Chapter 43 Do you feel sorry for him?
Do you feel sorry for him?
This resort hotel under the Rongli Group is located at the end of the Haicheng Bay Promenade.
Covering an area of 70,000 square meters, in addition to more than 400 sea view rooms, there is also a 2,000 square meter presidential villa. Tonight's cocktail party will be held in this presidential villa.
There is a large open-air swimming pool in the villa, and the guests are mainly concentrated in the swimming pool and the banquet hall on the first floor.
After leaving the banquet hall, turn left and there is a rose garden at the end. The yard is too big, so this side is a bit remote.
Wen Ruan came here to find some peace and quiet and wait for He Zheng, but he didn't expect Jiang Qingyan to come.
Shouldn't he be accompanying Yao Man now?
Ruan Ruan?
hehe.
"Mr. Jiang, my last name is Wen, not Ruan. You called me the wrong name."
There was a swing in the middle of the rose garden. Wen Ruan was sitting on the swing at this time, with her toes touching the ground and swinging slowly.
Jiang Qingyan walked around the swing and stood in front of her. He was so close that he could see the indifference and alienation hidden in her smiling eyes.
"Wen Ruan," he corrected her address and extended his hand towards her, "Long time no see."
haven't seen you for a long time?
Wen Ruan glanced at the hand he extended, a hint of irony playing at the corner of his lips. What did this mean? Continuing the greeting etiquette that Yao Man had just broken?
Wen Ruan had finished the champagne she had brought with her and placed it on the stone table beside her. At this moment, she held the swing rope with both hands and did not shake hands with him. She only asked:
"How did Mr. Jiang know I was here?"
Jiang Qingyan put down his raised hand and slowly took out a cigarette and lighter from his trouser pocket, "Let me have a cigarette."
He took Yao Man to the lounge, but failed to persuade her. Yao Man called Yao Wei directly and asked him to come back quickly and deal with He Zheng, crying and making a fuss.
Later, when Yao Tianyu heard that Yao Man had exposed He Zheng's life experience, he was furious and rushed into the lounge to find Yao Man. The two siblings started arguing, so he came out to smoke a cigarette and get some fresh air.
I heard someone talking and saying that they saw Wen Ruan walking in this direction. For some unknown reason, he also walked in this direction.
Sure enough, I saw her.
When Wen Ruan heard that he came here to smoke, he laughed and said, "Okay, I was just being sentimental."
She didn't feel embarrassed and even suggested that he change places.
"After all, your fiancée is very jealous. If she sees us meeting alone, she'll cyberbully me. So, Mr. Jiang, please be kind and go somewhere else to smoke and stay away from me."
Jiang Qingyan stood there without moving.
He lowered his eyes to look at her, his dark pupils fixed on her face, as if he hadn't heard her drive away.
"When Yao Man hit He Zheng with a cup, did you want to help him block it?"
When he was in the banquet hall, his eyes were mostly on Wen Ruan.
He saw it clearly when Yao Man hit He Zheng. When the cup was thrown, Wen Ruan almost subconsciously moved towards He Zheng.
She probably wanted to fight for He.
Fortunately, He Zheng reacted quickly and turned around to hug her.
Otherwise, the cup would have hit her chest directly. Yao Man's strength was not light, but fortunately it was He Zheng who was hit.
——When Yao Man hit He Zheng with a cup, did you want to help him block it?
Wen Ruan heard this but did not refute.
At that time, she saw that Yao Man was in a bad mood, so she kept paying attention to Yao Man's movements. She noticed when Yao Man raised her arm.
She wasn't stupid enough to block it with her body.
She wanted to push He Zheng away, but Shen Yifan went to pull He Zheng first. As soon as her hand touched He Zheng's arm, she was shaken and staggered forward half a step.
He Zheng turned around and hugged her, so she didn't fall.
Originally, the cup should have hit He Zheng's arm, or he was pulled away by Shen Yifan and could not be hit. But because of her half-step movement, He Zheng was hit on the back.
She felt quite guilty and thought about taking him to the hospital later.
Wen Ruan was thinking about going to the hospital. Seeing that she remained silent, Jiang Qingyan frowned deeply. He took two steps forward and bent down to get closer to her.
"Why did you block it for him? He hugged you, why didn't you push him away? Why did you cover his ears? Are you worried about him?"
Wen Ruan rejected his approach and wanted to get off the swing, but Jiang Qingyan suddenly reached out and grabbed her hand holding the swing rope, his palm covering the back of her slightly cold hand, and his low voice carried some inexplicable emotion.
"Wen Ruan, do you like He Zheng?"
Wen Ruan's body was trapped between his chest and the swing, and his hands were also grabbed, making him unable to move.
She didn't struggle, but looked up at him with a smile on her face.
"This is a rather personal question. Mr. Jiang, in what capacity are you asking me? Former colleague? Former boss? Or... former sex partner? Lover?"
She spoke the last few words very slowly, even emphasizing her tone deliberately. Jiang Qingyan's face changed at her drawn-out sarcasm.
Sex buddy, lover...
These four words without any warmth brought back memories of the celebration banquet held last year.
In front of everyone, she took the microphone and questioned him on the stage, forcing him to admit their relationship. He said:
"Wen Ruan, we agreed to each get what we need, without talking about love or affection. Why are you making a fuss about it now?"
In a word, he hinted to everyone that they had never been in love, they were just friends with benefits, lovers who got what they wanted from each other, and he nailed her to the pillar of shame.
The rose garden was as quiet as a pantomime.
After a long time, Jiang Qingyan let go of his hand and took three steps back. There was a strong and heavy apology in his low voice.
"sorry."
It’s a belated apology, Wen Ruan no longer needs it.
