In the blink of an eye, it was the end of August, the day when Chen Tinglan got engaged.
Zhong Lingyu attended the engagement party as Chen Tinglan's friend.
Shen Huaizhou was busy with military affairs and suffered from eye problems, so he did not go.
He did not send anyone to monitor her, but only told her, "It's cold, so don't dress too thinly."
Shen Huaizhou was very strange these days.
He neither restrained her nor lost his temper with her.
It was as if the previous unpleasantness had never happened.
Zhong Lingyu was confused, "Shen Huaizhou, you..."
"What's wrong?" Shen Huaizhou fumbled and put a coat on her.
After staring at him for a long time, Zhong Lingyu said softly: "It's nothing, I will go home before dark."
"I'll wait for you for dinner." Shen Huaizhou held her face and kissed her soft lips.
Just taste it and stop.
He stood at the door and sent her out.
It wasn't until the roar of the car got farther and farther that Shen Huaizhou closed the door and entered the house.
He was sitting on the sofa smoking.
Adjutant Li said: "Young Marshal, every time Miss Lingyu goes out, you are so worried, for fear that someone will run away. Otherwise, you can secretly send someone to follow her. As long as Miss Lingyu doesn't find her, that's fine."
His thin lips were slightly opened, and thick white smoke was rising into the sky.
Shen Huaizhou said slowly: "She is a tortoise. The tighter you push her, the more she will retreat into her shell. Don't send anyone to follow her, and don't mention this matter again."
*
Zhong Lingyu arrived at the Peace Hotel at nine o'clock in the morning.
Chen Tinglan was dressing up in the small rest room backstage.
On the wedding day of their engagement, Chen Tinglan was reserved and shy.
Zhong Lingyu chatted with her to relieve her tension.
At this time, Jin Shaotang, dressed in an expensive white suit, pushed open the door and walked in.
His face turned a little pale, and he looked like he was hesitant to speak.
Chen Tinglan turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
Jin Shaotang's eyes flashed, "Some problems suddenly occurred in the business. I have to go over and deal with it now."
"Now?" Chen Tinglan was stunned.
"Yes." Jin Shaotang lowered his head and looked at his watch, "The banquet starts in two hours, and I will be back in an hour."
Chen Tinglan looked at him and was silent for three seconds. "Okay, go and come back quickly."
Jin Shaotang left immediately.
The footsteps became farther and farther away until they were no longer heard.
Chen Tinglan called Yunyi, the scholar next to Chen Tingze, to him, "Follow Jin Shaotang and help me keep an eye on where he went?"
"Yes, Miss." Yun Yi retreated.
Then, Chen Tinglan looked at Zhong Lingyu, who had a solemn expression, and smiled bitterly, "I think he won't be able to come back in an hour."
Zhong Lingyu's heart is like a bright mirror.
But the two of them had a tacit understanding and didn't say it out loud.
An hour later, as expected by Chen Tinglan, Jin Shaotang did not come back.
Yunyi came back soon.
He was hesitating and his face was quite ugly.
Chen Tinglan said softly: "Did he go to the hospital?"
Yun Yidao is.
"With Gu Jiao?"
"Yes." Yun Yi gritted his teeth, "That Gu Jiao committed suicide in the hospital and has been pestering me."
"You go down first and don't mention this to anyone."
Chen Tinglan waved away Yunyi.
She sat blankly, a little absent-minded.
Zhong Lingyu whispered, "Do you want to cancel the engagement party?"
Chen Tinglan looked at her, with a thin glimmer of water in his eyes, "The post has been posted, and the guests have almost arrived. We can't cancel it hastily. Let's continue."
She raised her hand and wiped her eyes.
Tears ruined her delicate makeup.
After a while, Chen Tinglan ordered the makeup artist, "Please, please put on my makeup again."
The makeup artist is very skilled.
A thin layer of rouge was applied to her cheeks, covering her pale face.
Makeup is flawless.
Chen Tinglan was wearing a moon-white long dress, exuding the charm of a woman as she walked.
She put on a perfect smile and entertained the guests with Chen Yunzhang.
Chen Yunzhang asked: "Where did Jin Shaotang go?"
"He had a business emergency and went out." Chen Tinglan endured the bitterness and answered calmly.
Chen Yunzhang's face darkened.
On such an important day, I went to handle business.
It's outrageous.
Chen Tinglan comforted him: "Father, it's okay. There are more and more guests. We have to go and entertain them quickly."
On his daughter's engagement day, Chen Yunzhang didn't want to lose his temper.
But the engagement party was already halfway through, and there was no sign of Jin Shaotang.
The visitors all wondered whether the Jin family was dissatisfied with the marriage.
After Jin Shihong showed up for a moment, he left.
As for the protagonist Jin Shaotang, he was nowhere to be seen throughout the whole process.
Many people started to see the joke.
Jiang Zongrui, who had just been released from the military camp, came close to Zhong Lingyu with a scornful look on his face, and whispered: "That Jin Shaotang, leaving such a beautiful fiancée alone, tsk tsk, I really can't bear to think about it."
Zhong Lingyu has not seen Jiang Zongrui for more than half a year.
She was quite uncomfortable with his upright appearance and his sudden approach. "You..."
Zhong Lingyu looked at him up and down.
Jiang Zongrui shook his wine glass.
His handsome face, which had obviously darkened a lot, raised a mischievous smile, "It's been a long time since we last met. Don't you recognize me?"
"It's not that I don't know you, you've changed...it seems quite big." Zhong Lingyu looked at you suspiciously.
"Can it be big?" Jiang Zongrui snorted coldly, "Thanks to Shen Huaizhou, my father threw me into the military camp for more than half a year. That bastard Shen Huaizhou was afraid that I would hook up with you. By the way, you are still with Shen Huaizhou Is Zhou fooling around? Do you want to consider me? "
He was as playful and smiling as before, and his words were quite unpleasant.
Zhong Lingyu didn't want to talk to him.
He came over shamelessly and said, "Please pay attention to me. We are reunited after a long absence. I am very happy to see you."
"Are you still evil and want to use me to cause trouble for Shen Huaizhou?" Zhong Lingyu exposed him.
Jiang Zongrui blinked, "It's not necessarily for Shen Huaizhou, maybe it's because I love you."
Only a ghost would believe what he said.
Zhong Lingyu pretended to pour wine on him.
Jiang Zongrui was in a hurry and pulled the tablecloth to block it.
When he reacted, Zhong Lingyu was gone.
At this time, Zhong Lingyu did not know that the scene of her and Jiang Zongrui being together was captured by someone who was interested...
*
In the middle of the banquet, Jin Shaotang sent someone over and said that business matters were very troublesome.
Chen Tinglan and Chen Yunzhang were troubled by receiving guests and hosting the engagement banquet.
Chen Yunzhang was very angry.
Even though Chen Tinglan said he didn't care, Chen Yunzhang still canceled the engagement on the spot.
This farce-like engagement banquet caused an uproar among those present.
The news spread like wildfire and reached Jin Shaotang at night.
Jin Shaotang's face turned pale.
Gu Jiao, who had been having trouble for a long time, was lying on the hospital bed.
A pure and fair little face was full of tears, and she sobbed weakly: "Shaotang, I didn't want to ruin your engagement party with sister Tinglan. I just think that living is boring. Please don't worry about me anymore... ."
Jin Shaotang didn't hear anything.
His body froze for a moment, then turned and walked away quickly.
The moment the door was closed, Gu Jiao changed her weak posture and smashed the cup on the bedside table with a ferocious expression.
