Night Fire Lingering

After that, Wen Yan followed Professor Zhong to work on projects, write final reports and related papers. She was so busy that she didn't have time to rest. When she came to her senses, a month had passed, and the new graduation season was approaching.

Wen Yan made a special trip to see Jiang Xing at his graduation ceremony today.

I thought it would take a long time to find him, but I spotted Jiang Xing right among a group of people in red doctoral gowns.

There was no other reason than that the huge bouquet of flowers in Jiang Xing's hand was simply too conspicuous and eye-catching—

South Africa's white protea, Italy's sweet pea, New Zealand's larkspur, the Netherlands' astilbe, Japan's lily of the valley...

All the flowers used are rare in ordinary flower shops. The quality and craftsmanship of this bouquet are worth at least four figures, making it exceptionally elegant among the other students' bouquets of sunflowers, white lisianthus, and other flowers.

"Wow! The flowers are so beautiful!" Wen Yan, unusually gossipy, winked at Jiang Xing, "Who bought them?"

Before Jiang Xing could speak, a voice came from behind him: "Ah Xing!"

Jiang Xing and Wen Yan subconsciously turned around.

A man carrying a bouquet of flowers walked over. He was dressed in a suit and tie, his hair was styled, revealing his handsome features and a maturity rarely seen among students on campus, which was quite eye-catching.

Jiang Xing's expression, which was gentle yet tinged with barely perceptible embarrassment just a second ago, instantly turned cold.

"Ah Xing, happy graduation! These flowers are for—" Ying Kaian strode in, happily presenting the bouquet he had bought, and the next second he saw Jiang Xing turn around and already holding a bouquet in his arms.

The flowers were fresher, the flowers were rarer, and the bouquets were more magnificent than the ones he bought.

The bouquet in his hand could be described as ordinary and unsophisticated.

When Jiang Xing saw Ying Kaian, she remembered what she had overheard last time. Her fingers, which were holding the flowers, tightened unconsciously. She tried very hard to hide her impulse to rush up and slap him, and question him about why he had acted that way towards her parents.

But a slap or something like that is too mild.

not enough.

She wanted him to suffer a fate worse than death, to pay for his crimes in blood!

“I already have the flowers.” Jiang Xing freed one hand, palm up, and said to Ying Kaian, “President Ying, you have money to buy flowers, so it seems you have the money to pay me back. Three million, thank you.”

Gossiping is human nature, and passersby who heard this couldn't help but turn their heads.

Ying Kaian's face instantly turned extremely ugly. He didn't know if it was because the flowers he had prepared looked particularly shabby compared to the bouquet in Jiang Xing's hand, or because Jiang Xing had rejected him, or because Jiang Xing was urging him to return the money.

They blocked so many people from asking for their money back, deliberately trying to embarrass him!

"Holy crap, three million! We owe that much money!"

"That seems to be Jiang Xueba's boyfriend."

Shh! I heard they broke up a long time ago!

"Huh? Why did they break up? Her boyfriend is so handsome, and I heard he owns his own company. He's both rich and good-looking."

"Who knows?"

……

Hearing the whispers around him, Ying Kaian suddenly said, "Jiang Xing, I misjudged you before. You do have the ability to dump me and climb the social ladder."

Those who were already planning to leave were now even more reluctant to move.

What a bombshell!

"Ying Kaian, what nonsense are you spouting!" Jiang Xing felt as if his sincere feelings had been wasted on a dog, and the thought of it made him feel nauseous.

"You dare say this flower wasn't given to you by Lou Qi?" Ying Kaian sneered. "Or have you climbed to another higher branch?"

In a flash, Jiang Xing keenly sensed the probing in Ying Kaian's words: he still suspected that she was the one who eavesdropped that afternoon!

"So what if it is?" Jiang Xing retorted. "Ying Kaian, we broke up a long time ago. I have the freedom to date."

If she denies that the flowers were given by Lou Qi, he will suspect that she was not with Lou Qi at all that day!

Wen Yan: ?

Wen Yan looked at Jiang Xing in surprise.

what's the situation?

Is the progress this fast?

"You don't mind sleeping with President Lou, who's a womanizer, do you think you can marry into the Lou family and become a young mistress? Jiang Xing, stop dreaming! How can ordinary people like us get involved in a family like that? You're so opportunistic, treating yourself like a commodity, degrading yourself. Do you think you're worthy of the parents you lost?" Ying Kaian deliberately said this to the others.

They even dared to mention her parents!

Jiang Xing gritted her teeth.

Wen Yan stepped forward, shielding Jiang Xing behind her, and said with a smile, "President Ying, I heard that a few days ago a sum of money came from the sky and solved your company's cash flow problem, bringing your company back to life. I also heard that you have been getting very close to Madam Zhou recently. If I remember correctly, Madam Zhou is nearly fifty years old, lost her husband last year, and has a huge inheritance."

Speaking without making absolute statements leaves room for imagination.

Wen Yan didn't say what the relationship was between Ying Kaian and Madam Zhou, but these words were enough to make everyone connect the dots: Ying Kaian was serving a widowed rich woman and using the money of a woman nearly twenty years older than him to save his company!

"Miss Wen, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!" Ying Kaian's expression changed drastically, and his fists clenched. If he weren't wary of Wen Yan being Gu Yanci's wife, he probably would have already made a move.

His relationship with a rich woman perfectly fits Ying Kai'an's self-serving persona. I originally thought his company was going to go bankrupt, but I didn't expect him to be able to catch his breath!

A dark glint flashed in Jiang Xing's eyes.

Just as she was about to speak, she heard the surroundings suddenly quiet down, yet there was also a faint commotion.

A man walked out of the crowd. He was tall and had long legs. His appearance and temperament were outstanding. His Armani suit and Patek Philippe watch were out of place in the simple campus.

Lou Qi draped his long arm over Jiang Xing's shoulder, making no attempt to conceal his possessiveness. "President Ying, it's been a long time."

He curled his lips slightly, but looked at Ying Kaian without a smile.

"Young Master Lou..." Ying Kaian's face turned pale. He had just been verbally abusive, but now he was like a snake whose vital point had been pinched, and he was speechless.

Jiang Xing felt a little uncomfortable with Lou Qi's intimacy in public. She resisted the urge to pull Lou Qi's hand away and glanced guiltily at Wen Yan.

Wen Yan: "..."

Why are you looking at me? If you keep looking at me, I'll start to think of myself as the wicked mother-in-law!

Lou Qi glanced at the flowers in Ying Kaian's hand and asked knowingly, "The flowers in Mr. Ying's hand are nice. Which young lady gave them to you? But it's not appropriate to show up in front of your ex-girlfriend with flowers in your arms."

Jiang Xing couldn't help but glance at Lou Qi. This guy wasn't good at studying, but his mind worked pretty fast.