Chapter 1986: Have You Misunderstood Something?
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Because if any news that exposed Shen Yanfeng’s deeds had something to do with the Leng family, some people would believe it. Although it might not have a big impact on the Leng family, the Leng family would do its best to avoid it.
Gu Ning believed in Leng Shaoting, but she still told K to investigate Shen Yanfeng’s illegal deeds out of concern. Even if it wasn’t very helpful, it wasn’t a bad thing as long as it had an effect.
Chen Junnan looked at Leng Shaoxi all the time, but Leng Shaoxi kept avoiding his eyes, unless she had to face him when Chen Junnan talked directly to her. However, she stayed cool.
Zuo Wenjun couldn’t stand it, so she pulled Leng Shaoxi to the washroom.
It was very normal that girls went to the washroom together, so nobody felt it was strange.
After walking into the washroom, Zuo Wenjun asked Leng Shaoxi, “Shaoxi, why are you suddenly so cool to Junnan?”
Hearing that, Leng Shaoxi looked a little uneasy, but she forced herself to stay calm. “Cool? Was I very enthusiastic about him before? Have you misunderstood something?”
Zuo Wenjun didn’t notice that Leng Shaoxi had a guilty conscience. Seeing her being like this, Zuo Wenjun was annoyed. “You weren’t very enthusiastic to him before, but weren’t so cool either. Junnan likes you, and you have a very good impression of him too, right?”
Leng Shaoxi took a long breath, then said looking guilty, “Alright, I guess I have to be honest with you. I did have a very good impression of Chen Junnan before, but you know it means nothing. I have a good impression of him, which doesn’t mean I like him. It takes more time to know him better to fall in love with him. I know Chen Junnan is a very outstanding young man, but I just can’t love him.”
Hearing that, Zuo Wenjun had a big frown. “Do you mean you’re in love with someone else?”
“Yes,” said Leng Shaoxi. In order to stop them from connecting her with Chen Junnan, Leng Shaoxi had to cover the lie with another one. However, it was a lie, so Leng Shaoxi actually felt quite unhappy. It wasn’t the truth, but she had to pretend she was telling the truth.
Zuo Wenjun couldn’t believe it, so she stared straight at Leng Shaoxi’s face to observe her, but Leng Shaoxi looked very serious. Zuo Wenjun had to believe it.
All of a sudden, Zuo Wenjun put on a wry smile. “Fine, it’s a good thing. At least you don’t need to face unpleasant things.”
“What does it mean?” Leng Shaoxi asked curiously.
“The annoying affairs inside the Chen family! In fact, Junnan has the same tragic experience as Shaoting. When he was little, his parents passed away. He has an aunt, 2 uncles, but none of them like him. Only Master Chen treats Junnan well. Luckily, Junnan has always been smart ever since he was little. He’s also the most outstanding one in the young generation of the Chen family, so others are worried that he’ll take over the Chen family’s wealth and power. As a result, they never stop scheming against him in private. Even though Junnan is outstanding, he’s too young and doesn’t have much experience. He can’t control the members of the Chen family and its company. Therefore, Master Chen let Junnan build his own career in the capital in order to help him grow stronger. After he’s influential enough, he’ll be able to control those people in the Chen family and its company.”
“Because of his tragic experience, my older brother and I are very sympathetic to him. We also admire his abilities. We know he’s a very good, upright man. Although the Chen family isn’t as influential as the Leng family, there aren’t many big families that are comparable to it now. As long as there isn’t a huge gap and there is love, it isn’t a big deal, right?” said Zuo Wenjun. All of a sudden, she realized she had said too much about it. “Oh, sorry, I shouldn’t have talked about that with you. Anyway, you don’t like him. I cared about your relationship with him only because I was worried you might find it annoying to deal with his family in the future.”
Knowing that, Leng Shaoxi had mixed emotions. To her surprise, Chen Junnan had such a terrible experience.
