Chapter 35 (Match Not Available)

So, could these all be considered her 'friends'?

Jiang An's dark eyes swept around the room. Aside from Fang Pei, there weren't many men present—only two or three, all completely drunk and sitting on the sofa. They hadn't acted out at their female friends or done anything inappropriate, which was alright, except…

Jiang An tightened his grip on Wen Lingshuang's waist.

The atmosphere turned cold.

Anne noticed Jiang An's unpleasant expression and recalled the rumors that were detrimental to him.

Although she didn't know what kind of person he really was, Wen Lingshuang's words were still too 'bold'. The Jiang family was a prestigious family, and even their illegitimate children had received elite education. Could they accept such unrestrained and bold behavior and words? She wasn't sure, and she was afraid that Jiang An would use this matter to cause a conflict with Wen Lingshuang, so she quickly tried to smooth things over, "Oh dear, our Shuangshuang is really drunk. She's like this when she's drunk, talking nonsense. Chairman Jiang, please don't take it to heart."

Those around her chimed in, "Yes, yes, that's just how Ling Shuang is. This is nothing compared to what she's said before; she's been even more outrageous."

Jiang An accurately captured the meaning of the three words 'even more explosive'.

Is there anything even more explosive than what was just said?

Jiang An's dark eyes darkened, and he pursed his lips, saying, "What else did she say?"

"Well..." Grace was about to speak when Anne covered her mouth and said with a smile, "It's just something we girls talk about. Chairman Jiang, please don't take it to heart. Who hasn't said something nonsense when they're drunk? It's all just drunken talk, don't take it seriously."

Grace immediately understood, patted Anne's hand to signal her to let go, and then said, "Yes, we were just talking about things girls talk about, like makeup, dresses, boyfriends..."

Anne couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Claire couldn't stand Grace's carefree attitude either, so she went over and pinched her lower back, lowering her voice, "Shut up if you're drunk."

Then she smiled at Jiang An and said, "What she means is that we were talking about boyfriends, which means we were talking about you, Chairman Jiang. Ling Shuang said that you are exceptionally outstanding and very good to her, but there is one thing..." Claire winked at Anne as she spoke, and Anne immediately chimed in, "There is one thing that is troubling her, which is that she doesn't know about your past, who you liked, or who you dated."

"Yeah?"

The two simple words exude a powerful and awe-inspiring aura.

Anne steadied herself. If she hadn't run into Jiang An, it would have been fine, but since she had, she was determined to find out more about Jiang An for Wen Ling Shuang. She didn't believe that a man in his thirties had never had a girlfriend. "This is Ling Shuang's first relationship. Although many people in the industry are pursuing her, she has never really given any of them a second glance."

Jiang An sized up Anne.

She has the typical air of an American heiress: straightforward, bold, and unreserved.

The implication was that it was his good fortune that Wen Lingshuang had taken a liking to him, and that no matter what his past romantic relationships were like, he should at least not be promiscuous now and should love Wen Lingshuang wholeheartedly.

That's interesting.

This is the first time I've seen such a threatening tactic.

Or rather, it's been a long time since anyone dared to subtly probe or threaten him.

Jiang An finally understood what Tan Yu meant by those 'bastard friends'. He smiled slightly, his eyes deep and unfathomable. "So I'm very grateful that she accepted this marriage so readily."

“Actually, it can’t be called being completely at ease, can it?” Anne swirled the wine in her glass. “The marriage was a decision made by the elders of both sides. What can the children do? Even if Ling Shuang has been spoiled since childhood, she can only listen to her parents. Moreover, she is an only child, so it is understandable that she makes concessions for the interests of the Wen family.”

After Anne finished speaking, she could clearly feel the atmosphere around her turn several degrees colder.

There was even a strange chill that slowly rose from the soles of my feet and then spread throughout the entire space.

Those present keenly sensed the growing chill emanating from Jiang An.

Everyone in this circle, whether they are rich second-generation or young ladies, knows more or less about Jiang An's style in the business world. They may have heard about it, but no one has actually seen what Jiang An is like in the business world. Until this moment, Jiang An stood there, with one arm around Wen Ling Shuang, his dark eyes slightly lowered, and the intimidating force made the surrounding air seem thinner.

Grace was a little scared and leaned back slightly, hiding behind Anne.

She feared her father's temper most, but Jiang An was even more terrifying than her father, even though he hadn't said a word. Her eyes gazed sadly at Wen Lingshuang, who was being held in Jiang An's arms, and she couldn't help but feel sorry for her. Marrying such a man—not only was his reputation bad, but his aura was also so powerful. Anne had even prepared divorce papers for her; in this situation, forget about filing a lawsuit, she probably wouldn't even have the chance to submit the papers.

Pitiful.

Grace felt sorry for Wen Lingshuang's future.

This spoiled, demanding young lady will have to live under the thumb of such a powerful man for the rest of her life.

Although Anne was also afraid, she couldn't back down. Suppressing her fear, she met Jiang An's dark eyes and said, "Chairman Jiang, what do you say?"

