Yu Nian felt that he had had a long dream, dreaming of returning to Jiangnan.
Back to the old house of the Yu family, back to my carefree youth, back to the time when I first met Ayan.
That year, the camphor tree in the courtyard was in bloom, and the faint fragrance drifted into the bedroom, soothing her worries and fears after being held hostage day and night.
Ayan is here.
With the fragrance of sunshine and camphor trees.
Yu Nian opened his eyes abruptly.
Where did the Yu family’s old house come from? Where did the camphor tree come from? And that taciturn young man never appeared.
Strange room.
His breath smelled of alcohol.
Her whole body was so sore that the first thing she did when she sat up was to check herself. Her hair was disheveled and the clothes she was originally wearing had been replaced by a bathrobe. She had a bad feeling and raised her head to look around subconsciously.
I don’t know where I am, and I don’t know if there are cameras in this room.
There was no cell phone beside me, it was dark outside the window, and I didn’t know what time it was.
Memories came back bit by bit, and the scene in the elevator was fixed in my mind.
Yu Nian's heart was beating fast, and an unknown feeling arose spontaneously.
It’s not the Jiang Nian Banquet.
It was him who said there was no need to use this method of "inviting people".
Yu Nian ordered himself to calm down. At this time, he had to regain his composure.
She stumbled out of bed. The goose-yellow floor lamp was on in the room, but no other lights were turned on. She thought for a moment, closed the curtains tightly, and stepped forward to turn off the floor lamp.
The curtains blocked the moonlight outside the window, and the bedroom immediately fell into darkness. She stayed in it and didn't move. When her eyes adjusted, she started to look around.
Time passed minute by minute, and Yu Nian completely calmed down in the process.
Fortunately, there are no cameras installed in the room.
After turning on the floor lamp again, Yu Nian entered the bathroom immediately and was not in a hurry to take off his bathrobe. After ruling out the possibility of a camera being installed in the bathroom, she carefully observed the mirror here.
In front of the floor-to-ceiling mirror, she first raised her hand and knocked on the mirror, listening to the sound to make a judgment. Then she turned off the light and took a closer look. She was relieved after confirming that there were only one-way mirrors in the bathroom.
Taking off her bathrobe, Yu Nian examined herself carefully in front of the mirror. I didn't see my clothes in the bathroom, so I put on my bathrobe again. Although he was completely weak, he probably wasn't taken advantage of. It was caused by Pa Zi's drugging.
If he wasn't from the Jiang Nian Banquet, who could he be?
Ji Zi's revenge?
Even if she hated her, Ji Zi wouldn't be able to kidnap someone so quickly. Even if Ji Zi's building collapses at this time, the staff standing behind her will not give up easily, and will definitely pull her to make a final struggle to restore her reputation.
Except Ji Zi...
Yu Nian thought of a possibility.
My heart skipped a beat.
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Hongyu Guild Hall is located on the outskirts of the city.
There is a heavenly path after entering the mountain. The reason why it is called Tianlu is that this road is built among the mountains. On both sides of the road are the majestic landscapes of the green mountains. Driving through the mountains has a unique style. It is especially pleasing to the eye after the winter when it is covered with white snow.
There are few vehicles on this road because this sky road leads directly to the guild hall and is only for guests of the guild hall.
When it comes to Hongyu Guild Hall, the outside world knows very little about it. They only know that it is a place for the rich and powerful. In fact, the original founder of the guild hall belonged to the Beijing Circle and specifically found a quiet place to relax and talk about the mountains. Later, more funds flowed into the guild hall and it was renovated again and again, becoming an important gathering place for the powerful people in the Beijing Circle.
The only people who can get in here are people from the Beijing circle, or those who have extremely good relationships with people from the Beijing circle. There are many people from the outside world who are trying to get in, because the identity and status of being qualified to enter the Hongyu Guild Hall is not simple, and more resources can be exchanged here.
Old Liu drove the car steadily, and the mountain scenery on both sides passed by. As the night fell, the mountain shadows looked a lot weirder.
"That Zhang Xuanwen is usually dissatisfied with the Jiang family. You, Mr. Yan, have not had any contact with him before. You just got off the plane. Do you need to go to this appointment?"
The driver, Lao Liu, is from Jiang Nianyan.
He is a pure person from Jiang Nianyan. He was a special forces soldier when he was young, and later became a mercenary in the Golden Triangle area. We were old acquaintances with Jiang Nianyan. When Jiang Nianyan returned to Jiang's house, Lao Liu was being intercepted and hunted by his enemies. Jiang Nianyan saved Lao Liu's life. From that day on, Lao Liu followed Jiang Nianyan wholeheartedly. .
Therefore, Lao Liu was one of the few people who dared to talk to Jiang Nian Yan.
Jiang Nianyan looked at the dark mountain shadows outside the car window. He didn't often walk on this road because he didn't go to the Hongyu Club often. On the contrary, Jiang Ze was a frequent visitor to the club. In other words, whenever the Jiang family comes to the guild hall, they are always guests.
After a long time, he said, "I have no contact with Zhang Xuanwen, and Zhang Xuanwen knows very well that I don't want to see him. But at this time, he told me that he has found a beautiful woman, and his intentions are obvious."
"I got a beauty?" Old Liu was surprised.
What's surprising is not the beauty, but the fact that Jiang Nian's banquet has gone downhill just because of such a sentence. It's so strange.
