Chарtеr 18: А Littlе Сlоser Would Ве Реrfеct
“Ji Tingchаn! Yоu’re baсk just in time! Get оvеr hеrе аnd рour mе sоmе wаter!”
Jiang Zhеngzheng had just followеd Ji Тingchаn bасk tо thе Ji familу hоmе when she hеаrd the сommanding voiсe сoming from the sоfa.
Lоoking tоwаrd the sound, shе saw a chubbу, big-hеаdеd teenаgеr lоunging with his lеgs crossеd, fiddling with a gаme cоntroller in his hаnd, a prоvocativе smirk оn his grеasу fаce.
Bеhind him stoоd а servant, whо was alsо loоking аt Ji Тingchаn with disdain, seсretly hорing shе would be scolded.
“What are уоu standing there for?! Gеt оver here аnd рour the water!”
Seeing Ji Tingchan standing with her arms crossed, completely unmoved, Ji Mingren felt his anger flare up.
“Hey! I’ve got a temper! This piglet is back? There’s a servant right behind him! Why doesn’t he order her around!”
Jiang Zhengzheng rolled up her sleeves, cracked her neck, flexed her wrists, and then floated straight toward Ji Mingren.
Slap!
Slap!
Slap!
“Ahhh! Who! Who hit me?!”
Jiang Zhengzheng used all her strength to swing her hand, slapping Ji Mingren several times from top to bottom.
The pain made him clutch his face and roar:
“Who was it? Damn it! Was it you?!”
Ji Mingren turned to look at the servant behind him. The servant was also startled by the deep red handprints on his face. Seeing his suspicion, she quickly tried to clear herself of any blame.
“It wasn’t me! It wasn’t me! Young Master! I wouldn’t dare, even if I had a thousand guts!”
But just as she finished speaking, the servant’s hand suddenly rose high and slapped Ji Mingren across the face!
Ji Mingren hadn’t expected it and took the blow head-on!
“Ahhhh, you damn wretch! How dare you hit me?!”
“Ah! Young Master, I didn’t mean to hit you! It wasn’t me!”
The servant felt as if her hand was being lifted by some invisible force, completely out of her control as it swung toward him!
Then, the servant felt her foot also lose control! Her foot kicked Ji Mingren hard on its own.
Ji Mingren stumbled and fell onto the sofa, crying out in pain!
“Oh no! Young Master! It really wasn’t me! It really wasn’t!”
“Shut up! Mom! Mom!” Ji Mingren angrily swept everything off the coffee table with a wave of his hand.
“Oh dear! Renren! What’s wrong? Why are you so angry?”
Xu Lifang heard her precious son shouting and screaming. She hadn’t even had time to remove her face mask before rushing downstairs in a hurry.
Meanwhile, Ji Tingchan brushed past her shoulder as she went upstairs. In the brief moment their eyes met, Xu Lifang’s gaze was filled with jealousy and malice.
“Ji Tingchan, you wretched girl, your peaceful days are almost over!”
“You old witch! What are you muttering about Chanchan again!”
Seeing Xu Lifang at the top of the stairs rolling her eyes and saying something to Ji Tingchan, Jiang Zhengzheng was so angry that she decided to take it out on her precious son right then and there!
Jiang Zhengzheng assumed a taekwondo stance, spun around, leaped, and delivered a single-footed kick to Ji Mingren’s back!
“Ah!”
Ji Mingren collapsed onto the sofa in agony, pointing a trembling finger at the servant, who was already frozen in shock.
“Oh, my son! Renren!”
Xu Lifang rushed over to her precious son in three quick steps.
“Hahahahahahaha!”
After laughing heartily, Jiang Zhengzheng couldn’t be bothered to stay and watch their farce any longer. She turned and floated upstairs.
But then she remembered something and floated into the kitchen instead.
She thought about preparing some dinner for Ji Tingchan.But as soon as she entered, she saw the aunt and several servants already bustling about, dumping the remaining food into the trash, leaving no cooked dishes at all. Even the fruit on the table was being packed away by them into bags.
Jiang Zhengzheng didn’t need to think to know who had given the order.
“Damn it!”
She cursed angrily.
Help! Why does coming here mean being constantly angered? If she isn’t already angry, she’s on the way to becoming angry. How come there isn’t a single normal person around the Female Lead!
Jiang Zhengzheng patted her chest to calm herself down. If she kept getting this angry, she was afraid she’d develop breast nodules by the time she returned to the Real World.
Fuming, she turned around and prepared to go out to find food for Ji Tingchan.
Of course, she didn’t forget to let Ji Tingchan know, worried that the other might worry if she couldn’t find her later.
Floating up to the attic, Jiang Zhengzheng saw Ji Tingchan, who had changed into casual clothes, and asked:
“Chanchan, are you going out? I was actually planning to go find some food for you and came up to tell you.”
“Sister, come with me.”
Ji Tingchan didn’t say where they were going, but she smiled at Jiang Zhengzheng.
The commotion downstairs was still ongoing, and no one noticed Ji Tingchan leaving.
As they were about to exit the villa area, Jiang Zhengzheng finally couldn’t hold back and spoke to Ji Tingchan beside her:
“Chanchan… you’re not going to do a part-time job, are you!”
Jiang Zhengzheng thought of the novels she had read before, where many female leads would run out late at night to work part-time just to earn some living expenses or tuition.
“?”
Is the puppy feeling sorry for me again?
“Chanchan! You’re taking the college entrance exam next semester! Don’t do part-time jobs this year. Studying hard is the most important thing! Besides, you have me here! Tomorrow night, I’ll go check your scumbag father’s safe password and get you a few stacks of cash!”
She figured people like him would have a safe or something at home.
Hearing this, Ji Tingchan smiled, looking at Jiang Zhengzheng chattering away nonstop. The expression in her peach blossom eyes unconsciously deepened.
The puppy… is so adorable.
“Sister, you don’t need to do that for me, but there is one thing… I might really need you to go to Ji Yaolong’s place for me.”
“What is it! What is it! I’m willing! I’m willing! I’m willing to do anything!”
Finally hearing Ji Tingchan’s request, Jiang Zhengzheng eagerly looked up at her, anticipating her next words.
“Willing to do anything… sister?”
Ji Tingchan suddenly leaned closer, whispering the question.
“Yes! Yes! Chanchan, tell me quickly~ I’m always ready and will never betray the Party’s trust!”
Jiang Zhengzheng took a big step back, striking a serious military posture, her eyes resolute, looking almost unnaturally earnest.
“Sister… you’ll know in a while.”
Seeing the other move out of her embrace range, Ji Tingchan felt a flicker of restlessness in her heart.
If only the puppy could get a little closer…
She didn’t understand why she had been having these thoughts lately. It seemed like something had flashed through her mind, but she hadn’t been able to grasp it, so she didn’t dwell on it further.