No matter how insensitive Jiang Baiwan was at times, she could still feel the faint crackling electric current between the two men. She was in the center of the storm, and wanted to shrink her head and pretend to be a quail, but the two men didn’t intend to let her go.
“Boss Jiang, what’s your opinion?” Luo Xiao inclined his head to look at her, his pair of beautiful eyes unblinking. “Aren’t we just getting along quite happily?”
Jiang Baiwan instantly felt Ji Chen’s gaze become colder. She took a small step back with a dry smile. “T-this…… everything has two sides. We have to use a dialectical method to look at things, right?
With that, she picked up the phone and stuffed it into her pocket. “Alright, alright, I’m about to close the shop too. You two should hurry up and get out.”
Luo Xiao responed and Ji Chen was also surprisingly obedient. They wanted to help, but was ruthlessly rejected by Jiang Baiwan. Both men walked out the door while Jiang Baiwan quickly began to close the shop, inwardly shouting—— Why am I feeling guilty?! I didn’t do anything wrong!
Ji Chen stood outside, not bothering to look at Luo Xiao who was beside him. His eyes kept falling on Jiang Baiwan inside the shop. On the other hand, Luo Xiao blatantly surveyed Ji Chen with a provocative look in his eyes.
When Jiang Baiwan came out, he saw two blockheads standing at the door. The corners of her mouth couldn’t help twitching. In the end, she went up to the two of them bravely and said, “Uh…… See you later then?
“I’ll give you a ride.” The two men said in unison.
Jiang Baiwan didn’t hesitate and refused both of them at the same time. “No need, my house is nearby. You can each go back to your own home.”
After speaking, Jiang Baiwan, afraid that Luo Xiao and Ji Chen would get entangled further, quickly got on her little e-bike and slipped away. Ji Chen looked at Jiang Baiwan’s back with some helplessness and sighed lowly.
“Then I’ll take my leave too.” Luo Xiao’s voice came from the side. “Mr. Ji, I actually know you, but……”
Ji Chen looked over at Luo Xiao with a somewhat cold expression on his face. However, Luo Xiao didn’t finish the rest of his words. He just made a slightly exaggerated farewell gesture to Ji Chen and then walked to the other side of the street.
Ji Chen’s eyes were heavy as he watched the direction in which Luo Xiao disappeared. He slowly furrowed his brows—— Who was this man named Luo Xiao?
After Jiang Baiwan had returned home and washed up, she was finally able to lie down on the big bed. She was playing with her phone for a while when a friend request popped up on WeChat.
Who? Jiang Baiwan opened the prompt with some doubts, only to see a person with a Snoopy avatar and a ‘gaming friend’ note written.
Gaming friend? Jiang Baiwan bit her lip and thought for a while. However, she couldn’t place exactly who it was, so she didn’t accept the request. She held her phone and resumed playing. When she was feeling drowsy, she suddenly remembered—— Wait a moment, gaming friend……? Could it be Luo Xiao?
Jiang Baiwan clicked back to the WeChat interface and approved the other person’s friend request. The person on the other side seemed to still be awake. After Jiang Baiwan approved the friend request, he immediately sent a request to connect—— xxx invites you to team up and play together.
Jiang Baiwan: “……” It really was Luo Xiao.
She modified Luo Xiao’s remarks and joined the game without saying a word. Although she and Luo Xiao scorned each other for half the night, Luo Xiao was indeed a big shot, and it’s absolutely no problem to take her to win without doing anything.
But had Luo Xiao ever come to eat Malatang before? The business was so good that she couldn’t remember everything about it.
———
After Ji Chen returned home, it was already late at night. The house was pitched dark and there were no lights on. Even the servants and the butler had already returned to their rooms to rest.
Ji Chen slowly walked past the living room and just as he was about to go upstairs, a woman’s voice suddenly sounded, “You’re back?”
