Chapter 129: Money Is Really Tempting (2)
The woman who had just spent a fortune returned, carrying a luxurious movie snack combo. She handed one of the baskets to Jiang Zhiyan: “There’s an auction tomorrow.”
“Oh?” Jiang Zhiyan was taken aback.
“No need to go, it’s online, just call someone and have them bid for you, we’ll see if there’s anything good tomorrow.”
“Okay,” Jiang Zhiyan smiled. “I’m so sorry to trouble you.”
“It’s no trouble at all,” Jin Shuang beckoned her. “Let’s go, the movie’s about to start.”
Since it wasn’t a holiday, and it was late at night, they were the only two people in the theater.
The movie was worse than average. Jiang Zhiyan glanced at it a few times and lost interest, but perhaps because the person watching the movie with her was Xie Liaoyi, it wasn’t that unbearable.
Jin Shuang, on the other hand, watched attentively, as if conducting academic research. When the movie ended, she still looked confused.
“Was that a romance movie?” Jin Shuang asked, puzzled.
“Yes,” Jiang Zhiyan nodded.
“What was it about?”
Jiang Zhiyan: …
Jiang Zhiyan’s mouth opened slightly; she had been too focused on Jin Shuang’s hand resting beside hers and had only watched the first few minutes of the movie.
“A love story,” Jiang Zhiyan said seriously.
She could have asked the System to search for the correct answer, but she felt it was unnecessary, recounting or not recounting the plot would only make her look stupid.
Jin Shuang pursed her lips: “The more I watched, the more it felt like some kind of conspiracy. The male lead was a master manipulator, and the female lead actually believed him, giving him half of her assets as a ‘love fund,’ and it’s strange, she even funded his ventures, supported his dreams, and in the end, after he succeeded, everyone acted like the female lead didn’t contribute at all, saying she was reaching above her station… I thought it was a story about a group of people scamming someone.”
Jiang Zhiyan was certain now, Jin Shuang definitely wasn’t lovestruck, she was very clear-headed, not lovestruck at all.
She suddenly felt that this movie wasn’t completely useless.
“You’re right,” Jiang Zhiyan nodded and immediately praised her. “That makes perfect sense, you’re so insightful, unlike me, I just watch movies for entertainment, and then I forget everything.”
“Thank you,” Jin Shuang said, looking pleasantly surprised. “Where are we going now?”
“Let’s go back and rest, aren’t you going out tomorrow?”
“Okay, did you drive? I can take you home if you didn’t.”
“I didn’t,” Jiang Zhiyan shook her head firmly, she actually did drive, but in this situation, wouldn’t it be stupid to admit it?
However, when they returned to the underground parking lot of the restaurant, Jiang Zhiyan immediately saw her own car parked nearby. She calmly moved to Jin Shuang’s other side, trying to block her view.
But… she hated that she wasn’t tall enough in this world, she couldn’t block it completely.
Jin Shuang glanced at the car, and Jiang Zhiyan had already prepared an excuse, but Jin Shuang didn’t say anything.
Jiang Zhiyan breathed a sigh of relief.
“She saw it, but she didn’t say anything, what does this mean? It means she also wants to spend more time with me,” Jiang Zhiyan deduced rationally.
“Host, truly, you’re the biggest lovestruck fool in the world,” the System said. Cold-blooded and ruthless when Xie Liaoyi wasn’t around, but like a marshmallow cake when she was, it didn’t know what kind of creature could change faces so quickly.
Jiang Zhiyan ignored it and happily got into the passenger seat of Jin Shuang’s car. If she hadn’t already acted so foolishly, she would have pretended she didn’t know how to fasten her seatbelt.
“Where do you live?” Jin Shuang asked.
“I’ll send you the location,” Jiang Zhiyan sent her the coordinates.
Jin Shuang glanced at it: “It’s very close to the place I was planning to stay tonight.”
“That’s great, if you always stay there, we can hang out together,” Jiang Zhiyan was very satisfied with this location, it was clearly arranged for them to develop their relationship, the perfect time, place, and people.
Jiang Zhiyan glanced at Jin Shuang a few times, she was fiddling with her seatbelt, her hesitant expression making the System want to hit her.
“Why don’t you stay at my place tonight? I have guest rooms, many rooms, it’s late, and it’s not safe going back alone, it’s so dark.”
Jin Shuang frowned: “I’ve never stayed overnight at someone else’s place before.”
“It’s fine, I don’t have any rules, you can choose the guest room furthest away from mine,” Jiang Zhiyan said. “Even if you have a party in your room at night, I won’t hear anything.”
Jin Shuang chuckled softly: “Okay, then I’ll have to impose.”
“It’s no imposition at all, after today, we’re practically comrades in arms, why be so polite?” Jiang Zhiyan said with a chuckle.
“I didn’t realize you were so… interesting before.”
“No need to dwell on the past me, just focus on the future me, the past me and the current me aren’t the same person.”
“I agree.”
