Chapter 12 Daydream Ye Er, the silly dog's owner: Very beautiful. ...
Jiang Xiliu would never let Jin Zhao stay for free.
No matter how much the stupid system tried to persuade her, she didn't change her mind.
As for last night?
Jiang Xiliu twitched the corners of her mouth. She didn't hold Jin Zhao accountable for making her sleep on a hard bed; it was all because she was beautiful and kind-hearted.
She worked so hard last night for the mission, so Jiang Xiliu was most concerned about this: "Has there been any change in the mission progress?"
[System 0777: Yes, it spiked to 30 this morning before stabilizing at 20.]
"I've wanted to ask this for a while now," Jiang Xiliu said, "Why can the mission progress regress?"
[System 0777: Because the criterion for judging task completion is Jin Zhao's level of affection for you.]
So, Jin Zhao's favorability rating towards her is only 20!?
Jiang Xiliu was furious.
She knew Jin Zhao was an ingrate!
The young lady stormed back to her exquisitely decorated mansion.
As soon as her phone was turned on, Liao Zhu called. As soon as she answered, she heard him wail, "Miss, it's fine to play around with men, but you can't just disappear!"
Jiang Xiliu put her phone on the table to charge, turned on speakerphone, and said unhappily, "Mind your own business. Haven't you been busy enough with work lately?"
Feeling rejected, Assistant Liao choked up for a moment, and after two seconds she defended herself: "I'm busy enough with work. Sigh, if the chairman hadn't contacted you last night, I definitely wouldn't have called to bother you."
Jiang Xiliu asked suspiciously, "Did my dad really look for me? Are you sure it wasn't you who couldn't reach me and then complained to my dad?"
Assistant Liao: "This time it really isn't."
He kept it brief: "We don't know who leaked our plans for the Linjiang project. The Ye family approached the chairman, saying they wanted to cooperate with us to tackle this tough challenge together."
She couldn't tell anyone about the system's existence, so in other people's eyes, the Linjiang project wasn't a sure thing.
If the Ye family comes to seek cooperation at this time, her father will most likely agree—after all, someone will help share the risks.
Jiang Xiliu secretly didn't want anyone to get involved, but she also knew that if she couldn't come up with a convincing reason, she wouldn't be able to persuade her father.
"Then why did Dad call me? To ask for my opinion?"
"No..." Assistant Liao hesitated, "The Ye family has an additional condition for cooperating with us. They want to... marry their second son to us."
Jiang Xiliu choked, and she put down her water glass and coughed several times before she recovered: "What nonsense is this?"
What does marrying Jiang Xiliu mean?
This means that she can share all the resources of the Jiang and Xi families.
Even if a prenuptial agreement is made, the little bit of money she reveals between her fingers is enough to ensure a lifetime of comfort.
Therefore, after Jiang Xiliu came of age, the empty seat next to her became extremely sought after.
Even if she were willing to marry into the Jiang family, there would still be plenty of men vying for her attention.
After all... what do the wealthy have the most of? Besides money, it's countless children.
Apart from the heirs specially trained by each family, any other boy who could catch Jiang Xiliu's eye would dare to secretly dream of marrying into a wealthy family.
But Ye Er was definitely not among the men who wanted to marry Jiang Xiliu.
Ye Er, whose real name is Ye Qishan, is the one whose pants she pulled down when they were kids.
In many stories about campuses, there are always a few prominent figures, and behind them are a group of blind followers who will do all sorts of unbelievable things to attract their attention, such as F4 and H4 in classic idol dramas, and their enthusiastic fans.
Ye Er is not one of the letters 4; he is the "fan" who did all sorts of foolish things to attract attention.
The person he followed was not Jiang Xiliu.
—After all, she had already gone abroad to study.
She wasn't even a woman.
—Yes, even though they were just brothers, Ye Er was determined to get affirmation from someone.
This "someone" is the one who broke off relations with Jiang Xiliu back then.
Therefore, Ye Er would never be willing to marry her.
It's highly likely that it was just an idea that the old man from the Ye family was figuring out on his own.
"No." Jiang Xiliu's tone was crisp. She was just worried about not having a reason to persuade her father to cancel the cooperation with the Ye family, and now the reason was delivered to her door. "Go and tell my dad that Ye Erba and I are incompatible, and I will be unlucky if I get involved with him."
Assistant Liao: "...Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Xiliu went straight back to her room to catch up on sleep.
After she had a good sleep, the sun outside the window was about to set.
She stretched one foot out from under the soft silk quilt, her fair ankle swaying gently as she lazily asked, "System, what is Jin Zhao doing right now?"
[System 0777: Visiting grandma at the hospital.]
Has he contacted me?
System 0777: ...Nothing at the moment.
He's a very filial child.
How can you be so insensible?
Jiang Xiliu didn't plan to go out to find Jin Zhao. She turned over, lay on her stomach on the bed, and prepared to bombard him with text messages.
—In short, we'll make things difficult for him.
As soon as Jiang Xiliu turned off sleep mode, the screen lit up instantly, accompanied by a constant "ding-ding-ding" notification sound and vibration, making her hand holding the phone go numb.
The news that the Ye family was going to marry into the Jiang family spread like wildfire in their circle, reaching every corner of their small circle in just one afternoon.
A group of people who were not afraid of death, or who thought they were better than Ye Er, sent messages to Jiang Xiliu to recommend themselves.
