Xu Wan quickly stood up from the sofa, bent down and carefully straightened her dress, trying her best to maintain a good image.
Jiang Tingzhou slowly moved his wheelchair. "You guys chat first. I'll go to the lounge next door and wait for a while. Just let the waiter know when you need me."
"good."
Xu Wan also thought that it might have been more appropriate for him to come in later than for Jiang Tingzhou to have been sitting there from the beginning.
Not long after Jiang Tingzhou left, the waiter brought Ling Ya over.
Five years ago, when Xu Wan first met Ling Ya, the woman was beautiful and refined, with impeccable makeup, and looked like she was in her early thirties even though she was in her forties.
In the year or two after Jiang Tingzhou disappeared, Ling Ya aged rapidly and gained a lot of weight.
My mood has improved in recent years, and my condition has also improved a lot.
Today, Lingya wore a purple dress, her long hair was styled in an updo, her makeup was exquisite, and she wore a flawless white jade bracelet on her wrist, making her look refined and elegant.
Ling Ya stood at the door and saw that there were only two chairs on the table in the private room. Her expression showed undisguised surprise. "I thought you were going to introduce me to someone tonight. Was I wrong?"
Xu Wan walked to the head seat, pulled out the chair, and said politely, "Mom, please sit down."
Lingya did not refuse and walked a few steps to the seat and sat down.
Xu Wan asked the waiter to bring the menu over. "We just ordered a few of our signature dishes. Is there anything else you'd like to add?"
"You guys?" Ling Ya hadn't even taken the menu when her eyes turned back to Xu Wan. "So there are other people? Where are they? Even an ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her in-laws. You dare to pursue my Wanwan, but you don't dare to come out and let me check you out?"
Xu Wan made a slip of the tongue, but she didn't expect Ling Ya to react so quickly!
Her cheeks flushed. "Mom, I really need to introduce someone to you."
The waiter brought over a brand new set of cutlery and began to carefully arrange it on the other side of the table.
Lingya watched the waiter set out the cutlery, but no one brought over a chair. She turned her gaze slightly and asked, "Is the one sitting here Mr. Ryan, who's been making headlines in the industry lately?"
Xu Wan's eyes widened slightly, her surprise written all over her face.
She didn't say anything, yet Ling Ya guessed everything?
"How...how did you know?"
“It’s not hard to guess. People were already talking about you accompanying Ryan to the banquet before. I think it was on purpose for me to hear it, so of course I heard it.” Lingya looked at the tableware set up next to her. “I heard that Ryan has a disability and needs to use a wheelchair. There are only tableware here and no chairs. I guess it was prepared for Ryan.”
Xu Wan could no longer deny it.
Ling Ya looked around to make sure no one else was there before saying to Xu Wan, "He booked this place, right? Why isn't he coming over?"
"he……"
"Whether you come or not, there are some things I need to say first." Ling Ya interrupted Xu Wan, asking first, "Wanwan, do you know this person named Ryan?"
"I understand."
Xu Wan spoke with great certainty.
Ling Ya's expression carried a hint of worry. "Wanwan, you're still young. Don't believe everything others say. I've inquired about this Ryan. He's very mysterious. He's in his thirties. To be able to build such a large business in such a short time, he's definitely not an ordinary person, and he doesn't easily open his heart to others."
Xu Wan knew why Ling Ya said that.
To outsiders, Ryan was someone who had just arrived in China and Beicheng.
How could I possibly develop feelings for someone so quickly?
Lingya looked around again and asked, "Where is he now? Can he hear us?"
"Maybe... he can't hear."
Xu Wan was unaware of the layout of the club and was unsure whether Jiang Tingzhou's room could hear their conversation.
Ling Ya ignored them and spoke directly: "Let's get straight to the point. The Jiang family and the An family have been collaborating on research into applying artificial intelligence to surgery. How much money did the two families spend on this research? After the An family's incident, the research was suspended. Later, after Jiang De'an and An Yunya got married, the project was restarted. Just as there were some results, a foreign company also announced similar technology. I checked, and it's Ryan's company. Their lab even poached people from our company. Now he's approaching you again. I think he has ulterior motives!"
Xu Wan had heard about these things before.
It was only after that summit that Xu Wan learned that this matter was related to Jiang Tingzhou.
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