In that case, Shaoting seemed to be luckier than Chen Junnan. At least only some of his family members disliked him, and he had other relatives who cared about him. It was only because of Leng Shaoting’s cold character that they seldom talked with each other. However, Leng Shaoting had already changed a lot after meeting Gu Ning and he gradually began to talk with them. And the situation was greatly improved after his mother was back.
“If so, I have great sympathy for him as well, but it still has nothing to do with love. I hope he can meet someone that’s in love with him in the future,” said Leng Shaoxi. Although she hesitated for a while because of Zuo Wenjun’s words, she still made that decision in the end.
“Yeah, hope so,” said Zuo Wenjun. Then she said nothing further about that topic. “Alright, we should go out now.”
After that, the two walked out. Everyone knew Zuo Wenjun went inside to have a talk with Leng Shaoxi, but Leng Shaoxi stayed the same and Zuo Wenjun had a resigned look. From that, they figured out the result.
Accordingly, Chen Junnan was in a worse mood and began to drink faster. When people were in a bad mood, they wanted to get drunk.
Chen Junnan’s mood was too obvious to be hidden, so everyone saw it.
Zuo Zhaochen and the others couldn’t do anything about it, because they couldn’t force Leng Shaoxi to be together with Chen Junnan. They didn’t have that right or power.
Since Chen Junnan’s love failed to be accepted by Leng Shaoxi, they shouldn’t be together otherwise neither of them would be happy in the relationship.
Seeing Chen Junnan like that, Leng Shaoxi also felt sad, but she had to compose herself.
Gu Ning was the most calm one in the room. She could understand Chen Junnan’s sadness, but didn’t think it was a big deal, because many people had the same experience. In this world, not everyone’s love would have a positive response. You couldn’t force another person to love you just because you love him or her after all.
Gu Ning wasn’t judging Leng Shaoxi’s affair with Chen Junnan, but it was indeed very normal.
Although Leng Shaoxi and Chen Junnan had a good impression of each other, it was over now. Because Leng Shaoxi rejected Chen Junnan for her friend, it became unrequited love. Anyway, it was rare to have a happy ending from first love.
Because of the worsening atmosphere, they didn’t hang out late this time and they separated at 11 pm.
They had all drunk a little, so they couldn’t drive.. Zuo Zhaochen and Chen Junnan paid for designated drivers, while Gu Ning called Leng Shaoting.
Chapter 1987: There Is a Condition
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When they separated, Chen Junnan looked at Leng Shaoxi. He wanted to say something, but didn’t say it aloud. He actually wanted to have a private talk with Leng Shaoxi, but he decided not to do that upon thinking of her attitude. He was unwilling to embarrass her.
Gu Ning and the others didn’t go out until Leng Shaoting came, so Leng Shaoting was already waiting in front of the car when they arrived at the parking lot.
Seeing Leng Shaoting, Zuo Zhaochen and his friends went to greet him. Although Chen Junnan didn’t know Leng Shaoting, he knew Leng Shaoting was Leng Shaoxi’s older cousin. Therefore, in order to show his politeness, he went over as well.
Facing Leng Shaoting, Zuo Zhaochen and the others felt a little stressed, even if Leng Shaoting didn’t mean them.
When they said hello to him, Leng Shaoting only replied in a flat voice, “Hi.”
After that, Leng Shaoxi and Gu Ning got in the car and left.
When Leng Shaoxi was gone, Chen Junnan felt even more disappointed. However, after they left, Zuo Zhaochen and others didn’t rush to get into their cars and drive away, instead they turned to look at Zuo Wenjun. They asked her what had happened.
Even though they had already figured out the result from Leng Shaoxi and Zuo Wenjun’s attitudes, they still wanted to learn the details.
Zuo Wenjun said in a resigned tone, “I asked Shaoxi why she suddenly became so cool to Junnan. Shaoxi told me she only has a good impression of Junnan. It doesn’t mean she likes him, and it can easily change. Perhaps she just lost interest in Junnan, so she stayed away from him to prevent embarrassment.”
Although Leng Shaoxi said that she loved someone else, Zuo Wenjun didn’t have the heart to say it aloud, because she was afraid that Chen Junnan would be heavily hit.
