As they were talking, there was a sudden commotion downstairs. Groups of people in the hall on the second floor also gathered at the railings, watching the excitement and whispering to each other.
Song Ming and Jiang Yiyu looked at each other and asked, "Go take a look?"
Jiang Yiyu shook his head: "What if it was Jiang Yuan who caused the trouble? If I go there, wouldn't that just make others see my embarrassment?"
"Yeah, then I won't go over either. We are a family, and I don't want to embarrass myself."
After a while, the noise grew louder. Jiang Yiyu faintly heard Jiang Yuan's voice. He glanced towards the stairs. Song Ming tugged at his arm and said, "Hey, didn't we agree that you're not curious?"
"I'm not curious."
"Then what are you looking at?"
"I just want to know what he looks like when he's in a mess."
"Isn't this curiosity?"
"Does it count?"
"We've already agreed that we won't be curious, won't be soft-hearted, and won't talk too much. Don't act like a saint here."
"I know."
Song Ming was afraid that he would not be able to resist joining in the fun, so he kept holding his arm. Jiang Yiyu looked at his hand holding his, smiled helplessly and shook his head.
"You two really know how to find a quiet place to hide." Lin Qingqian came over with a porcelain plate with a few small cakes on it. She sat down on the sofa next to Song Ming, picked up her fork, and slowly ate the cakes. "Brother Beisheng was just looking for you guys. You two can't help but watch such a big scene. You are really amazing."
"Then why don't you go and see it?" Song Ming asked.
Lin Qingqian didn't even raise her head, concentrating on eating the cake. She puffed out her cheeks and mumbled, "I won't watch. It's just that I don't like to watch the fun. Besides, I'm hungry."
"We don't like watching either."
"Don't you like to watch, or are you afraid to watch? In fact, if I were you, I wouldn't come here today, especially you, Mr. Jiang. The Han family is a place to build connections and socialize. If you don't socialize, it's boring to just sit here. But their desserts are delicious, you can try them."
"Does your Jin Beisheng know that you are telling us this?"
Lin Qingqian smiled and said, "I don't care if he knows or not. I don't live by his expression. If you want to leave, I can take you out through the back door. Anyway, it's better than you two sitting here doing nothing."
Jiang Yiyu glanced towards the stairs again, and Song Ming said, "Then I'll trouble you, Miss Lin."
Lin Qingqian hummed: "Wait until I finish eating. I haven't eaten anything all day and I'm starving."
"You won't be full even if you eat these. How about I treat you later?" Song Ming leaned towards her tentatively.
Lin Qingqian glanced at him and said, "Forget it. If Brother Beisheng knew that I went to have dinner with you two alone, he would be unhappy. It's not that I'm afraid of him being unhappy, but I simply don't want to waste time explaining to him. It's very annoying."
"It seems like you really don't like him."
"It's not that I don't like it." Lin Qingqian looked at Jiang Yiyu: "Can you please help me get a glass of orange juice from the table over there? I'm a little choked."
Jiang Yiyu nodded and went to get her some juice.
Lin Qingqian continued to say to Song Ming: "I actually like him very much, but liking him is too tiring, so I'm too lazy to like him anymore."
"You and my sister are really a little different in this respect."
"Sister Shengsheng has liked Mr. Jiang for many years?"
"Twelve years."
Lin Qingqian was stunned for a long while. She took the orange juice from Jiang Yiyu and looked him up and down curiously before coming to the conclusion, "He doesn't seem to have any special qualities..."
Jiang Yiyu asked something in confusion.
Song Ming looked at him trying to suppress his laughter, coughed twice, and replied to Lin Qingqian: "I think so too, but girls can't be kept at home when they grow up, there's nothing we can do!"
"Then what does Sister Wenjing like about you?"
Song Ming didn't expect the topic to turn to him so quickly, so he quickly changed the subject: "What just happened downstairs?"
Lin Qingqian didn't chase him to ask more questions, but just said: "When Jiang Yuan was talking to Han Zhiqiu, he took a glass of red wine from the waiter. As a result, he was bumped by a woman just as he was holding it. The glass of wine spilled all over the woman, who happened to be wearing a white dress.
Originally, this was something that neither party intended to do. However, the woman's husband had some conflicts with Jiang Yuan in their business dealings before, and recently heard that his business was on the verge of collapse, so he couldn't help but take advantage of the situation and insisted that he did it on purpose. Jiang Yuan had no way to defend himself, and was even poured a glass of red wine on his head by the woman's friend.
He was unwilling at the time, and then the two sides started quarreling. But I can understand it. Jiang Yuan is an elder after all, and being bullied by a few juniors is indeed a bit aggrieved. But that woman is not a pushover either. She is also somewhat related to the Han family and is usually quite arrogant and puts on airs like a socialite. Anyway... it's difficult to deal with. "
Song Ming and Jiang Yiyu looked at each other.
Lin Qingqian stuffed the last half of the cake into her mouth: "Do you have any paper?"
Jiang Yiyu took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to her. Lin Qingqian took it and wiped the corner of her mouth: "You don't have to worry too much. Everyone who came here today has seen a lot of storms and waves. Most people are like me, just watching this kind of low-brow excitement and then not bothering to pay attention to it. Once they leave the Han family, they all assume that nothing happened."
"It seems Jiang Yuan has a very bad reputation in Nancheng."
"Yeah, people who are bold and unruly shouldn't be welcomed wherever they go, right?" Lin Qingqian folded her handkerchief and said, "I've used it before, so I won't return it. I'll have someone send a new one to Sister Shengsheng later."
"Need not."
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