Chapter 248 She was thinking of Liang Yizhi like crazy at this moment.
Shen Ruofu looked closely and saw that the man who had been facing away from them had just turned around and was talking to the waiter.
That face was none other than Xu Zhaoheng, who had refused to go back to the Shen family for dinner with him this morning, saying he had a social engagement.
Shen Ruofu felt as if her blood had frozen instantly, and she almost dropped her phone, which she was about to take a picture of.
She felt there was something wrong with the two of them that morning, and it seems her intuition was right.
"Sister," Shen Aizhu shook her, "Why are your eyes so red? Don't you have high blood pressure?"
"Ji Ying... Ji Ying! I'll make you pay!"
Suppressing the anger rising in her head, Shen Ruofu found a number in her contact list and dialed it.
Xu Zhaoheng was talking to Ji Ying about funny things from high school when a cane suddenly fell down behind them.
He had no time to dodge and took a solid hit from the stick.
He turned his head and looked over. Not only did he not dare to get angry, but he also stood up respectfully.
"Grandpa, what are you doing?"
At that moment, everyone in the restaurant was watching them.
Old Master Xu pointed at Ji Ying and said, "The Xu family's reputation is not for you to squander on this kind of thing, accompanying this kind of disreputable woman!"
The words "this kind of woman" lashed out at the air like a whip, utterly humiliating.
"How can you do this to Ruofu!"
The old man was so angry that he slammed his cane down hard.
"Grandpa, who snitched on you? We're eating normally here..."
"Old man!"
Ji Ying held the water glass, her knuckles turning slightly white, but she still maintained a polite smile on her face.
She interrupted Xu Zhaoheng and took up the mantle.
"You say your grandson is shameful, but aren't you ashamed too? You label a gender as neither fish nor fowl without even asking what happened. In your mind, is only your gender noble and legitimate?"
"Yingying, stop talking," Xu Zhaoheng whispered, trying to persuade her.
Ji Ying ignored him, saying, "Don't forget, you too have been labeled as 'neither fish nor fowl' in this gender's life."
"you……"
The old man's face turned red, and he looked as if he was about to lose his balance.
Xu Zhaoheng quickly supported him, "Grandpa, please don't get angry."
"Grandpa Xu!" Ji Ying deliberately raised her voice, "Did the second young lady of the Shen family send you here? She doesn't trust her boyfriend, and she invaded my privacy by stalking me. You insulted me without asking any questions, and after that, you pretended to faint and extorted money by taking advantage of your age. Your Xu and Shen families are a perfect match. Hurry up and let them get married. I will definitely give a wedding gift."
As soon as she finished speaking, laughter erupted in the restaurant.
When Old Master Xu's feigned fainting was exposed, he lost face and immediately ordered his bodyguards, "Take this woman back and let us have a good... discussion with her."
"Old Xu, it's been a long time. You still have such a temper."
Everyone turned around and saw Gu Yanchen walking over calmly, finally stopping beside Ji Ying.
Ji Ying's eyes darkened.
“Chairman Gu,” Old Master Xu’s attitude softened considerably in an instant, “you and her… what is this…”
Gu Yanchen smiled faintly, "She is my ex-wife. We came to Beijing together on a business trip. Old Master Xu probably doesn't know, but she and your grandson were high school classmates."
Grandpa Xu was indeed unaware and was speechless for a moment.
Gu Yanchen smiled and continued, "This afternoon I heard that your grandson booked this restaurant to invite my ex-wife to dinner. My ex-wife didn't know that this was a restaurant that only couples could enter, so I felt it was inappropriate at the time, but your grandson said that there was a dish here that you couldn't get anywhere else."
Anyone who hears this will understand; Xu Zhaoheng was manipulating someone's ex-wife.
Gu Yanchen paused briefly, then gave Xu Zhaoheng a sly look. "Thank you both for your hospitality. She won't be going to your Xu family. We'll take our leave now."
