Chapter 59: Plundering Methods

Shen You: "But my sister doesn't seem to like that guy very much, and she doesn't let me call him brother-in-law."

This sentence was added by Shen You after observing his words and expressions.

He thought about it. Their Shen family and Jiang Xilin had no connection before. Even if he wanted to consolidate the Shen family's business and racked his brains to get in touch with Jiang Xilin, he had no chance to formally meet Jiang Xilin.

Not to mention sitting down and eating alone like today.

And it was Jiang Xilin who took the initiative to contact me.

Shen You's mind was racing, and he finally came up with the most likely possibility.

That is Jiang Xilin, who is probably attracted to Chen Congyu.

So he began to tell Jiang Xilin implicitly that Shen Congyu had no interest in that man.

However, it is hard to tell whether Jiang Xilin is happy or unhappy.

He pressed the edge of the teacup and asked calmly, "Anything else?"

besides?

Shen You tried hard to recall and asked cautiously, "Are you and my sister familiar with each other?"

After asking, he regretted it. He shouldn't have asked that.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Xilin came back.

"It doesn't count."

Shen You thought, what kind of answer is this?

He wondered to himself, if he was really familiar with her, why had he never heard of her? If he was not familiar with her, Jiang Xilin seemed to want to know about Shen Congyu.

This man is really difficult to deal with.

Shen You: "I think that man surnamed Chen probably likes my sister and wants to pursue her, but my sister didn't agree. Really, although I don't know what my sister likes, I know very well what she looks like when she hates someone."

It's like I hate seeing him.

Shen You: "My sister absolutely doesn't like that guy surnamed Chen. I saw it clearly that day. Chen sat next to my sister and got something for her. My sister didn't even look at him and pushed his hand away. I was afraid that man would get angry."

This shows how rude Chen Congyu was to Chen Yao.

This is consistent with what she said, that she wants to divorce Chen Yao.

Jiang Xilin blinked slowly, but then more things that didn't make sense came up.

However, it is unlikely that we can get much information from Shen You.

Jiang Xilin drank the tea in the cup and slowly set a trap for Shen You: "What does Mr. Chen want you to do?"

Facing Jiang Xilin, Shen You decisively betrayed Chen Yao.

"He probably wanted to pursue my sister, so he wanted to start with our family. He told me that if we needed help, we could come to him. He said the same thing to my sister, but she didn't appreciate it."

Shen You kept calling her "my sister" and acted as if he had a good relationship with Shen Congyu in front of Jiang Xilin.

Shen You: "He wants me to help him create some opportunities to spend time with my sister, that is, to help him pursue someone. He hasn't told me how to do it specifically yet."

Jiang Xilin half believed it.

He gradually began to make his purpose clear: "Your sister owes me something."

Shen You was silent for two seconds, then said, "How do you want her to pay it back?"

"You don't need to know this. You just need to know that I don't want to see another man helping her."

Jiang Xilin only told half the truth.

It’s enough for Shen You.

He nodded and said, "If there is any news from Chen, I will tell you as soon as possible."

Jiang Xilin then revealed his first gentle smile of the night. "The hotel project in Jiangcheng will start bidding at the beginning of next month."

Shen You immediately became more proactive and enthusiastic, "Don't worry, if there's anything I can help with in the future, I will definitely do my best to help."

Jiang Xilin did not respond to his courtesy and got up and left.

Walking out of the restaurant, the night wind mixed with rain and snow hit him in the face, and Shen You's feverish mind calmed down a lot.

He began to think that it was because he did not let Qi Ming succeed at that time that Jiang Xilin was the one he should really cling to now.

As for what Jiang Xilin said about not wanting other men to help Shen Congyu, and the questions about whether they owed money or not, Shen Youmo thought that this was a way for men to plunder women.

He just needs to help out.

However, the situation with Chen Congyu was too tense before, so it would be a bit difficult to deal with it in the future.

…

It was Xue Mingrui’s birthday this year, so he rented a villa and invited some friends to visit.

She had just graduated and was still keeping in touch with her college classmates. A group of young people of the same age got together and had a lot of fun.

Chen Congyu actually couldn't quite fit in, but since it was Xue Mingrui's birthday after all, she agreed.

Then he remembered to ask Xue Mingrui, "Jiang Xilin will go too, right?"

"Sister Cong Yu, don't worry. Brother Jiang said he has something to do and can't go. He asked Brother Yan to deliver the gift to me."

"Is Jiang Xilin's friend called Yan Zhao?"

Xue Mingrui nodded.

Chen Congyu recalled that on the night of the new hotel's opening, it seemed that Yan Zhao had asked someone to replace her with strong liquor.

She didn't know him, and the only explanation was that he knew about her past with Jiang Xilin, so he wanted to make things difficult for her on Jiang Xilin's behalf.

Chen Congyu really doesn't want to provoke these rich and powerful men now, especially to attract hatred.

She asked Xue Mingrui, "Are you familiar with him?"

Xue Mingrui blinked and said, "It's okay. He is a friend that Brother Jiang has known for the past few years. We have a good relationship, but I only see him when Brother Jiang is around."

Chen Congyu didn't notice her somewhat unnatural hand movements, but just hoped that it wasn't really as she thought.

She picked out a birthday gift for Xue Mingrui. Since she decided not to take the house in Dong Mansion, Chen Congyu's financial pressure was much less.

On the birthday, Xue Mingrui drove over to pick up Shen Congyu and took her to the villa for the party. Some of her friends had already arrived, all unfamiliar faces, so Xue Mingrui introduced them to each other.

Chen Congyu was no stranger to such scenes. She had often appeared in such occasions in previous years. Xue Mingrui was relatively low-key.

Xue Mingrui was afraid that she would be bored alone, so he took her with him wherever he went. A group of people were chatting in the living room, and soon someone else came.

Shen Congyu heard a girl who had a good relationship with Xue Mingrui shout, "Brother Jiang is here!"

Chen Congyu's position was facing away from the door, so she turned around after hearing the sound. Sure enough, she saw that among the people who came together, Jiang Xilin was at the front.

Her gaze trembled and she looked away decisively.

Xue Mingrui beside him whispered, "Didn't Brother Jiang say he couldn't leave and couldn't come? Sister Cong Yu, I don't know why he came here again."

"It's okay, I'm coming."

Yes, she could still kick him out.

Today is Xue Mingrui's birthday, and she doesn't want to embarrass Xue Mingrui.

Chen Congyu turned his head away and did not join others in welcoming him.

Fortunately, there were quite a few people there, and not everyone knew Jiang Xilin, so her silence seemed normal.

Xue Mingrui arranged for Jiang Xilin to sit with Yan Zhao, and she quietly said a few words to Jiang Xilin when no one was paying attention.

When he returned to Chen Congyu, Xue Mingrui explained to her, "I asked Brother Jiang, and he said he was indeed on a business trip, but he ended it early and came back early in the morning, leaving the original case there to be closed."