Chapter Seventy-One: Fate

  "Zhi Ning, are you troubled by something today, or was it Mr. Qinghe's calligraphy exhibition that disappointed you? Why do I feel like your mood isn't quite right, can you tell me?"

  Li Si Chen's body leaned lightly against a silver Audi, his seemingly casual movement gave people a very elegant and carefree feeling.

  His tone of speech was very gentle and sincere, and with that captivating smile on his face, it's easy to make people feel close.

  And the Mr. Qinghe he mentioned is one of the most famous calligraphers in China, extremely popular, and it's said that any single piece of his work is worth at least over a million.

  "No."

  Liu Yining gently shook her head and didn't explain anything.

  She was standing beside Li Sicong, but there was a distance of about one meter between her and Li Sicong.

  From a scientific perspective, this distance is an absolute safe distance for self-protection of the female gender, and also indicates that Liu Yining and Li Sicen are just ordinary friends.

  "I remember you once commented on Mr. Qinghe's calligraphy, I thought you would like it."

  Li Si Chen's gaze fell on Liu Zhi Ning's absolutely beautiful face, and he continued: "His calligraphy has made great progress compared to the past few years, and it is very spiritual. In our China, there are already very few people who can surpass him in this aspect, especially the 'Recalling Antiquity at Red Cliffs' that he wrote personally tonight, which is a god-level masterpiece."

  Listening to Li Sicen's words, Liu Yining fell silent this time.

  Especially when Li Sicen mentioned the "Chibi Huai Gu" painting, Liu Yixing's mind suddenly flashed back to Jiang Xu's figure and the poem "Chibi Huai Gu" written by Jiang Xu.

  It is undeniable that Mr. Qinghe's painting and calligraphy skills have reached an extremely high level, even among the top in China. Liu Yining had also appreciated his painting and calligraphy before, but after seeing Jiang Xu's calligraphy realm, Liu Yining finally understood what a truly divine masterpiece was.

  The same Red Cliff nostalgia, Mr. Qinghe's painting compared to Jiang Xu, in any aspect has an unbridgeable gap.

  The gap between the two is like the difference between a bright moon and a firefly, they are not even on the same level. Therefore, Mr. Qinghe's calligraphy exhibition gave Liu Yining a feeling of disappointment, and she couldn't muster up any interest at all.

  But Liu Yining naturally wouldn't explain anything about this matter to Li Sichen.

  She and Li Sicen are just ordinary friends for the time being, both of whom are members of Yanjing Bige, Li Sicen's calligraphy is also good, there have been some exchanges in several gatherings held by Bige, apart from that, there is not much contact.

  However, Liu Zhi Ning knew that Li Si Chen wanted to pursue her.

  Liu Yining did not explicitly refuse or agree, but instead maintained an attitude of going with the flow.

  Fate is destined by heaven, this is Liu Yining's understanding of love in her heart.

  Liu Yining believes in the existence of fate. If there is really a destined relationship, she believes that no matter what, two people will eventually come together. But if there is no fate, any effort would be in vain.

  So Li Sicen invited her to attend Mr Qinghe's painting exhibition, and Liu Ziyin did not decline.

  The result of visiting the painting exhibition was to fulfill Liu Zhi Ning's theory of fate.

  If she hadn't met Jiang Xu before, she believed that this painting exhibition would definitely attract her, and maybe the relationship between her and Li Si Chen could be a little closer. However, with Jiang Xu's appearance, it made her lose all interest in this exhibition, and she simply looked at some of them before choosing to leave.

  This also made Liu Yining realize that Li Sicen was not the one who had a predestined relationship with her, nor was he her true soulmate.

  Seeing Liu Zhi's silence, even Li Si Chen couldn't see through what she was thinking in her heart at this moment. After a brief thought, Li Si Chen continued: "Zhi, tonight Pen Pavilion will hold a calligraphy banquet for Mr. Qinghe, do you have time to attend?"

  "I'm a bit tired, I won't go tonight."

  Liu Zhi Ning directly refused Li Si Chen's second invitation. She had no interest in this form of calligraphy exchange at the banquet.

  At that time, she would rather go ask Jiang Xu for advice on some calligraphy problems.

  Then, Liu Yining's gaze directly looked towards the front special driveway leading to Lingyun Villa. Li Sicen's vehicle was not qualified to enter Lingyun Villa. Liu Yining had already made a phone call and someone would come out to pick her up soon.

  Li Si Chen's eyes flashed a hint of disappointment, and just as he was about to say something else, suddenly, a black Audi came from behind and stopped right next to him.

  The window of Audi slowly rolled down, and Jiang Xiu's delicate face slowly appeared in front of Li Si Chen and Liu Zhi Ning.

  Jiang Xu first gave Li Si Chen a faint glance, then his gaze directly turned to Liu Zhi Ning and smiled slightly: "Zhi Ning, want to ride my car together back home?"

