Ji Ningxue quitta la famille Jiang dans un état second, sans même dîner.
Tout ce qui s'était passé aujourd'hui lui avait véritablement ouvert les yeux — elle n'aurait jamais cru qu'un homme puisse être un salaud à ce point.
« Beurk, si j'avais su que ce petit con était comme ça, je ne me serais pas donnée à lui~~~ »
Ji Ningxue ne cessait de ruminer intérieurement contre Jiang Che.
Mais le regrettait-elle vraiment ?
La réponse était sans doute écrite sur son visage.
Elle pouvait bien reprocher à Jiang Che son côté coureur, mais si le temps remontait, même en connaissant la situation qui l'entourait... elle choisirait encore Jiang Che sans hésiter.
« Pfft, comme si j'allais lui faire cinq gamins, à un salaud pareil ? Hors de question... Je refuse que mes enfants appellent d'autres femmes "marraine" ! »
« Hmm... trois gosses max, pas un de plus ! »
Ji Ningxue boudeuse dans son coin, mais même sa colère était mignonne — tel était le charme d'une femme désespérément amoureuse.
À cet instant, son téléphone sonna.
« Hé hé, Ningning, t'es allée voir la famille Jiang ? Alors ? Ça te plaît ? »
Le ton taquin de Gu Lingfei laissa Ji Ningxue instantanément sans voix.
« Feifei, tu... tu m'as totalement piégée ! Tu savais très bien que Petit Che a tant de filles autour de lui... »
« Hé hé hé, ne m'accuse pas ! J'ai été claire lors de la réunion de classe : Che est mon petit ami. Techniquement, c'est toi qui t'es incrustée. »
Gu Lingfei marqua une pause avant de poursuivre. « Mais honnêtement, Che est la meilleure option pour toi. Certes, c'est un coureur... mais au moins, il est mille fois mieux que ton mari bon à rien. Tu ne veux pas gâcher le reste de ta vie avec un raté, si ? »
Ji Ningxue ressentit encore une pointe de malaise. « Mais j'étais son premier amour~~~ Et maintenant je me suis juste livrée à un gamin pour rien. »
« Alors laisse-moi te poser une question — les jours avec Jiang Che étaient-ils comblants ? Satisfaisants ? Heureux ? »
La question foudroya Ji Ningxue. Elle ne pouvait pas contester. « Comblants » ne commençait même pas à couvrir la réalité.
C'était au-delà du comblé — c'était le débordement total !
Après une longue sécheresse, son petit arbre avait praticamente été noyé sous le déluge ces derniers jours.
Remarquant le silence de Ji Ningxue, Gu Lingfei la rassura. « Ningning, Jiang Che est maintenant le patron de Yuanche Pharmaceutical. Être avec lui, ça veut dire que le groupe Ji a aussi un puissant soutien... »
Ji Ningxue tomba silencieuse. Jiang Che soutenait secrètement le groupe Ji depuis longtemps, y injectant plus d'un milliard.
Sans parler de l'inestimable « Élixir de Jouvence » qu'il lui avait offert. Même si elle se plaignait de son libertinage, personne ne voulait porter son enfant plus qu'elle.
Bon... sauf peut-être Bai Jie, cette fille obsédée.
……
Speaking of Bai Jie, Jiang Che had a headache just thinking about her.
Despite being a man of extraordinary prowess, Jiang Che was utterly powerless against Bai Jie.
And now, with her newfound ancient martial arts skills, she'd become even more... durable.
Who could've imagined just how wild an obsessive girl could get when unleashed?
Only Jiang Che, with his overwhelming strength, could keep her in check. Anyone weaker would've been locked in a dark room by her instead.
She was a terror even cream puffs and champagne couldn't pacify—a challenge on par with a divine-level expert. Truly fearsome!
"Jiang Che~"
Upstairs, Chen Ningshuang's eyes lit up at the sight of him.
Jiang Che's lips twitched, his kidneys aching faintly. "Ahem, Shuang'er, your skills have improved a bit too rapidly lately. You should take it easy."
Chen Ningshuang covered her mouth, giggling. "Wow, even you have your limits now?"
Jiang Che rubbed his temples helplessly.
He felt like his entire body was about to fall apart—and this was coming from a grandmaster-level expert with a healing factor from the Deadpool genes, capable of endless regeneration.
Yet even with all these cheats, he was spent!
With Hangzhou University starting tomorrow, Ye Mengyao and the others had staged a joint rebellion!
No matter how capable he was, fighting multiple battles at once was tough. Even the sharpest sword would lose its edge after being sheathed six or seven times.
Jiang Che was officially out of commission!
"Hehe, Jiang Che, want me to massage your legs?" Chen Ningshuang, dressed in simple attire, her glossy black hair neatly tied, smiled sweetly—a far cry from her former martial-obsessed self.
"Perfect. Shuang'er really is the best."
Jiang Che sighed. How the mighty have fallen!
Sigh~ If only he could get his hands on some top-tier body-refining technique.
Just then, his phone rang.
"Who's calling now? So annoying!" Chen Ningshuang grumbled.
Jiang Che smirked at the caller ID. Raising a finger to his lips, he whispered, "Your brother. Chen Hao."
As soon as he answered, Chen Hao's frantic voice burst through.
"Jiang Che! I've got urgent news—you're being targeted! Someone's out to kill you! They're plotting against you!"
His tone was deadly serious, laced with fear.
"Oh? Who wants me dead?" Jiang Che replied lazily.
Hearing his nonchalance, Chen Hao snapped.
"Are you even listening?! If you weren't Shuang'er's man, I wouldn't risk my neck to warn you! You have no idea what kind of enemy you're up against!!!"
Jiang Che chuckled inwardly. This brother-in-law wasn't half bad. Maybe his "Trolling System" could permanently bind him as a favor—grant him a heaven-sent opportunity!
But hey, he was family. Trolling him came guilt-free.
"Shuang'er, put some strength into it. Did you skip dinner?" Jiang Che teased deliberately.
Chen Ningshuang rolled her eyes but increased the pressure slightly.
"Jiang Che!!! GODDAMMIT, I'm here trying to save your life, and you're over there bullying my sister?!"
[Ding! Host successfully trolled himself. +10,000 trolling points.]
The system's final blow left Chen Hao utterly speechless. What the actual hell?!
Jiang Che grinned and hung up.
Chen Hao was his inside man in the Chosen Ones Association—every move he made was under Jiang Che's surveillance.
Yet this clueless brother-in-law still hadn't realized something was off. Adorably dumb.
"Jiang Che, my brother... isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. He says a lot of stupid things. Don't take him seriously," Chen Ningshuang said while massaging him, casually throwing Chen Hao under the bus.
Once, Chen Hao had been her idol. But after meeting Jiang Che, his status in her heart had plummeted.
Unbeknownst to her, Jiang Che hadn't actually hung up—he'd just muted the call.
Every word of Chen Ningshuang's roast session reached Chen Hao's ears in crystal-clear detail.
Even through the phone screen, Jiang Che could hear Chen Hao's heart shattering.