dognovel Chapter 101: Doubt, Shock, and Excitement!
Chapter 101: Doubt, Shock, and Excitement!
Pei Heyun thought he had finally won back a point when he saw that Shang Shixu didn't retaliate this time.
Satisfied, they ceased their activities.
He picked up a piece of food, and as he chewed, something suddenly occurred to him.
"By the way, Maruko, you and Miss Gu are both students at S University, do you know each other?"
Jiang Wan paused for a moment, trying to keep her voice steady.
"I've heard of it, but I'm not familiar with it."
She spoke clearly, deliberately making sure her words reached the ears of the others.
Little liar.
Shang Shixu mentally complained and looked down at Gu Manning beside him.
Do you know her?
what?
Gu Manning glanced quickly at Jiang Wan and typed in her phone's notes app—
She's the campus belle of our S University, I've heard of her, but we're in different majors and have no connection.
After reading Shang Shixu's words, his tone was quite meaningful.
"Then you two should get to know each other properly today."
Gu Manning nodded stiffly.
The atmosphere at the dinner table became somewhat awkward for the rest of the time.
Tao Mengshu and Di Wenjun would chat occasionally.
Pei Heyun tried to strike up a conversation with Jiang Wan, but was turned away by her lukewarm attitude.
Taking advantage of his seat, Shang Shixu secretly kept an eye on Jiang Wan.
Jiang Wan and Gu Manning, on the other hand, were filled with anxiety and forced themselves to eat.
The dinner ended in an awkward atmosphere.
Pei Heyun enthusiastically suggested, "Let's go to the club and continue the party? There will be more people, so we can play games together."
Gu Manning was the first to shake her head. She typed on her phone:
I have something to do, you guys go have fun.
"Okay." Pei Heyun said, looking at Jiang Wan with anticipation in his eyes.
Jiang Wan shook her head. "I'm sorry, I'm tired and want to go back to rest."
Her voice wasn't loud, but it was firm.
Pei Heyun's face flashed with regret, but he quickly cheered up again, "Okay, then I'll take you!"
"No."
The aloofness in Jiang Wan's tone was obvious.
Now that things have come to this, how could Pei Heyun not understand?
The other party sensed his meaning and subtly expressed that she was not interested in him.
Pei Heyun was unwilling to accept this.
The group left the restaurant with different thoughts on their minds.
The night breeze, carrying the warmth of early summer, swept over us.
Tao Mengshu opened the car door and said to Jiang Wan, "Wanwan, shall I take you home?"
Gu Manning stood a few steps away, frantically giving Jiang Wan meaningful glances.
Jiang Wan received the signal and refused Tao Mengshu, saying, "No need, Sister Meng, I've already called a ride-hailing service."
Tao Mengshu did not insist, and he and Di Wenjun got into a car and drove away.
Pei Heyun stood there, unwilling to leave, staring intently at Jiang Wan, trying to fight for himself one last time.
Shang Shixu grabbed him by the collar and shoved him into his Rolls-Royce without saying a word.
"Don't pull me! I can walk by myself!"
Pei Heyun struggled to speak quickly to Jiang Wan, "Little Maruko, send me a message when you get home!"
The Rolls-Royce's rear door closed, and the black body slid into traffic, quickly disappearing into the night.
The parking lot quieted down.
Gu Manning breathed a sigh of relief, her tense shoulders slumping.
She strode up to Jiang Wan, grabbed her hand, and said, "Come on, let's talk in the car!"
Jiang Wan was led by the hand towards the car, her steps even faster than Gu Manning's.
The two of them hurried from one end of the parking lot to the other, like thieves.
Not long after Di Wenjun drove off, Tao Mengshu realized she had left her bag in the private room.
So he was told to turn back.
Upon arriving at the restaurant, Di Wenjun parked the car on the side of the road, and Tao Mengshu got out and jogged to retrieve it.
I inadvertently caught a glimpse of two familiar figures in the direction of the parking lot.
She looked closely.
Jiang Wan and Gu Manning were seen holding hands and hurriedly getting into a car.
Tao Mengshu frowned.
A memory flashed through my mind: at the dinner table, the two people calmly indicated that they were not familiar with each other.
But now they're holding hands, rushing to get on the car...
Is this because we're not familiar with each other?
But why won't they admit it?
If they are friends, there's no reason for them to lie.
Tao Mengshu's mind suddenly went blank.
His expression changed from confusion to shock!
Then came the excitement!
Look what she discovered!
Shang Shixu and Pei Heyun, those two grown men, are going to be in big trouble!
Tao Mengshu, always eager for excitement, laughed as she ran to get her bag.
After retrieving his bag and returning to the car, he still had a smile on his face.
Di Wenjun asked in confusion, "What good thing has happened?"
Tao Mengshu did not intend to reveal this secret.
It's best to let Shang Shixu and Pei Heyun discover this themselves.
Di Wenjun, being a close friend of both men, told him, which was tantamount to telling the two men.
So her smile faded. "It's nothing, I just ran into a cute little kid."
Di Wenjun smiled and said, "Our future children will be very cute too."
Tao Mengshu paused in fastening her seatbelt, giving him a charmingly reproachful look.
"Who wants to have your baby? We're not even married yet!"
Di Wenjun said seriously, "I can marry you anytime you're willing."
Tao Mengshu raised the corners of her mouth slightly, "No rush, give your family some more time."
"I hope our marriage will take place with their blessing."
Di Wenjun took her hand, his tone solemn.
"I will try my best to get them to accept it as soon as possible."
*
After Gu Manning and Jiang Wan got into the car, it quickly drove away from the parking lot and entered the traffic on the main road.
Neon lights flashed outside the window, and the two were in a state of anxiety.
Gu Manning gripped the steering wheel tightly and glanced at Jiang Wan in the passenger seat.
"Tell me in detail what happened tonight?"
Jiang Wan took a breath, sighed, and began to tell her story.
"Tao Mengshu and I are friends. She and Di Wenjun are a couple. Di Wenjun is also the boss of the place where I work."
"Tao Mengshu invited me to dinner tonight. Jinglan is Di Wenjun's restaurant, so we joined together since we happened to be there."
"Di Wenjun made an appointment to have dinner with a friend, but I didn't know who it was at the time."
"I got to know Pei Heyun through the game, and I also knew that he and Di Wenjun were childhood friends."
"But I didn't know that Shang Shixu was actually their childhood friend!" Jiang Wan paused after saying this.
"The people Di Wenjun invited tonight are his two childhood friends."
"I had just gone through a fright before you came along."
"I didn't expect you to be here! And how did you get here?"
Jiang Wanxing's eyes widened as she posed a soul-searching question.
Gu Manning's head was buzzing as she listened, and she began to tell her own perspective.
"I'm here to discuss business; it was our partner who booked Jinglan."
"The private room is 207 right next to yours. I ran into Shang Shixu as soon as I came out after our meeting."
She frowned. "Do you think this is a coincidence?"
This question had also surfaced in Jiang Wan's mind after Gu Manning appeared.
She told her her thoughts.
"If tonight's events are not a coincidence, then Shang Shixu is the most likely person to have set this up."
"If he set this up, it means he knows everything."
"But if he had known, he wouldn't have been so calm, nor would he have used such mild methods to retaliate."
"This is completely out of character for him."
Jiang Wan couldn't be sure if this was a coincidence.