Chapter 147: Chapter 147: Sabotage Her Endorsement Deal Chapter 147: Chapter 147: Sabotage Her Endorsement Deal Jiang Nanshu nodded as well, “Hello.”
The two of them always maintained a distance of one step from each other.
She was a bit curious about why Fang Minghe sought her out. According to the book, he was one of Jiang Yisen’s business partners. However, after the Jiang Family collapsed, he had worked exclusively with Bao Yan since Bao Yan had taken over the Jian Group and was soaring high in Beijing.
Could it be that he was already in cahoots with Bao Yan and was using her to bankrupt the Jiang Group?
Upon this realization, Jiang Nanshu found herself speechless for a moment. She was really overestimating herself; she wasn’t that significant in the Jiang Family.
Her eyes sparkled with curiosity as she surveyed him, “May I know what Mr. Fang seeks from me?”
Fang Minghe’s handsome face held a hint of a smile, “Are you sure you want to talk here? How about we find a quieter place?”
Worried that his sudden invitation was too abrupt, Fang Minghe continued, “I have a business partnership with your elder brother, so I wouldn’t harm you in any way. My main purpose for coming here is to see you.”
The thought immediately conjured up a grandiose drama of corporate battles in Jiang Nanshu’s mind.
She would betray the Jiang Group’s corporate secrets, only to be collectively discovered by the Jiang Family.
They would be profoundly disappointed in her, loathing her so much that they would wish they could stab her.
By then, all she would need was to say plaintively, “It’s all because Mr. Fang offered too much.”
With that thought, Jiang Nanshu coughed lightly to suppress a budding smile and spoke to Fang Minghe with warmth, “Let’s go. I also agree that a public place is not suitable for discussing strategies.”
Fang Minghe: “?”
He thought about it carefully. After signing the contract, indeed, corresponding strategies for the shoot would be needed.
Thus, like a gentleman, he opened the passenger door of his Bentley and waited for Jiang Nanshu to get in before he went around to the driver’s seat and drove off.
After Jiang Nanshu left, Huang Ruanting, who was not far away, quickly sent the photos she took to Su Ran.
Just now, she had managed to contact Su Ran and was relieved to hear she was okay. She had just left the school when she happened upon Jiang Nanshu standing with a man who looked very distinguished.
A handsome man and a beautiful woman made for an eye-pleasing sight, but Jiang Nanshu, who already had a fiancé, flirting with other men was essentially putting a green hat on Lu Qingyan in public.
Only after photographing Jiang Nanshu getting into the car did she send the images with satisfaction.
Huang Ruanting: [Ranran, look what I’ve captured! Jiang Nanshu’s private life is so dirty, climbing into a wealthy man’s car!]
Su Ran, after enduring the previous night, felt herself to be utterly filthy.
After Lu Qingyan hurled those hurtful words at her, she had requested a leave from the Jing University Principal and returned home.
As for her agent, she had no energy to deal with that anymore; she felt so tired, completely exhausted.
Back home, she hid in the bathroom and scrubbed herself raw.
Her tears rolled down as if they would never stop.
Lu Qingyan knew about what had happened to her, yet he could still reply so lightly with a “no.”
He didn’t even pretend to lie to her.
Her entire body was submerged in the bathtub until she almost suffocated before she got out.
She couldn’t commit suicide, she couldn’t die; she had to find the man who ruined her innocence. She was never one to give up easily, even if Lu Qingyan had spoken harshly. She still believed it was her fault that things had come to this point. She wanted Lu Qingyan to regret, to see her goodness, her excellence, to forgive her for her betrayal three years prior.
Su Ran stood up, frantically brainwashing herself, “A woman’s chastity is not underneath her skirt. What age are we living in? People aren’t so narrow-minded anymore.”
It was only by thinking like this that she could feel better.
Right now, too exhausted to eat, all she wanted to do was sleep, but her phone wouldn’t stop ringing. She could only open the chat box to find messages from Huang Ruanting.
The first message bluntly stated that Jiang Nanshu had been promiscuous, getting into the car of a strange wealthy man.
Her heart skipped a beat.
She clicked on the several photos Huang Ruanting sent her.
Jiang Nanshu’s figure and face were easily recognizable in the photos. The phone camera’s zoom caused the pixels to blur, but Jiang Nanshu’s visage, she could remember with her eyes closed, a woman of no worth, yet holding the most important position by Lu Qingyan’s side.
The photos of the upright man mostly showed his back, exuding a distinguished air.
Flipping to the last side-profile picture, Su Ran’s finger stiffened.
She hurried to look up information on Fang Minghe until that familiar profile sprang into view, causing her breathing to become rapid.
This wasn’t some unfamiliar rich man, this was clearly the president of Fang Group!
One of the most influential figures in Beijing!
And yet he stood there next to Jiang Nanshu.
Su Ran’s hands clenched tightly around her phone screen.
She didn’t want to think too much, but lately she’d been incredibly unlucky. From the moment she released the photo of herself and Lu Qingyan at the airport and Jiang Nanshu’s suicide attempt by jumping into the river, her misfortune began!
Not only did Jiang Nanshu shame her and mock her, now she was even using personal connections to ruin her endorsements!
That’s right, Jiang Nanshu had been in the socialite circles for three years, especially with the Jiang Group, and it was easy for her to know Fang Minghe, considering there would definitely be corporate collaborations.
Fang Minghe, for the sake of Jiang Nanshu’s elder brother, had canceled the endorsement.
She was just a worker beneath the social hierarchy, unable to overturn capital, so she deserved to be bullied.
Su Ran’s teeth ground together noisily. What unforgivable sin had she committed for Jiang Nanshu to harm her, to target her so?
She suppressed the anger in her heart and replied to Huang Ruanting, “Tingting, that’s someone else’s personal life; we shouldn’t interfere.”
Huang Ruanting replied quickly, “I’m just feeling outraged for Lu Qingyan! He’s such a fine prince, and to be saddled with such a clingy woman. And your thing with him back in high school, who doesn’t know about that? Anyone with a little conscience would not think of breaking you two apart!”
Su Ran felt a sting at those words. If it weren’t for the fact that Lu Qingyan had once again made it clear that there was nothing between them, she would still like to believe that she had a place in his heart at one point.
In high school, she was the school beauty, and countless boys admired her. But because she almost always stayed by Lu Qingyan’s side, they held back, not even daring to give her love letters.
Everyone thought their relationship was strong and inseparable.
Only she knew that back then, it was because Lu Qingyan was the top of the grade, she followed him to ask questions, and because of him, her grades skyrocketed.
At that time, she had no interest in him. Yet somehow, without knowing when, she began to be captivated by him, whether it was at the school’s cultural programs where he played the piano, shining brightly, or his proud figure winning gold at the sports festival, or his excellent performance in various competitions, the ease in which he turned down offers from prestigious universities at home and abroad.
His status was so high, as if he was born amidst the clouds, and Su Ran really couldn’t imagine what kind of girl could be worthy of him.
Perhaps a wealthy young lady from a family of equal standing, or maybe a girl equally outstanding but of a humble background.
She thought of many possibilities, but never imagined someone like Jiang Nanshu, a vile person filled with nothing but romantic delusions, sullying the clear moon in her heart.