He Yuan talked a lot, but there was one sentence that struck a chord.
"Brother Jiang, you haven't confessed yet, why do you think you are inferior to that boy?"
These words entered Jiang Ning's heart.
During the winter vacation of her senior year, Jiang Ning declined interview invitations from three companies and returned to Linshi.
It took him a whole week to roughly understand Su Meng's daily life trajectory.
At six o'clock in the morning, I rode my bicycle to the market.
After buying groceries, I would occasionally push my bicycle along the path in the park and eat the breakfast in my hand.
Go out to work at half past seven.
After I get off work at 5:30, I will switch to another part-time job.
At nine o'clock in the evening, Su Meng would appear at the door of the food stall on time and order three fresh fried noodles for eight yuan.
In seven days, she ordered fried noodles four times, fried rice twice, and small wontons once.
At half past nine, Su Meng will go to the bar to work as a bartender assistant.
Jiang Ning ordered a few drinks at the bar where Su Meng worked. He went there for seven or eight days in a row. Even the cleaning lady knew that he was a regular customer, but Su Meng still didn't remember him.
The lights in the bar were a bit dazzling, but Su Meng always stood quietly aside, sorting, cleaning or serving drinks.
There was no emotion on her pale face, and even when she raised the corners of her mouth when serving wine to the guests, she looked stiff and forced.
Jiang Ning deliberately sat in a remote corner, and would always order a gin and tonic when she was busy. If she knew the time right, she would take the glass of wine from Su Meng's hand every time.
There is a faint lemon aroma in this wine. Liquor and lemon can often buffer the intensity of the wine, but it cannot buffer the throbbing in Jiang Ning's heart.
He followed her for seven days. If I had to use one word to describe Su Meng's life.
That is: busy.
She had almost no time to rest and worked non-stop every day.
Even on New Year's Eve that year, she was still busy until late at night.
That day, Su Meng sat in the park where she usually went, holding a cup of special-priced coffee in her hand, looking at the stars in the night sky and the fireworks at twelve o'clock in the morning, and spent this year's New Year's Eve.
What she didn't know was that Jiang Ning asked the convenience store clerk to sell this cup of special-priced coffee to Su Meng for one yuan.
She didn't know that the fireworks all over the sky were carefully designed by Jiang Ning.
Working three jobs day and night can only show that Su Meng is short of money.
Jiang Ning wanted to help, but she didn't know how to get the money to Su Meng.
On New Year's Day, the exterior wall of the bar where Su Meng was staying needed to be renovated.
Jiang Ning had a meal with the bar owner, and strongly recommended the bartender assistant in his bar, and told the boss that if the assistant could design and paint the exterior wall paintings, he would pay for the decoration alone.
The boss happily accepted.
The boss gave Su Meng a price, and after painting the entire wall, he paid her a salary of 30,000 yuan.
Su Meng was naturally overjoyed when she heard the price.
It was estimated that it would take about one to ten days to complete the painting. Su Meng, with a lot of energy, finished the painting of the wall for three days and three nights without even paying attention to it.
But after receiving 30,000 yuan, his body could not withstand the consumption and fell to the ground.
Jiang Ning's eyes were filled with distress, and she couldn't help but feel guilty in her heart.
He had just picked up the little man on the ground and was preparing to take him to the hospital.
The young man who came in from outside the bar snatched Su Meng from Jiang Ning's arms and said, "Thank you, I am her family member."
Jiang Ning was not happy, but the bar owner quickly stepped forward and confirmed the man's identity.
The man walked anxiously and sent Su Meng out of the bar.
Jiang Ning froze on the spot, and the confession she originally planned to confess was buried deep in her heart at this moment.
He rarely drinks alcohol, but that night, he drank in the bar until early morning.
In the days to come, Jiang Ning's love issues seemed to have become a taboo, and no one dared to mention it in front of him.
**
He Yikang's Hongmen Banquet was scheduled to be held at Hongtai Tower. Jiang Ning calculated the time and appeared at the entrance of Hongtai Tower on time.
Du Xuan followed Jiang Ning with all his energy, fearing that something would go wrong.
"I'm just catching up with my friend, you don't have to be so nervous."
Jiang Ning gave Du Xuan a look, telling him to relax.
Du Xuan would not beat around the bush and said solemnly:
"Mr. Jiang, Mr. Jiang has told me that every hair on your head must be taken back with you!"
"Are you afraid that if I get injured, no one will be able to do the work for him?"
Du Xuan didn't expect Jiang Ning to make a joke, and for a moment he didn't know how to reply.
Jiang Ning patted him on the shoulder, and the two appeared outside the box door together.
There were about ten people in the room, most of whom Jiang Ning had never seen before.
He Yikang approached Jiang Ning diligently and held Jiang Ning's hand. He exchanged various greetings and questions. Everyone faced Jiang Ning with a flattering face. Only He Yuan, who was directly opposite him, did not stand up, and his face was so disgusting that it was hard to stand.
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"Jiang Ning, uncle really hasn't seen you for many years!"
He Yikang led Jiang Ning into the crowd, with the obvious intention of forcing those unfamiliar faces back to him.
Regardless of whether he uses this group of people in the future or not, as long as Jiang Ning shows up today, He Yikang's banquet will not be in vain.
