Chapter 16 I'm just showing concern for the mentally challenged; everyone has...
The more she was told not to look through the photos, the faster Jiang Si scrolled through them. But when she saw that dozens of the photos were of the same young girl, she understood. She went back and deleted the photos of Jiang Miaomiao, then returned the phone.
Jiang Si said with pity, "A little shrimp raised in a pond by the Sea King, not even a fish, is truly lowly."
Xiao Luolin retorted angrily, "You've gone too far! Don't you know you can't look into other people's privacy? And where did I become humble? Who's the playboy here?"
Jiang Si smiled and looked at Jiang Miaomiao, saying, "Niece, talk to him about it."
Before Xiao Luolin could even process the meaning of being called "niece," Jiang Miaomiao said, "The photos all show events with large groups of people, and the female protagonist is always seen intimately with different men, but you're the only one without. You're purely a tool, a human camera, which is indeed a bit pathetic."
"..." Xiao Luolin's expression was complicated. He turned around and wanted to leave alone in dejection. But Jiang Miaomiao blocked his way, "Xiao, you haven't explained why you took pictures of me."
He angrily turned to another escape route, only to find that Jiang Si had also blocked his way.
Two stunningly beautiful women cornered the single and humble Xiao Luolin against the wall.
Passersby watched with envy at his good fortune, but his whole body was convulsing!
Xiao Luolin crossed his arms warily and said, "Don't do anything rash! I'll scream for help! I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"
Jiang Miaomiao: "..."
Jiang Si: "The lines are clichéd and the appearance is terrible, no wonder I can't even get a group photo!"
Xiao Luolin: "!!!"
But Jiang Miaomiao was really hungry. She pointed to a hot pot restaurant and said, "Let's find something to eat first. I haven't eaten anything since this morning."
Jiang Si agreed, "But I have to go to work this afternoon, and hot pot tastes bland. Shall we look at other places?"
"Can."
The two immediately changed the subject, ignoring Xiao Luolin, and left side by side.
But Xiao Luolin refused to accept it, because his dignity had just been severely insulted!
He caught up with them and blocked their path.
Pointing at Jiang Miaomiao, he demanded a reasonable explanation from the two of them: "What about her being a mistress to an old man?"
Jiang Si frowned.
Jiang Miaomiao speculated, "They must have misunderstood me and Lao Jiang, right?"
Jiang Si understood and continued walking forward with Jiang Miaomiao.
Xiao Luolin: "..."
He blocked the two of them again: "Is this a misunderstanding? You two should explain it clearly! No matter how well Jiang Zhengye takes care of himself, he's old enough to be her father!"
"Young man, don't have such dirty thoughts. Just because an old man and a young man are together, does that necessarily mean they have that kind of relationship?" Jiang Miaomiao's finger, like a divine finger, kept tapping Xiao Luolin's chest. Each time she tapped him, he took a step back.
Xiao Luolin was speechless after being called out by her, and plopped down on a bench in front of a Japanese restaurant.
Jiang Si's eyes lit up suddenly, and she quickly ran in to reserve a table.
Jiang Miaomiao followed, but when she saw Xiao Luolin still following, she couldn't help but frown.
Xiao Luolin noticed her disdain: "What? You can't even afford to treat your old classmate to a meal?"
"I didn't want to meet you, and I certainly didn't want to pay you to come." Jiang Miaomiao doesn't have a masochistic habit.
Xiao Luolin slapped out his credit card and snorted, "Then I'll treat you, you two penniless bastards!"
Jiang Miaomiao suddenly realized, "She really is in cahoots with Tu Jiaojiao."
Upon discovering his identity, Xiao Luolin appeared flustered, but then saw Jiang Miaomiao quickly flip back to the top of the menu, point to the most expensive sashimi, and call the waiter to add more dishes!
Xiao Luolin stared in disbelief: "Are you trying to take this opportunity to kill me?"
Jiang Miaomiao hummed in agreement and handed the menu to Jiang Si: "This is a fat sheep that has fallen from the sky, we might as well take advantage of it."
Jiang Si gave a thumbs-up.
Xiao Luolin nearly choked, and spoke without thinking: "You gold diggers who even try to pay for a meal, do you have any shame?"
Jiang Miaomiao laughed as she poured water to rinse the cup. After rinsing it, without waiting for the waiter to bring a water bowl, she splashed a bowl of water directly onto Xiao Luolin's entire face. She said, "You're an adult now, can't you use your brain a little?"
Jiang Si cupped her face in her hands and sighed, "Even if he had a brain, it wouldn't be of any use, since it's full of water."
Xiao Luolin wiped her face, exasperated: "Are you so arrogant because you're certain I don't hit women?"
Jiang Si asked suspiciously, "Aren't you the arrogant one? We didn't provoke you, and we're not familiar with you. So what if my niece is dating a rich guy? Even if we wanted to fight, could you beat her?" A niece who knows martial arts, awesome.
Xiao Luolin was speechless for a moment.
Jiang Si turned to look at Jiang Miaomiao: "I thought you would be at the company this morning."
Jiang Miaomiao: "A hen crowing at dawn? Old Jiang won't agree to that so easily."
Jiang Si: "Why don't you come and join me? I'll give you a department manager position, that would be fine."
Xiao Luolin scoffed at the opportune moment: "A mistress wants to be a department manager?"
