Chapter 10: The Tearful Confession
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He said: "Xie Dongyang is unlucky, Hua Sheng is a good person."
Jiang Liu is not one to easily judge others. So this brief comment was quite to the point.
First, it stated that Xie Dongyang was unlucky, having messed up his own wedding.
Second, it indicated that the younger fifth daughter of the Hua family was very good, and he was very satisfied. Before Qin Wan Yu and Wang Jun Xian could speak, Gao He couldn't hold back.
He asked restlessly, "Bro, is it true? Don't lie to us... I heard that the Hua family's fifth daughter is quite crude, never went to school, and has no status in the Hua family. She was sent to the mountains by the old lady of the Hua family for spiritual cultivation since she was young. A person who hasn't been educated and has been a vegetarian for years must be very dull, right? And also, they say, she speaks inarticulately, looks hideous beyond belief. Otherwise... how could Xie Dongyang screw up like that? He's smarter than a monkey. With his temper, he wouldn't be easily trapped by a mistress; in the end, he was just dissatisfied with the marriage and conveniently let his mistress take the blame, calling off his own wedding."
Jiang Liu just smiled and said nothing. "Oh my god, bro, say something... I'm dying of curiosity here." Gao He said a lot, but seeing Jiang Liu's silence, he became even more anxious.
"Some truths are better known only to oneself, let's just drink... You guys just want to make me pay for the drinks, don't you?"
Regarding Hua Sheng, Jiang Liu didn't say more. He was not the kind to nag.
But he quickly changed the subject to drinking. Qin Wan Yu and Wang Jun Xian, smart as they were, didn't ask further.
But what kind of person is Jiang Liu? Would he really marry a woman who stutters, is unattractive, and uneducated?
Of course not... The specifics, presumably, are only known to the parties involved. With Jiang Liu's character, he certainly wouldn't publicly discuss these matters.
They could only wait for a chance to meet Jiang Liu's new wife in the future to make their judgments. At this moment, the private room door was pushed open, and a young woman in her twenties entered.
She wore a new Chanel dress, off-shoulder, holding a newly released Chanel bag in lake blue. Her hair was styled in an exquisite bob cut, and her appearance was quite delicate.
As she entered, she immediately spotted the four men...
And headed straight over, "Jiang Liu brother, I have something to tell you."
"Song Mei Qi, did I invite you? You just barged in, after all these years, you're still so rude..." Gao He and Song Mei Qi were archenemies.
They were classmates from the same high school and always fought.
The Song family was also prestigious, though not as prominent as the four great families.
But they were beyond ordinary wealth, especially since Song Mei Qi's mother was Xie Dongyang's maternal aunt.
With this connection, the Song family's status in the city was even more significant.
"Step aside, I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to Jiang Liu brother."
Song Mei Qi also looked down on Gao He.
The men watched as Song Mei Qi, her cheeks slightly flushed and smelling faintly of alcohol, presumably had been drinking quite a bit.
Jiang Liu, however, remained calm, playing with his phone, scrolling through Weibo.
He found the posts about himself and Hua Sheng amusing and laughable.
"Speak," Jiang Liu said, almost without looking up, seemingly unimpressed by the woman.
Most importantly, he really wasn't that familiar with her; he himself didn't know why she referred to him as Jiang Liu brother, questioning the kinship she assumed.
Song Mei Qi bit her lip, steeled her heart, "Jiang Liu brother, you know I like you, why would you marry that ugly woman from the Hua family? How can you treat marriage so frivolously? Can't you see, even my brother Dongyang didn't want her, how can someone as distinguished as you pick up someone else's trash?"
Just listening to Song Meiqi's words, one can tell how thoughtless she is. At her age, she should be more considerate before speaking.
She blurted out everything, appropriate or not.
Regardless of the truth, airing such statements in front of so many people was definitely an affront to Jiang Liu.
Was this supposed to be a confession? It clearly seemed more like a scene sabotage.
After hearing her out, Qin Wan Yu and Wang Jun Xian looked at Jiang Liu, expecting him to lose his temper.
But Jiang Liu did not. He leisurely took a puff of his cigar and then coldly asked, "Am I familiar with you, Ms. Song?"
Song Meiqi was left wide-eyed, unable to believe such a cold response came from Jiang Liu.
The Song family is indeed directly related to the Xie family, and their acquaintance with the Jiang family was not close.
But Song Meiqi had seen Jiang Liu many times. Although they didn't interact much privately, Song's mother had expressed her daughter's fondness for Jiang Liu to Jiang's mother more than once. She couldn't believe Jiang Liu was unaware of this.
They even met last month at the birthday banquet of the Wang family matriarch.
Though not seated at the same table, when Song Meiqi greeted Jiang Liu, he had nodded with a smile.
She thought, even if Jiang Liu did not like her, he didn't hate her. But now, he spoke such heartless words.
Gao He was clearly enjoying the situation, waving his hand, "See? My brother doesn't even know you. What are you jumping around for?"
Song Meiqi had no mood to argue with Gao He anymore, just pouting, looking aggrievedly at Jiang Liu.
"Brother Jiang Liu, the Hua family is in need of money, hence they asked my aunt to have their daughter actively marry my brother Dongyang. You know they are after money, so why let them succeed? My... our Song family..."
Before Song Meiqi could finish, Jiang Liu stood up, glanced at Qin Wan Yu and Wang Jun Xian.
"Let's change the scene; it's too noisy here."
Then... Qin Wan Yu and Wang Jun Xian followed Jiang Liu out the door. Gao He, after making arrangements for the rest, also left.
Song Meiqi was left standing there alone, almost dying of embarrassment...
Considering the Song family was not lacking, it was unclear why she felt the need to confront Jiang Liu with such thoughtless words.
Jiang Liu genuinely disliked engaging in verbal fights, especially with thoughtless individuals like her.
They moved to a quieter club, where the group opened a few bottles of foreign liquor to chat and relax.
Though they intended to make him pay, when the bill arrived, Wang Jun Xian still insisted on paying.
Not only that, each of the friends transferred three hundred thousand yuan to Jiang Liu as a wedding gift.
Jiang Liu just smiled and said nothing more.
The gathering lasted until midnight, and then Qin Wan Yu drove him home.
On the way, the man was still puzzled, "So you just got married like that?"
"What else? Should we get a divorce?" Jiang Liu sat in the passenger seat, smiling lightly.
"No, it's just too sudden, I still can't get used to it... We promised to stick together till old age, and you just stealthily slipped away."
Qin Wan Yu was also joking around.
Jiang Liu remained silent with a smile...
"I'm really curious now, what kind of person is Hua Sheng, to have so thoroughly captivated you."
Given the years of relationship between Qin Wan Yu and Jiang Liu, he should know that Jiang Liu is no saint. If he was willing to marry that woman, there must be something extraordinary about her.
Jiang Liu still remained silent with a smile...
Back at Shili Chunfeng, in the Water Rhythm Pavilion, when Jiang Liu returned, the lights in the living room were dimly lit, and the villa was very quiet.
He walked upstairs to Hua Sheng's room and tried the door, which was indeed... locked from the inside.
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