Chapter 66: Meet Again (Edited) “You’re still wearing such beautiful clothes even after breaking up,…

Young man (sarcastically): "Why did you break up with me?"

When Qiao Ruoying saw the news about Jiang Zongye, her heart tightened and she felt a sharp pain.

It turned out that she wasn't as strong as she thought. She took a deep breath, trying to breathe deeply until her heartbeat calmed down again.

She first removed him from the "top chat" and then changed the note "young male" to "Jiang Zongye".

His fingers were about to type, but suddenly stopped.

If I reply to Jiang Zongye immediately, wouldn't that be too quick?

She was afraid that he would suddenly start begging her, "Yingying, don't break up." The little bit of cruelty she had worked hard to accumulate had already been used up when she spoke harshly to him.

Thinking of this, she didn't plan to reply to Jiang Zongye tonight.

It's better to let it sit for a while and reply when both of you are more sober and detached.

The universe of heaven.

Jiang Zong also finished his shower and put on a black and gold silk bathrobe, which was wrinkled by him. His cold white skin was exposed under the V-neckline, and his abdominal muscles were tight and bulging, forming a full eight-pack with deep ravines.

He touched his abdominal muscles and thought with a wry smile, Yingying obviously likes his abdominal muscles so much.

In the past, when he came over after taking a shower wearing a bathrobe like this, she was obviously shy, but she would still secretly stare at his abdominal muscles. When she saw the water droplets on his abdominal muscles flow along the mermaid line and disappear under the bathrobe, she would shyly turn her face away, and her pretty face would blush.

After waiting for a long time, Qiao Ruoying didn't reply to the message.

Above the screen, there was only his green frame, looking lonely.

Has she decided to ignore him?

That night, he slept in the king-size bed, smelling the fragrance of her hair on the pillow, a very light scent, like the scent of gardenia in spring, sweet and refreshing.

He liked to stretch his arm around her when he went to sleep, and insisted that she rest her head on his arm. She always brushed her long hair up, letting it spread on the silk pillow, black and thick, like beautiful seaweed swaying on the seabed. Occasionally, she would also coquettishly scold him and push his shoulder:

"You're pressing on my hair."

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Zong finally managed to fall asleep.

In his sleep, he stretched out his hand, drowsily wanting to hug the little person beside him, to hold that warm and soft jade in his arms, but when he stretched out his hand, he touched nothing.

There was a blank space under the snow-white silk quilt, which felt cold and chilly to the touch.

This slight chill completely woke him up. The man sat up in bed, rubbing his sleepy eyes with his slender fingers, and once again remembered the fact:

Qiao Ruoying has broken up with him.

She broke up with him decisively, maybe she really never loved him at all.

That cute little kitten, who looks fierce when angry and will stretch out his claws to hit or bite people, is a little bastard who eats happily but loses things quickly.

Jiang Zong would never allow himself to be so decadent.

Isn’t it just a broken heart?

Since she didn't care about him, he didn't need her that much. Or rather, even if he did need her, he could easily eliminate her from his heart.

Thinking of this, he snorted softly, walked to the bathroom, and pressed his hands on the marble counter until the backs of his hands were covered with veins.

In the bright bathroom light, he looked at himself in the mirror carefully.

In the mirror, his hair had grown longer, thicker and more lush. The light cast a bright reflection on it, which echoed the short green stubble on his chin, adding a hint of decadence.

Not to mention, there was a streak of scarlet at the end of his eye, evidence of his indulgence in alcohol last night.

Tomorrow, I should get my hair cut.

Jiang Zongye took the electric razor from the shelf, placed the blade against Qingjun's chin, and turned it on. The stubble was shaved off, like a layer of gray-green, revealing the cool, white skin beneath, delicate and moist.

He also used Hermès aftershave. With two "hiss" sounds, water mist splashed out from the nozzle, and the bathroom was immediately filled with a cool and steady woody scent.

But another picture appeared in his mind: he and Qiao Ruoying were not familiar with each other at that time. He arrived at the Bulgari Hotel without saying a word, and happened to catch Qiao Ruoying taking a selfie in the mirror in the bathroom.

What a pity. Why didn’t he think of asking her to send the photos to him at that time?

