Chapter 409: Mr. Chen’s Invitation

Jiang Xuecheng said it so casually, but Su Wan didn’t dare to do anything about it.

Grandfather Jiang’s 70th birthday was definitely going to be a grand occasion. Su Wan had just married into the Jiang family, so she should carefully consider what gift she should choose.

Things like gold, silver, jade, and stones definitely wouldn’t catch grandfather Jiang’s eye.

Perhaps she should come up with some creative ideas and not clash with the others.

***

In the blink of an eye, many days had pa.s.sed since Jiang Xuecheng’s discharge from the hospital. It was getting closer and closer to grandfather Jiang’s birthday banquet.

The cicadas were calling tirelessly from the branches in the month of June in S City. The scorching sun shrouded the earth. Pedestrians could only feel a little coolness by borrowing the shade of the trees on the street.

Sheng An’ning’s long hair was draped over her shoulders. She was wearing a fresh yellow dress, which was the latest Chanel summer dress. She lowered her head and glanced at the limited-edition Vacheron Constantin wrist.w.a.tch on her wrist.

It was almost time for lunch…

Sheng An’ning’s left hand, which was carrying all kinds of bags, suddenly tightened a little. She frowned and wondered if she was going to have lunch alone.

Actually, Sheng An’ning had planned to go out today with Jiang Haoxuan to see what she could give grandfather Jiang as a birthday present.

However, Jiang Haoxuan, who had always listened to Sheng An’ning, actually declined and said that he couldn’t go with her.

Sheng An’ning stood at the traffic light and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

For some reason, Sheng An’ning could sense that Jiang Haoxuan was becoming more and more perfunctory toward her.

In the past, Jiang Haoxuan would never go against what she said. Even if Jiang Haoxuan had other matters to attend to, he would put Sheng An’ning’s matter as first priority.

Jiang Haoxuan would always take the initiative to look for Sheng An’ning but now, the situation had completely reversed!

Even if it was Sheng An’ning who took the initiative to invite him out, Jiang Haoxuan actually refused!

This man who was completely devoted to her seemed to have been suddenly poisoned by someone and became indifferent toward her.

Sheng An’ning bit her moist red lips and suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of crisis.

The scariest thing was that Sheng An’ning didn’t know why Jiang Haoxuan had gone through such a change. He actually treated her coldly without saying a word.

Sheng An’ning pinched her fingers irritably. She swept her eyes across the busy road and finally reached out her arm, wanting to hail a taxi.

Soon, a grayish-blue taxi stopped. Without thinking, Sheng An’ning opened the door and went in.

“Sir, I’m going to…”

Before Sheng An’ning could finish her sentence, she suddenly felt the driver starting the engine. They drove past the traffic lights and turned right.

Did she get into an illegal car?

Sheng An’ning was shocked and felt the hairs on her back stand up.

“Stop the car, stop the car! I want to get off!”

Without thinking, Sheng An’ning wanted to shout, but she heard a cold male voice in front of her.

“Miss An’ning, since you’re already in the car, just sit back until you arrive at the destination. Why are you so jarred?”

Probably because she learnt vocal music that she could differentiate people’s voices very well. Subconsciously, she recalled a bad memory.

“Are you Mr. Chen’s chauffeur?”

Sheng An’ning clenched her fists and her beautiful eyes suddenly widened.

She looked forward and indeed, the man had a pair of dark sungla.s.ses on his nose, almost covering half of his face.

“That’s right. Mr. Chen misses Miss Sheng a little, so he especially asked me to bring you to meet him.”

The chauffeur’s cold voice rang in the narrow car s.p.a.ce, causing Sheng An’ning to gasp and the veins on her forehead to throb non-stop.

Who exactly was this Mr. Chen?

Sheng An’ning had only met him once, and it wasn’t even a meeting.

His face and body were completely covered up. Every time she thought about it, the only word that arose was ‘mysterious’.

***

She was still brought to the same desolate and secluded courtyard from last time. It was so eerie that it made one’s hair stand.

The vines in the courtyard grew like crazy. Sheng An’ning stood under the vines and saw a man sitting on a chair beside a stone table in the distance.

Sheng An’ning’s heart tightened when she saw the green vines.

In fact, she was very curious about Mr. Chen.

She had not been contacted for a long time, and had almost forgotten about him. However, waves after waves were stirred just like a chain reaction once this person appeared.

Mr. Chen was still leisurely sipping his tea. His movements were far more elegant than some of the n.o.blemen Sheng An’ning had met before.

“Miss Sheng, I haven’t seen you for quite some time.”

His voice was unusually hoa.r.s.e, even more hoa.r.s.e than an old man in his seventies or eighties.

Sheng An’ning frowned slightly. She had actually thought that she and Mr. Chen could be considered half allies. In the end, she was still kidnapped without a warning this time. She couldn’t help but feel a little displeased.

“Mr. Chen, what do you mean? I thought there was no need for us to keep in touch anymore.”

Hearing Sheng An’ning’s slightly angry words, Mr. Chen’s lips curled up.

“Miss Sheng, are you angry? I thought my appearance would make you happier.”

As Mr. Chen spoke, he raised the teacup in his hand lightly and took a sip.

“How could I not be angry? I did everything you asked me to do back then. I even cut my wrist and now there are ugly scars on my wrist!”

The more Sheng An’ning thought about it, the more indignant she felt. She raised her slender arm and sure enough, a light-colored scar was on it.

Because Sheng An’ning didn’t cut it too deeply back then, the scar wasn’t hideous. It was the color of her jade-like skin, and was more or less undulating.

Sheng An’ning bit her lips hard. A fierce light flashed past her lowered eyes.

“Mr. Chen, I contributed my sincerity, but look at the result! That b*tch, Su Wan, is living a carefree life and hasn’t been affected at all. On the contrary, it’s me who have lost the stage that I love and is living such a lowly life!”

As Sheng An’ning spoke, she couldn’t help but raise her voice a little. Her originally soft and beautiful voice was now a little shrill.

Mr. Chen smiled when he heard that. He casually raised his eyes and commented on Sheng An’ning’s outfit.

“Miss Sheng, look at what you’re wearing. Which one of them isn’t a limited edition branded piece? If you call it a lowly life, you’ll be a laughing stock.”

Sheng An’ning’s face turned cold when she heard Mr. Chen’s words. A hint of anger appeared on her pretty face.

“Mr. Chen, what did you come here to tell me today? If it’s just to make me unhappy, then why did you go through all the trouble to look for me?”

Mr. Chen put down the teacup in his hand. His deep eyes were flickering with sparks.

“Of course, I’m here to help you.”

“You’re here to help me?”

Sheng An’ning took a deep breath and couldn’t help but snicker.

“Miss Sheng, have you ever thought that if Jiang Haoxuan marries someone else one day, your food and clothes won’t be the same as today?”

Very quickly, Sheng An’ning couldn’t laugh anymore.