The car quickly arrived in Jiangzhou.
Looking at the place where she grew up and seeing these familiar scenes, Jiang Mianmian was overwhelmed with emotions.
Her footprints can be found in every alley, every street, every café, and every playground here.
And that alleyway entrance, the old house of the Jiang family.
The lively atmosphere in the alleyway, the fragrant meals cooked by mom, the fake sisterhood between Niu Meili and Su Aiqian...
These are all Jiang Mianmian's exclusive memories.
Looking back now, it feels like a lifetime ago.
You Huan, fully armed, got out of the car with her, and the two walked hand in hand along the path lined with roses.
"My university is just ahead," Jiang Mianmian chuckled.
Do you like your school?
"I can only say I don't dislike it," Jiang Mianmian said softly. "It's a prestigious private school. My parents spent a lot of money to send me there so I could receive a better education. But everyone there is from a wealthy family. I don't belong to their world, so..."
"So you don't have any friends?" You Huan patted her arm. "I understand that feeling of loneliness. I felt the same way when I first entered the entertainment industry."
Jiang Mianmian was taken aback. It wasn't that she had no friends.
Xia Zhi was with her at the time.
Back then, they walked hand in hand along this path lined with roses, just like they do now, wearing white dresses. When the wind blew, pollen fell on their dresses, and their smiles were as sweet as the ice cream in their hands.
They just kept walking and got separated.
Jiang Mianmian sighed, the dull pain in her waist becoming more and more pronounced.
"Mianmian, look!" You Huan handed her her phone.
The female celebrity who was with them went ahead and had already arrived at the plastic surgery hospital.
Although it's called a hospital, it's actually just a small, secluded clinic. But I've heard the attending physician is very skilled, so it attracts many big stars.
This clinic's presence in the entertainment industry has become an open secret.
“I told her to secretly take a few photos for me after she arrived.” You Huan touched the screen with two fingers to zoom in on the photos. “Look, this is the clinic’s entrance.”
Jiang Mianmian was stunned. This place...
Isn't this the same clinic where Xia Zhi took her to remove her birthmark and had a beauty mark added to her face?
"Mianmian?" You Huan noticed that her complexion wasn't good and asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell?"
"No." A shadow crossed Jiang Mianmian's eyes. "Let's hurry over there!"
"ah?"
Jiang Mianmian bit her lip as the pain in her waist returned.
"I have a question... I want to ask that doctor about it!"
*
When they arrived, the female celebrity who was with them was already inside talking to the plastic surgeon.
Jiang Mianmian gave You Huan a wink, and You Huan understood. She immediately had Jackie, acting as the manager, request a small private room right next to the doctor's office, so that she could clearly observe the situation inside.
The doctor was no stranger to this procedure. She knew that most of the people who came to see her were big stars in the entertainment industry who couldn't easily meet in person, so she prepared this small room to receive the next person after the previous one left. This way, everyone would avoid running into each other.
Jiang Mianmian and You Huan successfully entered the small room, and at the same time, Huo Junyu and Wen Jie arrived. The four of them held their breath and listened intently to the plastic surgeon's words.
"Doctor, look at my face... do I need to have my jawbone shaved?"
The female doctor looked at her for a moment, then smiled slightly and said, "No need! I have an injection here; one course of treatment and you'll easily have a small face!"
"Really?"
"If you doubted me, you wouldn't have traveled all the way from the central city to my little clinic, would you?"
The female celebrity stuck out her tongue and, as You Huan had instructed, secretly pressed the switch on the recorder in her pocket.
"Miss, this is your first time here, so it's understandable that you're a little worried," the doctor chuckled. "But you should know that although my clinic is small, many big stars come here for cosmetic surgery! Right now, eight out of ten A-list celebrities have had work done!"
"Yes, I was recommended here." The female celebrity smiled. "I heard that your place wasn't very famous before, but it seems to have changed ever since you hosted the Lu family's daughter?"
The doctor narrowed his eyes. "Miss, what exactly do you want to ask?"
"I was just chatting casually! I'm also quite curious about what kind of project the Lu family's daughter is working on. I'd like to get one too, maybe after I'm done, I can be like her, have a billionaire father, and be his darling!"
"Oh, you're joking." The doctor began putting on gloves. "Miss Lu only had her birthmark removed and a beauty mark removed by me, nothing else!"
"It's that simple?" the female celebrity exclaimed in surprise. "Why would you need to remove a birthmark out of the blue?"
The doctor's smile held a deeper meaning. "These are matters for the wealthy, so let's not discuss them! Miss, have you chosen your treatment?"
"Hmm... I'll pass for now."
As she spoke, she turned and walked out. The doctor was puzzled and was about to stop her when the door to the small room next door suddenly opened.
Jiang Mianmian walked out, her eyes cold and a sneer curling at the corner of her lips.
"Doctor, do you remember me?"
The female doctor was stunned, her eyes widening in shock.
“Doctor,” Jiang Mianmian smiled, “if I hadn’t come here today, I wouldn’t have known that you’ve been using my name for so long?”
"So, how's my name? It's helped you make a lot of money, hasn't it?"
"You...you are Miss Lu?"
The doctor was pale, sweating profusely, and dared not look Jiang Mianmian in the eye.
“The area where I had my birthmark removed has been uncomfortable lately,” Jiang Mianmian said coldly. “I think only you can answer this question!”
*
One week later.
Hu Liansheng finally got the opportunity he had been longing for: to cooperate with "Xinqing Industrial Co., Ltd."
These past few days, he's been contacted by different assistants, ranging from low to high rank. Coupled with Xinqing Industry's impressive performance in the stock market, this has given him even greater expectations and confidence in this collaboration.
However, he didn't want to hold any signing ceremony.
He had originally suggested that everyone meet privately, sign the contract, and exchange the land for the money, so that everyone would be happy.
However, Xinqing Industry disagreed.
One of the assistants said, "Our CEO is someone who values rituals a lot. How can we do without a signing ceremony?"
Hu Liansheng asked with an awkward smile, "Then could we... not make such a big fuss?"
After all, he was also afraid of attracting the police.
The assistant replied with a smile, "Manager Hu, the signing ceremony is scheduled for the most expensive hotel in your city, the Minghuang Hotel, at 2 PM sharp. Our CEO will also be there. If you really don't want to cooperate with us, then don't bother coming!"
"Why……"
Hu Liansheng was not about to let this opportunity slip by, and in his haste, he readily agreed.
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