Their core idea is consistent: if Ye Er can do it, why can't I?
Jiang Xiliu didn't even bother to scan the messages, and casually clicked into a group chat within her circle.
As expected, Ye Er pinned a clarification message to the top: "Marriage alliance! Fake! Rumor!"
Three bold red exclamation marks, as if afraid others wouldn't see them, made Jiang Xiliu immediately realize that he was taking this opportunity to fawn over someone.
It's truly speechless.
Is Ye Er his dog?
"System, do you have a photo of me and Jin Zhao together? Send it to me quickly, I need to change the pinned post in the group." If anyone should be clarifying things, it should be her doing it. What kind of image does it make for Ye Er to be the one clarifying? —People who don't know the situation would think Ye Er rejected the arranged marriage!
System 0777: None.
Jiang Xiliu really didn't want to go out.
But just as she once went abroad to study because she was afraid of losing face, she is now willing to have her driver take her to the Capital Hospital in order to embarrass Ye Er.
...
When the young lady called, Jin Zhao was sitting by the hospital bed peeling an apple for his grandmother: "Grandma, you can have the surgery next week."
Grandma Jin's cloudy eyes welled up with tears: "Grandma doesn't want to get treatment anymore."
What are the elderly most afraid of? It's not the risks on the operating table, nor the suffering they might endure in the future, but the fear of becoming a burden to their children.
My grandson is so young and has a bright future ahead of him. He shouldn't have to work so hard to earn money all day because of his old woman.
Jin Zhao didn't respond, but patiently finished peeling the apple and put it in an enamel mug to soak in hot water until it softened.
After doing all this, she picked up her constantly ringing phone: "Grandma, I'm going out to answer this call."
He walked to the corner of the hospital corridor, and the first thing he did after the call connected was to take the phone far away.
—I guessed she would get angry.
"Jin Zhao! If you don't answer the phone after it rings three times, I'll send that machine back to the US!" Jiang Xiliu knew perfectly well that Jin Zhao was only tolerating her because of this machine.
It definitely couldn't be because he liked her, after all, his affection level for her was pitifully low, only 20!
"What's wrong?" Jin Zhao remained calm as always, his tone indifferent. "Is it urgent?"
Her urgent matter was to slap Ye Er in the face.
Thinking of Ye Er and that other person, Jiang Xiliu became even angrier and blurted out, "None of you men are any good."
Then he hurriedly ordered, "Now, go to the main gate of the hospital and wait for me. I'll be there right away."
As Jin Zhao hung up the phone, he heard the bells ringing in the central square.
Jin Zhao remained calm and walked back to the ward. After feeding his grandmother the softened fruit pieces, he turned and walked from the ward area towards the hospital entrance.
He had barely walked to the door for a minute when a luxury car pulled up in front of him.
The driver, wearing white gloves, quickly went around to the back seat and opened the car door for the young lady.
Jiang Xiliu got out of the car.
The young lady, who was wearing his oversized white T-shirt this morning, has now changed into a light and delicate dress, sparkling with elegance.
As soon as she stood still, she raised her chin and ordered Jin Zhao, "Bend down, put your hand on my shoulder, and kiss my cheek."
Jin Zhao pursed his lips, standing still: "What are you going to do?"
The young lady wasn't stupid; she certainly wouldn't use this photo to provoke anyone. Her bright eyes darted around, and she suddenly smiled sweetly and charmingly: "Let's make it official, hmm... so everyone knows you're mine, and then no one will dare to bully you."
Seeing that his expression wasn't very good, Jiang Xiliu was actually happy. She deliberately leaned closer and asked, "Are you moved by my love for you? Answer me quickly."
Jin Zhao squeezed out a "hmm" through his nose.
It didn't look like being moved; it looked more like being disgusted.
Jiang Xiliu laughed even more happily: "Look how much I like you. Even though you're so poor, I'm still willing to introduce you to my friends."
Finally, she sincerely praised herself: "There aren't many good girls like me these days. You're just lucky to have met me."
This time, without her prompting, Jin Zhao glanced at her and replied, "Mm."
Jiang Xiliu held up her phone and smiled brightly, while Jin Zhao beside her stiffly followed her instructions, his lips pressed against her face, looking very intimate.
But the young lady was not satisfied.
His expression was too calm, making Jiang Xiliu look like a silly, happy guinea pig.
Jiang Xiliu huffed, "You're not happy about me kissing you?"
Jin Zhao lowered his eyes: "There are too many passersby here."
"Oh? Are you embarrassed?" Jiang Xiliu realized. "Tell me earlier next time. I'm eager to introduce you to my friends."
She got on the bus first, and once she was seated, she started urging, "Hurry up and get on."
To show that the two were "in love," Jiang Xiliu pulled Jin Zhao to squeeze into one spot for a photo.
Of course, the young lady sat very steadily, while Jin Zhao probably only had half of his body on the seat.
After looking through the photos for a long time, Jiang Xiliu finally chose the one she was most satisfied with. She immediately sent it to the group chat and pinned the message to the top.
With the glaring red, bold exclamation mark gone, Jiang Xiliu felt relieved.
The heated discussion in the group also stopped, and the last message was an intimate photo posted by Jiang Xiliu.
Tsk, what's going on?
Normally, these shrewd people should have been praised long ago.
Just as Jiang Xiliu was wondering about this, a new message popped up in the group chat.
"The owner of Ye Er, the silly dog: Very beautiful."
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