The tombstone was well taken care of. White flowers were placed under the photo.
The flowers looked very fresh, as if they had just been placed there. However, it was definitely not Jiang Chu.
Jiang Chu was in a hurry to celebrate Shen Lu's birthday. Why would he think of someone who had been gone for a long time?
Jiang Yansheng frowned. She picked up the bouquet and looked around.
Today was not a legal holiday. Other than her, almost no one came to the cemetery.
She squatted down and closed her eyes.
When she was in front of the tombstone, her heart was clean. She did not have as many distracting thoughts as she did in the company.
She opened her eyes and reached out to touch the photo inlaid on the tombstone. Jiang Yansheng said softly, "Mom, you were always so soft-hearted. You didn't say anything when you were wronged. Let me help you now."
She knelt in front of the tombstone for a long time. She only left when the sun had set and there was almost no light.
Before she left, she asked the security guard, "Has anyone else come to the cemetery in the past two days?"
The security guard looked at Jiang Yansheng with a smile. He couldn't help but praise this child in his heart. Not only was she good-looking, but she was also very filial. She was especially attentive to his questions.
"You don't say. There were very few people who came to visit the cemetery in the past two days. There was a man who left a deep impression on me."
He suddenly slapped his head and raised his voice. "I don't know who I was looking at, but that man's aura was really strong. Although he came alone, those who were on duty with me that day didn't dare to talk to him."
"Man?" Jiang Yansheng frowned. She bit her lower lip. Suddenly, she remembered what Jiang Chu had said. She couldn't help but ask, "What kind of man was he?"
The security guard narrowed his eyes and began to recall. He reached out a hand and gestured. "About this tall. He looked like he was in his forties, but he took good care of himself. I actually thought that the man looked a little familiar, but I can't remember where I saw him."
He chuckled. "Maybe it was because he often came to the cemetery to visit. When he came, he was holding a bouquet of white flowers in his arms. It's a pity. It looks like his lover has left."
Jiang Yansheng's heart skipped a beat. She forced a smile and said, "I understand. Thank you."
If she guessed correctly, the person the security guard was talking about should be the one who sent the flowers to her mother's tombstone.
But who was he?
Was it really what Jiang Chu had guessed?
Jiang Yansheng's eyes turned cold. He hurriedly shook his head and drove the unrealistic thoughts out of his mind.
No matter what Jiang Chu said to confuse her, it couldn't be trusted.
On the way back, the evening rush hour was not over yet. Jiang Yansheng was stuck in a traffic jam for more than ten minutes. He tapped the steering wheel in boredom. Suddenly, the screen of his phone on the passenger seat lit up.
She reached out and turned the screen. Gu Yan's WeChat message popped up.
Have you eaten?
Her lips couldn't help but curl into a smile as she quickly replied.
Yes, I have. Why? You want to treat me to a meal?
Although she hadn't eaten since she rushed out of the company in the afternoon, she still instinctively chose to lie to Gu Yan.
Two days ago, Gu Yan's expression didn't look very good when he saw the news about the Gu clan on his phone.
Although she didn't know what happened to the Gu clan, the latest bidding meeting was still in full swing. But judging from Gu Yan's expression, it must be very difficult.
She had always wanted to ask, but she didn't dare to.
Gu Yan's reply was very slow. Just as Jiang Yansheng was about to fall asleep, his phone vibrated gently.
I've been a little busy recently. When this is over, I'll take you out to eat every day.
Then, a picture of Gu Yisheng popped up. The kitten was twisting his waist and looking out of the screen with big, innocent eyes. Gu Yan made the picture into an emoji.
However, the picture of Gu Yisheng was almost half a month ago. The kitten grew the fastest in the first few months. It was almost like he was different every day.
Now, the one at home didn't quite get along with the one on Gu Yan's phone.
She smiled and was about to reply when she suddenly heard the sound of horns.
The red light flashed.
Then the phone rang. Jiang Yansheng was driving while plugging in her headphones in a flurry. She picked up the call and scolded him.
"You're so slow. How dare you call me to rush me? You're driving … "
The man on the other end of the phone laughed coldly. "It seems that I called at the wrong time. Miss Jiang is chatting with someone else?"
Jiang Yansheng's hand on the steering wheel turned cold. She turned to look at the screen and realized that the person on the other end of the phone wasn't Gu Yan, but Xiao Chuyun.
Why was it him again?
Jiang Yansheng sighed silently in her heart.
She didn't know why, but Xiao Chuyun's luck was so mysterious. He could always find her at the same time as Gu Yan.
She didn't know if it was an ill-fated relationship.
"Xiao Chuyun, what's the matter?" Jiang Yansheng couldn't be bothered to play Tai Chi with him. She had quarreled with Jiang Chu during the day, and now she was physically and mentally exhausted. She wanted to go home and play with the cat while squeezing under the blanket to sleep.
But if Xiao Chuyun asked to find her, she definitely wouldn't let her rest.
"Are you free now?"
