Chapter 16 Chapter 16 "Celebrating the official announcement of divorce." ...

Boiling steam filled the air, and the small private room was overflowing with heat. The noisy voices of people were still noisy through the door.

"You're the only one who can come here to eat hotpot in the hot summer." Cheng Shuze took a soup spoon and scooped up half a bowl of pork tripe, chicken and fish maw soup and pushed it in front of Jiang Yiyu. Jiang Yiyu handed it to Cheng Shuyi, and he had no choice but to get a second bowl.

"The soup base here is pretty good." Although it's not as good as the soup-making skills of the old master chef she's used to, the local chicken is simmered over low heat until it's soft and rotten, and all the ingredients are soaked in flavor and have a rich aroma. No wonder it's so crowded even in the summer.

Cheng Shuyi lowered his head and nodded in agreement.

"You have no manners when eating." Cheng Shuze frowned and scolded.

Jiang Yiyun picked up a large piece of pig stomach and chicken with her chopsticks and put it in Cheng Shuyi's bowl: "Eat more."

Cheng Shuyi looked up at her brother's sullen face and said happily, "Okay."

For a moment, the only sound that could be heard at the table was the gurgling sound of the boiling soup. Cheng Shuze suppressed his anger, and when Cheng Shuyi pestered Jiang Yiyu to help her with the fourth bowl of soup, he finally turned cold and put down his chopsticks.

"Have you finished eating?"

"I..." Cheng Shuyi was about to act pretentiously, but seeing that her brother was on the verge of losing his temper, she finally shushed herself, looking around and shrinking her neck. "I, I, I, I'm done eating. Take your time, sister."

After saying that, he pushed open the door and ran out in a hurry as if escaping for his life, leaving the battlefield alone to the two people inside.

"Hey," Jiang Yiyun just put the bowl on the table when she saw Cheng Shuyi's fleeing figure. She glared at Cheng Shuze in dissatisfaction: "Why did you scare her?"

"Did I scare her? After spending too long with some people, she almost forgets me as her brother." Cheng Shuze's eyes were deep. "Why have I never seen you so patient with me?"

Jiang Yiyu accompanied Cheng Shuyi shopping for clothes and out for fun, and even helped her serve soup and pick up vegetables during meals. She was absolutely willing to do whatever Cheng Shuyi asked. She spoiled the little girl to the point of pampering her, but how could she never be nice to him?

"Then why don't you reflect on your own problems." Jiang Yiyu said slowly while drinking soup.

Cheng Shuze was silent for a moment: "There is a business event next week, I will attend it."

"I'm not going."

"There are media interviews."

"I already said I'm not going."

"What about the interview?"

"Just tell the truth. Just say that the relationship broke down and we broke up." Jiang Yiyun said in a very aggressive tone, "Mr. Cheng is such a powerful figure in the business world, how could he be so troubled by an interview with such a small media outlet?"

"Jiang Yiyun, you're afraid that others won't join in the fun, right? You actually dare to say that the relationship is broken."

If such an unofficial word as a breakup was mentioned in the interview, it would be strange if the tabloid reporters who heard the news did not dig up their past. The incident at the auction had caused quite a big stir in the circle, and he had a lot of trouble to suppress the news of jealousy.

"You want to piss off your parents to death? They won't agree." Cheng Shuze said it another way, "Attend the event. At least it should appear acceptable on the surface."

"Mr. Cheng, you're still so young, could you be deaf? I've clearly told you I won't go. I can handle it with my parents, but you figure it out on your own."

"Jiang Yiyun," Cheng Shuze laughed in anger, calling her by her full name. "Think it over carefully. Ours is a business marriage. If you keep this attitude, I'm afraid the group's business cooperation will be difficult to continue."

Hearing this, Jiang Yiyu raised her head and looked at Cheng Shuze carefully.

As soon as he said that, Cheng Shuze felt a little regretful. His words were a bit harsh, and Jiang Yiyun must be uncomfortable hearing them. His attitude was tough for a second and then softened: "I mean..."

"Were you threatening me just now?" The emotion in Jiang Yiyu's eyes faded.

Cheng Shuze thought for a moment and said, "Will threats be useful? If they are, you can understand it this way."

"Of course not," Jiang Yiyun slammed the table, "If you weren't injured, I would have poured the bottom of the pot on your face."

After a pause, Jiang Yiyun continued, "I remember you're not the CEO of your group yet. I'm afraid you don't have the final say on whether the business cooperation continues. Even if it really is suspended, I don't care. If you have the guts, try it. Let's see who finishes first."

"Okay, Miss Jiang, you did well to say harsh words, but don't regret it when the time comes." Cheng Shuze also suppressed his softening emotions, stood up and said coldly with a hint of meaning.

"Get lost," Jiang Yiyun said angrily, "pay the bill on your way out."

Originally, he came to see Jiang Yiyu to take the opportunity to talk about getting back together, but they ended up parting on bad terms. Cheng Shuze walked to the business car with a cold face. Cheng Shuyi was sitting on the side of the road waiting for him with a paper bag in her hand. When she saw him alone, she looked around.

"Where's Sister Jiang?"

Cheng Shuze ignored her, opened the door and got in the car. Cheng Shuyi let out a sigh and quickly opened the passenger door and sat in.

"Brother, are you capable of this? Do you know how to coax people? Can you say a few nice words?" Cheng Shuyi quietly opened the packaging of the hamburger. She had not taken a few bites just now when she was kicked out by her brother. She was starving.

