86: Chapter 86 Master Says to Avoid Suspicion 86: Chapter 86 Master Says to Avoid Suspicion After the afternoon summit ended.
The organizing committee updated several new posts on Weibo.
One of them was a photo of three people, namely Old Mr.
Yuan, Old Mr.
Qi, and Miss Su He standing between the two.
Soon, this photo quickly spread across the internet.
Everyone was shocked.
The fact that Su He could stand in the middle of two towering figures in the medical field for a photo indicated her status was no small matter.
Although the organizing committee did not reveal her identity, a sour netizen commented under the post: “Tsk tsk tsk, the lengths to which girls nowadays will go for fake honors, not hesitating to sell their beauty.
How could such a young girl have the opportunity to participate in a serious place crowded with bigwigs?
There must be unknown secrets behind this, those in the know understand!”
The official account uniquely responded to them: “Dear, you got it right, there indeed are secrets unknown to the public, because we shamelessly invited her over~” and even added a shy emoji at the end.
The comments under this reply exploded instantly!
On the other side, Su He, after accompanying Old Mr.
Yuan and Old Mr.
Qi at the summit, also attended a dinner banquet and thus did not pay attention to what was happening online.
Not until the dinner ended.
She had just stepped out of the hotel entrance when she saw Jiang Yan.
He stood beside the car, dressed in a suit and looking dignified, as if waiting for someone.
When she looked at him, he also looked towards her.
They were only a few steps apart.
“Girl, what’s this, you know him?” Old Mr.
Yuan keenly noticed something amiss.
Before Su He could speak, the man had already walked over.
Jiang Yan glanced at Su He, then turned his attention to Old Mr.
Yuan, “Old Mr.
Yuan, hello, I am Susu’s husband, Jiang Yan, and I’ve come to take her home.”
Yuan Guohua was completely stunned and stammered, “You…
you…are a couple?”
Su He: “…”
What is this damn man Jiang Yan up to?
“You brat, when did you get married?
How come this old man didn’t know?” Old Mr.
Yuan glared at Su He, feeling as though he missed out on a fortune: “You don’t think that I, old man, couldn’t afford a dowry, do you?”
Su He rubbed her forehead, “No, Master, I wasn’t acquainted with you when I got married.”
“What?”
“I got married four years ago.”
Old Mr.
Yuan blinked incredulously, “Four years ago?
Weren’t you just twenty back then?”
Before Su He could speak, Old Mr.
Yuan turned to Jiang Yan and scolded, “How could you bear to do it?
She was only twenty at the time, a future full of promise, and you trapped her in the confines of marriage, it’s a bit unethical!”
Jiang Yan responded politely, “Old Mr.
Yuan is right to scold me.
It’s because Susu is too outstanding.
If I didn’t take action early and marry her, there would be too many people eyeing her from outside.”
Old Mr.
Yuan swallowed his words; it wasn’t unreasonable what he said.
Before this, he had even thought about setting Su He and his grandson up in a few days.
He hadn’t even started yet, only to find out today that his great disciple was already married.
“What you said is not wrong, either, this girl is too dazzling, not just anyone is worthy of her,” Old Mr.
Yuan muttered to himself.
At the same time, he was sizing up Jiang Yan.
From the first glance, he sensed this man’s extraordinary identity, his imposing aura.
Even though he tried to conceal it, his every move exuded a demeanor not typical of someone from an ordinary family.
He radiated an air of majesty, belonging to someone at the top in control of life and death decisions.
The Jiang Family?
In Yue City, with the name Jiang, only that Jiang Family could raise someone of such high-end dignity.
Night descended, Yue City’s nighttime scenery was bustling, intoxicating those who immersed themselves in it.
Su He sat in the car, looking out the window at the lights twinkling like a multitude of stars.
Last night, she had not returned to Moon Gift Villa and had not told him.
Su He thought he would ask her, but from the moment they got in the car, he had not mentioned it.
