A clear male voice suddenly came, and a tall figure approached. The man gently embraced Serena and said with a smile, "She at least has a cup of morning coffee from me, her boyfriend, every morning. Miss Chen doesn't have that."
"Elliot?!"
"Wrong." Elliot shook his finger. "Ms. Chen is no longer my colleague. You should call me Mr. Sterling. Didn't your grandfather teach you the basic etiquette in social situations?"
Chen Xiaoyu sneered, "Mr. Sterling knows social etiquette, so he should keep a close eye on his girlfriend to prevent her from flirting with other women and cheating on you!"
Elliot frowned at that and looked at Serena.
"My dear, are the weeds outside as handsome as my house flower?"
Serena raised her eyes and said affirmatively, "No."
Elliot nodded with satisfaction, pinched the soft flesh of her cheek, and said lovingly, "I know that in our sister Serena's heart, there is no man more handsome than me, with better skills
"Of course it's convenient, I'll come see you wherever you are!""No need, let's talk on the phone." Wu Dongliang took a breath, "Mr. Forrest didn't make things difficult for me. The police only gave me an administrative warning and I was released that night. I asked Chen Yue's security friend for your contact information. Don't worry, I won't contact you again after this call."This didn't sound good to Serena."You're leaving?""Well, Jing City is my sad place. I didn't want to leave before because of my daughter, but now... I've let it go."Wu Dongliang took a puff of cigarette and started coughing."I know that Mr. Forrest of yours is willing to let me go. It must be you who helped behind the scenes. I won't thank you. Your father harmed me. Your Xie family owes me for the rest of my life." He said angrily, "But you...you and your mother...you really don't know what's going on behind the scenes."Wu Dongliang came out of the instr
Xue Nanyue is keen on organizing parties , or it can be said that for wives like them, contributing to the family's social life is a basic responsibility. The Forrest family has a lot of reputation, so the parties she organizes are always top-notch and of the highest quality. It is a positive cycle, and the upper class circles all love to support her.In previous years, she would not have thought of Serena. As the one brought into the family by William, the Forrest family had always tried not to mention Serena, and wished that Serena was as transparent as possible. Of course, she would not be included in such social activities .No, thanks to Elliot, she is qualified.The charity dinner was scheduled for the last day of the month. Shen Qingxiang knew that Serena didn't have enough dresses to wear for the occasion, so she brought four sets to her house for her to choose from.After trying on the third set, Shen Qingxiang pulled open the curtain on one s
She called out as she ran over, pushing through the crowd, and Serena finally saw the big man behind the crowd.James was wearing a dark green suit with gold thread. The style was Western but the details were Chinese. The straight standing collar made him look tall, dazzling and domineering. He stood among the crowd like a moon surrounded by stars, like an emperor in full command of all powers.For the first time, Serena felt his aura so intuitively in the world of fame and fortune. It was very different from how he looked in front of her. He didn't have that unbridled and unruly look, nor did he have the restlessness and wildness of those times when he was lustful.Here, he is cold and wise, looking down on everything and keeping everything under control.Chen Xiaoyu held James affectionately."Didn't you say you couldn't come?"James said lovingly , "I'm afraid you'd be angry."The booing started , and Serena came to her senses and
Even Xue Nanyue knew to put it in the context of their friendship, but James insisted on accusing her of doing it for money.She can do anything for money, this is how she is in his mind now.In fact, given today's situation, with Xue Nanyue and Old Madam Chen present, she could easily refuse this performance. No matter how unwilling Chen Xiaoyu was, she could not beat the respectable elders. No matter how eloquent James was, he was not right in this matter .But Serena suddenly didn't want to refuse.Just play the piano. If he can still afford the engagement party, then she should just play the piano openly. Hiding here and there is no point except showing her sadness to him for his amusement. It would be better for everyone to be disgraceful together.Who is afraid of whom."My fifth brother and Miss Chen are getting engaged. I am so happy. No gift can be as good as my personal blessing. It is rare that my fifth brother and his family app
Serena picked up the tissue bag on the ground, took out a few and handed them to her."How long has he been haunting you?""Three months." Yu Chunjiao's tears quickly soaked a tissue. "At first, he just sent flowers and bags and invited me to dinner. I confiscated the gifts and pushed back the dinner invitations whenever possible. But he was everywhere, and the dean couldn't do anything about it. After all, his last name was Chen. I accompanied him to dinner twice, and hinted countless times that I didn't like him and asked him to give up, but it was useless."This was not much different from her investigation. Serena sighed, "He left today because of the Forrest family, not because he gave up on you. I can help you once, but I can't help you next time. What are your plans?"Yu Chunjiao cried until three tissues were wet, and then she spoke intermittently, "If it doesn't work out, I'll go to the theater in the south and not stay here."Serena lau
Shen Qingxiang was not interested . "Didn't he say that he had some business to discuss? He will be back after that.""But when my brother met him, he had already finished talking. He even told my brother to go back quickly." Chen Xiaoyu glanced at Xue Nanyan, "Sister Qingxiang, you don't know, I just heard the dancers passing by talking about a man and a woman they saw in the backstage corridor. They sounded a lot like James and my sister-in-law .""Xiao Yu, what nonsense are you talking about?" Xue Nanyue said sternly.In fact, all three of them heard what the dancers said.But the specific content was very vague. It only said that a handsome man and a beautiful woman were seen entering the dressing room very intimately, and then there were boring gossip and speculation. In such social occasions, it was very common to have occasional mishaps and backstage quarrels. Even the group of dancers were only surprised by their looks and were not surprised by
