Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 656 - 56: Baichuan’s Interesting Events and the True Face of Bai Shuang_2

"Is this friend you're talking about actually yourself?" Li Xiaoyu asked bluntly.

Qiao Shanshan's face immediately flushed with embarrassment, thinking to herself, when was the last time she directed grand strategies with such eloquence and confidence, that now she hesitated to even admit such a simple thing?

Of course, Qiao Shanshan admitted it in the end and began to feel that the second young mistress was no longer the same.

People change, and in this world, a lot of things really do depend on innate talent.

Li Xiaoyu was indeed very young, about to turn nineteen. Although a business prodigy, her emotional intelligence was very low. But during her time in Baichuan City, she had grown rapidly and become much more adept at interpersonal relations than before.

Being advised by one's lord as a strategist was nothing shameful. Li Xiaoyu was still very direct as she said:

"Song Que is rather slow in certain areas; you need to take the initiative. It's not shameful for a woman to take the lead, as long as it's worth it. In all the romance stories in this world, the greatest complication is often 'I like you, but I don't say it."

What a short life! Qiao Shanshan thought to herself, How could a kid seven or eight years younger than her start teaching her?

"I'll give Song Que a day off tomorrow," Li Xiaoyu didn't dare postpone it further, because there were indeed a lot of things to take care of in Baichuan City.

Qiao Shanshan felt a bit sorry and said:

"With so much to do, it's really hard on you to do it all alone."

"It's not hard. I'm doing it for Tang Xian; I don't feel tired."

Seeing Li Xiaoyu becoming more and more poised and composed, Qiao Shanshan truly felt that the second young mistress had grown up a lot.

Although she had always known that the second young mistress was smart, in Qiao Shanshan's eyes, she was still a Li family princess who knew nothing of the hardships of the common world.

The next day, Qiao Shanshan boldly invited Song Que out, choosing a newly opened restaurant by Dong Ran.

Dong Ran was probably the biggest winner, going from a servant to a little rich woman in Baichuan City. Some of the unused boutique shops, scarce equipment—Li Xiaoyu ultimately had some personal interests, giving all these to Dong Ran.

However, that meal was very unpleasant.

Because that damn Ju Mang actually showed up. It was as if she had been following Song Que the whole way, and this time her actions were even more outrageous. Ju Mang rubbed her nose against Song Que's neck as if smelling something, leaving Song Que startled and unsure whether or not to push Ju Mang away. Qiao Shanshan was even more surprised, not understanding what Ju Mang meant by this behavior.

After sniffing for quite a while, Ju Mang said:

"You have Constantine's scent on you."

Song Que then understood, but Qiao Shanshan was about to explode.

Because the next thing Ju Mang said was:

"Do you want to marry me? I think we can have children with better bloodlines than Constantine's."

Is she out of her mind? thought Qiao Shanshan.

Does everyone around Tang Xian have something wrong with them?

The sister is a freak. This childhood friend is also a freak! Is Baichuan City a shelter for troubled girls or what? Do these mad scientists not understand the meaning of marriage? Or do they think the greatest meaning of marriage is to procreate?

Fortunately, this time Song Que got the point and said seriously:

"Miss Ju Mang, I'm currently dining with Miss Qiao, could you please leave us?"

"This is my room number. You can find me if you change your mind. It's all for the future of humanity, after all." Ju Mang didn't seem uncomfortable in the slightest.

In some ways, she was indeed similar to Zhong Xiuxiu, or it might be more accurate to say that Zhong Xiuxiu was somewhat like Ju Mang. Everything they did seemed to be for the sake of an experiment.

Song Que shook his head.

Having sent Ju Mang away, Qiao Shanshan decided she needed to hasten her steps. Yes, she must do as the second young mistress said and take the initiative.

But when the words were on her lips, she found herself unable to speak.

After hesitating several times, Qiao Shanshan chickened out, telling herself she would confess next time they ate together, next time for sure… next time for sure…

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Li Xiaoyu had adopted a black cat that somehow just appeared in her room one day, unafraid when she touched it.

So it became Li Xiaoyu's pet after a while.

Li Xiaoyu often held the black cat and went to the eastern suburbs. She didn't talk much, just quietly cooked some dishes in front of Bai Shuang with full equipment ready at hand.

After finishing, Bai Shuang mostly didn't even give it a glance.

Li Xiaoyu didn't mind, just doing as Tang Xian had instructed.

After a long time, Bai Shuang would occasionally take a look and gently shake her head, her eyes appearing to view it as pig swill.

Li Xiaoyu kept on trying and improving.

Every evening, she would spend two hours there, never missing a session.

Because she always remained silent, Bai Shuang somehow began to admire the girl.

A girl and a deer, both reticent.

Finally, on a certain day of the second month, Li Xiaoyu made a crystal pork trotter dish to a standard that Bai Shuang was slightly satisfied with and willing to taste.

And on that day, Bai Shuang did something that Tang Xian had always wanted her to do but she never had—she turned into a human.

Li Xiaoyu was startled too because she had always thought that this white deer couldn't become human.

Bai Shuang's demeanor wasn't as youthful as Qing Jiuyu, Bai Mansheng's.

She appeared to be a thirty-year-old with mature charm, but her eyes showed weariness as if she had lived in this world for a long time.

She didn't explain anything to Li Xiaoyu and said:

"If you can't remember, bring a notebook tomorrow. I will go to hunt a sword-winged duck. This dish is called triple-layered duck, a Suzhou cuisine dish."

Bai Shuang's real voice had even more of a matronly charm than her appearance.

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Li Xiaoyu felt she resembled her own mother a bit, only without the sorrow, leaving only a pure sense of ease.