He Jinnian sat down next to Su Yan, gazing thoughtfully in Jing Mao's direction, and asked, "Second sister, what are you trying to do?"
Su Yan smiled faintly, "If you want to deal with him, Brother He shouldn't tip him off, right?"
"How could you think of me like that?" He Jinnian looked at her with a hurt expression. "Do you think I can't tell whether someone is friend or foe?"
"Based on your understanding of Jingmao, what do you think his purpose was in striking up a conversation with me?"
He Jinnian pondered for a moment before saying, "The most likely explanation is that he wants to use you to get in touch with Guo Ziming, or he's after your beauty. Both are true. Jingmao appears to be a gentleman towards women, but his private life is actually quite chaotic. Second sister, be careful not to fall into his trap."
Su Yan scoffed and said disdainfully, "Does he dare? I'll make him a lapdog here, and then I'll tell him who I am."
She wanted to avenge her sister-in-law, and she wanted to avenge her brother as well.
At this moment, Tao Yue returned and asked directly, "Yueyue, why is Jingmao here today?"
Logically speaking, today is the Spring Festival, and all those who have come are relatives and friends.
What kind of relative or friend is Jingmao to the Tao family?
A look of confusion flashed across Tao Yue's face. "I...I don't know."
Because of her innocent nature, her brother usually doesn't allow her to have contact with men.
She had no idea what relationship the young men who came today had with her family.
“The Tao family is now a rising star in Beijing, with a strong momentum. In addition, Tao Jin has a very keen eye for investment, and many people want to cooperate with him. However, he is a very meticulous person and has high requirements for his partners. He will not cooperate with those who have a bad reputation, no matter how capable they are. Jing Mao wanted to get in touch with Tao Jin through me, but little did he know that he had already been kicked out of Tao Jin's cooperation list. He is just going through the motions now,” He Jinnian explained.
So Jingmao's purpose in coming to the Tao family today was to meet Tao Jin. After Tao Jin left, he struck up a conversation with Su Yan, hoping to use this opportunity to cooperate with Guo Ziming.
"Ayan, is he harassing you?" Tao Yue asked anxiously.
She didn't know that the reason Zhong Jing had suffered so much over the years was because of Jing Mao.
Su Yan laughed, "I was just wondering how to deal with him, and now that he's delivered himself to my doorstep, I won't hold back."
Upon hearing this, Tao Yue looked at her blankly.
Su Yan didn't say much to her. Tao Yue, that silly girl, would do anything for her.
Dinner is served at 6:30 pm.
Half of the guests who came today stayed at the Tao family's house for dinner, and the dinner table was very lively.
Su Yan glanced around, then turned to Qiao Fei and asked, "Godmother, isn't my older brother coming back for dinner?"
Qiao Fei said, "He just called to say he's eating at the company. Don't worry about him. That kid hates noisy, bustling scenes."
Su Yan responded, thinking about the confident words that Old Madam Wu had said before leaving.
Did Tao Jin really find out something?
Su Yan ate the meal absentmindedly.
As dinner was drawing to a close, she quietly got up and left the restaurant.
After sitting down on the swing in the villa garden, Su Yan first made a phone call to Su Yu.
After the call connected, she immediately recounted her encounter with Jingmao that evening: "I allowed him to get close to me, and then I delivered a heavy blow to him."
"No way!" Su Yu refused without even thinking. "You can't put yourself in danger. I'm already gathering information on his crimes. I'll handle this myself."
“Brother, he knows I’m Guo Ziming’s junior sister. He’ll only fawn over me and treat me like royalty. He would never dare to do anything to hurt me unless he doesn’t want to stay in Beijing anymore.”
"Can……"
"Alright, don't you trust me to handle things?"
Su Yu had no choice but to compromise.
Even if it's not allowed, it's no use. Su Yan's phone call means she's already figured out what to do.
Be careful.
"Okay, I'm hanging up now."
After hanging up, Su Yan called Tao Jin.
The other side was a bit slow to respond this time.
"Ah Yan? I'm busy." Tao Jin's tone sounded somewhat serious.
"Brother Tao, have you found out something?"
She was referring to Old Mrs. Wu.
Tao Jin pondered for a moment, then said, "You don't need to worry, I'll handle it."
"Xiaoyue, you don't have to tell her, but it's okay for me. Otherwise, you're not treating me like family."
"You really are..." Tao Jin said helplessly, "The twin brothers that Old Madam Wu mentioned are the young masters of the Min family in Beijing. The Min family, the Guo family, and the Xie family are families of equal status. The eldest young master of the Min family has taken a liking to Tao Yue."
But at the family reunion banquet, the second young master of the Min family was also present. He took a liking to you, but you were often in Guangzhou, so he didn't know how to make a move. Until recently, the eldest young master of the Min family revealed to the public that he liked Xiaoyue, and the second young master of the Min family also said that he liked you. When Old Madam Wu found out about this, in order to curry favor with the Min family, she volunteered to be the matchmaker for the Min family.
Su Yan: "..." What a weirdo!
She was unfamiliar with the social circles in Beijing and often stayed in Guangzhou, so naturally she knew nothing about it.
“This matter is a bit tricky to handle. I have already contacted the two young masters of the Min family. They will visit them tomorrow to apologize. You don’t need to worry about it. An apology will suffice.”
Even if this wasn't the Tao family's fault, they still have to apologize.
There's no way around it; those of low status are always seen as wrong, even if they're not at fault. It's been the same principle since ancient times.
Su Yan's feelings were extremely complicated. "I'm sorry, brother, I'm the one who dragged you all into this."
Tao Jin disagreed, saying, "We're family, let's not talk about being implicated. Okay, I have something to do, I'll hang up now."
After hanging up the phone, Su Yan frowned and stared blankly at the flowers by the wall.
She suddenly realized how weak she was.
No matter what happens, she has to rely on the relationships between the people around her to solve it.
All along, she had been thinking about protecting the people she cared about, but now it's others protecting her, which is not what she wanted.
At this moment, Su Yan felt somewhat lost.
She subconsciously fiddled with the number keys on her phone.
She only snapped out of her daze when her phone rang with Wen Nai's voice, asking in confusion, "Nai Nai? When did you call me?"
Wen Nai was speechless. "Are you stupid? Didn't you call me?"
"Huh? Really?" Su Yan scratched her head.
"Is something on your mind?" Wen Nai asked uncertainly. "I keep having dreams about being with a girl. In my dreams, when she's troubled, she always unconsciously calls me, and she always thinks it's me calling her. Is that you?"
Su Yan's mind went completely blank, and her eyes welled up with tears.
She looked down at her toes, her voice hoarse, "It's me, you really are the Wen Nai I know, I didn't guess wrong."
Wen Nai said guiltily, "I'm sorry. You must be a very important person to me. I shouldn't have forgotten you, Yan Yan. I hope you won't blame me when I recover."
Only Wen Nai calls her Yan Yan.
A tear fell onto her thigh with a "plop," and Su Yan said in a hoarse voice, "I don't blame you."
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