Chapter 795
This friend is definitely on my side.
Upon hearing Jiang Yueran's words, driver Lao Li quickly pulled her aside and whispered to her, "Miss Jiang, why are you dressed like this today? It's not appropriate!"
Jiang Yueran said in a low voice, "There's nothing good or bad about it. There's nothing for you to do here, so you should get out of here!"
After saying that, he pushed the driver, Lao Li, out of the private room.
Since Jiang Yueran had given the instructions, he, as the driver, naturally didn't have much right to interfere, so he obediently went out and closed the door of the private room.
However, Xu Bo'an had overheard their conversation clearly. He then realized that Miss Jiang Yueran was not usually dressed like this. It seemed that he had not misjudged her; she was indeed a wealthy heiress. As for why she was dressed like this today, Xu Bo'an had no idea.
After Jiang Yueran saw the driver off, she sat down opposite Xu Bo'an, poured herself a full glass of wine, and then went straight to the point, saying to Xu Bo'an, "I sincerely apologize for my rudeness to you last time. You reminded me not to take any water transportation for the next month, and luckily I listened to your advice, otherwise I wouldn't be here today. This glass of wine is to express my apology to you!"
Last time, Xu Bo'an reminded Jiang Yueran not to take any water transportation within a month, otherwise her life would be in danger. After hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Jiang Yueran felt that Xu Bo'an was cursing her in a superstitious way. She immediately got angry and left Xu Bo'an alone. As a result, Xu Bo'an ended up paying for the tea.
After Jiang Yueran left Dongjiang and returned to Suxing, around the eighteenth day, she planned to invite her good friends to a small dinner party on her private speedboat.
Suddenly remembering Xu Bo'an's warning not to use water transportation for the next month, Jiang Yueran calculated the days and realized that it had been less than a month since Xu Bo'an last reminded her.
Although Jiang Yueran didn't believe Xu Bo'an's rambling words at all, she thought again that she was the one who suggested holding the party, and if something went wrong, she would definitely be implicated, and there might even be more serious consequences.
Moreover, the banquet was attended by his best friends, including several of Su Xing's daughters and young masters. If anything were to happen to them, not only would he suffer, but those families would not let the Jiang family off easily either. In that case, he might even drag the entire Jiang family down with him.
Jiang Yueran became increasingly frightened, so, adhering to the principle of being better off safe than sorry, she changed the location of the banquet at the last minute and booked it at a high-end hotel.
Unexpectedly, the next day Jiang Yueran received news that her private speedboat had sunk into the sea overnight.
Afterwards, Jiang Yueran felt a wave of fear. If she had insisted on holding the banquet on her private speedboat, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Fortunately, she remembered Xu Bo'an's reminder and decided to change the venue in case of any unforeseen circumstances. This time, she was able to avoid disaster entirely because of Xu Bo'an's advice, so Jiang Yueran was sincerely grateful to Xu Bo'an.
This private speedboat was a birthday gift from her grandfather when Jiang Yueran turned twenty. It was a custom-made model that cost several million yuan. Over the years, while she was studying abroad, the speedboat was always in good condition. How could it suddenly sink to the bottom of the sea not long after she returned to China, especially the day after her banquet? Someone must have done this on purpose.
However, having invited so many people to her dinner party, Jiang Yueran had no idea whether the person who did this deliberately wanted her life or the life of one of the people she had invited.
Of course, we cannot rule out another possibility: that his private speedboat sank into the sea on the very day he was hosting his dinner party because of a problem with some part of it.
However, Jiang Yueran felt that the latter was less likely, because the speedboat that her grandfather gave her cost a lot of money, and its quality was guaranteed. It shouldn't have quality problems in just five or six years.
But whatever the reason that caused her private speedboat to sink into the sea, Jiang Yueran was determined to find out.
If the problem stems from a quality issue with the speedboat, given its considerable value and the fact that no one's money grows on trees, then Jiang Yueran has the right to seek compensation from the manufacturer.
If someone had secretly sabotaged the boat, Jiang Yueran would definitely find out who it was. After all, the people on the speedboat were her best friends and no matter who the culprit was targeting, Jiang Yueran would stand up for herself and her friends.
After receiving news that the speedboat had sunk into the sea, Jiang Yueran quickly contacted the manufacturer and relevant personnel to salvage it.
Fortunately, the speedboat that Grandpa gave him was a high-end model with watertight compartments. Even if some compartments were flooded, it could still maintain a certain buoyancy, which delayed the sinking time. As a result, the speedboat did not sink too deep into the sea, and the salvage team retrieved it from the water that afternoon.
After being salvaged, professional inspection revealed that the speedboat was indeed sunk due to human damage. However, for watercraft like speedboats, it is extremely difficult to collect strong evidence, and catching the perpetrators is even more challenging.
So after several days of searching, there were still no clues. The person who could cause such damage to the yacht could not be an ordinary person, making the investigation even more difficult.
Because law enforcement agencies have many cases to handle every day, they can't just focus on the progress of one case. They had no choice but to slow down the investigation and told Jiang Yueran to be extra careful and contact the relevant departments immediately if she discovered any activity.
Jiang Yueran heard about the difficulties the relevant departments faced in handling the case, and that it would be difficult to find the saboteurs behind it in the short term.
No sooner had the matter been put aside than Jiang Yueran came to Dongjiang to personally thank Xu Bo'an for saving her life. After such a serious incident, her family was very worried about Jiang Yueran's situation and didn't want her to leave the house, especially not to go to Dongjiang, fearing she might encounter further danger.
However, Jiang Yueran felt that if someone wanted to harm her, they wouldn't be able to do so during this time, because if it happened too soon, that person would definitely worry about alerting them.
