The Ex-Wife Of A Wealthy/Powerful Family Tempts Me To Treat Her Badly/Betray Her - Chapter 22

Chapter 22: “So, you want me to be your lover.”

Rong Wei didn’t speak for a moment, just watched her silently. After a while, she let out a soft sigh, her tone slow, yet imbued with seriousness and sincerity.

“Miss Jiang, if you weren’t satisfied, there wouldn’t be this second time.”

While speaking, Rong Wei adjusted her posture and sat down directly beside Jiang Yu.

The sturdy suit fabric and the soft silk nightgown were pressed tightly together, the contrast of cold hardness and softness creating an extreme tension, and conveying an ambiguous signal of permission to approach.

Jiang Yu simply leaned closer, reducing the distance between herself and Rong Wei even further, almost whispering into Rong Wei’s ear: “Then let me tell you, I’m very satisfied with you too.”

“So, should we take this a step further?”

A faint chuckle sounded by her ear.

Just as Jiang Yu was about to speak again, the sound of a phone ringing echoed in the living room.

Due to the special nature of Jiang Yu’s work, her phone stored many contacts, each with a different ringtone, to ensure she didn’t overlook an emergency call.

This ringtone belonged exclusively to her assistant, Lin Yao.

Normally, they communicated via WeChat. Lin Yao rarely called her unless something urgent had occurred.

Jiang Yu had a vague suspicion of what it might be, swallowed her words, and glanced at Rong Wei: “Excuse me, I need to take this call first.”

Rong Wei could tell Jiang Yu had something pressing to deal with and didn’t mind the interruption. She softly acknowledged her.

Then, she naturally stood up, moved away from the sofa, and walked to another spot.

Only Jiang Yu remained in the living room.

Jiang Yu retracted her gaze and answered the phone.

Lin Yao’s urgent voice came through the receiver.

“Ms. Jiang, something has happened.”

…

Listening to Lin Yao’s words, Jiang Yu subconsciously frowned.

A few minutes later, Jiang Yu checked the time and spoke: “I’ll confirm the situation first, and call you back shortly.”

The call ended, and silence returned to the living room.

Jiang Yu raised a hand to rub her brow. She immediately got up and went to the room to look for Rong Wei.

Rong Wei was standing by the window, her posture relaxed and comfortable. Her light gold hair seemed to be coated in a layer of gold in the sunlight, looking like a distant and unreachable deity. Just looking at her made one feel pleasant.

Although the timing might not be ideal, Jiang Yu couldn’t help but sigh with emotion that everything about Rong Wei was good, and everything about her appealed to Jiang Yu’s aesthetics.

They had only spoken half of the conversation earlier.

Despite the sudden accident, Jiang Yu felt that a few more words shouldn’t be delayed.

Seeing her approach, Rong Wei put down her phone. She didn’t mention the phone call earlier, just watched her quietly.

Jiang Yu met Rong Wei’s gaze, deliberated for a moment, and chose a tactful way to complete the conversation they hadn’t finished: “Ms. Rong, please don’t mind me. I don’t have any overly excessive intentions or thoughts of clinging to you.

I just feel that we are very compatible in bed, and I wanted to ask if you would mind making this kind of relationship a regular thing? It saves the hassle of always asking back and forth like this, and it’s more efficient.”

After hearing this, Rong Wei drew a conclusion, thoroughly completing Jiang Yu’s statement: “So, you want me to be your lover.”

It was phrased as a question, but the tone was one of certainty.

Jiang Yu loved Rong Wei’s directness in moments like this. She nodded, giving a definite answer: “Yes, that’s exactly what I mean.”

Rong Wei hummed in acknowledgment but then didn’t say anything further.

Seeing this, Jiang Yu looked at Rong Wei and proposed a suggestion again in a diplomatic way: “Ms. Rong can take her time to consider, I’m not in a rush to hear your answer.”

“Something has come up on my end, and I need to go deal with it.”

This time, Rong Wei quickly responded, saying okay.

In less than five minutes, Jiang Yu was packed and ready, quickly leaving a farewell remark before hurrying out of the hotel.

Rong Wei watched Jiang Yu’s departing figure for a couple more seconds, a smile unintentionally curving at the corner of her lips.

…

The person Lin Yao said was in trouble was actually Ji Zhou.

The incident was urgent. Jiang Yu hadn’t had time to eat, and as soon as she got into the car, she immediately checked the news.

Both the modeling and fashion industries are public spheres. The slightest disturbance can spark widespread discussion on social media.

Especially the fashion industry, due to its high potential for profit conversion and the increasing international presence of Chinese people, has received very high attention in recent years. This is especially true since Ji Zhou is one of the few well-known Chinese designers who have entered the international arena and has been highly regarded over the years.

Originally, the situation where Ji Zhou was being slandered had almost been resolved.

Jiang Yu and her team had contacted people and reached a reconciliation with Ji Zhou’s current company. They had also prepared evidence to prove her innocence, just waiting for a suitable moment to make a statement and then use the momentum to officially announce their collaboration, which would create buzz for the clothing company.

But at this moment, the storm that had seemingly quieted down was stirred up again, and new news about Ji Zhou spread online.

This time, it wasn’t just alleged plagiarism; a girl came forward, accusing her of indecent behavior and denouncing Ji Zhou as morally corrupt and undeserving of respect.

Suddenly, Ji Zhou’s reputation plummeted, and the comments on social media were extremely “colorful.”

【Plagiarizing dog, hurry up and get lost. There aren’t many designers in this circle anyway.

I’m truly sick of this woman. No wonder the things she’s designed these past few years have become increasingly ugly; turns out her heart has gone astray.

I said her face looked inauspicious, and now I see I was right.】

But these were not the main focus, or rather, they weren’t that important.

Because soon, another prevailing narrative overshadowed this discussion.

Jiang Yu scrolled through her phone screen, watching the continuously refreshing comments in the comment section.

【I’m truly sick of this too. What exactly does this woman want? Why is she in the trending topics for the past few days?

I heard from someone I know that she might be leaving Ec and going to a new company, or starting her own clothing brand. Competition is so fierce now, it’s hard for her to go it alone. Maybe all of this is her marketing stunt.

Who is her next company? Does anyone in the industry have any inside information?

To the person before me, I’ve heard a little rumor that it might be a new studio opened by another big shot in the industry.

If that’s true, then the new boss is also disgusting enough, quietly hiding behind the scenes and letting Ji Zhou take all the heat, and being so unprincipled as to use this kind of thing for hype.

I agree with the person before me, it’s truly disgusting.

I’m telling you all, don’t come. If you do, I’ll scold you all the same.】

The further down she scrolled, the uglier the comments became.

Jiang Yu simply put away her phone, her gaze deep.

The sudden trending topics and the shift in focus made one thing quite clear.

Whether intentional or not.

The person being targeted in this matter might not be Ji Zhou, but her.