201: Chapter 201 Madame Overpraising 201: Chapter 201 Madame Overpraising Su He heard Jiang Yan’s every word during her chat with Jing Xuan.
Once she hung up the phone, the man said, “By convincing her like that, aren’t you essentially helping Lu?”
Su He put away her phone and rolled her eyes, “Don’t spout nonsense, I was helping Auntie.”
Jiang Yan cracked a smile, “Yes yes yes, my mistake.”
Su He changed the subject, asking, “The wine party you mentioned, is it the same one Si Jinchuan is going to?”
Since last night, this man had been speaking in riddles to her.
Yesterday, he gave her a surprise, and she had never expected he had such a territory in Country X.
Seeing him silent, she turned to face him, and asked with curiosity, “Can I ask if there is any identity of yours I’m unaware of?
How about you give me a heads up so I won’t be clueless when the time comes?”
Jiang Yan lifted his hand to pinch her nape, nuzzling her neck slightly, his thin lips curving, “Give me a kiss, and I’ll tell you.”
Su He glared at him breathlessly, feeling speechless…
After thinking it over for a moment, she reached out with both hands, cupped his face, quickly leaned over, and pecked his lips.
But just as she was about to pull away, the man tightened his grip on her neck, drawing her back into a kiss, deepening it.
“…”
Two minutes later, the man reluctantly let her go.
His voice, deep and husky, echoed, “Wife, that’s what I call a kiss.
What you did just now was barely a peck.”
Su He caught her breath, glaring at him again, “President Jiang is experienced; naturally, I can’t compare to President Jiang’s expertise.”
Seeing her getting annoyed, the man chuckled softly, caressing her tender cheek with his fingertips, saying, “All of my experience is thanks to you, and has only been practiced with you.”
Su He didn’t want to continue this topic, steering back to the main issue, “Can you speak now?”
“Yes, and we’ll continue after,” responded Jiang Yan.
“…”
Five minutes later.
Su He hadn’t quite recovered, she needed some time to digest what she’d just heard.
A dozen seconds later, she finally spoke, “So, the wine party today, is it initiated by you and Si Jinchuan together?
And Si Jinchuan doesn’t know that you are the head of the Shadow Group?”
The man nodded.
“What’s your purpose?” she asked.
Jiang Yan said, “Under the guise of cooperation, to draw out his people.”
After hearing his reply, Su He didn’t know what to say.
Then she asked again, “Since when did you have such a secret team?
Don’t tell me Fei Yang and Fei Xu are part of this secret team?”
Jiang Yan stretched an arm around her waist, and with a light lift, he brought her onto his lap.
“They’ve existed since my grandfather’s generation, mostly appearing as bodyguards.
Fei Yang and Fei Xu were selected by Dad from the orphanage before he passed away.
Apart from them, there are Fei Long and Fei Yue, who have always been in charge of the covert part and seldom show up.”
“The four of them, as well as Jiang Feng and Jiang Qi, all grew up with me.”
“Jiang Feng and Jiang Qi are orphans too?” asked Su He, curious, “I’ve always wondered, are they biological brothers?”
Jiang Yan said, “Yes, they were brought from the orphanage by Dad too, but they aren’t biologically related.”
She inquired with curiosity, “Then why do both of them carry the Jiang surname, while Fei Xu and the others don’t?”
With one hand around her waist and the other lifting her chin, Jiang Yan smiled and said, “Fei Xu and the others are also surnamed Jiang, it’s just that everyone got used to calling them by their last two names.”
Su He: “…”
Ah… she asked a redundant question.
…
The wine party started at five in the afternoon.
Su He and Jiang Yan left at half-past four.
This time, Xing Siyang did not accompany them.
The venue was a church.
As the car made its way through the church gates, Su He glanced outside and her first impression was that this church was extraordinary!
Su He asked, “Did you choose this place, or was it his choice?”
Jiang Yan answered, “His choice, his turf.”
“It’s his turf and you dare to come; aren’t you afraid he’ll realize it was you who set him up, that you might not walk out of here?” said Su He.
Jiang Yan touched her head lightly, whispering, “If I couldn’t walk out of here, do you think you’d be here right now?”
If there was real danger, he wouldn’t have brought her here just to watch.
Su He found herself unable to refute him.
After getting out of the car.
Su He noticed it was very quiet here; surprisingly, there wasn’t a single bodyguard, but each corner was under surveillance by cameras.