"I've told you several times that you're not allowed to eat in the car." Cheng Shuze said coldly, "If you eat again, get out."

"Tsk, so stingy." Cheng Shuyi muttered as he put away the packaging bag.

"Hey, brother, aren't you going to take me home?" When the car was halfway through, Cheng Shuyi looked in the direction that didn't look like the way home and asked.

"There's nothing to do. I'm going back to the company."

"I'm not going to the company. Please take me home." The driver took her shopping bags and went home first. She refused to let the driver come over and wait for her.

"Thanks to you, I can't go back home, how can I send it off?"

"Then I don't care. You can just walk me to the door, or I can walk back by myself. I don't want to go to the company anyway."

"You can give it to me if you want." Cheng Shuze suddenly agreed and turned the steering wheel. "Photos."

"What photos?" Cheng Shuyi was stunned for a moment, then shocked, "You want me to delete the photos with Sister Jiang? Impossible! Don't even think about it."

"Who asked you to delete it?" Cheng Shuze had been irritated by his stupid sister several times today. "I asked you to send the photo to me."

The Linjiang Chamber of Commerce was packed with countless high-ranking figures and celebrities, the lights blazing and the stars glittering. For such occasions, married people naturally came in pairs, and the others brought their own female companions. Cheng Shuze, who was clearly married but attended alone, immediately stood out.

"Did you have a fight with that person at home?" The tall and straight man came over and asked with a smile.

"Shut up. When did you come back?" Cheng Shuze retorted bluntly.

"I just got back. I'm just concerned about the diamond ring. If you don't need it, remember to come to me." The man raised his glass lightly.

"You can't use it even if you give it to me, and you don't have a partner."

"It has nothing to do with the object. I just feel sorry for that piece of art. Colored diamonds of this color are hard to come by these days. If you hadn't acted quickly that day, you might not have gotten it." The man paused, looking thoughtful. "I'm afraid you don't have it now. Perhaps talking to Miss Jiang would be more fruitful."

"Bai Xiaohan," just before Cheng Shuze frowned, the other party smiled tactfully.

"Excuse me."

"What's so interesting about this kind of business gala? Watching a bunch of fat men bragging and those boring interviews." Tang Ya was very confused by Jiang Yiyun's sudden turn on of the TV.

"Even if it's live, oh, Cheng Shuze?"

The camera, high above, aimed at the host on stage, sweeping across the entire venue before zooming in. The high-definition camera panned across the audience. No one present today was a regular. The camera panned diagonally, landing on Cheng Shuze, dressed in a tailored black suit and trousers. His fingers rested lightly, revealing a platinum mechanical watch on his left wrist. A dark light flashed across his face.

Even sitting in the audience, the man's slender figure and sharp features made him a powerful presence among the guests. His aura of a wealthy young man was so strong that even the camera, which had originally only been passing by, paused for a few seconds. As if noticing the camera's prolonged gaze, Cheng Shuze raised his dark eyes, scanned the camera with a blank expression, and then looked away.

Extremely indifferent, but...

That look is so damn beautiful!

After knowing each other for so many years, both Jiang Yiyu, who has been in charge of photography, and Tang Ya, who has dealt with male stars big and small in the entertainment industry in recent years, admit that in terms of appearance, Cheng Shuze is even better than some popular male stars. Under the camera, he can bring out the strong colors of his facial features to the extreme.

In a word, this guy is damn good-looking!

He was not good-looking, and Jiang Yiyu couldn't date him in high school.

Tang Ya even wanted to persuade Cheng Shuze to film, even if it was just to take two magazine photos for everyone to appreciate, but in the end she didn't dare to mention it to him in person.

Tang Ya, who was extremely sensitive, almost immediately realized what was going to happen online the moment the live camera paused for a few seconds.

I turned on my phone and just a few minutes later, as expected, there was already a topic.

[Is anyone watching the Chamber of Commerce live stream? Come and ask for personal advice.]

[I know who you are talking about. Two words: married.]

【……Depend on. 】

[No way, the Cheng family's Crown Prince's wedding was such a sensation, but only two years later, no one has remembered it anymore?]

"It's been two years already? Maybe they've already divorced? I don't think business marriages last long."

[I'm not sure. Aren't there going to be reporters interviewing me after the event? If you have some connections, you can ask them.]

[…The prince wouldn't accept this kind of interview, right? I've never seen a reporter do it before.]

[Even Fortune magazine didn't shoot for him. So sad. I dreamed of getting a page with the prince, but it's a pity there's none.]

[Just a quick aside, my company was fortunate enough to work with the Cheng Group once. I saw Mr. Cheng when he came. He was incredibly handsome, with that lazy and uninhibited demeanor of a super-rich young man. I was so stunned by him that I got criticized by my supervisor ORZ]

[His wife is also very beautiful. Their wedding photos are stunning. I have saved a lot of them.]

[Send it out for your enjoyment, I want to eat the CP of handsome guys and beautiful girls]

Tang Ya scrolled through the post on her phone, watching it go from discussing Cheng Shuze to their wedding that year, full of joy and happiness, and then to Jiang Yiyu.

"Do you want to see the online posts about you and Cheng Shuze being a real couple?"

"No, we can probably book a table at TA Bar later."

"Huh? Why?"

"Celebrating the official announcement of the divorce."