117: Foolish woman!

"Greetings, President!"

Lin Yimeng nodded slightly and then turned to leave.

But once she was far away, a look of excitement appeared on her face, as if she were a child who had just received dessert.

Everything happening now felt like a dream to her.

From the moment she was about to be sent to the Southern Region by Jiang Huai and the others, things had begun to take a subtle turn—so much so that she felt it was all quite surreal.

Su Chen had not only saved her but had also stayed at the Chenmeng Chamber of Commerce.

Suddenly, Lin Yimeng's cheeks were flushed crimson.

Chenmeng Chamber of Commerce!

Chen... Meng!

Would Su Chen notice this?

She had chosen this name deliberately; she couldn't have Su Chen himself, but she wanted to indulge in a little fantasy.

Combining 'Chen' and 'Meng' gave her the feeling of being together with Su Chen.

"Oh my!"

Lin Yimeng's heart wouldn't stop trembling from shyness; her whole body felt a tingling sensation like ants crawling over her, leaving her weak and soft.

He probably hasn't noticed, right?

For a moment, Lin Yimeng's heart was a mess of contradictions; she didn't want Su Chen to find out, yet she also kind of wanted him to know.

She turned her head to look toward the courtyard where Su Chen was staying, her eyes filled with infatuation.

For the following period of time, Su Chen remained in Qianshan City, wandering about with Lin Yimeng.

After half a month of sightseeing, they headed toward other parts of Qianshan County.

Acting as both a guide and a friend, Lin Yimeng introduced Su Chen to the scenery and geography of Qianshan County, as well as some local folk tales.

All in all, Su Chen was very satisfied with this trip through Qianshan County.

It was quite an interesting experience.

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In a deep mountain range within Qianshan County, where no one lived for hundreds of miles around, they had come to see the Biyou Pond in the innermost part of the mountains the next day.

She had heard that the Biyou Pond was multicolored and extremely beautiful; since even Lin Yimeng had never seen it, she strongly recommended the place to Su Chen.

Su Chen was out to enjoy himself anyway, so naturally, he didn't refuse.

Evening.

A small campfire rose in the deep mountains; Ruoxi released her aura, making the surrounding Yao Beasts afraid to approach.

Above the fire, a hunk of meat was sizzling and dripping with oil.

Beside it, Lin Yimeng was staring blankly at Su Chen.

Actually, if Su Chen hadn't come to Qianshan City, she might have stopped harboring any thoughts about him, treating him only as a figure she could never hope to reach.

The gap between their strength and status was simply too vast.

One was the Young Lord of the Su Family, a truly peerless expert.

While she was just a princess of average strength from the Jinghong Dynasty.

Although her looks were quite decent, wouldn't it be simple for Su Chen to find a beauty if he really wanted one?

For him, that didn't seem like a difficult task at all.

However, spending time together during this period had caused other thoughts to rise in her heart.

Su Chen... didn't seem so unreachable after all.

On the contrary, when Su Chen was with her, he was extremely gentle, lacking any of that high-and-mighty attitude typical of the powerful.

He was like a kind, attentive, and friendly older brother from next door.

For a moment, Lin Yimeng's love for Su Chen reached an absolute peak.

Who wouldn't like a man who was both powerful and gentle?

"Sister Yimeng?"

Ruoxi's gentle, delicate voice rang out as she called to Lin Yimeng with a knowing smile.

Lin Yimeng snapped back to her senses and immediately realized Ruoxi was watching her; then she hurriedly looked toward Su Chen, only to find him staring straight at her as well.

In an instant, Lin Yimeng was embarrassed to the extreme.

She had been staring at Su Chen just now, and he had noticed, but she hadn't even realized it.

Accompanied by her bashfulness, Lin Yimeng's originally fair face instantly turned bright red.

For some reason, she simply couldn't control her emotions in front of Su Chen; her feelings fluctuated easily, and she was particularly prone to blushing.

Even though the two had already spent quite a bit of time together.

Su Chen withdrew his gaze and gave a light chuckle, not dwelling on the matter.

After a while, Lin Yimeng's emotions calmed down, and she began to steal glances at Su Chen again.

After a moment of such silence, Lin Yimeng suddenly spoke up and asked:

"Young Lord Su, when will you be going back?"

Going back?

Su Chen looked at Lin Yimeng and said with a light smile, "Why? Are you reluctant to let me go back?"

Lin Yimeng's face flushed with shyness, feeling a bit awkward as she stammered:

"Young Lord Su is a busy man. If you have many things to attend to, then I certainly cannot keep you here any longer."

When Ruoxi heard Lin Yimeng's words from the side, she was completely speechless.

This silly girl, how can she be so dense!

She had followed Su Chen for a long time and understood his thoughts quite well.

Furthermore, having observed Su Chen's attitude toward Lin Yimeng along the way, she knew that Su Chen actually had a good impression of her.

And this favorable impression far exceeded that of most women.

At least, this was the first time she had seen Su Chen treat another woman this way.

Not even An Qinglian received such treatment.

Judging by looks alone, An Qinglian and Lin Yimeng were currently about equal, but Su Chen's attitude toward the two was worlds apart.

He was clearly much, much better to Lin Yimeng.

Therefore, she was almost certain that Su Chen definitely had feelings for Lin Yimeng, even if those feelings weren't particularly deep yet.

However, if Lin Yimeng were a bit bolder and dared to take the initiative to pursue him, Ruoxi felt she had at least a ninety percent chance of winning Su Chen over.

Su Chen valued sentiment and was a generous person; Lin Yimeng only needed to be a bit more sincere.

Unfortunately, Lin Yimeng was too introverted.

At least, she was like this in front of Su Chen.

During this time, Ruoxi had created many opportunities for Lin Yimeng and Su Chen to be alone together, but unfortunately, every time they were alone, Lin Yimeng didn't even know how to speak.

Let alone taking the initiative to make a move.

Sigh!

Thinking of this, Ruoxi sighed helplessly.

Su Chen looked at Lin Yimeng, and after hesitating for a moment, he said with a smile:

"Lady Yimeng, why don't you have your Chenmeng Chamber of Commerce submit to my Su Family?"

"Huh?"

Lin Yimeng was stunned, looking at Su Chen with some confusion.

Would the Su Family even be interested in something at the level of the Chenmeng Chamber of Commerce?

Seeing this scene, Ruoxi almost slapped her own thigh in frustration.

This silly woman!

Why aren't you agreeing immediately? What are you standing there dazed for?

How could Su Chen possibly care about a low-level power like the Chenmeng Chamber of Commerce? The fact that he brought it up himself made the opportunity so obvious—it was almost like feeding her the food directly, yet Lin Yimeng didn't even know to take a bite.

Ruoxi felt mentally exhausted.

Su Chen added, "You can think it over carefully. If you've made up your mind, come find me at the Su Family."

Hearing that she could go to the Su Family to find Su Chen, Lin Yimeng didn't think twice; without even a moment's consideration, she agreed directly:

"Okay, I agree to join the Su Family."

Wasn't this another chance to be with Su Chen?

To refuse would be truly foolish.

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