"Shh, don't listen to their nonsense."
"Little sister-in-law, don't listen to his nonsense. I guarantee that every single piece of dirt on him is explosive!" Lu Ze continued to joke from the side.
“I know that a lot of people in his class gave him love letters when he was in school. Back then… tsk tsk tsk…” Li Ye chimed in, adding fuel to the fire.
“Even after you start working, it’s still the same. All sorts of minor celebrities and rich women are scrambling to get close to him!” Lu Ze said to Mo Jingchen with a wicked grin.
"You lot, are you itching for a beating?" Mo Jingchen said coldly, looking at the two of them.
"Jingchen, that's not funny. It's the first time I've met your wife, it's just a joke, no bloodshed is allowed," Lu Ze said, still sitting there like a sycophant.
“Well, but after dinner…” Mo Jingchen drew out the last word meaningfully.
"I'll shut up," Lu Ze immediately made a shushing gesture and stopped talking.
"The world is finally quiet. An'an, let me reintroduce you: Young Master Si, Li Ye, Lu Ze." When Mo Jingchen introduced An Yiruo, he deliberately put Lu Ze last.
The group nodded, the brief introductions ended, and all the dishes were served.
"Jingchen, your dance partner for this year's annual party is definitely your sister-in-law, right?" Li Ye said, sitting opposite Mo Jingchen.
"This year, it depends on your sister-in-law's wishes," Mo Jingchen replied to An Yiruo's question without even looking up, as he served her some food.
"However, company annual parties are such boring events, so it's understandable that your sister-in-law wouldn't want to be your dance partner," Li Ye said casually after taking a bite of food.
After all, people like them have attended countless banquets, big and small, and all they feel is boredom.
“However, I heard that the Pei family from F City will also be attending the Mo family’s annual meeting this year,” Si Shao said.
Compared to the other two, Si Shao appeared much more refined.
"Young Master Si is indeed well-informed; we are all ashamed of our own in comparison," Li Ye jokingly said, cupping his fists to Young Master Si.
"Young Master Si is indeed Young Master Si; no matter what happens, it won't escape the Si family's eyes." Mo Jingchen took a sip of water and gently put the glass down.
"The Pei family of F City has always been low-key, so why are they suddenly coming to A City to attend the Mo family's annual meeting?" Si Shao asked with a hint of doubt.
The Si family wasn't constantly monitoring the Pei family's actions, so they weren't aware of the reasons behind them.
"Pei Shaoqing has been in City A for some time now, mainly investigating the matter of his aunt being abducted years ago," Mo Jingchen explained to Si Shao.
"I've heard about this. It's said that this young aunt of the Pei family was taken away and sold by her enemies when she was still an infant, and there's been no news of her since. It's quite pitiful." Although Li Ye usually seems carefree, he is more sentimental than anyone else.
“You can tell Pei Shaoqing that he can come to me if he needs any help.”
Si Shao's eyes were deep as he thought that doing such things could be considered as accumulating good karma for himself. They made a living by buying and selling intelligence, and sometimes they needed to do things to accumulate merit.
If possible, he would be willing to serve Pei Shaoqing, but the due payment would still be made, though a discount could be offered!
Mo Jingchen felt that with the help of the Si family, this matter would definitely be much easier to accomplish, but he was not Pei Shaoqing and could not make the decision for him.
“I’ll ask him another day and give you an answer,” Mo Jingchen said.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was cheerful, and Mo Jingchen took meticulous care of An Yiruo.
An Yiruo whispered in his ear, a little embarrassed, "I can do it myself. It's not good to have them watching."
"It's okay, we're just going to torture those three single dogs." When Mo Jingben said this, he didn't whisper like An Yiruo had just done. Instead, he made sure all three of them could hear him.
"Mo Jingchen, so what if you have a wife!" Lu Ze rolled his eyes at him and said.
"Yeah, that's impressive. If you're jealous, why don't you find one too?" Mo Jingchen tilted his head, spread his hands, and said to Lu Ze with a smug look on his face.
"Mo Jingchen, you've changed. When did you become so shameless!"
"I'm proud to have a wife."
Lu Ze rubbed his forehead, not wanting to continue the discussion with Mo Jingchen. He simply stopped talking.
Later, the three of them chose to ignore Mo Jingchen's public display of affection!
Aside from Lu Ze's slight irritation, the meal went smoothly without any resistance to An Yiruo becoming Mo Jingchen's wife. This relieved An Yiruo.
At this moment, An Yiruo and Mo Jingchen stood on the steps at the entrance of the restaurant, their fingers intertwined, watching the three of them leave.
As the three cars drove away, An Yiruo took a deep breath.
"An'an, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing. I was worried they wouldn't be easy to get along with. Now it seems I was overthinking it."
"Yes, An'an is also excellent."
Before An Yiruo could figure out what Mo Jingchen meant by those words, Xiao Zhang parked the car in front of the restaurant.
Mo Jingchen opened the car door for An Yiruo. The moment she sat down, she was enveloped in warmth and seemed to forget the cold she had just felt.
Back in Xinghai Bay, An Yiruo went straight to her bedroom, wanting to take a hot bath.
He casually tossed his coat onto the sofa armrest, went into the dressing room to get his pajamas, and headed straight for the bathroom.
Leaning back in the bathtub, watching the steam rising from the bathroom, she felt a strange sense of healing. She closed her eyes, savoring the relaxation this moment brought her.
Click, the sound of the bathroom door lock opening.
An Yiruo opened her eyes and looked towards the doorway.
"I'm taking a bath!" she said, slightly annoyed when she saw that the person who came in was Mo Jingchen.
An Yiruo used bubbles to cover her body, her shoulders half-exposed, and some of her casually tied hair was already wet and dripping.
With her snow-white skin, unadorned face, and slightly disheveled hair, the woman in the water looked even more alluring and captivating, thanks to the ethereal feeling created by the steam. Mo Jingchen couldn't help but swallow hard.
"You go ahead and do your thing."
After saying that, Mo Jingchen began to loosen his tie, unbutton his shirt, and loosen his belt...
"Wait...wait a minute," An Yiruo stretched out a hand, making a gesture to stop her.
"What's wrong?" Mo Jingchen paused his actions for a moment.
What are you doing?
Although An Yiruo also found the scenery before her quite lovely.
If she had any weaker willpower, she would have immediately pounced on him.
But she had a strong will. Watching Mo Jingchen take off his clothes in front of her, although her heart was pounding, she still suppressed her inner impulse.
"Take a bath."
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