Chapter 68 What a vicious method!

This year, Jiang's annual leave was extended.

When Jiang Qingying returned to work after the Lunar New Year, she was already three months pregnant, and her pregnancy symptoms had eased considerably. She would only experience morning sickness if she smelled something she particularly disliked or ate something too greasy. Otherwise, she was not much different from usual.

The biggest difference is that Lu Jinyuan swaggered over to the Jiang family's house every day to "mooch meals," and when he was busy, he would have someone send him nutritional supplements.

It was common knowledge that the two had entered into a business marriage, and everyone speculated about their relationship. Most people thought they were just a couple who didn't have feelings for each other but could maintain a respectful relationship. They believed that once their mutual interests were exhausted, they would probably break up.

Everyone has seen President Lu's attentiveness during this period, but no one knows the truth because the pregnancy has not been publicized. Only the Lu and Jiang families, as well as some senior executives of the group, know about it.

Therefore, we can only obtain information from the surface and draw a certain conclusion.

#President Lu has fallen.

When Jiang Qingying heard this topic from Zhou Yu, she couldn't help but laugh, "What the hell?"

Zhou Yu said with a forced smile, "Because you refused to let President Lu in yesterday, and even refused the tonics he sent, people inevitably feel that President Lu is pursuing you one-sidedly."

As he spoke, he realized it wasn't quite precise, so he added and emphasized, "It was a pursuit within marriage."

"You guys have such bad imaginations." Three black lines appeared on Jiang Qingying's forehead.

What happened yesterday?

Because Lu Jinyuan made her angry last night. As for why she was angry, it was nothing more than that. She felt that someone had such desires that he even bullied a pregnant woman. He also left so early in the morning without even trying to comfort her.

She came over at noon, bringing not any kind of nourishing soup, but traditional Chinese medicine to help with pregnancy. In a fit of anger, she refused to let Lu Jinyuan in, never expecting it would cause such a stir in her conversation.

"Everyone is just having some fun after a tiring day at work," Zhou Yu explained.

Jiang Qingying smiled. "There was supposed to be a dinner party tonight, right?"

Zhou Yu: "That's right, Chairman Nan personally organized the event."

He added, "Things haven't been very peaceful in the Nan family lately."

Nan Dong is Nan Chun's father.

Jiang Qingying thought for two seconds, "Cancel the dinner invitation, and book a room for me at Xirui Pavilion. Regular dishes are fine. I'm treating my friends to a meal."

Zhou Yu: "Okay."

After Zhou Yu left the office, Jiang Qingying took out her phone, found Lu Jinyuan's WeChat, and sent him a "1".

I waited a minute before they replied.

Wolfgang: [Has Mrs. Lu calmed down?]

No money needed: [No!]

No lending money: [Also, please call me General Manager Jiang on weekdays.]

Wolfgang: [Okay, what are your instructions, Mr. Jiang?]

No need to lend money: [I'm just letting you know I'm planning to treat Fu Mufan to dinner tonight.]

After thinking it over, Jiang Qingying decided to inform him.

She had asked Fu Mufan for a favor some time ago, and now that the matter was settled and the storm had passed, she still wanted to express her gratitude, even though they were friends.

Wolfgang: [? ? ?]

Jiang Qingying frowned, not quite understanding the meaning of his three question marks, so she also returned three question marks.

Wolfgang: [President Jiang kicked her husband out of the house at noon today, making even having a meal together a luxury, and now she's going to have dinner with another man tonight?]

Wolfgang: [President Jiang, my reputation is ruined.]

A huge pot fell from the sky.

Is he trying to save face because of what happened at noon?

Jiang Qingying laughed wildly, and could roughly imagine the resentful expression on his face as he said this, and how serious he sounded while spouting nonsense.

Her hands trembled from laughing, making it difficult to type, so she sent a voice message: "Mr. Lu, don't you know why I kicked you out at noon?"

She joked, "The way you're saying that makes it sound like I'm pregnant with your child and trying to seduce other men."

Lu Jinyuan replied with a voice message: "I'm going tonight too, I also need to talk to him about something."

Jiang Qingying asked suspiciously, "What do you want with your love rival?"

