Chapter 29: Unforgettable Old Feelings, Reluctant to Part
Sang Lin's eyes narrowed, and she immediately checked today's entertainment news as her friend had suggested.
Trendy Entertainment is a notorious gossip account in Lant City. It often uses various lewd methods to follow and capture gossip, and has a bad reputation. However, the news it reports is usually quite sensational, so it also has a small number of loyal fans.
The entertainment news outlet "Trendy People" posted several photos with the caption: "Interstellar Marshal Spends Day and Night at Mahjong Restaurants—Is It for the Food or the Women?"
The title is quite sensational.
The blurry profile in the photo is easily recognizable as Lu Xiao. He is lying on the steps, casually chewing on a blade of grass.
The shooting time shown above was more than a month ago, I don't know why it's only being released now.
The classmate across from me was still going on and on: "You've already seen it, haven't you? Others might not know, but how could we not? That restaurant is obviously Nan Jiao's restaurant. Didn't they get married before? I think it's because they can't forget their old flame and are still hung up on each other..."
"Stop talking nonsense." Sang Lin interrupted her impatiently. When she tried to continue browsing the reports, the system malfunctioned. When she refreshed the page, all the related news had disappeared.
"Hey, did you see that? The news is gone. So it must be true, otherwise why would the news be taken down?"
"Hmph, even a marshal would demand the removal of a book if he saw himself being slandered."
“Sang Lin, in my opinion, it would be a good thing if Nan Jiao really went back to the First Star with her ex-beast husband. That way, no one would be competing with you for Klin.”
Sang Lin's eyes widened: "What's so good about it? Why should Nan Jiao live a good life? I want to see her entangled with a poor and ugly man for the rest of her life, not her picking up high-quality stocks!"
The two couldn't find common ground in their conversation, and Sang Lin quickly hung up the phone.
Thinking of the news she had just seen, she smiled dismissively.
He had connections and informants in the First Star, and everyone knew that those beastmen were in love with his cousin Feng Ran, so how could he possibly fall for someone else?
But for some reason, she felt a vague unease in her heart.
The phone rang again, and Sang Lin answered it immediately when she saw that it was Feng Ran calling. She smiled ingratiatingly and said, "Hello, cousin."
A voice replied, "Sang Lin, didn't you want me to help you connect with Lu Xiao? It's all taken care of. The address is Songlin Hotel."
"Wow? Cousin, you're so efficient! You're such a good cousin..."
After offering some flattery, Sang Lin fell into deep thought.
Isn't the Songlin Hotel the location chosen by the Chamber of Commerce? Nan Jiao will definitely go there too, perhaps...
*
The Chamber of Commerce regularly organizes events to promote the economic development of Lant City, which is a good opportunity to discuss cooperation.
As usual, Nan Jiao went to the designated location and was immediately surrounded by a group of fawning people who kept calling her "President Nan".
Most of these people were wealthy heirs who had inherited their family businesses. They were all arrogant and had never taken Nan Jiao seriously, much less bothered to cooperate with her small business.
She thought it was because she had hosted the Qiu family banquet some time ago, but to her surprise, the people flattered her about her great charm.
"President Nan, I heard that even the Interstellar Marshal is pursuing you, which shows how charming you are! I could tell at a glance that you are an extraordinary person, hahaha, you are truly remarkable!"
"It is said that the Marshal has had no intention of finding a new wife since his divorce, but you actually managed to win him over. You are truly amazing!"
"Mr. Nan, my daughter usually attends the Chamber of Commerce meetings. Please forgive me if I do anything wrong. And please don't forget to help us out when you become successful in the future!"
...
Nan Jiao was completely confused and only understood the reason after asking the person next to her.
It turns out that although yesterday's news was deleted quickly, it was still noticed by many people, especially some in the Chamber of Commerce who recognized that the shop that made Lu Xiao linger was their own company.
After politely declining the red envelopes offered by those around her, a hint of distress crossed Nan Jiao's beautiful face.
It must have been taken when Lu Xiao first arrived in Lant City, but I don't know why it's only being released now.
"You've misunderstood. I have absolutely no relation to the person you're talking about."
The group of people smiled knowingly and pulled out even bigger red envelopes from their bags: "We all understand, we all understand. Don't be afraid. We don't necessarily need any benefits. We just hope to leave a good impression on President Nan, hehe."
The small talk only stopped when the chamber of commerce president arrived.
The fact that Lant City is poor does not mean that the rich people in Lant City are also poor.
The Chamber of Commerce President, Karl, is a well-known tycoon in Lant City, with numerous businesses under his control, and is even ranked among the top 500 richest people in the interstellar world.
Carl had only spoken one sentence to Nan Jiao when she joined the company, but now he walked up to her respectfully and said, "President Nan, you've arrived. Please come in."
"No, please go ahead."
After some back and forth, Karl finally went into the Pine Forest Hotel first.
Nan Jiao's long eyelashes concealed the expression in her eyes as she followed the group forward.
Sang Lin walked behind the main group. This time she only brought one assistant, and her resentful eyes seemed to want to poke a hole through Nan Jiao.
She's the one who gets flattered all the time.
"Loading cargo? What are you pretending for? And you're even trying to act all high and mighty? You're just a shameless, wicked female!"
The hotel receptionist greeted Carl warmly and approached him, saying, "Mr. Carl, you've already booked a private room, right? Please follow me."
Karl nodded, then turned to look for Nan Jiao, not wanting to neglect her needs.
Suddenly someone in the crowd exclaimed.
*
Lu Xiao hadn't had time to take off his combat suit yet, and his face was covered by a gas mask, revealing only his deep eyes:
"Is the psychologist you mentioned here?"
Feng Ran nodded.
Lu Xiao nodded: "Thank you very much. If Yan Yan's condition improves, I will definitely repay you in greater ways."
Feng Ran smiled and said, "Why are you being so polite with me? I really care about Yan Yan. I would be very happy to see Yan Yan get better."
Seeing Sang Lin walking towards them from afar, Feng Ran concealed her impatience and introduced her warmly, "This is my cousin Sang Lin. Her family is in the catering business. She has always admired you very much, and she was the one who helped introduce you to this psychologist."
Since arriving in this world, Feng Ran has hated Sang Lin the most—that stupid and wicked person.
Ironically, she's portrayed as one of his key allies in the book, utterly loyal to him. Similarly, he dotes on her immensely.
Lu Xiao glanced at Feng Ran beside him; he loathed the feeling of being used. However, considering that Yan Yan still needed her care, he decided to give her face this time.
“Brother-in-law, I’m Sang Lin. We met before, but there was a misunderstanding about that matter…”
As Sang Lin approached, Lu Xiao recognized her. He had mild prosopagnosia, but he still remembered those who had bullied Nan Jiao.
Who is your brother-in-law?
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Sang Lin's face: "It's my fault for being too..."
She suddenly turned around and shouted Nan Jiao's name.
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