Chapter 109: Your husband will definitely be very happy.

An Ling didn't actually recognize Lu Jingshen.

But this questioning tone was too familiar.

Besides, the current plot was just missing the male lead saving the damsel in distress.

Sure enough, the man walked briskly up to them, took off his suit jacket, and draped it over Zhou Wen's shoulders.

"An Ling, what the hell are you doing here!?" He frowned deeply, his tone unkind.

"Ask her, she hit my arm." An Ling lifted her chin.

She didn't know how much force Zhou Wen had used, but her arm still hurt a bit from the elbow strike just now.

"I did not!" Zhou Wen flatly denied it.

She quickly glanced at the media recording around them, her eyes darkening slightly as she gripped the jacket on her shoulders tightly.

It was An Ling who had targeted her first at the auction.

She should have diverted the topic for her.

When she looked up again, the gloom in her eyes had dissipated, replaced by tears that made her look pitiful and slightly wronged. "An Ling even deliberately tricked me into bidding. Will Mom scold me when we get back?"

"No, that little bit of money doesn't matter. I'll handle Mother," Lu Jingshen comforted her. After speaking, he turned to look at An Ling, his eyes sharp, his words carrying a hint of threat.

"An Ling, did you hear that? Apologize to Wenwen! Don't think I don't know about you intentionally driving up the price."

"You know?"

An Ling laughed.

So the male and female leads arguing needed her to act as a catalyst for their relationship?

Her eyes curved into a smile as she enunciated every word under everyone's gaze, "What's the use of you knowing? I intentionally drove up the price, and I'm targeting you. So what?"

Anyway, she carried the title of the vicious female supporting character. No one would believe her even if she told the truth, and she would end up as the target of public criticism regardless.

Rather than that, she might as well clap back directly.

The woman's arrogant attitude made the others cast sidelong glances, whispering among themselves.

Hearing the surrounding voices, Zhou Wen, who was looking down to adjust the hem of her dress, had an imperceptible upward curve at the corners of her mouth.

Lu Jingshen narrowed his eyes, a trace of inquiry flashing in them.

He suddenly spoke, "Did Shen Linyan teach you to do this?"

An Ling: ?

"Do I need Shen Linyan to teach me to hate you people?"

Why bring up her husband for no reason?

"How interesting. Zhou Wen says I corrupted Shen Linyan, and you say Shen Linyan corrupted me."

She glanced at Zhou Wen, the corners of her lips curling up. "Who exactly is telling the truth?"

"No!" Zhou Wen quickly turned to explain, "Jingshen, I just thought Big Brother was too pitiful! I didn't mean anything else!"

Lu Jingshen's face had already darkened.

Given the lesson from the last birthday banquet, Lu Jingshen didn't lose his temper in front of so many people.

With a dark expression, he released his arm from around the woman, his originally decent mood instantly collapsing.

"He's not even a member of the Shen family anymore and you still call him Big Brother. You're quite kindhearted, even pitying him!" Lu Jingshen practically gritted his teeth as he said this.

He only found out today that the boss behind the AL Group, which had snatched away the Shen family's projects over the past few days, was none other than Shen Linyan.

Because of this, he was scolded by his dad at the company for being useless. That group of old shareholders also constantly mocked him with cold sarcasm. Returning home to face his mother's nagging, he was already so annoyed he was about to explode.

Shen Linyan, it was all Shen Linyan!

To put it bluntly, if his dad had given him the company to manage, let alone the AL Group, he could crush any BLCL Group!

It was just because none of them believed in him!

Even Zhou Wen paid attention to Shen Linyan every day.

Lu Jingshen's eyes were gloomy and fierce. He grabbed the woman's wrist and pinched her chin, his gaze dark. "Zhou Wen, we will have a good talk when we get back."

"Jingshen—"

Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Wen stumbled as she was dragged away.

An Ling considerately made way.

Truly a classic domineering CEO plot and domineering CEO quotes.

Zhou Wen was indeed worthy of being the female lead; she could actually tolerate this kind of quick-tempered man.

As the two passed by her side, Zhou Wen suddenly turned her head, her eyes actually carrying some resentment.

An Ling's expression paused.

She looked thoughtfully at their departing backs for a while before slowly withdrawing her gaze.

