Crossing the line

Chapter 69: Catching Up
Zhou Fei held the phone in his hand, looking at the email on the screen from the corner of his eyes, feeling nervous and excited:

"I think their proposal is good. Although the cooperation amount this time has been reduced from 10 billion to 7 billion, this company is a century-old company. We should leave a way out. There will be many opportunities for cooperation in the future. There is no need to rush this time."

After listening to this, Wen Yangzhi agreed calmly: "Then do as you say."

Zhou Fei was flattered and couldn't react for a moment.

Although he spoke in the same manner as usual, this sentence was of great significance.

She actually had no authority to handle matters of this level, but he simply told her to do as she wished.

her thoughts.

Wen Yangzhi sat next to the screen. The colorful lights outside shone through the hollow screen. In his eyes, the colorful lights were fascinating. He looked at her intently and reminded her:
"The wife of the director of Chen's Real Estate will be present at this banquet."

Zhou Fei is a smart man and understood immediately: "I will take the initiative to make friends with Mrs. Chen later."

She probed: "Have you decided not to cooperate with Licheng Real Estate and choose Chen's Real Estate?"

Wen Yangzhi gently put down the shallow white porcelain teacup in his hand, and did not answer directly, but reminded her to follow up: "During the Wen's dinner, try to talk more with the executives of Chen's Real Estate."

The love in Zhou Fei's eyes almost couldn't be hidden and overflowed. He could only try his best to endure it and meet his indifferent gaze, and he was happy to accept it: "Okay."

Although she already knew that she would be Wen Yangzhi's female companion at the Wen family dinner, when she thought about how he had to bring her along several times, she almost became the one who agreed to accompany him.

Generally, the female companion who accompanies you to every event for a long time is your wife.

This time, many people have speculated about her relationship with Wen Yangzhi.

Because Wen Yangzhi had never had a female companion before.

In the open-air garden where guests were strolling, Jiang Jianqing saw Yun Yuwan as soon as he came out.

When I looked more closely, I realized that the person next to her was even my brother.

Ying Yu knew that he had to go and say hello, so it would be unreasonable for him not to go.

But as soon as Jiang Jianqing walked in front of Yun Yuwan, he saw the maple leaf ring on her hand.

Jiang Jianqing suddenly realized.

Wen Yangzhi gave it to his sister because his sister liked it.

No wonder it's a forced sale.

Jiang Jianqing held the champagne glass, looked at her ring, and praised: "This ring suits you. No wonder Yang Zhi wanted to take it from me."

Yun Yuwan was a little confused: "What did you cut off?"

Jiang Yingyu stopped walking.

Jiang Jianqing laughed out loud and said, "This is a pair of antique rings, bought from a British royal auction. I asked Yangzhi to get them from the auction house, but it seems that they are more suitable for you than for me to collect——"

Jiang Yingyu suddenly interrupted him: "Brother, Millie and I want to drink whiskey, can you get us a bottle?"

Although he was a little surprised that his brother would interrupt him, Jiang Jianqing still smiled and said, "Okay, what kind of whiskey do you want?"

Jiang Yingyu calmly walked in front of Yun Yuwan, blocking her lost look: "Glenfiddich 12 years."

"Brother, go look for her." Jiang Jianqing didn't think much about it. He turned slightly to look at Yun Yuwan behind Jiang Yingyu and said in a friendly manner, "Wait for me."

Yun Yuwan clenched her fist slightly to cover her ring.

Without even waiting for Jiang Jianqing to leave, Yun Yuwan turned around and walked in a less crowded direction, and Jiang Yingyu quickly followed.

Yun Yuwan walked to a corner where there were fewer people and sat on a rattan chair under the osmanthus tree.

Knowing that Jiang Yingyu had followed her, she felt a little embarrassed.

She looked down at the ring on her hand, pretending to be relaxed and said coquettishly: "It turns out it wasn't specially customized. He didn't tell me either. I misunderstood."

She looked up and looked at him with a forced smile.

In fact, when you look at her in the sunlight, you will find that she has a very gentle appearance.

But in the night, you can see that the line of her nose, which is not particularly high, is very sharp, drawn in a straight line, not competing or grabbing but cutting off the bright light very neatly, and her chin is also narrow and condensed, combined with her light and otherworldly temperament, giving a feeling of cold and calmness like a dewdrop on an orchid.

At this moment, she looked at him with a smile, giving a feeling that she didn't care and was indifferent.

It's like hoping that others will care about you, but after being disappointed so many times, you have become accustomed to it.

So the ring wasn't custom made for her, but it didn't matter, she knew she wasn't loved that deeply.

