Chapter 102: Encounter, Tension

  Looking at the driver in front of her with a smile, she also found it somewhat amusing. It seemed that he was going to argue with her. Although this kind of taxi scam happened in many places, she had never encountered it before, so she didn't plan to waste time arguing with him either. She took out 60 yuan from her bag and said, "I believe this amount is enough for the fare from Mary's Hospital to here."

  When Su Mo said this, his tone was a bit high, so the people around him more or less heard some of it. The people who were originally discussing Su Mo stopped talking one by one, and their eyes began to look towards the driver.

  He didn't expect Su Mo to say this, and the fare for this route was calculated so accurately. It's true that it only takes about 60 yuan to get here by car. Thinking that he made a mistake this time, he didn't want to stay here any longer. Seeing the onlookers casting contemptuous glances at him, he quickly took the 60 yuan from Su Mo's hand and left quickly.

  Su Mo didn't look at these people again and went straight to the vegetable market.

  This market is one of the larger markets in Hong Kong, where most of the vegetables are brought and sold by farmers themselves. They are all natural and non-polluted, which makes it a popular place for many people in Hong Kong to shop.

  As soon as Su Mo entered the market, she thought of Mu Xin Hua's body. There were free-range chickens here, so she bought one to take back and make soup for her. And then there was Tan Yun Ning, who must be very tired every day and didn't take good care of his body. Thinking of this, she bought two free-range chickens, then some vegetables, and also a fish - she hadn't forgotten that Tan Yun Ning liked eating fish.

  The vegetable market is quite big, strolling around here and buying things there, time has passed in the blink of an eye, directly to four o'clock in the afternoon, basically spent nearly three hours in the vegetable market.

  After leaving the vegetable market, Su Mo Ruo called Tan Yun Ning and asked her to clarify that she had just returned to the hotel with several colleagues after a survey. She then said that she would rush to the hotel immediately.

  It can be heard that although Tan Yunning's voice is tired, the faint joy still made Su Moruo aware of it.

  The Berlin International Hotel, located in the most prosperous downtown area of Hong Kong, does not feel crowded at all because it is in the city center. Outside the hotel, there are large open spaces for guests to temporarily park their cars.

  She hailed a taxi and arrived at the Berlin International Hotel in just ten minutes. She paid the fare, got out of the car with her purchases still in hand, and headed straight into the hotel without hearing the driver calling after her.

  Just as I walked to the hotel entrance, a young parking attendant stopped me and said, "Miss, sorry, are you looking for someone?"

  Su Mo Ruo was dressed neatly, but after all, it wasn't a famous brand, just an ordinary set of clothes that probably wouldn't add up to more than 200 yuan in total. He was also carrying two live chickens in his hands. The Berlin Hotel was the top international hotel in Hong Kong, so how could someone carrying two chickens be allowed to enter? Therefore, the parking attendant had no choice but to stop him.

  Looking at the clay chicken in his hand, he understood that the other party might have seen these too, and didn't make things difficult for him. He simply put the thing in his hand aside and then took out his phone to dial Tan Yunning's number.

  Two turkeys helped by placing their legs on the lawn, from time to time there were two cries, making people coming and going in and out of the hotel look sideways.

  Although the parking attendant was also grateful to Su Mo for not making things difficult for him and respecting his work duties, these two turkeys placed on the large lawn outside the hotel were still an eyesore. The gaze of the guests coming and going made him feel like his face was burning with shame. No matter who it is, working in such a high-end place also requires some face-saving.

  The young parking attendant bit his lip and walked a few steps to Su Mo's front, forcing a smile at Su Mo, "Miss, can you take these things outside the hotel first?"

  Upon hearing this, Su Mo felt somewhat displeased and glanced at the two chickens on the lawn. "The customer is God, whatever the customer wants to do shouldn't require you working people to intervene, should it?"

  Unexpectedly, the girl who was talking nicely just now suddenly became sharp-tongued at this moment, her words were like a knife, really sharp. For a while, the parking little brother stuttered with one lip, stunned on the spot and didn't know how to respond.

  "Miss, you're really making it difficult for us. We still have to attend to our guests, but the taste of these things is just too much. I hope you can understand our work and cooperate with us." The parking attendant was left speechless by Su Mo's two sentences, looking extremely embarrassed. The one who spoke up this time seemed more mature and older, likely a veteran employee of the hotel, and his words were more measured and less likely to offend anyone.

  Su Mo nodded as a matter of course, this was indeed true, but she also said: "I'm just waiting for a friend, I'll leave soon."

  "But----" The staff who had entertained many wealthy people, although not well-dressed, did not look down on Su Mo's identity, but instead looked embarrassed and prepared to persuade him again.

