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"No, no need..." Jiang Mian quickly waved her hand.

Several receptionists stood awkwardly to the side.

Jiang Yu waved to them, "Go on with your work."

They then hurried back to their posts.

Jiang Yu looked at Jiang Mian and handed the cake box to her again. "I've seen you before, haven't I? A few days ago when I went to Dingsheng, you were delivering cakes, weren't you?"

Jiang Mian suddenly looked up and stared straight at him.

Jiang Yu was probably a little uncomfortable being stared at by those eyes, so he coughed lightly and looked away.

"Here, have this." He shoved the cake box into her hand, grabbed a cold drink from the pile of takeout for her, and then waved goodbye before leaving.

When Jiang Mian left Jiangyuan Group, she sat on her electric scooter, looking at the cake and iced lemon tea in her hand, somewhat lost in thought.

If I had previously thought it was just a coincidence, then I remembered Jiang Yu mentioning that he had run into her at Dingsheng Group, and that she was also delivering a cake at the time…

Then, recalling what the cake shop owner had said earlier, that Jiangyuan Group had placed a lot of orders for pastries in the past few days.

Jiang Mian thought that this kid might be doing it on purpose...

“But…” Jiang Mian murmured, “How could that be?”

She raised her hand and gently touched her face.

The little stone's natural fondness for her stemmed from his feeling that she resembled him.

But Jiang Yu isn't a child anymore, and besides, he's clearly expressed his disdain for Lu Bozhou using a body double. Could it be because she resembles...?

But Jiang Mian didn't have time to think about it further, because...

"You have a new order, please process it promptly."

……

Jiang Mian took a day off on Saturday.

She works at a breakfast shop and only has one day off per week, because business is slower on weekends than on weekdays.

However, when delivering food in the CBD, there are fewer orders on weekends.

She decided to rest that day, as it's important to balance work and rest, especially since the original owner of this body had a history of dying from overwork.

Jiang Mian sent a message to Meng Yang, intending to invite him to dinner.

Meng Yang had kindly tipped her off and even introduced her to a house, saving her a brokerage fee, for which Jiang Mian was truly grateful.

Moreover, Jiang Mian was also very interested in knowing what had happened to the Lu family over the past five years.

Some information might not be known to ordinary people, but it might be known to someone in Meng Yang's profession.

Meng Yang readily replied: 【Sure, you decide on the place, anything will do.】

As dinner time approached, Jiang Mian chose a well-regarded and affordable all-you-can-eat barbecue restaurant, bought two vouchers, and sent the address to Meng Yang.

As it grew dark outside, Jiang Mian made a phone call to Song Xun before leaving.

She had planned to ask if she hadn't received a reply by the weekend.

She wasn't embarrassed at all, as long as she could see her son every day.

Let alone asking Song Xun, she wouldn't be afraid to ask Lu Bozhou directly, let alone asking Song Xun.

This time, Song Xun answered the phone very quickly.

"Miss Jiang."

Even over the phone, Jiang Mian could almost picture the helplessness in Song Xun's expression.

"Good evening, Assistant Song." Jiang Mian pretended not to notice the helplessness in Song Xun's voice and brazenly asked, "About applying for the nanny position... I wonder what President Lu's thoughts are on this?"

“Sigh, the boss hasn’t given an answer yet. I’ll ask him for you, but if I may be frank…” Song Xun said, “Your chances are slim.”

Jiang Mian bit her lip. "Why?"

“…” Song Xun was silent for a few seconds before replying, “You don’t have a bachelor’s degree.”

"…!" Jiang Mian never dreamed that this would be the reason!

I don't know if that's really the reason, or if Lu Bozhou just disagrees...

"I..." Jiang Mian wanted to say something more.

But Song Xun sounded like he was already busy. Someone was calling him, "Assistant Song, the boss is going to a banquet. Shall we leave now?"

"Let's go now," Song Xun replied in a low voice.

Then he said to Jiang Mian on the other end of the phone, "Ms. Jiang, I'm sorry, I have something to attend to, so I'll have to go now. I'll ask for you."

Song Xun ended the call after he finished speaking.

Jiang Mian sighed softly, thinking about what she had just heard on the phone.

An elegant banquet?

That was a high-end banquet hotel in Los Angeles.

Jiang Mian even thought to herself, since she's already so thick-skinned, she might as well be even thicker and go directly to the Elegant Banquet to discuss it with Lu Bozhou in person...

If it weren't for the fact that I had already made an appointment with Meng Yang.

Thinking this to myself, I went out the door.

Little did she know, she received a call from Meng Yang halfway to the self-service barbecue restaurant.

Meng Yang's voice sounded somewhat urgent on the other end, which surprised Jiang Mian.

"Jiang Mian! Where are you now?"

"I……"

Before Jiang Mian could answer, Meng Yang asked urgently, "Is it close to the Elegant Banquet? Are you close to the Elegant Banquet in Luocheng now?"

Jiang Mian: "Uh, it's alright."

It's at least closer than going to a self-service barbecue place.

"Meng Yang, what happened?" Jiang Mian was a little worried, since Meng Yang's recent work tasks were related to her son.

"Okay, okay." Meng Yang breathed a sigh of relief on the other end. "Let's not eat together today. You should go to Ya Yan right away. Lu Bozhou and Lin Sisi are there!"

Jiang Mian was taken aback upon hearing this.

Meng Yang continued, "Jiang Mian, listen to me. A good friend of mine in the same industry told me this. He said Lin Sisi paid them to take photos and create news, clearly intending to do something big."

“These female celebrities want to put pressure on the chaebols to acknowledge their relationship, so they will try to use public opinion.”

"Lin Sisi probably wants as many people as possible to expose this kind of thing, so it's fine for you to get a share of the profits. Go on!"

Meng Yang is really a good friend; he still remembers her connection with Lu Bozhou and Lin Sisi.

The source should be accurate, because Jiang Mian just overheard Song Xun saying on the phone that he was going to take Lu Bozhou to the elegant banquet...

Moreover, Meng Yang's words make a lot of sense.

If Jiang Mian were a paparazzi, she'd probably be rushing there right now.

But she's not.

So Jiang Mian didn't really want to go; she wasn't interested in Lu Bozhou's scandalous affairs.

In my past life, hearing these things would have only made me sad. Now that I've been reborn, I don't feel the same deep emotions as I did in my previous life.

But watching Lu Bozhou date someone? She couldn't possibly be completely indifferent.

But then I thought... could this mean Lin Sisi is planning something, trying to scheme against Lu Bozhou?

If I go there myself and manage to get things out of this predicament, wouldn't that make Lu Bozhou owe me a favor?

Maybe then I can get him to reconsider her applying for the nanny job...

"I'm coming right away," Jiang Mian said to Meng Yang.

"Okay, wait on the west side of the building in Ya Yan. That's the information they gave us. They're probably making a move over there."

Jiang Mian rode her electric bike swiftly towards Ya Yan.

Upon arriving at Ya Yan, perhaps because she knew something was going to happen today, some places outside seemed rather unusual to Jiang Mian.

Those spots that looked like great camera locations were all filled with parked cars.

Everyone is waiting for the show to begin.