Chapter 25 That very night, I almost forced myself on him.
The wedding is scheduled for September 25th.
Jiang Qingying dislikes large groups of people, so she only invited Nan Chun and Lin Tingwan as her bridesmaids, while Lu Jinyuan's side had two cousins from the Lu family.
The night before the wedding was a girls' night out.
The wedding venue was set at the Jiang family home. Late at night, the three girls chatted all night long, talking about everything from their student days to the adult world.
Nan Chun and Lin Tingwan are both heavy drinkers, so Jiang Qingying opened a bottle of red wine for them, saying, "Be careful with your intake, you have to get up early tomorrow."
Nan Chun took the glass and sipped the mellow red wine. It was rich in fruit flavor, smooth on the palate, and the alcohol was not pungent at all. The aftertaste was also very sweet, making it a perfect wine for a woman to enjoy a light buzz.
"That's a good choice."
"If you like it, that's fine."
Lin Tingwan asked suspiciously, "You don't even like drinking, so how did you choose this time?"
It's already quite an achievement to find even a bottle of wine in her room, but the fact that she chose such a perfect one is just not right.
Jiang Qingying remained calm and composed, her tone even: "Lu Jinyuan just had it delivered; he's quite a drinker."
"......"
"......"
Nan Chun and Lin Tingwan exchanged a glance and smiled strangely.
Nan Chun: "I didn't expect him to be so considerate."
Jiang Qingying also took a sip, her brows furrowing slightly. She simply couldn't appreciate wine, and she couldn't force herself to drink it.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Lin Tingwan shook her arm and asked, "Isn't it surprising that President Lu, who is so cold and aloof, could think of this?"
“What’s so surprising?” Jiang Qingying yawned, lay on the bed with her face pressed against the pillow, and spoke in a muffled voice: “This is just the courtesy he should show you.”
Lu Jinyuan was personally raised by Lu Qicheng, so his upbringing and manners were naturally good. He did not miss any steps from proposing marriage, getting the marriage certificate, to preparing for the wedding, and at least maintained a gentlemanly demeanor on the surface, although some of the steps were a bit unconventional, such as proposing with a contract.
Regardless, since their marriage lacked any emotional foundation, they could only meticulously maintain appearances. It was a business marriage, not a sham, so there was no need to go through the motions like strangers to appease their elders.
"Aren't you nervous at all?" Nan Chun looked at Jiang Qingying, who was almost asleep. Isn't it said that brides are so nervous the night before that they can't sleep?
Looking at it this way, Lin Tingwan seemed even more nervous than she was.
Jiang Qingying slumped her heavy head, feeling like she could fall asleep any second. "What's there to be nervous about? If it were a multi-billion dollar contract to sign tomorrow, I might be a little nervous."
As expected, President Jiang is decisive and efficient, a man accustomed to big events.
Lin Tingwan gave her a thumbs up, "After tomorrow, you'll be entering a loveless marriage. Marriage is a grave, and your loveless grave won't even have any grass growing, right?"
"Love isn't the most important thing to me right now."
"Then what is the most important thing?"
"Profits?" Nan Chun answered quickly.
Jiang Qingying seemed to remember something, and her drowsy mind cleared up a little. She opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything for a moment.
Nan Chun's words make a lot of sense.
Under the curious gazes of the two, Jiang Qingying came up with another, more fitting answer.
"Passion".
Nan Chun & Lin Tingwan: "Wow..." The two put their wine glasses on the table, jumped onto the bed, and each occupied one side of Jiang Qingying.
Nan Chun: "Tell me about it?"
Lin Tingwan: "I want to hear the details."
Jiang Qingying rolled her eyes at each of them, "No comment."
Lin Tingwan took a closer look at Jiang Qingying. She was wearing a pure black slip dress with a V-neck that opened even wider as she lay face down, revealing glimpses of her cleavage. The dress was just past her thighs, showing off her long, straight, fair legs. Her figure was so good that even Lin Tingwan, a woman, wanted to take a look, let alone a man.
Suddenly, Lu Jinyuan's aloof and ascetic face flashed into her mind again. At one moment, his expression was somewhat similar to hers, so she subconsciously said, "Aloof types are especially...passionate when they're having fun?"
Jiang Qingying & Nan Chun: "Wow..."
Lin Tingwan didn't know how she had gotten herself into this situation. Her cheeks instantly turned red, and she stammered as she changed the subject: "I...I...Um, I always thought you disliked Lu Jinyuan, but I never expected you'd be marrying him tomorrow, hahaha."
Lin Tingwan awkwardly laughed it off, the topic change was abrupt and uninteresting.
However, Jiang Qingying continued, "I don't dislike him."
"Then you always seem indifferent to his affairs." Lin Tingwan pursed her lips. "He's a popular figure in the industry when it comes to gossip, right? Before, whenever we talked about him, you either wouldn't listen or you would change the subject."
Jiang Qingying's eyes darkened slightly, and she thought to herself: So it's that obvious. She pondered for a moment, then looked at Lin Tingwan with a deep expression, her tone so strange that it made one want to probe for deeper meaning, "Do you want to know why?"
Lin Tingwan winked at her, excited about the gossip she was about to hear, "Why?"
Nan Chun knew from Jiang Qingying's tone that she was not simple, and thought she had some bad intentions, so she didn't take it to heart. Unfortunately, this silly little Lin Tingwan didn't understand anything.
Jiang Qingying leaned closer, her deep, bright eyes scanning the two women back and forth. She then asked them with a serious expression, "Do you remember when you first met Lu Jinyuan?"
It took Lin Tingwan a long time to recall what happened so long ago. "It must have been Old Master Lu's 70th birthday. On that day, he publicly announced Lu Jinyuan as the heir of the Lu family."
Nan Chun also remembered, "I remember too, my mom and dad were arguing in the back garden that day."
“Actually, I knew Lu Jinyuan even before you did,” Jiang Qingying said.
Nan Chun's curiosity was piqued, and she quickly asked, "Huh? How did you meet him? I heard he had never shown his face before; Grandpa Lu kept him very well hidden."
Jiang Qingying gave a long "hmm," her ambiguous expression suggesting she was about to say something. Only after seeing the impatient looks on their faces did she slowly pose another question, "Do you remember what we were doing the night before the birthday banquet?"
Lin Tingwan frowned as she tried to recall, but this time she quickly remembered, "The bar, we just finished the college entrance exam and were celebrating at the bar."
“Yes.” Jiang Qingying suddenly smiled. “Something happened between us, which is why I distanced myself from him later.”
Lin Tingwan's head was throbbing. So this is how President Jiang plays guerrilla warfare against her rivals in the business world. It's a good thing she's not in business, or she would be tortured to death by her.
Jiang Qingying chuckled softly, ceasing her torment, and instead dropped a bombshell.
"That very night, I almost forced myself on him."
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