Jiang Nianyan has never been a lustful person, and he has never been interested in any woman since the day he met him, and he never keeps women around him, so Zhang Xuanwen only uses the word "beauty" to attract Jiang Nian feast?
Old Liu was confused.
Transitioned?
When I thought about it again, it wasn't that he wasn't interested in women. Didn't he personally intervene in the affairs of the Yu family's daughter?
Jiang Nianyan didn't explain much and just said, "Yes, beauty."
Lao Liu stopped asking.
But I was murmuring in my heart, how beautiful is this beauty?
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Everyone from the manager to the housekeeper and several waiters were waiting at the door early. As soon as the car stopped, the manager stepped forward and respectfully led the way.
The Hongyu Club actually occupies a small area, but the purpose is not to be too ostentatious.
But in the eyes of outsiders, it is already a very ostentatious thing to open a road for a guild hall, so even if the guild hall is as small as a toilet, the so-called "avoiding ostentation" is just a cover-up.
Zhang Xuanwen had arrived a long time ago and grabbed three friends from the Beijing circle to play mahjong with him. Zhang Xuanwen is famous for his love of playing cards, and he is a frequent visitor to Macau casinos. This is a well-known fact in the industry.
Seeing that Jiang Nian's banquet had arrived, Zhang Xuanwen chuckled and threw the mahjong tiles in his hand on the table, "Young Master Yan is here. I'm glad to see you."
In addition to the four people at the table, there were five or six people who were also in the circle. Before Jiang Nian Banquet came in, they were talking and laughing, chatting about history and economy, interspersed with chatting about women, and the topics continued as the glasses of red wine continued.
After Jiang Nianyan came in, those who were chatting stopped chatting and stood up one after another. One by one, the other three people at the mahjong table also stood up and said hello.
Only Zhang Xuanwen was sitting there playing cards nonchalantly, saying it was a pleasure to meet him, but he didn't show any sign of compliment.
Among the disciples present, only Zhang Xuanwen dared to challenge Jiang Nianyan. The others were still very good at judging the situation.
Most of the people present today have never seen Jiang Nian Banquet before, but Jiang Nian Banquet is famous, so they have naturally heard of it. Everyone called Jiang Nianyan to sit down, and Zhang Xuanwen suggested, "Since Master Yan is here, how about playing a few games?"
The person with the least family background at the table naturally gave up his seat, pulled out the chair in person, and said, "Young Master Yan, please sit here with me. I have good feng shui."
The people next to me are even better at talking, "Wherever you sit at the banquet, that's good feng shui."
"Yeah."
Jiang Nianyan was not polite and sat down.
Seeing this, Zhang Xuanwen shouted to the butler, "Quick, quick, take out the cards I kept here."
The butler hurried to prepare.
"Brother Wen, are you still storing cards here?" the person at the table asked.
Zhang Xuanwen smiled and said, "That's right, I don't show this deck of cards easily. You are lucky enough to see me today because of Master Yan."
"Oh, then we have to thank Mr. Yan."
Jiang Nianyan took the towel handed by the waiter and wiped his hands without haste, "Everything that can catch Mr. Zhang's eyes is good, and I am lucky enough to enjoy it today."
Zhang Xuanwen leaned forward slightly, looked at Jiang Nian Yan with a smile and said, "Master Yan, to tell you the truth, my deck of cards is rare in the world. If you throw any card out, you can spend it as money."
"Oh?" Jiang Nianyan raised his eyebrows slightly, half-smiling, "That Mr. Zhang is really awesome."
Soon the housekeeper came over.
Not one person came forward alone, but two waiters followed behind him, carrying a large metal tray with things stacked on it and covered with a piece of white brocade cloth.
Zhang Xuanwen said loudly and boldly, "Clean the table. Don't let the mahjong on the table dirty Master Yan's hands."
The waiters moved neatly, cleaning up the front foot, and the butler ordered the tray to be moved to the table.
The white brocade was gently opened, and golden light shone.
When he looked closely, he saw that what was on the tray was mahjong, neatly stacked with the back facing up. It was actually made of gold.
"Look." Zhang Xuanwen gestured.
The person at the table picked up a mahjong tile, looked at it, groaned, touched it carefully, and exclaimed, "Is it carved from jade?"
The jade on the front is gold on the back. The jade is white and smooth, without any impurities. It feels smooth and cool when you hold it in your hand.
Zhang Xuanwen was so proud that he touched one and played with it carefully, "This is called gold inlaid with jade, and flowers bloom step by step." Then he looked at Jiang Nianyan, "The jade in my deck is Hotan, and I personally The jade I selected in Xinjiang is only as valuable as the price on the card."
Jiang Nianyan did not touch the cards, but took the warm tea from the waiter, took a sip, and said with satisfaction, "The tea is good."
"Eh? Mr. Yan, you are slapping me in the face. I finally got a treasure to share with you, and you didn't even look at it, which hurt me a lot." Zhang Xuanwen said loudly and proudly.
He also ordered the butler, "Put it on the plate, let the banquet master have a taste."
The butler immediately complied.
Jiang Nianyan chuckled, "Young Master Zhang is generous, I'm afraid it's better to put this card on the table for the first time, right?"
"Is that so? Young Master Yan is a distinguished guest, so of course the good things must be left to Young Master Yan to try first." Zhang Xuanwen looked like a typical playboy.
Jiang Nianyan raised his eyelids slightly, put the tea lid on the teacup, and said lightly, "Leave the good things for me to try? Including the beauty that Mr. Zhang just got?"