Xue Nanyan stared at the door, hesitant. Lin Boting said James was downstairs, so there was no reason for him to lie to her, so he must be downstairs. There were many wealthy people at such occasions, and they were naturally romantic. There were also many people in the entertainment industry, who were the best romantic targets.Find a room to do some happy things. As long as you don't make any noise or cause any trouble, no one will care.If there was such a couple behind the door, and if the news got out, she, Xue Nanyue, would become a different person, that would be fine. But if the news got out the wrong way and it turned out to be a case of catching an adulterer, wouldn't James be in trouble for no reason?Lin Boting was still curious, "Why are you all standing here? What imagination? Miss Shen Er, am I here at the wrong time?"Shen Qingxiang shook her head. "It's time, Aunt Yan, Miss Chen, if you want to continue, I won't accompany you. I have to
After Xue Nanyue, Mrs. Chen also made a brief speech. The host did not dare to tease her, but she took the initiative to mention James, and her words were full of appreciation and blessings.The speech session ended and the auction officially began.The venue became completely lively, with ladies coming over to send their blessings. Xue Nanyue's face was flushed with blessings, and Chen Xiaoyu was overwhelmed with praise. In the midst of the joy, a lady noticed Serena."This is the eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Shen. Your Forrest family has had many happy events this year." The lady said with a smile, "I heard that you and Mr. Sterling from Dawson Group are about to get married?"Xue Nanyan said modestly, "They are still in contact. Whether it is a good thing or not depends on them. Serena is our half-daughter. If she marries again, she must choose someone who is good to her. There is no need to rush.""Don't worry about this. I think your eldest
Lin Boting followed her into the elevator without asking any more questions, but his inner doubts grew again. A honeymoon villa must be of top priority in the hearts of a loving couple. They would not give it away to anyone even if it was vacant, unless they were not in love.The conference room was on the third floor. Dean Wen didn't exchange any more pleasantries. He pushed Serena in directly and said, "How about you guys? Do you want to come and listen together?"Shen Qingxiang didn't want to do that. It was a rare opportunity to be alone with Lin Boting, and she didn't want to miss it, so she looked at Serena.Seeing her sad face, Serena said, "The report is quite boring, how about you...""I want to listen." Lin Boting said, "Junior sister, are you welcome?"Wenxiu smiled and said , "Of course, senior, you are welcome to come and give us guidance."Shen Qingxiang became even more distressed, but Serena was still very considerate.
Mrs. Meng was frightened to tears by the slap."Meng, this time it's clearly the Forrest family's fault, why did you hit the child?"Meng Gang's expression changed, and he instantly became compassionate. He even reached out and helped his daughter up."This slap is a lesson for you. Don't be impatient when doing things. You have a good idea. You took advantage of James getting into trouble and hid behind the Chen family to instigate trouble. The woman who slandered James is yours, right?"Meng Jinyun nodded."Your technique is good, but not neat enough. I'll help you deal with that woman."Meng Jinyun was stunned. After a moment, he said happily, "Dad, you don't blame me for being reckless anymore?"Meng Gang pointed at her, "You are still reckless and not careful enough, but you are still okay if you know how to kill someone with a borrowed knife. Since you have chosen James, you must act quickly, ruthlessly and accurately, leaving n
The following week, James disappeared. To be more precise, the parachuted-in president of the group returned to the group. There were various versions of descriptions of his strong return in Xiao He’s gossip group.——I heard from my friend who works at Jincheng that Vice President Shen was in a meeting, and Mr. Forrest walked in without knocking or notifying in advance. All the executives were stunned. One executive was trying to suck up to Vice President Shen, and when he saw Mr. Forrest, he was so scared that he fell off his chair. It was so funny.——No, that’s not the case. I heard that it was Mr. Forrest who threw the report in Vice President Shen’s face and scolded him in front of all the senior executives. Vice President Shen didn’t even dare to breathe.When Serena saw it, the topic had already changed in the group. She looked through the chat history and discovered that in the eyes of the onlookers, James' return to Jin Cheng was no different from Zh
James' eyebrows moved slightly, and he led her out of the leisure area and walked towards the flower hall."You think so clearly, so you don't blame me for taking back my shares?"Meng Jinyun sighed, "It's still strange. Not for myself or the Meng family, but for you, I feel that I shouldn't go back on my words. I said it bluntly, but my heart was good, James.""You've always been kind."James showed a look of loss. "Three years ago, in front of my eldest brother's ward, you said the same thing. You said that you were just visiting with good intentions and advised him to focus on his treatment, but he asked you to accompany him to his last journey. You refused, and he vomited blood out of anger."When talking about the past, Meng Jinyun was also moved."I regretted it afterwards. I should have just agreed to it and let William live comfortably in his last days. It was all a way to repay him. Why did I have to stick to my original intention?
