Chapter 45: How Are You Here?

Of course, he would use money to silence the reporters.

But mouths are the hardest things to shut, because there were so many people tonight. Even if the reporters deleted all the photos, there would be guests who took pictures with their phones.

Then, on the forums and Weibo, there would inevitably be some clues.

Back in her room, Jiang Qianxue burst into tears. She cried so heartbreakingly, it was truly painful. Even her makeup was ruined.

Her parents rushed upstairs, hearing their daughter’s cries from afar, their hearts aching.

“Why? Why did he do this to me?! Zhan Jingting… you bastard! Do you even know how much I love you?”

“I don’t accept it, woohoo… I don’t accept it…”

Jiang’s mother rushed in with tears in her eyes and hugged her daughter, “Qianxue…” She also felt sad, “Don’t cry, Qianxue…” Her heart was breaking. She only had this one precious daughter, and she always wanted to give her the best in the world.

“Mom, I’ve been waiting for him to confess to me. How could he do this to me? Does he even know how much I love him?” The girl sat in her wheelchair, sobbing.

“I came back to the country to celebrate his birthday even though I was injured. Is this how he treats me?!”

Everyone around them was moved.

The pain of unrequited love is something that nothing else can alleviate.

And love is something you can’t force. You can’t buy it with money.

Jiang Tianxiang, in comparison, was calmer, although his brow was furrowed and he was also heartbroken for his daughter.

In just those two minutes, he had already done his own analysis. “He shouldn’t be married, right? If he were married, why wouldn’t he have a wedding? Why wouldn’t he announce it?”

The girl stopped crying and looked at her father with tear-filled eyes, “…” Perhaps there was still a glimmer of hope.

Jiang Tianxiang said, “Those two kids appeared suddenly, they weren’t raised by his side, so his relationship with this woman is uncertain for now. Maybe… he just doesn’t want to marry you as a shield.”

“Dad, are those two kids really his?” Jiang Qianxue was panicked, her eyes filled with tears as she looked up. “They look so much like him!”

As a mother, Jiang’s mother could already make a judgment, because genes are a powerful thing.

But she didn’t want to make her daughter sad.

“I’ll investigate.” Jiang Tianxiang was also panicked, because not being able to marry into the Zhan family would be a huge loss for his career.

“Alright, Qianxue, stop crying…”

Jiang Qianxue suddenly wiped away her tears, “Where’s Xinyi? My photographer friend? Mom, I want to see her! Quickly find her for me!”

Jiang Xinyi, who had already arrived at the door, felt a mix of emotions. “I’m here.” She spoke softly and then stepped inside.

“Xinyi! What’s going on?!” Jiang Qianxue, not caring about her tear-streaked face, pulled her in –

“You’re friends with that… Banxia, what’s going on between her and Zhan Jingting? How could those two have children?”

“Qianxue…” Jiang Xinyi was caught in the middle, feeling helpless. The serious looks of the two elders were also fixed on her, and she was afraid of saying the wrong thing.

“I…” Seeing her friend’s distress, she panicked, “Banxia and I are good friends, but we haven’t been close since graduation, so I really don’t know about her relationship.”

“I just returned to Yincheng yesterday, she drove to the airport to pick me up. The last time we met was probably three years ago, in Canada…”

“So I didn’t know about her having children, because we never talked about it. I don’t know when she came back to China, I only know she’s back.”

“About her and Zhan Shao, I heard about it just like everyone else, just now. This is the first time I’ve seen these two children, really…”

She didn’t look like she was lying, and she had no reason to lie.

Jiang Qianxue let go of her hand and sobbed again, she really couldn’t control her emotions. The more the servants comforted her and handed her handkerchiefs, the more she broke down.

She felt like she had no hope in life.

Jiang Tianxiang didn’t stay long, he still had to greet the guests downstairs. He was very concerned with appearances, and his mood was truly terrible at the moment!

“This Lin Banxia, she’s not simple.” Jiang Tianxiang had heard about her.

“Mom, I can’t accept him getting married…” Jiang Qianxue truly loved him, from childhood to adulthood. However, she refused to lower herself, waiting for Zhan Shao to pursue her publicly.

Because she wanted to be spoiled like a princess envied by women all over the world.

“Alright, stop crying, stop crying. It’s your own body, if you keep crying like this, your eyes will be swollen tomorrow.” Jiang Mama was also heartbroken, but what could she do?

On the way home, inside the Lamborghini.

The two children sat quietly and obediently in the back seat. They were actually very happy, but they didn’t make a sound, as if they had agreed to play invisible.

The silence in the car made Zhan Jingting, who was driving, and Lin Banxia, who was in the passenger seat, focus their minds.

He glanced at her, asking, “How are you here?” Tonight, she was wearing a pink dress, stunningly beautiful. His gaze fell on the fringe on her chest.

Lin Banxia briefly explained to him why she was at the Jiang family’s, it was purely a coincidence.

“You have a mutual friend with Jiang Qianxue?” Zhan Jingting couldn’t help but tease, “You two aren’t the same kind of people, I’m really curious what kind of person that friend is.”

Banxia didn’t answer, she didn’t know what Xin Yi’s situation was like at the moment.

“Yang Yiming is also here tonight, did he make things difficult for you?” He remembered that look, it felt like Yang wanted to stab someone.

Somehow, Zhan Jingting felt a little regretful that he hadn’t arrived earlier.

“He just accused me of being unfilial in front of all the reporters, but he didn’t do anything.” Lin Banxia’s face was a little cold, “Even at this point, he’s still trying to fight with me.”

“Tomorrow is the Lin Group’s shareholders’ meeting, there’s going to be a good show, I’ll let Mu Bo accompany you?” Zhan Jingting said to her, “Mu Bo is my special assistant, someone on our side.”

The girl turned to look at him, understanding his intentions. He wasn’t going himself, he wanted her to perform well.

Sending someone to follow her was also because he was afraid she might be bullied.

Tonight, under the dim light of the car, his profile was even more handsome, she was actually a little mesmerized.

After a while, she asked him, “Announcing our relationship in front of the media like that, it’ll probably be on the front page tomorrow.”

“It’s a legitimate relationship, what are we afraid of?” The man’s lips curled up slightly, he didn’t care at all, turning his head, “You gave birth to my child, you’ll be on the front page sooner or later.”

Tonight, no matter how you looked at her, she was so beautiful! Sexy with a touch of charm, intellectual and elegant.

Perhaps in Zhan Jingting’s heart, the seeds of love were beginning to sprout.

Lin Banxia was just worried because he liked to keep a low profile, rarely appearing in public, and didn’t like being in the news.