No One Else in Sight

When Chen Qing met Jiang Jingyan, he was, like in the eyes of the outside world, impossibly high above her.

This was because for most of his life, Mr. Jiang had maintained a pristine, upright...

Chapter 176 Decided to be a gigolo

Chapter 176 Decided to be a gigolo

Chen Qing spent a night at Jiang's house. He didn't sleep well and woke up many times.

Jiang Jingyan knew every time she opened her eyes and reached out to pat her back to lull her to sleep. He hadn't had time to rest in the past few days. He had to pay attention to the movement of Vice Chairman Kong's eight million and command the operations at Zhounan Wharf from the rear. He was extremely tired.

Chen Qing noticed it and simply stayed still and stared until dawn.

At seven o'clock in the morning, her eyes were sore from staring and she fell into a deep sleep. Not long after she fell asleep, Jiang Jingyan's phone vibrated.

After two or three seconds, the man hung up.

Chen Qing had not been sleepy the whole night, but at this moment he was too lazy to move, and his eyelids felt heavy as if they were hanging on lead.

Jiang Jingyan kissed her and got out of bed.

The caller was Zheng Yuan. The team members who were investigating near Cuiyin Manor yesterday had withdrawn and there was no movement.

"You guessed wrong, didn't you?" Zheng Yuan was eating breakfast, his words slurring. "Mr. Meng has decades of achievements and is just one step away from promotion. Why is he seeking death? He was able to train someone like you, so he must have real talent."

Jiang Jingyan leaned against the stairs, a cigarette in his mouth, and said in a lazy tone, "It also cultivated Yan Baiqing."

Zheng Yuan choked, "That's true."

"Did you see clearly?"

"I saw clearly that besides the servants and nannies, there was only one person who delivered flowers. The spy got information and it turned out that he was the one who delivered flowers."

Jiang Jingyan casually dusted off his cigarette ash and said, "Forget about it. Don't worry about it."

"Don't worry about it. Meng Laosheng is dead. It's not something you and I can control. You should just stay in Huasheng and make the most of your time to find me a nephew with my sister-in-law. Then I can take him to the training ground and avenge his father for torturing me."

He chuckled and hung up the phone.

At this time, Sister Mei went upstairs and went straight to the guest room.

"Where are you going?" Jiang Jingyan called from a distance.

She was walking so intently that she was startled. "Oh my—why are you standing here so early in the morning? I asked Miss Chen to have breakfast."

"Chen Qing didn't stay in the guest room last night. He stayed in my room."

Sister Mei was startled for a moment, then lowered her voice, "Don't let the Madam hear you two living together without being married. She's bound to be furious."

"What did mother say again?"

"Nothing..." She hesitated, pulling the man away from the stairs. "Madam and the old man have been sleeping in separate rooms recently. I heard that the old man wants a divorce, and Madam said it has something to do with Miss Chen. It's not a good time for you to bring up anything about Miss Chen."

Jiang Jingyan frowned, told her not to disturb Chen Qing, and turned to go to the guest bathroom to wash up.

Jiang Zhongyi did not go home last night. His secretary called and said that there was a minor problem with a government project in the city, so a meeting was held overnight.

He and Mrs. Jiang were getting a divorce, and it couldn't have been because of a breakdown in their relationship. Over the years, no one in the circle had ever loved his wife more than Jiang Zhongyi. He had been doting on his wife for more than 30 years, and had spoiled Mrs. Jiang so much that her personality remained the same as when she was young.

There was no extramarital affair or infidelity, and the only reason Jiang Zhongyi filed for divorce was because he did not want to implicate Mrs. Jiang.

Jiang Jingyan dropped the towel and went downstairs.

Mrs. Jiang had the habit of exercising on an empty stomach in the morning. After exercising, she would drink a pot of health-preserving tea and then have breakfast.

He walked to the restaurant and sat down with a blank expression.

"Where's Chen Qing?"

"I was tired last night and was sleeping."

Mrs. Jiang endured it silently and stared at him, "You have to have some sense. I don't want a daughter-in-law who comes home pregnant."

"You mind so much because someone has provoked you in this way?"

She peeled the eggshells and snorted, "Are you trying to trick me?"

Jiang Jingyan drank the soy milk in the cup in one gulp. "No condoms, Qing'er is young, and I'm not too busy to leave home for the time being. What's wrong with letting you have a grandson in the next one or two years?"

"Getting engaged, getting married, having children, these are the rules passed down by our ancestors. Don't learn from those shabby men out there. Before the ceremony, both of you behave yourself!"

"It's too troublesome. Let's get the certificate first and do the ceremony later. Qing'er has no objection."

Mrs. Jiang slowly straightened her back, and the warmth in her eyes completely disappeared.

Sister Mei was terrified listening to this. Mr. Jiang was really something. He had been warned, but he still deliberately put himself in danger.

Jiang Jingyan picked up a piece of bamboo shoots with chopsticks as if nothing had happened. "The dowry that the Luo family prepared for Qing'er is a small building in the Imperial Mansion. We will move out after the wedding."

"How dare you live in the woman's house after getting married?"

He smiled nonchalantly, "Well, I've decided to be a gigolo."

Mrs. Jiang put down her chopsticks with a snap.

Jiang Jingyan ignored him and made arrangements in an orderly manner, "The house in Chenyuan will be left to you and father. After you two go your separate ways, anyone can move in."

"You bastard!" Mrs. Jiang threw a spoon at him.

Jiang Jingyan turned his head to avoid it and stood up quickly.

Mrs. Jiang continued to throw, and he continued to dodge.

The servants and nanny in the room were at a loss as to what to do. They watched the mother and son making a scene like a juggler and could not stop them. They did not dare to step forward and could only follow behind to pick up things.

Mrs. Jiang chased him to the stairs, picked up a vase and pointed it at him, "If you have the guts, don't hide!"

Jiang Jingyan really stopped and pinched his waist.

The next second, the vase flew towards his head and landed firmly in his palm.

"Are you relieved?" He leaned against the stair railing, looking defiant. "Don't bother Qing'er with her pregnancy."

Mrs. Jiang panted hard, her fingers trembling, "You are disobedient and unfilial..."

"You and father don't have to worry about me. After the divorce, I will go with my wife."

"We're getting a divorce because you insisted on marrying Chen Qing! Yan Baiqing wants to snatch her from you, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it, but you don't care. In order to eliminate this trouble for you, your father is preparing to—"

Mrs. Chiang was so angry that she started to complain and curse, but at the critical moment she stopped talking and came to her senses.

Jiang Jingyan stared at her with his eyes like torches, "What are you preparing for?"

"Prepare to divorce me..."

"Father is related to Senior Brother's biological father, right?"

"Stop guessing!"

"Before you married my father, you had a fiancé who was my senior brother's biological father, right?"

He pressed on step by step. Mrs. Jiang's face turned pale and she could not help but step back, "You are ridiculous..."

Jiang Jingyan stopped playing around and put on a sinister expression. He put the vase back heavily on the wooden flower stand, which startled Mrs. Jiang.