Returning to '97, creating a new life

The birthday party was just an opportunity to make a public appearance.

Afterwards, Yun Cheng and Yun Sheng, Yun Shang's cousins ​​from her uncle's family, invited Xu Kai to drink.

It was supposed to be a drinking party, but it was also a way to protect my sister. I invited a bunch of friends and found a big KTV so that my sister could have fun with her friends and classmates.

Meanwhile, the three of them sat around a sofa in a private room, with the lights on and soft music playing, drinking and chatting.

Xu Kai was first pulled into a large private room by Yun Shang and thoroughly attacked. He drank several bottles of beer before being temporarily released.

Yun Cheng, who currently works in the Criminal Investigation Team, is tall and strong, just like his father. He has a very strong professional aura. Fortunately, after chatting with him for a while, Xu Kai found that he is not rigid and knows how to be flexible. He even learned from Yun Cheng that he might be working in the public security field next.

"What are you looking at? I'm here to expand my street network..." Yun Cheng glared at Xu Kai. If it weren't for his tall stature and well-proportioned figure, this guy would be completely unqualified in Yun Cheng's eyes. Could he even protect his sister? Is he a weakling?

Being scrutinized is understandable, but Xu Kai's mental state isn't such that he would confront Yun Cheng, who exudes a fierce aura. He ignores Yun Cheng's several clearly provocative remarks.

"Hahaha, big brother, I told you you couldn't do it, right?" Yun Sheng couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Yun Cheng calmly raised his beer bottle and toasted Xu Kai. Xu Kai picked up his bottle, leaned over, and clinked glasses with Yun Cheng. Both of them downed their drinks in one gulp and let out a loud burp.

Among young people, some things are very simple. Everyone in the Yun family knows how outstanding Xu Kai is. Given the family's pampering and indulgence of Yun Shang, Xu Kai would have been more than qualified based on his looks alone.

She never thought that Yunshang was any amazing or outstanding girl. In fact, she initially just wanted to go to university as planned, find a job she liked in Songcheng, and work in a quiet place.

With the Yun family's influence and Yunshang's own qualifications, she could be placed in a particularly crucial department, or anywhere else, even the most popular state-owned enterprises like power, tobacco, and chemicals.

Her future is not tiring. She can find a man she likes, get married, start a family, and live a smooth life. She doesn't need to be rich or powerful, nor does she need to look up to someone or marry someone of equal social standing. That would be too tiring for her. At one point, in the hearts of elders like Yun Dongbai, it would be best to find someone who is not as good as her or as good as their family, so that she could be treated better.

Xu Kai's appearance has attracted a lot of attention in the family. The fact that they met today is not Yunshang's willfulness, but everyone feels that it is no longer a problem for them to meet.

The boy is excellent, which is enough for the present. It's too early to talk about the future. If Yunshang can enjoy the happiness that belongs to youth at the most appropriate age, the boy she should compare with is Xu Kai. Everyone thinks that they are quite suitable.

Given their family's overall understanding, there wouldn't be any deliberate attempts to make things difficult. Yun Cheng was simply bored and idle. Given his personality, this was a way of expressing his attitude: how much he cares about and values ​​his younger sister. As her future brother-in-law, he had to show his attitude.

For this, he also criticized Yun Sheng, saying that he did not have the authority of an older brother and how he would support his younger sister in the future.

Xu Kai realized that Yunshang was truly pampered at home. Not to mention how the elders showed her at meals, her two older brothers were spoiling her without any limits.

"Call me if you need anything. Also, I'll make your restaurant my go-to place. Whenever the guys in the team have to work overtime or have a get-together, we'll arrange for them to stay at your restaurant. I'll settle everything at the end of the month."

This deal doesn't have to be settled.

The restaurant is always welcoming and seeing off Arthur, even if they are just customers eating there, it is equivalent to giving the place an invisible protection.

Xu Kai immediately chimed in: "When we're working overtime at night and want something hot to eat, we can just call anytime, and the restaurant will arrange for someone to deliver it to us. We're the protectors of the city, working late into the night every day for the case..."

Yun Sheng laughed uncontrollably, pointing at Xu Kai: "You're kidding me, aren't you? Are you even scared?"

Yun Cheng nodded: "Alright, I won't stand on ceremony. We're all roughnecks, a bit short on fat, but you've certainly had your fill of beef and mutton. But is it convenient for you tonight?"

Xu Kai: "It's convenient. There's a lot of customer traffic right now. We're still a bit short on lamb, but we stew beef in big pots. Some of it is stewed the night before, so if it's early morning, it might still be freshly cooked. If we really can't find any, the chef can get up in the evening and cook a couple of hot dishes. It's no big deal."

Yun Cheng clapped his hands: "Alright."

Currently, it is Yunshang's family that has truly opened a door of convenience for Xu Kai.

Whether it's his current department or his future role in maintaining order, Yun Cheng, this young squad leader, is quite a figure in Songcheng. If his team establishes a close relationship with a restaurant, there's no doubt that, aside from conventional business tactics, no one will use any other methods against "Ke Zai Lai".