It was a very normal answer, because they all knew a good impression didn’t mean love, and it could change at any time. Actually, even two people in love could easily change because of something, let alone when they only had a good impression of each other.
“Well, if so, I won’t insist. We should go home now,” said Chen Junnan with a wry smile, then walked to his car.
Zuo Zhaochen and the others didn’t know what to do about it, but they didn’t comfort Chen Junnan either. Although he liked Leng Shaoxi, they didn’t get together at all, so he would be fine in a few days.
Chen Junnan valued a romantic relationship, but he also had reason. It wasn’t necessary for him to punish himself for something he didn’t own. He had something more important to work and fight for.
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When Gu Ning and the others left, Leng Shaoxi finally couldn’t control her emotions any longer. She looked very upset and was in a bad mood.
Gu Ning said nothing. She didn’t comfort her, because she needed to digest it.
After driving Leng Shaoxi back to the Leng family’s house, Leng Shaoting drove back to the siheyuan along with Gu Ning. Because Jing Yunyao stayed in the siheyuan and she was the only female there, they were afraid she might feel uneasy. Therefore, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting wouldn’t stay in the Leng family’s house for the night.
On their way to the siheyuan, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting talked about Shen Yanfeng.
Leng Shaoting was unwilling to see the Rong family take action before him, so he decided to act tomorrow. Leng Shaoting would go to catch Shen Yanfeng in person.
He had collected enough evidence of Shen Yanfeng’s illegal deeds with the Chen family and Chen Jinpeng, so he already had a plan to punish the Shen family and the Chen family these days even if Gu Ning didn’t tell him what had happened today.
“Ningning, does Qi Tianlin owe you a favor?” asked Leng Shaoting, because Gu Ning had told him she had helped Qi Tianlin deal with mutants last time.
“Yes.” Gu Ning understood Qi Tianlin would be involved once Leng Shaoting asked her that. In fact, even if Qi Tianlin didn’t owe her a favor, he wouldn’t hesitate to help her as long as she needed him.
“Well, what the Shen family has done this time has a lot to do with Long Tianhu. We must get rid of them completely. Long Tianhu is now a senior manager in the Kirin Gang. If we kill Long Tianhu, the Kirin Gang will be humiliated to some extent. It might do something to cause a scene. We can solve the problem, but it’s better if we avoid unnecessary trouble. It’ll be for the best if the Kirin Gang can directly give up Long Tianhu. Can you help us with that and tell Qi Tianlin to give up Long Tianhu?” said Leng Shaoting.
“No problem!” Gu Ning agreed without thinking about it. Leng Shaoting had told her about Shen Yanfeng’s relationship with Long Tianhu, so she agreed that it was necessary to persuade Qi Tianlin to give up Long Tianhu.
In fact, as long as she promised to give Qi Tianlin a few more power crystals as payment, he would definitely agree to do it. However, even if Qi Tianlin refused, Gu Ning was determined to remove Long Tianhu.
“Oh, do we need to make an arrangement to make it like a drug deal? We can catch him at the scene,” said Gu Ning.
“Of course if it’s possible.” Leng Shaoting said, “We need Qi Tianlin’s agreement.”
Gu Ning was a doer, so she took out her phone to call Qi Tianlin once she agreed to help Leng Shaoting.
Leng Shaoting felt it was a little late, so he told Gu Ning to do it tomorrow, but Gu Ning didn’t think it was a problem. Therefore, she made the call right away.
Qi Tianlin just received news that his men were hurt again, and it was serious, but he was running out of Gu Ning’s power crystals. He wanted to call Gu Ning to buy more at this moment. However, it was late now, so he decided to call Gu Ning tomorrow. Coincidentally, Gu Ning called him.
“There is indeed a connection between us. I was thinking to call you just as you called me,” said Qi Tianlin on purpose, trying to flirt with Gu Ning once he answered her call. It sounded as if Gu Ning was his girlfriend.
