Chapter 44: Proposing the Engagement to Her Mother

Thinking about her rebirth, it was something science couldn’t explain.

So, could someone really be doing something sneaky?

Jiang Sheng said nothing, his mind racing back to who else could be this outrageous.

“Why did you come here with Shen Wanwan? The timing is so coincidental.”

Ning Qiutang didn’t like this passive, unknown situation. She was even more afraid that the person or force behind it would be something she would despair over.

Jiang Sheng looked down at her, “It’s pretty coincidental, I went to the classroom to find you, she said you brought people to the warehouse, so I came over. She insisted on following me.”

“I also wanted to see what kind of commotion she could make.”

“She’s truly an idiot.”

Ning Qiutang fell silent. In this Crown Prince’s eyes, what exactly was considered smart?

“Then why did you bring out a camera? Did you know someone was going to make a scene here?”

Who would carry a camera around at all times?

Jiang Sheng explained, “I need a lot of image data for an experiment, I’ve placed cameras in many corners of the school.”

Ning Qiutang’s expression turned strange. Looking at his unattainable face, she thought he wasn’t that kind of pervert.

“You’re violating people’s right to privacy. Putting cameras everywhere is very rude. I wouldn’t do that, maybe it has to do with my upbringing.”

Jiang Sheng hooked her shoulder and pulled her into his arms. The young man lowered his gaze, his eyes burning, “You’re so righteous, why were you speechless when she questioned you?”

“You’re just picking on me, right?”

“No, I’m just reminding you that it’s wrong to obtain someone’s privacy without their consent. Be careful, someone with bad intentions might use this against you.”

Ning Qiutang wanted to push him away. Why was he always pulling and tugging, he had no manners.

Jiang Sheng pinched her chin and sneered, “Are you concerned about me?”

“Don’t worry, nothing will happen.”

Ning Qiutang looked at him with an expression that said, “If you have to think that way, I can’t help it.”

“Let go, I’m going home.”

The driver parked the car in front of them.

Jiang Sheng touched her ear with his finger, his tone casual and dissolute, “I haven’t been to see Aunt Ning in a long time. As the betrothed, wouldn’t you mind if I went for a cup of tea?”

Ning Qiutang’s ears turned suspiciously red. She looked at him with both shame and vigilance, “Why would you go see my mom out of the blue?”

“To have tea, Aunt Ning’s unique Pu’er tea with medicinal herbs is even loved by my grandmother. I’ll go get two more cans for my grandmother.” Jiang Sheng naturally pulled her into the car, not at all acting like a stranger.

Ning Qiutang helplessly watched the boy who did whatever he wanted, sighing in her heart.

They arrived at the Ning family.

Ning’s mother had already prepared a ten-ingredient tonic for her precious daughter, thinking that her daughter must be under a lot of stress and weak, otherwise she wouldn’t have suddenly fainted.

Seeing her precious daughter bring someone back, her eyelids twitched, and she had a bad feeling.

“Aunt Ning.” Jiang Sheng was unusually polite, showing great respect to Ning’s mother.

Ning’s mother was also a little surprised. Who didn’t know that this Jiang family Crown Prince was a dissolute character? Asking him to be well-behaved and polite was like asking the sun to rise from the west.

“Ah, good, good, good, Tandang, who is this?”

They hadn’t said anything about breaking off the engagement, and he had already come to their house.

Ning Qiutang awkwardly explained, “He said he wanted to have tea.”

Jiang Sheng glanced at the girl who didn’t want to be here, and said directly, “Aunt Ning, I’m here to talk to you about Ningning and my engagement.”

Ning Qiutang’s face fell. She stared at him, finally revealing his true nature. I knew he was up to no good.

“Why don’t you go back to the Jiang family? My aunt is on vacation lately, my mom can’t cook, I’m planning to hug the big tree in the yard and eat.”

Ning’s mother: “…”

My darling daughter doesn’t have to make such a big sacrifice.

She calmed down and looked at the young man who was almost twenty: “Okay, let’s go to the study and talk.”

Ning Qiutang: “Is there anything I can’t hear? I can pay for membership.”

Ning’s mother looked at her daughter’s nonsense with heartache. This girl likes this boy from the Jiang family so much. If she really breaks off the engagement, it will be a disaster…

“Baby, be good, go to the dining room and eat first, I’ll talk to him.”

Jiang Sheng looked at Ning Qiutang with a deep meaning: “What are you in such a hurry for? You’ll know anyway.”

Ning Qiutang didn’t trust him, just like the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II.

She went inside with her backpack and sat in the dining room, looking at the full table of dishes with some surprise.

There’s so much food! Does Mom think I’m too skinny?

Study.

Ning’s mother poured tea for him.

Jiang Sheng got straight to the point: “I know Ningning wants to break off the engagement, and I don’t agree.”

“You don’t agree? Jiang Sheng, then I have to ask you, why were you indifferent to my baby when she liked you before, and now that she doesn’t like you anymore, you’re all over her. Do you think it’s fun?”

Ning’s mother sat in the boss’s chair, staring at him and asking sharply.

“Don’t think I don’t know about the school. You have a rumor with that girl named Shen Wanwan.”

Jiang Sheng immediately explained: “Yes, I was indifferent to her before, but that doesn’t mean I won’t be good to her in the future.”

He couldn’t tell anyone that he was distant from Ning Qiutang because of some kind of arrangement. And during the time when Ning Qiutang liked him, she was very rigid.

It was as if she was programmed, so when she became truly lively, he noticed her difference.

Ning’s mother, from the perspective of someone who has been there, didn’t trust him at all: “These words are useless to me. If my baby insists on breaking off the engagement, we won’t interfere as parents.”

“I know. The reason I came here specifically is to put your mind at ease. I will never treat her like I did before, and I will win her heart back. Aunt Ning, give me a chance, let us solve the matter of breaking off the engagement ourselves.”

“Also, the medicinal herb cultivation base under your control has encountered problems. If you lose the Jiang family’s protection, everything will be like an avalanche.”

Jiang Sheng said calmly, pros and cons are things that every adult will consider.

Ning’s mother’s face turned slightly gloomy when she heard about her herb garden, but she said firmly: “The herb garden will not affect your engagement. I will not push my daughter into the fire.”

“Nor will I use my daughter as a tool to make money. Jiang Sheng, I hope that one day when your love for Tangtang is like ours, unconditional and without limits, then you will truly be fearless of any storms.”

As a mother, how could she risk her daughter’s happiness.

She would definitely protect her daughter.

Jiang Sheng thought for a moment and said: “You need to check your most trusted financial manager. His accounts are messed up, and he has betrayed you to your competitor.”

Ning’s mother actually had suspicions, but she didn’t have any evidence and didn’t believe that her close friend for many years would harm her.

“Okay, I understand.”

Jiang Sheng then retreated, went downstairs to find Ning Qiutang.