Chapter 40 Mr. Jiang, long time no see
Mr. Jiang, long time no see
The noise coming from the door became louder and louder, and everyone's attention was drawn over.
He Zheng is here.
He was wearing a black long-sleeved thin shirt with dark patterns and black trousers. He had a tall and straight figure, with three-dimensional brow bones. Two buttons of his shirt collar were undone, and he looked calm yet a bit casual and wild.
There was a woman standing next to him.
The person was wearing a purple strapless long dress with a tight waist, long legs and a perky butt, showing off her curves. Her facial features were delicate and bright. She had a hollow and light shawl on her shoulders with an asymmetrical tassel design. The tassels swayed gently with every step she took. She was truly graceful and charming.
At first sight, wow, what a stunning beauty.
At second glance, hmm, the beauty looks familiar.
The third eye, damn! It looks like Wen Ruan!
The moment they recognized Wen Ruan, everyone said "Holy shit" in their hearts.
After Rong Li's celebration banquet, Wen Ruan disappeared without a trace, and didn't even show up at Jiang Qingyan and Yao Man's engagement party.
Most people assumed that "she took the Yao family's money and left Haicheng." No one expected that more than half a year later, she would appear again, and she would appear with He Zheng's arm around her.
This was even more shocking than her appearance at the Rongli celebration party.
The surroundings have exploded.
"Fuck, it really is Wen Ruan. I thought I was seeing things. Has she had cosmetic surgery in the past six months? She seems even prettier than before."
"Why is she here with He Zheng? Are they together? But to be honest, they look pretty good together."
"They're coming in full force! Jiang Qingyan and Yao Man are here too. Oh my god, it's going to be a Shura scene tonight!"
“…”
Jiang Qingyan was talking to someone inside. When he heard the name "Wen Ruan", his hand holding the champagne paused and he turned his head subconsciously.
He was tall, and his gaze passed over the crowd and fell directly on the beautiful figure at the door. His eyes changed from astonishment to complexity, and his expression was dazed for a moment.
It's Wen Ruan.
But it doesn’t seem like Wen Ruan.
Compared to half a year ago, she has changed a lot. All the hostility in her body has disappeared, and there is a faint smile on her face. Surrounded by a noisy crowd, she has an aura that is different from everyone else.
That aura was unfamiliar to him.
"Qing Yan?"
Yao Man was chatting with her sisters, and when she heard Wen Ruan's name, she subconsciously looked over.
After confirming that it was really Wen Ruan, she looked at Jiang Qingyan beside her and saw him staring blankly, feeling a little angry.
"Jiang Qingyan!" She pushed his arm.
Jiang Qingyan came back to his senses and turned to look at her. Yao Man complained unhappily, "You're staring at her! You're not allowed to look at her!"
Jiang Qingyan pushed his glasses, collected his thoughts, and said softly, "I was just surprised that she would come with He Zheng. I didn't have any other thoughts."
Yao Man didn't expect Wen Ruan to come, and she didn't expect her to come with He Zheng.
Yao Tianyu is in full charge of this cocktail party, so why did he invite He Zheng, this jinx?
Hasn't he suffered enough at the hands of He Zheng? Why doesn't he learn his lesson, this useless brat!
…
The invitation letter to He Zheng was indeed sent by Yao Tianyu, but he was not willing to do it at first.
His father asked him to give it to him.
My father said, "All the top 20 companies in the city can participate." This rule was originally set by Rongli. Minghe Capital is qualified, and not giving it a chance would be inappropriate and would give people a reason to criticize.
That's the truth, but he has a strong sense of crisis in his heart.
Why does he hate He Zheng so much?
One reason is that he hates He Zheng's mother, and the other is that he is uneasy about his father's attitude towards He Zheng.
Over the years, no matter how fiercely he fought with He, his father did not care. There was only one thing: he could sacrifice the entire Rongli Capital to fight with He, but he could not use the power of the group.
His father said it was to train him, and he has always believed so over the years, so in order to get his father's approval, he really worked hard.
Later, he accidentally saw his father calling He Zheng. Only then did he realize that his father had been in contact with He Zheng and spoke to He Zheng in a nicer tone than to him.
He always suspected that his father wanted to recognize He Zheng and wanted He Zheng to return to his ancestral home, especially when his father gave He Zheng the land in the south of the city.
In the past two years, he had the idea of expanding the scale of Rongli Capital. He planned to buy that piece of land to build a new headquarters building. His father supported him and praised him for his ambition. However, he turned around and gave the land to He Zheng.
It’s free too!
How could someone like my father, who prioritizes profit above all else, spend billions to buy land for He Zheng? He must want to recognize him, otherwise why would he try to please him so much?
Yao Tianyu was furious, but his father asked for an invitation to He Zheng for the cocktail party, so he had to obey the order.
I was quite angry at first, but then I thought, he was fully responsible for this cocktail party, so what was he afraid of?
He hasn't yet avenged the last celebration party.
He was completely unprepared for the celebration banquet. He was tricked by Yao Man and caught off guard by Wen Ruan, so He Zheng took the opportunity to humiliate him, which was a huge loss of face.
Today is his home court, this is his territory, how could he still give He Zheng the opportunity to be arrogant?
He was afraid that He Zheng would not dare to come, but if he dared to come, he had plenty of ways to deal with him.
"He Zheng is here!"
