Chapter 18 Being handsome is a lifelong pursuit
Jiang Qingying is usually so busy that it's no exaggeration to say she's handling a million things every day. She was so busy dealing with Shen Shuyun's affairs that she forgot about it, but she didn't expect that the other party would come to her door first.
Jiang Qingying was in a meeting when Zhou Yu whispered in her ear, "Miss Chen is downstairs now. She needs to see you."
Jiang Qingying frowned slightly, then remembered something she hadn't done. "Tell her to wait for me at the coffee shop across from the company."
Zhou Yu: "Okay."
Shen Shuyun waited in the coffee shop for two whole hours, drinking two cups of coffee, before Jiang Qingying finally arrived. Jiang Qingying showed no remorse and said in a bad mood, "President Jiang is really high-class."
Jiang Qingying glanced at her, then looked up at the waiter and said, "Iced Americano, to go." After giving the order, she finally looked at the person sitting opposite her.
"Speak, what do you want from me?"
Shen Shuyun crossed her arms and legs, staring at Jiang Qingying with an unfriendly gaze, without saying a word.
Jiang Qingying sneered, scrutinizing her with interest. "You didn't just come here to have a coffee, did you? When did we become so close?"
“We’ll be family sooner or later, so it’s good to cultivate our relationship beforehand,” Shen Shuyun said.
Jiang Qingying raised her eyebrows slightly; she realized that the woman was trying to disgust her.
"One family? What makes you say that?"
"...Grandpa Lu treats me like his own son. I'm no different from the real Lu family." Shen Shuyun changed her sitting posture, her face full of sarcasm. "Actually, Lu Jinyuan isn't much different from me either. Don't think you've found some treasure."
Jiang Qingying calmly glanced at her. "I remember you used to despise the ways of the wealthy. When did you learn to flaunt the Lu family's name? It seems you're not so high and mighty after all."
Jiang Qingying always speaks bluntly and hurtfully to people she doesn't like, ruthlessly stabbing them where it hurts and leaving them no way out.
"You dare to talk back to me? Are you tired of the music industry or the entertainment industry and you dare to mess with me? You probably don't know my fighting power. Even if the person sitting across from me today is Lu Jinyuan, or even Old Master Lu, I might not back down an inch. What gives you the confidence and qualifications?"
Shen Shuyun was intimidated by her aura. After trying to calm herself down, she continued to resist stubbornly: "You want me to leave the Lu family? That's impossible."
"It's not that serious. After all, Grandpa Lu is an elder who watched me grow up. I will give him face on such an unimportant matter."
Shen Shuyun felt somewhat at ease, unaware that she was already being led by the nose by Jiang Qingying in this negotiation.
Jiang Qingying lowered her eyes, thought for two seconds, and decided to remain silent for the time being. She guessed that Shen Shuyun had taken the initiative to come to her today because she probably had something that was not good for her.
She wasn't afraid at all. At this moment, she was like a toy monkey, more curious about what so-called trump card the other party could use against her.
After about two minutes of silence, neither of them gave in, Shen Shuyun finally couldn't hold back. She rummaged in her bag, then pulled out a cleaned photo, placed her palm on the table, and arrogantly pushed the photo in front of Jiang Qingying.
Jiang Qingying looked down and her thick, long eyelashes trembled. A hint of surprise appeared on her usually indifferent face.
Shen Shuyun noticed this subtle change in her expression and was immediately in a good mood, feeling smug for a while as if she had won.
Jiang Qingying was unaware of Shen Shuyun's inner thoughts. She just kept staring at the photo on the table, then slowly picked up the photo with her slender white fingers and put it in front of her for another close look.
"This photo... is quite good."
Shen Shuyun had been waiting for a long time when she received a sudden compliment, and she could even detect a hint of sincerity in it.
Jiang Qingying chuckled. She wasn't lying; the photo really was quite good.
The photo shows a dark night with a black Mercedes-Benz G-Class in the frame. It's a limited edition with a custom design; there's only one in the world. The license plate even has Jiang Qingying's birthday on it, so anyone who sees it knows who the owner is.
But the focus isn't on the car itself, but on the people inside—not just Jiang Qingying, but also a man. In the photo, Jiang Qingying is straddling the man in the driver's seat, the two embracing, their figures extremely close, almost as if they're kissing. The posture is intimate and ambiguous; the large hand on the woman's back has clearly defined knuckles, the muscles bulging as he exerts force. The interplay of light and shadow in the surrounding environment creates a sense of confusion and infatuation, easily sparking the imagination. Moreover, the photo has been enlarged, and the blurry pixels actually enhance the atmosphere.
