Chapter 102: Chapter 99: Some People Are Nothing But a Pretty Face 2
"Ha, flattered." Jian Liangtong said with a heartfelt smile.
Seeing Mu Yan and Jian Liangtong already engrossed in conversation, Jin Jumo’s eyes moved slightly as she slowly looked at Ying Jingyao who continued to silently gaze at her, she took a deep breath and said, "Brother Ying, I’m sorry, I didn’t realize at first..."
"Momo." Ying Jingyao interrupted Jin Jumo, his voice still clear and gentle, but now with a hint of melancholy, "You don’t need to explain to me. I’m only your grandfather’s attending physician... nothing more, I have no right to interfere with your freedom."
Jin Jumo felt her heart sink, her shimmering eyes looked at him, slightly frowning, "Brother Ying, are you angry?"
"Do you care?" Ying Jingyao stared at Jin Jumo, the deep emotions in his eyes made her feel suffocated.
Squeezing her fingertips, Jin Jumo feigned ease, "Of course I care. Besides being my grandfather’s attending physician, you’re also my... very good friend."
Yes, since long ago, Jin Jumo couldn’t pretend that she and Ying Jingyao were merely doctor and patient’s family member.
Ying Jingyao’s jaw slightly tightened, "Just friends?"
Jin Jumo’s eyes abruptly contracted, staring dazedly at Ying Jingyao.
Suddenly, Ying Jingyao approached her, looking down to gaze deeply at her, "Momo, just friends?"
Jin Jumo prided herself on being carefree, but at this moment, facing Ying Jingyao’s intense eyes, she opened her mouth yet suddenly found herself unable to deal with his feelings.
"Ju Zi..." Suddenly, Jian Liangtong’s gasping voice came quietly.
Jin Jumo slightly squinted, looked towards her, but found her gaze was not on her, rather it was directly focused behind Ying Jingyao.
In the dark pupils of Jian Liangtong, Jin Jumo saw two small reflections, her eyebrow involuntarily leaped.
Mu Yan was most anxious at heart, ever since she was young she heard from her family that although her little uncle looks gentle and elegant, he’s actually the most stubborn and obstinate.
Back then, his decision to abandon business for medicine shocked the entire family, and they tried everything to persuade him to abandon this decision, what methods haven’t they tried?
Even her grandfather went on a hunger strike to force him without any effect.
If her little uncle sets his mind on something, unless he figures it out himself, otherwise not even nine bulls could pull him back.
Mu Yan was truly a bit worried, about what reckless things he might do.
Jin Jumo felt the atmosphere was so oppressive that she could hardly breathe, taking a deep breath, she looked up and softly said to Rong Mochen, "I’m going to the restroom."
Rong Mochen’s black eyes lowered, silently staring at Jin Jumo, a cold gleam flashed by, his thin lips turned into a cold smile, yet his voice showed no strange tone, "Do you want me to accompany you?"
"...No, no need."
Jin Jumo’s eyes flickered, not daring to meet his sharp gaze, glancing towards Jian Liangtong and Mu Yan, "You guys accompany me."
Jian Liangtong and Mu Yan were taken aback, quickly nodded their heads.
Jin Jumo paused, looking at Rong Mochen.
Rong Mochen looked at Jin Jumo for a while, then slightly released the arm around her waist, his elegant hand affectionately brushed the messy long hair by her temples, "Go and come back quickly."
Jin Jumo squeezed her fingertips, lowered her eyes, deliberately avoiding Ying Jingyao’s gaze being cast on her, turned around and walked towards the restroom direction with Jian Liangtong and Mu Yan.
Ying Jingyao slightly squinted, concealing the sadness in his eyes, without looking at Rong Mochen again, turned around intending to leave.
"Young Master Ying." Rong Mochen called out to him.
Ying Jingyao’s jaw slightly tightened, turned to look at Rong Mochen, his eyes as warm as ice, his voice still maintaining basic civility, without revealing impatience, "What does President Rong want to advise?"
Rong Mochen lowered his black eyes, his voice calm, "Young Master Ying exaggerates. I only called out to Young Master Ying to ask if there is any interest in having a drink with me?"
A drink?
Ying Jingyao squinted, "Sorry, I drove here, not suitable for drinking."
Rong Mochen slightly raised an eyebrow, looked at Ying Jingyao, lightly smiled, "Let me put it this way, drinking is just an excuse, having things to discuss with Young Master Ying is the real reason."
"..."
"Oh my, just now I was so nervous, my heart was almost about to jump out!"
In the long corridor leading to the restroom, Jian Liangtong glanced back, seeing no one following, finally she freely covered her heart, gasping heavily.
Mu Yan was equally anxious, "That’s right. Those two are good at pretending, you look at me, I look at you, no one reveals any signs, everything seems calm on the surface."
Jin Jumo glanced at the two, didn’t speak.
Jian Liangtong looked at Jin Jumo, "You should’ve at least given me a heads-up about attending the banquet, so I could’ve managed better."
"How would you manage better?" Jin Jumo asked.
"At least I could find a way to keep Doctor Ying from letting those two bump into each other." Jian Liangtong said confidently.
Jin Jumo’s lips tightened, lowly said, "Is it necessary?"
Since knowing the place Rong Mochen brought her was actually Mu Yan’s birthday banquet location, she had anticipated bumping into Ying Jingyao.
