Chapter 376: Chapter 376 I’m Just Afraid You Don’t Need Anymore
The phone call fell into a long silence.
After a while, Zhao Lang’s voice ca through the receiver again, “You know everything?”
Jiang Li gave a noncommittal “Hmm,” “At first, I really didn’t suspect this room, but too much has happened recently—it’s hard not to be suspicious, so I did a little divination.”
Zhao Lang cleared his throat, “I didn’t an to keep it from you; it’s just that on my end—”
“I know,” Jiang Li cut him off, “Everyone has their secrets. I don’t have a habit of prying into others’ privacy. If you don’t want to talk about it, let it be.”
Zhao Lang deliberately let out a sigh, “Sotis, your understanding makes you seem cold and distant.”
Jiang Li: “…..Still, I have to thank you; I’ll keep the Shariputra and Golden Sand.”
“Tch, you’re really quite unreserved.”
“Want them back?”
“You know I was just joking.” Zhao Lang said helplessly, “If anything like this happens again, let know. Jin Siyue has been spoiled by his family. I’m not in the country right now, and I guess he’ll trouble you again today. But don’t worry, I’ll have soone watch him.”
Jiang Li chuckled, “Young Master Gu, do you not trust to handle it alone?”
Zhao Lang lowered his voice, “I just trust you too much… I’m afraid you won’t need anymore….”
“What?”
He had spoken so softly, Jiang Li hadn’t caught it clearly.
“Nothing,” Zhao Lang quickly changed the subject, “It’s about ti for ; it must be very late over there. Go back and rest early.”
“Alright, okay.”
After that, Jiang Li hung up the phone.
Hearing that familiar “beep beep” sound, Zhao Lang sighed helplessly again.
Why does he always hang up so decisively….
…
The next day, the news of Jin Siyue being stripped and dumped in the streets blew up across major website platforms.
Despite hiring PR to suppress the trending searches, it was all in vain.
The bare images hung on the top of dia software headlines for a full three days.
This showed Jin Siyue what Gu Yu was capable of in terms of revenge.
What he couldn’t understand was… when had that youngster gotten involved with Jiang Li?
Since he couldn’t fathom the reasons, he didn’t rashly act; instead, he sullenly hid at ho for over a week.
However, there was soone even more baffled than Jin Siyue.
—That was Jiang Yan.
He didn’t understand; he had just drunk a little too much, so how had Jin Siyue’s territory, Golden Sand, ended up belonging to his sister Jiang Li the next morning?
Even more puzzling, why had the always arrogant Crown Prince Jin Siyue ended up stripped and dumped on the street?
Though he couldn’t figure it out, seeing this outco delighted Jiang Yan more than anyone. He imdiately posted a Weibo with a hundred “Ha”s, then changed his WeChat Monts background to an image of a naked, chest-hugging, ashad Jin Siyue fleeing.
The news soon reached Jin Siyue. For the first ti, this Crown Prince collected a man’s WeChat other than a woman’s and clicked “add friend,” including a verification ssage—
[Jiang Yan, are you f*cking looking to die?!]
Lying on his bed, Jiang Yan received this friend request, sneered coldly, then declined it and replied with a middle finger in the verification ssage.
From then on, their feud was officially sealed.
Furious, Jin Siyue once again dialed Director Zheng’s phone.
“I’m giving you five million, plus one more person! Make sure you take him down hard!”
While chaos ensued on one side, Jiang Li had returned to her normal life.
After helping Lin Manru organize the studio’s application plan, she made a date with Qi Tianyu to go to the library and review their coursework.
A week passed like this before she finally brought gifts to the secluded mountain where Liu Suqing lived in retirent.
The landscape here seed much bleaker than her last visit; the autumn wind was piercing, chilling her slightly.
Jiang Li wrapped her coat tighter around herself, declined Jiang Ye’s company, and set off alone on the path up the mountain.
Upon arrival, Liu Suqing was sitting on a rattan chair in the courtyard, ditating with her eyes closed, appearing serene and tranquil, yet her brows were tightly furrowed.
It was clear that she was deep in thought.
Jiang Li did not imdiately approach her but instead stood by the door, dealing with the mud on her shoes.
Behind the door, Liu Suqing rolled over and clicked her tongue without opening her eyes.
Ever since she had helped them embroider evening gowns last ti, that girl had devised ways to send up food to the mountain every day.
Sotis it was a plate of mung bean cakes, or a bowl of hot and sour noodles, or a dish of crispy pastries.
She had spoiled her appetite so much that even wild ga from the mountains didn’t taste as good anymore.
As a result, she would sit in the courtyard every afternoon unconsciously, waiting to see what culinary delight would be delivered that day.
But today, she had waited and still nothing had co.
Liu Suqing’s heart gradually cooled.
Well, that’s just how people are; indifferent. Once they achieve their goal, they quickly retreat and withdraw.
She was a stranger to these people; how could she expect to be continually rembered?
Perhaps Jiang Li was like all those who had tried to ingratiate themselves before, content with the benefits received and unwilling to invest any further effort now.
Ah, these young people today, they just can’t sit still!
Thinking this, Liu Suqing stood up from the rattan chair, planning to return to her cottage to rest.
But as she looked up, she saw a familiar figure standing at the door.
Liu Suqing was extrely surprised.
Was that… Jiang Li?
After so ti apart, she appeared even more radiant, dressed in a brown trench coat, with her long hair pinned up, gentle and refined—a lone bright spot in the cold autumn scenery.
Liu Suqing initially wanted to go open the door, but then, thinking differently, she remained seated with a stern face and deliberately prolonged her tone:
“Miss Jiang has been quite the topic lately, and yet you still find ti to visit ?”
Jiang Li could hear the mocking tone in her voice, smiled, and responded, “Master Liu, I made Cherry Biluo today, which took a bit longer.”
Those light words instantly dispelled the displeasure in Liu Suqing’s heart.
Hearing the words “Cherry Biluo” made Liu Suqing even more restless.
“You know how to make that?”
Cherry Biluo was a traditional Chinese dessert, complicated and cumberso to make. It absolutely required cherry jam as the main filling, and even the dough had to be carefully sifted and kneaded. The filling inside used the tenderest part of a young lamb’s leg, and the green lettuce and hearts of the veggies had to be the freshest.
Once stead, they were topped with finely chopped mint leaves, combining sweet, savory, and refreshing flavors without being greasy.
From several ters away, Liu Suqing thought she could already sll the aroma.
She was delighted and hurriedly welcod Jiang Li inside, watching her arrange the enticing Biluo on the plates.
Eagerly, Liu Suqing picked up a piece to taste.
It was even more delicious than she had imagined.
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