  At this time, Su Mo saw a man in a gray casual shirt and black casual pants walking out of the hotel's revolving door. He wore a pair of metal-framed glasses that made him look neat and steady. As he walked towards Su Mo, his tall figure exuded the charm of a mature man. His handsome and cold face had the capital to make countless women infatuated. From the moment he stepped out of the revolving door, his refreshing outfit and handsome face had already attracted the attention of all the women.

  Without giving the two parking attendants a chance to speak, Sumo directly waved at Tan Yunning not far away, and a faint smile also appeared on his cold face.

  Two parking attendants also looked back because of Su Mo Ruo's action, and when Tan Yun Ning came over with an extremely strong aura, the two people exchanged a glance, knowing that they had met a tough nut today.

  At this time, Su Mo Ruo said softly to the two people: "My friend is here, I will leave immediately, and I hope not to bring any trouble to your work."

  This way, it won't give people a bad impression at all, but instead makes the two parking attendants have a very good impression of this girl. She's not dressed expensively, but she's not arrogant either, unlike many rich kids who look down on others with their noses in the air.

  People are like that, you respect me one foot I respect you ten feet, you treat me with courtesy and I return it in the same way. So, when turning back to Su Mo again, it seems very enthusiastic.

  The parking attendant who first spoke with Sumojo smiled and said, "Thank you for your cooperation, miss."

  "What's wrong?" At this time, Tan Yun Ning had also walked to Su Mo Ruo's side, looking at the two parking attendants standing next to her, and then glancing at the things placed beside her. Suddenly, it dawned on him, and he felt helpless in his heart. Su Mo Ruo had a kind of generous and elegant demeanor, but sometimes the things she did really couldn't be inferred by common sense.

  Su Mo Ruo took a glance at Tan Yun Ning, then looked at the two anxious parking attendants and shook her head lightly, "It's nothing."

  "Let's go." Hearing Su Mo Ruo say it was nothing, even if Tan Yun Ning knew that things were not simple, he would absolutely not ask, and very naturally picked up the things Su Mo Ruo had put on the ground, and stepped forward.

  Su Mo followed closely behind him, and the two of them walked out of the hotel together. They went to a designated taxi area and stood there waiting for a taxi to arrive.

  The downtown area has a much larger flow of people, and this is also the peak hour for getting off work. So, the two people happened to match their time, waiting from 5 o'clock until almost 6 o'clock, before finally being blessed by heaven with an empty taxi. And this taxi, who knows if it was especially fateful today, turned out to be the same one that Sumo had taken from Mary Hospital to the city market district.

  When the driver stopped the car, he hadn't seen Su Mo yet, but had already caught sight of Tan Yunning, who was even more eye-catching. At a glance, it was clear that this man's status was definitely not low, and driving a taxi for them must be an occasional thing. With a warm smile on his face, he watched as Tan Yunning opened the rear car door.

  But the man didn't sit down first, instead he gave a faint smile to the girl standing behind him, like a spring breeze that made one feel refreshed and comfortable.

  When Su Mo Ruo sat in, the driver could see her face clearly, and the smile on his face froze instantly.

  "What a coincidence." The driver finally adjusted his mood and greeted Su Mo.

  Tan Yunning got on the car and closed the door. Su Mo told the driver to go to Mary's Hospital, then fell silent and didn't speak again.

  Tan Yun Ning was somewhat surprised that Su Mo Ruo actually knew this driver.

  "I just got on this bus when I entered the city." Su Mo said simply, looking at Tan Yun Ning beside her.

  Tan Yunning nodded slightly to indicate that she understood, and then thought that today was the first time she had seen Su Mo's relatives, so she felt a little uneasy in her heart. "That, your grandmother, why haven't I heard you mention her before?"

  "This is my dry mother, I've only known her for a short time." Tan Yun Ning knew that it was only his foster mother, Liu Qin. Mu Xinhua's relationship with him had not been made public, and the time was not long anyway. Thinking that they would meet today after all, he then told Tan Yun Ning about their relationship in detail again.

  I didn't know that Su Mo Ruo would actually let Mu Xin Hua take her in as a goddaughter, the Mu Corporation, how could he not know? And Mu Xin Hua, this famous female entrepreneur from Hong Kong, a woman respected by both the underworld and the legitimate world, someone who everyone calls "Big Sister", would actually acknowledge Su Mo Ruo as her goddaughter. Mu Xin Hua is alone, with no children of her own, and Su Mo Ruo becomes her goddaughter... surely there's more to this than meets the eye.

  Seeing Tan Yunning deep in thought, he knew that he had already begun to make wild guesses. He shook his head helplessly and said, "Are you officials born with more thoughts than others?"

  Of course, he knew what Su Mo Ruo meant, and wasn't annoyed. He just smiled calmly, his handsome face exuding a captivating masculine charm. He tilted his head, facing Su Mo Ruo directly, their eyes meeting unintentionally, slowly drawing closer to each other.