Ji Chen frowned as he took a few steps to the wall and turned on one of the lights in the living room. With the coming of the light, he saw Ji Ying, who was wearing a light blue suit, sitting on the sofa with crossed legs. She was propping up her chin at the moment with her head tilted as she looked at Ji Chen, her expression seemingly smiling.
“……I’m back……” Ji Chen nodded to Ji Ying, his tone light, “I’ll go back to my room first.”
“Hold on.”Ji Ying called him, not intending to let Ji Chen off easily. “Come and sit down. Have a talk with me. It seems like it’s been a long time since us siblings had sat down and chatted.”
Ji Chen stood in place without moving, looking somewhat helpless. “What do you want, Sis?”
Ji Ying hummed lightly but didn’t answer his question right away. Instead, she pointed to the seat opposite her. Ji Chen had no choice but to walk to the middle of the living room and sit on the sofa.
“Nothing really, I just have some questions I want to ask you.” Ji Ying took out a lady’s cigarette case from her pocket and pulled out a stick. “Can I smoke?”
Ji Chen flatly refused, “No.”
Ji Ying glanced at him reproachfully. “So insensitive, how will you please other girls?” However, Ji Ying put the cigarette back quietly. She took a deep breath and asked Ji Chen, “Why are you and Jiang Baiwan…… getting involved again?”
Even though Ji Ying was in the Gu’s house at that time, she knew all the news about her family. Obviously, Ji Chen and Jiang Baiwan had broken off their engagement back then, but now Ji Chen looks…… more like he’s the one who couldn’t forget.
“Sis, this has nothing to do with you.” Ji Chen’s jaw clenched and his tone went cold. “Don’t ask too much.”
Ji Ying’s eyes widened slightly, seemingly not expecting Ji Chen to react so strongly. “I’m just casually asking. After coming into contact with her these past few days, I think Jiang Baiwan isn’t bad. If you really want to, Sister can help you……”
Ji Chen interrupted Ji Ying’s words. “No need, Sister. There’s no need.”
“I’m just a little ashamed towards her.” Ji Chen said calmly, “Don’t do unnecessary things, Sister.” After that, Ji Chen stood up, no longer intending to say anything more to Ji Ying, and went straight upstairs.
Ji Ying couldn’t help but muttered, “It won’t be easy chasing that little girl like this……” Keep being stubborn. You’ll know you’re in a rush when the poacher shows up one day.
———
“Achoo!” Luo Xiao sneezed suddenly. “Why do I feel like someone is badmouthing me behind my back?”
Jiang Baiwan looked at him mockingly. “Badmouthing you? That should be the teammate you killed in the game that’s scolding you. Maybe you’ll be banned soon!”
Luo Xiao pshawed a few times. “Jiang Baiwan, you’ll easily lose me with this attitude, do you know that?”
Ever since that night when Luo Xiao and Jiang Baiwan played games together for a long time, the two quickly built up a deep revolutionary friendship. From time to time, Luo Xiao would also run to Jiang Baiwan’s shop to eat Malatang and played a few games with her. After a long time, even chef Wei Dao knew Luo Xiao.
Looking at Jiang Baiwan, who was talking happily with Luo Xiao outside, Wei Dao couldn’t help but sigh for Ji Chen whilst in the kitchen—— It’s over, it’s over. Judging from this Luo Xiao’s appearance, he’s afraid he would become Ji Chen’s formidable enemy.
Jiang Baiwan had no idea of Wei Dao’s mental process. She was scrolling through Weibo with great interest. “Hey, have you seen the news that Gu Dongcheng was kicked out of the Gu family? Do you think it’s true or not?”
“It’s true.” Luo Xiao blinked surreptitiously at Jiang Baiwan. “Us venture capitalists always have a special source of information. You can trust this news.”
Jiang Baiwan couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air. “Isn’t this too fast……? The Gu family fell too fast, right? How long has it been since they lost the company and all their shares? Gu Dongcheng has also gone from being a towering president to someone like…… a homeless cur.”
