Regretful Beijing Marriage

The waiter agreed and left.

Jiang Yining was filled with doubt.

"Write what?"

Ji Shuchong winked.

You'll find out then.

Jiang Yining then turned to look at Zhou Xubai.

Zhou Xubai, holding a glass of red wine, raised it to her with a slight smile.

You'll find out when the time comes.

Jiang Yining looked back and forth between the two men with suspicion.

"What? I was only in the bathroom for a few minutes, and you two are having a secret from me?"

Ji Shu was so startled she almost knocked over her water glass.

"Don't talk nonsense! Mr. Zhou is one of your men, how could I dare to touch him?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yining paused in her drinking, nearly choking.

Zhou Xubai promptly handed over a tissue, a gentle smile playing on his lips, and then began to speak.

"To some extent, Miss Ji is right."

"I'm your lawyer, so naturally I'm on your side."

Ji Shu grinned and gave Zhou Xubai a thumbs-up.

Jiang Yining was utterly speechless.

The two of them must have said something while she was away.

She knew Ji Shu was impulsive and unconventional.

Why is Zhou Xubai joining in her nonsense too!

Just as he was about to say something, Fu Huaiyan's cold voice rang out from behind him.

"Manager Wang, fireworks are banned tonight."

The manager was startled and dared not disobey, so he quickly agreed.

He then looked apologetically at Jiang Yining's table.

"We apologize that tonight's fireworks display has been cancelled. We hope you understand."

Ji Shu was instantly furious and stood up abruptly.

"Why was it canceled! We're all customers who made purchases, why are we being treated differently?"

The manager was sweating profusely and could only apologize repeatedly.

Shen Miaoyin leaned half her body out from Fu Huaiyan's side and took his arm.

The smile on her face was smug and sweet.

He turned to look at Jiang Yining, his eyes filled with the triumph of a victor.

"Huaiyan, you're so good to me. You knew I couldn't stand the sound of fireworks exploding, so you specially stopped them."

Ji Shu was so angry that she trembled all over.

He slammed his fist on the table and roared.

"shameless--"

Jiang Yining grabbed her wrist and pressed her back into the chair.

Not very strong, but very steady.

She leaned closer and whispered, "Sit down."

Ji Shu was forced to sit down, her eyes still fixed on the table opposite her, her chest heaving violently.

Jiang Yining knew in her heart that saying it behind someone's back and saying it to someone's face were two different things.

Once the relationship is publicly broken, given Fu Huaiyan's methods, he will definitely take his anger out on the Ji family.

She couldn't let her best friend suffer for no reason because of her.

Ji Shu forced down her anger.

Shen Miaoyin took in the whole scene, a provocative smile curling at the corner of her lips.

She clung to Fu Huaiyan more tightly, her voice soft and deliberately sweet.

"Huaiyan, once I've fully recovered, we must set off a fireworks display just for the two of us."

Fu Huaiyan didn't even lift his eyelids, and gave a faint reply.

This indulgence completely suffocated Ji Shu with anger.

My chest felt tight and heavy, and I couldn't even breathe properly.

Jiang Yining didn't look, and calmly put a piece of pork rib into her bowl.

"Have a meal."

Zhou Xubai lowered his eyes and suddenly stood up.

All the warmth and moisture on his body vanished, leaving his brows and eyes covered with a chilling coldness.

"Manager Wang, is this how your store treats its customers differently?"

"Bullying others with your power is the rule in this store? I think you should just shut down your store."

The manager's face turned deathly pale instantly, and he kept wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

The guests who can sit on the top floor are all people of extraordinary status.

He didn't know who was behind Zhou Xubai, but he knew he couldn't afford to offend him.

But this is Jiangcheng.

Here, the Fu family calls the shots!

The manager forced himself to beg for forgiveness, bowing and speaking through gritted teeth.

"Mr. Zhou, I'm so sorry, but due to the special circumstances today, we cannot set off fireworks at this time."

"Whether you come tomorrow or next time, I will definitely make arrangements for you first and provide you with dedicated service throughout your visit."

"I'll treat you to dinner tonight on my own initiative, as an apology from the restaurant. I hope you'll understand."

