Chapter 177 "No one says divorced couples can't attend together."

If you knew the battle would be this fierce the night before, you'd have a sore back the next day.

Ji Tanyuan would absolutely not be soft-hearted enough to wear that sexy lingerie.

Absolutely not!

She didn't know whether it was the candle scent or the clothes that made her so excited.

She wouldn't be fooled into wearing a waist chain by Zhong Yan's birthday wish; she's not God and doesn't have the ability to help others fulfill their wishes.

She really liked that Australian pearl tassel waist chain.

She never dared to look directly at the clothes she used to match again.

Zhong Yan hugged her from behind and massaged her lower back to relieve the soreness.

Ji Tanyuan closed her eyes, glanced at the torn pieces of cloth beside her, and said in a hoarse voice, "Why did you do that? You might as well not wear it at all."

Zhong Yan: "That's different. I can't imagine what you would look like dressed like that."

Ji Tanyuan leaned outwards, but she had no strength at all. Zhong Yan gently wrapped his arm around her waist and turned her over to face him.

He nuzzled her nose against hers. "You looked beautiful last night. I really like your birthday present."

Seemingly feeling it wasn't enough, he then added, "I wouldn't mind if future gifts were all like this, so let's not waste money buying cars or watches."

Ji Tanyuan: "..."

She was speechless, unsure of what expression to make.

"Can't you be serious for once?"

Zhong Yan cleared his throat: "Ex-wife, I was very satisfied last night. Are you satisfied?"

He then lowered his eyes, a smile playing on his lips: "You drank a lot of water last night, so you must be quite satisfied."

Ji Tanyuan's face turned bright red. She flipped over and sat on him, grabbing his neck: "Say one more word, and I'll strangle you!"

He then picked up the blanket and draped it over her.

Ji Tanyuan's face was fair with a rosy glow, and her fair collarbone was marked with red marks.

He seemed quite fond of her and raised his arm to massage Ji Tanyuan's collarbone, completely oblivious to the fact that her hand was still on his neck.

Ji Tanyuan slapped his hand away, stood up while still wrapped in the blanket, and smiled gently: "I'm not satisfied. I'm very dissatisfied with how you served me."

He then left the room.

Ji Tanyuan glanced at the mess in the living room, and the absurdity of last night played out in her mind again.

It's unbearable to look at.

It seems that Zhong Yan was right to give the nanny a break from work; we'll have to send Puppy to another house from now on.

This is not suitable for children to watch or listen to.

When she came out of the bathroom, the living room had been tidied up, leaving only the puppy, who had been released, chewing on his toy.

Ji Tanyuan's hair was freshly washed and was fluffy behind her.

She yawned and glanced at the time.

It's already 1 p.m.

"Aren't you going to work?" Ji Tanyuan asked Zhong Yan.

Zhong Yan: "Can't I even have a day off for my birthday?"

The doorbell rang; it was Zhong Yan ordering food from the restaurant.

Three or four servers pushed the food cart in and started setting the tables. In just ten minutes, a sumptuous lunch was ready.

"Eat first, then go out. I have a dinner appointment," Zhong Yan said casually.

Ji Tanyuan paused as she walked over. "I won't go."

Zhong Yan paused for a moment while serving the soup, "Oh, I forgot, we're divorced."

I have no identity anymore.

Zhong Yan thought for a moment and said, "There's no rule that divorced couples can't attend together."

Ji Tanyuan: "Be normal."

Zhong Yan glanced at her: "I've noticed you've been saying those four words more and more lately. Am I not a normal person?"

"What do you think a normal person is like?"

Ji Tanyuan: "Like me."

Zhong Yan: "..."

"Stop talking nonsense, come with me in a bit."

"You must come with me."

"This is my second birthday wish."

Ji Tanyuan: "What kind of daydream are you having?"

A second one? How shameless!

Do you really think of her as a saint who grants birthday wishes?

Ji Tanyuan ultimately decided not to go; she was too tired and planned to catch up on sleep after dinner.

Zhong Yan didn't force him. In order to prevent the puppy from bothering Ji Tanyuan, he sent the dog to the pet kindergarten and left.

Arrival at the club

There are quite a few people.

Among them were Gu Beiming and Cheng Gengxu, whom we haven't seen in a long time.

These two have been busy lately, one with branch office business and the other with finding women.

"I wanted to ask you out yesterday for your birthday, but you didn't answer the phone."

Zhong Yan strolled over and sat down in the spot that had been reserved for him: "Spend my birthday with you? You're kidding."

Gu Beiming, who had been sitting languidly, leaned closer to him and bent down upon seeing his posture:

"So you were living with Ji Tanyuan? You really did have a fake divorce?"

Zhong Yan clicked his tongue, "Nonsense."

I don't know if this nonsense is the sentence before or after the reply.

Seeing Zhong Yan's good mood, Gu Beiming became even more convinced that the divorce was real, but the fact that the two of them had fallen out was fake.

On the contrary, the fact that Zhong Yan's relationship with the Zhong family soured is somewhat believable.

"I heard you're going to take over the Kehua Group, and you've already made a solemn pledge?"

Zhong Yan lowered his eyes. "There's no pledge, just a bit of pressure."

Gu Beiming didn't say anything more, so it seemed to be true.

Zhong Yan inherited a mess, but if he can turn it around, he will reach new heights in the future.

"What are you whispering about?" Lan Fengsheng asked from the other end.

Zhong Yan glanced at him, narrowed her eyes, and said, "I heard you're quite familiar with Shen Xiling?"

Lan Fengsheng was stunned, then nodded.

"You're not still thinking about him and Princess Ji, are you?"

Lan Fengsheng also regretted it, extremely regretted revealing these things to Zhong Yan at the beginning.

He wasn't thinking straight at the time; he was only thinking about pleasing this young master of Yanjing and forgot that he was the one who was married to Ji Tanyuan. It was really inappropriate for him to gossip about someone else's wife in front of her husband.

Even though Zhong Yan asked, he shouldn't have answered.

It will only cause more trouble.

See, the trouble hasn't gone away yet.

"I was just a bystander at the time, so I had no idea what was going on."

Zhong Yan snorted coldly, "Of course you don't know. Ji Tanyuan has absolutely no feelings for that guy surnamed Chen. What childhood sweetheart? One is abroad and the other is in China, childhood sweethearts using VPNs?"

"To go back to Hujiang and rekindle old flames? What a pipe dream!"

"Moving the imperial tombs is more like it."

Gu Beiming was already used to it. "Just adjust it."

Anyway, trouble is coming for the Shen family.

Gu Beiming didn't say the last sentence aloud; there were too many people here, and it wasn't Yanjing.

He just happened to be passing by and wanted to join in because it was Zhong Yan's birthday.

"Oh, right, Xiao Yi is here too."

Zhong Yan frowned. "What's he doing here?"

Zhong Yi is the youngest son of Zhong Yan's second uncle. He is 19 years old and a sophomore in college. Yuan Yin is a child that Zhong Yan's second aunt had previously sponsored.

Later, the Zhong family all learned that Zhong Yi was relentlessly pursuing Yuan Yin, and no amount of attempts to stop him could deter him. Even Yuan Yin's marriage couldn't make him give up.

He went outside and looked at his cousin, Zhong Yi, who was waiting outside. "Brother."

Zhong Yan led him inside to another private room that had been prepared in advance, and they went in and sat down.

"Speak, what is it?"

Zhong Yi pursed his lips, "Brother, can you help me get Yuan Yin divorced?"