She jumped off the swing, and the moment her feet touched the ground, she chuckled softly, her voice crisp and charming.
"Jiang Qingyan, I've said it before, now that you've made your choice, don't regret it."
She left after she finished speaking. After she took two steps, a slightly hoarse voice with a deep sigh came from behind her.
"He Zheng is not a good person. He is not worthy of entrusting your life to. Wen Ruan, I am just worried about you."
Wen Ruan did not stop walking, "He is not a good person, and who are you, Jiang Qingyan, just be your licking dog, it is not your turn to meddle in my affairs."
Jiang Qingyan watched her walk out of the rose garden and did not chase her. He walked to the swing and sat down, holding the cigarette in his mouth and using his lighter to light it.
Although there was an occasional sea breeze, it was still hot here, making people feel dry. While puffing out smoke, he received a call from Yao Tianyu.
"Jiang Qingyan, where the hell have you been? Take your fiancée away!"
There was a rage over there, and Yao Man's roar could be faintly heard.
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Qingyan took a deep breath, but he swallowed too hard and the smoke entered his lungs, causing him to choke.
…
Wen Ruan came out of the rose garden and walked towards the door, preparing to go straight back to the car to wait for He Zheng.
I met Lin Yue on the way.
Lin Yue looked around, ran over, and pulled Wen Ruan along, jogging all the way to a remote corner next to the wall.
Wen Ruan was speechless, "Are you a thief?"
Lin Yue looked around again and said, "My uncle has heard about what happened in the banquet hall. He just called me and told me to stay away from you. I'm afraid of being seen with you."
She came out to answer a call from her uncle.
"My uncle said that now that you've joined Minghe, you're completely on the opposite side of Rongli. If I continue to associate with you, Yao Tianyu and Yao Man will label me a traitor."
Wen Ruan: "Then why did you pull me over?"
Lin Yue looked at her and smiled, his face full of gossip. "I'm really curious, so what's going on between you and He Zheng? Damn, he's so handsome tonight!"
Wen Ruan raised an eyebrow, "Falling in love with him?"
Lin Yue laughed out loud, "How could that be! I like young and handsome guys under 25 now. He's not my type, hahahaha."
Lin Yue was obviously very excited and kept talking. "Based on my experience, He Zheng should be interested in you. You can win him over."
Wen Ruan looked towards the banquet hall, waiting for He Zheng to come out.
"I have no plans to fall in love for the time being."
Lin Yue patted her shoulder and said, "I didn't let you get carried away. I told you a long time ago that men are used to regulate endocrine. Only fools give their true feelings."
She became more and more excited as she spoke.
"He Zheng is handsome and has a great figure. His waist is definitely strong. If you don't want to date him, just dump him when you're tired of him. Anyway, you've gone to Minghe, so it's better to keep the wealth within your family."
Wen Ruan's expression is hard to describe.
She urged Lin Yue to go back quickly, "If someone sees you staying with a jinx like me, Yao Man will really treat you as a traitor. Go back quickly."
The high heels Lin Yue wore tonight were so thin and high that she was tired of standing. She leaned against the wall and sneered weakly.
"If it weren't for my uncle and the Lin family, I would have really wanted to be a traitor. You don't know how many stupid things Yao Man has done since he took over your position."
"Let's not talk about anything else. Just remember that 400-word essay on the forum. Yao Man was most suspicious of the people in the Second Department. She thought they were your confidants and the most likely to stand up for you."
"She didn't keep any of them. She transferred them all to marginal departments. She didn't want to give them compensation, so she reduced their salaries and transferred them to other positions, forcing them to resign. Several of them couldn't stand it and resigned. Not only that, she also extended her hand to my department."
When Wen Ruan was still in Rongli, the most powerful department in the investment department was Department 2, followed by her Department 1.
Yao Man drove away the original people from the second department and wanted to transfer the talents from her first department. Fortunately, she now has a big project and needs manpower, but Yao Tianyu did not agree for the time being.
When her project is over, she doesn't know whether she can keep those people.
"Yao Man has always wanted to complete a project to prove herself. For more than half a year since you left, her main focus has been on her engagement party with Jiang Qingyan. Now that the wedding is done, she has some free time, and these past two days she's set her sights on the project I'm working on."
"My uncle said, if she wants one, then give her one. Why should I give her one? She's a grown-up girl and she has everything she needs. I have a team to feed, and the people under me are all saddled with mortgages, car loans, and tons of debt. If I lose a project, I lose a bonus. We all worked so hard to find this project, why should I give it to her for free?"
"I'm really impressed. Although Yao Tianyu is a scumbag, he has been quite sensible at work over the years. Why did he mess around as soon as Yao Man came? Now the entire investment department is in a mess. It's really like one bad apple spoils the whole barrel."
Lin Yue was just complaining. She had too many things to consider and couldn't openly offend Yao Man.
"I have to go." She stood up straight, turned her head to look at Wen Ruan, and was stunned for a moment, "Why are you smiling so creepy?"
Wen Ruan asked with a smile, "Aiyue Technology, VR games, this should be one of your projects. Is this what Yao Man grabbed?"
Lin Yue was surprised that she knew they were going to love Yue, but then she thought, this was not a secret, He Zheng must know it.
"No, Aiyue is very important to Rongli's strategic plan this year. Yao Tianyu will never agree to give it to Yao Man. I'm responsible for this. She wants someone else."
Wen Ruan looked at Lin Yue.
"Yao Tianyu can't keep condoning Yao Man's nonsense. If you want to kick Yao Man out of the company, find a chance to tell her that my first project after joining Minghe is Aiyue Technology."
She stopped talking briefly. Lin Yue had known her for many years and was also her old rival, so she understood immediately.
Wen Ruan is... going to challenge Yao Man?
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