingly, said: "Gege's Weiqi level is very strong, even professional players are not his opponents."
Lu Shuhan's eyes widened, said incredulously: "Even professional players are not his opponents? This… impossible, right?"
"Why impossible?"
Ning Xi said with exceptional seriousness: "When Gege played against a professional player, I was there."
"…"
Lu Shuhan felt a stuffiness in her chest, forced a smile and said: "Is that so, then that's indeed very strong."
"Right, Xiao Xi, didn't you just finish the college entrance exam? You still haven't told me which university you're going to. I asked you several times on WeChat, you didn't say. What's there to keep secret about this?"
"Just attending university in the Imperial Capital."
Hearing this question, Ning Xi smiled lightly and said: "Which university I attend isn't important. What's important is finding the path for the future during university."
"In the Imperial Capital?"
Lu Shuhan's eyes lit up.
The worst local universities in the Imperial Capital are at least first-tier. Famous schools are even more numerous. Maybe, Ning Xi might even attend the same university as her…
Once this thought emerged, her heart was filled with incomparable anticipation, "Xiao Xi, I'm studying at the University of Economics and Humanities, currently a junior. I've already reported my own family background, you can't still keep it a secret, right?"
"Qing Da."
Ye Fan, who hadn't spoken all along, after hearing Lu Shuhan's words, indifferently spat out two words.
One utterance, was a kill shot!
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