Chapter 65 Who made infertility scams so popular these days...?
“Miss Jiang, it seems you simply don’t believe in my sincerity. Then there’s nothing I can do…”
Oh dear, that sounds familiar.
Jiang Miaomiao smiled faintly: "I used to use the same words to deal with others all the time. I didn't expect you to come back at me like this?"
Shang Han said sincerely, "There's always someone better than you."
Jiang Miaomiao raised an eyebrow: "Then let's be frank and tell each other what exactly Mrs. Tang wants to do?"
"No comment," Shang Han shook his head.
But she added, "Perhaps it's because I've done too many bad things that I'm prone to suspicion and fear of committing sins. So now I want to accumulate good karma for my child and will absolutely not involve others. If I have no choice but to involve them, I will compensate them double!"
The subtext is that whether Jiang Miaomiao wants it or not, she wants it anyway.
Jiang Miaomiao weighed the power behind her; the Shang family was in charge, and the Tang family was in power—neither of them were easy to mess with.
She then glanced at the silent Mo Congyun beside her, "If there's no problem with the contract, then let's reschedule it. When you're in the game, you're bound to get hurt eventually."
Shang Han chuckled softly, "Thank you. Even if you don't believe me, I really won't kill you."
Jiang Miaomiao: "I'll say 'Good girl, I won't cut you' before I kill someone."
Shang Han praised, "Miss Jiang is even more adorable than the rumors suggest."
Jiang Miaomiao said, "I deserve all the praise."
I barely made it through this morning tea.
Shang Han drank a bowl of porridge, elegantly licked her lips with a tissue, and then left first.
Jiang Miaomiao also left, but before leaving the private room, she specifically reminded Mo Congyun: "Keep these conversations confidential."
Mo Congyun nodded: "Do you need me to investigate her background again?"
Jiang Miaomiao rejected the idea: "Not for now. The more we learn about her, the less we can afford to 'be acquitted of ignorance.' Let's just treat her like a landlord, renting her a few shops. Even if she commits murder or arson, it's none of our business."
Okay, it's settled then!
Recalling Shang Han's face, which was sometimes smiling innocently and sometimes frowning like a sinister demon, Mo Congyun shuddered: "What did she eat to grow up like that? It's terrifying."
Jiang Miaomiao narrowed her eyes: "I'm curious about who she's actually killing with a borrowed knife. These few idiots are probably just a smokescreen." If they could uncover the money laundering of these Shang guys, others would find it even easier, not to mention that money laundering is something that's easily exposed!
She sighed deeply, "The more powerful and wealthy they are, the more children and grandchildren they have, the more they can indulge in pleasure..."
Mo Congyun said seriously, "Indeed, how could a truly wealthy family raise a good-for-nothing?"
...
Having dealt with the money laundering issue with the merchants, Jiang Miaomiao became even more cautious about the remaining 20% of the shops she owned.
She was a little worried that someone like Shang Han might appear again.
Moreover, the person who appears will definitely not be as contradictory and frank as Shang Han.
Upon their first meeting, Jiang Miaomiao had already heard about her.
Jiang Mian and Xie Ran were childhood sweethearts until they got married. Ruan Zhi Qiu wanted to steal her away before the marriage, and she still did it after the marriage. Even now that they are divorced, she is still trying to steal her away! Of course, when she steals away, she never forgets to tease Jiang Mian.
However, seeing is believing.
Ruan Zhi Qiu is even more willful and ignorant than rumored.
She was arrogant and rude: "I'll open a family-friendly restaurant to compete with Jiang Mian. If she can do business, why can't I? What's so difficult about doing business!"
Jiang Miaomiao asked curiously, "Since it's not difficult, you can just find any shop outside to open a store. Why do you have to specify this place? Is the feng shui good?"
Ruan Zhi Qiu snorted lightly, "Don't you know about my feud with Jiang Mian?"
Jiang Miaomiao retorted sarcastically, "Why should I know? Miss Ruan, I'm a businesswoman, not a paparazzi or a stalker."
