Chapter 40: Chapter 38: Dining with the Qi Family Members (Two Chapters Combined)_2 Chapter 40: Chapter 38: Dining with the Qi Family Members (Two Chapters Combined)_2 Jiang Ning was a green leaf, and she was the red flower set off by the green leaves.
However, Huo Miao certainly wouldn’t show her little schemes, she would only cling to Huo Song’s arm and act coquettishly, saying that if Jiang Ning went with them, she would have an extra companion, then Huo Song agreed to take Jiang Ning out.
The host of that party seemed to be quite prestigious in Capital City; both Qi Jingshan and his son Qi Chen were there too.
Although Qi Jingshan and Qi Chen were not the stars of the party, people wanting to flatter and please them constantly surrounded them.
Of course, the reason Jiang Ning remembered the Qi father and son mainly lay with Huo Miao.
Huo Miao had a crush on Qi Chen and even deliberately carried a glass of red wine over, batting her eyelashes at Qi Chen while also attempting to lean on him purposefully.
As a business prodigy, Qi Chen seemed to have, in addition to his knack for commerce, a pair of wise eyes capable of seeing through people, when Huo Miao pretended to trip and leaned towards him purposefully, Qi Chen seemed to have anticipated her move in advance and took a large step back, perfectly avoiding both Huo Miao and the glass of red wine in her hand.
Huo Miao embarrassingly fell to the ground, and the red wine in her hand spilled over herself, revealing her awkwardness for all to see.
Jiang Ning, who was watching from a corner, almost laughed out loud as she witnessed the scene unfold.
Later, she specifically looked up the Qi Family’s background online and compared it to the newly rich Huo Family that had suddenly amassed a fortune; the Qi Family was a genuinely prestigious and esteemed family, a high-society household that the Huo Family couldn’t even aspire to climb to.
It was clear to see the enormity of Huo Miao’s ambition when she set her sights on Qi Chen at that time.
The Qi Family and the Huo Family obviously existed on different levels, and Jiang Ning hadn’t expected that the handsome young man to whom she had casually given a Small Night Lamp in the elevator that day would turn out to be the Second Young Master of the Qi Family.
But… why didn’t he come with them today?
Ji Shuang’s eyes lit up when she heard that Jiang Ning had not yet stabilized her job, “Do you have any career interests?”
Before meeting Jiang Ning, Ji Shuang initially wanted to evaluate her, but after meeting her in person, Ji Shuang was particularly fond of Jiang Ning’s clean temperament.
She even couldn’t wait and was eager to poach her.
“Not at the moment.” Sensing that Ji Shuang seemed about to introduce her to a job, Jiang Ning subtly revealed, “I just signed a job contract a few days ago; I might start working in a few days.”
“I see…” Ji Shuang felt somewhat regretful.
The two chatted about some other things, and the atmosphere was fairly harmonious.
Despite Ji Shuang’s familiar demeanor, she wasn’t foolish; after hearing Jiang Ning gloss over the party matter, Ji Shuang didn’t ask any more questions about Jiang Ning’s family.
Qi Jingshan and Qi Chen, two grown men sitting opposite, on the other hand, couldn’t get a word in edgewise.
But seeing their identical serious expressions and the aura of business elites, it seemed more normal for them to stay quiet.
Soon, the server pushed in the cart with the dishes.
As one dish after another full of color, aroma, and flavor was set on the table, Qi Xingzhou’s figure did not appear, and Jiang Ning couldn’t help but ask, “Is Second Young Master Qi not coming today?”
Hearing Jiang Ning take the initiative to ask about Qi Xingzhou, a delighted smile spread across Ji Shuang’s face, barely contained, “Never mind him, let’s eat more!”
By the end of the meal, Ji Shuang’s reference to Jiang Ning had gone from the earlier “Jiang Jiang” to the more intimate “Ning Ning.”
After the meal, because of busy work affairs, Qi Jingshan and Qi Chen said their goodbyes to Jiang Ning and left early.
Before leaving, both Qi Jingshan and Qi Chen extended an invitation to Jiang Ning, saying that if she had time, she could come to the Qi Family’s house to visit Xingzhou.
After the two had left, Ji Shuang whispered conspiratorially, lowering her voice to Jiang Ning, “Don’t be scared, that’s just how they are, cold on the outside but warm on the inside; they are always like blocks of ice, with one expression colder than the next.”
Jiang Ning chuckled, “I’m not scared.”
Possibly seeing Qi Jingshan and Qi Chen had left, a server came in and cleared away the remaining dishes, leaving behind two plates of dessert and a plate of after-dinner fruit on the table.
Ji Shuang poured a cup of hot tea for Jiang Ning and then started to share slowly, “Just before the meal, you must have been very curious about why Xingzhou wasn’t here, right?”
“Actually, when we left the house, we wanted to take him out with us, but he didn’t want to come with us.”
“He’s the same age as you and has had a character disorder since childhood, innate psychological introversion. Several months old, we realized he was different from other children.”