He shouldn't think about Qiao Ruoying again. Jiang Zong also frowned, very dissatisfied with his own wandering behavior.

He walked around the kitchen, took a clean towel from the sink, went to the terrace, and wiped off the wine that had spilled on the glass table last night.

With his careful wiping, the glass table and Cartier white marble tiles became clean and tidy again.

In essence, his inherent self-discipline does not allow him to become decadent.

There is more to life than just love, there is also life itself, a career that he is proud of and strives for. Life is still going on, and he must get things in order.

Thinking of this, Jiang Zong also went into the gym.

After finishing his workout, he received a reply from Qiao Ruoying.

"Even if we don't break up now, we will break up one day. It's impossible between us."

Jiang Zongye was holding a black iceberg mug. When he saw her message, he exerted force with his fingertips, and the force seemed to be able to crush the mug.

There was no possibility between them.

Who told her? Who told Qiao Ruoying?

Who said it's impossible between them?

He just wanted it to be possible between them.

So, Yingying, when did you start to feel that there was "no chance" between them?

Jiang Zong also calmed down. In his mind, memories turned like pages of a book, tracing back bit by bit, not missing any details.

It seemed that since New Year's Day, when he took her to North City and attended the dinner, Qiao Ruoying's attitude towards him had changed. She became resistant and distant.

At that time, she witnessed firsthand the extravagance and extravagance of the dinner party. At the dinner, men from the upper class freely discussed their vacations on private islands in the Aegean Sea, their recently purchased genes, and their investment projects... Yingying had no chance to get a word in;

Then, her sister suffered a breakup; she and Mina drove over to pick up her sister, which gave her the opportunity to get in touch with Mina.

So, it's class disparity?

Is it her pessimism about love and the future?

Thinking of this, Jiang Zong immediately took out his cell phone and called Li Zheng.

"Uncle Li, there's a lady named Mina on the list of attendees for the Chen family's dinner in North City. I need her contact information."

And there was something else. Originally, they'd been arguing, leaving room for compromise. But after Qiao Ruoying received a call from her mother, her entire demeanor changed. She held her chin up stubbornly, refusing to let the tears fall. She looked like she'd been bullied, bullied to the point of embarrassment and loss of dignity, as if her mother had told her something truly disgraceful...

His heart suddenly softened.

Jiang Zong also called Li Zheng again and asked Li Zheng to investigate whether any major events had happened in the Qiao family during this period.

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This day was originally Sunday, a recognized day of rest, but Jiang Zongye got up earlier than usual. When he got up, he had a dull headache.

It was a hangover from last night's whiskey. He dragged open the cabinet under the TV, dug out a bottle of ibuprofen from the medicine cabinet, and drank it from his mug.

Afterwards, the driver was ordered to drive to the group.

When Li Zheng arrived at the office on the top floor of the group, Jiang Zong was already sitting behind his desk handling official business. He ran his long fingers across the documents, browsing through them quickly, and his handsome face could be seen through the fanning pages.

Facing the thin morning light, the man's black hair was neatly combed back, revealing a broad and handsome forehead. Under his sharp phoenix eyes, the green color could not be suppressed. His thin lips were tightly pursed, and there was an inexplicable sense of solemnity in his expression.

Li Zheng knew at a glance that Jiang Zong also did not sleep well last night.

Li Zheng sighed silently. Jason had broken up with her, and that girl was still the apple of his eye, the one and only. How could he sleep well?

But even if he didn't sleep well, Jiang Zong still showed his strong side. He continued to handle official business even on non-working days, like waving a whip to drive the big carriage of "life", like a precise and tireless machine, so that life can continue to move forward.

"Ding Dong." Jiang Zongye's phone, placed on the table, flickered. He cast a calm gaze over.

"Mina Mia has passed your verification request."

Last night, Li Zheng got Mina's contact information and immediately sent it to him. He applied to add Mina as a friend. Until now, Mina has accepted his friend request.

Before Jiang Zongye could explain his purpose, Mina sent a message first, using her usual sarcastic tone towards men.

"Hey, what kind of wind can bring the group president and the young master of the Jiang family to my place?"

