Chapter 170: Status

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

s.h.i.+ Yi smiled as she asked, What do you like?

At this moment, Xu Zhi was also a little overwhelmed and he subconsciously wanted to ask, Do you like me? But before he could speak, the phone rang.

He took out his phone awkwardly and looked at the name on the screen. It was a call from Jiang Chen.

According to their relations.h.i.+p, Jiang Chen was Xu Zhis cousin.

Their relations.h.i.+p was a little complicated. Jiang Chens cousin, Jiang Heng, and Xu Zhis cousin, Xu Xin, were married. Jiang Chen and Xu Zhi could only be considered distant cousin-in-laws. The two of them had only met at the wedding and left their contact details, but the number of times the two of them had contacted each other could be counted on one hand.

This was probably the third time they had contacted each other.

Xu Zhi didnt know why Jiang Chen suddenly called him, but he didnt dare to delay, so he said to s.h.i.+ Yi, Wait for me. Im gonna take a call.

Then, he took a few steps towards the entrance of the shop before picking up the call. Cousin.

Okay. Jiang Chens voice was very cold, and his tone was the same as the two times he had called before. Is it convenient for you to answer the phone now? Xu Zhi said honestly, Im at the mall now. Whats the matter?

Jiang Chen said, Theres a ball the night after tomorrow. You can represent the Jiang and Xu families to attend it.

Xu Zhi didnt react for a moment. What day was the day after tomorrow? No one from the two families could attend the ball.

However, he still agreed. Okay, Cousin. Send me the location and time. 111 be there on time the day after tomorrow.

Xu Zhi thought that the topic would end here, but she didnt expect Jiang Chen to say, I heard that you have a good relations.h.i.+p with the third daughter of the s.h.i.+ family, s.h.i.+ Yi.

A string in Xu Zhis mind suddenly snapped. The s.h.i.+ family

Even if he didnt partic.i.p.ate in the familys matters, he knew that the Jiang and Xu families and the s.h.i.+ family were irreconcilable enemies.

So s.h.i.+ Yi was the third daughter of the s.h.i.+ family who went overseas to study. When did she return to the country?

Only then did Xu Zhi realize that he had known s.h.i.+ Yi for so long, but they had never chatted about personal topics. He had never known the environment where the other party grew up, nor did he know that their encounter was wrong right from the beginning.

Everything made sense now. No wonder s.h.i.+ Yi knew his mentor, w.a.n.g Jiao. The w.a.n.g family was the most aloof but powerful family in the upper-cla.s.s circle.

He thought that perhaps s.h.i.+ Yi was just an undergraduate student whom his mentor had taught before, so he had never asked.

There was a tacit understanding between him and s.h.i.+ Yi that had never been exposed. They would deliberately avoid talking about topics that the other party didnt want to mention, as if it was Pandoras box.

Pandoras box was tempting because the contents of the box were enough to overturn and destroy everything.

Why did it have to be now? Why couldnt she have let him know who she was sooner?

Xu Zhi found it hard to accept, but as this thought appeared, he had another question. Even if it wasnt now, when should she have told him?

He developed a crush on s.h.i.+ Yi the first time the two of them met.

However, they would have met each other anyway. Even if it wasnt at the fabric exhibition, it would have been at an upper society ball some day. When he met her for the first time, he became attracted to the confident, generous, and pa.s.sionate s.h.i.+ Yi.

Jiang Chen smiled confidently as he called out, Xu Zhi? The call wasnt hung up yet, but there was a long silence on the other end.

Xu Zhi turned around and replied calmly, Cousin, Im here.

Jiang Chen just reminded him, Come to my house after the ball. I have something to discuss with you.

Okay

The call had already ended, but Xu Zhi was still holding the cell phone..