When something goes wrong, there must be a monster.
But this monster is hard to catch. To put it another way, even if you know who this demon is, it is difficult to have evidence to prove the demon behind it. Anyone with a discerning eye can clearly see that Ji Zi's desperate measures this time are to force the Jiang family to express their stance. They can't keep pretending to be dead and ignore it, right?
Ji Zi's misbehavior was naturally criticized verbally and verbally, but for Jiang Ze, who betrayed the engagement, everyone's criticism of him was merciless.
"Being able to make a deal with Ji Zi means that you have lowered your worth. After all, there are not many people in the entertainment industry who can catch your eye."
There was a lot of excitement online, but it was very quiet in the clubhouse.
Maura said she was playing outside, but in fact she was following the Jiang Nian Banquet back to Beishi. Just when scandals were flying everywhere, Maura waited until the next day and finally couldn't help but call Jiang Nianyan.
She thought that Jiang Nian's banquet was an excuse to say that she was not free, but she didn't want to. He was silent on the phone for a while and said, OK.
Agree to meet and ask Lao Liu to arrange a suitable location.
Deep in the Financial Street, suspended above the bustling city. It's like looking down at the complexity of all living beings in the world from the perspective of the gods.
There were few people in the clubhouse at this time, and Maura seemed very comfortable. She was not as angry as expected when she saw Jiang Nianyan again, as if what happened in Nanzhou had never happened.
As the daughter of the Mora family, she still has the ability to manipulate emotions.
The waiters served tea, coffee, and tea with a rich variety, as well as roasted chestnuts, chestnut soup, and chestnut cakes after winter. The seasonal cakes were exquisitely made.
Maura likes to eat chestnut cakes. In this season in the North City, even the chestnuts that can be eaten are quite sweet.
After hearing what Jiang Nianyan said, she admitted openly, "Yes, did I help the movie queen?"
"Help?" Jiang Nianyan only drank light tea, raised his eyelids slightly, looked at her as if he was amused, and then went to refill the tea. "When did you learn to be backwards compatible?"
"How pitiful Ji Zi is? She's pregnant with Jiang Ze's child and can't get her status. It's just an adult. When a child is involved, you can't live your whole life without knowing who your father is?" Maura said calmly.
Jiang Nianyan seemed to have heard a joke and smiled, "Isn't Jiang Ze even more pitiful? He is the last to know even after he becomes a father, and he is not as prescient as you, an outsider."
How could Maura not hear his cynicism, so she simply stopped pretending. "Yes, I have been paying attention to Ji Zi. I have been following Ji Zi since I came to Bei City and met Yu Nian. The relationship between Ji Zi and Jiang Ze is unclear. I was originally sorry for Yu Nian, but now Ji Zi Zi is pregnant, and we can't cover it up. When I helped Ji Zi, didn't I also help Yu Nian? What's wrong with killing two birds with one stone?"
Jiang Nian's banquet was slow and slow as he made tea, and his complexion remained pale.
Just listen to what Maura said, and then he said, "Ji Zi had an affair with Jiang Ze. It was most likely out of ambition at first, but Jiang Ze's attitude was clear, and he must reach a marriage relationship with the Yu family, so even if he gave Ji Zi Even though she was brave enough, she didn't dare to think anything wrong, not to mention that her reputation had been damaged and her popularity had plummeted after the last public opinion incident. She knew the Jiang family's background very well. Even if she was pregnant, the most she could do was to deal with Jiang Ze privately. To put it bluntly, her ambition now only goes as far as trading her children for a career in the entertainment industry."
He raised his hand to scoop out the tea and continued, "But it's different with your support. You rekindled her ambition to marry into the Jiang family and let her know that just by having a child in her belly, she can kick Yu Nian away and replace her. Become Jiang’s eldest daughter-in-law.”
Maura stared at him, her mouth stiffened slightly, "So, you already knew about Ji Zi's pregnancy?"
Jiang Nianyan looked calm, "You can pay attention to Ji Zi, can't I?"
Maura narrowed her eyes slightly.
"When Ji Zi first suspected that she was pregnant, she went to a small private hospital and an obstetrician and gynecologist recommended by an acquaintance. She didn't want to make it public at the time and wanted to get rid of the child as soon as possible after getting Jiang Ze's promise. But when you showed up, she dared to make a big fuss in the hospital invested by the Jiang family."
Maura is not stupid either, and quickly guessed the purpose of Jiang Nian's banquet, "You pay attention to Ji Zi because of Yu Nian, right?"
Jiang Nianyan took a sip of tea, glanced at her and said nothing.
"You know everything. You see everything everyone does, but you remain silent." Maura put down her fork and stared at his face, "Like this hot search, as a member of the Jiang family, you let public opinion Out of control, so your purpose is obvious, right?"