She ignored the gazes of the crowd and turned to look at the bewildered waiter. "Call someone to clean this place up. Also, I want to take another look at the ring exhibits."

The waiter was taken aback, then reacted and gestured, "Okay, please come with me. I'll have my colleague bring the exhibits to introduce them to you."

An Ling had only taken a few steps when footsteps suddenly sounded behind her.

Her clothes were lightly tugged. She turned around and met a pair of expectant eyes.

"Sister-in-law, are you going home? Is Big Brother coming to pick you up, or are you going back by yourself?"

Sister-in-law?

It was truly rare to hear this form of address from Shen Fuyuan's mouth.

"I'll go back a little later. What's wrong?" She glanced at the door. "Zhou Wen and the others have all gone back, aren't you going back?"

Shen Fuyuan shook her head: "I don't live with them anyway. Their going back has nothing to do with me."

After saying that, she suddenly cleared her throat, her smile a bit embarrassed: "If it's inconvenient for Big Brother, I can actually take you back. It's just that when the time comes..."

An Ling: "Be straightforward."

Shen Fuyuan: "Can I go to your house to see Huihui?"

"..."

An Ling looked at the girl in front of her in amusement and nodded: "Sure, we can leave together after I finish buying my things."

Shen Fuyuan's eyes lit up, and she nodded hastily: "Okay!"

As early as when she was looking at the list, An Ling had already chosen what she wanted to buy.

She had absolutely no intention of bidding on those luxury jewels.

Sitting on the sofa, she picked for a while and picked up a men's ring from the exhibits. "Please wrap this up for me."

"Okay."

The waiter introducing the rings hadn't been in the hall just now and didn't know what had happened there.

She smiled and spoke politely, just like when she entertained previous guests: "Miss has a great eye. This men's ring is very beautiful. Is it a gift for your husband?"

An Ling had just finished sending a message to Shen Linyan. Hearing this, she looked up and smiled: "Yes."

The waiter packed the item and smilingly handed the gift bag over.

"Your husband will definitely be very happy."

Upon leaving the private room, An Ling carried the gift bag in one hand when her phone rang.

Seeing the caller ID, she answered and said with a smile: "Aren't you still socializing? How can you make a phone call?"

On the other end of the phone, there were noisy voices and the sound of people urging others to drink. Shen Linyan had told her earlier that a friend had suddenly invited him for drinks tonight.

"It's fine. Is Madam's banquet over?" Amidst the noisy background sounds, the man's deep voice clearly reached her ears.

"I don't want to play anymore, there's nothing interesting to see later anyway."

After such an incident, everyone probably wouldn't dare to greet her, so she might as well leave early.

An Ling originally wanted to talk about what happened tonight, but remembering that Shen Linyan was busy, she decided not to take up too much of his time. It would be the same to tell him when she got home.

"Besides, there's nothing good to eat here. It made me miss dinner. I'll have to go back and eat something later."

Hearing the woman's complaint, the man seemed to chuckle. "Alright, then I'll come pick Madam up now."

"It's okay, you stay busy over there. It's still early anyway, I can go back by myself."

An Ling saw the girl not far away and recognized her as Shen Fuyuan by her clothes. She smiled and said, "Besides, Shen Fuyuan is here too. She just told me she wants to go home with me to see Huihui, so I can just take her car back."

Shen Linyan was just about to reply when he vaguely heard someone mention his name. The private room was a bit noisy. He casually lifted his eyes and glanced over; the others seemed to be looking at something on their phones.

He did not pay much attention to it. Checking the time, he figured it would take over twenty minutes for her to get back. "Then remember to text me when you get home, darling."

"Okay," An Ling's voice lifted slightly at the end. "Make sure you don't drink too much. I will be waiting for you at home."

The man chuckled softly. "Alright."

An Ling wanted to say something more, but she heard a loud burst of laughter from his end, followed immediately by a dead silence.

She froze for a moment, not quite understanding what had happened. Just as she was about to ask, the man's gentle voice came through the receiver.

"Darling, something suddenly came up on my end. I will see you when I get home."

"Okay, go do what you need to do."

After hanging up the phone, she walked over to Shen Fuyuan.

Seeing that the other woman was staring at her phone, she spoke up, "What are you looking at? Shall we go?"

Shen Fuyuan looked up, her brows tightly knitted and her expression grave.

"The news is out."