Seeing her serious demeanor, Ruan Zhiqi reluctantly calmed down a bit: "Anyway, I'm going to open next to her and go against her! Hurry up and get the lease agreement ready, I'm very busy."
Jiang Miaomiao said, "I did not agree to rent it to you."
Ruan Zhi Qiu glared angrily and left: "What did you say? Why won't you rent it! I won't shortchange you!"
Ruan Zhi Qiu frowned angrily: "I had already contacted people before, but you refused time and time again, so I had to come to your door in person."
Eh. She refused?
The Ruan family is a huge sucker, with a lot of money to be made. If she knew that, she wouldn't refuse; instead, she would keep them around and raise them while slaughtering them!
Jiang Miaomiao immediately pressed the landline button and called Mo Congyun in.
Mo Congyun appeared quickly, ignoring the eldest daughter of the Ruan family who was throwing a tantrum, and walked quickly to Jiang Miaomiao's side.
Jiang Miaomiao whispered, "Let's first deny what you said this morning. Even truly wealthy families raise useless people."
Before me stands this person.
Mo Congyun nodded, his face radiating a mix of technological sophistication and ruthlessness. "And then?"
Jiang Miaomiao muttered, "Who was it that refused to let the Ruan family, this fat sheep, set up shop in the first place? They almost lost everything."
Mo Congyun muttered, "Who else could it be but you? You hung up on all their calls."
...Uh, does that mean if I don't introduce myself on the phone and talk nonsense for more than 10 seconds, she'll hang up on me?!
Ruan Zhi Qiu saw them whispering and babbling in public, as if they didn't take her seriously.
She shouted, "Are you going to rent it or not? If you don't, I'll have your shop smashed!"
Mo Congyun quickly said, "A fat sheep that insists on being slaughtered must be a money launderer, right?"
Jiang Miaomiao shook her head: "She doesn't have that kind of brain."
So, "Is it a proportional contract or a fixed monthly rent?"
It must be: "Proportional contract".
Ruan Zhi Qiu is essentially competing with Jiang Mian. Since Jiang Mian's business is doing well, it will naturally inspire her to create an even better business.
No matter what methods she uses, the end result will be that the two companies' monthly profits will keep rising. They'll both be easy targets!
Jiang Miaomiao waved her hand, indicating that he could go and draft the lease agreement.
Seeing this, Ruan Zhiqi was still smug, thinking that he was quite capable of handling Jiang Miaomiao.
After seeing Ruan Zhiqi off, several more people came to the door asking for shops.
The prevailing opinion is that not opening a store in this mall means you lack "high-class" or "unique" taste.
As time went on, with fewer and fewer vacant shops remaining in Jiang Miaomiao's possession, and the people she personally visited becoming more and more prominent, everything was escalating exponentially.
"Master Miao, this is Xia Renyao. He's quite interested in your shop."
Although Pengcheng is a small city, Jiang Miaomiao managed to avoid seeing Xia Renyao in various situations during the early stages of the story.
Now they've finally come knocking...
She calmly raised her eyes, tilting her head to glance at the man who walked up from behind Ren Ziwei—a man whose appearance was anything but kind. His almond-shaped eyes held no trace of gentleness. His facial features were resolute, his thin lips naturally cold, and the shallow lines at the corners of his mouth, barely smiling, betrayed a complete lack of sincerity.
This person is a perfect blend of the serpent's gloom and cold-bloodedness and the lone wolf's aggression. Unwarm, yet incredibly alluring.
A man like that could never be paired with someone like Jiang Si, who always has a smile on her face.
But ironically, the man who tormented Jiang Si to the point of near death was indeed him.
Xia Renyao sat down across the desk with a faint smile. "Miss Jiang is even more beautiful than I imagined."
His eyes were gleaming, as if he were seducing her.
Jiang Miaomiao smiled distantly and politely: "Mr. Xia, I've long admired your name."
I have long heard of his infamous reputation.
Ren Ziwei quietly sat down on the sofa next to him, trying his best to minimize his presence so he could watch the drama unfold.