  Jiang Xu was no longer the Jiang Xu from before his rebirth. Even if it was a deep-seated hatred, he could still hide it in the deepest part of his heart at this moment. Not even someone like Li Si Chen could sense even half of it.

  The deeper it is hidden, the more astonishing the flames of revenge will be when they erupt.

  Liu Zhi Ning did not expect Jiang Xu to appear here at this moment, and she didn't know why, but at this moment, she suddenly had a slight feeling of fluster.

  It feels like being a kid who did something wrong.

  Li Si Chen's gaze also fell on Jiang Xu, and a hint of puzzlement flashed in his eyes. As far as he knew, Lingyun Villa didn't seem to have such a person, but Jiang Xu not only appeared, but also seemed to have an unusual relationship with Liu Yixing.

  "Alright."

  Just as Li Si was pondering in his heart, Liu Yining's voice had already sounded softly.

  Liu Zhi Ning was Liu Lao Ye Zi's own granddaughter, and also the number one talented woman in Yanjing, so she wasn't an ordinary girl that could be compared to others. Her flustered thoughts quickly calmed down, and after responding with a sound, she opened the rear door of the Audi and got in.

  Li Sicen was silently watching the direction where the Audi car went, and after the Audi car disappeared from his line of sight, a gradually cold color slowly appeared on his face.

  Then Li Sicen directly took out his mobile phone from his pocket and dialed a number with a codename.

  "Lei Mao, set off immediately to Beijing and bring your team with you. I need you to help me investigate someone's information..." Li Si Chen's tone was slightly urgent.

  He was indeed chasing after Liu Yining, but Jiang Xu's appearance gave him a very bad premonition, and it might even make all his preparations and efforts go down the drain.

  In the back seat of the Audi, Liu Yining sat beside Jiang Xu, a thread of seductive fragrance quickly enveloping the entire car.

  "Zi Ning, who was that man just now?"

  After the vehicle entered the exclusive driveway of Lingyun Villa, Jiang Xu asked Liu Ziyin in a low voice.

  Jiang Xu needs to know the true relationship between Liu Zhi Ning and Li Si Chen, as this has a huge impact on his future revenge plan. If there is no relationship, it's fine, but if there is one, Jiang Xu's plan may need to be adjusted.

  "He is Li Sicong, the grandson of General Li Zhongyang." Liu Yining did not hide anything and directly revealed Li Sicong's identity.

  As for Li Sicen's identity, Jiang Xu was naturally more aware of it than anyone else.

  It was precisely because he knew Li Sichen's identity that Jiang Xu wanted to know the relationship between Li Sichen and Liu Yining, after all, their identities were quite matching, and such large families generally liked to intermarry, perhaps the two families had already arranged a marriage for them.

  "Is this Li Si Chen your boyfriend?" Jiang Xu asked again, with a few hints of expectation flashing in his eyes.

  "Jiang Xu, what nonsense are you talking about..."

  Liu Zhi Ning's small face inexplicably turned red, as if she was afraid that Jiang Xu would misunderstand something, and hurriedly explained: "I'm just an ordinary friend with him, and it's not a relationship between boyfriend and girlfriend at all."

  "Alright, I won't say anything more."

  Jiang Xu smiled slightly, Liu Zhi Ning's reaction undoubtedly made him secretly let out a breath of relief.

  The Li family was already very powerful, and if they were to join forces with the even more powerful Liu family, then his previous plan for revenge would have to be revised.

  It's okay, things haven't gone in a direction he didn't want them to go.

  "Don't even think about it, otherwise I...I won't care about you anymore."

  Liu Yining added a sentence, and it was in a threatening tone. For some reason, she just didn't want Jiang Xu to have this kind of thought.

  "Alright, I won't even think about it."

  Jiang Xu deliberately raised his hands in surrender, and his appearance made Liu Yixing unable to hold back a burst of laughter.

  Jiang Xu also smiled. He was now completely certain that Liu Zhi Ning and Li Si Chen were at most just ordinary friends.

  Of course, Jiang Xu could also guess that Li Si Chen must be pursuing Liu Zhi Ning.

  Li Sicen's ambition is enormous, to the point of being terrifying, and Liu Ziyin's identity has an irresistible huge temptation for someone like Li Sicen.

  Judging from Liu Zhi Ning's reaction, Li Si Chen's efforts have apparently not been successful yet, and maybe there isn't even a little bit of progress.

  Liu Yining seemed to have thought of something and suddenly asked, "Jiang Xu, isn't Hu'an City in the Ningcheng area? I'll be going to Ningcheng next week, would you like to play host and entertain me?"

  "This is a good thing, how can Jiang Xu possibly refuse? He agreed very readily: 'No problem, just give me a call before you leave and I'll take care of the rest.'"

  "Alright then, it's settled." Liu Yining also smiled and said.

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