Jiang Yingyu stood in front of her, and his impression of her was exactly the same as when he had dinner at her villa.

She planted a safflower tree in her yard, which she took very good care of, even a little meticulously. The fence was incredibly beautiful, and she took care of the tree like a person. Although he didn't see her at the time, he asked her housekeeper if the tree was important.

Her housekeeper said that Millie brought the tree from China all the way, and it seemed to be a gift from an important person. Millie did all the fertilizing, fencing, and injections herself.

So, when he saw the photo, he noticed that she had also moved the sedge maple tree to Belgium.

He was once curious about who was so important to her.

His eyes fell on the maple leaf of her ring.

Now he knows.

She will always remember any kindness others show her; she is a person who cherishes happiness very much.

She thought the ring was made especially for her, and he could see how happy she was when she presented it to him.

Jiang Yingyu actually felt a little regretful.

Why couldn't it be custom-made for her?
If it were him, he would definitely design it himself and put it on her hand personally.

That person was cherished by her, but she didn't really care about him.

Yun Yuwan turned the ring on her hand and said, "I thought the maple leaf ring was very thoughtful, but I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."

At that time, she took it out of Wen Yangzhi's pocket. He didn't say anything, but just looked at her hand and said in a neutral tone, "It's just right."

She thought he was lamenting that the size was right.

It turned out that it was an accident, and the ring was not for her, but she wore it just right by coincidence.

In the silence of human voices, only the trickling sound of the creek in the Chinese courtyard remains. She has a tenacious sense of brokenness, and is as soft and pure as water, but with a stubbornness that can never be cut off.

The hem of Jiang Yingyu's clothes was fluttered by the breeze brought by the water.

He sat down in the wicker chair beside her and looked at her:
"Maybe he did something wrong. He found that this ring suits you very well, so he gave it to you. Maybe your misunderstanding gave him a surprise."

She laughed, her voice light. She was always good at convincing people that she was loved, but now she couldn't convince herself:

"Will it be a surprise?"

My brother probably thought she was a little funny at the time.

It was in his pocket, so she thought it was for her, but in fact it had nothing to do with her.

She was being a little too sentimental again.

He just asked her to get some cigarettes.

Someone was opening a large barrel of beer in the distance. Jiang Yingyu didn't want her to be alone and sad, so he said softly:

"I forgot to tell you that this time we have flower beer from Belgium. You've lived in Belgium, so you must be used to it."

Her attention was diverted for a moment, and she followed his words: "Belgian flower beer?"

He stood up, stretched out his hand to her, and handed it to her with his slender and strong palm: "Don't you want to try it with me?"

She didn't want to be sad the whole night, so she put her hand on his to gain strength and stood up: "Okay." Yun Yuwan and Jiang Yingyu walked side by side, not too close but not too far away.

As she walked, she felt that it was no big deal. Although the ring was a misunderstanding, her brother had actually prepared two necklaces for her that were much more exquisite than this one.

Her mood gradually improved. She walked around the welcoming pine and the white magnolia tree and smiled:
"Belgian beer, how did you get it here?"

Seeing that she was in a better mood, Jiang Yingyu smiled slightly in response, but the smile was not deep:
"It's shipped by air. There are beer companies that specialize in making this. I drank it once by chance and found that it tasted good. I want to bring it to a party at home when I return home this time."

She laughed, "So that's how it is. I thought it was rare in China."

Wen Yangzhi walked through the crabapple trees covered with flowers. Zhou Fei saw the wife of the director of Chen Real Estate and hurriedly caught up with Wen Yangzhi and took his arm.

However, it came out from under a pomegranate tree with winding branches.

I ran into Yun Yuwan and Jiang Yingyu who were chatting and laughing.

The branches of the pomegranate tree are heavy with fruits, trembling in the wind.

Yun Yuwan’s voice stopped.

The moment their eyes met, Wen Yangzhi's eyes were indifferent. He just glanced at Jiang Yingyu beside her, and then looked at her quietly.

Yun Yuwan looked at a woman she had never seen before holding Wen Yangzhi's arm.

The other party looked at her with a bit of confusion, as if he didn't understand why she stopped in front of him and blocked the way.

Before Yun Yuwan had time to feel disappointed, she saw the tourmaline necklace on the woman's neck.

The light green watermelon tourmaline has a distinct vertical cat's eye reaction under the lights of the ball, which is more stunning than when printed on paper.

Assistant Zheng showed her the necklace that was to be given to the heroine of the Wen family dinner party.

Yun Yuwan didn't understand.

Why is this necklace here?

