Chapter 85 Chapter 85 Meeting an acquaintance again
Ning Congwen didn't know that his words sounded like a provocation to Ji Siyun, and he reached out his hand to him feeling good about himself.
Ji Siyun's deep eyes revealed a cold chill as they slowly swept across Ning Congwen and landed on Song Youning, who kept winking at him.
He pursed his lips, then, under Song Youning's furious gaze, lightly grasped Ning Congwen's hand. With a cold expression on his pretty face, he said briefly, "Nice to meet you."
His cold gaze slowly shifted to Ning Congwen's face. He raised his brows slightly, his deep eyes narrowing slightly. "The young lady isn't engaged to you yet, Mr. Ning. Please don't make such a fuss and damage her reputation."
Ning Congwen had heard of Ji Siyun a long time ago. He heard that he was a cold and icy person like a machine that only knew how to work, and that he did not have a good relationship with the Song family.
When he saw him, he found that he was indeed as gloomy and cold as the rumors said, but - he thought of Song Youning who was beside him, why did they come here together?
Didn’t I hear that Ji Siyun was transferred to Lin City?
There was some doubt in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face. When Ning Congwen withdrew his hand, he touched the back of his head and said with a smile, "My engagement to Ningning is a done deal, so there's nothing wrong with calling her that."
Ji Siyun felt a tightness in his chest. If he continued to stay here and saw her being intimate with Ning Congwen, he would find it hard to guarantee that he could maintain his sanity and not kill Ning Congwen.
His voice became hoarse and deep due to the intense anger. He ignored Ning Congwen and turned to Song Youning and said, "I'll wait for you in the car."
Watching Ji Siyun turn around and get into the car, Ning Congwen realized that this black Mercedes seemed to be the one he had seen in the underground parking lot of Song Youning's company before.
"Why is Ji Siyun with you? Isn't he in Lin City?"
Song Youning remained calm, "He came back to report on his work. I ran into him when I went home to get a gift, so he took me here."
Ning Congwen became even more confused. This was different from the rumors that he was not liked by the Song family and had a bad relationship with the Song family.
He hesitated and said, "You two seem to have a pretty good relationship?"
Song Youning's expression froze, and he said perfunctorily, "It's okay. After all, my family has done him a favor." He pretended to look down at the time and said, "It's late. Let's go in quickly."
Ning Congwen glanced at the dark car again, and somehow the cold feeling came back. He rubbed his arms and turned to walk towards the banquet hall with Song Youning.
Ji Siyun sat in the car, his hands with distinct knuckles clenched into fists, veins bulging on the back of his hands, and the hostility in his dark eyes could not be hidden.
He looked at the backs of Ning Congwen and Song Youning holding hands, and could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, and pounded the steering wheel hard.
A done deal?
Ning Congwen is so arrogant!
Ji Siyun deliberately delayed time, causing Song Youning and Ning Congwen to become the last to arrive. The two walked in arm in arm, pretending to be a couple in love, and the attention of the guests who arrived earlier in the hall was drawn to them.
Those who knew more or less that the Ning and Song families had been close recently showed expressions of sudden enlightenment on their faces when they saw their intimate behavior.
After dealing with people who came up to talk to him along the way, Song Youning finally found the protagonist of the dinner who was surrounded by the crowd under the guidance of Ning Congwen.
Ning Congwen's cousin Ning Jianning is about the same age as Song Youning. She was chatting with her friends. When Song Youning walked over, he saw the back of one of the girls who looked familiar.
"Cousin!" Ning Jianning's smile faded when she saw Song Youning next to Ning Congwen, "Miss Song."
This was the first time Song Youning met her. Logically speaking, she shouldn't have this kind of attitude towards her cousin's marriage partner. It wasn't until the person in front of Ning Jianning turned around that Song Youning understood why.
Another acquaintance.
She glanced at Lu Tingshuang, who was trying to hide away with an embarrassed look on her face. She ignored Ning Jianning's indifference and handed the gift over with a proper smile. "Happy birthday."
Ning Jianning took the gift, thanked her indifferently, and turned to chat with other friends, as if she didn't want to pay attention to her future "cousin-in-law".
Ning Congwen also noticed that her attitude towards Song Youning was wrong. He frowned and wanted to scold her, but Song Youning pulled his sleeve.
"Let's go sit over there."
After giving Ning Jianning a warning glare, he followed Song Youning and whispered an apology to her on Ning Jianning's behalf: "She was spoiled by her family, don't mind it."
Song Youning came to this dinner purely to put on a show for Ji Siyun, and she didn't care whether Ning Jianning was enthusiastic about her or not.
Anyway, they are not important people, and she doesn't have to bother dealing with them. It's better like this now.
Even though I was thinking this, I pretended to be tolerant and said, "It's okay. After all, I don't know her well, and I came late today. I understand if she's unhappy."
Ning Congwen sighed, "She is ignorant and has wronged you."
The young girls gathered here saw Song Youning walking away and started chattering and gossiping to Ning Jianning.
"Isn't that Song Youning? Why did she come here with your cousin?"
"I heard that your cousin was on a blind date some time ago. Could it be her?"
Ning Jianning curled her lips, her tone somewhat disdainful, "It was her family who took the initiative to approach her, otherwise, based on her reputation, my brother would look down on her."
When everyone heard this, they knew there was something else going on and they immediately asked, "What happened to her?"
"That's right, Jian Ning, tell us about it."
Ning Jianning pursed her lips, pulled Lu Tingshuang's arm aside as if to defend herself, and said, "Tingshuang, tell them."