So it really is quite beautiful, and Jiang Qingying began to appreciate it again.
However, as if remembering something, she glanced at Shen Shuyun and quickly deduced in her mind. When this photo was taken, Jiang Qingying still had long hair. When she looked down, her hair fell down and covered most of the man's face in front of her. In addition, due to the angle and dim lighting, it was even more difficult to identify who the male protagonist of this car scene was.
"So what? What are you trying to threaten me with this film?" Jiang Qingying asked.
Shen Shuyun looked delighted. "You should remember when this photo was taken."
Jiang Qingying certainly remembered, and she also remembered that Shen Shuyun was present at the time. "I remember."
Shen Shuyun wasn't sure if she genuinely didn't know what she was implying, or if she was pretending not to know, and chuckled, "...Do you think a traditional family like the Lu family would mind doing something like this before marriage?"
Jiang Qingying laughed, glancing at the date in the lower left corner of the photo. Hmm... it really was a month off. She remembered that the car was a gift from Jiang Chen to her after she passed the college entrance exam. She wasn't qualified to take the driving test, but she still had to hire a driver to take the car out.
She seemed to have said something like this at the time: "Not having a driver's license is temporary, but being handsome is for a lifetime."
Thinking about this...
Jiang Qingying raised her eyes to meet Shen Shuyun's eyes, her gaze filled with endless coldness. "Don't you understand? It's Lu Jinyuan who wants to marry me. He's the one who proposed it. You should be looking for him."
Shen Shuyun clenched her fists. Of course she knew, but Lu Jinyuan completely ignored her, not even giving her a chance to speak.
"Even if you manage to marry into the Lu family, all of their relatives are difficult to deal with. They will definitely use this against you and Lu Jinyuan in the future, and you probably won't have an easy time. I'll be satisfied as long as I can disgust you."
Jiang Qingying found it amusing and chuckled mockingly, "You're very well prepared. I really underestimated you."
Shen Shuyun was smug and about to say something when Jiang Qingying interrupted her.
"Would you like to take a look at the chips I have?"
"What?"
The next second, a stack of documents was thrown in front of Shen Shuyun. She had a bad feeling and picked up the documents with trembling hands.
There was a lot of information, so Jiang Qingying summarized it briefly to save time: "I was curious before why you suddenly wanted to enter the entertainment industry, so I asked someone to investigate you. They actually found out a lot of things."
Seeing her pale face, Jiang Qingying intensified her attack: "So you couldn't make it in the music industry, so you hired ghostwriters for many of your original works, and when they quit, you threatened and intimidated them." She paused deliberately, waiting for the other woman to meet her gaze, before revealing a chilling smile. "It's probably not just that, is it? I think you'll probably not only be unable to make it in the music industry, but you'll also be despised in the entertainment industry."
"What else do you know?"
"That depends on what I want to know."
Shen Shuyun wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes without leaving a trace, and bravely raised her head to ask, "What do you want me to do?"
Jiang Qingying took out something else. Unlike the cold file folder, this time it was a red, festive card. "You can't come to my wedding with Lu Jinyuan, but after thinking about it, you are still a member of the 'Lu family,' so it's more appropriate to send you a wedding invitation."
Shen Shuyun sneered, having already made the decision for her in just a few words.
"We'll inevitably run into each other in the future since we're in the same family, but I don't want to see you, and I believe you feel the same way. Since we're bothering each other, you should leave Nanzhou City. Go wherever you want, but don't come back unless it's absolutely necessary. Otherwise, if I see you, I might impulsively expose all of this."
Jiang Qingying suddenly felt very considerate. "See? I've thought of everything for you. As for why you can't come to the wedding, why you're settling in another province, and how to explain it to Grandpa Lu, that's your business. I'm not your parents, so I have to think about everything for you."
"I'm just your sister-in-law."
Jiang Qingying glanced at her watch; it was almost time, and she had to go back to work. Whether Shen Shuyun agreed or not was not important.
Because she had no choice at all.
After tidying up, before leaving, he suddenly waved the photo he had been holding in his hand at Chen Shuyun and asked, "Do you want to know who the man in this photo is?"
Shen Shuyun was caught off guard. After hearing her words clearly, she was full of questions. But when she met her teasing gaze, she slowly came to the answer in her heart.
"You guessed right, it's Lu Jinyuan." Jiang Qingying poured cold water on the situation. "You should have a backup of the photo, right? I'll take this one back for my collection."
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