Chapter Twenty-Two: 3V2, the advantage is in my hands!
Luo Yan ran all the way out of the cafeteria and finally caught up with Jiang Sui in the parking lot in front of the office building. He was about to open the car door. "Wait a minute!"
Wearing high heels, her hair was disheveled from running, and she didn't care about her appearance. Before she could catch her breath, she hurriedly said, "I don't care about anything else, but this matter concerns my reputation and I have to make it clear. That night, I happened to run into Wu Yuzhou on my way back..."
Luo Yan wanted to hang up immediately, but her finger slid and she answered anyway, saying irritably, "What?!"
On the other end of the phone came Xu Jingfei's lively voice, never one to shy away from drama: "Still at work? Your childhood sweetheart's wife has come to your doorstep, crying her eyes out, specifically asking for your name, saying that if you don't show up, she'll go to your workplace and put up a banner... Luo Yan, you actually went to snatch Wu Yuzhou back?"
Luo Yan's blood pressure spiked instantly: "Yang Xin went to your place?! I moved out a long time ago, didn't she know?!"
"Anyway, people are blocking the doorway now, and all the neighbors have come out to watch the commotion. You better get back here right now and get them out of there! Don't delay my Thermage treatment this afternoon!" Xu Jingfei said, then hung up the phone decisively.
Luo Yan felt like the top of her head was smoking.
What you fear most is what happens. Just now she was worried that the news would reach Yang Xin, and now people have come knocking on her door. She might as well set up a fortune-telling stall!
She looked up abruptly. "Mr. Jiang, if you're not busy right now, could you take me somewhere? Yang Xin went to my mother's and caused a scene. I have to rush back to put out the fire, otherwise, given that crazy woman's temper, tomorrow... no, today I'll be completely ruined!"
Jiang Sui stared at her intently, saying nothing and not shaking off her hand.
Luo Yan became even more anxious and stammered, "I swear I have absolutely nothing to do with Wu Yuzhou. That night I went back to get something, and the box was too heavy, so I dropped it. He just happened to be passing by. He was just unlucky enough to do a good deed!"
Seeing that Jiang Sui still didn't react, Luo Yan took out her phone, opened WeChat, and gritted her teeth, saying, "Jiang Sui, I advise you not to offend me, otherwise I'll..."
"What?" Jiang Sui looked at the phone she held up with a puzzled expression.
"I'll... I'll immediately change your nickname to something really awful!"
"..."
Jiang Sui wanted to laugh but couldn't, her eyebrows twisted like a pretzel.
"Tsk tsk, impressive skills, I'm so scared."
Luo Yan deflated instantly, blinked her eyes, and looked like a pitiful kitten: "I guess I owe you another favor, okay?"
Jiang Sui remained silent for a few seconds, but finally gave in, "You said it."
"Thank you, Mr. Jiang, you're my savior!" Luo Yan said, practically rolling into the passenger seat as she thanked him.
Inside the car, Luo Yan fidgeted nervously, twisting her seatbelt and stealing glances at Jiang Sui, who was driving with a cold expression.
"I'm telling the truth. Wu Yuzhou is like a piece of rotten twice-cooked pork to me now. I can't even stand looking at him. I, Luo Yan, would rather die alone than look at him again!"
Jiang Sui frowned almost imperceptibly. "As for T?"
"I fear not being shattered to pieces, but only wish to leave behind a pure reputation in the world!"
After Luo Yanming finished speaking, she smirked and said, "Speaking of which, you're quite shrewd, so how come you're so easily swayed by rumors and lack independent judgment? This doesn't seem like the kind of person who can help Luo Muyang make Feiyang Technology bigger and stronger."
Jiang Sui tightened his grip on the steering wheel, looking unusually uneasy.
"You've liked someone for ten years, and you're so nonchalant about it?"
"Please, even if I've liked him for twenty years, I should still have some self-respect, right? In your eyes, I'm just a female simp who's throwing herself at a married man?"
"That's not necessarily true."
"..."
Luo Yan was furious. "I don't know what version you heard, but I can say for sure that if you believe even a fraction of Zeng Rong's gossip, you've been through thick and thin with her! And what are those people in your company up to? Didn't Luo Muyang pay them enough? Do they have to nail the boss's daughter to the pillar of shame for being a mistress to feel better? Is this the daughter paying for the father's debts? To be honest, Feiyang is just not doing enough business, focusing on shipping instead of building a career. Is this your company culture?" She became more and more agitated as she spoke, and seeing that Jiang Sui still looked like she was "watching your performance," she actually laughed in anger. "Fine, believe it or not, it's up to you!"
As soon as the car entered the residential area, Luo Yan saw a group of elderly people gathered at the entrance of the building, whispering and pointing at each other.
She hurriedly jumped out of the car and ran over, squeezing into the crowd. There she saw Yang Xin standing at the top of the stairs on the second floor, pounding on the security door and crying, "Luo Yan, do you dare to do it but not admit it? I'm already married to Yu Zhou and I, yet I still cling to him. Are you trying to force me to die in front of you?"
Xu Jingfei leaned against the door frame with her arms crossed, a face mask still on her face, only her exquisitely painted eyes showing. Her tone was lazy and a little impatient: "You've cried at the wrong grave. Luo Yan doesn't live here anymore. Your acting is disturbing the peace."
At this moment, Yang Xin spotted Luo Yan in the crowd and immediately shrieked, "Luo Yan, you dare to come out?!"
"Didn't you cry like your husband died and beg me to come out? Now that I've actually come out, you're unhappy?"
