Chapter 192 The Divorced Wife Who Turns Against Her VS The Arrogant and Wealthy Husband 21

Three months later.

Jiang Zhiyi has been living quite comfortably these past few months. Sometimes she goes back to her adoptive parents' house, sometimes she goes back to her hometown, and the rest of the time she lives alone.

Gu Likun gave her many properties, including office buildings, shops, and villas... The house she lives in now is one of them.

Life is truly wonderful.

Unfortunately, there was another problem: Chu Lincheng would come over and bother her every few days.

He bought the house next door to hers, and she has to rack her brains every day to figure out how to deal with him.

That evening, Jiang Zhiyi was playing outside.

She went to a nearby ancient town area, which had only recently opened to the public. Every night there were many unique folk performances, making it very lively.

Jiang Zhiyi bought a lot of novel gadgets, and her bag was almost full.

"What do you want?" she answered his call.

"Where did you go? Why aren't you home?" Chu Lincheng asked the security guard at the gate before he learned that she wasn't there.

"What do you want from me?" she asked.

"I wanted to hang out with you, but you went out by yourself without me," Chu Lincheng complained.

For a moment, Jiang Zhiyi wondered if he was possessed by Gu Jiahang...

He's incredibly naive; he's getting more and more childish as he gets older.

Jiang Zhiyi gave him a rough address.

There are so many people on this street, he might not be able to find her. If he can't find her, it's not her fault; it's his own fault for being useless.

Chu Lincheng rushed over immediately.

But with so many people, where could she be found?

No one answered her phone when I called; she probably wasn't looking at it.

Chu Lincheng could only search slowly, weaving through the bustling crowd.

She enjoys making things difficult for people like this; in her words, it's not so much making things difficult as a test.

He once prepared a surprise for her, a room full of roses. She said she only wanted one, and asked him to pick out the prettiest one for her.

The first one, the second one, the third one...

He tried countless times, but none of them were the right answer. One minute she'd say this flower wasn't pretty, the next she'd say that flower was too big...

After much fuss, and after he had picked up and examined all the flowers once, she was finally somewhat satisfied.

"Do you have a problem with that?" she asked, holding the rose that didn't seem particularly special.

Chu Lincheng shook his head without saying a word.

"You can voice your opinions if you wish, but you should be even happier. You'll always be able to pick out my favorites from among these flowers, it's just a little more troublesome," she said earnestly.

As things stand now, he should perhaps be happy; she is here after all, and he will see her sooner or later.

If she really didn't want him to come looking for her, she wouldn't give him her address.

...

Jiang Zhiyi strolled around leisurely, munching on a candied hawthorn.

Suddenly, someone grabbed her hand.

She turned her head and saw that it was Chu Lincheng who had come looking for her.

"What's wrong? Are you surprised?" he asked, then tightened his grip on her, not letting her break free.

“You came pretty quickly,” she said.

"It's alright. Actually, I just got here, but I guessed that some people would definitely be loitering around the food stalls... I'm really craving them."

Chu Lincheng glanced at the string of candied hawthorns in her hand.

Jiang Zhiyi simply ignored him.

The two strolled around like this, with Jiang Zhiyi looking left and right and running around everywhere. Chu Lincheng followed beside her, helping her carry things and sometimes watching her to prevent her from being bumped into.

The two sat down to rest in a small pavilion by the lake; she was a little tired from walking.

"Give me this last one, I want to try it too." He stared at the candied hawthorn skewer in her hand.

"Dream on." Jiang Zhiyi took a bite out of it.

Chu Lincheng smiled and wiped her mouth, then kissed her when she wasn't looking...

Before she could react, he snatched her candy and even bit her.

"There were colorful lights all before, so I couldn't see very clearly. I thought it contained hawthorn, but it turned out to be strawberries," he commented as he tasted it.

Jiang Zhiyi was so angry that she hit him, "I've never seen anyone like you! Why don't you just go and buy it yourself!"

Chu Lincheng smiled as he looked at her angry expression.

After a while, the two continued their stroll.

There was an old woman at the bridgehead selling fortune-telling. She had some words written on red paper, which basically said she could predict marriage, studies, and career. She also had many red ropes hanging next to her for sale.

"Let's go get our fortunes told," Chu Lincheng suggested.

"What's there to calculate? Isn't your career going well?" Jiang Zhiyi wasn't interested.

“We are destined to be together,” he said, pulling her over.

Chu Lincheng: "Mother-in-law, could you please tell us about our marriage prospects?"

The old woman looked at their palms and then said many sweet things—they were a perfect match, a good couple, and would grow old together…

Chu Lincheng was very satisfied with the result and readily paid the money; a fortune telling cost fifty yuan.

The old woman also gave each of them a red string.

"This is a scam. Fortune telling is just a front; they're actually selling ropes." Jiang Zhiyi had seen through the tricks long ago. She looked at the red rope tied around her wrist.

"It's good for good luck," Chu Lincheng said. "Let's go, let's look around some more."

The night deepened...

"That's all for today, I'm going back now." Jiang Zhiyi walked out of the gate of the ancient town, where her driver was already waiting by the roadside.

“I’ll take you back. We all live there. Why did you call the driver over?” he complained.

"I'm happy." She wasn't going to indulge him.

"...So what is our relationship now?" Chu Lincheng asked her.

“Friend,” she said without hesitation.

"Do friends hold hands? We just kissed." He was referring to the string of candied hawthorns.

Jiang Zhiyi thought for a moment, then said very seriously, "Then you're like someone I'm keeping outside now."

She rummaged through her bag and took out five hundred yuan in cash, giving it to him. "Here you go, let's meet up again next time."

After saying that, she got into her car and left.

Chu Lincheng was still in a daze, holding the money.

He's not even as good as those gigolos at the club; they charge several thousand a night.

He clutched the five hundred yuan in his hand, then remembered what had just happened at the bridgehead...

"Mother-in-law, there's something I'd like to ask for your help with. I'll be bringing my wife over later, and I'd appreciate it if you could tell our fortunes then. Just say something nice."

They praised us as a match made in heaven, a perfect union, and advised us to spend every day together and never be apart...

The old woman shook her head and said mysteriously, "I never say anything against my conscience."

Chu Lincheng glanced at the WeChat payment QR code next to the stall and said, "One thousand yuan."

The old woman paused, then nodded.

...

Chu Lincheng sighed; the five hundred yuan wasn't even enough to bribe the old woman he had just paid.

An elderly man dressed in distinctive clothing happened to pass by, presumably on his way to square dancing.

He secretly glanced at Chu Lincheng several times, muttering to himself in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft.

"So young and already going astray... This young man looks respectable, but who would have thought he's like this behind the scenes..."

The old man muttered a few words and then walked away.

Chu Lincheng: "..."