谁有耐心听他的训斥呢?
"别装不知道,陆群只是你用来惹我的工具,故意泄露信息,让苏女士把我叫过来.你为顾枫精心策划的方式——老实说,我替她感动了,"荣兆南的声音传来,流畅而居高临下.
电话那头,荣兆南随手弹了弹烟灰.
"沈明,谁一直惹你这么生气?你听起来有点敌意.
敌对的?真?
她什么也没说.
从电话里,她可以听到他轻声笑着.
"你真的以为我是来找你的吗?你给我太多的功劳.我不是什么小气的人,需要对陆群这样微不足道的人进行图谋.别想太多了,沈明.我打电话的原因只是为了让你知道你在这里留下了一些东西.有空就来捡起来.
她已经把电话从耳边拿走了.
"什么事?"
"一只耳环."
"耳环?"她的怒气越来越大.
"荣兆南,看来你的房间里进进出出很多女人.你可能不知道这一点,但我很少戴耳环.去找你的小妹妹顾风,从你这里拿来.
就在这时,有人敲门.
"Rei Rei,你在吗?"我们聊一会儿.
沈明按下手机,认出那个声音是苏宁.
她关掉电话,走过去开门,让苏宁进来.
荣公馆.
荣兆南站在阳台上,手里拿着烟,看着电话挂断.
他打开一个珠宝盒,拿出一对珍珠耳环.
珍珠质朴,闪耀着光芒.他们似乎非常适合沈明的耳朵.
苏府,沈明的卧室.
苏宁进来,开始了谈话.
她首先提到她要出国出差,会离开大约一个星期.
"接下来的几天我不会在乡下.如果有什么问题,打电话给 Yuyan.继续处理华仪案,记得每天去办公室.
沈明揉了揉自己的太阳穴.
"你什么时候走?"
"明天早上第一件事.我直接去机场.你不需要送我走.
沈明淡然地点点头.
然而,苏宁似乎有些担心,语气更加严肃.
"玲玲,我从管家那里听说你今天感觉不对劲."
"没事,"沈明回答.
"是关于顾风的吗?"你知道吗,我和她是荣家请来吃饭的,我没带你一起吃.
苏宁直接指出来.
"你没有被邀请很正常.你们俩有一段历史,所以我不会为此感到不安.
"真的吗?"苏宁似乎并不服气,催促她多说些.
"那个仆人没有做错任何事情,所以如果他们被解雇了,就放手吧.但是,Rei Rei,你真的需要努力控制这种脾气.你不能这么容易失去它.它有点被宠坏了.如果你坚持下去,你最终会成为受苦的人.
Just earlier, Rong Zhaonan had told her she was overthinking things.
The room fell silent.
Su Ning gently patted her head.
"It's not a big deal. You're my daughter, after all. Just try to calm down. By the way, I'm going to Finland. If you want anything, have Xiao Wu make a list for me, and I'll bring it back for you."
The Rong family not inviting her for dinner felt like a rejection, but Su Ning's sincerity was clear.
"Okay, I'll have Xiao Wu send you the list later."
Su Ning went abroad for her trip, and Shen Ming arranged a few meetings with Lu Fan over the following days.
Finally, three days later, Xiao Wu messaged her saying that Lu Fan had agreed to meet.
There was a cocktail party in the evening, and Lu Fan would have 20 minutes to meet with her.
That afternoon, Shen Ming bumped into Zuo Hang, someone she hadn't seen in ages.
With Su Ning's forceful methods, she'd thought she'd never cross paths with Zuo Hang again.
When he saw her, Zuo Hang couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Miss Shen, you really did me in."
"Do me a favor, this is what happens when you plot against me. Besides, aren't you still working with Rong Zhaonan? What's the complaint?"
Zuo Hang handed over a gift box that Rong Zhaonan had specially instructed him to deliver.
"What do you mean, 'you plotted against me?' Rong Zhaonan even had me deliver a gift to you."
"A gift?" Shen Ming opened the box.
It was a pair of pearl earrings.
She gently flicked the pearls with her fingers.
Zuo Hang spoke up again.
"These are from a luxury collection that our boss personally chose. They're for you, Miss Shen. After you accept this gift, you can't keep making things difficult for me. I'm getting old—I really can't handle the stress."
So, these earrings were specifically picked by Rong Zhaonan and delivered as an apology from Zuo Hang?
"Who's scaring who here? Let me make one thing clear—if you guys hadn't set up those photos, this wouldn't have blown up. You're the ones who exposed our 'relationship' online."
Zuo Hang was shocked.
"Miss Shen, are you joking or serious? We didn't post those photos."
They didn't?
Shen Ming looked up, stunned.
If they hadn't been the ones to leak the photos, then it must have been someone else.
It must have been Cheng Anyi.
"Just kidding. I'll take the earrings. Please thank Rong Zhaonan for his kind gesture. If we get the chance, I'll treat him to a meal."
"Alright, I'll pass the message along."
That evening, Shen Ming attended the cocktail party wearing the shimmering earrings.
What she hadn't expected was that Ning Zhiqian would also be there.
He was friends with Lu Fan, so it made sense that he would attend the event.
"Shen Ming, I heard you're involved with the Hua Yi case. With my connections with Lu Fan, I could easily help you."
From what Shen Ming knew of Ning Zhiqian, he didn't just say things without a reason.
"Mr. Ning, I think I'll pass."
Ning Zhiqian took two glasses of champagne from the waiter and handed one to her.
"Don't be so quick to dismiss it. I know your situation has changed, but some things aren't as simple as they seem. The surface is often deceiving."
His words seemed cryptic.
Shen Ming accepted the glass and took a small sip.
"Mr. Ning, what exactly are you implying?"
Ning Zhiqian gave her a wicked smile, his charm undeniable.
"I'm waiting for you to come find me. If you need something, call my assistant."
He had come all the way over just to say something vague like that?
Xiao Wu, standing beside Shen Ming, didn't understand the conversation.
"Miss Shen, what does he mean by that?"
Ning Zhiqian definitely had something up his sleeve. She could feel it.
Things were rarely as simple as they appeared.
Shen Ming mulled over his words.
"Shen Ming."
Someone called her name from behind.
It was Jiang Shaomo, the young heir of Yidu.
At cocktail parties like this, small talk was inevitable. Before speaking with Jiang Shaomo, Shen Ming told Xiao Wu.
"Go keep an eye on Gu Feng."
Xiao Wu was surprised.
"Miss Gu is here too?"
Of course. Wherever Shen Ming went, Gu Feng was sure to follow.
The competition for resources was fierce, and Gu Feng had been keeping close tabs on her.
Jiang Shaomo was curious about Shen Ming's sudden rise in status.
"Miss Shen, you've been hiding quite a bit from me. Had I known you were Su Ning's daughter, I would've tried to connect with you earlier."
Shen Ming smiled faintly.
"It's not too late to make connections now."
Half an hour into the cocktail party, Shen Ming had already worked the room smoothly.
First, Ning Zhiqian, then Jiang Shaomo.
Meanwhile, Gu Feng and her friends were in a private room, watching the scene unfold.
"Gu Feng, what's the deal with Shen Ming? She's got all the men flocking to her. In just half an hour, she's been approached by one after another, and she looks so smug about it."
Gu Feng, sitting with her phone in hand, scoffed.
"Just Google her. Her gossip's everywhere."