Hearing that, Gu Ning already knew why Qi Tianlin wanted to call. He simply wanted her power crystals, so she didn’t think it was a big deal. However, Leng Shaoting was displeased when he heard that and he looked mad in an instant. Nevertheless, he said nothing.
“Oh, anything up?” asked Gu Ning deliberately.
“I need more of your medicine,” said Qi Tianlin.
“Sure, but there is a condition,” said Gu Ning.
“What is it?” asked Qi Tianlin.
“I need to deal with a senior manager of your gang. His name is Long Tianhu, so if you’re willing to give him up, I’ll sell you the medicine with a 50% discount,” said Gu Ning.
“Why do you want to deal with Long Tianhu?” Qi Tianlin wasn’t annoyed when he heard that news.
“There is a grudge between us.” Gu Ning said, “Well, if you don’t agree, I can deal with him as well on my own, but we won’t make any more deals in that case.”
Gu Ning was threatening him, but it depended on Qi Tianlin whether he would accept it.. He could choose between Long Tianhu and the medicine which could save his people’s lives.
Chapter 1988: Can’t Miss The Great Chance
“Sure, I can do that, but not for the medicine. I’m willing to do it because of you,” said Qi Tianlin, showing some affection towards Gu Ning.
Gu Ning felt nothing, but Leng Shaoting was more displeased now. He disliked what Qi Tianlin said to Gu Ning. It couldn’t be more obvious that Qi Tianlin liked Ningning! However, it didn’t matter, because Ningning belonged to him.
Gu Ning clearly sensed Leng Shaoting’s emotional change, but she could do nothing about it.
“Do you need me to send him to you?” asked Qi Tianlin.
“No need. I just need you to assign a task to him. Tell him to make a drug deal with my people, and we’ll catch him then. The Kirin Gang won’t be exposed, but I can’t promise that he won’t be exposed,” said Gu Ning.
“I don’t care. I can say he isn’t one of us,” said Qi Tianlin airily. Since he agreed to do it for Gu Ning, he was mentally-prepared for the worst result.
“Great, we’ll take action tomorrow. I’ll tell you once the place of the deal is settled. It won’t take long. Just a few minutes,” said Gu Ning.
“Sure,” said Qi Tianlin. After that, they hung up.
“Where do you think is the best place?” Gu Ning asked Leng Shaoting.
Leng Shaoting thought for a while, then said, “We can do it in Jingshan District! It’s comparatively isolated with many factory areas. There are a lot of abandoned factories and warehouses as well. An abduction happened in an abandoned warehouse there before, so I know the place very well. On XX section, there is only one abandoned warehouse, so it’s easy to find it.”
Yuan Wenrui’s deal with Shen Yanfeng was the night after tomorrow, so they had to do it tomorrow night.
They would arrest Long Tianhu tomorrow night, and Shen Yanfeng the day after tomorrow, so there was no need to wait for Yuan Wenrui to deal with Shen Yanfeng, because Rong Jue would be involved by then.
“Sure.” Gu Ning said, “I can be the one who’s going to see Long Tianhu. I can disguise myself as Tang Aining.”
“Great, I’ll arrange some people to help you.” Leng Shaoting didn’t turn her down, because it wasn’t a big deal for Gu Ning. He would be nearby as well, and would show up to help her quickly.
It was dangerous to make such an illegal deal, so Gu Ning couldn’t go alone. She needed at least 5 people to follow her there.
“Right.” Gu Ning agreed.
After that, she called Qi Tianlin again and told him the address as well as the person they were going to make a deal with. It was a woman called Tang Aining who was about 20 years old.
They could only do it at night, so the time was set at 9 pm tomorrow. Long Tianhu would have enough time to come.
“How many drugs do you need?” asked Qi Tianlin for a better arrangement.
“Give us 5kg. I’ll return them to you once it’s done,” said Gu Ning.
Although Leng Shaoting had caught many drug-dealers before, he could only turn a blind eye on Qi Tianlin even if he was clearly aware that Qi Tianlin was dealing drugs.
Because the government needed illegal gangs to balance some forces, they weren’t punished severely. As long as they didn’t break the law or embarrass the government publicly, they would be safe.
