manynovel Chapter 1769 The cowardly starve to death.
Chapter 1769 The cowardly starve to death.
Seeing that Jiang Cheng ignored him, Xu Zhi's expression froze for a moment.
He lowered his head to conceal his sinister expression. After gritting his teeth, he took a sip of wine.
The people in the booths looked over at Jiang Cheng and his group with some curiosity at his actions.
"Xiao Xu, you two know each other?"
"Who's that in the middle? I don't recognize him, but isn't that Shen An next to him?"
Being called "Little Xu" by two people younger than himself, Xu Zhi was not unhappy at all. Instead, he responded with a hint of flattery: "I only know the middle one as Jiang Cheng. I heard he has quite a background in Beijing."
That's right. Ever since Jiang Cheng messed with him last time, Xu Zhi has been trying to find out Jiang Cheng's identity, but unfortunately, he's not skilled enough and no matter how hard he investigates, he hasn't been able to find any real information.
The reason he brought it up now was actually to try and get some information about Jiang Cheng from the two people on the field.
After all, these two are considered to be second-generation nobles with some background in Kyoto.
Upon hearing Xu Zhi's words, both of them turned their gazes to Jiang Cheng again without prior arrangement.
However, after staring at him for a couple of seconds, neither of them recognized Jiang Cheng.
Although they didn't recognize each other, everyone was a shrewd person and didn't show any emotion on their faces.
Seeing that Shen Shuang's expression wasn't good when she saw Xu Zhi, Jiang Churan immediately leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Sister Shuang, are you alright? If you're having trouble, why don't you leave first?"
Jiang Churan knew that Shen Shuang's family had done a lot of business with the help of Daheng. She was worried that it would affect Shen Shuang when she rejected Xu Zhi last time. Now that things are like this again, she is even more worried.
Shen Shuang glanced at Xu Zhi again and said helplessly, "It's alright, he's unlikely to come. Besides, I'm sitting with the big boss, what can he do to me?"
"Is this the guy who invited Chu Ran to the hotel before?" Xu Yan said, looking in that direction. She continued, "He looks pretty normal. I thought he was some middle-aged man. But normal as he is, he's still not as good as Jiang Cheng. Chu Ran, you're lucky you held back back then."
Hearing this, Shen Shuang teased, "Haha, if Xu Zhi hears you say that, be careful he doesn't ask you to a hotel tonight, your chest is too eye-catching..."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yan immediately covered her chest area with her clothes.
At this point in the conversation, Xu Yan suddenly changed the subject, turning to Jiang Churan and asking, "Ranran, I'm curious, what's it like to be a woman?"
Upon hearing Xu Yan's sudden question, Jiang Churan blushed instantly, quickly glanced at Jiang Cheng, and shyly replied, "It just hurts a little..."
Hearing this, Xu Yan's expression became even more gossipy: "Wow, besides pain, what other sensations are there?"
"Oh, Yan Yan, if you want to know, why don't you try it yourself and see..."
"I'd like to, but who would I ask to try it on?"
As several women were chatting animatedly, Xu Zhi approached with a glass of wine in hand and an impeccable, even somewhat humble, smile on his face.
"Brother Cheng," he greeted, adopting a very humble posture.
However, when his gaze inadvertently fell upon Jiang Churan, who was sitting right next to Jiang Cheng, the smile on his face froze instantly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
His pupils constricted in shock, and his fingers tightened instinctively around the wine glass.
He never imagined that he would see the woman he had once coveted but could never have again here, in this way.
Her current status is clearly that of Jiang Cheng's female companion.
A mixture of jealousy, embarrassment, and fear suddenly gripped him.
Strictly speaking, Jiang Churan still made him a woman for the first time regarding the issue of "women".
Therefore, Xu Zhi had a very deep impression of her.
Although today is a coincidence.
But for a narrow-minded person, at this moment, he only felt that everyone present was against him.
An irrepressible anger, stemming from being offended, emerged.
To prove his point, his gaze immediately became like a cold probe, piercing Shen Shuang's face.
Shen Shuang's back straightened instantly when locked on by Xu Zhi's scrutinizing and oppressive gaze.
Her face was no longer relaxed as before; instead, it showed obvious panic and embarrassment.
She subconsciously avoided Xu Zhi's gaze, her eyes flickering, her lips slightly parted as if she wanted to explain something, but she couldn't utter a single word.
Her hands, resting on her knees, unconsciously clenched the hem of her skirt, exuding an immense pressure of "not being able to offend either side."
Xu Zhi was an extremely shrewd man, and Shen Shuang's timid and submissive demeanor, avoiding eye contact with him, actually made him feel a little better.
The fact that Shen Shuang was still afraid of him shows that the Xu family's status as the richest family still held considerable influence.
Jiang Churan's ability to sit next to Jiang Cheng was not something Shen Shuang could control; it was solely due to Jiang Cheng's will.
The atmosphere in the booth froze subtly for a moment.
Fu Yang and Jiang Xin exchanged a glance, but neither of them took the initiative to greet Xu Zhi.
Shen An looked at him with a forced smile.
Jiang Cheng didn't get up, but lazily raised his eyelids and glanced at Xu Zhi.
He then picked up his wine glass, casually gestured with it, took a small sip, and exuded an air of condescending indifference.
Xu Zhi's smile froze for a moment after being treated so lightly, but he quickly recovered and tilted his head back to drink the wine in his glass in one gulp.
Then, with a humble smile, he bowed and left Jiang Cheng's booth.
However, after leaving, he did not go straight back to his seat. Instead, he pretended to answer a phone call and quietly moved behind a decorative pillar not far from Jiang Cheng's booth.
The reason he didn't leave was because before he left, he overheard Jiang Cheng talking to them about love books and topics.
From this angle, you can vaguely catch glimpses of the conversation over there.
In the booth, Jiang Cheng watched Xu Zhi's departing figure.
He deliberately remained silent for a few seconds, creating an atmosphere that suggested they could only discuss serious matters after he left.
Then, as if suddenly remembering something, he spoke to Shen An in a seemingly casual but loud enough tone for someone paying attention:
"Xiao just mentioned love of books... Their 'metaverse' strategy will be released before the market opens, early the day after tomorrow. What do you think about this?"
Shen An received a meaningful look from Jiang Cheng and understood immediately.
He immediately adopted a tone of concern and skepticism, and continued the performance accordingly:
"Brother Cheng, I was just about to tell you about this! I have a bad feeling about this. This news came too suddenly. Could it be a smokescreen? Just to lure us in, then drive up the stock price at the opening to wipe out us short sellers? This is too risky!"
At this point, Fu Yang can also join in to enhance the atmosphere:
"Yes, Brother Cheng, Anzi is right. The market is too volatile right now; what if it's a trap?"
As Jiang Cheng listened to their words, a confident yet slightly arrogant smile appeared on his lips.
"Hmph, what's there to be afraid of? The financial market is all about thrills! The timid starve, the bold thrive!"