Chapter 267 Are you Ruoheng?
She smiled slightly, her demeanor composed.
"I would like to donate the entire original price of this dress, which is 3.2 million, to tonight's charity project as a small token of my appreciation."
As soon as he finished speaking, he was met with a chorus of quiet admiration.
A mature and composed guest couldn't help but exclaim to Liang Yizhi, "Your wife is truly beautiful inside and out!"
Liang Yizhi took Ji Ying's hand on his arm and said calmly, "Thank you. Let me formally introduce my wife's other identity. Ji Ying is the technical director of Qing Sui Power."
"Qingsui Power? Is that the company that released the 'Qixia' energy storage technology?"
“Military companies all over the world want to get in touch with Qing Sui, but they never expected that their technical director would be Mrs. Liang.”
Exclamations of surprise rose and fell, and everyone's gaze instantly shifted from scrutinizing "Mrs. Liang's" identity to admiration for "President Ji."
At this moment, it was no longer Ji Ying who needed Liang Yizhi's halo; on the contrary, it was Liang Yizhi who was proud to have such a wife.
A slight smile of pride graced Liang Yizhi's handsome face.
He gently patted his wife's hand and led her away from the banquet.
Pang Shijun watched the two figures leave, a playful smile playing on his lips, his eyes growing increasingly deep and unfathomable.
Shen Aizhu was distraught and chased after him recklessly...
At the hotel entrance, Yue Zheng slowly drove his car over.
As Ji Ying stepped out the door, the cold night wind made her shrink her neck.
Liang Yizhi immediately took off his coat and draped it over her shoulders.
Just then, Shen Aizhu lifted her skirt and ran up, her voice trembling with tears: "Brother-in-law, Ji Ying made me lose face in front of everyone, she's going to ruin me."
However, Liang Yizhi did not speak. Ji Ying walked a few steps closer to her and took over the conversation.
“I’m here. Whether your brother-in-law accepts your complaint or not is up to me.”
Shen Aizhu gritted her teeth in hatred, "Ji Ying, don't be so arrogant."
Ji Ying smiled faintly and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "So what if you're not convinced? Do you think you have the courage to come to No. 17 Dingfu Street to find me?"
Shen Aizhu's pupils contracted at her words, and before she could react, Madam Shen had already hurriedly chased after her.
Seeing her daughter so disappointing, she shook her head and instructed the attendant behind her, "Help the young lady into the carriage!"
Shen Aizhu was immediately taken away, half-invited and half-pulled away.
Ji Ying smiled and turned to walk towards Liang Yizhi.
"Ji Ying!"
Madam Shen took a deep breath and called out to her.
Ji Ying paused in her steps.
"You...you tell me honestly, are you Ruoheng?"
Ji Ying slowly turned her head to look at her, the darkness making her eyes even more unfathomable.
"Is Ruoheng Madam Shen's daughter?" She smiled. "She's been gone for so long. Is it that you truly can't let go, or are you just used to playing the role of a 'grieving mother' for others to see?"
Before Madam Shen could react, Liang Yizhi said, "Ji Ying, you don't know the details of what happened back then, so don't say such things to Madam Shen."
Inside story?
The truth is that her father was a man of value, while she deserved to die.
Ji Ying raised an eyebrow in displeasure, but did not argue with Liang Yizhi.
She turned to look at Madam Shen, her tone softening, but her eyes remained icy.
"I'm sorry for breaking Madam Shen's necklace."
After saying that, she felt no remorse and got into the car and drove away alone.
Watching her resolute back, Madam Shen froze on the spot.
Perhaps her intuition was wrong; her Ruoheng wouldn't be so hostile towards her.
Seeing that someone was taking care of Madam Shen, Liang Yizhi turned around and got into the car.
A short while later, the car drove onto the elevated road.
"The necklace is Madam Shen's most prized possession, why must it be destroyed?"
Liang Yi asked calmly, but his gaze quietly locked onto Ji Ying's every subtle reaction.
Ji Ying turned her head to look at the flowing night view outside the window, a cold smile playing on her lips.
"They were all given to their adopted daughter, so how can that be considered the one they care about the most?"
Then she abruptly changed the subject, a mocking look on her face.