Jiang Yansheng was annoyed. She stared blankly at the colorful road in front of her and said slowly, "I'm not free. I'm very busy."
Xiao Chuyun seemed to know her like the back of his hand. "You're not home yet, right? Do you want to come to the Jianghai Banquet on the way? "
As soon as she heard this name, she had a headache, and her stomach even began to reflexively release acid water. Jiang Yansheng snorted and said, "I call you brother. Brother Xiao, it's really not on the way."
Xiao Chuyun's phone was very quiet. She couldn't tell that he was at a chaotic place like the Jianghai Banquet. Maybe he had booked a room and was drinking with someone.
If she went, she could only be a drinker.
"You really don't want to come?" Xiao Chuyun's voice was deep and magnetic with a hint of playfulness. "Actually, it's nothing much. I invited one of the partners of the Gu clan that you told me about last time. He's almost drunk now, so I wanted to ask you to come and help me see if he's right …"
"But since Miss Jiang is willing to do me the honor of calling me brother, I don't mind telling you why I asked you to come."
"Today, my subordinates learned something very interesting … I wonder if Miss Jiang is willing to come and hear it?"
Jiang Yansheng narrowed her eyes. "Mr. Xiao, don't you have a mouth? Can't you say it over the phone? "
He was obviously setting a trap for her.
"Come here, we'll talk face to face." He chuckled. "And I'm saving your life. You're still stuck near the company, right? If you go back to the apartment, you might run into a drunk driver. "
Jiang Yansheng's foot on the accelerator loosened halfway. She pulled out her earphones and clamped the phone between her shoulders. "What do you mean by that?"
Xiao Chuyun suddenly fell silent. He lit his lighter and waited for Jiang Yansheng's reply unhurriedly.
Jiang Yansheng took a deep breath and cursed Xiao Chuyun a hundred times in her heart. She asked very gently, "May I know which private room Mr. Xiao is in right now? Can you tell me the number?"
"519." Xiao Chuyun was a little surprised. "Didn't you just say that you were too busy to come over?"
"Mr. Xiao is willing to save my life. No matter how busy I am, I have to make time to come over." She turned the steering wheel abruptly and changed the direction of the Jianghai Banquet.
She hung up the phone. Her heart was beating like a drum.
She didn't know if Xiao Chuyun was lying to her or if he was telling the truth.
But he couldn't have called to lie to her for no reason.
She couldn't gamble with her life.
Before entering the door, Jiang Yansheng rubbed her hands and got out of the car. She hurriedly bought some medicine to warm her stomach and sober up from the convenience store opposite.
She pushed open the heavy glass door of 519 and blocked out the colorful noise outside. Jiang Yansheng felt a cold wind on the back of her hand on the door handle.
She looked up and saw three or four people sitting on the sofa in the private room. One of them was drunk and his face was flushed.
When he saw Jiang Yansheng come in, he thought she was a prostitute and waved at her with a lecherous smile.
"Come and sit with me."
Jiang Yansheng frowned. She walked around the sofa and sat down next to Xiao Chuyun, who was holding a glass of wine and drinking by himself. She put down her bag with a sonorous sound.
"I'm here now. Mr. Xiao, if you have something to say, just say it."
She had taken some medicine at the door just now, so her stomach felt much better. Even if Xiao Chuyun forced a few glasses of champagne into her mouth, she should be able to go home.
Before Xiao Chuyun could say anything, the man who had been rude to Jiang Yansheng just now was the first to lose his patience. He sneered, "What's the matter? The prostitute President Xiao found has a temper? She knows how to judge a person by their looks … "
"I'm sorry, sir." Jiang Yansheng had an emotionless smile on her face. "You might have mistaken me for someone else. I'm not a prostitute."
"What did you say?" The man seemed to be drunk and repeated his words incoherently. He pointed at Jiang Yansheng's face and said, "You have a pretty face."
"Come and pour me a glass of wine!"
Jiang Yansheng couldn't bear it anymore. She was so angry that she was about to open her mouth when she felt a force on her shoulder.
She glanced sideways.
Xiao Chuyun was sipping his wine casually. The force on his hand made Jiang Yansheng lean into his arms. "Just pour me a glass of wine."
After he finished speaking, he glanced sideways at the man's assistant, who was wiping his sweat nervously behind him. "He's drunk. Can't you tell?"
"I can tell, I can tell. So President Xiao's drink is settled just like that …?"
Xiao Chuyun smiled. "The bill has been paid. Take him out and let him sober up at the door."
After he finished speaking, he put a little more force on Jiang Yansheng's shoulder. "Miss Jiang, take a look. Is this the person you're looking for?"
"Don't spend my money. I haven't found the right person yet."
Jiang Yansheng looked at Xiao Chuyun's hand, which was inches away from her. She wanted to flip him over and throw him out.
"Who knows? Anyway, President Xiao is rich. It won't hurt to spend a little more money, right? "
Xiao Chuyun pinched her chin with his other hand and smiled.
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