As dusk fell on the horizon and the sun set, Mr. Chen's hoarse voice echoed in the air. It seemed to have a magical power that tightly gripped Sheng Anning's heart.
If Jiang Haoxuan marries someone else...
The smile on Sheng An Ning's lips suddenly disappeared. She clenched her palms, and a sinister light flashed across her eyes.
That’s right, she lived such a comfortable life and never worried about food, clothing and other expenses, simply because she was sure that she would always have the Jiang family to support her.
Even if Jiang Xuecheng married Su Wan, wouldn't the Jiang family's youngest son still be devoted to her
With this eternal backup, she will become the daughter-in-law of the Jiang family no matter what.
However, Sheng An Ning had never really considered what would happen if one day Jiang Haoxuan no longer liked her and wanted to marry someone else
Once Jiang Haoxuan marries someone else, she will be betrothed to Xu Ziyao sooner or later...
Not to mention S City, even if she looked across Jiuzhou, where could she find a family that could rival the Jiang family
By that time, her quality of life must have been greatly reduced...
Mr. Chen's nonchalant question immediately hit Sheng Anning's sore spot, making it difficult for her to breathe.
Sheng An Ning dug her scarlet nails into her palms. She took a deep breath and tried to maintain her composure.
"Mr. Chen, why are you so interested in my marriage with Haoxuan?"
Mr. Chen took a sip of his tea, turned his head indifferently, glanced at Sheng Anning, and answered slowly.
"Whether I'm interested in this or not is irrelevant, but what about you, Miss Sheng? Can you really accept that Jiang Haoxuan will marry someone else one day?"
Sheng An Ning's face froze when she heard that. Her rosy red lips were tightly pursed, and she looked extremely cold.
"The person I like is not Haoxuan. I have always treated Haoxuan as my younger brother. If Haoxuan marries someone else one day, I will certainly bless him..."
Upon hearing this, the curve of Mr. Chen's lips deepened. He put down the porcelain cup in his hand and glanced at Sheng An Ning with some joking.
"Miss Sheng, I didn't say you like Jiang Haoxuan. I know that Jiang Xuecheng is your favorite, but I think you have no choice now, right? Even if you don't love Jiang Haoxuan, don't you want the Jiang family's property?"
Mr. Chen paused, his indifferent eyes showing a hint of interest.
"When Jiang Haoxuan gets married, Miss Sheng, you are not the daughter of the Jiang family. When you get married, you will not have a share of the family property..."
Sheng Anning's hands suddenly froze when Mr. Chen's words revealed her thoughts.
She glanced at Mr. Chen coldly, and after enduring for a long time, she finally uttered a word.
"Mr. Chen, don't judge others by your own standards. The Jiang family has been kind to me, and I am not the kind of woman who is greedy for fame and fortune. You slandered me like this today, so I don't think you need to come to me in the future!"
Sheng An Ning felt as if a fire had been set on fire, and her heart was filled with negative emotions.
She didn't know whether it was because Mr. Chen was slandering her character or because she was afraid that the idea Mr. Chen mentioned would become a reality.
After Sheng An Ning said this, she immediately picked up her handbag and wanted to leave.
Before she had taken a few steps, she suddenly saw the tall driver in black step forward and stop her.
Sheng Anning had a sarcastic smile on her face. She turned around and looked at Mr. Chen. Through the lush green vines, the elegant figure was vague and not very clear.
"Mr. Chen, what do you want to do? I want to leave, do you want to keep me here?"
Mr. Chen was silent for two or three seconds, then he suddenly laughed softly. In the quiet and gloomy courtyard, only the hoarse laughter lingered in the air, sounding quite creepy.
"I stated my purpose at the beginning."
Mr. Chen narrowed his eyes, and the smile in his voice became colder and colder: "I'm here to help you, Miss Sheng."
"help me?"
When Sheng An Ning heard these two words from Mr. Chen again, she felt even more unhappy.
Mr. Chen leisurely picked up the teacup, smelled the lingering tea fragrance, and a trace of hard-to-disguise ridicule flashed in his eyes.
"Miss Sheng, aren't you curious about why Jiang Haoxuan has been so cold to you recently? Aren't you curious about what he's been busy with these days and who he's been meeting?"
Mr. Chen's tone was as calm as a lake, but to Sheng Anning's ears, it sounded like the biggest provocation.
He hit Sheng An Ning's pain points precisely, and every word he heard made Sheng An Ning frown even deeper.
"you know?"
Before Mr. Chen could finish, Sheng Anning blurted out these words eagerly.
After she finished speaking, Sheng Anning stroked her brows with some confusion, feeling that under the guidance of this man, all her little thoughts had been seen through.
"Miss Sheng, aren't you not interested in marrying Jiang Haoxuan? Why are you asking so anxiously?"
Mr. Chen's hoarse voice sounded, with a hint of teasing in his tone.
Hearing Mr. Chen's sarcasm, Sheng An Ning pursed her lips, and the embarrassment in her heart was written all over her face.
Forget it, Sheng An Ning snorted coldly, too lazy to argue with Mr. Chen.
"That's right. What I said before was just angry words. Mr. Chen, since you are willing to cooperate with me, then show some sincerity. Isn't it fun to make sarcastic remarks?"
Mr. Chen smiled softly, and seeing that Sheng An Ning finally admitted his idea, he stretched out his slender hand and tapped lightly on the stone table twice.
“Okay, since Miss Sheng wants to talk about sincerity, then let’s talk about sincerity.”
Mr. Chen picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said calmly: "Miss Sheng, it's Mr. Jiang's 70th birthday soon. You seem to be very anxious about choosing a gift."
When Sheng An Ning heard this, her heart skipped a beat. Why did Mr. Chen seem to know everything
Since she had decided to cooperate, Sheng An Ning no longer acted pretentiously with Mr. Chen. She simply nodded and looked at him puzzledly.
"Can you solve this problem for me?"
Sheng An Ning stared at the person in front of him, trying to figure out the other person's identity from some details.
All we can see is that Mr. Chen's hands are very slender, and seem a little pale from a distance, and are obviously the hands of a person who has lived a life of luxury.
Sheng An Ning's anxiety grew stronger. Who on earth was this person? For some reason, Sheng An Ning always had a feeling that he was being manipulated by the other party.
Mr. Chen smiled, as if he didn't notice Sheng Anning's suspicious look.
"One can learn from others' experience. I heard that Miss Sheng and Su Wan both learned the art of playing the zither from the same school. If you have time, you might as well go visit your teacher."
When Sheng An Ning heard this, a dark light flashed in her beautiful eyes. Although the fact that she was a disciple of Sun Yue was not a secret, not many people knew about it.
And from what Mr. Chen said, the birthday gift that Su Wan prepared for Mr. Jiang should be related to the guqin.
(End of this chapter)