Outside the Zhang family villa, Zhang Linger excitedly walked out of the yard and saw a slender figure standing next to the car. When she saw that figure, her face flushed slightly.
Zhang Linger called out softly, "Brother Li."
Jiang Li looked at her indifferently, took out a check from his pocket and handed it to her.
Zhang Linger was slightly stunned, then took the check and looked at him puzzledly, "What is this?"
"I promised you last time."
Zhang Linger put away the check and said happily, "Brother Li, thank you for your help on behalf of the children in the mountainous area."
Jiang Li did not respond, but said calmly: "From this moment on, our acting ends here."
"Brother Li." Zhang Linger looked at him in disbelief.
"Don't call me Brother Li. I'm one year younger than you." Jiang Li said word by word.
Zhang Linger felt as if her heart was stabbed by countless swords and knives. She was stunned and looked at him with a hurt face.
"Why are you doing this to me?"
Why are you so cruel to him!
Jiang Li raised his eyebrows and said coldly, "Did you get something wrong? We were just acting from the beginning to the end. I paid you. This matter ends here."
After saying that, Jiang Li got in the car and left, leaving Zhang Linger alone.
Zhang Ling'er held the check in her hand, tears streaming down her face.
One moment she was extremely happy about the check, but the next moment she felt it was extremely heavy.
It ruthlessly shattered her long-held fantasy and the things she had never wanted to face.
Zhang Linger squatted on the ground, crying loudly.
After that day, Jiang Li and Zhang Ling'er became strangers, and people around them speculated whether they had broken up. Then, they noticed that Jiang Li's visits to the academy were getting shorter and shorter.
At first, there were rumors in the college that Jiang Li was hurt by love, so he didn't want to come to the college.
This statement was quickly debunked, and the news of Jiang Li joining the family spread like wildfire in the academy. Everyone knew that Jiang Li had started working in the Jiang Family Group a year ago, and they also knew that he had reached his current position step by step with his own strength.
When his abilities were compared with Ou Shangjie again, the two seemed to be natural enemies. Even if the parties involved did nothing, outsiders would compare them.
She used to be able to see Jiang Li, but after that day in the greenhouse, Bei Yutang rarely saw him. Every time she went to bed, he didn't come back, and when she got up, he had already left early. It felt like he was deliberately avoiding her.
Bei Yutang knew he was working and would be very tired, and she didn't want him to get up early just to avoid her. She gave up her habit of getting up early for a run and slept in late every day.
It seemed like she was the only owner of the entire Jiang family, and Jiang Yi and Jiang Li were never seen.
Three months went by like this, and no one broke this pattern. Bei Yutang ate and drank normally every day and did what she liked, but only she knew that if she didn't do something, there would be a sense of emptiness in her heart and she felt very uncomfortable.
That day, Bei Yutang was playing chess alone as usual when Mrs. Jiang suddenly rushed into the greenhouse with an anxious look on her face.
"What's wrong?" Bei Yutang put down the chessboard in his hand.
Mrs. Jiang's eyes flushed slightly, and she said in a choked voice, "Madam, the master was in a car accident and died."
Bei Yutang stood up in shock and bumped into the chessboard. The chessboard flipped over and the black and white chess pieces rolled to the ground like jade beads, making a crisp sound of ping-pong.
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