Chapter 46 This is much more exciting than a secret relationship!
Jiang Sui's sudden departure was like a fishbone stuck in Luo Yan's throat, impossible to swallow or spit out, constantly pricking her and reminding her of that ill-fated "underground romance" that ended without a trace and was tinged with a sense of suspense.
At work, she could argue vehemently with the arrogant Vice President Sun without batting an eye, but when she returned to her empty apartment after get off work, a sense of abandonment and betrayal would silently creep over her.
At the same time, Luo Muyang was also very annoyed.
"Sigh, now that Jiang Sui is gone, Yan Yan doesn't even have anyone to keep an eye on things for me!"
Luo Muyang paced back and forth in his office, complaining to Zeng Rong, "Yanyan won't say anything. Who exactly is her mysterious boyfriend? I hope he's not really someone who can't be seen in public!"
Zeng Rong also worried: "President Luo, I've tried my best, but Yan Yan is now guarding against me like I'm a thief. Her mouth is sealed shut, and not a single word can get out."
"What if Feifei finds out? She's observant; she might have discovered something!"
Luo Muyang immediately called Xu Jingfei. He started with the usual small talk that Xu Jingfei was already immune to, and only when she was yawning and about to hang up did he finally say, "Yanyan's boyfriend... I'm so worried!"
Xu Jingfei's tone was extremely impatient: "Luo Muyang, can you just shut up? Stop thinking about your daughter all the time!"
"I'm worried!" Luo Muyang said, sounding aggrieved. "I only have this one precious daughter, who else would I be worried about if not her?"
"What's there to be nervous about? Her boyfriend is Jiang Sui."
There was an instant silence on the other end of the phone.
A few seconds later, Luo Muyang's voice rose eight octaves: "Really?! It really is Jiang Sui?! Oh my! I knew it! My daughter has the same taste as me! Hahaha! That's great, they really did get together!"
Xu Jingfei poured cold water on the idea, saying irritably, "What do you mean 'successful'? It's about to fall through! I don't know what misunderstanding happened, but your daughter came to my place and drank all day the day before yesterday. I had to call Jiang Sui that night to have him take her home."
"It's over? That won't do!"
Luo Muyang immediately panicked, then suddenly remembered something and slapped his forehead: "Oh no, I didn't know before, and I even said in front of Jiang Sui that I was going to break Yanyan's shady boyfriend's legs. They had a misunderstanding... Could it be because of me? Yanyan is really something, what is she hiding!"
"Who knows? They've done a pretty good job with their underground work."
"I'll call Jiang Sui right now and tell him to come back!"
Luo Muyang was overjoyed: "Zeng Rong, did you hear that? Our efforts have not been in vain!"
Zeng Rong nodded repeatedly, tears welling up in his eyes, "Congratulations, President Luo!"
Luo Muyang dialed Jiang Sui's number in a flurry of activity, his tone more amiable than ever before: "Little Jiang, this smart tourism business... Old Sun is having a bit of a hard time. We need you to take charge. Why don't you come back?"
"President Luo, this project in the county has just started and needs someone to keep an eye on it in the early stages, so I can't come back for the time being."
Jiang Sui's voice carried the faint murmur of the mountains, "Vice President Sun is more experienced than me, so there won't be any problems with the ending."
Luo Muyang was rebuffed and hung up the phone dejectedly. Scratching his head, he said to Zeng Rong, "This kid has quite a temper. Do you have any ideas?"
Zeng Rong thought for a while and said, "President Luo, as you know, once President Jiang makes a decision, it's basically irreversible."
Tell me something I don't know!
"Don't worry, since President Jiang isn't coming back, let's go there! It's a key project for the county government, and it's just started. Everything is difficult at the beginning, so it's only reasonable for you to come and inspect the work in person."
"Um……"
Luo Muyang stroked his chin, squinted, and nodded, a glint of wisdom flashing behind his glasses. "You're right. We can go over there and bring Yanyan along. Then they can meet, right? Any misunderstandings can be cleared up face-to-face. Zeng Rong, your way of speaking is becoming more and more like Yanyan's. I'm very pleased! So what are we waiting for? Let's get ready. We'll set the date for Qingming Festival, when Yanyan is on holiday. We can take care of both business and personal matters at the same time!"
"Yes, Mr. Luo!"
Zeng Rong walked out with his head held high and chest out.
When Luo Yan received Yang Xin's call, she thought she was hallucinating.
On the other end of the phone, Yang Xin's voice was unusually gentle, even with a hint of cautious flattery: "Yanyan, it's been a long time since we last talked. How have you been lately? Why don't you come over for a casual meal this weekend? I'll cook for you."
Alarm bells rang in Luo Yan's mind.
Her relationship with Yang Xin had long since deteriorated to the point of being beyond repair, so this sudden "friendliness" might be hiding some kind of trap. She even cooked for her personally—who knows if she was planning to poison her? It's best to refuse this treacherous invitation first.
"No, I have plans for the weekend."
"Oh, really?" Yang Xin couldn't hide her disappointment, and then tentatively asked, "Have you run into Yu Zhou lately? He seems particularly busy these past few days, always coming home late at night..."
Luo Yan understood.
Yang Xin finally realized that her husband might have a problem and wanted to get information out of her to find out if the "problem" was her. Haha, she wasn't going to take the blame and had absolutely no interest in the couple's messy affairs.
"I haven't met you yet. I'm busy, I'll hang up now."