With pairs of curious eyes looking at her, Lu Tingshuang now wished she could find a crack to crawl into.
She had indeed complained to Ning Jianning about the slander against Song Youning many times, but who knew that she would actually become Ning Jianning's "sister-in-law"!
The revenge by Ji Siyun was still fresh in her mind. The Lu family was no longer what it used to be. How could she dare to speak ill of Song Youning in front of so many people?
Lu Tingshuang smiled somewhat reluctantly and said ambiguously, "Just those things."
"What are they?"
"Yeah, why don't you just say it directly? Why keep it a secret?"
Gossip is human nature. The girls gathered around and asked questions. Lu Tingshuang was now extremely afraid of Ji Siyun, who was vindictive and like a mad dog, and really did not dare to provoke Song Youning.
She hesitated and didn't dare to say a word. Ning Jianning saw that Lu Tingshuang looked embarrassed and thought that she was afraid of offending the Song family. After all, the Lu family had been targeted by the Song family many times in the past two years.
But she wasn't afraid, so she stood up and blocked Lu Tingshuang behind her, saying, "Okay, Tingshuang can't speak, I'll do it."
"Song Youning is not only lazy and uneducated, she also—"
Ning Jianning covered her mouth with one hand, and after looking around with her round eyes, her voice suddenly dropped. "And there are also problems with her work style."
"Ting Shuang went to the same university as her. I once saw her ordering male models at a club."
"And her adopted son, he has a special relationship with her..."
Lu Tingshuang listened to Ning Jianning telling this group of people the things he had said before, which were distorted and exaggerated, and she wished she could die immediately.
She stood behind Ning Jianning and kept pulling her sleeve, trying to stop her from continuing.
Ning Jianning was chatting animatedly with her friends when she kept interrupting him. She leaned over and impatiently pushed Lu Tingshuang's hand away, saying, "You don't dare to speak, so I'll speak for you. What are you afraid of?"
Lu Tingshuang's eyes dodged, her gaze darting from left to right. Her fingers fiddled with the beads on her wrist, and the smile on her face was extremely unnatural. "Maybe I was wrong that time. After all, she will be your sister-in-law in the future. It's not nice for us to say that about her."
Suspicious eyes scoured her body, and Ning Jianning took a step aside. "Didn't you tell me all this?"
She frowned and asked, "Are you lying?"
Ever since the rise of the Song family and the decline of the Lu family, all those who used to rush to curry favor with her are gone, and many of her "friends" are afraid of being implicated by her and being retaliated against by the Song family and have stopped contacting her. Only Ning Jianning, who has been spoiled too much by her family, is still willing to be friends with her.
Lu Tingshuang didn't dare admit that she had lied, and insisted, "How is that possible! It's all true!"
"Then what are you afraid of?" Ning Jianning believed her immediately. Lu Tingshuang looked uneasy because of her guilty conscience, so she held her hand and comforted her, "I heard that the adopted son of the Song family was driven away to Lin City. If Song Youning is the one who takes power in the future, I don't think the Song family will be able to be proud for long, judging by her behavior."
Lu Tingshuang forced a smile. Even though she heard Ning Jianning's comforting words, she was still very nervous.
She and the Lu family had both experienced Ji Siyun's methods. She didn't believe that such a terrible person would lose in the power struggle of the Song family.
"I'm so sorry for tonight. After her birthday, I will definitely ask her to come and apologize."
After the dinner, Ning Congwen sent Song Youning out. He had a gloomy face and was obviously dissatisfied with Ning Jianning.
Everyone must know what his joint attendance with Song Youning today means. Ning Jianning slapping Song Youning in the face is actually slapping him in the face.
Besides, can the Song family be easily provoked?
Although Song Youning's face didn't show any expression at the moment, with her ladylike personality, it was impossible for her not to mind at all.
In order to avoid Song Youning taking advantage of the situation to settle scores later, he could only express his dissatisfaction with Ning Jianning and show his sincerity to her.
Of course, Song Youning didn't think that Ning Congwen was defending her. His statement now was just a way of protecting his interests, but he also didn't want her to complain when she returned and have Ning Jianning punished.
In this world, she only has one mission to complete, and in the real world—no one has dared to show her a bad face for a long time.
She didn't have the energy to target a little girl who was blinded by her friends.
Song Youning smiled indifferently, "It's okay."
Ning Congwen didn't believe it. He quickly glanced at Song Youning's calm face and said, "I heard that I was in contact with you some time ago. She said she was looking forward to having you as her beautiful sister-in-law. I don't know what happened to her today."
Song Youning really didn't want to continue this topic. She pretended to think for a moment, then said, "Maybe someone said something in front of her."
"But don't worry." She patted his arm and gave him a comforting smile. "I really don't mind. It will be fine after we get along for a while."
Her statement was already very clear. Ning Congwen achieved his goal and his smile became more sincere. He walked to the steps at the gate and gentlemanly extended his arm to help Song Youning.
"I'll take you back—"
"Don't worry, Mr. Lao Ning."
The other arm firmly grasped Song Youning's shoulders. Ji Siyun didn't know how long he had been standing outside. His whole body seemed to have merged with the darkness, and a terrifying aura emanated from his body.
Song Youning tried to push Ji Siyun's hand away but failed. Meeting Ning Congwen's suspicious gaze, she brainstormed and quickly came up with an excuse. She smiled dryly and said to Ning Congwen, "I have something to do with him and need to go to the company."
Holding the hand on his shoulder with a little force, Song Youning ended the conversation with Ning Congwen, "It's so late, you should also go to bed early."
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