When his younger brother came to tip him off, Yao Tianyu was playing by the swimming pool with a group of young friends. When he heard that He Zheng was coming, he immediately hugged the beautiful woman and brought a group of people over in a grand manner.
He was determined to teach He Zheng a lesson today and stomp on his face. He had even thought of the words to humiliate him, but in the end—
"Wen Ruan?"
After Yao Tianyu confirmed that the beauty in front of him was Wen Ruan, he was shocked and couldn't hide his amazement.
"It's really you! I thought I was seeing things. Where have you been for the past six months? Did you have plastic surgery?"
Wen Ruan raised an eyebrow, "Plastic surgery? I'll just take it as Mr. Yao praising my beauty."
Yao Tianyu's eyes moved back and forth over her face and body, and he marveled at her beauty. She was indeed more beautiful than before.
If you look closely, the face is still the same face, but the temperament has changed, for the better. The sharpness and angularity have faded away, as if the person has been reborn, and the whole person is radiant.
He Zheng saw that his greedy eyes seemed to be fixed on Wen Ruan, so he slightly turned his body to block his sight and spoke with disgust.
"Stop drooling, isn't that disgusting?"
Yao Tianyu subconsciously touched his mouth, and when he realized that he had been tricked, he became furious.
"You fucking—"
"Don't swear," He Zheng interrupted him with a raised eyebrow. "Today is your place. If a fight really breaks out, you'll be the one to be embarrassed. I didn't come here to cause trouble."
Hearing the last sentence, Yao Tianyu almost laughed out of anger. He raised his hand and pointed at Wen Ruan.
"You're not here to cause trouble? Didn't you bring her here to cause trouble?"
Last year's Rongli celebration banquet caused a huge sensation in the circle and many people were impressed, so when they heard Yao Tianyu's words, they all agreed.
Of course, Jiang Qingyan and Yao Man are here today. He Zheng brought Wen Ruan here just to cause trouble.
But for these spectators, making trouble is good because they can watch the fun for free.
He Zheng took a half step back, put his right arm around Wen Ruan's slender waist, and brought her in front of him.
Wen Ruan was exposed to the public again.
He Zheng's clear voice was neither too loud nor too soft.
"I brought Minghe's investment director here. She's my female companion. We came to the cocktail party properly with our invitations. How could she be considered a troublemaker?"
——I’ll bring our Minghe’s investment director here.
Minghe's investment director? Who? Wen Ruan?
Yao Tianyu: “?”
Everyone: “?”
Because He Zheng helped Wen Ruan at the celebration banquet, some people speculated that Wen Ruan might go to Minghe, but more than half a year has passed and there has been no movement.
Everyone thought Wen Ruan had left Haicheng, but now he suddenly appears, still as the investment director of Minghe.
This woman really doesn't play by the rules.
"Minghe's investment director?"
Yao Man came over holding Jiang Qingyan's arm and was also startled by He Zheng's words, "Wen Ruan, did you really go to Minghe?"
Wen Ruan looked at her with calm eyes and curled his lips slightly, "Yes."
"Didn't you leave Haicheng? Why are you back?"
Yao Man has been very busy over the past six months. She took over the Investment Department 2, had to learn work matters from Jiang Qingyan, and also had to worry about engagement matters. She was busy every day.
But no matter how busy she was, she always asked people to keep an eye on Wen Ruan's movements. Although she didn't know where Wen Ruan went, she knew that Wen Ruan had left Haicheng.
He had been gone for more than half a year, and she thought Wen Ruan was tactful and would not come back.
"Why are you back again?"
Wen Ruan seemed to find the question amusing and laughed, "I'm from Haicheng. I grew up here. My home is here. I can come back whenever I want."
Yao Man looked her up and down with a critical gaze. The more she looked, the more disgusted she became, and the angrier she became.
Over the past six months, no one knows where this woman has gone. She has become more beautiful, and her temperament and dress look like a gorgeous transformation.
She was so angry that she almost died. What a mistake! What a mistake!
She was wearing a white backless, waisted long dress today, which was more ladylike. Since she was the one who chose Jiang Qingyan's suit, the white long dress matched the design and style of his suit very well.
If I had known earlier, she should have worn something more colorful, but now Wen Ruan has stolen the limelight!
Wen Ruan ignored Yao Man's gaze and turned to look at Jiang Qingyan. Their eyes met and Wen Ruan raised her hand openly.
"Mr. Jiang, long time no see."
Jiang Qingyan's gaze was fixed on her delicate and bright face, and his dark eyes dimmed a little. She had a smile on her lips and no resentment on her face. She greeted him normally.
Treat him like an ordinary colleague you have worked with before.
That's all.
A faint feeling of bitterness arose in his heart. Jiang Qingyan lowered his head as if to hide his emotions, reached out to push his glasses down on the bridge of his nose, and then, with his hand with distinct finger bones, he reached out to hold Wen Ruan's hand.
However, as soon as her fingertips touched the slightly cool and delicate skin, Yao Man pulled her hand back.
The words 'long time no see' also froze on his lips.
Yao Man took Jiang Qingyan's arm in a protest and looked at Wen Ruan sarcastically.
"If you're coming back, then come back. Why don't you change your career? Even if you don't change your career, why did you go to Minghe?"
"Everyone knows that Minghe and Rongli Capital are competitors. You just resigned from Rongli and joined Minghe. What do you want to do? Do you feel that Rongli treated you unfairly and want revenge?"
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