Chapter 6 Mr. Lu, do you really need me?
The reception was held at a high-end hotel under the Jiang Group. Jiang Qingying was very familiar with the place. There was a large fountain at the entrance of the hotel, with beautiful green plants on both sides and two pebble paths, forming a pleasant little garden.
Of course, you can't see anything at night, and there are lots of mosquitoes. If it weren't for Lu Jinyuan, she wouldn't be here feeding the mosquitoes.
Just as Jiang Qingying was about to head back, having estimated that it was about time, she ran into Shen Shuyun.
The two of them were the only ones in the entire garden, and in the way they looked at each other, it was obvious that the other had come to see her.
Jiang Qingying looked at her calmly, "What is it?"
Shen Shuyun gave her a cold smile and said in a ruthless tone, "You should know very well."
"Sorry, I don't know." Jiang Qingying didn't want to give him any face at all.
Shen Shuyun closed her eyes and let out a heavy sigh, her voice slightly deep: "Lu Jinyuan wants to marry you, but he wants to break off the engagement with me for his sake."
“First of all,” Jiang Qingying waved her hand, “the marriage was his idea, not mine. Secondly, let me make it clear that I did not interfere in your relationship, and I am not familiar with him at all.”
Shen Shuyun clenched her fists, her beautiful nails digging into her palms, but she seemed to feel no pain at all.
"A pianist's hands are very important," Jiang Qingying gently reminded him.
Shen Shuyun released her strength, but her anger remained undiminished. "And you, will you agree?"
Jiang Qingying did not answer her.
Shen Shuyun's heart grew even colder. "He doesn't love you. He's only marrying for financial gain. To put it another way, he's just getting married for the sake of getting married. Do you really want to marry a man who doesn't love you?"
Faced with the questioning, Jiang Qingying smiled calmly. Meeting her reddened eyes, she said, "Shen Shuyun, life isn't just about love. There's no need to keep talking about romance. Why do you subconsciously believe that women are inherently weak?"
I'm not an artist, and my thoughts aren't as pure and noble as yours. Like Old Master Lu and Lu Jinyuan, I'm a businessman, but who holds the chips, who has the bigger bet, and who reaps the greater benefits—it's all still uncertain. You underestimate women, and you underestimate me too.”
Jiang Qingying looked at the silent Shen Shuyun, suppressed her smile to hide the joy of victory, and finally gave her advice: "On the contrary, you should ask yourself the same question you just asked."
Do you really want to marry a man who doesn't love you?
Shen Shuyun trembled slightly, trying her best to suppress the pain in her heart.
“Obviously, you know the answer very well,” Jiang Qingying said.
"What's so great about you? Everything you have comes from your family. My only loss is not having a good father."
Jiang Qingying shook her head. "We've really grown up. We still hate each other so much." She shifted her stance, moving closer to her, using her height advantage to overwhelm her. "You still generalize like that. You only see what I was born with. Because you don't have it, you care a lot. But you never see how hard others work to get it. Money and power are indeed a good foundation, but many things aren't enough on their own. You can't use your own inferiority complex to erase all of someone else's efforts with a simple 'it was given to me by my family.'"
Shen Shuyun was like a student who had been severely criticized by the teacher, and could only lower her head in shame and remain silent.
Jiang Qingying had nothing more to say to her and was about to turn around and leave when she saw Lu Jinyuan standing at the intersection. She stopped in her tracks.
Seeing that Lu Jinyuan was just a few steps away from her, Jiang Qingying felt a chill run down her spine. Should she go first or should Shen Shuyun go first?
It's more reasonable for her to leave.
Okay, let's go.
Jiang Qingying's quickened pace was stopped by Lu Jinyuan before she could even begin, and Shen Shuyun had already noticed his arrival, staring intently at him.
Jiang Qingying was startled and stared wide-eyed at Lu Jinyuan, silently questioning—why are you pulling her along!
"I have something to say to President Jiang." He said this to Shen Shuyun. Facing the girl who was sobbing softly, his tone was flat and devoid of any emotion, showing no intention of comforting her.
Hearing his cold words, tears welled up in Shen Shuyun's eyes. She gritted her teeth and glared fiercely at Jiang Qingying before leaving.
Jiang Qingying felt completely bewildered. Watching the figure disappear quickly, she was furious: "What!"
Lu Jinyuan released her hand, crossed his arms over his chest, and looked her up and down with a smile.
