Outside, one of Poison Dragon's subordinates asked him, "Brother Dragon, your injuries are completely healed now, and that kid has nothing on you anymore. Why did you still give him the villa?"
Poison Dragon said coldly, "Hmph, do you think I didn't want to kill him and be done with it? But this kid is not what he used to be. He's become the Wang family's son-in-law. Killing him would be equivalent to offending the Wang family. I'm not that foolish!"
The subordinate was unconvinced, "Even so, you shouldn't have given away a jade pendant for ten million yuan! Your money isn't gotten from a gust of wind, Brother Dragon!"
"That jade pendant of his is really worth ten million?"
Poison Dragon took the jade pendant Chen Jie had given him and looked at it. A look of disdain crossed his face. "This is just an ordinary piece of white jade. Ten million? I can buy a whole handful for a hundred thousand!"
"This kid, he's truly got a black heart. Just to cure my illness, he extorted a villa from me! Is my villa, Poison Dragon's villa, that easy to take?"
A sinister glint flashed in Poison Dragon's eyes.
Seeing this, the subordinate's eyes lit up. He knew this matter wouldn't end here.
Poison Dragon said, "Go, summon that kid Zhou Wei here!"
"Zhou Wei isn't dead?" the subordinate exclaimed in surprise.
Poison Dragon nodded and sneered, "Chen Jie wanted to use me to kill Zhou Wei, but how could I, Poison Dragon, let him have his way! Not only did I not kill Zhou Wei, but I will also cultivate him. When the time is right, I will use him to get rid of Chen Jie. That way, Chen Jie's death will have nothing to do with me."
...
With Wang Xiaoyan's help, the Jiang Long family quickly bought a new villa.
At the same time, Wang Xiaoyan also learned that Chen Jie had not chosen to stay with Jiang Long anymore.
This left her feeling a sense of loss.
Her reason for letting Jiang Xue live near her home was precisely to see Chen Jie frequently.
Just as she was feeling dejected, Zhang De found her.
It turned out that Chen Jie had left in such a hurry yesterday that he hadn't even said goodbye to Zhang De.
Zhang De had encountered a particularly difficult patient today and wanted to ask Chen Jie to help treat them.
She didn't immediately agree to Zhang De's request but contacted Chen Jie first.
Meanwhile, Chen Jie was about to sit down and cultivate when he happened to receive Wang Xiaoyan's call.
Wang Xiaoyan's call had two main purposes.
First, she wanted Chen Jie to accompany her to an auction house to buy some land deeds.
Second, it was Zhang De's request.
Chen Jie agreed without a second thought, "Then I'll accompany you to the auction house first, and then I'll go with Zhang De to treat the patient."
He was planning to go to the auction house anyway to buy some things he needed.
He then added, "It's hard to get a taxi from here, so it might take me an hour to get to you."
"What? Chen Jie, you bought a house?" Wang Xiaoyan exclaimed in surprise.
"Yes, is there a problem?"
"Of course, there's no problem. I was planning to have my father give you a mansion, but since you've already bought one, then never mind. I'll drive over to pick you up, and it'll be a good opportunity to see your new place," Wang Xiaoyan said, full of curiosity.
"Alright, my location is a villa in the suburbs, at the foot of West Mountain..."
Chen Jie hung up after speaking.
Jiang Xue, who had overheard their entire conversation, couldn't help but ask doubtfully, "Chen Jie bought a house so quickly?"
"Yes, it's a bit out of the way. Let's go pick him up together!" Wang Xiaoyan said excitedly.
"A remote location probably means the price isn't much. Perfect, I'm also curious what kind of house he bought. Let's go take a look together."
After some thought, the two of them invited Doctor Zhang De to join them.
Zhang De was a reputable traditional Chinese medicine practitioner with a good reputation, and the Wang family had always treated him with respect. Wang Xiaoyan didn't want to neglect him.
A short while later, the three of them arrived at the western suburbs of the city.
There was only one main road leading to the foot of the mountain. Jiang Xue couldn't help but say, "Chen Jie is too stingy, isn't he? Buying such a remote place?"
In her impression, the more remote the location, the cheaper the housing prices.
Houses in the mountains were considered to have no economic value whatsoever.
"I don't think so. See this road? It's not easy to carve a road suitable for vehicles into the mountainside," Wang Xiaoyan pointed to the road surface.
"It's probably built by the scenic area. Many people visit this mountain in West City, and I've been here before, but I've never taken this road," Jiang Xue said.
"We'll know soon enough."
Jiang Xue felt a faint sense of regret for driving Chen Jie away.
She couldn't help but wonder, her father had given him ten million yuan, so why did he choose such a place to buy a house?
Could it be that he was deliberately trying to provoke their family? To make outsiders think they were ungrateful and had driven Chen Jie to such a place after receiving the Zhou family's assets?
"We're here!" Wang Xiaoyan announced.
The car stopped in front of the villa. Jiang Xue looked at the villa in shock.
The villa was nestled against the mountain and by the water, exuding an imposing aura.
There was also a naturally formed waterfall nearby.
So she had been overthinking things. This guy actually managed to get a mansion!
Jiang Xue said resentfully.
It was laughable that she had felt a little sorry for Chen Jie earlier.
"Xiaoyan, Jiang Xue, you've arrived." Chen Jie had seen them through the surveillance cameras as they appeared in the entrance plaza and walked out to greet them.
"Master!" Zhang De called out respectfully.
Chen Jie nodded.
"Is this the villa you bought?" Jiang Xue looked around the surroundings suspiciously.
Chen Jie nodded again.
Then, Jiang Xue said coldly, "This villa must have cost quite a lot, right?"
Wang Xiaoyan also looked at Chen Jie curiously.
Chen Jie explained, "I bought this villa from Poison Dragon for ten million yuan. The actual value of this villa is far greater than ten million."
"Ten million?"
Jiang Xue sneered, "For such a luxurious villa, ten million yuan is indeed not much. However, as far as I know, you probably only have ten million yuan on you, right?"
"Chen Jie, you want to prove your capabilities to the Wang family. Instead of using this ten million to start a business or invest in industries, you're just using it to buy a villa to enjoy. If you continue like this, when will you be able to marry Xiaoyan?"
Chen Jie frowned and said, "I have my own ways of making money. Jiang Xue, as for when I'll marry Xiaoyan, that's my private affair, and it's not for you to question."
"You..." Jiang Xue was furious.
"Ungrateful wretch! Your way of making money... you're not planning to swindle people using the Wang family's name, are you? Otherwise, why would Poison Dragon sell you his villa at a low price just because you treated him?" Jiang Xue questioned.
"You two, please stop arguing!" Wang Xiaoyan said with a beautiful smile.
Jiang Xue quickly said, "Xiaoyan, I'm doing this for your own good. You must be careful, don't let him tarnish the Wang family's reputation by using your name!"
"I believe in Chen Jie! He has his reasons for doing this."
Wang Xiaoyan ran to Chen Jie's side, her long hair flowing as she enjoyed the mountain breeze.
"The air is so fresh, I don't want to leave!"
Chen Jie smiled at her, "Xiaoyan, if you like it, you can come visit me anytime."
Wang Xiaoyan's face blushed.
If she came to such a remote place, wouldn't that mean she and Chen Jie would be alone together?
She then subtly nodded and hooked Chen Jie's finger with her little finger, saying, "Let's go!"