Jiang An put his arm around Wen Lingshuang's slender waist and said, "I don't know if she made concessions for the Wen family's interests, but I don't need to make concessions for the Jiang family's interests. Besides, the marriage was a decision made by both sets of parents. This way of thinking may need to change. The 21st century is not the old society."

After saying that, Jiang An put his arm around Wen Lingshuang and walked towards the door, saying as they walked, "I'm sorry, she drank too much. I'll take her home first."

Seeing this, Anne quickly said, "It's so late, there are plenty of rooms upstairs, Mr. Jiang, why don't you sleep here? Ling Shuang and I still have some things to discuss, it would be troublesome to run around tomorrow."

really.

It's very late.

If he hadn't come looking for her, she probably would have had to spend the night here.

Jiang An rubbed his aching temples, thinking that the person in his arms would wake up and come here to play wildly, so he might as well keep an eye on her.

"Please lead the way."

Seeing that he agreed, Anne quickly led the two of them upstairs.

Upon seeing the two enter, Anne, slightly tipsy, ran downstairs, muttering as she ran, "It's all over, it's all over."

Seeing her so flustered, Grace felt scared and said, "Did we go too far just now? His eyes looked so scary."

“That’s not what I meant,” Anne said quietly, stepping between them. “Didn’t you understand?”

The group of people looked at each other and shook their heads.

She deliberately drew out her words, glanced at everyone's anxious eyes, and said, "He didn't agree to the marriage because of his family; he had his eye on Ling Shuang a long time ago."

Everyone: "..."

"ah?"

Anne: "So, the family marriage was just going with the flow. If there hadn't been a family marriage, we don't know how Ling Shuang would have ended up in his hands."

Everyone: "..."

Anne: "I take back what I said about his private life being unclean. I think he's the kind of person who would wait for many years to catch his prey."

Everyone: "..."

A few seconds later, everyone looked up at the building.

Anne silently mourned: "Ling Shuang, there's nothing I can do for you. Being targeted by a man like this, you'd better pray for yourself."

*

Wen Lingshuang was even more drunk than last time. Last time, at least she was still rational, but this time she drank too much and lost all her rationality. Her body was as limp as water, and she couldn't hear anything anyone said. She was completely unconscious.

After Jiang An carried her to bed, he helped her take off her shoes and then went into the bathroom, where he saw that the table was covered with all sorts of jars.

After Wen Lingshuang got drunk and was taken back to the villa by him last time, he asked Lon to prepare a lot of women's products, such as facial cleanser, makeup remover, skin care products... He even prepared a lot of sanitary napkins, so he recognized some of them more or less. For example, this white jar should be used for makeup removal.

He opened the jar, took out some white ointment, returned to Wen Lingshuang's side, picked her up with one hand, and evenly applied the ointment to her face.

Little by little, inch by inch, I removed the foundation from my face, revealing my fair and delicate skin.

After he finished cleaning her face, he started worrying about the dress.

After standing there for a while, I finally decided to go down and ask Anne to come up and help me change.

But when I opened the door and got to the stairwell, I found that the group of people were all drunk, sprawled out on the sofa, the floor, and the table...

Looking at the sleeping positions of that group of people, he thought that if he hadn't come today, Wen Lingshuang would have ended up lying on the sofa or the floor just like them...

Sunlight throbbed twice, and with a gloomy face, he turned back into his room.

After entering the room, lock the door from the inside.

He strode over to Wen Lingshuang, helped her up, reached out to remove the crystal bra straps, and with a gentle pull, both straps fell off easily, revealing her soft, snowy breasts.

He tidied up without expression.

During this time, as if as punishment, I pinched it twice.

After those two groans, Wen Lingshuang opened her eyes with a whimper, looking at the person in front of her groggily, and said, "Who...are you...what are you doing..."

Jiang An said coldly, "Did you often do this before?"

"What?"

"Do you often go out drinking with those shady friends, get drunk, and then just lie sprawled out on the ground?"

Anne, who was just chatting normally with him, is now lying on top of someone, sleeping, like a human pyramid. Although they are all girls, he just can't accept it.

Wen Lingshuang mumbled, "Often... I get drunk and just fall asleep, isn't it normal to lie on the floor? Ugh..."

She couldn't help but gasp, looked down at her chest, and said aggrievedly, "Why did you bite me?"

"You're not allowed to come out again!" Jiang An retracted his teeth and said coldly, "You're not allowed to stay out overnight, you're not allowed to get drunk, and you're not allowed to get drunk and sleep on someone else."

Wen Lingshuang snorted, raised her hand and softly slapped Jiang An across the face, saying, "No way, I want to spend the night outside, I want to get drunk... Ah... I want to get drunk and sleep on someone else, hehe..." She grinned, her smile charming and coquettish, "You can sleep with us too, you sleep on the bottom, I'll sleep on the top."

The veins on the back of Jiang An's hand, which was resting on her shoulder, bulged.

We sleep together.

He slept on the bottom, and she slept on the top.