If they meet, awkwardness is inevitable, but she hadn’t thought about avoiding it, some things, she would never want to speak out about, if this is the case, why not let others discover for themselves.
Ying Jingyao seeing her with Rong Mochen, with his experience and intuition, wouldn’t need much to guess the relationship between her and Rong Mochen.
She originally didn’t know how to handle his feelings; it’s good that he saw it, so she doesn’t have to think about how to deal with it.
"Why unnecessary?"
Jian Liangtong glanced at Jin Jumo, "Didn’t you notice how awkward you were just now? I felt awkward for you."
Jin Jumo’s eyes fluttered momentarily, and after a brief silence, she said, "I’m going to the restroom."
After speaking, she quickly walked a few steps and disappeared into the ladies’ restroom.
Jian Liangtong watched Jin Jumo’s back, suddenly feeling upset again.
Perhaps now she can understand why she said that she and Ying Jingyao are not people of the same world...
"...Sister Jian, you, what’s wrong?" As soon as Jin Jumo approached the restroom, Mu Yan noticed the suddenly much gloomier Jian Liangtong next to her and asked with some concern.
Jian Liangtong glanced at Mu Yan, sniffed, shook her head, "It’s nothing."
Mu Yan pursed her lower lip, glanced at the restroom, and fell into a slight silence as well.
In the restroom.
As Jin Jumo walked in, she heard faint sobbing coming from one of the stalls.
"Which part of what I said wasn’t true? That woman clearly isn’t a good person. Such people know nothing but shamelessly seducing and using men for status. With a face like a vixen, she just finished a scandal with Huo Shaojun, and now she’s hooked up with Young Master Ying. If she’s not a whore, what is she?"
"The woman who came with President Rong is even worse. Who in Z City doesn’t know that President Rong has feelings for Sister Tang Ruan? Back when Sister Tang Ruan held many cello concerts worldwide, no matter how busy President Rong was, he would take time to be with Sister Tang Ruan. We have all seen President Rong’s feelings for Sister Tang Ruan with our own eyes."
"A woman who knows President Rong’s affection for Sister Tang Ruan yet still clings to him is shameless and disrespectful! How dare such a woman criticize me?"
"Stop crying, I know you were wronged today."
"Sister Tang Ruan, let me be honest with you, don’t be offended. Did President Rong start liking those kinds of women because he was hurt by you marrying someone else?"
"..." Jin Jumo placed her hands on the sink, staring blankly at the mirror, her face calm to the point of numbness.
"That Miss Jin met Mochen when Si Nan and I got married. I think Mochen must have been having a hard time back then. And it just so happened that Miss Jin appeared at that time. Maybe Miss Jin gave Mochen much comfort."
"Sister Tang Ruan, you are kind, even now speaking up for her. She might have wanted to get close to President Rong from the start, and at that time just happened to get the chance. Such a woman has deep schemes and no shame."
"But Miss Jin doesn’t seem to be a deeply scheming person."
"Sister Tang Ruan, you can’t judge a book by its cover..."
Jin Jumo took a deep breath, stopped listening, and turned to walk out of the restroom.
Jian Liangtong noticed that Jin Jumo came out shortly after going in, her face exceptionally pale. Frowning, she walked a couple of steps towards her and reached out to hold her hand, only to discover it was also incredibly cold. In shock, she asked, "Ju Zi, why is your hand so cold?"
Jin Jumo’s eyes flickered slightly, "There’s no heat in the restroom, and I just washed my hands with cold water."
"Is there really no heat in the restroom?" Mu Yan was slightly startled.
Jin Jumo nodded, worried that Jian Liangtong might ask more questions, she said, "Let’s go."
Having said that, she pulled Jian Liangtong and Mu Yan towards the banquet hall.
Jian Liangtong clenched her lips, glanced back suspiciously at the restroom, paused, and said, "Suddenly, I also want to go to the restroom. Wait for me a moment."
Jian Liangtong didn’t give Jin Jumo a chance to speak, pulled her hand out, and walked towards the restroom.
"..." Jin Jumo’s eyes narrowed sharply, staring at Jian Liangtong’s back, her brow deeply furrowed.
Mu Yan squinted her eyes slightly, "I’ll go too."
Saying that, she pulled her hand out of Jin Jumo’s and followed along.
"Little Yan." Jin Jumo called softly.
But Mu Yan seemed not to hear and went into the restroom.
Jin Jumo frowned. Jian Liangtong might not recognize the woman who argued with her and Tang Ruan just now, but Mu Yan knows them.
Reluctantly, Jin Jumo had no choice but to follow them in.
"It’s you again!"
As Jin Jumo arrived at the restroom door, she heard Mu Yan’s slightly angry voice.
Pressing her lips together tightly, Jin Jumo walked in quickly.
Jian Liangtong glanced at Jin Jumo, coldly staring at the woman, "Probably another gossiping woman behind people’s backs, huh."
The woman, seeing Mu Yan and Jian Liangtong entering one after the other, was slightly flustered and embarrassed. When Jian Liangtong spoke rudely, her face turned greenish-black, but with Mu Yan present, she could only suppress her full anger, gritting her teeth and squeezing out three words, "No manners!"
"Who are you calling ill-mannered?" Jian Liangtong raised her lips, looking at the woman with a few aggressive and fierce intents in her eyes.
..." The woman was choked by her words, becoming a bit irritated but having to restrain herself, her facial expression quite vivid.