232: Female Supporting Character - 1 (Bonus Chapter)

The car drove smoothly into the underground parking lot of the Westin Hotel.

Lin Wanxing looked at the exquisite decor outside the window. The brief sense of security she had felt from Jiang Ye's "CEO persona" was quickly dissipated by the reality of financial pressure.

This S480 cost four thousand a day to rent. He had rented it for three days, so twelve thousand was already gone.

Looking at the hotel's grade, the most basic room would cost at least five or six hundred a night. Opening three rooms would be nearly two thousand a day.

Adding in food, sightseeing... the more she thought about it, the more her head hurt, so she simply stopped calculating.

Even if she wanted to pay this money back, given her current situation, she probably wouldn't be able to for a long time.

After parking the car, the group dragged their luggage toward the hotel lobby.

Zhao Yumei looked around as she walked, nodding inwardly with great satisfaction.

Look at this grandeur, this environment!

In the past, when that wretched girl picked her up, they always stayed in places like Super 8 or Hanting, which couldn't compare to this at all!

It should have been like this long ago!

What was the use of a young girl working for that measly salary?

She had such a beautiful face for nothing; she should have wised up and found a rich man long ago. She had suffered for so many years in vain, and the family hadn't even benefited from her.

As the group walked into the hotel lobby, a pretty girl wearing a business suit and skirt approached them from the side.

She walked quickly to Jiang Ye's side and bowed respectfully: "President Jiang, you're here."

Lin Wanxing looked at the girl in front of her and was momentarily stunned: "Xiao Su?"

Su Ning acted as if she had just seen her, maintaining a professional smile as she bowed slightly again: "Miss Lin, hello."

Lin Wanxing: "???"

"Secretary Su?"

Jiang Ye gave a faint "mm," his tone calm and rippleless: "What is it?"

"President Jiang, the representative from Anger Company has arrived. Do you..."

"Tell them to wait. I don't have time these next few days."

"Understood, President Jiang."

Su Ning responded, but a trace of hesitation appeared on her face as if she were holding something back.

Jiang Ye glanced at her and frowned slightly. "If there's something, say it. You could have just messaged me about this kind of schedule. Since you came here personally, is there something else?"

Su Ning looked at Lin Wanxing with "difficulty," then glanced at the three people nearby who were listening intently, and lowered her voice slightly:

"President Jiang, perhaps... we could speak in private?"

"If there's something, just say it."

Jiang Ye's frown deepened, his tone carrying a hint of displeasure. "Why are you being so secretive? There are no outsiders here."

"President Jiang, it's..."

Su Ning looked like she had no choice and could only bite the bullet and speak: "It's Miss Ye. She's here and is waiting for you upstairs right now."

Jiang Ye's expression visibly froze: "Ye Qinghan?! What is she doing here?"

"...?"

Lin Wanxing opened her mouth. Hearing this unfamiliar name, an ominous feeling inexplicably rose in her heart. "Um... this Ye Qinghan wouldn't happen to be...?"

"..."

A "bitter" smile appeared on Jiang Ye's face. He reached out and gently patted the back of her hand, his tone gentle but unable to hide a trace of loneliness:

"Wanxing, it's fine. It's all in the past. You don't need to worry about her."

After saying that, he shook his head with a wry smile, as if trying to shake off some unpleasant memory, and started walking toward the front desk.

"Ahem..."

Next to him, Su Ning coughed lightly and cautiously tugged at Jiang Ye's sleeve.

"...?"

Jiang Ye's footsteps paused, a flash of confusion crossing his face.

Wasn't the script supposed to go to the front desk now? Why was there an extra scene?

Su Ning scratched her head, looking a bit silly, and added in a low voice:

"President Jiang, one more thing... the representative from Anger Company specifically emphasized that in that 20-million-dollar contract, 12 million is a temporary credit limit. It was specially approved because of our group's good credit. They warned... it shouldn't be used recklessly!"

Three black lines instantly appeared over Jiang Ye's head.

Lin Wanxing was even more speechless, holding her forehead as she nearly choked on her breath.

She was talking about that credit card, wasn't she? It had to be!

Jiang Ye gave Su Ning an annoyed glare, but since the "audience" was present, he could only play along:

"Fine, fine, I get it! If there's a problem with the contract, I'll pay them back double. Is that enough?"

Su Ning immediately beamed and gave a thumbs up: "President Jiang is so generous!"

After saying that, she trotted to the front desk and efficiently helped everyone check in, looking every bit the professional secretary.

Zhao Yumei squinted, her gaze scanning back and forth between Su Ning's slender figure and Jiang Ye, her frown deepening.

With such a beautiful and young secretary by his side every day, how could there not be something going on?

And then there was that woman named "Ye Qinghan" upstairs. Judging by his reaction just now, their relationship was definitely not simple; they might really be involved!

Ye Qinghan... based on her experience watching so many short dramas, just hearing that name told her she was definitely not someone to be trifled with!

She had to make that wretched girl hurry up and tie Jiang Ye down. She couldn't let someone else steal him away and let this "golden catch" of a son-in-law fly away!

Soon, Su Ning finished the procedures, having booked three executive king rooms.

Sun Na and Lin Haoxuan naturally shared one, Zhao Yumei had one to herself, while Jiang Ye and Lin Wanxing were assigned to one together.

Lin Wanxing didn't mind this arrangement too much, planning to settle her family first and then secretly open another room for herself later.

The group took the elevator straight to the 26th floor.

The elevator doors opened with a "ding," and the sight before her made Lin Wanxing want to disappear on the spot again.

A tall woman was standing quietly in the elevator lobby.

She was wearing a high-quality Chanel-style suit with no visible logos. Her face wore a complex expression of sorrow, resentment, and a hint of pride, and her eyes were fixed directly on Jiang Ye inside the elevator.

Lin Wanxing looked at Ye Cheng, who was completely different from her usual brisk self and exuded a cold aura of "I have a story to tell," and closed her eyes in pain.

It was over, here it came again... Even though they all lived together, why were the three of them able to coordinate their scripts in secret, while she, the nominal "female lead," was left in the dark like an outsider?