Let’s Squander A Billion First!

Chapter 237: Chapter 237: The King’s Return (34)

“Mr. Jiang?”

Uncle Ping opened the door. Seeing the panting Jiang Ye, he was somewhat surprised.

Jiang Ye hadn’t been around lately.

Although Jiang Ye had his own affairs to deal with, he used to drop by every once in a while.

Uncle Ping didn’t dare to ask what had happened when the visits all of a sudden stopped.

“Where’s baby?”

“Ah?”

“Chuzheng.”

“Miss hasn’t come back yet.” Does Mr. Jiang usually call the Miss “baby”? Sir likes calling the Miss that too…

Thinking of the Sir, Uncle Ping’s mood dipped slightly.

“Where did she go?”

Uncle Ping shook his head. Now the Miss would go out without telling him what she was doing.

Jiang Ye fumbled for his phone. Due to his urgency, it took him several tries to get it out.

He dialed that familiar number and made the call.

The ringtone sounded from not far away.

Jiang Ye turned around. Chuzheng, accompanied by bodyguards, was walking over. She was looking down at her phone, seemingly about to answer it.

Jiang Ye ran over and enveloped Chuzheng in his embrace.

The bodyguards exchanged glances, drifted apart, and disappeared into the surroundings.

Uncle Ping shook his head and entered the house.

Jiang Ye’s voice was muffled, “Baby, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have been mad at you, I was wrong.”

It wasn’t that he didn’t trust her.

He just felt she ought to give him an explanation, shouldn’t she?

Helping Sheng Ting out of the blue.

Yet he had waited so long and hadn’t even received a single text from her.

Chuzheng caressed his hair, not understanding why Jiang Ye was apologizing.

Her plan was to wait until Sheng Ting’s matter was settled and then to retrieve the Good Person Card…

Jiang Ye let go of Chuzheng, his hands on her shoulders, his deep eyes quietly watching her.

“Hmm?”

Jiang Ye parted his lips. The words reached his mouth but were swallowed back down. He slightly bowed his head and captured Chuzheng’s lips, the kisses rolling gently, filled with lingering affection.

Until both of them were somewhat breathless, Jiang Ye stopped, but their lips remained close together, without moving apart.

Their hot breaths mingled.

“Do you want to?” Chuzheng asked him.

Jiang Ye: “…”

To deny it would seem pretentious. It had been a long time since he had touched her.

Of course, he desired her.

But…

“Baby, how can you be so frank?”

Chuzheng said seriously, “This is a normal adult human behavior and a justified need. What’s there not to say?”

“…”

Jiang Ye hugged Chuzheng and laughed, “Stop talking, baby. Someone might hear…”

Although no one could be seen around the manor, there were people lurking in the shadows. Even if they were too embarrassed to watch, they could hear what Chuzheng was saying!

He picked Chuzheng up and took her inside the house, heading upstairs.

He placed Chuzheng on the sofa and leaned down, kissing her softly and gently.

–

Uncle Ping had dinner ready and hesitated whether to go upstairs to call them.

Before he could decide, someone came down the stairs. Chuzheng, wrapped in a shawl and treading on the carpet, walked down silently.

Uncle Ping immediately lowered his head, “Miss, dinner is ready.”

Chuzheng nodded. Seeing Uncle Ping with his head lowered, she spoke again, “Um, take it up to him.”

Uncle Ping answered and, instead of sending someone else, personally took the dinner to the room.

“Mr. Jiang, dinner is ready.”

The room was very clean. Jiang Ye lay on the bed, a slight arc peeking from under the blanket. He poked his head from underneath, gave him a look, and surveyed the room.

“I’m not hungry.”

Uncle Ping gently urged, “Mr. Jiang, please eat a little. I’ve made it quite light.”

Jiang Ye: “…”

Thinking back to how he didn’t want to eat earlier and the forceful manner Chuzheng had in trying to feed him, he resignedly got up.

How could a girl be so domineering…

Even in bed.

