Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Hearing her voice, the man turned his eyes to her. His eyes were placid and emotionless.
Rong Yan looked at him and said obstinately, âI would like to invite you to my home after the banquet. After all, besides my brother, my parents are eager to see you too, but I didnât expect you to bring a female companion with you today. Miss Ji, sorry for the inconvenience.â
Rong Yan looked straight at Ji Nuan and smiled, putting on the airs of a fair lady.
Mo Jingshen cast an indifferent glance at her and said, âYou donât have to apologize to her. Even if I hadnât brought a female companion with me tonight, I wonât visit your home. Our companies donât have such a close relationship. I respect you, but Miss Rong, please respect yourself. Otherwise, Iâm afraid I may hurt your pride.â
Rong Yan widened her eyes in shock. She had always known him to be cold and impersonal, but although he was cold, he was still so attractive. She couldnât help but want to be close to him. She had got used to and accepted his indifference, but she had not expected to see his colder side.
Her eyes turned red. âJust to have dinner. Besides, the Rong Corporation has maintained a cooperative relationship with Shine for more than a year. Is private contact so unnecessary in your opinion?â
Mo Jingshen said, âYes, unnecessary.â
He said lightly yet firmly.
Rong Yanâs face stiffened.
Ji Nuan also paused. She knew there were countless women who wanted to become Mo Jingshenâs woman, but this was the first time that she saw him refused a womanâs love on such an occasion.
He refused straightforward without any hesitation and with the coldness peculiar to Mo Jingshen. It seemed that he was such a person in front of outsiders. No oneâs emotions and feelings could move him, and no one could easily break into his world.
Except her.
Realizing this, Ji Nuan couldnât help clenching the glass of champagne she just picked up, but her face remained expressionless as if this had nothing to do with her, no matter the other peopleâs gaze and whisper or Rong Yanâs brotherâs cold stare toward her.
Rong Yanâs hands that clung to the hem of her dress tightened and her eyes reddened. She didnât expect that she had been waiting for more than a year, and had managed to get close to him while he was in the capital, only to receive such a cruel rebuff. It didnât make any difference whether she was the second daughter of the Rong family or not. When she was still an employee of the Shine Group, he could still praise her work efficiency, but after knowing her identity and roughly figuring out her purpose, he became as cold as ice to her and then she could not even get close to him.
1How could there be such a good man in this world, and how could there be such a cold and heartless man, but she had been fascinated by him!
At this time, a businessman who had some standing in the âCapital Circleâ came over to talk with Mo Jingshen, and Rong Cheng and Rong Yan were left out. Rong Cheng was obviously a bit angry, but he knew he couldnât throw a tantrum on such an occasion. He looked at Rong Yan, only to see that she pursed her lips silently and her eyes were all red. He turned to take her hand in anger. âLetâs go.â
Rong Yan remained where she was, looking at Mo Jingshen with her eyes full of sadness and disbelief. She could not believe that the man she had been loving for so long could be so indifferent toward her.
Rong Cheng said crossly, âCanât you tell he is not interested in you at all? What are you still looking?â
Rong Yan suddenly turned her eyes to Ji Nuan, who sat on the sofa, drinking champagne and eating dessert, as if she was not part of this, but it was obvious that she was the biggest obstacle between her and Mo Jingshen.
âJust go with me. Stop looking at him. If you really want to get a chance to talk to Mo Jingshen, he will stay in Beijing for a long time, so youâll get a chance sooner or later. Now youâre disgracing the Rong family if you still look at him like this here. If Father knows what you did today, Iâm afraid that even I canât get you out again,â Rong Cheng whispered in her ear.
Hearing this, Rong Yan, who was frozen, slightly moved and staggered out of the crowd led by Rong Cheng.
Ji Nuan had looked on coldly, but even if Mo Jingshen had not been looking at her, he had noticed that in such a short time, she had drunk her fourth glass of champagne.
Now, in front of him, she really dared to drink.
While Mo Jingshen was talking with others, Ji Nuan got up and went to the bathroom.
The dinner was held at a high-end hotel in Beijing, and it looked as if all the floors had been booked by the party organizer.
When Ji Nuan went to the bathroom, she didnât notice anyone in it. Then she heard a noise in the next room and ignored it. She opened the door of a bathroom stall and went in.
She had been sitting, so her stomach did not ache so much, but now that she got up and walked a few steps, she felt the dull pain in her lower abdomen beginning again. She decided to stay here for a while, waiting for the pain to pass before going out.
Just then, she heard someone coming out of the next room, then the sound of high heels, accompanied by Rong Yanâs voice talking on the phone.
âI didnât sneak out. Brother had a dinner party to attend today, so he took me out for a break...â
âDad, I know... I know I should defend the Rong familyâs image, but I really love him... If Iâm not allowed to go to America or Hai City again, at least let me see him when he comes to Beijing. Iâve been doing what you tell me all my life, but not this time. If I had not met him, I might have obeyed your arrangement, but when I met him, I knew I would never meet a man more attractive than him...â
âYou think he is a good choice too, donât you? You donât want me to go after him, just because itâs me who takes the initiative, but I just donât want to let go. Even if... he really has an old flame, they probably broke up a long time ago. He hadnât had any women around these years. As the saying goes, faith will move mountains. I believe that one day he will be moved by me...ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
2Sitting on the toilet in the bathroom, Ji Nuan, the âold flame,â rubbed her stomach in silence.
When did she become Mo Jingshenâs âold flameâ?