Chapter 69: The Cannon Fodder in a Dogblood Novel (69)
Shen Tangqing originally wanted to chat with Lin Chengxing alone.
As a result, Jiang Qingyan had no sense of reading the room. As soon as his butt hit the seat, he leaned over.
“Brother Yan, don’t you need to greet the guests?” Shen Tangqing pulled at the corner of his mouth, smiling dryly.
Jiang Qingyan lifted his cocktail and took a sip, his tone careless. “No need. The old man and your mom greeting them is enough.”
Shen Tangqing: “…”
Sitting opposite, Lin Chengxing’s gaze swept unobtrusively over the two. When she lowered her eyes, she felt puzzled.
Didn’t they say Shen Tangqing was a marginal figure in the Jiang family?
Looking at it now, the rumors seem to be wrong.
“What is Miss Lin thinking about?”
Lin Chengxing came back to her senses and raised her hand to brush her hair, revealing a perfectly appropriate smile. “Mr. Jiang and Mr. Shen have a quite good relationship.”
“Tang Tang is my brother; naturally, my relationship with him is very good.”
As Jiang Qingyan spoke, his eyebrows raised slightly, his tone adding a few degrees of depth. “So, I don’t allow anyone to bully him.”
Shen Tangqing froze for a moment. He didn’t expect Jiang Qingyan to back him up in front of outsiders!
On second thought, no, he must be doing it for the Jiang family’s face.
Where would I get such a big face…
The smile on Lin Chengxing’s lips stiffened for an instant.
If my matter is known by the Jiang family, I’m afraid the aftermath won’t be good.
She was actually quite satisfied with Shen Tangqing.
He looked too good.
Although she didn’t like men, keeping him at home to look at would make her mood pleasant.
But now…
Looking at Jiang Qingyan’s attitude, she had to change her mind.
She just wanted to find a husband easy to manipulate, not get into a heap of trouble.
Lin Chengxing quickly gathered her emotions, her smile impeccable. “Is that so! Truly an enviable brotherhood.”
Jiang Qingyan’s face turned cold for an instant.
Bullshit brotherhood.
It’s love!
Just as a smile that didn’t reach his eyes hooked the corner of his lips, as he prepared to warn Lin Chengxing calmly,
Fu Sizhao came over.
Holding a glass of white wine, he looked at Lin Chengxing with smiling eyes. “Miss Lin, long time no see. I didn’t expect to see you here.”
After speaking, he sat on the sofa beside them of his own accord.
Lin Chengxing didn’t want to see Fu Sizhao at all.
The last time they dined together, she didn’t know she would meet Fu Sizhao, so she had brought her girlfriend along.
Today she was here for a blind date. If Fu Sizhao let it slip, wouldn’t it be awkward?
She squeezed out a smile with difficulty. “Brother Fu, what a coincidence!”
“It is quite a coincidence.” Fu Sizhao placed the wine in his hand on the table, his smile undiminished. “I didn’t expect the Lin family and Jiang family to have dealings.”
Lin Chengxing twitched the corner of her mouth, looking at Jiang Qingyan opposite. “Mr. Jiang, I also hope the Lin Group has an opportunity to cooperate with the Jiang Group.”
Jiang Qingyan only nodded faintly.
…
Not far away,
Besides Lu Yanli, who kept staring at Shen Tangqing,
There was also Shen Huayan.
Seeing Jiang Qingyan eagerly rushing over, the guess in her heart became true at this moment.
She didn’t know how to describe her mood.
It roughly gave her a thrill of retribution.
All these years, Jiang Qingyan looked down on them, mother and son. She lowered herself in the Jiang family and never got a good face from Jiang Qingyan.
Now—
She thought she could finally manipulate Jiang Qingyan.
Of course, as for how Shen Tangqing felt, it wasn’t within her consideration.
She raised Shen Tangqing this big; he should repay her well, shouldn’t he?
If not for discovering the pregnancy when she was already several months along, and the doctor saying an abortion might make her unable to conceive again,
Otherwise, she wouldn’t have given birth to this child who made her bear the stigma of an unwed pregnancy.
The waiter pushing the cake up interrupted Shen Huayan’s thoughts.
Jiang Jianjun stood beside the cake with a face full of smiles.
Birthday celebration music rang out in the venue.
Jiang Qingyan didn’t move, sitting on the sofa watching coldly from the sidelines.
Fu Sizhao spoke up to tease. “You’re not going over to wish your old man a happy birthday?”
Jiang Qingyan withdrew his gaze and glanced at him.
“Shut up.”
Fu Sizhao didn’t care at all, still smiling beatably.
Shen Tangqing’s gaze fell on his refined face; he couldn’t help slandering him in his heart.
Why is this person a bit bitchy?
After Jiang Jianjun’s simple speech and the cutting of the cake, the atmosphere on the scene became lively.
The music switched from the birthday song to dance music.
Some people had already started dancing with their partners on the dance floor one after another.
The first time inviting a girl to dance, Shen Tangqing was inevitably somewhat excited and nervous in his heart.
He swallowed and stood up from the sofa.
“Miss Lin, do I have the honor to invite you for a dance?”
Jiang Qingyan’s face turned cold, his eyes staring heavily at Lin Chengxing.
Fu Sizhao also felt displeasure.
What’s so good about dancing?
The smile on his face faded. Looking at Lin Chengxing with a smile yet not a smile, he spoke slowly. “Miss Lin has good fortune!”
Lin Chengxing’s face turned pale.
Others might not hear the deep meaning in Fu Sizhao’s words, but she heard it clearly.
Hesitating for a second, she showed an apologetic look to Shen Tangqing. “Mr. Shen, I’m not feeling very well today and can’t dance. Truly sorry.”
Shen Tangqing’s excited heart sank.
It was like having a basin of cold water poured over him.
Cold from his head to the soles of his feet…
Rejecting my invitation…
That means—indirectly showing she didn’t fancy me?
He awkwardly withdrew his hand, smiling somewhat forcedly. “Is that so… then, then next time!”
After Lin Chengxing said sorry again, she stood up to take her leave. “It’s getting late. I have things to do; please excuse me first.”
Shen Tangqing stood up based on gentlemanly demeanor.
“I’ll walk you out.”
“No need, Mr. Shen. My driver is waiting for me outside.”
Shen Tangqing: “…”
It wasn’t until Lin Chengxing left that Shen Tangqing withdrew his gaze somewhat disappointedly.
His impression of Lin Chengxing was actually quite good.
He thought they could get in touch slowly. The result was that she didn’t fancy him at all…
Jiang Qingyan stood up and brought him a cocktail.
“It’s just dancing. If you want to dance, I’ll accompany you.”
Shen Tangqing: “…”
Is this a matter of dancing?
Fu Sizhao also didn’t want to be outdone.
“Brother Shen, I can also accompany you to dance.”
Shen Tangqing: “…”
“I don’t want to dance with men. If you guys want to dance, you can go dance together.”
Jiang Qingyan: “…”
Fu Sizhao: “…”
The two looked at each other, both seeing blatant disgust in each other’s eyes.
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