Chapter 24: Reputation Is Not Important

"Is it me who has lost my mind, or is it you who has no sense of propriety?"

Last night, he followed Li Jiuwei all the way. He had searched frantically for her at the bar! Li Jiuwei kicked Jiang Huaiting aside, calmly tidied her clothes, and a trace of irritation flickered in her eyes.

That glance once again provoked Jiang Huaiting.

"Blind fool, slandering me without evidence. Why don't you ask the doctor about my condition first?"

Her composure was unsettling. Could it be that she really hadn't...

Just then, a nurse entered to check on her, and Li Jiuwei cooperated quietly.

Jiang Huaiting listened closely to their conversation.

Only then did he learn that Li Jiuwei had mistakenly taken a stimulant.

His relief was so palpable that she frowned right on the spot!

After the nurse left, Jiang Huaiting realized he had misunderstood Li Jiuwei and apologized awkwardly, "I was impulsive. A place like a bar—you shouldn't go there alone."

"You want to restrict where I go."

"Don't say it like that. I'm doing it for your own good. What decent girl goes to a bar?"

"You really are a self-righteous fool!"

Li Jiuwei gathered her things and left the ward.

Jiang Huaiting, trailing behind, seethed with frustration. Someday, she would pay dearly for this.

Shen Tang came to pick up Li Jiuwei, and she gazed at her with a deep smile. "Last night, you two didn't go any further than that? Was it you who didn't want to, or is the crown prince... incapable?"

Li Jiuwei retorted, "Stop talking nonsense."

He was more than capable.

"The crown prince didn't take advantage of you, so his character isn't bad at all. Weiwei, have you really not considered him?"

Last night, Feng Su's behavior clearly showed he cared about Weiwei.

Thinking of Feng Su, Li Jiuwei felt a little unsettled.

They were close friends, and Shen Tang understood Li Jiuwei's worries. She smiled and said, "Weiwei, you can't let one accident make you deny everything. The only one at fault is that person—not anyone else."

"Yes, let's see how he behaves."

Shen Tang steered the wheel, then brought up Yu Ruonan. Back then, she really thought Yu Ruonan was behind the incident.

"She needs my help, so she wouldn't be that foolish."

"True."

The car stopped outside Jiang Group.

Shen Tang raised her brows, "Weiwei, you work too hard. Why not go home and rest?"

"There's a good show today." She hopped out cheerfully and waved goodbye.

Inside the company.

Yu Ruonan was already at her post. She approached Li Jiuwei to thank her, then subtly probed about last night's events.

Li Jiuwei, pen in hand, smiled faintly.

"You want to know who I was with last night?"

Yu Ruonan quickly waved her hands in denial. "No, no, I wasn't. Last night, because of me, you got into such trouble. If anything had happened to you, I'd feel terrible."

"Oh, I spent last night in the hospital."

"That's wonderful. I thought... As long as you're okay." Yu Ruonan's smile was a bit shallow.

"Alright, you can go now."

Yu Ruonan closed the office door behind her, feeling a twinge of jealousy.

Back at her desk, Yu Ruonan kept eyeing the door to Li Jiuwei's office. The junior employee next to her whispered, "What are you looking at?"

"Why does she get a private office? We're all at the same level."

Yu Ruonan was a little envious.

"Sister Jiuwei is the face of Jiang Group. The jewelry design department owes its status to her. The chief jewelry designer position should have been hers, but unfortunately, our President Jiang only has Li Xinchun in his heart."

"The president doesn't want his fiancée to take the position, but instead favors his mistress..."

"Ah, you know about that too." The junior employee shushed her. "Keep your voice down. It's a shame that Sister Jiuwei is being suppressed by those two."

The whole department knew about the triangle.

Most scorned Jiang Huaiting and Li Xinchun, though some stood up for them, like Li Xinchun's sidekick, Chen Cai.

Everyone had seen the video of Li Jiuwei being proposed to.

Who first cheated was still unclear.

The junior employee was just here for the drama.

Yu Ruonan touched her keyboard, feeling a little bitter. When the junior employee was about to deliver something to the president, Yu Ruonan smiled and took it from her, "I'll do it. It's on my way."

"Alright, thank you."

Yu Ruonan carried the documents to the president's office. Li Jiuwei noticed her through the window, her brows twitching slightly.

After Yu Ruonan left, Li Jiuwei casually asked, "Where's Yu Ruonan?"

"Sister Jiuwei, she's delivering documents to the president."

Barely in the company and already so eager—her guess was right. Yu Ruonan had special feelings for Jiang Huaiting.

Soon, Jiang Huaiting's assistant called her to the president's office.

As she entered, Yu Ruonan came out, her cheeks flushed. Watching Yu Ruonan's retreating figure, Li Jiuwei turned back; Jiang Huaiting said, "When did you become so generous, recommending someone who tried to frame you for a job here?"

"Oh, didn't she just expose you and Li Xinchun? Such a talented and kind girl belongs here. Besides, she's Li Xinchun's best friend!"

Jiang Huaiting was furious and mocked, "Sharp-tongued."

"Thanks for the compliment."

"..."

Jiang Huaiting tossed a file in front of Li Jiuwei. "The Feng Group Jewelry Exhibition—you take charge. Make sure you secure it."

She didn't answer directly, but looked at Jiang Huaiting.

"If you win the jewelry exhibition, and also clinch the jewelry collaboration with Feng Group, the chief jewelry design director position will be yours."

Tsk!

Li Jiuwei sized up Jiang Huaiting, took a step closer, and asked quietly, "Jiang Huaiting, what do you want?"

"We're all part of Jiang Group, working for the same cause. I have no reason to make things hard for you. I only have one request: you don't need to explain the rumors about us. In time, people will stop talking. Xinchun is pregnant and not in a good mental state; I'm worried about her."

"And my reputation?"

"You are my fiancée. I'm marrying you. Reputation doesn't matter."

Li Jiuwei stared at him, reached for the water glass on the table, and splashed it in his face.

"Li Jiuwei!" he growled her name through gritted teeth.

"I'm not a piece in your love story."

She left with swagger.

He could do so much for Li Xinchun—how enviable. Li Jiuwei laughed mockingly.

She needed to pay the Feng Group a visit.

Feng Group.

After stating her purpose, the staff led her upstairs. Li Jiuwei asked, "May I know which supervisor from your company will be liaising with me?"

"You'll find out when you arrive, Miss Li. Please, this way."

She didn't answer directly, keeping her in suspense.

Li Jiuwei waited quietly in a lounge, exquisite refreshments laid out on the table.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Miss Li."

The woman who entered radiated power. Dressed in professional attire, her sharp features exuded the authority of someone in charge.

The woman beside her introduced, "Miss Li, this is our Deputy General Manager Feng."

"Deputy General Manager Feng, hello. I am Li Jiuwei from Jiang Group."

"I know who you are!"