Seeing that he remained silent, she continued, "After having a child, this matter cannot be covered up. Yu Nian has been trying to break off the engagement with the Jiang family to no avail. This time is the perfect reason. You knew this would be the result. So it didn’t interfere with my behavior.”
Jiang Nianyan smiled and said, "Maura." He called her name. Although there was a smile on his face, his tone was slightly cold.
Maura's back felt cold for no reason.
"Should you say less about your purpose?" Jiang Nianyan said slowly, "It's also your true purpose."
Maura looked at him warily.
"You know that Yu Nian wants to break off the engagement. Even if the old lady doesn't agree, the marriage won't go ahead, but it will drag on time. The Mora family intends to marry the Jiang family, but I don't agree, and the marriage between the two families will not go ahead. I am stranded. Rather than saying that you are helping the pregnant Ji Zi, it is better to say that the pregnant Ji Zi happened to help you. If you think that as long as the eldest brother can get married as soon as possible, I will definitely be anxious, so the marriage between the two families It will hopefully be put on the agenda.”
"To put it bluntly, Maura, you are doing it entirely for yourself. As the so-called killing three eagles with one stone, the last one is the key."
Maura's hands clenched and loosened, and she looked at him for a long time before realizing, "I understand, you knew about Ji Zi's affairs but you didn't rush to take action. You just calculated that I would take action."
Jiang Nianyan did not deny it, "You are indeed a person who is accustomed to attacking first to gain the upper hand."
"Are you so sure that you can count everything?" Maura hesitated.
Jiang Nianyan put down his tea cup and said as calmly as a breeze, "I don't like to take unknown roads. Once others fail to take advantage of the opportunity, I will also create opportunities to make the road ahead smooth."
Maura was silent, but her breathing was secretly rapid.
Sure enough, Jiang Nianyan was too scheming. She thought she could make a comeback this time, but everything she did fell into his plan.
"Aren't you afraid that Ji Zi's child is not Jiang Ze's?" Maura said.
Jiang Nianyan asked quietly, "Then you're not afraid?"
Maura pursed her lips, "In the final analysis, I am just betting, but I think that the majority of the factors that allow you to calculate it are not gambling, right?"
Jiang Nianyan smiled but said nothing.
When Maura saw that he didn't say anything, she also knew that she couldn't ask, so she stopped asking. After a long time, she said, "Now that we've talked about this, what do you want?"
Taking advantage of her impatience to make Yu Nian draw a clear line with the Jiang family, what about at the same time? He won't be without options.
Sure enough, Jiang Nianyan said, "Maura, it doesn't matter to me whether Jiang Ze gets married early or late. Even if the eldest brother takes the initiative, what I want will still be at my fingertips."
Maura gasped.
"I will not marry with the Moura family, so Moura, don't be desperate when you have to do something. If you send Ji Zi to the Jiang family, isn't this blocking your last road? Otherwise, you can still consider Jiang Ze. "Jiang Nianyan said lightly.
"I don't like Jiang Ze." Maura frowned.
Jiang Nianyan laughed and said, "You like me?"
Maura pursed her lips slightly.
After a long time, she asked, "Jiang Nian Banquet, you didn't explicitly refuse it before, why can't you do it now?"
"The past was before, and now is now." Jiang Nianyan's mood was always stable.
"Why not now?" Maura stared at him and asked sharply, "Is it because of her?"
Jiang Nianyan stopped drinking tea and leaned back, "Moura, I think the most important thing you should consider now is yourself, or with the current strength of the Moura family, marriage may not be necessary."
Maura secretly suppressed her breath, "Do you think everything is under control? Do you think no one knows about what happened between you and Yu Nian in Nanzhou?"
"So what if you know?" Jiang Nianyan asked back.
"Aren't you afraid that Jiang Niantai has the handle?" Maura frowned.
Jiang Nianyan was unhurried, "He also needs to have the opportunity to use the handle. The so-called handle is the opportunity. If the opportunity is lost, the so-called handle is of no use."
Only then did Maura feel that Jiang Nianyan was terrifying. How could he calculate so accurately?
"You're not afraid of others knowing, but what about Yu Nian? Have you considered her feelings? Even if she breaks off her engagement with the Jiang family, she can't be with you. As long as you have a relationship with the Jiang family, there will always be a gap in seniority between you two! "
Jiang Nianyan smiled, "So what about the difference in seniority? Don't say she didn't marry into the Jiang family. Even if she agrees to marry, I will keep her by my side as long as I want."
"You-" Maura looked at him in shock, breathing heavily, "You're crazy!"
"So Maura, I would like to advise you, don't provoke me, a madman, especially the people who stay with me. Once you do, don't blame me for not being acquainted with the world."
After Maura left, Old Liu stepped forward and asked Jiang Nianyan, "Do you want to prepare a car? President Chen is already on his way to the dinner party."
