Heartthrob, Your Ima Chapter 289: You Don't Have to Listen to Anyone

You Changjin simply felt that the Maybach in front of him looked familiar, but after thinking for a long ti, he could not rember where he had seen it before.

It was not until Liu Jing stepped out of the car that it suddenly dawned on him. Wasn't this the luxury car belonging to Jiang Xinyi's mother?

It was exactly thirty minutes before the evening gala began. The entrance to the auditorium was particularly noisy, with students walking inside one after another, chatting and laughing. The girls were a bit more poised and elegant, but so of the boys were incredibly rowdy, roughhousing with each other off to the side.

Just as Liu Jing got out of the car, two boys suddenly sprinted past her. The sudden movent startled her, causing her to frown slightly.

Truth be told, given Liu Jing's status, she certainly would not attend a university's Christmas and New Year gala just for the sake of it. However, after listening to her daughter play Zhou Yuwen's composition yesterday, Liu Jing genuinely felt it was an excellent piano piece. Furthermore, she had heard Jiang Xinyi ntion that she would be performing on stage with Zhou Yuwen today.

No matter what, Liu Jing was determined to co and watch.

Even though Jiang Xinyi was very reluctant when she found out, saying, "It is just an ordinary student gala. Why do you have to co and join the fun?"

"How is it just joining the fun? Do you know how long it has been since I last saw you perform on stage? It would be a pity to miss such a rare opportunity," Liu Jing had replied.

Jiang Xinyi knew that no amount of arguing would change her mother's mind once a decision was made. She only hoped her mother would keep a low profile.

Liu Jing expressed her understanding. In reality, she was not very familiar with the administration at Zhou Yuwen's university. However, belonging to the upper echelons of Jinling's society, she could always find a mutual acquaintance. A simple greeting and a casual ntion that a friend's child was performing in their university's gala and the friend wished to watch was all it took.

Such a minor matter was rely a piece of cake, so it was easily arranged without any hassle.

Liu Jing stood by the car while her driver, Xiao Li, was already on the phone nearby. The university administration was arranging for soone to co out and escort her.

On the other side of the auditorium, You Changjin simply could not believe his eyes. He never expected to encounter Jiang Xinyi's mother here and hesitated over whether he should go over and say hello.

"Teacher You, we can head inside now," Chang Hao said to You Changjin upon seeing that it was their class's turn in line.

You Changjin snapped out of his daze with a soft response before saying, "Uh, well, Chang Hao, you lead our classmates inside first. I just spotted an acquaintance, so I am going to go over and say hello."

Hearing this, Chang Hao did not think anything was amiss. He nodded and led the students into the auditorium.

However, Li Qiang, who was trailing at the back of the line, had his attention captured when he saw his teacher heading toward the Maybach across the road.

In truth, Li Qiang had noticed that Maybach early on. After all, he was no longer the clueless greenhorn he had been when he first started university. Though his grades were average, his worldly knowledge had skyrocketed. Now, let alone Adidas or Nike, he could even recognize the logos of luxury brands like Gucci and Givenchy. As for cars like Maybachs and Jaguars, he was even more familiar with them.

From the mont the Maybach drove over, Li Qiang thought it looked incredibly cool!

Damn it, a man should drive a car like this!

Watching his teacher approach the elegant lady, Li Qiang could not resist gossiping with Chang Hao. "Hey, Brother Hao, does our teacher actually know wealthy older won?"

Chang Hao had not been paying much attention and was quite puzzled by the remark. "What do you an?"

"Look! Isn't he running over to that Maybach to say hello? Could our teacher secretly be a wealthy heir?" Li Qiang said with a smile.

Only then did Chang Hao notice You Changjin, who had already crossed the road. He was not particularly interested in the matter, but looking at Li Qiang's grinning face, he could not help but remark, "You are getting more impressive these days. You even recognize a Maybach."

"Hey, who are you looking down on? It's just a Maybach. Who doesn't know it!"

Over on Liu Jing's side, Xiao Li had finished his phone call. He took a bottle of mineral water from the car and handed it respectfully with both hands to the waiting Liu Jing, saying, "Principal Li said they have already sent soone over."

"Mhm," Liu Jing nodded, taking the mineral water and twisting off the cap.

"Auntie..."

At that mont, a sowhat uncertain call reached her ears.

Liu Jing turned her head in curiosity, only to find that You Changjin had appeared behind her at so point. He looked the sa as always—wearing thick, black-rimd glasses, slightly chubby, sowhat short, and dressed plainly. However, it was evident that he had hurriedly smoothed out his clothes just a mont ago.

With a single glance, Liu Jing recognized her daughter's so-called ex-boyfriend.

Of course she could recognize him. Even if they had only t once, the massive contrast of her incredibly excellent daughter suddenly choosing such a terribly ordinary man made it impossible to forget, even if she wanted to.

However, Liu Jing's reaction was extrely cold.