After Jiang Yueran explained the situation to her family, they agreed to let her go to Dongjiang, but out of concern, they arranged for Lao Li, the family's most reliable driver, to accompany her.
Old Li's role this time is not only that of a driver, but also that of protecting Jiang Yueran's safety.
So driver Lao Li was very worried when he saw Jiang Yueran's attire. What if Xu Bo'an wasn't a good person and had some other intentions towards Miss Jiang Yueran? How could he protect her?
Out of concern for Miss Jiang Yueran, driver Lao Li booked another private room next to the one where Xu Bo'an and Jiang Yueran were, so that he could keep an eye on Miss Jiang Yueran's actions at all times and be there whenever his young lady needed him.
Meanwhile, in the private room where Jiang Yueran and Xu Bo'an were, Jiang Yueran toasted Xu Bo'an three times in a row out of gratitude, and now she was feeling a little dizzy.
At the dinner party, Xu Bo'an wasn't the type to force others to drink, especially not a girl. He would never do something so unethical. Seeing that Jiang Yueran had drunk a bit too much, he said to her, "I appreciate your sincerity. It's not good to drink too much at once. The reason I kindly reminded you last time was firstly because you bought my clothes from Paipai, and secondly because you didn't seem like a bad person. So I just wanted to kindly remind you, after all, saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda!"
Hearing Xu Bo'an's words, and remembering that she still had things to discuss with him, Jiang Yueran put down her wine glass when she realized that drinking too much at once could delay important matters.
Then he said to Xu Bo'an, "When you reminded me last time, I thought you were just a charlatan spouting nonsense. But after this real event, I really believe you and admire you from the bottom of my heart. I'm very curious about this. Do you have that legendary ability to predict the future?"
Xu Bo'an possesses the ability to perform divination using the Fude Divination Classic, but he can't reveal this to others. If he did, wouldn't people be coming to him for divination every day? Wouldn't he become a professional fortune teller?
It is said that "heavenly secrets should not be revealed." If he were to become a fortune teller and reveal too many heavenly secrets, he would surely suffer a backlash. Therefore, even though Xu Bo'an used the Fude Divination Scripture, he would never become a professional fortune teller. He would only use it occasionally when necessary or when he met someone with whom he had a predestined connection.
Xu Bo'an looked at Jiang Yueran with a curious expression and said to her, "Your ability to predict the future is a bit too fantastical! My ability only works when the time and the person are right, and I can't predict things all the time! It's not as mysterious as you make it out to be!"
Jiang Yueran said very seriously, "Mr. Xu, you don't know, I never believed in these things before, and even rejected them. I felt that fate was in my own hands. But after this incident, my view has completely changed. I now believe that a person's fate is not only in their own hands, but also involves many other factors."
It's like when I met you last time. If it weren't for your reminder, I probably wouldn't be in this world anymore. But I just happened to run into you and received your kind reminder, which saved me from disaster. It's really quite a mysterious thing!"
Xu Bo'an agreed with Jiang Yueran's explanation. The bonsai world he had unexpectedly obtained was a good example. The world is so big and there are so many people, so why did the bonsai world fall into his hands? Thinking about it, it was indeed quite wonderful.
Thinking of this, Xu Bo'an smiled and said, "Yes, the world is full of wonders. While we firmly grasp our destiny in our own hands, we must also have a sense of awe for other unknown things!"
Jiang Yueran nodded in agreement upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, then raised her glass to Xu Bo'an and said, "Mr. Xu, you are absolutely right. Getting to know you has given me a new perspective on the world. Thank you for the meeting, and I hope we can become good friends in the future!"
Seeing Jiang Yueran pick up the large wine glass again, Xu Bo'an couldn't help but think that this girl was truly a sentimental person. Xu Bo'an kindly reminded her, "There are only the two of us here, so drinking from a small wine glass can also express our feelings!"
Jiang Yueran felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words. She had attended some drinking parties before, but for some reason, most of the men there would try to get the women to drink.
Now, there are only Xu Bo'an and her in the private room. In fact, Xu Bo'an could have easily drunk more alcohol, but not only did he not do so, he also advised her to drink less. This made Jiang Yueran's goodwill towards Xu Bo'an soar, and she felt that Xu Bo'an was definitely a gentleman. Just because of this, Jiang Yueran completely let down her guard against Xu Bo'an.
Regardless of Xu Bo'an's attitude towards her, Jiang Yueran was determined to be his friend.
Jiang Yueran said, "Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Xu, but I'm in a very good mood today and just wanted to drink a little more. Please forgive me!"
Xu Bo'an figured he had some hangover remedy anyway, so he could just give her some to help her sober up if she drank too much. Then he smiled and nodded to Jiang Yueran, saying, "Okay, let's toast!"
After finishing her drink, Jiang Yueran brought up her business and said to Xu Bo'an, "Mr. Xu, I came to see you not only to thank you for wanting to be your friend, but also to order a batch of clothes made of heavy crepe mulberry silk. Do you still have any in stock?"
Zhang Wenzhong's wife had already ordered a batch of clothes from him last time. The silkworms of the Cuigu tribe had only recently recovered, so they probably wouldn't be producing as much silk to make cloth for the time being.
Thinking of this, Xu Bo'an said to Jiang Yueran, "I'm really sorry, a friend of mine just ordered a batch from me a while ago. If you want to order, it will probably take a while. After all, high-end fabrics like this take a lot of time from silkworms spinning silk to making the cloth and finally making the clothes. If you're not in a hurry, you can wait for a while. If you need it urgently, then I can only apologize!"
Upon hearing Xu Bo'an's words, Jiang Yueran realized that if she hadn't misunderstood and pre-ordered the clothes last time, she probably would have received the custom-made garments this time in Dongjiang. Unfortunately, she hadn't appreciated his kindness and hadn't been considerate enough! (End of Chapter)