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Four days before the new year, the Tang clan finally pardoned the world and began to give two weeks of annual leave.

When the New Year's Eve ended, the streets became even more desolate. Many shops closed their doors, and at this time, Su Xu felt a little lonely. They had all returned home to their families to reunite with.

The work could also be put on hold for the time being. Having had enough energy to sleep, Su Xu found the time to go out and stroll around, constantly purchasing goods from overcrowded merchants, pushing overloaded shopping carts, feeling abnormally satisfied, surrounded by the bustling and noisy crowd, truly letting her feel the festive atmosphere, purchasing useful and useless things that filled up the house.

Aunt Zhang had already gone home for the holidays, and Tang Luoye wasn't home either. Looking at the empty house, Su Xu suddenly wanted to call Bai Mo. Picking up the phone, she hesitated and decided to give up. Bai Mo has been rather busy recently, so she can't keep bothering him like this.

Since she had nothing better to do, Su Xu decided to cook a meal to reward herself. She flipped through the ingredients she had just purchased, skimmed through them, found a recipe book, picked out a few dishes she liked and began to wash them.

According to the order, after Su Xu finished stir-frying the third course and was preparing the last soup, she heard a noise in the room and turned around. Tang Luoye was standing at the entrance of the kitchen looking at her, with one hand in his pocket and the other holding the key he had just pulled out of the car.

He looked at the dishes on the table, and then saw that Su Xu still had no intention of stopping. He asked, "Is someone coming over?"

Su Xu coughed and said, "I'll eat by myself." She had only measured herself for a few days.

Tang Luoye nodded her head and left. Su Xu turned around and went back to his work. He put the chopped mushrooms and tofu into the fish soup, adjusted the pot to a simmer, and set the alarm clock to warn him.

It had been a long time since she had worked in the kitchen, and she didn't know if she was unfamiliar with cooking. She put down her bowl and chopsticks, hesitating whether she should call Tang Luoye along. The two of them had been getting along fairly well lately, but if she called him over, she would definitely feel awkward and uncomfortable.

While she was still thinking, Tang Luoye took the documents and went out again. He came back to retrieve his things.

Su Xu sighed and began to eat the food she cooked. The taste was not bad, if she couldn't finish this meal, she would leave it for the next time. Su Xu just enjoyed the process of cooking.

She had just finished her meal when the phone rang.

It was the assistant who called to remind her, "Boss, although we're all on vacation, don't forget the trip I arranged for you. There's a private meeting this afternoon and there's also Zhang's annual meeting at night."

Su Xu smiled gently, "Mmm, I know. Thank you. You're still the most meticulous one."

The assistant giggled, "It's my duty. "Boss, my mom cooked a bunch of delicious food. Do you want to come to my house to try it? My parents will very, very welcome you."

"I'll be there when I have time." Su Xu couldn't help feeling warm in her heart, "Happy New Year."

After hanging up the phone, Su Xu quickly put the food in the refrigerator, changed her clothes and put on makeup before driving to meet her.

She was a private party that had been set up only a few days earlier, far out in the city center, a temple built by an official family, but once inside it a high-class clubhouse, its annual membership so expensive that it was breathtaking. There were all sorts of facilities and entertainment inside the clubhouse. The decorations and decorations were all made from ancient wind, porcelain, red tile, and wooden pillars.

Although this place was imitated the ancient times, the aura it gave off was not that pure and lofty, but rather that the corners and corners all exuded the feeling of extravagance.

The luxury inside, coupled with the appearance of the temple, Su Xu felt that it was quite ironic. This was not humiliating for the temple and the Immeasurable Buddha, but the people who opened this high-class club were all officials, and their positions were not low. Therefore, no one dared to say anything.

This time, Su Xu agreed to the invitation and went to a private meeting.

How could the people in the shopping mall dare to disobey the government's words? There were many rules in the business world, and sometimes, they had to rely on these officials.

The economy is dependent on politics.

As Su Xu drove on, the traffic on the road was no longer as congested as before. Happy couplets were posted everywhere on both sides of the street, along with the remaining snow on the road. The atmosphere of the Spring Festival was very strong.

After the car was parked, Su Xu's overall coat told the guard what she had come for, and the waiter immediately led her through the red lacquer door, stepping onto the jade-paved ground.

As if in worship, it took them a long way to reach the center of the clubhouse, bypassing the long corridors and one arch after another.

It immediately became lively. Some people in the club who were familiar with each other greeted each other.

The waiter led her to an indoor ballroom and left. Su Xu walked in and saw several young men playing bowling, holding cigarettes or alcohol. There were also a few women who were chatting and laughing with each other.

In the nearly one thousand square meter area, there were all sorts of indoor ball equipment, such as squash balls, age protection, tennis balls, and so on.

Hearing the sound of her arrival, the men turned around to look. They were all descendants of official business groups, and all of them had extraordinary backgrounds.

"Oh, look who it is, Young Master Tang. That person from your family is coming." The man talking raised an eyebrow and held a cigarette in his mouth. Su Xu recognized him. He was the second son of a certain consortium and had quite a lot of gossip.

Su Xu looked to the side and saw Tang Luoye.

He was also looking at her, accompanied by a beautiful woman.

Su Xu instantly knew that her response was wrong.