“No problem,” said Qi Tianlin. He actually didn’t care whether the drugs would be returned, but there was no reason for him not to accept them since Gu Ning was willing to return the drugs to him.
“I’m in the capital now. If you want the drugs, send someone to get them back, or you can come in person. I won’t send them to you,” said Gu Ning.
“Sure, Yu Hao will go to get them back,” said Qi Tianlin. If he could see Gu Ning, he would surely go there in person, but he was occupied and couldn’t go there as he wanted.
“Okay, tell him to go directly to the city center. XX restaurant on XX Road, then give me a call. I’ll see him there,” Gu Ning said.
“No problem, but it’s rare that you’re willing to give me a 50% discount. Can I ask for more pills?” Qi Tianlin asked.
“Ten million yuan for 20. There is no more,” Gu Ning said.
“Great!” Qi Tianlin agreed with alacrity, because he didn’t plan to ask for too many. He actually thought Gu Ning would only give him 10 pills with a 50% discount, but he was happy to get 20 pills with 10 million yuan. Since Gu Ning proposed it on her own, he wouldn’t disagree.
Leng Shaoting didn’t know that Gu Ning set such a high price for the power crystals, so he was shocked when he learned that. Anyway, he could feel that Gu Ning deliberately let Qi Tianlin pay more for them.
Thinking of that, Leng Shaoting felt much better, but he still asked with uncertainty, “Did you sell a pill to him for a million yuan before in order to get more money from him?”
Hearing that, Gu Ning smiled with pride. “Yeah! Qi Tianlin is very rich after all. I can’t miss the chance to make more money from him! He left a bad first impression on me anyway.”
Knowing that, Leng Shaoting was more pleased.
Gu Ning absolutely knew what he was thinking. Precisely because she knew Leng Shaoting disliked Qi Tianlin, she said that to please him. Anyway, she told the truth.
“Did I tell you Wenxin, Jiakai, and I had gone to have fun at the Earth Nightclub in City B? We played the slot machine and won the whole prize pool! There was a hundred million yuan in it. You know the casino won’t let you leave with too much money, so I was called to a private room. Qi Tianlin wanted to gamble with me. I won three hundred million yuan in the end. He refused to let me go at that time. Therefore, we had a fight and I won again. He also got to know that I’m excellent at fighting and that I have magical pills. As a result, he gave in to me. In order to have the magical pills, he became polite to me afterwards. He’s willing to satisfy my requests as long as they’re acceptable. However, he’s a little annoying sometimes, so you don’t need to take his words seriously,” said Gu Ning. She did her best to connect their relationship with benefits in case Leng Shaoting was unhappy. After all, what Qi Tianlin just said to her had annoyed Leng Shaoting.
“I know,” said Leng Shaoting. After Gu Ning’s explanation, Leng Shaoting felt better. He had met Qi Tianlin and fought against him a few times, so he was aware of Qi Tianlin’s character. Qi Tianlin was arrogant, cruel, and ruthless. Without outstanding abilities, one couldn’t survive from a fight against him. Therefore, since Gu Ning had already met Qi Tianlin, it was better that they had a good relationship.
Qi Tianlin might not be able to hurt Gu Ning, but he could hurt people in Gu Ning’s circles and her companies, which wasn’t something they wanted to see.
Given Qi Tianlin’s character, he could definitely do that.
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Back in the siheyuan, Jing Yunyao was still up and she was cultivating.
It was very late, but cultivators never cared about day or night.
Chapter 1989: You’re Not Charming Enough
After cultivation, cultivators were very energetic. Therefore, even if they cultivated all night, they would still be refreshed the next day.
In the siheyuan, Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning didn’t want to stay alone for too long, so they began to cultivate together.
Leng Shaoting was at a high level, so he could cultivate for a long time, while Gu Ning just joined him. She couldn’t cultivate for too long. Therefore, Gu Ning had a rest after an hour.
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In the Leng family’s house, Leng Shaoxi stayed in her own room, lost in thought the entire time till late at night. She didn’t want to sleep at all.
