Chapter 256 I Like
Upon seeing Jiang Shiyuan arrive, especially with the president of the Fu Group, the Lin family's faces instantly turned pale.
Especially Lin Zhixin and Liu Nianrou, this mother and daughter had meticulously planned to turn Lin Chengchou's birthday banquet into a stage for themselves. However, the unexpected arrival of Jiang Shiyuan completely disrupted their plans!
The guests' gazes, which had been focused on Xie Jinghuai and the Lin family, instantly shifted to Jiang Shiyuan and Fu Chong as they looked at the group of handsome men and beautiful women standing side by side in the center of the hall.
"Look at that young lady! She's as beautiful as an angel, her skin is so fair it's practically glowing, she's more dazzling than a movie star!"
"Absolutely! Even though she wasn't wearing a fancy dress or much makeup, she effortlessly outshone the Lin family's daughter! Who is she? Whose daughter is she?"
"She appeared at the same time as President Fu, could it be... that she's President Fu's official girlfriend?!"
"Really? Mr. Fu has women coming and going around him, but he hasn't publicly acknowledged any of them yet. Tonight is Chairman Lin's birthday banquet, with so many guests present, yet Mr. Fu is accompanied by this beautiful lady. Their relationship is pretty obvious, isn't it?!"
"Wow...this young lady is amazing, she's no ordinary person!"
Suddenly, the guest who had been gossiping earlier stared intently at Jiang Shiyuan's face, which had undergone a dramatic transformation, and exclaimed in astonishment:
"Oh! Isn't this Chairman Lin's ex-wife's daughter? Another young lady from the Lin family! She's grown so much, I almost didn't recognize her!"
These words caused an uproar among the guests!
Who would have thought that the woman beside Fu Chong, who was as beautiful as an angel and had a powerful aura, was actually Lin Chengchou's eldest daughter, who never appeared in public and had long been abandoned by her family!
"Oh dear, I remember now, isn't she the president of Eternal Technology Company now? I caught a glimpse of her from afar on Aofeng Peak before, I never imagined she was Chairman Lin's daughter?!"
"Why is Chairman Lin keeping his outstanding daughter a secret? I just don't understand!"
"My dad married a beautiful wife, and she brought a daughter with her. I guess she wasn't happy about it, and the father and daughter didn't get along. I can understand that."
"Looking at it this way, the eldest daughter is really hiding her true abilities. Once she made her appearance, she completely overwhelmed the younger daughter in every way."
When Lin Zhixin heard everyone praising Jiang Shiyuan, she was so angry that her sharp nails dug into her palms and she almost bit her teeth to pieces!
Xie Jinghuai stared intently at Jiang Shiyuan's aloof face, his gaze sharp and intense. The blood in his body seemed to rush to his chest like surging waves.
Lin Zhixin was about to say something to the man beside her who exuded a chilling aura, but when she saw his gloomy expression, she suddenly chickened out and stopped talking.
At this moment, even Xie Jinghuai himself probably didn't realize how terrifying his expression was.
Lin Zhixin saw anger in his eyes, but even more so, a strong possessiveness towards Jiang Shiyuan, and even a hint of longing.
Unprecedented.
"Didn't I tell you to stop them? What's going on?!" Lin Chengchou glared at his secretary, gritting his teeth.
"I...I had two bodyguards stop them, how could this be..."
At this moment, Fu Chong laughed loudly again, looking in Lin Chengchou's direction with a look of utter mockery and provocation:
"Chairman Lin, this is not fair of you! You actually sent two bodyguards to block Miss Jiang and me from coming in to celebrate your birthday. Is this how the Lin family treats its guests?"
Meanwhile, the two bodyguards who were blocking Fu Chong and Jiang Shiyuan limped out of the hall with bruises on their faces. When they saw Fu Chong, they looked like little devils seeing the King of Hell and didn't dare to take a step closer.
Fu Chong's sharp eyes held a smile that didn't reach them.
"Anyone who didn't know better would think you were having some kind of illegal gathering tonight, hiding it from everyone."
Everyone was stunned, and the entire room fell silent!