On the other end of the phone, in a large flat in Galaxy Bay, Mina lazily stood up, the hem of her black silk nightgown sliding over her plump thighs. Her hand with long black nails held the phone, and a sarcastic smile curled her lips.

It's really fun. People like Jiang Zongye are upright and honest, and they devote themselves to their work without indulging in lust.

Different from those rich second-generation young men who sleep with flowers and willows.

Mina never thought that one day a "gold digger" like her would be added on WeChat by Jiang Zongye.

Could it be related to Qiao Ruoying? It's really rare that Jiang Zong seems to be sincere towards Qiao Ruoying.

It is really difficult to make these children of aristocratic families who have been immersed in wealth and power since childhood and have been treated as if they are superior to others to have true feelings.

Mina's tone was sarcastic, but Jiang Zong was not surprised. After all, he was the one who needed help, and he knew how to deal with all kinds of people.

Jason: "Ms. Mina, I want to ask, on the day of the New Year's Eve dinner, when you and Xiaoying went out, did you say anything to her? What did she go through?"

Mina already knew that Qiao Ruoying and Jiang Zong had broken up. So, it seems that Jiang Zong also came to ask about the "reason for the breakup"?

In fact, Mina is quite optimistic about Qiao Ruoying and Jiang Zongye as a couple. It is rare that Jiang Zongye is sincere to Xiaoying.

So, she replied, "Haha, I instilled in her the idea that men are unreliable and that making money is the most important thing. Xiaoying's sister is in a worse situation. Her sister's ex-boyfriend was a terrible person. He wanted the girl to study abroad with him, so he pushed her family hard and looked down on her because she had no money. He was just a piece of trash."

“…”

"Okay, thank you, Mina."

After receiving Mina's message, Jiang Zong felt as if a dark curtain that covered everything had finally been lifted.

Qiao Ruoying experienced all of this with her sister. When she heard that her sister was despised by that disgusting man because her family had no money, she must have felt terrible in her heart, right?

Jiang Zong also took a deep breath, and when he raised his eyes again, his eyes were bright and cold as a knife.

He felt that he had to do something. He wanted to help Qiao Ruoying's family vent their anger.

Thinking of this, he called Li Zheng again.

"Go check Miss Qiao's sister's ex-boyfriend."

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After sending the message "There was never any possibility between us" to Jiang Zongye, Qiao Ruoying felt that she had pushed him further away.

But what else could she do besides push him away?

She had clearly realized that they had no future, so it was better to end the relationship cleanly and decisively.

Thinking of this, she wanted to cut the Gordian knot and send all the things he left here back to him.

That morning, Qiao Ruoying went up and down the stairs, moving the packed cartons to the express delivery station downstairs, time after time, until she was exhausted and out of breath.

However, it's better to be a little tired, so that she won't have time to think about random things or think about him.

What she was most thankful for was that her breakup with Jiang Zongye happened on Friday, so she had two days, Saturday and Sunday, to adjust herself. By the time she went to work on Monday, she could return to a more peaceful state.

Although she had broken up with Jiang Zongye, she was not stupid enough to resign on her own initiative just because she broke up with her big boss.

It's so hard to find a good job these days. Besides, she had barely made it to the end of the year at Taehyung and hadn't received her year-end bonus yet.

On Monday morning, she took out the ciabatta she had made last week and put it into the bread maker. Listening to the snapping sound of the chopper cutting the bread slices, she looked around her little room. The cloth wardrobe against the wall, where Jiang Zongye's suits and shirts had originally been hanging, was now empty.

Her heart also became dazed for a moment, as if in the next second, Jiang Zongye would walk out from the balcony, his skin still stained with hot sweat from working out, his skin rosy, and he would smile at her with his lips curled.

Her mood suddenly turned bad.

When I am in a bad mood, I want to dress myself up, as if dressing myself up beautifully will make me feel better.

Ever since New Year's Day in North City, when Jiang Zong hired a makeup artist to do her makeup for the evening party, her makeup techniques and concepts have improved - in fact, she has a bright and beautiful appearance, and she looks great with just a little makeup and powder.

Maybe because she was too sad these days, her face was pale and her lips were bloodless. She looked like she had just come out of an ancient tomb, so she used some natural cream to balance her skin tone and applied some mirror-like lip gloss.

