Regretful Beijing Marriage

Jiang Yining curled her lips into a cold smile, completely disregarding Meng Yao's threat.

He turned to leave.

Meng Yao was enraged by her attitude, her face contorted with anger.

He quickly stepped forward and stopped her.

"Jiang Yining, what are you laughing at? Do you really think I wouldn't dare to post the photos?"

"Once it's exposed, you'll never be able to recover."

"Shen Miaoyin won't let you off the hook, and Elder He will be disappointed in you. The summit will never tolerate someone with a chaotic private life participating. You'll be completely ruined!"

"Meng Yao, if you dared to post that, you wouldn't be shouting at me like that."

Jiang Yining remained indifferent, his steps unwavering.

"Go ahead and post whatever you want, after all, I won't be the one who gets angry."

"You'd better think carefully before you send it, whether Shen Miaoyin will still keep you as a useless pawn."

After saying that, she calmly walked back to the private room.

The private room remained noisy and chaotic.

Amidst clinking glasses and exchanging toasts, everyone engaged in lively conversation.

Jiang Yining found a corner.

Just when I was feeling incredibly bored, a boy suddenly pushed the door open and exclaimed.

"My God! I just bumped into someone important in the hallway!"

"Mr. He is in the next private room! I glanced around, and it's full of top industry leaders. I even saw Mr. Sun Zhenping!"

One sentence ignited the entire audience.

Everyone stood up and pressed for answers.

"Really? That's a titan in the industry; you practically never see him!"

"If I could just go up there, become a familiar face, and get some guidance, I could definitely avoid ten years of detours in my future career!"

"This class reunion was totally worth it."

Everyone was eager to try, their eyes filled with envy.

But in an instant, his face showed dejection.

"Forget it. Even if it were true, we can't just meddle in such a top-tier private event. Rushing in would only annoy people."

"Yes, it's an honor for us to see these people."

"Wait, don't be discouraged. Sister Yao must know them well."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone's eyes fell on Meng Yao as she walked in.

"Meng Yao, you are Professor Wang Hongde's prized student."

"They must have connections with these big shots. Could you introduce us?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yining's gaze darkened.

This woman is shameless, of course.

Once one person speaks up, a whole group of people will plead for the same thing.

"Yes, please, just one look."

Meng Yao was caught in a difficult situation, unable to get off the tiger.

They had no choice but to bite the bullet and put on a respectable front.

"I do know a few seniors, but today is a private gathering. It would be too presumptuous and against the rules to disturb them. It would only offend them."

Upon hearing this, everyone understood.

All I could do was sigh in disappointment.

They can't possibly meet the big shots.

But some people still persisted in asking.

"Well, we can at least go to the entrance and take a look, right? It'd be good to soak up some of the festive cheer!"

"That's not good either."

Jiang Yining couldn't help but chuckle at Meng Yao's pretentious act.

Wang Li, who was keeping a close eye on her, immediately seized the opportunity to launch an attack, speaking in a harsh tone.

"Jiang Yining, what do you mean by this!"

"What are you pretending for! Meng Yao kindly treated you, and you always give her attitude!"

"Now they're even mocking us in public, how shameless!"

Jiang Yining raised her eyes, her expression calm.

"How is it such a heinous crime that I laughed?"

Her gaze fell directly on Meng Yao.

"Meng Yao, are you sure you really know these seniors? You dare to pretend to be familiar with them?"

The crowd was instantly stirred up and began to clamor.

"What? Jiang Yining, you're not trying to say you're more capable than Meng Yao and can even introduce us to the big shots, are you?"

"What a boastful charlatan! His bragging skills are getting better and better!"

Wang Li crossed her arms and looked at him with a mocking expression.

"You're quite the actor, aren't you? Fine, if you can really take us to see Mr. He and Mr. Sun, we'll call you 'Grandma' on the spot, let alone criticize you!"

The people around them joined in the shouting.

After all, no one believed that Jiang Yining had this ability.

The atmosphere in the private room was instantly stirred up.

Seeing this, Song Xi became anxious and quietly tugged at Jiang Yining.

"Forget it, stop talking."

Jiang Yining turned her head to comfort him, then calmly spoke.

"Yes, I can take you to see them."

"But there's no need for that 'Grandma' title. I don't want useless juniors like you."

The air fell silent for a second.

Then everyone burst into laughter.

"Listen to this, everyone! What nonsense is she spouting!"

"No wonder he went to the doctor; he really had gone mad."

Jiang Yining tapped her fingertips lightly on the table.

"Believe it or not, it's up to you. I mean what I say."

"But I have one condition: the core paper that Meng Yao wrote that won the industry's emerging talent award was originally my research result."

"You all know perfectly well that as long as you publicly and truthfully accuse her of stealing my work, I will take you there immediately and even introduce you to her."

The moment those words were spoken, the room fell into a deathly silence.

Meng Yao's expression changed drastically. She slammed her hand on the table, stood up abruptly, and roared in fury.

"Jiang Yining! What nonsense are you spouting! Even now you're still spreading rumors and slandering me!"

Jiang Yining leaned back lazily in her chair, her posture casual yet her aura extremely strong.

"A lie can never become the truth, and you'll have to pay back what you owe me sooner or later."

Meng Yao felt as if her blood was flowing backwards.

His face was deathly pale, and he could barely stand.

She rose to fame by stealing a paper.

If she gets exposed, all her years of hard work will be for nothing!

Meng Yao exhaled, forcibly suppressing her panic, and was about to speak when Wang Li burst into a tirade of curses.

"Jiang Yining, have you no shame! You stole Meng Yao's research results back then and were exposed in public. You've held a grudge ever since!"

"Meng Yao has already been more than lenient by not publicly pursuing your theft, and you still dare to turn around and accuse me!"

The other students also snapped out of their daze and spoke up for Meng Yao.

"That's right, we can all testify."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yining frowned and her sharp gaze swept over everyone.

"I'm giving you one last chance. Perjury and malicious fabrication are illegal!"

"If you confess the truth today, I will forgive and forget your past actions."

"If you follow others in spreading rumors, don't blame me for being ruthless in the future."

Her aura suddenly dropped.

Full of oppression.

The reprimands stopped abruptly.

No one expected Jiang Yining to have such an imposing presence.

Meng Yao's back was already soaked with cold sweat.

She stared intently at Jiang Yining, her eyes surging with intense killing intent.

She originally intended to use today's class reunion to unite everyone to suppress and humiliate Jiang Yining.

Just like in our student days, we'll trample her underfoot.

To everyone's surprise, the other party unleashed their full power and pressed forward relentlessly.

Instead, it trapped her in the situation.

During the stalemate, Wu Simiao suddenly spoke up loudly.

"Jiang Yining, stop pretending to sow discord! It's just meeting a few industry veterans, isn't it?"

"You don't need to pretend, I can lead everyone there!"