Growing Fond of You, Mr Nian

Luosang was instantly on alert. “What do you want?” she asked.

“Get in, and you’ll find out. Don’t worry, we’re in the middle of the road. If you went missing after getting in my car, I’d hardly be able to absolve myself from the blame.” Jiang Qifei raised her eyebrows and showed a faint smile.

Luosang hesitated for a short while, then opened the door and sat in the front seat.

“Let’s find somewhere quiet and have a drink.” Jiang Qifei started the car and merged into traffic.

“What do you want to say to me? Just say it now,” said Luosang impatiently. She wasn’t able to spend time with Nian Junting tonight, as he needed to attend a dinner party. But still, she didn’t want to waste too much time on Jiang Qifei, as she really didn’t like her.

Jiang Qifei ignored her and said, “Let’s find a coffee house.”

Luosang took out her phone.

“I wouldn’t tell Nian Junting about this, if I were you.” Jiang Qifei gave her a sideways glance and said, “Or you might regret it forever.”

Luosang recalled what she had said about Zeng Lijuan earlier. She believed that Jiang Qifei came to find her for a reason. So, she put down her phone. About ten minutes later, the car was parked in front of a quiet coffee house. Jiang Qifei got out of the car first, and Luosang followed behind her.

They found a table in the lobby. Jiang Qifei ordered herself a cup of coffee, then said, “I’m gonna make a long story short. I have evidence that can overturn the conviction of your father’s case. I can tell you clearly that once you have this evidence, you’ll have an 80 percent chance of reversing the verdict.”

Luosang’s heart twitched, but she forced herself to calm down. Jiang Qifei would never give her something so important so easily. Luosang soon figured it out. “Are you gonna try to make me leave Nian Junting for that evidence?”

Jiang Qifei poured Luosang a cup of water and said, “A conversation with a smart girl can be efficient, indeed.”

Luosang clenched her fists under the table while saying, “Even if I left Nian Junting, he still wouldn’t marry Leng Shuangwei. Wake up. Because of that you’ve done, the Murong family will never let him marry her.”

“I know that Shuangwei will have no chance, as long as you’re with him.” Jiang Qifei looked Luosang in the eyes. “Besides, you’re the reason why my daughter became like that. The world is so unfair. You planted the hatred, but why is Shuangwei paying for it? Years ago, she broke up with Junting because of me. She’s already miserable, but God took away her right to be a mother. And you, you get to marry the man you love and have children. Don’t you feel even a little bit guilty when you’re with Nian Junting? If Shuangwei hadn’t saved Nian Junting’s grandmother, could you two still be together?”

Luosang fell into silence. A while later, she said, “I do feel sorry for your daughter, so does Junting. However, giving away the man I love isn’t a way to ease my guilt. Besides, if Junting liked Shuangwei, he’d certainly leave me because of her.”

“Nowadays, some little girls are really good in bed. Shuangwei is no match for girls like you.” Jiang Qifei gave a cold smile. “She’s silly. She thinks that she shouldn’t be with Nian Junting because she’s infertile. She didn’t want to put him in a difficult situation. But I think differently. I think the Nian family owns her. Eight years ago, the two of them broke up because of me. As her mother, I’m gonna redeem my daughter’s happiness, by fair means or foul.”

“Does Leng Shuangwei know that you came to see me?” Luosang asked.

“She doesn’t need to know. She only needs her mother to contribute to her and silently pave her way,” said Jiang Qifei. “I’ve said what I should say. Choose between your father and Nian Junting.”