Chapter 182
The expressions on the faces of those who remained were all different.
He Tingyao gazed at that graceful figure, her face beaming with undisguised joy.
Mom said the reason she wouldn't leave was because of her and her brother?
Between her and her brother, her mother liked her the most, so...
The reason Mom doesn't leave Dad is because of her!
He Tinglan went to his new school today, but Ling Wu didn't call him once all day, which made him feel annoyed and a little nervous.
She was nervous that she discovered he had tampered with the car.
In addition, although He Cheng had made arrangements for the new school in advance, the teachers would not be following him around all day.
Junior high school students are the most rebellious, and their families are usually quite wealthy, so many of them have terrible tempers.
There are many kind-hearted people who will protect him, but they can't control what those people say.
"My dad told me that the reason why the old man of the He family kept urging him to get married was because he didn't want President He to support someone else's son."
"Haven't we stopped urging him these past few years? The photos my dad sent to Grandpa He these past few years have all been returned by Grandpa He."
"Keep your voice down. This little brat may be too young to understand, but what if he tells his dad what we're saying?"
"Tsk tsk, her biological mother ran away, and her current father isn't even her biological father. What's there to be afraid of?"
"Coward, are you afraid of this orphan bastard?"
He Tinglan was only looking at the exam paper in front of him, holding the pen that Duan Lingwu had specially made for him.
For a moment he wanted to break the pen, but then he thought of Ling Wu and forced himself to stop.
The fact is that "her biological mother ran away".
The probability that "the father is not his biological son" is more than 50%.
He Tinglan gathered her thoughts. After a whole day of being lost and dejected, she finally calmed down when Ling Wu said, "Because of Yao Yao and Lan Lan."
He watched Ling Wu walk further and further away, and then, as if he had made up his mind, he raised his hand and waved at Ling Wu's back.
Since Dad isn't the real Dad, then he has nothing to worry about.
After a short while, he looked up at his "father" in the silence.
He Cheng remained in the same posture as before, his hands hanging down, his lowered eyelashes casting deep curves on his face in the light.
When he came to his senses and turned around, he could only watch helplessly as the brightly colored skirt disappeared around the corner of the stairs.
It's as if he can no longer win back even a fraction of the love she once had for him.
At the same moment, after watching Ling Wu leave, Jiang Du raised his wrist to check his watch and interrupted He Cheng's thoughts:
"Sir, you may now proceed to the banquet."
He Cheng's thoughts were interrupted, and his eyes turned cold and indifferent towards the river crossing.
Jiang Du was completely unfazed. He simply put on a perfect smile and reiterated, "This is Ms. Zhang's first visit to various companies. If we are late and give her a bad impression, it may affect the progress of the project."
If we miss the deadline and the lady gains Ms. Zhang's favor, it would be even better if He Cheng had no problem!
He inwardly grumbled, but outwardly remained calm and followed the rules.
This left He Cheng feeling suffocated and caught in a dilemma. In the end, he coldly said, "Don't go tonight. Stay home and take good care of Tingyao and Tinglan."
“Yes, sir.” Jiang Du lowered his head, a hint of helplessness in his clear eyes behind his glasses.
In this way, if there is an accident on the road and the journey is delayed, it will not be his responsibility.
He looked up again and saw He Cheng had left.
He Cheng only lost this bid, but his wife lost five years of her youth.
This is something the He family owes to Madam.
If He Cheng has someone to blame, blame him.
After all, he betrayed his master first, he had delusions, and it was his selfishness that caused the trouble.
The lady was unaware of this.
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The city lights rushed past the car window. It was a chilly early spring night, and my evening gown wasn't thick, but thankfully there was heating in both the car and the banquet hall.
The only discomfort was the distance from the car to the banquet after getting off. Although there was heating, it was still an open-air place, and there was an unavoidable night breeze.
Lingwu glanced at the back of the girl sitting in the passenger seat.
As if sensing something, the girl turned her head back with a faint smile.
"I'll escort you into the banquet hall before I leave. Madam isn't feeling well, so you mustn't catch a cold," Li Zhenzhen explained earnestly.
"Okay." Ling Wu nodded, her smile as gentle as a spring breeze.
Li Zhenzhen then looked away, her cheeks feeling slightly flushed.
She raised her head and fanned herself, then looked out the window one last time.
Perhaps it was too hot inside the car...
As she got out of the car, Ling Wu's hand paused slightly between the two invitations before she took one out.
[Inviter: Mrs. He]
She raised an eyebrow slightly, then casually tossed it back before taking down another invitation.
Various luxury cars were parked at the entrance of the banquet hall, each worth a fortune, and most of them had special license plates.
Security guards were on high alert, checking the invitations of those entering the venue.
Li Zhenzhen got out of the car and opened Ling Wu's car door, not forgetting to drape a star-blue pure white suit jacket over Ling Wu's shoulders.
She lowered her eyes, not daring to look at Ling Wu, only smelling a cool fragrance at the tip of her nose, and even her ears felt a slow heat rising from it.
The security guard was also stunned for a moment, but after receiving the invitation, his eyes showed great respect.
"I wish you a pleasant evening, President Duan." I had initially thought it was the wife of some CEO, but it turned out to be the CEO himself.
However, such a graceful and noble appearance should belong to the ruler, not to the ruler's subordinate.
As soon as "President Duan" appeared, the others followed suit and bowed respectfully.
The Duan family has not been particularly outstanding in recent years, but they always manage to turn the tide and survive, earning them the nickname "the chosen company".
The news of the change of president of the Duan Group has been widely discussed in Beijing's business circles.
The new president ruthlessly purged the company of all its corrupt practices, appointed new people, and hired many controversial figures in the industry at high salaries.
Regardless of future success or failure, the fact that someone in this position can still possess such courage and determination is something that, even if people criticize him verbally, they cannot help but feel admiration for.
The so-called "putting them in a desperate situation to survive" actually means that every time the Duan family was about to go bankrupt, He Cheng would bring them back to life.
The "dead zone" and "life zone" within were both manipulated by He Cheng.
The purpose was to completely seize control of the Duan family.
Ling Wu saw it clearly: Duan's father was foolish to actually believe that he could secure the future of the company with just one daughter.
Fortunately, she had been gathering evidence since she came into this world, which allowed her to quickly take control of the company.
Of course, the money spent on bribing officials in this matter still came from He Cheng.
Ling Wu nodded slightly to the security personnel.
Just as I was about to enter, a boastful male voice rang out from behind me.
"Huh? What are you doing here? Didn't you say you were only wearing a red dress? Why are you wearing white too..."
He seemed somewhat helpless, but before he could finish speaking, he stopped when he saw Ling Wu turn around.
Ling Wu extended her hand, "Young Master Jiang, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Jiang Zhi, the young master of the Jiang family.
At the same time, it was also the best accomplice in helping the He Group to swallow up its own Jiang Group.
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