Chapter 35 Jiang Qingyan is engaged
Jiang Qingyan is engaged
January of every year is the coldest season in Haicheng in winter.
The weather forecast shows that today is the coldest day this month, with cloudy skies, strong winds and icy roads.
Chen Yi drove the car back to Rongli Capital, and there was still no movement in the back seat until the car was turned off.
Chen Yi didn't dare to look back and took a cautious look in the rearview mirror.
The person behind just sat there, still maintaining the same posture as at the door of the real estate transaction center, with his legs crossed, his face slightly tilted, his eyes fixed on the window, like a sculpture, motionless.
Chen Yi was just about to remind him that they had arrived when the ringing of his cell phone suddenly sounded in the quiet carriage.
Jiang Qingyan withdrew his gaze from the window, and his stiff fingers slowly reached for his cell phone. It was a call from Yao Man.
"Qingyan, why aren't you in the company?"
Jiang Qingyan glanced outside and confirmed the location. "It's in the parking lot. I'll be right up."
Yao Man pressed on, "It's almost noon, are you out doing something?"
Jiang Qingyan: "Wen Ruan sold the house in Huatang Bay. The transfer will be processed today. I will go to sign."
Hearing that the house had been transferred, Yao Man was delighted at first, but then became wary and complained, "So you met Wen Ruan? Why didn't you tell me in advance? I could have gone with you."
Jiang Qingyan's eyes were tired, and he put his hand on his brow. "Wen Ruan didn't come. She hired a lawyer."
Yao Man uttered an "oh" and then asked, "Then why didn't you find a lawyer? If Wen Ruan had gone there on his own, wouldn't you have met?"
What she said was a bit unreasonable.
Jiang Qingyan leaned back and closed his eyes. "I happened to be doing some work nearby and stopped by."
He coaxed her gently, "Yao Man, you really don't have to care about Wen Ruan. You know, I've always loved you."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Qingyan stared out the window for a while, and suddenly called out Chen Yi.
"Lin Yue said that I was quite cruel to Wen Ruan. Do you think so too?"
Chen Yi opened his mouth, not knowing how to answer this question.
It's very cruel, very cruel.
What had Wen Ruan done wrong? Nothing at all. She had just been in a relationship, and for no reason had she suffered this unprovoked disaster.
Chen Yi didn't dare to say more, and only spoke carefully: "If President Jiang doesn't show some ruthlessness, Director Yao will take action. Once Director Yao takes action, there will be no turning back."
If Yao Wei takes action, not only Wen Ruan, but also Wen Ruan’s relatives and friends will suffer.
Fortunately, Yao Wei had intended to test President Jiang from the very beginning, so he handed the matter over to President Jiang.
"Mr. Jiang, Miss Yao has no intention of giving Wen Ruan a chance to live. If Wen Ruan leaves Haicheng and gets out of Rong Li's sphere of influence, she can live a more comfortable life."
Chen Yi paused and reminded in a low voice.
"Wen Ruan's mother is a doctor at Songli Hospital. Her family and friends are all here. There's a 50% chance that she'll stay in Haicheng. If she does, she might not be able to find a job."
Jiang Qingyan was silent, his unfathomable eyes showing no emotion at all. After a long while, he suddenly spoke:
"I remember that Mr. Zhang, the headhunter from Qichuan, had a son who was your classmate?"
Chen Yi was stunned for a moment, "Yes, college roommates, we have a very good relationship."
He had followed Jiang Qingyan for several years and could more or less guess what he meant. "Mr. Jiang, are you looking for Mr. Zhang from Qichuan Headhunters to help Wen Ruan find a job?"
Jiang Qingyan neither admitted nor denied it, but simply said, "Please help me make an appointment with Mr. Zhang. This matter must be kept secret."
"OK."
…
After the hot searches and false negatives about Wen Ruan disappeared, there was basically no more discussion about her online.
