He had only been abroad for 3 years. How had he changed so much?
Besides, she clearly had not meant that she had completely forgiven him.
Even though Jiang Haotian’s words just now had dispelled most of her prejudice against him, wasn’t he being far too impatient?
Jiang Chen had spent 6 months with her without even taking the initiative to hold her hand. At most, he had helped her change her shoes and done similar things.
Yet Jiang Haotian wanted to enter her home immediately after returning to the country?
She remembered that he had never been like this before.
“I… Zhenyue, I only wanted to walk you inside before leaving,” Jiang Haotian hurriedly explained.
Only then did Su Zhenyue’s expression soften, though her displeasure had not completely faded. “All right, I understand. I’m home now, so you should go back. Xiaosu, see him out.”
After saying that, she headed upstairs without looking back.
Jiang Haotian hurriedly called after her, “All right, I’ll leave first. See you at the company tomorrow!”
Although he said that, a sinister glint flashed through his eyes.
‘How did I never realize before that Su Zhenyue had become so full of herself?’
He had apologized so sincerely, yet she still treated him with such a cold attitude.
‘What’s wrong with me going inside and sitting for a while?’
Jiang Chen had spent 3 years by her side. Who knew what the two of them might have already done?
‘Why is she pretending to be so pure?’
If it were not for Su Corporation, and if he did not need to establish himself in A City as quickly as possible, he would never have come here to curry favor with her!
Jiang Haotian gritted his teeth inwardly.
However, to win Su Zhenyue’s favor, he forced himself to maintain his affectionate act. He stood outside the Su Family residence for half an hour, repeatedly glancing back before finally leaving.
He planned to find Jiang Qingli next. After all, he had upset her earlier as well.
At the same time, to make Su Zhenyue happy, he took out his phone and began browsing Xianyu for secondhand luxury jewelry and similar items.
Meanwhile, inside the Su Family Villa, Su Zhenyue had watched Jiang Haotian stand downstairs for the entire half hour.
Only after seeing him leave did she rub her temples and sit back down at her dressing table.
For some reason, she had anticipated Jiang Haotian’s return for 3 years and waited for him for 3 years.
Although she herself was unwilling to admit it, and although she had only spent half a month with Jiang Haotian back then, she would never forget the “mascot bear” who had rushed forward to save her.
That was why she had always wanted to see this day. She had wanted to see Jiang Haotian return and explain everything to her.
Now, Jiang Haotian had finally returned.
Just as she had imagined, he had explained everything.
Yet she could no longer find the feeling she had back then.
‘Why?’
Whenever she looked at him, whenever she saw his face, she simply felt inexplicably irritated.
Su Zhenyue squeezed the little bear plush in her hand. It almost seemed to possess a soul of its own.
The moment she pressed its power button, Jiang Chen’s voice came from inside. It was gentle to the point of devotion, though the recording carried a faint crackle from the device.
“I love you~ I love you~ Susu, Yueyue? If you ever have a problem, you can call me anytime. Don’t ever force yourself to endure it alone. I’ll always be by your side~ Forever~”
She instinctively reached for the calming tea that should have been sitting on her dressing table, only for her hand to grasp empty air.
Jiang Chen was gone.
And so was the tea.
For some inexplicable reason, it felt as though something inside her had suddenly been hollowed out.
Su Zhenyue frowned. She could not understand what this feeling was.
She only knew that her chest felt strangely tight and uncomfortable.
Unable to resist, she called out, “Xiaosu? Has Jiang Chen contacted you?”
“Huh? Not yet, Miss,” Xiaosu replied in surprise. “Come to think of it, that is strange. Why hasn’t Young Master Jiang come looking for you yet today?”
Neither Xiaosu nor Su Zhenyue believed that Jiang Chen truly would not return.
“All right. If he contacts me later, tell him I’ve gone to sleep and have him report directly to the company tomorrow,” Su Zhenyue instructed. “I’m going to sleep first. And remember, check every riverside area in A City!”
She still needed to rule out the possibility that he might do something foolish.
“Yes, Miss.”
Xiaosu nodded and hurried off to carry out her instructions.
At that moment, neither mistress nor servant had any idea that Jiang Chen had already fled.
“Blocked, blocked! And this one too~!”