"Young Master Tang, why did you send two beauties to accompany you? What luck." That person continued, "I often hear that there's a beauty at your house. Today, I've finally met her."

Tang Luoye turned his head to look at him coldly. Immediately, a man walked out from the group of men. Smiling, he said, "I say, Liu Fan. Not only do you often go to the newspapers, but you also have a lot to say. I invited Su Xu over." Saying that, he walked towards Su Fu, "I was really afraid that you wouldn't come."

Su Xu smiled, "I don't dare."

The person in front of her was a descendant of the official family who opened this house. A few days ago, when Su Xu invited her, she indeed didn't want to come, but since she couldn't refuse him, she reluctantly agreed. She didn't know that Tang Luoye would be present, and from the looks of it, Tang Luoye also didn't know that she would come. This person had invited Tang Luoye, but at the same time, he had also asked her to come. He probably didn't have any good intentions.

Su Xu walked in front of Liu Fan and politely smiled, "Su Xu, it's a pleasure to meet you. I've heard of your name for a long time."

He watched her smile and raised her hand to take a drag on her cigarette. Susu knew what he was going to do, so she stepped aside, the smoke from his lips just touching the end of her hair.

The girl next to him looked very young and wore heavy makeup. She covered her mouth and giggled. "She reacted fast. She wasn't smothered by your smoke."

Su Xu ignored her and took over a glass of red wine from a waiter. She then smiled to the son of an official who had invited her over, "It's quite lively here. Are there still people coming?"

"There are still a few more left. It's the new year, so let's gather together." He pointed to the bowling ball. "Come and play a few games."

Just as she was about to shake her head, another man sat down on the table and said: "Young Miss Su, every step you've taken in the past few years has been amazing. Young Master Chen, aren't you afraid that she will play with the ball and kill you?"

Chen Young Master laughed, "I think you're afraid."

That person snorted and jumped down from the table. He walked up to the fairway and looked at Su Xu, "Come, ten rounds is one round, a hundred thousand per round."

The moment the words were spoken, some people began to jeer, and everyone began to look on as if they were watching a good show. Su Fu wanted to frown, but she held back. Right now, it was not as if she should or should not be.

In the end, she held back her gaze and smiled as she walked to the next alley. While wiping her hands, she said, "Actually, I don't really know how to play. I'm afraid I will lose miserably in front of you."

His tone was calm, his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and he appeared to be rather generous.

These people seemed intent on making fun of her, so she had to maintain her poise even more.

Sure enough, after a few rounds, Su Xu played well. On the other hand, she was not good at bowling.

Every time it was the other side's turn to kick the ball, Su Xu was careful to see from the sidelines. Thus, she still lost the first round.

"Congratulations." Amidst many people's laughter, Su Xu praised him seriously. She could feel Tang Luoye's gaze on her back.

He then continued to play another game with him and still lost. He would only win a few rounds in a single game, but even so, Su Xu was neither angry nor annoyed. He was smiling calmly.

When they looked at each other, they also gave a praising smile and maintained their calm demeanor to the end.

Under the watch of so many people, Su Xu clearly felt that they had other intentions, as well as that sense of contempt. She completely focused her attention on the field, not caring about the mocking and mocking words coming from the side. She always had a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, and her gaze was gentle.

Perhaps it was because of this attitude, but she lost three rounds. The other party's hostility towards her had lessened by a bit.

When he was about to play the fourth round, he waved his hand and smoked a cigarette. "I'm not playing anymore. There's no point in bullying you."

Su Xu smiled, turned around and prepared to leave. Someone in the crowd laughed and said, "Young Master Zhang, you've softened your heart. You've truly pitied the fairer sex."

Liu Fan also stood up, "Wait, there's still me, come and play a few more rounds with me."

"Let me do it." A slightly elegant voice rang out. With a glance, Su Yu saw that it was a beautiful woman who accompanied Tang Luoye. She stood up and paced back and forth with graceful steps.

Liu Fan smiled and gave up his seat. "Miss Chen is about to make her move, how rare."

The woman wiped her hands, and without waiting for Su Xu to say yes or no, she glided forward and threw a ball. The woman wiped her hands, and without waiting for Su Fu to say yes or no, glided forward and threw a ball.

Having already lost four hundred thousand yuan, when Su Xu looked at this scene again, she sighed secretly in her heart, she felt that today she would definitely lose all her money until she vomited blood.

After she threw out one ball to knock down six targets, she wanted to directly admit defeat. Although losing the ball couldn't be lost in battle, it was simply a joke as the round after round went on.

"Abandon your own initiative and admit defeat. Double the fine." Miss Chen could see her intentions.

Su Xu threw out the ball with determination, and after taking it for granted and losing two more rounds, the young master Zhang who had been playing against her walked to the side, pointed at the ball with the cigarette in his hand and said: "Hey, go to the left side and try to straighten it out as much as possible."

Su Xu stood up straight, held the ball and squinted at him, smiled and said, "Thank you."

He coughed and moved to the side. As Su Xu aimed the ball, she heard a man behind her say, "Young Master Zhang, you're messing things up."

Young Master Zhang lowered his voice, "Don't be too excessive. You're making things too difficult for people."

"Oh, I'm so sorry."