Until they returned to Moon Gift Villa.
A red sports car stood parked at the opened wrought-iron gate of the villa.
The person in the car got out upon seeing their vehicle.
Tang Sirou’s delicate figure appeared before them.
Su He merely glanced lightly and then withdrew her gaze.
Tang Sirou blocked the car’s path, forcing Jiang Qi to stop.
She took a few steps forward and approached the car window where Jiang Yan was seated.
Jiang Yan lowered the car window.
Tang Sirou looked at his stern profile and glanced at Su He sitting next to him, biting her lower lip, “Ah Yan, I want to talk to you, may I?”
Jiang Yan didn’t look at her, his gaze fixed ahead, his voice low and husky, indifferent, “Hmm, just talk here.”
He had no intention of getting out of the car to talk privately with her.
His icy voice and indifferent expression pierced deep into her heart like a thorn, making her feel a prickling pain all over.
He wasn’t like this before; at least he wouldn’t ignore her like this.
But everything changed since Su He returned.
Thinking of how triumphant Su He was today filled her with a dark shadow, her eyes brimming with a touch of jealousy and coldness.
She composed her emotions, her gaze clear and gentle with a hint of grievance, “Mr.
Yan, could you please not be ruthless to the Tang Family?
Jiang Family is Tang Family’s biggest business partner, and if Jiang Family also chooses not to cooperate with Tang Family, then Tang Family truly won’t be saved.”
“Just this afternoon, all the business partners suddenly terminated their contracts with Tang Family.
The great-aunt was indeed at fault; she should not have confronted Dr.
Su.
Yesterday, Mr.
Yan, you also punished the great-aunt, and she knows her mistake now.
She promised to personally apologize to Dr.
Su, so, could you retract the order not to cooperate with Tang Family?”
Today, after she and Lou Ruozhi left the summit and returned home, the entire Tang Family’s atmosphere was extremely tense.
She asked her dad to find out that Tang Family lost all their business partners in just one day, which was undeniably suffocating bad news.
She had no choice but to seek out Jiang Yan.
But she was stopped outside and waited for a full hour.
Upon hearing her words, Jiang Yan’s eyebrows unconsciously furrowed slightly.
He had only instructed Jiang Family to cancel cooperation with Tang Family, which, while severely damaging, would not lead to their demise.
As for the other business partners, he did not interfere.
His gaze swept towards Su He who was beside him, quietly looking at her phone with her head down, and he thought he had an idea.
Jiang Yan slightly turned to glance at Tang Sirou, his eyes calm without any emotion, “Sorry, I can’t grant your request.
Even though I issued the command, I’m not the final decision-maker; I’m just an employee.”
Tang Sirou felt a chill, her complexion turning bleak, puzzled, “What, what do you mean?”
Instinctively, her eyes turned to Su He.
Jiang Yan stated, “The biggest shareholder of Jiang Group now is my wife.”
As if a bomb had gone off in her head, Tang Sirou’s mind reeled with shock.
At his words, Su He’s finger, which was scrolling through her phone, paused momentarily before resuming, as if all of this had nothing to do with her.
After a long while, Tang Sirou regained her voice, sounding a bit choked up, “Mr.
Yan, do you mean I should ask Dr.
Su?”
Jiang Yan didn’t speak, but the answer was quite clear.
Her hands hanging by her sides now clenched slightly.
He was now making her plead with Su He.
Also, how did Su He become the major shareholder of Jiang Family?
What exactly happened in between?
After a long time, she couldn’t get the words out.
Then, Su He’s clear and calm voice sounded inside the car: “Are you two finished talking?
I need to get back and rest.
If you’re not finished, do you need someone to bring over a table and chairs for you to sit and talk comfortably?”
An eerie atmosphere enveloped the car in an instant.
Jiang Qi and Jiang Feng suddenly felt a chill down their spines.