Xia Renyao cut to the chase: "Miss Jiang has managed the Longgang Mall so well since her arrival, it's truly impressive. I have a business opportunity I'd like to discuss with you: how about combining the shops to open a large entertainment complex?"
Jiang Miaomiao asked, "Is it an entertainment center with gambling, slot machines, foot massage, or massage parlors, or an entertainment center with dance machines and claw machines?"
Xia Renyao generously spread his hands and replied, "It depends on which one you like, Miss. I'm fine with either."
Jiang Miaomiao's smile deepened, "But what I like is something you can't drive."
What? Upon hearing her words, Xia Renyao's expression changed, and his eyes instantly turned sinister: "When you're in business, how can you refuse something that's offered to you?"
"Since I'm running a business and can cooperate with anyone, why can't I choose to cooperate with people I like?"
Xia Renyao, his face cold, tapped his fingers rapidly on the desk as he pondered.
She waited for him to continue.
Ren Ziwei, a bystander, remained silent.
After a while, Xia Renyao suddenly stood up, his head, neck, and waist almost forming a straight line. A half-smile returned to his face, as if the sinister and violent expression from before had never appeared.
"Is it because of Jiang Si?"
Yes and no.
Jiang Miaomiao replied bluntly, "Because you look even more disgusting than I imagined."
Xia Renyao raised an eyebrow, reached out and leaned on the desk, looking down slightly at the person sitting steadily in the office chair behind the desk with a smile that neither increased nor decreased. "Are you blind? I'm obviously very good-looking."
Jiang Miaomiao said firmly, "Your appearance reflects your heart. I just feel nauseous."
"Good, good, good." Xia Renyao chuckled and shook his head, saying "good" three times in a row, clearly filled with a bloodthirsty impulse.
He pointed at Jiang Miaomiao: "I'll let you off the hook this time for Jiang Si's sake. Since you do business so recklessly, you'd better not do business with me in the future, otherwise I won't bother to let you off the hook."
He turned to look at Ren Ziwei, "Let's go."
Ren Ziwei secretly glanced at Jiang Miaomiao's expression, then got up and left with Xia Renyao.
He's in Cao Cao's camp but his heart is with Han, Brother Miao!
...
Jiang Si knew she was going against Xia Renyao, and shook her head in disapproval: "Why are you causing extra trouble?"
Jiang Miaomiao said, "First impressions are innate. This is the first time I've seen such an unpleasant man that I just want to argue with him."
Jiang Si smiled faintly, covering her lips, and said, "To be honest, his face is indeed handsome."
Jiang Miaomiao raised an eyebrow: "It seems that your fair, open, and impartial praise is because you truly have no ill intentions towards him."
After a moment of silence, Jiang Si replied, "Do I really have to be that despicable?"
"This time I'm really sure you're not just being stubborn."
The tone shifted abruptly, and Jiang Miaomiao spoke frankly: "I couldn't even stand Shang Han's money laundering, so I'd be even less inclined to get involved in Xia Renyao's gray-area business with gambling undertones. It's too dangerous. What if I get into trouble and have a criminal record? How will my children ever pass the civil service exam and become officials? Power is much better than money. Even after retirement, I can still be an 'outside-the-law' Arctic catfish, looking down on China..."
Jiang Si teased her, "Only a third-generation official can raise a catfish; you're more like a mudfish at best."
***
The next day, at the airport.
People come and go.
Jiang Miaomiao, wearing a bunny ear hoodie, waited in the departure lounge, next to the chattering Ren Ziwei and Xie Liang.
She took a few steps away with disdain. "Going out is unlucky. You two are always sticking to me, an unmarried woman, in pairs. Are you trying to ruin my chances of finding a partner, or are you using me as a cover for your gay relationship?"
Xie Liang, always a devoted fan, would seize any opportunity to get close to her, especially since Yan Yousui was transferring to an inland flight today. Upon hearing this, he hurriedly explained, "Goddess, I was just genuinely trying to pick you up at the airport."
Ren Ziwei rolled his eyes: "I'm just free. Don't drag me into this. I'm not like Shan Zuoxi."
