"You have to take responsibility for me!" Tang Ruotong said to Chen Jie, uncharacteristically.
She wasn't lying at all.
With Chen Jie's current status, he was practically an uncrowned king in Pingcheng. Anyone who knew him wouldn't dare to cross him.
Tang Ruotong had already wanted to develop something with Chen Jie, but she never had the chance.
She felt she had to seize this rare opportunity to meet Chen Jie, so she decided to change her approach and get closer to him.
At this moment, Tang Ruotong was completely unguarded around Chen Jie, her delicate body pressing against him as if she were about to melt.
"Chen Jie, dinner is ready."
Just then, He Mu, carrying dishes, came over to Chen Jie.
Seeing Tang Ruotong, she couldn't help but freeze.
"Oh? You haven't eaten either? I haven't eaten either, so let's eat together!" Tang Ruotong, though a little surprised to see someone else here, quickly recovered.
With Chen Jie's high status, what was wrong with having a servant at home?
Her Tang family had them too.
She had unconsciously mistaken He Mu for Chen Jie's servant.
Seeing that there was only enough food for one person, she said politely, "Auntie, there isn't enough food. Why don't you make another portion?"
"Oh, okay!"
He Mu gave Chen Jie a deep look, said nothing more, and quickly went to prepare another portion.
Tang Ruotong acted like a petite bird, clinging to Chen Jie.
She even fed Chen Jie a few bites of food.
He Mu, pretending to clean, was actually observing the two of them secretly.
"Stop fooling around, I need to make some protective magical artifacts. You should go back first." Chen Jie couldn't stand it anymore. Even with his firm resolve, Tang Ruotong's subtle seduction made him feel a surge of heat.
It was difficult for him to concentrate.
"No, Mr. Xiao said he wanted to have dinner with you today. I'll go with you!"
Tang Ruotong said.
Seeing Chen Jie's displeasure, she quickly added, "We're partners after all. It's perfectly fine to have dinner together, right?"
Chen Jie thought for a moment and agreed, "Then you play here by yourself. I won't be back until tonight."
"Okay. Fine."
After that, Chen Jie began to craft protective magical artifacts.
The jade stones Tang Ruotong brought were in the car.
There were also many high-quality jade stones.
Chen Jie made all of them into protective magical artifacts, leaving only a small portion in his storage ring.
After finishing everything, Chen Jie looked outside. The sky was already approaching evening.
He felt that the time was about right.
So he prepared to go find Xiao Ding.
To Chen Jie's surprise, Tang Ruotong had disappeared somewhere.
It wasn't until Chen Jie opened his bedroom door that he found someone lying on his bed.
It was Tang Ruotong.
Tang Ruotong was lying on the bed, covered by a thin silk blanket, her figure clearly outlined.
This girl, wasn't she afraid someone would suddenly jump on the bed and do something indescribable?
Chen Jie walked to the bedside and nudged her, "Get up!"
"Ah? I actually fell asleep!"
Tang Ruotong exclaimed, then quickly sat up.
The blanket slipped down her snowy peaks with a rustle.
Chen Jie then saw that she was not wearing any clothes.
His face immediately darkened, "You don't wear clothes when you sleep?"
"Hehe... I'm used to it. But from now on, you can smell my scent!"
Tang Ruotong's face blushed, and she said shyly.
"Hurry and get dressed."
Chen Jie said and walked out.
A moment later, Tang Ruotong walked out with a flushed face.
"Let's go!"
Tang Ruotong lowered her head and hummed in agreement.
Soon, the two arrived at the IKEA restaurant where they had agreed to meet Xiao Ding.
Today, Yi Zhentian, Zhou Shu, and others knew Chen Jie was coming and treated it with great importance, even booking out the entire restaurant.
As they got out of the car, Tang Ruotong took Chen Jie's arm.
"Master Chen, Madam Chen, you've finally arrived!" Xiao Ding stepped forward and said ambiguously.
Chen Jie said, "Don't misunderstand, she's just my friend."
"Hahaha... We'll be family sooner or later." Yi Zhentian laughed.
Tang Ruotong said, "Who says we're friends? I'm his mistress!"
"I was just sleeping at his place a moment ago!"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Chen Jie rebuked.
"Just tell me, am I lying!"
Tang Ruotong said.
Chen Jie was a little embarrassed.
Xiao Ding and the others looked knowing, then invited Chen Jie and Tang Ruotong inside.
At the dinner table, Xiao Ding and the others were very courteous to Chen Jie. Now that Chen Jie had returned, they naturally had to seize the opportunity to curry favor.
Because Chen Jie's status was now completely different from before.
After several rounds of drinks, Chen Jie took out the protective magical artifacts he had prepared.
"Since we've known each other, I'll give these permanent protective magical artifacts to all of you!"
The few men's eyes lit up. They wanted to refuse, but such protective magical artifacts were truly scarce.
So they chuckled and no longer feigned politeness, accepting them one by one.
"Master Chen, if you need anything in the future, just ask."
They all made promises.
Xiao Ding suggested, "Master Chen, if you have any more, why not put a protective magical artifact up for auction at my auction house!"
"Okay, I was thinking the same thing. Let's see how much it can sell for!"
If it could fetch a sky-high price in Pingcheng, it would likely sell for even more in the provincial capital.
If he needed money later, he could always put it up for auction.
"Conveniently, my auction house has an auction that hasn't ended today. I'll call the staff right away and ask for an extension."
Xiao Ding immediately took out his phone.
They knew Chen Jie's status was different now, and after today, there might not be another gathering for a while.
So they made arrangements.
Chen Jie thought that he would have to go to the provincial capital again in the next two days, so he didn't refuse.
Soon, they arrived at Dingsheng Auction House. Xiao Ding presented the permanent protective magical artifact, causing an uproar throughout the venue.
The price directly rose to one billion.
Xiao Ding was beaming.
This time, there was no prior publicity, so the guests were not sufficiently prepared financially. If there had been advance promotion, attracting some wealthy individuals from afar, it wouldn't have been impossible to reach billions, let alone one billion.
Furthermore, after this event, his auction house would surely become famous.
Chen Jie, however, felt a bit bored.
The current ten billion, while meeting Chen Jie's expectations, no longer had much of an impact on him.
He came today just to relax and have some fun.
"Chen Jie, where are we going?"
After parting ways with Xiao Ding and the others, Tang Ruotong clearly had no intention of separating from Chen Jie. She held Chen Jie's arm and said expectantly.
"Let's go home, each to our own."
"Ah! It's so late, and you still want to go back?" Tang Ruotong said reluctantly.
"What else?"
Chen Jie retorted.
"Alright then, I'll drive you back."
They went out, driving Tang Ruotong's car.
As a woman, Tang Ruotong ultimately felt too embarrassed to make any excessive requests of Chen Jie.
She shyly drove Chen Jie to the West Mountain Villa.
"I, I'm really leaving!" Tang Ruotong said with reluctance.