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Under the table, Jian Yunong nervously tightened her grip on Huo Jincheng's hand. He glanced at her and smiled. Thankfully, there were no signs of him getting angry.
Jian Yunong lowered her voice and leaned closer, "Let's leave soon."
This place was not suitable for Huo Jincheng.
Seeing Huo Jincheng arrive only intensified Jian Yunong's desire to leave.
Huo Jincheng had not responded yet when someone asked, "Jian Yunong, why can't we find your husband's restaurant?"
The person was holding a phone, searching on a group-buying app. Restaurants usually participated in such discount activities!
The air momentarily froze.
"Is... is that so?" To be honest, Jian Yunong wasn't very clear about the address Huo Jincheng mentioned earlier; she didn't recall the hotel group having a branch there.
"Jian Yunong, you don't even know your own husband?"
The sarcasm began again.
"You didn't go find some handsome guy to trick us, did you?"
"Yeah. What a coincidence! Yi Nansheng arrives not long before your husband does. If you're just embarrassed to see your ex-boyfriend, you could just say so. We're all classmates here; there's no need to deceive each other. It's really pointless!"
Huo Jincheng raised his eyes to look at Yi Nansheng, who was sitting across the table. It seemed that many present were die-hard fans of Yi Nansheng. The person he spoke to yesterday was still abroad, yet today they were back for the reunion.
"Yi Nansheng."
Huo Jincheng suddenly called out.
Huo Jincheng's voice was deep, but there was an air of authority in his every gesture, and a single sentence silenced the entire room.
"Your wife is currently in the hospital for pregnancy preservation. I'm afraid you're too busy, so I've suspended your CEO position," Huo Jincheng said mercilessly. "Focus on taking care of Le Yi until she stabilizes."
Yi Nansheng stood up; although he was the one standing, he still felt a head shorter in front of Huo Jincheng.
The collaboration he was about to discuss suddenly hit a snag, and it might very well be related to Huo Jincheng. Huo Jincheng treated Le Yi like a beloved younger sister.
A mocking smile appeared on Yi Nansheng's face as his gaze shifted to Jian Yunong.
"Everyone take your time chatting; I have something else to attend to. By the way, I've already bought it."
With that, Yi Nansheng left without hesitation.
His female fans were somewhat disappointed but also curious about Huo Jincheng. Why did Jian Yunong's husband seem to have such a commanding presence, feeling even more authoritative than Yi Nansheng? Wasn't it said that Yi Nansheng owned the company himself?
People began to engage more enthusiastically with Jian Yunong and Huo Jincheng.
"Mr. Huo, what kind of restaurant do you run? Sichuan cuisine or Cantonese cuisine?"
Both were popular types of cuisine.
Huo Jincheng replied lightly, "Neither."
"Then it's... a fast-food restaurant?"
Wang Cai said, "Pfft! The more you talk, the more ridiculous it gets!"
Huo Jincheng raised an eyebrow and replied, "Let's just say so."
"Ah?" Wang Cai was surprised; Huo Jincheng's demeanor didn't seem like someone who would run a fast food restaurant!
Some people showed expressions of indifference.
Jian Yunong also looked at her husband with a puzzled expression.
Huo Jincheng gently said, "It's just a place to provide lunch breaks for business professionals."
Wang Cai took the initiative to search and found a members-only Private Restaurant.
"Is this it?" Wang Cai asked.
"A small shop, nothing to brag about," Huo Jincheng modestly replied.
A group of classmates immediately expressed their surprise and wanted to take a look!
Wang Cai's phone was passed around among the classmates, and the room fell silent.
The Private Restaurant was not open to the public, so it couldn't be found on those discount group-buying apps.
Though it's called fast food, each meal costs at least two to three hundred, which is even more than what they spent per person today.
Business professionals are all aimed at high-end clientele.
A typical White-Collar Worker simply cannot enter.
This group of people, who have just graduated for less than two years, do not have the ability to spend.
At this moment, a weak voice spoke up.
"I have a question, is your husband featured in a magazine? Top 10 Hotel Management Elite?"
The person asking the question had not spoken a word until now.
She had not participated in the cold mockery of Jian Yunong.
Huo Jincheng glanced over, narrowing his eyes slightly. "I remember you. You were the assistant editor who came to interview back then."
"Yes. I didn't expect you to remember me." The person was very excited and turned to Jian Yunong, saying, "Jian Yunong, you are really low-key. You said your husband runs a hotel, but that's too simple. Your husband clearly runs an entire hotel chain."
Everyone: "..."
Someone chuckled and tried to ease the tension. "Nong Nong, come on, your husband is so impressive! Your excessive modesty is just pride!" It was as if they were about to say, "Do you know you're showing off?"
Huo Jincheng smiled slightly deeper. "I pursued her, and marrying me was also arranged by our parents. So Nong Nong isn't very willing."
This casual remark made everyone's expressions subtly change.
Huo Jincheng's words revealed a lot of information.
Jian Yunong was not climbing up; she was being pursued. Huo Jincheng liked Jian Yunong more.
Jian Yunong felt a sense of unfamiliarity, and Huo Jincheng spoke lies so effortlessly. The competition between the two under the table had come to a conclusion, and Jian Yunong suddenly released Huo Jincheng's hand.
She immediately placed it on the table.
But how could that stop Huo Jincheng?