Jiang An thought of the time when he went to the Wen family. Wen Jinye had taken him to see their family's winery, saying that it was the wine that Wen Lingshuang loved to drink. With so much wine, she could drink a bottle a day until she was seventy or eighty years old. In other words, he would let her do that until she was seventy or eighty years old.

"No." Jiang An rarely 'lost his temper' with her, and said coldly, "Yangyang, if something like this happens again, don't blame me for not keeping my promise."

Wen Lingshuang slumped softly into his arms, clutching his clothes, "You're so annoying, don't talk, I want to sleep."

Jiang An: "..."

Trying to reason with a drunk person was the most absurd thing he had ever done.

That night, Jiang An barely slept. Holding Wen Lingshuang, his mind was filled with thoughts of how to prevent such things from happening again. He was away on business trips most of the year, and she was often alone at home. Drinking and having fun with her girlfriends was the perfect thing for her, but what if something went wrong one day? Like what those two or three men did to the drunk girls today? Or what about Fang Pei, who had designs on her?

Another reason for insomnia is the people around you.

Her body was soft and delicate, pressed against his side, her arms tightly wrapped around him. He couldn't fall asleep in that sleeping position.

Finally, having no other choice, he could only push her arms away.

As he drifted off to sleep, she pulled him into her arms again, her soft breasts pressed against his back.

Jiang An: "..."

Sooner or later, I will die suddenly.

*

The next day at noon, Wen Lingshuang woke up groggily. The bright sun hung high in the sky outside the window, and a few birds flew past the window. She moved her fingers slightly, and after a few movements, she gradually regained consciousness. She propped herself up and looked around. Remembering that this was Anne's house, she went out barefoot and walked out of the room.

I saw Anne as soon as I stepped out of the room.

She looked like she had just woken up, still sleepy and with messy hair.

"Hi."

The two greeted each other.

Anne asked, "How did you sleep last night?"

Wen Lingshuang stretched and said, "Not bad. How about you?"

"I'm alright," Anne yawned. "Oh, right, Chairman Jiang left a long time ago. He even woke me up before he left, saying he left someone here to keep you company, and you can call him if you need anything."

Wen Lingshuang's mind was in a daze, and she gave a casual reply.

After taking a few steps, he suddenly turned back to look at her, "Jiang An is here?"

"You didn't know?" Anne looked at her. "They arrived last night, and you even shared a room, have you forgotten?"

They arrived last night.

Are we sharing a room again?

Wen Lingshuang felt terrible; she had absolutely no recollection of what happened last night!

Anne looked at Wen Lingshuang's expression and stared meaningfully at the teeth marks on her snow-white chest. "Oh my, you can even forget that? I'm impressed."

After saying that, he walked past her, turned around, and headed downstairs, saying as he went, "I had someone make breakfast. Come down and eat after you've washed up."

Wen Lingshuang felt a chill run down her spine. She stood there for a long time before turning around and walking back to her room. She paced back and forth in the room, trying hard to recall what had happened last night.

As far as I can remember, she was drinking and chatting with her girlfriends. When they got really drunk, a group of them kept asking her about Jiang An, and she casually mentioned a few things.

What was said?

It's probably something like Jiang An treated her very well.

As she walked to the bathroom, she saw a woman in a black spaghetti strap nightgown, looking sexy and alluring. However, on her right side, her snow-white chest, there was a bright, not-too-deep, but not-too-shallow, teeth mark.

When Wen Lingshuang saw the teeth mark, her mind went blank.

Many plots and fragments just vaguely popped into my mind.

She remembered...

I remember now...

I just remembered talking about Jiang An's huge business.

She remembered that Jiang An had bitten her.

Her heart pounded like a drum. She frantically pulled out her phone and opened Jiang An's chat window. Hesitantly, she hesitated for a long time before finally typing: [Busy?]

Jiang An: [Awake?]

Wen Lingshuang: [Hmm.]

Wen Lingshuang: [Um...you came to Anne's house yesterday?]

Jiang An: [Hmm.]

[Did I say something I shouldn't have?] After sending the message, Wen Lingshuang added, [Was it... something about something super large or something?]

Jiang An: [(Smiling)]

no.

What does smiling mean?

Doesn't he know that this emoji is sarcastic or sarcastic?

Wen Lingshuang bit her red lips and continued typing: [Don't misunderstand, when I said "super big," I meant...]

When Wen Lingshuang typed this, she paused. What was she referring to? What could possibly indicate something as "extra large"?

Jiang An, on the other end of the phone, watched as the other person typed in the chat box...

He tapped the table lightly with his index finger.

After waiting a few minutes, I saw the other person reply: [Don't get me wrong, what I meant by "hugely large" is that we have a huge age gap. You're 31, I'm 25, we're not a match.]

Upon seeing this line of text, Jiang An couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips upwards.

Jiang An: [Oh, I see.]

Jiang An: [I thought you were referring to something else. If you meant age, I'm not that much older, so the match should be good.]

Wen Lingshuang: ...