Chapter 179
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Chapter 179 You Have No Manners
Upon hearing Xia Qing’s words, Su Rui immediately let go, his previous anger completely vanishing, replaced by a beaming smile.
“Of course I have time. Now that you’re here, I’d make time even if I didn’t have any,” Su Rui said cheerfully.
Cao Tianping was finally saved. He smiled at Xia Qing and said, “I’m going out to meet a client.”
Su Rui didn’t bother with that fat guy. He looked at Xia Qing’s doll-like face with a smile, then glanced at her devilishly curvaceous figure, thinking to himself: “How did this girl develop so well? Those proportions, is she a little milk cow?”
“Haven’t seen beautiful Miss Xia for several days. Are you planning to treat me to a meal again?”
“I want you to drive me to the city center,” Xia Qing said. She hadn’t gone to the company’s car fleet because compared to those professional drivers, Su Rui was much more interesting.
“No problem,” Su Rui snapped his fingers. “But you have to buy me lunch.”
“So ungentlemanly, always making women treat you,” Xia Qing laughed. “Fine, I’ll pay. Order whatever you want.”
“We’ll see when we get there. I definitely won’t order anything too expensive.”
Su Rui chatted with Xia Qing for a few more minutes, then drove Lin Aoxue’s BMW to take her to the city center.
“What are you doing in the city center?” Su Rui asked. As he spoke, he glanced at Xia Qing in the passenger seat. The seatbelt crossed between her chest, outlining breathtaking curves.
Every time he drove with Xia Qing, Su Rui couldn’t help stealing glances. Though not exactly honorable, it was at least a man’s natural instinct.
“Going to buy something,” Xia Qing noticed Su Rui stealing glances at her chest and blushed slightly. Perhaps because she had a good impression of Su Rui, she didn’t feel too much aversion to his behavior. In fact, deep down, she even felt a hint of pride.
Of course, if any other man had stared at her like that, Xia Qing would have been very displeased and called him a pervert.
“What are you buying?” Su Rui asked casually.
“Clothes.”
“Why buy clothes at this time?”
“For Ms. Lin,” Xia Qing glanced at him. “Why are you being so nosy? Are you taking a census or investigating a case?”
“What kind of clothes are you buying for her?” Su Rui became even more curious.
“I’m not telling you,” Xia Qing felt this was definitely something she couldn’t tell Su Rui, otherwise this big mouth would surely spread the news.
“Why can’t you tell me?”
“It’s a women’s secret,” Xia Qing said seriously.
Ninghai truly deserved its reputation as an international metropolis. Even at noon on a workday, the city center shopping mall was packed with people.
Su Rui parked the car in the underground garage, then went with Xia Qing to the women’s clothing floor of the mall.
“Why don’t you wait for me at the entrance?”
Xia Qing stopped in front of an internationally known swimwear brand store and said to Su Rui. Even though she wasn’t buying swimwear for herself, her pretty face started to blush.
Su Rui stubbornly insisted on following her, making it impossible for her to keep the secret.
Looking at the dazzling array of swimwear in the store, Su Rui guessed the possibility and chuckled: “You’re buying swimwear for Lin Aoxue?”
“Why do you care so much?” Xia Qing said as she walked into the store, no longer caring what Su Rui thought. She couldn’t help feeling a bit regretful for bringing Su Rui along. Had she betrayed Lin Aoxue?
Su Rui couldn’t help imagining Lin Aoxue in a sexy swimsuit, suddenly feeling his mouth go dry. Most of these swimsuits were bikinis, just a few thin strings with small pieces of fabric. Just looking at the clothes made him feel unable to resist.
However, just as he was about to help pick a swimsuit for Lin Aoxue, he suddenly heard Xia Qing’s words and nearly stumbled.
Xia Qing asked the sales assistant: “Do you have wetsuits here?”
Su Rui wanted to scream. No, he was already going crazy.
Just because she had to go swimming with him? At worst, she could just not go. Why did she have to get a wetsuit?
Su Rui could tell with absolute certainty that this was 100% Lin Aoxue’s idea!
The sales assistant was clearly shocked by this unusual question. She paused, then apologetically said, “We only have swimwear here, not wetsuits.”
Xia Qing strictly followed Lin Aoxue’s instructions: “If you don’t have wetsuits, then show me your most conservative swimwear.”
The sales assistant covered her mouth and giggled.
Su Rui stood to the side, feeling so frustrated he wanted to bang his head against the wall!
Lin Aoxue, Lin Aoxue, I never thought you’d be so guarded against me. It’s just a swimsuit! Looking a few more times won’t hurt! Am I really that perverted? This is appreciation, don’t you understand?
Well, Su Rui had made up his mind. This trip would definitely be “exciting,” and he would make sure to leave Lin Aoxue with a very “deep” memory.
Fortunately, this swimwear brand specialized in bikinis and didn’t have the one-piece swimsuit Lin Aoxue wanted. They only had two-piece styles!