It was too damaging to his male pride.

Jiang Ye casually put on his clothes, “Where’s the baby?”

“The young miss is downstairs.”

“Could you please call her for me, Uncle Ping? Just say I’d like to eat with her.”

Jiang Ye’s face was pale with a rosy flush, and his lips were as red as rose petals. The corners of his eyes were slightly moist and red, making him look like a delicate flower dampened by dew, alluring in its hazy beauty.

Uncle Ping hesitated for a moment before agreeing and leaving.

It took Chuzheng a while to come upstairs.

Uncle Ping brought some more food, and Chuzheng sat beside him, “Do you want me to keep you company while you eat?”

Even needing company to eat a meal.

How childish!

“Yes.” Jiang Ye nodded, “Are you unwilling?”

Chuzheng glanced at him, picked up her chopsticks, and silently ate her meal.

Jiang Ye smiled with a tugged corner of his mouth. It didn’t matter if she wasn’t fond of talking, as long as she was willing to do as he asked.

He really liked her.

The more Jiang Ye thought about it, the happier he became, and suddenly he pulled Chuzheng in for a kiss.

Chuzheng nearly slapped him.

A kiss while eating a meal.

What kind of kiss is that!

Mouth full of grease.

Chuzheng finished eating and kept her distance from Jiang Ye.

The Good Person Card always seemed to act up strangely from time to time.

After Jiang Ye had finished eating and freshened up, he emerged clean and refreshed, with a hint of moisture lingering on him.

He sat opposite Chuzheng, “Baby.”

Chuzheng put down the hand propping her face, “Hmm?”

Didn’t he used to not call her that?

How come he started again?

Chuzheng always had a sense of… familiarity and strangeness towards this nickname.

But she didn’t dislike it.

In fact, she quite liked it.

Especially when Jiang Ye called her, his voice was clear and lingering, and the end sound was particularly pleasing to the ear.

“Could you smile for me?” Jiang Ye leaned in close to her, his eyes bright under his eyelashes.

Chuzheng coldly turned her head away.

Jiang Ye turned her face back to him, “Baby, look at me.”

Chuzheng brushed away his hand, “Stop it.”

Jiang Ye’s hand hung in the air as he just looked at her. Chuzheng took a deep breath, grabbed his hand, and placed it in her palm, “Stop it.”

Jiang Ye stood up, walked around the table, and sat in Chuzheng’s embrace.

Chuzheng quickly slid back to catch Jiang Ye.

The night outside the floor-to-ceiling windows grew denser, stars scattered across the sky, and the crystal lantern cast upon Jiang Ye outlined his nearly perfect profile.

A person can be so good-looking that it makes you want to hold them and never let go.

Especially when he smiles casually, he outshines even the stars.

Chuzheng wrapped her arms around his waist, very earnestly commenting on his behavior of sitting in her lap, “You’re kind of heavy.”

Really heavy.

After all, Jiang Ye was so tall!

The corners of Jiang Ye’s mouth stiffened.

Baby, you’re going to lose me like this!!

“Did you use to smile before?” Jiang Ye rested his head against hers and asked softly.

Chuzheng thought about it and shook her head.

She didn’t really remember.

She never considered that with her current body, she was answering as herself.

“I’ve never seen it, neither has anyone else.” Jiang Ye felt somewhat reassured.

Jiang Ye rambled on, Chuzheng responded now and then, but as for what he was saying… she had no idea.

The next day, Jiang Ye and Gao Ping were chatting.

And from Gao Ping, he heard something that made him angry.

“The young miss used to love to smile, always greeting people with a smile, like an angel, making everyone fond of her. It started after… Mr. Jiang disappeared.”

What happened to never having smiled, huh?!

Liar!

“How was her relationship with Sheng Ting before?”

“Sheng Ting… The young miss was on good terms with him, they grew up together, and the young miss was very happy back then…”

Jiang Ye didn’t wait to hear the rest, storming off to find Chuzheng in a rage.