Jiang Nianyan sat still and watched the traffic at his feet. When Old Liu saw this, he didn't press him anymore. After a long time, he said, "Miss Maura was sulky in Nanzhou, and now Ji Zi's matter is being used as a weapon. I'm afraid she won't let it go, and will she embarrass Miss Yu?" "
"I don't dare to embarrass her." Jiang Nianyan motioned for him to sit down.
Old Liu sat down and took the initiative to add tea to Jiang Nian's banquet.
Jiang Nianyan said half of his words and kept half of them. When Lao Liu saw this, he raised his eyes and looked at him. Jiang Nianyan turned his gaze back, poured tea for Lao Liu, and said in a light voice, "Yu Nian will contact her, and the Mora family will not change the target easily. So the trouble is not Mora, but the family behind her."
Old Liu said softly, "You just warned me that if the Mora family insists on a marriage..."
“There are always more solutions than problems.”
Lao Liu actually believed this.
After a long while, Old Liu asked in a low voice, "Young Master Yan, are you really sure that the child in Ji Zi's belly belongs to Young Master Jiang?"
Maura asked this question just now.
Maura didn't lie. She was indeed blocking the child in Ji Zi's belly. When Ji Zi said yes, she was willing to believe it. After all, I'm ten months pregnant, so I'll settle the immediate matter first.
But Jiang Nianyan can't.
All he has is taking steps.
Faced with the same question as Lao Liu, Jiang Nianyan answered it in such an understatement that it sent chills down the spine. "It doesn't matter who the child in Ji Zi's belly really belongs to. What's important is that the child can only be Jiang Ze's, at least for now."
Old Liu was also calm, and after thinking for a while he said, "Jiang Niantai has been wary of you since you returned to the Jiang family. I'm afraid he won't obey you in this matter."
"Of course I won't be caught without mercy." Jiang Nianyan sneered, "I finally found some clues, and I will definitely find another opportunity to stir up trouble. A rat hiding in the gutter, the dirty tricks will never come to the surface. It doesn't matter, it's better than the dirty tricks. Methods, haven’t we seen enough before?”
Old Liu sighed, "I'm afraid the old lady won't see such a thing."
"Jiang Niantai can act, so it's not difficult for the old lady to think that we are brothers and brothers. If he wants to act, I will happily cooperate." Jiang Nianyan's eyes were cold, "But he always has to pay for what he has done. "
He slowly twirled the tea cup and sneered, "It doesn't matter, the days are long."
"What should I do over there, Miss Yu?" Lao Liu asked.
Jiang Nianyan raised his eyes and looked at him, "She is very smart. Now that she has steps, she doesn't need me to teach her how to escape."
Old Liu smiled, "That's true."
After Lao Liu said this, he fell silent.
Jiang Nianyan saw something on his face, "Ask whatever you want."
Old Liu asked truthfully, "Is Mr. Yan really unscrupulous? Jiang Niantai's power is deeply rooted. If you want to uproot him, it will definitely cause complete turmoil in the Jiang family."
"There is nothing wrong with chaos. Chaos brings danger, and danger brings opportunity. If you are not afraid of chaos in the world, you should be afraid of a pool of stagnant water." Jiang Nianyan was calm and calm, but his eyes were dark and gloomy, "Jiang Niantai owes me everything, and everything I have lost, Take them back one by one.”
Lao Liu could see the look in his eyes, which was so ferocious that it made people breathless.
"but……"
Jiang Nianyan looked up at him.
Old Liu bravely continued, "But Miss Yu doesn't know anything. She is... quite innocent."
"Are you innocent?" Jiang Nianyan smiled lightly, but the words came out like sharp knives, "She was not innocent when she loved Zhanchuan."
Lao Liu's mouth opened and closed, his expression a little unnatural.
Jiang Nianyan's eyes were indifferent.
The memories drift far away, those old times, and the girl who was full of light. In the end, it was fixed on the eyes of the girl before. The look in her eyes when she looked at Zhanchuan was one of obsession and love that he had never seen before.
He had never seen her so cautious before, not even daring to make eye contact when facing the senior. Such a proud girl, the sweet girl of heaven who grew up with a silver spoon in her mouth, but there are also times when she is timid in close relationships.
Jiang Nianyan squinted his eyes slightly, and his chest felt terribly tight.
"What is she doing?" he asked.
He didn't mention anyone by name, but Old Liu knew who he was asking. He cleared his throat and stopped talking. Jiang Nianyan raised his eyelids, and the light in his eyes became colder. When he spoke again, his tone was also cold, "Vice President Liu will keep an eye on tonight's entertainment."
Old Liu was still frightened, "Master Yan, maybe there is something really wrong with Miss Yu."
"Prepare the car."
