“The bidding for the capital land is this Saturday,” Jiang Youwei said without wiping her tears as she turned around, her posture still proud.
She had given the time. Whether they could seize the opportunity depended entirely on Zhang Group’s own strength.
Jiang Youwei wasn’t breaking any rules.
Zhang Zou stared at her departing figure, reluctant to look away. Even after she disappeared from sight, his restless hand still didn’t dare to reach out.
He let out a sigh. After all, the shadow of being beaten by Chen Zan back then still lingered in his mind.
Jiang Youwei was still as beautiful and captivating as ever.
Tonight’s banquet, he had seen the guest list beforehand. That was why he shamelessly begged his father to let him attend as Zhang Group’s representative, all just to see Jiang Youwei once.
His white moonlight.
As for exposing her past relationship in front of everyone, it had only been empty talk.
He no longer had the courage he once did when pursuing her, only daring to slander her former lover behind her back.
Even Zhang Zou himself felt a trace of contempt for his own actions.
Beauty often came with danger.
“CEO Jiang, what a coincidence. You’re here to look at cars too?”
Next to the banquet hall was an auto exhibition.
The people coming and going were all influential figures, so it wasn’t convenient to make a scene.
Jiang Youwei stopped and gave a slight nod.
These were several CEOs whose companies were in direct competition with hers.
“Or is it that CEO Jiang still works as a car model?”
Back when her younger brother’s condition had worsened, Jiang Youwei had taken part-time work as a car show model to make quick money.
At the time, with her stunning figure, beautiful face, and still-innocent temperament, she had been toyed with by a group of rich second-generation heirs.
Chen Zan had stepped in and driven them away.
To her, this wasn’t even considered a scandal.
Jiang Youwei quietly steadied her breath.
These past few days, she kept thinking of Chen Zan…
In the corner of the corridor, a figure had been standing there all along. Hearing their mockery of Jiang Youwei, he clenched his fists, his gaze turning dark as he fixed his eyes on them, memorizing each of their faces.
Now, the rose had grown its own thorns.
The tears on Jiang Youwei’s face had already dried. Fortunately, she wore light makeup, so no one could see any trace that she had cried.
Facing these so-called elites, she remained calm and unyielding. “I’d like to, but now they prefer younger girls. I don’t have that kind of advantage anymore.”
“CEO Jiang, what are you saying? In my eyes, your beauty is unmatched.”
Jiang Youwei replied lazily, her tone light as a breeze, “Your ugliness is just as hard for anyone to compete with.”
“Oh? Is that so?”
“Then CEO Jiang, would you like to give it a try?”
His steps swayed unsteadily. It was obvious he had drunk quite a lot, enough to forget his status and reveal his true nature.
Once he sobered up, he would realize just how doomed he was.
At that moment, a large dining cart suddenly blocked his view.
Jiang Youwei’s figure was about to disappear. If he missed this chance, how could he ever find such an opportunity again?
He grew anxious.
And when someone grew anxious, mistakes were inevitable.
With one careless step, his foot slipped, and his entire upper body plunged straight into the trash bin at the back of the dining cart.
“Ugh!”
The stench of leftover slop instantly filled his nose.
“Who did this?”
“Get me out of here!”
The other CEOs beside him were even more drunk. Not only did they fail to pull him out, they ended up getting covered in garbage themselves.
Chen Zan set down his tools and dusted off his hands.
This dining cart was truly twice as effective.
When he stepped out from the corner, he saw the woman leaning against the corridor wall.
At the corners of her eyes and brows lingered a faint, teasing smile. When she saw Chen Zan, her gaze lifted slightly, a hint of charm quietly blooming within it.