Chapter 177 He Used All His Wealth to Marry Her
After a long silence, Sheng Anyang laughed with relief.
When he heard the light in her eyes when she mentioned the name 'Jiang Shibai', he knew that he had no chance to win her back.
After a while, Sheng Anyang's tone became more playful and nonchalant. "What he can give you, I can give you as well. Are you sure you don't want to look back at me?"
In the end, he didn't know why he asked her if she could come back. Maybe it was just because he was unwilling to give up because he had never gotten what he wanted completely.
"Don't you know there's an old saying that goes, 'A good horse never turns back to the pasture it has left'? You're a good person, but I won't turn back, and you can't do the same as him." Xu Xian said in a firm tone.
Businessmen pursue profits, so there is no fool like Jiang Shibai who would make a loss on her business.
"How can I not do it? You don't want to go abroad, and I have the ability to return home now. He has Jiang Group, and I have ST, so I have no worries in life. As for feelings, I can impress you once, so why can't I impress you a second time?" Sheng Anyang curled his lips and chuckled, his eyes full of relief.
On the one hand, they broke up because he was planning to go abroad, and on the other hand, he was angry because he felt that she didn't believe he would be faithful to her. He was young and impulsive and didn't try to keep her. Within two months, he regretted it.
Xu Xian glanced at him up and down when she heard that, her red lips curled up, "Only a fool would spend all his wealth to marry me when our relationship is unstable."
Apart from Jiang Shibai, there is probably no other man in the world who is as infatuated as him.
He had used all his wealth to marry her on the basis of her pregnancy, but even if he hadn't done so, there wouldn't have been any problem.
She didn't know why he did this, he had his own considerations.
But no matter what the purpose was, at least there was real money in front of her, giving her the promise that she felt was the most secure at the time, rather than just empty words.
Sheng Anyang looked at her in surprise when he heard that, and his deep gaze then fell on Jiang Shibai, who had finished the conversation downstairs and was looking around.
After a while, he smiled bitterly.
He really couldn't do it. Such a huge fortune was no joke. He couldn't just give it up. After all, marriage was a win-lose game, and no one wanted to expose their weaknesses right from the start.
One has to admit that he completely lost to Jiang Shibai.
Perhaps he didn't even have the qualifications to compete with Jiang Shibai from the beginning to the end.
The love of youth was passionate, bold, pure and clean, but he and she were eventually drowned in the crowd and separated.
Sheng Anyang casually put the empty glass on the tray of a passing waiter and brought a new glass of champagne.
His slender fingers supported the bottom and clinked the wine glass with Xu Xian's hand.
The elegant and light piano music, accompanied by the crisp sound of glass colliding, is particularly clear among the sounds of conversation everywhere.
"I wish you... a long and happy life."
As he finished speaking, he tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp. The luxurious and dazzling glass ceiling light shone into his melancholy eyes.
Xu Xian raised his glass in gesture, but still didn't drink. There was a hint of laughter in his voice as he said, "Thank you. I hope that when we meet again, you'll have someone by your side."
"Yeah." Sheng Anyang looked at her deeply with his dark eyes, then looked at the stairs not far behind her, raised his chin slightly, "He's here to see you, so I won't bother you anymore."
After saying that, he turned and left in the other direction.
Xu Xian looked at his slightly dejected back, pursed her red lips, and turned her head and almost bumped into the man's broad chest.
Familiar smells rushed into her nostrils, a light mint scent mixed with a hint of luxurious and high-end perfume.
It was in the evening when the two of them were changing clothes in the room. She sprayed gardenia-scented perfume on her body. After changing clothes, he insisted on hugging her and kissing her, so he naturally got some of it on him.
Jiang Shibai withdrew his indifferent gaze from the man's disappearing back and fell on the champagne glass in her palm. His tone was unclear whether it was good or bad, "Did you drink?"
Xu Xian's beautiful eyes were dotted with smiles, and she shook her head honestly, "I listened to you and didn't drink a single sip."
She shook the wine glass, and the liquid rose and slid down the wall of the glass, leaving a faint water stain.