Jiang Qingying followed his gaze. Today she was wearing a starry blue dress, the whole dress was studded with rhinestones, reflecting the moonlight in the dark night, making her look radiant. The halter neck, deep V and long fishtail cut made her waist sway gracefully.
Jiang Qingying has always loved fishtail skirts, mainly because they suit her perfectly. She has a slender figure, standing at 1.7 meters tall, with 10-centimeter high heels, short, straight black hair, and her unique and powerful aura, making her glamorous yet elegant, calm and composed.
But Lu Jinyuan's direct and blatant gaze shattered her composure.
"What are you looking at?" Jiang Qingying covered her chest, frowning as she questioned him.
Lu Jinyuan smiled, guessing what she was thinking, "What are you thinking? I just feel that we have a lot of chemistry today."
Only then did Jiang Qingying realize that Lu Jinyuan was wearing a dark blue haute couture suit today, and then she looked at the dress she was wearing.
...overmatch.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now." Jiang Qingying didn't want to get entangled with him any further.
Just as Lu Jinyuan was about to speak, she pointed her finger at him and said, "Don't mention marriage to me again."
Lu Jinyuan asked, puzzled, "Why are you so resistant?"
Jiang Qingying frowned, unsure whether he was genuinely unaware or feigning ignorance. "You proposed a marriage alliance to me one minute, and then immediately announced the cancellation of the engagement. What am I supposed to be then?"
Lu Jinyuan was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his lips, "So, President Jiang only cares about work."
"What's the meaning?"
"The news of the annulment of the engagement has been circulating for a long time, so President Jiang's news is far too late."
Is it true or false?
Whether it's true or false doesn't matter.
Jiang Qingying asked herself the question, then slowly raised her eyes. Her dark, star-like pupils were incredibly beautiful, but also filled with hostility. She said somewhat impatiently, "Mr. Lu, is it impossible for you to live without me?"
"Then, Mr. Jiang, do you have a better option?" Lu Jinyuan asked in return.
Jiang Qingying felt a lump in her throat. Looking around the entire elite circle, Lu Jinyuan was top-notch in both appearance and talent, and even met her expectations for a partner.
"I wonder if Mr. Lu has the habit of surfing the internet."
Jiang Qingying suddenly changed the subject.
"I'm all ears."
“There’s a really new insult going around lately,” Jiang Qingying said, looking at him with a smile. “Go find a man and get married.”
Lu Jinyuan raised an eyebrow, remained silent, and snorted inwardly. He didn't have time to listen to his gossip, but he had time to surf the internet.
She added, "Marriage is a nightmare for a career woman like me. Unfortunately, the collaboration that Mr. Lu proposed earlier just happened to hit my sore spot."
Lu Jinyuan smiled meaningfully and handed her the folder he had been holding. "I wonder if this kind of cooperation will be a trigger for President Jiang?"
Jiang Qingying took the book and opened it. After reading only the first few lines, she suddenly looked up at the other person, her eyes full of surprise.
Lu Jinyuan: "The upcoming project, a high-end central business district in the city center, will have the hotel portion handed over to the Jiang family."
Jiang Qingying laughed, "I heard that it cost over a billion yuan to acquire it recently. Mr. Lu, are you really that willing to spend so much?"
Lu Jinyuan shrugged, looking nonchalant. "You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. This is my sincerity in proposing."
Jiang Qingying closed her eyes and took a deep breath. This was the most extravagant, yet least romantic, marriage proposal she had ever seen.
No diamond ring! No flowers! No ceremony!
As expected, it was Lu Jinyuan. He proposed with a contract, observed the entire human world, and even witnessed the creation of the world by Pangu. He was probably an anomaly in the five thousand years of Chinese civilization.
Composing herself, Jiang Qingying lifted her eyelids and gave him a rare, gentle smile. "Since this is a business marriage, I think President Lu must have some plans for the future. I would like to trouble President Lu to prepare a proposal and come to Jiang's Group in person so that we can discuss this further."
"Can I interpret this as a marriage proposal?"
Jiang Qingying's breath hitched. Meeting Lu Jinyuan's slightly expectant gaze, she quickly regained her composure, "Mr. Lu, you're overthinking it."
Lu Jinyuan feigned disappointment, "Alright, Mr. Jiang, until we meet again."
Jiang Qingying suddenly had a strange feeling. Listening to Lu Jinyuan's words, she felt that there was a subtext, as if he was saying, "You wait, I will definitely shock you."
After the conversation ended, Jiang Qingying also began to feel like an oddball.
Are you crazy?!
Why did you suddenly agree?
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