Chapter 53 Can you give it a try for me?

After the new product introduction session, the banquet officially began. As usual, there were people performing on stage to entertain the guests. They either sang and danced or cried and shouted. There was nothing new about it, and Chen Jingyang didn't even bother to look up.

"Brother Yang, look who went up there."

Xu Jintian nudged Chen Jingyang's arm and gestured with his chin to look at the stage.

Chen Jingyang glanced over and was a little surprised to see it was Xiao Jiang!

These kinds of dinner parties always invite a few decent celebrities to make an appearance. Theoretically speaking, a nobody like Xiao Jiang shouldn't have the opportunity to perform on stage.

Once the drama in which he played the third male lead airs, and he becomes famous and popular, it might be more normal for him to appear on this stage.

Chen Jingyang thought for a moment, then glanced at Xu Jintian: "You arranged this?"

Xu Jintian wasn't embarrassed at all at being exposed. He took out a cigarette, lit it, and handed it to Chen Jingyang, calmly saying, "Xiao Jiang said that we parted in a hurry last time and didn't even add each other as friends."

He lit a cigarette for himself, exhaled a puff of white smoke with a contented smile, and said, "That movie just wrapped up filming a few days ago, and thanks to you, the director had a pretty good opinion of him, so he wanted to thank you in person again."

Chen Jingyang smiled slightly, neither agreeing nor refusing, and looked at Xiao Jiang on the stage.

It's a very popular but also clichéd dance, but Xiao Jiang is clearly not suited to it. Although he is a professionally trained dancer with excellent flexibility, he dances it in a rigid and unnatural way, which looks rather awkward.

However, this clumsy dance unexpectedly won Chen Jingyang's favor. He stared at Xiao Jiang, but in his mind he was thinking that if it were Zhang Pengfei on stage, he would definitely not dance as well as Xiao Jiang.

That guy is incredibly shy and upright; he can't even dance ballroom dances, let alone dance like that!

After finishing his performance, Xiao Jiang came down from the stage and walked straight to Chen Jingyang, panting heavily, calling out, "Young Master Chen..."

Chen Jingyang slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, lowered his eyes and chuckled: "Who taught you this? You turned a perfectly good dance into such a mess?"

Xiao Jiang's forehead was covered in sweat, and his chest rose and fell with his breath. The dance had many jumping movements, and it was quite physically demanding to finish. He looked at Chen Jingyang with intense eyes and said, "If you like it, I will practice dancing hard in the future."

Chen Jingyang lifted his chin and studied his face for a moment: "Xu Jintian said you want to add me as a friend?"

Xiao Jiang looked up, her eyelashes fluttering, and said frankly, "Yes, I'd like to add you."

Chen Jingyang smiled and said calmly, "Then I'll give you a chance. If your performance tonight satisfies me, I'll give you this reward."

Xiao Jiang's eyes welled up with tears, his face filled with gratitude, and his voice trembled slightly as he said, "Thank you, thank you, Young Master Chen."

The performance on stage continued, but Chen Jingyang had completely lost interest. He stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, got up, and left his seat.

Xiao Jiang quickly followed closely behind him.

It's still 7005.

Once inside, Xiao Jiang hesitated for a moment before asking Chen Jingyang, "Young Master Chen, I'm all sweaty after dancing. Can I take a shower first?"

Chen Jingyang raised an eyebrow. It was a perfectly legitimate request, and there was nothing wrong with it. So he nodded and said, "Of course you can. Take your time washing. We have plenty of time."

"Thank you, Young Master Chen." Xiao Jiang turned and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Although Chen Jingyang told him to take his time washing, Xiao Jiang didn't dare to dawdle and finished washing in about ten minutes.

"Young Master Chen..." he called softly.

Chen Jingyang was looking at a booklet, which Xiao Jiang immediately recognized as a product manual.

When Xiao Jiang came out, Chen Jingyang was not as indifferent as last time. He specifically asked Xiao Jiang if he was cold and even turned up the air conditioner temperature a few degrees.

Xiao Jiang was flattered and quickly shook his head, then asked him, "Young Master Chen, what do you want me to do?"

Chen Jingyang gestured for Xiao Jiang to look at the smart ring on the table and said, "Could you please help me test the performance of this new product?"

"Of course!" Xiao Jiang couldn't be happier to have the opportunity to work for Chen Jingyang.

Seeing that Xiao Jiang agreed so readily, Chen Jingyang smiled with great satisfaction.

After Xiao Jiang put on the smart ring, he took out paper and pen and placed them on the table, as if he wanted to record the test results at any time.

Then, his smile faded, and his expression became extremely serious: "Xiao Jiang, I have only one request: you must tell me the truth about how you feel, without any reservations. If you feel uncomfortable, signal me immediately, and I will stop the test right away, understand?"

Chen Jingyang had never spoken to him in such a serious tone before. Xiao Jiang was immediately moved and nodded quickly, replying, "Yes, Young Master Chen, I understand."

After confirming that Xiao Jiang was ready, Chen Jingyang pressed the operation button for the smart ring.

In an instant, the smart ring emitted a faint mechanical hum, and then tightened abruptly.

Xiao Jiang frowned subconsciously, and Chen Jingyang frowned as well, picking up a pen and writing on the paper: There was no buffering process, the speed was too fast.

"How are you feeling now?" Chen Jingyang asked.

Xiao Jiang's Adam's apple bobbed up and down as he answered truthfully, "I don't feel much force, but when I breathe, I feel a slight tightness in my chest."

Chen Jingyang nodded upon hearing this, and then pressed another control button.

The moment the button was pressed, Xiao Jiang suddenly cried out "Ah!" His breath caught in his throat, and he felt his heart skip a beat before pounding wildly. Cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.

"Young Master Chen!" he called out in a slightly flustered manner.

"How are you? Are you feeling unwell?" Chen Jingyang asked with concern, and immediately stopped testing the function.

Xiao Jiang's face turned pale, and after a moment, she said, "It hurts a lot. It feels like many tiny needles are piercing my body at the same time!"

Chen Jingyang carefully wrote on the paper: This function's intensity is beyond the range and needs to be halved.

The test continued, but Xiao Jiang only lasted a few seconds before collapsing to the ground.

Chen Jingyang immediately stopped the test, quickly stepped forward and helped Xiao Jiang into his arms, his voice full of worry: "Xiao Jiang, are you alright? Is anything particularly uncomfortable?"

Xiao Jiang lay in Chen Jingyang's arms, coughing violently for more than half a minute before gradually stopping.

After another ten seconds or so, he managed to speak, his voice much weaker, and his face still showing obvious fear: "Young Master Chen, just now... was that function at its strongest?"

He took a deep breath and tried to recall what he had just experienced: "I felt like I had a lot of difficulty breathing, my temples hurt, I saw a red light in front of my eyes, my ears were ringing, and I felt nauseous and wanted to vomit. If it had continued for a while longer, I might have lost consciousness."

Chen Jingyang reached out and gently stroked Xiao Jiang's cheek, his voice as gentle as a spring breeze: "Xiao Jiang, you did very well. Thank you for your hard work just now. However, that wasn't the strongest you could do. Would you like to try the strongest version for me again?"