Chapter 221: Little Blue And White
Jiang Ning?
Jiang Ning!!!
For the first time, Jiang Li couldn’t care less about elegance or poise. She quickly pushed through the crowd, heading toward that direction just now.
She seemed to have seen her sister.
That person looked too much like Jiang Ning.
By the time Jiang Li rushed out, the spot where Jiang Ning had been standing was empty.
Jiang Li looked around left and right, but never saw that figure again.
She stood stunned in place, as the surrounding staff nervously gathered around: “Sister Li, what’s wrong? Did something happen?”
Jiang Li even suspected she had hallucinated.
She slowly shook her head: “It’s nothing… Get ready to start work.”
The crowd exchanged glances, somewhat baffled.
……
When Jiang Li spotted her, Jiang Ning turned and calmly walked away.
She no longer seemed like the weak woman from before, entangled in scandalous information and forced by Huo Yu to sign a surgery contract.
Now she was confident and calm, every move radiating her unique radiance.
Jiang Li, she had become a big star.
Jiang Ning lightly tugged at the corner of her mouth, feeling genuinely happy for her from the bottom of her heart.
She just still didn’t want to interact with them; it would inevitably make Jiang Ning think of Madam Jiang.
That mother who loved her purely, regardless of whether Jiang Ning was good or bad.
The happiest times in Jiang Ning’s life in this world were when she had Father and Mother, with family companionship.
A cold wind blew, and Jiang Ning felt her face was a bit cold.
She reached up to touch it, and somehow, she was crying.
Jiang Ning sneered inwardly; since when had she become so vulnerable and empathetic.
Crying over a little thing.
She should be happy instead.
Jiang Ning got into the sedan and returned to the apartment.
On the way, she dropped off Wei Jin’s dirty clothes at the dry cleaners.
To save money, Jiang Ning also went to a nearby large supermarket to buy some rice, oil, vegetables, and seasonings, planning to cook at home.
The items were just loaded into the trunk.
A meow caught Jiang Ning’s attention.
“Meow~”
She carefully discerned the direction, then bent down to look under the car. A blue-and-white kitten was sitting under it, and upon seeing Jiang Ning, it meowed at her again.
Jiang Ning’s eyes widened: “Meat Bun?”
The kitten tilted its head at her, somewhat vigilant.
No, this wasn’t Meat Bun. Ten years had passed; Meat Bun should have grown from a kitten into a big cat, but this kitten miraculously looked exactly like Meat Bun.
The kitten in front of her was clearly only three months old, tiny and curled up under the car, its fluffy fur resisting the cold wind.
Jiang Ning looked around; there were plenty of people nearby, but they mostly hurried past without lingering. After waiting a few minutes and seeing no one come looking for the cat, she bent down and beckoned to it: “Come here, it’s cold outside. I’ll take you somewhere warm.”
The little kitten sniffed, seemingly confirming Jiang Ning had no malice toward it, before cautiously approaching and rubbing its fluffy little face against Jiang Ning’s finger.
Jiang Ning picked it up, got into the driver’s seat, and placed the little blue-and-white one in the passenger seat.
Jiang Ning huffed into her hands to warm them, turned on the car AC, and drove away.
A little girl ran out from the marketplace, teary-eyed and searching everywhere: “Wahhh, Tuan Tuan is gone, Tuan Tuan.”
The bodyguards behind her surrounded her, somewhat troubled: “Miss Yuan Yuan, don’t worry. We’ll help you look.”
Yuan Yuan squatted on the ground, her little hands wiping away tears nonstop: “Wahhh, I want to tell Daddy; my kitten is gone.”
The little girl was only three years old after all, with a stubborn temper.
The group had no choice but to call Xie Jingyan’s assistant, who then relayed the situation here.
Xie Jingyan was currently in a meeting in the office.
Because he willfully turned down a cooperation worth over a hundred million, the old shareholders of Lin Group were challenging him.
Xie Jingyan had his eyes closed, looking like he wasn’t listening at all.
He was thinking about Jiang Ning.
He was waiting for Jiang Ning to come find him, but two days had passed.
Jiang Ning had vanished just like that; later he learned she had already come to Capital City through other means.
Xie Jingyan frowned slightly.
His heart was still tightly suspended, not coming down at all. In fact, he felt like he was still walking on high air, and seeing Jiang Ning was just a dream of his.
“President Xie, President Xie! Miss Yuan Yuan’s Tuan Tuan is missing; she’s crying over in North City… She insists on seeing you and can’t be soothed no matter what.”
Xie Jingyan opened his eyes as the assistant whispered in his ear.
He looked up and saw the old shareholders still talking away, blaming him over the contract.
Xie Jingyan straightened up; the black suit made him seem even more profound and inscrutable.
“The contract is gone? Then just find another one, no? But with your abilities, you can only be parasites in the group.”
Faced with Xie Jingyan’s cold sarcasm, the few were speechless.
Someone said: “President, that business is from Huo Family. It’s very important to our company too. It’s the tenth time in ten years that Huo Family has extended a cooperation olive branch. Rejecting it again—isn’t that going too far? They’ve already shown great sincerity.”
Xie Jingyan’s lip curved in a smile, his expression particularly indifferent: “Why don’t you jump ship to Huo Family? Speaking up for those idiots like that—you match perfectly, a match made in heaven.”
The old shareholder’s face flushed with anger.
Jump ship my ass!
Lin Group was now built so large by Xie Jingyan.
It had already squeezed into one of the four great families of Capital City; he’d have to be out of his mind to go to Huo Family.
Meeting Xie Jingyan’s indifferent eyes, he deflated and fell silent.
Xie Jingyan tossed a contract onto the table, his voice ice-cold: “Anyone who wants to meddle in my decisions can sign this contract and leave the company. I don’t need parasites here. Meeting adjourned.”
He stood up and strode out.
Leaving the group exchanging glances, not daring to complain.
They didn’t touch the contract in the middle and silently turned to leave.
Lin Group was no longer the Lin Group they controlled, but Xie Jingyan’s domain.
Assistant Wu held Xie Jingyan’s coat and draped it over his shoulders: “President Xie, are we heading to the North City marketplace now? Miss Yuan Yuan is still waiting there.”
Xie Jingyan ignored him and just said: “We’ll talk about it later.”
He pushed open the office door, allowing no one inside.
Assistant Wu was used to it and stood guard at the entrance, barring anyone from entering.
Xie Jingyan’s office was very warm, controlled at a perfect 23 degrees.
He stood before the floor-to-ceiling window; outside, it had started snowing again at some point.
Even this spring-like warm office made him feel somewhat cold.
“Little Honey, why hasn’t she come find me yet?”
Little Honey reluctantly poked its head out when called: 【I’ve already brought the person to you, but I don’t know why she hasn’t come!】
Xie Jingyan lowered his gaze: “Has the mission been announced?”
Little Honey saw his deadpan face and fumed: 【It has, but Jiang Ning gave up on the strategy.】
Xie Jingyan then looked up at the pale yellow little ball in front of him: “Why? She doesn’t even want the money?”
Little Honey went straight for the heart, its tone cool: 【Nope, dear. Isn’t it possible that Baby Jiang Ning doesn’t want you?】
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