Jiang Shibai raised his thick eyebrows slightly, reached out to take the wine glass, and handed it to the passing waiter, with a barely audible smile in his tone, "You don't feel tired holding it all the time."
At first glance, it sounds like he dislikes her.
The next second, he changed the subject, and asked in a gentle voice, as if casually chatting with her, "What were you talking about just now? You look so happy?"
After he finished his business, he turned around and found that the person sitting on the sofa in the corner was gone. After searching for a long time, he finally saw the two of them leaning on the railing on the second floor, chatting and laughing.
He couldn't see clearly from downstairs, but he could tell that the two of them had a very good atmosphere.
Seeing that he had laid the groundwork for several sentences before finally asking the question, Xu Xian smiled without saying a word, with a narrow look in his beautiful eyes.
She knew that Jiang Shibai would definitely not be able to help but ask.
"Which eye of yours can tell that we are happy? Mr. Jiang, are you nearsighted?" She deliberately answered the question irrelevantly.
How could Jiang Shibai not see the playfulness in her smile? Public places were not suitable for him to touch her. He twirled his fingers quietly, "You know what I mean. Don't change the subject."
The man was tall and slender, and he stood in front of the woman like an impenetrable wall. His expression was not good at the moment, and he looked like he was ready to accuse someone.
"We didn't talk about anything, just casual conversation." Xu Xian shrugged indifferently, refusing to tell him the truth.
It's not that she was afraid that he would get jealous if he knew Sheng Anyang wanted to win her back, she simply wanted to see him holding back his anger and having nowhere to vent it.
Inexplicably bad taste.
Jiang Shibai narrowed his eyes slightly, stroking his wedding ring boredly, and said in a dangerous tone, word by word: "What do you have to talk about? Mrs. Jiang, if you don't tell the truth now, you won't have the chance when you return to the hotel."
His tone was drawn out, full of threat.
Xu Xian's thick eyelashes trembled slightly. Knowing that he always kept his word, she immediately realized the situation and acted accordingly. Her voice was delicate and gentle, "Alright! We didn't talk about anything. He just wanted to win me back."
As he finished speaking, the man's indifferent expression visibly darkened.
She blurted out hurriedly, "But I refused."
"What happened next?" Jiang Shibai asked in a bad tone.
Sure enough, his judgment and intuition were very accurate. Even though Sheng Anyang knew that she was married, he still had bad intentions.
"There was no later, and he just calmly wished us a long and lasting marriage." Xu Xian explained it clearly in a few words, "Are you still worried about me taking action? I promise to sever the previous ties."
Jiang Shibai's tongue tip pressed silently against the wall of his mouth, his cold gaze fixed on the direction where Sheng Anyang disappeared.
rest assured?
How could he really be at ease? Who knew what Sheng Anyang was up to to deceive them?
Seeing that he was silent and deep in thought, Xu Xian waved his hand in front of him, signaling him to come back to his senses. "What are you daydreaming about?"
Jiang Shibai said indifferently, "He did say something sensible."
Xu Xian: “…”
On the other side, Sheng Anyang found Sheng Mingzhu who was chatting with other businessmen and explained his purpose.
"Mom, let me handle the cooperation with Jiang Corporation from now on!"
Sheng Mingzhu looked him up and down with suspicion, and after a long while, she managed a trembling voice, "Why did you suddenly say that? Do you have any other intentions towards Miss Xu?"
Her son was only interested in returning to China and had no interest in business at all. This was the first time she heard him offer to share the company's business.
The only variable at the moment is his ex-girlfriend. Does this brat want to be a mistress and destroy other people's families?
If he really dares to interfere in other people's feelings, she will break his legs.
Sheng Mingzhu's eyes became more and more sharp, and Sheng Anyang's forehead was full of black lines. Does he have a face with bad character?
"Mom, you worry too much. I am not such a shameless son of yours."
He was so bored that he became a mistress and destroyed their relationship. He was asking for trouble and humiliation.
Sheng Mingzhu knew he wouldn't lie, so she retracted her suspicious gaze and said calmly, "Why did you suddenly figure it out? Is it because Secretary Xu got married that you're so discouraged?"