Jiang Si imitated Jiang Miaomiao, splashing the dishwater at him, ignoring his screams, and continued to blink at her.
Jiang Miaomiao honestly replied, "I'm not in the same faction as you."
Jiang Si's expression hardened, her words carrying a hidden meaning: "Could it be that in the end, the two factions are fighting each other, and it's actually you and me fighting each other?"
Jiang Miaomiao smiled without saying a word.
...
The waiter serves the food.
The two women dined with different yet equally elegant postures, and surprisingly, Xiao Luolin didn't leave. He was also hungry, and since he was ultimately paying by card, he would eat as much as he could to get his money's worth, determined not to let the two women across from him have it easy.
Halfway through the meal, Jiang Si received a call from her company. Reluctantly, she got up and said, "I'll invite you to dinner again this weekend."
But before leaving, she glanced at Xiao Luolin and saw Jiang Miaomiao shake her head to indicate that he was not to be feared, so she left without looking back.
With only two people left in the private room, Xiao Luolin continued to devour the salmon and foie gras.
Jiang Miaomiao looked at him with amusement; he was soaking wet and looked rather pitiful, so she poured him a cup of hot tea.
Xiao Luolin reflexively thanked her, then cleared her throat to prevent herself from choking, before suddenly snapping back to reality and glaring angrily at Jiang Miaomiao: "I take back that thank you."
Jiang Miaomiao remained silent, simply looking Xiao Luolin up and down.
Xiao Luolin said warily, "Don't look at me like that. You can't seduce me."
"I'm just showing care for people with intellectual disabilities; it's everyone's responsibility." Jiang Miaomiao slightly raised her chin and tapped the empty plates on the table. "Are you full? Would you like more food?"
Xiao Luolin thought she was still trying to rip her off, so she quickly pressed her credit card down and refused.
"Then let's all go home." Jiang Miaomiao said, and then started yawning.
Xiao Luolin didn't want to let her go so quickly, so he dragged her to the cashier to pay, but the cashier told him that Jiang Si, who had left first, had already paid.
He was stunned. Was he the one who was extorting money and freeloading?
Xiao Luolin, unwilling to give up, continued to pester Jiang Miaomiao until she walked out of the mall and approached a luxury car. The driver got out, opened the door, and respectfully called out "Miss." Only then did he belatedly exclaim, "Huh? Who do you think you are, Miss?"
"That's quite a boast," Xiao Luolin retorted.
Jiang Miaomiao smiled, since she had already stated her position beforehand.
Xiao Luolin watched her leave, pondered carefully, and returned to the "Second Generation Group" to ask: Is it now fashionable for wealthy people to call their mistresses "Miss"?
***
On the way back, the driver passed a large stationery store.
Jiang Miaomiao suddenly had the idea to call the car to stop, then went into the store and bought a large cardboard box. The box looked very heavy and kept making a soft, clanging metallic sound.
Jiang Miaomiao and Jiang Zhengye fought over the stewed meat that morning but didn't get any, while Jiang Zhongming got to enjoy it instead.
However, the male head of the household has always been eccentric, prioritizing his own enjoyment and lacking communication. So he was unaware that there was an older sister in the family, let alone that his second brother was hospitalized. He only thought that after eating and drinking his fill, it was time to go out and have some fun.
Jiang Miaomiao carried the cardboard box to the living room to play on the computer.
It was rare to find the master of the house at home, so a servant timidly said, "Young Miss, the property management just came to complain again that the young masters were too noisy when they drove back last night."
Jiang Miaomiao patted the cardboard box at her feet and said firmly, "Tell them that tonight is the last night, and it won't happen again."
It's 11 p.m.
Jiang Zhengye returned early.
I'm in a bad mood today. This morning at the shareholders' meeting, I was practically beaten up by Jiang Yaowu's faction. Tonight I wanted to win over the other shareholders to dinner, but Jiang Yaowu snatched it away again!
He didn't feel like drinking outside and went straight home.
Passing through the living room, Jiang Miaomiao asked, "Are you driving out again tonight?"
"I'm not going out anymore, I'm so angry I could burst!" Jiang Zhengye stormed upstairs.
Jiang Miaomiao gave a satisfied "Oh," and got up to open the heavy 80cm x 80cm cardboard box at her feet. Inside, it was densely packed with book staples—the extra-long, extra-thick kind!
She summoned her servants, A, B, C, and D, and then, with each of them carrying a bucket of book nails, she personally led the team to the parking lot outside the guest room window. According to the designated area, she covered all the book nails with the spikes facing upwards.
A, B, C, and D: "!!!"
That night, Jiang Miaomiao went to sleep in her hotel room at 11:30 as usual.
It was around 2 a.m., roughly the time when Jiang Zhongming would return home late at night.
As is customary, he and his friends would run three laps around the villa, and after breaking up, he would run three laps around his own villa parking lot before stopping.
Although the villas here are detached and far apart, in the dead of night, even the slightest sound can be amplified infinitely. Not to mention the engine noise that Jiang Zhongming and Jiang Bainian deliberately started to show off when they returned. The loud, sputtering sound could be heard clearly from hundreds of meters away.
Complaints from the property management and some homeowners were ineffective, so each household eventually installed soundproofing devices.
However, tonight is a beautiful and special night.
Wearing earplugs, Jiang Miaomiao said she slept well the second night.
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