Chapter 83: 83, He Seems to Be Serious About Her (Second Update)_1 Chapter 83: 83, He Seems to Be Serious About Her (Second Update)_1 It was summertime. The cicadas were chirping, and the heat was stifling.
A scream sliced through the sky, shattering the tranquility of the Chu Family’s residence.
In the bright and spacious living room, the servants had all moved aside, with their heads slightly bowed, and their eyes stealthily sneaking glances at the sofa.
The international press conference from JK International was being broadcasted repeatedly on the TV. Chu Ruohan’s eyes were filled with tears, veins popping on her hand as she clenched the remote control, unable to take her eyes off that man on screen who haunted her dreams.
His deep violet eyes captivated her completely.
But why could he never see her? Why was that?
“Ah!” Chu Ruohan, unable to control her feelings, flung the remote harshly against the wall. Her hysterical scream causing the surrounding servants to lower their heads even more.
“Hanhan, what’s happening?” Jiang Fan, who had just come down from upstairs, witnessed this scene and was surprised.
“You all should leave.” Jiang Fan gave a wave of her hand and the servants dispersed. With permission, they scurried out of the room hastily like frightened birds.
Jiang Fan was in designer clothing, her sophisticated makeup lay on a face slightly aged, prompting an air of elegance and grace, a typical lady of high society.
Walking towards Chu Ruohan, she sat down next to her and placed her hand over her shoulder, “Hanhan, what happened? Did someone offend you?”
“Mummy!” Chu Ruohan turned towards her and flung herself into her arms, crying out in grievance, “Why is he treating me like this?”
Jiang Fan gently patted her back, watching her daughter crying pitifully in her arms, her eyebrows furrowing, “Hanhan, what’s going on?”
Chu Ruohan lifted her head, her makeup smeared from her tears, which continued to flow ceaselessly, “Mummy, look.”
She pointed at the TV, her heart ached when she saw the figure on the screen.
Jiang Fan followed her gaze with confusion. After looking at the screen for a moment, her face showed a touch of surprise.
Quan Jingwu of the Quan Family confessing in public?
What was happening?
“Hanhan, he didn’t specify who he was confessing to. It could be you. Which high-society lady in all of Beijing can compare to you? Besides, the Chu Family and the Quan Family are equal in status.” Jiang Fan softly explained.
She picked up a tissue and helped her daughter wipe away her tears, “If you don’t believe me, mummy can go to the Quan Family to test the waters.”
“No, it’s not like that.” Chu Ruohan pushed her hand away, her face bearing the traces of her tears, looking utterly heartbroken and desperate, “It’s not me, the person he likes isn’t me, it’s not me!”
Her overzealous reaction startled Jiang Fan, who quickly composed herself and her expression turned cold, “If it’s not you, then who is it? Who dares to compete with our Chu Family?”
“It’s Jian Qing, it’s her.” Chu Ruohan muttered desolately, “She stole Jingwu from me, I hate her, I hate her.”
Jiang Fan was taken aback, Jian Qing?
She wasn’t aware of any aristocratic family in Beijing with the surname Jian.
“Which Jian Qing? To which family does this woman belong?” Jiang Fan gripped her hand tightly, her eyes flashing with stone-cold determination.
How dare she compete for a man with her daughter, she’s courting death!
“She’s the great-granddaughter that the patriarch of the An Family recently acknowledged.” Chu Ruohan’s eyes were swollen from crying, she looked helplessly at her mother, “Mummy, what should I do? I don’t want to lose Jingwu. Can you help me, please?”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan instantly remembered the woman who appeared at Mister An’s banquet recently. So, it was her.
“Hanhan, wipe your tears. You are the heiress of the Chu Family, you can’t just cry at the slightest setback. Quan Jingwu never uttered Jian Qing’s name; it’s not a done deal yet.”
Chu Ruohan stopped crying, hope glistening in her eyes, “But, I saw it, Jingwu treats her differently, it seemed like he was serious about her.”
He defended her in front of everyone, let her use his private elevator, allowed her to roam freely around his office, and personally drove her around.
And she even called him ‘Xiaojing’, to which he responded with a loving look.
All of these things, if she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, she might not be so desperate, but they were there, they were real.
Jingwu treated Jian Qing, differently. He was serious about her.
Jiang Fan gave a cold smile, and lightly fondled her daughter’s head, “What does that matter? All Jian Qing is, is an illegitimate daughter. Even if Quan Jingwu likes her, won’t the Quan Family object to letting a stain like Jian Qing enter their family?”
“But…” Chu Ruohan still looked worried.
Jingwu was so headstrong that not even the Quan Family could necessarily change his mind.