When Luo Xiao heard this, he didn’t sigh like Jiang Baiwan. He just said, “The business world is like a battlefield. Some people will lose everything if they are careless. They can be alienated and there’re also people bearing no goodwill. This Mr. Gu encountered all of this. No one dares to cooperate with him and everyone wants to take a piece of the pie, so of course, the Gu family will fall fast.”
Hearing this, Jiang Baiwan couldn’t help but ponder for a moment. “I once met Gu Dongcheng. Obviously, this person likes to put on airs, but why does he do things so dog-like?”
Luo Xiao looked at her with a sly expression on his face. “I have a rumor here, pretty accurate. Do you want to hear it?”
Jiang Baiwan repeatedly nodded. Luo Xiao put the phone aside, leaned closer to Jiang Baiwan, and whispered in a low voice, “The reason why Gu Dongcheng is this way is because he once liked a girl when he was young, but as a result, that girl mercilessly rejected him.”
“What you can get is always stirring. The wife he married can’t compare to the girl who refused him.” Luo Xiao shook his head. “It’s normal for the eldest lady of the Ji family to retaliate against him.”
Jiang Baiwan did not expect that there’s actually such a story in the core of it. She scratched the back of her head. “What kind of beauty would that have to be for Gu Dongcheng to be obsessed for so many years?”
Luo Xiao smiled cheekily. “Do you want to know? Come on, call me Dad and I’ll tell you.”
“Dad!” Jiang Baiwan didn’t even hesitate or pause at all. On the contrary, Luo Xiao was taken aback. He stared at Jiang Baiwan for a while, his face full of disbelief. “……This is the first time I’ve seen a woman like you.”
Jiang Baiwan gave him a push. “Hurry up and say it. Stop the suspense. Who is it?”
“Okay, okay, okay.” Luo Xiao nodded repeatedly. “You should know each other, right? Didn’t you record a show with her before? She’s that Chu Yunhan’s girlfriend, Shui Lan’er.”
No matter how insensitive Jiang Baiwan was at times, she could still feel the faint crackling electric current between the two men. She was in the center of the storm, and wanted to shrink her head and pretend to be a quail, but the two men didn’t intend to let her go.
“Boss Jiang, what’s your opinion?” Luo Xiao inclined his head to look at her, his pair of beautiful eyes unblinking. “Aren’t we just getting along quite happily?”
Jiang Baiwan instantly felt Ji Chen’s gaze become colder. She took a small step back with a dry smile. “T-this…… everything has two sides. We have to use a dialectical method to look at things, right?
With that, she picked up the phone and stuffed it into her pocket. “Alright, alright, I’m about to close the shop too. You two should hurry up and get out.”
Luo Xiao responed and Ji Chen was also surprisingly obedient. They wanted to help, but was ruthlessly rejected by Jiang Baiwan. Both men walked out the door while Jiang Baiwan quickly began to close the shop, inwardly shouting—— Why am I feeling guilty?! I didn’t do anything wrong!
Ji Chen stood outside, not bothering to look at Luo Xiao who was beside him. His eyes kept falling on Jiang Baiwan inside the shop. On the other hand, Luo Xiao blatantly surveyed Ji Chen with a provocative look in his eyes.
When Jiang Baiwan came out, he saw two blockheads standing at the door. The corners of her mouth couldn’t help twitching. In the end, she went up to the two of them bravely and said, “Uh…… See you later then?
“I’ll give you a ride.” The two men said in unison.
Jiang Baiwan didn’t hesitate and refused both of them at the same time. “No need, my house is nearby. You can each go back to your own home.”
After speaking, Jiang Baiwan, afraid that Luo Xiao and Ji Chen would get entangled further, quickly got on her little e-bike and slipped away. Ji Chen looked at Jiang Baiwan’s back with some helplessness and sighed lowly.