"Is Chairman Liang feeling sorry for the person wearing the necklace?"
“Yingying, you know that’s not what I meant.”
"But I am!"
Ji Ying suddenly turned around, her gaze towards Liang Yizhi also cold.
"So what if I ruin a necklace? They always covet things they shouldn't be thinking about. If I can't show some backbone, why should I get a marriage certificate with you?"
Liang Yizhi pursed his lips and looked at her, not continuing the argument.
However, the car became eerily quiet for the next few minutes, and Yue Zheng didn't dare to breathe.
Finally, the car came to a stop in front of the courtyard house.
Ji Ying did not get out of the car, but instead instructed Yue Zheng in the driver's seat, "Take me to the hotel."
Liang Yizhi frowned. "Stop joking around. This is your home."
Ji Ying ignored him.
Looking at her profile, which left her with no room for maneuver, Liang Yizhi felt helpless and had no choice but to resort to delaying tactics.
"If you don't want to see me, I can sleep in the study."
His intention was to retreat in order to advance, at least to show her that he wanted to ease the tension and that she would give up the idea of going to the hotel. The couple then went back to the bedroom.
To everyone's surprise, Ji Ying immediately and decisively replied, "Okay."
Liang Yizhi's Adam's apple bobbed; at that moment, he only wanted to go back a few seconds and swallow his suggestion.
Ji Ying got out of the car and walked away without looking back.
Liang Yizhi sighed and quietly followed.
The two entered the courtyard house one after the other.
Ji Ying put on his clothes and went back to the bedroom, while Liang Yizhi resignedly went to the study.
Wang Xinghua happened to witness this scene.
She hid behind a pillar, a glint of shrewdness flashing in her eyes, and quickly ran to her daughter's room.
"Lian'er, they've had a fight and are sleeping in separate rooms. Your chance has come!"
Really?
Ding Lian's eyes lit up.
“I saw it with my own eyes. Quickly change into a thin, sheer dress and wait for Mr. Liang to summon you.”
Ding Lian was overjoyed and immediately rummaged through her drawers and cabinets, not only taking out a dress so thin that fingerprints could be seen through it, but also finding a set of ambient lingerie.
However, even as the sky outside the window began to lighten, no summons came from Liang Yizhi's study.
Their wishful thinking backfired, and the mother and daughter ended up with panda eyes.
The next day, Ji Ying deliberately arrived at the dining hall ten minutes late for dinner, only to find out that Liang Yizhi had already left.
Jiang Ran quietly told her that she heard it was because of the Shen family again.
Ji Ying paused for a moment, "Did he say what time he would be back today?"
Jiang Ran thought for a moment and smiled, "Isn't it up to you what time Mr. Liang returns? If you set a curfew for him at seven o'clock, he definitely wouldn't dare to enter the house at seven and a half o'clock."
Ji Ying didn't say anything more. The research and development center had just been established, and she was very busy, so she didn't have time to think about men.
She was busy until the afternoon when Butler Fei called to say that Shen Aizhu had arrived.
Ji Ying told him to let the person in, but didn't say when she would return, leaving Shen Aizhu to wait.
As evening approached, Ji Ying had just stepped into the main hall when Shen Aizhu, who had been waiting impatiently, suddenly rushed in front of her, pointed at her nose, and began to curse.
"Ji Ying, you vicious woman! You ruined my necklace and caused me to have my allowance docked, and you still have the nerve to make me wait here for so long? If you're so afraid of me coming to your door, why didn't you think about the consequences of provoking me yesterday!"
Just then, the sound of a car door closing could be heard outside the courtyard.
Ji Ying smiled inwardly; the timing was perfect.
She calmly removed Shen Aizhu's hand that was pointing at her nose and gestured with her chin toward the courtyard.
"Do you think I'm afraid of you because I've kept you waiting? You've been sitting here for so long, haven't you figured out anything?"
"What are you looking at? What mischief have you done now?" Shen Aizhu asked, puzzled.
Ji Ying was speechless at her intelligence, rolled her eyes at her and said, "I brought you here, not for you to call me that. You have a formidable rival now, Miss Shen."
Shen Aizhu looked in the direction she pointed.
Sometime later, a woman wearing a thin, plain-colored dress stood under the roses in the courtyard.
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