The guests attending the birthday banquet were all stunned.
Ye Chen’s words had completely thrown them off. A security guard, caught red-handed, was still shouting and posturing like this—it was as if he had stomped on the Su family’s face, picked it up, and thrown it straight into a toilet.
“You—!” Su Tiancheng wanted to speak, but Ye Chen’s murderous glare forced his words back down his throat.
“That’s enough! Ye Chen, please leave! Do you think this is your house? You’re not welcome here!” Tang Shiyu stood up and glared at Ye Chen angrily. In her memories, she had learned that Ye Chen was a selfish, manipulative man who would do anything to achieve his goals. Clearly, the memories in her mind were real!
And to think she once stood by Ye Chen’s side and pushed the man who truly loved her—Jiang Chengye—into utter ruin.
“Yu’er, you…” Ye Chen choked, his mind filled with scenes from their time together. His heart shattered.
“Fine! I’ll leave. But before I go, I have one more thing to do!” Ye Chen muttered, then raised his hand, aiming to slap Jiang Chengye.
Jiang Chengye, who had been quietly observing, was dumbfounded. Ye Chen still hadn’t forgotten to slap him on the way out? This level of commitment—utterly dedicated to his “role”—was insane.
“Ye Chen, don’t you dare!” Tang Shiyu cried out, but Ye Chen ignored her.
To Ye Chen, Jiang Chengye was nothing but a man hollowed out by indulgence. He didn’t use much strength in the slap, but it would surely leave Jiang Chengye’s face crooked. As for dodging? That never crossed his mind. If Jiang Chengye could dodge, he wouldn’t have died at his feet in the previous life!
Everyone watching tensed up. If Jiang Chengye got hit, Jiang Zhenhua would definitely go all out to eliminate this lowly security guard. And the Su family might suffer too—after all, they were the ones who let Ye Chen in.
Even Old Madam Su, who had trouble walking, stood up from her seat at this moment. A medical miracle!
To Jiang Chengye, Ye Chen’s movement looked like it was happening in slow motion—like time was slowed down by a hundred times. Just before Ye Chen’s hand could touch his cheek, Jiang Chengye slammed a punch into Ye Chen’s stomach.
Lightning-fast. Whip-like.
No one saw what happened. Even Ye Chen didn’t know what hit him. All he felt was a sharp pain in his gut before his body flew back and crashed into the wall.
Ye Chen hit the floor and passed out immediately, lying there unconscious.
“CEO Su, that solves the problem. Just throw him out,” Jiang Chengye said with a smile.
Everyone was stunned. Ye Chen had just flown out and slammed into the wall—did he get possessed?
No, it was clear something happened. And judging by Jiang Chengye’s calm expression, he was definitely involved!
“Someone! Get a car and throw him out! Far away!” Su Tiancheng shouted to the bodyguards.
After Ye Chen was dragged off like a stray dog, Su Tiancheng hurried to Jiang Chengye, smiling obsequiously. “Young Master Jiang, I apologize. My people didn’t handle it well. Please forgive us.”
Jiang Chengye waved it off with a smile. “It’s fine. Just a small disruption to Old Madam’s mood.”
The Su family was only a second-rate family with no martial strength and average wealth. They couldn’t afford to mess with the Jiang family.
Seeing Jiang Chengye wasn’t holding a grudge, Su Tiancheng finally relaxed. After a few pleasantries, he returned to Old Madam Su’s side and resumed managing the banquet program.
“I clearly saw Ye Chen’s hand almost touch your face. How did he suddenly fly back? Did you hit him?” Wang Xia asked Jiang Chengye curiously.
Jiang Chengye shrugged, “Who knows? Maybe he had a seizure and launched himself.”
Wang Xia obviously knew he was full of nonsense and studied him carefully. “Jiang Chengye, you seem different somehow.”
“Really? Am I more handsome?” Jiang Chengye put down his phone and grinned.
“You kind of are. You even look stronger. It’s only been three days since you confessed to Yu’er, and now you seem like a completely different person,” Wang Xia said seriously.
Tang Shiyu also began to observe him quietly. Indeed, Jiang Chengye was a bit more muscular than he had been in the last life.
Jiang Chengye gave her a shameless smile and raised an eyebrow at Wang Xia. “Wanna find a quiet place later? I’ll show you my abs. And in return, you show me yours?” Follow the newest chapters on novelping dot com.
Wang Xia’s face instantly turned red. She pouted, “I was wrong about you. You’re still just as annoying!”
“You invited me to go for a walk by the lake, didn’t you?” Tang Shiyu looked at Jiang Chengye and asked. At that moment, she suddenly felt like there was so much she wanted to say to him.
Jiang Chengye glanced at her indifferently. In nine lifetimes, this was the first time Tang Shiyu had accepted his invitation.
Not that it mattered. To Jiang Chengye, this had always been a game. He had always treated them all like paper characters—Jiang Zhenhua included—everyone.
But now this world had become real. If someone died, they were truly dead—with no salvation.
And he couldn’t return to Blue Star anymore.
Even though he complained about the system’s antics, Jiang Chengye couldn’t deny that deep down, he appreciated it. After all, after playing the simp for nine lifetimes, it was time for Tang Shiyu to experience what it felt like to love someone she couldn’t have.
“What I said earlier was just a joke. Don’t take it seriously. I know my place. I’m trash—not worthy of you,” Jiang Chengye said with a mocking smile, his revenge crystal clear.
Tang Shiyu’s eyes instantly turned red, and she lowered her head in silence. In her past life, she had hurt Jiang Chengye over and over again. But from this moment on, she swore never to hurt him again.
However, Jiang Chengye’s cold attitude made her suspicious.
“Rebirth? Judging by Chengye’s behavior… did Chengye also get reborn?!”
The more she thought about it, the more it made sense. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be acting so differently.
“No, Chengye… in this life, I’ll marry no one but you. Will you confess to me again, just once? No matter what… I’ll say yes.”
Tang Shiyu looked at Jiang Chengye with teary eyes and pleaded.
Wang Xia was just about to roast Jiang Chengye again, but Tang Shiyu’s words made her almost choke.
She’s gone mad. Wang Xia seriously suspected that Tang Shiyu had lost her mind.