Then, she added, “Jiang Feng, ask Uncle Zhong to bring chairs for Master and Miss Tang to sit down at the entrance and talk at leisure.”
Jiang Feng uttered an “Ah,” swallowed nervously, stole a glance in the rearview mirror at the man in the backseat, and asked, “Master, do you need it?”
The man seemed startled and then smiled faintly.
“Do you think I need it?” the man looked at him coldly in a retorting manner.
Jiang Feng: “…”
He silently muttered in his heart: “How dare I make decisions for you?
I still want to get married, have children, and live to see my grandchildren.”
He obediently shut his mouth.
Outside the car, Tang Sirou only felt her cheeks burning intensely.
“Mr.
Yan, I…”
Jiang Yan cut her off with a stern voice, “Alright, Sirou, it’s getting late.
You should head back and rest early.”
The implied meaning was: There’s no room for discussion, get going now!
After saying that, he looked straight ahead, not even glancing her way.
Her carefully made-up face turned red, then white, then green in an instant.
She had never suffered any grievances or humiliation from Jiang Yan before.
But today, she truly felt it.
Even though he was cold to her at times, he had never been so indifferent.
It seemed he would fulfill whatever request she made.
Su He glanced at her quietly from the car, catching her venomous gaze, dark and sinister.
Su He was unbothered, her lips slightly curved into a faint smile at the corner of her mouth, then she turned away.
“Since Master doesn’t wish to stay and talk to Miss Tang, let’s go.”
“Alright, Young Madam.”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qi immediately started the car.
Tang Sirou could only watch helplessly as the car entered the gates of Moon Gift Villa.
The next day, the weekend.
Not long after Jiang Yan left the house, Su He also went out.
Jing Family Mansion.
Recently, Jing Xuan had moved back into the family’s old house.
Since that encounter with Lu Zhiyang at the apartment which rekindled their passion, she hadn’t returned there.
Yesterday, she brought Xixi to the Jing Family Mansion.
Bringing Xixi to stay at the mansion was also to avoid rousing Jiang Yan’s suspicions.
Only Jing Xuan, her mother, and a few of the family’s older servants were living there.
After her brother and father passed away, she dismissed most of the people, leaving behind only a handful.
“Mommy, you’re here~”
After having breakfast, Su Yimo had been waiting at the entrance.
Seeing Su He’s car drive in, once she got out, he ran towards her with his little legs.
“Do you like staying at Aunt Xuan’s house?” She crouched down to hug him and asked.
Su Baobao said in a milk-soft voice, “Last night I slept with Aunt Xuan, her bed is so soft.”
At this moment, Jing Xuan came out, “And who was it that complained about me last night?
Saying I didn’t smell of mommy’s milk, couldn’t sleep, and wanted to sleep alone?”
The little guy turned his head with an innocent face, “Did I say that, Aunt Xuan?”
Jing Xuan walked up to him and pinched his little nose, “What do you think?”
“But Aunt Xuan, you really don’t have the yummy milk scent like my mommy does.”
Jing Xuan: “But your Aunt Xuan has a lovely rose scent.”
“I don’t like the smell of roses, I love the milk scent.”
“Tsks, listen to that.
What will you do when you get a girlfriend in the future?
Not every girl smells of milk.”
“I don’t need a girlfriend; I’ll always be with mommy.”
“…”
“By the way, Xiaxia, having Xixi here, he’s not bothering Auntie, right?”
Su He asked with some concern.
Jing Xuan snorted, “Don’t you know your son?
He’s a clever little imp, a delight who everyone adores.
My mother is too happy for words.
Yesterday he cheered up Old Madam so much, her mood was great all day, and she didn’t have any ailments.”
Su He relaxed only upon hearing that.
Jing Xuan suddenly expressed some confusion, “I don’t know who this kid takes after.
Both you and Jiang Yan are the steady type, but somehow you gave birth to such an adorably chatty little pistachio.”
