Chapter 168: Chapter 158: The Half-Sister with Different Fathers Chapter 168: Chapter 158: The Half-Sister with Different Fathers After Lu Jiaxin passed through the port, she arrived at customs and immediately spotted Su Heming, dressed entirely in red. As she approached, she felt guy seemed to have grown taller.
He was already in his twenties, so how could he still be growing! Lu Jiaxin looked down at his shoes and asked, “Are you wearing elevator shoes?”
“Wow, how did you know?”
Lu Jiaxin couldn’t help but laugh and cry, “You’re not short, so why on earth are you wearing elevator shoes?”
Mainly because Su Heming wasn’t short, being around one hundred and seventy-six centimeters tall. She herself was one hundred and sixty-two centimeters, with a goal of one hundred and sixty-six or above, hence the nightly glass of milk.
In Su Heming’s mind, Lu Jiaxin was both a sister and a friend, in other words, one of his own: “I recently took a fancy to a girl. She’s really pretty but quite tall. When we stand side by side, I look shorter than her, so I thought of this solution. How about it, smart, isn’t it?”
Lu Jiaxin looked at his clothes and asked, “You always wear either red or green, so colorful like a peacock in full display. Doesn’t that girl mind?”
Su Heming snorted and said, “What’s wrong with being a colorful peacock? I think it’s beautiful. My Shasha loves it this way, says I have taste.”
Lu Jiaxin couldn’t hold back and let out a snort of laughter. That girl must either have the same bizarre taste as Su Heming or she’s not after him for himself but for his family’s money.
Su Heming actually disapproved of Lu Jiaxin’s fashion sense: “Why do you always dress so plainly? A young lady should wear brighter colors to look more attractive.”
Actually, the clothes that Lu Jiaxin wore were very nice, but he thought they were too plain. A young lady should wear reds, pinks, blues, and other vibrant colors to look lively.
Lu Jiaxin didn’t criticize his fashion sense, to each their own, after all, it’s useless if others like it but you don’t. However, Su Heming’s clothes were too eye-catching, so she still offered some advice: “Your outfit is nice, but the colors are too bright, the visual impact is too much. Wearing a white vest would soften it, and everyone would compliment you.”
Su Heming was somewhat skeptical.
Lu Jiaxin said with a smile, “Why not give it a try and see? Let’s go, hurry up, I still need to check out clothes on Gao Di Street!”
Her flight was tomorrow morning, and she had to go select autumn clothes on Gao Di Street in the afternoon. If she found any winter clothes she liked, she might as well buy a batch too.
“Aren’t we going to eat first?”
Lu Jiaxin gave him a look, letting him figure it out for himself. Men rely on food like steel; skip a meal and you panic with hunger, and with her current constitution, she definitely couldn’t afford to go hungry.
Su Heming took her to a restaurant and immediately ordered five dishes without even waiting for the owner to ask. He explained to Lu Jiaxin, “I come here to eat often, they do Cantonese cuisine really well. My dad and elder brother both love it, you’ll probably like it too.”
Lu Jiaxin asked, “Do your dad and brother come here often?”
This trip to Hong Kong was rushed, and she hadn’t given Su Heyuan a heads up. It was only last night, recalling how Su Heming often complained that she was too busy to even have a phone chat, that she decided to let him know proactively.
Su Heming shook his head and said, “My elder brother spends half his time here, half in Hong Kong. My dad has to look after my grandfather, so he only comes over occasionally.”
“You’ve never been to Hong Kong at all?”
Su Heming waved his hand and said, “Let’s not talk about these unlucky things, they spoil the mood. Sister Jiaxin, why did you suddenly come to Hong Kong? And you’re leaving after just one day?”
Lu Jiaxin spoke vaguely, “I came to get an identity card. You’ve applied for an identity card before, so you should know that you have to be there in person, right?”
Su Heming now had a Hong Kong residence status too, although he was reluctant to apply for it—his father Su Heyuan had pressed him into it. The hardships they faced in the past years had frightened them both, so settling in Hong Kong gave them peace of mind. In this way, if policies ever changed, they could stay in Hong Kong, and it would also be convenient if they wanted to go abroad.
After pouring a glass of water for Lu Jiaxin, Su Heming asked, “What did the doctor say? How much longer do you need for recovery?”
Lu Jiaxin didn’t hide it from him and said, “The doctor said my body has almost recovered, but I want to rest a bit more and am planning to come back next month.”
That was the preliminary plan, but things could change and it might be brought forward.
Su Heming said excitedly, “Then we can meet up more often in the future.”
Lu Jiaxin laughed and said, “If we meet up more often, aren’t you afraid your girlfriend will get jealous? For your girlfriend’s sake, we should meet less in the future. Also, call me less often, at most twice a week, and each call shouldn’t last more than half an hour.”
The most frequent calls received at home were from Su Heming. Once they got to know each other, she realized the guy was a real chatterbox. It was strange—how could someone have so much to say!
Su Heming replied, “Why would she be jealous? You’re my sister, my kin. If a girlfriend gets jealous of one’s own sister, it’s better not to have such a girlfriend at all.”
Great, in just a few sentences she had become this guy’s half-sister from a different father. But she knew that Su Heming considered her part of his family, so she didn’t mind.
Lu Jiaxin teased with a laugh, “Being your girlfriend really is tough luck. Not only does she have to put up with your so-called friends, but she also has to accept your half-sister from different parents.”
With someone like Su Heming, it was good to be friends, but to be a girlfriend or wife, one needed to be broad-minded with a carefree personality. If someone sensitive or small-minded hooked up with him, it would be a disaster.
Su Heming clapped and laughed heartily, “Half-sister from different parents—well said. Sister Jiaxin, no wonder my dad and my eldest brother say you’re clever; you really are clever. I hadn’t thought of that expression.”
The driver’s face turned purple, struggling not to laugh.
Looking at him, Lu Jiaxin remarked, “You really should let the employees at your factory see you now, where’s the slightest hint of a leader’s poise?”
This guy had no semblance of propriety in front of her, yet at the factory, he acted all serious. Lu Jiajie had mentioned that many of the employees were scared of him. If those words hadn’t come from Lu Jiajie’s mouth, she wouldn’t have believed them.
After eating, she rushed to Yangcheng City and went to the few stalls where Lu Jiajie frequently stocked up. Picking and choosing, it wasn’t until past seven o’clock that she finished.
Then she arranged for the stock to be packed and called a vehicle to deliver it to the train freight department. By the time she finished handling the procedures, it was already past ten. Concerned about someone tampering with the goods, Lu Jiaxin watched over the entire process without stepping away. It wasn’t that she was overly cautious, but incidents like switching or stealing goods occurred frequently.
Seeing her tired appearance, Su Heming remarked, “Don’t you always say you’re not in good health? You should have let Fifth Brother handle this.”
Leaning on the car, Lu Jiaxin said weakly, “If I had to come to Yangcheng City specially to select goods, I definitely wouldn’t have come. Isn’t this on the way for me?”
It was also because Su Heming and his driver-slash-bodyguard were with her the whole time; otherwise, she wouldn’t dare deliver the goods to the train station so late! She’d rather lose profit than risk her safety.