That investor was just bragging after drinking, and he never expected that the photographer would expose him.
They are merely a branch of a high-end brand that Jiang Cuo collaborates with, a fruit and vegetable brand that is only distantly related, like relatives from eight generations ago.
However, the investor was also concerned about his reputation, and then he thought that Jiang Cuo wasn't here, so even if he bragged, it wouldn't reach Jiang Cuo's ears.
So he walked up to Su Qianqian with his hands behind his back and said, "President Su, we're all in business, so it's understandable that we're short on funds. Besides, apples have a good side, right? Your artist didn't bite off the good side, did they? People say that you have to learn to endure hardship to make a living in this industry."
And you didn't even ask why, just took your secretary and beat up my people... Isn't that a bit inappropriate? What if this gets to our CEO Jiang's ears...?"
However, by this time, media outlets that had already heard the commotion were squatting outside the studio, starting to write their own articles.
Title: Has Su Qianqian really forgotten Jiang Cuo? She actually raised a new actress at the company who looks seven-tenths like Jiang Cuo, and when the actress was bullied in the photo studio, Su Qianqian even went to the scene to help her out.
"Who do you think will hear this?" a cold voice rang out.
Su Qianqian didn't expect Jiang Cuo to come.
Jiang Cuo was unusually dressed in a white suit jacket over a cheongsam that reached her ankles.
Her hair was loosely pinned up with a jade hairpin. Her aloof temperament, slender limbs, and skin so white it seemed to reflect light made her look like a fox spirit, a creature that had come to life in the Republic of China era.
Most people in the studio were so captivated by Jiang Cuo's beauty that they held their breath, finding her too beautiful to be real.
Su Qianqian's eyes grew increasingly deep; Jiang Cuo had been running into her by chance more and more often lately.
If these chance encounters aren't coincidences, then why are they always dressed so extravagantly when they do meet?
Jiang Cuo's every detail, from top to bottom, is full of subtle touches. Even the lazy curls in her hair are carefully styled, with each curl perfectly placed.
“Our CEO Jiang has never partnered with small workshop brands like yours,” Wang Sisi immediately stepped forward to explain on Jiang’s behalf.
In the morning, their CEO asked her to look at the schedule of CEO Su of Weicuo Entertainment, as if trying to find some overlap between them.
She searched for a long time but couldn't find it, but then several trending entertainment news items suddenly popped up on her phone.
Her phone was lying on the table, and her boss glanced at it. There was a message on it: Has Su Qianqian forgotten Jiang Cuo? She actually keeps Jiang Cuo's stand-in in the company. The artist Zhao Yuxin, who is about to debut as an idol, looks eight-tenths like Jiang Cuo.
She quickly put down the documents in her hand and picked up her phone.
Unexpectedly, I accidentally clicked on the autoplay of entertainment news on my phone. A mechanical female voice on the screen announced that a female celebrity who looked eight parts like Jiang Cuo had taken advantage of Jiang Cuo's popularity to become the spokesperson for a fruit and vegetable brand.
She was subjected to unspoken rules, and Su Qianqian, the president of Weicuo Entertainment, actually went to the filming location in person to seek justice for the artist Zhao Yuxin.
Is this true love?
Is Su Qianqian also a womanizer who falls in love with every guy she meets?
Where is the Kakuzu who was recently behaving intimately?
There was an earlier person named Jiu Cuo, whose name shared the same character as Jiang Cuo's, and later there was Zhao Yuxin, who bore a striking resemblance to Jiang Cuo.
Could it be that Su Qianqian still has feelings for Jiang Cuo?
Wang Sisi really couldn't think of a single adjective to describe the expression on Jiang Cuo's face at that moment.
It was a dark, almost blackish green, like someone had been sprayed with ink by a fresh squid; in short, it was gloomy to the core.
Moreover, it seemed that the only redeeming quality from this terrible news was that Su Qianqian hadn't forgotten her, and the green was subtly turning white again, so the alternation of green, black, and white was incredibly eerie.
Upon seeing that the two main figures had arrived, the male investor dared not be too presumptuous anymore and hurriedly apologized, bending over at a 135-degree angle.
Immediately replace the rotten apples with the rest and place them far away.
Jiang Cuo was carrying a bag.
