"Miss Wang, I agree to your terms!"
After analyzing the pros and cons, Jiang Xue truly felt that cooperating with the Wang family was the best option.
She directly agreed.
Following that, the two women discussed the specific details, and before they knew it, their relationship had grown much closer.
They became like close friends who could talk about anything. Jiang Xue shared many amusing stories from her childhood, and Wang Xiaoyan confided in Jiang Xue about some of her troubles.
Jiang Xue finally understood that a young lady from a prominent family like Wang Xiaoyan, who appeared like a fairy to others, also had ordinary people's worries and temperaments in private.
Finally, Jiang Xue said, "Xiaoyan, I'm genuinely thinking of you. Chen Jie is unlikely to make anything of himself. I advise you not to waste your thoughts on him."
Wang Xiaoyan chuckled, "Really? Then how about we make a bet?"
"What?" Jiang Xue parted her delicate lips, her face full of confusion.
"If one day, Chen Jie, through his own abilities, develops a power that surpasses both our families, then you and I will marry Chen Jie together!" Wang Xiaoyan said with a grin.
Jiang Xue blurted out, "Impossible! I will never marry that guy!"
She also thought to herself, let alone share him with another woman.
"Didn't you say he couldn't make anything of himself? Besides, I'm talking about his influence surpassing both our families! Since you believe he has no future, why are you afraid to make this bet with me?" Wang Xiaoyan retorted.
"This, this is not the same thing at all..." Jiang Xue shook her head flusteredly.
"Hahaha... you're just afraid! If you have the guts, then agree to it! Let's bet big. If I lose, you can name your price!"
Having become familiar with Jiang Xue, Wang Xiaoyan became more playful, playfully poking Jiang Xue's slender waist with her hand.
Jiang Xue felt utterly embarrassed and finally said helplessly, "Fine, I agree. Stop messing around!"
"Then I'm serious!" Wang Xiaoyan giggled.
In Wang Xiaoyan's bedroom, Chen Jie finished his cultivation.
He took a deep breath.
This place was located in a bustling city. Although there was some spiritual energy, it wasn't particularly abundant.
After his cultivation, the spiritual energy had thinned considerably.
"It seems that to improve my cultivation level, I'll likely need to keep changing locations!"
Now that he had reached the Qi Refining stage, normal heaven and earth spiritual energy was barely enough to restore his strength. Advancing further was incredibly difficult.
Of course, it wasn't impossible to find other ways. The most important was to search for spiritual items, such as the spirit stone that Zhou Renyi handed over, or ancient artifacts, and high-aged herbs.
These all contained immense spiritual power.
Chen Jie did not intend to use the spirit stone from the Zhou family for now, as the spiritual power within it was not enough to help him reach the second level of Qi Refining.
At this moment, the door was pushed open.
Wang Xiaoyan and Jiang Xue entered hand in hand.
A flash of green light flickered in Chen Jie's eyes before he concealed it.
"Chen Jie, how are you?" Wang Xiaoyan asked.
Chen Jie leaped up and directly jumped out of the open window.
"Ah! Chen Jie, what are you doing!"
Wang Xiaoyan was startled by this scene and cried out in surprise.
The two women quickly leaned out of the window to look down.
They saw Chen Jie's body fall headfirst from the second floor. Just as he was about to hit the ground, Chen Jie suddenly placed a hand on the ground, stopping his fall, and then easily stood up.
The two women quickly went downstairs and ran to Chen Jie.
Wang Xiaoyan asked with concern, "Chen Jie, are you alright?"
Chen Jie took a breath and said calmly, "A mere second floor can't kill me. My strength has just improved a bit, and I couldn't resist releasing it."
Jiang Xue exclaimed, "Your strength has recovered?"
"My strength doesn't need recovery," Chen Jie replied.
Jiang Xue pouted, believing he was deliberately showing off in front of Wang Xiaoyan.
"It's getting late, Xiaoyan, we should be going," Chen Jie said to Wang Xiaoyan.
Wang Xiaoyan nodded, "Wait for me, I'll have the driver take you back."
Saying that, she made a phone call.
Then, she directly led Chen Jie and Jiang Xue to the back door.
A moment later, the driver arrived, and Chen Jie and Jiang Xue departed.
Upon returning home, the two found a sports car parked in the yard.
They learned from Jiang Long that it was bought by Wu Li.
Wu Li now exhibited the typical mindset of a nouveau riche. Although they had lived in a large villa before, the expenses provided by the Jiang family for their family were limited, allowing them to live comfortably but not luxuriously.
Now that they had a large sum of money, after persistently pestering Jiang Long, she not only bought a sports car that her daughter liked but also adorned herself with gold and silver, replacing all her jewelry.
Even her previous clothes were all replaced with luxury brands.
Jiang Long, however, had not changed much.
Chen Jie nodded in his heart, realizing Jiang Long's mindset was suitable for managing a large amount of money.
He wouldn't become complacent just because he had money.
Chen Jie handed over the remaining three finished magical artifacts, giving two to Jiang Xue.
He said to her, "The medicine I bought, have Jiang Uncle brew it for you. Take it for three consecutive days, and your body will fully recover. As for these two jade pendants, you and Jiang Uncle can each have one."
Jiang Xue nodded. Knowing the miraculous effects of the jade pendants, she readily accepted them.
She said fiercely, "This is considered rent for you living at my place!"
Chen Jie nodded and didn't argue, heading upstairs to cultivate.
The engagement between Chen Jie and Wang Xiaoyan had already been announced by Wang Xiaoyan, and anyone interested could easily find out.
At night, Jiang Xue, with her slender legs crossed, discussed the cooperation with the Wang family with Jiang Long.
She also mentioned that the Wang family had accepted Chen Jie's identity.
Jiang Long was stunned for a moment before he could digest this fact.
"Chen Jie saved our entire family, and the Chen family has shown us great kindness. Now they've handed over the Zhou family's assets to us. How can we repay them!" Jiang Long shook his head with a wry smile.
He had also understood Chen Jie's intentions; agreeing to date Jiang Xue was merely to placate him.
Having lived this long, he understood this much.
Jiang Xue said dismissively, "Why should we repay him?"
Jiang Long said sternly, "Xiao Xue, I must criticize you. You've been spoiled by your mother! You must understand the basic principles of being human and know that a drop of kindness should be repaid with a gushing spring."
"Now that you're friends with Wang Xiaoyan, have you noticed that young ladies from prominent families like her engage in treacherous acts?"
Jiang Xue was taken aback. Yes, Wang Xiaoyan was once engaged to Chen Jie, but she hadn't disdained Chen Jie's ordinary status; instead, she chose to honor that agreement.
"The Wang family's agreement to Chen Jie's engagement shows they have principles! This is the foundation of being human! What others give us, even if it's free, you must accept with gratitude and find a way to repay, not just take it for granted. Otherwise, without moral boundaries, what's the difference between you and that shameless Zhou Wei!" Jiang Long reprimanded.
"Miss Wang wouldn't like to be friends with someone like that, would she? How will you face her in the future if you act like this?"
Although Jiang Xue felt there was some sense in his words, she still retorted indignantly, "How can I repay him? It's not like I'd marry him along with Wang Xiaoyan, right?"