Chapter 62 (1/2)
Chapter 62
Two years later.
The city was reeling under the onslaught of continuous rains.
For a long time, the sun had not shone in the morning. Yan Liang came down to eat breakfast in her night gown.
The dining room was lit by lamps. The heavy rain continued to wash the glass wall. The green foliage in the garden planted during the summer was gradually dying under the heavy rain.
At present, the Xu house had been re- decorated as per Jiang Yu Nan’s preferences. Although Yan Liang had stayed in this house for two years, it still didn’t feel like home to her
And in the last two years, the number of meals she had here could be counted in one hand. Hence, she really couldn’t blame the new servants for not being familiar with her likes and dislikes. As she looked at the food served for breakfast – fried dumplings, scallions, chopped green onions, onion soup , she didn’t touch anything but just picked up a glass to drink water.
The servant saw her face, subconsciously looked at the empty seat opposite her and on her own tried to smooth matters, “ Madam, Master does not know that you have come back from New Zealand. He worked overtime last night ..so all night..”
Yan Liang seemed to have not heard her at all. She picked up the newspaper on the other side of that table and asked, “ Where is my luggage?”
“ It’s upstairs, all back in the dressing room.”
Yan Liang nodded and put the newspaper back on the table when her eyes widened.
She froze for two seconds then took the newspaper again and opened it to the entertainment news section that she had earlier missed
After the successful acquisition of the Xu Group by Li Bo, the media had been more or less silent. But this time , they entertainment headlines were full of news of the current CEO of Li Bo , Jiang Yu Nan and his visit to a private club with a mysterious woman.
At the end of the news article, the reporter meaningfully added, “ At the time of the press release, the two had not left the club.”
The accompanying photo had been shot last night. Because it was night and it was raining, that photo was not clear. The woman could not be recognised but by her graceful posture, it could easily be imagined that she must have been quite a stunner.
And Jiang Yu Nan was easily recognisable even in the gray , cold light.
The servant immediately started speaking , her voice trembling, “Madam, Sir.. he..”
Yan Liang said nothing. She folded back the newspaper. Her expression showed disinterest. She sandwiched a fried dumpling and stuffed it in her mouth. The onion flavour immediately hit her and jolted her from her reverie. She quickly swallowed the food. The servant stood beside her, anxiously looking at the newspaper as if she wanted to take it away immediately. Yan Liang put down her chopsticks and got up ready to leave. She herself did not realise why she was in a bad mood today, “ Remember, I don’t eat onions.”
She intended to return to the second floor. She had just turned and walked towards the stairs, when she heard a cry, “Mr Jiang, good morning !”
Yan Liang awkwardly stopped.
She could hear the sound of footsteps coming nearer, then the noise of a chair scraping as he sat down to eat breakfast. She prepared to move forward when her wrist was pulled.
“Lets have breakfast together ,” Jiang Yu Nan’s voice sounded behind her.
“ I’m done ”, Yan Liang did not even turn away as he tried to pull her wrist from his grasp. Jiang Yu Nan increased the pressure on her wrist and she was pulled back to her seat.
Jiang Yu Nan then had her sit next to him
The servants got the dishes. Jiang Yu Nan’s hair and jacket were damp from the rain but he ignored it as he served himself.
Yan Liang did not leave. Instead she watched him eat and said mockingly, “isnt your appetite really good after doing overtime on a woman’s bed yesterday ?”
Jiang Yu Nan was just about to take some food with his chopsticks but his hand paused midair. Yan Liang thought he would continue eating as if nothing had happened but he placed his chopsticks to the side.
The servant standing to the side was suddenly afraid. She held up the stack of newspapers and mumbled, “ Sorry, it’s my fault, I forgot to look at the newspaper before handing it over.”
In contrast to the urgency in the servant’s voice, Jiang Yu Nan was extremely calm. He used the napkin to pat his mouth, his actions slow and elegant. With his knife like sharp eyes, his gaze seemed to slice her body.
Jiang Yu Nan smiled to comfort the servant “ It doesn’t matter. My wife who keeps saying she is visIting her mother in New Zealand, isn’t she regularly photographed with other men in New York ?”
He said this as if to comfort the servant, his eyes away from Yan Liang. She stared at him and could not help but frown.
At this moment, her heart was turbulent but on the surface she was extremely calm.
Two years ago, Johnny Weir had recommended a consortium for Xu. But because Zhou Cheng had been arrested at the airport , they had missed the opportunity. Now two years later, once the incident had settled down, Zhou Cheng and she had travelled to New York to meet the head of the consortium. He was a famous businessman in the New York Chinese business district – Liang Ruiqiang.
Their visit to New York coincided with the annual reunion of their college. The reunion was a good cover story, even if this man found some clues she could lie to him.
Unfortunately, Jiang Shi Jun had one by one terminated all the original Xu products. She only had ya Yan left. The value of the brand was low, the prospects were not very optimistic, it was very difficult to attract Liang Ruiqiang’s capital with only ya Yan.
Though Zhou Cheng and she had spent a full two weeks in New York, they had only managed to speak to the personnel in his operation, they had not managed to meet Liang Ruiqiang himself.
“ You can leave now,” Yan Liang said to the servant.
The servant was reluctant to get involved in the dispute between the couple, she nodded immediately and escaped quickly. Jiang Yu Nan seemed to be in a really good mood. He lifted her chin with his thumb and smiled at her, “ Why are you frowning? Seems you didn’t have a good time playing with Zhou Cheng in New York.”
All her hard work I’m New Zealand and New York had not yielded even a bit of result, why would she not frown ? How would they make up for their losses ? With a hard tone, she asked him, “ Are you having me followed ?”
“ I am so busy, how can I track your personal life ? The newspaper editor and I have a personal friendship, I suppressed the news.”
He didn’t seem to have discovered the real purpose of their travel to New York. Yan Liang was very relived. For some reason , his good mood depressed Yan Liang tremendously.
The newspaper photo flashed in her brain, the two people were.. laughing
Yan Liang was sitting erect. She had made up her mind to use the reunion excuse, but it seemed this was no longer required. With a calm face, she remarked, “ It seems we are both equally guilty, none of us can to blame the other.”
After finishing the sentence she stood up from the table, “ I have to go to work, I won’t interrupt your breakfast anymore. “
Jiang Yu Nan did not stop her this time. She had gone all the way to the bottom of the stairs when he suddenly spoke, “ Two days later we have to attend a friends wedding reception together. “
Yan Liang slowed her pace a little and said, “ Doesn’t Mr Jiang already have a companion ready to attend all this, why do I need to accompany you as well?” She climbed up the stairs, and just when she was about to disappear from his sights Jiang Yu Nan added, “ It’s your friend.”
“……” “…”
“Lu Zheng.”
Yan Liang stopped abruptly.
How ironic did this action look like to the man who was sitting at thE table watching her steadily ? He bowed his head so as not to look at her directly anymore; by the time he raised his head again she had disappeared down the second floor corridor.