She simply watched as You Changjin scratched his head, an awkward smile plastered on his face. In truth, he had hesitated a lot before coming over. But he ultimately felt that since he and Jiang Xinyi had dated, it wasn't as if he didn't know Liu Jing. It would be entirely too rude not to say hello upon seeing her.

Even though he and Jiang Xinyi had broken up, basic etiquette still had to be observed.

This was about maintaining decent dignity for both n and won.

'Perhaps, if Liu Jing sees this polite and well-mannered side of , things might take a turn for the better?'

Thinking this way, You Changjin felt that he absolutely had to leave a very good impression on Liu Jing.

But before he could even display his grace.

A single sentence from Liu Jing caused the smile he had just managed to muster to freeze on his face.

"Are you calling out to ?" Liu Jing asked, feigning a look of complete bewildernt.

"?" You Changjin froze in confusion.

"Excuse , do we know each other?"

This question was perfectly polite, yet it was painfully embarrassing.

You Changjin's expression shifted wildly. The graceful deanor he had rehearsed countless tis in his head was instantly shattered to pieces by Liu Jing's words.

On second thought, however, he felt it made sense.

Jiang Xinyi's mother was an impressive figure, a noble lady from a wealthy family. She must et countless people regularly. Having only t him once, it was completely normal for her not to recognize him.

Thus, You Changjin forced another smile, desperately trying to maintain his poise. "Auntie, have you forgotten? I am You Changjin. You t

once at the cafe downstairs in the Primus Hotel..."

Liu Jing pretended to frown in deep thought for a long while. Just as she planned to continue feigning ignorance, You Changjin could no longer hold back. "I an, about Xinyi..."

"Oh, I rember now. It's you," Liu Jing said, acting as if the mory had suddenly struck her.

"Yes, Auntie." You Changjin breathed a heavy sigh of relief. As he looked at Liu Jing, his smile could not help but carry a fawning edge.

It was obvious that he was still unwilling to give up on Jiang Xinyi.

He even thought about taking the mother-in-law route, hoping to score a few more points with Liu Jing so that Jiang Xinyi might change her mind. As a result, he kept his posture incredibly humble, ingratiatingly asking Liu Jing what brought her here.

Liu Jing replied coldly, "A junior of mine is performing on stage tonight. I was invited over to watch the show."

"A junior? Is it soone from your family?" You Changjin quickly asked.

Liu Jing knew that Zhou Yuwen was You Changjin's student, but she did not point it out. Instead, she said, "Close enough."

"Then why are you waiting out here, Auntie? How about I bring you inside?"

"There is no need. Soone will be out to get

shortly."

Liu Jing coldly rejected You Changjin, but he remained relentless. He already liked Jiang Xinyi, and from his perspective, their relationship had rely been missing that final step. As long as he could appease Liu Jing right now, patching things up with Jiang Xinyi would surely be a simple matter. With that in mind, he racked his brain for any topic he could use to flatter Liu Jing.

One mont he would ask, "Auntie, have you eaten yet?"

"Auntie, are you thirsty?"

"The food at our university is quite decent."

"Auntie, are you tired? Let

go find a chair for you so you can sit down."

No matter what he said, Liu Jing's responses were consistently cold, even dealing blows to You Changjin's ego.

For instance, when You Changjin eagerly offered to go to all the trouble of finding her a chair.

Liu Jing simply replied with glacial indifference, "If I wanted to sit, why wouldn't I just sit in the car?"

This sentence caused You Changjin to scratch his head in utter embarrassnt. After rubbing his head for a good while, he continued with a wry smile, "You are right. Your car is so expensive, Auntie; it must be much more comfortable to sit inside."

"..." For a mont, Liu Jing was so taken aback by this remark that she did not know what to say.

They remained in this awkward stalemate for quite so ti. With the gala about to begin, the crowd outside the auditorium began to thin out.

Because he was performing on stage today, Zhou Yuwen had spruced himself up a bit. He had changed into a rather formal suit, though naturally, he wore a down jacket over it to brave the cold.

The Christmas and New Year period was also the busiest ti for Zhou Yuwen's company. Events needed to be organized everywhere, requiring college students for part-ti work across the city. Zhou Yuwen had been leading Jiang Xinyi and a few others to hustle all the way up until now, and they still had many accounts left to finalize.

anwhile, at the gala, Su Qing was urgently rushing him, constantly asking when he would arrive.

Zheng Yanyan also sent him ssages, telling him to hurry up and co watch her performance, adding that she had prepared a surprise for him.

Lu Lin had ntioned this to him as well over a phone call.

The situation in the Arts Departnt was that the current head, Tao Tian, had basically stopped managing its affairs. The other students had all implicitly agreed that Zheng Yanyan was the absolute shoo-in for the next departnt head. This Christmas and New Year gala's performances were entirely organized by Zheng Yanyan.

"She choreographed a dance specifically for you. If you have ti, you should co and watch," Lu Lin had said.

Seeing that the girls in his life were all saying the sa thing, Zhou Yuwen decided to show up half an hour early.

