The Bowl of Seven Emotions

The girl shook her head. "I didn't find anything. It's like someone tampered with the boy, but Blackie couldn't find any problems."

"It seems that Feng Lin City is much deeper than we imagined!"

Bai Mian sighed and started the car.

Tang Susu didn't know that the people who were supposed to investigate her had chosen to "behave themselves" for various reasons, which had bought her a lot of free time.

Because of Qi Yue's warning, Tang Susu rarely went anywhere recently. She stayed at home except for going to work.

Occasionally, she would go to Bai Mian's house for a meal on her day off. Although she was always force-fed dog food, she endured it for the sake of the housekeeper's good cooking!

This Friday, before work was over, Tang Susu was still thinking about what to eat in the evening when a young clerk from the personnel department hurried over and said that the personnel manager wanted to see her.

Tang Susu was not familiar with the manager and had never even worked with him. She couldn't help but feel strange that he had suddenly asked for her.

She went downstairs to his office and saw Lin Xi, Tang Qiming's special assistant. She finally understood why the manager had called her over.

It wasn't the first time Lin Xi had come to find Tang Susu, but he hadn't gone through the company's senior management last time. This time, he had actually used his connections, which obviously meant that he didn't just want to see her.

The personnel manager had just been transferred from a branch office this year and was not familiar with Tang Susu. Seeing her come in, he smiled at her. "I heard from Assistant Lin that you two know each other. I hope I'm not disturbing your work by asking you to come here."

"No." It was no use saying that now that he had already called her over. Of course, Tang Susu wouldn't say that to his face. She glanced at Lin Xi and asked indifferently, "What's the matter, Assistant Lin?"

Lin Xi smiled. He seemed to sense that Tang Susu didn't like the way he had asked her to come over. He even explained, "I'm sorry, Miss Tang. It wouldn't be good for me to come to you directly, so I had to ask my old classmate for help."

Tang Susu was unmoved. "Oh."

Seeing that Tang Susu looked like she didn't want to hear any nonsense, Lin Xi smiled. "It's like this. It's the chairman's birthday today. He hopes that you can spare some time to go back for dinner."

The personnel manager, who was listening to their conversation, couldn't help but glance at Tang Susu, who looked indifferent.

He had heard from Lin Xi about Tang Susu's identity. Although he didn't know why the company would hire a young lady from the Tang family, he didn't have any objections.

However, it was a little too much for her to have to be asked to attend her own father's birthday.

"Dinner?"

"Yes." Assistant Lin nodded with a smile, his face full of anticipation.

Tang Susu didn't agree immediately. She wasn't a three-year-old child who could be coaxed away with just any excuse.

From Tang Qi to Tang Qiming, and now Lin Xi. Her father really wouldn't let her go. He said it was dinner, but who knew what kind of trick he was playing.

Seeing that she didn't seem to want to agree, Manager You suddenly interrupted. "Since it's Chairman Tang's birthday, Assistant Tang, you should go. I'll ask for leave for you."

Tang Susu glanced at Manager You and didn't refuse.

Lin Xi took Tang Susu's silence as acquiescence and smiled as he stood up to bid farewell to Manager You. "Miss Tang, let's go."

Tang Susu walked ahead, followed closely by Lin Xi.

After getting into Lin Xi's car, Tang Susu said, "Why don't I remember that today is my father's birthday?"

Lin Xi smiled as he drove. "Maybe he changed the date because today is more suitable for a birthday."

So, there was a reason why Lin Xi could become Tang Qiming's confidant. At least, he was good at lying and had a thick skin.

Tang Susu sneered and turned to look at the scenery outside the window.

"This is not the way to the Tang family home." After driving for a while, she realized that they were going in the wrong direction.

"The chairman made a reservation at Yi Ran Residence."

Tang Susu's face darkened. Yi Ran Residence…

Yi Ran Residence was a restaurant in the Blue Aristocrat Club. She had only heard of it before. She heard that the entrance fee for the Blue Aristocrat Club was at least 50,000, and the ordinary membership fee was several hundred thousand. It was not a place she could have entered in the past.

To think that they would have a family dinner at Yi Ran Residence. She didn't know what Tang Qiming was up to.

Lin Xi took her to the Blue Aristocrat Club. He had a membership card, so they entered without any hindrance.

After sending Tang Susu to the private room of Yi Ran Residence, Lin Xi stopped and knocked on the door. "Chairman, Miss Tang is here."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door to the private room opened from the inside, and a smell of smoke wafted out.

Tang Susu moved her feet slightly. She really wanted to turn around and leave.

However, it was just a thought. She glanced at Tang Qiming, who had opened the door, and entered the private room without saying a word.

Lin Xi didn't follow after sending her in. He turned and left.

After entering the private room, Tang Susu's face turned cold as she glanced around. Apart from Tang Qiming, there was no one else from the Tang family at the so-called family dinner.

Most of the people sitting at the table were middle-aged men about the same age as Tang Qiming. Most of them were accompanied by young and beautiful girls. Two of them looked familiar, as if they were small-time celebrities who had appeared on television or in magazines.

"Oh, you finally made it. It's not easy to meet Miss Tang."

The speaker was a middle-aged man in a gray suit. He had one arm around the woman beside him and a cigarette in the other. Seeing Tang Susu enter behind Tang Qiming, he laughed loudly.

Tang Qiming laughed heartily and introduced Tang Susu to everyone present. "This is my daughter, Tang Susu." Then he turned to Tang Susu and said, "Susu, quickly offer a toast to your uncles."

With that, he picked up the wine glass on the table and stuffed it into Tang Susu's hand before she could refuse.

At this point, even if Tang Susu was unwilling, she couldn't very well throw a tantrum.

She raised her glass and toasted everyone present. "To all my uncles." After saying that, she took a sip of the wine in her glass.

As soon as the wine entered her mouth, she felt that something was wrong. It was very strong, and she couldn't hold her liquor well.

The others gave her face and raised their glasses. However, the man who had spoken first didn't move his glass. He smiled and said, "You have quite the status, niece. Just one sip?"

Tang Susu glanced at Tang Qiming, but he didn't react at all.

She put down her glass and smiled at the man. "I'm sorry, I don't drink well."

The man seemed to want to continue, but before he could say anything, he was interrupted by the person beside him. "Alright, stop picking on a little girl. Everyone, sit down, sit down. Susu, what do you like to eat? Order a few more dishes."

Tang Susu smiled and sat down beside Tang Qiming. She listened as he introduced everyone to her. Finally, he introduced the man who had just spoken up for her. "This is your Uncle Xue. You should still remember him, right?"

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