No one knows that the Jiang family dominates the Wushan project. In the past, only Jiang Huaiye was known, but now Jiang Ning appears.
Compared to Jiang Huaiye, Jiang Ning's reputation in the shopping mall seems to be better than Jiang Huaiye.
In terms of decisiveness in killing, Jiang Ning was even better than Jiang Huaiye.
Who dares to be lazy?
"That's almost it! Are you still going to eat?"
He Yuan in the corner spoke displeasedly, and of course, he successfully helped Jiang Ning get rid of the embarrassing dilemma.
After all, shaking hands and getting close to someone she doesn't know is really not that difficult for Jiang Ning.
The middle-aged man opposite Jiang Ning had his outstretched hand hanging awkwardly in the air. Jiang Ning didn't say anything, just pretended to smile, and the hand in his pocket had no intention of extending it.
He Yuan's opening seemed to give the middle-aged man a step up.
Everyone followed the steps and hurriedly took their seats.
The position of this round table is very particular. Everyone is seated, except for Jiang Ning. On the left is He Yikang, and on the right is He Yikang's daughter He Yun.
Jiang Ning had no intention of sitting down, but picked up a glass of wine from the table and punished herself with three glasses of wine as an apology.
"Everyone has a good meal and a good drink. I'll pay for today's table."
After that, he left the box without looking back.
Du Xuan outside the door straightened his body and looked around.
Jiang Ning suddenly went out, which frightened Du Xuan into confusion.
"Mr. Jiang, is it so fast?"
"Well, if I don't come out, I will be eaten alive."
When Du Xuan heard this, he turned around and went in to vent his anger on Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning grabbed him and shook her head.
"I don't mean that literally, go back."
Before the two of them went downstairs, He Yuan hurried out and tried to block Jiang Ning's path, but Du Xuanti took him aside.
"Put me down! Brother Jiang, I have something to say to you..."
Jiang Ning gave Du Xuan a look and immediately let go.
"It was said in the car that there are a lot of people here and they talk a lot."
The three of them got into the car. The car belonged to JAC Ye and the back seat was very spacious.
Du Xuan got into the driver's seat and naturally raised the sound insulation panel in front of the back seat of the car.
Even though Jiang Ning guessed what He Yuan was going to say at this time, she still asked calmly: "What's wrong? Do you have anything to say to me?"
"Brother Jiang, I don't know how to explain to you... but you have to believe me! I really didn't know that my father invited so many rotten people. If I knew, I would never invite you to come.
feast!"
"Well, I believe you."
The three words Jiang Ning said were ordinary, but He Yuan at the side was moved to tears.
"Those people all benefited my father. By the time I found out about it, it was already too late..."
Jiang Ning paused and suddenly said:
"Go back and tell those people that as long as they can help the Xiao family, they will be doing things for the Jiang family, regardless of the other."
"...The Xiao family? Are you sure? Why do I remember that your old Jiang family and the Xiao family are sworn enemies? Why do you still need the group of people my father invited to help the Xiao family?"
Jiang Ning smiled and said nothing.
Since others have put in all their efforts to lay out this project, how can the Jiang family, which has already been involved in this situation, just sit back and wait for death?
"You are...reconciling with the Xiao family? So quickly?"
"If we have common interests, we can naturally work together."
Jiang Ning downplayed it, making He Yuan a little confused.
"Okay... Although I don't understand, Brother Jiang, don't worry about what you told me!"
He Yuan opened the door and Jiang Ning watched him leave.
The man passing by He Yuan fell into Jiang Ning's sight, and a sense of familiarity filled her heart.
Du Xuan drove the car dozens of meters away when Jiang Ning suddenly stopped.
"Look back!"
Du Xuan received the order and the car immediately turned 360 degrees and quickly turned around and returned to the original place.
The man was nowhere to be seen, but Jiang Ning's heart was completely torn.
More than two years ago, he was the one who took Su Meng away from his arms.
A strange face that had never been seen around Su Meng actually claimed to be a family member of Su Meng.
Many years ago, her parents died at the construction site, and she stayed with her uncle and aunt alone.
How could she have family members of her age? Unless...unless he is...
Jiang Ning frowned and tried to stop her random thoughts. Her panicked steps and nervous eyes completely betrayed him.
Jiang Ning walked around the entire Hongtai Building. The person's dress was the unique work clothes of Hongtai Building. She would not admit it wrong!
At the corner of the alley, a familiar voice came, forcing Jiang Ning to stop.
"Why are you here at this time?"
"Why, you're not welcome to me? I haven't seen you for a long time. I missed you so I took advantage of the school holiday today to come over and see you!"
There was a hint of coquettishness in Su Meng's tone, something Jiang Ning had never heard before.
"Welcome, welcome! Why don't you welcome my big cute little girl? But I'm not done yet. You can just find a place to sit, and we'll have dinner together when we're done."
"good!"
Jiang Ning just stood there, listening to the words of the two people carefully, and her whole body froze.
Su Meng appeared from the corner while waving her hands. She didn't expect that there was someone at the corner, so she bumped into his chest so hard.
When Su Meng raised her eyes, her breathing stopped. This chapter has been completed!