After dressing up, she changed into a haze blue sweater dress and combed her hair into a fluffy shape, letting it fall naturally on her shoulders.

In this way, I finally felt a little more energetic.

At the entrance of the apartment building, under the bare branches of the sycamore tree, the driver, Lao Chen, was still driving the Maybach. As soon as he saw her push the door open, he quickly opened the door and got out to greet her.

Although Old Chen knew that there was a conflict between Mr. Jiang and Miss Qiao, Jiang Zong did not ask him not to send Qiao Ruoying away, so he would continue to pick her up and drop her off.

But Qiao Ruoying waved her hand and said softly, "Uncle Chen, I will take the subway to and from get off work by myself from now on. Please don't make things difficult for me."

Since she said that, Lao Chen had no choice but to stay where he was and watch her walk away.

Monday is another regular executive meeting.

Unfortunately, this Monday it was her turn to take minutes of the meeting, and she was bound to run into Jiang Zongye at the meeting.

Her mood had not yet completely calmed down, and she didn't want to see Jiang Zongye.

Qiao Ruoying originally wanted to ask Rongrong to record it for her, but then she thought, if she escaped this time, wouldn’t she still see him in public next time?

As long as she works in the group, she will not be able to avoid Jiang Zongye, so it is better to face him sooner rather than later.

Thinking of this, she took a deep breath, holding her laptop, and went to the elevator entrance to wait for the elevator.

At 8:50 in the morning, ten minutes before the meeting was to start, she had already sat down in the meeting recorder's seat and set up her computer.

In the past, she didn't dress up much, but she still attracted a lot of attention. What's more, today she was wearing a bright-colored waist-hugging sweater dress and had long seaweed-like hair?

This caused all the senior executives in the group to involuntarily turn their eyes to her.

After all, who doesn’t like to see beautiful people and beautiful things?

She just sat there quietly and became a part of the scenery.

At 8:59 in the morning, Jiang Zong also walked into the meeting room on time. He subconsciously looked in the direction of the meeting recorder, and sure enough, Qiao Ruoying was sitting there.

She was sitting too far away from him.

And he couldn't even go over to ask her or talk to her, because their relationship was always kept secret, hidden underground and out of sight.

If I had known I would break up with her, I would have exposed the relationship earlier and let everyone know that Qiao Ruoying was his.

It once belonged to him.

The future will also belong to him.

Jiang Zongye's pupils shrank for a moment. He continued to look at her.

Her skin on the side of her face was fair and delicate, with a few strands of hair hanging softly beside her ears, making her face look even fairer and smaller; her plump diamond-shaped lips were painted with lip gloss, making them bright and moist.

Further down, there is a swan neck and a haze blue vertical striped sweater dress. The beautiful curves of the woman's body make the sweater dress look curvy.

Noticing that many men were looking at her, Jiang Zong suddenly became angry again.

Although he broke up with her, his possessiveness towards her was still very strong.

It's only been three days since the breakup, how could Qiao Ruoying sit here so calmly and calmly, as if nothing had happened, and dressed so beautifully?

How could she let it go so quickly?

How could you get over it so quickly, as if you had forgotten him completely?

Jiang Zong was also very unhappy when he realized this. Adding to this, the fact that other men were looking at her and casting their burning gazes at him made him even more unhappy.

He pursed his lips whenever he was unhappy. When he pursed his lips, the air pressure in the office dropped again, as if a storm point extended out with him as the center.

Sensing the overwhelming aura of the big boss, the executives somewhat withdrew their attention, stopped looking at Qiao Ruoying, and focused, listening attentively.

The meeting begins.

Jiang Zong was also listening to the report and glanced at Qiao Ruoying out of the corner of his eye.

She typed quickly on the keyboard, her fingers slender and her expression focused and serious.

During this time, she didn't even look at him.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the winter sunshine outside the window became brighter and brighter.

At ten o'clock, Jiang Zongye's clear and deep voice sounded: "Today's meeting ends here. Lily, the head of the administrative department, please come to my office."

Hearing "Today's meeting is over", all the executives in suits and ties breathed a sigh of relief. However, they were surprised when they heard the following sentence:

Jason has never left anyone alone after a regular meeting. What happened today?