Meng Jinyun didn't touch the pork trotter , but James ate a few bites leisurely and praised the dish for its good quality .The atmosphere at the table was depressing, but the third brother's wife, following Xue Nanyue's instructions, began to liven up the atmosphere."Aunt Yan, I heard from Sister Liu that the family banquet is being held in advance?""Well, the one after William's death anniversary at the end of September has been moved up. There's been a lot going on lately, and the old man is worried about it. Please make time next Friday night."Hearing this, Serena looked towards the upper seat and saw James picking up some food for Meng Jinyun. He picked up a piece of pork trotter with chopsticks . Meng Jinyun's eyes were red and she ate it in small bites with her eyes lowered. It seemed that she was very angry and he was teasing her.Although he played a trick on the Meng family, he probably still cared about his childhood sweetheart.
"Jinyun is talking about fairness, I support it." James turned his head, "Sister-in-law, are you convinced?"Xie Shi didn't expect James to help her at all. Not to mention that he felt sorry for his childhood sweetheart, he wouldn't do anything just for the sake of the Meng family behind her.To put it bluntly, she did this only because she felt frustrated, and she carefully chose a way to vent her feelings. As the eldest daughter-in-law, even if she ignored the overall situation, there would be various people who forced her to do so.So she said, "Whatever Fifth Brother says is what it is."Meng Jinyun wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and took advantage of the victory to pursue the attack, saying sadly , "Ms. Xie, I did this so that we can get along longer in the future. You didn't grow up in a big family like ours, so you don't understand my painstaking efforts. I don't blame you."Serena dropped her eyelids and pretended not to he
Serena returned to the flower hall with this plain face. As soon as she entered, her third brother's wife called out."Oh, sister-in-law, you..." She said "you" twice and sighed, "You look so miserable!"Serena's miserable condition aroused the sympathy of the third brother and sister-in-law, and they hurriedly stood up to help her.Serena didn't refuse, and took the hand of her third sister-in-law and sat at the last seat at the side.She had a delicate appearance to begin with, and when she was bare-faced and looked full of resentment, Xue Nanyue looked unpresentable." Serena, why did you take off your makeup for no reason?"Serena lowered her eyes and whispered, "There's a wound on my face. I'm afraid it will get infected if I don't remove it."Xue Nanyue curled the corners of her mouth and wanted to say a few more words, but when she saw the condition on her face, she swallowed her words back. If you say she was injured, it was j
Serena put down her powder puff and turned around."Ms. Meng must understand this pain more deeply than I do. Why don't you tell me?""How can other people's words be as profound as your own feelings? Don't worry, you will experience a lot more pain in the future." Meng Jinyun looked at her red and swollen left cheek and laughed, "Poor thing, you already look stupid, and now you look even more disgusting."She was provoking her to get angry. It seemed that after saving face, it was time to save the reality. Serena's eyelashes trembled slightly."Ms. Meng is not at the banquet admiring the flowers and smelling the fragrance, but is running to the bathroom to smell the air freshener. This should not be as simple as a quarrel.""It's that simple. I just want to see you lose."Serena smiled too."It sounds like Miss Meng feels that she has won, but how has she won? After waiting for three years, you give me a slap in the face? Miss Meng's
Serena's ears suddenly rang and half of her face felt hot.She guessed that Meng Jinyun would not let her go easily, but she did not expect it to come so quickly and undisguisedly.This slap also stunned several people around . There were not many passengers near the VIP channel, but there were staff members, who looked over in twos and threes with inquiring eyes.The first to speak was the third sister-in-law. She said sternly , "Miss Meng, what do you mean by this!"As soon as she said this, Meng Jinxiu immediately pulled her sleeve.Meng Jinyun rubbed his numb palms."I mean to make peace with my sister-in-law."She asked with concern, "Sister-in-law, are you okay? Does it hurt? Don't blame me. I'm trying my best to recreate the slap you gave me."Serena dodged her hand, she was not annoyed, but more eager."Sister-in-law, if I don't return this slap to you, I will always have a thorn in my heart. As long as you are in