Jiang Zhiyan’s eyes lit up: “That’s good.”
She paused, then continued: “Remember to turn on sleep mode tonight, or put a certain someone’s number on Do Not Disturb, or you’ll be woken up early tomorrow morning.”
“Okay, thanks for the reminder,” Jin Shuang nodded.
Although it wasn’t quite the “sharing a room” scenario she had hoped for, being in the same house was already very good for Jiang Zhiyan.
Jiang Zhiyan prepared new toiletries and clothes for her, then reluctantly returned to her room.
“Host, don’t you think you’re acting like a pervert?”
“I’m being so considerate, how can I be a pervert?”
“No, when you asked her if the water was too hot outside, you really sounded like one.”
“I really suggest you learn the art of communication, or I really won’t take you with me.”
System: ???
“You know, you’re my System, my wife can only make suggestions, I also have my own opinions.”
“Host, you’re threatening me now.”
“Haven’t I always been good at threats?” Jiang Zhiyan asked, puzzled.
She lay in bed, pulled the blanket up, and stared at the ceiling. Having just woken up in the afternoon, she couldn’t sleep at all.
“Check on the male lead, is he dead?” Jiang Zhiyan asked calmly.
“No, his vital signs are stable.”
“Tsk,” Jiang Zhiyan twitched the corner of her mouth.
“Why would you even think he’s dead?”
“It’s possible to choke on your own vomit after drinking too much.”
“But the male lead of a CEO novel definitely won’t die like that, the image of him lying on the floor right now is perfect for a photo card.”
“Tsk.”
Jiang Zhiyan closed her eyes.
The next morning, Mu Chen woke up with a splitting headache, looked at his phone beside him, and being extremely sensitive about money, his first thought was about the money spent last night, not why he was still on the floor.
He opened his phone and scrolled through the transaction notifications one by one.
Mu Chen: ???
What did she even buy? A building?
He looked around, realized where he was, struggled to stand up, and called out for Jin Shuang a couple of times.
But Jin Shuang didn’t appear. A housekeeper hurried out of her room.
“Sir?” she asked, her eyes widening slightly. “Why are you here?”
“Where’s Jin Shuang?”
“Missus didn’t seem to come back last night,” she said with a nervous laugh.
Mu Chen glanced at her and quickly calmed down: “Make me some hangover soup.”
He was about to call Jin Shuang when he saw the message she had sent him.
[Jin Shuang: I spent the money. Don’t call me. I’ll be sleeping until ten.]
Mu Chen stared at the cold and heartless message, either stunned or simply slow to react from the alcohol, he didn’t move for a long time.
He took a deep breath, looked at the amount spent last night again, and called Jin Shuang again, refusing to believe it.
Jin Shuang didn’t answer. He called three times in a row, and she didn’t answer, which was completely unheard of.
He frowned, his face darkening.
He went upstairs, intending to take a shower in the master bedroom, but the door was locked.
Mu Chen laughed angrily, took out his phone, and complained: “This woman, what is she playing at?”
“She’s just playing hard to get, let her spend, she’ll pay you back anyway,” his friend said jokingly. “She’ll be begging you to come home for dinner in three days, tops.”
“Probably less than three days, the day after tomorrow is when we’re supposed to go back to the Jin family,” Mu Chen said casually, his expression cold.
“Alright, Sister-in-law is quite pitiful, don’t be too harsh on her.”
Mu Chen put his phone aside, took a quick shower in the guest bathroom, then, wrapped in a bathrobe, searched for a long time before finding his clothes stuffed in a corner.
He frowned.
He remembered that when he came here a month ago, his clothes were neatly placed in the walk-in closet.
Was Jin Shuang now putting on a full performance?
He shook out his suit, called his assistant, and asked him to bring two sets of clothes, then sat on the sofa, put his phone aside, and waited for Jin Shuang’s call to explain.
Jiang Zhiyan slept soundly until 9:30. As soon as she woke up, she put on her clothes and went downstairs to prepare breakfast. Jin Shuang came down less than three minutes later.
“I was going to make breakfast,” Jin Shuang said, gathering her hair. “I can do it.”
“Do you even do this kind of work at home?” Jiang Zhiyan asked, frowning.
Jin Shuang thought for a few seconds: “I might have before.”
“No need, you go wash up, I’ll do it, you’re a guest here,” Jiang Zhiyan said, gently pushing Jin Shuang towards the bathroom, then quickly retracting her hand.
She hadn’t meant anything by it, but she felt strangely guilty.
“Then I’ll have to impose.”
“I told you, no need to be so polite,” Jiang Zhiyan said helplessly.
She now wanted to dismember the male lead even more.
Jin Shuang’s character profile mentioned that she used to be a bit spoiled before falling for Mu Chen, after all, she was from a wealthy family, her current cautious behavior was clearly developed after marrying that scumbag.
Jiang Zhiyan carefully sliced the bacon, the System feeling like each slice was a cut on the male lead’s bones.
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