1732 Encountering a Love Rival? (1)

Seeing Shuyan greet him so easily, Jing Hengran’s eyes were very complicated. He could tell that she didn’t have any feelings for him at all. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be so calm now after not seeing him for a long time. She had put on some weight after they hadn’t seen each other for a while; it was clear that she had been doing very well recently – she had probably gotten back together with that Qi person.

The more he discerned the truth, the worse Jing Hengran’s mood became. This was the first time he was interested in a girl, even dropping hints a few times, but she didn’t like him at all, and chose another man. Given his ego and identity, Jing Hengran naturally couldn’t stand it, so no matter how anxious he was about the spirit tea, he hadn’t contacted her again. Fortunately, Shuyan’s cooperation with the Fan family hadn’t progressed, so Jing Hengran was able to regain his footing.

Jing Hengran replied with a complicated expression, “Long time no see, Shuyan!” After a pause, he probed, “You’ve been in a good mood recently. How is it? Have you gotten back together with your ex-boyfriend?”

Chi Shuyan didn’t know how bitter Jing Hengran felt, and she replied with a smile, “Mm, we’ve gotten back together and registered our marriage.”

As Chi Shuyan spoke, she raised her hand to show the other party her ring. Jing Hengran’s face froze. Fortunately, he could hide his emotions, and his unnatural expression quickly returned to normal. He wanted to squeeze out a smile, but couldn’t. He felt very empty and disappointed.

This emotion surged up fiercely, but Jing Hengran quickly suppressed it. It was just that he felt very upset. He knew that he really didn’t have a chance this time. For a moment, he regretted putting interests first and not fighting for what he wanted back then. After all, the two of them had broken up back then. If he hadn’t run away, he might really have had a chance.

It was a pity that he had been thinking more about interests back then, afraid that his relentless pursuit would ruin the cooperation between the two. Compared with feelings, he naturally subconsciously felt that interests were more important.

He had thought so back then, but now, he felt indescribable regret.

Speaking of which, he had had several relationships before. He had gotten along pretty well with his girlfriends, and they parted on good terms.

He liked Shuyan and didn’t think that she was any different from his previous girlfriends. Now, he finally understood that he had a good impression of his previous girlfriends, but his heart hadn’t been moved. That was right, he had been moved by Shuyan from the beginning. His feelings this time were different; they were tumultuous and strange to him.

Fortunately, the two of them had only known each other for a short time, and he hadn’t fallen so deep that he couldn’t free himself. He was turned down completely before he could start loving the other person; he was lucky he could retain his senses.

Since it was already impossible, Jing Hengran naturally had to continue pursuing interests, so he immediately buried his complicated feelings for Shuyan at the bottom of his heart and changed his expression. It was as if they were meeting for the first time to discuss a cooperation as he said sagely, “Shuyan, you can’t give the Fan family all the benefits of a spirit tea deal, right? After all, we’ve known each other for so long! I’ll agree to your terms.”

Seeing Jing Hengran’s attitude, Chi Shuyan relaxed and smiled. “Young Master Jing, your Jing family produces spirit tea. Do you really need other spirit tea?”

Jing Hengran immediately nodded. Although they made their own spirit tea, it really wasn’t as effective as Shuyan’s. How could he and the Jing family not want it?

Chi Shuyan couldn’t refuse Jing Hengran’s firm attitude. After all, compared with the Fan family, she had worked with the Jing family and had known them longer. What she lacked the most was tea leaves.

Wait. Chi Shuyan’s eyes flashed and she looked at Jing Hengran. She suddenly said, “How about this? If your Jing family provides the tea leaves, the spirit tea I refine will be split between you and the Fan family. However, there’s a limit to the quantity. After all, I’m just one person!”

At this point, Jing Hengran could sense Shuyan’s sincerity, so he naturally agreed. However, the details still had to be discussed. Jing Hengran took the initiative to invite her to dinner. Chi Shuyan was completely relieved when she saw that he focused only on business interests and had no other special feelings for her. In addition, she thought of the message her man had sent her before about working overtime, so she agreed to have dinner with Jing Hengran tonight to discuss the details.

There was nothing wrong with Chi Shuyan’s thinking, but there was a hiccup halfway through.

At that moment, she and Jing Hengran were discussing the details of the spirit tea contract in a restaurant. She would leave the details to the Jing and Fan families to deal with, and they would send her the contracts to sign. However, she said that she didn’t have time to refine spirit tea recently, and the cooperation would officially start in the new year.

Jing Hengran naturally had no objections, and the Fan family probably wouldn’t either.

Then, Chi Shuyan received a call from Qi Zhenbai. He had finished work early tonight, and was asking her where she was, and he would pick her up.

Listening to the man’s deep, metallic voice, Chi Shuyan inexplicably felt guilty and uncertain.

After spending so much time together, how could she not know how possessive Qi Zhenbai was? After the two of them made up, she cherished their relationship very much and understood that no matter how possessive he was, he liked and cared for her.

Moreover, she had also reflected on whether or not Qi Zhenbai had worried about their relationship in the past because she hadn’t done enough. Sometimes, she really hadn’t done enough. Now, she was trying her best to maintain this relationship, for fear that something else would go wrong. Now that she and Jing Hengran were having dinner together, she was really worried that it would agitate him.

After all, this man already held a grudge against Jing Hengran. She really didn’t want Qi Zhenbai to see her and Jing Hengran together. If she had known, she would have explained things to him before she went out for a meal with Jing Hengran.

Who knew if it was because of her guilty conscience, but Chi Shuyan stuttered, “No… no need. I’ll go back later, okay? I’m out with a friend. Have you eaten dinner? Don’t starve yourself.”

The two chatted for a while before hanging up. Jing Hengran looked at her with some surprise in his eyes. Chi Shuyan couldn’t care less about his gaze at that moment. After discussing the matter, she quickly said goodbye, afraid that she would be unlucky and caught out.

Who knew if it was because she was too unlucky tonight, but just as she and Jing Hengran were about to part ways outside the restaurant, a black car stopped in the distance. The window rolled down to reveal the man’s familiar cold and hard profile. At that moment, the man’s sharp eyes were fixed on the man and woman who were talking not far away. His black eyes were deep and profound with emotion, but his face was expressionless.

When he got out of the car, the man’s expression was especially cold. His thin lips were pursed tightly and the line of his jaw was hard. The car door closed with a loud bang. The man strode over until the woman not far away noticed him. The man’s thin lips parted and he sneered. “Is he the friend you’re talking about?”

Chi Shuyan: …