"Chen Jie is here!" Jiang Long greeted Chen Jie warmly.
"Xiao Xue, why are you only back now?" Wu Li called out in dissatisfaction. Jiang Xue's expression turned a little unnatural. She said to Wu Li, "Mom, go and make some dishes for Chen Jie."
"You come with me!" Wu Li shot Jiang Xue a glare. "Alright!" The two went into the kitchen.
Wu Li examined Jiang Xue from head to toe. Jiang Xue took the initiative to cook. "Mom, what are you looking at?" Jiang Xue said, displeased.
"Xiao Xue, you're in a good mood today, aren't you?" Wu Li said slowly. "Pretty good." Jiang Xue replied. She was indeed in a very good mood.
"You've been moping around for the past few days, but you finally had fun yesterday, didn't you?" "Uh, huh? What did I do for fun?" Jiang Xue's pretty face blushed, and she quickly denied it.
"Stop pretending! Tell Mom honestly, did Chen Jie... you know... last night?" Wu Li asked. "It's nothing, you're talking nonsense. I was just too late, so I stayed overnight at his place." Jiang Xue said nervously.
"Still nothing? What do young people like, don't I know?" Wu Li said, believing she understood. "What do you think young people like?" "Of course, it's excitement!" Wu Li said. "I never would have guessed. You usually find Chen Jie so annoying, yet you willingly threw yourself at him."
"Mom, what are you talking about, there's really nothing!" Jiang Xue naturally had to deny it vehemently. "Still pretending with Mom? Really nothing?" Wu Li interrogated. "Really nothing!" "Then show me!" Wu Li said, reaching to unbutton Jiang Xue's clothes.
Jiang Xue flinched away nervously. "What are you looking at? Can you tell from that?" "I'm looking for hickeys!" "Stop messing around, there aren't any! Chen Jie doesn't like hickeys." Jiang Xue, realizing she had slipped up, quickly added, "Besides, nothing happened, so where would there be hickeys?"
"Oh? You even know what kind of 'activities' he doesn't like? You know him pretty well!" "Just shut up, I'm so annoyed with him, I can't stand him! I don't want this bumpkin to visit our house at all!" Jiang Xue said irritably.
Wu Li said, "Since you've already had your 'exciting' time, then you have to make him responsible. He's not married to Miss Wang yet, is he? I'll talk to him..." Jiang Xue gasped. She didn't dare to let anyone know about this. For one, she used to hate Chen Jie, and if people found out, they would definitely think she, Jiang Xue, was a hypocrite, pretending to hate him while secretly liking him. Secondly, she absolutely didn't dare to let Wang Xiaoyan know about this.
"Don't do anything rash! I told you nothing happened, and it really is nothing! If you say that, I'll never come home again!" Jiang Xue was wealthy now, and had status. She was the boss of two companies. If she said she wouldn't come home, she could buy a villa somewhere else in minutes.
"Really nothing?" Wu Li breathed a sigh of relief. "I don't think that kid is a good person. If you get involved with him, you'll end up getting hurt sooner or later. Even though he's doing well now, his character is still questionable. You should bring home a boyfriend soon!"
"I don't want to date anyone right now!" Jiang Xue said quickly. "It's not that you don't want to date, you just want to date Chen Jie, right? You used to hate him so much, and now you're throwing yourself at him?" Wu Li said. "How can you keep talking nonsense? I told you nothing happened, I just don't want to date anyone!"
"Fine, then I'll believe you when you bring home a boyfriend!" Wu Li said. "Okay, I'll see." Jiang Xue thought to herself, 'I guess I need to find someone to pretend to be my boyfriend.' She wondered if she should rent someone. Weren't there many people online who rented themselves out for money? But she shook her head and quickly dismissed the idea.
"Chen Jie, I heard you're doing well in the provincial capital?" Jiang Xue brought a plate of food up. Jiang Long poured Chen Jie a drink and took a sip. Chen Jie said, "I'm doing alright. Uncle Jiang, if your family's company ever wants to expand to the provincial capital, I can help you out."
Jiang Long said, "No need, I'm over forty now, and my ambition isn't as strong as it used to be. Now it's all up to Xiao Xue's wishes. I'll just manage the company for her." Jiang Long was living a fulfilling life now. When Jiang Xue was busy, he would help her handle some matters. He was very content with his current life.
"How are things with Miss Wang?" Jiang Long asked, as if casually. "Very good, Uncle Jiang, what's wrong?" Chen Jie couldn't help but feel a little nervous, but he still replied. "Oh, nothing. Seeing you so successful is enough for me." Jiang Long sighed inwardly. He then stopped asking about personal matters and drank with Chen Jie.
Before long, Wu Li and Jiang Xue finished cooking, and they joined the table. Jiang Xue sat next to Chen Jie, deliberately or not. Jiang Long said, "Xiao Xue, be nice to Chen Jie from now on, you hear? No more looking down on him like before! Treat him like an older brother!" Jiang Xue grunted in response, but said nothing.
After eating and drinking their fill, Chen Jie felt a slight urge. "Uncle Jiang, I almost forgot, I brought some gifts for you this time." Chen Jie said. "What gifts? If they're not good things, we don't want them. There are plenty of people who want to give gifts to Xiao Xue now!" Wu Li said displeased.
Jiang Xue was no longer the same as before, and there were indeed many people trying to curry favor with her and give her gifts. If it were in the past, Wu Li might have expected something. She might have even mocked Chen Jie for coming empty-handed. But now, she felt indifferent.
"You, say less. Chen Jie prepared gifts for us, that's his thoughtfulness. Can that be compared to other people's gifts?" Jiang Long said in dissatisfaction. "Tch! You just want to court our daughter and bribe us, don't you? Do we lack those few trinkets from him?" Wu Li said unhappily.
"Shut up!" Jiang Long said in a low voice. He said to Chen Jie, "Don't listen to her nonsense. What did you prepare for me? Let me see?" Chen Jie didn't bother to argue with Wu Li. He took out a pill from his storage ring. "This is a Body Strengthening Pill," Chen Jie said.
"Oh? What's it for?" Jiang Long asked in surprise, taking it. Chen Jie explained, "This is an upgraded version of the Immunity Pill." "Tch, so it's an Immunity Pill! We already have those, so we don't need you to give them to us." Wu Li said disdainfully.
"Mom, the Immunity Pill was also produced by Chen Jie's company!" Jiang Xue reminded her. "You ungrateful girl, when did you learn to turn your back on your own family?" Wu Li glared at her fiercely.
Chen Jie chuckled, "This is not as simple as the Immunity Pill. Immunity is just one of the functions of the Body Strengthening Pill." "The Body Strengthening Pill's greatest function is to strengthen the body. You can only take one in your lifetime. For ordinary people, once taken, their bodies will immediately become strong, and their spirits will be enhanced by several levels. More importantly, once taken, it is permanently effective, and even poisoning will not affect their health." This thing had been gathering dust in his storage ring for a long time, and there was only one. Moreover, it was only effective for ordinary people. It was all something he had obtained from Mount Wutai.