When the male investor saw the two seemingly divine figures standing face to face, neither of them moving, he immediately panicked. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he rushed to them, bowing and scraping. "President Jiang and President Su, what happened today was due to my poor management of my people. I made a mistake, and I will definitely post an apology online tomorrow and personally visit you to admit my mistake. It's quite hot in this studio right now, why don't you two go to the air-conditioned room and have a proper talk?"
Wang Sisi knew that her boss had come here for this very reason, so of course she wanted to play matchmaker for him and be a caring secretary.
"It's past 2 o'clock, the hottest time of the day. Our CEO Jiang has very delicate skin. You have a good eye."
After Wang Sisi finished speaking, she turned around and smiled at Su Qianqian, saying, "President Su, you left something with our President Jiang the other day. Why don't you come with President Jiang? He can give you the thing, and you can rest for a while before parting ways. The sun is quite strong now, and the commotion caused by what happened just now is quite significant. The media and paparazzi are all waiting at the door."
Yan Qinghuan listened carefully from the side, guarding against Wang Sisi as if she were protecting her own cabbage from being eaten by a pig. "I can get anything for President Su, that's fine. There's no need to trouble President Su, as her schedule is very busy."
Yan Qinghuan was fiery and beautiful, and she spoke loudly and directly, which immediately amazed Wang Sisi.
Wang Sisi felt her heart beating incredibly fast; she thought she had fallen in love at first sight again.
Su Qianqian saw a hint of obsession and stubbornness in Jiang Cuo's eyes. If he didn't go today, this matter would probably escalate even further, which would be troublesome.
Jiang Cuo's attire today was elegant and refined. Her cheongsam perfectly accentuated her figure, and she wore only light red lipstick, making her look as beautiful as if she were untouched by worldly affairs.
Jiang Cuo's throat bobbed, her eyelashes trembled, and her pale red lips were pursed, as if she were awaiting judgment.
Su Qianqian: "Since something was left with President Jiang, we must get it back. Let's go, President Jiang."
As Su Qianqian left, she casually picked up the rotten apple and idly flipped it over to see just how rotten it was.
When the two arrived at the air-conditioned room, Jiang Cuo put down the bag in her hand and took out a shiny object from it.
“Su Su…”
Su Qianqian saw what Jiang Cuo had taken out. It was a mirror, and it was the very same mirror she had casually picked up from the small stall that night and smashed in front of Jiang Cuo.
Jiang Cuo lowered her eyes, and a strand of hair fell from her ear onto her square shoulder. "Su Su, you said a broken mirror can't be mended, but I've pieced this mirror back together bit by bit."
Su Qianqian was still holding the rotten apple in her hand when she saw Jiang Cuo hold the mirror in front of her. Jiang Cuo's palms did indeed have many small cuts, but most of them had healed, leaving faint marks.
Jiang Cuo's usually aloof phoenix eyes were now looking at her with expectation, like a little fox who knew she had done something wrong and wanted to make amends.
The air conditioner in the room was set a bit too low, and Su Qianqian didn't know why her heart felt a little cold and wasn't warmed by this gesture.
Su Qianqian looked up at Jiang Cuo with unusual seriousness, "Jiang Cuo, do you think that your leaving back then was just a mistake?"
Jiang Cuo clearly did not understand Su Qianqian's meaning.
Su Qianqian used her other free hand to pick up the mirror that Jiang Cuo had glued back together. "Although you glued this mirror back together, the cracks are still there. Do you know what your biggest problem is? You think that what happened back then was just a mistake."
Su Qianqian suddenly loosened her grip on the mirror, and it fell vertically to the ground with a bang. The glued-on mirror shattered into pieces, the sound particularly jarring in the quiet room.
Looking at the expression on Jiang Cuo's face, Su Qianqian continued, "How are you feeling right now, President Jiang, watching all your efforts go to waste?"
Jiang Cuo stared blankly at the shards of glass on the ground, feeling as if those shards had not broken on the ground, but had all pierced her heart.
Su Qianqian: "Mistakes can be forgiven and made up for, but what happened to President Jiang two years ago does not fall into this category. Have you felt the pain of having your sincerity trampled underfoot and your love thrown into the mud?"