This point made Comrade Su Rui very satisfied. At least he could see Lin Aoxue’s midriff.
After searching for a long time, Xia Qing finally chose a swimsuit that didn’t look too revealing – a tube top and shorts with a skirt edge that would barely cover the buttocks. This was still within Su Rui’s acceptable range, not too far from his expectations.
Until now, Xia Qing still didn’t know about Su Rui’s plan to take Lin Aoxue on a trip.
“Shall we go eat?” Xia Qing asked after buying the swimsuit, amused by Su Rui’s wandering eyes.
Other men generally wouldn’t enter such women’s lingerie stores, or if they did, they would be extremely uncomfortable and unable to relax. But he was different – in less than two minutes, he had struck up a conversation with two beautiful young women buying swimsuits, making them giggle uncontrollably.
Hearing Xia Qing’s words, Su Rui waved to the two scantily-clad girls: “I’m going to have lunch with my friend. See you next time if fate allows.”
Unexpectedly, the two girls seemed reluctant to part: “Handsome, why not leave your number so we can go shopping together next time?”
“That’s a good idea. Let’s exchange numbers so we can chat about life and dreams next time…”
Su Rui was about to give his number when Xia Qing dragged him away.
“Ladies, I’m sorry, my husband just loves to flirt. He can’t help himself when he sees pretty girls,” Xia Qing smiled at the two beauties, then pulled Su Rui away, saying as they walked: “Flirting everywhere, just wait until I deal with you when we get home!”
“Already married and still out here playing around!” The two girls, hearing Xia Qing’s words, immediately showed contempt and disdain for Su Rui, no longer mentioning exchanging numbers.
Su Rui was thus dragged out by Xia Qing. He complained, “You ruined my chance! You completely destroyed my image.”
“Do you even have an image to speak of? What chance? I was saving you. Otherwise, wouldn’t those two girls have pursued you relentlessly?” Xia Qing defended herself.
“So you were saving me?” Su Rui said with a half-smile. “But you called me ‘husband’ so naturally, as if you’ve practiced it many times!”
“How annoying! Who wants to call you husband!” Xia Qing was embarrassed, her face turning red. She was mad at herself for coming up with such an explanation. People might think she was claiming ownership of Su Rui!
“That remains to be seen,” Su Rui smiled as he examined Xia Qing’s slightly reddened doll-like face, which looked more and more like a red apple in autumn. He really wanted to take a bite.
An angel’s face with a devil’s body – this girl truly deserved the title of “perfectly developed.”
“You’re so full of yourself.”
“I didn’t get to hear enough earlier. Why don’t you call me husband again?” Su Rui said with a smile.
“In your dreams,” Xia Qing’s face flushed as she hit Su Rui. “What do you want to eat? My treat.”
“Lunch time is pretty short, so let’s keep it simple,” Su Rui pointed to a nearby pizza place. “How about this Victory Pizza?”
For office workers, lunch time was really too short. Just traveling to and from the city center would take an hour, leaving them only half an hour to actually eat.
Traffic in big cities was always a depressing matter.
“That works,” Xia Qing felt this was the only option. If not pizza, their only other choice would be KFC.
Ninghai’s foot traffic was truly massive. Even for Victory Pizza, they had to wait in a line about ten meters long.
Su Rui didn’t mind queuing, after all, being with a beautiful woman made everything enjoyable—a viewpoint that was truly shallow.
Just as it was almost their turn to order, a woman wearing a white low-cut dress and exuding perfume walked over and brazenly cut in line right in front of Su Rui.
What a blatant line-cutting.
Su Rui looked at this woman with a decent figure and said, “Miss, you can’t cut in front of me. You should go behind me.”
Su Rui’s words had a double meaning, and this woman happened to catch his innuendo.
“What, are you harassing me? It’s just cutting in line, why make such a big deal?”
Su Rui shook his head: “Indeed, it’s not worth making a big deal, but I just don’t like seeing people cut in line.”
Their voices weren’t quiet, and soon they had attracted the attention of everyone in the Victory Pizza restaurant.
Xia Qing didn’t want to cause any trouble and tugged at Su Rui’s sleeve, signaling him to be careful.
Most Chinese people would adopt an attitude of tolerance, preferring to avoid conflict.
“It’s fine,” Su Rui smiled at Xia Qing.
“You don’t like seeing it? If you don’t like it, don’t look. Nobody’s forcing you to watch. It’s just cutting in line, what’s the big deal? So petty, are you even a man?” The woman turned around. She wasn’t ugly, but her sharp tongue and manner gave a very unpleasant impression. The large earrings on her ears looked extremely tacky.
Su Rui stood his ground: “In my view, cutting in line is a matter of quality, but knowing you’ve cut in line and still arguing loudly is a matter of upbringing.”
Su Rui looked at her coldly and said: “You have no manners.”
