Chapter 407: No Entanglement
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Tingchen threw the phone aside, stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window.
The neon lights of the city flickered in his deep eyes.
How could he not understand Su Yao's thoughts?
However, he had already made his mind clear, and no one could shake it.
A few days later in the afternoon, Jiang Tingchen came out of the Huayun Group building and prepared to drive to pick up Ning Nanxue after get off work.
As he walked into the parking lot, a pink Maserati slowly stopped next to him.
The car window lowered, revealing Su Yao's carefully groomed face.
"Tingchen, what a coincidence!" Su Yao raised a surprised smile on her face, as if it was really an accidental encounter, "Did you just get off work too?"
Jiang Tingchen didn't stop, but just nodded politely.
"Um."
"Where are you going? Let me take you there?" Su Yao suggested enthusiastically, looking at him with sparkling eyes.
"No need, I drove." Jiang Tingchen pointed to his car not far away.
"Oh yes, look at my memory." Su Yao patted her forehead, her smile still sweet, "Then you are going to..."
She didn't finish her words, but the searching look in her eyes was obvious.
"Go pick up Xue'er." Jiang Tingchen gave the answer directly again without hiding anything.
The smile on Su Yao's face froze for a moment, but soon returned to normal.
"I really envy Miss Ning for having such a considerate boyfriend like you." Her tone was sour and a bit self-deprecating.
"Tingchen, we... really can't be friends like before?" Su Yao's eyes were slightly red and her voice was choked.
"Weren't we best friends when we were little? You said you would always protect me." She began to play the emotional card, trying to arouse his sympathy.
Jiang Tingchen stopped and turned to look at her, his eyes calm but distant.
"Su Yao, we are friends, but just friends. The past is the past, and people always have to look forward."
"I have Xue'er now, I love her very much, and she is the only one in my future."
His tone was serious, and every word was clearly heard by Su Yao.
"I hope you can understand and stop doing these meaningless things. This will be good for both you and me."
Su Yao looked at his cold and resolute eyes, and her heart ached.
"A meaningless thing?" She repeated in a low voice, with a hint of reluctance and hurt. "In your eyes, our relationship over the years is just a meaningless thing?"
"I just... I just want to talk to you like we used to..." Her voice became lower and lower, with a tearful tone.
Jiang Tingchen looked at her, her face about to cry, and his heart remained calm.
Towards Su Yao, he was only polite as an old friend, nothing else.
"I'm sorry, Su Yao. But I can't give you what you want."
"It's getting late. I still have to pick up Xue'er. I'm leaving first."
He stopped looking at her and turned to walk towards his car, leaving Su Yao sitting alone in the car. Looking at his resolute back, she couldn't help but shed tears.
Why can he be so gentle to Ning Nanxue but so cold to herself?
What's so good about Ning Nanxue? A divorced woman with the mess of the Fu family!
Su Yao was unwilling to accept this. She felt that Jiang Tingchen was just confused for a moment.
She couldn't give up, she had to get him back.
A few days later, Jiang Tingchen received an invitation letter stating that it was a "private gathering of old friends of the Jiang family."
The initiators were several childhood friends of his, and the event was held in a high-end private club.
Jiang Tingchen looked at the invitation letter and felt that it was Su Yao's work again.
He directly called one of his childhood friends.
"Hey, Azhe, what's going on with the party on Friday night?"
Li Zhe on the other end of the phone was stunned for a moment.
"Oh, Tingchen, it's just... it's been a while since we've gotten together, and Su Yao suggested it, saying we should have some fun together."
Li Zhe's tone was a little vague.
Jiang Tingchen understood: "I won't go."
"Ah? Why? Tingchen, everyone misses you." Li Zhe was a little surprised.
"I've been busy lately, and I don't want Xue'er to misunderstand." Jiang Tingchen said frankly.
Li Zhe was silent.
There have been a lot of rumors in the Jiang family circle recently about Jiang Tingchen, Ning Nanxue, and Su Yao.
He also vaguely knew what Su Yao was thinking.
"Tingchen, are you...really determined to be with Ning Nanxue?" Li Zhe couldn't help but ask.
"Yes." Jiang Tingchen answered without any hesitation.
"She's very nice, and we're sure we feel for each other."
"Okay." Li Zhe sighed, "Then...Su Yao..."
"I'll explain it to her." Jiang Tingchen interrupted him, "Have fun."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Tingchen sent a message directly to Su Yao.
"I won't be attending the party on Friday. Don't invite me to events like this again. Xue'er and I are very good friends. I hope you can respect yourself."
The message was sent successfully, Jiang Tingchen turned off the phone screen and ignored it.
He has made his attitude clear. If Su Yao continues to pester him, don't blame him for not remembering their friendship.
He stood up and picked up his coat.
Now, he was going to meet the only important woman in his life.
Ning Nanxue was still waiting for him.
As the night deepened, the lights of thousands of homes outside the window shone into Ning Nanxue's apartment.
There were several home-cooked dishes on the table, steaming hot.
Jiang Tingchen sat opposite, but seemed a little absent-minded.
He held the chopsticks and occasionally picked up some food. His movements were slow and his eyes were a little vague.
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