"What kind of person is Shan Zuoxi?" A familiar voice interrupted from the side.
He screamed for help, but his face remained motionless, like a fool.
Jiang Miaomiao had no choice but to reach out and cover his face, moving him to her side, which caused the heavy punch to miss.
Having narrowly escaped danger, Ren Ziwei subconsciously remarked, "So those brainless dramas aren't actually that brainless; when you're startled, you really do freeze on the spot."
Shan Zuoxi, who was about to deliver a second punch, glanced sideways at Ren Ziwei and asked, "What are you saying?"
“Chinese,” Ren Ziwei replied, snorting through his nose with Jiang Miaomiao around. “Speaking is one thing, but why are you hitting me? I’ll call the police if you’re not careful.”
Dan Zuoxi sneered, "You think you're right to slander me everywhere?"
Ren Ziwei retorted, "Who slandered you? Haven't all these scandalous things of yours already spread?"
Dan Zuoxi grinned: "What kind of mess could I possibly be in?"
But just because he's a coward doesn't mean he's not shameless. He poked Shan Zuoxi's back with his finger, "Ask her yourself. I once saw someone ask her to her face!"
Who told him to be omnipresent and able to find out anything?
Dan Zuoxi turned around.
Lu Han had no interest in what was happening here, meaning she didn't care at all what was going on with Shan Zuoxi.
She went out this morning to pick up her new colleague from Hong Kong, but was followed by Dan Zuoxi.
Dan Zuoxi couldn't always remain uninvolved.
He strode closer, tugged at her sleeve, and shook her slightly: "What are people in the industry saying about me?" The muscular man transformed into a pampered wife, his tone seemingly aggrieved and coquettish. It was truly astonishing to hear and unsettling to listeners.
Dan Zuoxi pulled hard, so hard that it couldn't be ignored.
Lu Han's eyelashes fluttered, and she honestly replied, "At the hospital, quite a few people did ask me to my face if I was gay."
"!!!" Dan Zuoxi's brows furrowed in anger. "Who the hell spread this rumor? You believe it?"
Lu Han nodded silently.
He was so surprised he was speechless for a few seconds. What would happen if he believed that?
Dan Zuoxi was furious: "If I were really gay, why would I keep pestering you?"
Lu Han said, "It's because it's so popular now to use infertility as a pretext for marriage of convenience."
Shan Zuoxi: "..."
Regardless of his reaction, Lu Han turned her head to answer and finally saw Jiang Miaomiao, who was also at the airport.
Their eyes finally met.
He nodded politely.
Jiang Miaomiao saw the name "Yan Yousui" written on the sign in Lu Han's hand and walked closer with a puzzled look: "You're here to pick him up too?"
Lu Han replied, "The dean said that a new colleague is getting off the plane today and asked me to pick him up and report to him."
A smart person can figure things out after a little thought. She suddenly realized, "I heard from Jiang Mian that you have a boyfriend who works in the same field and recently transferred to an inland hospital. It's all a coincidence. It seems that this Dr. Yan is your boyfriend."
Jiang Miaomiao nodded: "I didn't expect him to be transferred to the hospital where you work. It's quite a coincidence."
Lu Han rarely spoke more than a few words. "Although Shenzhen is a special economic zone, its medical facilities are underdeveloped, with only four top-tier hospitals. Given Dr. Yan's resume and expertise, it's normal for him to be assigned to our Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital. I belong to the surgery department."
The two continued chatting, ignoring their surroundings.
Feeling neglected and desperately needing comfort, Shan Zuoxi called out several times but received no response. He couldn't help but glare at Jiang Miaomiao with murderous intent.
I followed Lu Han to the airport early this morning, just to be attentive and prevent men from stealing my girlfriend. Who knew I could even steal Jiang Miaomiao?!
Another large group of people walked out of the waiting hall.
They turned around in unison and slowly saw Yan Yousui in the crowd wearing a black baseball cap with the brim pulled low, a simple white T-shirt and black pants, yet she still managed to stand out from the crowd.
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