After all, she is not a public figure, and most netizens don’t know her. They are just following the trend to watch the show.
The melon was not finished yet, but the hot search disappeared, and instead, there was a divorce news about a top couple.
The man was exposed to have cheated on his wife during her marriage, and he cheated on her with an actress from the same crew while his wife was pregnant. There were kissing videos and photos of them holding hands in and out of the hotel, which confirmed the facts.
The top couple in the entertainment industry, a model couple, when the news came out, the server crashed, netizens all went to watch the show, and no one remembered who Wen Ruan was anymore.
But, every circle has its own world.
Wen Ruan is not a public figure, but he is very famous in the investment circle of Haicheng.
So, even though the voices on the Internet have died down, the gossip about her has never stopped in Haicheng.
The video of Rong Li's celebration party went viral privately. People speculated about the relationships between Wen Ruan and Jiang Qingyan, Jiang Qingyan and Yao Man, and even Wen Ruan and He Zheng in various versions.
Most men tend to agree that Jiang Qingyan regards Wen Ruan as his lover.
Because Wen Ruan is beautiful and looks very impressive when taken out, if Jiang Qingyan really likes her, how could he hide it? There are many people in the circle who covet Wen Ruan. If they date such a beautiful girl, they would be eager to show off to the public.
Most women tend to believe that Jiang Qingyan is a scumbag.
Because women understand women, they felt that Wen Ruan's accusations against Jiang Qingyan at the celebration banquet did not seem false, and a woman as proud as Wen Ruan dared to expose her scars in public, which obviously showed that she was so angry that she had lost her mind.
As for the relationship between Wen Ruan and He Zheng.
Some people admired their looks, some spread obscene rumors about them, and some said that He Zheng helped Wen Ruan simply to make things difficult for Yao Tianyu.
There were all kinds of discussions going on, with large and small groups chatting and speculating non-stop.
Wen Ruan became the topic of conversation among everyone after dinner.
Everyone is waiting for further developments.
Wen Ruan and Rong Li have completely broken up, and his career is basically over. Unless he changes cities or industries, no one in Haicheng's investment circle will dare to use Wen Ruan again.
Of course, except He Zheng.
Many people secretly set up bets, betting whether Wen Ruan would move to another city or industry in disgrace, or choose to go to Minghe Capital.
Or, as more people expected, Wen Ruan would go to Rongli and make a scene again, and they would laugh at the joke again.
However, until the New Year, Wen Ruan did not make any movement.
…
Time flies and the new year begins.
New Year, new atmosphere. Red lanterns are hung high in the streets and alleys, and there is a wide variety of New Year's goods and delicacies. The whole Haicheng is a prosperous and festive picture with constant laughter and joy.
In some occasions of extravagance and decadence, the discussion about Wen Ruan continues.
Some people say that although Wen Ruan’s name contains the word “Ruan”, he is not a soft-hearted person. After being bullied like that, he must be planning a big move.
Some people say that the reason why Wen Ruan has been quiet is because the Yao family gave her money privately to solve the problem. She took the money and chose to remain silent and went to other cities to develop.
There are more and more rumors, but the heroine at the center of the topic has not appeared yet, and everyone's enthusiasm is gradually fading.
After all, in such a big city, new events happen every day.
For example, at the end of February, He Zheng, the president of Minghe Capital, had a fight with Rongli’s general manager Xiao Yao.
It is said that it was because of a piece of land in the south of the city. The two had been fighting over that piece of land, and finally He Zheng got it. Yao Tianyu was not convinced. The two met in a bar and started fighting after a disagreement.
The incident even ended up at the police station. He Zheng was slightly injured and Yao Tianyu stayed in the hospital for two days. The relationship between Minghe and Rongli Capital became even more tense.
For example, in mid-March, Lingyi Technology, which had developed many hit games and had a glorious history, ran into trouble.
An employee reported under her real name that the company's vice president, surnamed Yang, had sexually harassed her multiple times. She reported this to her superiors, but no one dared to respond because the vice president was the nephew of the founder, Yang Sheng.
