Chapter 230: Because You’re Here
Harboring this thought, Xie Jingyan drove all the way to the large manor he had built.
This large villa includes a garden, lawn, airport, and covers a total area of more than two thousand square meters.
It cost fifty billion to build.
The twelve-story villa inside, resplendent with gold and jade, resembles a large castle.
This is the most majestic and spectacular building in the southern district, which also attracts many tourists to take photos from afar.
Because this beautiful villa has a nice name.
Cloud Moon.
Everyone was speculating whether the upstart Xie Jingyan, who had risen in recent years, had an unattainable White Moonlight. He not only avoids women but has no mistresses around him at all, maintaining personal integrity to an unbelievable degree, and spent a fortune building this house with such a literary name.
Later, the person who appeared most by his side turned out to be the Bai Family’s long-lost daughter Su Wanyuan, so they assumed the two were a couple.
This made a group of noble ladies who wanted to get acquainted with Xie Jingyan grind their teeth in frustration.
It wasn’t that they didn’t try hard, but Xie Jingyan maintained personal integrity too much. Even if you stripped naked in front of him, he wouldn’t glance at you.
So later on, they gave up on those thoughts and just felt endless jealousy toward Su Wanyuan.
Hoping she would be kicked out by Xie Jingyan soon.
After all, in their eyes.
Su Wanyuan, the wealthy family daughter who was recognized halfway, was really too low-class compared to them.
Xie Jingyan drove up to the white wrought-iron gate.
Su Wanyuan suddenly darted out from somewhere, and Xie Jingyan slammed on the brakes, nearly hitting her.
His face darkened as Su Wanyuan hurriedly knocked on the car window on Xie Jingyan’s side once the car stopped.
The car window rolled down, and Su Wanyuan looked into a pair of indifferent eyes, so cold that she couldn’t help but shiver lightly.
She forced a smile: “A Yan…”
Xie Jingyan slightly lifted his eyelids, and with just one glance, the words Su Wanyuan wanted to say got stuck in her throat.
She choked and changed her address: “President Xie.”
Xie Jingyan withdrew his gaze: “Speak.”
The large gate in front had already opened to both sides upon sensing his car.
The twenty-meter-wide road was impeccably clean.
Both sides were planted with precious rose roses.
Even in this winter, they were blooming with buds.
Su Wanyuan had been freezing outside for several hours and finally waited for Xie Jingyan. Her smile was forced: “Can I go in to talk? I’m too cold.”
Xie Jingyan directly rolled up the car window and started the car to leave.
Fearlessly, Su Wanyuan stuck her hand into the car window, got it clamped, cried out in pain, and quickly pulled it back.
Xie Jingyan’s car didn’t stop at all and drove straight in.
Su Wanyuan also wanted to go in, but there were several bodyguards guarding the entrance.
She could only bite her teeth unwillingly.
Her hands hanging at her sides clenched tightly.
If she hadn’t offered to help Xie Jingyan acquire Bai Corporation, she might not even have the qualification to appear in front of him.
The only connection between them was this transaction.
She stole confidential information from Bai Corporation to let Xie Jingyan control Bai Corporation, and in return, he would protect her safety, prevent the Bai Family from catching her, and finally give her one billion.
At the time, Xie Jingyan just sneered and tossed out “You’re not worthy” three words, burning her cheeks red.
She didn’t dare to ask for money anymore, only begged Xie Jingyan to guarantee her safety, and she promised to let him control Bai Corporation within three years.
Because of this, she was able to appear by Xie Jingyan’s side.
There were still two months until the three-year agreement.
She could have helped Xie Jingyan acquire Bai Corporation in the first year, but she still wanted to try again…
As long as she spent enough time accompanying him, Xie Jingyan would one day forget Jiang Ning and rediscover her goodness.
But Xie Jingyan seemed to disdain her even more.
Because her mother was the mistress who broke into Xie Jingyan’s family.
It was also because of her biological mother that Xie Jingyan’s family fell apart from a young age.
Su Wanyuan couldn’t help but give a bitter smile.
If only back then…
She hadn’t listened to those instructions…
If she hadn’t been recognized by the Bai Family, would her destiny have been different?
Su Wanyuan left the place in a daze.
The world is so vast, yet she seemed to have no place that belonged to her.
……
By the time Jiang Ning finished her work on the film crew, it was already eleven o’clock.
Everyone else had left, leaving only her to tidy up the messy dressing room.
After everything was neatly organized.
She slung her bag over her shoulder, turned off the lights, locked the door, and left.
It wasn’t snowing today, but the wind was strong, howling loudly.
Jiang Ning straightened her wind-tousled wig, her gaze drawn to a figure not far away.
Xie Jingyan stood under the streetlamp, dressed in white shirt and black pants, with a thick black coat over them.
The hair on his forehead was lifted by the cold wind, adding a touch of loneliness.
Seeing Jiang Ning, he threw the cigarette butt from his hand onto the ground and stamped it out.
He walked toward her.
Seeing him dressed so lightly, Jiang Ning, freezing and sniffling, couldn’t help but ask: “Aren’t you cold?”
Xie Jingyan shook his head: “Not cold.”
Jiang Ning tilted her head to look at him, blinking in confusion: “Why are you here?”
“Because you’re here.” After Xie Jingyan spoke, he met Jiang Ning’s eyes, turned his head away a bit embarrassedly, lips slightly pursed: “It’s so late, let me take you back, consider it thanks for taking care of Yuan Yuan for two days.”
Jiang Ning: “……”
Wasn’t that one hundred thousand enough?
He even came personally to take her back.
Jiang Ning was indeed tired, sleepy, and hungry.
Driving her own car would still take ten minutes to the parking lot.
She lowered her eyes and didn’t stand on ceremony with Xie Jingyan: “Thanks then.”
She walked forward, quickly opened the car door, and climbed into the back seat.
Seeing this, Xie Jingyan didn’t say anything.
Instead, he sat in the driver’s seat, acting as the driver.
Xie Jingyan looked through the rearview mirror.
Jiang Ning had already fallen asleep.
Her face was serene, with dark circles under her eyes and heavy fatigue.
Even as her belly growled loudly from hunger, she seemed not to notice.
Xie Jingyan thought of what Yuan Yuan had told him.
The film crew wouldn’t let her eat properly.
He turned the steering wheel and headed toward the central district.
“Jiang Ning, I’m hungry, come with me to eat something.”
Hearing Xie Jingyan’s voice, Jiang Ning sleepily opened her eyes, frowning slightly and muttering: “Men are such a hassle, wanting to eat in the middle of the night!”
Being disdained, Xie Jingyan just said softly: “Sorry, just this once.”
Seeing his unusually good attitude, Jiang Ning’s groggy mind cleared a bit. She embarrassedly pursed her rosy lips: “Alright then… eat quickly, I want to get back to sleep.”
Xie Jingyan finally smiled: “Okay.”
“What do you think we should eat?”
Hearing this, Jiang Ning gave him a strange look.
Xie Jingyan added: “I have choice paralysis, can you recommend something?”
Jiang Ning then rubbed her chin: “Hmm… beef noodles? But the beef noodles shop in Jin Cheng is the best; the Capital City probably doesn’t have that flavor.”
Xie Jingyan agreed: “Okay.”
The car finally stopped in front of a noodle shop.
Even at eleven o’clock, the noodle shop’s lights were brightly lit.
Jiang Ning got out of the car, looked at the sign, and widened her eyes: “Bad beef noodles? How is there one here too.”
Xie Jingyan walked inside: “It’s a branch of the Jin Cheng one, same taste.”
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