Unexpectedly, meeting my ex-girlfriend was a turning point.
Sheng Anyang caught a glimpse of a tall man and a slender figure walking down the stairs side by side and gradually disappearing from his sight.
He lowered his eyes as if nothing had happened, and said in a low voice, "No, I just suddenly felt that I should learn to grow up. I can't let you run the company alone for the rest of your life. It's time to enjoy your life."
"You have some conscience." Sheng Mingzhu didn't bother to care how true or false his words were. Since he had already offered to help manage the company, he would naturally do what he said.
"Then about the cooperation with Jiang's..." Sheng Anyang raised his eyebrows, wanting to say something but stopping himself.
He wanted to get involved in this project simply to make things difficult for Jiang Shibai.
After all, he completely lost Xu Xian, and he had contributed to it in some way. If he hadn't appeared, perhaps the two of them could have continued their relationship.
"It's your responsibility." He was the heir she had personally trained, and she knew his abilities well. Sheng Mingzhu was relatively relieved to let him go and let him undergo the trials.
"Thank you, Mom." A gleam of light flashed in Sheng Anyang's eyes.
The plane landed in Hai City and the driver came to pick her up. Xu Xian did not go home directly, but went straight to the hospital to visit Zhang Wan. Even though they had video calls every day, she still wanted to see her in person to feel at ease.
As usual, Jiang Shibai accompanied her to the hospital. The two went straight to the attending doctor's office to inquire about her condition.
The attending physician flipped through the case report and said, "Ms. Xu, the patient's condition is not much different from last week. The test results are almost the same as last week. You don't have to worry about that."
The moment the examination data of Zhang Wan's various physical indicators came out, Xu Xian would receive it on her mobile phone. After a long time, she herself realized that the data had hardly changed, which was good news, not bad at all.
The most feared thing about cancer is sudden worsening. People are afraid that they may be laughing and cheerful one day, but become sick and unable to utter a word the next day.
"Then do you think that given her current physical condition, she can be discharged from the hospital for a day or two in a few months?" Xu Xian pursed his lips and asked.
Naturally, she wanted her mother to accompany her to her wedding.
"I'm sorry, I can't give you a definite answer right now, but as long as the patient remains in their current condition, being discharged from the hospital within a day or two won't be a problem."
"Okay, I understand."
"Excuse me, do you want the patient to be discharged from the hospital to relax? If so, it is not recommended to leave the city. The patient cannot withstand the pressure of long-term transportation." The attending physician said diligently.
Xu Xian glanced at the frightened Jiang Shibai, and said with a happier tone, "No, we are going to have a wedding, and we want my mother to witness it."
She wanted her mother to see her get married with her own eyes without any regrets.
The attending physician looked at the perfect couple in front of him in surprise. He had been in contact with Xu Xian for several years and he had always been her mother's attending physician.
A few months ago, foreign experts suddenly came to the hospital for a consultation with her mother. It was then that he learned from the young nurse that she had married Mr. Jiang from the Jiang Group. However, he had never heard that they had held a wedding.
"Patients have a strong will to live. Most cancer patients experience varying degrees of panic the moment they learn of their condition, which can lead to mental instability and accelerate the progression of their disease."
"Your mother has always been very stable. If she knew you were getting married in two months, this news would give her a strong desire to survive. It's not impossible for her to be discharged from the hospital in a month or two to attend the wedding."
The condition may change dramatically in a month or two, and no one can predict it. Zhang Wan may be discharged from the hospital for a few days during the Chinese New Year, but it is uncertain what will happen in a month or two.
If she has unfulfilled wishes in her heart, perhaps it can support her and slow down the progression of the disease.
Xu Xian nodded upon hearing this.
Suddenly she remembered that she and Jiang Shibai hadn't even set a wedding date, let alone the details of the wedding.
As the Jiang family is a well-known family in Hai City, the wedding must be grand, with celebrities, businessmen, politicians and dignitaries gathered. The details of the wedding are complicated and cannot be sloppy.
It’s a headache just thinking about asking her to take care of the wedding.
The wedding can be handed over to the people below you, but you still need to control the overall situation and details, and you can't just let it go and leave it alone.