  "You..." Su Mo's body shifted uncomfortably backward, her back pressing tightly against the car door.

  Watching Su Mo's movements, Tan Yunning's deep eyes gradually filled with a smile. The more he interacted with Su Mo, the more he discovered her adorable side. Although she appeared cold and distant to outsiders, once you got to know her and became familiar with her, she would reveal many small quirks and actions that she wouldn't show in front of others. Just like this moment, it was adorable to the extreme.

  Who would have thought that the cold and strong Su Mo Ruo also had a shy side, but just as they were about to close in on each other, their noses hadn't even touched yet. She suddenly sprang apart like she'd been electrocuted, her body pressed tightly against the car door, her eyes trying hard to conceal her emotions, but still radiating a faint sense of wariness as she gazed at him.

  "Alright, I won't tease you anymore." Tan Yunning's voice was laced with a subtle pampering tone, different from his usual authoritative demeanor. At this moment, he was like an ideal good man who doted on his girlfriend.

  "I'll see Chairman Mu in a while, what do I need to avoid mentioning? Don't you plan on telling me?" Looking at Su Mo, she suddenly fell silent. Tan Yun Ning couldn't help but feel puzzled - how could this young girl be so clever and daring enough to make a name for herself in the financial world? Now, just a small encounter with her had left her flustered.

  Upon hearing this, Su Mo finally came back to his senses and told Tan Yunning about Mu Xinhua's personality and hobbies. Mainly, he said that Mu Xinhua was a straightforward person who didn't like to be restrained, and as long as Tan Yunning treated him with an ordinary heart, he believed that Mu Xinhua would also like him.

  However, Tan Yunning's usual expression, which remained unchanged even when Mount Tai collapsed in front of her, underwent some changes today. She felt a little amused in her heart and said, "Don't worry, Grandma won't eat you."

  Tan Yunning muttered in her heart, but didn't dare say it out loud.

  Joke, to be able to stand at this position today, to have such a significant status in Hong Kong, Mu Xinhua must not be an ordinary person. Even if he is easy-going, it's probably directed at Su Mo Ru. Now that Su Mo Ru has become his great-granddaughter and will also be the successor of the Mu Group, his thoughts are probably clear to Mu Xinhua at a glance. If he doesn't trip him up a bit, he'd be a ghost.

  Even if Mu Xin Hua is a good person, this object is the future heir of the Mu Group, and also her great-granddaughter, not someone else.

  The two of them were lost in their own thoughts. When the taxi stopped at the entrance of Mary's Hospital, they didn't even notice it until the driver reminded them, and only then did they come back to reality.

  Because this is a private hospital, taxis are not allowed in, so the two can only get off here.

  After getting off the car, Tan Yunning reached out to take out the money, but when he looked inside the taxi, his eyebrows furrowed slightly. Because this taxi didn't have a meter, and they hadn't agreed on a price earlier. He took out the money, looked at the driver and asked: "How much?"

  Unexpectedly, the driver just smiled at Tan Yunning and then said to Su Mo: "This lady is an expert, she knows how much it costs, don't worry about being cheated, young man."

  Upon hearing this, Tan Yun Ning slightly raised an eyebrow and roughly guessed what might have happened between the two of them earlier. He took out 100 Hong Kong dollars and handed it to the driver, watching as he made change.

  "This driver has given you a good education." He took over the change found by the driver, and then smiled at Su Mo Ruo with a gentle voice.

  Her eyes narrowed slightly, and after the taxi drove away, Sumo didn't lift her feet until she went to the back of the hospital. She also didn't respond to Tan Yunning's words, and took him with her for about twenty minutes before arriving at the villa where Muxinhua lived.

  "Hmm, indeed, the places where rich people live are different. Looking at the surroundings, even the hospital is so luxurious, it's too extravagant."

  Listening to this, Su Mo couldn't help but glance at Tan Yunning with a hint of disdain. She knew that despite being born into a prestigious family, he had never experienced the glory and privilege that came with it. Instead, as a member of the Tan family, he had been denied even the slightest favoritism, forcing him to grow up amidst whispers and scorn. So when he spoke those words, Su Mo's heart didn't really react much; however, since they weren't alone, she still chose to exercise restraint, mindful that walls have ears.

  At this moment, a thought jumped out in Su Mo's heart, causing her to tremble violently.

  Are they already very close, otherwise some taboo words, can't they be said when the two of them are together?

  He glanced up at Tan Yunning and quickened his pace, heading towards the villa.

  Tan Yun's elegant face floated with a smile, following Su Mo Ruo's footsteps. Under the sunset glow, his tall back was reflected on the lush green lawn. As he entered the villa, his entire body exuded the ultimate charm of a mature man.