The Bowl of Seven Emotions

She felt like someone had force-fed her a ton of dog food. It was truly unpleasant.

Bai Mian, on the other hand, didn't seem to care much. She was probably used to it. She stepped on Qi Yue's knee with one foot, waiting for him to put her shoe on. "What are they saying about her online?"

"Someone left a comment saying she forced her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend to commit suicide, but the post was locked quickly."

"Oh, I've heard about that. Her going abroad seems to be related to this matter too. It was a big deal at the time. The Huang family had no choice but to send her away. I have to say, with Huang Xiaoxiao's personality, it's not impossible that she would force someone to death."

"Huh, you actually know about this? Why haven't I heard of it?" Tang Susu's eyes widened.

Bai Mian rolled her eyes at her. "Your brain is like a goldfish. Have you forgotten about the time you dragged me to the temple to ask for amulets?"

Tang Susu only vaguely remembered after Bai Mian mentioned it.

It seemed to have happened when she was in junior high school. She had heard that a high school student nearby committed suicide. On top of that, she had been reading too many ghost stories. She was too scared to go to the bathroom alone, so she dragged Bai Mian to ask for amulets. In the end, they came back with a bunch of amulets for childbirth and safe travels.

Because it was just a rumor and it didn't happen in their school, she soon forgot about it. She didn't expect it to be brought up again today.

"Is someone trying to target the Huang family?"

"It's not that serious. It's most likely aimed at Huang Xiaoxiao." Bai Mian said with a strange smile. "Huang Xiaoxiao has her eyes on your boss. There are a lot of people who don't like her."

Tang Susu's expression remained unchanged. "Doesn't she have a boyfriend she's been in love with for many years?"

Bai Mian shook her head. "People get divorced even after they're married, let alone just a boyfriend. Compared to Shi Chengxuan, a few years is nothing. I'm actually quite curious, they say she and Shi Chengxuan are each other's first love, is it true?"

"How would I know?" Tang Susu shrugged.

The topic of Huang Xiaoxiao quickly passed, and no one paid much attention to it.

Tang Susu had a very pleasant New Year's holiday. Although she was often force-fed dog food, she still stood her ground.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, although Bai Mian didn't want her to leave, Tang Susu insisted on going home.

She was different from Bai Mian. Bai Mian represented the entire Bai family. After the first day of the new year, people would come to visit. If they saw Tang Susu at the Bai residence, it might cause unnecessary rumors. The trouble with the Tang family hadn't been completely resolved yet, and she didn't want to involve Bai Mian any further.

Bai Mian also knew what was on her mind. Although she didn't take the Tang family seriously, she didn't force Tang Susu to stay.

Not long after she got home, she heard someone knocking on the door. When she opened the door, she saw it was the property manager. He was holding two boxes and smiling at her. "Miss Tang, these are your parcels. They were delivered yesterday. I saw you were home today, so I brought them to you."

Tang Susu wondered who would send her something, but she didn't say much. She thanked him and gave him some fruit before closing the door.

One of the boxes was flat. When she opened it, she saw a book inside. The cover looked like those ten-yuan pirated copies sold on street stalls. She flipped through it and found records of things she had never seen before. There were pictures and words, but they were written in ancient Chinese, which was not easy to understand.

She thought about it for a moment before she realized it was probably from Qi Yue.

She had asked him to inquire about the Tai Sui charm. He said he would go back and check for her. Did he make a copy and send it to her?

The other box was a bit bigger. She removed the wrapping paper, revealing a black velvet gift box. On the top of the box, there were a few gold letters: TO: SUSU - S

When she opened the gift box, she couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

The heart-shaped box was filled with black roses. The petals were slightly bloomed, and as the light shifted, the silver powder on them reflected specks of light. It was like the wings of a demon bathed in holy light.

In the center of the gift box was a red rose, its red color was enchanting and brilliant, like a heart, firmly nailed to the top.

Tang Susu sat at the door, facing the box of roses, not knowing how to react.

After spacing out for a while, she took out her phone and took a few pictures of it, then sent them to Bai Mian.

After a while, Bai Mian replied.

True Overbearing CEO Bai: Who sent it?

Su Su Su Su: ¯_(ツ)_/¯ Maybe some admirer, there's no name.

True Overbearing CEO Bai: I can't believe it, the first time I've ever received roses and it's such a grand gesture.

Su Su Su Su: Cough, it's not the first time.

True Overbearing CEO Bai: :) It seems like a lot has happened that I don't know about. Who was the first?

Su Su Su Su: It was just a courtesy bouquet.

True Overbearing CEO Bai: So, who is it?

Su Su Su Su: Sweating.jpg My boss.

Thirty seconds after the message was sent, Tang Susu's phone rang. She answered the call with a sense of doom. Bai Mian's voice, an octave higher than usual, rang out. "Why didn't you ever tell me about something so important!!!"

"It's not that important, he just gave me a bouquet of white roses, not red roses."

"Okay, let's not talk about last time, what about this time? Who do you think sent it?" Bai Mian asked through gritted teeth.

Even though she wasn't there in person, Tang Susu could imagine Bai Mian's almost-berserk state.

She was particularly wary of Shi Chengxuan. During the two nights she stayed at the Bai residence, she repeatedly persuaded Tang Susu to quit her job and come to the Bai Corporation. However, Tang Susu was very satisfied with her current job and had no intention of changing jobs, so Bai Mian dropped the subject.

Sigh, the roses were fine, but if she knew that Tang Susu also had a mirror worth tens of millions of yuan in her possession, she would really explode.

"Maybe it's some admirer…"

"Excuse me, but your last admirer seemed to have been sent abroad for further studies. If my logic is correct, besides your immediate superior, no one else has the authority to send an employee who is not that senior abroad. Damn it, it's Shi Chengxuan, isn't it?"

Bai Mian felt that she was really too naive. When she heard Su Su tell her about this before, she only felt that Shi Chengxuan seemed to be targeting Su Su, and didn't think about it in this direction at all.

Now that she thought about it, it was all a scheme!

All these schemes were used on her Su Su, she was about to explode!

"Sigh!" It wasn't good for a best friend to be too smart, she understood everything without having to say anything.

Who would send her flowers?

Her circle was not big, and there were not many men she knew or was familiar with, she could count them on one hand. However, among those who had developed to the point where they could send flowers, there was only one so far.

Although she didn't want to admit it and kept hinting to herself that nothing had happened between them, the other party obviously didn't think there was nothing going on between them. To put it more bluntly, the other party used this way of sending flowers to tell her: I know you understand, you pretend not to understand, and I am willing to play along.

If Su Hanting's departure made her think that they were simply not fated, then what about the dinner at Norman?

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