Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 401 is absolutely stupid!

The reception hall was already quite full of people, who were chatting in small groups.

The moment Jiang Xing appeared, the previously harmonious hall fell silent. Dozens of eyes turned to him, some scrutinizing, some contemptuous, some disgusted. However, the instant Jiang Xing's gaze fell upon him, they all looked away.

This is a subconscious act of weakness – they dislike Jiang Xing, but dare not confront him.

The atmosphere was completely different from the arrogant and domineering manner of these people when Jiang Xing last came, which was quite amusing.

Jiang Xing glanced at the housekeeper subconsciously.

The butler smiled; this was the power Lou Qi wielded now that he was in charge.

Finally, Lou Qi's aunt put on a smile and broke the eerie atmosphere: "Miss Jiang, did you come alone?"

Jiang Xing nodded: "He has some work to take care of temporarily, he'll be here soon."

Auntie immediately said, "No rush, no rush!"

She was afraid that Jiang Xing would interpret it as urging her, and she was afraid of offending Lou Qi.

Jiang Xing quickly glanced at everyone, but didn't see Lou's father and mother. Lou's father was unwilling to attend the event because his son had taken power from him, and deliberately embarrassed his son. Lou's mother, after realizing that her wealthy life could be entirely dependent on her son, went directly to New Zealand for vacation.

“Miss Jiang, I didn’t expect to have the chance to meet again.” The speaker was Jiang Xing, whom she had met at the shareholders’ meeting. He was Lou Qi’s half-brother.

There's nothing wrong with what he said, but the underlying sarcasm is immediately apparent.

Jiang Xing glanced at him and said casually, "I didn't expect to see you here either."

"What do you mean? This is the Lou family!"

“I’ve heard a lot of rumors lately that Lou Qi has been ruthless and cold-blooded in killing his family members since he took power,” Jiang Xing said with a puzzled look. “You guys have been destitute and homeless, I don’t know where those rumors came from.”

Everyone's expressions changed slightly.

How did those rumors start?

Of course they're the ones who spread it!

They just want to put pressure on Lou Qi through rumors!

But to everyone's surprise, Jiang Xing was so blunt in his criticism; this directness was a warning. For a moment, no one was sure whether this was Jiang Xing's intention or Lou Qi's.

"Miss Jiang, you can't just say things like that. We and my elder brother are family, connected by blood." The illegitimate son dared not admit it, fearing it would give others cause for gossip.

Jiang Xing said with a half-smile, "It's good to know we're family."

The group exchanged glances, inexplicably feeling a sense of pressure.

Jiang Xing used to be aloof and unassuming, so what happened to her today that made her defend Lou Qi?

Sure enough, those who are close to Wen Yan are all eccentric; their claims of being easy to get along with are just an act!

The illegitimate daughter next to her suddenly smiled and said, "Miss Jiang, we think you are a very nice person, so we would like to remind you that your older brother has been getting too close to a minor celebrity lately. He even spent 200 million yuan to invest in a TV series for her, making her the lead actress."

Jiang Xing's smile involuntarily froze for a moment.

A smug glint flashed in the illegitimate daughter's eyes as she said, "My brother had some rumors with that minor celebrity before... but don't worry, he's always been a womanizer, you'll definitely be the most special one. You've probably heard of that minor celebrity, her name is Zhou Zhou."

Jiang Xing: "..."

If it were a different celebrity, she might be slightly unhappy.

But Zhou Zhou, isn't she the girl who deliberately bumped into her last time and made her go to the building to attend the event?

Besides 'matchmaking', Jiang Xing couldn't think of a second word to describe Zhou Zhou's behavior.

Looking at these illegitimate children, Jiang Xing suddenly understood why Lou Qi didn't just kill them all—it was just too stupid!