Lin Wanyi seemed to have eyes on her back, or had expected her to do this. She didn't even turn her head, but spoke in a cold voice with a hint of smile.
"Ms. Su, you have to think clearly. We came in together. If something happens to my new dress, or to me, in this dressing room, what do you think people outside will think? What will Jiang Tingchen think? If you want to take action, you should think carefully about the place. Don't make yourself suffer. That's not worth it, don't you think?"
These words were like a basin of ice water, cooling down the evil fire that had just emerged in Su Yao's heart.
No matter how unwilling she was to accept it, she knew that Lin Wanyi was telling the truth.
If something really happened here, Su Yao would be the first one to be held responsible.
Su Yao bit her lips so hard that they almost broke, and her chest was so stuffy and painful, but she finally suppressed her evil fire and unwillingness.
She stretched out her trembling hands and slowly pulled up the zipper for Lin Wanyi. The coldness of the metal zipper seemed to chill her to the core.
"Thank you." Lin Wanyi adjusted her skirt, turned around, and put on that perfect, slightly distant smile on her face again, as if the verbal confrontation just now had never happened at all.
She looked Su Yao up and down, said nothing more, opened the door and walked out.
Su Yao stood alone in the locker room for a long time before gritting her teeth and following him out.
As soon as Lin Wanyi came out, her face regained its previous gentleness.
She saw Jiang Tingchen talking to several guests, so she walked over with a smile.
When Jiang Tingchen saw her come out after changing her clothes, he simply signaled to the others and walked towards her: "Is everything settled?"
Lin Wanyi nodded, then leaned closer to Jiang Tingchen. Her voice was low, with a hint of familiarity and a hint of helplessness, "Tingchen, what happened just now... Miss Su, well, she's young and a little impatient. But I think I've seen through some of her little tricks for you. You, you better be more careful in the future and don't let her little tricks upset you."
Jiang Tingchen looked at her with a little more warmth in his eyes after hearing this, and whispered back, "I understand, Wanyi. I'm sorry that you've been wronged by what happened today."
Lin Wanyi smiled lightly: "It's just a small matter, don't take it to heart. Let's continue the socializing."
Lin Wanyi didn't know about the entanglement between Su Yao and Ning Nanxue, but they were all women, so how could she not see what each other was thinking?
After the banquet, Jiang Tingchen and Lin Wanyi left side by side. When they reached the car, Jiang Tingchen thanked Lin Wanyi and she stopped as well. She glanced in the direction Su Yao was coming from and a slight smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
Just as Su Yao was about to come forward, Lin Wanyi suddenly turned to Jiang Tingchen and opened her arms naturally: "Mr. Jiang, it's a pleasure to work with you tonight. I'll have to rely on you for the follow-up matters."
Jiang Tingchen paused for a moment, then understood her intention.
Lin Wanyi was probably doing this for Su Yao to see. If she cooperated with him, she might be able to completely stop thinking about him, which would save her trouble.
He also stretched out his hand and gave Lin Wanyi a gentle hug.
This hug should have been a courtesy, but when Lin Wanyi approached Jiang Tingchen's shoulder, her eyes passed over his shoulder and fell squarely on Su Yao's face a few steps away.
There was an indescribable meaning in that look, like showing off, or like a silent declaration.
Su Yao's feet were suddenly nailed to the spot. She looked at the scene in front of her, her heart choking.
Lin Wanyi's look was more painful than a needle prick.
The hug ended quickly, and Lin Wanyi let go of Jiang Tingchen, with the smile on her face still decent: "Then I'll say goodbye first, Mr. Jiang." After she said that, she glanced at Su Yao meaningfully, then turned and walked towards the parking lot.
After Lin Wanyi's figure disappeared, Su Yao came back to her senses. She rushed to Jiang Tingchen in a few steps, her voice trembling: "Brother Tingchen! How could you be like this with her? What did she mean just now? Aren't you afraid that Ning Nanxue will be unhappy if she knows?"
She could only bring up Ning Nanxue, which was her last trump card.
Jiang Tingchen's expression didn't change much, but his eyes looked a little colder when he looked at Su Yao.
"Ms. Lin and I are normal business partners and friends. You don't need to worry about Nanxue." He paused and added, "Nanxue is not the kind of person who makes trouble for no reason. She and I just have a conflict, but we are not breaking up."
Su Yao was blocked by him and couldn't say a word. Her face turned red and white.
She knew that if she continued to talk about Ning Nanxue, she would only bring shame upon herself.
She bit her lip, the anger and grievance in her heart churning, but she forced it down, replaced it with a pitiful expression, and lowered her voice: "Brother Tingchen, it's so late, I'm going home alone... I'm a little scared. Can you... can you give me a ride?"
Jiang Tingchen looked at her, his eyes not loosening at all: "My driver will take me. Miss Su, you should have called a car yourself. If not, I can ask the hotel to arrange one for you."
His refusal was polite, but the meaning was clear.
Su Yao is completely at her wit's end now.
She finally realized that Jiang Tingchen had no intention of showing her any mercy.
She tossed and turned that night, but gained nothing and instead made herself look like a joke.
Her nose felt sore and her eyes became hot, but she forced herself not to let the tears fall.
"No... no need, I have my own car." Su Yao's voice was a little muffled. After she finished speaking, she turned around and walked away quickly, as if she was running away.
Jiang Tingchen looked at her back as she left in a hurry, shook his head slightly, and then got into his car.
When she got home, Ning Nanxue was still awake, curled up on the sofa reading a picture album. She looked up when she heard the door open.
"Are you back? Did everything go well at the banquet?" Ning Nanxue put down the album and asked him.
Jiang Tingchen walked over and sat down next to her. He naturally picked up the album she had just put down and flipped through it before holding her hand: "Everything is fine. It's just Su Yao who made a little noise again."
In a few words, he told Ning Nanxue how Su Yao targeted Lin Wanyi at the banquet, how Lin Wanyi responded, and what happened at the door later.
Ning Nanxue listened and heard that Su Yao failed to pour wine on him and was instead outmaneuvered, and even had to help Lin Wanyi zip up her clothes. The corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.
When Jiang Tingchen talked about Lin Wanyi's hug and Su Yao's final dejected departure, Ning Nanxue burst out laughing.
"This Su Yao," Ning Nanxue shook her head with a bit of amusement, "really... she won't turn back until she hits the wall, and even if she hits the wall, she may not turn back. After suffering such a series of losses today, she must be grinding her teeth when she sleeps at night, right?"
Jiang Tingchen also smiled: "Lin Wanyi is quite good at seizing opportunities. It can be considered a small help to let her sober up."
"Well, Miss Lin is a sensible person." Ning Nanxue agreed, "Su Yao's little tricks are really not enough in front of her. She is looking for trouble herself. What do you call it? You deserve it."
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