Moreover, neither of them has told each other's parents that they are going to have a wedding, so the wedding they are talking about seems like a joke.
After coming out of the doctor's office, Xu Xian glanced at him several times, wanting to say something but hesitated, and formulated his words in his heart.
The two held hands tightly. Jiang Shibai quickly noticed her burning gaze and said in a calm tone, "Baby, if you want to say something, you can say it directly. You don't have to stare at me and covet my beauty."
Xu Xian couldn't help but admire his sharpness. He could often guess her thoughts from her subtle expressions.
She chose to ignore the second half of his arrogant words and said straight to the point: "It seems that we haven't discussed the wedding date and wedding details, and you have been inviting other people to the wedding. Isn't it a bit hasty?"
Jiang Shibai paused slightly, his lips curled in a half-smile, "Mrs. Jiang, isn't it too late to ask about the wedding now? There are only two months and fifteen days left until the end of spring."
Ever since the two of them decided to hold a wedding, she hasn't mentioned the wedding at all.
Xu Xian smiled awkwardly. She had been busy with a design competition abroad recently and had indeed not thought about this matter.
According to their original agreement, the wedding would be held in the spring. Now it is mid-February, the beginning of spring has passed, and there are only more than two months left in spring. It seems that it is a bit too late to prepare for the wedding.
The Jiang family has a profound background, and the wedding process is complicated, requiring at least half a year to prepare. Not to mention the various items in the wedding scene, even the most basic wedding dress needs to be customized by a specialized designer.
The finished product will take at least three or four months to complete, not including the repeated revisions to the design drawings.
"If time is running out, how about keeping the wedding simple?"
If it was postponed, she was afraid that her mother would not be able to wait until the day when she could personally send her off to get married.
Love in a relationship is the key to reaching the end of life. The wedding is just the icing on the cake in a long life, embellishing the strong feelings between them. There is no difference between simple and complex.
Xu Xian has a vision for the wedding, but it’s not particularly strong. He doesn’t require it to be 100% perfect, just perfect.
"Are you sure? It only happens once in a lifetime." Jiang Shibai stopped, turned his body, and looked directly into her watery black and white eyes, as if judging the truthfulness of her words.
Xu Xian touched the tip of his nose guiltily, his eyes rolling around, and he was too embarrassed to say that once in a lifetime was the correct answer.
Her thoughts were written all over her face, and it was hard for Jiang Shibai not to understand.
The man bent his well-proportioned middle finger and tapped her smooth forehead lightly. A red mark instantly appeared on her delicate, porcelain-white skin, showing that he had used some force.
Xu Xian subconsciously covered his forehead, angrily jumping up and down. His pink cheeks puffed up slightly, and his eyes were full of accusations. "Why did you flick my forehead? Don't you know it hurts?"
The sudden flick on her forehead caught her off guard. The pain spread from her skull to her limbs. Her whole body was screaming and her head was buzzing.
"Pain teaches us a lesson. Next time, don't let any inappropriate thoughts enter your head, or it won't just be a flick on the forehead."
Jiang Shibai's dark eyes fell on her forehead. Seeing that the red mark was very shallow, he felt relieved. He knew how to control the strength appropriately, but he was still afraid of really hurting her.
The man's words were harsh and indifferent, lacking the doting and indulgence of the past. Xu Xian knew he was in the wrong. After rubbing his forehead, he muttered, "Are you the worm in my stomach? How do you know everything?"
Even though she didn't say a word, he guessed it correctly.
Her voice was loud, and Jiang Shibai heard it clearly. His cool fingertips gently tapped the red area, his movements gentle and patient. "Your little thoughts are too obvious, not to mention that you are my pillow partner. It would be strange if I didn't understand you."
When you love someone, even if she just gives you a normal look, you know what she will do next.
Xu Xian didn't dare to respond to him. She knew him very well, but she couldn't be as comprehensive and detailed as him.
In front of Jiang Shibai, she seemed as transparent as a piece of clean glass, with no secrets at all.
"Getting back to the point, I'm sure the wedding can be simple." She said with great conviction.