Only Lily knew that Jiang Zongye didn't have anything to tell her, but wanted to find Qiao Ruoying.

Seeing Qiao Ruoying close her notebook and stand up from her seat, as if she was about to leave, Lily pressed her shoulder and whispered:

"You stay here too."

Qiao Ruoying originally wanted to slip away, but seeing this, she had no choice but to stay where she was.

After the other executives had evacuated, Li Zheng came over and led Lily and Qiao Ruoying towards the exclusive elevator on the top floor.

Qiao Ruoying bit her lip. During the meeting just now, she had been deliberately restraining herself and not letting her eyes glance towards Jiang Zongye.

But throughout the meeting, Jiang Zongye's gloomy and low-pressure atmosphere enveloped the entire conference room. She had a premonition that he would detain her.

No, it really is...

She quickly looked towards the CEO's special elevator entrance.

Jiang Zongye had one hand in his suit pocket, already waiting for them.

She raised her eyes and unexpectedly met Jiang Zongye's eyes. His brows were slightly wrinkled into the shape of the Chinese character "川". His eyes seemed to be covered with rime and his gaze was cold, as if he wanted to swallow her, the little rabbit who accidentally broke in, in one bite.

When she met his eyes, Qiao Ruoying felt her scalp tingle and she felt a little uneasy.

I became curious:

On the day of the breakup, where did she get the courage to openly speak harshly to the big boss?

Has she been possessed by another body?

If it happens again, she will definitely choose to break up peacefully.

Jiang Zongye glanced at her and then said to Lily: "Thank you, you can go back now."

Lily also smiled respectfully at Jiang Zong.

Look, she's pretty good at "guessing the emperor's intentions," right? She knows Jason doesn't want to see her at all, but Qiao Ruoying.

With a ding, the elevator arrived. Li Zheng thoughtfully pressed the door-opening button. Jiang Zong also entered the elevator first. Qiao Ruoying bit her lip and went in as well.

She originally thought that Li Zheng would come in as well, but Li Zheng pressed the door close button, and the elevator door slowly closed, and she and Jiang Zong were also trapped in the enclosed space of the elevator.

This was after they broke up and the two of them were alone in a space.

Unnaturally, she held her right hand with her left hand. Although her head was still lowered, she could feel Jiang Zongye's gaze scanning her inch by inch, from her face to her collarbone and then down.

It's like... that gaze can see through the skirt...

This was a look she was all too familiar with.

Every time before swallowing her, Jiang Zong looked at her like this, savoring her inch by inch with his eyes.

The elevator continued to go up. When it reached the top floor, Jiang Zongye came out of the elevator first, stood aside, and politely extended his arm to block the elevator door.

This way, the elevator door won't close suddenly and pinch her.

Qiao Ruoying stepped out of the elevator and faced a floor-to-ceiling glass window.

After passing through this administrative corridor, you will reach Jiang Zongye’s office.

She didn't want to go into his office again, so she lingered on her feet, unwilling to leave the area.

If you have any questions, just talk about it in the administrative corridor and it will be resolved.

The two of them remained silent. She simply stared into the distance, through the floor-to-ceiling windows, at the leaden clouds on the horizon.

After a while, Jiang Zong's voice became hoarse:

"Why, you're still dressing so beautifully after breaking up? Who are you dressing for?"

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The author has something to say: I've edited the text, mainly because Chiang Kai-shek's mental activities are too self-pitying, which damages his image as a domineering boss. But the little drama of Chiang Kai-shek complaining about his husband can still be retained [hahaha]

Jiang Yuanfu: (My wife doesn’t want me anymore, I’m sad) [rolling eyes] (No, I can’t be sad like this) [helpless] (My wife sent me a message, there’s a chance) [sunglasses] (My wife sent me a rejection message, there’s no chance) [chin in hand] (sad again) (Seeing my wife, I’m excited) [sunglasses] (forgot to hide) [bunny head with droopy ears] (My wife ignored me) (sad) [melted]

The suffering won't last too long, because Chiang Kai-shek will soon use all kinds of tricks to get Yingying back.

Old Chiang, you are really nosy.