Deep Fog Kiss

On her first day back in China, Jiang Li was cheated on.

I received a call from Shen Nianchu as soon as I got off the plane. She sounded like she was about to explode with anger.

"When I was discussing a collaboration with the boss of Tianhao Media today, I heard some news: your fiancé, Tang Lin, took their company's rising star, Shu Zi, to the Lingge Club. That shameless bastard! He's about to get engaged to you and he's still flirting with a female celebrity!"

Shen Nianchu was furious and cursed again, "Shameless and shameless!"

Tang Lin is the son of a real estate tycoon in Jingzhou. He is a womanizer and a well-known playboy in the industry.

The Tang family is classified as a nouveau riche in Jingzhou, belonging to the wealthy elite circle. Despite Tang Lin's dissolute lifestyle, countless celebrities and internet personalities still aspire to marry into the Tang family.

Even knowing that the young master of the Tang family was already engaged, many young girls still rushed to pursue him.

Tang Lin accepted all comers, and scandalous news about him emerged one after another.

Lingge Club is a top-tier luxury club in Jingzhou, the preferred gathering place for the wealthy and powerful, and a den of extravagance for the sons of prominent families.

Tang Lin could take women to such frivolous places; it's obvious what they were there for.

When booking a hotel room, you should naturally look for a place with a high degree of privacy.

"Young masters all love to play."

Jiang Li, pulling her suitcase with one hand and holding her phone with the other, walked through the noisy crowd, her voice carrying a calm smile, "Let him have his fun for a few more days."

Jiang Li had always remained silent about Tang Lin's philandering. Shen Nianchu, who had known her for two years, couldn't understand why she was so open about her fiancé's infidelity.

She didn't understand why Jiang Li, who was so beautiful and outstanding and had many suitors at prestigious foreign universities, would choose to get engaged to someone like Tang Lin, thus benefiting that toad.

Seeing that Jiang Li was unmoved, she changed the subject, "By the way, I heard that Luo Hui, the boss of Shile Media who just bought our script, is also at Lingge Club today."

"Really?" Jiang Li asked casually, "Did you spend a fortune to come to a place like this?"

"Of course, he's raising funds tonight and invited the CEO of Tianze Capital."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Li's hand gripping her phone tightened suddenly, her steps faltering slightly as she weaved through the crowd, and her breath caught in her throat for a brief two seconds.

The name "Tianze Capital" carries significant weight; it is a renowned financial investment bank in China and a pinnacle of the financial world.

The CEO of Tianze Capital is surnamed Gu—Gu Zhishen, the second young master of the Gu family, a top-tier wealthy family in Jingzhou.

Even a brief glance at that name could send a shiver down Jiang Li's spine.

The voice on the phone continued, "People in the industry say he's been currying favor with them for three months to finally get a hold of that influential figure in the investment world. If we can successfully secure investment, our studio will rise in value, won't it?

A year ago, Jiang Li was still studying abroad and hadn't graduated when her senior from the same school, Shen Nianchu, invited her to partner with her to establish Echo Studio, specializing in scriptwriting.

For the past year or so, she has been mainly responsible for scripts while abroad, and Shen Nianchu has been in charge of all the big and small matters of the company.

The studio's profits have been low these past few months, and they're struggling financially. Jiang Li understands the pressure Shen Nianchu is under.

Pulling herself back to reality, Jiang Li walked forward in her high heels, "I hope he succeeds."

She had experienced firsthand how picky, demanding, and difficult that important person was.

"Hey, you've gotten off the plane?" Shen Nianchu finally realized, listening to the noisy sounds on the other end of the phone. "Shall I come pick you up?"

"No need, Sister Nianchu." Jiang Li hailed a taxi. "I've got a ride."

Over the phone, Shen Nianchu overheard her giving the driver the address and asked in surprise, "You're going to the Lingge Club?"

Jiang Li sat in the back seat, tucked her long hair behind her ear, looked out the window at the familiar yet slightly unfamiliar scenery, and smiled, "Let's catch them cheating."

......

The Lingge Club, a top-tier luxury club, operates on a membership system, with membership fees starting at five million.

In places like this, a single night's spending can reach hundreds of millions or even millions; it's not a territory that ordinary people can set foot in.

Jiang Li entered smoothly, gave a membership card number, and ignoring the waiter's surprised look, strode inside in her high heels.

She glanced at the room number that popped up on her phone, smiled slightly, and made her way to the private room on the tenth floor without any trouble.

The floors above that are the territory of the top princelings in the industry, which is beyond Tang Lin's reach.

As soon as I arrived at the door of the private room, the sounds of laughter and chatter inside drifted out through the half-open door.

There were quite a few people.

Jiang Li was about to push the door open when she heard a conversation that seemed to be about her, and her hand, which was hanging in mid-air, stopped.

"Young Master Tang, isn't your fiancée returning to the country today? Why aren't you going to pick her up?"

"Don't even mention that I asked our Young Master Tang to go in person; he didn't even send a driver."

"Who does she think she is that I need to pick her up?" Tang Lin's voice was disdainful. "If it weren't for her uncle doing all the work for my father, she wouldn't even be qualified to enter the Tang family's gate."

