Chapter 38: Has Dr. Jiang Come Today?

Jiang Lai stood where she was, feeling that the term "ex-husband" was used well, as a celebration of her smooth divorce.

She tilted her head slightly and said, "That's what you thought."

Just then, Shen Xi linked arms with Shen Xun and walked past her.

Shen Xi's eyes were full of anticipation for the banquet, and Shen Xun also had the air of a warm, jade-like noble gentleman, smiling.

Shen Xun seemed about to look over, so Jiang Lai immediately turned her head; Professor Cheng also worried her identity would be exposed, stepped up onto a step, and completely blocked Jiang Lai.

Shen Xun turned his head and saw only a middle-aged man and a tall, slender woman standing together, neither of whom he knew; after walking down the steps, he brought his sister into the party.

The doorman saw his invitation, smiled, and said, "President Shen, please go inside."

Watching Shen Xun's receding back, Jiang Lai slowly lifted her skirt and walked up.

Xiao Qian, who had been puzzled all along, came over: "Professor Cheng, senior sister, do you know President Shen?"

Jiang Lai nodded: "Mm."

Xiao Qian again asked: "Could President Shen be Expert Lin's boyfriend?"

Professor Cheng was about to grab Xiao Qian, but Jiang Lai beside her also nodded: "Yes."

"President Shen is quite handsome, and with Expert Lin, they have a bit of the talented man and beautiful woman vibe," Xiao Qian commented fairly.

Professor Cheng's face was cold: "Don't talk nonsense."

The three stepped inside; the banquet was lavish and grand, the men either elite types or boss types, the women all refined, wearing various beautiful gowns and beautiful high heels.

Jiang Lai had once attended such a banquet with her teacher and his wife, but she wasn't very accustomed to it, habitually finding a seat and staying there the whole night.

Fortunately no one approached her, otherwise she really wouldn't have known how to interact.

Tonight she intended to continue that way; she looked around, found a quiet, sparsely populated corner, told Professor Cheng and Xiao Qian, then sat down there.

As her buttocks just touched the chair, a familiar voice suddenly came from beside her.

"Jiang Lai, sis?"

Ke Zhongying walked up to her, delighted: "It's really you! I just saw your back and felt it was familiar, it really is you!"

Jiang Lai didn't expect to be recognized so quickly; isn't it said that makeup is Asian sorcery?

Even Shen Xun passing by her didn't suspect anything, yet Ke Zhongying could recognize her just from a back view.

Unaccustomed to high heels, she reached out and pulled over a chair from beside her, gesturing for her to sit.

Ke Zhongying stared at her dreamily, sat down dreamily, and kept dreamily gazing at her side profile.

She had said before, Jiang Lai is a beauty!

A cool, stunning beauty!

As soon as she sat down here, her whole body exuded a unique aura—cool and elegant, and up close it gave off a faint fragrance.

Jiang Lai noticed her staring at her all the time: "What's wrong? Not used to looking at me like this?"

"No, no!" Ke Zhongying shook her head repeatedly, then nodded repeatedly, "I'm used to it, you're so beautiful, Jiang Lai sis."

Jiang Lai: "You have a sweet mouth."

Ke Zhongying: "You're beautiful! Let me hug you, let me hug you!"

She stood up, bent over, and went to hug.

Jiang Lai rarely hugged friends, her body a bit stiff, but Ke Zhongying was overexcited from hugging the fragrant, soft beauty sister.

Not far away.

Ke Zhongyu instantly saw his younger sister there bending over to hug someone, and his gaze paused.

"Degenerate." He muttered lightly, was about to walk away, but his peripheral vision caught a familiar face.

Ke Zhongying had already let go, then obediently sat beside her, revealing Jiang Lai's full face.

Ke Zhongyu stopped again, turned his head to look.

Jiang Lai, wearing a lace-embroidered dress, had her hair up, revealing her delicate small face; her petite earlobes and slender neck were adorned with pearls, beautiful as a painting.

"Secretary Jiang?" Assistant Zhou beside him doubted his own eyes.

Ke Zhongyu, however, gave a definite "uh."

He shifted his toe slightly, obviously intending to turn toward Jiang Lai.

Assistant Zhou reminded: "President Ke, there's an important person to meet regarding Lanchuang's new project; besides this opportunity today, it's hard to meet at other times."

Ke Zhongyu had to retract his steps and walk back in his original direction.

……

Lin Shutong got out of the car, wearing a wine-red strapless gown; the mermaid-tail design made her blossom with every step.

Her red lips and wavy hair made her gorgeous and alluring, with dazzling rubies on her neck and wrists, and her smile was just right.

She attracted attention.

Someone asked who she was.

Most people didn't know.

Lin Shutong didn't see Shen Xun at the entrance, so she immediately sent a message.

The reply was: "【Someone recommended I meet an important person; you go in first, I'll come find you later.】"

Lin Shutong pursed her lips, lifted her skirt herself, and went up.

When she produced the black-gold invitation, everyone's gaze was drawn again; this invitation was not for aristocrats, but for seniors and leaders in the tech industry.

The doorman asked what her relation to Ji Lao was.

Lin Shutong chuckled, very charming: "He's my maternal grandfather; I'm Lin Shutong."

"Miss Lin, please go inside."

Relying on her status as Ji Lao's granddaughter, as soon as she entered the banquet, many people gathered around.

"Miss Lin, how has Ji Lao's health been lately?"

Although knowing everyone just wanted to get close and pry a bit from her, Lin Shutong patiently answered each question.

"Everything's fine, thank you for your concern."

"Miss Lin, are you also in the scientific research field?"

"Yes, it was my grandfather's wish, and I also love it; I've been doing research abroad for several years, and I just returned for a project."

When the project was mentioned, those who had heard rumors immediately became interested.

"Miss Lin is too outstanding; I don't know what project it is, but it actually brought Miss Lin back?"

Lin Shutong wanted this kind of attention; she reached for a glass of champagne and, pretending to be profound, said: "Confidential."

Someone understood right away.

It seems to be a classified project.

Then someone started probing which direction it was; at that moment she saw Professor Cheng and Xiao Qian, stopped immediately, and dared not continue.

"I saw Professor Cheng, I should go say hello first, sorry everyone."

She walked toward Professor Cheng and them.

Professor Cheng saw her approaching, first frowned, then a second later smiled and said: "Expert Lin has arrived."

Xiao Qian, who was eating, heard it, immediately turned her head and smiled sweetly, obediently calling out: "Expert Lin, hello."

Lin Shutong gave her a slight smile and said to Professor Cheng: "Professor Cheng, just call me Shutong; this is too formal."

Professor Cheng merely smiled.

"Oh right, did Dr. Jiang come today?" Lin Shutong looked around.

Since Professor Cheng and Xiao Qian both came, that Jiang who always avoids showing up and looks down on her must have come too.

Today I must see exactly what it is that dares to press on my head.

Xiao Qian opened her mouth.