At ten o’clock the next morning, Zhao Shuya invited a few friends to her house to play mahjong, chatting as they played.

"Have you heard of Sun Zhihao? He’s the CEO of the Sun Group." Zhao Shuya won a hand, and her mood was lifted, so she actively sought a topic.

"I have a slight impression, but I’m not very familiar," said a lady.

"I know him. My husband has had some business collaborations with him, they occasionally interact. I heard he recently got divorced," another person said, then asked Zhao Shuya, "Why bring him up suddenly?"

"Oh, it’s nothing, just a casual mention," Zhao Shuya eventually decided to hold her tongue.

Because Su Zhenxiong had previously reminded her, it’s best not to disclose this matter before a successful match, to avoid negatively impacting the Su Family’s reputation. Although this wasn’t anything dishonorable, too many people talking would cause unpredictable rumors.

Su Jiuyi had been upstairs observing Zhao Shuya for a while; indeed, people are uplifted with good news. Normally, Zhao Shuya can’t take losses well, even losing a small amount would cause her to complain all afternoon.

But today was different, in less than an hour at the mahjong table she had lost over five hundred, yet she kept smiling. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Of course Su Jiuyi knew why Zhao Shuya was in a good mood; she shrugged indifferently and turned to go downstairs to the kitchen for some food.

It’s not that she eats a lot; the servant often neglects her while preparing breakfast since she’s not often at home, resulting in one less portion.

Though Su Manning expressed willingness to give her portion to Su Jiuyi, she still didn’t accept it. She disliked being offered charity, so she often resisted external offers with her stubbornness.

Entering the kitchen, Su Jiuyi poured hot milk into the milk pot, added some oatmeal, and after boiling, sweetened it and poured it into a cup, then took a slice of bread to eat with the milk.

Leaning against the stove, she ate while fiddling with her phone, thinking she hadn’t updated Shi Aoju about her situation, so she composed a message and sent it over.

——Did you have breakfast on time this morning, are you in a meeting now?

Having been together with Shi Aoju for so long, Su Jiuyi was well aware of his living and work habits. Because he’s often too busy with work, he frequently misses breakfast. At this hour, he should be in the office having a meeting.

Knowing that sending him a text at this time might not get a reply, she nonetheless couldn’t resist doing it.

After successfully sending the text, Su Jiuyi put her phone away, but just then, her phone vibrated.

She took out her phone to check, saw it was a call from Shi Aoju, and quickly answered, "Hello."

"I fell asleep while texting you last night," Shi Aoju immediately explained the reason for not responding the previous evening.

"Did you catch a cold?" Upon hearing his hoarse voice, Su Jiuyi instinctively ignored other matters, solely focusing on why his voice was hoarse.

"No," Shi Aoju replied lightly, trying to make his voice sound as natural as possible, hiding the fact that he caught a cold from sleeping under the air conditioning all night with wet hair. Indeed, he was simply too exhausted last night, falling asleep with the phone in hand until dawn.

"That’s good to hear," Su Jiuyi breathed a sigh of relief. "Your room’s air conditioning is always set so low and left on all night, you’ll catch a cold easily that way."

Shi Aoju smiled, his previously gloomy eyes gradually softening, even the corners of his mouth formed a gentle curve.