"Exactly. I heard she has no parents, and the Xiang family only took her in a couple of years ago. Now they're immediately trying to marry her off to the Tang family. Isn't that obviously an attempt to climb the social ladder?"

Someone quickly chimed in, "Women without family backing them up are the easiest to control. You can make them do whatever you want, and they won't give you a second thought."

"Who says otherwise? Our young master Tang has cheated on her countless times. If it were any other heiress, she would have come back from abroad long ago. But she's like a turtle, hiding overseas and not saying a word."

"Hey, hey, hey—" a soft, sweet voice rang out, "Hey you guys, isn't it inappropriate to talk about girls like that?"

"What's wrong with her? She can't even compare to a single strand of your hair." Tang Lin lowered his head and kissed Shu Zi, then pinched her waist and made her sit on his lap, asking in a low voice with a smile, "Don't you want to marry me and become the young mistress of the Tang family?"

"I don't want to," Shu Zi said softly, lightly tapping Tang Lin's chest with one hand. "Marriage is so boring."

These words aroused the man's desire to conquer, and he embraced Shu Zi and kissed her.

"Clap clap clap!"

The door to the private room was pushed open, and a crisp clapping sound rang out, accompanied by the sound of high heels slowly entering.

Everyone was stunned when they saw Jiang Li.

The woman who came in was excessively beautiful.

The two, who had been passionately kissing, quickly separated like conjoined twins.

Tang Lin was also somewhat surprised when he saw her.

"Ginger pear?"

The woman in front of him had features that matched the photos he had seen, but she was a hundred times more beautiful.

He had only seen photos of this marriage prospective bride, but now that she was standing in front of him in person—her skin was snow-white, her legs were long, slender and straight, and her oval face was lightly made up, making her even more stunning than in the photos. Even the young actress Shu Zi next to her paled in comparison.

"Wow, this is so exciting!"

Jiang Li's eyes were light-colored, and her smile was just like her name, with two small dimples at the corners of her lips. "My fiancé is having an affair."

The private room fell silent.

If word gets out that they're having an affair, it will bring great shame to the Tang family.

Tang Lin quickly stood up from the sofa, his face cold. "When did you get here?"

"Unfortunately, before you were discussing me," Jiang Li said with a smile, her bright almond-shaped eyes crinkling as she waved her phone. "And coincidentally, you took pictures of them all."

Tang Lin's face immediately darkened.

Jiang Li smiled and said, "Young Master Tang, would you choose to annul the engagement or be publicly executed?"

Tang Lin gritted his teeth, seemingly unable to believe it, "You want to break off the engagement?"

Xiang Yaojie, like a devoted sycophant, eagerly wanted to get engaged to the Tang family, but Jiang Li actually wanted to break off the engagement?

"Playing hard to get?" he scoffed. "Trying to threaten me into only touching you?"

His gaze swept over Jiang Li's pretty face, her heaving chest, and then her slender waist.

With that figure, she must be a real stunner in bed.

"It's not impossible," he said generously. "If you're obedient and serve me well, I might consider it—"

Before he could finish speaking, a glass of brown alcohol was poured over his face.

"Jiang Li!" Tang Lin roared after a brief moment of astonishment, clearly furious.

The wine glass was turned upside down on the table, making a crisp clinking sound.

Jiang Li smiled sweetly, "My fiancé is a stud, that's beneath him."

She raised an eyebrow and brandished her phone, the threat clear.

As she turned around, she heard the sound of a wine glass shattering on the ground behind her.

As she walked out of the private room, she texted as she went, wearing high heels.

[Mission complete. I'll transfer the payment to you. I'll also help you get the lead role in the next script.]

Immediately, a text message popped up.

Shu Zi: [Thank you, Sister Xie! Tang Lin got really angry, I need to find an excuse to slip away.]

Jiang Li looked down at the text message and smiled.

If the Tang family still wants to climb higher, they won't allow this kind of news to leak out. It's no wonder Tang Lin is furious.

She couldn't call off the marriage; she could only ask Tang Lin to do so voluntarily.

Just as I was about to put my phone away, a pair of long, straight legs came into view.

Before she could stop, she plunged headfirst into the other person's chest, crashing into him.

She quickly jumped away, and the familiar scent of cool wood wafted into her nose, stimulating every pore of her skin.

Jiang Li was stunned. Her heartbeat stopped for a second, and her blood froze instantly.

Her earlier arrogance was completely gone; she didn't dare to look up.

The burning sensation on her forehead just now felt like hundreds of ants gnawing at her heart.

She stepped on his firm, well-defined pectoral muscles.

The feel of it is still unforgettable.

In her line of sight, there were those incredibly long legs encased in black trousers; she had sat on them before.

She was like a fish about to die of thirst, inhaling every unique scent of him, wishing she could tear him apart and devour him, her infatuation with him driving her mad.

Those long legs only paused for two seconds before casually passing by her and striding forward.

"Mr. Gu, do you know him?"

A strange male voice asked.

Then the man's cool and languid voice floated in Jiang Li's ear.

"I don't know him."