The servants collected the chessboard from the floor.

The first thing Jiang Yue said to Zhou Ji was, "Could you please send me fewer messages in the future?"

She was always exhausted after watching it.

Although she wouldn't feel guilty about not replying to his messages, she didn't want to hear Zhou Ji say so much either.

Jiang Yue made up a plausible excuse to fob him off: "Mobile phone bills are very expensive."

Zhou Ji listened attentively, raised an eyebrow, and slowly told her, "WeChat messages are free, and your mobile data plan is unlimited every month."

Jiang Yue said "oh," and after a few seconds, she said the most hurtful thing in an almost innocent and straightforward tone: "Actually, I just don't want to see the messages you sent."

Zhou Ji pursed his lips: "A lot?"

He was anything but modest: "I think it's alright, not much."

Judging from his attitude, he has no intention of changing and will continue to bother her in his own way!

Zhou Ji was wearing a black cashmere turtleneck sweater at home, which accentuated her long neck and fair skin. The man raised his long eyelashes, his beautiful eyes staring straight at her. After a few seconds, he casually asked, "Who was the Hongmen Banquet you mentioned this afternoon?"

When the topic came up, Jiang Yue showed a little more patience with her bodyguard: "Ms. Sun Chengfeng."

"Hmm?" Zhou Ji thought for a while, as if he had just remembered: "Your mother?"

Jiang Yue said calmly, "Is that so?"

Zhou Ji's expression turned slightly cold as he thought of her mother. He asked casually, "Did she threaten you again?"

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be like this.

Zhou Ji doesn't have a good reputation outside, but the reason he's been able to stay as the group's president all these years and keep those slick old foxes quiet isn't just because of his status in the Zhou family.

They always have some ruthless and decisive methods.

Sometimes it can be described as cruel.

Of course, Zhou Ji only used the tip of the iceberg when dealing with her mother's previous threatening text messages, yet she still managed to scare her half to death.

The photos were deleted in front of him.

I promise I won't dare to say anything nonsense in front of her again.

Jiang Yue thought for a moment: "No, she came to apologize to me and wanted to treat me to dinner."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ji frowned slightly and gave her a deep look: "You agreed?"

Jiang Yue met Zhou Ji's deep gaze and gently pursed her lips, saying, "I know she has ill intentions, but I also have things to do. That's why I asked you to come along. Otherwise, why do you think I contacted you?"

She continued, "You must be my bodyguard, ensure my safety, and make sure I am completely safe."

Although Zhou Ji didn't know exactly what she wanted to do, he was now basically willing to grant her every request, as long as it wasn't to tell her to get lost.

Bodyguard Zhou Ji: "Mrs. Zhou, received."

Jiang Yue and Sun Chengfeng had arranged to meet on Monday, but she had to record a program on the weekend and wouldn't have time to meet.

Jiang Yue has read many more stories about child swapping in the past few days.

She became increasingly convinced that her guess was true.

Could someone like Sun Chengfeng give birth to someone as beautiful as her? Besides, Jiang Zhi is not bad-looking either; she is quite attractive.

She and Jiang Zhi look somewhat alike.

It's possible that she and Jiang Zhi were both children she stole.

Therefore, she had long regarded the original owner as a blood bank that continuously provided her with money, pushing the original owner into the fire pit time and time again.

I'd love to corrupt her.

Jiang Yue was already thinking about what to do next. If she got the test results, should she tell that annoying guy Jiang Zhi?

Jiang Yue was still thinking about this before going to bed that night, and she didn't hear Zhou Ji talking to her.

The man silently wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, his strong arms resting on her waist, his breath softly falling behind her ear. He said, "Xiao Chu's birthday is in a few days."

He paused for two seconds, then kissed her ear. "You probably don't even remember."

The man's tone was indifferent, as if he were merely asking a question without any further meaning: "Will you prepare a gift for him this year?"

Jiang Yue pretended to be asleep, the blanket covering most of her face, burying herself deeper into her warm nest.

Zhou Ji kissed her again: "Sleep well, goodnight."

*

The next day, a salesperson from the luxury store sent her a WeChat message, enthusiastically recommending some of the latest arrivals and limited editions.

Mrs. Zhou, if you have anything you like or find appealing, we can send it to you.

Jiang Yue thought for a moment and replied, "I happen to have some free time, so I'll go take a look around."

Jiang Yue now needs to disguise herself slightly when she goes out, otherwise she will always be recognized.

Since we're already at the mall, we might as well buy the kid a birthday present.

Upon arriving at the mall, the shops had already closed and were not accepting other customers.

They would naturally treat Jiang Yue, a goddess of wealth, with utmost respect and not allow her to suffer even the slightest displeasure.

Jiang Yue bought a few bags and then went to a jewelry store.

She wants to buy a pair of longevity locks.

In the Jiang Kingdom, after a child is born, the parents, to the best of their ability, will make a pair of exquisite longevity locks for their child, praying that the child will grow up safely.

Jiang Yue also had a pair. Children back then were prone to death; it wasn't easy for them to grow up safely.

The jewelry store sales associate was shocked when she heard the lady ask for a pair of longevity locks, as they not only did not have them, but had never sold them before.

Aren't these the kind of things that only those old-fashioned gold shops sell?

The new employee looked her over with an air of superiority. She was wearing a mask, so her face was obscured, as if she were someone who couldn't be seen by others.

He forced a formulaic smile, already showing a hint of impatience: "I'm sorry, miss, we don't have longevity locks here."

He paused for a moment, then continued, "If you want to buy a longevity lock, you can go to stores like Luk Fook Jewellery or China Gold. We don't carry these items."

Jiang Yue frowned, not liking the way this person had looked her up and down just now.

Is she being looked down upon?

She didn't argue with him, but asked seriously, "Where are these two shops you mentioned?"

SA: "..."

He couldn't help but roll his eyes, his impatience practically showing: "Turn left when you go out, you can ask the security guard."

Then he turned around to greet the other distinguished guests.

Jiang Yue took the advice and asked the security guard, who told her that all of China Gold's shops were located on the basement level.

After arriving at the store, Jiang Yue picked out several exquisite and cute longevity locks and bought them.

After a moment of silence, she bought over a million gold bars at the same shop. She was like a little hamster secretly collecting hazelnuts, taking all the ones she liked back to her little nest.

The order, worth a few million, made the store manager beam with joy, and she couldn't help but marvel at how lucky they had been that day.

This order quickly spread throughout the mall's sales group.

The sales clerk at F's store just now felt like he was going to vomit blood when he saw the order form.

Jiang Yue had them engrave the child's name on the longevity lock. When she returned home from the mall, she ran into Ding Ru's fiancé at the door.

Ding Ru often posts photos of herself and her fiancé in the group chat, seemingly unintentionally, showing off their affection and praising her fiancé's heroic and handsome appearance.

She had previously planned to go to an island with him for a romantic getaway.

Jiang Yue saw Ding Ru's fiancé embracing and kissing the woman beside him repeatedly. The charming woman smiled brightly, tiptoed, and wrapped her arms around the man's neck, shyly returning the kiss.

She clicked her tongue, calmly took out her phone, openly recorded the video, and posted it to the group chat: 【@DingRu, your fiancé is so good at kissing (scratching head jpg).】

After sending the message, Jiang Yue turned off her phone. There aren't many good people like her in this world.

…

When Jiang Yue got home, her child hadn't gotten out of school yet.

She placed the longevity lock in his room, neatly beside his pillow.

All right.

Although she didn't have a deep affection for the child, she still wished him a safe and healthy growth.

—May this unloved villain in the story live a long and healthy life.