She opened her phone and played a game for a while before Xin Jiaer finally arrived.
"Sister Su Ding! I'm here!"
Whenever Xin Jiaer appeared, the atmosphere around her inexplicably became relaxed and youthful.
She wore a light yellow mini leather skirt and carried a limited edition Chanel bag. Young, fashionable, and beautiful, with a radiant smile on her face.
Su Ding handed her the milk tea she had bought, "I ordered this for you. I don't know if you'll like it."
"I love it!" Xin Jiaer took the milk tea and affectionately linked arms with Su Ding, "What are you buying?"
"I'm here to buy clothes for the children."
"Children?" Xin Jiaer was stunned and asked in surprise, "Sister Su Ding, you have babies already?"
"Yes, very cute twins. I'll introduce them to you when I have the chance."
Su Ding didn't want to explain much and directly referred to Xiao Rui and Xiao Xi as twins. After all, even if they met, no one would suspect anything.
"Wow, okay, okay!" Xin Jiaer loved babies. She had promised her father that she wouldn't have any intimate contact with A Lang before marriage, otherwise, she would break them up, but they were getting married soon.
She pointed excitedly ahead, "There's a children's clothing store there that's really good. My cousin-in-law often shops there. Let's go take a look."
Su Ding followed her lead to the children's clothing store.
The children's clothes inside were indeed very cute, and there was even a special section for twins. The styles and fabrics were quite good. Although the prices were expensive, they were worth the cost.
Su Ding picked out two sets and swiped her card, "Jiaer, is there anything you want to shop for?"
Xin Jiaer nodded, "I want to buy A Lang a tie. He said he wants the new Gucci tie. There's a specialty store downstairs. Can you accompany me?"
Su Ding's expression turned subtly colder. Buying a tie for that kind of social climber, and he even specified a luxury brand? Truly a pretty boy.
Although with Xin Jiaer's wealth, a tie was nothing.
However, it was obvious that Xin Jiaer had been the one making all the effort for a long time. Xu Lang was a bloodsucker, a heartless one at that.
"Alright, let's go."
Su Ding didn't want to dampen Xin Jiaer's spirits, so she followed along.
Upon entering the specialty store, the salesperson enthusiastically began introducing the items to Xin Jiaer. Su Ding listened by the side and chose a low-key, elegant tie, which would be perfect for Jin Ye.
"Please wrap this one for me. Thank you."
After Su Ding finished choosing, she saw Xin Jiaer hesitating over the colors, "I don't know which color A Lang would like?"
At that moment, another salesperson's voice was heard from the entrance, "Welcome, sir and madam. How can I help you?"
Xin Jiaer was still deliberating, while Su Ding turned to look.
The people who arrived were the man and woman she had seen kissing passionately outside the mall earlier – Xu Lang and a strange woman. Now, they were holding hands!
Xu Lang's face changed dramatically when he saw Su Ding and Xin Jiaer beside her.
He immediately let go of the woman's hand. The woman didn't seem angry at all; instead, she looked somewhat relieved.
Su Ding swept her icy gaze over them, a cold smile playing on her lips.
A drop of cold sweat involuntarily appeared on Xu Lang's forehead. He could only hope that his old classmate wouldn't expose him in front of Xin Jiaer.
"Jiaer!"
He called out intentionally, turning Xin Jiaer, who had her back to them, around.
Xin Jiaer's confused face immediately lit up with surprise, "A Lang, Sister Dong, why are you here? Didn't you say you had an important contract to sign today?"
Dong Xi's smile faltered for a second, and she quickly said, "I was selecting a gift for a client. I don't understand men's aesthetics, so I asked President Xu to come along."
Xu Lang nodded, forcing a hypocritical smile, "Yes, what a coincidence. I didn't expect you to be with Shao Xu... oh, I mean, Su Ding."
"Mm-hmm, we're free today, so we came out shopping," Xin Jiaer smiled happily at Su Ding, then waved to Xu Lang.
"A Lang, I'm picking out a tie for you. Why don't you come over and see which one you like?"
"This... this one, please." Xu Lang glanced casually and picked the most expensive one.
"Alright," Xin Jiaer asked the sales assistant to wrap up the tie Xu Lang had chosen, then asked him, "Which client are you buying for?"
"Ah, you don't know him," Xu Lang replied perfunctorily, then turned, "Sister Dong, come and see which one is suitable for Director Zhao."
Dong Xi quickly stepped forward and gave Su Ding a polite smile.
After browsing for a while, she finally chose a striped tie, the latest product from Gucci, which was also not cheap.
"Okay, salesperson, please wrap them together."
"Certainly, sir. Please swipe your card here," the salesperson said politely as she took the ties.
Xu Lang didn't move, his gaze fixed on Xin Jiaer's face, showing no intention of paying himself.
Xin Jiaer didn't find anything wrong with this. Just as she was about to follow the salesperson, Su Ding grabbed her arm.
"Jiaer, why are you in a hurry? When you're out with your boyfriend, if you rush to pay, aren't you embarrassing Xu Lang?"
Su Ding's voice was not loud, but it was enough for the three people present to hear.
Xu Lang's expression changed.
Su Ding continued, "Xu Lang, don't you think so? Jiaer is young and doesn't understand a man's strong pride. I've taught her. We're old classmates, no need to thank me."
Seeing that they were delaying, the salesperson approached again, "Sir, are there any other styles you like?"
Xu Lang, unable to bring himself to ask Xin Jiaer to pay, followed the salesperson.
Xin Jiaer looked at Xu Lang's sullen face with confusion.
Is A Lang angry?
She looked at Su Ding, who smiled at her, "That's right. When you're out, you have to save face for the man."
After paying, Xu Lang walked over with a stern face.
Xin Jiaer proactively went over and took Xu Lang's hand, "A Lang."
Xu Lang pushed her hand away and looked at Dong Xi, "How much longer?"
Dong Xi replied instantly, "About half an hour. If we don't leave now, we'll be late."
"Jiaer, I still have work to do. You stay and shop with Su Ding."
After speaking, he glanced at Su Ding, then left with the bag containing the tie, looking hurried.
Su Ding finally felt a sense of relief.
After fooling around with another woman, he wanted to scam his girlfriend's money. Hmph.
"Let's go, we'll look at other things," Su Ding woke up the dazed Xin Jiaer and pulled her away from the specialty store.
"Jiaer, that Sister Dong, what exactly does she do?"
On the way, Su Ding casually inquired, asking, "What does that Sister Dong do?"
Xin Jiaer smiled, "She's A Lang's distant cousin from the countryside. She knew A Lang had started a company, so she came looking for a job."
"Cousin?"
Su Ding thought speechlessly, this cousin excuse was quite something.
Putting on a passionate performance with his cousin?
She continued to ask, "Have you checked? Is she really his cousin?"
Xin Jiaer nodded, "Yes, why? Do you suspect something between them?"
Su Ding raised her eyes and quickly said, "You think so too?"
Xin Jiaer chuckled, "I used to be jealous of Sister Dong too. Later, A Lang said she was his cousin. I've met A Lang's parents, and Aunt and Uncle also said we are relatives."
...Fine.
Su Ding could only say, "In any case, don't believe everything he says."
After saying that, she didn't want to hear Xin Jiaer praise Xu Lang and promptly changed the subject, "So many people are walking over there, what's going on?"