"Free meal? Who do you think you are!"

Ji Shu immediately slammed her hand on the table and stood up, her temper flaring up again.

"Do you think we're the kind of people who need the money for this meal?!"

"Yes, yes, it was my oversight."

The manager nodded repeatedly, not daring to refute, and could only apologize repeatedly.

Zhou Xubai twitched the corners of his lips, his gaze sharp as a knife.

"What if I insist on letting go?"

For a moment, there was a deathly silence all around.

The manager was so frightened he almost knelt down.

What's wrong with me today?

These two big Buddhas, please don't make things difficult for him anymore!

"Sorry, I really can't do it today!"

After saying that, the manager felt his death was imminent.

Zhou Xubai didn't respond to him, his gaze passing over the manager's shoulder and landing on Fu Huaiyan.

"President Fu, you really are quite domineering."

Fu Huaiyan slowly raised his eyes, his dark eyes deep and unwavering.

The light cast an invisible line between the two.

Zhou Xubai's gaze was calm and cool, like the water on a river in winter.

Fu Huaiyan's eyes were deep and dark, as if the entire night of Jiangcheng was contained within them.

"This is Jiangcheng."

These five simple words carry an extremely strong sense of pressure.

The manager wiped the sweat from his forehead, his face ashen.

Zhou Xubai chuckled, his smile cold and thin.

The air felt a bit colder.

Shen Miaoyin panicked upon seeing this.

Resentment and unease intertwined.

She saw the way Fu Huaiyan looked at Zhou Xubai.

Then, following Zhou Xubai's shoulder line, I saw Jiang Yining sitting in front of him.

A fire burned from my stomach to my throat.

Jiang Yining is such a shrew, she's so scheming.

She kept using other men to provoke Fu Huaiyan.

If this happens a few more times, who knows if Fu Huaiyan will really take her seriously?

Shen Miaoyin immediately leaned forward, deliberately blocking Fu Huaiyan's view.

"Huaiyan, I'm hungry, let's eat."

Jiang Yining didn't look at her, but simply poured a glass of water for Ji Shu and Zhou Xubai.

"Never mind if you don't have it. I'm afraid I'll get a sty from watching fireworks set off by these sycophantic shops."

Fu Huaiyan has always been targeting her.

There are some things that only she can say.

She didn't want to involve anyone else.

After these words were spoken, the room fell completely silent.

The manager almost knelt down.

These words were clearly an insult to Fu Huaiyan.

He was just casually scratched.

But he dared not say anything.

He just wanted to get rid of these ancestors as soon as possible.

Fu Huaiyan glanced indifferently at Jiang Yining.

The emotions in his eyes were unclear and ambiguous.

After a moment, he slowly withdrew his gaze.

"Eat."

Jiang Yining picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks.

"When you're eating, don't let irrelevant people affect your mood."

Ji Shu nudged her with her elbow, feeling relieved.

"What you just said was so satisfying. I should have said that to him a long time ago. He really gave him too much credit."

Zhou Xubai stared at her for several seconds, then sat back down in his chair, raised his wine glass, and gestured towards her.

"Next time, there will be even bigger fireworks."

Jiang Yining smiled slightly.

"Okay, I'm waiting."

For the rest of the time, Shen Miaoyin deliberately showed off her affection.

Jiang Yining ignored him completely, never raising her eyes from beginning to end.

After the meal, the group got up and left.

"I'll take you back."

Zhou Xubai took the initiative to speak.

Ji Shu immediately raised an eyebrow knowingly.

"I drove here myself, so don't worry about me. Just focus on taking Ningning here."

Zhou Xubai smiled faintly and replied, "Okay."

Jiang Yining saw right through her best friend's little scheme.

I glanced at her helplessly.

At the same time, Fu Huaiyan and Shen Miaoyin also got up.

Jiang Yining kept her eyes straight ahead as she brushed past Fu Huaiyan.

Suddenly, his wrist was gripped tightly by a hot and powerful force.

Fu Huaiyan's palm rested on her wrist, his body temperature transmitting through the thin skin.

"Come home, your son is waiting for you."