Chapter 111

That night, everyone in the room tossed and turned, each lost in their own thoughts, except for Jin Chuwan.

She was used to relaxing with a drink during her vacation and enjoying the leisurely feeling of sleeping until late morning, so when she was woken up by LEE's phone call, she still felt like she was in a dream.

"What, judging from your tone, Jin Lu is still asleep?" Lee looked critically at the nail she had just sat on, then closed the car door. "I asked you to come out for drinks yesterday, and you clearly agreed, but you never showed up. Tan Xiao, Huang Ying, and I are already downstairs at your place, and we'll be knocking in about five minutes. You can use this time to think of an excuse to brush us off..."

The capable woman hung up the phone immediately after speaking, while two heads peered over to eavesdrop next to her.

Is this really a good thing for us?

Huang Ying held onto her boyfriend's arm.

Tan Xiao also hesitated.

"What if Kim is really in a relationship? Aren't we being too intrusive?"

"What's there to be afraid of?" The short-haired woman brushed a stray hair behind her ear, a faint smile crossing her elegant and charming face. She took out a lighter from her bag and lit a cigarette.

"We're the ones who got stood up, we're just asking for justice." Through the wisps of smoke, the woman's expression was somewhat hazy. "Could it be that everyone else is dating and I'm the only one left, so I'm acting weird and deliberately causing trouble?"

She shook her head and chuckled, but Huang Ying and Tan Xiao exchanged a glance and quietly let go of each other's hands.

"Actually... there's nothing wrong with being in a relationship..."

Neither of them felt confident, but in the end they cautiously nodded in agreement.

Yes, yes.

"We'll all listen to Sister Lee."

On the fifteenth floor on the other side.

Jin Chuwan, who had just put down her phone, was holding her head and lamenting. But she quickly came to her senses, threw off the covers, and rushed out barefoot without even putting on slippers.

It is 8:05 AM now.

Jiang Chen stood on the balcony answering the phone, seemingly having just woken up. The usually meticulous man was now disheveled, his clothes crumpled and the hem sticking out, looking like a spoiled rich kid who had stayed up all night. Jin Chuwan vaguely heard conversations like "Bring me clothes" and "Yes, and documents," and she grabbed her hair, feeling utterly powerless.

Cheng Xiucheng, who was passing by, glanced at her while carrying breakfast and smiled.

"Why don't you go wash up? What are you standing here daydreaming about?"

All the men who stayed overnight last night are still here.

Having been used to being a pampered young master, Li Xing'en seemed calm and composed. He sat on the sofa reading the morning newspaper that Jin Chuwan had subscribed to. However, after noticing that something was wrong with Jin Chuwan, he also looked over with concern.

"What's wrong?"

Jin Chuwan shook her head, as if shrouded in dark clouds.

How to explain this, how to explain this...? All these big shots who always appear in the business section headlines are now in her home...

Jin Chuwan's gaze suddenly sharpened as she thought about it.

Oh wait, there's also a missing big star...

The person who usually loves to sleep in got up early today and was busy in the kitchen, although he wasn't very skilled at it.

Yin Zhihua disdainfully picked up the lace-trimmed apron, which was anything but manly. He really didn't know how Cheng Xiucheng could calmly put this thing on.

To avoid feeling nauseous, he now avoids looking in the mirror.

Not long after, the rice cooker beeped twice. Yin Zhihua looked at the breakfast he had prepared and was generally satisfied with it.

Milk, eggs, and white rice porridge.

He tried his best, really.

At this moment, Cheng Ya also came out of the bathroom. She glanced at the kitchen while biting her toothbrush, then went back with a sullen face.

Yin Zhihua heard a muffled sound of disgust, something like "useless man." He raised his eyebrows decisively, about to retort with "eat it or don't," but when he turned his head, his eyes suddenly met Jin Chuwan's.

At this moment, Jin Chuwan looked somewhat dejected and lost. Although her hair was messy, neither beautiful nor cute, it inexplicably struck Yin Zhihua's protective instincts as a man.

He put down his spoon and walked straight over.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Yin Zhihua's question also attracted the attention of others.

The clock has struck, and it is now 8:09 AM.

Sister LEE threw away her cigarette butt and walked into the elevator with her two underlings.

Her outfit today was as sophisticated and mature as ever, with upturned eyes, bright red lips, and sharp high heels, each step seemingly carrying a murderous aura.

Huang Ying wanted to send Jin Chuwan a message to inform her, but a glance from LEE startled her so much that she put her hands behind her back.

Looking at the people in the room, Jin Chuwan felt like an ant on a hot pan for the first time, but she still managed to keep her spirits up and inform everyone.

My colleague is coming soon—

8:10 AM.

The three of them stepped out of the elevator at the same time.

Jin Chuwan grabbed her hair, she really didn't know how to explain. The main problem was that she usually presented herself as an ordinary employee in front of her colleagues (although she still is now), but these eye-catching faces were in her house. If she said that their relationship was just average, she would offend them. If she said that they had a good relationship, she would be suspected of deceiving her colleagues.

The key is LEE.

That woman is really a bit scary.

It's not a matter of whether she's assertive or not; she's the kind of person who's... very rare. A black belt judo master, she can drink two pitchers of beer and still order a whole row of whiskies without batting an eye.

Jin Chuwan felt a headache coming on when she recalled the drinking parties she had been forced to attend.

The pointer moves along the scale from the origin to the end point without ever stopping.

At 8:11 AM, the apartment's doorbell rang precisely on time.

