Top beauties: Beijing bigwigs gathered at Shura Field

Chapter 247 Impressive

The man seemed to be giving orders, but his tone was actually coaxing.

Jiang Wan's heartstrings trembled slightly, and she almost involuntarily raised her hand slowly as he spoke.

However, just as her slender white fingertips were about to land on the man's broad palm, she suddenly sensed something, her breathing tightened, and even the movement of her fingertips stopped.

The air seemed to become thin in an instant. Jiang Wan could clearly sense that the gaze that seemed to have no special emotion was now filled with a hint of displeasure.

Even if it is impossible to find out the source of this displeasure at this moment, it is enough to make Jiang Wan back down.

She pursed her lips and wanted to say that she still wanted to go to the car first, but this time Shao Ting did not indulge her hesitation.

Just as she was about to withdraw her hand, Shao Ting grabbed her wrist with his backhand, and then with just a little force he pulled her into his arms.

By the time Jiang Wan reacted, the man's familiar hot breath had already surrounded her.

She was stunned, and before she could even think of struggling, Shao Ting had already grasped her waist and held her tightly at his side.

The man found her right hand with ease and interlocked his fingers with hers. He then crossed his legs, leaned back in his chair, looked across at Xie Shiqian, and asked, "Director Xie, are you impressed by my secretary?"

His voice was cold, but his tone was calm, as if he was just asking casually.

But the atmosphere around him had obviously become oppressive and dull, which clearly indicated something.

Guan Li, who happened to be walking over at this moment, seemed not to be aware of the subtle atmosphere at all. He greeted Shao Ting with a lowered eyebrow and a gentle voice, then stood behind Xie Shiqian, bowed and whispered something in his ear.

Until he finished speaking, there was no special emotional change in Xie Shiqian's eyes. Only Jiang Wan couldn't help but clench her fingertips, and her heartstrings became more and more tense.

For no reason, she was almost certain that what Guan Li said had something to do with her.

However, the man seemed not to sense her anxiety at all. After listening to Guan Li's words, his gaze returned to Shao Ting and he calmly answered the question just now.

"It's not that profound, but we did have an intersection not long ago."

After he finished speaking, his gaze slowly fell on Jiang Wan's face, who almost didn't dare to look him in the eye from beginning to end, and his tone was neither salty nor cold.

"Miss Jiang didn't tell Mr. Shao about this?"

His eyes were as calm as an outsider's, but the words he spoke made the already silent atmosphere even more stagnant and suffocating.

Jiang Wan didn't answer for a long while, until she clearly felt Shao Ting's sidelong gaze fixed on her, and heard him ask, "Oh? There's such a thing?"

Jiang Wan didn't want to and didn't dare to look at Shao Ting's expression at this moment. He finally raised his eyes to meet Xie Shiqian's gaze. The moment their eyes met, his heart sank.

That's why she was so afraid of this scene.

When it comes down to it, she and Xie Shiqian don't have any clear relationship, so there's really no need to be too wary.

But there were some things she certainly didn't want Shao Ting to know even a little bit, even though... Shao Ting already knew her true nature.

As things have developed to this point, Jiang Wan naturally knows that there is no need for her to hide anything in front of these two men, and it would be overestimating her own abilities to pretend too much.

But how could she tell Shao Ting those things in person, let alone in front of Xie Shiqian?

After an unknown amount of time of silence, Xie Shiqian's gentle voice could be heard again.

"Since Miss Jiang didn't mention it, Guan Li, you should speak up."

Jiang Wan suddenly clenched her fingertips, having no idea what Guan Li would say, but it was obvious that she had no chance to stop him, and Guan Li's calm voice soon reached her ears.

"Actually, Mr. Shao should have a rough idea of what's going on."

"My husband and I happened to be there when Miss Jiang had the accident at the Zhenfu Club. We were also there with Director Lu from the Foreign Trade Department. When he saw that Miss Jiang was not in good condition, he asked me to call an ambulance."

"only……"

He hesitated briefly for half a second before adjusting his glasses and continuing, "It's just that before the ambulance arrived, Miss Jiang had already been taken away by someone else."

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings became completely silent, so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

It was obvious who this so-called "other person" referred to, at least everyone present knew it.

Jiang Guan slowly lowered her sore eyelashes, and for a long time she was unable to recover from the physical torture of having one foot on the edge of the abyss and then being pulled back.

There were too many variables today, and she was completely unable to think calmly as usual, so naturally... she was too scared.

Just for a moment, she actually thought that Xie Shiqian would make his private disputes with her public.

She was indeed blinded by fear, but she forgot that as a man and based on her past behavior, even if he wanted to deal with her, it was impossible for him to use such a method that would harm others and not benefit himself.

Just as he had told her in person, the Xie family could not possibly get involved in this "game" where some people would sooner or later fight to the death.

But she couldn't figure it out either.

This matter is no longer a secret in front of Shao Ting, and naturally has no impact on her. Then what is the significance of Xie Shiqian asking Guan Li to tell Shao Ting in person the whole story after cutting off that part of the matter?

Is it really as simple as just telling Shao Ting that they had met before?

But this is clearly not an intersection...

At this moment, Jiang Wan didn't even have the courage to look Shao Ting in the face, so naturally he couldn't see that there was no surprise or fluctuation in Shao Ting's eyes.

In fact, Shao Ting knew from the beginning that Xie Shiqian was also there on the day Jiang Wan was taken to Zhenfu Club by Pan Mingqi.

Just as Xie Shiqian already knew that he was still asking people to investigate the matter.

There are some things that both parties know very well, and it’s just a matter of one of them bringing it up first.

At that time, the surveillance cameras in the corridor and private rooms had been cleaned up long before he went to Ji's house to meet Jiang Wan, so no one could explain what exactly happened that day.

Now that Xie Shiqian brought the matter to light, it seemed that the situation that day had become a little clearer. However, Shao Ting did not believe even a little bit of what Xie Shiqian, a politician who had almost mastered the art of calculating people's hearts and manipulating power, said.

The situation in which the Shao family and the Ji family have been competing against each other for many years is largely due to the influence of Xie Shiqian.

This man has always been well versed in the art of checks and balances. He never does anything useless, and never says anything useless. But now, he has gone against his usual habit and pointed out the grudge between him and Ji Xingjing. At least... he won't just be a spectator.

But before he could respond, his arm was suddenly gently grasped and shaken by the person next to him.