I Want a Lifetime with You novel Chapter 389

Looking at how disheartened Shi Nuan looked, Shen Shixiu had a pressing urge to say something but thought better of it in the end. At last, he let his hands down and tried to look nonchalant. “No problem!”

Pursing her lips, Shi Nuan responded, “Since Mr. Shen isn’t the man I’m looking for, I shall not disturb you any longer than I should.” Shi Nuan was not going to prolong her conversation with Shen Shixiu. She decided not to waste her time since she would not get the answer she wanted from him.

Shen Shixiu nodded. As Shi Nuan was getting ready to leave, he followed suit. “Please let me offer you a ride home, Ms. Shi.”

“No need for that because I actually drove here.” Shi Nuan pointed toward somewhere outside the shopping center. “My car is just at the parking lot.”

Shen Shixiu nodded. “Well, let me help you with your shopping bags then!”

Shi Nuan did not reject his kind offer, so they walked out of the shopping center together. They were comfortable in each other’s presence even though no words were exchanged between them along the journey.

Shi Nuan stared straight ahead as she was walked. Surprise flickered in her eyes when she suddenly spotted a man who looked familiar to her, especially when he scrambled toward a woman and tried to pull her back toward himself. The woman, whose face Shi Nuan could not see clearly, seemed reluctant to go with him. Then, Shi Nuan caught a glimpse of the guy’s face to find that he was actually Su Shaoqing.

Su Shaoqing seized the woman by her arm and pulled her hard toward his chest. The next second, he claimed her lips and gave her a passionate smooch. Shi Nuan was so flabbergasted by the sight that she stood rooted to the spot at once.

With her eyes wide open, she observed their interaction. The woman quickly shoved Su Shaoqing away and gave his face a vicious slap. After wiping her mouth clean in disgust, she scurried away.

What the heck is going on?

As far as Shi Nuan knew, Su Shaoqing had never had any trouble with women before. Although he always acted and spoke frivolously, he was a rather decent guy who did not fool around. However, it was obvious just now that Su Shaoqing was forcing a kiss on that woman.

“What’s the matter?”

Shen Shixiu walked up and stood beside Shi Nuan. When he noticed how her eyes were glued on a man standing somewhere not far away from them, he narrowed his eyes in bewilderment. “Do you know that guy?”

Shi Nuan’s mind was pulled back to reality instantly. In a slightly awkward manner, she nodded. “Yes!”

She took a sharp intake of breath when Su Shaoqing turned around to face her. He appeared fairly unfazed as he covered the part of his face that had been slapped by the woman earlier with his hands. To Shi Nuan’s surprise, there was even a glimmer of delight in his eyes.

The corners of her lips twitched in confusion. Am I seeing things, or is Su Shaoqing actually looking quite pleased to be slapped by the woman?

Su Shaoqing finally spotted Shi Nuan, and the faint smile on his face froze. He first fixed his gaze on her and then on Shen Shixiu.

After the burning sensation on his cheeks subsided, he approached Shi Nuan. “Nuan, are you here to do some shopping?”

Raising her brows slightly, Shi Nuan put back on her usual faint smile. “Yes. What about you?” In the meantime, she cast a meaningful glimpse in the direction behind Su Shaoqing. The man narrowed his eyes to follow the direction she was looking at but found no one in sight. He then returned his attention to Shi Nuan and flashed her his typical good-natured smile. “Nuan, I see that you’ve got a companion with you here. Does Chenyan know about this?”

With a smile, Shi Nuan introduced Shen Shixiu to him. “Shaoqing, let me introduce this great guy to you. His name is Mr. Shen Shixiu. Mr. Shen, this is Mr. Su Shaoqing.”

The two men started sizing each other up as Shi Nuan made the introduction. In fact, both of them had heard of each other, but they had not met in person before.

The smile on Su Shaoqing’s face disappeared the moment he learned that it was Shen Shixiu. In the end, it was Shen Shixiu who took the initiative to offer his hand to him. “My name is Shen Shixiu. It’s my pleasure to meet you.”

Raising his brows slightly, Su Shaoqing took his outstretched hand and replied, “I’m Su Shaoqing! Mr. Shen, I’m surprised to see you in Jiang City. I had no idea you’re actually such a good friend of Nuan too!”

Shen Shixiu grinned in response. Without answering him, he handed the shopping bags back to Shi Nuan. “Ms. Shen, I’m afraid I can’t help you with your shopping bags as I’m in a rush to get to another place.”

“Don’t worry about it!” Shi Nuan took the shopping bags and nodded at him. “Thanks for your help, Mr. Shen.”

Only after Shen Shixiu left did Shi Nuan turn to look at Su Shaoqing solemnly. “Shaoqing, I saw you with…”

Su Shaoqing stiffened in response. “Nuan, are you sure you saw anything just now? In fact, I’m pretty sure I witnessed you with another guy here. Do you think Chengyan will get jealous if he knows about this?”

“Yan told me he wasn’t prone to jealousy!” With a knowing smirk, Shi Nuan continued, “It’s fine if you don’t feel like talking about it. However, I must say that I’ve never seen you trying so hard to get a girl after being your friend for such a long time. So… I guess you have yet to win her heart?”

Su Shaoqing’s face hardened. “Nuan, there’re certain things you should refrain from sticking your nose into.”

“Are you threatening me?” Shi Nuan broke into a smile, unruffled by his warning. “Don’t be so uptight. I didn’t get to see her face clearly enough just now. Even if I did, there’s nothing I’d do to that girl!”

Su Shaoqing smirked. “Nuan, you seem to be really interested in my stuff, huh?” While talking, his eyes lingered on the shopping bags she was holding. “Did you shop for clothes together with Shen Shixiu alone?”

“Nope. I came with Song Rongrong and some other girls. I only met Mr. Shen halfway! Did you come here by yourself?” she responded.