Chapter 114: The Spoiled Little Troublemaker (27)
On the other hand, when Lu Tingkan came to the Jiang Group where Jiang Zhiran was, he keenly noticed that the atmosphere here seemed particularly solemn and depressing, and unusually cold.
A threatening atmosphere of impending storm spread out, and every employee in the company was shrouded in this atmosphere. They were so frightened that they dared not say a word and remained silent.
Lu Tingkan raised his brows slightly, wondering in his heart what had happened.
As he gradually walked towards Jiang Zhiran's office at the innermost part, the condensed atmosphere became thicker and thicker, like a biting cold wind in winter, even so cold that it made people feel pain on their skin.
Lu Tingkan gradually frowned, and after hesitating for a moment, he raised his hand and gently knocked on the door.
Then, Jiang Zhiran's voice, completely devoid of warmth, rang out from the room: "Come in."
Lu Tingkan took a deep breath, slowly opened the door and walked in.
As soon as he stepped into the office, he immediately noticed something strange about Jiang Zhiran.
The first thing that caught my eye was Jiang Zhiran's face, which was so gloomy that it looked like water could drip out of it. His eyes, which were originally bright and lively, now carried a hint of fatigue and deep indifference.
What surprised Lu Tingkan even more was that the entire office was filled with the smell of cigarette smoke.
This was simply too abnormal for Jiang Zhiran.
How could he say that Jiang Zhiran was a weirdo in their circle?
You know, in their circle, Jiang Zhiran is a well-known weirdo.
One reason is that Jiang Zhiran seems to have no interest in women at all.
Different from those who started eating meat at an early age, Jiang Zhiran was as still as the wind before he became an adult, and after he became an adult, he always kept his purity and would not even glance at others.
Second, Jiang Zhiran never drinks alcohol.
On the one hand, no one dared to force him to drink; on the other hand, it was because he never needed to use alcohol to numb himself and escape reality.
As for tobacco, Qingwu doesn't like the taste, so Jiang Zhiran won't touch it.
However, at this moment, the ashtray in front of him was full of cigarette butts, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of tobacco.
The man was obviously working diligently, but he looked dejected. His usually clean clothes didn't seem so neatly arranged anymore, and he exuded an undisguised dejection.
Lu Tingkan was stunned and asked in confusion. "Why are you smoking? Aren't you afraid your little princess will dislike it?"
He teased as usual.
In the past, asking Jiang Zhiran to smoke a cigarette was like asking him to die. She said that Qingwu would dislike him and would ignore him.
But now...
Lu Tingkan's eyes flickered. Even when they were arguing the most fiercely, Jiang Zhiran didn't even take a puff of cigarette.
Although Lu Tingkan believed that the previous quarrels were all one-sided acts by Qingwu.
As expected, after hearing this, Jiang Zhiran became more and more irritated and responded unhappily: "Don't mention her to me."
Seeing this, Lu Tingkan put away his smile, straightened his expression slightly, and asked, "What's going on? Are you two arguing again?"
Judging from Jiang Zhiran's reaction, this quarrel seemed to be quite serious.
But faced with his friend's concerned inquiries, Jiang Zhiran suddenly fell silent.
All the events that happened in the past few days kept playing in his mind like a movie, and every scene was so clear that he tossed and turned every night and couldn't fall asleep.
Despite the inner torment, Jiang Zhiran has never been the kind of person who would drink to drown his sorrows or numb himself with alcohol.
What's more, he is well aware of the heavy responsibility he shoulders and will never allow himself to indulge in the illusion brought by alcohol.
Gu Qingyu stared at him so closely over and over again that his mind couldn't relax or unwind even for a moment.
In the past few nights, whenever the night was deep and everything was quiet, he would always sit quietly by the window, light a cigarette, and let the cigarette burn quietly at his fingertips.
The faint orange-red flame flickered in the darkness, illuminating his handsome, slightly haggard face.
Wisps of smoke slowly rose and spread out in all directions, blurring his vision.
It was not until the hot cigarette butt was about to burn his fingers that he suddenly woke up from a trance.
He frowned slightly, but did not throw away the cigarette immediately. Instead, he let the scorching temperature spread across his fingertips.
The tingling sensation spread throughout his body along the nerves, causing Jiang Zhiran's body to tremble slightly.
Yet, in the midst of this pain, he unexpectedly felt a strange sense of comfort.
It seemed that only this kind of real and direct pain could temporarily numb his heart that had long been devoured by jealousy and pain, allowing him to briefly forget the heart-wrenching pain like a knife.
In fact, even Jiang Zhiran himself deeply hated himself for the way he was now.
Although several days had passed, and he and Qingwu had no contact during this period.
But his longing for Qingwu not only did not diminish in the slightest, but became even stronger.
The more I hated myself for being obsessed with her, the more anxious and restless I became, and the deeper my longing for her became.
Even in many unintentional moments, Qingwu's every frown and smile would unexpectedly appear in his mind, as clear as if it happened yesterday.
He would still frequently think of Qingwu's glance and smile, and the way she acted and played tricks on him.
I can't forget it at all.
Faced with such Qingwu and such a useless person like himself, Jiang Zhiran really felt helpless and had no idea what to do with her.
But love—shouldn't it be single-minded and exclusive? Why could Qingwu still have someone else?
When Jiang Zhiran was lost in thought, Lu Tingkan's leisurely voice came from behind him.
"What should we do then? The latest news is that Gu Qingyu has indeed taken action against the Ning family. The Ning family is currently under investigation, and the head of the Ning family can find out a lot of things."
Then, he paused and continued, "This time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to save the Ning family."
"Not only that, it seems that all of Ning Group's businesses are currently in Yan Chenli's hands."
"Should you take care of your little princess?"
Hearing this, Jiang Zhiran turned around abruptly and frowned subconsciously.
He suddenly recalled the time when his special assistant reported to him that Yan Chenli had been staying at the Ning family villa for the past few days...
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