Ah…no, how could a privileged woman like President Jiang possibly love someone else? She just feels neglected and resentful, and is trying to make amends by doing something meaningless.”
Jiang Cuo's lips twitched slightly, "Su Su..."
Su Qianqian glanced at the rotten apple in her hand, then saw a sharp fruit knife on the table. She picked up the fruit knife and chopped off the rotten part of the apple.
"Actually, President Jiang didn't need to do this, because I no longer blame President Jiang. President Jiang clearly knew that what happened two years ago was an agreement between us, not true love, so President Jiang's departure is normal. It's just that I was too obsessed. The two years we were together were like this apple, looking bright and beautiful on the outside. But the side we couldn't see was ignored, and it had already rotted away."
Mr. Jiang's departure was merely cutting away the rotten part of the apple to let me know, so Mr. Jiang wasn't wrong. The mistake was that the apple itself was rotten.
Jiang Cuo frowned, wanting to deny it, but didn't know what to say.
But deep down, he didn't want to hear Su Qianqian say those words.
Jiang Cuo said, "I did not cooperate with this brand. It was not that I deliberately let him bully that artist who resembles me, and that person does not resemble me at all."
Su Qianqian was taken aback. "You mean Zhao Yuxin? Ah, it's nothing, I know all about it. Actually, President Jiang, have you noticed? We did have business collaborations, and if we don't dwell on the past, there's nothing wrong with being ordinary friends."
Jiang Cuo murmured, repeating Su Qianqian's words, "Ordinary friends?"
Su Qianqian relaxed and threw the apple into the trash can. "Yes, two years have passed, and we are no longer the same as before."
Jiang Cuo: "Then what should I do?"
Su Qianqian crossed her arms and suggested, "How about Mr. Jiang treats us to a karaoke session tonight?"
Jiang Cuo's eyes gradually brightened. "Okay."
Su Qianqian: "Do I have anything else to do? See you at 9 pm. Send the location to my secretary."
Jiang Cuo nodded, and after Su Qianqian left, he squatted down again and picked up all the glass shards. He also wrapped the half apple that Su Qianqian had thrown into the trash can in toilet paper.
Following behind Su Qianqian, Yan Qinghuan asked anxiously, "President Su, you're not going with President Jiang by yourself, are you?"
Su Qianqian curled her lips and said, "Of course not. I'll call up several department heads from the company, Xiao Yu, and the five artists who are about to debut. I won't be a sucker tonight. I'm not stupid enough to do that."
She thought herself to be: Aloof Beauty Jiang, Bitterly Pursuing Love, Wrong.
In Su Qianqian's eyes: Jiang is a real sucker who can't understand human language.
...In the evening, Jiang Cuo canceled the video conference, dressed up meticulously, and went to the agreed VIP room. He had thought it would be a sweet private time for the two of them, but when he opened the door, he was met with a noisy scene.
Jiang Cuo spotted Su Qianqian in the crowd at the doorway. There was another girl sitting very close to Su Qianqian, their posture intimate.
Jiang recognized him by mistake.
Zhao Yuxin, who was timid in the afternoon and tried to ride on Su Qianqian's coattails by claiming to look eight parts like her, has now completely changed her behavior. She is now squatting down next to Su Qianqian's legs, pouring wine for Su Qianqian with a foxy smile, looking all ingratiating.
Surprisingly, Su Qianqian did not refuse at all and even put her hand on the man's waist.
Jiang Cuo clenched her teeth, feeling her stomach churning as if she were being inexplicably soured by vinegar.
Her slender fingers clenched into a fist. Don't think she didn't know what bad ideas Zhao Yuxin was up to, or what would happen after drinking. She knew better than anyone else what was going on.
Jiang Cuo saw Su Qianqian raise her eyes, glance at her with a playful look in her eyes, take the glass of red wine that Zhao Yuxin handed her, and drink it all in one gulp.
Jiang Cuo felt that the air in the private room was extremely stale, and that she would suffocate if she took another second's breath.
He turned around and bumped into Cui Shu, who was completely drunk.
Cui Shu, with a thick tongue and swaying unsteadily, asked menacingly, "Who are you? Your face is twitching like a sour cucumber."
Jiang Cuo frowned, his face darkened, and he gritted his teeth.
"I am a rotten apple."
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