Luo Yan suppressed her anger and looked Yang Xin up and down: "Planning to change your style and go for a melodramatic route? What happened to your sharp tongue at the wedding when you were making sarcastic remarks about me? You've shown your true colors as soon as you hear other people talking nonsense?"
Yang Xin sneered, "Nonsense? Aunt Wang saw it with her own eyes. Wasn't it Wu Yuzhou who drove you there on Tuesday night? You two were hugging and chatting happily. You still want to deny it?!"
So it turns out the source is here.
Luo Yan calmed down instead. "Your husband is a lawyer, and he accuses me based on just a few words from someone? Fine, let's go to the property management office and check the surveillance footage. We'll have proof!"
"Of course you won't admit it!" Yang Xin wouldn't listen at all, hysterically grabbing Luo Yan's hand. "You're just jealous of me, you hate that Yu Zhou chose me, so you're using such despicable means to get back at me! You're a civil servant, don't you have any shame? Why do you have to be a third party?!"
"Huh?" Luo Yan laughed at this twisted logic. "What am I jealous of? Am I jealous that you're always looking for trouble instead of living a good life? Am I jealous that you have severe paranoia? Or am I jealous that you... picked up the man I didn't want?"
"You... everyone look at this! She's seducing my husband and she's so arrogant!"
Knowing that she was no match for Luo Yan in terms of eloquence, Yang Xin hurriedly pulled the onlookers together in an attempt to stir things up.
Xu Jingfei, who had been silent all along, suddenly ripped off her face mask, stepped forward, and pulled Luo Yan behind her. "This... Mrs. Wu, right? Is your brain all in your face? Oh no, judging from your condition, your face isn't well-maintained either; your makeup is caked up like the East African Rift Valley."
Yang Xin was stunned by the sudden attack: "Aunt Xu..."
"No way, we're not that close!" Xu Jingfei rolled her eyes, her red lips curving into a smile. "You keep calling me a third party, where's the evidence? Aunt Wang has bad eyesight and can't tell people from animals. She says she saw Wu Yuzhou with Luo Yan, but I say I saw you with your arm around the gym instructor!"
Luo Yan was also stunned. She didn't expect that Xu Jingfei would not only not kick her when she was down, but would also stand up for her to confront Yang Xin.
After a brief moment of shock, she pulled her hand away from Yang Xin's grasp, saying, "I've already told you, nothing's going on between me and your precious husband. If you keep making trouble, I'll call the police!"
"Fine, go ahead and report it. Do you think I'm afraid of a mistress like you?" Yang Xin shoved Luo Yan forcefully. Caught off guard, Luo Yan bumped into someone. Turning around, she saw Jiang Sui. She was startled: "Didn't I tell you not to come any closer?"
Jiang Sui helped her to her feet. "I came to see if you needed any help. It seems you don't."
Wu Yuzhou also ran over and quickly pulled Yang Xin over.
Xu Jingfei's gaze darted back and forth between the two newly appeared men, and she suddenly laughed, "Heh, I thought the male lead had disappeared again, finally making a dazzling appearance? There are no diamonds on him, and he can't just spray money on the spot... Come on, everyone, take a look at these two gentlemen, anyone who's not blind knows which one to choose, right? My Luo Yan can pass the civil service exam, would she be stupid enough to turn down a handsome and dashing man and go back to this wilted old flame?"
Yang Xin's face turned deathly pale with anger, "Yu Zhou isn't..."
"What do you mean 'not'?" Xu Jingfei interrupted her impatiently. "Hurry up and go back to where you came from. If you're not smart, take some brain tonic! If you come here to act all melodramatic again, I'll film it and post it online to make you famous!"
Wu Yuzhou's face was ashen, but he tried his best to maintain his composure. "I'm sorry, Aunt Xu, for causing you trouble. This is just a misunderstanding. Xin'er has a quick temper. If she offended you in any way, I apologize on her behalf."
"That's more palatable... I'm magnanimous, this won't happen again."
Xu Jingfei crossed her arms, walked up to Yang Xin with her head held high, and said, "I heard you were hospitalized recently? If you're not feeling well, you should stay home and rest. If you keep going out and wandering around, you might hear some gossip and get so angry that you die. Maybe other women will come and sleep with your man."
Yang Xin: "..."
Wu Yuzhou saw Jiang Sui and asked, "President Jiang, what brings you here?"
Jiang Sui looked up at him: "I brought Comrade Luo Yan back to handle some personal matters. Lawyer Wu, it's better to handle family matters behind closed doors. It's not good to make a scene and let everyone know."
Wu Yuzhou's face flushed red and then turned pale. "I didn't expect President Jiang to meddle in other people's business."
Jiang glanced at Yang Xin meaningfully, "If this 'trivial matter' affects my partner's staff and thus my project, then it's no longer a trivial matter for me."
Wu Yuzhou followed his gaze and saw Yang Xin still crying with snot and tears streaming down her face, and felt utterly humiliated.
"It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding..."
Jiang Sui raised an eyebrow and calmly looked back at Wu Yuzhou. "Attorney Wu, you should stay away from Comrade Luo Yan in the future. If your wife makes a scene a few more times, you'll lose face no matter how thick-skinned you are."
"Is President Jiang afraid of losing face?" Wu Yuzhou felt like he had been slapped in the face, the pain burning. "Xiao Yan and I have known each other since we were little. Forgive me for speaking frankly, but our friendship of so many years cannot be compared to the few months you've been together."
Jiang Sui smiled indifferently, walked up to Wu Yuzhou, and said in a very low voice: "Wu Yuzhou, don't be so possessive of other people's girlfriends."
Wu Yuzhou: "..."
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