Lazily Yours.

"You— "

Tang Fangmei swallowed the words she wanted to say when she noticed Xu Jihan staring at Lyca. A slight smile lingered on his face for a few seconds. Fangmei frowned.

"Alright… he's done." Lyca went back to her seat and, once again ignoring everyone else. After a few minutes, everyone finished playing, and some decided to play pool while Tang Jinyi wanted to play table tennis against Shen Qui.

Who plays table tennis while wearing suits?

Lyca rolled her eyes as she gestured to Shen Qui, silently telling him that they should leave now. They had been here for a few hours, and she was already done eating. She needed sleep.

"You are leaving?" Xu Jihan asked. "Why?"

Lyca just blinked and didn't answer him. Does she need a reason to leave? Seeing the disinterest in Lyca's eyes, Xu Jihan gave a wry smile before shrugging. "You remember the cookie from Du Empire?"

Lyca squinted. "Are you trying to bribe me?" Right now, Shen Qui was looking for Lyca's grandfather so he could inform him that they are leaving. Lyca didn't want to personally say goodbye as she felt it was awkward. She didn't want to steal the spotlight from her grandfather. She knew the old man doesn't mind this, but she still felt it was unfair that these people just showed up because of her and Shen Qui.

Tonight was still her grandfather's birthday.

"Why are you being so direct?" Xu Jihan fired back. He sat opposite to Lyca and eyed the empty plates. "You know… my cousin had a crush on you. I told her you were already married."

"What does this have to do with the cookies?"

"She went to Du Empire just to buy you some."

"Xu Je'er went to buy some food for me?" Lyca snickered.

"How did you know it was Je'er?"

Lyca didn't answer him. She was too lazy to converse with this type of person. Isn't it obvious that she only met one female from the Xu Family? He keeps on saying 'she,' making it more obvious. Wasn't it too easy to guess?

"Alright… I'm sorry. I know you are only interested in the cookies. I already asked my secretary to get it from my car. I'm sure you will love it." Xu Jihan smiled. "You know when it comes to things like food, I am considered an expert." He smirked. "I know every great chef in the country. Even chocolatier and restaurateurs. I know them all. So… if you wanted to eat the best food, then you should call me."

"Oh," Lyca nodded. "That's good."

"Aren't you curious about the best food in Long City?"

"No." Lyca was born in this place. She thought she already ate everything that looked good in Long City. She even included Shen Qui, who also looked as good as food ah.

Xu Jihan's lips thinned. He was already aware that Lyca was really difficult to talk to. "Then let me— "

"Mr. Xu… how did it feel?" Lyca interrupted him.

"Hm?"

"Watching me."

He lifted an eyebrow. "Watching you?"

"Watching me… getting ambushed." Lyca was awkward when it comes to proper conversation. However, being direct and getting to the point was something she was very good at.

"What— I don't understand. What are you talking about?"

"Mr. Xu…" Shen Jiaojiao suddenly walked towards them. Lyca was actually waiting for Shen Qui on the balcony of the entertainment area. She was sitting on the rattan table with the cakes that she didn't finish earlier. "I am wondering about that as well."

"Miss Shen…"

Almost immediately, Xu Jihan's face turned ugly. "Eavesdropping is not very good for someone like you."

"I accidentally heard it while walking by. It wasn't my fault that my hearing is pretty good."

"You really wanna do this?" Xu Jihan sneered.

Lyca watched with interest as the two started bantering and insulting each other.

"You wanted her to work with your Xu Family, and yet you wanted to kill her. Isn't that… confusing?" Shen Jiaojiao continued. "Of course, our Shen Family is very different from your Xu Family. We would never hurt the people that we worked with."

Xu Jihan snorted. "You don't hurt them because it would ruin your reputation. But don't you hurt your family members who didn't follow your rules and… regulations?"

"Rumors." Shen Jiaojiao said. "I never thought that a man like you would entertain rumors like that."

Lyca listened. The edge of her lips was lifted upwards into a cunning smile. It seems that the rumor about the Shen and Xu Family were actually true.

"Just as I said… our Shen Family is willing to pay four billion for the blueprint and the formula. We would also give in to all demands as long as it won't damage our Shen Family." Shen Jiaojiao had always been direct when it comes to the things that she wanted. She fixed her gaze at Lyca's smiling face. "What do you think… Miss Huang?"

"Hm? I think you two would look good as a couple." Lyca nodded in approval. "You are in your thirties, tall and good-looking. I can say that both of you are smart and charming. I say… you are a ten out of ten couple!" Of course, they are still not on Shen Qui and her level but still… they would really look good together.

"That— Miss Huang is jesting. I never thought that you actually have this side on you."

Lyca smiled at Shen Jiaojiao. Now that she was staring at the woman's face, Lyca noticed a few similarities that she had with Shen Qui. Of course, they would have similarities as they are actually cousins.

"I don't joke around," Lyca smiled inwardly. Seeing the two's uncomfortable expression, she knew that there should be something deeper in between the two. If she wasn't too lazy to investigate other people's love life, she would have asked them about their reaction.

But… this is none of her business.

"Hmm… no need to flatter yourselves, though. You are a gorgeous couple, but you aren't as eye-catching as my husband and I." Lyca said with a straight face, making the two speechless. They couldn't understand if she was joking or serious.

But if she was serious…

Saying those things and even praising herself was a bit different, no?

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