At that moment, Jiang Feng approached, saying in a low voice, “Master, all is arranged.”
Jiang Yan nodded with a “hmm.”
Then, he looked at Su He and said, “Later, no matter what happens or what you hear, don’t believe it.”
Su He said, “Okay, got it.”
Then, they all walked towards the entrance.
The decoration here surpassed what one could expect from a church; it was opulent, certainly built with massive investment.
With each step Su He took, she felt as though she was stepping on “money.”
This was her first time attending a party held in a church.
After roughly three minutes of walking, a large open-air banquet hall appeared before her.
It was indeed a hidden gem.
Who could have imagined that such a place existed inside a church?
As soon as the two made their appearance, everyone fell silent, all eyes fixed on them.
Su He could feel that these people were no ordinary businessmen; many of them seemed to harbor a hint of ruthlessness.
However, since Jiang Yan had already explained that the people attending today were all figures from the darker shades of society, she found nothing strange in it.
Jiang Yan’s inherent presence deterred the crowd from approaching.
At the same time, everyone looked both curious and puzzled.
Everyone was familiar with Jiang Yan’s face, but as a serious businessman, why would he appear here?
Moreover, no one had informed them of Jiang Yan’s attendance.
Jiang Yan and Su He found a spot to sit; Jiang Feng and Fei Xu stood to their right and left, respectively.
After sitting down, Su He crossed her legs, leaned slightly forward, propped one hand on her knee, and the palm of the other under her chin, discreetly sizing up the people and setting around her.
Suddenly, she turned slightly to look at the man next to her and asked, “I have a question for you.”
Beside her, his sharp aura naturally transformed into a gentle atmosphere.
“Ask away.”
“You think if I turned into a concerned citizen, I might get a reward?
After all, among these people, there should be some who are on the police’s wanted list?”
And probably more than one.
Jiang Yan was slightly taken aback: “…”
Both Jiang Feng and Fei Xu beside them tried to suppress their grins.
They could never guess the thought processes of their Young Madam.
Jiang Yan looked at her adoringly, chuckling, “It’s not impossible.”
Su He blinked, “You’re so obliging to my requests; what if I decide to commit arson or murder one day, would you support that too?”
The man pondered for a few seconds and replied, “You normally have a moral compass, so you wouldn’t make that kind of request under ordinary circumstances.”
“And if I did make such a request?”
“Then the person deserves to die.”
“…”
He had said sweet words and shameless words, and she had nothing more to say.
In a short while, the figure of Ye Jiuqing appeared.
As soon as he entered, Su He saw him.
“Since today’s game was initiated by you and Si Jinchuan, why is Ye Jiuqing also here?” Su He asked, “He is neither one of your Shadows nor Si Jinchuan’s men.
What is he doing here?”
Jiang Yan explained, “Do you think Si Jinchuan only has one option?
If Xuanqing really did cooperate with the Shadow, he would surely want the bigger share.
He invited Ye Jiuqing to implicitly show me that if I don’t cooperate with him, he has a second option.
However, he doesn’t know who I am, and he doesn’t know your relationship with Ye Jiuqing either.”
Su He raised her eyebrows slightly, “So, you also knew from the start that Si Jinchuan would bring Ye Jiuqing along?”
Though it was a question, her tone was certain.
The man nodded, “I knew.
Si Jinchuan reaching out to Ye Jiuqing was a piece of information I let leak out.
Shadow might also consider working with the mafia on this deal.
Lately, many of Xuanqing’s branches have been slandered secretly, and he surely needs this cooperation.
But Si Jinchuan’s ambitions are not limited to so little.
Even in urgent need of this cooperation, he would not allow himself to be at a loss.”
Su He looked at him, nodding repeatedly, and pressed her red lips together, “What a tactic of openly mending the plank road while secretly crossing through Chen Cang.”
“Madam flatters me.”
“…”
Ye Jiuqing’s arrival also stirred up quite a commotion.
After all, Ye Jiuqing was a notoriously well-known figure in the grey areas, recognized by almost everyone, not to mention his unique pair of blue eyes, which were particularly memorable.
Ye Jiuqing ignored everyone, his deep blue eyes scanning the whole place, and quickly spotted Su He and Jiang Yan not far away.
He had just left planning to look for Su He when he heard from his subordinate that Su He and Jiang Yan had already left ten minutes ago.
He had not expected that Jiang Yan and Su He would come here.