The employees not only reported the vice president, but also directly exposed the scandal of the founder Yang Sheng.
It is said that Dong Chao, the founder of Fireworks Studio, was once the operations director of Lingyi. People outside said that Dong Chao left Lingyi because Lingyi had become a family business and was on the decline. In fact, it was Yang Sheng who slept with Dong Chao's wife.
This incident caused quite a stir.
Fireworks Studio was established not long ago, has few employees, and is small in scale. It has never produced a hit game and is not well-known. However, their Chaoce became really popular at the end of last year because Wen Ruan was fired because of this Chaoce project.
Ling Yi's scandal was linked to Wen Ruan's affair, so the matter received a lot of attention.
Especially when Dong Chao was interviewed and asked about this matter, he said "I don't want to talk about what happened in the past", which was a direct acknowledgment that Lingyi Technology was caught up in a scandal.
In early April, Yang Sheng's daughter Yang Lu posted a blog, implying that she was instructed by Rongli's eldest daughter to humiliate Wen Ruan at Rongli's celebration banquet.
The eldest lady promised that as long as she embarrassed Wen Ruan at the banquet, she would let Yao Tianyu invest in Ling Yi, but she did not fulfill her promise afterwards.
Yang Lu has been active in the fashion circle for many years and is a beauty blogger with two million followers. Her Weibo became a little popular, but the flame was extinguished by Rong Li as soon as it started.
Rong Li sent her a lawyer's letter. Two days later, Yang Lu publicly apologized to Yao Man, saying that she was confused and angry about Ling Yi's scandal and was talking nonsense.
In mid-May, many people in Haicheng's upper class circles received invitations from the Yao family, announcing that Yao Man and Jiang Qingyan were getting engaged.
The date is set for June 20th.
The engagement banquet was very grand, with a luxury yacht, celebrities and business leaders gathered together, flowers spread all the way from the outside to the inside, and Moutai champagne and whiskey were unlimited, it was extravagant and luxurious.
Everyone congratulated him openly, but secretly gathered to gossip and bet on whether Wen Ruan would come.
In the end, he didn't come. Wen Ruan didn't show up until the end of the banquet.
She seemed to have truly disappeared.
After the celebration banquet for Rongli's success last year, she had not appeared in Haicheng since then. She didn't even make any move when Jiang Qingyan and Yao Man got engaged. No one knew where she had gone.
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Jiling Temple is located in a small county town thousands of miles away from Haicheng.
It was first built in the early Ming Dynasty and has experienced prosperity, damage, reconstruction, and a rough fate. It has a long history and a quiet and unique environment.
However, due to its remote location, small scale, and narrow and dangerous mountain roads, it is not very popular and is only famous locally.
The temple is divided into the front yard and the back mountain. The front yard is open to tourists for viewing and playing, while the back mountain is the residence of those who retreat from the world and those who practice in the temple, and is not open to the public.
Wen Ruan lives in a side courtyard on the west side of the back mountain. In the afternoon, she usually goes out for a walk, but she didn't go today because there were guests.
There was a tea set on the stone table under the tree. He Zheng sat on a stone bench, leaned over to add tea to Wen Ruan's empty cup, and told her about the big things that happened in Haicheng today.
"Jiang Qingyan and Yao Man are engaged."
"Really?" Wen Ruan said calmly, "That's good. They're a good match."
He Zheng tried to find some emotion other than calmness on her face, but no, she didn't even show the slightest bit of emotion when she heard the news of Jiang Qingyan's engagement.
No anger, no resentment, no grievance.
He Zheng was in a good mood, even joking with a cheerful tone, "So calm? You've been here in seclusion for half a year to cultivate your mind. Have you seen through the mundane world?"
Wen Ruan picked up the cup and took a sip of tea, smiling, "I'm not really disillusioned with the world, but I've let go of some things."
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