After saying that, he reached out to put his arm around Ji Ying's shoulder and take her away.
But Ji Yingxian sensed his intention, picked up her bag, and took two steps forward.
Gu Yan raised his hand halfway up the air, then awkwardly lowered it, and reluctantly followed.
Ji Ying passed by Xu Zhaoheng, her gaze calm but her tone sharp.
"Fake friendships are worthless. I hope Mr. Xu can give me a fair assessment of my friend's application. I'm really willing to release the recording; you decide what to do with it."
Xu Zhaoheng frowned. "It's a misunderstanding. I'll explain it to you another day."
However, Ji Ying ignored her and left directly.
Old Master Xu's face turned into a kaleidoscope of colors.
Xu Zhaoheng continued to support him, "Grandpa, don't you know what kind of person Shen Ruofu is? You've been provoked by her again."
As they spoke, the grandmother and grandson left the restaurant, feeling awkward under the scrutinizing gazes of the crowd.
Ji Ying walked straight to the restaurant entrance, and a cool night breeze swept over her.
Gu Yanchen quickly caught up, grabbed her wrist, and said in a gentle tone that left no room for refusal, "I'll take you."
Ji Ying pulled his hand away. "Chairman Gu, you've come at just the right time. Don't tell me you're planning to wait for Tang Yue again. It's the same old trick. It's no longer novel after you've used it once."
Gu Yanchen pursed his lips. "Yingying, you blocked me. I couldn't contact you, so I had to find someone to investigate you and follow you. All of this was forced upon me by you."
So everything remains the same, and it's all her fault.
Ji Ying felt that even giving him a sullen or laughing expression was unnecessary, and she didn't even want to talk to him anymore.
"Stop being stubborn, let's talk somewhere else," Gu Yanchen said.
"We have nothing to talk about."
At this moment, Jiang Ran had already driven the car over.
Ji Ying opened the car door, turned to look back at him, her eyes calm and unwavering.
“Gu Yanchen, conversations are two-way, not just a one-way announcement from you. When you’re ready to speak to me in a tone of ‘discussion’ rather than ‘command,’ I might consider giving you a few minutes.”
"Also, your help tonight was completely unnecessary, so don't expect me to thank you."
After saying that, she turned and got into the car.
Watching Ji Ying's car resolutely merge into the traffic, Gu Yanchen's face didn't show much expression, but his jawline was very taut.
Chen Yuan stepped forward and whispered, "Chairman Gu, the appointment with that person is almost here. You need to leave immediately."
Gu Yanchen withdrew his gaze, his eyes darkening, and resumed his usual superior demeanor. "Let's go."
In the car, Ji Ying remained silent.
She was starting to miss Liang Yizhi.
That man would never speak to her in the same condescending manner as Gu Yanchen.
In my memory, whenever the two of them had a disagreement, no matter who caused it, he was always the one who ended up bending down and embracing the other to coax them.
Ji Ying never thought about arguing about right and wrong or who was superior in the marriage, but Liang Yizhi's almost instinctive concessions and tolerance made her clearly feel that she was being loved by him carefully and tenderly.
Although the past has left a thorn in my heart, it still aches faintly to this day.
But this pain cannot erase the fact that she is desperately missing him right now.
Jiang Ran didn't know what she was thinking. She looked in the rearview mirror and called out "Sister Ying" to bring her back to her senses.
"Our original plan was to lure Shen Ruofu out and humiliate her in front of everyone. The more embarrassed she was, the less composed she would become. But Gu Yanchen disrupted our plans. Should we adjust our strategy?"
“No need to adjust.” Ji Ying’s tone was calm and confident. “I’ve planted a thorn in Xu Zhaoheng’s side. Once he goes back, he will definitely cause trouble for Shen Ruofu.”
Just as she finished speaking, Ji Ying's phone rang.
It was Liang Yizhi who called.
This was after more than forty hours of their cold war, when he took the initiative to call.
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