Chapter 281 Meeting an Old Friend

Why?

Chen Weiwei thought.

She looked at Jiang Wanning. She was not much older than herself. In fact, judging from appearance alone, they were the same type of girls.

She used to think that as the daughter of the head of the Chen family, she was already at the pinnacle of achievement that no one else could reach. But now, after meeting Jiang Wanning, she finally realized that the gap between people could be so huge?

So why does Jiang Wanning have all this?

It was so easy for her to make everyone revolve around her, and even those who she looked up to had to bow down to her.

These……

Obviously, this is the treatment that only she should enjoy, right?

But at this moment, Chen Youshu urged again: "Weiwei, what's wrong with you? Why are you still standing there?"

Chen Weiwei once again saw her father winking at her in the dark. At this moment, she finally gave up and walked towards Jiang Wanning.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Chen Weiwei felt as if the mocking gazes around her were tangible. She took a deep breath and finally bowed 90 degrees to Jiang Wanning after a while. She lowered her head and said, "I'm sorry, ma'am. I shouldn't have offended you just now. I hope you won't take it to heart."

"I'm young and naive, and I hope you won't take it personally."

quiet.

The Chen family's banquet hall fell into a deathly silence.

No one would have thought that Chen Weiwei, the eldest daughter of the Chen family who they once looked up to, would now be trampled into the dust.

And this was under the watchful eyes of so many of their inner tribe members.

For a moment, the people who were originally just watching the show, looked at Jiang Wanning's expression and were all filled with fear rising from deep within their hearts.

Finally, at this moment, Jiang Wanning, who had hardly spoken since the banquet tonight, finally curled her lips and smiled lightly.

But it was not directed at Chen Weiwei.

Her eyes gently fell on Chen Jiu who was standing behind Chen Youshu, and she actually ignored Chen Weiwei's actions: "Mr. Chen, it seems to be getting late. The distinguished guest you asked us to meet must be waiting anxiously, right?"

Chen Jiu nodded and said, "Yes."

"Please follow me."

After saying that, Chen Jiu made a gesture of invitation to the people and left with the two of them.

From beginning to end, none of them even looked at Chen Weiwei again.

The eldest lady who was so arrogant and admired by everyone in the past, now looked like a ridiculous clown, standing there and being left there.

"Miss Weiwei..."

It was not until Aunt Wang spoke up next to Chen Weiwei, looking hesitant, that she straightened up stiffly.

At the same time, Chen Weiwei also felt the contempt and gloating looks from those around her. She wished she could disappear from this world immediately. As she looked in the direction where the few people left, she clenched her palms with extreme resentment.

She will remember the humiliation she suffered today and will make the other party pay it back a thousand times in the future!

Unlike the overly tense atmosphere here, the music in the banquet hall was still melodious, as if the previous incident had never happened.

But everyone in the venue knew that from today on, there was one more person in the entire Beijing city whom they could not afford to offend.

…

Meanwhile on the other side.

Jiang Wanning also went with Xie Yanchuan, and under the leadership of Chen Jiu, they walked through the banquet hall and into the corridor inside the Chen family villa.

The two men followed the old man closely.

Jiang Wanning stared at the other person's gray hair but straight back, her eyes dim for a moment.

Although when she took the seal from Chen Haishu, she had guessed that the person he left it to him would be an important figure in the Chen family.

However, I didn't expect that Chen Jiu, who seemed to be very low-key when I saw him last time, now seems to be so important.

Even the current head of the Chen family had to temporarily avoid the other party's attack.

So she and Xie Yanchuan looked at each other, and both saw a fleeting hint of caution in each other's eyes.

At the moment, they still don’t know whether Chen Jiu has any other backup plans or whether he is a completely trustworthy person, so they should be careful in everything.

The two were lost in thought when the old man in front of them suddenly chuckled and said, as if he had sensed their thoughts. "Master, based on our recent interactions, you should have understood that the Chen family has been changing since my previous master left."

"The position of Patriarch is naturally not very powerful in the current Chen family. It is only useful to Hu Yihu's subordinates and outsiders who are unaware of the situation. The real people in charge of the Chen family are still the people in the Elders' Council."

The old man explained it slowly, as if he was giving some scientific knowledge, and invisibly dispelled the concerns of Jiang Wanning and the others.

After he finished speaking, the old man paused for a moment and then spoke again: "Also, Master, today's incident was caused by the failure of the tribe members to discipline the children properly, which is why you suffered. I will punish them again later."

On the deserted corridor, Chen Jiu said this to Jiang Wanning.

Fortunately, there was no one here, otherwise if the people from the Chen family knew that this old man, whom they admired so much, actually asked a young girl to call him "Master", they would probably be so shocked that their jaws would drop.

Of course, Jiang Wanning herself was quite uncomfortable and shook her head: "Mr. Chen, please don't call me like that. It really embarrasses a young man like me..."

"You are the holder of that jade seal, so it is not wrong for me to address you like that."

Seeing that Chen Jiu was stubborn and refused to change his words, the others finally compromised: "Why don't you just call me Miss Jiang from now on, Mr. Chen? That way it will sound more comfortable to me and won't expose our relationship to outsiders."

Perhaps Jiang Wanning's last words touched the old man, and he finally agreed: "Okay, in that case, I will obey you... Miss Jiang."

They talked all the way, and soon, led by Chen Jiu, they walked into a room at the end of the corridor.

Like the magnificent building outside, the crystal chandeliers in the room reflected a cold light, revealing every speck of dust floating in the air.

At this time, Chen Jiu also knocked on the door and walked into the house with the two of them. He saw the middle-aged man who was sitting on the sofa and slowly turning the jade ring on his ring finger.

"Ms. Jiang, this is Lin Huan, Mr. Lin, the person you are looking for."

Following the direction of Chen Jiu's gaze, Jiang Wanning also looked over there.

But the moment he saw the other person, he frowned inadvertently.

Because the man in front of me is so handsome.

Even after so many years, the other person still seemed to look exactly the same as in the old photo that Jiang Wanning saw.

He was probably in his mid-forties, but time had not left any traces on his body. Only the fine lines at the corners of his eyes that curved slightly when he smiled barely revealed the fact that he was no longer young.

"How are you, Xiao Wan Ning?"