Even though it was at her villa, how things had developed was already beyond her control.
Even so, she still attempted to turn him down. “The-There is no need for that. After all……all three of you should probably be busy this afternoon, right?”
Huo Rongshen answered, “Today is my off day, so I am free.”
Qiao Jinye replied, “I do not have anything on my work schedule today.”
Liang Jingche responded, “I only have some business matters to deal with in the evening.”
Upon hearing their responses, Jiang Dai was rendered speechless.
Eventually, the three men invaded her brand new kitchen that she seldom used and even discussed in a low voice before deciding to cook Western food.
After tinkering in the kitchen for half an hour, four pan-seared steaks with red wine sauce were dished out.
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Huo Rongshen instructed, “Your stomach condition is not good, so don’t consume any alcohol. Also, please remember to change the band-aid on your leg and avoid wetting it when you are in the showers……”
Not giving him a chance to finish his sentence, Jiang Dai narrowed her eyes and slammed the door. “F*ck off.”
****
Despite whatever he told Jiang Dai, Qiao Jinye had work scheduled this evening. As such, he skipped dinner and rushed to a particular TV station for recording.
As he was getting his makeup and hair done, Li Kai obviously felt that Qiao Jinye was in his depressed mode as he had been sulking the entire day.
Making his way to the side, Li Kai placed his arm around Qiao Jinye’s neck. “Brother Ye, what’s wrong? Are you man-struating?”
“……” Only Qiao Jinye’s area had barricaded itself off with a frigid barrier amid a chaotic and bustling backstage. Seated in the middle, Qiao Jinye appeared devoid of facial expression as he looked straight into the mirror before him.
Li Kai could not, for the love of his life, figure out what sort of unpleasant situation could have occurred to Qiao Jinye today. After racking his brain for ages, he suddenly had an epiphany. “Didn’t you mention yesterday that you were going to look for Sister Dai today? What is it? You didn’t get to see her? Is she out on a business trip?”
Although Qiao Jinye had a somber expression and made no utterance whatsoever, it was also equivalent to answering the question silently with his countenance.
For him to look so pensive after leaving……it would mean that he had seen her.
“Tsk. Well, why don’t you let me guess? You went straight to Sister Dai’s house early in the morning and managed to see her successfully. Wait, no…… There was a guy in her house, and it was the sort that warms her bed?”
Upon hearing that, Qiao Jinye’s brows snapped together tightly as his face took on a ghastly expression.
At the sight of Qiao Jinye’s expression, Li Kai was so startled that he gasped, “F*ck! No way, I was merely just speculating! Please don’t tell me that I have actually guessed it correctly? Aaaah, Sister Dai has already found someone?! Didn’t I tell you to confess to her earlier? Since she is now an adult, she is not as clueless as before like how she was when she was still a student. A stunning beauty, like Sister Dai, would definitely not stay single for too long after getting a divorce. Aaaaah! Brother Ye, you are driving me crazy!”
At this point, Qiao Jinye finally gave some form of reaction as he rolled his eyes at Li Kai. “It is not like that, so why don’t you put a sock in it?”
……
Liang Jingche spent nearly two hours in the Nangang Palace. Throughout that whole time, both his chauffeur and secretary had been waiting for him in the car.
The secretary was in a muddle at the sight of his boss, and two other young men leaving the villa, one after another.
As Liang Jingche boarded the car, his secretary had stars in his eyes as he began to pry. “Mr. Liang, were you holding a business seminar?”
At the same time, the chauffeur started the car and drove the car steadily towards the exit.
With an expression that was like a smile yet not quite a smile, Liang Jingche answered, “I came a little too late. The other two arrived much earlier than I did.”
Upon hearing that, the secretary’s desire to gossip intensified. “What happened? Are these two Miss Jiang’s suitors as well? What sort of excuse did they use to visit Miss Jiang? If we were to know, we can study and learn from it.”
After sending Miss Jiang back last night, it merely took Mr. Liang 3 to 5 minutes to find out that she had taken the wrong tablet by mistake.
Since both black tablets were of the same model, it was not surprising for anyone to grab the wrong one by accident.
Initially, they were planning to make a U-turn at the next intersection and head back.
However, Mr. Liang suddenly declared, “Forget it. I’ll return it in person tomorrow.”
Having heard this, the secretary understood instantaneously and realized the plan systematically today.
First and foremost, the initial plan was for Mr. Liang to return the tablet. If it was an appropriate time, he would then stay for lunch. However, if it was not very convenient for Miss Jiang, he could assume that he had shown his face and bade his farewell right after.
Regardless of how you look at it, there was no way for Mr. Liang to suffer a defeat. After all, Miss Jiang was the one who left her tablet behind.
Knowing full well that his boss wanted to pursue Miss Jiang, the secretary began to fret about the situation as it would not make sense for him to count on her leaving something behind in the car every time.
Much to his surprise, a smile managed to break its way through Liang Jingche’s expression. “There is no need to learn from them.”
Upon hearing that, question marks surrounded the secretary’s head.
Liang Jingche commented, “Those tricks that the two suitors utilize are even far older and outdated than I am. Also, Miss Jiang is not interested in either of them, so there is nothing to worry about.”
Tsk, tsk. Listen to this self-assured confidence spouting from this man’s mouth.
If it wasn’t for the fact that the secretary had never seen Mr. Liang in a relationship, or even a wisp of a female companion throughout the 5 to 6 years he had worked for Mr. Liang, he would probably have believed that!
Afraid of showing his discrimination so openly, the secretary questioned in a restrained tone, “Are the other two really that bad? Since Miss Jiang is so peerlessly beautiful and extremely wealthy, useless men, under the normal course of events, should know better and would not embarrass themselves, right?”
Liang Jingche sneered, “The issue does not lie with one’s conditions. On the one hand, it is Jiang Dai’s ex-husband, Huo Rongshen. Back then, when she had first taken a fancy to Huo Rongshen, she took him down in one swoop. That is what Jiang Dai is like as a person——a decisive woman who has clear objectives in whatever she does. Now that she does not want him anymore, she would just fling him out. Thus, it is unlikely that she will take him back again.”
Upon hearing his analysis, the secretary deemed it somewhat reasonable.
“What about the other? Does the other have absolutely no chance at all?”
Liang Jingche responded flatly, “The other is Jiang Dai’s high school classmate, Qiao Jinye.”
As soon as the words left Liang Jingche’s mouth, the secretary’s eyes lit up. “Aaaah! Qiao Jinye?! So, he is indeed interested in Miss Jiang?”
After work, the secretary was a young internet addict, especially when his boss was interested in Jiang Dai. So, whenever he surfed the net, he would subconsciously pay more attention to things related to her.
Two months ago, Jiang Dai was photographed as she was boarding the same car as Qiao Jinye did, causing netizens to suspect that the media had exposed their relationship. Although this situation was soon clarified, it left a deep impression on the secretary, most notably when someone on Zhihu had delved into those lively campus stories of Qiao Jinye and Jiang Dai when they were in high school.
Emperor Jiang must have it nice—her Empress, Noble Consort, and Consort are all getting along like brothers and even helping each other to serve their Lady Wife. Few emperors could boast of such feats.