The Lin family has President Xie backing them up, yet Fu Chong dares to be so arrogant. Looking across Beijing, only the Fu family dares to do that.
The moment Jiang Shiyuan entered the room, she immediately saw Xie Jinghuai sitting next to Lin Zhixin.
It wasn't that she wanted to see him, but this man, from childhood to adulthood, had always been as dazzling as Hengxin. Even if you deliberately ignored him, your gaze would still be involuntarily drawn to him.
But, in just a brief moment, Jiang Shiyuan indifferently withdrew her gaze, as if she didn't know the man at all.
She knew that every year, Xie Jinghuai would be invited by Lin Zhixin to attend Lin Chengchou's birthday banquet.
Even though he knew she had broken ties with the Lin family, and knew that Lin Chengchou had wronged her and their daughter before his affair, Xie Jinghuai still went without hesitation, completely disregarding the feelings of his wife, Jiang Shiyuan.
However, with the passage of time, none of that matters anymore.
She should have realized long ago that Xie Jinghuai and the man surnamed Lin were actually family.
She had the title, but she was nothing.
"Hahaha... Mr. Fu, you're too kind."
Lin Chengchou was furious, but since the other party was someone he couldn't easily offend, he could only grit his teeth and smile, "I didn't know President Fu was coming. If I had known, would I have stopped such an honored guest as you? Quickly, someone, lead President Fu to his seat!"
However, Fu Chong had no intention of letting him off easily. He sneered, "Your servants don't recognize me, but don't they even recognize their young lady?"
"Stop blocking me is one thing, but what kind of nonsense is it to stop Miss Jiang? Doesn't Chairman Lin want to explain this to everyone?"
Jiang Shiyuan's beautiful eyes widened slightly as she looked at Fu Chong, whose arrogance had reached its peak.
Fu Chong brought her here, saying there would be something interesting to watch tonight. Could it be that he would make Lin Chengchou acknowledge her, his long-forgotten daughter, in front of everyone?
He must have felt that he was helping her.
But she didn't want to accept this favor. She had no desire to show her face at Lin Chengchou's birthday party, and even less did she want others to know about their father-daughter relationship. To her, admitting that this heartless scumbag was her father was an utter disgrace.
Lin Chengchou's face flushed red and then turned pale. Forced into a corner, he could only drag his secretary out as a target and angrily rebuke her:
"Outrageous! How could you stop the young lady from coming in? Are you blind or have you lost your mind? Go and apologize to my daughter right now!"
"Yes, yes, yes..."
Knowing Chairman Lin's intentions, the secretary hurriedly walked up to Jiang Shiyuan with a sheepish expression, bowing and scraping with a smile, "Miss, it was my men who were blind and offended you. Please forgive them and don't hold it against them. I apologize to you."
Jiang Shiyuan's red lips curved slightly, her tone calm, yet her aura was extremely intimidating:
"Secretary Cao, if I remember correctly, the two bodyguards who stopped me and President Fu were surnamed Li and Luo, right? They've been with my father for eight or ten years."
I still remember them, but they've forgotten me. Is it that they're just forgetful, or is it that I, as a pampered young lady, have no dignity whatsoever?
Unexpectedly, this "hidden gem" young lady, who either doesn't speak at all, is surprisingly eloquent when she does. It's like a bolt from the blue!
The crowd was buzzing with discussion.
The Lin family members turned pale, and Secretary Cao was practically ready to explode.
Jiang Shiyuan's words clearly told everyone that it wasn't that Lin Chengchou's men didn't recognize this young lady, but that they were deliberately blocking her from entering!
They're both daughters, but the treatment they receive is worlds apart!
Xie Jinghuai raised an eyebrow, his handsome face instantly darkening as he looked at Lin Chengchou, whose expression was stiff:
"Chairman Lin, are you really going to stop A-Yuan from coming in?"
Lin Chengchou felt a chill run down his spine from the man's gaze and vehemently denied it, "No, no... How could that be! Xiaoyuan is also my daughter. How could a father refuse his daughter's birthday wishes? It's all because of the misunderstanding caused by the ignorant subordinates!"