“Then I’ll take my leave too.” Luo Xiao’s voice came from the side. “Mr. Ji, I actually know you, but……”
Ji Chen looked over at Luo Xiao with a somewhat cold expression on his face. However, Luo Xiao didn’t finish the rest of his words. He just made a slightly exaggerated farewell gesture to Ji Chen and then walked to the other side of the street.
Ji Chen’s eyes were heavy as he watched the direction in which Luo Xiao disappeared. He slowly furrowed his brows—— Who was this man named Luo Xiao?
After Jiang Baiwan had returned home and washed up, she was finally able to lie down on the big bed. She was playing with her phone for a while when a friend request popped up on WeChat.
Who? Jiang Baiwan opened the prompt with some doubts, only to see a person with a Snoopy avatar and a ‘gaming friend’ note written.
Gaming friend? Jiang Baiwan bit her lip and thought for a while. However, she couldn’t place exactly who it was, so she didn’t accept the request. She held her phone and resumed playing. When she was feeling drowsy, she suddenly remembered—— Wait a moment, gaming friend……? Could it be Luo Xiao?
Jiang Baiwan clicked back to the WeChat interface and approved the other person’s friend request. The person on the other side seemed to still be awake. After Jiang Baiwan approved the friend request, he immediately sent a request to connect—— xxx invites you to team up and play together.
Jiang Baiwan: “……” It really was Luo Xiao.
She modified Luo Xiao’s remarks and joined the game without saying a word. Although she and Luo Xiao scorned each other for half the night, Luo Xiao was indeed a big shot, and it’s absolutely no problem to take her to win without doing anything.
But had Luo Xiao ever come to eat Malatang before? The business was so good that she couldn’t remember everything about it.
———
After Ji Chen returned home, it was already late at night. The house was pitched dark and there were no lights on. Even the servants and the butler had already returned to their rooms to rest.
Ji Chen slowly walked past the living room and just as he was about to go upstairs, a woman’s voice suddenly sounded, “You’re back?”
Ji Chen frowned as he took a few steps to the wall and turned on one of the lights in the living room. With the coming of the light, he saw Ji Ying, who was wearing a light blue suit, sitting on the sofa with crossed legs. She was propping up her chin at the moment with her head tilted as she looked at Ji Chen, her expression seemingly smiling.
“……I’m back……” Ji Chen nodded to Ji Ying, his tone light, “I’ll go back to my room first.”
“Hold on.”Ji Ying called him, not intending to let Ji Chen off easily. “Come and sit down. Have a talk with me. It seems like it’s been a long time since us siblings had sat down and chatted.”
Ji Chen stood in place without moving, looking somewhat helpless. “What do you want, Sis?”
Ji Ying hummed lightly but didn’t answer his question right away. Instead, she pointed to the seat opposite her. Ji Chen had no choice but to walk to the middle of the living room and sit on the sofa.
“Nothing really, I just have some questions I want to ask you.” Ji Ying took out a lady’s cigarette case from her pocket and pulled out a stick. “Can I smoke?”
Ji Chen flatly refused, “No.”
Ji Ying glanced at him reproachfully. “So insensitive, how will you please other girls?” However, Ji Ying put the cigarette back quietly. She took a deep breath and asked Ji Chen, “Why are you and Jiang Baiwan…… getting involved again?”
Even though Ji Ying was in the Gu’s house at that time, she knew all the news about her family. Obviously, Ji Chen and Jiang Baiwan had broken off their engagement back then, but now Ji Chen looks…… more like he’s the one who couldn’t forget.
“Sis, this has nothing to do with you.” Ji Chen’s jaw clenched and his tone went cold. “Don’t ask too much.”
Ji Ying’s eyes widened slightly, seemingly not expecting Ji Chen to react so strongly. “I’m just casually asking. After coming into contact with her these past few days, I think Jiang Baiwan isn’t bad. If you really want to, Sister can help you……”
Ji Chen interrupted Ji Ying’s words. “No need, Sister. There’s no need.”