Compared to a gorgeous and extravagant wedding, she values the company of relatives and friends and his presence at the wedding more.
Jiang Shibai saw the red marks fade away, sighed helplessly, looked deeply into her clear eyes, pinched her rosy cheeks, and felt their elasticity and smoothness.
"How can I treat you unfairly or perfunctorily at this wedding? This is the only time in my life."
After he finished speaking, he paused and changed his tone, "No, if the protagonists are the two of us, it's fine to do it once a year. It doesn't count as a once-in-a-lifetime event."
Xu Xian: “…”
Rich people really think differently.
The two of them walked slowly towards the ward. Jiang Shibai spoke in a long and leisurely voice, explaining the wedding process to her in detail.
From the wedding villa, to the wedding venue, various on-site arrangements, as well as the wedding room, wedding car, etc., even the people in the circle who will be invited are mentioned.
As the two of them were about to reach the floor for inpatient cancer patients in the elevator, Xu Xian blinked and came back to his senses. "When did you prepare this? How come I didn't know about it?"
The man spoke quite fast, and it was obvious that he knew all the items for the wedding, and even had most of the details finalized.
Jiang Shibai's thin lips curled slightly, his voice gentle and affectionate, "You've been too busy lately, drawing designs in the study every night. How could I bear to disturb you? The people under my command will prepare the wedding, and I will finalize some details. You just need to attend the wedding on the day and be the most beautiful bride."
"Of course, Mrs. Jiang needs to attend the wedding dress fitting and wedding photo shoot in person, so she'll have to be a bit tired."
She is even busier than him. After get off work every day, she will definitely be in the study after dinner.
The details of the wedding are very complicated, and she probably can't be distracted, so why bother disturbing her thoughts?
Xu Xian's eyes flashed with surprise, and his voice was slightly dull, "You haven't even discussed this with me!"
If nothing unexpected happens, this wedding is the only one in her life, so it must be to her liking and satisfy her, otherwise she will regret it for the rest of her life.
It was clearly a wedding for two people, but she seemed to be excluded.
Seeing this, Jiang Shibai squeezed her soft palm, with an ambiguous smile on his lips, "Are you sure that if I come to you to discuss this, you won't just let me make the decision and get rid of me?"
He knew her preferences very well, otherwise he would not have dared to make the decision on his own about the wedding details.
"Uh! It seems so!" Xu Xian turned off the engine instantly, scratched his scalp helplessly, and was speechless.
She has been concentrating all her attention on the design draft recently and dares not be careless at all. She wants to win a good battle in the design competition, so she may be perfunctory to him.
"I'm sorry, it was my negligence." She corrected her mistake as soon as she realized it. She really didn't put much effort into the wedding.
Jiang Shibai narrowed his eyes and smiled gently, "You don't have to apologize to me. You are right, and I am also wrong. The wedding is a memory we both share, and we really need to discuss it together. I shouldn't make the decision for you alone."
He took into account every detail from his own perspective, thinking he was considerate, but ignored her feelings.
Xu Xian subconsciously looked at him when he heard that, and they smiled at each other.
After this incident, she finally had the energy to ask, "So is it too late to order a wedding dress?"
They definitely couldn't wear ready-made wedding dresses at their wedding. There were countless eyes watching them. If word got out that Mr. Jiang, who was so wealthy, couldn't even afford a custom-made wedding dress, it would not be good for their reputation.
Even the slightest misstep will make you a laughing stock among people in the circle.
The two of them were almost at the door of the ward when Jiang Shibai stopped and raised his eyebrows and asked, "What do you think?"
"I think money makes the world go round. Mr. Jiang has enough money to make it happen." Xu Xian joked with a smile.
No designer will resist stacks of cash, and if they refuse to rush the work, it only means that the money they pay is not enough.
Jiang Shibai smiled narrowly, "Well, my dear, you have a point, but I'm afraid the designer I've found can't afford it, as his schedule is already booked for seven years from now."
Since it was going to be a wedding, naturally the things given to her had to be the best in the world.
He can design wedding rings, but wedding dresses are completely beyond his reach. It would be better for him not to get involved.
Leave professional matters to professionals.
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