Su Ran slightly curled her lips, her tone sounded very gentle and soft, but the words that came out made people feel that there was nothing gentle about them.
Bringing down the childhood sweetheart!
And that childhood sweetheart, Chu Xiyao, is you!
The emotions of Chu Xiyao were on the verge of exploding, her face twisted with a grim expression, and her body trembled violently.
The sales associates nearby were tightly biting their lips, holding back their laughter.
In the end, they couldn’t help but murmur among themselves, after all, Su Ran was their idol.
"That’s good, that’s good. President Su’s fighting power is still formidable, watching just now made me feel so frustrated!"
"Exactly, a mistress dares to be so picky in front of someone’s wife, rushing forward so eagerly, what business is it of hers?"
"You got one thing wrong there, she’s not a mistress yet. A mistress is someone who has succeeded in climbing up and has already ruined someone else’s marriage and feelings. She obviously hasn’t succeeded yet, at most she’s on the path of developing into a mistress!"
"Tsk, there are so many men in the world, yet some people just like to go after those who are taken. Such women are just cheap!"
"On the surface, childhood sweethearts, but behind the scenes, they hook up and fancy breaking things apart. You all be careful, you’d better go back and check to see if there is such a person around your husband or boyfriend—it’s so annoying!"
Their conversation reached the ears of Su Ran and Chu Xiyao clearly.
Su Ran raised an eyebrow, her face wearing a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.
As for Chu Xiyao, she was so angry that her lungs were almost exploding. As the esteemed daughter of the Chu family, the future head of the Chu family, when had she ever suffered such humiliation?
It was bad enough being called a mistress!
But to be called a mistress still on her way up?
Chu Xiyao clenched her teeth tight, looking at Su Ran with that victorious look on her face; the rage filling her made her want to go up and tear those sales associates’ mouths apart!
At this time, the voice of Tao Wanqing suddenly rang out.
"Eh? What’s going on with you all?"
Chu Xiyao’s eyes flickered, and the arrogance on her body instantly retracted, transforming back into her usual elegant demeanor.
When she looked up, a smile stretched across her face.
"It’s nothing, Auntie. Have you finished choosing?"
Saying this, she also walked towards Tao Wanqing’s direction.
Tao Wanqing nodded her head, and upon hearing that Chu Xiyao said it was nothing, her gaze returned to the suit in front of her, the more she looked at it, the more satisfied she became, turning to the sales associate beside her, she said:
"This suit, wrap it up for me!"
The sales associate asked with a smile, "Ma’am, what size would you like?"
"All right, please wait a moment."
Chu Xiyao looked at the suit Tao Wanqing had picked out, her lips curving into an awkward smile.
It was a set of sapphire blue, with a silver brooch pinned on the left breast pocket.
Clearly, it was a fresh and young style suited for young people.
Bright and showy, it didn’t suit Uncle Fu’s dignified and reserved temperament at all!
Moreover, Uncle Fu and Qi Yuan both disliked these bright frivolous colors in their clothes.
Auntie couldn’t possibly be unaware of Uncle Fu’s preferences, so why would she choose such a suit?
Looking at Tao Wanqing holding the suit as if she was extremely pleased with it, Chu Xiyao couldn’t help but speak up:
"Auntie, this suit’s color... doesn’t it seem unsuitable for Uncle Fu?"
Chu Xiyao took a deep breath, tentatively suggesting:
"I remember Uncle Fu prefers lighter colored clothes, and for things that are vibrant... it seems like he really dislikes them..."
Tao Wanqing acted as if she had an epiphany, then said with a smile:
"You know, men’s tastes always follow what their women like; they don’t stay the same forever. Your Uncle Fu, living with me for so many years, has significantly improved his taste, and his preferences have long changed!"
"..." Chu Xiyao’s smile stiffened on her face, feeling that there was a hidden message in Auntie’s words.
But looking at her serious and stern demeanor, it seemed like she might be overthinking it.
Elsewhere, Su Ran had set her sights on a light blue suit.
A jacket, waistcoat, shirt, trousers—the whole ensemble matched.
She nodded in satisfaction and said to the salesperson,
"Wrap up this suit and the one we saw earlier, together."
The salesperson’s eyes gleamed, and she quickly nodded before turning to package them.
Su Ran walked up to Tao Wanqing and asked softly,
"Mom, have you finished your shopping?"
"Mm, this suit, do you think it suits your dad?"
Su Ran looked at the sapphire blue suit and nodded.
Upon hearing this, Chu Xiyao smiled softly on the side.
"Sister-in-law, you haven’t even met Uncle Fu, how could you know it suits him?"
At Chu Xiyao’s words, Tao Wanqing’s face instantly darkened.
However, Chu Xiyao did not notice, her eyes, tone, and expression all held a challenging intention as she looked at Su Ran.
As for Fu Qiyuan’s father, Su Ran had never met him.
In terms of knowledge and understanding, she was more like an outsider.
Su Ran was extremely intelligent, so how could she not know Chu Xiyao’s purpose?
Was it just to suppress her and to offend Mrs. Fu... Should one say her intelligence is worrisome?
It seemed today’s events had really unsettled her, for her to make such a basic mistake.
Su Ran raised an eyebrow and smiled at Tao Wanqing.
"Although I haven’t met Dad, whatever Mom buys is always the most suitable for Dad!"
Tao Wanqing’s face, which had just turned grim, now brightened again as she looked at Su Ran with a smile, hearing her say,
"Even if it really doesn’t suit him, as long as Mom is happy, it’s suitable for Dad!!"
Tao Wanqing’s heart bloomed with joy.
Indeed, her daughter-in-law knew exactly what to say, speaking right to her heart.
Her son had good taste, just like his father!
Chu Xiyao then realized she had said something wrong and hurriedly tried to explain, but Tao Wanqing had already moved past her, walking to Su Ran’s side.
"Have you finished shopping for Qiyuan? Do you still need to buy anything else?"
"I’d like to look at some ties and bow ties, would you like to come along, Mom?"
Tao Wanqing’s eyes lit up, "Sure, let’s go together!"
The salesperson, hearing this, quickly stepped forward, "Madam, President Su, our counter also carries ties and bow ties, would you like to take a look?"
The two nodded, and the salesperson led them towards the counter.
After taking just a step, Su Ran stopped in her tracks.
"What’s wrong, President Su?"
The salesperson looked at Su Ran curiously and followed her gaze, just in time to see another salesperson handling the red suit that Su Ran initially liked.
Su Ran frowned slightly, "Wait a moment."
The salesperson heard her and also paused, turning her head towards them.
Seeing Su Ran was looking at her, she got a bit nervous.
"Su... President Su?"
Su Ran pointed at the red suit, "Change it for another one."
The salesperson was puzzled but then heard her speak again.
"My fiancé has a thing about cleanliness."
There was a brief silence in the store, and all the salespeople’s eyes turned towards Chu Xiyao.
Chu Xiyao clenched her lip tightly, trembling all over in anger.
"Sister-in-law, I don’t recall Qiyuan having a cleanliness obsession?"
"Oh, then I have a cleanliness obsession!" Su Ran said indifferently.