“I’m just a little ashamed towards her.” Ji Chen said calmly, “Don’t do unnecessary things, Sister.” After that, Ji Chen stood up, no longer intending to say anything more to Ji Ying, and went straight upstairs.
Ji Ying couldn’t help but muttered, “It won’t be easy chasing that little girl like this……” Keep being stubborn. You’ll know you’re in a rush when the poacher shows up one day.
———
“Achoo!” Luo Xiao sneezed suddenly. “Why do I feel like someone is badmouthing me behind my back?”
Jiang Baiwan looked at him mockingly. “Badmouthing you? That should be the teammate you killed in the game that’s scolding you. Maybe you’ll be banned soon!”
Luo Xiao pshawed a few times. “Jiang Baiwan, you’ll easily lose me with this attitude, do you know that?”
Ever since that night when Luo Xiao and Jiang Baiwan played games together for a long time, the two quickly built up a deep revolutionary friendship. From time to time, Luo Xiao would also run to Jiang Baiwan’s shop to eat Malatang and played a few games with her. After a long time, even chef Wei Dao knew Luo Xiao.
Looking at Jiang Baiwan, who was talking happily with Luo Xiao outside, Wei Dao couldn’t help but sigh for Ji Chen whilst in the kitchen—— It’s over, it’s over. Judging from this Luo Xiao’s appearance, he’s afraid he would become Ji Chen’s formidable enemy.
Jiang Baiwan had no idea of Wei Dao’s mental process. She was scrolling through Weibo with great interest. “Hey, have you seen the news that Gu Dongcheng was kicked out of the Gu family? Do you think it’s true or not?”
“It’s true.” Luo Xiao blinked surreptitiously at Jiang Baiwan. “Us venture capitalists always have a special source of information. You can trust this news.”
Jiang Baiwan couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air. “Isn’t this too fast……? The Gu family fell too fast, right? How long has it been since they lost the company and all their shares? Gu Dongcheng has also gone from being a towering president to someone like…… a homeless cur.”
When Luo Xiao heard this, he didn’t sigh like Jiang Baiwan. He just said, “The business world is like a battlefield. Some people will lose everything if they are careless. They can be alienated and there’re also people bearing no goodwill. This Mr. Gu encountered all of this. No one dares to cooperate with him and everyone wants to take a piece of the pie, so of course, the Gu family will fall fast.”
Hearing this, Jiang Baiwan couldn’t help but ponder for a moment. “I once met Gu Dongcheng. Obviously, this person likes to put on airs, but why does he do things so dog-like?”
Luo Xiao looked at her with a sly expression on his face. “I have a rumor here, pretty accurate. Do you want to hear it?”
Jiang Baiwan repeatedly nodded. Luo Xiao put the phone aside, leaned closer to Jiang Baiwan, and whispered in a low voice, “The reason why Gu Dongcheng is this way is because he once liked a girl when he was young, but as a result, that girl mercilessly rejected him.”
“What you can get is always stirring. The wife he married can’t compare to the girl who refused him.” Luo Xiao shook his head. “It’s normal for the eldest lady of the Ji family to retaliate against him.”
Jiang Baiwan did not expect that there’s actually such a story in the core of it. She scratched the back of her head. “What kind of beauty would that have to be for Gu Dongcheng to be obsessed for so many years?”
Luo Xiao smiled cheekily. “Do you want to know? Come on, call me Dad and I’ll tell you.”
“Dad!” Jiang Baiwan didn’t even hesitate or pause at all. On the contrary, Luo Xiao was taken aback. He stared at Jiang Baiwan for a while, his face full of disbelief. “……This is the first time I’ve seen a woman like you.”
Jiang Baiwan gave him a push. “Hurry up and say it. Stop the suspense. Who is it?”
“Okay, okay, okay.” Luo Xiao nodded repeatedly. “You should know each other, right? Didn’t you record a show with her before? She’s that Chu Yunhan’s girlfriend, Shui Lan’er.”