Huo Jincheng held her hand, and in front of everyone, their fingers intertwined. Jian Yunong no longer dared to struggle.
"Nong Nong doesn't like the feeling of having something on her hand, so she doesn't wear a diamond ring. Others think she isn't married. She looks just like a little girl," Huo Jincheng said gently.
However, there were always those who couldn't stand Jian Yunong's good fortune. A sharp voice broke the harmony: "Mr. Huo, do you know who Jian Yunong's first love was?"
That person was the one who had previously made things difficult for Jian Yunong and spoke the most unpleasant words.
Huo Jincheng didn't even glance at her; he only looked at Jian Yunong and solemnly said, "That's all in the past. A person's features are all in front; this tells us to look forward. Her present and future will be mine. The past indicates it is unimportant. The person I like is the current Nong Nong; she is wonderful, and what others say doesn't matter."
With those words, it was clear he wanted that person to be quiet.
Someone beside her advised, "You should say less. It has nothing to do with you."
Jian Yunong glanced at Huo Jincheng, and the earlier displeasure in her heart suddenly vanished.
In front of strangers, he gave her full respect.
After finishing the meal, Jian Yunong was embraced by Huo Jincheng as they walked out of the restaurant.
Everyone was watching them.
Huo Jincheng drove a Lamborghini today, a striking royal blue that attracted a lot of attention.
Huo Jincheng opened the car door for Jian Yunong, thoughtfully shielding her head with his hand for a moment, then walked around the front of the car and returned to the driver's seat.
The Lamborghini drove away under the gaze of the crowd.
Wang Cai twirled the keychain in his hand. "Did you see that? Don't think that not wearing a diamond ring means she's unmarried. Real wealthy people wouldn't flaunt such things on their hands."
Now that they had seen it with their own eyes, no one dared to say that Jian Yunong was being kept anymore.
"How does she have such good luck?" said someone, their expression filled with envy and jealousy.
"Her husband seems even more impressive than Yi Nansheng. Jian Yunong really has some skills!"
Here they go again, this group of gossipers never has anything nice to say. Can't they just keep quiet for once? Wang Cai also felt that the class reunion was really pointless; this time, a teacher who had promised to attend suddenly couldn't make it, making it seem like he had dragged Jian Yunong there just to get scolded.
Wang Cai got into his own Land Rover, ready to leave when someone from the class approached him. "Wang Cai, is this your car? Give us a ride home!"
"No time."
Goodbye! Never again!
Wang Cai stepped on the gas and sped away, leaving that group of classmates inhaling exhaust fumes.
...
All the way home, Jian Yunong and Huo Jincheng didn't say a word to each other.
After Huo Jincheng dropped Jian Yunong off, he did not get out of the car and drove away directly.
Jian Yunong stood in place, watching Huo Jincheng's car disappear from view. What was going on with him?
Could it be that he had something urgent to attend to?
Jian Yunong had just finished taking a shower when his aunt's call came through to the house.
"Nong Nong, has the Huo Family given you any trouble?"
"No, not at all. Everything is fine, why would they trouble me?"
Mist Shenshen sighed in relief over the phone. "As long as they haven't troubled you, that's good. I just saw those damn tabloid reporters writing nonsense. I've already sent someone to handle it."
"They're just writing nonsense. The Huo Family understands that they won't casually give me trouble." Jian Yunong chose to report good news and not bad.
Although Huo's mother initially used this matter to create issues, she didn't know anything at first.
Huo Jincheng also defended her, so there was really nothing for her to be troubled about.
"Then I can rest easy."
"Aunt, what are you doing?"
"Working overtime."
"Make sure to eat on time."
Jian Yunong gave a few instructions.
Mist Shenshen should have come down, but she remained seated, not moving even after hanging up the phone.
Outside the window, countless lights twinkled like stars beneath her feet.
Mist Shenshen enjoyed this feeling of being above others.
She was truly afraid of the feeling of being trampled underfoot. The humiliation she had endured in the past was something she could never allow her last remaining loved one to suffer.
The glass window reflected Mist Shenshen's cold and beautiful face.
Young, stern, refined, and devoid of warmth.
Like a wind-dried flower.
It appeared intact on the outside, but inside it was dry and cracked.
The phone on her desk rang.
Mist Shenshen pressed the answer button.
"Are you free? I'm passing by your company building."
Ji Shaoli's slightly tired voice came through the phone.
Ji Shaoli was already coming to collect the debt so soon.
Mist Shenshen did not hesitate, "Sure."
She was just about to settle the score with Ji Shaoli, "Mr. Ji, I still owe you a meal. Let's make it up today."
Ji Shaoli sounded a bit more cheerful, "Great."
The night breeze gently lifted, and Mist Shenshen walked out of the building in a sharp black and white dress, her seven-inch high heels creating a gust of wind beneath her feet. Every gesture exuded the charm of a mature woman.
Who would have thought that Mist Shenshen once struggled to even manage three-inch low heels?
Ji Shaoli watched as Mist Shenshen approached, her slender shoulders supporting the dazzling splendor of the city, her entire being swaying gracefully.
"Where do you want to eat? I know a good place."
Ji Shaoli gestured for Mist Shenshen to get in the car.
"No need." Mist Shenshen glanced at her watch, "Since I'm treating, let's go with my choice."
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