Lu Jinyuan sneered: "He couldn't win her over even after four years of pursuing her, what kind of rival is he?"

What a boastful tone.

What a confident man.

They didn't even care about the hard work of a living, breathing person who had put in four years of effort.

Jiang Qingying stared blankly at the chat box. She had typed a line of text, but she didn't press the send button.

-Are you really that indifferent?

After her thoughts were in turmoil for a long time, she finally deleted the message and resent the time and place of the dinner party that evening.

Jiang Qingying didn't want to be pretentious, but her first thought was that he didn't care who she dated, or even whether that person was his rival in love.

Sending this message would be considered unreasonable and illogical.

Nighttime, Xi Rui Ge.

Xi Rui Ge is one of the top Chinese restaurants in Nanzhou City. Jiang Qingying loves the dishes. The interior decoration is in the ancient style and it is also very private. She usually chooses this place when she invites friends to dinner.

Inside the private room, a round wooden table, about 1.5 meters in diameter, was set with exquisite dishes. Jiang Qingying sat at the very back, facing the door, with two men on either side of her.

One was dressed in a suit and tie, the other was casual and elegant.

Jiang Qingying glanced sideways at Lu Jinyuan, who was dressed in a suit and tie, on her left, and then at Fu Mufan, who was dressed casually and elegantly on her right, a woman's strong sixth sense.

It's strange that this aura is so good.

Strange, yet harmonious.

The waiter brought out a cherry blossom sake, brewed by the restaurant owner himself, which is a specialty of the restaurant and is hard to come by.

Jiang Qingying poured Fu Mufan a glass of wine and got straight to the point: "Thank you for what happened the other day."

Fu Mufan held the small wine cup in his hand, glancing at the lukewarm water in her hand with a puzzled look.

Jiang Qingying didn't look at him, but tilted her head back and drank the warm water in her hand.

Lu Jinyuan explained for her: "During this special period, she cannot drink alcohol."

A smart person would guess it immediately. Fu Mufan's lips curled up slightly. "Congratulations."

Then, with a half-smile, he said to Lu Jinyuan, "Then you should drink it for her."

Jiang Qingying's brow twitched, and her heart skipped a beat.

Wow! They've never collaborated or even interacted, yet he dared to persuade Lu Jinyuan to drink!

Jiang Qingying, adhering to the principle of watching a good show, personally poured Lu Jinyuan a glass of wine. Lu Jinyuan glanced at her, his eyes carrying a chill, as if to say, "Whose side are you on anyway?"

Her smile was both flattering and deliberate. "This wine is quite delicious."

This indicates that I am neutral.

I'm just here for the fun, I love a good show.

Fu Mufan moved his glass forward slightly. "President Lu?"

Lu Jinyuan stroked the wine glass with his fingertips. After a while, he leisurely picked up the glass, raised it in the air, and drank it. The cherry blossom wine was refreshing, and after tasting it, there was a slight astringent feeling on the tip of his tongue.

"Is it delicious?" Jiang Qingying asked expectantly.

Lu Jinyuan: "Not bad."

Jiang Qingying doesn't like wine, but she regrets not being able to have a sip today, which shows that this wine is really good.

How strange, I have a pretty good appetite today.

Jiang Qingying exchanged a few brief pleasantries with Fu Mufan before focusing on her meal.

Lu Jinyuan then began to discuss the purpose of his visit, asking, "What are Mr. Fu's plans after returning to China?"

“He’s still a free spirit at the moment.” Fu Mufan raised an eyebrow. “President Lu seems to have some good suggestions.”

"Is Cheng Shen Technology interested?" Lu Jinyuan asked. "I heard that Mr. Fu works in technology development at a high-tech company abroad, and Cheng Shen really needs someone like you."

Upon hearing this, Fu Mufan paused for a moment, his thoughtful eyes surging with emotion, and even Jiang Qingying, who was engrossed in eating, stopped eating.

After that, Lu Jinyuan explained the terms and conditions.

Jiang Qingying sighed inwardly; this was definitely a hot commodity, and a very large one at that.

Is this the professional allure of a powerful boss who wields absolute power in the Southern Continent?

He turned his wife's suitors into his employees.

What a vicious method.