Su He: “…Actually, when I was little, I was quite the chatterbox too.”
It’s just that after experiencing her parents’ incident, her personality gradually changed, becoming somewhat reserved and less talkative, often staying in her grandpa’s study to read.
Although at the Su Family, her grandparents and uncle all doted on her, her mental barriers slowly began to dissolve.
But some things that had already happened were set in stone.
At the Su Family, everyone gave her endless love, but some love simply cannot be replaced.
–
DK Group.
CEO’s office.
Jiang Feng knocked and entered.
“Master, Jiang Qi said that Miss Tang has come to Jiang Group to look for you.”
The man, with his head down looking at the documents in his hands, coldly said without even lifting his head, “Don’t let her in.”
Jiang Feng did not say anything more, simply replied, “Okay,” and was about to turn and leave when the man called him back.
“There’s no need to report these kinds of things to me in the future.”
As an experienced assistant of eleven years, he instantly understood the hidden meaning in his Master’s words.
“Understood.
Subordinate gets it.”
After he left, he conveyed the exact message to Jiang Qi.
Jiang Feng somewhat puzzled, “Is Master trying to completely sever ties with Miss Tang?”
Jiang Qi replied as if it was nothing unusual, “Master and Miss Tang never really had any relationship to begin with, at most he looked after her at someone’s request.
But you also see what her family has been doing lately.
It’s their fault for touching someone they shouldn’t have.
She’s just unlucky to have such family members.”
“Isn’t that the truth?
After all, the Young Madam will always be the Young Madam; there’s no comparison.”
“Let me tell you, now clamping onto anyone’s coattails isn’t as good as holding tight to the Young Madam’s.
In the future, even if you’re as dense as can be in front of Master and make a mistake, perhaps only the Young Madam can save you.” Jiang Qi sincerely pointed him in the right direction, after all, they had been good brothers for over a decade.
Jiang Feng: “…You’re right, but can’t you hope for something good for me?
When have I ever been dense in front of Master?
Tell me…beep beep beep…”
Jiang Qi ignored him and hung up the phone.
Afterwards, he responded to Tang Sirou.
“Miss Tang, I’m really sorry, but the Master is busy and he doesn’t have the time to see you.
The Master says you should stop coming to see him from now on.” Jiang Qi maintained a businesslike demeanor, with a professional smile on his face: “In the future, if you need the Master’s help, you can contact me through your agent, and I will see if I can resolve it for you.”
Tang Sirou was taken aback and frowned, “Assistant Jiang, what do you mean by this?”
Jiang Qi noticed her insistence on getting to the bottom of things, cleared his throat, and said sternly, “Miss Tang, after all, our Master is a married man, and you are an unmarried lady and a well-known actress.
Naturally, you two should maintain some distance.
After all, paparazzi these days dare to write anything, you surely wouldn’t want to be involved in some negative rumors, right?”
Jiang Qi’s words were very tactful, and the meaning was quite clear.
Anyone who has gone through nine years of compulsory education would understand.
“So, we hope Miss Tang you can understand our Master’s identity.
Although he is not afraid of public opinion, there’s still a rightful hostess at home.”
After finishing his words with a smile, Jiang Qi left.
Tang Sirou experienced another setback.
After leaving Jiang Group, she called her father.
“Dad, I’ve done my best.
Jiang Yan simply doesn’t want to meet me.
You and uncle will have to figure it out yourselves.” She spoke with a touch of helplessness.
The matters of the Tang Family, she felt powerless at this moment.
Initially, she had pinned her hopes on Jiang Yan; she thought that yesterday he didn’t agree because of Su He’s presence.
She came back to find him again today, but to her surprise, she was rejected once more.
And this time, it made her very panicked inside; she might really lose Jiang Yan.
And it was all because of Su He!
Why should she receive everything given by Jiang Yan, while she could not!
…
At the Jing Family’s residence, Su He received a message: Miss Su He, my husband would like to meet with you.