Wasn’t it her brother’s gift for her?
Lend it to others?
Jiang Yingyu noticed that her steps froze and something was wrong.

Yun Yuwan raised her gaze to Wen Yangzhi's face. Wen Yangzhi was still as cold and heroic as ever, looking at her with indifference.

He just looked at her quietly, without any intention of explaining.

Yun Yuwan couldn't help but say: "This necklace is not."

She hesitated.

But they were in the center of the banquet. She stopped and heard the subtle discussion amid the noise.
"This is the first time I see Director Wen with a female companion. Could it be that good things are about to happen?"

"Of course it's impossible for the Zhou family's youngest daughter to be a good match for the Wen family, but in Shanghai she's considered a rich girl. From the looks of it, there's the idea of ​​an arranged marriage."

Jiang's mother teased, "Yes, last time Ah Qin told me that Yang Zhi was interested in this girl and wanted to recruit her to be his bank president. No wonder he was willing to wait until now."

"They are brothers and sisters from the same department. Whatever their family background, I'm afraid it's just about feelings."

"The Wen family's youngest daughter is here too. They are in pairs. It seems like the Wen family will have good things in pairs."

President.

Governor Zhou.

Yun Yuwan looked at the woman who was not very pretty but had great temperament. It turned out that this was Zhou Fei.

He was thinner than in the photo, and she didn't recognize him at first.

Yun Yuwan originally wanted to gloss over the situation and said with a smile, "So you asked President Zhou to accompany you to the dinner."

But that necklace is so dazzling.

Suddenly I thought of the assassin tuberose that I had taken away. At that time, Assistant Zheng said that it would be given to the female companion who would attend the Wen family dinner party.

When he saw the tourmaline necklace for the second time, Assistant Zheng also said he wanted to give it to his female companion.

If the tourmaline necklace was for Zhou Fei.

For a moment, she seemed to have discovered the truth and felt cold from head to toe.

From the beginning to the end, those necklaces were not for her, but were prepared by him for Zhou Fei.

The lady he was interested in was Zhou Fei.

She was also proud of the unique, expensive and exquisite necklace that Wen Yangzhi prepared for her.

It was only after she took the necklace for the first time that Wen Yangzhi prepared another one for Zhou Fei.

Yun Yuwan suddenly found it unbelievable. When the truth came out, what she thought was a mutual affection between the two was just what she thought.

What she thought was far from what she knew.

Yun Yuwan suddenly said, "I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable. I'll leave first."

She didn't want to face the reality of the situation, saw her bad side, and her self-deception was exposed. She just wanted to escape and protect herself, so she turned around and left.

My breathing seemed to be paralyzed and I dared not look again.

Jiang Yingyu said in a low voice, "Excuse me," and immediately followed him out.

Wen Yangzhi watched Jiang Yingyu chase out.

The driver told him that she and Jiang Yingyu had been out playing all day today.

Zhou Fei was a little confused: "Director Wen, who is that?"

Wen Yangzhi just said calmly: "My sister."

Yun Yuwan sat on the steps of the back garden, her eyes filled with soreness.

Jiang Yingyu chased out and saw her sitting on the steps. He strode up to her and asked directly, "Do you want to go out with me for some fresh air?"

She raised her beautiful face and asked, "What are you talking about?"

He said decisively: "Take a helicopter. I have a helicopter."

She turned from sadness to laughter: "Do you have a driver's license?"

He put his hands behind his back, his handsome face full of smiles: "No, I'm still learning, but I can ask a friend with a driver's license to give us a ride, and you know him."

"I know him?" She was surprised.

Jiang Yingyu's tall figure stood in front of her, casting a shadow that just covered her, giving her a sense of security that her ugliness was being hidden.

A clear male voice sounded, with an obvious intention to coax her: "The bro who was poisoned by your snail rice noodle."

She hesitated: "But if we go there suddenly, the helicopter won't have time to report to the relevant authorities."

Jiang Yingyu had no intention of backing down. His slightly charming eyes were as clear as water. "I bought a flight route before. We can fly whenever we want. We can stay in the sky all night."

She was hardly given a chance to refuse.

He held out his hand to her. "Let's go. I wanted to go see the night view with you. Tonight's banquet is too boring. It's much better to see the night view in the sky than to have a hypocritical social interaction here. I think you're too bored to sit still at the banquet."

His sleeves were casually and lazily folded up, revealing his strong, slender arms. His fingers had rough calluses from carpentry, and he looked so steady and reliable, leaving no doubt that if you extended your hand, he would pull you up in an instant.

Gave her such a reasonable reason to escape.

She just felt bored, not because she was being self-indulgent and was exposed.

(End of this chapter)