Xie Jinghuai narrowed his phoenix eyes coldly.
Thinking of that dilapidated house, he couldn't help but doubt Lin Chengchou's words.
Lin Zhixin felt uneasy, sensing that Jiang Shiyuan's visit was ill-intentioned, and she feared that Jiang would publicly reveal her relationship with Xie Jinghuai.
Just then, Liu Nianrou glared at her intently and gave her a meaningful look, urging her to stay calm and observe the situation.
Lin Zhixin clenched her teeth, but her heart was pounding with anxiety.
"Xiaoyuan, you've really misunderstood me. I'm so happy you could come, how could I possibly stop you from coming in?"
Lin Chengchou hurriedly ordered, "Quickly, lead President Fu and Miss to their seats."
"No."
Jiang Shiyuan coldly refused, showing no respect to this biological father, "I haven't eaten at the Lin family's house for seven or eight years. I'm not used to your food; it makes me feel uncomfortable."
Lin Chengchou's temples throbbed with anger. If it weren't for so many people watching, he would have rushed up and slapped this unfilial daughter long ago!
"President Jiang, you have quite a temper."
Fu Chong gazed admiringly at Jiang Shiyuan's beautiful face, his sharp eyebrows arched, and his lips moved slightly, silently confessing his feelings to her:
I like.
No one else noticed, not even Jiang Shiyuan.
However, Xie Jinghuai saw it clearly, as if a very fine needle had been inserted into his eye socket, and his phoenix eyes suddenly turned blood red!
Fu Chong was born with a shrewish nature; he scorned women who were completely subservient to him. But he couldn't resist Jiang Shiyuan, this wild rose growing amidst thorns—
I want to kiss her.
At this moment, Jiang Shiyuan turned her cold gaze to Fu Chong's face, "President Fu, didn't you say there would be some excitement tonight?"
If this is all the excitement you're talking about, then I'll take my leave.
"Huh? Are you angry?" Fu Chong quickly grabbed her slender wrist, tightening his grip with his five fingers.
The next second, Xie Jinghuai's phoenix eyes turned bloodshot, and his tall and imposing figure suddenly stood up, startling everyone around him!
"Jing...Jing Huai-ge...What's wrong?"
Lin Zhixin hurriedly tried to pull his hard hand under the table, but the man instinctively shook her off.
With a snap—
Lin Zhixin suddenly felt a sharp pain on the back of her hand, and upon closer inspection, she saw it was covered in red.
Damn it! It's all that bitch Jiang Shiyuan's fault!
Lin Zhixin rubbed the back of her hand, her eyes fixed on Jiang Shiyuan with a sinister and venomous look.
Fu Chong glanced at the furious man with a mocking look, and instead gripped Jiang Shiyuan's wrist even tighter.
"My God! This Mr. Fu must have something going on with this Miss Jiang, right? They're pulling and tugging at each other in public, it would be hard to believe there's nothing going on!"
"Definitely! Chairman Lin's two daughters are really successful. One married President Xie, and the other married President Fu. Chairman Lin will soon be a father-in-law of a billionaire!"
"President Fu, please have some self-respect." Jiang Shiyuan frowned and twisted her wrist.
"Oh, I'm sorry."
Fu Chong smiled and released her hand.
Jiang Shiyuan lowered her eyelashes, secretly clenching her wrist, and also saw Xie Jinghuai standing up.
However, even so, Xie Jinghuai did not stand up and say a word in public:
"Jiang Shiyuan is my wife."
It seems that what he finds even more unacceptable than the criticism she faces or the suspicion that he has been cheated on is letting everyone know that she is his wife.
Even if it's all in the past.
For some reason, seeing Xie Jinghuai's reaction made Jiang Shiyuan feel quite relaxed.
What she wanted was for their relationship to end quietly and without anyone noticing.
It's as if by doing this, she can pretend that the five-year marriage never happened.
Seeing that the atmosphere was sufficiently built, Fu Chong finally spoke leisurely:
"Actually, I didn't come here tonight for this dinner with you, Chairman Lin. I have a big gift to give you as a birthday present."
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