Chapter 401: Don’t Think I Don’t Dare
"Why are you here?" Ningwan asked Zhan Hanjue in surprise.
Zhan Hanjue said, "I’ve been here all along, but how come I didn’t know you were coming too?"
"I didn’t know you were here either," Ningwan immediately replied.
The two talked as if no one else was around, their banter carrying an air of teasing and flirting.
Miss Qi was going crazy.
She had long noticed Zhan Hanjue, but never had the chance to say a word to him.
Once, she saw Zhan Hanjue alone, without anyone around.
She immediately tidied herself up, intending to walk over and strike up a conversation.
Even if this man wasn’t interested in her, it would be good just to exchange a few words. Better yet, if she could secure an interview, she would be the most formidable editor in Jiangcheng.
But when she walked up to Zhan Hanjue and just managed to call out "Mr. Zhan,"
Zhan Hanjue clearly heard her but didn’t even glance at her and left straight away.
At that moment, she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.
Luckily, no one was around, and no one saw this scene.
Otherwise, she would really have no face to show.
However, the Zhan Hanjue, who was so aloof toward her, was now flirting with this woman, no different from an ordinary man.
She simply couldn’t accept it.
It was like her long-admired hero suddenly descended to earth, dealing with mundane things like an ordinary man, how could she accept such a thing?
"Mrs. Leng, what is their relationship?" Miss Qi asked Zhang Meimei.
Zhang Meimei looked very displeased and directly questioned Zhan Hanjue, "Mr. Zhan, why are you still with this woman? What about my cousin? Does she know about this?"
"Zhang Meimei, is your news so delayed? Zhan Hanjue and Feng Qianru have long parted ways, and you don’t even know?" Ningwan laughed at Zhang Meimei before Zhan Hanjue could answer.
Zhang Meimei’s face stiffened.
Indeed, she had heard something about Zhan Hanjue and her cousin Feng Qianru, but she wasn’t particularly clear on it.
She seldom stayed at the Leng Family these days and usually stayed with her own family.
Her mother protected her a lot and was unwilling to tell her such sordid things.
Feng Qianru’s affair was not an honor, and the Feng Family was extremely averse to others bringing it up. They specifically announced that anyone who dared to gossip was against the Feng Family.
Everyone feared the Feng Family, also afraid of the gossip reaching Zhan Hanjue.
After all, Zhan Hanjue was already furious about being cuckolded; if he heard gossip, he would be even angrier.
At that time, offending two families just for gossiping would be truly not worth it.
So, no one dared to casually gossip about the issue.
Zhang Meimei had rarely been out recently due to poor health, so naturally, she hadn’t heard these rumors.
All she knew was that Zhan Hanjue divorced her cousin, without knowing the specific reasons.
But, for years, the harmony between the two was something she envied.
Divorce just like that.
Now, seeing Zhan Hanjue flirting with Ningwan, she naturally thought that Ningwan returned and squeezed out her cousin.
Ningwan, the mistress, dared to be so arrogant after snatching someone’s husband.
After her face stiffened, Zhang Meimei furiously said, "Ningwan, do you have no shame? Indeed, Miss Qi was right, birds of a feather flock together. You and your friend are all the same, always going after others’ husbands."
"Shut up." Zhan Hanjue coldly scolded.
Just as he was about to speak again, Ningwan stopped him, "In such a public place, why bother arguing with a woman? If others see, they will misunderstand you for bullying women."
"She dares to say such things about you; what’s wrong with bullying women? Can women casually spread rumors and stir trouble?" Zhan Hanjue said coldly.
His eyes were so cold that they frightened Zhang Meimei.
Such a gaze was something she had felt a few years ago.
That time too seemed to be because of Ningwan that Zhan Hanjue showed her such cold eyes.
However, she was no longer the young girl from a few years ago who would shrink back when scared.
Since Ningwan’s friend was brought up, she naturally thought of her own unfortunate marriage.
Even though she had been married to Leng Ziqing for over four years and had a child almost four years old.
But between her and Leng Ziqing, there were no substantial marital relations beyond that one time for having a child.
The two were like strangers; although they had the title of husband and wife, they had not seen each other for a long time.
She believed that the culprit for all this was Wu Taotao.
Because Leng Ziqing couldn’t forget Wu Taotao, which led to his cold treatment towards her.
She couldn’t trouble Wu Taotao because previous attempts had been futile.
Upon seeing Ningwan now, knowing she was close friends with Wu Taotao, she naturally vented all her anger on Ningwan.
Even though Zhan Hanjue warned her with a stern face, while shocked, she was even angrier.
"Zhan Hanjue, are you threatening me? Do you think I’m afraid of you? You wronged my cousin, yet dare to be so arrogant. You’re unworthy of my cousin; you and Ningwan are of the same feather."
"Ah."
Just as Zhang Meimei was scolding relentlessly, unexpectedly, Zhan Hanjue splashed the red wine in his hand onto her face.
She screamed in shock, both astonished and furious.
The people around also noticed the commotion, seeing Zhang Meimei with wine splashed on her, holding back laughter to watch the drama.
Zhang Meimei was nearly furious to death.
Zhan Hanjue, with a chilly face, said, "I’m not physically reprimanding you out of respect for your father and Leng Ziqing. However, don’t think I won’t act, and dare to be so presumptuous. Chen Tan, come over, handle these two."
After harshly scolding, Zhan Hanjue took out his phone and called Chen Tan.
Soon, a few female bodyguards came in and actually expelled Miss Qi and Zhang Meimei out.
"What are you doing, why are you kicking us out?"
Zhang Meimei and Miss Qi shouted, but the bodyguards didn’t listen and forcibly expelled them.
At this point, the person in charge of the business banquet approached.
Zhan Hanjue apologized to him, "Mr. Li, I’m sorry for causing you trouble."
Mr. Li quickly shook his head and said to Zhan Hanjue, "No need to be polite, Mr. Zhan, but what about the Zhang Family and the Feng Family?"
"I will explain myself," Zhan Hanjue said.
Mr. Li nodded.
He wasn’t concerned about Zhang Meimei and Miss Qi being expelled, but rather worried if the Zhang and Feng families would seek justice.
Since Zhan Hanjue was willing to bear the responsibility, he naturally said no more, to avoid offending him.
As for Miss Qi, no one regarded her seriously.
After being expelled, Miss Qi stomped her feet in anger.
But what she didn’t expect was that soon she got a call from Charm Magazine.
They said Charm Fashion Magazine was about to be acquired, and she needed to rush back to the magazine to handle the issues. And the person acquiring Charm Fashion Magazine was none other than Zhan Hanjue.
Upon receiving this call, Miss Qi’s legs went weak, and she almost fainted.