She wasn’t the only one who lay sleepless, because Chen Junnan suffered the same thing tonight. He ached to call, text, or send Leng Shaoxi a message on WeChat, but gave up in the end. He was afraid it might disturb her.
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That night, neither Leng Shaoting nor Jing Yunyao had a rest, and they cultivated until the next day.
Early in the morning, Leng Shaoting arranged for people to make the deal with Long Tianhu tonight, and some that would go with him to catch Long Tianhu.
At 11 pm, Gu Ning received a call from Yu Hao. He had already arrived at the restaurant she told him about. Afterwards, Gu Ning walked out.
The restaurant was near the siheyuan, so Gu Ning arrived on foot in 5 minutes.
After Gu Ning showed up, she gave Yu Hao the pills and left. Yu Hao wanted to invite her to share a meal together, but Gu Ning declined, because she needed to dine with Leng Shaoting and the others. As for the money, Qi Tianlin had already transferred it to Gu Ning this morning. He never hesitated to pay.
After lunch, Leng Shaoting and the others had a rest for a short while before leaving.
Because of the task, Xu Jinchen and his teammates went back to the capital. They would carry out the task at night, so they would dine together in the afternoon to talk about it. The appointed place was Shengshi Hotel.
Before they went there, Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting drove Jing Yunyao back to Mountain River Garden first. So when Gu Ning and Leng Shaoting arrived at Shengshi Hotel, the other people were already there, including Xu Jinchen, Chen Meng, Xin Bei, and Si Ming. They would follow Leng Shaoting to do the task, while some policemen would also join them. They would meet later tonight.
Gu Ning would have 6 soldiers to help her and they would meet later tonight as well.
It was still before 5 pm, so they talked about tonight’s task.
Before that, Gu Ning said, “Since we’re going to talk about that before dinner, why don’t we call Beiying to dine with us?”
Gu Ning said that looking at Xu Jinchen.
Hearing that, everyone turned to stare at Xu Jinchen looking for gossip, while Xu Jinchen avoided their eyes with embarrassment.
“Tell us, who’s Beiying?” asked Xin Bei.
“It can’t be more obvious. She must be Jinchen’s girlfriend,” said Si Ming. It was only a guess, but Gu Ning said it to Xu Jinchen’s face after all, so they naturally had that idea.
“Why didn’t you tell us you have a girlfriend? We were worried about your happiness!” said Chen Meng in annoyance.
“Don’t be ridiculous!” Xu Jinchen denied it at once, then explained. “It’s too early to say that.”
“No way! Aren’t you charming enough? Isn’t the girl attracted to you?” Xin Bei said with disdain.
Xu Jinchen fell into silence, because he lost confidence in himself exactly because of that.
“Really? That’s the reason?” Si Ming was surprised, because Xu Jinchen always had many choices. They had rarely seen a woman who disliked him.
It was understandable that not every woman would fall in love with Xu Jinchen. However, given Xu Jinchen’s appearance, it couldn’t be easier for him to chase a girl. Most importantly, Xu Jinchen was a quality man.
“I’m not money. Not everyone loves me.” Xu Jinchen argued in a resigned tone.
“The girl is just being very careful about a romantic relationship. It isn’t because she dislikes Jinchen. They haven’t spent much time together after all,” said Gu Ning. She wasn’t defending Xu Jinchen, but Zi Beiying.
“If so, spend more time with her! The girl needs to know how good Jinchen is so that they can get together,” said Xin Bei. He cared a lot about Xu Jinchen’s happiness.
“Right, we also want to see the future girlfriend of our brother. I bet she must be very outstanding,” said Chen Meng.
“I agree!” Si Ming chimed in.
“Stop it now. She might be scared away if you keep on like this.” Xu Jinchen complained. Seeing their reaction, he was indeed a little afraid to call Zi Beiying in case he was embarrassed too.
“Come on, we’ll surely behave ourselves if the girl comes. We won’t ask further about your relationship.” Chen Meng sat next to Xu Jinchen. He abruptly patted Xu Jinchen’s shoulder once Xu Jinchen said that.
