Chapter 1319: Chapter 1319: If You Have Something to Say, Say It—Don’t Bring Up Irrelevancies
A meal brought everyone closer together.
Just as everyone was enjoying themselves, the door to the private room was knocked on.
At first, they thought it was a waiter, but after waiting for a long time, no one came in.
Ling Tianze got up and opened the door, and saw a woman standing outside: "What’s the matter?"
Shen Ningyan peeked into the private room: "I’m looking for He Jinxuan, could you please call him for me?"
Ling Tianze heard she was looking for the Young Master’s man, and looked at the woman in front of him with a scrutinizing face: "And you are?"
Shen Ningyan seemed a bit displeased at the question: "I’m his cousin."
Ling Tianze heard the woman say she was the Young Master’s man’s cousin and couldn’t help but harbor some doubts about her, after all, this woman had the Capital accent, and He Jinxuan was from Ji Province: "Wait a moment."
At this time, Chen Manjuan noticed Ling Tianze hadn’t returned to his seat: "Manager Ling, who is it?"
Everyone turned to look toward the door.
Ling Tianze looked at Xinyan: "Someone looking for Brother He, claiming to be his cousin."
He Jinxuan said directly: "My grandma only had one son, and that’s my dad, so where would I get a cousin from?"
Shen Ningyan heard the words from inside: "Brother Jinxuan, I’m Ningyan, from the Shen Family’s first house."
Upon hearing this, Xinyan understood that this so-called cousin was claiming kinship from the Shen Family side.
After all, if it weren’t for Shen Ninghui’s parents passing away so early, the Shen Family’s third house had raised Jinxuan as their son, and since Shen Ningyan was Shen Ninghui’s cousin, naturally, she was also He Jinxuan’s cousin.
Back when the Shen Family’s third house got into trouble, they feared He Jinxuan would divide the estate, and directly sent He Jinxuan back to Ji Province. Later, after their own niece Shen Ninghui passed away, they directly dumped the two children, Ye Sili and Ye Siyan, onto the He Family.
After He Jinxuan and Ye Liyan returned to the Capital, because of Shen Ningbao from the Shen Family’s first house, whatever little affection there was between the Shen Family’s first and third houses was exhausted. What’s the point of Shen Ningyan coming here now?
He Jinxuan did not get up: "Let her in, shall we?"
Ling Tianze stepped aside: "Come in."
Shen Ningyan had already found out that He Jinxuan and the others had reserved a large private room, and such rooms were used only by the rich and powerful. Previously, things were pretty ugly between them because of her brother’s matter.
It was only later that she learned from someone familiar that both He Jinxuan and Ye Liyan had connections in Beijing. If she could mend the relationship a bit and receive a little care from them, then her wish to transfer jobs might soon be realized.
For the sake of her job transfer, she invited some people to dinner, but didn’t expect them to be so brazen, specifically asking to come to Tai Feng Building. Only upon arriving did she realize she didn’t have enough money.
So at first, when ordering food, she calculated based on the money she had.
But she understood, even if they didn’t say it, those people were already displeased.
Who would have thought she’d run into He Jinxuan there?
He Jinxuan was not fond of people from the Shen Family’s first house, so he didn’t want to waste time with Shen Ningyan: "What do you want from me?"
Although Shen Ningyan was calculating her moves, she still cared about her face: "Brother Jinxuan, I have something to discuss with you, can you step outside for a moment?"
He Jinxuan’s face turned cold: "If there’s something to say, say it here. If not, please don’t disturb us. Also, please call me He Jinxuan, we have no relation, don’t call me brother."
Shen Ningyan was infuriated, but since she needed something, she was willing to bend: "You’re Cousin Ninghui’s cousin, so naturally I can call you brother as well. Besides, we’ve lived in the same courtyard for so long, even if we don’t go by the ranks from the third aunt’s side, calling you brother isn’t wrong, is it?"
He Jinxuan didn’t want her to affect everyone’s mood or make Xinyan upset: "If you have something to say, say it, cut the nonsense."
Shen Ningyan saw that He Jinxuan wasn’t budging, she steeled herself: "Could you lend me some money? I’ve never been to this place to eat, and didn’t bring enough money."
He Jinxuan didn’t even think: "No."
Shen Ningyan didn’t expect He Jinxuan to straightforwardly refuse her in front of so many people: "Why? I would return it."
He Jinxuan coldly replied: "Do you remember what you all did to me and Ninghui back then?"
