Chapter 8 (2/2)

His deadpan delivery angered her and she lifted the pillow to throw at him. He ducked.

Yan Liang was livid: “Take away the food. This ward is paid for with my money and you are not welcome here!”

Her wrath left Jiang Yu Nan unperturbed. He cleared the table and put a paper contract on the table.

“After reading this, if you decide to welcome me, it will be too late.. .” ”

Yanliang suspiciously stared at him, then her eyes moved to the file.

She was familiar with this document. This was the strategic cooperation agreement drawn up for Johnny Weill long back.

Yan Liang hurriedly looked up the distribution of benefits provision. Within seconds, her attitude had changed. First she was surprised, then felt confused. Uncertain, she raised her eyes to Jiang yu nan, thought of something, panicked and skipped to the last page to see the signature of Johnny Weill.

A familiar voice sounded near her ear: “I got such a good deal for your father, how are you going to reward me?”

Yan Liang shook her head, laughing. This was just incredible, she still could not believe her eyes. “How did you do it?”

“This business had dragged on for so many months, Jonny Weill would be more anxious than us. Although Xu Jinfu valued this cooperation, after all, after his stroke, nobody knew how this was going to be dealt with.

After I came to New York he was tracking every move. Yet it seemed that I had only come here to play. Then suddenly you broke your leg, and you were crying to return home. I was also worried about you and would only follow you back. Chances were, you woukd have to rest for a few months. Perhaps you would not come to New York in the future. When Jonny was so anxious, he came to me. As long as he was anxious, we would get the bargaining advantage.”

Yan Liang thought for a long time before she understood.

“Why aren’t you speaking?”

Yan Liang heard the question, slowly put down the contract, hesitated a moment before looking up at him.

Using psychological warfare in the business field, this man was truly scary.

What about the future? Will he be her strong enemy, or a powerful helper?

There was no point guessing about the unknown future, the only thing that Yan Liang could do was to pick up the chopsticks, put the porridge in her mouth and smile ,”Tastes good”.

*** ***

The next day they set off for the return journey, after all how could Jiang Yu Nan dare to ignore her ‘crying’ to return?

The last time it was only Yanliang, Jiang Yu Nan and Lee secretary. In the return flight, a team of colleagues, all part of the

negotiating team were also with them, the atmosphere was much more harmonious.

Yan Liang, sitting on the sidelines, listened to the vice president vividly describing the events the day before when the negotiations continued till late evening.

“By the time we left the building, it was late at night and everyone was too excited to sleep. We intended to have a celebration dinner that night, but Jiang Yu Nan disappointed us and left immediately.”

“Celebration banquet is indispensable, we must have it.”

Then someone asked: “Why was Jiang Yu Nan so anxious to leave at that time?”

“He said something about meeting a friend.”

“Seems like an important friend.”

Yanliang had been silently listening, at this time, she obviously felt a bit uncomfortable.

Subconsciously she wanted to do something else to bury this feeling

She chose to wear headphones to listen to music.

Just seconds before she put on the headphones, she heard Jiang Yu Nan.

“Yes, for me, that person is a very important person.”

*** ***

More than ten hours later, the plane landed.

As people passed out of the plane, Yan Liang felt embarrassed as she walked too slowly with her crutches.

Once they were out of the gate, she took her luggage, with Lee Secretary by her side helping her. As she started walking, she realised that, unknowing to her, Jiang Yu Nan had also slowed his pace so that they were walking side by side. Soon they were quite a distance behind the other collaeagues. He did not touch her, or hold her, he was cold as always, but she still felt a slight discomfort with him at her side.

Suddenly seeing her colleagues stop in the front, Yan Liang was happy to divert her attention to something else.

Unfortunately, the opposite happened, the eyes of her colleagues turned towards her, and they seemed to get more attention.

As the colleagues withdrew, she realised what was drawing their attention.

Xu Ziqing had come personally to pick them up.

Her heart sank.

Xu Ziqing soon came to her side, looked up and down Yan Liang,her eyes fixed on the plaster cast in the leg. Raising her brows, she said with a really distressed voice “How did this happen?”

Xu Ziying reached out a hand to help her, but Yan Liang quietly moved her hand away.

Xu Ziqing smiled with embarrassment.

Miss Yan Liang’s temper and bad attitude to her sister was well known to her colleagues. Now seeing this scene for the first time, many of them gave a sympathetic look to Xu Ziqing, some chose to stay out of things, and some turned their heads away, embarrassed.

Xu Ziqing, perhaps in order to ease the embarrassment,also turned sideways. It seemed as if only at this time, she became aware of Jiang Yu Nan’s presence.

So she politely called out: “Jiang Yu Nan.”

Jiang Yu Nan nodded at her with a smile.

Yan liang quietly watched the interaction of these two people.

She knew Xu Ziqing, knew that Xu Ziying at this moment was looking at Jiang Yannan’s eyes –

Her sister had used her as an excuse to meet Jiang Yu Nan.

Now Xu Ziqing had sinister intentions of getting close to this dangerous but extremely useful man, and she was hiding those intentions behind a sweet and pretty smile.

Yan Liang stood aside silently, a faint smile of ridicule on her lips.