It's not that we can't afford to offend them, it's that it's not worth the trouble.

Songcheng is not small, and gold is everywhere. No one needs to go out of their way to target a restaurant. If they really have that idea, they can compete using conventional business methods.

Yunshang hadn't come over until Yun Sheng brought Yun Cheng and Xu Kai to Yunshang's private room. She accepted the path her family had arranged for her. Whether I'm simple or not is unimportant. I want to live a simpler life. If men can support us, then I don't mind enjoying their care, rather than having to show that women should be strong.

No need.

She understands perfectly. You two talk business, I won't disturb you, I'll just have fun here.

Once you've finished talking and reached an agreement, you'll naturally come to keep me company. There's no need for me to act like a proud princess and point fingers. That's not being a princess; that's being a fool.

Xu Kai tonight is different from usual.

He was very relaxed around Yunshang's classmates and friends. Whether playing games, singing, drinking, or being encouraged to dance with Yunshang, he didn't care if he made a fool of himself. He was completely immersed in the atmosphere. Everyone was celebrating Yunshang's birthday together, and everyone was happy while having fun, leaving their master with a wonderful memory.

Huang Ning hugged Yunshang and whispered in her ear, "Now I admire your judgment. I never thought Xu Kai had this side to him. You have no idea, my dad always praises him when he comes home. Every time I see him, I can't treat him like a peer anymore. He's such an old man. Now I see, his indulgence and joy are only for you."

Yunshang smiled without saying a word, watching Xu Kai stand in front of the big screen and sing loudly. To be honest, he didn't sing very well, but he was confident, didn't sing off-key, and wasn't awful, which was the kind of happy and cheerful state that everyone should be in for this occasion.

Su Xingwan's sudden appearance left everyone in the large private room speechless.

Even though she had met Yun Sheng several times and her sister told her that she was not someone she could get involved with, she still couldn't help but feel emotionally stirred when she saw Su Xingwan.

There are probably only three normal people on site: Xu Kai, Hu Yuxuan, and Yun Cheng, who has been working in the position for nearly ten years.

The latter's indifference wasn't because he could see through Su Xingwan, but entirely because of this guy's aesthetic problems and what he perceived as a generation gap caused by their age difference. Of course, Xu Kai only learned all this later. When he saw his nonchalant expression, he thought he could really ignore Su Xingwan's 'pure' temperament.

Beauty is subjective; everyone has different aesthetic standards. It's impossible to reach a unified standard or consensus on who is the most beautiful or best-looking.

Su Xingwan is the kind of woman who is impeccable and evokes a strong protective instinct in you. She has a charm that makes men forget about the concept of 'beauty' and simply like her. She has the pure, innocent look of a first love; a youthful charm that inspires a protective instinct; and a clean, fair complexion and bright, expressive eyes.

I want to have her.

It's not that strong feeling of possession.

If I could have her, it would be the most wonderful thing in the world, and I would become the happiest man in the world. If I couldn't have her, whoever eventually became the one who had her would feel that the other was unworthy. That would be a desecration of a delicate and beautiful flower. She should bloom there alone, admired by everyone, and become the white moonlight in everyone's heart.

When she first met Su Xingwan in Yanjing, she did not yet possess this breathtaking aura.

The past six months have been a period of time that has etched its mark on her; she has grown up.

Therefore, that temperament is even more prominent, coupled with a mind that knows how to use its own advantages, a strong ability to hide its true self, and a learning ability that is almost an innate advantage.

Can you imagine a girl who has received high-intensity training since childhood without any calluses on her body? Xu Kai had sensed her clean and crisp fighting skills and corresponding explosive speed and strength. He didn't even dare to think about what such a woman would be like when she truly entered society. He only knew that if there really was such a thing as a "child of the version," then among all the people he had come into contact with in his two lifetimes, Su Xingwan was the only one who fit the concept.

Yunshang?

She has no second face; she is simply herself. Lacking the ambition of Su Xingwan to conceal her true self, she is significantly weaker in terms of 'offensive power'.

Yunshang was unwilling to use her charm on others, but only revealed herself to those she liked.

Su Xingwan? She seems delicate, but she exudes charm at all times. She knows so well how to use her advantages, and she's so good at it. She's not even at her full potential yet, but she's already enough to charm both men and women. Girls can't help but want to protect her.

Look at Huang Ning, she couldn't wait for Yunshang to introduce her to Su Xingwan. Her feigned aloofness was completely shattered. Compared to Su Xingwan, she didn't even have the right to be compared.

Seeing Su Xingwan's slight intimacy with Huang Ning, Xu Kai could only frown inwardly, wondering what this woman was up to.

He didn't believe that Su Xingwan gave up on Yunshang because of anyone's face or because she had come to her senses. As for Huang Ning, he wasn't even worth her time.

Damn it, if only I hadn't met her back in Yanjing, how much brain cells I would have saved!