Jiang Chen rapidly worked through his phone. “No, wait. Neither this phone number nor this ID is safe anymore. I can’t keep either of them!”
“Throw them away! Throw everything away!”
Almost the instant he left the Welcome Banquet, Jiang Chen had taken out his phone and blocked and deleted Su Zhenyue and the others.
Although he had already blocked them on his previous number, he could not afford to forget about this number either.
Moreover, he still felt that neither his phone number nor his ID was remotely safe.
So he once again contacted the document specialist involved in “Revive the Dead” and paid a high price for a fake ID.
After transferring out all the money Su Zhenyue had just given him, he found the most expensive presidential suite in the city, one with the strongest security and privacy, and checked in.
He planned to hide there for around 2 weeks before immediately taking a direct flight to Country M.
‘There’s no way they can drag me back after that!’
In truth, he had wanted to leave the country that very night. Unfortunately, traveling abroad required a passport and visa.
He had never applied for either before, and getting them now would take at least 2 to 3 weeks.
For the time being, hiding inside a highly private presidential suite was his best option.
Besides, neither Jiang Qingli’s nor Su Zhenyue’s destined partner was him.
‘Maybe I don’t need to be this nervous?’
Still, he had to keep Jiang Haotian’s phone number.
‘If anything happens, I’ll just call my dear little brother!’
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Just as Jiang Chen was thinking this, a notification from Xianyu sounded.
To his surprise, a buyer named “Ritian” had privately messaged him, wanting to buy his ruby necklace.
The corner of Jiang Chen’s mouth twitched. This chapter was copied from g.com without permission.
‘You’re pretty damn arrogant, aren’t you?’
‘Ritian, huh? Screwing the heavens? Then I’ll screw the earth!’
“30 million yuan, full payment. Urgent sale, no bargaining. Pickup or shipping available.”
He sent the message directly.
On the other end, “Ritian,” who was none other than Jiang Haotian driving to meet Jiang Qingli, saw the message and immediately became delighted.
’30 million yuan? That’s a little expensive.’
But this was a custom-made Bulgari piece, a unique design with no duplicate.
If he wanted to commission one now, it would definitely take several business days before it arrived.
By then, it would already be too late.
He had never expected to stumble across a finished custom piece like this at exactly the right time.
‘If I give this to Su Zhenyue and tell her I bought it with the money I earned working abroad for the past 3 years, and that I’d already wanted to give it to her before I even returned, wouldn’t she be moved to tears?’
‘Then winning her over would be effortless.’
“All right! I’ll take it! I’ll pick it up in person tomorrow at noon.”
For something this valuable, what if it was stolen during shipping?
“All right! Straightforward, I like it! I’ll send you the location when the time comes.”
Jiang Chen had not expected the necklace to sell so quickly.
He had been worrying about how troublesome it would be to take so many things abroad.
‘Another 30 million yuan!’
‘Time to sleep! I’ll apply for my passport tomorrow!’
Delighted, Jiang Chen put away his phone and admired the luxurious presidential suite before comfortably lying down on the large Simmons bed.
‘Ah, beautiful!’
‘It feels amazing when I don’t have to earn money with my third leg!’
Jiang Chen quickly fell asleep.
Meanwhile, at Linjiang Club, Shen Yulan had just entered the private room when she saw Jiang Qingli sitting alone, drinking gloomily.
She looked utterly dejected, like an eggplant beaten down by frost.
When she saw Shen Yulan arrive, she merely lifted her eyelids without saying a word.
A faint drunken flush colored her beautiful, aloof face, yet her expression was dark and stormy. The cold aura surrounding her was downright frightening, as though everyone around her owed her millions.
The managers and servers nearby were so nervous that none of them dared to speak.
Only when Shen Yulan arrived did everyone finally feel as though they had been granted a pardon, and they hurriedly escaped from the private room.
Shen Yulan poured herself a cocktail and looked at Jiang Qingli. “What happened? I’ve known you for so long, but I’ve never seen you this angry before. Tell me about it.”
Jiang Qingli merely took a cold sip of her drink. “It has nothing to do with you. I was the one who neglected something I shouldn’t have.”
When it came to Jiang Chen’s living expenses, she bore an undeniable share of the responsibility.
She would not run away from that.