Chapter 73 (1/2)

Chapter 73

Finally the flashes stopped. As her eyes adapted to the light, Yan Liang hurried and looked around the crowd – where was he ?

She looked at the sea of strange faces, her expression gradually turned to disappointment- was it just her illusion ?

People noticed her still standing motionless, they all looked at each other in askance, till her assistant came up to her side and whispered in her ears, “ Ms Yan?”

Yan Liang recovered her composure, turned around and walked back to the room.

Just as she was about to step through the door, she was suddenly curious, stopped and looked back again.

In the distance she could see a figure at the periphery of the crowd, evidently moving in the direction of a black car parked by the side of the road.

The man was dressed in a simple T-shirt and jeans, his back was to the crowd, but his height and carriage made him stand out in the melee so that Yan Liang could see him immediately

Someone came down from the car, walked around and opened the door for him. Seeing that this person was about a to get into the car, suddenly an idea flashed in Yan Liang’s brain, she rushed out of the store, surrounded by journalists and countless spectators, straight towards the car

“ Jiang Yu Nan!”

The noise around nearly overwhelmed the shout, but the figure froze.

However, after a second, he quickly got into the car, closed the door and the car accelerated away immediately.

The reporters all looked at this woman in surprise as she chased the car for some distance. Finally, she had to stop.

Yan Liang stood in the middle of the road, staring in the direction of the car, her eyes soulless.

The black Bentley quickly merged with the traffic. The side mirror still reflected the lonely figure of the woman. The driver looked at the mirror, and then at Jiang Yu Nan sitting in the backseat. He was just quietly sitting there , the driver didn’t know why he thought Jiang Yu Nan looked both depressed and pained.

Finally, he couldn’t help but tentatively ask, “ Mr Jiang, should I ..stop?”

Jiang Yu Nan raised his face, the looked at his own image in the rearview mirror. How can he meet her now?

Finally, he just smiled, shook his head and looked at the small card in his hand.

The organisers had distributed these cards just before the opening ceremony as a small gimmick. People were supposed to write their wishes on this card, and a lucky draw would’ve determine the winner who would get his wish.

Jiang Yu Nan’s wish was only four words: I wish you success

The opening of the flag ship store was the first step of success. Jiang Yu Nan chose to witness this. This should just have been a simple blessing, but ultimately he had no courage, he didn’t feel he was in any position to send this to her…

The car moved farther and farther and the lonely figure reflected in the mirror became smaller and smaller till it disappeared completely.

Before leaving the hospital, the injection he had taken was now showing its potent effects. At home, he changed his clothes and looked at himself in the mirror .. he still looked like the cool Jiang Yu Nan, no flaws were visible.

…… This home …

Jiang Yu Nan didn’t even know if this place could be called ‘home’. He hasn’t been living here for a long time, but the staff still cleaned the rooms everyday, watered the gardens everyday, the dressing room still had that unique fragrance, as if everything was unchanged, as if she had never lived here..

As he wore his watch, he came downstairs. Secretary lee had arrived and was was waiting for him in the living room on the first floor.

As he saw Jiang Yu Nan, he worriedly asked him , “ How did you get discharged ?”

Jiang Yu Nan only faintly said, “ Lets go back to Li.” The secretary closely followed Jiang Yu Nan as he walked towards the door.

Secretary Li frowned as he saw Jiang Yu Nan’s resolute back. He knew he was in no condition to be discharged, but he gritted his teeth to stop himself from saying anything.

As he drove , Secretary Lee updated Jiang Yu Nan about the details of the situation.” This month, Li Bo’s turnover fell by 30%. Jiang Shi Jun had actually sold Xu to alleviate the pressure on capital due to the acquisitions by Li Bo and to lay the groundwork for expansion in foreign markets, but now…”

“ How does he intend to deal with J’appelle?” Jiang Yu Nan asked as he continued to look down and scan the documents the secretary had given him.

“ Jiang Shi Jun now intends to change the strategy, so that they focus on the domestic industry. If Li focusses in the domestic industry, they are the big boss, and j’appelle will lose market share and dealers. But he has another problem. After all , he was the one that proposed the sale of Xu to Liang Ruiqiang and that turned out to be a huge mistake. Now whatever proposal he will bring , the board will carefully consider. Now his most distressing problem is how to to get the consent of the board. “

“……” “…”

Jiang Yu Nan did not make any comments. Sitting in the front seat, secretary lee looked back at him in order to figure out what he was thinking, “ You intend to protect J’appelle from harm I presume ?”

It’s his default position, isn’t it ?

Secretary lee continued, “ So as long as we urge the Board of directors to reject Jiang Shi Jun’s proposal ..”

Jiang Yu Nan interrupted him,” Not so fast..”