After Bankruptcy, the Billionaire Asked Me to Marry Him!

Chapter 281: The Goodness of a Younger Brother, You Deserve to Have It!

"Ms. Jyang..."

The man’s voice on the other end of the phone was cold, "It seems we are not acquainted enough to address each other so intimately."

All her enthusiasm was shattered by his icy tone.

In the airport lobby, Jyang Wanruo was startled, corner of her lips curling into a faint smile, "Not seeing you for a year, Uncle Fu is still as cold and heartless."

There was no response from the other end.

Thinking that Fu Yanci always had little patience with women and fearing he might hang up if displeased, Jyang Wanruo switched to a more formal tone, "I thought around this time you’d still be awake, so I wanted to schedule a meeting with you tomorrow morning at ten to discuss the details of the Tenix cooperation case. Do you have time?"

"For work-related matters, please contact my assistant during business hours."

The voice on the phone became even colder, as if laced with a faint anger, as though her call was an inconvenience.

Jyang Wanruo’s face was about to lose its forced smile.

Before she could utter an apology, the beep of the call being disconnected sounded.

People bustled through the lobby, Jyang Wanruo’s expression startled and a hint of anger crept in.

She headed to the underground parking lot where the Jyang Family car was already waiting for her.

The car sped towards the city center, and Jyang Wanruo made another call, "Qiaoqiao, I’ve arrived... alright, see you in a bit!"

Half an hour later, Jyang Wanruo pushed open the door and entered the pub called Memories.

A solo piano played gently over the bar, its melodious tune especially comforting in the loneliness of the night.

Jyang Wanruo stood still and listened for a while, noticing someone waving at her from a private booth on the second floor before she turned to head upstairs.

"Darling, one good news and one bad news, which do you want to hear first?"

Qiao Xinning embraced her as soon as she walked in, getting straight to the point.

Jyang Wanruo’s expression remained unchanged, "The bad news, it’s not that Uncle Fu is married, is it?"

"You already know?"

Qiao Xinning was taken aback, sizing her up, "You didn’t come back just for that, did you?"

"No!"

Jyang Wanruo shook her head, "There’s a collaboration project to discuss with the Fu Family. Plus, with the New Year approaching, I..."

"Cut it out!"

Qiao Xinning squinted her eyes, smiling as if she saw right through her, "You didn’t even come back for your father’s birthday last month, and now you’re going to come back for the Chinese New Year? Don’t kid yourself!"

Handing her favorite Icelandic herbal tea, Qiao Xinning spoke with a bemused face, "Everyone in the social circle thinks Uncle Fu has gone mad. You must have met Ye Li before. Not to mention her previous engagement with a member of the Zhou Family, but the age difference isn’t right either. Even if Uncle Fu likes them young and tender, there’s no need to marry a woman who’s been engaged to his own nephew, right?"

A graceful and vivacious face flashed through her mind, albeit somewhat blurred.

Jyang Wanruo sipped her cocktail, letting the slight chill slide down her throat into her heart, then asked, "Isn’t there any good news?"

"The good news..."

Qiao Xinning raised her glass, winking at Jyang Wanruo, "Don’t give up a forest for one tree, congratulations, you’ve got the key to enter the forest! From now on, if you want, the ’puppy dogs’ and ’wolf pups’ are all yours - enjoy the delights of younger admirers, you deserve it!"

Jyang Wanruo caressed her glass, saying nothing.

After a while, she raised her glass indifferently, "Well, I’m free anyway. I hope I get the chance to meet Mrs. Fu."

She was curious to see what was so special about this Ye Li.

Fu Yanci, who was so unemotional, a heart as hard as a rock.

The heart she couldn’t warm for eight years - was he really going to marry out of an impulsive moment of love without even dating?

She didn’t believe it!