Chapter 392 - A Confrontation With The Jiang Family I
Not long after that, the military green jeep stopped in front of a hotel on the west side of the city. Senior Zhou also got off of the jeep after both of them.
Xian Zihao said a few polite words to Senior Zhou on the surface before helping Jiang Ruolan enter the hotel. They both didn"t care about Senior Zhou"s actions and just asked the staff to get the room for them.
Jiang Ruolan was actually not particularly cold. It was just that the spring in G City was much colder than H City. In addition, she was also drenched in the rain. Xian Zihao was worried she would catch a cold, so he immediately asked her to take a hot shower in the bathroom.
After Jiang Ruolan took a hot shower and changed into dry clothes, a hotel staff suddenly knocked on the door.
Xian Zihao opened the door. The room service staff was standing outside the door. He nodded to them politely, "I"m sorry for disturbing you two. Mr. Zhou Yang has booked a private room and was asking you both to join the meal with him."
Xian Zihao glanced at the room service staff and said thank you before closing the door.
Jiang Ruolan, who had already put on her clothes, walked over and said, "Senior Zhou"s pestering methods are really persistent. I was still wondering why he followed us here, it seems he was planning this."
Xian Zihao remained silent for a moment before saying softly, "He probably invited someone else as well."
When Jiang Ruolan heard this, she said, "Doesn"t that mean he really plans to do something?"
Xian Zihao said nothing. He walked to the French window and looked towards the parking lot.
Jiang Ruolan thought for a moment, "How about we go take a look? Senior Zhou obviously has a lot of power. If we don"t go, we will be the ones to be in trouble."
"If you don"t want to, I can handle it." Xian Zihao turned around and said gently.
"I"m fine. It"s almost noon. If someone is treating me a free meal, why would I refuse?"
Jiang Ruolan actually didn"t want to interact too much with Senior Zhou, and she could vaguely guess who else he had invited to the feast. But right now, she didn"t want to guess who the other person was, and she didn"t want to think too much about it.
Once they were both ready, they rode a private elevator to the bamboo room floor under the guidance of room service staff. When the bamboo room door was politely opened by the staff, Jiang Ruolan"s footsteps immediately stopped.
She saw Senior Zhou sitting in a corner of the table, while Jiang Guanyu and Zhan Lian both sat in front of him. They seemed to have just arrived and been chatting politely with Senior Zhou.
"Are you going to help us? Commissioner Zeng has been looking after Bingqing. Honestly, I had just lost all hope, but who knew that I would receive a call from you, Senior Zhou? It seems that you are inviting someone else to this feast too?"
Jiang Ruolan happened to hear this from Jiang Guanyu.
The moment the door of the private room opened, the three people sitting looked up. When they saw Jiang Ruolan and Xian Zihao standing in front of the door, Jiang Guanyu"s expression froze. Zhan Lian"s smile also immediately faded.
"Hehe, isn"t the Jiang Family are regular customers of this hotel? I know that you all know the rules here like the back of your hand. When you asked if anyone else is coming, by chance, Zihao and Ruolan arrived." Senior Zhou laughed as he gestured for Xian Zihao and Jiang Ruolan to come over and take a seat.
Jiang Ruolan was stunned for a moment, but only for a moment. When she saw a faint smile on Xian Zihao"s face, she also smiled at the people in the room and then followed her husband into the room, sitting next to Senior Zhou.
"Senior Zhou specifically invited us to this feast. What a coincidence. I didn"t expect that you would be here too. On the first day we are in this city, I meet Aunt Lian and Uncle Guanyu." Xian Zihao"s smile was polite, and his expression was even calmer that no one could see through it.
In these few months, in order to save Jiang Bingqing, the Jiang Family had been struggling to find a way out. They did not expect that Xian Zihao had already settled this relationship between the inner and outer layers of the ring until they had no place to start. In these few months, Xian Zihao had also avoided them and never gave them the chance to chat with him.
Senior Zhou intentionally arranged a feast, and of course, it would be Jiang Guanyu"s and Zhan Lian"s chance to ask for help, but they didn"t expect to see Jiang Ruolan and Xian Zihao here.
Jiang Ruolan expressionlessly glanced at Jiang Guanyu"s pale face. She didn"t plan to go to the Jiang Family, so Senior Zhou invited them to a feast. It seemed that Senior Zhou already decided on this matter from the beginning.
"I forgot that the Xian Family and Jiang Family are relatives. When was the last time you guys met? Oh yes, if I was not mistaken, it was on General Xian"s birthday celebration." Senior Zhou suddenly laughed and pointed to Jiang Ruolan"s side. "Who would have thought that we are going to gather again today."
Jiang Guanyu frowned as he looked at the indifferent Jiang Ruolan. He seemed very dissatisfied with her att.i.tude, but he also remembered the reason she returned to G City today. So he remained silent with a strange expression on his face.
Zhan Lian was able to maintain her composure and said nothing. When Senior Zhou said this, she turned to him and smiled, "Oh? What does Senior Zhou mean by that?"
"Zhou Qingling." Suddenly, Senior Zhou said these two words indifferently.
Immediately, Jiang Guanyu, who had just taken off his hat, stiffened. Zhan Lian"s expression also changed slightly as she stared blankly at Senior Zhou.
"She"s my daughter." Senior Zhou raised his eyebrow and smiled vaguely as he saw the sudden change in Jiang Guanyu"s and Zhan Lian"s faces. "Guanyu, I presumed you"ve heard of my past in the Ministry? Zhou Qingling was the child of a wife who I had divorced. I have been looking for her for so many years, and after a long time, I can finally see her. I also found Xiaoling"s daughter."
After saying that, Senior Zhou"s gaze turned to Jiang Ruolan. "Ruolan, are you still not going to call me grandpa?"
In front of the Jiang Family people, Jiang Ruolan didn"t know what to say. Xian Zihao seemed to understand her situation, so he smiled and said, "Senior Zhou, it is rumored that you traveled on your own when you were young."
His words didn"t deny Jiang Ruolan"s ident.i.ty as Senior Zhou"s granddaughter.
Xian Zihao must have known that Zhou Qingling"s failure that year was largely due to her ident.i.ty as an unidentified woman. Zhan Lian had not only ruined Zhou Qingling"s relationship with Jiang Guanyu, but she also trying to ruin her (Zhou Qingling) daughter"s life.
At this moment, Jiang Ruolan"s and Zhou Qingling"s ident.i.ties were both slapping Jiang Guanyu and Zhan Lian hard on the face