And they could even enter so openly, why was that?
He became even more curious about Jiang Yan’s identity.
Then, everyone saw him walking towards Jiang Yan.
Ye Jiuqing stood in front of the couple, glanced at Su He, then turned his gaze to Jiang Yan.
He pressed his tongue against his cheek and said, “It seems I have really underestimated you.”
Jiang Yan remained unfazed, suddenly curling his lips, “No helping it, I am just too exceptional.”
Ye Jiuqing: “…”
He had never seen someone so shamelessly self-aggrandizing.
Seeing him with that ‘deservingly-smackable’ smug look, Ye Jiuqing felt an itch to throw a punch…
On the other side.
Si Jinchuan had already seen Su He and Jiang Yan through the on-site surveillance cameras.
He furrowed his brows, his voice dark and stern, “Why are they here?
Who let them in?”
The assistant beside him shivered slightly, “Master, they have passes.”
Now, Si Jinchuan’s eyebrows furrowed even tighter, his facial expression becoming more fearsome.
How could this be possible?
He always felt that something wasn’t right!
Afterward, he said in a deep voice, “Has Chi Tian been found?”
The assistant replied, “Master, Zhuo Lie is still searching.”
Whenever Chi Tian was mentioned, Si Jinchuan’s heart grew more restless and worried.
He had been missing for almost two days now, unreachable no matter how one tried to contact him.
Such a thing had never happened before!
“Tell Zhuo Lie, he must find him today!”
“Yes, Master.”
The assistant then phoned Zhuo Lie, conveying Si Jinchuan’s words to him.
Zhuo Lie had searched for an entire day and had found no clues.
It was as if the person had vanished into thin air.
Had he known this would happen, he would never have let Chi Tian go out alone yesterday.
After hanging up, the assistant looked at the surveillance screen again and carefully asked the man, “Master, if there is a problem with these two, should I have someone ask them to leave?”
Si Jinchuan leaned back into the sofa, his entire presence exuding a chilling cold.
He propped up his chin, falling silent for a moment.
Just their presence here was already a big problem.
This was not an ordinary social gathering…
“Have the people from Shadow arrived?” he asked in a low voice.
The assistant shook his head, “Not yet.”
“Then go ask, is Jiang Yan one of their people?”
“Yes, I’ll inquire immediately.”
Si Jinchuan could only come to this reasonable conclusion after some thought.
Jiang Yan was either brought by someone from Shadow, or Jiang Yan was one of Shadow.
But…
He had checked Jiang Yan’s information and found no contact with Shadow.
Already suspicious by nature, he found himself falling into confusion.
He felt like he was overlooking something.
…
Meanwhile, in the open-air hall.
Su He suddenly whispered, “This place is full of cameras.
Once we came in, he would definitely know.
He wouldn’t fail to show up, right?”
Because there were less than five minutes until the social gathering began, and Si Jinchuan had yet to appear.
This was somewhat inexplicable.
If he doesn’t come, what play is there for her to watch?
“Rest assured, he will show up, won’t delay your show,” the man said confidently, as everything was under his control.
Seeing his assurance, Su He didn’t inquire further and waited patiently.
But before long, a familiar figure walked in from the door.
She stared blankly, eyes fixed on the figure.
Why had he also come?
Even Ye Jiuqing was taken aback.
What was this guy doing here?
He didn’t mention he’d come, did he?
At the same time, Si Jinchuan also received the news that Shadow’s people had arrived.
He looked at the person on the surveillance video.
“You’re saying he’s from Shadow?”
The assistant answered, “Yes, Master.”
Si Jinchuan sank into thought again, staring intently at the surveillance screen.
The person who arrived was none other than the young marquis from Y Country—Helian Lu.
As far as he knew, Helian Lu and Ye Jiuqing were friends.
So why would Helian Lu choose to cooperate with Xuanqing instead of directly working with Ye Jiuqing?
Wasn’t that redundant?
On the surveillance screen, after Helian Lu entered, he walked straight towards Ye Jiuqing.
Ye Jiuqing, eyes flashing with an unusual gleam, asked, “What are you doing here?”
Faced with his questioning, Helian Lu laughed dismissively, “You can be here.
Why can’t I?
Mind your own business.”
Ye Jiuqing gave him a cold look, suddenly flashing a wicked smile, “Why, you even trying to be my son now?
Can’t I, your dad, discipline you?”
Helian Lu: “Get lost!”