Just as Li Xing'en, who was closest to the door, was about to get up, Jin Chuwan grabbed her hem and pulled her back down. The young man looked down at the flustered Jin Chuwan and smiled gently with his eyes crinkled.

Jiang Chen was still on the phone, but his gaze remained fixed on Jin Chuwan. His dark eyes narrowed slightly as he glanced curiously at the doorway.

What kind of person would scare her?

The doorbell was still ringing.

Jin Chuwan stood in the doorway, glancing at everyone with a slightly aggrieved expression. She lowered her voice and pointed outside.

"My colleague is here. You all..." Jin Chuwan thought for a long time before finally managing to say, "Please be polite and don't say anything inappropriate..."

Cheng Ya smiled and nodded. She habitually took out her phone, but couldn't find it in her pocket, so she had to search her brother's pocket.

As Jin Chuwan was about to open the door, she suddenly stopped and glanced at Yin Zhihua.

However, this popular singer is currently embroiled in controversy.

She pulled Yin Zhihua to her room and repeatedly told her that she absolutely could not go out.

When Yin Zhihua first entered Jin Chuwan's bedroom, he blushed as he glanced around and then nodded somewhat awkwardly.

"But I haven't had breakfast yet..."

I'll bring it in later.

"What should I do if I need to use the restroom...?"

"Hold on for now, let me coax them away first!"

Yin Zhihua nodded, a hint of shyness crossing her beautiful face.

"If I get sleepy, can I lie down on your bed and take a nap?"

Jin Chuwan was already a little annoyed. She sighed and said weakly, "...Whatever."

The doorbell was still ringing, and it sounded more urgent now.

Lee Sung-eun glanced at Kim Cho-wan's bedroom, put down his newspaper, and opened the door under everyone's gaze.

When LEE saw the handsome man in front of her, she thought she had pressed the wrong door button.

She subconsciously said "sorry" and turned around to look at the room number again.

Then she turned back.

"Hello, is this Attorney Kim's home...?"

The woman took off her sunglasses and took another careful look at the furnishings in the room.

It was Jin Chuwan's home.

but……

“LEE——”

At this moment, Jin Chuwan finally came out of the room. She walked to Li Xing'en's side, saw the three people at the door, and smiled.

"Why is everyone here...?"

"Well, I couldn't get through to you on the phone last night, so let's come together today..." Huang Ying said, changing her shoes somewhat awkwardly at the door.

She placed the bag next to the shoe cabinet, leaving the opening slightly ajar. Jin Chuwan glanced at it and immediately knew it contained various kinds of foreign liquor.

These drunkards really weren't going to let her go...

Kim Chu-wan gave a bitter smile.

"That's a coincidence, our breakfast just happened to be ready."

Li Xing'en smiled and put the newspaper aside, arranging for Cheng Xiucheng to add a few more bowls, just like a matriarch.

Cheng Ya glared angrily at her amiable older brother.

"What right do you have to order my brother around?"

Li Xing'en looked at Cheng Ya with an air of composure and magnanimity.

"Okay, I'll go."

The three people in front of them were a little confused. They had come to confront them, but the more they looked at the man, the more he resembled the one who always appeared in financial news.

And the lady wearing puppy pajamas looks more and more like the legendary heir to the Cheng family.

Lee raised her arm and wrapped it around Kim Cho-wan's neck.

Her red lips moved slightly near her ear.

"Shall we chat?"

Before Jin Chuwan could resist, she was taken to the balcony.

Jiang Chen had just hung up the phone when he looked at Jin Chuwan, who had been practically dragged in, and raised his long eyebrows.

"What's wrong?"

Tan Xiao froze for a moment when he saw Jiang Chen. He couldn't believe it no matter how he thought about it, but the person in front of him was clearly...

"Boss Jiang...?"

Huang Ying, who was following behind, didn't understand, but she instinctively repeated, "Boss Jiang?"

Jiang Chen nodded, and the two men shook hands informally on the balcony where clothes were drying.

LEE squinted at the handsome guy in front of her for a while, and finally slowly let go of Kim Cho-wan.

The woman, who had always been as majestic as a towering mountain, was now showing signs of cracking and crumbling.

She looked at Kim Cho-wan and said, "Go ahead and tell me now that you're X Hsien-lung's daughter, and I'll believe you."

Kim Cho-wan said helplessly, "My surname is Kim, okay...?"

LEE put his sunglasses back on, his jacket still draped over his shoulders. "How many top billionaires are hiding in your mere 186-square-meter apartment? If you tell me honestly, I might as well continue to be your friend..."

Huang Ying quietly moved closer to her boyfriend, but also nodded firmly.

"You need to explain yourself clearly..."

She emphasized this with little confidence.

Jiang Chen smiled and looked down. He put his hand on Jin Chuwan's shoulder. His long, narrow eyes seemed to be very captivating, but they also carried a hint of aloofness and coldness that made people afraid to get close.

“This girl lived with my family when she was a child. We grew up together, and her father was my dad’s right-hand man, so we were quite close.”

After Jiang Chen finished speaking, he glanced at Jin Chuwan again, his eyes seeming to ask him how his answer was.

Jin Chuwan could barely breathe a sigh of relief.

She nodded seriously, "It's like this... I know him, but I'm just an ordinary person, and I don't have any special background..."

Jiang Chen glanced at her. Jin Chuwan still looked like she had just woken up, and she looked a little unkempt. Although neither of them needed to say anything to the other now, he couldn't help but smile.

"That's right, we know each other."

The blazing sunlight streamed in through the floor-to-ceiling windows. The man stood there lazily, shifting his collar, as if his entire body was coated with a layer of white.

"After all, she's just too hard to win over..."