“Yeah, I believe them,” said Gu Ning.
Left with no choice, Xu Jinchen had to call Zi Beiying, but he didn’t do it in the private room. Instead, he went out.
Although Xu Jinchen seemed to be unwilling to do it, he actually couldn’t wait when Gu Ning mentioned Zi Beiying just now.
Xu Jinchen invited Zi Beiying to come over and share a meal. Because Leng Shaoting and Gu Ning were there as well, Zi Beiying agreed.
When Zi Beiying arrived at Shengshi Hotel, it was nearly 6 pm. It was already 5 pm when she left her home after receiving Xu Jinchen’s call, so it took more than half an hour from the southern district to the city center.
Xu Jinchen went to meet her at the gate of the hotel in person, because they had already finished their discussion about the task within 10 minutes.
He had told Zi Beiying the number of the private room, but his friends all asked him to go out to see her. He was willing to do that, but felt a little shy.
As a result, when his friends encouraged him to go out to see her, he made use of the chance.
However, a few minutes before Zi Beiying showed up, Xu Jinchen met Mrs. Ji and Miss Ji.
Mrs. Ji was invited by her friends to dine at Shengshi Hotel. The moment she got out of her car, she saw Xu Jinchen. Mrs. Ji and her daughter showed excitement when they saw him. Xu Jinchen, on the contrary, felt upset, but it was too late for him to avoid them now.
“Jinchen, what a coincidence! Did you come to Shengshi Hotel for a meal as well? Are your friends here?” Mrs. Ji asked with a smile.
“Yeah, I’m with a few colleagues,” said Xu Jinchen in a flat voice.
Chapter 1990: I’m Not Familiar with Them
“Hi, Lord Xu,” Ji Zijing said to Xu Jinchen elegantly. Although she was a little shy to see him, she didn’t show that on her face, because she knew Xu Jinchen was a soldier and hated phony women.
It was true that Xu Jinchen disliked phony women, but he still didn’t bother to pay much attention to her. He only replied to her without much interest, “Hi, Miss Ji.”
“Jinchen, have you been very busy recently?” asked Mrs. Ji, because she heard nothing from Mrs. Xu and lost patience. She had to ask Xu Jinchen about it once she met him.
“Yeah, I still need to work in a while,” said Xu Jinchen.
“Oh, you must be very busy. When can you be free? Can we share a meal together?” asked Mrs. Ji again. Her purpose couldn’t be more obvious.
“Well, it’s a women’s gathering. I don’t think it’s appropriate for me to join in. You can share the meal with my mother.” Xu Jinchen obviously understood Mrs. Ji’s meaning, but he pretended to be unaware of it.
“Your mother and I are good friends. We’re not strangers. There is nothing inappropriate! In fact, I need your help. Zijing just came home. She doesn’t have many friends. Can you take her to make some friends if it’s possible?” said Mrs. Ji.
“I’m sorry, Mrs. Ji. I have a lot of work to do. I don’t have time to make friends normally. Do you think I’m a good-for-nothing playboy who plays about every day? Besides, I always gather together with men. Miss Ji is a young girl. Shouldn’t she make more friends with other girls? Mrs. Ji, if you want me to take her to my friends’ gatherings, other people might think Miss Ji isn’t a good girl. Don’t you care about her reputation?” Even if Xu Jinchen had good manners, he couldn’t help but laugh at Mrs. Ji.
Hearing that, Mrs. Ji and Ji Zijing were displeased. Why did Xu Jinchen always misunderstand their words?
Ji Zijing could see that Xu Jinchen did it on purpose. He must know what her mother really meant. Did he really have no interest in her?
“Jinchen, I didn’t mean that…” Mrs. Ji still couldn’t see that Xu Jinchen did it on purpose, so she tried to explain it in case he had a bad impression of Ji Zijing.
Right at this moment, a female voice interrupted them. “Oh, I’m afraid I showed up at the wrong time.”
