Chapter 298: Engagement
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Old Master Song was old, but his imposing aura still made young people look up to him.
Seeing this old man, Yuan Shu couldn’t help but think of her father. If he was still alive, his might wouldn’t be inferior to this old man’s.
Yuan Shu was lost in her thoughts when the old master suddenly announced a piece of news that caused an uproar.
The old man said, “I’d like to announce a piece of good news to everyone. Today’s banquet is not only to welcome my granddaughter back to the country, but also to announce Song Shi and Jiang Chen’s engagement!”
Everyone was shocked, including Jiang Chen himself.
Song Shi looked at Jiang Chen with a shy smile. One could tell what was on her mind from her bashful expression.
Jiang Chen, on the other hand, looked at Old Master Song’s back in shock. Then he looked at Yuan Shu, who was standing below. His eyes were full of disbelief.
At that moment, Jiang Chen even wanted to rush downstairs and tell Yuan Shu that it was all a lie.
However, Yuan Shu’s expression was calm, as if she didn’t care.
Song Chuan also saw Jiang Chen’s reaction at this moment, so he took a step behind him. When no one could see him, he lowered his head and said to Jiang Chen, “Don’t be rash. Do you want all our years of planning to be ruined at this moment?”
Jiang Chen gnashed his teeth and finally suppressed the urge to rush downstairs. The banquet began amidst the congratulations of the crowd. After the Song family took Jiang Chen downstairs, everyone crowded around them and congratulated them.
Song Shi was obviously very happy, but in comparison, the smile on Jiang Chen’s face seemed forced, as if he was trying to brush off the people in front of him. At the same time, he couldn’t help but look for Yuan Shu. Everything that had happened today was like a joke.
Today’s protagonist wasn’t Yuan Shu, so Yuan Shu stood in a corner silently as she watched this farce.
This was the first time she had seen such a shocked expression on Jiang Chen’s face. He always looked as if victory was in his grasp, as if nothing could stop him. However, he probably hadn’t expected Song Shi to like him so much that she even asked her grandfather to forcibly publicize their relationship.
However, Song Shi didn’t know Jiang Chen well.
Jiang Chen hated it the most when people arranged things for him. This was his bottom line. Once someone crossed the line, he would definitely make that person pay tenfold.
Yuan Shu still remembered that one year, the chancellor had proposed to the emperor that Jiang Chen marry his daughter, and the emperor had agreed. At that time, although Jiang Chen agreed in front of the emperor, he was very dissatisfied. Later on, he spread the news that the chancellor’s daughter had slept with someone else and got pregnant, then the marriage was canceled. His reputation improved as a result, and the emperor even rewarded him.
That was Jiang Chen’s strength. No matter what he did, he would always benefit in the end.
Li Ci narrowed her eyes when she heard the news. The Song family and the Li family had always been on good terms because they were both families in the political circle. However, once Song Shi married Jiang Chen, the Song family would definitely side with Jiang Chen. This would undoubtedly be a great help to Jiang Chen.
The Shi family and the Jiang family were currently in opposition. Once the Jiang family and the Song family established a marital alliance, the stalemate between the Shi and Jiang families would be changed. The Shi family would definitely be at a disadvantage.
Li Ci didn’t care about the conflict between the two families, but Li Ci didn’t want to see the power dynamic in A City change. Once one family dominated, it would be difficult for him to fish in troubled waters.
At this moment, Li Ci received a message. His subordinate said that the person sent to find Mo Shu had returned. Mo Shu’s condition was that if Li Ci could bring Zhang Ping to justice and return the program code that belonged to Mo Shu, Mo Shu would be willing to cooperate.
Li Ci gripped her phone tightly. Mo Shu was quite greedy. Zhang Ping was Tan Jing’s capable subordinate, so in this kind of situation, Tan Jing would definitely protect Zhang Ping very well. Since Mo Shu couldn’t find a breakthrough, he actually had designs on him.
Although Li Ci was dissatisfied, he knew that only with Zhou Liu and Mo Shu’s help could he create the most powerful software and not be restricted by the Shi family.
Therefore, he was determined to recruit these two people!