Just as he arrived at the entrance of the auditorium, he spotted that familiar Maybach.

Zhou Yuwen approached from behind. The first thing that caught his eye was Liu Jing, standing next to the Maybach, wearing a dark overcoat with her hands tucked into her pockets.

Although Liu Jing was slightly older, her posture was completely straight. Standing beside the Maybach in her high heels with her elegant swan-like neck exposed, she truly radiated an undeniable aura of sophistication.

With just a single glance from behind, Zhou Yuwen recognized this Auntie of his.

So much so that he completely overlooked You Changjin standing right next to her.

"Aunt Jing?" Zhou Yuwen greeted casually.

At that mont, Liu Jing was thoroughly annoyed by You Changjin's endless fawning and was frowning, trying to figure out how to shoo him away.

Seeing Zhou Yuwen walking over, an undisguised smile imdiately blood on her face. "Oh? Aren't you supposed to be performing, Yuwen? How co you're only arriving now?"

Zhou Yuwen smiled and said, "My performance isn't until much later. Aunt Jing, why are you here?"

By this ti, Zhou Yuwen finally noticed You Changjin, who had naturally seen him as well. However, since Zhou Yuwen was conversing with Liu Jing, he could only give You Changjin a brief nod as a greeting.

You Changjin's expression froze. He simply could not fathom how Zhou Yuwen knew Liu Jing.

He found it even more bizarre that Liu Jing was treating Zhou Yuwen with such warmth.

In fact, upon seeing Zhou Yuwen, Liu Jing directly took a couple of steps forward to get closer to him, teasingly saying, "Didn't I hear from Xinyi that a certain great talent was putting on a performance? Aunt Jing thought it would be nice to co and watch."

Hearing this, Zhou Yuwen felt a bit embarrassed. "Don't listen to Sister Xinyi's nonsense. What great talent? I am just ssing around."

Liu Jing covered her mouth and chuckled softly. "Still being modest, are we? I've listened to Xinyi play your composition, and it really is beautifully written."

Zhou Yuwen modestly denied it, insisting that Sister Xinyi was the one who was truly amazing at the piano.

Listening to Liu Jing and Zhou Yuwen effortlessly bantering back and forth, You Changjin was genuinely dumbfounded. What was this about a great talent?

And "Sister Xinyi"?

'Yuwen, haven't you always called her Teacher's Wife?'

When facing Liu Jing, You Changjin was nothing short of subservient. But Zhou Yuwen was, after all, his student. Therefore, he still had a small modicum of authority over him.

Thus, he let out a dry cough and asked, "Yuwen, do you two know each other?"

Zhou Yuwen offered an affirmative sound before answering, "We t once before when Aunt Jing ca to the company to visit Sister Xinyi."

"Oh, right. Xinyi is doing quite well working at your company, isn't she? Auntie, Yuwen is my student. He is very talented. He started his own company in his freshman year, and I was the one who introduced Xinyi to his company back then. Oh, by the way, Auntie, Yuwen also writes novels."

You Changjin constantly tried to boost his sense of presence in front of Liu Jing.

However, Liu Jing had absolutely no desire to acknowledge him. In fact, she found You Changjin to be extrely annoying. What did any of the things he was babbling about have to do with him?

Moreover, what made him think she didn't already know?

Liu Jing simply pretended not to hear him, completely ignoring You Changjin's very existence as she turned her beaming smile back to Zhou Yuwen. "How co you are by yourself? Where is your Sister Xinyi?"

"Uh, well, it's a bit busy today. Sister Xinyi said she would co over in a little while." Openly exploiting Jiang Xinyi for labor right in front of her mother made Zhou Yuwen feel a little sheepish.

"She is still busy? Shouldn't she be off work by now? Yuwen, didn't I specifically instruct you to take good care of Xinyi?" You Changjin frowned, desperate to display his protective care for Jiang Xinyi in front of Liu Jing.

Zhou Yuwen rely smiled at this. Before he could even formulate a response, You Changjin continued lecturing him, "Yuwen, you must learn to distinguish between what is urgent and what is important. Although work is essential..."

"...today is a rare, joyous occasion. Xinyi's mother has even co all this way. No matter what, you should let her co over to keep Auntie company."

"That is true. I will just give Sister Xinyi a phone call and ask her to co over."

As Zhou Yuwen spoke, he reached for his phone.

"There is no need," Liu Jing interjected, stopping him.

Without even sparing a glance at You Changjin beside her, Liu Jing looked straight at Zhou Yuwen and said, "Yuwen, rember this: you are a boss. Do not let other people influence your decisions. Although you are still a university student, your achievents are heights that certain people could never reach in their entire lifetis. So what right does he have to lecture you?"

"Xinyi is currently your employee. As for the affairs between you young people, you can discuss and arrange things yourselves. In any case, Auntie stands absolutely on your side."

Liu Jing treated Zhou Yuwen with nothing but overflowing kindness.

She even went so far as to deliberately reach out and adjust Zhou Yuwen's clothes right in front of You Changjin.