When Luo Yan was leaving get off work, she actually ran into Wu Yuzhou. To be precise, Wu Yuzhou came to the entrance of the Culture and Tourism Bureau to stop her.
"Attorney Wu, what a coincidence! Your wife just called to cordially invite me to her home, and here I am with you. Is something the matter?"
Wu Yuzhou chuckled awkwardly, pulled Luo Yan to a corner, sweat beading on his forehead: "Xiao Yan, Xin'er seems to have noticed something. She's been acting suspicious lately, always checking up on me and even going through my phone. Can you help me... I was just playing along..."
"Who you're playing along with is none of my business," Luo Yan said coldly. "Wu Yuzhou, clean up your own mess and don't bother me, thank you."
"Xiao Yan!" Wu Yuzhou grabbed her arm, his voice pleading, "If you help me this time, I'll tell you a secret about Jiang Sui."
Luo Yan's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at him: "What?"
"Neither you nor your father know that Jiang Sui is actually the son of Jiang Qiming, the chairman of Mingsheng Group, a true heir to Mingsheng!"
"Are you sick in the head? Making up this kind of nonsense?" Luo Yan stared at Wu Yuzhou as if he were a lunatic.
"Didn't you ever have any doubts? Jiang Qiming and Jiang Sui, what a coincidence that they share the same surname?"
"With over a billion people in China, are all the people with the surname Jiang father and son? It's not like it's an uncommon surname. Is Attorney Wu really that careless?"
“I’ve personally witnessed Jiang Sui and Jiang Qiming going in and out of Mingsheng together before. Even if Feiyang and Mingsheng want to discuss cooperation, shouldn’t it be your father who talks to Jiang Qiming? Think about it, isn’t that right?”
Luo Yan fell silent.
Wu Yuzhou may be a scumbag, but he would never make baseless accusations, especially since it wouldn't benefit him at all.
Seeing that Luo Yan remained silent, Wu Yuzhou continued, "Jiang Sui gave up his comfortable position as the heir of Mingsheng and instead lowered himself to become the vice president of Feiyang, their biggest competitor. Why? It doesn't make sense, does it? Okay, even if their father-son relationship is really as bad as the rumors say, they are still father and son. Jiang Qiming's huge family business will eventually be left to him. If he doesn't help Mingsheng, who will he help? I also heard that Mingsheng is also interested in developing the smart tourism sector and is actively seeking investment from Huayuan. There's a lot more to this than meets the eye."
Before he could finish speaking, his words implied that Jiang Sui might be a corporate spy.
Luo Yan's heart was in turmoil, but she forced a mocking smile: "Wu Yuzhou, you're a disgrace yourself, yet you want to smear others? Stop with your filthy thoughts and put out the fire in your own backyard first!" With that, she turned and walked away quickly.
Back home, Luo Yan immediately turned on her computer and searched for information about Jiang Qiming.
She had never seen what Jiang Sui's father looked like. The closest she ever got was when she heard his voice through the door at Jiang Sui's house. But she had caught a glimpse of Jiang Qiming at Fei Yang's anniversary celebration. Could it be the same person?
With a nervous heart, she clicked on the search bar. In addition to the photos in the encyclopedia entry, there were also many interviews from financial channels. She randomly clicked on one and listened carefully to Jiang Qiming's voice. The more she listened, the colder her spine became.
Although she couldn't be 100% sure, it did sound about 80-90% similar to the voice she had heard Jiang Sui's father before, especially the way he paused in his speech, which matched perfectly.
At this moment, she saw the list of subsidiaries on Mingsheng Group's official website, and the top one was the company where her aunt Xu Jinglan worked. After thinking for a moment, she sent Xu Jinglan a WeChat message:
-Auntie, are you familiar with Jiang Qiming, the chairman of your parent company, Mingsheng? What about his family background...?
Xu Jinglan saw through Luo Yan's intentions and quickly sent her a video.
- I just happened to pass by and took this picture, I didn't tell anyone... But your boyfriend's family is quite wealthy, it's just that his relationship with his dad isn't great.
Luo Yan opened the video. The picture was a bit shaky, but she could clearly see Jiang Sui and Jiang Qiming standing in the corridor of a hotel. The two seemed to be arguing about something. After a few words, Jiang Sui entered the elevator.
She recognized it as the same scene as the photo Xu Jinglan had taken of Jiang Sui chatting happily with a strange beautiful woman.
There's no doubt about it, Jiang Sui is Jiang Qiming's son.
Could it be... that this is Jiang Sui's secret? The unspeakable pain he has for her?
So, did he really have ulterior motives for concealing his identity and entering Feiyang? And how much does Luo Muyang know about this?
Luo Yan remembered Wu Yuzhou mentioning that Mingsheng was trying to secure investment from Huayuan, so she immediately searched for "Huayuan." A group photo instantly cleared up all her doubts. It turned out that the beautiful woman wearing a brooch at the hotel entrance was the daughter of Huayuan's chairman.
Everything makes sense now.
Why is Jiang Sui so reluctant to talk about Miss Hua? Why does Jiang Qiming have such a deep prejudice against her? Why would Jiang Sui rather be misunderstood by her than tell the truth? It turns out that behind it all is a business game between two companies and his complicated family relationships.
Luo Yan's hand was trembling as she gripped the mouse. The massive amount of information overwhelmed her, leaving her shocked, confused, and furious at being kept in the dark.
What's this all about? She just wanted to have a proper relationship, how did she end up acting in "Lurking"?
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