Zi Beiying arrived with Mengda and Nan, but she saw Xu Jinchen talking with Mrs. Ji and Miss Ji once she opened the car door. She was displeased, so she mocked them.
Xu Jinchen was unhappy, because Mrs. Ji and Miss Ji made Zi Beiying misunderstand him.
Mrs. Ji and Miss Ji knew that Zi Beiying was the friend of Xu Jinchen’s younger sister, so they didn’t think further about that.
“Not at all! You came at the right time. Let’s go inside now!” Xu Jinchen left Mrs. Ji and Miss Ji behind at once, then walked straight to Zi Beiying.
“I think they have something more to talk about with you. Is it alright if you leave right now?” said Zi Beiying, giving Mrs. Ji and Miss Ji a glance. “Why don’t you finish the talk with them. I can go in first.”
Zi Beiying seemed considerate, but she was actually being sarcastic. Her target was Xu Jinchen.
Xu Jinchen knew it, so he explained at once feeling aggrieved. “I didn’t have anything to talk about with them. I’m not familiar with them anyway.”
“None of my business,” said Zi Beiying airily. After that, she directly walked inside, leaving Xu Jinchen behind.
It seemed that she didn’t care about it at all, but she actually felt quite pleased. Although she was mad at the beginning and had even attacked Xu Jinchen sarcastically, she wasn’t really annoyed at him, because she knew the two women wouldn’t let him go. Out of manners, Xu Jinchen had to reply to them. However, what he just said publicly embarrassed them.
After Zi Beiying walked inside, Xu Jinchen followed her right away without paying any attention to Mrs. Ji and Miss Ji.
Mrs. Ji and Miss Ji were angry when Xu Jinchen said that publicly. To their surprise, Xu Jinchen wouldn’t hesitate to embarrass them. Besides, this time, they could clearly see that Xu Jinchen’s relationship with Zi Beiying wasn’t simple at all.
“Mom, I don’t think he likes me. He never bothers to pay attention to me even after we’ve met a few times. It can’t be more obvious that he likes that woman,” said Ji Zijing, biting her lips heavily. She felt she was a loser.
She really liked Xu Jinchen, although she indeed wanted to climb up the social ladder through him. Anyway, Xu Jinchen was very important in her heart.
Now she realized that she wouldn’t have any chances, especially after knowing that Xu Jinchen already found a girl he liked. She was filled with sadness and disappointment. However, she didn’t know what to do about that.
In fact, compared with people in her friend circle, she was very outstanding when it came to her family background, appearance, academic degree, and job, but she lacked confidence when facing Xu Jinchen, because Xu Jinchen was even better than her.
“I need to ask Mrs. Xu about it,” said Mrs. Ji. She was unwilling to give up, so she took out her phone and called Mrs. Xu at once.
After all, Xu Jinchen was handsome, outstanding and was born in a powerful family, which made him a perfect choice. Actually, even if Xu Jinchen was ugly and good-for-nothing, Mrs. Ji would still choose Xu Jinchen to be her son-in-law.
If a man was only good-looking, he might not be able to make a lot of money. If a man only had abilities, but didn’t have a powerful family to support him, it was hard for him to be successful in the future. As long as he had a powerful family as the support, he could live in the lap of luxury forever even if he didn’t work for a day.
Before long, Mrs. Xu answered the call. When Mrs. Xu received Mrs. Ji’s call, she felt a little guilty, because she hadn’t told Mrs. Ji that Xu Jinchen had already found a girl he liked yet.
Anyway, since Mrs. Ji called this time, she could tell her about that right now, or it would cause more trouble.
“Hi, Mrs. Xu, what are you doing now?” asked Mrs. Ji.
“I’m at home now.” Mrs. Xu said, “Oh, right, Mrs. Ji, I should apologize to you for one thing.”
“What is it?” Mrs. Ji got nervous and immediately thought of Xu Jinchen. Was it true that Xu Jinchen already found a girl he liked? Was it impossible for her daughter to be together with Xu Jinchen?
Although she had that guess, she hoped it wasn’t true.